Christian Audio Free Download - November 06

I completely zoned on reminding you all about the free audio download for this month. I figured I'd better get it mentioned quickly here before there is no more this month and it's next month! ;-)

For November 2006 they are offering an unabridged recording of All of Grace by C. H. Spurgeon.

Charles Spurgeon is one of the great preachers in the history of Christianity. Spurgeon also communicates brilliantly through the written word, and his giftedness to proclaim the doctrine of grace shines in his little gem, All of Grace. Many Christians believe that this small book presents better than any other non-canonical work the gospel of salvation alone by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. This short book is one of the bright jewels in post-apostolic writings on grace.

All of Grace is a prefect companion for Christians who wish to refresh their confidence in the grace of God. This book also makes an excellent introduction to those who are exploring the Christian gospel. Whether you are new to Christianity or a long-time believer, All of Grace will capture your attention and interest page after page.

The Collectors by David Baldacci

Fiction: Mystery. Audiobook from Hachette Audio. Published in 2006. 12 hours and 46 minutes. Read by LJ Ganser with Aimee Jolson and Richard Mover. Purchased at Audible.com.

Mercy. This has to have been the worst audiobook I've ever listened to in my years of downloading books from Audible.com. I think the story was okay, though it could have used a bit of editing. What really made it torture was the readers -- well, the way the readers were spliced together, I think. It was just horrendous. If you are interested in this one, don't get the audio.

Publisher's summary:
A Supreme Court Justice is assassinated in a terrifyingly precise execution in the heart of Washington, D.C. In a quieter corner of the nation's capital, the rare book room of the Library of Congress, a reclusive, wealthy scholar drops dead under mysterious circumstances that leave no clues. Following on the heels of the natural death of the Speaker of the House, the city and the nation begin to tremble. In California, a beautiful but capable woman is planning and executing one of the most brilliant cons on record.

All the while, "Oliver Stone" and his quirky Camel Club stand by and observe as the genius of their collective perspective begins to connect the dots between these seemingly disparate events--and they realize they must act, and act quickly, before their country falls victim to a silent yet bloody coup.

Online book shopping:
Powell's: The Collectors
amazon.co.uk: The Collectors
amazon.com: The Collectors
Audible.com: Do yourself a favor and don't buy the unabridged recording from Audible. Here's the abridged that has different readers and might therefore be better: The Collectors

One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus

Fiction: Historical. Audiobook from The Audio Partners. Published in 1999. Recorded in 2006. Read by Laura Hicks. Purchased from Amazon.com.

Some of my friends at church started a book club. This of course, makes me extremely happy. This is our second book club selection. One of our club members made some comments about the book -- something she said that happened that made her put the book down and have a hard time picking it up. She wouldn't say what it was that made her do that, so as I read I kept expecting something horrendous to happen, which kinda made me enjoy the book less. And, strangely enough I could not figure out what on earth caused her to do that. The book is a bit racy in some spots, but I don't think that is what she meant. So, I've got to wait until the beginning of December to find out what it is she was talking about. Maybe I can grill her at church tomorrow night. I'm not sure I can wait until next month.


Publisher's summary:
"I leave this record for my dear children, in the event that they never see their loving mother again and so that they might one day know the truth of my unjust incarceration, my escape from Hell, and into whatever is to come in these pages..."
--from the journals of May Dodd

Based on an actual historical event but told through fictional diaries, this is the story of a remarkable woman who travels west in 1875 and marries the chief of the Cheyenne Nation.

One Thousand White Women begins with May Dodd's journey west, into the unknown. Yet the unknown is a far better fate than the life she left behind: committed to an insane asylum by her blueblood family for the crime of loving a man beneath her station, May finds that her only hope of freedom is to participate in a secret government program whereby women from the "civilized" world become the brides of Cheyenne warriors. What follows is the story of May's breathtaking adventures: her brief, passionate romance with the gallant young army captain John Bourke; her marriage to the great chief Little Wolf; and her conflict of being caught between two worlds, loving two men, living two lives.

So vividly has Jim Fergus depicted the American West that May Dodd's journals are like a capsule in time.

Online book shopping:
Powell's: One Thousand White Women
amazon.co.uk: One Thousand White Women
amazon.com: One Thousand White Women
Audible.com: Not currently available as audio from Audible. You can find it on Amazon on CD's at: One Thousand White Women