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ID: 494985

Title: Understanding Child Development

Author: Scientific American

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:51:50

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science

Summary:

How exactly do children become the adults they were meant to be?

In this audiobook, Understanding Child Development, we investigate this profoundly complicated process from infancy through early childhood (the teenage years will be covered in a separate audiobook). Included in this collection are several seminal studies on infant cognition where researchers found evidence that many of our abilities are pre-programmed. For example, most human infants are able to judge depth as soon as they can crawl, suggesting that we are born with an ability to perceive falling-off places without having to go through the trial-and-error process. Section two looks at how we learn to communicate using both symbols and language, and examines the process that toddlers must go through to learn to discriminate between an object and a representation of that object, such as a photograph. With the ability to communicate comes social development, covered in section three. The fourth section focuses on developmental disorders, from ADHD to Down syndrome, autism, and less common diseases that are linked to faulty genomic imprinting.

Finally, we end with a section on parenting, which includes a Q&A on the evolutionary lessons of motherhood, and why cooperative parenting and community-based child-rearing is not only better for kids, but essential to their healthy development.

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ID: 494986

Title: Silences So Deep: Music, Solitude, Alaska

Author: John Luther Adams

Narrator: Jim Meskimen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:01:41

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:

A memoir of a composers life in the Alaskan wilderness and a meditation on making art in a landscape acutely threatened by climate change.

In the summer of 1975, the composer John Luther Adams, then a twenty-two-year-old graduate of CalArts, boarded a flight to Alaska. So began a journey into the mountains and forests of the far northand across distinctive mental and aural terrainthat would last for the next forty years.Silences So Deep is Adamss account of these formative decadesand of what its like to live alone in the frozen woods, composing music by day and spending ones evenings with a raucous crew of poets, philosophers, and fishermen. From adolescent lovesEdgard Varèse and Frank Zappato mature preoccupations with the natural world that inform such works as The Wind in High Places, Adams details the influences that have allowed him to emerge as one of the most celebrated and recognizable composers of our time. A Künstlerroman with an artistic sensibility all its own, Silences So Deep is also a memoir of solitude enriched by friendships with the likes of the conductor Gordon Wright and the poet John Haines. Whether describing the travails of environmental activism in the midst of an oil boom or midwinter conversations in a communal sauna, Adams writes with a voice both playful and meditative, one that evokes the particular beauty of the Alaskan landscape and the people who call it home.Ultimately, it is also the story of Adamss difficult decision to leave a rapidly warming Alaska and to strike out for new topographies and sources of inspiration. In its attentiveness to the challenges of life in the wilderness, to the demands of making art in an age of climate crisis, and to the pleasures of intellectual fellowship, Silences So Deep is a singularly fecund account of a creative life.

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ID: 440261

Title: High School Musical: The Encore Edition

Author: Disney Book Group , N. B. Grace

Narrator: Stacy Gonzalez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:28:19

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family

Summary:

Relive the magic of High School Musical

Popular star basketball player Troy Bolton and academically gifted beauty Gabriella Montez come from different worlds at East High. But when they both decide to audition for the school musical, magic happens! Follow Troy, Gabriella, and their friends as they navigate high school together in the Encore Edition of the junior novelizations from this beloved trilogy.

Then, get ready for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, with bonus content offering a sneak peek at the new Disney+ series.

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ID: 493712

Title: We Need to Talk: A Memoir about Wealth

Author: Jennifer Risher

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:28:35

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Biography & Memoir

Summary:

When Jennifer Risher joined Microsoft in 1991, she met her husband, and with him became an extra-lucky beneficiary of the dot-com boom. By their early thirties, they had tens of millions of dollars. Today, there are millions of people like her. Jennifers thought-provoking, personal story includes the voices of others in her demographic and explores the hidden impact of wealth on identity, relationships, and sense of place in the world. At a time when income inequality is a huge problem, our countrys economic system is broken, and money is still a taboo subject even among those closest to us, this engaging, introspective memoir is essential reading: a catalyst for conversation that demystifies wealth and inspires us to connect.

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ID: 493727

Title: Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt

Author: Stephanie Marie Thornton

Narrator: Ilyana Kadushin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15:54:13

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:

From the author of The Secret History comes a vibrant historical novel about a woman who dared to declare herself pharaoh.

Egypt, 1400s BC. The pharaohs pampered second daughter, lively, intelligent Hatshepsut, delights in racing her chariot through the marketplace and testing her archery skills in the Niles marshlands. But the death of her elder sister, Neferubity, in a gruesome accident arising from Hatshepsuts games forces her to confront her guilt and sets her on a profoundly changed course.

Hatshepsut enters a loveless marriage with her half brother, Thut, to secure his claim to the Isis Throne and produce a male heir. But it is another of Thuts wives, the commoner Aset, who bears him a son, while Hatshepsut develops a searing attraction for his brilliant adviser Senenmut. And when Thut suddenly dies, Hatshepsut becomes de facto ruler, as regent to her two-year-old nephew.Once, Hatshepsut anticipated being free to live and love as she chose. Now she must put Egypt first. Ever daring, she will lead a vast army and build great temples, but always she will be torn between the demands of leadership and the desires of her heart. And even as she makes her boldest move of all, her enemies will plot her downfall Once again, Stephanie Thornton brings to life a remarkable woman from the distant past whose willingness to defy tradition changed the course of history.

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ID: 493701

Title: Last Love Letter

Author: Warren Holloway

Narrator: Wesleigh Siobhan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:05:55

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Black Literature

Summary:

The Last Love Letter shows how three separate women can find love even when theyre not looking for it. However, their object of affection, Juan Dominguez, doesnt have pure intent. After deciding prison life is not for him, he is set on finding his way out, no matter what it takes.

The one thing Juan does have going for him is that the ladies find him irresistible. Two of the three women simply love the idea of falling in love with the same man, but neither of them is aware of this since he is their best-kept secret.

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ID: 493721

Title: Bayou Baby

Author: Lexi Blake

Narrator: Jessica Almasy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:21:57

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

A heartwarming contemporary romance set in Louisianas Butterfly Bayou from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake

Seraphina Guidry loves Butterfly Bayou. A young, single mom, shes trying to find a place for herself in the town she cherishes, but past mistakes have made her wary. She adores her son, but has sworn off men. Shes dedicated herself to restoring a historic house and starting her own business. A quiet life is all she wants.

Harrison Jefferys never expected to find himself in small-town Louisiana, but he has a job to do and a family to reconnect with. After years in the Army, hes happy to spend time with his Aunt Celeste and his cousins in such an idyllic spot. When he meets Seraphina, he starts to think Papillion might be a great place to call home. But a secret from Seras past rears its head and threatens to tear the community apart.

Caught between the woman hes coming to love and the only family he has left, Harry knows he has to follow his heart, and with the help of the crazy, loving, meddling locals find a way to keep them both.

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ID: 493719

Title: Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina

Author: Sandy Rosenthal

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:42:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Politics, General

Summary:

In 2005, the world watched in horror as a major American cityNew Orleanswas nearly wiped off the map by an epic flood. Newscasters attributed the flooding to a natural disaster.

But one New Orleanian had her doubts.

Words Whispered in Water is the story of howagainst all oddsone woman exposed the culprit in the catastrophic flooding and compelled the news media, and the government, to tell the truth.

Words Whispered in Water highlights the importance of exposing the bad behavior of giant corporations and bureaucracies whose unsavory activities affect millions of people, because once bad behavior is exposed, there is noticeably less fraud and better behavior on the part of an organization. Rosenthals story is crucial listening for potential citizen activists looking to make a difference. Additionally, Words Whispered in Water provides lessons for politicians and bureaucrats from City Hall, to Congress, to the almost faceless Army Corps.

Finally, Words Whispered in Water offers a valuable warning as to what is likely to happen in this time of eroding coastlines, coupled with Americas history of trying to controlinstead of coexistwith water.

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ID: 493720

Title: Garden of Thorns and Light

Author: Shylah Addante

Narrator: Chelsea Stephens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:15:03

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Summary:

When Amethyst Faye was six years old, she was almost stolen by a monster in the woods on the same night her mother mysteriously disappeared. Ten years, a half dozen psychiatrists, and a slew of diagnoses havent made things any better; she is still plagued by nightmares, ridiculed at school, and misunderstood by everyone from her teachers to her counselor to her father. And lately shes been sprouting thick green thorns out of her skin.

Summer at Grans in Morgan Springs wins out, just barely, and only because a backwater town sounds marginally more interesting than a mental institution. Amethyst draws the attention of Ben, the boy of her dreams, and Absynth, the creature from her nightmares. Although neither of them is what she expected, Amethyst realizes both Ben and Absynth are exactly what she needs to heal her heart and harness the fairy magic shes inherited.

Unfortunately for Amethyst, trying to walk both paths could get her killed, but having to choose between them is far worse.

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ID: 493711

Title: Evolution: The Human Odyssey

Author: Scientific American

Narrator: Kate Mulligan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:22:34

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology & Chemistry

Summary:

The complex story of human evolution is a tale seven million years in the making. Each new discovery adds to or revises our story and our understanding of how we came to be the way we are.

In this audiobook, The Human Odyssey, we explore the evolution of those characteristics that make us human. The first section looks at our family tree and why some branches survived and not others. Swings in climate are emerging as a factor in what traits succeeded and failed; meanwhile, DNA analyses show that Homo sapiens interbred with other human species, which played a key role in our survival. Section two examines those traits that separate us from other primates. Recent data indicate that our hairless skin was important to the rise of other human features, and other research is getting closer to illuminating how humans became monogamous. In the final section we speculate on the future of human evolution in a world where advances in technology, medicine, and other areas protect us from harmful factors like disease, causing some scientists to claim that humans are no longer subject to natural selection and our evolution has ceased. But, like us, our story will continue to evolve.

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