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Love Stories - Abridged by Larry King
Love Stories - Abridged
Larry King
Love Stories - Abridged by Larry King

Love Stories - Abridged

By: Larry King

Narrated by: Jill Eikenberry

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Larry King, whose previous books have sold more than one million copies, tells the moving and heartwarming stories of couples who met by chance and fell in love during World War II, based on his original interviews.

Poignant, inspiring, humorous, and unforgettable, these are the stories of men and women who, amid the chaos of a devestating war,... Read more

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Clapton - Abridged by Eric Clapton
Clapton - Abridged
Eric Clapton
Clapton - Abridged by Eric Clapton

Clapton - Abridged

By: Eric Clapton

Narrated by: Bill Nighy

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choices were my specialty, and if something honest and decent came along, I would shun it or run the other way.”

With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring life in this poignant and honest autobiography.... Read more

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Undaunted Courage - Abridged by Stephen E. Ambrose
Undaunted Courage - Abridged
Stephen E. Ambrose
Undaunted Courage - Abridged by Stephen E. Ambrose

Undaunted Courage - Abridged

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrated by: Cotter Smith

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time.

In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether... Read more

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Seabiscuit - Abridged by Laura Hillenbrand
Seabiscuit - Abridged
Laura Hillenbrand
Seabiscuit - Abridged by Laura Hillenbrand

Seabiscuit - Abridged

By: Laura Hillenbrand

Narrated by: Campbell Scott

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the runaway phenomenon Unbroken comes a universal underdog story about the horse who came out of nowhere to become a legend.

Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than ... Read more

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Frankie - Abridged by Frankie Dettori
Frankie - Abridged
Frankie Dettori
Frankie - Abridged by Frankie Dettori

Frankie - Abridged

By: Frankie Dettori

Narrated by: Andrew Sachs

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Frankie Dettori is a unique character in modern-day Britain: a millionaire champion jockey irresistible to the punters; a charismatic personality with an easy charm and immaculate dress sense that make him an instant favourite on TV chat shows; and a celebrity with a fascinating life story encompassing drama, passion, death and... Read more

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Classic Letters BOX SET - Abridged by Mr Punch
Classic Letters BOX SET - Abridged
Mr Punch
Classic Letters BOX SET - Abridged by Mr Punch

Classic Letters BOX SET - Abridged

By: Mr Punch

Narrated by: Fiona Shaw CBE, Imogen Stubbs & Robert Powell

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A three-volume collection of moving letters from the private writings of three of the most popular writers of the 19th century, presented in a dramatised setting. “Frequently indiscreet and occasionally acerbic or heartless, Jane Austen’s letters are always engaging. Fiona Shaw gives a sensitive reading” (Daily Telegraph) “If you want to see... Read more

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Ludwig Thoma - Abridged by Ludwig Thoma
Ludwig Thoma - Abridged
Ludwig Thoma
Ludwig Thoma - Abridged by Ludwig Thoma

Ludwig Thoma - Abridged

By: Ludwig Thoma

Narrated by: Horst Rankl

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Die Highlights aus dem Schaffen des bärbeißig-ironischen Bayern sind greifbar! Es sind die schönsten der witzigen "Lausbubengeschichten", natürlich der unvergessene "Münchner im Himmel" und andere der glänzenden Satiren aus Thomas Feder. Darüber hinaus möchten aber auch einige weniger bekannte "Schmankerl" entdeckt werden. Ein Schmaus für alle,... Read more

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الفاروق عمر - Abridged by عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي
الفاروق عمر - Abridged
عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي
الفاروق عمر - Abridged by عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي

الفاروق عمر - Abridged

By: عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي

Narrated by: حسام حجازي

Length: 14 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

لم تتحقق الدولة الإسلامية بصورتها المثلى في عهد أيٍّ من عهود الخلفاء والحكام مثلما تحققت في عهد الخليفة الثاني عمر بن الخطابةرضي الله عنه الذي جمع بين النزاهة والحزم، والرحمة والعدل، والهيبة والتواضع، والشدة والزهد. ونجح الفاروق في سنوات خلافته العشر في أن يؤسس أقوى إمبراطورية عرفها التاريخ، فقامت دولة الإسلام بعد سقوط إمبراطورتي لفرس والروم ،... Read more

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Papa Hemingway - Abridged by A.E. Hotchner
Papa Hemingway - Abridged
A.E. Hotchner
Papa Hemingway - Abridged by A.E. Hotchner

Papa Hemingway - Abridged

By: A.E. Hotchner

Narrated by: Robert Stack

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Between 1948 and 1961, Ernest Hemingway and A. E. Hotchner traveled together, fished the waters off Cuba, hunted in Idaho, and ran with the bulls in Pamplona. Everywhere they went, they talked. For fourteen years, Hotchner and Hemingway shared their thoughts and as Hemingway reminisced about his childhood, recalled the Paris literary scene of... Read more

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Erlebnisse einer Landhebamme - Abridged by Rosalie Linner
Erlebnisse einer Landhebamme - Abridged
Rosalie Linner
Erlebnisse einer Landhebamme - Abridged by Rosalie Linner

Erlebnisse einer Landhebamme - Abridged

By: Rosalie Linner

Narrated by: Rosalie Linner

Length: 3 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Was auf dem Land rund um die Geburt von Kindern so alles geschieht, wie sich eine beherzte Hebamme manchmal zum Wohle von Mutter und Kind in das Eheleben einmischen muss, welche Familie an weiteren Kindern besonders schwer trägt und wo trotz aller Mühsal doch Frieden und Harmonie herrschen, dies erzählt Rosalie Linner in einem neuen Band ihrer... Read more

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Bobby Moore - Abridged by Tina Moore
Bobby Moore - Abridged
Tina Moore
Bobby Moore - Abridged by Tina Moore

Bobby Moore - Abridged

By: Tina Moore

Narrated by: Tina Moore

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

THE STORY WHICH INSPIRED THE MAJOR ITV DRAMA TINA AND BOBBY. Bobby Moore’s untimely death in 1993, at the age of 51, had a profound impact on the people of this country. As the only English football captain ever to raise the World Cup, he was not just a football icon but a national one. Yet Bobby was an intensely... Read more

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My Life in Three Acts - Abridged by Helen Hayes
My Life in Three Acts - Abridged
Helen Hayes
My Life in Three Acts - Abridged by Helen Hayes

My Life in Three Acts - Abridged

By: Helen Hayes

Narrated by: Helen Hayes

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

In this extremely candid and honest account, Helen Hayes, acclaimed "First Lady of the American Theater", looks back on her life and career, and you are invited to a private listening session. So sit back, relax, and listen to behind-the-scenes portraits and anecdotes of personalities such as Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, John F. Kennedy, Al... Read more

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Life Is So Good - Abridged by George Dawson & Richard Glaubman
Life Is So Good - Abridged
George Dawson & Richard Glaubman
Life Is So Good - Abridged by George Dawson & Richard Glaubman

Life Is So Good - Abridged

By: George Dawson & Richard Glaubman

Narrated by: LeVar Burton

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

George Dawson was a slave's grandson who learned to read at age 98 and lived to the age of 103. In this remarkable memoir, he reflects on his life and shares valuable lessons in living, as well as a fresh, firsthand view of America during the entire sweep of the twentieth century. Dawson's irresistible voice and view of the world are captured... Read more

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Shooting History - Abridged by Jon Snow
Shooting History - Abridged
Jon Snow
Shooting History - Abridged by Jon Snow

Shooting History - Abridged

By: Jon Snow

Narrated by: Jon Snow

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The compelling autobiography of one of the great and most committed newsmen of our time: full, frank, and occasionally very funny, Jon Snow’s memoirs are as revealing about the great and the not-so-good as about his own passionate involvement in the reporting of world affairs Read by the author. Jon Snow is perhaps... Read more

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Meine Zeit als Landhebamme - Abridged by Rosalie Linner
Meine Zeit als Landhebamme - Abridged
Rosalie Linner
Meine Zeit als Landhebamme - Abridged by Rosalie Linner

Meine Zeit als Landhebamme - Abridged

By: Rosalie Linner

Narrated by: Rosalie Linner

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Rosalie Linner hat viel erlebt in der Zeit, da sie als Landhebamme insgesamt über 4000 Kindern ans Licht der Welt half. Eine Fülle von Geschichten, in denen Freud und Leid der Familien oft nah beieinander liegen, kennen viele bereits aus Bänden wie "Tagebuch einer Landhebamme" oder "Als Landhebamme unterwegs". Für dieses Buch hat sie wiederum in... Read more

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The Pat Conroy Cookbook - Abridged by Pat Conroy
The Pat Conroy Cookbook - Abridged
Pat Conroy
The Pat Conroy Cookbook - Abridged by Pat Conroy

The Pat Conroy Cookbook - Abridged

By: Pat Conroy

Narrated by: Pat Conroy

Length: 2 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

America's favorite storyteller is back—with a memoir of good food and good company from his beloved South and beyond.

This audiobook is the story of my life as it relates to the subject of food. It is my autobiography in food and meals and restaurants and countries far and near. Let me take you to a restaurant on the Left Bank of Paris that... Read more

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American Soldier - Abridged by Tommy R. Franks
American Soldier - Abridged
Tommy R. Franks
American Soldier - Abridged by Tommy R. Franks

American Soldier - Abridged

By: Tommy R. Franks

Narrated by: Tommy R. Franks

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

To America, he was a hero.To his troops, he was a soldier.Now hear his story.The Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command from July 2000 through July 2003, General Tommy Franks made history by leading American and Coalition forces to victory in Afghanistan and Iraq -- the decisive battles that launched the war on terrorism.In this... Read more

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Nerd Do Well - Abridged by Simon Pegg
Nerd Do Well - Abridged
Simon Pegg
Nerd Do Well - Abridged by Simon Pegg

Nerd Do Well - Abridged

By: Simon Pegg

Narrated by: Simon Pegg

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Abridged, 5 hoursRead by the authorThe unique life story of one of the most talented and inventive comedians, the star of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Star Trek the movie. Read more

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The Recollections of Rifleman Harris - Abridged by Rifleman Harris
The Recollections of Rifleman Harris - Abridged
Rifleman Harris
The Recollections of Rifleman Harris - Abridged by Rifleman Harris

The Recollections of Rifleman Harris - Abridged

By: Rifleman Harris

Narrated by: Jason Salkey

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This audiobook is read by Jason Salkey, who played Harris in the SHARPE films, with sound effects provided by the 95th Rifles Re-enactment Society. A musical score by Adam Wakeman adds to this lavish production. A great deal of time and care has been spent creating an audiobook which truly honours the rifleman of the Peninsula. Read more

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محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم - Abridged by توفيق الحكيم
محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم - Abridged
توفيق الحكيم
محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم - Abridged by توفيق الحكيم

محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم - Abridged

By: توفيق الحكيم

Narrated by: عادل بو حسون

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

هذا الكتاب هو سيرة حوارية جميلة يتناول فيها توفيق الحكيم قصة حياة النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم، لكن بشكلٍ مغاير لما اعتدنا عليه في كتب السيرة فقد خطر للحكيم أن يضع هذه السيرة على هذا النحو الغريب ، فعكف على الكتب المعتمدة والأحاديث الموثوق بها واستخلص منها ما حدث بالفعل وما قيل بالفعل . وحاول على قدر طاقته أن يضع كل ذلك في موضعه كما وقع في الأصل،... Read more

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Aufbruch in die Freiheit - Abridged by Tom Doyle, JoAnn Doyle & Greg Webster
Aufbruch in die Freiheit - Abridged
Tom Doyle, JoAnn Doyle & Greg Webster
Aufbruch in die Freiheit - Abridged by Tom Doyle, JoAnn Doyle & Greg Webster

Aufbruch in die Freiheit - Abridged

By: Tom Doyle, JoAnn Doyle & Greg Webster

Narrated by: Daniel Kopp & Simone Merz

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Das Hörbuch "Aufbruch in die Freiheit" von Tom und JoAnn Doyle erzählt die Geschichte von Frauen, die mitten in extremen Situationen zu Jesus gefunden haben. Farah liebt ihren Beruf und die schicken Klamotten, die sie sich leisten kann. Als die Familie dringend Geld braucht, um eine lebensrettende OP für ihre Mutter bezahlen zu können, wird... Read more

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محمد رسول الحرية - Abridged by عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي
محمد رسول الحرية - Abridged
عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي
محمد رسول الحرية - Abridged by عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي

محمد رسول الحرية - Abridged

By: عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي

Narrated by: أحمد إسماعيل

Length: 16 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

في هذا الكتاب أراد المؤلف الكبير عبد الرحمن الشرقاوي أن يكتب سيرة الحبيب المصطفى - صلى الله عليه وسلم - منطلقاً من قوله تعالى "قُلْ إِنَّمَا أنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ". لذا فقد جاءت الصفحات لتصور بشرية النبي وتكتب سيرة إنسان اتسع قلبه لآلام البشر ومشكلاتهم وأحلامهم وكونت تعاليمه حضارة زاهرة خصبة أغنت الوجدان لقرون طوال، ودفعت سلالات من الأحياء فى... Read more

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Known and Unknown - Abridged by Donald Rumsfeld
Known and Unknown - Abridged
Donald Rumsfeld
Known and Unknown - Abridged by Donald Rumsfeld

Known and Unknown - Abridged

By: Donald Rumsfeld

Narrated by: Donald Rumsfeld

Length: 13 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A powerful memoir from the late former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

With the same directness that defined his career in public service, Rumsfeld's memoir is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also features Rumsfeld's unique and often... Read more

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My Trade - Abridged by Andrew Marr
My Trade - Abridged
Andrew Marr
My Trade - Abridged by Andrew Marr

My Trade - Abridged

By: Andrew Marr

Narrated by: Andrew Marr

Length: 3 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

How do you decide what is a 'story' and what isn't? What does a newspaper editor actually do all day? How do hacks get their scoops? How do the TV stations choose their news bulletins? How do you persuade people to say those awful, embarrassing things? Who earns what? How do journalists manage to look in the mirror after the way they sometimes... Read more

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