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ID: 714358

Title: Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things

Author: Don Norman

Narrator: George Newbern

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:23:15

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Architecture & Design

Summary:

Why attractive things work better and other crucial insights into human-centered design

Emotions are inseparable from how we humans think, choose, and act. In Emotional Design, cognitive scientist Don Norman shows how the principles of human psychology apply to the invention and design of new technologies and products. In The Design of Everyday Things, Norman made the definitive case for human-centered design, showing that good design demanded that the user's must take precedence over a designer's aesthetic if anything, from light switches to airplanes, was going to work as the user needed. In this book, he takes his thinking several steps farther, showing that successful design must incorporate not just what users need, but must address our minds by attending to our visceral reactions, to our behavioral choices, and to the stories we want the things in our lives to tell others about ourselves. Good human-centered design isn't just about making effective tools that are straightforward to use; it's about making affective tools that mesh well with our emotions and help us express our identities and support our social lives. From roller coasters to robots, sports cars to smart phones, attractive things work better. Whether designer or consumer, user or inventor, this book is the definitive guide to making Norman's insights work for you.

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ID: 707628

Title: Coffee, Cream Pies, and Crimes

Author: Harper Lin

Narrator: Callie Beaulieu

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:43:53

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Cozy Mystery

Summary:

Fran's dream of winning the top prize of ten thousand dollars as a contestant on a new TV baking show is quickly shattered when one of the famous judges, Jeremy Johnson, is brutally stabbed in the middle of filming.

As Fran investigates, she uncovers a web of deceit, jealousy, and betrayal among the contestants and judges. With tensions high and suspicions swirling, Fran realizes that the murderer could be someone she knows all too well.

Can she find the culprit before they strike again? Or will she become the next victim in this deadly game of cooking and killing in Boston?

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ID: 702810

Title: Imperial Smuggler

Author: Andrew Moriarty

Narrator: Christopher Grove

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:50:51

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

The guilty flee, but everyone pursues.

Escaped Imperial officer Dirk doesn't care his crew are runaways, revolutionaries, and alleged criminals, as long as they're adequately competent and don't kill each other too often. When a smuggling job goes badly wrong and they improvise, he'll trade competency for just non-suicidal. If one crime causes problems, a second should fix it.

But after a botched heist lands them in the freezing woods of a frozen planet, they need a new plan. What's in those containers they stole? Who wants it that bad? How can they make money out of this? And what if his crew isn't as trustworthy as he thought? And why doesn't that dog like him?

If you like Galactic Empires, honorable enemies, and snappy dialog, this one's for you.

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ID: 710542

Title: Love the Way You Spy

Author: Lexi Blake

Narrator: Ryan West

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14:32:27

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Mystery, Contemporary

Summary:

Tasha Taggart isn't a spy. That's her sisters' job. Tasha's support role is all about keeping them alive, playing referee when they fight amongst themselves, and soothing the toughest boss in the world-their father. Working for the CIA isn't as glamorous as she imagined, and she's more than a little lonely. So when she meets a charming man in a bar, she decides to give in to temptation. The night was perfect until she discovers she's just slept with the target of their new investigation. Her sisters will never let her hear the end of this.

Dare Nash knew exactly how his week in Sydney was going to go-attending boring conferences to represent his family's business interests and eating hotel food alone. Until he falls under the spell of a stunning and mysterious American woman. He doesn't trust easily, but it's not long before he can imagine spending the rest of his life with her.

When Dare discovers Tash isn't who she seems, the dream turns into a nightmare. She isn't the only one who deceived him, and now he's in the crosshairs of adversaries way out of his league. He can't trust her, but it might take Tasha and her family to save his life and uncover the truth.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 699423

Title: Juniper: A Worthy Love

Author: Asia Monique

Narrator: Mari , Winston James

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:07:21

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Black Literature, Contemporary

Summary:

'No gift would ever compare to having him.' -Juniper

Juniper Baker knows what loving someone who doesn't reciprocate that same love feels like. At seventeen-years-old, she was able to bounce back by finding solace in the people who loved her most. Ten years later, Juniper finds herself at a crossroads when the charming Brandon Morris reenters the picture, evoking emotions she's buried to the forefront. As the two reconnect, their past and present collide, leaving Juniper emotionally spent and ready to throw in the towel. But Brandon has other plans for her.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 714242

Title: Witch Undecided

Author: Debbie Cassidy

Narrator: Leanne Woodward

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:44:26

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal

Summary:

No one said being bound to three dire wolf shifters and a possessive malevolent spirit was going to be easy.

Fighting all the emotions that come with the connections is even harder.

Thank goodness for my spot on the Elites team. Setting my focus on honing my powers and building my stamina by running with the wolves takes my mind off the fact that there are three original vampires out there somewhere, gagging for a taste of my blood.

I can't worry about them right now.

The Order is stepping out of the shadows and the Varga are upping their attacks. When the female shifters go missing, suspicion falls On the Varga. But I'm about to find out that nothing is what it seems, and the danger we're aware of could be nothing more than the tip of the iceberg.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 702798

Title: Freak: A Holiday Football Romance

Author: Lisa Lang Blakeney

Narrator: Brooke Hayden, Jeremy York

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:22:20

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Multicultural & Interracial, Sports

Summary:

From USA Today bestselling author Lisa Lang Blakeney comes a hilarious fake-dating, football romance set during a college holiday break.

I'm spending my college holiday break tutoring the guy I've had a crush on since freshman year. That is until the hottest football player at our university shows up instead.

Freak needs to pass a class in order to graduate and heard I was the best. So we make the wildest holiday arrangement ever.

If he helps me land the guy of my dreams by Christmas, I'll make sure he aces his final by the end of the semester.

Every moment we spend plotting my target's seduction is hilarious.

Until I realize that I'm actually the one who's being seduced.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 714366

Title: Secrets, Lies, and Consequences: A Great Scholar's Hidden Past and his Protégé's Unsolved Murder

Author: Bruce Lincoln

Narrator: Tom Beyer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:12:04

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Europe, Global Politics

Summary:

In 1991, Ioan Culianu was on the precipice of a brilliant academic career. Culianu had fled his native Romania and established himself as a widely admired scholar at just forty-one years old. He was teaching at the University of Chicago Divinity School where he was seen as the heir apparent to his mentor, Mircea Eliade, a fellow Romanian expatriate and the founding father of the field of religious studies, who had died a few years earlier. When Culianu began to receive threatening messages, he asked a colleague to hold onto some papers for safekeeping. A week later someone fired a bullet into the back of his head, killing him instantly. The case was never solved, though the prevailing theory is that Culianu was targeted by the Romanian secret police as a result of critical articles he wrote after the fall of Nicolae Ceausescu.

What was in those papers and what connection might they have to Culianu's death? The papers eventually passed into the hands of Bruce Lincoln, and their story is at the heart of this book. The documents were English translations of articles that Eliade wrote in the 1930s, some of which voiced Eliade's support for the Iron Guard. Bruce Lincoln explores what the articles reveal about Eliade's past, his subsequent efforts to conceal that past, his complex relations with Culianu, and the possible motives for Culianu's shocking murder.

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ID: 714360

Title: Awaiting the Manger: Whispers of Advent in the Old Testament

Author: Ocieanna Fleiss

Narrator: Lisa Larsen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:09:57

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Prayer

Summary:

Celebrate the hope of Christmas as you witness how God has written the promise of Immanuel, 'God with us,' into human history! Awaiting the Manger journeys with you through the Advent season, illuminating how God used the lives of ordinary people to foreshadow Christ's coming during the centuries and even millennia before his birth.

Through daily readings, you'll dive into Old Testament stories brought to life with vibrant cultural and historical insights. You'll explore each account first through the perspective of those who lived it, and then by uncovering how it fits into the sweeping arc of our redemption. Each reading is followed by a devotional prompt, including a:

- Reflection question to encourage journaling or discussion

- Prayer to spark heartfelt conversation with God

- Scripture passage for further study

- Christmas hymn to inspire individual or family worship

Awaiting the Manger will enrich your experience of Advent and your understanding of the Old Testament as you rejoice in the tenderness and compassion God has shown his people from the very beginning.

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ID: 714409

Title: Ike in Love and War: How Dwight D. Eisenhower Sacrificed Himself to Keep the Peace

Author: Richard Striner

Narrator: Bob Souer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14:13:53

Language: English

Release date: 11-28-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics, North America

Summary:

Behind the demeanor that made Dwight D. 'Ike' Eisenhower so popular was a cold-as-steel intelligence that kept his country prosperous and out of danger. Because his operating methods were so deeply hidden, it is only in the past few decades that historians have grasped the full extent of his achievements.

Ike in Love and War shows the hidden sacrifices that made Eisenhower remarkable. It probes the mission that was driving him: the quest to reconcile his skill as a fighter with his mother's pacifism, which led him to become the greatest peacekeeper of his age.

More than other biographies, this one explores the man's emotions. It puts the long-standing dispute about his romance with Kay Summersby in a new perspective: tragedy.

Here is the story of a unique American, the passion and brilliance he kept concealed, the ambition that propelled him, the sacrifices that wore down his health, and the sheer self-mastery that made it all look easy.

It never was.

His achievements are timely as Americans face unprecedented dangers. This is the story of the world Ike made, the things he achieved, and the surprises that may still be in store for us as we strive to understand his life in full.

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