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Narrated by:
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Jerry Fischer
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By:
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Victoria Zigler
About this listen
Ulrike knows all about the Winter Solstice celebrations of the giants, being one himself. But what he doesn't know is why the humans cut down whole trees, only to take them home to decorate. Other giants tell him to forget about it, but Ulrike is curious; he needs to know why they do it.
Finally, when he's puzzled over it so much his head is sore from all the thinking, he decides that this is the year he'll figure it out, and risks a return trip to the home of the last family he watched to look for clues, despite almost being spotted last time he was there.
That's how he meets Billy, a friendly little boy who loves stories, and is happy to tell Ulrike all about tree decorating, and Santa Claus, along with a couple of stories he knows about them. Stories which Ulrike loves, and which inspire him to add some of what Billy says are Christmas celebrations to his own this Winter, in the hopes that Santa Claus will visit him too.
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- By GI Joe with Kung-Fu Grip on 03-16-14
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Slathbog's Gold
- Adventurers Wanted, Book 1
- By: M. L. Forman
- Narrated by: E. B. Stevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,200
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,986
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,993
Do you have the courage, the wits, and the skill to claim a dragon's hoard? If so, apply within . . . The sign is small, tucked into the corner of Mr. Clutter's bookshop window: “Adventurers Wanted. Apply Within.” No one but fifteen-year-old Alex Taylor even seems to notice it is there. And for Alex, who has wished for a change in his life, it is an irresistible invitation.Upon entering Mr. Clutter's shop, Alex is swept away on an incredible adventure to a faraway land filled with heroic warriors, mysterious elves, and hard-working dwarves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story!
- By Roy on 01-24-14
By: M. L. Forman
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The Unsettled Dust
- By: Robert Aickman
- Narrated by: Reece Shearsmith
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4 out of 5 stars 38
Robert Aickman, the supreme master of the supernatural, brings together eight stories in which strange things happen that the reader is unable to predict. His characters are often lonely and middle-aged, but all have the same thing in common: they are brought to the brink of an abyss that shows how terrifyingly fragile our piece of mind actually is. 'The Unsettled Dust', 'The House of the Russians', 'No Stronger Than a Flower', 'The Cicerones' and 'Ravissante' first appeared in the Sub Rosa collection in 1968, but the stories were published together as The Unsettled Dust in 1990.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfectly read, sheds new light on this work
- By James Townsend on 04-10-17
By: Robert Aickman
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Still Life
- Chief Inspector Gamache, Book 1
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,571
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,940
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,869
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it’s a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A rare find
- By Alex on 01-16-15
By: Louise Penny
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Anna and the Swallow Man
- By: Gavriel Savit
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 899
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 819
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Story4 out of 5 stars 823
Kraków, 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This is no place to grow up. Anna Łania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father, a linguistics professor, during their purge of intellectuals in Poland. She's alone. And then Anna meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall, a skilled deceiver with more than a little magic up his sleeve. And when the soldiers in the streets look at him, they see what he wants them to see.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Depressingly beautiful as WWII stories have to be
- By LOVE_Reading_LOVE_Audiobooks! on 02-09-16
By: Gavriel Savit
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Sara, Book 1
- Sara Learns the Secret about the 'Law of Attraction'
- By: Esther Hicks
- Narrated by: Jerry Hicks
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 512
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 414
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Story5 out of 5 stars 407
This unabridged audiobook offers you, the listener, a thoughtful and inspired formula for generating appreciation, happiness, and good feelings - deftly blended into the uplifting story of a plucky, inquisitive girl named Sara and her teacher, an ethereal owl named Solomon. There's something in Sara for any child, adult, or teen pursuing joy and meaning...and searching for answers about life, death, and the desires of the heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greatly Improve Life
- By Chris Boyett on 03-04-10
By: Esther Hicks
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Sleigh Rides and Silver Bells at the Christmas Fair
- By: Heidi Swain
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
When Anna takes on the role of companion to the owner of Wynthorpe Hall on the outskirts of Wynbridge, she has no idea that her life is set to change beyond all recognition. A confirmed ‘bah humbug’ when it comes to Christmas, Anna is amazed to find herself quickly immersed in the eccentric household, and when youngest son Jamie unexpectedly arrives home it soon becomes obvious that her personal feelings are going all out to compromise her professional persona.
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5 out of 5 stars
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nothing like a warm story on a cold night
- By KristineSS on 11-11-18
By: Heidi Swain
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Christopher Robin
- The Novelization
- By: Disney Press, Elizabeth Rudnick
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Christopher Robin, who had many friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. As time passed, the boy grew up, and he lost track of his friends. Then one day, a silly old bear with a love for honey decided to leave the wood and go looking for his friend Christopher Robin. From the streets of London to the grassy banks of the Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin will journey to find each other and remember the magical elements of friendship and play.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent narration
- By M. S. Swing on 12-28-18
By: Disney Press, and others
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A Boy Called Christmas Movie Tie-In Edition
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 542
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 460
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 457
Eleven-year-old Nikolas - nicknamed "Christmas" - has received only one toy in his life: a doll carved out of a turnip. But he's happy with his turnip doll, because it came from his parents, who love him. Then one day his father goes missing, and Nikolas must travel to the North Pole to save him. Along the way Nikolas befriends a surly reindeer, bests a troublesome troll, and discovers a hidden world of enchantment in the frozen village of Elfhelm.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful magical story!
- By Twin Cities gal on 01-01-18
By: Matt Haig
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One Bad Apple
- An Orchard Mystery
- By: Sheila Connolly
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 253
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 229
Meg Corey has come to the quaint New England town of Granford, Massachusetts, to sell her mother's old colonial home and apple orchard. Instead, she becomes embroiled in development plans that include her land - and her former flame from Boston. When he's found dead in the new septic tank on her property, the police immediately suspect Meg, whose only ally in town is the plumber Seth Chapin. Together, they'll have to peel back the layers of secrecy that surround the deal in order to find the real murderer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very slow mystery-wise, narrator okay
- By Debbie on 03-27-17
By: Sheila Connolly
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An Elephant in the Garden
- By: Michael Morpurgo
- Narrated by: Fiona Clarke
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 335
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 286
It’s 1944. Elizabeth's father is fighting with the German army on the eastern front. Her mother works at Dresden zoo, where her favourite animal is a young elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must be shot to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden to save her… and then the bombs start to fall.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing story!!
- By MPofahl on 03-26-19
By: Michael Morpurgo
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Henry: The Queen’s Corgi
- By: Georgie Crawley
- Narrated by: David Thorpe, Beth Chalmers
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
When their dog goes missing during a day trip to London, the Walker family are forced to accept that they may never see Henry again. But as the family search for their beloved pet, the reality of what has happened to Henry never even crosses their minds: Henry has been mistaken for one of the Queen's prized corgis.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Sweet Christmas Charmer
- By Gillian on 12-24-17
By: Georgie Crawley
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Christmas Camp
- A Novel
- By: Karen Schaler
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 399
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 360
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 360
Haley Hanson’s idea of the perfect Christmas is escaping to the Caribbean to work so she can avoid all the traditional Christmas distractions. Over the years, she’s sacrificed her personal life to climb the corporate ladder at a prestigious Boston advertising agency. Now she just needs to land a coveted Christmas toy company account to make partner. But first, her boss, Larry, thinks she needs a holiday attitude adjustment, so he ships her off to a Christmas Camp at Holly Peak Inn to help her find her Christmas spirit.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A completely satisfying Christmas romance.
- By Jhirst on 11-25-18
By: Karen Schaler
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The Courage of Sarah Noble
- By: Alice Dalgliesh
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149
In 1707, eight-year-old Sarah travels with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness. Sarah is afraid when she hears animals in the night. She is afraid when she meets her Indian neighbors. She is especially afraid when she is left with an Indian family while her father goes back to get the rest of their family. But when Sarah remembers her mother’s parting words, “Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,” she learns to be brave even when she’s afraid.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Adorable & Timeless classic from my childhood!
- By Anna on 01-01-14
By: Alice Dalgliesh
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The Hills Have Spies
- Valdemar: Family Spies, Book 1
- By: Mercedes Lackey
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 796
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 696
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 692
In this new series, set in the bestselling world of Valdemar, Heralds Mags and Amily must continue to protect the realm of Valdemar while raising their children and preparing them to follow in their footsteps.
Mags, Herald Spy of Valdemar, and his wife, Amily, the King’s Own Herald, are happily married with three kids. The oldest, Peregrine, has the Gift of Animal Mindspeech—he can talk to animals and persuade them to act as he wishes. Perry's dream is to follow in his father's footsteps as a Herald Spy, but he has yet to be Chosen by a Companion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great continuation of the series!
- By Peter on 06-28-18
By: Mercedes Lackey