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Sensational

The Hidden History of America's "Girl Stunt Reporters"

by Kim Todd ...

"A gripping, flawlessly researched, and overdue portrait of America's trailblazing female journalists." — New York Times –bestselling author Abbott KahlerIn the waning years of the nineteenth century, women journalists across the United States risked reputation and their own safety to expose the hazardous conditions under which people lived and worked. In various disguises, they stole into sewing ... Read more

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"A gripping, flawlessly researched, and overdue portrait of America's trailblazing female journalists." — New York Times –bestselling author Abbott KahlerIn the waning years of the nineteenth century, women journalists across the United States risked reputation and their own safety to expose the hazardous conditions under which people lived and worked. In various disguises, they stole into sewing
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Chrysalis

Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis

by Kim Todd ...

Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Maria Sibylla Merian.This work of narrative nonfiction introduces Maria Sibylla Merian, an artist turned naturalist known for her botanical illustrations and a true pioneer for women in science. Born just sixteen years after Galileo proclaimed that the earth orbited the sun, at the age of fifty she sailed from Europe to the New World on a solo scientific ... Read more

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Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Maria Sibylla Merian.This work of narrative nonfiction introduces Maria Sibylla Merian, an artist turned naturalist known for her botanical illustrations and a true pioneer for women in science. Born just sixteen years after Galileo proclaimed that the earth orbited the sun, at the age of fifty she sailed from Europe to the New World on a solo scientific
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Heaven's Postcards

A Mother's True Story

by Kim Todd ...

Heaven's Postcards is a true story of a family's devastating loss of a child and the amazing events that followed. Through a series of astonishing signs and miracles, God assured this family their son, Zach, was in heaven walking beside the Lord. This heartfelt story will influence the way you view your daily life and inspire you to embrace the comforting promise of life after death. ... Read more

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Heaven's Postcards is a true story of a family's devastating loss of a child and the amazing events that followed. Through a series of astonishing signs and miracles, God assured this family their son, Zach, was in heaven walking beside the Lord. This heartfelt story will influence the way you view your daily life and inspire you to embrace the comforting promise of life after death.
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Sparrow

by Kim Todd ...

Series Book 44 - Animal
Innocent. Invader. Lover. Thief. Sparrows are everywhere, in many guises. They are cherished pets, subject of elegies by Catullus and John Skelton, listed as ‘pretty things’ in Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book. They’re grimy, urban vermin with shocking manners, so reviled that during the 1950s Mao placed them on the list of 'Four Pests’ and ordered the Chinese people to kill them all. In many countries ... Read more

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Innocent. Invader. Lover. Thief. Sparrows are everywhere, in many guises. They are cherished pets, subject of elegies by Catullus and John Skelton, listed as ‘pretty things’ in Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book. They’re grimy, urban vermin with shocking manners, so reviled that during the 1950s Mao placed them on the list of 'Four Pests’ and ordered the Chinese people to kill them all. In many countries
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Chrysalis

Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis

by Kim Todd ...

Narrated by Amélie Trufant Dawson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Maria Sibylla Merian.An artist turned naturalist, Merian was born just 16 years after Galileo proclaimed that the Earth orbited the sun. But at the age of 50, she sailed from Europe to South America on a solo scientific expedition to study insect metamorphosis—an unheard-of journey for any naturalist at that time, much less a woman.When she returned, she ... Read more

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Before Darwin, before Audubon, there was Maria Sibylla Merian.An artist turned naturalist, Merian was born just 16 years after Galileo proclaimed that the Earth orbited the sun. But at the age of 50, she sailed from Europe to South America on a solo scientific expedition to study insect metamorphosis—an unheard-of journey for any naturalist at that time, much less a woman.When she returned, she
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Sensational

The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters”

by Kim Todd ...

Narrated by Maggi-Meg Reed ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

""A gripping, flawlessly researched, and overdue portrait of America’s trailblazing female journalists. Kim Todd has restored these long-forgotten mavericks to their rightful place in American history."" — Abbott Kahler, author (as Karen Abbott)of The Ghosts of Eden Park and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, SpyA vivid social history that brings to light the “girl stunt reporters” of the Gilded Age who ... Read more

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""A gripping, flawlessly researched, and overdue portrait of America’s trailblazing female journalists. Kim Todd has restored these long-forgotten mavericks to their rightful place in American history."" — Abbott Kahler, author (as Karen Abbott)of The Ghosts of Eden Park and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, SpyA vivid social history that brings to light the “girl stunt reporters” of the Gilded Age who
... Read more

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Death in the Jungle

Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

by Candace Fleming ...

Narrated by Karen Murray ...

Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

How did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced punch? From a master of narrative nonfiction comes a chilling chronicle of one of the most notorious cults in American history.Using riveting first-person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming reveals the makings of a monster: from Jones’s ... Read more

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How did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced punch? From a master of narrative nonfiction comes a chilling chronicle of one of the most notorious cults in American history.Using riveting first-person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming reveals the makings of a monster: from Jones’s
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Truth Has a Power of Its Own

Conversations About A People’s History

by Howard Zinn ...

Narrated by Jeff Zinn ...

Unabridged

4 hours 58 min

Truth Has a Power of Its Own is an engrossing collection of never-before-published conversations with Howard Zinn, conducted by the distinguished broadcast journalist Ray Suarez in 2007, that covers the course of American history from Columbus to the War on Terror from the perspective of ordinary people—including slaves, workers, immigrants, women, and Native Americans.Viewed through the lens of ... Read more

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Truth Has a Power of Its Own is an engrossing collection of never-before-published conversations with Howard Zinn, conducted by the distinguished broadcast journalist Ray Suarez in 2007, that covers the course of American history from Columbus to the War on Terror from the perspective of ordinary people—including slaves, workers, immigrants, women, and Native Americans.Viewed through the lens of
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Who Owns This Sentence?

A History of Copyrights and Wrongs

by David Bellos, Alexandre Montagu ...

Narrated by David Bellos ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battles are raging over copyright in the output of artificial intelligence programs. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon characters, snapshots, and cuddly toys are now deemed ... Read more

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Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battles are raging over copyright in the output of artificial intelligence programs. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon characters, snapshots, and cuddly toys are now deemed
... Read more

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Truth About Lies, The

The Illusion of Honesty and the Evolution of Deceit

by Aja Raden ...

Narrated by Aja Raden ...

Unabridged

9 hours 50 min

2022 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration by the Author(s)Why do you believe what you believe?You’ve been lied to. Probably a lot. We’re always stunned when we realize we’ve been deceived. We can’t believe we were fooled: What was I thinking? How could I have believed that?We always wonder why we believed the lie. But have you ever wondered why you believe the truth? People tell you the truth ... Read more

$42.99 USD

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2022 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration by the Author(s)Why do you believe what you believe?You’ve been lied to. Probably a lot. We’re always stunned when we realize we’ve been deceived. We can’t believe we were fooled: What was I thinking? How could I have believed that?We always wonder why we believed the lie. But have you ever wondered why you believe the truth? People tell you the truth
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Expect Great Things!

How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women

by Vanda Krefft ...

Narrated by Eliza Foss ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

A fun and fascinating social history of the famed Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary for them to claim equality, power, and authority in the wider world.It’s a safe bet that most of the secretaries on the TV series Mad Men would have ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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A fun and fascinating social history of the famed Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary for them to claim equality, power, and authority in the wider world.It’s a safe bet that most of the secretaries on the TV series Mad Men would have
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Redemption

The Last Battle of the Civil War

by Nicholas Lemann ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

8 hours 56 min

A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those rights were set in the Constitution. This is the story of the terrorist campaign that took them away.Nicholas Lemann opens his extraordinary new book with a riveting account of the horrific events of Easter 1873 in Colfax, Louisiana, where a ... Read more

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A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those rights were set in the Constitution. This is the story of the terrorist campaign that took them away.Nicholas Lemann opens his extraordinary new book with a riveting account of the horrific events of Easter 1873 in Colfax, Louisiana, where a
... Read more

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