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ID: 550034

Title: Prince of Nowhere

Author: Rochelle Hassan

Narrator: Patricia Santomasso

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:55:02

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-22

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Humor

Summary:

This sweeping middle grade fantasy debut by Rochelle Hassan follows Roda and Ignis, who embark on an adventure filled with magic and mysteryperfect for fans of Howls Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.

Roda isnt afraid of the monsters that roam the wilds of the Aerlands. Shes safe in her small town, which is surrounded by a wall of freezing, enchanted mist that keeps the beasts away. So when Roda rescues an injured crow on the instruction of her secret pen pal, Anonymouswhose letters arrive without warning and correctly predict the futureshes surprised to learn shes brought one of the so-called monsters home. Because her crow is really a shape-shifting boy named Ignis.

Ignis doesnt remember where he was going before he crashed. But Anonymous brought him and Roda together for a reasonand the only way to find out what Anonymous wants is to follow the trail of baffling clues in Rodas letters. Their perilous journey leads them into the mist and beyond, to a mysterious place called Nowhere. But Ignis has secrets, and the farther they get, the more Roda doubts she can trust him.

As a nefarious force closes in, theyll have to put aside their differences and work together. For they might be each others only defense against an enemy who threatens their past, present, and future.

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ID: 544589

Title: Becoming a Gardener: What Reading and Digging Taught Me About Living

Author: Catie Marron

Narrator: Janina Edwards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:48:13

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Home & Garden

Summary:

A personal account of what it means to become a gardener.

To make her new house in Connecticut truly feel like home, Catie Marron decided to create a garden. But while she was familiar with landscape design, she had never grown anything. A dedicated reader with a lifelong passion for literature, Marron turned to the library of gardening books shed collected to glean advice from a variety of writers on gardening and horticultural topics both grand and small. 

Marrons quest to become a gardener, however, was about more than learning the basics about mulch or which plants work best in the shade. She sought something far more elusive: to identify the core qualities and characteristics that make a person a gardener and an understanding of what a garden could mean to her as it had to multitudes of other gardeners over the centuries.

In Becoming a Gardener, Catie Marron chronicles her transformation into a gardener over the course of eighteen months, seeding the details of her experience with rich advice from writers as diverse as Eleanor Perényi and Karel Capek, Penelope Lively, and Jamaica Kincaid. As she digs deeper into her readings and works in the garden itself, Marron not only discovers the essence of gardening but in the words of Michael Pollan, the endlessly engrossing ways that cultivating a garden attaches a body to the earth.

A delightful blend of informed opinion, personal reflection, and practical advice, Becoming a Gardener explores topics as varied as the composition of dirt, the agricultural wisdom of avid kitchen gardeners George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, the healing power of digging in the soil, and the beauty of finding solitude in nature. Throughout, Marron carefully plants special illustrated features, such as musings on the merits (and detriments) of the rose, essential tools, moonlight gardening, childrens books which feature gardens, and her favorite gardens around the world. Also included is an annotated list of recommended writers, books, and films related to gardens and gardening, and a monthly to-do calendar.

Becoming a Gardener is a very special and moving portrait of life and the enduring power of literature and nature that is sure to become an instant classic.

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ID: 550113

Title: Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making

Author: Tony Fadell

Narrator: Roger Wayne, Tony Fadell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:05:03

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Business & Economics, Career Development, Business Development

Summary:

**New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USAToday Bestseller for May 2022**

Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone and Nest Learning Thermostat and learned enough in 30+ years in Silicon Valley about leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success to fill an encyclopedia.

So thats what this book is. An advice encyclopedia. A mentor in a box. 

Written for anyone who wants to grow at workfrom young grads navigating their first jobs to CEOs deciding whether to sell their companyBuild is full of personal stories, practical advice and fascinating insights into some of the most impactful products and people of the 20th century. The audiobook also includes a brief introduction written and read by Tony.

Each quick 5-20 page entry builds on the previous one, charting Tonys personal journey from a product designer to a leader, from a startup founder to an executive to a mentor. Tony uses examples that are instantly captivating, like the process of building the very first iPod and iPhone. Every chapter is designed to help readers with a problem theyre facing right nowhow to get funding for their startup, whether to quit their job or not, or just how to deal with the jerk in the next cubicle.

Tony forged his path to success alongside mentors like Steve Jobs and Bill Campbell, icons of Silicon Valley who succeeded time and time again. But Tony doesnt follow the Silicon Valley credo that you have to reinvent everything from scratch to make something great. His advice is unorthodox because its old school. Because Tonys learned that human nature doesnt change. You dont have to reinvent how you lead and managejust what you make. 

And Tonys ready to help everyone make things worth making. 

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ID: 540229

Title: Finding Me: A Memoir

Author: Viola Davis

Narrator: Viola Davis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:15:15

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Women

Summary:

Winner of the 2023 Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording!

Audie Award Winner for Audiobook of the Year!

Narrated by Viola Davis

In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.

This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didnt always see me.

As I wrote Finding Me, my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. We are forced to reinvent them to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be . . . you.

Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.

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ID: 537163

Title: Blood Will Tell: A Novel

Author: Heather Chavez

Narrator: Andi Arndt, Sophie Amoss

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:30:13

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Family Life

Summary:

Blood Will Tell is a fierce novel of suspense, secrets, and family drama. Chavez brilliantly intertwines story and tension into a captivating novel. ''  Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author of My Lovely Wife and For Your Own Good

From the author of the acclaimed debut No Bad Deed, a twisty novel about the bond between two sistersand the crimes one covers up to protect the other. For fans of Lisa Gardner and Harlan Coben.

Schoolteacher and single mom Frankie Barrera has always been fiercely protective of her younger sister Izzywhether Izzy wants her to be or not. But over the years, Izzys risky choices have tested Frankies loyalty. Never so much as on a night five years ago, when a frantic phone call led Frankie to the scene of a car accidentand a drunk and disoriented Izzy who couldnt remember a thing.

Though six friends partied on the outskirts of town that night, one girl was never seen again . . . 

Now, an AMBER alert puts Frankie in the sights of the local police. Her truck has been described as the one used in the abduction of a girl from a neighboring town. And the only other person with access to Frankies truck is Izzy.

This time around, Frankie will have to decide what lengths shes willing to go to in order to protect Izzywhat lies shes willing to tell, and what secrets shes willing to keepbecause the dangerous game that six friends once played on a warm summer night isnt over yet . . .

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ID: 546758

Title: Immortal Rising

Author: Lynsay Sands

Narrator: Stacey Glemboski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:01:40

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal

Summary:

The Argeneaus are back! Filled with love, passion, and adventure, New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands returns with another sexy romance about everyone's favorite immortals.

Stephanie McGill was attacked and turned when she was just a teenager. Worse, her abilities are unlike any other immortal. Now 13 years later, with the help of her adopted Argeneau family, Steph has carved out a new if not lonely life for herself. Until a new neighbor arrives

Thorne is also one-of-a-kind. The result of a genetic experiment, hes not an immortal, but hes not mortal either. Hes looking for a place to hide, to get some peace and quiet so he can figure things out, and Stephanies sanctuary is perfect. In fact, Stephanie is perfect. For the first time, Thorne is free to be himself and hes falling for her.

But if theyre going to have a future together, theyll first need to deal with their pastbecause the mad scientist who created Thorne is now after Stephanie.

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ID: 544605

Title: On Quality: An Inquiry into Excellence: Unpublished and Selected Writings

Author: Robert M. Pirsig, Wendy K. Pirsig

Narrator: Abby Craden, Mark Bramhall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:58:12

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Philosophy

Summary:

Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsig's unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection illuminating the central theme of Pirsig's thought: Quality

The ultimate goal in the pursuit of excellence is enlightenment.'' Robert M. Pirsig, 1962

More than a decade before the release of the book that would make him famous, Robert M. Pirsig had already caught hold of the central theme that would animate Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: Quality, a concept loosely likened to excellence, rightness, or fitness that Pirsig saw as kindred to the Buddhist ideas of dharma or the Tao. As he later wrote in Zen, Quality is the Buddha.

Though he was revered by fans who considered him a guru, the famously private Pirsig published only two books and consented to few interviews and almost no public appearances in later decades. Yet he wrote and thought almost continually, refining his Metaphysics of Quality until his death in 2017.

Now, for the first time, readers will be granted access to five decades of Pirsigs personal writings in this posthumous collection that illuminates the evolution of his thinking to an unprecedented degree. Skillfully edited and introduced by Wendy K. Pirsig, Roberts wife of four decades, the collection includes previously unpublished texts, speeches, letters, interviews, and private notes, as well as key excerpts from Zen and the Art of the Motorcycle Maintenance and his second book, Lila.

Since its publication in 1974, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance has established itself as a modern classic of popular philosophy; selling millions of copies and inspiring a generation, while serving as a perennial touchstone for the generations that follow. On Quality is a remarkable contribution to our understanding of one of the most influential thinkers and writers of our time.

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ID: 550059

Title: I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood

Author: Jessi Klein

Narrator: Jessi Klein

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:51:02

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Comedy, Essays & Memoirs, Health & Wellness, Essays & Anthologies, Parenting

Summary:

An instant New York Times bestseller, I'll Show Myself Out is the eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi Klein, author of the acclaimed debut Youll Grow Out of It.

Longlisted for the PEN Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay

Sometimes I think about how much bad news there is to tell my kid, the endlessly long, looping CVS receipt scroll of truly terrible things that have happened, and I want to get under the bed and never come out. How do we tell them about all this? Can we just play Billy Joels We Didnt Start the Fire and then brace for questions? The first of which should be, how is this a song that played on the radio?

In New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Jessi Kleins second collection, she hilariously explodes the cultural myths and impossible expectations around motherhood and explore the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife. 

In interconnected essays like Listening to Beyoncé in the Parking Lot of Party City, Your Husband Will Remarry Five Minutes After You Die, Eulogy for My Feet, and An Open Love Letter to Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, Klein explores this stage of life in all its cruel ironies, joyous moments, and bittersweetness.

Written with Kleins signature candor and humanity, I'll Show Myself Out is an incisive, moving, and often uproarious collection.

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ID: 539695

Title: Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable

Author: Zain E. Asher

Narrator: Zain E. Asher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:19:17

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Social Science

Summary:

In this spellbinding memoir, popular CNN anchor Zain E. Asher pays tribute to her mothers strength and determination to raise four successful children in the shadow of tragedy. 

Awaiting the return of her husband and young son from a road trip, Obiajulu Ejiofor receives shattering news. Theres been a fatal car crash, and one of them is dead.

 In Where the Children Take Us, Obiajulus daughter, Zain E. Asher, tells the story of her mothers harrowing fight to raise four children as a widowed immigrant in South London. There is tragedy in this tale, but it is not a tragedy. Drawing on tough-love parenting strategies, Obiajulu teaches her sons and daughters to overcome the daily pressures of poverty, crime and prejudiceand much more. With her relentless support, the children exceed all expectationsbecoming a CNN anchor, an Oscar-nominated actorAshers older brother Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)a medical doctor, and a thriving entrepreneur. 

The generations-old Nigerian parenting techniques that lead to the family's salvation were born in the village where young Obiajulu and Arinze meet with their country on the brink of war. Together, they emigrate to London in the 1970s to escape the violence, but soon confront a different set of challenges in the West. 

When grief threatens to engulf her fractured family after the accident, Obiajulu, suddenly a single mother in a foreign land, refuses to accept defeat. As her children veer down the wrong path, she instills a family book club with Western literary classics, testing their resolve and challenging their deeper understanding. Desperate for inspiration, she plasters newspaper clippings of Black success stories on the walls and hunts for overachieving neighbors to serve as role models, all while running Shakespeare theatre lines with her son and finishing homework into the early morning with Zain. When distractions persist, she literally cuts the TV cord and installs a residential pay phone.

The story of a woman who survived genocide, famine, poverty, and crushing grief to rise from war torn Africa to the streets of South London and eventually the drawing rooms of Buckingham Palace, Where the Children Take Us is an unforgettable portrait of strength, tenacity, love, and perseverance embodied in one towering woman.

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ID: 545580

Title: Inspired: Understanding Creativity: A Journey Through Art, Science, and the Soul

Author: Matt Richtel

Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:33:36

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

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

Summary:

The New York Times's Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter ''unpacks the myths and mysteries of the creative process'' (Salon).

How does creativity work? Where does inspiration come from? What are the secrets of our most revered creators? How can we maximize our creative potential?

Creativity defines the human experience. It sparks achievement and innovation in art, science, technology, business, sports, and virtually every activity. It has fueled human progress on a global level, but it equally is the source of profound personal satisfaction for individual creators. And yet the origins of creative inspiration and the methods by which great creators tap into it have long been a source of mystery, spoken of in esoteric terms, our rational understanding shrouded in complex jargon. Until now.

Inspired is a book about the science of creativity, distilling an explosion of exciting new research from across the world. Through narrative storytelling, Richtel marries these findings with timeless insight from some of the worlds great creators as he deconstructs the authentic nature of creativity, its biological and evolutionary origins, its deep connection to religion and spirituality, the way it bubbles in each of us, urgent and essential, waiting to be tapped.

Many of the questions Richtel addresses are practical: What are the traits of successful creators? Under which conditions does creativity thrive? How can we move past creative blocks? The ultimate message of Inspired is that creativity is more accessible than many might imagine, as necessary, beautiful, and fulfilling as any essential part of human nature.

Porchlight Business Book Award Winner (Innovation & Creativity)

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