John Szwed takes listeners on a tour of the varied and nonlinear history of jazz, exploring how it developed from an ethnic music to become America's most popular music and then part of the avant-...
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Author: Szwed, John F.Summary:Genre: Music -
Author: Heinlein, Robert A.Summary:As he stands on the auction block, the ragged, starving boy, Thorby, is purchased by the crippled beggar Baslim, who leads him into adventures on the starship Sisu.
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:Cordelia Vorkosigan stands ready to spin her life in a new direction, and Oliver Jole finds himself caught up in her web of plans. Wills and expectations collide in this sparkling science fiction...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:Cordelia Naismith has deserted her own home planet to marry the leader of the enemy Barrayarans, Aral Vorkosigan. Together, they struggle to establish stability on a planet threatened by civil war...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
Bujold debuts her beloved Vorkosigan saga with this tale about the future parents of Miles Vorkosigan. Caught on separate sides of a controversial war, a Betan captain and a Barrayaran leader defy...
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Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground. As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world. With...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
Temple sorcerer Penric and his chaos demon Desdemona are drawn into an uncanny investigation when a corpse found floating face down in the harbor is not quite as dead as it seems. Their search...
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Author: Paul, AndySummary:
Succeeding as a sales professional is like being a professional athlete. Whether you're already the top salesperson at your company, or you're simply working hard to reach the next level of...
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Author: Camilleri, AndreaSummary:Montalbano investigates the death of wealthy accountant Cosimo Barletta in a case involving a string of mistresses, family secrets, and a history full of extortion, greed, and corruption.
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Author: Niven, Larry; Barnes, StevenSummary:All's fun and games at Dream Park, a futuristic fantasy theme park full of holographic attractions and the latest in VR technology, until a park security guard is murdered and valuable research is...
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Author: Durant, Will; Durant, ArielSummary:In this volume, Will and Ariel Durant explore Europe's bumpy road toward the Enlightenment. This is the age of great monarchs and greater artists, as well the heyday of modern science and...
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Author: De Giovanni, MaurizioSummary:Naples, 1932. At the high-class brothel in the center of town known as Paradiso, Viper, the most famous prostitute of all, is found dead after being suffocated with a pillow. Ricciardi must...
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Author: Camilleri, AndreaSummary:Inspector Montalbano is stumped when two bombs explode outside empty warehouses, one of which is connected to a big-time drug dealer. And with the alluring Liliana Lombardo trying to seduce him,...
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Author: Durant, Will; Durant, ArielSummary:This volume presents an in-depth examination of France and England in the first half of the eighteenth century. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the salons of Paris, the...
Genre: History and geography, Philosophy -
Author: De Giovanni, MaurizioSummary:Naples, 1931. Commissario Ricciardi, a man driven into solitude by his paranormal "gift" of seeing the final seconds in the lives of violent crime victims, is conducting an investigation into the...