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ID: 548843

Title: Sledgehammer: How Breaking with the Past Brought Peace to the Middle East

Author: David Friedman

Narrator: Jim Seybert

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:20:44

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics, Global Politics

Summary:

The Trump administrations peace agreements in the Middle East were the greatest foreign policy accomplishment in decades. Now, for the first time, his ambassador to Israel explains how they pulled it off.

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is insanity. For decades, the U.S. State Department called it diplomacy.

David Friedman was an outside candidate when President Trump appointed him U.S. ambassador to Israel. He took office to find U.S.-Israel policy stuck in stalemate. For years, accepted wisdom was that extensive experience and detailed knowledge of Middle Eastern history and culture were necessary to negotiate treaties. In truth, Friedman realized, all parties played on that accepted wisdom to stallexpecting to get a better deal further down the road.

Tossing the State Department playbook aside and incorporating insights from his many years as a negotiator in the American private sector, Friedman and a small team with no prior diplomatic experience revamped American diplomacy to project peace through strength. He emphasized the importance of leverage, the key to any good negotiation. After painstaking, behind-the-scenes work, the Abraham Accords were signed: a historic series of peace deals between Israel and the five Muslim nations.

In Sledgehammer, Friedman tells the true story of how the Abraham Accords came about. He takes us from the Oval Office to the highest echelons of power in the Middle East, putting us at the table during the intense negotiations that led to this historic breakthrough. The inside story of arguably the greatest achievement of the Trump Administration, Sledgehammer is an important, inspiring account of the hard, hopeful work necessary to bring long overdueand lastingpeace to one of the most turbulent and tragic regions of the globe.

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ID: 547034

Title: Comb of Wishes

Author: Lisa Stringfellow

Narrator: Bahni Turpin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:32:08

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-22

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

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

Summary:

Set against the backdrop of Caribbean folklore, Lisa Stringfellows spellbinding middle grade debut tells of a grieving girl and a vengeful mermaid and will enchant readers who loved Kacen Callenders Hurricane Child or Christian McKay Heidickers Scary Stories for Young Foxes.

Ever since her mothers death, Kela feels every bit as broken as the shards of glass, known as mermaids tears, that sparkle on the Caribbean beaches of St. Rita. So when Kela and her friend Lissy stumble across an ancient-looking comb in a coral cave, with all shes already lost, Kela cant help but bring home her very own found treasure. 

Far away, deep in the cold ocean, the mermaid Ophidia can feel that her comb has been taken. And despite her hatred of all humans, her magic requires that she make a bargain: the comb in exchange for a wish.

But what Kela wants most is for her mother to be alive. And a wish that big will exact an even bigger price

Dont miss the novel that Newbery-winning author Kelly Barnhill calls one of the most promising works of fiction in a long time!

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ID: 547457

Title: From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy

Author: Scott Meslow

Narrator: Jeremy Arthur

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:23:27

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Business & Economics, Non-Fiction, Social Science, Business Development

Summary:

An in-depth celebration of the romantic comedys modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the 80s and the 90s, its unfortunate decline in the 2000s, and its explosive reemergence in the age of streaming, featuring exclusive interviews with the directors, writers, and stars of the iconic films that defined the genre.

No Hollywood genre has been more misunderstoodor more unfairly under-appreciatedthan the romantic comedy. Funny, charming, and reliably crowd-pleasing, rom-coms were the essential backbone of the Hollywood landscape, launching the careers of many of Hollywoods most talented actors and filmmakers, such as Julia Roberts and Matthew McConaughey, and providing many of the yet limited creative opportunities women had in Hollywood. But despiteor perhaps because ofall that, the rom-com has routinely been overlooked by the Academy Awards or snobbishly dismissed by critics. In From Hollywood with Love, culture writer and GQ contributor Scott Meslow seeks to right this wrong, celebrating and analyzing rom-coms with the appreciative, insightful critical lens theyve always deserved.

Beginning with the golden era of the romantic comedyspanning from the late 80s to the mid-00s with the breakthrough of films such as When Harry Met Sallyto the rise of streaming and the long-overdue push for diversity setting the course for films such as the groundbreaking, franchise-spawning Crazy Rich Asians, Meslow examines the evolution of the genre through its many iterations, from its establishment of new tropes, the Austen and Shakespeare rewrites, the many love triangles, and even the occasional brave decision to do away with the happily ever after.

Featuring exclusive interviews with the actors and filmmakers behind our most beloved rom-coms, From Hollywood with Love constructs oral histories of our most celebrated romantic comedies, for an informed and entertaining look at Hollywoods beloved yet most under-appreciated genre.

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ID: 535250

Title: Beautiful Little Fools: A Novel

Author: Jillian Cantor

Narrator: Brittany Pressley, Cassandra Campbell, Elizabeth Evans, George Newbern, Julia Whelan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:47:02

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Women

Summary:

USA Today bestselling author Jillian Cantor reimagines and expands on the literary classic The Great Gatsby in this atmospheric historical novel with echoes of Big Little Lies, told in three womens alternating voices.

On a sultry August day in 1922, Jay Gatsby is shot dead in his West Egg swimming pool. To the police, it appears to be an open-and-shut case of murder/suicide when the body of George Wilson, a local mechanic, is found in the woods nearby.

Then a diamond hairpin is discovered in the bushes by the pool, and three women fall under suspicion. Each holds a key that can unlock the truth to the mysterious life and death of this enigmatic millionaire. 

Daisy Buchanan once thought she might marry Gatsbybefore her family was torn apart by an unspeakable tragedy that sent her into the arms of the philandering Tom Buchanan.

Jordan Baker, Daisys best friend, guards a secret that derailed her promising golf career and threatens to ruin her friendship with Daisy as well.

Catherine McCoy, a suffragette, fights for womens freedom and independence, and especially for her sister, Myrtle Wilson, whos trapped in a terrible marriage.

Their stories unfold in the years leading up to that fateful summer of 1922, when all three of their lives are on the brink of unraveling. Each woman is pulled deeper into Jay Gatsbys romantic obsession, with devastating consequences for all of them.

Jillian Cantor revisits the glittering Jazz Age world of F. Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, retelling this timeless American classic from the womens perspective. Beautiful Little Fools is a quintessential tale of money and power, marriage and friendship, love and desire, and ultimately the murder of a man tormented by the past and driven by a destructive longing that can never be fulfilled. 

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ID: 550066

Title: Wishing Upon the Same Stars

Author: Jacquetta Nammar Feldman

Narrator: Ariana Delawari

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:35:53

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, General, Historical

Summary:

This powerful and poignant coming-of-age middle grade debut novel follows an Arab American girl named Yasmeen as she moves to San Antonio with her family and navigates finding friendshipand herself. Perfect for fans of Other Words for Home, Front Desk, and American as Paneer Pie.

When twelve-year-old Yasmeen Khoury moves with her family to San Antonio, all she wants to do is fit in. But her classmates in Texas are nothing like her friends in the predominantly Arab neighborhood back in Detroit where she grew up. Almost immediately, Yasmeen feels like the odd girl out, and as she faces middle school mean girls and tries to make new friends, she feels more alone than ever before.

Then Yasmeen meets her neighbor, Ayelet Cohen, a first-generation Israeli American. As the two girls grow closer, Yasmeen is grateful to know someone who understands what it feels like when your parents idea of home is half a world away.

But when Yasmeens grandmother moves in after her home in Jerusalem is destroyed, Yasmeen and Ayelet must grapple with how much closer the events of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are than theyd realized. As Yasmeen begins to develop her own understandings of home, heritage, and most importantly, herself, can the two girls learn theres more that brings them together than might tear them apart . . . and that peace begins with them?

A 2023 BANK STREET BOOKS BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR!

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION!

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ID: 536639

Title: Garden Variety: A Novel

Author: Christy Wilhelmi

Narrator: Nancy Peterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:35:12

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Contemporary Women, Family Life

Summary:

If you thought community gardening was nothing but pulling weeds and planting seeds think again. In this fresh and delightful debut, Christy Wilhelmi shows that theres more to gardening than merely keeping pests at bay 

Each time Lizzie steps through the gates of the Vista Mar Community Gardens, she knows shes left the chaos of the outside world behind. Here, the rows are even, tools are properly stored, and each season brings new life. But even the shiniest apple can hide a worm, and behind the leafy green façade there is hidden heartbreak, tomato hornworms, and inter-garden political powerplays.

And to make things worsea long forgotten loophole enacted by a nasty neighbor brings the outside world crashing in. The members are feuding, Lizzies budding romance is wilting on the vine, and the very existence of Vista Mar is threatened. Can Lizzie and her fellow gardeners fight to save their urban oasis while they struggle to stay grounded in this chaotic city? 

Garden Variety is as much about growing food and flowers as it is about lifes growing pains, and how a community rallies and comes together to save their own.

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ID: 540243

Title: Just Harriet

Author: Elana K. Arnold

Narrator: Taylor Meskimen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:55:58

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: Walden Pond Press

Genres: Kids, Health & Family, Mystery & Fantasy, Humor

Summary:

From the award-winning author of A Boy Called Bat comes a new young middle grade series in the tradition of Ramona and Clementine, starring an unforgettable girl named Harriet.

There are a few things you should know about Harriet Wermer:

She just finished third grade. 

She has a perfect cat named Matzo Ball. 

She doesnt always tell the truth. 

She is very happy to be spending summer vacation away from home and her mom and dad and all the wonderful things she had been planning all year.

Okay, maybe that last one isnt entirely the truth.

Of course, theres nothing Harriet doesn't like about Marble Island, the small island off the coast of California where her nanu runs a cozy little bed and breakfast. And nobody doesnt love Moneypenny, Nanus old basset hound. But Harriet doesnt like the fact that Dad made this decision without even asking her.

When Harriet arrives on Marble Island, however, she discovers that it's full of surprises, and even a mystery. One that seems to involve her Dad, back when he was a young boy living on Marble Island. One that Harriet is absolutely going to solve. And that's the truth.

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ID: 537664

Title: Hunt the Stars: A Novel

Author: Jessie Mihalik

Narrator: Frankie Corzo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:02:05

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Space Opera, Science Fiction & Paranormal

Summary:

The critically acclaimed author of Polaris Rising takes readers on an exciting journey with the start of her brand-new series about a female bounty hunter and the man who is her sworn enemy.

 

Jessie Mihalik is an author to watch. Ilona Andrews, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Octavia Zarola would do anything to keep her tiny, close-knit bounty hunting crew togethereven if it means accepting a job from Torran Fletcher, a ruthless former general and her sworn enemy. When Torran offers her enough credits to not only keep her crew afloat but also hire someone to fix her ship, Tavi knows that she cant refuseno matter how much shed like to.

With so much money on the line, Torran and his crew insist on joining the hunt. Tavi reluctantly agrees because while the handsome, stoic leader pushes all of her buttonsfor both anger and desireshes endured worse, and the massive bonus payment hes promised for a completed job is reason enough to shut up and deal.

But when they uncover a deeper plot that threatens the delicate peace between humans and Valoffs, Tavi suspects that Torran has been using her as the impetus for a new war. With the fate of her crew balanced on a knifes edge, Tavi must decide where her loyalties liewith the quiet Valoff whos been lying to her, or with the human leaders who left her squad to die on the battlefield. And this time, shes put her heart on the line.

 

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ID: 536636

Title: Count Your Lucky Stars: A Novel

Author: Alexandria Bellefleur

Narrator: Lauren Sweet

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:00:49

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Romance, Rom-Com, Contemporary

Summary:

''Bellefleur has a droll, distinct voice, and her one-liners zing off the page, striking both the heart and funny bone... There's a sparkling quality here, one that mirrors the starry title. Bellefleur writes as if she's captured fairy lights in a mason jar, twinkly and lovely within something solid yet fragile.''  Entertainment Weekly

Following Written in the Stars and Hang the Moon, Lambda Literary Award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur pens another steamy queer rom-com about former best friends who might be each other's second chance at love

Margot Cooper doesnt do relationships. She tried and it blew up in her face, so shell stick with casual hookups, thank you very much. But now her entire crew has found ''the one'' and shes beginning to feel like a fifth wheel. And then fate (the heartless bitch) intervenes. While touring a wedding venue with her engaged friends, Margot comes face-to-face with Olivia Granther childhood friend, her first love, her first well, everything. Its been ten years, but the moment they lock eyes, Margots cold, dead heart thumps in her chest.

Olivia must be hallucinating. In the decade since she last saw Margot, her life hasnt gone exactly as planned. At almost thirty, shes been married... and divorced. However, a wedding planner job in Seattle means a fresh start and a chance to follow her dreams. Never in a million years did she expect her important new clients Best Woman would be the one that got away.

When a series of unfortunate events leaves Olivia without a place to stay, Margot offers up her spare room because shes a Very Good Person. Obviously. It has nothing to do with the fact that Olivia is as beautiful as ever and the sparks between them still make Margot tingle. As they spend time in close quarters, Margot starts to question her no-strings stance. Olivia is everything shes ever wanted, but Margot let her in once and it ended in disaster. Will history repeat itself or should she count her lucky stars that she gets a second chance with her first love? 

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ID: 545588

Title: Free Love: A Novel

Author: Tessa Hadley

Narrator: Abigail Thaw

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:02:21

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-22

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Literary Fiction, Psychological, Family Life

Summary:

Exquisite.'' Minneapolis Star Tribune ''Brilliantly observed.  People, Pick of the Week

A beguiling novel, deceptively easy to read; beneath the surface swim disturbing and age-old questions about freedom and fate.  Hilary Mantel

From the bestselling author of Late in the Day and The Past comes a compulsive new novel about one womans sexual and intellectual awakening in 1960s London.

1967. While London comes alive with the new youth revolution, the suburban Fischer family seems to belong to an older world of conventional stability: pretty, dutiful homemaker Phyllis is married to Roger, a devoted father with a career in the Foreign Office. Their children are Colette, a bookish teenager, and Hugh, the golden boy.

But when the twenty-something son of an old friend pays the Fischers a visit one hot summer evening, and kisses Phyllis in the dark garden after dinner, something in her catches fire. Newly awake to the world, Phyllis makes a choice that defies all expectations of her as a wife and a mother. Nothing in these ordinary lives is so ordinary after all, it turns out, as the familys upheaval mirrors the dramatic transformation of the society around them.

With scalpel-sharp insight, Tessa Hadley explores her characters inner worlds, laying bare their fears and longings. Daring and sensual, Free Love is an irresistible exploration of romantic love, sexual freedom and living out the truest and most meaningful version of our selves a novel that showcases Hadleys unrivaled ability to put on paper a consciousness so visceral, so fully realized, it heightens and expands your own (Lily King, author of Euphoria).

 

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