At a dinner party given by his parents-in-law, Comissario Brunetti meets Franca Marinello, the wife of a prosperous Venetian businessman. He's charmed - perhaps too charmed, suggests his wife Paola - by her love of Virgil and Cicero,

Sir Derek Jacobi's gripping, suspenseful and hugely entertaining reading brings the stories of Holmes and Watson to life. Scandal, treachery and crime are rife in Old London town. A king blackmailed by his mistress, dark dealings in o

This is the fourth volume in the "M.C. Beaton" mystery series, starring Penelope Keith. It contains four stories that include "The Wizard of Evesham", "The Moment of Truth", "The Murderous Marriage", and "The Disappearing Trick". "The

Diaries are like conversations...even if the conversation is with oneself." The eighties were a busy time for Alan Bennett, playwright, actor and now diarist. But his is not just a diary for theatre lovers, although his in

Presents two Alan Bennett plays, originally performed at the National Theatre and adapted for BBC Radio 4. This title includes "An Englishman Abroad", a story about a double-agent Guy Burgess, hiding in a squalid flat in Moscow; and "A

To celebrate 'Einstein Year' the British Library is proud to release a selection of rare recordings of the celebrated physicist as he talks about his life and work, the Jewish people and the world of science. This CD includes a live rec

This new CD from British Library Publishing contains recordings from the BBC archives spanning nearly thirty years. On it, the author discusses many diverse topics, including the causes of war and the effects of drug-taking on the writing proce

This title presents Alistair Cooke's finest radio reportage from 1991-1999. Alistair Cooke was a radio legend, entertaining millions of listeners for over fifty years in his weekly Letter from America. It was the longest-running one-ma

"And Another Thing ..." will be the sixth novel in the now improbably named "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy. Eight years after the death of its creator, Douglas Adams, the author's widow, Jane Belson, has given her approva

02 It struck Bill Bryson one day that we devote a lot more time to the Wars of the Roses or the Normandy Landings than considering what most of history really consists of: centuries upon centuries of people quietly going about their d

It struck Bill Bryson one day that we devote a lot more time to the Wars of the Roses or the Normandy Landings than considering what most of history really consists of: centuries upon centuries of people quietly going about their dail

Fate takes many forms. . . .
When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved

The Bloomsbury Group remains of great public interest for its influence on art,literature and politics in the first half of the 20th century. Recordings of this informal association of writers, artists and intellectuals, which inclu

02 Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller and LAPD Detective Harry Bosch team up in the next novel by Michael Connelly. 03 Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller and LAPD Detective Harry Bosch team up in this new novel by Michael Connelly.Things are fina

Cloning, feel-good drugs, anti-aging programs, and total social control through politics, programming, and media - has Aldous Huxley accurately predicted our twenty-first century existence? With a Storyteller's genius he weaves these

"Call for the Dead", set in London in the late 1950s, finds George Smiley engaged in the humdrum job of security vetting. But when a Foreign Office civil servant commits suicide after an apparently unproblematic interview, Smiley is ba

George Smiley had liked the man and now the man was dead. Suicide, but why? An anonymous letter had alleged that Foreign Office man Samuel Fenman had been a member of the Communist Party as a student before the war, nothing very unusu

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At the heart of Joseph Heller's bestselling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indicement of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. It is a tale of the dangerous

There's only one vampire Sookie Stackhouse is involved with - at least voluntarily - and that's Bill. But recently he's been a little distant - in another state distant. His sinister and sexy boss Eric has an idea where to find him

From the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations by Anthony Trollope's classic, gently satirical tales of provincial life, comes the audio book in on CD box set. Nearly twenty hours of ironic, witty and wonderfully written drama

Ian Hart stars in these BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of Patricia Highsmith's five "Ripley" novels. Tom Ripley detests murder unless it is absolutely necessary. He prefers someone else to do the dirty work. But if he's called on to act th

The complete "Talking Heads" monologues, twelve of Alan Bennett's most highly acclaimed and best-loved works. "A Chip in the Sugar" performed by Alan Bennett. "A Lady of Letters" performed by Patricia Routledge. "Bed Among the Lentils"

From the author of the global best-seller, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, comes a brand new serial novel set in the heart of London. 'Corduroy Mansions is the affectionate nickname given to a genteelly crumbling

A BBC Radio 4 dramatization of an Adam Dalgliesh mystery. Called in to investigate a murder at an Elizabethan manor house, Dalgliesh soon discovers that there is no shortage of motives. As he investigates, the complex secrets and powerful pa

The night before Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket sees the great of the horse-racing community gathered for a black-tie Gala dinner. It is a fitting testament to the glamour of the occasion that Max Moreton is cooking the evening's m

Derek Jacobi reads this compelling whodunnit from the Brother Cadfael chronicles, now on CD for the first time

Sookie comes to the rescue of a naked, amnesiac vampire - and ends up in the middle of a war between witches, werewolves and vampires! Sookie Stackhouse is a small-town cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. She's pretty. She d

In this title, Tom Baker reprises the role of the Fourth Doctor in the first of five thrilling brand new audio adventures, with Richard Franklin as Mike Yates. 'Wanted: retired army Captain for light household duties and fireside comp

Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are called to a safari lodge in Botswana's Okavango Delta to carry out a delicate mission on behalf of a former guest. The Okavango makes Precious appreciate once again the beauty of her homeland: it is a paradise o

Jenny Agutter reads Jane Austen's classic novel, complete and unabridged.

02 The BBC radio programme LETTER FROM AMERICA remains the seminal and longest running personal commentary on the radio. This is the fourth of 6 chronological releases following the dates of Alistair Cooke's LETTERS FROM AMERICA rather

This last selection of Letters focuses on the turbulent times in the US in the first years of the new millennium. Cooke covers the famously controversial 2000 election, in which George W. Bush narrowly beat Al Gore, and the tragic even

02 J.R.R. Tolkien? in this extraordinary? historically important recording? leads listeners with prose? poems? and songs into the fantastic world of THE HOBBIT and THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. This audio is based on a ta

Evelyn Waugh was widely regarded as the most brilliant satirical novelist of his day. Drawing on previously unpublished BBC broadcasts, this CD presents Waugh in some of his most significant radio appearances. The recordings range from the earl

Following a moonquake, the tourist-cruiser 'Selene' sinks fifteen metres into the dust of the Sea of Thirst. That dust is more liquid than sand, and it flows quicker than syrup and slower than water. No rescue attempt un

They never came tougher than Marlowe, a cynical, world-weary, wise-cracking shamus whose honesty in a dishonest world sent him down the mean streets again and again in search of some kind of justice. At six feet five, Moo

John Moffatt stars as the great Belgian detective in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Carla Lemarchant was a child of five when her mother was accused and convicted of poisoning her father, the famous painter Amyas Crale. After Caroline C

Inspired by the real-life memoirs of a Victorian Inspector in Scotland, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of Constable Mulholland. In "For Unto Us",

"Four Quartets" is the culminating achievement of T.S. Eliot's career as a poet. While containing some of the most musical and unforgettable passages in twentieth-century poetry, its four parts, 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry

Bernard Shaw was one of the most celebrated English-language writers of the 20th century and a very prominent figure in the early years of radio in Britain.
Fuelled by his determination to use radio to promote some of his more controversial

Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it is not going to be a straightforward campaign. After taking a

Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. Two Millennium journalists about to expose the truth about sex trafficking in Sweden are murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful

Historic recordings of the writer in interviews and reading extracts from his books. The duration of this resource is 67 minutes. It includes one CD with a booklet. The recordings are taken from BBC archives and include "On Brighton Rock" (3 mi

This CD makes available for the first time all the surviving BBC radio broadcasts of H.G. Wells. The earliest dates from 1931, by which time Wells was already in his sixties and a renowned public figure, recognised not only for his science fict

John Moffatt stars as the great Belgian detective in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Famous crime novelist Ariadne Oliver, visiting her friend Judith Butler in the little town of Woodleigh Common, is invited to a Hallowe'en Party put on

This is a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring Peter Sallis as the great Belgian detective. Tyrannical millionaire Simeon Lee has been estranged from most of his family for years. But now, on Christmas Eve, the old man calls them a

April 2005 finally sees the release of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" movie from Disney Touchstone Pictures. Stars of the movie include Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent, Sam Rockwell as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Bill Nighy

This is a Special Edition of the original radio series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 and recently voted the Nation's Favourite Audiobook in a Guardian Poll. Starring Peter Jones, Simon J

This is a Special Edition of the second radio series of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980. Starring Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey and Stephen Moore, these six

The original American full dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio.

Bilbo Baggins, a gentle hobbit who loves the comforts of home, reluctantly joins a company of dwarves on a journey to recover plundered gold from a fierce dragon

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favorites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive fami

02 George Smiley has become Acting Chief of the Circus, but the credibility of the British Secret Service has been shattered. Smiley's adversary is Karla, the Soviet officer who masterminded the Circus's ruin. His battleground is Hong

The award-winning Sherlock Holmes narrator David Timson leads us through Conan Doyle's most famous tale. This extended story brings the archetypal detective to the moors with his friend and biographer Dr. Watson to investigate the mystery of a

The warm, witty and utterly enchanting latest instalment from 44 Scotland Street, by master storyteller Alexander McCall Smith

Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series regularly entertains and fascinates substantial audiences on BBC Radio 4. For this book he has selected episodes which reflect the diversity of the radio programmes, and take us on an amazing tour

Jane begins life penniless and plain: But she is as indomitable in spirit as she is frail in appearance. Taking a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall, her relationship with her employer, the enigmatic Mr Rochester

This is a complete box set collection of the Michael Hordern/Richard Briers Jeeves and Wooster popular radio dramas. It includes: "The Code of the Woosters", "The Inimitable Jeeves", "Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit", "Joy in the Morning"

Adjoa Andoh is a TV, theatre and radio actor whose credits include Casualty and Eastenders. She has worked extensively for Radio 4 and the BBC World Service and has been a member of the RSC. She is the reader for all fiv

Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge star in the second popular BBC Radio 4 series "Ladies of More Letters". After meeting at Irene's daughter Lesley's wedding reception, Irene Spencer and Vera Small became firm - sometimes too firm

This is a new Radio 4 adaptation of one of Alan Bennett's most well-loved works. In the 1970s, an eccentric old lady called Miss Shepherd lives in an old caravan opposite Bennett's house in Camden. That is until new parking regulations

In the rural hamlet of Lark Rise and the market town of Candleford, life is marked by the pattern of the seasons and the customs of the countryside. Seen through the eyes of a young girl, Laura - based on Flora Thompson herself - "Lar

Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is having a streak of bad luck. First her co-worker is killed, and no one seems to care. Then she comes face-to-face with a beastly creature which gives her a painful and poisonous lashing. Enter

One of the best known and most controversial works of twentieth century literature. Read here in its entirety by Jeremy Irons, who starred in the 1997 film adaptation directed by Adrian Lyne.

You do not know me yet. My son Thomas, who is publishing this book, tells me, it is customary at this place in a novel to give the reader a little taste of the story that is held within these pages. As your storyteller,

When word reaches The Department - an ailing section of British military intelligence - that Soviet missiles are being installed close to the West German border, it seems the perfect opportunity to show Control and Smiley, their rivals

Isabel Dalhousie, philosopher and amateur solver of other people's problems, meets an old foe, Minty Auchterlonie, at a birthday party attended by their young children. Ambitious Minty, now the head of a small investment

01 The second book in a trilogy which sees Robert Harris return to the Ancient Roman Empire.

It's San Francisco, 1928, and Sam Spade is a wisecracking, womanizing Private Investigator. Missing husbands and unfaithful wives are his usual stock-in-trade, but when the beautifully distressed Miss Wonderley calls he g

John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they bought home Marley, a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy. Life would

'He had never told anyone. The strange relationship, if it could be called that, had gone on for years, decades, and he had never breathed a word about it. He had kept silent because he knew no one would believe him. None of it could

This title presents a reading of the new "Inspector Wexford Mystery".

Lymstock was a town with more than its share of shameful secrets - a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail caused only a minor stir. But all of that changed when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, committed suicide. Her f

"A Murder of Quality", set in the early 1960s, sees George Smiley investigating a murder in a public school. When the wife of one of the masters is found bludgeoned to death, Smiley, out of loyalty to an old friend, agrees to look into

George Smiley was simply doing a favour for an old friend, Miss Ailsa Brimley, who edited a small religious newspaper. Miss Brimley had received a letter from a worried woman reader. The writer of the letter was one Stella Rode, wife

A millionaire strikes a deal on the seedier side of Paris and a priceless cache of rubies becomes destined for his beloved daughter Rachel. Two days later Rachel is dead - murdered on a train on her way to the Riviera to meet her scoundrel love

Nelson Mandela, the Nobel Laureate for Peace, gathers Africa's most cherished folktales, with the specific hope that Africa's oldest stories, as well as a few new ones, will be perpetuated by future generations and be ap

Ireland is neither cursed with snakes, nor blessed with nightingales, and the characters in Maeve Binchy's fiction occupy the same middle ground. These five stories, specially dramatised for BBC Radio 4, feature modern Irishwomen emer

Adjoa Andoh is the reader for all five Mma Ramotswe audiobooks.

01 'It was our third time playing The Godfather theme since lunch ...' In a sublime story cycle, Kazuo Ishiguro explores ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the Piazzas of Italy to the Malvern Hills, a London flat to th

02 Dickens' gift for social commentary is displayed to startling effect in OLIVER TWIST. A workhouse orphan, Oliver experiences the terror and brutality of the criminal underworld. His companions, a thief, a whore and a pickpocket are

In a hotel on the Dorset coast, overlooking Chesil Beach, Edward and Florence, who got married that morning, are sitting down to dinner in their room. Neither is entirely able to suppress their anxieties about the weddin

This title includes highlights from the satirical, political and musical comedy TV sketch show starring Alan Bennett, John Sergeant and Virginia Stride. "On the Margin" was a six part BBC TV satirical comedy sketch show written and per

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From prize-winning journalist to chat show king on a show voted one of the top ten British TV programmes of all time, Michael Parkinson's starry career spans over four decades. Now an international celebrity himself, the man from a h

Chris is bored, lonely, trapped in a loveless, sexless marriage. In his forties, he's a stranger to the 1970s youth culture of London, a stranger to himself on the night he invites a hooker into his car. Roza is Yugoslavian, recently

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring John Moffatt as the great Belgian detective. Hercule Poirot and his good friend Captain Hastings are enjoying a well-deserved break on the Cornish Riviera, in the idyllic village of St Loo. Wanderi

01 As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti prepares to escape the city and spend time with his family in the mountains. However, the weather is the last thing on Ispettore Vianello's mind; it

Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson in these adventures, part of the unique fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novels featuring the world-famous sleuth. This book features such stor

With her inimitable wit, treasury of tales and outspoken views, Clarissa Dickson Wright opens her diary and takes us on a journey around Britain and her life. As celebrated cook and champion of the countryside, Clarissa recalls epi

Over a long career Robert Graves proved a prolific writer across a variety of genres - producing historical novels, classical translations and criticism - but he regarded himself as primarily a poet. Drawing on previously unpublishe

A ROOM WITH A VIEW explores love and prim propriety among a charming cast of eccentric characters assembled in Florence and in a corner of Surrey. When Lucy Honeychurch exchanges rooms with George Emerson to obtain a vie

The 'book of the dead' is the morgue log, the ledger in which all cases are entered by hand. For Kay Scarpetta, however, it is about to have a new meaning. Fresh from her bruising battle with a psychopath in Florida,

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the handsome but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip

Charles Paris is thrilled - he's landed a nice juicy part playing Sergeant Collins in the TV detective series, "The Stanislaus Braid Mysteries", and his estranged wife Frances seems to be on the brink of taking him back.

This short biography of William Shakespeare by world famous travel writer Bill Bryson brims with the author's inimitable wit and intelligence.

Clive Merrison stars as the enduringly popular sleuth with Michael Williams as Watson in this two-volume collection from the unique fully dramatised BBC radio 4 canon. This collection of stories continues the adventures of Arthur Cona

This title is Bill Bryson's quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. On his travels through time and space, Bill Bryson takes us with him on the ultimate eye-opening journey,

Nadezhda and Vera's aging father had been sliding into his second childhood, and an alarming new woman had entered his life. Valentina, a bosomy blonde, seemed to think their father is much richer than he is, and she is keen that he l

This is an enchanting tale of guilt and innocence and the redemptive power of love. It is read by Andrew Sachs.

A mysterious boy is the focus of a novel that takes us from the September Massacres of 1792 to the death of Robespierre four years later. After rescuing Sido, the young daughter of an aristocrat, he flees to England, mak

This is a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple, the sharp-witted spinster sleuth. Gwenda Reed arrives from New Zealand, travelling ahead of her husband with the task of finding the perfect place t

'The Germans mustn't know. Not on any account. They mustn't know he's gone; they mustn't know we're looking for him; they mustn't know there's been a leak' The missing man: Harting, refugee background, a Junior Someth

'It's an emergency, George. You remember Vladimir? George, are you awake? You remember the old General?' The phone call that dragged George Smiley, acting Chief of the Circus, from his bed was a plea to return to active

When a Russian émigré is found murdered on Hampstead Heath, Smiley is called out of retirement to exorcise some Cold War ghosts from his clandestine past.What follows is Smiley the human being at his most vulnerable and Smiley the case

On this triple CD, published to coincide with the British Writers CD set, some 27 American Writers talk about their lives and work. Most of the recordings come from BBC broadcasts and many have not been published before. Highlights on

This three CD compilation forms part of the British Library's series of documentary recordings by English-Language authors and playwrights. Around 30 writers will be represented, talking about their lives and work. The recordings de

It is 1962: the height of the Cold War and only months after the building of the Berlin Wall. Alec Leamas is a hard-working, hard-drinking British intelligence officer whose East Berlin network is in tatters. His agents are either on t

A story about a perilous assignment for the agent who wants desperately to end his career of espionage - to come in from the cold.

"'Dr Watson, Mr Sherlock Holmes,' said Stamford introducing us..." and with these words the world is also introduced for the first time to the great detective and his indefatigable assistant. A Study in Scarlet was published in 1887, the first

02 Twenty-six of Larkin's poems, published in full on audio for the first time. 03 The Sunday Sessionsconsists of twenty-six poems, the contents of two tapes recorded by Philip Larkin in Hull in February 1980 - reportedl

Her frank, confessional style of writing won her many fans around the world, and she remains very popular over forty years after her death. This new CD from British Library Publishing brings together BBC recordings from the British Library Soun

Mma Ramotswe is widely known for many things; for example, everybody knows about her kindness and her taste for redbush tea and cake -- she is after all traditionally built. Everybody is familiar, too, with her tiny whit

Adjoa Andoh is the reader for all five Mma Ramotswe audiobooks.

Divided by blindness and societal breakdown, humanity is at the mercy of the carniverous Triffids...This full-cast drama is based on the classic post-war 'science fantasy' novel which made John Wyndham famous, and whose

For generations, J R R Tolkien's words have brought to thrilling life a world of hobbits, magic, and historic myth, woken from its foggy slumber within our minds. Here, he tells the tales in his own voice. Of historic n

Miss Marple is told that her old friend, Carrie, is in danger and she goes to stay with her at Stoneygates, a home for maladjusted adolescents. While she is there, tragedy strikes as Carrie's step-son, Christian Gulbrandsen, is shot dead. There

Imagine a nation banishing the outside world for two centuries, crushing all vestiges of Christianity, forbidding its subjects to leave its shores on pain of death, and harbouring a deep mistrust of European ideas. The narrow window

A body is found lying in front of the furnaces which burn at 1400 degrees C night and day. The victim has left clues in a copy of Dante and Brunetti must enter an inferno to discover who is burning the land and fouling t

The phenomenal international bestseller is read by William Hope and Laurel Lefkow This is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two

Smiley and his people are facing a remarkable challenge: a mole - a soviet double agent - who has burrowed his way in and up to the highest level of British Intelligence. His treachery has already blown some of their

Smiley, wrestling with retirement and disillusionment, is summoned to a secret meeting with a member of the Cabinet Office. Evidence has emerged that the Circus has been infiltrated at the highest level by a Russian agent. 'Find the mo

02 Lady Tresselian invites several guests to stay at her seaside house at Gull's Point. Against her better judgment she has allowed handsome tennis ace Neville Strange and his wife Kay, to come at the same time as Neville's ex-wife Au

It was the corgis' fault. When they strayed through the grounds of Buckingham Palace, the Queen discovered the City of Westminster travelling library. The Queen has never had much time for reading - pleasure's always come second place

This classic piece of fiction continues to enthral listeners around the globe. We are not wholly bad or good, who live our lives under Milk Wood' -prayer of the Rev Eli Jenkins from Under Milk Wood.The storyteller invites the audience

"The Sherlock Holmes" series read in unabridged form by David Timson is widely regarded as one of the finest. Here, Timson brings his remarkable performance skills to one of Doyle's full-length novels. Holmes and his faithful Dr. Watson are sum

This two-CD set features historic recordings from the British Library Sound Archive of some of the most famous and influential people active from the early days of sound recording to the middle of the twentieth century. Forty speakers are repre

This two CD set was released to mark the centenary of W.H. Auden's birth. The two discs feature Auden in live and studio readings of his own poetry taken from rare BBC radio broadcasts. Over 40 poems are included, from early works such as 'On T

"A Week in December" is Sebastian Faulks' first wholly contemporary novel. Set in London, it's a brilliant social satire, structured like a thriller, that takes place over the course of a single week at the end of 2007. It brings toge

When set on fire, most of us either fumble for our wallets or waste valuable time feeling sorry for ourselves. David Sedaris has studied this phenomenon, and his resulting insights may very well save your life. Author

Meet Balram Halwal, the 'White Tiger': servant, philosopher, entrepreneur, murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells his story...Born in a village in the

5 Spoken Word CDs, 355 Minutes

Adam One, the kindly leader of the God's Gardeners - a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion, the preservation of all species and the tending of the Earth - has long predicted the Waterless Flood. Now it has occurred

Yes We Can! offers highlights from speeches by Barack Obama running up to his memorable Inaugural Address. For this 3 x CD collection, speeches were chosen to showcase President Obama's powerful, inspiring rhetoric of