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ID: 518388

Title: Meadowlark: A Novel

Author: Melanie Abrams

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:47:51

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-20

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women

Summary:

A haunting novel about the lasting effects of childhood trauma and the resulting choices we make for our children.

After growing up in an austere spiritual compound, two teenagers, Simrin and Arjun, escape and go their separate ways. Years later, Simrin receives an email from Arjun. As they reconnect, Simrin learns that he has become the charismatic leader of Meadowlark, a commune in the Nevada desert that allows children to discover their “gifts.”

In spite of their fractured relationship, Simrin, a photojournalist, agrees to visit Meadowlark to document its story. She arrives at the commune with her five-year-old daughter in tow and soon realizes there is something disturbing about Arjun’s beliefs concerning children and their unusual abilities. When she discovers that the commune is in the midst of a criminal investigation, her unease grows deeper still.

As tensions with police heighten, Arjun’s wife begins to make plans of her own, fearing the exposure the investigation might bring for her and her children. Both mothers find themselves caught in a desperate situation, and as the conflict escalates, everyone involved must make painful—and potentially tragic—choices that could change their worlds forever.

Gripping and beautifully crafted, Meadowlark explores the power and danger of being extraordinary and what it means to see and be seen.

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ID: 518390

Title: In the Shadow of the Valley: A Memoir

Author: Bobi Conn

Narrator: Bobi Conn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:22:35

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-20

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture, Women

Summary:

A clear-eyed and compassionate memoir of the Appalachian experience by a woman who embraced its astonishing beauty, narrowly escaped its violence, and struggles to call it home.

Bobi Conn was raised in a remote Kentucky holler in 1980s Appalachia. She remembers her tin-roofed house tucked away in a vast forest paradise; the sparkling creeks, with their frogs and crawdads; the sweet blackberries growing along the road to her granny’s; and her abusive father, an underemployed alcoholic whose untethered rage and violence against Bobi and her mother were frighteningly typical of a community marginalized, desperate, and ignored. Bobi’s rule of survival: always be vigilant but endure it silently.

Slipping away from home, Bobi went to college and got a white-collar job. Mistrusted by her family for her progress and condescended to by peers for her accent and her history, she was followed by the markers of her class. Though she carried her childhood self everywhere, Bobi also finally found her voice.

An elegiac account of survival despite being born poor, female, and cloistered, Bobi’s testament is one of hope for all vulnerable populations, particularly women and girls caught in the cycle of poverty and abuse. On a continual path to worth, autonomy, and reinvention, Conn proves here that “the storyteller is the one with power.”

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ID: 518386

Title: Stories We Never Told

Author: Sonja Yoerg

Narrator: Christopher Lane, Lisa Flanagan, Soneela Nankani, Steve West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:48:27

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-20

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Family Life

Summary:

From the Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestselling author of True Places comes an emotional novel of love, secrets, and obsession.

Psychology professor Jackie Strelitz thinks she’s over Harlan Crispin, her ex-lover and colleague. Why should she care if Harlan springs a new “friend” on her? After all, Jackie has everything she ever wanted: a loving husband and a thriving career. Still, she can’t help but be curious about Harlan’s latest.

Nasira Amari is graceful, smart, and appallingly young. Worse, she’s the newest member of Jackie’s research team. For five years, Harlan enforced rules limiting his relationship with Jackie. With Nasira, he’s breaking every single one. Why her?

Fixated by the couple, Jackie’s curiosity becomes obsession. But she soon learns that nothing is quite what it seems and that to her surprise—and peril—she may not be the only one who can’t let go.

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ID: 435769

Title: Poetry of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrator: Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner, Richard Mitchley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:24:39

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-20

Publisher: The Copyright Group Ltd.

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry

Summary:

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 25th, 1803, the son of Ruth Haskins and the Rev. William Emerson, a Unitarian minister. Emerson was the second of five sons who survived into adulthood.His father died before Emerson was eight and the young boy was raised by his mother and other female members of the family.Emerson's formal schooling began at the Boston Latin School in 1812 when he was 9. In October 1817, at 14, Emerson went to Harvard College. He did not excel as a student but was elected Class Poet in his senior year which required him, as was the custom, to present an original poem on Harvard's Class Day, a month before his graduation on August 29th, 1821. In 1826, faced with poor health, Emerson went to seek out warmer climates and eventually to St. Augustine, Florida, where he took long walks on the beach, and began writing poetry. Initially Emerson made his living as a schoolmaster, then went to Harvard Divinity School which had opened in 1816. Emerson met his first wife, Ellen Louisa Tucker in 1827, and they married when she was 18. They moved to Boston, but Ellen was already sick with tuberculosis. Emerson was now offered the post of junior pastor by Bostons Second Church and he was ordained in January 1829.Ellen died at the age of 20 in February 1831, after uttering her last words: "I have not forgot the peace and joy." Emerson was devastated and visited her grave in Roxbury daily. He also began to question his faith and began to disagree with the church's methods, and this eventually led to his resignation in 1832. On November 5th, 1833, he made the first of an eventual total of some 1,500 lectures, The Uses of Natural History, in Boston.He married Lidian Jackson on September 14th, 1835 and the couple moved to Concord. They would have four children.Over the following decades a remarkable career would emerge. He would become renowned as an essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. In January 1842 Emerson's first son, Waldo, died of scarlet fever. Emerson wrote of his grief in his classic poem Threnody ("For this losing is true dying") published in his 1847 collection Poems. His poetic work is often overshadowed by the other facets of his career but there is no doubt that its contribution was immense. He remains one of the linchpins of the American romantic movement. Indeed, his works, from essays to poems, have greatly influenced the thinkers, writers and poets that have followed him. Ralph Waldo Emerson died of complications from pneumonia on April 27th, 1882 at the age of 78 in Concord, Massachusetts.

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ID: 435763

Title: Fireside Poets

Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Narrator: Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner, Richard Mitchley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:23:19

Language: English

Release date: 05-01-20

Publisher: The Copyright Group Ltd.

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry

Summary:

This group of 19th Century American poets was the first to rival their British counterparts in popularity.Gathered around their New England roots they were also known as the Schoolroom or Household poets, and comprised of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, John Greenleaf Whittier, James Russell Lowell and Olivier Wendell Holmes Senior. Occasionally Ralph Waldo Emerson was included although his poetic philosophy differed in some key aspects. Each of these poets lived long and productive lives ensuring the longevity of the movement into the early 20th century. Their activities in the academic world, newspapers, the diplomatic service and lecture tours ensured they were constantly in the public eye. Their essential discipline was focused on domestic themes and morality. At the time one of the primary sources of entertainment for the family was to be gathered around the fireplace whilst poems were read.The Fireside Poets did not write for the sake of other poets or critics or for posterity. Instead they wrote for a contemporary audience of general readers. They were mass communicators. Today the Fireside Poets, along with the equivalent British poets of Victorian times, is still regarded as essential verse.

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ID: 419628

Title: Hotel Flamingo: Fabulous Feast

Author: Alex Milway

Narrator: Sarah Ovens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:29:11

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-20

Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Audio

Genres: Kids, General

Summary:

The final story in the delightful HOTEL FLAMINGO series, featuring the adventures of Anna and her array of animal friends!

On Animal Boulevard the snow is finally melting after a long, quiet winter and Hotel Flamingo is ready to embrace the new season and new guests. Anna knows she needs to come up with a plan to get the hotel buzzing again! And what does Hotel Flamingo have that no one else has? One of the best chefs in town - Madame Le Pig!

In a stroke of inspiration Anna decides that the hotel will put on a Battle of the Chefs. Madame Le Pig will go head to head with prestigious Animal Boulevard chefs Peston Crumbletart and Laurence Toot-Toot in a thrilling live cooking show - and there will be an accompanying feast for all who attend.

But as ever Anna has a lot to contend with - not just grumpy, demanding chefs but a host of new guests with ever-changing needs, from Simon Suckerlot the flamboyant octopus to Alfonso Fastbeak the stunt pigeon. And when taking centre stage proves harder than expected for Madame Le Pig, the whole team must pull together to buoy her up and pull off the most Fabulous Feast that Hotel Flamingo has ever seen.

If you love Hotel Flamingo, try BIG SKY MOUNTAIN, the newest series of animal adventures from Alex Milway!

PRAISE FOR HOTEL FLAMINGO

'Crammed full of characterful animal illustrations with accents of zinging pink, this flamboyant early chapter book is a splendid, unpreachy testament to the power of hard work' - The Guardian

'Truly heartwarming and uplifting' - Philip Ardagh

'Bursting with charm, friendship and fabulous characters!' - Laura Ellen Anderson

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ID: 429912

Title: Hotel Flamingo Collection: Hotel Flamingo, Holiday Heatwave, Carnival Caper, Fabulous Feast

Author: Alex Milway

Narrator: Sarah Ovens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:29:36

Language: English

Release date: 04-30-20

Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Audio

Genres: Kids, Health & Family, Humor

Summary:

Welcome to Hotel Flamingo: the sunniest hotel in town!

All four Hotel Flamingo stories now in one Audio Collection. An enchanting four-book series featuring the adventures of Anna and her array of animal friends.

Hotel Flamingo

When young Anna inherits a dilapidated once-grand hotel from her Great Aunt Mathilde, she's determined to restore it to its former glory. But this is no ordinary hotel - all of her staff and guests are animals! As she soon finds out, though, running an animal hotel is no easy task. Can Anna make Hotel Flamingo a success once more?

Hotel Flamingo: Holiday Heatwave

The temperature is rising, which can only mean one thing: it's summer! Bookings are up at Hotel Flamingo and the hotel is getting busy. Anna is excited to receive word from King Penguin royalty asking to holiday in their Royal Suite. But there's a lot to get done, and it's not easy to manage the needs of the penguins when there's a heatwave on and a huge ice shortage.

Hotel Flamingo: Carnival Caper

It's the end of the summer, which means it's time for CARNIVAL! And Hotel Flamingo is all set to join the party. But disaster strikes! The rainy season comes early, and high winds and torrential rain lash down across the Boulevard. Can Anna save the Carnival and the day?

Hotel Flamingo: Fabulous Feast

On Animal Boulevard the snow is finally melting after a long, quiet winter and Hotel Flamingo is ready to embrace the new season and new guests. In this last instalment Madame Le Pig will go head to head with prestigious Animal Boulevard chefs Peston Crumbletart and Laurence Toot-Toot in a thrilling live cooking show - and there will be an accompanying feast for all who attend.

'Truly heartwarming and uplifting. I'd love to book a room there myself' Philip Ardagh

'Hotel Flamingo is bursting with charm, friendship and fabulous characters!' Laura Ellen Anderson

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ID: 509256

Title: Palimpsest: A Memoir

Author: Gore Vidal

Narrator: Jeff Cummings

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18:17:21

Language: English

Release date: 04-28-20

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Literary, Social Science

Summary:

This explosively entertaining memoir abounds in gossip, satire, historical apercus, and trenchant observations. Vidal’s compelling narrative weaves back and forth in time, providing a whole view of the author’s celebrated life, from his birth in 1925 to today, and features a cast of memorable characters—including the Kennedy family, Marlon Brando, Anais Nin, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

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ID: 450387

Title: Super Change: How to Survive and Thrive in an Uncertain Future

Author: Berny Dohrmann

Narrator: Berny Dohrmann

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:20:22

Language: English

Release date: 04-28-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Business & Economics, Career Development, Management & Leadership, Business Development

Summary:

Super Change defines the new tools and tactics we all need to remain current and relevant in the new age of super change. In one generation, we have moved from the industrial age, the automotive age, the age of flight, the space age, the atomic age, the information age, the communication age, the entrepreneur age, and finally, the permanent age of super change.

We all thought things would slow down, go back to normal, and that we could catch up. Things are not slowing down. Things are speeding up, and the pace of super change is accelerating. Human beings have reached maximum adaptability without new tools and tactics to adjust into ever-accelerating future ages of super change. What we all need to do is to calm down and become far more objective of our own worth and value within super change.

Super Change provides step-by-step options to remain both current and relevant as super change accelerates. Super Change will enrich your life and the lives of all those with whom you share this publication. It is a first-of-its-kind navigation toolbox for the unfolding new age of super change within which our global unborn generations and we now reside.

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ID: 509266

Title: Enchanted

Author: J. S. Scott

Narrator: Elizabeth Powers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:43:01

Language: English

Release date: 04-28-20

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Opposites resist—and attract—under the Cancún sun in this emotional Accidental Billionaires novel by New York Times bestselling author J.S. Scott.

Years ago, Noah Sinclair promised his dying mother that he’d stay strong and work hard for his younger brothers and sisters. Even with the Sinclairs’ newfound wealth, Noah has never steered from that blue-collar drive. His siblings think it’s time—with the gift of a Cancún vacation. To Noah, being forced to relax isn’t bliss. It’s a chore. Especially under the watch of a beautiful family friend enlisted to make sure every laptop under the sun stays closed.

All Andie has to do is convince a handsome billionaire to take a deep breath? It should be a dream for the bohemian travel writer. If Noah—a workhorse so resistant to change—weren’t spoiling for a fight. But no matter how hard Noah pushes her away, Andie is pushing back. She promised she’d teach Noah to embrace every pleasure in life. It’s a promise she made to herself once, too.

What begins as a battle of wills becomes a chance for Noah and Andie to open their hearts and share their fears. Night after intimate night. It’s the last thing they expected from Cancún, and it’s what they need the most. Even if it isn’t supposed to be forever.

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