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The Dakota Winters

A Novel

by Tom Barbash ...

An evocative novel about a New York City family living in the famed Dakota apartment building in the year leading up to John Lennon's assassination."Arresting. . . . [A] sad and funny tale. . . . Barbash has sprinkled The Dakota Winters with Beatle dust. Lennon is alive in its pages." — New York Times Book ReviewIt's the fall of 1979 in New York City when twenty-three-year-old Anton Winter, back ... Read more

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An evocative novel about a New York City family living in the famed Dakota apartment building in the year leading up to John Lennon's assassination."Arresting. . . . [A] sad and funny tale. . . . Barbash has sprinkled The Dakota Winters with Beatle dust. Lennon is alive in its pages." — New York Times Book ReviewIt's the fall of 1979 in New York City when twenty-three-year-old Anton Winter, back
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The Last Good Chance

A Novel

by Tom Barbash ...

A young man's plan to revitalize his hometown leads four of its inhabitants down alternating paths of desire and deceit in this captivating first novel."Heady, lyrical—and darkly funny in small offhand moments. It's a pleasure to read." —Meg WolitzerWhen the charismatic Jack Lambeau returns to his hometown along Lake Ontario with an eye toward revitalizing its fading post-industrial waterfront ... Read more

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A young man's plan to revitalize his hometown leads four of its inhabitants down alternating paths of desire and deceit in this captivating first novel."Heady, lyrical—and darkly funny in small offhand moments. It's a pleasure to read." —Meg WolitzerWhen the charismatic Jack Lambeau returns to his hometown along Lake Ontario with an eye toward revitalizing its fading post-industrial waterfront
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Stay Up With Me

Stories

by Tom Barbash ...

The stories in Tom Barbash's wondrous and evocative collection explore the myriad ways we try to connect with one another and with the sometimes cruel world around us. The newly single mother in "The Break" interferes in her son's love life over his Christmas vacation from college. The anxious young man in "Balloon Night" persists in hosting his and his wife's annual watch-the-Macy's-Thanksgiving ... Read more

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The stories in Tom Barbash's wondrous and evocative collection explore the myriad ways we try to connect with one another and with the sometimes cruel world around us. The newly single mother in "The Break" interferes in her son's love life over his Christmas vacation from college. The anxious young man in "Balloon Night" persists in hosting his and his wife's annual watch-the-Macy's-Thanksgiving
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Marie Blythe

by Howard Frank Mosher ...

A new edition of a classic novel with a strong female lead.Howard Frank Mosher is one of the best-loved writers of northern New England. One of his most vivid and memorable characters is Marie Blythe. At the dawn of the twentieth century, a young girl with a felicitous name immigrates to Vermont from French Canada. She grows up confronting the grim realities of life with an indomitable spirit ... Read more

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A new edition of a classic novel with a strong female lead.Howard Frank Mosher is one of the best-loved writers of northern New England. One of his most vivid and memorable characters is Marie Blythe. At the dawn of the twentieth century, a young girl with a felicitous name immigrates to Vermont from French Canada. She grows up confronting the grim realities of life with an indomitable spirit
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The Dakota Winters

A Novel

by Tom Barbash ...

Narrated by Jim Meskimen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

An evocative and wildly absorbing novel about the Winters, a family living in New York City’s famed Dakota apartment building in the year leading up to John Lennon’s assassination.It’s the fall of 1979 in New York City when twenty-three-year-old Anton Winter, back from the Peace Corps and on the mend from a nasty bout of malaria, returns to his childhood home in the Dakota. Anton’s father, the ... Read more

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An evocative and wildly absorbing novel about the Winters, a family living in New York City’s famed Dakota apartment building in the year leading up to John Lennon’s assassination.It’s the fall of 1979 in New York City when twenty-three-year-old Anton Winter, back from the Peace Corps and on the mend from a nasty bout of malaria, returns to his childhood home in the Dakota. Anton’s father, the
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The Last Good Chance

A Novel

by Tom Barbash ...

Narrated by Charlie Thurston ...

Unabridged

11 hours 50 min

In this captivating first novel, a young man’s plan to revitalize his hometown leads four of its inhabitants down alternating paths of desire and deceit.When the charismatic Jack Lambeau returns to his hometown along Lake Ontario with an eye toward revitalizing its fading post-industrial waterfront into a tasteful commercial development for tourists and yuppies, the town of Lakeland quickly gets ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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In this captivating first novel, a young man’s plan to revitalize his hometown leads four of its inhabitants down alternating paths of desire and deceit.When the charismatic Jack Lambeau returns to his hometown along Lake Ontario with an eye toward revitalizing its fading post-industrial waterfront into a tasteful commercial development for tourists and yuppies, the town of Lakeland quickly gets
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Think Black

A Memoir

by Clyde W. Ford ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

“Powerful memoir. . .Ford’s thought-provoking narrative tells the story of African-American pride and perseverance.”–Publisher’s Weekly (Starred)“A masterful storyteller, Ford interweaves his personal story with the backdrop of the social movements unfolding at that time, providing a revealing insider’s view of the tech industry. . . simultaneously informative and entertaining. . . A powerful, ... Read more

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“Powerful memoir. . .Ford’s thought-provoking narrative tells the story of African-American pride and perseverance.”–Publisher’s Weekly (Starred)“A masterful storyteller, Ford interweaves his personal story with the backdrop of the social movements unfolding at that time, providing a revealing insider’s view of the tech industry. . . simultaneously informative and entertaining. . . A powerful,
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The Dreamers

A Novel

by Karen Thompson Walker ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

10 hours 29 min

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • An ordinary town is transformed by a mysterious illness that triggers perpetual sleep in this mesmerizing novel from the bestselling author of The Age of Miracles.“Stunning.”—Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven • “A startling, beautiful portrait of a community in peril.”—Entertainment WeeklyNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Glam... ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • An ordinary town is transformed by a mysterious illness that triggers perpetual sleep in this mesmerizing novel from the bestselling author of The Age of Miracles.“Stunning.”—Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven • “A startling, beautiful portrait of a community in peril.”—Entertainment WeeklyNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Glam...
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Retrospective

A Novel

by Juan Gabriel Vásquez ...

Narrated by Sheldon Romero ...

Unabridged

13 hours 27 min

An epic yet intimate novel about a Colombian man caught up in the sweep of global historical and ideological revolutions.The Colombian film director, Sergio Cabrera, is in Barcelona for a retrospective of his work. It's a hard time for him: his father, famous actor Fausto Cabrera, has just died; his marriage is in crisis; and his home country has rejected peace agreements that might have ended ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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An epic yet intimate novel about a Colombian man caught up in the sweep of global historical and ideological revolutions.The Colombian film director, Sergio Cabrera, is in Barcelona for a retrospective of his work. It's a hard time for him: his father, famous actor Fausto Cabrera, has just died; his marriage is in crisis; and his home country has rejected peace agreements that might have ended
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A State of Freedom

A Novel

by Neel Mukherjee ...

Narrated by Sartaj Garewal ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

In this stunning novel, prize-winning author Neel Mukherjee wrests open the central, defining events of our century: displacement and migration. Five characters, in very different circumstances—from a domestic cook in Mumbai, to a vagrant and his dancing bear, to a girl who escapes terror in her home village for a new life in the city—find out the meanings of dislocation and the desire for more ... Read more

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In this stunning novel, prize-winning author Neel Mukherjee wrests open the central, defining events of our century: displacement and migration. Five characters, in very different circumstances—from a domestic cook in Mumbai, to a vagrant and his dancing bear, to a girl who escapes terror in her home village for a new life in the city—find out the meanings of dislocation and the desire for more
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Selection Day

A Novel

by Aravind Adiga ...

Narrated by Sartaj Garewal ...

Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

From the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger and Amnesty, a “ferociously brilliant” (Slate) novel about two brothers coming of age in a Mumbai slum, raised by their crazy, obsessive father to be cricket champions.*A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES * AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES and WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOKManjunath Kumar is fourteen and livi... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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From the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger and Amnesty, a “ferociously brilliant” (Slate) novel about two brothers coming of age in a Mumbai slum, raised by their crazy, obsessive father to be cricket champions.*A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES * AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES and WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOKManjunath Kumar is fourteen and livi...
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This Is What America Looks Like

My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman

by Ilhan Omar ...

Narrated by Ilhan Omar ...

Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

""Ilhan has been an inspiring figure well before her time in Congress. This book will give you insight into the person and sister that I see—passionate, caring, witty, and above all committed to positive change. It's an honor to serve alongside her in the fight for a more just world."" —Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAn intimate and rousing memoir by progressive trailblazer Ilhan Omar—the ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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""Ilhan has been an inspiring figure well before her time in Congress. This book will give you insight into the person and sister that I see—passionate, caring, witty, and above all committed to positive change. It's an honor to serve alongside her in the fight for a more just world."" —Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAn intimate and rousing memoir by progressive trailblazer Ilhan Omar—the
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