Audiobooks narrated by Grover Gardner

Bark Humbug: An Andy Carpenter Mystery Audiobook

"Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter helps a desperate sister investigate the widely publicized murder of a gubernatorial candidate in Bark Humbug, the latest Christmas mystery in David Rosenfelt's bestselling series. This time, Andy is serious about retiring. Besides, he can't hear the sound of his phone ringing over the football game. But when the local newspaper asks him to participate in their Christmas spread of local celebrities and their dogs, he pauses the game and brings Tara along for the ride. When the photographer comes to take pictures of him and the dogs, he instead opens the door to Sharon Lowery, who devised the newspaper story just to get Andy's attention and beg him for help. Her brother, Jon, is wanted for murder and is on the run. However, if Andy agrees to hear Jon out, he'll turn himself in with the hope that Andy will represent him and reunite him with his dog. It's a dangerous situation, and between the media circus surrounding the murder and Jon's volatile position, Andy knows that when Jon is found, someone could get hurt. But Andy respects Sharon's dedication to her brother, and in an effort to keep Jon--and the public--safe, Andy agrees to talk to Jon. Andy decides to help Jon and slowly uncovers a web of conspiracies. Determined to keep Jon out of jail, Andy gathers the crew to investigate. David Rosenfelt returns with Andy Carpenter's classic disdain for Christmas but love for dogs and justice."

David Rosenfelt (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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Croc: How I Invented the World’s Most Popular Shoe, became a Massive Success, and Nearly Destroyed Myself---in 15 Easy Lessons

"Lessons on life and business you are guaranteed to find nowhere else. Croc tells the true, larger-than-life story of George "Boe" Boedecker, Jr.: his fire to succeed, his "don't just break the rules but make up new ones" attitude, his partners, his light-bulb moment, and then the explosion-in more ways than one-of Crocs. This is a modern-day tale of lovers and haters, rivals and thieves, the hard partying, the strongest man in the world and the Mexican police, the fender bender with Fleetwood Mac and the enterprising way into the hearts of the San Francisco 49ers, the little boy lost and Superman, the millions made and just given away, and how it all nearly destroyed Boe. He helped create the clunkiest-looking-many would say ugliest-shoe in the world, which also became the bestselling non-sneaker brand on the planet. Everyone considered it a fad when they went public almost two decades ago-and they're bigger now than they've ever been. More hated, more loved, never out of fashion. Turns out, ugly can be beautiful. Some of the time. In Croc, Boe tells his wild origin story (of both shoe and man) through lessons on life and leadership that are unlike anything you've heard before. Sample lessons include: - Do Not Listen to Anyone (Including Boe) - Rules Are Worth Following Until They're Not - If You Can't Have Too Much Fun, Something's Wrong - Remember the Forgotten - If You're About to Go Public, Don't Threaten to Kill Your Brother-in-Law"

George Boedecker Jr. (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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Uncovering Antioch: The Ancient City and Its Lost Treasures of Mosaic Art

"The story of the making, loss, and recovery of some of the greatest treasures of antiquity, raising questions about ancient mosaic art and its creation, the work of archaeology, and museum practice. In 1932, after years of fundraising and flurries of letters back and forth, an archaeological team from Princeton University gathered in Antioch, Syria. They expected to find sculptures, frescos, palace walls, and busts. Instead, all across this ancient Roman metropolis, they stumbled upon one site after another of extraordinary mosaic treasure, incomparable in number, quality, and historical significance. There were some three hundred of them in all, glories of color and design, stones and pieces of glass heaped up into spectacular images. Many of them were vast, room-sized tableaus, commissioned by wealthy Antiochenes for their villas. They depict banquets, drinking contests, olive harvests; lions, leopards, peacocks, and gazelles; legends, scenes from mythology, Cupid and Psyche, Narcissus and Dionysus. Though dated to early in the Christian era, they are unabashedly pagan; the animals and plants they depict are so life-like scholars can often identify them by species. A vast, collectively obsessive outpouring of industry and effort, art and artisanship, they stand for beauty, the drive to make it, and the human need to have it as part of life. The eight-year dig at Antioch was an astonishing human enterprise, one that survived Depression-era financial downturns, interpersonal conflict, and the looming threat of World War II. Gained were mosaics that ultimately ended up in museums around the world—Harvard University, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, The Baltimore Museum of Art, New York’s Metropolitan, Paris’s Louvre, and more than a dozen others. But while an archaeological triumph, shedding new light on the ancient world, it also raised profound questions about the nature and progress of art. Who has a right to a work of art—the country of origin or the archaeologists who dig it up? Is art more interesting for its beauty, its history, or the craft and intelligence that goes into its making? What elevates a craftsperson into an artist? Robert Kanigel tackles these questions and more, breathing life into this landmark adventure of intellect and discovery."

Robert Kanigel (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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Darksight Dare: A Penric & Desdemona Novella

"Penric takes a chance … Two intractable problems are brought to the door of sorcerer Learned Penric of Vilnoc and his Temple demon Desdemona. Cinar Camurat, a mutilated Cedonian cavalry captain, has traveled two thousand sea miles to Penric for aid. Iva of Bita, a secret hedge sorceress, lies dying in her Orban hill village, and wants no aid at all. Penric and Desdemona know well the hazards of medicine and magic, but their greatest puzzle may lodge in the tangle of hopes and fears in human and demonic hearts."

Lois Bujold (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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Dead Men Don't Play Fetch: An Andy Carpenter Mystery

"Bestselling author David Rosenfelt returns with Dead Men Don't Play Fetch as Andy Carpenter investigates a wealthy dog lover's unusual death. '[Narrator Grover] Gardner skillfully voices and differentiates [Andy] Carpenter's regular crew and the characters, good and evil, who move the story along through twists and turns...' —Kirkus It’s defense lawyer Andy Carpenter’s dream to retire. That goal is once again thwarted when he gets a call from Lou Campanelli, an old friend who he simply cannot refuse, asking for a favor. Lou runs a rehab center, and when one of his patients, a homeless veteran, is charged with first degree murder, he needs Andy's help. And of course, Andy will also be called on to care for the accused’s dog, but that’s okay: What's one more dog? The man that Jason Maddox is accused of stabbing to death is none other than billionaire Paul Vincent, an eccentric businessman and inventor. Bickert dedicated a great portion of his life to philanthropy, with a soft spot for dog-related causes. This led him to befriend Jason, a physicist and war hero, whose life fell apart to the point where he ended up on the streets with his dog, just trying to survive. But why would Jason possibly have wanted to kill him? Well, for one thing, he was to receive a fortune in Vincent's will. That, coupled with the fact that Jason was at the scene, his fingerprints were on the knife, and Vincent's wallet was in his jacket, made it a slam dunk arrest. Once again, Andy is enmeshed in a puzzling, twisty case. But in order to reunite a man and his dog, Andy will have to untangle it all. A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books"

David Rosenfelt (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction

"The Best of Gene Wolfe is the definitive collection of the best of Gene Wolfe’s short fiction. One of the greatest writers in genre (and literary fiction) of the twentieth century, Gene Wolfe was a national treasure who produced the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field over the last fifty years. The Best of Gene Wolfe is an amazing retrospective collection of his short fiction, selected by Wolfe himself. Too many award winners and Best Of stories to list here; just as a sample we have “The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories,” “The Fifth Head of Cerberus,” “Petting Zoo,” “The Tree Is My Hat,” “Seven American Nights,” and “A Cabin on the Coast.” Incredible tales from a writer who challenged and amazed. Who revolutionized the genre. And whose stories will stand the test of time."

Gene Wolfe (Author), Antony Ferguson, Assaf Cohen, Charlie Thurston, Dion Graham, Donald Corren, Edoardo Ballerini, Eric Jason Martin, Grover Gardner, Jason Culp, Jean Brassard, Jim Meskimen, Nick Sullivan, Paul Boehmer, Tim Campbell (Narrator)

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Not Our Problem: The True Story of an Afghan Refugee, an American Promise, and the World Between Them

"In an Afghan village, a boy learns his letters under a mullah’s stick and dreams of a life free of the Taliban; in Virginia, a cadet learns to read a map and lead a platoon into combat. Years later, on a wind-scoured ridgeline overlooking Zabul Province, helicopters roaring overhead, Afghan interpreter Abdulhaq Sodais and US Army Lieutenant Spencer Sullivan must learn to trust each other if they hope to survive. In 2021, when the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, the Taliban reassert their rule, disappearing, torturing, and killing US collaborators, including Abdulhaq’s fellow interpreters. Yet Abdulhaq’s applications for asylum in America are repeatedly denied. With the Taliban closing in, Abdulhaq embarks on a cross-continental trek toward freedom. Caught up in the global refugee crisis, Abdulhaq must surrender himself to safehouses and human smugglers while Spencer fights his own war back in the United States to honor America’s promise. Not Our Problem, a war memoir and refugee story revealed in alternating voices, follows an Afghan refugee and an American soldier across borders and continents, tracing the long distance between a promise and its keeping—interrogating a world in crisis while celebrating how friendship can outlast the war that created it."

Abdulhaq Sodais, Spencer Sullivan (Author), Assaf Cohen, Chris Abell, Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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Clara Bow: My Story

"A revealing memoir for film and pop culture fans, tracing Clara Bow’s journey from Brooklyn’s streets to Hollywood’s “It Girl”—and back in the spotlight thanks to Taylor Swift’s recent tribute. Step into the golden age of cinema through the eyes of its brightest star—and discover the real Clara Bow like never before. From the gritty streets of Brooklyn to the dazzling lights of Tinseltown, Clara Bow’s autobiography takes you on a wild ride through her extraordinary life. Born into poverty in 1905, with a mentally ill mother and an absent father, Clara grew up with more than her fair share of scars. Yet, against all odds, she found her escape in the flickering glow of movie screens, dreaming of becoming a star. At just 16, a movie magazine contest changed everything, launching her into the whirlwind world of silent films. But behind her iconic smile and carefree persona, Clara faced the dark side of Hollywood: exploitation, relentless pressure, and the heartache of caring for an unstable mother. From breakout roles in Down to the Sea in Ships and Black Oxen, to becoming the nation’s beloved “It Girl,” Clara’s rise to fame was anything but glamorous. Candid, raw, and unapologetically real, Clara’s memoir dives deep into the highs and lows of her life—her secret struggles, scandalous love affairs, and the price of being a 1920s legend. This is more than just a Hollywood story; it’s a journey of survival, resilience, and the enduring fight to keep shining, even when the spotlight fades."

Clara Bow (Author), Emily Coffin, Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy, How Politicians Broke Our World

"A renowned political scientist's searing explanation for the rightward turn of global politics since the end of the Cold War. The collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in an era of tremendous political optimism: communism was receding and democracy was on the march in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and much of Asia. Even surviving communist regimes were adopting capitalism, and the stagflation of the 1970s and industrial strife of the 1980s were in the rearview mirror. Four decades later, euphoria has given way to resentment and pessimism. Britain left the EU, Donald Trump's populist crusade gained him the White House not once, but twice, and right-wing parties have gained power across Europe and other parts of the world on a scale not seen since the 1930s. What happened? In After the Fall, pre-eminent political scientist Ian Shapiro argues that the current crisis was far from inevitable. Politicians made consistently bad choices on topics ranging from NATO's future to the War on Terror to humanitarian intervention and the governance of their economies. In doing so, they fostered a crisis of confidence in political institutions, empowered anti-system parties and candidates, and produced a new Cold War as dangerous as the last. By scrutinizing the roads not taken by politicians in the past, Shapiro maps out what better futures might still be possible."

Ian Shapiro (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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The Broken Truths

"A mysterious murder in present-day Milan intertwines with a cold case from the 1940s in this thrilling novel about film, freedom, censorship, and the persistent threat of fascism. An acclaimed director, Manlio Parrini, decides to return behind the camera. Having abandoned cinema at the height of his success because he found the industry to be “a place without truth,” he now, in his 70s, has a special story in mind: a film about Augusto De Angelis, a pioneer of Italian crime fiction in the 1930s. The violent death of De Angelis remains, for Parrini, an unsolved case marked by the stench of injustice and blind fascist censorship, a story that needs to be told now more than ever. Yet just as Parrini finds a producer for his project and begins writing the screenplay with his friend and accomplice Sara De Viesti, another mystery bursts into his life: the murder of the elderly widow Bastoni, who owns the villa next door to his."

Alessandro Robecchi (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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The Conscience of a Conservative

"In 1960, Barry Goldwater set forth his brief manifesto in The Conscience of a Conservative. Written at the height of the Cold War and in the wake of America’s greatest experiment with big government, the New Deal, Goldwater’s message was not only remarkable, but radical. He argued for the value and importance of conservative principles—freedom, foremost among them—in contemporary political life. Using the principles he espoused in this concise but powerful book, Goldwater fundamentally altered the political landscape of his day—and ours."

Barry Goldwater, CC Goldwater (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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The Secret Founding of America: The Real Story of Freemasons, Puritans & the Battle for the New World

"The widely accepted story of the founding of America is that The Mayflower delivered the first settlers from Plymouth to the New World in 1620. Yet in reality, the Jamestown settlers had already become the first English-speaking outpost thirteen years earlier in 1607. The Secret Founding of America introduces these two groups of founders—the Planting Fathers, who established the earliest settlements along essentially Christian lines, and the Founding Fathers, who unified the colonies with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution—and it argues that the new nation, conceived in liberty, was the Freemasons’ first step towards a new world order. Drawing on original findings and an in-depth understanding of the political and philosophical realities of the time, historian Nicholas Hagger charts the connections between Gosnold and Smith, Templars and Jacobites, and secret societies and libertarian ideals. He also explains how the influence of German Illuminati worked on the constructors of the new republic, and shows the hand of Freemasonry at work at every turning point in America’s history, from Civil War to today’s global struggles for democracy."

Nicholas Hagger (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)

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