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The Country of the Blind

A Memoir at the End of Sight

by Andrew Leland ...

**FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZENamed one of the best books of the year by: THE NEW YORKER • THE WASHINGTON POST • THE ATLANTIC • NPR • PUBLISHERS WEEKLY • LITHUB"Fascinating...The great strength of this memoir is its voracious, humble curiosity." - The Atlantic, The 10 Best Books of the YearA witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to ... Read more

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**FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZENamed one of the best books of the year by: THE NEW YORKER • THE WASHINGTON POST • THE ATLANTIC • NPR • PUBLISHERS WEEKLY • LITHUB"Fascinating...The great strength of this memoir is its voracious, humble curiosity." - The Atlantic, The 10 Best Books of the YearA witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to
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The Country of the Blind

A Memoir at the End of Sight

by Andrew Leland ...

Narrated by Andrew Leland ...

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7 hours 47 min

**FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZENamed one of the best books of the year by: THE NEW YORKER • THE WASHINGTON POST • THE ATLANTIC • NPR • PUBLISHERS WEEKLY • LITHUB"Fascinating...The great strength of this memoir is its voracious, humble curiosity." - The Atlantic, The 10 Best Books of the YearA witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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**FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZENamed one of the best books of the year by: THE NEW YORKER • THE WASHINGTON POST • THE ATLANTIC • NPR • PUBLISHERS WEEKLY • LITHUB"Fascinating...The great strength of this memoir is its voracious, humble curiosity." - The Atlantic, The 10 Best Books of the YearA witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to
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The Hungry Season

A Journey of War, Love, and Survival

by Lisa M. Hamilton ...

Narrated by Lisa M. Hamilton ...

Unabridged

12 hours 17 min

In the tradition of Katherine Boo and Tracy Kidder, this nonfiction drama traces one woman’s journey from the mist-covered mountains of Laos to the sunbaked flatlands of Fresno, California as she struggled to overcome the wounds inflicted by war and family alike.As combat rages across the highlands of Vietnam and Laos, a child is born. Ia Moua enters the world at the bottom of the social order, ... Read more

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In the tradition of Katherine Boo and Tracy Kidder, this nonfiction drama traces one woman’s journey from the mist-covered mountains of Laos to the sunbaked flatlands of Fresno, California as she struggled to overcome the wounds inflicted by war and family alike.As combat rages across the highlands of Vietnam and Laos, a child is born. Ia Moua enters the world at the bottom of the social order,
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An American Dreamer

Life in a Divided Country

by David Finkel ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

A man navigates the deep divisions in America today and discovers that sometimes change can start by finding common ground with your neighbors in this immersive account by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Thank You for Your Service and The Good Soldiers.“A timely and compelling argument for tolerance and moral character in times of extreme antagonism.”—The New York TimesAs this powerful book ... Read more

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A man navigates the deep divisions in America today and discovers that sometimes change can start by finding common ground with your neighbors in this immersive account by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Thank You for Your Service and The Good Soldiers.“A timely and compelling argument for tolerance and moral character in times of extreme antagonism.”—The New York TimesAs this powerful book
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Lincoln's Gamble

The Tumultuous Six Months That Gave America the Emancipation Proclamation and Changed the Course of the Civil War

by Todd Brewster ...

Narrated by Todd Brewster ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

A brilliant, authoritative, and riveting account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War.On July 12, 1862, Abraham Lincoln spoke for the first time of his intention to free the slaves. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, doing precisely that. In between, ... Read more

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A brilliant, authoritative, and riveting account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War.On July 12, 1862, Abraham Lincoln spoke for the first time of his intention to free the slaves. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, doing precisely that. In between,
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Liliana's Invincible Summer (Pulitzer Prize winner)

A Sister's Search for Justice

by Cristina Rivera Garza ...

Narrated by Victoria Villarreal ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “A searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact” (The Boston Globe), from “one of Mexico’s greatest living writers” (Jonathan Lethem).“Part memoir, part true-crime story, Garza’s chronicle is both personal and political.”—The Washington PostA BEST BOOK OF ... Read more

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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “A searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact” (The Boston Globe), from “one of Mexico’s greatest living writers” (Jonathan Lethem).“Part memoir, part true-crime story, Garza’s chronicle is both personal and political.”—The Washington PostA BEST BOOK OF
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How the World Made the West

A 4,000 Year History

by Josephine Quinn ...

Narrated by Alix Dunmore ...

Unabridged

15 hours 47 min

**An award-winning Cambridge history professor “makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve” (The Wall Street Journal)—that the West is, and always has been, truly global.“Those archaic ‘Western Civ’ classes so many of us took in college should be updated, argues Quinn, [who] invites us to . . . revel in a richer, more polyglot inheritance.”—The Boston Globe**AN ECONOMIST BEST ... Read more

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**An award-winning Cambridge history professor “makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve” (The Wall Street Journal)—that the West is, and always has been, truly global.“Those archaic ‘Western Civ’ classes so many of us took in college should be updated, argues Quinn, [who] invites us to . . . revel in a richer, more polyglot inheritance.”—The Boston Globe**AN ECONOMIST BEST
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The Fall of Roe

The Rise of a New America

by Lisa Lerer, Elizabeth Dias ...

Narrated by Lipica Shah ...

Unabridged

16 hours 17 min

**“The most important book in the lead up to this election.” —Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC“As Dias and Lerer write, the fight against legal abortion is tied inextricably to the fight for America’s soul.” —New York magazine“A tour de force. However you read books, hardcover, ebook, audio… Just read it.” —Alex Wagner on Alex Wagner TonightThis program includes a bonus conversation with the authors, ... Read more

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**“The most important book in the lead up to this election.” —Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC“As Dias and Lerer write, the fight against legal abortion is tied inextricably to the fight for America’s soul.” —New York magazine“A tour de force. However you read books, hardcover, ebook, audio… Just read it.” —Alex Wagner on Alex Wagner TonightThis program includes a bonus conversation with the authors,
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Being Heumann

An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

by Judith Heumann ...

Narrated by Ali Stroker ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

**The feature film directed by CODA’s Sian Heder streams on Apple starting November 13th**"This important book will help ensure that every person gets a chance to live up to their full potential and will always have a place at the table.”—Hillary Clinton"Her life story as an activist will enlighten readers everywhere.”—Gloria Steinem**"Her fierce advocacy and work changing the laws around ... Read more

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**The feature film directed by CODA’s Sian Heder streams on Apple starting November 13th**"This important book will help ensure that every person gets a chance to live up to their full potential and will always have a place at the table.”—Hillary Clinton"Her life story as an activist will enlighten readers everywhere.”—Gloria Steinem**"Her fierce advocacy and work changing the laws around
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Black Women Taught Us

An Intimate History of Black Feminism

by Jenn M. Jackson PhD ...

Narrated by Jenn M. Jackson PhD ...

Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue.“Jenn M. Jackson is a beautiful writer and excellent scholar. In this book, they pay tribute to generations of Black women organizers and set forward a bold and courageous blueprint for our ... Read more

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A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue.“Jenn M. Jackson is a beautiful writer and excellent scholar. In this book, they pay tribute to generations of Black women organizers and set forward a bold and courageous blueprint for our
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Washington's End

The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle

by Jonathan Horn ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

Popular historian and former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn “provides a captivating and enlightening look at George Washington’s post-presidential life and the politically divided country that was part of his legacy” (New York Journal of Books) in this revealing account of America’s first post-presidency.Beginning where most biographies of George Washington leave off, Washington’s End ... Read more

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Popular historian and former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn “provides a captivating and enlightening look at George Washington’s post-presidential life and the politically divided country that was part of his legacy” (New York Journal of Books) in this revealing account of America’s first post-presidency.Beginning where most biographies of George Washington leave off, Washington’s End
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Sitting Pretty

The View from My Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body

by Rebekah Taussig ...

Narrated by Rebekah Taussig ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) ... Read more

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A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
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