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Patient H.M.

A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets

by Luke Dittrich ...

“Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King”* in this propulsive, haunting journey into the life of the most studied human research subject of all time, the amnesic known as Patient H.M. For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks comes a story that has much to teach us about our relentless pursuit of knowledge.Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award • Los Angeles Times Book ... Read more

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“Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King”* in this propulsive, haunting journey into the life of the most studied human research subject of all time, the amnesic known as Patient H.M. For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks comes a story that has much to teach us about our relentless pursuit of knowledge.Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award • Los Angeles Times Book
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Patient H.M.

A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets

by Luke Dittrich ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Unabridged

14 hours 34 min

“Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King”* in this propulsive, haunting journey into the life of the most studied human research subject of all time, the amnesic known as Patient H.M. For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks comes a story that has much to teach us about our relentless pursuit of knowledge.Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award • Los Angeles Times Book ... Read more

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“Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King”* in this propulsive, haunting journey into the life of the most studied human research subject of all time, the amnesic known as Patient H.M. For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks comes a story that has much to teach us about our relentless pursuit of knowledge.Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award • Los Angeles Times Book
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Chancers

Addiction, Prison, Recovery, Love: One Couple's Memoir

by Susan Stellin, Graham MacIndoe ...

Narrated by Susan Stellin, Graham MacIndoe ...

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10 hours 1 min

In this powerful memoir of addiction, prison, and recovery, a reporter and a photographer tell their gripping story of falling in love, the heroin habit that drove them apart, and the unlikely way a criminal conviction brought them back together.Books for a Better Life Award Finalist • LitHub Best Book of the MonthWhen Susan Stellin asked Graham MacIndoe to shoot her author photo for an upcoming ... Read more

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In this powerful memoir of addiction, prison, and recovery, a reporter and a photographer tell their gripping story of falling in love, the heroin habit that drove them apart, and the unlikely way a criminal conviction brought them back together.Books for a Better Life Award Finalist • LitHub Best Book of the MonthWhen Susan Stellin asked Graham MacIndoe to shoot her author photo for an upcoming
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Higher

A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City

by Neal Bascomb ...

Narrated by Richard M. Davidson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

This riveting, true account of the 1929 race to build New York City's tallest skyscraper evokes the glory of an exciting time long past. In the spirit of the Roaring Twenties, two men competed to erect a structure that would reach to the skies. Behind it all were two brilliant architects-men with a common past, but very different visions for the future. Higher is every bit as fascinating as the ... Read more

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This riveting, true account of the 1929 race to build New York City's tallest skyscraper evokes the glory of an exciting time long past. In the spirit of the Roaring Twenties, two men competed to erect a structure that would reach to the skies. Behind it all were two brilliant architects-men with a common past, but very different visions for the future. Higher is every bit as fascinating as the
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The Bohemians

Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature

by Ben Tarnoff ...

Narrated by Jim Frangione ...

Unabridged

9 hours 18 min

The unforgettable story of the birth of modern America and the western writers who gave voice to its emerging identityThe Bohemians begins in 1860s San Francisco. The Gold Rush has ended; the Civil War threatens to tear apart the country. The bards of the moment are the Bohemians: a young Mark Twain, fleeing the draft and seeking adventure; literary golden boy Bret Harte; struggling gay poet ... Read more

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The unforgettable story of the birth of modern America and the western writers who gave voice to its emerging identityThe Bohemians begins in 1860s San Francisco. The Gold Rush has ended; the Civil War threatens to tear apart the country. The bards of the moment are the Bohemians: a young Mark Twain, fleeing the draft and seeking adventure; literary golden boy Bret Harte; struggling gay poet
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Long for This World

The Strange Science of Immortality

by Jonathan Weiner ...

Narrated by Jim Meskimen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 30 min

“[A] searching and surprisingly witty look at the scientific odds against tomorrow.”—Timothy FerrisJonathan Weiner—winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and one of the most distinguished popular science writers in America—examines “the strange science of immortality” in Long for This World. A fast-paced, sure-to-astonish ... Read more

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“[A] searching and surprisingly witty look at the scientific odds against tomorrow.”—Timothy FerrisJonathan Weiner—winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and one of the most distinguished popular science writers in America—examines “the strange science of immortality” in Long for This World. A fast-paced, sure-to-astonish
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Try Not to Breathe

A Novel

by Holly Seddon ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden, Katharine Lee McEwan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 15 min

For fans of Gillian Flynn, Laura Lippman, and Paula Hawkins comes Holly Seddon’s arresting fiction debut—an engrossing thriller full of page-turning twists and turns, richly imagined characters, and gripping psychological suspense.Some secrets never die. They’re just locked away.Alex Dale is lost. Destructive habits have cost her a marriage and a journalism career. All she has left is her routine: ... Read more

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For fans of Gillian Flynn, Laura Lippman, and Paula Hawkins comes Holly Seddon’s arresting fiction debut—an engrossing thriller full of page-turning twists and turns, richly imagined characters, and gripping psychological suspense.Some secrets never die. They’re just locked away.Alex Dale is lost. Destructive habits have cost her a marriage and a journalism career. All she has left is her routine:
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Keep the Change

A Clueless Tipper's Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity

by Steve Dublanica ...

Narrated by Dan John Miller ...

Unabridged

9 hours 49 min

In the irreverent spirit of A.J. Jacobs and Michael Moore, Keep the Change by Steve Dublanica is a pavement-pounding exploration of tipping, a huge but neglected part of the American economy—the hilarious and eye-opening follow-up to his smash-hit New York Times bestseller Waiter Rant. Subtitled "A Clueless Tipper's Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity," Keep the Change follows the popular ... Read more

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In the irreverent spirit of A.J. Jacobs and Michael Moore, Keep the Change by Steve Dublanica is a pavement-pounding exploration of tipping, a huge but neglected part of the American economy—the hilarious and eye-opening follow-up to his smash-hit New York Times bestseller Waiter Rant. Subtitled "A Clueless Tipper's Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity," Keep the Change follows the popular
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The Lost Book of Moses

The Hunt for the World's Oldest Bible

by Chanan Tigay ...

Narrated by Chanan Tigay ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

In the summer of 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira—archaeological treasure hunter and denizen of Jerusalem's bustling marketplace—arrived unannounced in London claiming to have discovered the world's oldest Bible scroll. When news of the discovery leaked to the excited English press, Shapira became a household name. But before the British Museum could acquire them, Shapira's nemesis, French ... Read more

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In the summer of 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira—archaeological treasure hunter and denizen of Jerusalem's bustling marketplace—arrived unannounced in London claiming to have discovered the world's oldest Bible scroll. When news of the discovery leaked to the excited English press, Shapira became a household name. But before the British Museum could acquire them, Shapira's nemesis, French
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

by Sue Townsend ...

Narrated by Isaac Rouse ...

Series series Adrian Mole Series
Unabridged

4 hours 43 min

Friday January 2ndI felt rotten today. It's my mother's fault for singing 'My Way' at two o'clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a children's home.Meet Adrian Mole, a hapless teenager providing an unabashed, pimples-and-all glimpse into adolescent life. Writing candidly about ... Read more

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Friday January 2ndI felt rotten today. It's my mother's fault for singing 'My Way' at two o'clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a children's home.Meet Adrian Mole, a hapless teenager providing an unabashed, pimples-and-all glimpse into adolescent life. Writing candidly about
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Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life

by Yiyun Li ...

Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

In her first memoir, award-winning novelist Yiyun Li offers a journey of recovery through literature: a letter from a writer to like-minded readers.“A meditation on the fact that literature itself lives and gives life.”—Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead“What a long way it is from one life to another, yet why write if not for that distance?”Startlingly original and shining with quiet wisdom, ... Read more

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In her first memoir, award-winning novelist Yiyun Li offers a journey of recovery through literature: a letter from a writer to like-minded readers.“A meditation on the fact that literature itself lives and gives life.”—Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead“What a long way it is from one life to another, yet why write if not for that distance?”Startlingly original and shining with quiet wisdom,
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Try Not to Breathe

A Novel

by Holly Seddon ...

For fans of Gillian Flynn, Laura Lippman, and Paula Hawkins comes Holly Seddon’s arresting fiction debut—an engrossing thriller full of page-turning twists and turns, richly imagined characters, and gripping psychological suspense.Some secrets never die. They’re just locked away.Alex Dale is lost. Destructive habits have cost her a marriage and a journalism career. All she has left is her routine: ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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For fans of Gillian Flynn, Laura Lippman, and Paula Hawkins comes Holly Seddon’s arresting fiction debut—an engrossing thriller full of page-turning twists and turns, richly imagined characters, and gripping psychological suspense.Some secrets never die. They’re just locked away.Alex Dale is lost. Destructive habits have cost her a marriage and a journalism career. All she has left is her routine:
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