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The Visitors

by Clifford D. Simak ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

An enormous, mysterious box descends upon small-town Minnesota, spelling trouble for the world, in this classic adventure from a Science Fiction Grand Master.Forestry student Jerry Conklin is fly-fishing when something huge lands on his car, crushing it into the earth. It looks like a big black box—about fifty feet high and two hundred feet long—and the object stirs up quite a commotion among the ... Read more

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An enormous, mysterious box descends upon small-town Minnesota, spelling trouble for the world, in this classic adventure from a Science Fiction Grand Master.Forestry student Jerry Conklin is fly-fishing when something huge lands on his car, crushing it into the earth. It looks like a big black box—about fifty feet high and two hundred feet long—and the object stirs up quite a commotion among the
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An Anchor in the Sea of Time

Essays

by Stephen Harrigan ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 22 min

The author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Gates of the Alamo, the sweeping Texas history Big Wonderful Thing, and decades of incisive journalism, Stephen Harrigan is an adept writer skilled in crafting memorable characters. From this singular voice now comes a collection of essays tackling the most personal, and yet most expansive, themes of all: identity, memory, and time itself.An ... Read more

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The author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Gates of the Alamo, the sweeping Texas history Big Wonderful Thing, and decades of incisive journalism, Stephen Harrigan is an adept writer skilled in crafting memorable characters. From this singular voice now comes a collection of essays tackling the most personal, and yet most expansive, themes of all: identity, memory, and time itself.An
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Global Capitalism

Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century, and Its Stumbles in the Twenty-First

by Jeffry A. Frieden ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

22 hours 8 min

"One of the most comprehensive histories of modern capitalism yet written." —Michael Hirsh, New York TimesAn authoritative, insightful, and highly engaging history of the twentieth-century global economy, updated with a new chapter on the early decades of the new century. Global Capitalism guides the listener from the globalization of the early twentieth century and its swift collapse in the ... Read more

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"One of the most comprehensive histories of modern capitalism yet written." —Michael Hirsh, New York TimesAn authoritative, insightful, and highly engaging history of the twentieth-century global economy, updated with a new chapter on the early decades of the new century. Global Capitalism guides the listener from the globalization of the early twentieth century and its swift collapse in the
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Strong Conviction

by Trevor Scott ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

Trent Strong is back home in his northern Minnesota lake community after spending ten years working on a Chicago daily newspaper as an investigative journalist covering heinous crimes and traveling to war-torn countries. Sick of all the deaths, and content with returning to a slower pace, Trent buys the local weekly newspaper. But Trent is in town for only one week when an old friend asks him to ... Read more

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Trent Strong is back home in his northern Minnesota lake community after spending ten years working on a Chicago daily newspaper as an investigative journalist covering heinous crimes and traveling to war-torn countries. Sick of all the deaths, and content with returning to a slower pace, Trent buys the local weekly newspaper. But Trent is in town for only one week when an old friend asks him to
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Shall We Play That One Together?

The Life and Art of Jazz Piano Legend Marian McPartland

by Paul de Barros ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

19 hours 6 min

In a world dominated by men, Marian McPartland distinguished herself as one of the greatest jazz pianists of her age.Born in the UK as Margaret Marian Turner, Marian McPartland learned to play classical piano, but was passionately attracted to the rhythms of American jazz. Entertaining troops in WWII Europe, she met her future husband, Jimmy McPartland, a cocky young trumpet player who was the ... Read more

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In a world dominated by men, Marian McPartland distinguished herself as one of the greatest jazz pianists of her age.Born in the UK as Margaret Marian Turner, Marian McPartland learned to play classical piano, but was passionately attracted to the rhythms of American jazz. Entertaining troops in WWII Europe, she met her future husband, Jimmy McPartland, a cocky young trumpet player who was the
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Roy Orbison

King of Hearts

by Jeff Apter ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

Clad in black with dark shades, Roy Orbison had a mystique, style, and voice that were unmistakable and singularly different from his famous peers of the 1950s and '60s. Born in Vernon, Texas, Roy was the son of a guitar-playing oil worker. Already a music fan by age six, Roy went on to form a high school band. Honky-tonk gigs followed. Then a contract at Elvis Presley's label, Sun Records, where ... Read more

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Clad in black with dark shades, Roy Orbison had a mystique, style, and voice that were unmistakable and singularly different from his famous peers of the 1950s and '60s. Born in Vernon, Texas, Roy was the son of a guitar-playing oil worker. Already a music fan by age six, Roy went on to form a high school band. Honky-tonk gigs followed. Then a contract at Elvis Presley's label, Sun Records, where
... Read more

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Hearing God, Following the Spirit

Practicing Discernment in a Pluralistic Age

by Steven Félix-Jäger ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

Hundreds of voices compete for our attention every day, both online and in our increasingly diverse communities. For Christians, it can be difficult to hear the voice of God amid all the noise. Some inadvertently give ear to these competing voices—while others are entirely led astray.Theologian Steven Félix-Jäger takes on the many challenges the church faces today, such as post-truth secularism, ... Read more

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Hundreds of voices compete for our attention every day, both online and in our increasingly diverse communities. For Christians, it can be difficult to hear the voice of God amid all the noise. Some inadvertently give ear to these competing voices—while others are entirely led astray.Theologian Steven Félix-Jäger takes on the many challenges the church faces today, such as post-truth secularism,
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The Problem and Promise of Freedom

A Public Theology for the Church

by Steven Félix-Jäger ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 4 min

Jesus calls us to make disciples of all the nations. Many Christians believe this means enlisting soldiers in a culture war. But putting faith in the service of politics risks remaking God in our own image. How can the church help bring God's kingdom to earth without relying on the political structures of this world?Critiquing our idolization of the values of classical Western liberalism, Steven ... Read more

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Jesus calls us to make disciples of all the nations. Many Christians believe this means enlisting soldiers in a culture war. But putting faith in the service of politics risks remaking God in our own image. How can the church help bring God's kingdom to earth without relying on the political structures of this world?Critiquing our idolization of the values of classical Western liberalism, Steven
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Heaviness in Metal Music

by Stephen S. Hudson ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

Metal music is heavy, but what does that mean? Heaviness is not just a timbre or quality of sound—it's an experience of impact that listeners help create. This book combines methodologies from musicology, music theory, cognitive science, and performance studies to define heaviness as a cross-sensory experience and aesthetic practice. Heaviness is shaped by what we do when we listen, how we think ... Read more

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Metal music is heavy, but what does that mean? Heaviness is not just a timbre or quality of sound—it's an experience of impact that listeners help create. This book combines methodologies from musicology, music theory, cognitive science, and performance studies to define heaviness as a cross-sensory experience and aesthetic practice. Heaviness is shaped by what we do when we listen, how we think
... Read more

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Busy Idiots

Learn the Brain Science and Productivity Hacks to Get Ahead Without Stress

by Brad Marshall, Joff Outlaw ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

4 hours 44 min

Why is it that in a world demanding constant connectedness, we somehow feel lonelier, more burned out, and more disengaged? Busy Idiots explores how and why we find ourselves constantly busy—but getting nothing done. This book will show you how to break free from unhealthy habits and focus on what counts. You'll discover strategies to help you manage technology, navigate daily demands, and ... Read more

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Why is it that in a world demanding constant connectedness, we somehow feel lonelier, more burned out, and more disengaged? Busy Idiots explores how and why we find ourselves constantly busy—but getting nothing done. This book will show you how to break free from unhealthy habits and focus on what counts. You'll discover strategies to help you manage technology, navigate daily demands, and
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The Nature of Man

by Trevor Scott ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 11 min

Herrmann "Zeke" Walter's life is falling apart. His father has just died and he has lost his job hosting a hunting show called Zeke Hunts the Big Boys. When he finds a package of letters from his grandfather among his father's belongings, he embarks on a journey to discover his ancestry. What initially starts as a simple mid-life rediscovery, quickly turns into a Pandora's box of murder and secret ... Read more

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Herrmann "Zeke" Walter's life is falling apart. His father has just died and he has lost his job hosting a hunting show called Zeke Hunts the Big Boys. When he finds a package of letters from his grandfather among his father's belongings, he embarks on a journey to discover his ancestry. What initially starts as a simple mid-life rediscovery, quickly turns into a Pandora's box of murder and secret
... Read more
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Burst of Sound

by Trevor Scott ...

Narrated by Gary Noon ...

Series series Tony Caruso Mystery
Unabridged

5 hours 59 min

Still living out of the back of his Ford pickup truck in the Pacific Northwest, Tony Caruso is hired to find his old Navy buddy, missing for a week in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Tony is on the case for less than a day when someone blows up a forest service building, killing a man, and attracting the attention of FBI special agent Bob McCallum, Tony's old nemesis, who was now in charge of ... Read more

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Still living out of the back of his Ford pickup truck in the Pacific Northwest, Tony Caruso is hired to find his old Navy buddy, missing for a week in the Puget Sound area of Washington. Tony is on the case for less than a day when someone blows up a forest service building, killing a man, and attracting the attention of FBI special agent Bob McCallum, Tony's old nemesis, who was now in charge of
... Read more