From the Pulitzer Finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases...
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Author: Russell, KarenSummary:Genre: Short stories
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Author: White, E. B.Summary:
Brought to life by Meryl Streep and a full cast, this beloved book by E.B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just...
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Author: Brown, TaylorSummary:
The Altamaha River, Georgia's "Little Amazon," is one of the last truly wild places in America. Brothers Hunter and Lawton Loggins set off to kayak the river, bearing their father's ashes toward...
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Author: Hansen, RonSummary:
Ron Hansen brings listeners back into the late 1800s and into Billy the Kid's boyhood as a ranch hand trying to wrest a fortune from an unforgiving landscape. We are with Billy in every gunfight...
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Author: Stegner, WallaceSummary:
Bo Mason, his wife, and two boys live a transient life of poverty, drifting from place to place, seeking a living. The conflict between the hardscrabble existence and Bo's pursuit of the American...
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Author: Harrison, JimSummary:
Jim Harrison's magnificent trilogy of short novels--Legends of the Fall, Revenge, and The Man Who Gave Up His Name--explores the theme of revenge and survival, adding up to an extraordinary vision...
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Author: Brand, MaxSummary:
After finding a wolf with a price on its head caught in his traps, Dave Reagan rescues the animal with the hopes of earning some much-needed respect. But his cousins attempt to collect on the...
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Author: Lock, NormanSummary:
Stephen Moran comes of age with the young country that he crosses on the Union Pacific, just as the railroad unites the continent. Propelled westward, he encounters many famous and colorful...
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Author: Brooks, BillSummary:
When a devastating winter kills John Henry Cole's livestock, he's forced to move on, but not in the direction he expected. Cole and Teddy Green, a Texas ranger, seek to question a woman about her...
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Author: Maharidge, DaleSummary:
Will Spector, a burned-out war journalist living off-grid, teams up with Daniel Likowski, a mysterious cannabis farmer, to search for a friend missing somewhere in Northern California's...
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Author: Harden, BlaineSummary:
In 1836, two missionaries and their wives were among the first Americans to cross the Rockies by covered wagon on what would become the Oregon Trail. Dr. Marcus Whitman and Reverend Henry Spalding...
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Author: Wheeler, LisaSummary:
Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound adapted-for-audio picture book reveals from acclaimed author...
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Author: Matthiessen, PeterSummary:
Matthiessen reveals a complex historical struggle between American Indians and the United States government and how it influenced the events that lead to the imprisonment of Leonard Peltier.
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Author: Kepler, LarsSummary:
Detective Joona Linna is on leave dealing with personal and professional issues when he gets pulled into the investigation of a horrific murder at a home for wayward teenage girls. One girl is...
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Author: Krakauer, Jon.Summary:
Argues that author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson, noted for his campaign to open schools for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan, has not been truthful about his past, his reasons for opening...