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ID: 519952

Title: Ballpark Mysteries #17: The Triple Play Twins

Author: David A. Kelly

Narrator: Marc Cashman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:17:46

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, Mystery & Fantasy, Sports

Summary:

Batter up! Baseball action and exciting whodunits star in this chapter book series! Next up is Minnesota!

Mike and Kate travel to Minneapolis to meet the Minnesota Twins' star players: Marco and Pedro, a dynamic twin duo known for their signature triple plays. But after a water balloon attack on the players and a suspect on the run, questions start to pile up. Is someone trying to mess with Marco and Pedro's chances of making the playoffs? As Mike and Kate investigate, they meet Polly and Molly, twin Minnesota locals who lend a helping hand--or two. With new friends by their side, can Mike and Kate solve this mystery?

Ballpark Mysteries are the all-star matchup of fun sleuthing and baseball action, perfect for readers of Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries and Matt Christopher's sports books, and younger siblings of Mike Lupica fans. Each Ballpark Mystery also features Dugout Notes with more amazing baseball facts.

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ID: 555276

Title: One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa

Author: John Wukovits

Narrator: Gregory Jones

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:29:24

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: History, Asia, Military

Summary:

The riveting true account of the Battle of Tarawa, an epic World War II clash in which the U.S. Marines fought the Japanese nearly to the last man.

In November 1943, the men of the 2d Marine Division were instructed to clear out Japanese resistance on the Pacific island of Betio, a speck at the end of the Tarawa Atoll. When the Marines landed, the Japanese poured out of their underground bunkers—and launched one of the most brutal and bloody battles of World War II. 

For three straight days, attackers and defenders fought over every square inch of sand in a battle with no defined frontlines, and where there was no possibility of retreat—because there was nowhere to retreat to. It was a struggle that would leave both sides stunned and exhausted, and prove both the fighting mettle of the Americans and the fanatical devotion of the Japanese.

Drawn from new sources, including participants’ letters and diaries and exclusive firsthand interviews with survivors, One Square Mile of Hell is the true story of a battle between two determined foes, neither of whom would ever look at the other in the same way again.

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ID: 516537

Title: Because Claudette

Author: Tracey Baptiste

Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:06:32

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Historical

Summary:

From NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste comes a singular picture book, adapted for audio, that is both a biography about Claudette Colvin, the teen whose activism launched the Montgomery bus boycott, and a celebration of collective action.

When fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin boarded a segregated bus on March 2, 1955, she had no idea she was about to make history. At school she was learning about abolitionists like Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth, which helped inspire her decision to refuse to give up her seat to a white woman, which led to her arrest, which began a crucial chain of events: Rosa Park's sit-in nine months later, the organization of the Montgomery bus boycott by activists like Professor Jo Ann Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Supreme Court decision that Alabama's bus segregation was unconstitutional—a major triumph for the civil rights movement.

Because of Claudette's brave stand against injustice, history was transformed. Now it's time for young readers to learn about this living legend, her pivotal role in the civil rights movement, and the power of one person reaching out to another in the fight for change.

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ID: 525606

Title: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

Author: Thomas Halliday

Narrator: Adetomiwa Edun

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:06:09

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, History, General

Summary:

“Immersive . . . bracingly ambitious . . . rewinds the story of life on Earth—from the mammoth steppe of the last Ice Age to the dawn of multicellular creatures over 500 million years ago.”—The Economist

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE • “One of those rare books that’s both deeply informative and daringly imaginative.”—Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Prospect (UK)

The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page.

This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life. 

Otherlands also offers us a vast perspective on the current state of the planet. The thought that something as vast as the Great Barrier Reef, for example, with all its vibrant diversity, might one day soon be gone sounds improbable. But the fossil record shows us that this sort of wholesale change is not only possible but has repeatedly happened throughout Earth history.

Even as he operates on this broad canvas, Halliday brings us up close to the intricate relationships that defined these lost worlds. In novelistic prose that belies the breadth of his research, he illustrates how ecosystems are formed; how species die out and are replaced; and how species migrate, adapt, and collaborate. It is a breathtaking achievement: a surprisingly emotional narrative about the persistence of life, the fragility of seemingly permanent ecosystems, and the scope of deep time, all of which have something to tell us about our current crisis.

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ID: 463964

Title: Worn: A People's History of Clothing

Author: Sofi Thanhauser

Narrator: Rebecca Lowman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:13:03

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-22

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Business & Economics, History, Non-Fiction, World, Social Science, Business Development

Summary:

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A sweeping and captivatingly told history of clothing and the stuff it is made of—an unparalleled deep-dive into how everyday garments have transformed our lives, our societies, and our planet.

“We learn that, if we were a bit more curious about our clothes, they would offer us rich, interesting and often surprising insights into human history...a deep and sustained inquiry into the origins of what we wear, and what we have worn for the past 500 years.' —The Washington Post

In this panoramic social history, Sofi Thanhauser brilliantly tells five stories—Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool—about the clothes we wear and where they come from, illuminating our world in unexpected ways. She takes us from the opulent court of Louis XIV to the labor camps in modern-day Chinese-occupied Xinjiang. We see how textiles were once dyed with lichen, shells, bark, saffron, and beetles, displaying distinctive regional weaves and knits, and how the modern Western garment industry has refashioned our attire into the homogenous and disposable uniforms popularized by fast-fashion brands.

Thanhauser makes clear how the clothing industry has become one of the planet’s worst polluters and how it relies on chronically underpaid and exploited laborers. But she also shows us how micro-communities, textile companies, and clothing makers in every corner of the world are rediscovering ancestral and ethical methods for making what we wear.

Drawn from years of intensive research and reporting from around the world, and brimming with fascinating stories, Worn reveals to us that our clothing comes not just from the countries listed on the tags or ready-made from our factories. It comes, as well, from deep in our histories.

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ID: 530524

Title: Violeta [English Edition]: A Novel

Author: Isabel Allende

Narrator: Yareli Arizmendi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:59:23

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-22

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, General

Summary:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This sweeping novel from the author of A Long Petal of the Sea tells the epic story of Violeta Del Valle, a woman whose life spans one hundred years and bears witness to the greatest upheavals of the twentieth century.

“An immersive saga about a passion-filled life.”—People

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: PopSugar, Real Simple, Reader’s Digest

Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family with five boisterous sons. From the start, her life is marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth.

Through her father’s prescience, the family will come through that crisis unscathed, only to face a new one as the Great Depression transforms the genteel city life she has known. Her family loses everything and is forced to retreat to a wild and beautiful but remote part of the country. There, she will come of age, and her first suitor will come calling.

She tells her story in the form of a letter to someone she loves above all others, recounting times of devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs, poverty and wealth, terrible loss and immense joy. Her life is shaped by some of the most important events of history: the fight for women’s rights, the rise and fall of tyrants, and ultimately not one, but two pandemics.

Through the eyes of a woman whose unforgettable passion, determination, and sense of humor carry her through a lifetime of upheaval, Isabel Allende once more brings us an epic that is both fiercely inspiring and deeply emotional.

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ID: 501270

Title: Justice Is...: A Guide for Young Truth Seekers

Author: Preet Bharara

Narrator: Preet Bharara

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:08:16

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-22

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, Non-Fiction

Summary:

Introduce the concept of justice to young people with this picture book by New York Times bestselling author of Doing Justice, Preet Bharara.

In clear and simple language, Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, explains what justice is and what it takes to achieve it for even the youngest readers. Drawing on examples of historic justice seekers whose deeds best demonstrate those attributes by asking hard questions, keeping an open mind, defending the truth, and using their voices and their bodies to fight injustice—such as Ida B. Wells, John Lewis, Malala Yousafzai, and many others, this timely book is perfect for exploring the concept of justice. Inspire young readers to fight for justice in their world and to remain hopeful that by standing together, it can triumph.

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ID: 532075

Title: Strangers I Know: A Novel

Author: Claudia Durastanti

Narrator: Lisa Flanagan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:50:07

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-22

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, Family Life

Summary:

'Durastanti casts the universal drama of the family as the sieve through which the self—woman, artist, daughter—is filtered and known.' —Ocean Vuong

 

A work of fiction about being a stranger in your own family and life.

Every family has its own mythology, but in this family none of the myths match up. Claudia’s mother says she met her husband when she stopped him from jumping off a bridge. Her father says it happened when he saved her from an attempted robbery. Both parents are deaf but couldn’t be more different; they can’t even agree on how they met, much less who needed saving.

 

Into this unlikely yet somehow inevitable union, our narrator is born. She comes of age with her brother in this strange, and increasingly estranged, household split between a small village in southern Italy and New York City. Without even sign language in common – their parents have not bothered to teach them – family communications are chaotic and rife with misinterpretations, by turns hilarious and devastating. An outsider in every way, she longs for a freedom she’s not even sure exists. Only books and punk rock—and a tumultuous relationship—begin to show her the way to create her own mythology, to construct her own version of the story of her life.

 

Kinetic, formally dazzling, and spectacularly original, this book is a funny and profound portrait of an unconventional family that makes us look anew at how language shapes our understanding of ourselves.

 

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ID: 519293

Title: Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them

Author: Tessa West

Narrator: Kirsten Potter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:26:18

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-22

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Business & Economics, Non-Fiction, Self Development, Career Development, Health & Wellness, Psychology

Summary:

A practical and hilarious guide to getting difficult people off your back, for anyone pulling their hair out over an irritating colleague who's not technically breaking any rules

From open floor plans and Zoom calls to Slack channels, the workplace has changed a lot over the years. But there’s one thing that never changes: you’ll always encounter jerks. Jerks at Work is the definitive guide to dealing with—and ultimately breaking free from—the overbearing bosses, irritating coworkers, and all-around difficult people who make work and life miserable.

 

Social psychologist Tessa West has spent years leveraging science to help people solve interpersonal conflicts in the workplace. What she discovered is that most of our go-to tactics don’t work because they fail to address the specific motivations that drive bad behavior. In this book, she takes you on a rollicking deep dive of the seven jerks you’re most likely to encounter at the office, drawing on decades of original research to expose their inner workings and weak points—and ultimately deliver an effective game plan for stopping each type before they take you down with them.

 

Jerks at Work is packed with everyday examples and clever strategies, such as how to:

  •  Stop a Bulldozer from gaining influence by making sure they're not the first to speak up in meetings

  •  Report a Kiss Up/Kick Downer to a manager who idolizes them without looking like the bad guy

  •  Protect your high-achieving team from Free Riders without stifling collaboration

  •  Use a Gaslighter’s tactics to beat them at their own game

 

For anyone who’s said “I can’t stand that jerk!” more times than they’d like to admit, Jerks at Work is the ultimate playbook you wish you didn’t need but will always turn to. 

* This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF including Quiz Scoring Guides.

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ID: 488552

Title: Squish Audio Collection: 1-4: Super Amoeba; Brave New Pond; The Power of the Parasite; Captain Disaster

Author: Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm

Narrator: Andrea Emmes, Fred Sanders, Jim Meskimen, Jorjeana Marie, Kirby Heyborne, Marc Cashman, Mark Deakins, Mary Dilts, Maxwell Glick, Rene Ruiz, Rob Shapiro, Stefan Rudnicki, Tonya Cornelisse

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:48:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-22

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, General, Comics & Graphic Novels, Humor

Summary:

Now an animated show on HBO Max!

Squish #1: Super Amoeba

It's SQUISHa graphic novel series, now adapted for audio, about a comic book-loving, twinkie-eating grade school AMOEBA trying to find his place in the world (or at least trying to make it through a school day). Inspired by his favorite comic book hero, SUPER AMOEBA!, Squish has to navigate school (bullies! detention! Principal Planaria!), family (dad: Hates to wear a tie. Secretly listens to heavy metal in the car), and friends (Peggy-rainbows! happy all the time! and Pod . . . who's . . . well, you just have to meet him). Can Squish save the worldand his friendsfrom the forces of evil lurking in the hallways? Find out inSquish: Super Amoebasaving the world, one cell at a time!

Squish #2: Brave New Pond

He's baa-ack! It's a brand new school year for everyone's favorite AMOEBA! Will Squish finally get to sit with the cool kids at lunch? Will Pod stop the giant asteroid from destroying the world? Will the LEECHES be the end of Super Amoeba? And what makes cafeteria nachos so delicious anyway? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Squish's second electrifying, fast-paced adventure,Squish #2: Brave New Pondsaving the world, one cell at a time!

Squish #3: The Power of the Parasite

School's out! Everyone's favorite amoeba is headed to summer camp! But instead of SUPER AWESOME FUN, Squish's summer is turning out to be SUPER AWESOME TERRIFYING! For one thing, Squish can't swim. And to make matters worse, his new camp friend is a Hydra (scientific fact: A hydra's tentacles can paralyze you!). Will Squish sink or will he swim this summer? (And what's up with Pod and black holes anyways??) Find out the answers to these questions and more in the super spectacular adventure,Squish #3: The Power of the Parasite. Summer reading has never been so slimey!

Squish #4: Captain Disaster

It's soccer season! But the Waterfleas (Hey, it could be worseOkay, maybe it couldn't.) are getting pummelled game after game. Squish knows winning isn'teverything, but it's something right? Can Squish turn the losing streak around when he becomes team captain? Will Pod figure out how to harness the power of lightning? And how can amoebas play soccer when they don't have any feet? Find out in the electrifyingly funnySquish #4: Captain Disastersaving the world, one cell at a time!

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