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The Calligrapher's Daughter

A Novel

by Eugenia Kim ...

Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace PrizeA Washington Post Best Book of the YearWinner of the 2009 Borders Original Voices AwardIn early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny. But her country is in tumult under Japan's harsh occupation, and her family's traditions, entitlements, and wealth crumble. Narrowly escaping an ... Read more

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Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace PrizeA Washington Post Best Book of the YearWinner of the 2009 Borders Original Voices AwardIn early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny. But her country is in tumult under Japan's harsh occupation, and her family's traditions, entitlements, and wealth crumble. Narrowly escaping an
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The Kinship of Secrets

by Eugenia Kim ...

**"A gorgeous achievement.”—Min Jin Lee, author of PachinkoFrom the author of The Calligrapher’s Daughter comes the riveting story of two sisters, one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea, and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart.**In 1948 Najin and Calvin Cho, with their young daughter Miran, travel from South Korea to the United States in ... Read more

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**"A gorgeous achievement.”—Min Jin Lee, author of PachinkoFrom the author of The Calligrapher’s Daughter comes the riveting story of two sisters, one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea, and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart.**In 1948 Najin and Calvin Cho, with their young daughter Miran, travel from South Korea to the United States in
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The Kinship of Secrets

by Eugenia Kim ...

Narrated by Janet Song ...

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10 hours 34 min

In 1948 Najin and Calvin Cho, with their young daughter Miran, travel from South Korea to the United States in search of new opportunities. Wary of the challenges they know will face them, Najin and Calvin make the difficult decision to leave their other daughter, Inja, behind with their extended family; soon, they hope, they will return to her.But then war breaks out in Korea, and there is no end ... Read more

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In 1948 Najin and Calvin Cho, with their young daughter Miran, travel from South Korea to the United States in search of new opportunities. Wary of the challenges they know will face them, Najin and Calvin make the difficult decision to leave their other daughter, Inja, behind with their extended family; soon, they hope, they will return to her.But then war breaks out in Korea, and there is no end
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The Long Devotion

Poets Writing Motherhood

by Carmen Giménez Smith, Emari DiGiorgio, Chanda Feldman, Pamela Hart, Shara Lessley, Erika Meitner, Jasminne Mendez, Chelsea Rathburn, Megan Snyder-Camp, Molly Spencer, Sasha West, Diannely Antigua, Zeina Hashem Beck, Remica Bingham-Risher, Sarah Blake, Allison Blevins, Mahogany L. Browne, Julie Carr, Sunu P. Chandy, Tina Chang, Victoria Chang, Nicole Cooley, Teri Ellen Cross Davis, Laura Da’, Meg Day, Kendra Decolo, Chelsea Dingman, Alexa Doran, Carolina Ebeid, Heid Erdrich, Beth Fennelly, Carrie Fountain, Krista Franklin, Shamala Gallagher, Sherine Gilmour, Aracelis Girmay, Jenn Givhan, Camille Guthrie, Lauren Haldeman, Faylita Hicks, Joan Naviyuk Kane, Joy Katz, Keetje Kuipers, Joy Ladin, Eugenia Leigh, Raina J. León, Kim-An Lieberman, Layli Long Soldier, Kwoya Fagin Maples, Joyelle McSweeney, Lynn Melnick, Clarissa Mendiola, Emily Mohn-Slate, Lisa L. Moore, Sara Mumolo, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, January Gill O’Neil, Emmy Pérez, Kiki Petrosino, Catherine Pierce, Khadijah Queen, Jordan Rice, Natalie Shapero, Brenda Shaughnessy, Sun Yung Shin, Maggie Smith, Melissa Stephenson, Alison Stine, Angela Narciso Torres, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Sarah Vap, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Hope Wabuke, Monica Youn, Rachel Zucker ...

The Long Devotion is a collection of poems, essays, and writing prompts that celebrates motherhood and creates a space, as poet Molly Spencer has written, to “tell an unlovely truth about family life and not have to take it back.”The poets in this book represent and describe a wide range of experiences. They write about encountering the world anew through their children; intersections of parenting ... Read more

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The Long Devotion is a collection of poems, essays, and writing prompts that celebrates motherhood and creates a space, as poet Molly Spencer has written, to “tell an unlovely truth about family life and not have to take it back.”The poets in this book represent and describe a wide range of experiences. They write about encountering the world anew through their children; intersections of parenting
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Bake Infinite Pie with X + Y

by Eugenia Cheng ...

Narrated by Kim Mai Guest ...

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23 min

Aspiring bakers will embrace this charming picture book about baking pie by using simple math, from one of the world’s most creative and celebrated mathematicians.X + Y are dreaming of baking infinite pie. But they don’t know if infinite pie is real. With the help of quirky and uber-smart Aunt Z, and a whole lot of flour and butter, X and Y will learn that by using math they can bake their way to ... Read more

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Aspiring bakers will embrace this charming picture book about baking pie by using simple math, from one of the world’s most creative and celebrated mathematicians.X + Y are dreaming of baking infinite pie. But they don’t know if infinite pie is real. With the help of quirky and uber-smart Aunt Z, and a whole lot of flour and butter, X and Y will learn that by using math they can bake their way to
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Detroit `67

The Year that changed Soul

by Stuart Cosgrove, Tillmann Gscheidle, Sasha Zigic ...

Narrated by Kevin R. Free ...

Unabridged

16 hours 40 min

The Epic Story of Motown and Detroit's Independent Soul Music SceneIt's January 1967-and one of the worst snowstorms in decades is blanketing Detroit, Michigan. Berry Gordy, owner of Motown Records, is trapped in his home, unable to do anything about the internal war ravaging his most successful group, The Supremes. Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard are imploding as Ballard battles ... Read more

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The Epic Story of Motown and Detroit's Independent Soul Music SceneIt's January 1967-and one of the worst snowstorms in decades is blanketing Detroit, Michigan. Berry Gordy, owner of Motown Records, is trapped in his home, unable to do anything about the internal war ravaging his most successful group, The Supremes. Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard are imploding as Ballard battles
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Visible City

by Tova Mirvis ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

Nina is a harried young mother who spends her evenings spying on the older couple across the street through her son's binoculars. She is drawn to their quiet contentment - so unlike her own lonely, chaotic world of nursing. One night, she spies a young couple in the throes of passion. Who are these people, and what happened to her symbol of domestic bliss? In the coming weeks, Nina encounters the ... Read more

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Nina is a harried young mother who spends her evenings spying on the older couple across the street through her son's binoculars. She is drawn to their quiet contentment - so unlike her own lonely, chaotic world of nursing. One night, she spies a young couple in the throes of passion. Who are these people, and what happened to her symbol of domestic bliss? In the coming weeks, Nina encounters the
... Read more

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Home or Away

by Kathleen West ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 34 min

**"A gloriously entertaining plunge into the ultra-competitive world of youth sports and the lengths we go to for the kids and game we love."--New York Times bestselling author KJ Dell'AntoniaTwo friends, one Olympic dream, and the choice that stood in the way.**Once Leigh and Susy were close friends and teammates bound for Olympic hockey gold, but when Leigh’s sure-fire plan to make the final ... Read more

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**"A gloriously entertaining plunge into the ultra-competitive world of youth sports and the lengths we go to for the kids and game we love."--New York Times bestselling author KJ Dell'AntoniaTwo friends, one Olympic dream, and the choice that stood in the way.**Once Leigh and Susy were close friends and teammates bound for Olympic hockey gold, but when Leigh’s sure-fire plan to make the final
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Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders

by Greg King ...

Narrated by Lewis Arlt ...

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13 hours 35 min

It began as a home invasion by the “Manson family” in the early hours of August 9, 1969. It ended in a killing spree that left seven people dead: actress Sharon Tate, writer Voyteck Frykowski, coffee heiress Abigail Folger, hair stylist Jay Sebring, student Steven Parent, supermarket owner Leno LaBianca, and his wife, Rosemary. The shock waves of these crimes still reverberate today. They have ... Read more

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It began as a home invasion by the “Manson family” in the early hours of August 9, 1969. It ended in a killing spree that left seven people dead: actress Sharon Tate, writer Voyteck Frykowski, coffee heiress Abigail Folger, hair stylist Jay Sebring, student Steven Parent, supermarket owner Leno LaBianca, and his wife, Rosemary. The shock waves of these crimes still reverberate today. They have
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Spring

A Novel

by Leila Rafei ...

Narrated by Negin Farsad ...

Unabridged

8 hours 46 min

Three stories. One revolution. Eighteen days in Egypt.Sami is no revolutionary. When the Arab Spring breaks out in 2011, he’s busy finishing school in Cairo and hiding his relationship with an American woman from his conservative mother, Suad. It’s a task that’s becoming impossible as events take a catastrophic turn.But Suad won’t be fooled—her son has been distant and she knows it’s not about ... Read more

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Three stories. One revolution. Eighteen days in Egypt.Sami is no revolutionary. When the Arab Spring breaks out in 2011, he’s busy finishing school in Cairo and hiding his relationship with an American woman from his conservative mother, Suad. It’s a task that’s becoming impossible as events take a catastrophic turn.But Suad won’t be fooled—her son has been distant and she knows it’s not about
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A Pure Heart

A Novel

by Rajia Hassib ...

Narrated by Ariana Delawari ...

Unabridged

10 hours 21 min

"Hassib, herself an Egyptian immigrant living in West Virginia, articulates the full-bodied chorus of Egypt's voices."--The New York Times Book Review"Exquisite. . . . Anchoring the story is a pair of Cairo-born sisters whose fates spin in radically different directions in the wake of the Egyptian revolution. . . . A lovely novel that does a remarkable job of bringing troubling realities to light, ... Read more

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"Hassib, herself an Egyptian immigrant living in West Virginia, articulates the full-bodied chorus of Egypt's voices."--The New York Times Book Review"Exquisite. . . . Anchoring the story is a pair of Cairo-born sisters whose fates spin in radically different directions in the wake of the Egyptian revolution. . . . A lovely novel that does a remarkable job of bringing troubling realities to light,
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The Confessions of Frannie Langton

A Novel

by Sara Collins ...

Narrated by Sara Collins ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

All of London is abuzz with the scandalous case of Frannie Langton, accused of the brutal double murder of her employers, renowned scientist George Benham and his eccentric French wife, Marguerite. Crowds pack the courtroom, eagerly following every twist, while the newspapers print lurid theories about the killings and the mysterious woman being held in the Old Bailey.The testimonies against ... Read more

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All of London is abuzz with the scandalous case of Frannie Langton, accused of the brutal double murder of her employers, renowned scientist George Benham and his eccentric French wife, Marguerite. Crowds pack the courtroom, eagerly following every twist, while the newspapers print lurid theories about the killings and the mysterious woman being held in the Old Bailey.The testimonies against
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