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ID: 702802

Title: Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator

Author: Keith Houston

Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:07:17

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science & Technology, Computers

Summary:

The hidden history of the pocket calculator-a device that ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, and went with us to the moon-and the mathematicians, designers, and inventors who brought it to life.

Starting with hands, abacus, and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, took us to the bottom of the ocean, and accompanied us to the moon. The pocket calculator changed our world, until it was supplanted by more modern devices that, in a cruel twist of irony, it helped to create. The calculator is dead; long live the calculator.

In this witty mathematic and social history, Keith Houston transports listeners from the nascent economies of the ancient world to World War II, where a Jewish engineer calculated for his life at Buchenwald, and into the technological arms race that led to the first affordable electronic pocket calculators. At every turn, Houston is a scholarly, affable guide to this global history of invention. Empire of the Sum will appeal to math lovers, history buffs, and anyone seeking to understand our trajectory to the computer age.

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ID: 699408

Title: More Trouble in Loveland

Author: Jennifer Peel

Narrator: Stephanie Rose

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:04:18

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Clean & Wholesome

Summary:

2018 Reader's Favorite Gold Medal for Best Romantic Comedy!

One ex to shake up your holidays is bad, two is terrible, but three is diabolical.

Charlee Jensen-Carter has been looking forward to her first Christmas with her new husband, Ryan, and her adorable stepson for weeks. Not only is her dad tying the knot, but she's looking forward to two weeks of no exes, no drama, and especially no trouble. At least that's what she thinks.

First, she gets talked into wearing red hooker heels again. Next, she finds herself trying to save her dad's wedding. And if that isn't bad enough, more than one ex shows up, and she's suddenly in the middle of more trouble than she ever bargained for.

Will she ever find the right moment to give Ryan the best Christmas present ever? Or will her Christmas hopes and dreams die a fiery death in this comical holiday tale?

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ID: 699406

Title: Highland Memories

Author: Willa Blair

Narrator: Dave Gillies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:31:24

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Historical Romance

Summary:

When David MacDhai left the Lathan clan, he took the shards of Lianna Lathan's young love with him. Until the day she follows a gravely ill horse to its injured rider, she believes her heart is past mending. Stunned by a flood of memories, she recognizes the man on the ground before her as the lad she thought she'd never see again.

David MacDhai recently inherited a troubled keep in the Highlands. As laird, it is his responsibility to put a stop to whatever is sickening the horses his clan relies on for income and defense. His only hope to save them lies at the end of a painful journey. David seeks the Highland Healer's special talents, but her daughter, Lianna, is the one who may hold the key to saving his clan.

Though Lianna is determined not to give David the power to hurt her again, for the sake of his horses, she cannot refuse to go with him. Seeing her unlocks an aching need that he kept hidden deep in his heart and in his memories. As they struggle to uncover the origin of the mysterious ailment, they fight to control the embers of passion flaring brightly between them once more. Can they heal the pain of the past when their very lives may be at risk?

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 705782

Title: Fly Fishing Small Streams

Author: John Gierach

Narrator: David Colacci

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:17:06

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Sports & Recreation, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Outdoor Recreation

Summary:

Small-stream fishing wisdom with the same insight and pungent humor that has become Gierach's trademark. Advice on tackle selecting, reading water, and scouting.

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ID: 707668

Title: Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

Author: Uma Krishnaswami

Narrator: Deepa Samuel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:11:18

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Kids, Health & Family, Historical, Sports

Summary:

Nine-year-old Maria Singh longs to play softball in the first-ever girls' team forming in Yuba City, California. It's the spring of 1945, and World War II is dragging on. Miss Newman, Maria's teacher, is inspired by Babe Ruth and the All-American Girls' League to start a girls' softball team at their school.

Meanwhile, Maria's parents-Papi from India and Mama from Mexico-can no longer protect their children from prejudice and from the discriminatory laws of the land. When the family is on the brink of losing their farm, Maria must decide if she has what it takes to step up and find her voice in an unfair world.

In this fascinating middle grade novel, award-winning author Uma Krishnaswami sheds light on a little-known chapter of American history set in a community whose families made multicultural choices before the word had been invented.

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ID: 699539

Title: Online Harms and Cybertrauma: Legal and Harmful Issues with Children and Young People

Author: Catherine Knibbs

Narrator: Jennifer Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:30:47

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Psychology, Mental Health

Summary:

This vital, sensitive guide explains the serious issues children face online and how they are impacted by them on a developmental, neurological, social, mental health, and well-being level. Covering technologies used by children aged two through to adulthood, it offers parents and professionals clear, evidence-based information about online harms and their effects and what they can do to support their child.

Catherine Knibbs, specialist advisor in the field, explains the issues involved when using online platforms and devices in family, social and educational settings. Examined in as non-traumatizing a way as possible, the book covers key topics, including cyberbullying; cyberstalking; pornography; online grooming; sexting; live streaming; vigilantism; suicide and self-harm; trolling and e-harassment; bantz, doxing, and social media hacking; dares, trends, and life-threatening activities; information and misinformation; and psychological games.

Online Harms and Cybertrauma will equip professionals and parents with the knowledge to support their work and direct conversations about the online harms that young people face. It is essential for those training and working with children in psychological, educational, and social work contexts, as well as parents, policy makers, and those involved in development of online technologies.

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ID: 707670

Title: Methuselah's Zoo: What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives

Author: Steven N. Austad

Narrator: Tristan Morris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:57:59

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Health & Wellness, Aging & Longevity, Science & Technology, History, Biology & Chemistry

Summary:

Opossums in the wild don't make it to the age of three; our pet cats can live for a decade and a half; cicadas live for seventeen years. Whales, however, can live for two centuries and tubeworms for several millennia. Meanwhile, human life expectancy tops out around the mid-eighties, with some outliers living past 100 or even 110. Is there anything humans can learn from the exceptional longevity of some animals in the wild? In Methusaleh's Zoo, Steven Austad tells the stories of some extraordinary animals, considering why, for example, animal species that fly live longer than earthbound species and why animals found in the ocean live longest of all.

Austad-the leading authority on longevity in animals-argues that the best way we will learn from these long-lived animals is by studying them in the wild. Accordingly, he proceeds habitat by habitat, examining animals that spend most of their lives in the air, comparing insects, birds, and bats; animals that live on, and under, the ground-from mole rats to elephants; and animals that live in the sea.

Humans have dramatically increased their lifespan with only a limited increase in healthspan; we're more and more prone to diseases as we grow older. By contrast, these species have successfully avoided both environmental hazards and the depredations of aging. Can we be more like them?

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ID: 714228

Title: Don't Look Back

Author: Karin Fossum

Narrator: David Rintoul

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:08:46

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Thriller & Horror, Police Stories, International Mystery

Summary:

Don't Look Back is the second novel in Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning author Karin Fossum's Inspector Sejer mystery series.

'Sejer belongs alongside the likes of Adam Dalgliesh and Inspector Morse-a gifted detective and troubled man.'-Boston Globe

At the foot of the imposing Kollen Mountain lies a small, idyllic village, where neighbors know neighbors and children play happily in the streets. But when the body of a teenage girl is found by the lake at the mountaintop, the town's tranquility is shattered forever.

Annie was strong, intelligent, and loved by everyone. What went so terribly wrong? Doggedly, yet subtly, Inspector Sejer uncovers layer upon layer of distrust and lies beneath the town's seemingly perfect façade.

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ID: 707667

Title: Transforming Your Thought Life: Christian Meditation in Focus

Author: Sarah Geringer

Narrator: Nikki Zakocs

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:01:31

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Prayer, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

Your mind is under attack.

Thousands of thoughts fly through our minds every day, many of them negative. And Satan knows how susceptible we are to these negative thoughts that leave us frustrated and feeling defeated. However, the time-honored practice of Christian meditation can help us find victory in these spiritual battles. Transforming Your Thought Life offers guided meditations and personal examples that will help you train your mind to stay grounded in God's Word. Each chapter examines a particular kind of negative thought pattern and provides key Bible verses and prayers for standing strong against it. Day by day, as you hide God's Word in your heart and mind, you will move closer to the heart and mind of God.

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ID: 700761

Title: Rebel Squad

Author: Martha Carr, Michael Anderle

Narrator: Devon Sorvari

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:36:31

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy

Summary:

What do you get when you leave a trio of pixies alone for too long? Mischief and mayhem-on the double!

When Z and her cousins are finally moved to their new station at Fort Carson, Colorado, magicals in the Army are still a big secret.

A new home, a new commanding officer, and a whole lot of space all to themselves. These magical soldiers aren't quite ready to face battle just yet.

Their last bit of isolated training can't possibly be a breeding ground for more pixie mischief, right? Wrong.

But Z gets a few hits of her own medicine when the nightmares return-From the last night on Oriceran and the tragedy that turned her and her cousins into the last living pixies of the Thornbrook clan. Nightmares and an Oriceran contract stolen from a safety deposit box may just make the perfect combination.

If Z and her cousins pass their new classes to move on to the next phase of Army life, they may just find a way to unlock the secrets of Z's nightmares.

Can Z, Domino, and Echo take things seriously enough to make it through the last of their training and prove their worth to the military? Or will it all go haywire from serving in secret to blowing the lid off this new Army program?

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