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"The Tenth Circle" by Jodi Picoult Length: 13 hours and 17 min. ISBN: 1-4193-7172-X New York Times Best Seller Listen to an excerpt with:     Windows Media Player     Real Player

New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult explores a complex and troubled American family in The Tenth Circle, the tale of a broken-hearted teenage girl and the father who will do anything to protect her.

High school freshman Trixie Stone comes home from a party and says the boy she loves, and who recently dumped her, sexually assaulted her. Her father never imagined anything so devastating could happen, and now he’s not sure how to help his daughter.

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"Eldest: The Inheritance Trilogy, Book 2, Volume I" by Christopher Paolini Length: 12 hours and 8 min. ISBN: 0-307-28072-1 New York Times Best Seller Listen to an excerpt with:     Windows Media Player     Real Player

Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns….

Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspiring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn’t know whom he can trust.

Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle, one that might put Eragon in even graver danger.

Will the king’s dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life.

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"You Suck: A Love Story" by Christopher Moore Length: 7 hours and 43 min. ISBN: 0-0612-2718-8 New York Times Best Seller Listen to an excerpt with:     Windows Media Player     Real Player

“You bitch, you killed me. You suck!”

Being dead sucks. Make that being undead sucks.

Literally. Just ask Thomas C. Flood. Waking up after a fantastic night unlike anything he’s ever experienced, he discovers that his girlfriend, Jody, the woman of his dreams, is a vampire. And surprise! Now he’s one, too.

For some couples, the whole biting-and-blood thing would have been a deal breaker. But Tommy and Jody are in love, and they vow to work through their issues. Like how much Jody should teach Tommy about his new superpowers (and how much he needs to learn on his own). Plus there’s Tommy’s cute new minion, 16-year-old goth girl Abby Normal. (Well, someone has to run errands during daylight hours!)

Making the relationship work, however, is the least of Jody and Tommy’s problems. Word has it that the vampire who nibbled on Jody wasn’t supposed to be recruiting any new members into the club. Even worse, Tommy’s erstwhile turkey-bowling pals are out to get him, at the urging of a blue-dyed Las Vegas call-girl named (duh) Blue.

And that really sucks.

Tags: you suck: a love story, christopher moore, fiction, vampire, love, couple, goth

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"Everyone Worth Knowing" by Lauren Weisberger Length: 4 hours and 58 min. ISBN: 0-7435-4427-7 New York Times Best Seller Listen to an excerpt with:     Windows Media Player     Real Player

On paper, Bette Robinson’s life is good. At 26, she’s got a great deal on an apartment in Manhattan, and she’s on target to become an associate at the prestigious investment bank where she works with her best friend. Her 80-hour workweeks might keep her from socializing or dating outside her office walls, but she’s paying her dues on the well-trod path to wealth and happiness. So when Bette quits her job like the impulsive girl she’s never been, she not only shocks her friends and family, she has no idea what to do next.

For months, Bette gets out and about by walking her four-pound dog around her decidedly unglamorous Murray Hill neighborhood. Then she meets Kelly, head of Manhattan’s hottest PR and events planning firm, and suddenly Bette has a brand-new job where the primary requirement is to see and be seen.

The work at Kelly & Company takes Bette inside the VIP rooms of the city’s most exclusive nightclubs, to parties crowded with celebrities and socialites. Bette learns not to blink at the famous faces, the black Amex cards, the magnums of Cristal, or the ruthless paparazzi. Soon she’s dating an infamous playboy who’s great for her career but bad for her sanity, and scaring off the one decent guy she meets. Still, as her coworkers repeatedly point out, how can you complain about a job that pays you to party? Bette has to agree, until she begins appearing in a vicious new gossip column. That’s when Bette’s life on paper takes on a whole new meaning, and she learns the line between her personal and professional lives is invisible.

Tags: everyone worth knowing, lauren weisberger, arts & leisure, fiction, romance, public relations, partying, gossip, dating, men, guys, eliza dushku

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"Holidays on Ice" by David Sedaris Length: 3 hours and 10 min. ISBN: 1-57042-567-1 New York Times Best Seller Listen to an excerpt with:     Windows Media Player     Real Player

Holidays on Ice collects six of David Sedaris’ most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as a last minute coaster or ice scraper. This drinking man’s companion can be enjoyed by the warmth of a raging fire, the glow of a brilliantly decorated tree, or even in the back seat of a van or police car.

“The SantaLand Diaries”, “Dinah, the Christmas Whore”, and “Season’s Greetings Greetings to our Friends and Family!!!”, all previously published stories, have been joined by a trio of equally charming newcomers.

A network television executive strong arms the congregation of a small Pentecostal church in “Based on A True Story”. “Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol” finds a bitter local theater critic savagely attacking the various holiday plays and pageants presented by the area’s elementary schools. And finally, in “Christmas Means Giving”, two competitive families celebrate the season by giving the gift of themselves.

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