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Negotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa

Discourses, Practices, and Policies

by Egodi Uchendu, Ngozi Edeagu, Joyce Agofure, Claudia Berger, Elsabé Boshoff, Jane Eggers, Nyasha Mlambo, Tasara Muguti, Elias Muindi0, Hannah Muzee1, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi2, Nneoma Onwuegbuchi3, April Petillo4, Christiana Smyrilli5, Paula Tavrow6, Ali Zamanpour7, Valerie Delali Adjoh-Davoh8, Joyce Bayande M. Endeley9, Ezinne M. Ezepue0, Catherine Cymone Fourshey1, Victor Chidubem Iwuoha2, Marla L. Jaksch3, G. Nokukhanya Ndhlovu4, Samuel O. Okafor5, Sixtus Kennedy Otieno6, Emaeyak Peter Sylvanus7, Pius T. Tanga8, Olawale Isaac Yemisi9, Louise du Toit0 ...

A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleNegotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa: Discourses, Practices, and Policies examines the entrenchment of patriarchy in Africa and its attendant socioeconomic and political consequences on gender relations. The contributors analyze the historical and modern ways in which gender expectations have enabled women in African societies to be ... Read more

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A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleNegotiating Patriarchy and Gender in Africa: Discourses, Practices, and Policies examines the entrenchment of patriarchy in Africa and its attendant socioeconomic and political consequences on gender relations. The contributors analyze the historical and modern ways in which gender expectations have enabled women in African societies to be
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Out of Darkness, Shining Light

A Novel

by Petina Gappah ...

Narrated by Nyasha Hatendi, Sibongile Mlambo ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

“Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative” (Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing), this epic novel about the explorer David Livingstone and the extraordinary group of Africans who carry his body across impossible terrain “illuminates the agonies of colonialism and blind loyalty” (O, The Oprah Magazine).“This is how we carried out of Africa the poor broken body of...David Livingstone, so that he ... Read more

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“Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative” (Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing), this epic novel about the explorer David Livingstone and the extraordinary group of Africans who carry his body across impossible terrain “illuminates the agonies of colonialism and blind loyalty” (O, The Oprah Magazine).“This is how we carried out of Africa the poor broken body of...David Livingstone, so that he
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Run Me to Earth

by Paul Yoon ...

Narrated by Ramón de Ocampo ...

Unabridged

6 hours

From award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a “spellbinding” (The Washington Post) novel about three kids orphaned in 1960s Laos—and how their destinies are entwined across decades, anointed by Hernan Diaz as “one of those rare novels that stays with us to become a standard with which we measure other books.”Alisak, Prany, and Noi—three orphans united by devastating loss—must do what is necessary to ... Read more

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From award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a “spellbinding” (The Washington Post) novel about three kids orphaned in 1960s Laos—and how their destinies are entwined across decades, anointed by Hernan Diaz as “one of those rare novels that stays with us to become a standard with which we measure other books.”Alisak, Prany, and Noi—three orphans united by devastating loss—must do what is necessary to
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West

A Novel

by Carys Davies ...

Narrated by Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

When widowed mule breeder Cy Bellman reads in the newspaper that colossal ancient bones have been discovered in the salty Kentucky mud, he sets out from his small Pennsylvania farm to see for himself if the rumors are true: that the giant monsters are still alive and roam the uncharted wilderness beyond the Mississippi River. Promising to write and to return in two years, he leaves behind his ... Read more

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When widowed mule breeder Cy Bellman reads in the newspaper that colossal ancient bones have been discovered in the salty Kentucky mud, he sets out from his small Pennsylvania farm to see for himself if the rumors are true: that the giant monsters are still alive and roam the uncharted wilderness beyond the Mississippi River. Promising to write and to return in two years, he leaves behind his
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Remembrance

by Rita Woods ...

Narrated by Ella Turenne ...

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15 hours 2 min

Remembrance by Rita Woods is a breakout historical debut with modern resonance, perfect for the many fans of The Underground Railroad and Orphan Train.*Remembrance…*It’s a rumor, a whisper passed in the fields and veiled behind sheets of laundry. A hidden stop on the underground road to freedom, a safe haven protected by more than secrecy…if you can make it there.Ohio, present day. An elderly ... Read more

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Remembrance by Rita Woods is a breakout historical debut with modern resonance, perfect for the many fans of The Underground Railroad and Orphan Train.*Remembrance…*It’s a rumor, a whisper passed in the fields and veiled behind sheets of laundry. A hidden stop on the underground road to freedom, a safe haven protected by more than secrecy…if you can make it there.Ohio, present day. An elderly
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The Noel Stranger

by Richard Paul Evans ...

Narrated by Erin Mallon ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Noel Collection
Unabridged

6 hours 7 min

From “The King of Christmas,” Richard Paul Evans, comes the next exciting holiday novel perfect for “fans of Debbie Macomber” (Booklist) in his New York Times bestselling Noel Collection.Maggie Walther feels like her world is imploding. Publicly humiliated after her husband, a local councilman, is arrested for bigamy, and her subsequent divorce, she has isolated herself from the world. When her ... Read more

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From “The King of Christmas,” Richard Paul Evans, comes the next exciting holiday novel perfect for “fans of Debbie Macomber” (Booklist) in his New York Times bestselling Noel Collection.Maggie Walther feels like her world is imploding. Publicly humiliated after her husband, a local councilman, is arrested for bigamy, and her subsequent divorce, she has isolated herself from the world. When her
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Bear Necessity

A Novel

by James Gould-Bourn ...

Narrated by Rupert Holliday-Evans ...

Unabridged

8 hours 6 min

A “refreshing” (Kirkus Reviews), unpretentious, and uplifting story about a father and son reconnecting and finding happiness in the most unlikely circumstances.Danny’s life is falling apart. His eleven-year-old son, Will, hasn’t spoken since the death of his mother in a car crash a year earlier, and Danny has just been fired from his construction job. He’s behind on the rent and his landlord is ... Read more

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A “refreshing” (Kirkus Reviews), unpretentious, and uplifting story about a father and son reconnecting and finding happiness in the most unlikely circumstances.Danny’s life is falling apart. His eleven-year-old son, Will, hasn’t spoken since the death of his mother in a car crash a year earlier, and Danny has just been fired from his construction job. He’s behind on the rent and his landlord is
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What Should Be Wild

A Novel

by Julia Fine ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Rebecca Gibel ...

Unabridged

11 hours 42 min

“Delightful and darkly magical. Julia Fine has written a beautiful modern myth, a coming-of-age story for a girl with a worrisome power over life and death. I loved it.” —Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Her Fearful SymmetryIn this darkly funny, striking debut, a highly unusual young woman must venture into the woods at the edge of her home to remove a curse that has ... Read more

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“Delightful and darkly magical. Julia Fine has written a beautiful modern myth, a coming-of-age story for a girl with a worrisome power over life and death. I loved it.” —Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Her Fearful SymmetryIn this darkly funny, striking debut, a highly unusual young woman must venture into the woods at the edge of her home to remove a curse that has
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The Eighth Girl

A Novel

by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung ...

Narrated by Jo Mei, Frazer Douglas ...

Unabridged

13 hours 27 min

Optioned by Netflix and a most anticipated book of 2020 from The Rumpus, Electric Literature, and LitHub.""The Eighth Girl is an exquisite exploration of childhood trauma and its impact on the psyche. Part thriller, part character study, I devoured this novel in one sitting, reflecting on each sentence, each passage, and each astute observation of humanity. A true gem!"" — Wendy Walker, ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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Optioned by Netflix and a most anticipated book of 2020 from The Rumpus, Electric Literature, and LitHub.""The Eighth Girl is an exquisite exploration of childhood trauma and its impact on the psyche. Part thriller, part character study, I devoured this novel in one sitting, reflecting on each sentence, each passage, and each astute observation of humanity. A true gem!"" — Wendy Walker,
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The Last Equation of Isaac Severy

A Novel in Clues

by Nova Jacobs ...

Narrated by Lisa Flanagan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

The Family Fang meets The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry in this literary mystery about a struggling bookseller whose recently deceased grandfather, a famed mathematician, left behind a dangerous equation for her to track down—and protect—before others can get their hands on it.Just days after mathematician and family patriarch Isaac Severy dies of an apparent suicide, his adopted granddaughter Hazel ... Read more

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The Family Fang meets The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry in this literary mystery about a struggling bookseller whose recently deceased grandfather, a famed mathematician, left behind a dangerous equation for her to track down—and protect—before others can get their hands on it.Just days after mathematician and family patriarch Isaac Severy dies of an apparent suicide, his adopted granddaughter Hazel
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The Paris Hours

A Novel

by Alex George ...

Narrated by Raphael Corkhill ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

“Like All the Light We Cannot See, The Paris Hours explores the brutality of war and its lingering effects with cinematic intensity. The ending will leave you breathless.” —Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train and A Piece of the WorldOne day in the City of Light. One night in search of lost time.Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering cruci... ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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“Like All the Light We Cannot See, The Paris Hours explores the brutality of war and its lingering effects with cinematic intensity. The ending will leave you breathless.” —Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train and A Piece of the WorldOne day in the City of Light. One night in search of lost time.Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering cruci...
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Watch Over Me

by Nina LaCour ...

Narrated by Jorjeana Marie ...

Unabridged

5 hours 36 min

**From the Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay comes a “gripping” (Kirkus Reviews) modern ghost story about an orphan who accepts a remote teaching job in order to try and find her place in the world.“A painfully compelling gem from a masterful creator.”—Booklist, starred review“Moving, unsettling, and full of atmospheric beauty.”—School Library Journal, starred review**Mila is used to ... Read more

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**From the Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay comes a “gripping” (Kirkus Reviews) modern ghost story about an orphan who accepts a remote teaching job in order to try and find her place in the world.“A painfully compelling gem from a masterful creator.”—Booklist, starred review“Moving, unsettling, and full of atmospheric beauty.”—School Library Journal, starred review**Mila is used to
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