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ID: 491575

Title: Grammar for a Full Life: How the Ways We Shape a Sentence Can Limit or Enlarge Us

Author: Lawrence Weinstein

Narrator: Lawrence Weinstein

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:07:12

Language: English

Release date: 11-25-20

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Language Instruction, Language Arts

Summary:

Why settle for a normal book on grammar when you could learn new things about it and become your own best self at the same time?If youre looking for a traditional manual of rules, this much-acclaimed, groundbreaking book by a cofounder of Harvard Universitys Writing Center may not be the one for you. Grammar is about much more than rules: its about choices, toosince a thought can always be expressed correctly in multiple ways.

In Grammar for a Full Life, author Lawrence Weinstein reveals how our grammatical choices either stifle or boost our sense of agency in life, creativity, depth of connection to others, and mindfulness.

Weinstein shows that certain tweaks to a persons grammar can bring consequential changes in his or her fulfillment and well-being. In this wonderfully readable book, he describes some forty transformative moves that can be made with English punctuation and syntax. Youll learn, for instance, why a greater use of active voice constructions builds assertive energy in us. Youll discover howparadoxicallycutting back on the intensifiers (exclamation marks and words like really, absolutely) heightens our awareness of the world.

There is not too much about personality and life that Weinstein doesnt see benefitting from a wiser use of grammar. In a chapter titled Bonding, even sex comes in for some grammatical attention. Even fear of death receives its own, almost lyrical chapter near books end.

No reader should be intimidated by Weinsteins university credentials. As important a book as his is, its conversational throughoutand its packed with numerous compelling, clear examples. You will never think of commas or possessive pronouns in the same way again.

[PLEASE NOTE:Grammar for a Full Life is not a book intended for the person new to the English language. It assumes familiarity with many of the basics of English.]

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ID: 414800

Title: Dark Tides

Author: Philippa Gregory

Narrator: Louise Brealey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17:22:25

Language: English

Release date: 11-24-20

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Women, Sagas

Summary:

#1 bestselling author Philippa Gregory returns with a novel of greed and desire set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America.

 

Midsummer Eve, 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy nobleman seeking the lover he deserted twenty-one years earlier. Now James Avery has everything to offer: a fortune, a title, and the favour of the newly restored King Charles II. He believes that the warehouse’s poor owner Alinor has the one thing he cannot buy – his son and heir.

The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and tells her of the death of Rob – Alinor’s son – drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon.

Meanwhile, Alinor’s brother Ned, in faraway New England, is making a life for himself in the narrowing space between the jarring worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move towards inevitable war. Alinor writes to him that she knows – without doubt – that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter. But how can she prove it?

Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, for wealth, for a child, and for home.

 

Praise for Dark Tides:

‘Superb . . . A searing portrait of a woman that resonates across the ages.’ People

‘A gripping novel . . . Fans of Gregory’s works and of historicals in general will delight in this page-turning tale.’ Library Journal (starred review)

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ID: 492931

Title: Where the Sweetgrass Grows

Author: Lori Roberts

Narrator: Carol Dines

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:34:05

Language: English

Release date: 11-23-20

Publisher: Lantern Audio, LLC

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Paranormal

Summary:

Carly Tabor thought she'd buried her gift with Freddy Richards, the orphan child whose remains were discovered in her King Street home two centuries after his murder. Her ability to communicate with the dead, especially deceased children, originally presented itself when the restless spirit of the child and three others haunted her home. Her new job as an investigative reporter for the local television station calls into question her idyllic lifestyle. When Carly overhears a conversation between her boss and the mother of a missing child seeking help, her sensitive ability returns. She is haunted by the words she hears and when the spirit of the missing child appears to her several different times, Carly knows she needs to be more involved. This leads Carly on a search into unsolved missing person cold cases. Can she find the truth in time or will she become the killer's next victim?

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ID: 498406

Title: From the White House to the Amish: A Story Inspired by the Life of Thomas E. Kirkman

Author: Katrina Hoover Lee

Narrator: Conrad Bear

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:48:02

Language: English

Release date: 11-23-20

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Essays & Anthologies

Summary:

Will God Keep His End of the Deal?

Growing up in the Depression, Tomthinks his southern Indiana life is perfect, until the daythe green beans burn on the stove and he cannot find his mother. As an adult, Tom determines he will never forgive God for taking the most important person in his life. Not even the prestige of working in the White House under President Eisenhower and in the CIA under President Kennedy can ease his bitterness. Then, through an unexpected voice and an unpretentious Amish man, Tom Kirkman is forever changed.

This biographical fiction book is based on the true story of Thomas E. Kirkman (1934-2018), artist, spy, Amish man.

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ID: 493940

Title: Oak Island Mystery: Solved

Author: Gordon Fader, Joy A. Steele

Narrator: Genevieve Jones

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:48:30

Language: English

Release date: 11-21-20

Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited

Genres: History, World, North America

Summary:

For more than two centuries, Oak Island, Nova Scotia, has been studied, searched, probed and cursed all the while failing to give up its secrets. Joy Steele's ground-breaking historical research into the island's true history is no less intriguing. In this second edition, Ms. Steele is joined by professional geologist Gordon Fader to not only solidify her theory, but to expand on it, including a thorough explanation of the area's geology.

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ID: 491619

Title: Deconstructed: An Insiders View of Illegal Immigration and the Building Trades

Author: Loren C. Steffy, Stan Marek

Narrator: Gregory Kallenberg (foreword), Loren C. Steffy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:10:03

Language: English

Release date: 11-20-20

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Business & Economics, Politics, Public Policy, Business Development

Summary:

Illegal immigration is among the most challenging and divisive issues facing America. With few changes in immigration laws since 1986, the undocumented population has swelled to an estimated 11 million.

Deconstructedunravels these economic issues and their human toll through the eyes of Houston businessman Stan Marek, whos watched the immigration crisis unfold over 40 years. A descendant of Czech immigrants himself, Marek runs one of the largest specialty subcontracting firms in the U.S. He has seen construction work devolve from offering middle-class careers to trapping illegal immigrants in the shadows of the economy paid in cash, without overtime or access to health care. Marek sees a burgeoning crisis for his industry, the national economy and the undocumented immigrants themselves - a crisis he has vowed to prevent.

InDeconstructed, award-winning business journalist Loren Steffy traces Mareks own family history, intertwined with changes in immigration law for more than a century. Steffy examines the economic forces driving illegal immigration and outlines solutions that could enhance our economy, the construction business, and the lives of immigrants.

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ID: 453954

Title: Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength

Author: Jodi Richardson

Narrator: Jodi Richardson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:58:52

Language: English

Release date: 11-17-20

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Audio

Genres: Health & Wellness, Women's Health, Science & Technology, Medicine

Summary:

The challenge of anxiety never tests you more than when you become a mother.

From conceiving, to pregnancy, to birth, and forever more, there are infinite reasons for your anxiety to be heightened. The impact on mothers isn't just the anxiety itself, it's the stop sign it seems to put up in front of you at almost every turn. Anxiety can stand in the way of living a rich, full and wonderful life, and from fulfilling your potential personally, professionally and as a mother. But this doesn't have to be your reality. Dr Jodi Richardson, co-author of the bestselling Anxious Kids, knows this because she lives with anxiety and is a wellbeing expert. Now, she wants to educate and inspire mothers to:

recognise and understand your anxiety

build the skills and a lifestyle to manage and minimise your symptoms

develop thinking skills to manage unhelpful and worrying thoughts

cultivate confidence to embrace change and uncertainty

strengthen your ability and willingness to tolerate discomfort

know and act by your values

enrich relationships with your partner, friends and children

understand emotional labour and manage your 'mental load'

strive to fulfil personal and professional goals and ambitions

raise emotionally intelligent children with skills for flourishing mental health

Grounded in positive psychology, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxious Mums cuts through the science, giving mums the knowledge, tools, support and confidence to make a positive difference not just to their own mental health but to that of their whole family.

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ID: 488192

Title: Trini's Blues

Author: B.A. Buie

Narrator: B.A. Buie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:44:01

Language: English

Release date: 11-16-20

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Women

Summary:

What if the man you thought would be your forever became a fleeting mirage, a lesson disguised as love? In 'Trini's Blues,' a deeply personal journey unfolds, revealing the story of a woman who embarked on a path to self-healing.

Told in the unique voice of Atlanta's rising Indie author and poet, this memoir isn't about himit's about her. It's about following the breadcrumbs back to her beginning, understanding the choices that led her to heartbreak, and ultimately, finding the strength to choose herself.

'Trini's Blues' captures a pivotal moment of transformation, where the pain of staying the same was finally outweighed by the desire for self-love. This book sheds the layers of shame and fear, embracing the healing power of sharing our stories.

What did she uncover about herself? How did she find the strength to break free and choose self-love? Dive into 'Trinis Blues' and discover the answers within her remarkable journey.

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ID: 485650

Title: Discovery of Flight

Author: Susan Glickman

Narrator: Shauna Haracka

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:31:51

Language: English

Release date: 11-15-20

Publisher: ECW Press

Genres: Teen, General, Tough Topics

Summary:

The Discovery of Flight is a novel in two voices about the relationship between two sisters, the older of whom is disabled by cerebral palsy and only able to communicate with assistive technology (she can control her computer by moving her eyes). It interweaves the fantasy novel sixteen-year-old Libby is writing for Sophie's thirteenth birthday, and Sophie's diary, in which she discusses the deteriorating condition of her older sister. The book's title is also the title of Libby's novel, in which Libby takes the form of a hawk telepathically linked to a girl who, like her sister, is a good artist. Sophie's diary is in fact illustrated with the occasional black-and-white drawings. The sicker Libby gets, the more she retreats into her novel and the less she interacts with the outside world. Though the situation is tragic, Sophie's voice is extremely funny and wry. In addition, through her storytelling, Libby becomes a heroic figure rather than a helpless victim. After Libby's death, the girls' mother presents Sophie with the novel and Sophie writes its final chapter, bringing the voices of the two girls together.

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ID: 485643

Title: Imago Stage

Author: Karoline Georges

Narrator: Adrienne Wilson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:17:36

Language: English

Release date: 11-15-20

Publisher: ECW Press

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Family Life

Summary:

A woman must emerge from the virtual world she's created to confront her flesh-and-blood past and family.

Growing up with a menacing drunk for a father and a grief-stricken mother, a girl spends her 1980s childhood staring at the television to escape the tension, depression, and looming violence that fill her suburban home. After winning a modelling competition, she dedicates herself to becoming a placid image onto which anything can be projected, a blank slate with a blank stare. Earning enough in Paris to retire in her twenties, she buys a studio in Montreal and retreats from the world and its perceived threats, cultivating her existence as an image through her virtual reality avatar. But when her mother develops cancer and nears the end of her life, she is forced to leave her cocoon - surrounded by her posse of augmented reality superheroes - and interact with the world and her parents without the mask of her perfect, virtual self.

Georges offers up an alienated childhood with shifting pop culture obsessions, a woman's awakening to the role of the image in culture, and her eventual isolation in her apartment and the world online. It is a catalogue of the anxieties of an age, from nuclear war to terrorism, climate change to biological warfare. Set in the past and not-too-distant future of Montreal, The Imago Stage is an ominous tale of oppression, suppression, and disembodiment.

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