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ID: 571467

Title: Forever Home: How We Turned Our House into a Haven for Abandoned, Abused, and Misunderstood Dogsand Each Other

Author: Danny Robertshaw, Larry Lindner, Ron Danta

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:11:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-25-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, General

Summary:

From the stars of the Netflix documentary Life in the Doghouse and founders of one of the most recognized rescue organizations in the world, the poignant story of how Danny and Ron found each other during a time they each needed rescuing, and how they transformed their home into a haven for dogs in need.

Danny & Rons Dog Rescue is an organization like no other. Because an abused or neglected dog can only recover and learn to trust again when it is in a loving home, Danny and Ron decided to open their doors. Danny and Ron treat each neglected, abused, and misunderstood animal like a member of the family; the dogs eat organic food from their own bowls and are even allowed to sleep in the bed.

In this heartwarming book, Danny and Ron chronicle their journey helping more than 13,000 dogs in need, telling the stories of many furry friends that have come into their lives and of their own rescue as they came out together late in life. At any given time, there are upwards of 70 dogs lounging, frolicking, recovering, and cuddling under their own roof. For many of these wonderful canines, their house saved them from death.

For Danny and Ron, saving and protecting innocent and defenseless canines and finding them forever homes is their passion and life mission. Forever Home is their storya message of acceptance, kindness, and, of course, love. It is a reminder that hope and joy can arise from the darkest circumstances, and that we all can make the world a better place for ourselves and our animal friendsit starts at home, with patience, empathy, and an open heart.

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ID: 570144

Title: Rabbit's Gift

Author: Jessica Vitalis

Narrator: Curt Bonnem, Emily Rankin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:13:51

Language: English

Release date: 10-25-22

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Health & Family, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Summary:

A timeless, tenderhearted story . . . thoroughly enchanting.Claire Legrand, New York Timesbestselling author of Furyborn

This lush and colorful fairy tale is sure to be a delight for middle grade readers.School Library Journal (starred review)

What makes a hero or a villain? Can someone be bothor neither?

When the delicate balance between the people of a small country and the mythic rabbits of age-old lore is broken, putting everyone at risk, a young rabbit and a young girl must overcome their prejudices and learn to trust each other. This vivid and inventive novel from the acclaimed author of The Wolfs Curse will captivate fans of Orphan Island and Scary Stories for Young Foxes.

Quincy Rabbit and his warren live a simple yet high-stakes life. In exchange for the purple carrots they need to survive, they farm and deliver Chou de vie (cabbage-like plants that grow human babies inside) to the human citizens of Montpeyroux. But lately, because of those selfish humans, there havent been enough carrots to go around. So Quincy sets out to change thatall he needs are some carrot seeds. Hell be a hero.

Fleurine sees things a little differently. As the only child of the Grand Lumière, shes being groomed to follow in her mothers political footstepsno matter how much Fleurine longs to be a botanist instead. Convinced that having a sibling will shift her mothers attention, Fleurine tries to grow purple carrots, hoping to make a trade with the rabbits. But then a sneaky rabbit steals her seeds. In her desperation to get them back, she follows that rabbit all the way to the secret warrenand steals a Chou.

Quincy and Fleurine have endangered not just the one baby inside the Chou, but the future of Montpeyroux itselffor rabbits and humans alike. Now, theyll have to find a way to trust each other to restore the balance.

Told from both Quincys and Fleurines perspectives, The Rabbits Gift will enchant fans of Katherine Applegate, Gail Carson Levine, and Anne Ursu.

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ID: 570147

Title: Anywhere You Run: A Novel

Author: Wanda M. Morris

Narrator: Adam Lazarre-White, Janina Edwards, Shayna Small

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:49:39

Language: English

Release date: 10-25-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Black Literature

Summary:

As Seen on The TODAY Show!

Called One of the Best Crime Novels of the Year by New York Times * NPR * New York Post * Washington Post * Buzzfeed * South Florida Sun-Sentinel * Library Journal * CrimeReads

From the award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets comes yet another gripping, suspenseful novel where, after the murder of a white man in Jim Crow Mississippi, two Black sisters run away to different parts of the country . . . but can they escape the secrets they left behind?

Its the summer of 1964 and three innocent men are brutally murdered for trying to help Black Mississippians secure the right to vote. Against this backdrop, twenty-one year old Violet Richards finds herself in more trouble than shes ever been in her life. Suffering a brutal attack of her own, she kills the man responsible. But with the color of Violets skin, there is no way she can escape Jim Crow justice in Jackson, Mississippi. Before anyone can find the body or finger her as the killer, she decides to run. With the help of her white beau, Violet escapes. But desperation and fear leads her to hide out in the small rural town of Chillicothe, Georgia, unaware that danger may be closer than she thinks.

Back in Jackson, Marigold, Violets older sister, has dreams of attending law school. Working for the Mississippi Summer Project, she has been trying to use her smarts to further the cause of the Black vote. But Marigold is in a different kind of trouble: shes pregnant and unmarried. After news of the murder brings the police to her door, Marigold sees no choice but to flee Jackson too. She heads North seeking the promise of a better life and no more segregation. But has she made a terrible choice that threatens her life and that of her unborn child? 

Two sisters on the runone from the law, the other from social shame. What they dont realize is that theres a man hot on their trail. This man has his own brand of dark secrets and a disturbing motive for finding the sisters that is unknown to everyone but him . . .

Anywhere You Run had me hooked from the first page... Its a novel both tender and ferociousan absolute stunner. Lou Berney, Edgar Awardwinning author of November Road

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ID: 568918

Title: Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken

Author: Nita Tyndall

Narrator: Christa Lewis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:31:34

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-22

Publisher: HarperTeen

Genres: Teen, Romance, Historical, Tough Topics

Summary:

A heartbreaking and bittersweet novel about the need for queer joy even in the midst of the horrors of war. The ending had me in tears.Malinda Lo, New York Times bestselling and National Book Awardwinning author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club

For fans of Ruta Sepetys and Malinda Lo, a heart-wrenching queer historical YA romance set in the Swing Youth movement of World War II Berlin

Charlotte Kraus would follow Angelika Haas anywhere. Which is how she finds herself in an underground club one Friday night the summer before World War II, dancing to contraband American jazz and swing music, suddenly feeling that anything might be possible.

Unable to resist the allure of sharing this secret with Geli, Charlie returns to the club again and again, despite the dangers of breaking the Nazi Partys rules. Soon, terrified by the tightening vise of Hitlers power, Charlie and the other Swingjugend are drawn to larger and larger acts of rebellion. But the war will test how much they are willing to riskand to lose.

From the critically acclaimed author of Who I Was with Her, this beautifully told story of hope, love, and resistance will captivate readers of Girl in the Blue Coat and Last Night at the Telegraph Club.

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ID: 551780

Title: Raising Them Right: The Untold Story of America's Ultraconservative Youth Movement and Its Plot for Power

Author: Kyle Spencer

Narrator: Kyle Spencer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:13:17

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Science, Political Advocacy, Political Ideologies

Summary:

A riveting behind-the-scenes account of the new stars of the far rightand how theyve partnered with billionaire donors, idealogues, and political insiders to build the most powerful youth movement the American right has ever seen 

In the wake of the Obama presidency, a group of young charismatic conservatives catapulted onto the American political and cultural scenes, eager to thwart nationwide pushes for greater equity and inclusion. They dreamed of a cultural revolutiononline and offthat would offer a forceful alternative to the progressive politics that were dominating American college campuses. 

In Raising Them Right, a gripping, character-driven read and investigative tour de force, Kyle Spencer chronicles the people and organizations working to lure millions of unsuspecting young American voters into the far-right foldrevealing their highly successful efforts to harness social media in alarming ways and capitalize on the democratization of celebrity culture.

These power-hungry new faces may look and sound like antiestablishment renegades, but they are actually part of a tightly organized and heavily funded ultraconservative initiative to transform American youth culture and popularize fringe ideas. There is Charlie Kirk, the swashbuckling Trump insider and founder of the right-wing youth activist group Turning Point USA, who dreams of taking back the countrys soul from weak-kneed liberals and becoming a national powerbroker in his own right. There is the acid-tongued Candace Owens, a Black ultraconservative talk-show host and Fox News regular who is seeking to bring Black America to the GOP and her own celebritydom into the national forefront. And there is the young, rough-and-tumble libertarian Cliff Maloney, who built the Koch-affiliated organization Young Americans for Liberty into a political force to be reckoned with, while solidifying his own power and pull inside conservative circles.

Chock-full of original reporting and unprecedented access, Raising Them Right is a striking prism through which to view the extraordinary shifts that have taken place in the American political sphere over the last decade. It establishes Kyle Spencer as the premier authority on a new generation of young conservative communicators who are merging politics and pop culture, social media and social lives, to bring cruel economic philosophies, skeletal government, and dangerous antidemocratic ideals into the mainstream. Theirs is a crusade that is just beginning.

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ID: 568917

Title: Sardines

Author: Sashi Kaufman

Narrator: Andrew Eiden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:31:38

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-22

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Genres: Kids, Health & Family

Summary:

In this affecting middle grade debut, perfect for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Lynda Mullaly Hunt, a boy finds unexpected friendship in a motley group of kids following a devastating loss.

Nothings been the same since Lucass older brother died. After the accident, Lucass mom disappeared without any warning, and his dad is struggling to cope. Lucas is pretty much aloneexcept for the other kids he meets at his middle schools aftercare program.

Theres Cat, the star athlete; Robbie, the goofball; Anna, the popular girl; and Finn, the mysterious new kid. Between games of Sardines, a reverse hide-and-seek, the kids realize that each group member has a secret wish. If they work together, the group might be able to help make each persons dream come true. But for that to happen, Lucas will have to find the strength to trust his new friends with his familys secrets.

* 2023 Maine Literary Award Winner *

''You will fall in love with these characters and root for them each step of the way.'' Ann Braden, author of The Benefits of Being an Octopus

At once tender and funny, honest and smart. Megan Frazer Blakemore, award-winning author of The Water Castle

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ID: 566326

Title: Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities

Author: Emily Tamkin

Narrator: Kendra Hoffman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:08:32

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: History, Politics, World, Political Ideologies

Summary:

A journalist and author of The Influence of Soros examines the history of Jewish people in America and explores their ever-evolving relationship to the nations culture and identityand each other.

What does it mean to be a Bad Jew?

Many Jews use the term Bad Jew as a weapon against other members of the community or even against themselves. You can be called a Bad Jew if you dont keep kosher; if you only go to temple on Yom Kippur; if you dont attend or send your children to Hebrew school; if you enjoy Christmas music; if your partner isnt Jewish; if you dont call your mother often enough. The list is endless.

In Bad Jews, Emily Tamkin argues that perhaps there is no answer to this timeless question at all. Throughout American history, Jewish identities have evolved and transformed in a variety of ways. The issue of what it means, or doesnt, to be a Good Jew or a Bad Jew is particularly fraught at this moment, American Jews feel and fear antisemitism is on the rise. There are several million people who identify as American Jewsbut that doesnt mean they all identify with one another. American Jewish history is full of discussions and debates and hand wringing over who is Jewish, how to be Jewish, and what it means to be Jewish.

In Bad Jews, Emily Tamkin examines the last 100 years of American Jewish politics, culture, identities, and arguments. Drawing on over 150 interviews, she tracks the evolution of Jewishness throughout American history, and explores many of the evolving and conflicting Jewish positions on assimilation; race; Zionism and Israel; affluence and poverty, philanthropy, finance, politics; and social justice. From this complex and nuanced history, Tamkin pinpoints perhaps the one truth about American Jewish identity: It is always changing.

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ID: 571464

Title: Saving Main Street: Small Business in the Time of COVID-19

Author: Gary Rivlin

Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:45:17

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Business & Economics, Business Development

Summary:

A veteran journalist follows an inspiring ensemble cast of small business owners fighting to keep their businesses alive through Covid-19, while exploring the sweeping trends and government policies that had brought small businesses to the breaking point long before the coronavirus hit.

There is a tendency to fetishize small business even as it shrinks before our eyes. Americans extol the virtues of small, local, often family-run shops, yet buy from big-box retailers and chains that dominate the competition. Even before the pandemic, small businesses seemed endangered. When Covid-19 hit, the resounding question was: How will they be able to survive this?

Saving Main Street is an unfiltered, up-close examination of a small group of business owners and their employees, their struggles, and their strategies to survive. It is an eye-opening tale of grit, perseverance, and entrepreneurial spirit that follows three businesses: a restaurant owner and his rambunctious staff, an immigrant running her own hair salon, and the owner of a "non-life sustaining" gift shop-alongside a larger cast of vividly drawn characters. 

Gary Rivlin focuses on the first days of the Covid lockdown and the ensuing eighteen months of chaos, including the personal and financial risks, a contentious presidential election, and contradictory governmental guidelines-all which compounded the everyday challenges of running an independent business trying to attract and retain customers who expect low prices, convenience, and endless choice. Rivlin keenly observes small businesses from all angles, examining commonly held "myths"; contradictions in government policy; enormous racial and class fissures; a national self-identity intrinsically connected to the ideal of small business, and how the decline of this American way of retail impacts our notions of American exceptionalism, community, and civic duty.

As Rivlin reveals, there's something enduring about small business in the American psyche. Life will have changed in unprecedented ways on the other side of this pandemic, yet hard times will also create opportunities, offering hope and survival.

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ID: 566328

Title: Partners in Crime: A Novel

Author: Alisha Rai

Narrator: Shahjehan Khan, Soneela Nankani

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:01:29

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Romance, General, Multicultural & Interracial, Contemporary

Summary:

Indian Matchmaking meets Date Night in this fun, romantic adventure by Alisha Rai -- One of the very brightest romance writers working right now. (Entertainment Weekly)

Mira Patels got a solid accounting career, good friends, and a whole lot of distance between her and her dysfunctional family. All thats missing is a stable romantic relationship. Armed with a spreadsheet and professional help, she sets out to find her partner in only legal activities, but much to her matchmakers dismay, no one is quite right.

Including Naveen Desai, the very first match she unceremoniously rejected. 

Lately Naveens been too focused on keeping his sick grandfathers law firm afloat to think about love, and hes stunned when Mira walks back into his life to settle her aunts affairs. Hes determined to keep things professionalthough its impossible not to be intrigued by all of the secrets piling up around Mira.

If getting back together with an ex is a bad idea, getting kidnapped with one is even worse.

Suddenly, Naveen and Mira find themselves in a mad dash through Las Vegas to escape jewel thieves, evade crime bosses, and follow the clues to untangle the mess her family left behind. As her past comes back to haunt her, Mira despairs of ever finding someone who might understand herbut maybe, over the course of one wild night, shell find that hes right by her side.

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ID: 420391

Title: Unchecked: The Untold Story Behind Congresss Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump

Author: Karoun Demirjian, Rachael Bade

Narrator: Courtney Patterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17:35:56

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: History, North America, American Politics

Summary:

A revealing, behind-the-scenes examination of how Congress twice fumbled its best chance to hold accountable a president many considered one of the most dangerous in American history. The definitiveand onlyinsider account of both Trump impeachments, as told by the two reporters on the front lines covering them for The Washington Post and Politico.

In a riveting account that flips the script on what readers think they know about the two impeachments of Donald Trump, Rachael Bade and Karoun Demirjian reveal howand whycongressional oversight failed when it was needed most.

Unchecked weaves a vivid narrative of how House Democrats under the lead of a cautious speaker, Nancy Pelosi, hesitated for months to stand up to Trumpand then pulled punches in their effort to oust him in a misguided effort to protect themselves politically. What they left on the cutting room floor would come back to haunt them, as Republicans seized on their missteps to whip an uneasy GOP rank-and-file into line behind Donald Trump, abandoning their scruples to defend a president who some privately believed had indeed abused his power.

Even after Trump incited a mob to violently attack the Capitola day the authors recount in minute-by-minute, stunning detail Democrats pressured their own investigators to forego a thorough investigation in the name of safeguarding the Biden agenda. And Republicans, fearful of repelling a base they needed for re-election, missed their best moment to turn their backs on a leader they secretly agreed was destructive to democracy.

Sourced from hundreds of interviews with all the key players, the authors of Unchecked pull back the curtain on how both parties pursued political expediency over fact-finding. The end result not only emboldened Trump, giving him room for a political comeback, but also undermined Congress by rendering toothless their most powerful check on a president: the power of impeachment. A dramatic and at times crushing work of investigative reporting, Unchecked is both a gripping page-turner of political intrigue and a detailed case study for historians and political scientists searching for answers about the unravelling of checks and balances that have governed American democracy for centuries. 

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