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ID: 694241

Title: Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Richard Lyman Bushman

Narrator: Brandon Pollock

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:42:48

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

Beginning with a handful of members in 1830, the church that Joseph Smith founded has grown into a world-wide organization with over twelve million adherents, playing prominent roles in politics, sports, entertainment, and business. Yet they are an oddity.

Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction explains who Mormons are: what they believe and how they live their lives. Written by Richard Lyman Bushman, an eminent historian and practicing Mormon, this compact, informative volume ranges from the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the contentious issues of contemporary Mormonism. Bushman argues that Joseph Smith still serves as the Mormons' Moses. They understand their lives as part of a spiritual journey that started in a 'council in heaven' before the world began just as he taught. How are Mormons to hold on to their children in a world of declining moral standards and rampant disbelief? How do rational, educated Mormons stand up to criticisms of their faith? How do single Mormons fare in a church that emphasizes family life? The book also examines polygamy, the various Mormon scriptures, and the renegade fundamentalists who tarnish the LDS image when in fact they're not members.

This engaging introduction enables listeners to judge for themselves how Mormon teachings shape the character of believers.

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ID: 682869

Title: Relative Harm

Author: Caroline Fardig

Narrator: Kate Udall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:27:12

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

Ellie knows she can't live without her partner, Detective Nick Baxter. So when Nick's brother is accused of vandalizing the house of his former kidnapper, she insists on accompanying Nick home to help with the family crisis.

Marie Collins has just been released from prison after serving her time for kidnapping Shawn Baxter when he was a toddler. Reviled by the whole town, no one is surprised at the defacement of her property, and Ellie and Nick are able to bring Shawn in to face the consequences of his petty crime. Thinking the situation successfully handled and preparing to leave town, Ellie and Nick are blindsided when a dead body is found in a barn. On Baxter property. And the victim is Marie Collins.

Now the entire town thinks they are guilty of murder and Ellie is quickly discovering that she prefers being an investigator to being a prime suspect. Calling in Vic Manetti for backup, the trio must dig into Marie Collins' past, unearthing disturbing secrets and a list of potential suspects that keeps getting longer.

But they are playing a dangerous game. Because this killer has gone through hell to get their revenge and won't let anyone undo their good work.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 699663

Title: America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History

Author: Charles Whiting

Narrator: Graham Rowat

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:54:43

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, North America, Military

Summary:

An enthralling account of the World War Two exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army, from Sicily to France to the final assault on Hitler's mountain retreat, the Eagle's Nest.

Although overshadowed by the other Allied armies fighting in Europe, the impact of the U.S. Seventh Army on the course of the Second World War deserves to be remembered.

In Sicily, under the command of General George S. Patton, it swept away Axis forces as it captured village after village. It then moved northwards charging 'up the gut' of Nazi-held Europe.

Charles Whiting uncovers the actions of this overlooked army and its men-charging against dug-in German machine gun nests, launching ferocious attacks on the bloodied snows of the Alps, and fending off terrifying Panzer-led counterattacks.

This book also draws attention to many of the fascinating figures who led it, from Patton to his successor as commander of the Seventh General Alexander 'Sandy' Patch, to the numerous brilliant soldiers that fought under them, including the dynamic Lucian Truscott, daredevil Robert T. Frederick, aggressive 'Iron Mike' O'Daniel, talented Frenchman Jacques LeClerc, and America's most decorated soldier, Audie Murphy.

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ID: 694357

Title: Life to the Fullest: A Story About Finding Your Purpose and Following Your Heart

Author: Darrin Donnelly

Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:55:25

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Psychology

Summary:

John Callahan is a man who has spent his life following his calling as a high school football coach just like his legendary father. But his dream life is suddenly being crushed. Just days before the state championship game, John receives news that his beloved school is declaring bankruptcy and will be shutting down at the end of the year.

Everything John has worked his whole life for is being taken away from him. John is now questioning all his past decisions and he's angry at himself for not taking more 'practical' opportunities when they came along.

When all hope seems lost, John receives a miraculous visit from his long-deceased father on the eve of his team's final game. John is given the opportunity to revisit past moments in his life and to see how things would've turned out differently if he had followed a more 'practical' path.

This is a story about fathers and sons. It's a story about faith, family, and community. Most of all, it's a story about having the courage to follow your heart and live your true purpose.

As this story plays out, you will discover the five-step process for finding your purpose and simplifying every single decision you make in life.

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ID: 704287

Title: Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary

Author: Ty Matejowsky

Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:12:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Business & Economics, History, Non-Fiction, North America, Social Science, Business Development, Travel Tips

Summary:

Waffle House has long been touted as an icon of the American South. The restaurant's consistent foregrounding as a resonant symbol of regional character proves relevant for understanding much about the people, events, and foodways. Whether approached as a comedic punchline on the Internet, television, and other popular media or elevated as a genuine touchstone of messy American modernity, Waffle House, its employees, and everyday clientele do much to transcend one-dimensional characterizations, earning distinction in ways that regularly go unsung.

Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary is the first book to socioculturally assess the chain within the field of contemporary food studies. In this groundbreaking work, Ty Matejowsky argues that Waffle House's often beleaguered public persona is informed by various complexities and contradictions.

Matejowsky discusses Waffle House's roots in established southern foodways and traces the chain's development. He also considers Waffle House's place in American and southern popular culture, highlighting its myriad depictions in music, television, film, fiction, stand-up comedy, and sports. Altogether, Matejowsky deftly and persuasively demonstrates how Waffle House serves as a microcosm of today's South with all the accolades and criticisms this distinction entails.

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ID: 702837

Title: Crooked Mask

Author: Rachel Burge

Narrator: Kate Louise Okello

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:57:55

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Summary:

Part ghost story, part murder mystery-a creepy and magical tale steeped in Norse myth, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman.

Welcome to the Circus of Myth & Mayhem-where performers reenact tales of the Norse gods wearing masks which mysteriously change expression, the creepy jester isn't quite human, and the big top is full of the dead.

Martha arrives at the circus, deep in the forests of Northern Norway, determined to learn how Nina died. Did she fall from the trapeze as Stig said, or was there more to her 'accident?'

Drawn into a dangerous game of the gods, Martha must look behind the mask and see the truth . . . before it's too late.

Following the events of The Twisted Tree, The Crooked Mask continues the story of Martha and Stig as she comes to terms with her magical inheritance.

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ID: 702835

Title: Homelands: A Personal History of Europe

Author: Timothy Garton Ash

Narrator: John Sackville

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:36:51

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, World

Summary:

Drawing on half a century of firsthand experience and exemplary scholarship, Timothy Garton Ash tells the story of postwar Europe's triumphs and tragedies

Timothy Garton Ash, Europe's 'historian of the present,' has been 'breathing Europe' for the last half century. In Homelands he embarks on a journey in time and space around the postwar continent, drawing on his own notes from many great events, giving vivid firsthand accounts of its leading actors, revisiting the places where its history was made, and recalling its triumphs and tragedies through their imprint on the present.

Garton Ash offers an account of events as seen from the ground-history illustrated by memoir. He describes how Europe emerged from wartime devastation to rebuild, to triumph with the fall of the Berlin Wall, to democratize and unite. And then to falter. It is a singular history of a period of unprecedented progress along with a clear-eyed account of how so much went wrong, from the financial crisis of 2008 to the war in Ukraine. From the pen of someone who, in spite of Brexit, emphatically describes himself as an English European, this is both a tour d'horizon and a tour de force.

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ID: 694243

Title: Beyond Obsession: The Shocking True Story of a Teenage Love Affair Turned Deadly

Author: Richard Hammer

Narrator: Charles Constant

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:13:33

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror

Summary:

Joyce Aparo seemed to be the perfect single mother. She doted on her sixteen-year-old daughter, Karin, encouraging her musical ability and lavishing affection on her. But behind closed doors, Joyce was a terror. For thirteen years, she beat Karin savagely and demeaned her relentlessly. When Karin met the troubled yet brilliant Dennis Coleman, the two fell head-over-heels. But Joyce disapproved-so she had to die.

On August 5, 1987, Joyce's body was found under a bridge near the Connecticut-Massachusetts border. She had been strangled, was covered in bruises, with paper stuffed in her mouth and pantyhose knotted around her throat. The police investigation soon dragged her horrific treatment of Karin into the open, and the teenage lovers became the prime suspects. Dennis eventually confessed to the murder, testifying that Karin begged him to kill her mother. But Karin had a very different story to tell. Was she manipulating the police the same way she manipulated her former boyfriend, or was she an innocent victim?

Based on meticulous research, court transcripts, and interviews with the survivors, Beyond Obsession is the definitive account of an American tragedy.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 699493

Title: Holy Wars: 3000 Years of Battles in the Holy Land

Author: Gary L. Rashba

Narrator: Jim Denison

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:09:58

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Middle East

Summary:

Holy Wars describes three thousand years of war in the Holy Land with the unique approach of focusing on pivotal battles or campaigns, beginning with the Israelites' capture of Jericho and ending with Israel's last full-fledged assault against Lebanon. Its chapters stop along the way to examine key battles fought by the Philistines, Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Crusaders, and Mamluks-the latter clash, at Ayn Jalut, comprising the first time the Mongols suffered a decisive defeat.

The modern era saw the rise of the Ottomans and an incursion by Napoleon, who only found bloody stalemate outside the walls of Akko. The Holy Land became a battlefield again in World War I when the British fought the Turks. The nation of Israel was forged in conflict during its 1948 War of Independence, and subsequently found itself in desperate combat, often against great odds, in 1956 and 1967, and again in 1973, when it was surprised by a massive two-pronged assault.

By focusing on the climax of each conflict, while carefully setting each stage, Holy Wars examines an extraordinary breadth of military history-spanning in one volume the evolution of warfare over the centuries, as well as the enduring status of the Holy Land as a battleground.

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ID: 702823

Title: Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us

Author: Seth Porges, Stephen W. Porges

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:21:20

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

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

Summary:

The creator of the Polyvagal Theory explains the principles in simple terms that are accessible to all.

Since Stephen Porges first proposed the Polyvagal Theory in 1994, its basic idea-that the level of safety we feel impacts our health and happiness-has radically shifted how researchers and clinicians approach trauma interventions and therapeutic interactions. Yet despite its wide acceptance, most of the writing on the topic has been obscured behind clinical texts and scientific jargon.

Our Polyvagal World definitively presents how Polyvagal Theory can be understandable to all and demonstrates how its practical principles are applicable to anyone looking to live their safest, best, healthiest, and happiest life. What emerges is a worldview filled with optimism and hope, and an understanding as to why our bodies sometimes act in ways our brains wish they didn't.

Filled with actionable advice and real-world examples, this book will change the way you think about your brain, body, and ability to stay calm in a world that feels increasingly overwhelming and stressful.

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