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| Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West by Thomas Clavin; narrated by John Bedford LloydAdult Nonfiction. 1870s Dodge City, Kansas was a supply center, a railhead, and a host to gigantic stockyards. It existed on the fuzzy boundary between law and lawlessness, where tough and fearless men, among them Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp, kept order. In this vivid, well-researched portrait of the city and its denizens, award-winning journalist Tom Clavin traces Masterson's and Earp's careers, while narrator John Bedford Lloyd "makes this a delightful listening experience" (AudioFile). |
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| Universal Harvester: A Novel by John Darnielle; narrated by the authorAdult Fiction. This intricate, disturbing novel explores the darker side of 1990s small town Iowa. After several Video Hut customers complain about seeing extraneous footage in their VHS rentals, clerk Jeremy Heldt starts viewing the tapes, which draw him into a decades-old tragedy. Universal Harvester (narrated by author and singer/songwriter John Darnielle) boasts a strong sense of place, compelling turns of phrase, a menacing atmosphere, and an absorbing, lyrical portrayal of grief. |
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| The Girl Before: A Novel by JP Delaney; narrated by Emilia Fox, Finty Williams, and Lise AagaardAdult Fiction. The Girl Before unfolds in two time periods, each focusing on a young woman who has seized the opportunity to live in a one-of-a-kind home, which comes with some rather strict and unusual rules. Their stories emerge in parallel, as the second learns what happened to the girl before her and unwittingly follows the same path. The audiobook features three narrators, who portray the two young women and the building's control-freak architect, together capturing the terrifying character of the building itself. |
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| Caraval by Stephanie Garber; narrated by Rebecca SolerTeen Fiction. Fleeing an abusive father and an arranged marriage, Scarlett and her sister Tella arrive at Caraval expecting to be dazzled by the magical circus/live action game run by enigmatic mastermind Legend. But the sisters' excitement turns to terror when Legend makes Tella the object of Caraval's treasure hunt. Scarlett, while dealing with her own emotional complications, will have to win the game to rescue Tella. Each character (including the menacing Legend) receives a distinct voice in narrator Rebecca Soler's deft performance. |
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| We Are Okay by Nina LaCour; narrated by Jorjeana MarieTeen Fiction. At the end of last summer, Marin left her home in San Francisco and went off to college in New York with nothing but what she had in her pockets. Now she's facing a lonely winter break in an empty dorm. Narrator Jorgeana Marie skillfully renders the pensive intensity of We Are Okay, expressively portraying Marin's grief and loneliness as well as her friend Mabel's determination to help Marin deal with the reasons for them. |
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| Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen; narrated by Julia WhelanTeen Fiction. Ever since her baby sister's accidental death, Petula de Wilde is obsessed with dangerous freak events. To help her manage this anxiety, she attends art therapy sessions for students who have a variety of issues. When the outgoing Jacob -- who has a prosthetic arm, a hidden past, and eyes for Petula -- joins the group, she begins opening up to unpredictability. From heavy emotional content to lighter comedy, narrator Julia Whelan expertly portrays Petula and the other misfit artists in this moving novel. |
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Exquisite
by Elizabeth Hayley
Romance Fiction. Siobhan is ready to start a life as an artist in New York with the love of her life, billionaire Derick Miller, but when their tumultuous relationship drives Derick away, she'll need to win him back for her shot at happiness
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Un-ashamed
by Lecrae
4 sound discs (4 hr., 15 min.) A two-time Grammy-winning rap artist describes his childhood of abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, and depression, detailing how he rose above these challenges to achieve success atop the music charts.
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The Clancys of Queens
by Tara Clancy
Describes the author's unconventional upbringing as a fifth-generation New Yorker in three wildly divergent homes, a Queens boat shed, an Italian geriatric commune, and a sprawling Hamptons estate.
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Castle of Water
by Dane Huckelbridge
MP3/CD. Survival Fiction. For Sophie Ducel, her honeymoon in French Polynesia was intended as a celebration of life. For Barry Bleecker, the same trip was meant to mark a new beginning-turning away from his dreary existence in Manhattan finance to seek creative inspiration. But when their small plane is downed in the middle of the South Pacific, the sole survivors of the wreck are left with one common goal: survival. Stranded hundreds of miles from civilization on an island the size of a large city block, the two castaways must reconcile their differences and learn how to draw on one another's strengths. If they don't, they may never make it home.
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Contact your librarian for more great audiobooks!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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