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ID: 756280

Title: Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King: The Hidden Truth About Bill Gates and His Power to Shape Our World

Author: Anupreeta Das

Narrator: Ulka Simone Mohanty

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:10:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-15-24

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Business

Summary:

*LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD* 

‘Anupreeta Das tracks the ups and downs of Bill Gates’s career in her eye-opening book’ The Times 

Bill Gates is one of the most powerful figures of the past four decades. But the world-famous public image he has so carefully crafted is not the whole truth. In this explosive new book, Anupreeta Das (finance editor of the New York Times) takes you behind the façade.

From his early years, when he was a divisive figure in the burgeoning tech industry, we see the Microsoft co-founder morph into a ruthless capitalist, only to change yet again when he fashions himself into a global do-gooder. But as Das’s revelatory reporting shows us: billionaires have secrets and philanthropy can have a dark side.

Drawing upon hundreds of interviews with current and former employees of the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, and those with insight into the Gates universe, Das delves into Gates’s relationships with Warren Buffett, Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates and others to uncover the man behind the persona. In telling Gates’s story, Das also provides a new way to think about how billionaires wield their influence, manipulate their image and pursue philanthropy to achieve their own ends.

Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King is a gripping story of wealth, power and reputation; it will open your eyes to the ways in which the world’s richest people hold us in their thrall.

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ID: 799406

Title: Kingdom Keepers III: Disney in Shadow

Author: Ridley Pearson

Narrator: Will Collyer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:32:45

Language: English

Release date: 08-13-24

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Mystery & Fantasy

Summary:

With the adventures set forth in the first books now behind them, Kingdom Keepers 3: Disney In Shadow follows the five teens, Finn, Philby, Willa, Charlene, and Maybeck as they search to find Wayne, their mentor and head Imagineer who has mysteriously gone missing. Concerned Wayne has been abducted by the OvertakersDisney villains, who along with other Disney characters, take over the parks when the turnstiles stop spinning, and want desperately to steer the parks to a far darker placethe five kids pick up a major clue from a close friend, Jess, whose dreams (nightmares, really) often accurately predict the future. The very few clues from Jess's dream lead the kids into Disney's Hollywood Studios and Epcot--through imaginary worlds that become real, by imaginary kids who are real. Each clue seems tied to the last, and with the stakes growing ever higher, what starts out as a puzzle ends up as a fight for their lives. Through a transparent paper box, a quest for a sword, rides on Soarin' and Maelstrom, life-and-death encounters with giant snakes, and a devious Maleficent, the Kingdom Keepers not only begin to decipher deeper meanings to the clues, but discover new truths about themselves and their ever-growing friendships.

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ID: 778647

Title: Let's Be Honest

Author: Jess Phillips

Narrator: Jess Phillips

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:06:38

Language: English

Release date: 08-12-24

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Global Politics

Summary:

From culture wars to clickbait, it’s fair to say that politics has lost some of its integrity, and we’ve all suffered as a result. If it hadn’t almost wrecked the country with calamitous consequences in nearly every sector of public life, it would be funny. We’ve let our standards drop – but we deserve better.

Jess Phillips believes in democracy, and the people she meets give her cause for optimism even if sometimes politicians really (really) don’t. At once a laugh-so-you-don’t-cry takedown of the state of Westminster in recent years and a rallying battle cry for bringing truth back to politics, this book will make you angry, cheer you up and give you hope.

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ID: 804467

Title: Chasing the Light

Author: Julia Boggio

Narrator: Susie Riddell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:41:35

Language: English

Release date: 08-10-24

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

On the outside, Francesca March is a confident woman and an entrepreneur, but on the inside, she's a quivering mess with a painful secret. When she runs into ex-boyfriend Krish Kapadia, old feelings bubble to the surface, but her instincts tell her to push him away again. He's still sexy. He still has a bad habit of rescuing her. But she's still broken. Plus he's got a nice new girlfriend who could easily win a beauty contest. His life is working out just how he's always wanted. But when Krish finally discovers her secret, will that change his plans? Or will he stay the course with the life he always thought he wanted? And even if he did choose her, would Francesca let him?

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ID: 788064

Title: Art of Power

Author: Nancy Pelosi

Narrator: Nancy Pelosi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:46:08

Language: English

Release date: 08-06-24

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Biography & Memoir

Summary:

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker – how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance.

When, at age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi, mother of five, asked her youngest daughter if she should run for Congress, Alexandra Pelosi answered: ‘Mother, get a life!’ And so Nancy did, and what a life it has been.

In The Art of Power, Pelosi describes for the first time what it takes to make history – not only as the first woman to ascend to the most powerful legislative role in America, but to pass laws that would save lives and livelihoods, from the emergency rescue of the economy in 2008 to transforming health care. She describes the perseverance, persuasion, and respect for her members that it took to succeed, but also the joy of seeing America change for the better. Among the best-prepared and hardest-working Speakers in history, Pelosi worked to find common ground, or stand her ground, with presidents from Bush to Biden. She also shares moving moments with soldiers sent to the front lines, women who inspired her, and human rights activists who fought by her side.

Pelosi took positions that established her as a prophetic voice on the major moral issues of the day, warning early about the dangers of the Iraq War and of the Chinese government’s long record of misbehaviour. This moral courage prepared her for the arrival of Trump, with whom she famously tangled, becoming a red-coated symbol of resistance to his destructive presidency. Here, she reveals how she went toe-to-toe with Trump, leading up to January 6, 2021, when he unleashed his post-election fury on the Congress. Pelosi gives us her personal account of that day: the assault not only on the symbol of our democracy but on the men and women who had come to serve the nation, never expecting to hide under desks or flee for their lives – and her determined efforts to get the National Guard to the Capitol. Nearly two years later, violence and fury would erupt inside Pelosi’s own home when an intruder, demanding to see the Speaker, viciously attacked her beloved husband, Paul. Here, Pelosi shares that horrifying day and the traumatic aftermath for her and her family.

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ID: 801175

Title: Better Left Buried

Author: Mary E. Roach

Narrator: Casey Holloway

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:56:20

Language: English

Release date: 08-06-24

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Teen, Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+

Summary:

KNIVES OUT meets A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER in Mary E. Roachs debut YA mysteryBetter Left Buried,in which two girls try to get to the bottom of a town full of secrets, a family full of mystery and an abandoned amusement park where people keep turning up dead.Lucy Preston just wants to go on vacation. But being the daughter of a famous private detective means that sometimes, your beach vacay goes off the rails a bit. Think: a clandestine meeting at an abandoned amusement parkexcept instead of a meeting, Lucy and her mom find a body. Because of course they do. As Lucys mom is swept into top-secret detective stuff, Lucy sets out to investigate her moms mysterious connection with this town. Lucys snooping sets her on a collision course with Audrey Nelson, the mysterious girl on the motorcycle who was there the night they found the body. Lucy has questions, and Audrey has answers, but theres this tiny problem: Lucys mom is investigating Audreys mom . . . for murder. Everyone has something to hide, and if Lucy and Audrey cant work together to uncover secrets that go back generations, there will likely be another body found at the base of the old roller coaster. And this time it might just be Lucys. Alternating between Lucy and Audreys point of view, and filled with suspense as secrets are spilled,Better Left Buriedis sure to leave readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.

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ID: 803349

Title: Greek Island Friendships

Author: Ian Wilfred

Narrator: Mira Dovreni

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:19:51

Language: English

Release date: 08-05-24

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

Stelios realised he had made a huge mistake by keeping his family and friends separate, never letting them mix together, but now he was very poorly it was time to put things right. Lawyer Joanna Bouras has been given the task of handing over the keys to seven newly built apartments on the beautiful Greek island of Vekianos. What happens when Stelios' daughters Lena and Callisto meet for the first time and how will their aunt Fotini react to them arriving back on Vekianos? Patricia hadn't been on the island for 40 years; her life is in London and she isn't sure going back to the memories she left behind is a good thing. With the arrival of accountant Tassos, his son Jacob, and Stelios' godson Pavlos on Vekianos, life for Lena and Callisto is about to get complicated.

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ID: 799754

Title: Mr Bazalgette's Agent

Author: Leonard Merrick

Narrator: Candida Gubbins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:29:24

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-24

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

When Miriam Lea falls on hard times, an advertisement calling for private agents catches her eye, and within weeks she finds herself in Mr Bazalgette's employ as a private detective, travelling on a train to Hamburg in pursuit of an audacious fraudster. What follows is a journey through some of the great cities of Europe - and eventually to South Africa - as Miss Lea attempts to find her man. Miriam Lea is only the third ever British professional female detective to appear in a work of crime fiction. Originally published in 1888, Mr Bazalgette's Agent presents a determined and resourceful heroine in the figure of Miss Lea, who grapples with some very modern dilemmas of female virtue and vice.

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ID: 795828

Title: When the Bough Breaks

Author: David Mark

Narrator: Janine Birkett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:48:42

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-24

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

North of England. Cumbria. Salome Delaney didn't have a great start in life. But her abusive childhood came to a tragic conclusion with the killing of her tyrant mother, Trina, by a jealous ex-boyfriend. At least, that's what the police say. Sal has never believed kind Wulf, who tried to protect her from her mother's dark side, could have committed such a crime, but the evidence was irrefutable . . . and who else could have done it? Now a Collison Investigation Officer, Sal's done her best to put the past behind her. But one snowy morning she's called to an accident scene, and she recognizes the body - Barry Ford, the man her mother left Wulf for, all those years ago. It soon becomes clear this wasn't just an accident - it was murder. And Wulf, now out of prison, lives very close by . . .

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ID: 796757

Title: From Across the Sea

Author: Annie Seaton

Narrator: Olivia Beardsley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:44:21

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-24

Publisher: Bookwire

Genres: Romance, General

Summary:

Home again at CEANN MARA Station on the banks of the Darling River, where she spent a happy childhood with her four sisters, Cat O'Byrne feels safe. Scarred by a harrowing attack at university, she falls into the familiar, nursing both her body and her trust in all that she once believed in. Logan Wainwright - a detective on leave and the new property owner across the river - has his own demons. Together with Cat, he begins to heal as he assists her with her family history research, and their attraction to each other grows. But when her university friends make a surprise visit, Cat is confronted by a betrayal that threatens not only her newfound peace but her very survival. In her confusion, where past and present collide, can she navigate her sad family history, and learn who she can trust before it's too late?

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