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ID: 346574

Title: American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch; An Odyssey in the New China

Author: Matthew Polly

Narrator: George Newbern

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:34:36

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-18

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, Other

Summary:

Bill Bryson meets Bruce Lee in this raucously funny story of one scrawny Americans quest to become a kung fu master at Chinas legendary Shaolin Temple.

Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series, Kung Fu. While in college, Matthew decided the time had come to pursue this quixotic dream before it was too late. Much to the dismay of his parents, he dropped out of Princeton to spend two years training with the legendary sect of monks who invented kung fu and Zen Buddhism.

Expecting to find an isolated citadel populated by supernatural ascetics that he had seen in countless badly dubbed chop-socky flicks, Matthew instead discovered a tacky tourist trap run by Communist party hacks. But the dedicated monks still trained in the rigorous age-old fighting formssome even practicing the iron kung fu discipline, in which intensive training can make various body parts virtually indestructibleeven the crotch. As Matthew grew in his knowledge of China and kung fu skill, he would come to represent the temple in challenge matches and international competitions, and ultimately the monks would accept their new American initiate as close to one of their own as any Westerner had ever become.

Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, American Shaolin is an unforgettable coming-of-age tale of one young mans journey into the ancient art of kung fuand a funny and poignant portrait of a rapidly changing China.

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ID: 356854

Title: After Dark

Author: Beverly Barton

Narrator: Eileen Stevens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:11:00

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-18

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Romance, Mystery, Contemporary

Summary:

When a Shocking Scandal Exposes Southern Secrets

As the blazing heat of summer gives way to sultry September, a shroud of suspicion settles over Nobles Crossing, a sleepy Alabama town. Nothing is as it seemsand never will be again. Lane Noble Graham stands accused of murdering her ex-husband. And the one man who can help, Johnny Mack Cahill, vowed never to return to the town that scorned himor the woman whose love he knew he didnt deserve.

No One Is Safe from Cold-Blooded Murder

From the rusted-out trailers on the wrong side of the river to the stately pillared mansions along Magnolia Avenue, everybody has something to hidebut one secret could make Lane and Johnny Mack the next targets of a twisted killer, whos struck once and is bent on striking again

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ID: 356006

Title: Extinction Red Line

Author: Nicholas Sansbury Smith, Tom Abrahams

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:09:00

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-18

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Apocalyptic & Dystopian

Summary:

The official prequel and origin story of the bestselling Extinction Cycle series!

One Marines End Is the Beginning Of Our Extinction

For a dozen years, villagers along the ancient Da River in Vietnam have feared a nightmarish creature who hunts and consumes human flesh. Only in whispers do they mention its name, the White Ghost.

To the United States military, this creature has a different nameMarine Lieutenant Trevor Brett, the chemically engineered experiment gone wrong that they will do anything to hide. Sole survivor of his platoon, Brett has stalked the jungle for prey for over a decade. But the men who made him into a monster are searching for him, and when they find him, the line between hunter and hunted will be blurred.

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ID: 360602

Title: Carl Weber's Kingpins: Houston

Author: Treasure Hernandez

Narrator: Soozi Cheyenne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:39:00

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-18

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Black Literature

Summary:

Life is perfect for Donna and Kim Boon when they move in with their Aunt, until her murder unearths a secret that will alter everything they've ever known. Donna and Kim Boon moved to Houston, Texas with their aunt Lisa when they were orphaned at ten years old. Lisa raised the girls as her own, showering them with everything a young woman could want. The girls have grown up into beautiful and privileged Houstonites and are two of the most eligible bachelorettes in the city, with more suitors than they know how to handle. Life seems perfect, but when Aunt Lisa is gunned down in cold blood, the girls discover a family secret that will change their lives forever.

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ID: 350036

Title: How to Plan a Crusade: Religious War in the High Middle Ages

Author: Christopher Tyerman

Narrator: Clive Chafer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:55:01

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-18

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: History, Europe, Military

Summary:

A spirited and sweeping account of how the Crusades really workedand a revolutionary attempt to rethink how we understand the Middle Ages

The story of the wars and conquests initiated by the first Crusade and its successors is itself so compelling that most accounts move quickly from describing the popes calls to arms to the battlefield. In this highly original and enjoyable new book, Christopher Tyerman focuses on something obvious but overlooked: the massive, all-encompassing, and hugely costly business of actually preparing a crusade. The efforts of many thousands of men and women, who left their lands and families in western Europe and marched off to a highly uncertain future in the Holy Land and elsewhere have never been sufficiently understood. Their actions raise a host of compelling questions about the nature of medieval society.

How to Plan a Crusade is remarkably illuminating on the diplomacy, communications, propaganda, use of mass media, medical care, equipment, voyages, money, weapons, wills, ransoms, animals, and the power of prayer during this dynamic era. It brings to life an extraordinary period of history in a new and surprising way.

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ID: 364843

Title: Perfect Love Storm

Author: Anna Black

Narrator: Lynette Freeman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:30:00

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-18

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Black Literature

Summary:

Chase Storm is a rich, young bachelor who has no intention of settling down. His reputation as the town's playboy is ruining his family's name, so his brothers decide to take action. To tame their youngest brother's appetite for women, they offer him a sweet deal. Unwilling at first, Chase finally agrees to take on the challenge and is introduced to Madison Atkins-Morgan. Madison, a widow, had moved back to her hometown of Tyler, Texas. After losing her husband and twin sons in a car wreck, she needed a fresh start. When things don't go as planned, she finds herself in a slump. Four years later, after having isolated herself, she decides to rejoin the real world and start living again. Unaware of Chase's reputation for being a ladies' man, she accepts his dinner invitation. They'd met before, but he hadn't seemed interested in her during any of those three encounters. When his reputation comes to light, she chooses to continue their budding relationship. After falling in love with the person the whole town warned her about, she discovers she was part of a wager. One that could cost both of their hearts.

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ID: 360486

Title: Strong Heart

Author: Charlie Sheldon

Narrator: Laurel Anne White

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:03:37

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-18

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Action & Adventure, Coming of Age

Summary:

Adventure, scientific inquiry, a tinge of mystery, and a hint of the unexplainable infuse this meticulously imagined tale. In a story matching the breathtaking scope of its Pacific Northwest and North Pacific setting, Sheldons tale startles, yet challenges us to think.

One stormy May night, just as Tom Olsen is about to leave with his Native American friends to visit his grandfathers grave deep in Washington States Olympic Peninsula wilderness, he answers a knock at his door to find an abandoned thirteen-year-old girl.

The girl announces her name is Sarah Cooley and that Tom is her grandfather. She tells Tom he lives at the end of the earth. All she sees is dripping forest, tall trees, rain, and wind. Astonished, all Tom sees is trouble. He knows he should cancel the trip and deal with Sarah, but when his friends suggest bringing Sarah along, Tom reluctantly agrees, hoping a backpacking trip might teach Sarah some sorely needed lessons about character, responsibility, and grit.

All too soon, Tom and his friends have reason to wonderare they taking Sarah Cooley on this journey, or is she taking them?

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ID: 346585

Title: Twin to Twin: From High-Risk Pregnancy to Happy Family

Author: Crystal Duffy

Narrator: Kate Mulligan, Traber Burns

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:07:32

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-18

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Health & Wellness, Women's Health, Parenting

Summary:

Inspiring parenting memoir: Twin-to-Twin is one twenty-nine-year-old mothers harrowing and inspiring adventure through a high-risk twin pregnancy. But this isnt only a book about pregnancy. Its also an inspirational story to which all women can relate, especially when confronting any type of adversity.

A crisis when expecting: One minute Crystal was sitting at a candlelight dinner in Paris with her husband. The next she was back home in Houston, sitting in her OB-GYNs office concerned that she was having a second miscarriage. That wasnt the news he delivered. Instead, she found out she was pregnant with twins! Since Crystal and her husband Ed already had a two-year-old daughter, Abigail, she couldnt imagine why mothering twins would be all that different. But, after a family vacation at the beach, she finds out that her twins have a life threatening condition called Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. That means that Baby B is transfusing blood (disproportionately) to Baby A.

A pregancy book about facing adversity: Her OB says that Crystal is too high risk to let out of his sight, so he sends her to the fifth floor of the Houston Medical Center for the duration of her pregnancy. Sitting alone in her hospital bed, Crystal wonders how she is going to pass the next few weeks, away from her husband and precious daughter. She soon finds out as she embarks on an emotional rollercoasterfrom late night emergency ultrasounds to hospital baby blessings, sprinkled with comic relief from nurses and hospital staff.

A riveting true story: Twin-to-Twin is a raw and inspirational story filled with tenderness, vulnerability, and humor. It chronicles the wildest, most terrifying and challenging year of Crystals life, which is also the most beautiful and eye-opening. Her hope is that it will bring strength to other women dealing with their own personal trials and tragedies, so they can also triumph.

Benefits from listening to Twin-to-Twin:

Share the experience of a high-risk twin pregnancyGain valuable insightBe inspired

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ID: 360069

Title: Crow Flight

Author: Susan Cunningham

Narrator: Emily Lawrence

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:57:10

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-18

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Teen, General

Summary:

The curious flight patterns of crows lead a teen computer programmer down a path of mystery and romance.

Gin trusts logic a little too much. She even designs programs to decide what to eat and how to spend her time. All that changes when shes paired with a new transfer student, Felix, on a computer modeling assignment to explain certain anomalies in the behavior of crows.

Speaking of anomalies, why is Gin so disappointed that Felix isnt a match for her in the dating app shes designing with local gamers?

As she enters Felixs world and digs further into the data behind crow behavior, Gin uncovers a terrible secret. And the wrong decision could equal disaster squared.

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ID: 355211

Title: Who?

Author: Algis Budrys

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:05:18

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-18

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

Set against a backdrop of Cold War paranoia, this futuristic novel about identity and technology is one of the unrecognized classics of SF (Locus).

East and West have fused into separate superstates known as the Allied National Government (ANG) and the Soviet International Bloc (SIB). As the Cold War rages, brilliant scientist Lucas Martino works on a top-secret project known only as K-Eighty-eight that could alter the balance of world power. The project goes horribly awry at an Allied research facility near the Soviet border, and Martino is abducted.

After several months of tense negotiations, he returns severely injured from the lab explosion, and under pressure from America, undergoes extensive reconstructive surgery. He has a mechanical arm. His polished metal skulla kind of craniofacial prosthesiscontains few discernible features. Several of his internal organs are artificial. While his fingerprints are identified as belonging to Lucas Martino, they could be the result of transplant. Is he the real Martino? Or a technologically altered impostor sent by Americas enemies for the purpose of spying and infiltration? Tasked with uncovering the truth, ANG Security Chief Shawn Rogers makes some shocking discoveries.

Narrated in chapters alternating between Rogers and Martino, Who? poses existential questions about the human condition.

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