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ID: 530056

Title: Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

Author: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

Narrator: Tashi Thomas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:18:43

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-22

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, Ages 5 & Under, Non-Fiction

Summary:

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the history and cultural significance of the color blue. From a critically acclaimed author and an award-winning illustrator comes a wonderful audiobook for listeners of all ages.

For centuries, blue powders and dyes were some of the most sought-after materials in the world. Ancient Afghan painters ground mass quantities of sapphire rocks to use for their paints, while snails were harvested in Eurasia for the tiny amounts of blue that their bodies would release.

 

And then there was indigo, which was so valuable that American plantations grew it as a cash crop on the backs of African slaves. It wasn't until 1905, when Adolf von Baeyer created a chemical blue dye, that blue could be used for anything and everything--most notably that uniform of workers everywhere, blue jeans.

This vibrant and fascinating picture book, adapted for audio, follows one color's journey through time and across the world, as it becomes the blue we know today.

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ID: 525596

Title: Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life

Author: James Curtis

Narrator: David Pittu

Format: Unabridged

Length: 31:10:32

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-22

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Literary, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:

**One of Literary Hub’s Five “Most Critically Acclaimed” Biographies of 2022**

From acclaimed cultural and film historian James Curtis—a major biography, the first in more than two decades, of the legendary comedian and filmmaker who elevated physical comedy to the highest of arts and whose ingenious films remain as startling, innovative, modern—and irresistible—today as they were when they beguiled audiences almost a century ago.

'It is brilliant—I was totally absorbed, couldn't stop reading it and was very sorry when it ended.'—Kevin Brownlow

 

It was James Agee who christened Buster Keaton “The Great Stone Face.” Keaton’s face, Agee wrote, 'ranked almost with Lincoln’s as an early American archetype; it was haunting, handsome, almost beautiful, yet it was also irreducibly funny. Keaton was the only major comedian who kept sentiment almost entirely out of his work and . . . he brought pure physical comedy to its greatest heights.”

 

Mel Brooks: “A lot of my daring came from Keaton.”

 

Martin Scorsese, influenced by Keaton’s pictures in the making of Raging Bull: “The only person who had the right attitude about boxing in the movies for me,” Scorsese said, “was Buster Keaton.”

 

Keaton’s deadpan stare in a porkpie hat was as recognizable as Charlie Chaplin’s tramp and Harold Lloyd’s straw boater and spectacles, and, with W. C. Fields, the four were each considered a comedy king--but Keaton was, and still is, considered to be the greatest of them all.

 

His iconic look and acrobatic brilliance obscured the fact that behind the camera Keaton was one of our most gifted filmmakers. Through nineteen short comedies and twelve magnificent features, he distinguished himself with such seminal works as Sherlock Jr., The Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr., The Cameraman, and his masterpiece, The General.

 

Now James Curtis, admired biographer of Preston Sturges (“definitive”—Variety), W. C. Fields (“by far the fullest, fairest and most touching account we have yet had. Or are likely to have”—Richard Schickel, front page of The New York Times Book Review), and Spencer Tracy (“monumental; definitive”—Kirkus Reviews), gives us the richest, most comprehensive life to date of the legendary actor, stunt artist, screenwriter, director—master.

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ID: 559575

Title: Founders Unmasked

Author: Jennifer Sabin

Narrator: Jennifer Sabin, Julienne Irons

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:03:56

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-22

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, Biography & Memoir, Health & Family

Summary:

'Its power to spark important conversations should not be underestimated.' —Booklist

 

'A powerful series that fills in the cracks and illuminates the shadows of the past.' —Sherri L. Smith, award-winning author of Flygirl

 

'[Jennifer Sabin] does a concise, coherent job of breaking down complicated material … an important title for students and an immensely useful resource for educators.' —School Library Connection

 

'With material presented chronologically and in straightforward language (with text-embedded glossaries), brief profiles of key players, numerous quotes and sidebars, and fresh details that help readers grasp nuances and understand consequences...the conversation tone is inviting and...encourages thoughtful reflection.' —Booklist

Introducing a new nonfiction series for the next generation of activists, uncovering the hidden history of The United States through an anti-racist lens.

 The true story of the men—and women—surrounding the founding of America.

 

    In the summer of 1776, when Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence, declaring that “all men are created equal,” he wasn’t alone. With him was Robert Hemings, just one of the many Black people Jefferson enslaved.

    But who was Robert Hemings?

    Discover his story and the true history of those who really helped build America. Featuring riveting interviews with historians, including Margaret Kimberley, author of Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents, The Founders Unmasked is a quest for the whole truth: the good and the bad.

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ID: 525594

Title: Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection

Author: Jessica Richie, Kate Bowler

Narrator: Jessica Richie, Kate Bowler

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:24:15

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-22

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellness, Prayer, Mindfulness & Meditation, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A compassionate, intelligent, and wry series of Christian daily reflections on learning to live with imperfection in a culture of self-help that promotes endless progress, from the author of Everything Happens for a Reason and the executive producer of the Everything Happens podcast

“Brilliant, hilarious, absurd, honest, hopeful, true-hearted, and good to the core.”—Sarah Bessey, editor of A Rhythm of Prayer and author of Jesus Feminist

In Kate Bowler’s bestselling memoir Everything Happens for a Reason, readers witnessed the ways she, as a divinity-school professor and young mother, reckoned with a Stage IV cancer diagnosis; in her follow-up memoir, No Cure for Being Human, she unflinchingly and winsomely unpacked the ways that life becomes both hard and beautiful when we abandon certainty and the illusion of control in our lives. Now, in their first-ever devotional book, Kate Bowler and co-author Jessica Richie offer 40ish short spiritual reflections on how we can make sense of life not as a pursuit of endless progress but as a chronic condition. This book is a companion for when you want to stop feeling guilty that you’re not living your best life now.

Written gently and with humor, Good Enough is permission for all those who need to hear that there are some things you can fix—and some things you can’t. And it’s okay that life isn’t always better. In these gorgeously written reflections, Bowler and Richie offer fresh imagination for how truth, beauty, and meaning can be discovered amid the chaos of life. Their words celebrate kindness, honesty, and interdependence in a culture that rewards ruthless individualism and blind optimism. Ultimately, in these pages we can rest in the encouragement to strive for what is possible today—while recognizing that though we are finite, the life in front of us can be beautiful.

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ID: 501853

Title: From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

Author: Arthur C. Brooks

Narrator: Arthur C. Brooks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:49:52

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-22

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Health & Wellness, Aging & Longevity, Marriage & Family

Summary:

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks.

Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful it is when it occurs.

What can we do, starting now, to make our older years a time of happiness, purpose, and yes, success?

At the height of his career at the age of 50, Arthur Brooks embarked on a seven-year journey to discover how to transform his future from one of disappointment over waning abilities into an opportunity for progress. From Strength to Strength is the result, a practical roadmap for the rest of your life.

Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set ourselves up for increased happiness.

Read this book and you, too, can go from strength to strength.

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ID: 521984

Title: Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth

Author: Judd Winick

Narrator: Bahni Turpin, Caroline Mclaughlin, David Lee Huynh, Feodor Chin, Joshua Kane, Kathleen Mcinerney, Keylor Leigh, Lee Osorio, Phil Lamarr, Quincy Surasmith, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Tara Sands, Yuuki Luna

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:16:29

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-22

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, Comics & Graphic Novels

Summary:

'An action-packed page turner with heart!'—Dav Pilkey, author of DOG MAN

Take off on an action packed adventure with HILO Book 1! Dog Man meets Big Nate in this hilarious New York Times bestselling graphic novel series that kids love!

BOOM! CLANG! CRASH! D.J. and Gina are totally ordinary kids. But Hilo isn't! Hilo just fell out of the sky and doesn’t know where he came from, or what he’s doing on Earth. (Or why going to school in only your underwear is a BAD idea!) . . . But UH-OH, what if Hilo wasn’t the only thing to fall to our planet? Can the trio unlock the secrets of Hilo's past? Can Hilo survive a day at school? Find out in HILO-a laugh-out-loud, epic story of friendship! Adventure! (And the occasionaly mutant space robot).

 

Here's what people (and robots!) are saying about Hilo!

“More giant robotic ants and people going 'Aaaah!' than in the complete works of Jane Austen”—Neil Gaiman, bestselling author

“Every kid would love a pal like HILO, and every kid will love this book!” —Lincoln Peirce, bestselling author of the Big Nate series

'A perfect book for any kid who ever needed a friend and then had one with superpowers fall from space.” —Seth Meyers, actor, comedian and writer

'A story that can be enjoyed by the entire family.'—The New York Times

'A Total BLAST.' —Miami Herald

* 'A wholeheartedly weird and wonderful tale of friendship, acceptance, and robots.'—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

* 'A must-have.'—School Library Journal, Starred Review

* 'A must-have.'—School Library Journal, Starred Review

'A story that can be enjoyed by the entire family.'—The New York Times

'My students are obsessed with this series. OBSESSED!'—Colby Sharp, teacher, blogger, and co-founder of Nerdy Bookclub

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ID: 537929

Title: Bitter

Author: Akwaeke Emezi

Narrator: Bahni Turpin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:11:09

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-22

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Fiction, Teen

Summary:

From National Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi comes a companion novel to the critically acclaimed PET that explores both the importance and cost of social revolution--and how youth lead the way.

After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city of Lucille.

 

Bitter’s instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus . . . but  her  friends  aren’t  willing  to  settle  for  a  world  that’s  so  far  away from what they deserve. Pulled between old friendships, her artistic passion, and a new romance, Bitter isn’t sure where she  belongs—in  the  studio  or  in  the  streets.  And  if  she  does  find a way to help the revolution while being true to who she is, she must also ask: at what cost? 

 

This  timely  and  riveting  novel—a  companion  to  the  National  Book Award finalist Pet—explores the power of youth, protest, and art.

 

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ID: 525602

Title: How to Find Your Way Home

Author: Katy Regan

Narrator: Hannah Curtis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:05:48

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-22

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Contemporary Women, Family Life

Summary:

What if the person you thought you’d lost forever walked back into your life?

A warm, uplifting novel about the unshakable bond between siblings, and what happens when a sister discovers her long-missing brother in the most unexpected place, from the author of Little Big Love.

Emily has been looking for the same face in every crowd for more than a decade: her brother’s. She’ll do anything to find him, she just never expects that one day he will walk through the door of the London housing office where she works, homeless and in need of help.

 

Emily’s overjoyed to see Stephen—her older brother, her hero, the one who taught her to look for the flash of a bird’s wings and instilled in her a love and respect for nature’s wonders—and invites him to live with her. But the baggage of the day that tore them apart, more than fifteen years before, is heavy. As they attempt to rebuild their relationship, they embark on the birding adventure they’d always promised to take when they were just children running wild in the wetlands of Canvey Island. And so, amid the soft, familiar calls of the marsh birds, they must finally confront what happened that June day—and in all the days since—if they are to finally find their way home.

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ID: 506071

Title: Black American Refugee: Escaping the Narcissism of the American Dream

Author: Tiffanie Drayton

Narrator: Tiffanie Drayton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:42:33

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-22

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science, History & Culture

Summary:

Named 'most anticipated' book of February by Marie Claire, Essence, and A.V. Club

 

'…extraordinary and representative.'—NPR

'Drayton explores the ramifications of racism that span generations, global white supremacy, and the pitfalls of American culture.'—Shondaland

 

After following her mother to the US at a young age to pursue economic opportunities, one woman must come to terms with the ways in which systematic racism and resultant trauma keep the American Dream inaccessible to Black people.

In the early '90s, young Tiffanie Drayton and her siblings left Trinidad and Tobago to join their mother in New Jersey, where she'd been making her way as a domestic worker, eager to give her children a shot at the American Dream. At first, life in the US was idyllic. But chasing good school districts with affordable housing left Tiffanie and her family constantly uprooted--moving from Texas to Florida then back to New Jersey. As Tiffanie came of age in the suburbs, she began to ask questions about the binary Black and white American world. Why were the Black neighborhoods she lived in crime-ridden, and the multicultural ones safe? Why were there so few Black students in advanced classes at school, if there were any advanced classes at all? Why was it so hard for Black families to achieve stability? Why were Black girls treated as something other than worthy?

Ultimately, exhausted by the pursuit of a 'better life' in America, twenty-year old Tiffanie returns to Tobago. She is suddenly able to enjoy the simple freedom of being Black without fear, and imagines a different future for her own children. But then COVID-19 and widely publicized instances of police brutality bring America front and center again. This time, as an outsider supported by a new community, Tiffanie grieves and rages for Black Americans in a way she couldn't when she was one.

An expansion of her New York Times piece of the same name, Black American Refugee examines in depth the intersection of her personal experiences and the broader culture and historical ramifications of American racism and global white supremacy. Through thoughtful introspection and candidness, Tiffanie unravels the complex workings of the people in her life, including herself, centering Black womanhood, and illuminating the toll a lifetime of racism can take. Must Black people search beyond the shores of the 'land of the free' to realize emancipation? Or will the voices that propel America's new reckoning welcome all dreamers and dreams to this land?

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ID: 530081

Title: Snow Struck

Author: Nick Courage

Narrator: Jess Kaliban

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:23:46

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-22

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature

Summary:

An historic blizzard is raging across the eastern seaboard, and three unsuspecting kids are about to find themselves smack in the middle of it! Perfect for fans of the I SURVIVED series who are looking for a high-stakes adventure!

Neither Elizabeth norher little brother, Matty, have ever been north of Georgia. They’re used to sandals and shorts, not boots and parkas. So when they fly to New York City to spend the holidayswith their cousin Ashley, they want to experience one thing: SNOW!

 

Ashley can’t wait to show her cousins how magical Manhattan is at Christmastime. But instead of a week of fun, what they get is an arctic blast that knocks out the power and plunges the skyscrapers into darkness. It’s unreal: the blizzard covers the Statue of Liberty in ice and topples the famous Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center!

 

When Ashley’s dog, Fang, gets lost outside, the cousins take matters into their own hands. . . and are caught in the storm’s dangerous path as they chase Fang across the frozen city. Can the little Pomeranian survive the cold, snow, and ice blanketing Manhattan? Can they?

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