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Within Arm's Length

A Secret Service Agent's Definitive Inside Account of Protecting the President

by Dan Emmett ...

A "very moving" inside look at the Secret Service from an agent for George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush (Jake Tapper, CNN correspondent and New York Times –bestselling author of The Outpost ).Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, an event that shaped the course of young Emmett's life as he set a goal of becoming a US ... ... Read more

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A "very moving" inside look at the Secret Service from an agent for George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush (Jake Tapper, CNN correspondent and New York Times –bestselling author of The Outpost ).Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, an event that shaped the course of young Emmett's life as he set a goal of becoming a US ...
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I Am a Secret Service Agent

My Life Spent Protecting the President

by Dan Emmett, Charles Maynard ...

Adapted from Within Arm's Length for a younger audience, a rare inside look at the Secret Service from an agent who protected three US presidents.Ever wonder what it would be like to have a job where your life was on the line? Where at any time you might be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty?Dan Emmett was eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. From ... Read more

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Adapted from Within Arm's Length for a younger audience, a rare inside look at the Secret Service from an agent who protected three US presidents.Ever wonder what it would be like to have a job where your life was on the line? Where at any time you might be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty?Dan Emmett was eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. From
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Within Arm's Length

A Secret Service Agent's Definitive Inside Account of Protecting the President

by Dan Emmett ...

Narrated by Kevin Foley ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The events surrounding the president's death shaped the course of young Emmett's life as he set a goal of becoming a U.S. Secret Service agent—one of a special group of people willing to trade their lives for that of the president, if necessary.Within Arm's Length is a revealing and compelling inside look at the ... Read more

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Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The events surrounding the president's death shaped the course of young Emmett's life as he set a goal of becoming a U.S. Secret Service agent—one of a special group of people willing to trade their lives for that of the president, if necessary.Within Arm's Length is a revealing and compelling inside look at the
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All About the Burger

A History of America’s Favorite Sandwich

by Sef "Burger Beast" Gonzalez ...

Narrated by Matthew Boston ...

Unabridged

5 hours 8 min

A History of the Burger, From Conception to PerfectionA World History of Burgers: Do you know what the first burger chain was? That Taco Bell was originally known as Bell Burger—and was founded in the same city as McDonald's? Have you heard of the 1980s Burger Wars? All About the Burger covers all of these topics and more! Discover the food history you've been missing in this entertaining book.The ... Read more

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A History of the Burger, From Conception to PerfectionA World History of Burgers: Do you know what the first burger chain was? That Taco Bell was originally known as Bell Burger—and was founded in the same city as McDonald's? Have you heard of the 1980s Burger Wars? All About the Burger covers all of these topics and more! Discover the food history you've been missing in this entertaining book.The
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Manhunters

How We Took Down Pablo Escobar

by Steve Murphy, Javier F. Peña ...

Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo, Rob Shapiro ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

For the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists in Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar—the subject of the hit Netflix series, Narcos.Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s brutal Medellín Cartel was responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine to North America and ... Read more

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For the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists in Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar—the subject of the hit Netflix series, Narcos.Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s brutal Medellín Cartel was responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine to North America and
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Future Humans

Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution

by Scott Solomon ...

Narrated by Donald Corren ...

Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

In this intriguing book, evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon draws on the explosion of discoveries in recent years to examine the future evolution of our species. Combining knowledge of our past with current trends, Solomon offers convincing evidence that evolutionary forces still affect us today. But how will modernization—including longer lifespans, changing diets, global travel, and widespread ... Read more

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In this intriguing book, evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon draws on the explosion of discoveries in recent years to examine the future evolution of our species. Combining knowledge of our past with current trends, Solomon offers convincing evidence that evolutionary forces still affect us today. But how will modernization—including longer lifespans, changing diets, global travel, and widespread
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It's Time to Fight Dirty

How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics

by David Faris ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

The American electoral system is clearly falling apart—as evidenced by the 2016 presidential election. In It's Time to Fight Dirty, David Faris offers accessible, actionable strategies for American institutional reform which don't require a constitutional amendment, and would have a lasting impact on our future.With equal amounts of playful irreverence and persuasive reasoning, Faris describes how ... Read more

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The American electoral system is clearly falling apart—as evidenced by the 2016 presidential election. In It's Time to Fight Dirty, David Faris offers accessible, actionable strategies for American institutional reform which don't require a constitutional amendment, and would have a lasting impact on our future.With equal amounts of playful irreverence and persuasive reasoning, Faris describes how
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American Rebels

How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution

by Nina Sankovitch ...

Narrated by Suzie Althens ...

Unabridged

15 hours 54 min

Nina Sankovitch’s American Rebels explores, for the first time, the intertwined lives of the Hancock, Quincy, and Adams families, and the role each person played in sparking the American Revolution.Before they were central figures in American history, John Hancock, John Adams, Josiah Quincy Junior, Abigail Smith Adams, and Dorothy Quincy Hancock had forged intimate connections during their ... Read more

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Nina Sankovitch’s American Rebels explores, for the first time, the intertwined lives of the Hancock, Quincy, and Adams families, and the role each person played in sparking the American Revolution.Before they were central figures in American history, John Hancock, John Adams, Josiah Quincy Junior, Abigail Smith Adams, and Dorothy Quincy Hancock had forged intimate connections during their
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Raceless

In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong

by Georgina Lawton ...

Narrated by Georgina Lawton ...

Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

A Bustle Most Anticipated Debut of the YearFrom The Guardian’s Georgina Lawton, a moving examination of how racial identity is constructed—through the author’s own journey grappling with secrets and stereotypes, having been raised by white parents with no explanation as to why she looked black.Raised in sleepy English suburbia, Georgina Lawton was no stranger to homogeneity. Her parents were white ... Read more

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A Bustle Most Anticipated Debut of the YearFrom The Guardian’s Georgina Lawton, a moving examination of how racial identity is constructed—through the author’s own journey grappling with secrets and stereotypes, having been raised by white parents with no explanation as to why she looked black.Raised in sleepy English suburbia, Georgina Lawton was no stranger to homogeneity. Her parents were white
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Grocery

The Buying and Selling of Food in America

by Michael Ruhlman ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

11 hours 3 min

In Grocery, bestselling author Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on America’s relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of it—the grocery store.In a culture obsessed with food—how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us—there are often more questions than answers. Ruhlman proposes that the best practices for consuming ... Read more

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In Grocery, bestselling author Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on America’s relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of it—the grocery store.In a culture obsessed with food—how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from, what is good for us—there are often more questions than answers. Ruhlman proposes that the best practices for consuming
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The Pity of War

Explaining World War I

by Niall Ferguson ...

Narrated by Graeme Malcolm ...

Unabridged

21 hours 38 min

From a bestselling historian, a daringly revisionist history of World War I.“A rich and provocative book, evocative and heartbreaking.” — AtlanticThe Pity of War makes a simple and provocative argument: the human atrocity known as the Great War was entirely England’s fault. According to Niall Ferguson, England entered into war based on naive assumptions of German aims, thereby transforming a ... Read more

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From a bestselling historian, a daringly revisionist history of World War I.“A rich and provocative book, evocative and heartbreaking.” — AtlanticThe Pity of War makes a simple and provocative argument: the human atrocity known as the Great War was entirely England’s fault. According to Niall Ferguson, England entered into war based on naive assumptions of German aims, thereby transforming a
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The War Queens

Extraordinary Women Who Ruled the Battlefield

by Jonathan W. Jordan, Emily Anne Jordan ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

15 hours 29 min

Father-daughter duo Jonathan and Emily Jordan uncover the ingenious wartime tactics of some of history’s most powerful female leaders across millennia and continents, from the stifling battlefields of ancient Egypt to the frigid waters off the Falkland Islands.History’s killer queens come in all colors, ages, and leadership styles. Elizabeth Tudor and Golda Meir played the roles of high-stakes ... Read more

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Father-daughter duo Jonathan and Emily Jordan uncover the ingenious wartime tactics of some of history’s most powerful female leaders across millennia and continents, from the stifling battlefields of ancient Egypt to the frigid waters off the Falkland Islands.History’s killer queens come in all colors, ages, and leadership styles. Elizabeth Tudor and Golda Meir played the roles of high-stakes
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