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ID: 441036

Title: Band of Sisters: A Novel

Author: Lauren Willig

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15:59:31

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Women

Summary:

With heart and humor, Willig explores the complexities of female friendshipsfeuds, forgiveness, and all. A touching portrait of triumph and found family in the midst of war. Bravo!Stephanie Dray, New York Times Bestselling author of America's First Daughter & The Women of Chateau Lafayette

A group of young women from Smith College risk their lives in France at the height of World War I in this sweeping novel based on a true storya skillful blend of Call the Midwife and The Alice Networkfrom New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig.

A scholarship girl from Brooklyn, Kate Moran thought she found a place among Smiths Mayflower descendants, only to have her illusions dashed the summer after graduation. When charismatic alumna Betsy Rutherford delivers a rousing speech at the Smith College Club in April of 1917, looking for volunteers to help French civilians decimated by the German war machine, Kate is too busy earning her living to even think of taking up the call. But when her former best friend Emmeline Van Alden reaches out and begs her to take the place of a girl who had to drop out, Kate reluctantly agrees to join the new Smith College Relief Unit.

Four months later, Kate and seventeen other Smithies, including two trailblazing female doctors, set sail for France. The volunteers are armed with money, supplies, and good intentionsall of which immediately go astray. The chateau that was to be their headquarters is a half-burnt ruin. The villagers they meet are in desperate straits: women and children huddling in damp cellars, their crops destroyed and their wells poisoned. 

Despite constant shelling from the Germans, French bureaucracy, and the threat of being ousted by the British army, the Smith volunteers bring welcome aidand hopeto the region. But can they survive their own differences? As they cope with the hardships and terrors of the war, Kate and her colleagues find themselves navigating old rivalries and new betrayals which threaten the very existence of the Unit.

With the Germans threatening to break through the lines, can the Smith Unit pull together and be truly a band of sisters?  

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ID: 386252

Title: Ice Monster

Author: David Walliams

Narrator: David Walliams, James Goode, Jane Horrocks, Miriam Margolyes, Nitin Ganatra, Peter Serafinowicz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:40:45

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-21

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, Humor

Summary:

Hailed as the heir to Roald Dahl by The Spectator, the UKs #1 bestselling childrens author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches!

David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist, and now hes bringing his signature humor to this story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth.

When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monstera woolly mammoth found at the North Poleshes determined to discover more....

Luckily, a chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, sparking the adventure of a lifetimefrom London to the heart of the Arctic!

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ID: 438573

Title: Endling #3: The Only

Author: Katherine Applegate

Narrator: Lisa Flannigan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:34:33

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-21

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure, Health & Family

Summary:

The thrilling conclusion to the epic middle grade fantasy trilogy from Katherine Applegate, the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan (now a major motion picture!), The One and Only Bob, Wishtree, and Crenshaw!

In the beginning, Byxs original quest was to discover if there were more of her kind, or if she was destined to become an endlingthe last dairne alive. She did indeed find more dairnes, and along the way she also created allies among other creatures in her world, including humans, felivets, raptidons, and wobbyks.

But Byx and her new friends soon learned that it wasnt just dairnes in jeopardy of extinction, but that everyone was at risk. With the world in unprecedented danger, Byx must rally creatures of all kinds to lead a revolution.

Katherine Applegates Endling series has so far earned a collective five starred reviews, and each of the prior books has debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. She once again delivers an action-packed middle grade fantasy with a unique setting, enthralling characters, and gripping adventure that is perfect for fans of Rick Riordan, Brian Jacques, and Tui T. Sutherland.

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ID: 438567

Title: Sparks Like Stars: A Novel

Author: Nadia Hashimi

Narrator: Mozhan Marno

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:03:01

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Religious & Inspirational, Contemporary Women, Asian American Literature

Summary:

Suspensefulemotionally compelling. I found myself eagerly following in a way I hadnt remembered for a long time, impatient for the next twist and turn of the story.''NPR

An Afghan American woman returns to Kabul to learn the truth about her family and the tragedy that destroyed their lives in this brilliant and compelling novel from the bestselling author of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, The House Without Windows, and When the Moon Is Low.

Kabul, 1978: The daughter of a prominent family, Sitara Zamani lives a privileged life in Afghanistans thriving cosmopolitan capital. The 1970s are a time of remarkable promise under the leadership of people like Sardar Daoud, Afghanistans progressive president, and Sitaras beloved father, his right-hand man. But the ten-year-old Sitaras world is shattered when communists stage a coup, assassinating the president and Sitaras entire family. Only she survives. 

Smuggled out of the palace by a guard named Shair, Sitara finds her way to the home of a female American diplomat, who adopts her and raises her in America. In her new country, Sitara takes on a new nameAryana Shepherdand throws herself into her studies, eventually becoming a renowned surgeon. A survivor, Aryana has refused to look back, choosing instead to bury the trauma and devastating loss she endured. 

New York, 2008: Thirty years after that fatal night in Kabul, Aryanas world is rocked again when an elderly patient appears in her examination rooma man she never expected to see again. It is Shair, the soldier who saved her, yet may have murdered her entire family. Seeing him awakens Aryanas fury and desire for answersand, perhaps, revenge. Realizing that she cannot go on without finding the truth, Aryana embarks on a quest that takes her back to Kabula battleground between the corrupt government and the fundamentalist Talibanand through shadowy memories of the world she loved and lost. 

Bold, illuminating, heartbreaking, yet hopeful, Sparks Like Stars is a story of homeof America and Afghanistan, tragedy and survival, reinvention and remembrance, told in Nadia Hashimis singular voice.

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ID: 438580

Title: Foregone: A Novel

Author: Russell Banks

Narrator: Stephen Mendel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:21:37

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

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

Summary:

The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture O, Canada directed by Paul Schrader and starring Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi, and Michael Imperioli.

A searing novel about memory, abandonment, and betrayal from the acclaimed and bestselling Russell Banks 

''During a career stretching almost half a century, Russell Banks has published an extraordinary collection of brave, morally imperative novels. . . . In this complex and powerful novel, we come face to face with the excruciating allure of redemption.'' Washington Post

At the center of Foregone is famed Canadian American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife, one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam. Fife, now in his late seventies, is dying of cancer in Montreal and has agreed to a final interview in which he is determined to bare all his secrets at last, to demythologize his mythologized life. The interview is filmed by his acolyte and exstar student, Malcolm MacLeod, in the presence of Fifes wife and alongside Malcolms producer, cinematographer, and sound technician, all of whom have long admired Fife but who must now absorb the meaning of his astonishing, dark confession.

Imaginatively structured around Fifes secret memories and alternating between the experiences of the characters who are filming his confession, the novel challenges our assumptions and understanding about a significant lost chapter in American history and the nature of memory itself. Russell Banks gives us a daring and resonant work about the scope of one mans mysterious life, revealed through the fragments of his recovered past.

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ID: 438571

Title: Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian #3: The Uncommon Cold

Author: Jonathan Messinger

Narrator: Jonathan Messinger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:35:30

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-21

Publisher: HarperCollins

Genres: Kids, General, Mystery & Fantasy

Summary:

Finn and Explorer Troop 301 get trapped on a planet riddled with viral robots in the third book of this funny chapter book series based on the award-winning kids podcast, and read by the author, Jonathan Messinger!

Finns best robot bud, Foggy, comes down with a weird virus while exploring a planet full of dancing robots. But he wont let Finn help him. Foggy only wants to dance the Hokey Pokey with his new robot friends!

Now Finn and Explorers Troop 301 have to find a cure before the robots attack. But can Finn also fix his friendship with Foggy? Or will his robot BFF stay on the two-stepping planet forever?

Blast off into a brand-new adventure inspired by the popular award-winning kids podcast! Like the podcast, the books are sort of like Scooby-Doo meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in space. The story centers on Finn Caspian, an 8-year-old boy aboard The Famous Marlowe 280 Interplanetary Exploratory Space Station. He and his friends Abigail, Elias, and Vale are Explorers Troop 301, taking off from the Marlowe to explore uncharted planets, help the occasional alien, and solve a mystery that threatens to destroy the Marlowe.

The books in this series are for kids ages 7 to 12 looking for a funny story to tear through. They contain no violence, a little bit of suspense, and some aliens who are real chuckleheads...

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ID: 458650

Title: Infinity Reaper

Author: Adam Silvera

Narrator: Elliot Knight, Kirby Heyborne, Maria Liatis, Robbie Daymond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14:25:37

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-21

Publisher: Quill Tree Books

Genres: Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Tough Topics

Summary:

In this gripping sequel to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Son, Adam Silvera brings a diverse cast of heroes and villains to life in an alternate New York where some people are born with powers, while others steal them from the blood of endangered magical creatures. 

Emil and Brighton defied the odds. They beat the Blood Casters and escaped with their livesor so they thought. When Brighton drank the Reaper's Blood, he believed it would make him invincible, but instead the potion is killing him.

In Emil's race to find an antidote that will not only save his brother but also rid him of his own unwanted phoenix powers, he will have to dig deep into the very past lives he's trying to outrun. Though he needs the help of the Spell Walkers now more than ever, their ranks are fracturing, with Maribelle's thirst for revenge sending her down a dangerous path.

Meanwhile, Ness is being abused by Senator Iron for political gain, his rare shifting ability making him a dangerous weapon. As much as Ness longs to send Emil a signal, he knows the best way to keep Emil safe from his corrupt father is to keep him at a distance.

The battle for peace is playing out like an intricate game of chess, and as the pieces on the board move into place, Emil starts to realize that he may have been competing against the wrong enemy all along.

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ID: 441992

Title: Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals

Author: James Altucher

Narrator: James Altucher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:02:02

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Business & Economics, Career Development, Business Development

Summary:

The entrepreneur, angel investor, and bestselling author of Choose Yourself busts the 10,000-hour rule of achieving mastery, offering a new mindset and dozens of techniques that will inspire any professionalno matter their age or managerial levelto pursue their passions and quickly acquire the skills they need to succeed and achieve their dreams.

We live in a hierarchical world where experience has traditionally been the key to promotion. But that period is over! Straight, clear-cut career trajectories no longer exist. Industries disappear, job descriptions change, and peoples interests and passions evolve. The key to riding this wave, entrepreneur James Altucher advises, is to constantly be curious about whats next, to be comfortable with uncertainty so you can keep navigating the rough waters ahead, and most important, to pursue the things that interest you.

In Skip the Line, he reveals how he went from struggling and depressed to making his personal, financial, and creative dreams come true, despiteand perhaps due tohis many failures along the way. Altucher combines his personal story with concreteand unorthodoxinsights that work. But Skip the Line isnt about hacks and shortcutsits about transforming the way you think, work, and live, letting your interests guide your learning, time, and resources. Its about allowing yourself to do what comes naturally; the more you do what you love, the better you do it. While showing you how to approach change and crisis, Altucher gives you tools to help easily execute ideas, become an expert negotiator, attract the attention of those around you, scale promising ideas, and improve leadershipall of which will catapult you higher than you ever thought possible and at a speed that everyone will tell you is impossible.

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ID: 436633

Title: Master of the Revels: A Return to Neal Stephenson's D.O.D.O.

Author: Nicole Galland

Narrator: Allyson Ryan, Arthur Morey, Billie Fulford-Brown, Charlie Thurston, Derek Perkins, Joe Barrett, Laural Merlington, Laurence Bouvard, Mike Ortego, Robert Fass, Ron Butler, Sadie Alexandru, Shelley Atkinson, Tavia Gilbert, Vaneh Assadourian, Will Damron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19:07:11

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy

Summary:

In this brilliant sequel to The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.an enthralling, history-bending adventure traversing time and space, fact and fiction, magic and science co-written with #1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephensona daring young time traveler must return to Jacobean England to save the modern world.

This fast-paced sequel to the New York Times bestselling near-future adventure The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. picks up where the original left off, as Tristan Lyons, Mel Stokes, and their fellow outcasts from the Department of Diachronic Operations (D.O.D.O.) fight to stop the powerful Irish witch Gráinne from using time travel to reverse the evolution of all modern technology. 

Chief amongst Gráinnes plots: to encrypt cataclysmic spells into Shakespeares cursed play, Macbeth. When her fellow rogue agents fall victim to Gráinnes schemes, Melisande Stokes is forced to send Tristans untested, wayward sister Robin back in time to 1606 London, where Edmund Tilney, the kings Master of Revels, controls all staged performances in London.

And now Gráinne controls Tilney. 

While Robin poses as an apprentice in Shakespeares Globe Theatre, Mel travels to the ancient Roman Empire and, with the help of double-agent Chira in Renaissance Florence, untangles the knotted threads of history while the diabolical Gráinne jumps from timeline to timeline, always staying frustratingly one stop aheador is it behind?

Historical objects disappear, cities literally rise and fall, and nothing less than the fate of humanity is at stake. As Gráinne sows chaos across time and space, the ragtag team of ex-D.O.D.O. agents must fix the pastin order to save the future.

Critically acclaimed author Nicole Galland brings her deep knowledge of history and signature wit to this gripping romantic adventure.

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ID: 414921

Title: Conflicted: How Productive Disagreements Lead to Better Outcomes

Author: Ian Leslie

Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:52:18

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-21

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Business & Economics, Career Development, Management & Leadership, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family

Summary:

Drawing on advice from the worlds leading experts on conflict and communicationfrom relationship scientists to hostage negotiators to diplomatsIan Leslie, a columnist for the New Statesman, shows us how to transform the heat of conflict, disagreement and argument into the light of insight, creativity and connection, in a book with vital lessons for the home, workplace, and public arena.

For most people, conflict triggers a fight or flight response. Disagreeing productively is a hard skill for which neither evolution or society has equipped us. Its a skill we urgently need to acquire; otherwise, our increasingly vociferous disagreements are destined to tear us apart. Productive disagreement is a way of thinking, perhaps the best one we have. It makes us smarter and more creative, and it can even bring us closer together. Its critical to the success of any shared enterprise, from a marriage, to a business, to a democracy. Isnt it time we gave more thought to how to do it well?

In an increasingly polarized world, our only chance for coming together and moving forward is to learn from those who have mastered the art and science of disagreement. In this book, well learn from experts who are highly skilled at getting the most out of highly charged encounters: interrogators, cops, divorce mediators, therapists, diplomats, psychologists. These professionals know how to get something valuable information, insight, ideasfrom the toughest, most antagonistic conversations. They are brilliant communicators: masters at shaping the conversation beneath the conversation. They know how to turn the heat of conflict into the light of creativity, connection, and insight. 

In this much-need book, Ian Leslie explores what happens to us when we argue, why disagreement makes us stressed, and why we get angry. He explains why we urgently need to transform the way we think about conflict and how having better disagreements can make us more successful. By drawing together the lessons he learns from different experts, he proposes a series of clear principles that we can all use to make our most difficult dialogues more productiveand our increasingly acrimonious world a better place.

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