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ID: 452139

Title: Mystery of Sleep

Author: Scientific American

Narrator: Janet Metzger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:08:31

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Health & Wellness, Disorders & Diseases

Summary:

The reason we need sleep has long mystified scientists, but its crystal clear that we do need it. In fact, the more we learn about what happens while we snooze, the more we discover new benefits for multiple processes including hormone balance, immune function, emotional health, learning, and memory. Studies show that even one night of disturbed rest leads to measurable impairments, and for this minicollection, weve gathered the most recent research on the mechanisms of sleep.

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ID: 452154

Title: Caretaker of Lorne Field

Author: Dave Zeltserman

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:50:58

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror

Summary:

Jack Durkin is the ninth generation of Durkins who have weeded Lorne field for nearly three hundred years. Though he and his wife Lydia are miserable and would like nothing more than to leave, Jack must wait until his son has come of age to tend the field on his own. Its an important job, though no one else seems to realize it. For, if the field is left untended, a horrific monster called an Aukowie will growa monster capable of taking over the entirety of America in just two weeks. Or so it is said

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ID: 452153

Title: Death of a Charming Man

Author: M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Shaun Grindell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:15:06

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Thriller & Horror, Police Stories, International Mystery

Summary:

M. C. Beaton returns with another baffling case for Hamish Macbeth, the stubborn, red-haired, one-man police department of the Highland village of Lochdubh.

Hamish Macbeths unofficial engagement to the stunningly beautiful Priscilla Halburton-Smythe is reminding the constable of the old adage about answered prayers. His lovely fiancée has replaced his cozy wood stove with a modern electric one and is busy trying to make a man of him. The only man Hamish wants to be is the one who wanders about the village with his dog Towser, gossiping, fishing, and deftly solving a crime or two.

Deciding that this may be a good time for a little retreat, Hamish ambles over to the nearby backwater of Drim, ostensibly to check out a posh English chap who is causing a most unusual problem. Single, wealthy, and terribly attractive, newcomer Peter Hynd has thrown the middle-aged matrons of Drim into a flutter and put their men, dour Highlanders whose feelings run deep, on a slow burn. Hamishs instincts tell him this seemingly charming young man likes to stir up trouble, and its not long before the seething emotions transform the sleepy village into a hotbed of threats, domestic rows, and violent murder.

With Hamishs own relationship raising doubts about hearts and flowers, hes more than ready to do what he now must: investigate the darker side of love.

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ID: 452140

Title: Benjamin Franklin

Author: Kathleen Krull

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:59:18

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Kids, Biography & Memoir

Summary:

Sure, almost all kids know Benjamin Franklin as one of Americas Founding Fathers, a man with a hand in both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. And they may even have some vague idea that he once flew a kite during a lightning storm. What Kathleen Krull sets out to do in this very different biography is show Ben Franklin as the natural philosopher (the term for scientists back in the 1700s), whose experiments led to important discoveries about the nature of electricityincluding his famous demonstration that electricity and lightning were one and the same.

As always, this much-lauded series presents a true Giant of Science in a juicily anecdotal way. This is social history at its best who knew that Franklin became such a megastar that Paris shops sold Ben dolls, Ben ashtrays, and even Ben wallpaper?

Witty and engaging, this is a worthy addition to the Giants of Science series.

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ID: 452161

Title: 140 Days to Hiroshima: The Story of Japans Last Chance to Avert Armageddon

Author: David Dean Barrett

Narrator: Stephen Graybill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:07:31

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: History, Military

Summary:

On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki comes this heart-pounding account of the war-room drama inside the cabinets of the United States and Japan that led to Armageddon on August 6, 1945.Here are the secret strategy sessions, fierce debates, looming assassinations, and planned invasions that resulted in historys first use of nuclear weapons in combat, and the ensuing chaotic days as the Japanese government struggled to respond to the reality of nuclear war.

During the closing months of World War II, as Americas strategic bombing campaign incinerated Japans cities, two military giants locked in a death embrace of cultural differences and diplomatic intransigence. The leaders of the United States called for the unconditional surrender of the Japanese Empire while developing historys deadliest weapon and weighing an invasion that would have dwarfed D-Day. Their enemy responded with a last-ditch plan termed Ketsu Go, which called for the suicidal resistance of every able-bodied man and woman in the Decisive Battle for the homeland. But had Emperor Hirohitos generals miscalculated how far the Americans had come in developing the atomic bomb? How close did President Harry Truman come to ordering the invasion of Japan?

Within the Japanese Supreme Council at the Direction of War, a.k.a. the Big Six, Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo risked assassination in his crusade to convince his dysfunctional government, dominated by militarist fanatics, to save his country from annihilation.

Despite Allied warnings of Japans prompt and utter destruction and that the Allies would brook no delay, the Big Six remained defiant. They refused to surrender even after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

How did Japanese leaders come to this impasse? The answers lie in this nearly day-by-day account of the struggle to end the most destructive conflict in history.

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ID: 452146

Title: Read or Alive: A Bookmobile Mystery

Author: Nora Page

Narrator: Ann Richardson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:42:51

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Cozy Mystery

Summary:

A match made in cozy heaven for fans of Jenn McKinlay, Kate Carlisle, and book lovers everywhere, Nora Pages third Bookmobile mystery will (book)worm its way into your heart.

Two wrongful accusations has librarian Cleo Watkins and her loved ones booked for trouble.

Its springtime, and septuagenarian librarian Cleo Watkins is celebrating new blooms and old books. To her delight, the Georgia Antiquarian Book Society has brought its annual fair to Catalpa Springs in honor of Cleos gentleman friend, respected antiquarian bookseller and restorer, Henry Lafayette. But trouble rolls in with the fair when a flirtatious book scout makes the rounds, charming ladies of a certain age out of prized books.

Among the conned is Cleos cousin, Dot, who relinquished a signed first edition of Gone With the Wind. With no proof the scout took it, Dot is at a loss. And when hes found dead the very next morning, without Dots first edition and other valuable books reported missing in his belongings, Dots freedom is on the line. Cleo is flummoxed in discovering too that the scouts body is found behind Henrys shop, and the murder weapon identified to be Henrys bookbinding hammer.

Although books are at the heart of the crimes, Cleo feels dizzyingly out of her depths. Someone is setting up the people she holds dearest, and with the authorities on the wrong trail, Cleo has no choice but to catalog the evidence herself. Along with the help of her trusty bookmobile cat Rhett Butler, it will be up to Cleo to book the real killer for good.

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ID: 452160

Title: Revolutionary

Author: Alex Myers

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:02:15

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:

A fascinating retelling of the story of Americas first female soldier, Deborah Sampson Gannett, who ran away from home in 1782, successfully disguised herself as a man, and fought valiantly in the Revolutionary War

In 1782, during the final clashes of the Revolutionary War, one of our young nations most valiant and beloved soldiers was, secretly, a woman.

When Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army, she wasnt just fighting for Americas independenceshe was fighting for her own. Revolutionary, Alex Myerss richly imagined and meticulously researched debut novel, brings the true story of Deborahs struggle against a rigid colonial society back to lifeand with it the courage, hope, fear, and heartbreak that shaped her journey through a countrys violent birth.

After years as an indentured servant in a sleepy Massachusetts town, chafing under the oppressive norms of colonial America, Deborah cant contain her discontent any longer. When a sudden crisis forces her hand, she decides to finally make her escape. Embracing the peril and promise of the unknown, she cuts her hair, binds her chest, and, stealing clothes from a neighbor, rechristens herself Robert Shurtliff. Its a desperate, dangerous, and complicated deception, and becomes only more so when, as Robert, she enlists in the Continental Army.

What follows is an inspiring, one-of-a-kind journey through an America torn apart by war: brutal winters and lethal battlefields, the trauma of combat and the cruelty of betrayal, the joy of true love and the tragedy of heartbreak. In his brilliant Revolutionary, Myers, who himself is a descendant of the historical Deborah, takes full advantage of this real-life heroines unique voice to celebrate the struggles for freedom, large and small, like never before.

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ID: 452147

Title: Secret

Author: Cassandra Hallman, J. L. Beck

Narrator: Ava Lucas, Teddy Hamilton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:55:20

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Romance, General

Summary:

Hes the popular jock everyone loves. Funny, gorgeous, and a flock of girls to choose from. But shes the bullied and antisocial girl no one notices. She has no friends and she likes it that wayuntil he walks into her life. They shouldnt be friends, they definitely shouldnt be roommates, but that doesnt stop him though. When friendship blooms into something more, shes not sure if she should hold on or let go. Shes hiding things, secrets so dark, and deep. If he ever discovers them she is certain he wont want her anymore. But as she falls harder and harder for him, she starts to wonder if maybe she judged him too soon. The popular jock and the girl that no one notices cant possibly have a happily ever after it, can they?

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ID: 452150

Title: Daughters of Smoke and Fire: A Novel

Author: Ava Homa

Narrator: Vaneh Assadourian

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:05:34

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

The unforgettable, haunting story of a young womans perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brotherthe first novel published in English by a female Kurdish writer

Set in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel takes listeners into the everyday lives of the Kurds. Leila dreams of making films to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, but obstacles keep piling up. Leilas younger brother Chia, influenced by their fathers past torture, imprisonment, and his deep-seated desire for justice, begins to engage with social and political affairs. But his activism grows increasingly risky and one day he disappears in Tehran. Seeking answers about her brothers whereabouts, Leila fears the worst and begins a campaign to save him. But when she publishes Chias writings online, she finds herself in grave danger as well.

Daughters of Smoke and Fire is an evocative portrait of the lives and stakes faced by 40 million stateless Kurds and a powerful story that brilliantly illuminates the meaning of identity and the complex bonds of family, perfect for fans of Khaled Hosseinis The Kite Runner and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies Half of a Yellow Sun.

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ID: 452148

Title: Keep Me

Author: Cassandra Hallman, J. L. Beck

Narrator: Austin Rising, Heather Firth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:52:21

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-20

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Romance, Mystery

Summary:

She was my enemy I was her new captor

She was a tiny little temptress of a woman that made my blood sing for vengeance. I should be punishing her, breaking her from the inside out after finding her in my fathers clutches. But when I discover the truth that she is just as much of a victim of my fathers wrongdoings as I am, I cant follow through.

I know then that I cant break my little mouse. Not after shes lured me in with her big blue doe eyes, strawberry blonde hair, and those pink painted lips that beg to be kissed again and again. I dont think things can get any better, but then she makes me an offer I cant refuse: her body, her virginity, and her complete submission. And she wants only one thing in return: help finding her sister.

What she fails to realize is that even after helping her find her sister, I cant just let her go. She knows too much. Shes become a liability. But I have a plan to make certain shell never leave or escape me. A plan that involves filling her womb with my filthy seed until I make certain a piece of myself sticks, a plan that will make her the queen of the Rossi Empire.

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