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ID: 509161

Title: Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult

Author: Faith Jones

Narrator: Jaime Lamchick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:11:01

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biography & Memoir, World Religions, Women

Summary:

Educated meets The Vow in this story of liberation and self-empowermentan inspiring and stranger-than-fiction memoir of growing up in and breaking free from the Children of God, an oppressive, extremist religious cult.

Faith Jones was raised to be part a religious army preparing for the End Times. Growing up on an isolated farm in Macau, she prayed for hours every day and read letters of prophecy written by her grandfather, the founder of the Children of God. Tens of thousands of members strong, the cult followers looked to Faiths grandfather as their guiding light. As such, Faith was celebrated as special and then punished doubly to remind her that she was not.

Over decades, the Children of God grew into an international organization that became notorious for its alarming sex practices and allegations of abuse and exploitation. But with indomitable grit, Faith survived, creating a world of her ownpilfering books and teaching herself high school curriculum. Finally, at age twenty-three, thirsting for knowledge and freedom, she broke away, leaving behind everything she knew to forge her own path in America.

A complicated family story mixed with a hauntingly intimate coming-of-age narrative, Faith Jones extraordinary memoir reflects our societal norms of oppression and abuse while providing a unique lens to explore spiritual manipulation and our rights in our bodies. Honest, eye-opening, uplifting, and intensely affecting, Sex Cult Nun brings to life a hidden world thats hypnotically alien yet unexpectedly relatable. 

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ID: 546765

Title: Do I Know You?: A Novel of Suspense

Author: Sarah Strohmeyer

Narrator: Chelsea Stephens, Hillary Huber, Kyla Garcia, Suzanne Elise Freeman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:45:01

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Detective Stories

Summary:

A fabulous read packed with suspense, unexpected twists, glamour and humor. Prepare to be gripped from the first to the last page! Liane Moriarty 

For readers of Lisa Jewell, Liv Constantine, and Megan Miranda, a lightning-paced psychological thriller that the New York Times Book Review says ''kept me reading, near breathless, until all assumptions were gloriously upended'' about two women, a tragedy that connects them as teenagers, and the terrible reckoning that will decide their fates a decade later

Jane Ellison is a super recognizer able to identify strangers by the slightest facial detailsthe curve of a head, the arch of an eyebrow. When she spies human rights activist and heiress Bella Valencia in a crowded Boston airport, Janes convinced shes found the person responsible for her sister Kits disappearance and presumed death eleven years earlier. But her attempt to detain the suspect ends with Jane herself fired and humiliated. 

As Bella prepares to marry Will Pease, scion of the uber-wealthy, influential, and ruthless Pease family, famous for their wholesome wellness and lifestyle brand, on their private Cape Cod island, she grows increasingly anxious that her dire secret will be revealed and used against her byof all peoplethe man she loves.

She has reason to fear: Jane is ready to risk everything for the chance to publicly expose Bellas crimes at her upcoming celebrity wedding. But the more she digs into what happened that night, the more she questions her own assumptions. 

Combining magnetic, wise-cracking narration and a skillfully layered plot, Do I Know You? is a gripping psychological thriller and tale of redemption that reveals the power of a sister's love.

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ID: 538228

Title: Wonder Seeker: 52 Ways to Wake Up Your Creativity and Find Your Joy

Author: Andrea Scher

Narrator: Kristin Condon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4:09:58

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness, Mindfulness & Meditation

Summary:

The PERFECT guide to help us slow down and find the beauty and wonder right in front of us.Brené Brown

Spark your sense of wonder and lift your spirits with this collection of fun, creative activities and ideas to help cultivate daily joy.  

Do you remember the first time you saw the night sky blanketed in stars? Or that feeling of magic when you found your first sand dollar on the beach? Maybe its when you rode a bicycle for the first time and it felt like flying. Wonder taps us into the joy of being alive, opening our eyes to how much beauty there is in the world and how life can surprise us in the most delightful of ways. 

Wonder Seeker reminds us that no one is too busy (or too old) to experience daily gratitude and delight. Filled with 52 fun, easy, and incredibly creative prompts and activities, this guide to joy helps us to step out of our ordinary lives, even for just a moment or two each day, to witness the magic all around us.  

Andrea provides simple practices that bridge creativity and mindfulness and allow the imagination to play. These activities can be done anywhere and can be enjoyed solo, or with friends, family, and even strangers. The fun activities and suggestions in Wonder Seeker include:

Taking a curiosity walk

Writing a banana love note

Going on a wonder date 

Writing a paint chip poem      

Hosting a bubble flash mob

Making a wish tree

Choosing a superhero name

And much, much more!

As Andrea makes clear, you dont need to be an artist or consider yourself creative. All you need is an open heart and a clear intention to find wonder and awe. It will renew your creative spirit, remind you of the marvels around you, and make your soul sing. Reclaim your inner happinesslet Wonder Seeker show you how.

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ID: 509148

Title: Autopsy: A Scarpetta Novel

Author: Patricia Cornwell

Narrator: Susan Ericksen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:53:55

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Political Thriller

Summary:

New York Times Bestseller

In this relaunch of the electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta hunts those responsible for two wildly divergent and chilling murders. 

Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia, the state where she launched her storied career, as the chief medical examiner. Finding herself the new girl in town once again after being away for many years, shes inherited both an overbearing secretary and a legacy of neglect and potential corruption.

She and her husband, Benton Wesley, now a forensic psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service, have relocated to Old Town Alexandria, where shes headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world thats been torn apart by civil and political unrest. After just weeks on the job, shes called to a scene by railroad tracksa womans body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spineand as Scarpetta begins to follow the trail, it leads unnervingly close to her own historic neighborhood.

 At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top secret laboratory in outer space, endangering at least two scientists aboard. Appointed to the highly classified Doomsday Commission that specializes in sensitive national security cases, Scarpetta is summoned to the White House and tasked with finding out exactly what happened. But even as she remotely works the first potential crime scene in space, an apparent serial killer strikes again very close to home.

This latest novel in the groundbreaking Kay Scarpetta series captivates readers with the shocking twists, high-wire tension, and forensic detail that Patricia Cornwell is famous for, proving once again why shes the worlds #1 bestselling crime writer.

 

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ID: 513374

Title: Alien Hostiles: Solar Warden Book Two

Author: Ian Douglas

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:30:56

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas delivers the action-packed second military sci-fi adventure in his Solar Warden series set in a wildly imaginative alternate present where conspiracy theories are terrifying realities and reptilian aliens team up with Nazis in space.

By exposing the sinister Saurians, Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Mark Hunter and his team have more than proven themselves. Yet the war between humanity and the intergalactic aliens has only begunnow they must save themselves and all of civilization.

  The JSSTthe Joint Space Strike Team Hunter has put together from all branches of the U.S. militaryis again deployed on board the Earth starcraft carrier Hillenkoetter on a mission to probe a possible historical connection between the Saurians and the Nazi Third Reich. At a planet called Paradies orbiting the red giant star Aldebaran, they discover a long-rumored colony of expatriate Nazis... and the beginnings of a plan to enslave Earth under Naziand Saurianrule. 

  With Earth at stake, governments deeply compromised, and evil at the door, Solar Warden must fight together to end it alleven if it means sacrificing everything.

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ID: 513377

Title: After Dark with the Duke: The Palace of Rogues

Author: Julie Anne Long

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:11:39

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Romance, Contemporary Women

Summary:

Sparks fly when a daring diva clashes with an ice-cold war hero in the newest thrilling romance in USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Longs Palace of Rogues series.

She arrives in the dead of night, a mob out for blood at her heels: Mariana Wylde, the Harlot of Haywood Street, an opera diva brought low by a duel fought for her favors. But the ladies of the Grand Palace on the Thames think they can make a silk purse from scandal: Theyll restore her reputation and share in her triumph...provided they can keep her apart from that other guest.

 

Coldly brilliant, fiercely honorable, General James Duncan Blackmore, the Duke of Valkirk, is revered, feared, desired...but nobody truly knows him. Until a clash with a fiery, vulnerable beauty who stands for everything he scorns lays him bare. Its too clear the only cure for consuming desire is conquest, but their only chance at happiness could lead to their destruction.

The legendary duke never dreamed love would be his last battleground. Valkirk would lay down his life for Mariana, but his choice is stark: risk losing her forever, or do the one thing he vowed he never would...surrender.

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ID: 544487

Title: Life from Scratch: Family Traditions That Start with You

Author: Dina Gachman, Vanessa Lachey

Narrator: Vanessa Lachey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:45:03

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Cooking, Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Parenting

Summary:

From the television host, actress, and mother of three, a fabulous collection of season-by-season recipes, holiday hacks, birthday rituals, and date night ideas for creating wonderful family celebrations and cherished memories.

Television personality Vanessa Lachey is a dedicated mom of three, a supportive wife to singer Nick Lachey, and someone who freely shares her perfectly imperfect home and family life. But like many people, Vanessa didnt come from a family whose traditions were passed down from generation to generation. Her mom left when she was nine, and when she began her own family, Vanessa had to rely on her own imagination to create celebrations and milestone markers that would become annual rituals.

In Life from Scratch, Vanessa shares personal stories, ideas, delicious recipes, and parenting tips you can use to make your own celebrations unique and unforgettable. Inside youll discover the simple gift-giving custom Vanessa shares with her best girlfriends each year; the date-night tradition that she and Nick swear by; and her fool-proof recipe for authentic Chicken Adobo she serves to family and friends.

A fun, uplifting yearlong guide that celebrates families that color outside the lines, Life from Scratch will inspire people to make each season, and each special moment, their own.

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ID: 523530

Title: These Precious Days: Essays

Author: Ann Patchett

Narrator: Ann Patchett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:14:04

Language: English

Release date: 11-23-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, Literary, Essays & Anthologies, Women

Summary:

The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays.  

''The elegance of Patchetts prose is seductive and inviting: with Patchett as a guide, readers will really get to grips with the power of struggles, failures, and triumphs alike.'' Publisher's Weekly

Any story that starts will also end. As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. 

At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising and moving meditation on an unexpected friendship that explores what it means to be seen, to find someone with whom you can be your best and most complete self. When Patchett chose an early galley of actor and producer Tom Hanks short story collection to read one night before bed, she had no idea that this single choice would be life changing. It would introduce her to a remarkable womanToms brilliant assistant Sookiwith whom she would form a profound bond that held monumental consequences for them both. 

A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: engaging and moving pieces that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Turning her writers eye on her own experiences, she transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew, and reminds how fleeting and enigmatic life can be. 

From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillos childrens books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultzs Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most. Infused with the authors grace, wit, and warmth, the pieces in These Precious Days resonate deep in the soul, leaving an indelible markand demonstrate why Ann Patchett is one of the most celebrated writers of our time.

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ID: 540237

Title: God Bless This Mess: Learning to Live and Love Through Life's Best (and Worst) Moments

Author: Hannah Brown

Narrator: Hannah Brown

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:38:49

Language: English

Release date: 11-23-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Arts & Entertainment, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

A New York Times bestseller.

My life was a complete mess, and God bless all of it. Because its in the messes where we learn the mostas long as we slow down enough to realize what God is trying to show us.

Suddenly in the spotlight, twenty-four-year-old Hannah Brown realized that she wasnt sure what she wanted. After years of competing in beauty pageants, and then starring on The Bachelorette and Dancing with the Stars, she had become incredibly visible. There she was, in her early twenties, with millions around the world examining and weighing in on her every decision. She found herself wondering what it would mean to live on her terms. What it would mean to stop seeking approval from others and decidefor the first timewhat it was she wanted from her own life.

An honest and earnest examination of her own mid-twenties, God Bless This Mess is a memoir that doesnt claim to have all the answers. Hannah knows she doesnt have all the answers. What she does have is the insight of someone who has spent critical years of her youth under public scrutiny. Thus what emerges is a quarter-life memoir that speaks to the set of difficulties young women face, and how to move through them with grace. By pushing against her engrained need to seek approval, and learning how to think critically about her own goals and desires, Hannah inspires others to do the sameand to embrace the messiness that comes hand-in-hand with self-discovery (even if that sometimes means falling flat on your face).

Using her time on The Bachelorette as a launching pad, Hannah doesnt shy away from the most painful experiences of her life: moments when her faith was tested, when she feared it was lost, and the moments when she reclaimed it on national television. And Jesus still loves me. Fans will be inspired by the never-before-told stories: the ones about facing depression and anxiety during her pageant years, the ways in which therapy and journaling have proven to be a saving grace, and the previously private momentsboth at home and on televisionthat have shaped the stars outlook.

Honest and emotionally urgent, God Bless This Mess is a reminder that true growth doesnt come without strifeand its through those dark, messy moments that self-acceptance and love can bloom.

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ID: 537669

Title: Twelve Tribes: Promise and Peril in the New Israel

Author: Ethan Michaeli

Narrator: Steven Jay Cohen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:07:13

Language: English

Release date: 11-16-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: History, Religion & Spirituality, Middle East, Global Politics, Judaism

Summary:

Ethan Michaeli has a gimlet eye for the people, texture, and contradictions of modern Israel. Im in awe of his powers of observation and his ability as a modern-day Tocqueville to take us inside one of the most complex and confounding countries in the world.''  Jonathan Alter, bestselling author of His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

An ''illuminating'' and ''richly descriptive'' (New York Times Book Review) portrait of contemporary Israel, revealing the diversity of this extraordinary yet volatile nation by weaving together personal histories of ordinary citizens from all walks of life.

In 2015, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin warned that the countrys citizens were dividing into tribes: by class and ethnicity, by geography, and along lines of faith. In Twelve Tribes, award-winning author Ethan Michaeli portrays this increasingly fractured nation by intertwining interviews with Israelis of all tribes into a narrative of social and political change. Framed by Michaelis travels across the country over four years and his conversations with Israeli family, friends, and everyday citizens, Twelve Tribes illuminates the complex dynamics within the country, a collective drama with global consequences far beyond the ongoing conflict with the Palestinians.

Readers will meet the aging revolutionaries who founded Israels kibbutz movement and the brilliant young people working for the countrys booming Big Tech companies. They will join thousands of ultra-Orthodox Haredim at a joyous memorial for a long-dead Romanian Rebbe in a suburb of Tel Aviv, and hear the life stories of Ethiopian Jews who were incarcerated and tortured in their homeland as Prisoners of Zion before they were able to escape to Israel.

And they will be challenged, in turn, by portraits of Israeli Arabs navigating between the opportunities in a prosperous, democratic state and the discrimination they suffer as a vilified minority, as by interviews with both the Palestinians striving to build the institutions of a nascent state and the Israeli settlers seeking to establish a Jewish presence on the same land.

Immersive and enlightening, Twelve Tribes is a vivid depiction of a modern state contending with ancient tensions and dangerous global forces at this crucial historic moment. Through extensive research and access to all sectors of Israeli society, Michaeli reveals Israel to be a land of paradoxical intersections and unlikely cohabitationa place where all of the worlds struggles meet, and a microcosm for the challenges faced by all nations today. 

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