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An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 4 mins)
• By His Holiness the Dalai Lama
• Narrated By Nicholas Vreeland

When His Holiness the Dalai Lama came to New York City in 1999, he spoke simply and powerfully on the everyday Buddhist practice of compassion. An Open Heart lays out this course of meditation, from the simplest to the most challenging, describing the mental training techniques that will enable anyone of any faith to change their minds and open their hearts. Featuring an afterword by Richard Gere.

The Greek Tycoon's Secret Child

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 21 mins)
• By Cathy Williams
• Narrated By Lenore Zann
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Dominic, however, is a man who doesn't give upeasily, and Mattie very quickly falls for his irresistiblecharm. She has never experienced such an intenselypowerful attraction before. She also has a new dreamjob, but then the bombshell drops: she discoversthat not only is Dominic her new boss, but she's alsopregnant with his baby.

Lady Be Good

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 32 mins)
• By Susan Elizabeth Phillips
• Narrated By Anna Fields
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Lady Emma Wells-Finch comes to Texas on a mission: she has two weeks to ruin her reputation. The only thing that will save her from losing everything is complete and utter disgrace. World famous playboy-athlete Kenny Traveler has been blackmailed into chauffeuring Lady Emma around. He needs to prove himself completely respectable to get back into his game. And when a gorgeous man who can't afford another scandal meets a hardheaded woman who's determined to cause one, anything can happen...even love.

Interview with Lemony Snicket (a.k.a. Daniel Handler)

• ORIGINAL (24 mins)
• By Lemony Snicket

Best-selling author Lemony Snicket (a.k.a. Daniel Handler) recently spoke with Beth Anderson, Audible's publisher, about A Series of Unfortunate Events. He talked about his experience narrating audiobooks, as well as his participation in the movie. You'll hear about his favorite authors and musicians and learn more about the Baudelaire orphans. Whether you are a die-hard fan or new to this fantastically grim and gripping series, this dire dialogue will make you marvelously miserable.

Interview with Anna Quindlen

• NONE (17 mins)
• By Anna Quindlen

In this exclusive interview, best selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Anna Quindlen shares her views on a wide range of issues, including her work as a novelist and journalist, her spirituality, and her family.

Interview with David Maraniss

• NONE (10 mins)
• By David Maraniss

David Maraniss is the best selling author of When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi and First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton. An associate editor at The Washington Post, he lives in Washington, D.C. He co-wrote The Prince ot Tennessee: The Rise of Al Gore with Ellen Nakashima, a staff writer at The Washington Post.

An Interview with Stephen King

• NONE (34 mins)
• By Stephen King

Bag of Bones

• UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 21 mins)
• By Stephen King
• Narrated By Stephen King
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Even four years after the sudden death of his wife, best selling novelist Mike Noonan can't stop grieving, nor can he return to his writing. He moves into his isolated house by the lake, which becomes the site of ghostly visitations, ever-escalating nightmares, and the sudden recovery of his writing ability. What are the forces that have been unleashed here - and what do they want of Mike Noonan?

A Lotus Grows in the Mud

• ABRIDGED (5 hrs and 43 mins)
• By Goldie Hawn
• Narrated By Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn's life is an ongoing tableau of stories, and she has a born knack for telling them. In this candid and insightful book, Goldie invites us to join her in a look back at the people, places, and events that have touched her. It is the spiritual journey of a heart in search of enlightenment.

A Tale of Two Cities

• UNABRIDGED (14 hrs)
• By Charles Dickens
• Narrated By Frank Muller
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." So begins this classic, one of the most beloved novels of all time. Charles Dickens brings the French Revolution to life through such vivid characters as Charles Darnay, the Old Doctor, Sydney Carton and Lucy Manette. The action peaks with the storming of the Bastille, the dreaded symbol of government authority. And the blade of La Guillotine falls again...