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by Ira Madison III ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this nostalgic and raucous collection of sixteen original essays, Ira Madison III—critic, television writer, and host of the beloved Keep It podcast—combines memoir and criticism to offer a brand-new pop-culture manifesto.“This is the most fun I’ve had reading all year. Like Chuck Klosterman before him, Ira Madison III takes seriously and analyzes the pop culture detritus ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this nostalgic and raucous collection of sixteen original essays, Ira Madison III—critic, television writer, and host of the beloved Keep It podcast—combines memoir and criticism to offer a brand-new pop-culture manifesto.“This is the most fun I’ve had reading all year. Like Chuck Klosterman before him, Ira Madison III takes seriously and analyzes the pop culture detritus
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Black Panther

Sins of the King

by Geoffrey Thorne, Tananarive Due, Mohale Mashigo, Steven Barnes, Ira Madison ...

T'Challa fights for Wakanda's future while reckoning with its past in this original Marvel super hero story.Isolated from the world, the African kingdom of Wakanda is a land of scientific and technological marvels unknown to countries even on its own continent. Previous rulers believed that their nation could only survive by closely guarding Wakanda's secrets and keeping them out of the hands of ... Read more

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T'Challa fights for Wakanda's future while reckoning with its past in this original Marvel super hero story.Isolated from the world, the African kingdom of Wakanda is a land of scientific and technological marvels unknown to countries even on its own continent. Previous rulers believed that their nation could only survive by closely guarding Wakanda's secrets and keeping them out of the hands of
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Pure Innocent Fun

Essays

by Ira Madison III ...

Narrated by Ira Madison III ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this nostalgic and raucous collection of sixteen original essays, Ira Madison III—critic, television writer, and host of the beloved Keep It podcast—combines memoir and criticism to offer a brand-new pop-culture manifesto.“This is the most fun I’ve had reading all year. Like Chuck Klosterman before him, Ira Madison III takes seriously and analyzes the pop culture detritus ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this nostalgic and raucous collection of sixteen original essays, Ira Madison III—critic, television writer, and host of the beloved Keep It podcast—combines memoir and criticism to offer a brand-new pop-culture manifesto.“This is the most fun I’ve had reading all year. Like Chuck Klosterman before him, Ira Madison III takes seriously and analyzes the pop culture detritus
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Planta Sapiens

The New Science of Plant Intelligence

by Paco Calvo ...

Narrated by Christopher P. Brown ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

An astonishing window into the inner world of plants, and the cutting-edge science in plant intelligence.Decades of research document plants' impressive abilities: they communicate with one another, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways. Lesser known, however, is the new evidence that plants may actually be sentient. Although plants may not have brains, their microscopic ... Read more

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An astonishing window into the inner world of plants, and the cutting-edge science in plant intelligence.Decades of research document plants' impressive abilities: they communicate with one another, manipulate other species, and move in sophisticated ways. Lesser known, however, is the new evidence that plants may actually be sentient. Although plants may not have brains, their microscopic
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Foolproof

Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity

by Sander van der Linden ...

Narrated by Sander van der Linden ...

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10 hours 11 min

From fake news to conspiracy theories, from inflammatory memes to misleading headlines, misinformation has swiftly become the defining problem of our era. The crisis threatens the integrity of our democracies, our ability to cultivate trusting relationships, even our physical and psychological well-being—yet most attempts to combat it have proven insufficient.With remarkable clarity, Sander van ... Read more

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From fake news to conspiracy theories, from inflammatory memes to misleading headlines, misinformation has swiftly become the defining problem of our era. The crisis threatens the integrity of our democracies, our ability to cultivate trusting relationships, even our physical and psychological well-being—yet most attempts to combat it have proven insufficient.With remarkable clarity, Sander van
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Y2K

How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was)

by Colette Shade ...

Narrated by Eva Kaminsky ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

ONE OF THE NEW REPUBLIC'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR“Nothing I’ve read has cut to the heart of the ’00s like Y2K.” — BustlePerfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us and the world we live in.THE EARLY 2000s conjures images of inflatable furniture, flip phones... ... Read more

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ONE OF THE NEW REPUBLIC'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR“Nothing I’ve read has cut to the heart of the ’00s like Y2K.” — BustlePerfect for fans of Jia Tolentino and Chuck Klosterman, Y2K is a delightfully nostalgic and bitingly told exploration about how the early 2000s forever changed us and the world we live in.THE EARLY 2000s conjures images of inflatable furniture, flip phones...
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The True Flag

Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire

by Stephen Kinzer ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

The bestselling author of Overthrow and The Brothers brings to life the forgotten political debate that set America’s interventionist course in the world for the twentieth century and beyond.How should the United States act in the world? Americans cannot decide. Sometimes we burn with righteous anger, launching foreign wars and deposing governments. Then we retreat—until the cycle begins again.No ... Read more

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The bestselling author of Overthrow and The Brothers brings to life the forgotten political debate that set America’s interventionist course in the world for the twentieth century and beyond.How should the United States act in the world? Americans cannot decide. Sometimes we burn with righteous anger, launching foreign wars and deposing governments. Then we retreat—until the cycle begins again.No
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The Joy You Make

Find the Silver Linings--Even on Your Darkest Days

by Steven Petrow ...

Narrated by Steven Petrow, Michael Butler Murray, Maria Shriver ...

Unabridged

7 hours 35 min

**From award-winning Washington Post columnist Steven Petrow, a guide to finding joy even during life’s most difficult timesAN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER**We all know what it’s like to experience the disappointments and sorrows of life. Unexpected challenges like layoffs, divorce, illness, and the death of a loved one can leave us hurting and isolated. Add to that the unending ... Read more

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**From award-winning Washington Post columnist Steven Petrow, a guide to finding joy even during life’s most difficult timesAN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVER**We all know what it’s like to experience the disappointments and sorrows of life. Unexpected challenges like layoffs, divorce, illness, and the death of a loved one can leave us hurting and isolated. Add to that the unending
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Playing with Reality

How Games Have Shaped Our World

by Kelly Clancy ...

Narrated by Patty Nieman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST AND THE GUARDIAN“Absorbing. . . . A revealing look at the hidden role that games have played in human development for centuries.” —Kirkus“By turns philosophical and polemical, this is a provocative and fascinating book.” —The EconomistA wide-ranging intellectual history that reveals how important games have been to human progress, and what’s at ... Read more

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**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST AND THE GUARDIAN“Absorbing. . . . A revealing look at the hidden role that games have played in human development for centuries.” —Kirkus“By turns philosophical and polemical, this is a provocative and fascinating book.” —The EconomistA wide-ranging intellectual history that reveals how important games have been to human progress, and what’s at
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Third Man, The

by Graham Greene ...

Narrated by Kelsey Grammer, John Mahoney, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

1 hour 17 min

Somewhere in shadowy post-war Vienna, where everyone has something to sell on the black market, lurks the third man who witnessed the murder of Harry Lime. Novelist Holly Martins is haunted by the death of his friend. His search for the killer makes electrifying drama, in this witty and sophisticated audio adaptation of the Graham Greene classic.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance ... Read more

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Somewhere in shadowy post-war Vienna, where everyone has something to sell on the black market, lurks the third man who witnessed the murder of Harry Lime. Novelist Holly Martins is haunted by the death of his friend. His search for the killer makes electrifying drama, in this witty and sophisticated audio adaptation of the Graham Greene classic.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance
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Owning Up

New Fiction

by George Pelecanos ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

Four blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity."Every time I read one of George Pelecanos's novels, I'm left a little awed." —Dennis Lehane, #1 bestselling author of Shutter IslandWhen the son of the Carusos is involved in a hold up, the family home comes under siege in the form of a no-knock warrant. Months after the cops destroyed their home, the Carusos ... Read more

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Four blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity."Every time I read one of George Pelecanos's novels, I'm left a little awed." —Dennis Lehane, #1 bestselling author of Shutter IslandWhen the son of the Carusos is involved in a hold up, the family home comes under siege in the form of a no-knock warrant. Months after the cops destroyed their home, the Carusos
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The Life of Herod the Great

A Novel

by Zora Neale Hurston, Deborah G. Plant ...

Narrated by Blair Underwood, Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

12 hours 7 min

A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great—not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision.In the 1950s, as a continuation of Moses, Man of the Mountain, Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel about one of the most infamous figures in the Bible, Herod ... Read more

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A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great—not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision.In the 1950s, as a continuation of Moses, Man of the Mountain, Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel about one of the most infamous figures in the Bible, Herod
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