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The Afterlives

A Novel

by Thomas Pierce ...

“Ridiculously good” (The New York Times) author Thomas Pierce's debut novel is a funny, poignant love story that answers the question: What happens after we die? (Lots of stuff, it turns out).Jim Byrd died. Technically. For a few minutes. The diagnosis: heart attack at age thirty. Revived with no memory of any tunnels, lights, or angels, Jim wonders what--if anything--awaits us on the other side ... Read more

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“Ridiculously good” (The New York Times) author Thomas Pierce's debut novel is a funny, poignant love story that answers the question: What happens after we die? (Lots of stuff, it turns out).Jim Byrd died. Technically. For a few minutes. The diagnosis: heart attack at age thirty. Revived with no memory of any tunnels, lights, or angels, Jim wonders what--if anything--awaits us on the other side
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Hall of Small Mammals

Stories

by Thomas Pierce ...

A wild, inventive ride of a short story collection from a distinctive new American storyteller. The author of the forthcoming novel, The Afterlives.The stories in Thomas Pierce’s Hall of Small Mammals take place at the confluence of the commonplace and the cosmic, the intimate and the infinite. A fossil-hunter, a comedian, a hot- air balloon pilot, parents and children, believers and nonbelievers, ... Read more

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A wild, inventive ride of a short story collection from a distinctive new American storyteller. The author of the forthcoming novel, The Afterlives.The stories in Thomas Pierce’s Hall of Small Mammals take place at the confluence of the commonplace and the cosmic, the intimate and the infinite. A fossil-hunter, a comedian, a hot- air balloon pilot, parents and children, believers and nonbelievers,
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The Afterlives

A Novel

by Thomas Pierce ...

Narrated by Thomas Pierce, Kirsten Potter ...

Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

“Ridiculously good” (The New York Times) author Thomas Pierce's debut novel is a funny, poignant love story that answers the question: What happens after we die? (Lots of stuff, it turns out).Jim Byrd died. Technically. For a few minutes. The diagnosis: heart attack at age thirty. Revived with no memory of any tunnels, lights, or angels, Jim wonders what--if anything--awaits us on the other side ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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“Ridiculously good” (The New York Times) author Thomas Pierce's debut novel is a funny, poignant love story that answers the question: What happens after we die? (Lots of stuff, it turns out).Jim Byrd died. Technically. For a few minutes. The diagnosis: heart attack at age thirty. Revived with no memory of any tunnels, lights, or angels, Jim wonders what--if anything--awaits us on the other side
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Hall of Small Mammals

Stories

by Thomas Pierce ...

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews ...

Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

A wild, inventive ride of a short story collection from a distinctive new American storyteller.The stories in Thomas Pierce’s Hall of Small Mammals take place at the confluence of the commonplace and the cosmic, the intimate and the infinite. A fossil-hunter, a comedian, a hot- air balloon pilot, parents and children, believers and nonbelievers, the people in these stories are struggling to ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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A wild, inventive ride of a short story collection from a distinctive new American storyteller.The stories in Thomas Pierce’s Hall of Small Mammals take place at the confluence of the commonplace and the cosmic, the intimate and the infinite. A fossil-hunter, a comedian, a hot- air balloon pilot, parents and children, believers and nonbelievers, the people in these stories are struggling to
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International Perspectives on Reminiscence, Life Review and Life Story Work

by Thomas W. Pierce, Ann N. Elliott, Bob Woods, Peter G. Coleman, Christine Ivani-Chalian, Maureen Robinson, Robyn Fivush, Jordan Booker, TsuAnn Kuo, Elizabeth MacKinlay, Emily Mroz, Susan Bluck, Cheryl Svensson, Brian de Vries, Jeffrey D. Webster, Christine Bryden, Philippe Cappeliez, Kate de Medeiros, Sara Stemen, Marian Ferguson, Geraldine Gallagher, Pam Schweitzer, Juliette Shellman, Julia McNeil, Gerben J. Westerhof, Mary O'Brien Tyrrell, Assumpta A. Ryan, Loriena Yancura, Esther Gieschen ...

Examining recent research and practice on reminiscence, life review and life story work, this book offers critical accounts of the rapidly growing and extensive global literature, and highlights the continuing relevance and effectiveness of these therapeutic methods.The book includes examples of international practical projects, involving people of all ages, life circumstances, and levels of ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Examining recent research and practice on reminiscence, life review and life story work, this book offers critical accounts of the rapidly growing and extensive global literature, and highlights the continuing relevance and effectiveness of these therapeutic methods.The book includes examples of international practical projects, involving people of all ages, life circumstances, and levels of
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Down & Out: The Magazine Volume 1 Issue 1

by Rick Ollerman, Reed Farrel Coleman, Eric Beetner, Michael A. Black, Jen Conley, Terrence McCauley, J. Kingston Pierce, Thomas Pluck ...

We know a healthy appetite for well-written short stories exists and we want to help make things better. Our goal with Down & Out: The Magazine is to be a little different than other magazines by standing on the shoulders of the giants that have come before us, or at least tiptoe along the arrows in the backs of the pioneers of modern magazine publishing.Each issue will feature a story based on a ... Read more

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We know a healthy appetite for well-written short stories exists and we want to help make things better. Our goal with Down & Out: The Magazine is to be a little different than other magazines by standing on the shoulders of the giants that have come before us, or at least tiptoe along the arrows in the backs of the pioneers of modern magazine publishing.Each issue will feature a story based on a
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The Runaway (Unabridged)

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by Hannah Cowley ...

Narrated by Vincent Miller, Genny Pierce, Thomas Guilford, Milly Baginski ...

Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

Dashing romance meets social satire in Hannah Cowley's witty comedy, "The Runaway." Young George returns home from college, heart set aflutter by a mysterious beauty he met at a masquerade. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that same captivating woman living under his own roof! But wait, his domineering father has other plans - a wealthy, older woman for his son's hand. Will George defy his ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Dashing romance meets social satire in Hannah Cowley's witty comedy, "The Runaway." Young George returns home from college, heart set aflutter by a mysterious beauty he met at a masquerade. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that same captivating woman living under his own roof! But wait, his domineering father has other plans - a wealthy, older woman for his son's hand. Will George defy his
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Growth Factors and Wound Healing

Basic Science and Potential Clinical Applications

Edited by David N. Herndon, Glenn F. Pierce, Thomas R. Ziegler ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
The biology of wound healing and tissue repair are increasingly being defined. At the same time, the availability of recombinant peptide growth factors for clinical investigation has prompted numerous trials of growth factor administration as adjunctive therapy to enhance the rate and quality of acute and chronic wound repair. New basic science information on growth factor function and regulation ... Read more

$49.49 USD

The biology of wound healing and tissue repair are increasingly being defined. At the same time, the availability of recombinant peptide growth factors for clinical investigation has prompted numerous trials of growth factor administration as adjunctive therapy to enhance the rate and quality of acute and chronic wound repair. New basic science information on growth factor function and regulation
... Read more

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Fortune Smiles

Stories

by Adam Johnson ...

Narrated by W. Morgan Sheppard, Johnathan McClain, Cassandra Campbell, Dominic Hoffman, Will Damron, Greg Chun ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

The National Book Award–winning story collection from the author of The Orphan Master’s Son offers something rare in fiction: a new way of looking at the world.“MASTERFUL.”—The Washington Post “ENTRANCING.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “PERCEPTIVE AND BRAVE.”—The New York TimesThroughout these six stories, Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Johnson delves deep into love and loss, natural disasters, the influence ... Read more

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The National Book Award–winning story collection from the author of The Orphan Master’s Son offers something rare in fiction: a new way of looking at the world.“MASTERFUL.”—The Washington Post “ENTRANCING.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “PERCEPTIVE AND BRAVE.”—The New York TimesThroughout these six stories, Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Johnson delves deep into love and loss, natural disasters, the influence
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The Immortalists

by Chloe Benjamin ...

Narrated by Maggie Hoffman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 29 min

**A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post • NPR *•**Entertainment Weekly •**Real Simple •**Marie Claire •*New York Public Library *•*LibraryReads *•*The Skimm *•*Lit Hub *•*Lit ReactorAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A captivating family saga.”—The New York Times Book Review“This literary family saga is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Donna Tartt.”—People Magazine (Book of the Week)**If ... Read more

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**A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post • NPR *•**Entertainment Weekly •**Real Simple •**Marie Claire •*New York Public Library *•*LibraryReads *•*The Skimm *•*Lit Hub *•*Lit ReactorAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A captivating family saga.”—The New York Times Book Review“This literary family saga is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Donna Tartt.”—People Magazine (Book of the Week)**If
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Lake Success

A Novel

by Gary Shteyngart ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey, Soneela Nankani ...

Unabridged

13 hours 32 min

**“Spectacular.”—NPR • “Uproariously funny.”—The Boston Globe • “An artistic triumph.”—San Francisco Chronicle • “A novel in which comedy and pathos are exquisitely balanced.”—The Washington Post • “Shteyngart’s best book.”—The Seattle TimesThe bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story returns with a biting, brilliant, emotionally resonant novel very much of our times.NAMED ONE OF THE TEN ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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**“Spectacular.”—NPR • “Uproariously funny.”—The Boston Globe • “An artistic triumph.”—San Francisco Chronicle • “A novel in which comedy and pathos are exquisitely balanced.”—The Washington Post • “Shteyngart’s best book.”—The Seattle TimesThe bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story returns with a biting, brilliant, emotionally resonant novel very much of our times.NAMED ONE OF THE TEN
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Crossroads

A Novel

by Jonathan Franzen ...

Narrated by David Pittu ...

Unabridged

24 hours 57 min

"Narrator David Pittu superbly transports the listener into the lives of the Hildebrandts, a family with many secrets." - AudioFile Magazine**This program includes a bonus conversation between the author, Jonathan Franzen, and the narrator, David Pittu.Jonathan Franzen’s gift for wedding depth and vividness of character with breadth of social vision has never been more dazzlingly evident than in ... Read more

$44.99 USD

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"Narrator David Pittu superbly transports the listener into the lives of the Hildebrandts, a family with many secrets." - AudioFile Magazine**This program includes a bonus conversation between the author, Jonathan Franzen, and the narrator, David Pittu.Jonathan Franzen’s gift for wedding depth and vividness of character with breadth of social vision has never been more dazzlingly evident than in
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