A serious illness destroyed Helen Keller's sight and hearing before she reached the age of two. At seven, she was introduced to Ann Sullivan, the beloved teacher and friend who helped Helen to make contact with her world. Through sheer determination and resolve, Helen learned to speak, read, and write, and prepared herself for entry into prep school by the age of 16. She later enrolled at Radcliffe and graduated with honors. Her motto: "There are no handicaps, only challenges."
Criticallyacclaimed author Monica Holloway shares the extraordinary, touching story of Cowboy, the golden retriever puppy who changed her son's life....
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Having had unparalleled access to the Chilean mine disaster, awardwinning journalist Jonathan Franklin takes readers to the heart of a remarkable story....
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In this celebration of one of America's oldest towns (incorporated in 1720), Michael Cunningham, author of the bestselling, Pulitzer Prizewinning The Hours....
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One of the most eagerly anticipated military books of the year, this is the personal memoir of the legendary triple ace American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force, Robin Olds....
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Robert Fulghum's new book begins with a question we've all asked ourselves: What on Earth have I done? As Fulghum finds out, the answer is never easy and, almost always, surprising....
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In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited. Anna Funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former East Germany....
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Before he won stunning acclaim as one of today's most gifted southern writers, Larry Brown was a firefighter with the Oxford, Mississippi, Fire Department....
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In this inimitable, beloved classic Anne Morrow Lindbergh shares her meditations on youth and age; love and marriage; peace, solitude, and contentment as she set them down during....
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William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere and Edward 'Babe' Heffron, with Robyn Post
Narrator
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Dick Hill
Publisher
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Tantor Media
Normal Retail Price
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$ 34.99
Audible Price
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$ 24.99
William Wild Bill Guarnere and Edward Babe Heffron were among the first paratroopers of the U.S. Army members of an elite unit of the 101st Airborne Division called Easy Company....
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From the time Jane Goodall was a girl, she dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Her earliest fascination with animals inspired her...
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This critical and revealing biography is also an attempt to find out what it meant to be Robert Morley, and to be his elder son....
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Pass the Jelly is hilarious and profound. It's full of mindopening insights on living and rulestoliveby wisdom that will stick with you long after you finish listening....
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Marita Golden, Reginald Dwayne Belts, Pearl Cleage
Publisher
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BBC Audiobooks America
Normal Retail Price
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$ 29.95
Audible Price
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$ 20.97
In It's All Love, black writers celebrate the complexity, power, danger, and glory of love in all its many forms: romantic, familial, communal, and sacred....
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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.
