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A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening

by John Elder Robison, Marcel Just ...

An extraordinary memoir about the cutting-edge brain therapy that dramatically changed the life and mind of John Elder Robison, the New York Times bestselling author of Look Me in the EyeNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POSTImagine spending the first forty years of your life in darkness, blind to the emotions and social signals of other people. Then imagine that someone ... Read more

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An extraordinary memoir about the cutting-edge brain therapy that dramatically changed the life and mind of John Elder Robison, the New York Times bestselling author of Look Me in the EyeNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POSTImagine spending the first forty years of your life in darkness, blind to the emotions and social signals of other people. Then imagine that someone
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Switched On

A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening

by John Elder Robison, Marcel Just ...

Narrated by John Elder Robison ...

Unabridged

11 hours 21 min

An extraordinary memoir about the cutting-edge brain therapy that dramatically changed the life and mind of John Elder Robison, the New York Times bestselling author of Look Me in the EyeNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POSTImagine spending the first forty years of your life in darkness, blind to the emotions and social signals of other people. Then imagine that someone ... Read more

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An extraordinary memoir about the cutting-edge brain therapy that dramatically changed the life and mind of John Elder Robison, the New York Times bestselling author of Look Me in the EyeNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POSTImagine spending the first forty years of your life in darkness, blind to the emotions and social signals of other people. Then imagine that someone
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Mind Over Clutter

Tidy Up for a Calm and Happy Home

by Nicola Lewis ...

Narrated by Nicola Lewis ...

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3 hours 48 min

The ultimate guide to decluttering your home in a fun, sustainable and meaningful way.Are you drowning in clutter? Do you dread opening your cupboards because of the mess that awaits inside? Are you ready to sort out your house for good and discover a happier, calmer you?If you’ve tried and struggled with Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up or Dana K. White’s Decluttering at the ... Read more

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The ultimate guide to decluttering your home in a fun, sustainable and meaningful way.Are you drowning in clutter? Do you dread opening your cupboards because of the mess that awaits inside? Are you ready to sort out your house for good and discover a happier, calmer you?If you’ve tried and struggled with Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up or Dana K. White’s Decluttering at the
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The Audacity of Inez Burns

Dreams, Desire, Treachery, and Ruin in the City of Gold

by Stephen G. Bloom ...

Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

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13 hours 9 min

San Francisco, until the mid-1940s, was a city that lived by its own rules, fast and loose. Formed by the gold rush and destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, it served as a pleasure palace for the legions of men who sought their fortunes in the California foothills. For the women who followed, their only choice was to support, serve, or submit.Inez Burns was different. She put everyone to shame with ... Read more

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San Francisco, until the mid-1940s, was a city that lived by its own rules, fast and loose. Formed by the gold rush and destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, it served as a pleasure palace for the legions of men who sought their fortunes in the California foothills. For the women who followed, their only choice was to support, serve, or submit.Inez Burns was different. She put everyone to shame with
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Black Detroit

A People's History of Self-Determination

by Herb Boyd ...

Narrated by James Shippy ...

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

The author of Baldwin’s Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit—a blend of memoir, love letter, history, and clear-eyed reportage that explores the city’s past, present, and future and its significance to the African American legacy and the nation’s fabric.Herb Boyd moved to Detroit in 1943, as race riots were engulfing the city. Though he did not ... Read more

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The author of Baldwin’s Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit—a blend of memoir, love letter, history, and clear-eyed reportage that explores the city’s past, present, and future and its significance to the African American legacy and the nation’s fabric.Herb Boyd moved to Detroit in 1943, as race riots were engulfing the city. Though he did not
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Blue Angel

A Novel

by Francine Prose ...

Narrated by Zach Villa ...

Unabridged

11 hours 47 min

**The National Book Award Finalist from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Francine Prose—now the major motion picture Submission“Screamingly funny … Blue Angel culminates in a sexual harassment hearing that rivals the Salem witch trials.” —USA Today**It's been years since Swenson, a professor in a New England creative writing program, has published a novel. It's been even longer since ... Read more

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**The National Book Award Finalist from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Francine Prose—now the major motion picture Submission“Screamingly funny … Blue Angel culminates in a sexual harassment hearing that rivals the Salem witch trials.” —USA Today**It's been years since Swenson, a professor in a New England creative writing program, has published a novel. It's been even longer since
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Thirteen Ways of Looking

Fiction

by Colum McCann ...

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Unabridged

6 hours 8 min

NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Los Angeles Times • The Boston Globe • The Seattle Times • The IndependentIn such acclaimed novels as Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic, National Book Award–winning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and ... Read more

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NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Los Angeles Times • The Boston Globe • The Seattle Times • The IndependentIn such acclaimed novels as Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic, National Book Award–winning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and
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Music for Wartime

Stories

by Rebecca Makkai ...

Narrated by Michael Crouch, Greta Jung, Nicole Lewis, Kristen Sieh, Julia Whelan ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

Named a must-read by the Chicago Tribune**, O Magazine,** BuzzFeed**,The Huffington Post,Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and The L MagazineRebecca Makkai's The Great Believers will be available in summer 2018.**Rebecca Makkai’s first two novels, The Borrower and The Hundred-Year House</em... ... Read more

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Named a must-read by the Chicago Tribune**, O Magazine,** BuzzFeed**,The Huffington Post,Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and The L MagazineRebecca Makkai's The Great Believers will be available in summer 2018.**Rebecca Makkai’s first two novels, The Borrower and The Hundred-Year House</em...
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The Penguin Lessons

What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird

by Tom Michell ...

Narrated by Bill Nighy ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • The extraordinary and inspiring true story about the surprising bond between a young teacher and the small penguin he rescued“The Penguin Lessons teaches an important truth: that a single act of compassion can be repaid a thousand-fold.”—Sy Montgomery, author of the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an OctopusIn 1975, twenty-three-year-old Englishman Tom Michell ... Read more

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • The extraordinary and inspiring true story about the surprising bond between a young teacher and the small penguin he rescued“The Penguin Lessons teaches an important truth: that a single act of compassion can be repaid a thousand-fold.”—Sy Montgomery, author of the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an OctopusIn 1975, twenty-three-year-old Englishman Tom Michell
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Hand to Mouth

Living in Bootstrap America

by Linda Tirado ...

Narrated by Linda Tirado ...

Unabridged

4 hours 24 min

From the author of the eye-opening and controversial essay on poverty that was read by millions comes the real-life Nickel and Dimed, and Linda Tirado explains what it’s like to be working poor in America, and why poor people make the decisions they do.We in America have certain ideas of what it means to be poor. Linda Tirado, in her signature brutally honest yet personable voice, takes all of ... Read more

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From the author of the eye-opening and controversial essay on poverty that was read by millions comes the real-life Nickel and Dimed, and Linda Tirado explains what it’s like to be working poor in America, and why poor people make the decisions they do.We in America have certain ideas of what it means to be poor. Linda Tirado, in her signature brutally honest yet personable voice, takes all of
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The Icarus Syndrome

A History of American Hubris

by Peter Beinart ...

Narrated by John Morgan ...

Unabridged

18 hours 23 min

“Peter Beinart has written a vivid, empathetic, and convincing history of the men and ideas that have shaped the ambitions of American foreign policy during the last century—a story in which human fallibility and idealism flow together. The story continues, of course, and so his book is not only timely; it is indispensable.” — Steve Coll, author of Ghost WarsPeter Beinart's provocative account of ... Read more

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“Peter Beinart has written a vivid, empathetic, and convincing history of the men and ideas that have shaped the ambitions of American foreign policy during the last century—a story in which human fallibility and idealism flow together. The story continues, of course, and so his book is not only timely; it is indispensable.” — Steve Coll, author of Ghost WarsPeter Beinart's provocative account of
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The Evolution of Everything

How New Ideas Emerge

by Matt Ridley ...

Narrated by Steven Crossley ...

Unabridged

13 hours 9 min

“Mr. Ridley’s best and most important work to date…there is something profoundly democratic and egalitarian—even anti-elitist—in this bottom-up approach: Everyone can have a role in bringing about change.” —Wall Street JournalThe New York Times bestselling author of The Rational Optimist and Genome returns with a fascinating argument for evolution that definitively dispels a dangerous, widespread ... Read more

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“Mr. Ridley’s best and most important work to date…there is something profoundly democratic and egalitarian—even anti-elitist—in this bottom-up approach: Everyone can have a role in bringing about change.” —Wall Street JournalThe New York Times bestselling author of The Rational Optimist and Genome returns with a fascinating argument for evolution that definitively dispels a dangerous, widespread
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