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The gentleman

By Forrest Leo. 2016

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Humourous fiction
Human-narrated audio

Distraught at the loss of his inspiration, Lionel Savage, a poet from Victorian London, accidentally conjures the Devil and realizes…

that he has inadvertently sold his rich wife's soul to him, and plots a rescue mission to Hell with an assortment of unlikely companions. 2016.

The ginger man

By J. P Donleavy. 1963

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
General fiction, Humourous fiction
Human-narrated audio

A bawdy comic novel centring on Sebastian Dangerfield, an ex-G.I. living in post-war Dublin with his wife and child, and…

who occasionally studies at Trinity College. The author uses his main character to express "the sheer ache of living". Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1963.

The ghost of Lunenburg Manor: a Tom Austen mystery

By Eric Wilson. 1981

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Canadian fiction, Ghost and horror stories, Suspense and thrillers
Human-narrated audio
When Professor Zinck invites Tom and his sister to visit a haunted house, they are swept up in spine-chilling events. Grades 5-8. 1981.

The Garneau block

By Todd Babiak. 2006

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Prairie fiction, Friendship stories, Humourous fiction
Human-narrated audio

Meet the endearing but flawed residents of an Edmonton cul-de-sac, just after the scandalous death of a neighbour and the…

sudden news that their land is about to be repossessed by the university. When mysterious signs begin to appear saying LET'S FIX IT, the block - including a sacked university professor, a once-ambitious, pregnant haiku expert living in her parents' basement, and a quiet but polite stranger - is galvanized in a wild attempt to save their homes. c2006.

The golden sabre

By Jon Cleary. 1981

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Adventure stories, General fiction
Human-narrated audio

Romantic adventure in the violent days following the Russian Revolution. An American oil engineer becomes a moving target after he…

kills a Russian general for attempting to rape a lovely governess. The engineer, the governess, and her two charges flee across Russia in a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, pursued by a murderous dwarf on horseback. Some strong language. 1981.

The grass is always greener over the septic tank

By Erma Bombeck. 1976

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Family stories, Humourous fiction
Human-narrated audio

Humourist Erma Bombeck takes us on a guided tour of the suburbs. With her own family as the model, she…

describes the bizarre experiences every family will face when moving to the suburbs, beginning with jumping in the station wagon. 1988, c1976.

The good luck glasses: & two more stories

By Mike Thaler, Laura Driscoll, Sara London. 2000

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Family stories, Humourous fiction
Human-narrated audio

In "The good luck glasses", Nomi has some bad luck when she turns seven - she can't see the blackboard…

at school, gets in trouble for squinting at her brother, and trips over the cat. A trip to the eye doctor, and a pair of funky orange glasses, solves everything. Grades K-3. 2000. Taped with: "Name that Ed" by Laura Driscoll. Ed goes to a family reunion full of other Eds, like Red Ed and Well-fed Ed. Can Ed get himself a nickname too? Grades K-3. 2002. Taped with: "Cinderella bigfoot" by Mike Thaler. Poor Cinderella's feet are so big that she's considered a safety hazard and isn't invited to the ball! Grades K-3. 1997. Stories for the 2003 CNIB Summer Reading Club.

The girls of slender means

By Muriel Spark. 1966

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General fiction, Humourous fiction
Human-narrated audio

This is London 1945, when all nice people are poor. The author sets us down among the girls of good…

family but slender means as they fight it out, from their Kensington hostel to the last clothing coupon until this light-hearted period in their lives descends into horror and tragedy. 1966.

The girl in blue

By P. G Wodehouse. 1970

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Family stories, Humourous fiction, Romance
Human-narrated audio

Young Jerry West has a few problems. His uncle Crispin is broke and employs a butler who isn't all he…

seems. His other uncle Willoughby is rich but won't hand over any of his inheritance. And to cap it all, although already engaged, Jerry has just fallen in love with the wonderful Jane Hunnicutt, whom he's just met on jury service. But she's an heiress, and that's a problem too - because even if he can extricate himself from his grasping fiancée Jerry can't be a gold-digger. 1970.

The girl who saved the King of Sweden: a novel

By Rachel Willson-Broyles, Jonas Jonasson. 2014

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Humourous fiction
Human-narrated audio

On June 14, 2007, the king and prime minister of Sweden went missing from a gala banquet at the Royal…

Castle. Later it was said that both had fallen ill. The truth is different. The real story starts much earlier, in 1961, with the birth of Nombeko Mayeki in a shack in Soweto. Nombeko was fated to grow up fast and die early in her poverty-stricken township. But Nombeko takes a different path. She finds work as a housecleaner and eventually makes her way up to the position of chief advisor, at the helm of one of the world's most secret projects. South Africa developed six nuclear missiles in the 1980s then voluntarily dismantled them in 1994. This is a story about the seventh missile... the one that was never supposed to have existed. 2014. Uniform title: Analfabeten som kunde räkna

The Giggler treatment

By Roddy Doyle. 2000

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Humourous fiction
Human-narrated audio

The small furry Gigglers' favourite punishment for adults who are unfair to children is to place dog poo in their…

path. Now the Gigglers are after Mr. Mack and plan to use his family's dog, Rover (who can talk), to supply the poo. But perhaps they are making a mistake. Grades 2-4. 2000.

The giraffe, and the pelly and me

By Roald Dahl. 1985

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Animal stories, Humourous fiction
Human-narrated audio

A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team of a giraffe, a pelican,…

and a monkey. Together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true. Grades 3-6. 1985.

The General danced at dawn

By George MacDonald Fraser. 1986

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Humourous fiction, Short stories, War stories
Human-narrated audio
A funny love-hate view of life in a Highland Regiment at the end of World War II, narrated by a lieutenant with a genius for stumbling into trouble. 1986, c1970.

The ghost in the noonday sun

By Sid Fleischman. 2007

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Sea stories
Human-narrated audio

A pirate story unfolds when a 12-year-old boy is shanghaied and made to search for buried treasure - all because…

the villainous captain thinks that a boy born at the stroke of midnight ought to have the power to see a ghost. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2007, c1965.

The gap into ruin: this day all gods die (Gap ; #5)

By Stephen R Donaldson. 1996

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Adventure stories, Science fiction
Human-narrated audio

The fifth volume of "The gap" series reveals the swift fury of the Amnion when they are threatened not only…

by the Trumpet crew, but also by exposure by the Director Warden Dios. Sequel to "The gap into madness : chaos and order" (DC30763). 1999. (Gap ; 5)

The gap into madness: chaos and order (Gap ; #4)

By Stephen R Donaldson. 1994

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Science fiction
Human-narrated audio

In this fourth volume of "The gap" series, the crew of the Trumpet continue their vital and dangerous fight against…

the plans of the Amnion to overthrow all Earth-bred life. Sequel to "The gap into power : a dark and hungry God arises" (DC30765). Followed by "The gap into ruin : this day all Gods die" (DC30764). 1994. (Gap ; 4)

The foundling

By Georgette Heyer. 1948

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Historical fiction, Romance, Historical romance
Human-narrated audio

A sheltered, disenchanted, young duke eludes his protectors and sets out to enjoy the robust life of Regency England. He…

encounters many experiences for which he had not bargained, including a serenely beautiful woman who becomes the decoy for a ruthless blackmailer. 1948.

The first night

By Marc Levy, Kate Bignold, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan Iyer. 2011

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

The legend goes that when you are in your mother’s womb, you know all about the mystery of creation and…

the origins of the world until the end of time, but when you are born, a messenger flies over your cradle and puts a finger on your lips so that the secret of life will never escape. The finger erases your memory forever and leaves a mark, which all of us have above our upper lip - all of us, except me. The day I was born, the messenger forgot to come and see me, and I remember everything. Sequel to “The first day” (DC41463). Includes sex, violence and strong language. 2011. Uniform title: La première nuit.

The first day

By Marc Levy, Sarah Black. 2011

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

Keira, an archaeologist, returns home from a dig in Ethiopia with an unusual stone, which Adrian, her old boyfriend and…

an astrophysicist, investigates. When it becomes apparent that others are also interested in the stone, Keira and Adrian travel the world, following maps written in the stars and clues buried within the earth, always guided by the slowly unravelling secrets of the stone. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence. 2011. Uniform title: Le premier jour.

The French Isles

By Claire Mowat. 1994

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Canadian fiction, East coast fiction
Human-narrated audio

Andrea Baxter's summer in Anderson's Arm, a fishing village in Newfoundland, turns to unexpected adventure, when she, her cousin, and…

her uncle are arrested for illegal scallop dragging by the St. Pierre et Miquelon coast guard. Once they're rescued from the police station, Andrea ends up staying on St. Pierre, finding mystery, adventure, and romance. Grades 5-8. 1994.

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