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Ashes to Ashes

by Thomas Maltman ...

**Small-town Minnesota teenager Basil “The Brute” Thorson—a shy, reluctant wrestling star and “special” tracked into special education classes—vows to make his family whole again in the wake of multiple tragedies, during a year in which his community is roiled by strange religious and mythological events.Another perceptive and empathetic novel from the author of Indie Next and All Iowa Reads ... Read more

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**Small-town Minnesota teenager Basil “The Brute” Thorson—a shy, reluctant wrestling star and “special” tracked into special education classes—vows to make his family whole again in the wake of multiple tragedies, during a year in which his community is roiled by strange religious and mythological events.Another perceptive and empathetic novel from the author of Indie Next and All Iowa Reads
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The Night Birds

by Thomas Maltman ...

"We all set our sights on the Great American Novel. . . . [Thomas Maltman] comes impressively close to laying his hands on the grail." —The Boston GlobeThe intertwining story of three generations of German immigrants to the Midwest—their clashes with slaveholders, the Dakota uprising and its aftermath—is seen through the eyes of young Asa Senger, named for an uncle killed by an Indian friend. It ... Read more

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"We all set our sights on the Great American Novel. . . . [Thomas Maltman] comes impressively close to laying his hands on the grail." —The Boston GlobeThe intertwining story of three generations of German immigrants to the Midwest—their clashes with slaveholders, the Dakota uprising and its aftermath—is seen through the eyes of young Asa Senger, named for an uncle killed by an Indian friend. It
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The Land

by Thomas Maltman ...

A story of violence at the heart of a pastoral landscape, from the author of Indie Next pick and All Iowa Reads selection Little WolvesRecovering from a terrible auto accident just before the turn of the millennium, college dropout and hobbyist computer-game programmer Lucien Swenson becomes the caretaker of a house in northern Minnesota. Shortly after moving in, Lucien sets out to find a woman ... Read more

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A story of violence at the heart of a pastoral landscape, from the author of Indie Next pick and All Iowa Reads selection Little WolvesRecovering from a terrible auto accident just before the turn of the millennium, college dropout and hobbyist computer-game programmer Lucien Swenson becomes the caretaker of a house in northern Minnesota. Shortly after moving in, Lucien sets out to find a woman
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Little Wolves

by Thomas Maltman ...

In this haunting blend of myth, reality, and prairie horror, the repercussions of a heinous murder echo through a small Minnesota town.A modern classic of the Midwest, from Alex Award Winner Thomas Maltman.“An ambitious mythic thriller that hums with energy and portent.” —Leif Enger, author of Virgil WanderSouthern Minnesota, 1980s. A drought season is pushing family farms to the brink in Lone ... Read more

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In this haunting blend of myth, reality, and prairie horror, the repercussions of a heinous murder echo through a small Minnesota town.A modern classic of the Midwest, from Alex Award Winner Thomas Maltman.“An ambitious mythic thriller that hums with energy and portent.” —Leif Enger, author of Virgil WanderSouthern Minnesota, 1980s. A drought season is pushing family farms to the brink in Lone
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Electrifying, Action-Packed, Unusual History of Video Games, The

by Thomas Maltman ...

Narrated by Various Narrators ...

Series series Unusual Histories
Unabridged

43 min

The history of video games is an adventure story that goes back more than 50 years. Learn the tales behind classic games such as Pong and Pac-Man. In The Electrifying, Action-Packed, Unusual History of Video Games, you’ll witness the gaming wonders that have wowed fans of the past and revolutionized the video game industry. ... Read more

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The history of video games is an adventure story that goes back more than 50 years. Learn the tales behind classic games such as Pong and Pac-Man. In The Electrifying, Action-Packed, Unusual History of Video Games, you’ll witness the gaming wonders that have wowed fans of the past and revolutionized the video game industry.
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Ashes to Ashes

by Thomas Maltman ...

Narrated by Michael Crouch ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

Small-town Minnesota teenager Basil “The Brute” Thorson—a shy, reluctant wrestling star and “special” tracked into special education classes—vows to make his family whole again in the wake of multiple tragedies, during a year in which his community is roiled by strange religious and mythological events.Another perceptive and empathetic novel from the author of Indie Next and All Iowa Reads ... Read more

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Small-town Minnesota teenager Basil “The Brute” Thorson—a shy, reluctant wrestling star and “special” tracked into special education classes—vows to make his family whole again in the wake of multiple tragedies, during a year in which his community is roiled by strange religious and mythological events.Another perceptive and empathetic novel from the author of Indie Next and All Iowa Reads
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Little Wolves

by Thomas Maltman ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

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8 hours 23 min

Set on the Minnesota prairie in the late 1980s during a drought season that's pushing family farms to the brink, Little Wolves features the intertwining stories of a father searching for answers after his son commits a heinous murder, and a pastor's wife (and washed-out scholar of early Anglo-Saxon literature) who has returned to the town for mysterious reasons of her own. A penetrating look at ... Read more

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Set on the Minnesota prairie in the late 1980s during a drought season that's pushing family farms to the brink, Little Wolves features the intertwining stories of a father searching for answers after his son commits a heinous murder, and a pastor's wife (and washed-out scholar of early Anglo-Saxon literature) who has returned to the town for mysterious reasons of her own. A penetrating look at
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The Land

by Thomas Maltman ...

Narrated by Matt Godfrey ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

From the author of Indie Next Pick and All Iowa Reads selection Little Wolves comes a lyrical and uncompromising story of violence and racism in a rural community..Recovering from a terrible auto accident just before the turn of the millennium, college dropout and hobbyist computer-game programmer Lucien Swenson becomes the caretaker of a house in northern Minnesota. Shortly after moving in, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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From the author of Indie Next Pick and All Iowa Reads selection Little Wolves comes a lyrical and uncompromising story of violence and racism in a rural community..Recovering from a terrible auto accident just before the turn of the millennium, college dropout and hobbyist computer-game programmer Lucien Swenson becomes the caretaker of a house in northern Minnesota. Shortly after moving in,
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Roanoke

Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony

by Lee Miller ...

Narrated by Jo Anna Perrin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 3 min

November 1587. A report reaches London that Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition, which left England months before to land the first English settlers in America, has foundered. On Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina, a tragedy is unfolding. Something has gone very wrong, and the colony—115 men, women, and children, among them the first English child born in the New World, Virginia Dare—is ... Read more

$24.99 USD

November 1587. A report reaches London that Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition, which left England months before to land the first English settlers in America, has foundered. On Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina, a tragedy is unfolding. Something has gone very wrong, and the colony—115 men, women, and children, among them the first English child born in the New World, Virginia Dare—is
... Read more
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California Gold

A Novel

by John Jakes ...

Narrated by Shawn Compton ...

Unabridged

31 hours 26 min

A "riveting . . . sweeping epic" of one man driven by gold fever, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South—Richmond Times-Dispatch.At the height of California's Gold Rush, men left everything behind for the chance at striking it rich. Now, some thirty years after its peak, gold fever still entices adventurous Easterners like James Macklin Chance, a poor Pennsylvanian who is ... Read more

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A "riveting . . . sweeping epic" of one man driven by gold fever, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South—Richmond Times-Dispatch.At the height of California's Gold Rush, men left everything behind for the chance at striking it rich. Now, some thirty years after its peak, gold fever still entices adventurous Easterners like James Macklin Chance, a poor Pennsylvanian who is
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The House Girl

A Novel

by Tara Conklin ...

Narrated by Bahni Turpin ...

Unabridged

14 hours 42 min

The House Girl, the historical fiction debut by Tara Conklin, is an unforgettable story of love, history, and a search for justice, set in modern-day New York and 1852 Virginia.Weaving together the story of an escaped slave in the pre–Civil War South and a determined junior lawyer, The House Girl follows Lina Sparrow as she looks for an appropriate lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking compensation ... Read more

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The House Girl, the historical fiction debut by Tara Conklin, is an unforgettable story of love, history, and a search for justice, set in modern-day New York and 1852 Virginia.Weaving together the story of an escaped slave in the pre–Civil War South and a determined junior lawyer, The House Girl follows Lina Sparrow as she looks for an appropriate lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking compensation
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How Dare The Birds Sing

Book One in the Love and Fate Series, #1

by Marina Osipova ...

Series Book 1 - the Love and Fate Series
Are Lyuba and Günter star-crossed lovers? When they first meet in 1933 Soviet Russia, their young love is filled with hope and naiveté until Günter disappears. Her fleeting relationship with him has devastating consequences, forcing her to take a humiliating way out to save herself and her family. This choice unleashes a sequence of fatal events that shatter her life, affecting everyone involved ... Read more

$1.99 USD

Are Lyuba and Günter star-crossed lovers? When they first meet in 1933 Soviet Russia, their young love is filled with hope and naiveté until Günter disappears. Her fleeting relationship with him has devastating consequences, forcing her to take a humiliating way out to save herself and her family. This choice unleashes a sequence of fatal events that shatter her life, affecting everyone involved
... Read more

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