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Corkscrew
- The Highly Improbable, but Occasionally True, Tale of a Professional Wine Buyer
- Narrated by: Peter Stafford-Bow
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
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Publisher's summary
Nominated for The People's Book Prize 2018.
Felix, a tragic orphan, is expelled from school, cast out onto the British high street, and forced to make his way in the cutthroat world of wine retail. Thanks to a positive mental attitude, he is soon forging a promising career, his sensual adventures taking him to the vineyards of Italy, South Africa, Bulgaria, and Kent.
His path to the summit, however, is littered with obstacles. Petty office politics, psychotic managers, and the British Board of Wine & Liquor prove challenging enough. But when Felix negotiates the world's biggest Asti Spumante deal, he is plunged into a vicious world of Mafiosi, people smuggling, and ruthless multinationals.
Part thriller, part self-help manual, and part drinking companion, Corkscrew is a coruscating critique of neoliberal capitalism, religious intolerance, and the perils of blind tasting.
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For six dreadful months, David Corstorphine has tried to come to terms with his young wife's death while caring for his three motherless children. Try as he may, David is unable to return to work, and his only form of solace comes from working in the garden of his parents' estate in the Scottish countryside. Dispatched unexpectedly to New York, David's family hopes that the impromptu business trip will help him get back on his feet. But the journey proves both disastrous and heartening.
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This book had such heart
- By Lesley Harrison on 07-19-24
By: Robin Pilcher
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Ordinary Thunderstorms
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- By: William Boyd
- Narrated by: Gideon Emery
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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One May evening in London, Adam Kindred, a young climatologist in town for a job interview, is feeling good about the future as he sits down for a meal at a little Italian bistro. He strikes up a conversation with a solitary diner at the next table, who leaves soon afterward. With horrifying speed, this chance encounter leads to a series of malign accidents, through which Adam loses everything—home, family, friends, job, reputation, passport, credit cards, cell phone—never to get them back.
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Amazing Story Teller
- By Dorothy on 09-07-14
By: William Boyd
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A Man with One of Those Faces
- By: Caimh McDonnell
- Narrated by: Morgan C. Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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The first time somebody tried to kill him was an accident. The second time was deliberate. Now Paul Mulchrone finds himself on the run with nobody to turn to except a nurse who has read one-too-many crime novels and a renegade copper with a penchant for violence. Together they must solve one of the most notorious crimes in Irish history. Or else they’ll be history.
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Not easily pleased
- By Anna on 08-30-18
By: Caimh McDonnell
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The Grand Dark
- By: Richard Kadrey
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
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From the best-selling author of the Sandman Slim series, a lush, dark, stand-alone fantasy built off the insurgent tradition of China Mieville and M. John Harrison - a subversive tale that immerses us in a world where the extremes of bleakness and beauty exist together in dangerous harmony in a city on the edge of civility and chaos. The Great War is over. The city of Lower Proszawa celebrates the peace with a decadence and carefree spirit as intense as the war’s horrifying despair.
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Kadrey does it again!
- By Lilah Quinn on 06-14-19
By: Richard Kadrey
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A Year in the Wild
- By: James Hendry
- Narrated by: James Hendry
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Angus and Hugh MacNaughton are brothers. They dislike each other...a lot. They have loathed each other since Hugh bit Angus at a family picnic many years ago. In a last-ditch attempt to forge a brotherly bond between the two, Mr. and Mrs. MacNaughton secure them jobs at an exclusive five-star game lodge. They manage to convince (bribe in the case of Angus) the siblings to work at Sasekile Private Game Lodge for a year.
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A must read!
- By M. on 04-22-17
By: James Hendry
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The Night Raven
- Crow Investigations, Book 1
- By: Sarah Painter
- Narrated by: Kate Rawson
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
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Lydia has always known she has no power, especially next to her infamous and more-than-slightly dodgy family. Which is why she carved her own life as a private investigator far away from London. When a professional snafu forces her home, the head of the family calls in a favour, and Lydia finds herself investigating the disappearance of her cousin, Maddie.
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Ask yourself
- By Ijw on 10-21-19
By: Sarah Painter
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Knots and Crosses
- Inspector Rebus, Book 1
- By: Ian Rankin
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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Detective John Rebus' city is being terrorized by a baffling series of murders…and he's tied to a maniac by an invisible knot of blood. As the ghoulish killings mount and the tabloid headlines scream, Rebus cannot stop the feverish shrieks from within his own mind. Because he isn't just one cop trying to catch a killer - he's the man who's got all the pieces to the puzzle…
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I've Read Mixed Reviews and Can Marry Them
- By Steve Mac on 02-13-16
By: Ian Rankin
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-16-18
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Absolutely delightfully entertaining - it made my long drive to work an enjoyable time - I applaud the author - well done!
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- Dr. S
- 09-29-18
Hysterically funny
One of the most enjoyable books I’ve listened to. The narration is superb, and I enjoyed the authors depth of knowledge about wine. I found myself laughing out loud multiple times throughout the book.
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- mark hensley
- 05-10-19
decent story but the performance needs editing
good, but the authors heavy breathing at times of long run needs to be edited out.
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- Karl
- 12-21-18
I just couldn’t stop laughing on the train
I had to stop listening when commuting, couldn’t stop laughing and smiling. Peter Stafford-Bow is a great narrator as well as author. Learned new things about wine whilst listening. The incredible fantastic story of Felix Hearth was just great. A sunshine story in the otherwise grey weeks up towards Christmas.
I recommend this book. It’s just great.
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- Todd Steele
- 03-20-19
Warning: Politically Incorrect
But pretty darned funny. The author’s self-read is excellent. Enough actual wine knowledge to satisfy the informed but not to intimidate the novice.
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- Roger C Deal
- 06-15-19
Hilarious!
This is not a wine book, so much as it is a great story. I drive a lot for work and found myself on several occasions idling at my destination not wanting to get out until there was a good break in the story.
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- Jeffrey
- 09-13-18
a great and funny book
I loved this book. Bought it after hearing the author on We like drinking podcast.
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- Yenrab Namrehs
- 10-10-18
Funniest Book I've Heard In A Long Time
The book is a wildly entertaining romp with more twists than a alpine switchback road. Laugh put loud funny, filled with characters one can only hope are fictional, and a perfectly written story. Listen and laugh.
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- peter
- 01-05-19
Very entertaining
I bought this book as a wine lover and although I didn't really learn anything new about wine itself in the book, I was very engaged in the story which is entertaining and funny (even hilarious at times). The reading performance by the author is A+ and this makes the audiobook even better than the real book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-19-20
Could Have Been Good
Finally couldn't tolerate the teenage fantasy sexual prowess. Just silly. Was funny in spots but became repetitive.
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