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ID: 714423

Title: Find More Birds: 111 Surprising Ways to Spot Birds Wherever You Are

Author: Heather Wolf

Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:12:42

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature

Summary:

A trove of 111 ingenious tips for seeing more birds wherever you are-from crowd favorites (hummingbirds, owls, eagles) to species you've never spotted before

Seeing more birds than you ever imagined and witnessing exciting avian drama is possible-whether you're on the go or in your own neighborhood, local park, or backyard. As Heather Wolf explains, it all comes down to how you tune in to the show happening around you, the one in which birds-highly skilled at staying under the radar-are the stars. In Find More Birds, Heather shares her very best tactics.

- Look for birds at their favorite 'restaurants'-from leaf litter to berry bushes, and ball fields to small patches of mud.

- Watch for 'tree bark' that moves . . . you may find it has feathers.

- Try simply sitting on the ground for a revealing new perspective.

Plus, special tips point the way to crowd favorites such as hummingbirds, owls, and eagles-and can't-miss bird behaviors. As your senses sharpen and 'noticing' becomes second nature, Find More Birds will turn your daily routines into bird-finding adventures. Whether you're strolling down the block or parking your car, you never know what will surprise you next!

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ID: 714388

Title: Remaking the World: Decolonization and the Cold War

Author: Jessica M. Chapman

Narrator: Suzie Althens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:30:17

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, World

Summary:

Remaking the World examines the connections between the Cold War and decolonization, which helped define the post-World War II global order. Drawing on new scholarship, this comprehensive study provides a chronological overview from World War I to the Soviet collapse and highlights key developments in the international system as decolonization unfolded in tandem with the Cold War. Through six carefully selected case studies-India, Egypt, the Congo, Vietnam, Angola, and Iran-historian Jessica M. Chapman addresses the shifting of Soviet, American, Chinese, and Cuban policies, the centrality of modernization, the role of the United Nations, the often-outsized influence of regional actors like Israel and South Africa, and seminal post-Vietnam War shifts in the international system. Each of the case studies analyzes at least one geopolitical turning point, demonstrating that the Cold War and decolonization were mutually constitutive processes in which local, national, and regional developments altered the superpower competition.

Chapman describes a picture of the complexities of international relations and the ways in which local communist and democratic movements differed from their Soviet and American counterparts, including their visions for independence and success.

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ID: 714285

Title: His Second Chance

Author: Melissa McClone

Narrator: Angie Hickman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:37:56

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Holiday, Contemporary, Clean & Wholesome

Summary:

Nothing interests Sarah Purcell more than the volcanoes she studies until she meets Dr. Cullen Gray. Maybe that's why she marries him two days later. Illogical, yes, but nothing has ever felt so right. As the honeymoon period ends and real life sets in, everything falls apart. A year after their separation, when Sarah is injured, she's shocked when Cullen shows up to help.

Even though Cullen's still hurting from their breakup, Sarah has no one else. He brings her to his home in Hood Hamlet to heal. Once she recovers, she can return to her beloved work and he can move on with his life-without her. But soon, sparks fly anew, long-buried emotions resurface, and much needed conversations happen.

Is Sarah and Cullen's marriage truly over? Or will they get a second chance at romance and a happily ever after?

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ID: 714289

Title: Witch Unbound

Author: Debbie Cassidy

Narrator: Leanne Woodward

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:21:00

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal

Summary:

Death's grip is strong, but my will is stronger.

Revelations, loss, and chaos loom. But like always, I'm not about to let any of that keep me down.

I'm a woman of action who believes in solutions, except the losses that challenge me now may not have quick fixes.

I'll have to give up more to regain what is lost. Make new promises to keep the people I love.

And when it's all said and done, even that may not be enough.

The storm that's been brewing is hurtling toward us, and this time I'm not sure there is a tether that can keep us grounded.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 690775

Title: Erasure: A Novel

Author: Percival Everett

Narrator: Sean Crisden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:16:41

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

Percival Everett's blistering satire about race and publishing, now as the Oscar-nominated film, American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright and Tracee Ellis Ross.

Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison's writing career has bottomed out: his latest manuscript has been rejected by seventeen publishers, which stings all the more because his previous novels have been 'critically acclaimed.' He seethes on the sidelines of the literary establishment as he watches the meteoric success of We's Lives in Da Ghetto, a first novel by a woman who once visited 'some relatives in Harlem for a couple of days.' Meanwhile, Monk struggles with real family tragedies-his aged mother is fast succumbing to Alzheimer's, and he still grapples with the reverberations of his father's suicide seven years before.

In his rage and despair, Monk dashes off a novel meant to be an indictment of Juanita Mae Jenkins's bestseller. He doesn't intend for My Pafology to be published, let alone taken seriously, but it is-under the pseudonym Stagg R. Leigh-and soon it becomes the Next Big Thing. How Monk deals with the personal and professional fallout galvanizes this audacious, hysterical, and quietly devastating novel.

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ID: 704208

Title: Primordial Ascension

Author: Azrie

Narrator: Tina Wolstencroft

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:32:32

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

Magic is fading, and humanity is at the brink of extinction.

Sybil lived and breathed the life of a miner, delving deep into monster-infested caverns and perilous shafts, risking her life to unearth Relics of an ancient past for food and shelter. That is until one day, she discovers a Relic that would change her fate from a simple miner to an Ascended-a Relic that connected her to the magic that was once lost.

[You have acquired the aspect of Fallen Flames.]

A Relic that gave her freedom.

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ID: 707669

Title: Tofu Quilt

Author: Ching Yeung Russell

Narrator: Jennifer Aquino

Format: Unabridged

Length: 00:50:22

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Kids, General, Historical

Summary:

A collection of poems telling the story of Yeung Ying, a young girl in Hong Kong in the 1960s who, against the conventions of society and family members, aspires to become a writer

Growing up in Hong Kong in the 1960s, Yeung Ying is tired of hearing how important boys are. After all, she can write letters and recite poems as well as-even better than-her boy cousins.

Luckily, Yeung Ying's mother thinks 'girls and boys are just the same.' Despite protests from her husband's family, Ma uses what little money the family has to send her daughter to private school. There Yeung Ying begins to fall in love with books and writing. Combining this new passion with the colorful experiences of her daily life, Yeung Ying discovers that even girls can dare to dream.

In her first collection of poems, Ching Yeung Russell captures elements of her youth in rich, vivid snapshots and authentic detail. Listeners of all backgrounds will relate to spirited Yeung Ying, her dynamic family, and her courage in the face of life's obstacles.

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ID: 710579

Title: Broke Bones

Author: Lauretta Hignett

Narrator: Sharon Freedman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:48:17

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Paranormal, Contemporary Fantasy

Summary:

The Beast has awakened.

Word has reached the mortal realm, sending shock waves through the supernatural community. The Beast is stirring, and gathering his dark troops towards himself with a single-minded purpose: destroy all the magical creatures on Earth. He's awake, and promising bloody, furious vengeance.

Prue's mom was the witch who sent the Beast to sleep in the first place, and she's in a coma. Somehow Prue needs to decipher her riddle-filled diary to figure out how to put the Beast back to sleep again before he rampages through the realms committing genocide.

As if Prue didn't have enough on her plate.

Her evil sister is threatening legal action for the most mundane of reasons, and a mysterious figure from Max's past shows up with a kid in tow.

Oh, and there's an ifrit on the loose, torching whole city blocks. That one just might be Prue's fault.

Finally, the mighty Prince Salozar Winterborne, Fae Diplomat of DC, seems to have developed an insane schoolboy crush on her. Things are getting awkward.

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ID: 714387

Title: Unnatural Ability: The History of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Thoroughbred Racing

Author: Milton C. Toby

Narrator: Barry Abrams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:13:28

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Sports & Recreation, Other

Summary:

In a mere twelve months, between May 2020 and May 2021, horse racing's most recognizable face-Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert-had five horses that failed postrace drug tests. Among those was the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit. While the incident was a major scandal in the Thoroughbred racing world, it was only the latest in a series of drug-related infractions among elite athletes. Stories about systemic rule-breaking and 'doping culture'-both human and equine-have put world-class athletes and their trainers under intense scrutiny. Each newly discovered instance of abuse forces fans to question the participants' integrity, and in the case of horse racing, their humanity.

In Unnatural Ability, Milton C. Toby addresses the historical and contemporary context of the Thoroughbred industry's most pressing issue.

With the sport at a critical turning point in terms of doping restrictions and sports betting, Toby delivers a comprehensive account of the practice of using performance-enhancing drugs to influence the outcome of Thoroughbred races since the late nineteenth century. Toby discusses how horse doping poses a unique challenge for gambling sports and what the industry and its players must do to survive the pressure to get ahead.

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ID: 707620

Title: Unity

Author: Dan Sugralinov

Narrator: Daniel Thomas May

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:55:01

Language: English

Release date: 12-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

The story of sixteen-year-old Alex Sheppard and his friends is drawing to a close.

Yet again, Scyth, Alex's character, has to do the impossible.

And the day of the battle between his allies and the Children of Kratos marks the end of peace in Disgardium. The world will never be the same again.

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