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Young orphans Jed and Tim Strange are hounded by a posse for a murder they didn't commit.

The most popular epic of Western culture springs to life in Allen Mandelbaum's magnificent translation. Homer's masterpiece tells the story of Odysseus, the ideal Greek hero, as he travels home to Ithaca after the Trojan War-a journey of ten years and countless thrilling adventures. Rich in Greek folklore and myth, featuring gods and goddesses, monsters and sorceresses, "The Odyssey" has enchanted listeners around the world for thousands of y...

The Fountainhead" studies the conflict between artistic genius and social convention, a theme Ayn Rand later developed into the idealistic philosophy knows as Objectivism. Rand's hero is Howard Roark, a brilliant young architect who won't compromise his integrity, especially in the unconventional buildings he designs. Roark is engaged in ideological warfare with a society that despises him, an architectural community that doesn't understand h...

Carlin waxes wickedly philosophical in this hilarious new collection of razor-sharp observations. The bestselling author of "Brain Droppings" proves once again that he's one comic who can successfully make the transition from stage to page with his ironic take on life's annoying universal truths.

Successor to News from Lake Wobegon, this collection includes 16 Keillor tales that are grouped by theme--love, faith, hope, and humor. All are from original broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. 4 compact discs.

From live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion, these 20 funny and touching Garrison Keillor monologues follow the seasons in Lake Wobegon. Spoken audio's biggest bestseller ever. 4 compact discs.

Set in the fictional town of Deer Lick, Missouri, this newly rediscovered Twain story chronicles the fortunes of a farmer determined to marry off his daughter to the son of a wealthy man. Unabridged. 2 CDs.

New on CD for Mother's Day and Father's Day, this is the newest collection of Garrison Keillor's monologues from live radio broadcasts of a "A Prairie Home Companion". Ten touching and humorous Lake Wobegon stories celebrate the joys and challenges of all kinds of family relationships in the first new collection of Keillor stories since 1994. 3 CDs.

From live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Includes a booklet with a rare Keillor short story, "Spring".

Backed by the Minnesota Orchestra, Keillor tells marvelous stories and ponders the experience of being Lutheran. Includes his parody, "The Young Lutheran's Guide to the Orchestra". 1 compact disc.

Drawing on the experiences of Charles Schwab, Cisco, Virgin Atlantic, Disney, and other world-class companies, Hamel explains the underlying principles of radical innovation, explores where revolutionary new business concepts come from, and identifies the key design criteria for companies that are activist-friendly. Abridged. 2 CDs.

In this collection of stories you'll meet a bunch of memorable guys including Lonesome Shorty, a cowpoke torn between the proud life in the saddle and the comforts of warm apartments and women, Buddy the teen-age leper in Sioux Falls, Earl Grey the great tea inventor and former Republican child, Casey at the bat in Mudville again, Dionysus the god of wine, and Roy Bradley, boy broadcaster. Brilliantly funny, touching, and acute, The Book of Gu...

A mixed bag of treats from Halloween broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.

For years, "Humor" has been the bestselling "single" from the "More News from Lake Wobegon" collection. Featuring some of Garrison Keillor's funniest monologues from live radio broadcasts of "A Prairie Home Companion", it's now available on CD for holiday gift-giving.

Hearn's newest epic work will have powerful appeal to fans of "The Lord of the Rings, " the Harry Potter novels, and the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Unabridged. 8 CDs.

Now you can cultivate authentic Minnesota pronunciation, vocabulary, and colloquialisms from the man who wrote the book on it. Speak with confidence when using Minnesota words and phrases to make indirect commands and statements. Feel at ease constructing whole conversations based on "the weather" and "car talk." Learn the subtle differences of "lunch, " "dinner, " and "a little lunch." Plus, added at no extra cost, useful messages from Raw Bi...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize In this groundbreaking work, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns. It is a story that spans 13, 000 years of human history, beginning when Stone Age hunter-gatherers constituted the entire human population. "Guns, Germs, and Steel" is a world history that really...

Gospel Birds" is a collection of nine classic and very funny monologues from the early years of "A Prairie Home Companion." In addition to the title story (about Irma and Ernie Lundeen's traveling flock of acrobatic, bible-reciting birds), contents include: Pastor Ingquist's Trip to Orlando Mammoth Concert Tickets Bruno, the Fishing Dog Gospel Birds Meeting Donny Hart at the Bus Stop A Day at the Circus with Mazumbo The Tollerud's Korean Baby ...

An Oprah's Book Club Selection An unflinching tale of turn-of-the-century Appalachian life, "Gap Creek" chronicles the challenging first year in the marriage of Julie Harmon and Hank Richards. After losing both her father and brother before turning 17, Julie faces fire, flood, grifters, sickness, and starvation with grim determination and remarkable stamina. By capturing the earthy details of rural life, including raw, riveting accounts of ev...

Once again, the author of "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations" trains his subversive wit directly on the contemporary political scene, leaving the powers-that-be in tatters and his audience in hysterics. Unabridged. 6 CDs.