Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the U.S. war against Islamic extremism in Iraq. He has been both a foreign correspondent in some of the world's most dangerous places and a legendary bon vivant with an unquenchable thirst for alcohol and literature. He is a fervent atheist, raised as a Christian, by a mother whose Jewish heritage was not revealed to him until her suicide.
In other words, Christopher Hitchens contains multitudes. He sees all sides of an argument. And he believes the personal is political.
When a wealthy man first meets his mailorder bride in 1907, he realizes this statuesque beauty is anything but a "simple missionary's daughter"....
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Shop Class as Soulcraft brings alive an experience that was once quite common but now seems to be receding from society the experience of making and fixing things with our hands....
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Something terrible has happened in the snowbound village of Kingdom Come, Wyoming, where 12 eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned....
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Facing down mercenaries in Africa, Jason Bourne witnesses the death of an art dealer named Tracy Atherton. Her killing dredges up snatches of Bourne's impaired memory....
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After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, 28yearold Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his 73yearold dad....
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Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul.
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Navy SEAL turned covert operative Scot Harvath is called to action once again in Brad Thor's hottest political thriller yet....
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Little Bee is an achingly human story set against the inhuman realities of wartorn Africa. Wrenching tests of friendship and terrible moral dilemmas fuel this irresistible novel.....
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Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upsidedown when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina....
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A People's History of the United States is an important and necessary contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.....
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Every schoolchild is taught the great turning points in American history, such as Gettysburg, Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy assassination, and 9/11....
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That Old Cape Magic is a novel of deep introspection and every family feeling imaginable, with a middleaged man confronting his parents and their failed marriage and his own troubled one....
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In this hilarious collection, you'll find essays like "Thoughts About My First Agent's Girlfriend's Vagina", wherein Olivia skewers what it's like to live in Hollywood....
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Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity....
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Navy SEAL turned covert operative Scot Harvath is called to action once again in Brad Thor's hottest political thriller yet....
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Birdie Cousins has thrown herself into the details of her daughter Chess's lavish wedding, from the floating dance floor in her Connecticut back yard to the color of the cocktail napkins....
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Recapture Sunday afternoons and long summer days. This is a wonderful collection of all things that make being young, or young at heart, fun....
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Why I Recommend
Audible by Alan Twigg
Audible (an Amazon.com company) is the world's leading online
audio-book provider. Audible is responsible for supplying audio
content to Apple's ITunes service. I have been listening,
enjoying and creating audio books for many years. With
the arrival of the internet and portable digital devices,
audio-books began to become availalbe for download.
Having tried most of
the other download services myself, I finally came to
the conclusion that Audible offers the best and most
reliable service. Whether you are using an IPod, IPhone,
mobile phone, Dune or one of the many other MP3 players
availalbe, Audilbe makes downloading great quality audio
content easy and umcomplicated.
In addition to this, Audible also boasts the most comprehensive collection
of audio books anywhere. Depending on the promotion currently on
offer, you can download any audiobook of your
choice for free (including almost
certainly the title on this
page, too).
This link will take you to Audible...
All about Audiobooks and how they can make your life more
enjoyable.
Books in audio format are a fantastic alternative to reading.
Indeed, now that the digital age is upon, listening to your
favourite novel, biography or factual book has become
incredibly easy. Digital audiobooks weigh nothing and can be
easily downloaded in mp3, wma or other format to an almost
limitless number of mobile devices, including ipods, iphone,
zune, android, laptops, PCs and mobile phones.
Just imagine listening to a bestselling classic while
driving. Good audiobooks really do take the boredom out of
travel and long car journeys. Thanks to Ipod and co. you
don’t even need a CD player anymore! And there are many
thousands of great audiobooks to choose in an incredibly
diverse range of categories. From comedy to business and
from children’s to Adult, you are guaranteed to find your
downloadable favourite.
Here at Playtime Books we offer lots unabridged talking
books that can be downloaded from audible. At audible
audiobooks you get your own online library, which makes
downloading a piece of cake. You can then easily move them
over to your Ipod or mp3 player. You can also sign up for
the trial and get a
free audiobook.
