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ID: 404860

Title: Unvarnished: A Gimlet-eyed Look at Life Behind the Bar

Author: Deborah Stoll, Eric Alperin

Narrator: Eric Alperin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:29:29

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Cooking, Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:

A Kitchen Confidential for the cocktail profession, Unvarnished is a fly-on-the-wall narrative peek at the joys, pains, and peculiarities of life behind the stick.

When it opened a decade ago, the acclaimed Los Angeles speakeasy The Varnishowned, designed, and managed by award-winning cocktail aficionado Eric Alperinquickly became the stylish standard bearer for modern bars. Unvarnished is a candid, voice-driven, no-holds-barred look at the workings of a bar, and the foundation of The Varnishs success: attention to hospitality and an abiding belief in the nobility of service. 

Alperin and veteran bartender and writer Deborah Stoll push back against the prevailing conceit that working in the service industry is something people do because they failed at another career. They offer fascinating meditations on ice as the bartenders flame; the good, the bad, and the sad parts of vice; ones duty to their community as a local; the obsessive, compulsive deliberations of building a bar (size matters); lessons from Sasha PetraskeErics late partner, mentor, and the forefather of the modern day classic cocktail renaissanceand the top ten reasons not to date a bartender. At the books center are the 100 recipes a young Jedi bartender must know before their first shift at The Varnish, along with examples of building drinks by the round, how to Mr. Potato Head cocktails, and what questions to ask when crafting a Bartenders Choice. 

A sexy, gritty, honest look at the glamour-less work of a glamorous job, written with the intimate honesty of The Tender Bar, the debauched inside view of Kitchen Confidential, and the social commentary of Waiter Rant, Unvarnished will take its place among these classics of the service set.

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ID: 390248

Title: Mine Till Midnight

Author: Lisa Kleypas

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:01:25

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Historical Romance

Summary:

A revised and updated edition of the first book in legendary New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypass beloved historical romance series featuring the unforgettable Hathaways: a family of misfits trying to navigate their way through the hazards of the British aristocracy

Miss Amelia Hathaway, a beautiful and strong-willed spinster, has looked after her unruly younger siblings ever since the death of her parents. Romance is the last thing on her mind. But when reckless brother inherits a title, the Hathaways are flung into the unfamiliar world of the English peerage. And Amelia, whos always refused to lean on anyones shoulder, finds herself turning to a sexy dark-haired stranger for help.

Cam Rohan, with his Romany heritage and mysterious past, is even more of an outsider than the Hathaways. Hes tough and streetwise with a romantic streak, the kind of man Amelia has never dared to dream of.

No matter how Amelia tries to avoid Cam, fate keeps throwing them together. But as their irresistible attraction blazes, an enemy from her past threatens everything and everyone she holds dear. As she and Cam confront the growing peril together, Amelia finally has to take the most dangerous risk of all: Loving a man, body and soul.

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ID: 398401

Title: You Can Go Home Now: A Novel

Author: Michael Elias

Narrator: Sophie Amoss

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:42:01

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

In this smart, relevant, unputdownable psychological thriller, a woman cop is on the hunt for a killer while battling violent secrets of her own.

My name is Nina Karim. I am a single thirty-one-year-old woman who likes cats, Ryan Reynolds movies, beautiful sunsets, walking on a wintry beach holding hands with a tall, caring, lightly bearded third-wave feminist. Yeah, right.

Nina is a tough Queens detective with a series of cold case homicides on her desk men whose widows had the same alibi: they were living in Artemis, a battered womens shelter, when their husbands were killed.

Nina goes undercover into Artemis. Though she is playing the victim, shes anything but. Nina knows about violence and the bullies who rely on it because shes experienced it in her own life.

In this heart-pounding thriller Nina confronts the violence of her own past in Artemis where she finds solidarity with a community of women who deal with abusive and lethal men in their own way.

For the women living in Artemis there is no absolute moral compass, there is the law and there is survival.  And, for Nina, who became a cop so she could find the man who murdered her father, there is only revenge. 

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ID: 390251

Title: Tempt Me at Twilight: A Novel

Author: Lisa Kleypas

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:47:58

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Historical Romance

Summary:

A flirtation between a manipulative genius and an eccentric beauty leads to scandal in this revised and updated edition of the third book of legendary New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas's popular Victorian romance series featuring the unforgettable Hathaways

Though she adores her quirky family, Poppy longs for a conventional life. But nothing, especially love, is ordinary when youre a Hathaway . . .

During a stay at the magnificent Rutledge Hotel in London, effervescent Poppy Hathaway captures the attention of Harry Rutledge himself. With his brilliant mind and ruthless nature, Harry does whatever it takes to get what he wants. Fascinated by Poppys sweetness and charm, he comes up with a devious plot to steal her from another man and marry her himself.

At first, Poppy is charmed by the handsome genius, who rescues her from scandal with an offer of marriage. But when she discovers how her new husband betrayed her, Poppy flees the marriage.

Now its up to Harry to prove he can change his ways. Only by opening his heart, and loving Poppy with all the tenderness hes capable of, will he convince her to give him another chance. And despite Poppys reluctance to forgive him, she realizes her shrewd, sexy husband may just turn out to be the man of her dreams.

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ID: 398402

Title: Take a Hint, Dani Brown: A Novel

Author: Talia Hibbert

Narrator: Ione Butler

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:00:47

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Romance, LGBTQ, Rom-Com, Multicultural & Interracial

Summary:

One of Oprah Magazine's 21 Romance Novels That Are Set to Be the Best of 2020

USA Today bestselling author Talia Hibbert returns with another charming romantic comedy about a young woman who agrees to fake date her friend after a video of him rescuing her from their office building goes viral...

Danika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown, and an occasional roll in the hay to relieve all that career-driven tension. But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. Romantic partners, whatever their gender, are a distraction at best and a drain at worst. So Dani asks the universe for the perfect friend-with-benefitssomeone who knows the score and knows their way around the bedroom. 

When big, brooding security guard Zafir Ansari rescues Dani from a workplace fire drill gone wrong, its an obvious sign: PhD student Dani and former rugby player Zaf are destined to sleep together. But before she can explain that fact to him, a video of the heroic rescue goes viral. Suddenly, half the internet is shipping #DrRugbaeand Zaf is begging Dani to play along. Turns out his sports charity for kids could really use the publicity. Lying to help children? Who on earth would refuse? 

Danis plan is simple: fake a relationship in public, seduce Zaf behind the scenes. The trouble is, grumpy Zaf is secretly a hopeless romanticand hes determined to corrupt Danis stone-cold realism. Before long, hes tackling her fears into the dirt. But the former sports star has issues of his own, and the walls around his heart are as thick as his... um, thighs. 

The easy lay Dani dreamed of is now more complex than her thesis. Has her wish backfired? Is her focus being tested? Or is the universe just waiting for her to take a hint? 

Talia Hibbert is a rockstar! Her writing is smart, funny, and sexy...'' - Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Little Bridge Island and Princess Diaries series  

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ID: 401593

Title: Sisters of Sword and Song

Author: Rebecca Ross

Narrator: Caitlin Kelly, Katherine Littrell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:03:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-20

Publisher: HarperTeen

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Historical

Summary:

Rebecca Ross, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals, delivers a thrilling new romantasy about a girl who partners with an unlikely ally to save her sisters life. Perfect for fans of Heartless Hunter, Dance of Thieves, and Warrior of the Wild.

After eight years apart, Evadne cant wait to see her older sister, Halcyon. But, when Halcyon returns from the queens army a day early, Eva knows something is terribly wrong. Halcyon is on the run and being chased by her commander after being charged with murder.

Though Halcyons life is spared, her punishment is heavy five years hard labor, five years imprisonment, and five years serving the house she has wronged. Suspicious of the circumstances, Eva volunteers to take part of Halcyons sentence. Shes sent to serve in the commanders house, where she meets Damon, a handsome and intriguing mage. Eva must work with Damon on a potentially deadly mission to retrieve a powerful relic that could save the kingdomand clear her sisters name. But as the sisters continue to serve each of their sentences, they quickly learn that there are fates worse than death.

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ID: 401592

Title: Seasons of the Storm

Author: Elle Cosimano

Narrator: Graham Halstead, Stacey Glemboski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:20:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-20

Publisher: HarperTeen

Genres: Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Summary:

For fans of Maggie Stiefvater and Laini Taylor, a perfect storm lies ahead in this riveting fantasy duology opener from award-winning author Elle Cosimano.

One cold, crisp night, Jack Sommers was faced with a choicelive forever according to the ancient, magical rules of Gaia, or die.

Jack chose to live, and in exchange, he became a Winteran immortal physical embodiment of the season on Earth. Every year, he must hunt the Season who comes before him. Summer kills Spring. Autumn kills Summer. Winter kills Autumn. And Spring kills Winter.

Jack and Fleur, a Winter and a Spring, fall for each other against all odds. To be together, theyll have to escape the cycle thats been forcing them apart. But their creator wont let them go without a fight.

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ID: 400768

Title: Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture

Author: Emma Dabiri

Narrator: Emma Dabiri

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:42:38

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science

Summary:

From Guardian contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri comes a timely and resonant essay collection exploring the ways in which black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history, with ruminations on body politics, race, pop culture, and Dabiris own journey to loving her hair.

Emma Dabiri can tell you the first time she chemically straightened her hair. She can describe the smell, the atmosphere of the salon, and her mix of emotions when she saw her normally kinky tresses fall down her shoulders. For as long as Emma can remember, her hair has been a source of insecurity, shame, andfrom strangers and family alikediscrimination. And she is not alone.

Despite increasingly liberal world views, black hair continues to be erased, appropriated, and stigmatized to the point of taboo. Through her personal and historical journey, Dabiri gleans insights into the way racism is coded in societys perception of black hairand how it is often used as an avenue for discrimination. Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, and into today's Natural Hair Movement, exploring everything from women's solidarity and friendship, to the criminalization of dreadlocks, to the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids.

Through the lens of hair texture, Dabiri leads us on a historical and cultural investigation of the global history of racismand her own personal journey of self-love and finally, acceptance.

Deeply researched and powerfully resonant, Twisted proves that far from being only hair, black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for black oppression and, ultimately, liberation.

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ID: 398594

Title: Protocol: The Power of Diplomacy and How to Make It Work for You

Author: Capricia Penavic Marshall

Narrator: Capricia Penavic Marshall, Courtney Patterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:22:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-20

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Business & Economics, Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics, Global Politics, HR & Office Administration

Summary:

President Obamas former United States chief of protocol looks at why diplomacy and etiquette matterfrom the international stage to everyday life.

History often appears to consist of big gestures and dramatic shifts. But for every peace treaty signed, someone set the stage, using hidden influence to effect the outcome. In her roles as chief of protocol for President Barack Obama and social secretary to President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton, Capricia Penavic Marshall not only bore witness to history, she facilitated it. From arranging a room to have an intended impact on the participants to knowing which cultural gestures earned trust, her behind-the scenes preparations laid the groundwork for successful diplomacy between heads of state around the world and tilted the playing field in her team's favor.

If there's one thing that working at the highest levels of government for over two decades has taught Marshall, it's that there is power in detail and nuancethe micro-moves that affect the macro-shifts. When seemingly minor aspects of an engagement go missing or awrya botched greeting or even a poorly chosen menuit alters the emotions and tenor of an exchange, setting up obstacles rather than paving a way forward. In some cases, an oversight may put the entire endeavor in jeopardy.

Sharing unvarnished anecdotes from her time in officeharrowing near misses, exhilarating triumphs, heartwarming personal storiesMarshall  brings us a master class in soft power, unveiling the complexity of human interactions and making the case that etiquette, cultural IQ, and a flexible mind-set matter now more than ever. When the notion of basic civility seems to be endangered, Protocol reminds us how critical these principles are while providing an accessible guide for anyone who wants to be empowered by the tools of diplomacy in work and everyday life.

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ID: 400767

Title: Pete the Cat: Secret Agent

Author: James Dean, Kimberly Dean

Narrator: James Fouhey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 0:07:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-23-20

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Humor

Summary:

Meet Secret Agent Meow, also known as Pete the Cat, who is on a top secret mission in this fun storybook!

After some unusual activity, Pete the Cat must go undercover as Secret Agent Meow in Pete the Cat: Secret Agent by New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean.

With his handy spy watch, secret catcher, and his meow-mobile, Agent Meow is ready to crack the case! What could the big surprise be?

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