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Seven Games

A Human History

by Oliver Roeder ...

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice"Beguiling, mesmerizing, and utterly charming." —Stefan Fatsis, author of Word FreakA group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them.**Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver ... Read more

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**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice"Beguiling, mesmerizing, and utterly charming." —Stefan Fatsis, author of Word FreakA group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them.**Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver
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The Riddler

Fantastic Puzzles from FiveThirtyEight

Edited by Oliver Roeder ...

“A modern, smart puzzle book, unlike anything I’ve seen before, whose math and logic challenges will stretch your brain in new ways.”—Will Shortz, New York Times crossword editor and NPR puzzlemasterThe most mind-bending puzzles on the internet appear weekly in Oliver Roeder’s “The Riddler” column. Presented by Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight, this first-ever collection features the column’s most ... Read more

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“A modern, smart puzzle book, unlike anything I’ve seen before, whose math and logic challenges will stretch your brain in new ways.”—Will Shortz, New York Times crossword editor and NPR puzzlemasterThe most mind-bending puzzles on the internet appear weekly in Oliver Roeder’s “The Riddler” column. Presented by Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight, this first-ever collection features the column’s most
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Seven Games

A Human History

by Oliver Roeder ...

Narrated by William Sarris ...

Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable.Roeder introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who across ... Read more

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Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable.Roeder introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who across
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The Lost Founding Father

John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics

by William J. Cooper ...

Narrated by Richard Poe ...

Unabridged

16 hours 38 min

Why has John Quincy Adams been largely written out of American history when he is, in fact, our lost Founding Father? Overshadowed by both his brilliant father and the brash and bold Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams has long been dismissed as hyper-intellectual. Viciously assailed by Jackson and his populist mobs for being both slippery and effete, Adams nevertheless recovered from the malodorous ... Read more

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Why has John Quincy Adams been largely written out of American history when he is, in fact, our lost Founding Father? Overshadowed by both his brilliant father and the brash and bold Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams has long been dismissed as hyper-intellectual. Viciously assailed by Jackson and his populist mobs for being both slippery and effete, Adams nevertheless recovered from the malodorous
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Confessions of a Crap Artist

by Philip K. Dick ...

Narrated by John Skelley ...

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7 hours 30 min

"A funny, horribly accurate portrait of a life in California in the Fifties."—Rolling StoneJack Isidore doesn't see the world like most people. According to his brother-in-law Charlie, he’s a crap artist, obsessed with his own bizarre theories and ideas, which he fanatically records in his many notebooks. He is so grossly unequipped for real life that his sister and brother-in-law feel compelled ... Read more

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"A funny, horribly accurate portrait of a life in California in the Fifties."—Rolling StoneJack Isidore doesn't see the world like most people. According to his brother-in-law Charlie, he’s a crap artist, obsessed with his own bizarre theories and ideas, which he fanatically records in his many notebooks. He is so grossly unequipped for real life that his sister and brother-in-law feel compelled
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The Man Who Japed

by Philip K. Dick ...

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

Unabridged

4 hours 46 min

Following a devastating nuclear war, the Moral Reclamation government took over the world and forced its citizens to live by strictly puritanical rules—no premarital sex, drunkenness, or displaying of neon signs—all of which are reinforced through a constant barrage of messaging to the public. The chief purveyor of these messages is Alan Purcell, next in line to become head of the propaganda ... Read more

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Following a devastating nuclear war, the Moral Reclamation government took over the world and forced its citizens to live by strictly puritanical rules—no premarital sex, drunkenness, or displaying of neon signs—all of which are reinforced through a constant barrage of messaging to the public. The chief purveyor of these messages is Alan Purcell, next in line to become head of the propaganda
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Symphony in C

Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything

by Robert M Hazen ...

Narrated by Paul Brion ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

An enchanting biography of the most resonant—and most necessary—chemical element on Earth.Carbon. It's in the fibers in your hair, the timbers in your walls, the food that you eat, and the air that you breathe. It's worth billions as a luxury and half a trillion as a necessity, but there are still mysteries yet to be solved about the element that can be both diamond and coal. Where does it come ... Read more

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An enchanting biography of the most resonant—and most necessary—chemical element on Earth.Carbon. It's in the fibers in your hair, the timbers in your walls, the food that you eat, and the air that you breathe. It's worth billions as a luxury and half a trillion as a necessity, but there are still mysteries yet to be solved about the element that can be both diamond and coal. Where does it come
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The Deepest Map

The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World’s Oceans

by Laura Trethewey ...

Narrated by Gabra Zackman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

The dramatic and action-packed story of the last mysterious place on earth—the world’s seafloor—and the deep-sea divers, ocean mappers, marine biologists, entrepreneurs, and adventurers involved in the historic push to chart it, as well as the opportunities, challenges, and perils this exploration holds now and for the future.Five oceans—the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian, the Arctic, and the ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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The dramatic and action-packed story of the last mysterious place on earth—the world’s seafloor—and the deep-sea divers, ocean mappers, marine biologists, entrepreneurs, and adventurers involved in the historic push to chart it, as well as the opportunities, challenges, and perils this exploration holds now and for the future.Five oceans—the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian, the Arctic, and the
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Gardening Hacks

300+ Time and Money Saving Hacks

by Jon VanZile ...

Narrated by Caroline McLaughlin ...

Series series Life Hacks Series
Unabridged

5 hours 22 min

Make your garden flourish with these 300 easy and inexpensive gardening hacks to help your plants blossom—perfect for any green thumbs, first-time horticulturalists, or reluctant gardeners!Think you don’t have a green thumb? Think again! No matter your gardening woes, Gardening Hacks has the solution.Perfect for all gardening skill levels whether you’re starting your first garden, looking to ... Read more

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Make your garden flourish with these 300 easy and inexpensive gardening hacks to help your plants blossom—perfect for any green thumbs, first-time horticulturalists, or reluctant gardeners!Think you don’t have a green thumb? Think again! No matter your gardening woes, Gardening Hacks has the solution.Perfect for all gardening skill levels whether you’re starting your first garden, looking to
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Mr. Churchill in the White House

The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents

by Robert Schmuhl ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

13 hours 46 min

Well into the twenty-first century, Winston Churchill continues to be the subject of scores of books. Biographers portray him as a soldier, statesman, writer, painter, and even a daredevil, but Robert Schmuhl, the noted author and journalist, may be the first to depict him as a demanding, indeed exhausting White House guest. Drawing on years of research, Schmuhl not only contextualizes the ... Read more

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Well into the twenty-first century, Winston Churchill continues to be the subject of scores of books. Biographers portray him as a soldier, statesman, writer, painter, and even a daredevil, but Robert Schmuhl, the noted author and journalist, may be the first to depict him as a demanding, indeed exhausting White House guest. Drawing on years of research, Schmuhl not only contextualizes the
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The Best American Food Writing 2023

by Mark Bittman, Silvia Killingsworth ...

Narrated by Elyse Dinh, Will Tulin, Carolina Hoyos, Dylan Moore, Nikki Massoud, Chanté McCormick, Justin Chien, Anthony Rey Perez, Johnny Rey Diaz, Terrence Kidd ...

Series series Best American
Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

""Excellent....Taken as a whole, the volume moves beyond food’s sensory pleasures to investigate it as a cultural vessel, a symbol of inequality, and more. It’s a standout addition to the series."" —Publisher's Weekly (starred review)A collection of the year’s top food writing, selected by prolific food writer and author of How to Cook Everything Mark Bittman.""In almost any culture, at any time, ... Read more

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""Excellent....Taken as a whole, the volume moves beyond food’s sensory pleasures to investigate it as a cultural vessel, a symbol of inequality, and more. It’s a standout addition to the series."" —Publisher's Weekly (starred review)A collection of the year’s top food writing, selected by prolific food writer and author of How to Cook Everything Mark Bittman.""In almost any culture, at any time,
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Counter-Clock World

by Philip K. Dick ...

Narrated by John Skelley ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

Counter-Clock World is a theological and philosophical adventure in a world set in reverse from the Hugo Award–winning science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick, author of The Man in the High Castle and ***Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—***the basis for the film Blade Runner.Time has begun moving backward. People greet each other with “goodbye,” blow ... ... Read more

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Counter-Clock World is a theological and philosophical adventure in a world set in reverse from the Hugo Award–winning science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick, author of The Man in the High Castle and ***Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—***the basis for the film Blade Runner.Time has begun moving backward. People greet each other with “goodbye,” blow ...
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