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ID: 694257

Title: Rocking in the Free World: Popular Music and the Politics of Freedom in Postwar America

Author: Nicholas Tochka

Narrator: Derek Dysart

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:36:16

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Global Politics

Summary:

Progressive and libertarian, anti-Communist and revolutionary, Democratic and Republican, quintessentially American but simultaneously universal. By the late 1980s, rock music had acquired a dizzying array of political labels. These claims about its political significance shared one common thread: that the music could set you free.

Rocking in the Free World explains how Americans came to believe they had learned the truth about rock 'n' roll, a truth shaped by the Cold War anxieties of the fifties, the countercultural revolutions (and counter-revolutions) of the sixties and seventies, and the end-of-history triumphalism of the eighties. How did rock 'n' roll become enmeshed with so many different competing ideas about freedom? And what does that story reveal about the promise-and the limits-of rock music as a political force in postwar America?

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ID: 699559

Title: Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better

Author: Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway, Katie Yezzi

Narrator: Brett Barry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:59:18

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Business & Economics, Career Development, Management & Leadership, Business Development

Summary:

We live in a competition loving culture. We love the performance, the big win, the ticking seconds of the clock as the game comes down to the wire. We watch games and cheer, sometimes to the point of obsession, but if we really wanted to see greatness-wanted to cheer for it, see it happen, understand what made it happen-we'd spend our time watching, obsessing on, and maybe even cheering the practices instead. This book puts practice on the front burner of all who seek to instill talent and achievement in others as well as in themselves. This is a journey to understand that practice, not games, makes champions.

In this book, the authors engage the dream of better, both in fields and endeavors where participants know they should practice and also in those where many do not yet recognize the transformative power of practice. And it's not just whether you practice. How you practice may be a true competitive advantage. Deliberately engineered and designed practice can revolutionize our most important endeavors. The clear set of rules presented in Practice Perfect will make us better in virtually every performance of life. The 'how-to' rules of practice cover such topics as rethinking practice, modeling excellent practice, using feedback, creating a culture of practice, making new skills stick, and hiring for practice.

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ID: 699537

Title: Saeculum: Defining Historical Eras in Ancient Roman Thought

Author: Paul Hay

Narrator: Roman Howell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:23:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, World, Ancient Civilizations

Summary:

How the notion of unique eras influenced the Roman view of time and the narration of history from various perspectives.

The Victorian Era. The Age of Enlightenment. The post-9/11 years. We are accustomed to demarcating history, fencing off one period from the next. But societies have not always operated in this way. Paul Hay returns to Rome in the first century BCE to glimpse the beginnings of periodization as it is still commonly practiced, exploring how the ancient Romans developed a novel sense of time and used it to construct their views of the past and of the possibilities of the future.

It was the Roman general Sulla who first sought to portray himself as the inaugurator of a new age of prosperity, and through him Romans adopted the Etruscan term saeculum to refer to a unique era of history. Romans went on to deepen their investment in periodization by linking notions of time to moments of catastrophe, allowing them to conceptualize their own epoch and its conclusion. Periodization further introduced the idea of specific agents of change into Roman thought-agents that were foundational to narratives of progress and decline. An eye-opening account, Saeculum describes nothing less than an intellectual and cognitive revolution, that fundamentally reorganized the meanings of history and time.

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ID: 695392

Title: Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation

Author: Eryn Lynum

Narrator: Nikki Zakocs

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:49:18

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

For a generation whose eyes are constantly trained on screens, encountering nature at all is increasingly difficult, much less seeing what it reveals about God. How can parents help children reengage with God's world that is full of amazement, creativity, and love?

Eryn Lynum is a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and mom of four who wants to help families encounter and understand the connection between God and creation. She shares her own story of putting her kids in front of nature, and invites other parents to consider a similar journey.

With practical sections that look at nature through the lens of the Bible and activities to integrate faith and the natural world, Rooted in Wonder helps parents instill within their kids an unshakable faith. Through the art of play, the drive of discovery, and the awe of adventure, children will gain a sense of wonder in their Creator that will last a lifetime.

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ID: 684067

Title: Deadly Cocktail

Author: Jenna St. James

Narrator: Angie Hickman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:50:29

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Thriller & Horror, Cozy Mystery

Summary:

A Forty-year-old Witch with a New Career

A Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged Daughter

And an Enchanted Island Full of Secrets

When an Enchanted Island citizen is murdered in front of game warden, Shayla Loci, she vows to stop at nothing to find the killer . . . especially when the victim is none other than the dethroned merprince, Treyton Seidon. As Shayla, Needles, and Sheriff Alex Stone follow the clues, they untangle not only major corruption within the Seidon-Scryer corporation but also painful community secrets long ago buried. Between balancing her dating life and throwing a sweet-sixteen birthday party, Shayla struggles to keep it all together. Can Shayla right the wrongs done to Enchanted Island citizens and capture the killer before it's too late? Or will she end up being permanently buried under the sea?

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ID: 695410

Title: Paradise Rot: A Novel

Author: Jenny Hval

Narrator: Brie Jackman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:28:06

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ+

Summary:

A lyrical debut novel from a musician and artist renowned for her sharp sexual and political imagery

Jo is in a strange new country for university and having a more peculiar time than most. In a house with no walls, shared with a woman who has no boundaries, she finds her strange home coming to life in unimaginable ways. Jo's sensitivity and all her senses become increasingly heightened and fraught, as the lines between bodies and plants, dreaming and wakefulness, blur and mesh.

This debut novel from critically acclaimed artist and musician Jenny Hval presents a heady and hyper-sensual portrayal of sexual awakening and queer desire.

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ID: 699560

Title: Launch Party

Author: Lauren Forry

Narrator: Natalie Pela

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:50:53

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME. YOU'D DIE TO BE THERE.

Ten lucky people have won a place at the most exclusive launch event of the century: the grand opening of the Hotel Artemis, the first hotel on the moon. It's an invitation to die for. As their transport departs for its return to Earth and the doors seal shut behind them, the guests take the next leap for mankind.

However, they soon discover that all is not as it seems. The champagne may be flowing, but there is no one to pour it. Room service is available, but there is no one to deliver it. Besides the ten of them, they are completely alone.

When one of the guests is found murdered, fear spreads through the group. But that death is only the beginning. Being three days' journey from home and with no way to contact the outside, can any of the guests survive their stay?

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ID: 691497

Title: Discovered

Author: Maggie Sunseri

Narrator: Rachel Leblang

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:29:33

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, General, Romantasy

Summary:

Her magick was hidden to keep her alive. When that power is unleashed, only one witch can protect her.

All Áine wants for her twenty-second birthday is a night out in New York City with her normal, human friends. But when her roommate stumbles into oncoming traffic, Áine breaks the bind on her extraordinary, witch-born power to save her. With Áine's magick now freed, her world shifts, and the voice of a male witch commands her to run.

Hunted by dark forces, Áine is taken to Aradia, the witch realm, by the mysterious and captivating witch, Daelon. A man of perfect control, Daelon needs Áine's trust to protect her and train her to wield her magick. But Áine considers her 'gift' more of a curse and wants nothing to do with the realm of her mothers' murderers. Even worse, Daelon's shielding ability makes him the only one impervious to her clairsentience-the ability to read others' true nature.

As Daelon's undeniable magnetism puts her under a spell of its own, Áine must decide how much trust and control she's willing to relinquish. Because as enemies descend, it's becoming harder to tell if her fierce protector is really a friend . . . or a foe.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 684159

Title: Married Women Who Love Women: And More...

Author: Carren Strock

Narrator: Daniela Acitelli

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:05:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

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

Summary:

Originally written in the 1990s, this book remains a key resource for women in heterosexual marriages who discover, or are coming to terms with, their lesbianism or bisexuality.

Celebrating twenty-five years since first publication, this book shares the author's personal story, as well as the descriptive experience of others, to provide validation and empowerment to multitudes of women in their search for their true identities. The author gives women ways in which to structure and restructure their lives and their families after they realize their same-gender sexuality. Chapters consider questions such as how women make this discovery, reactions from loved ones, and the outcomes for marriages and families. Updated throughout with contemporary understandings of sexuality and gender, as well as updated language, this book includes a wealth of information, fresh narratives, and stories offering insight into women's experiences across the country.

This is an essential book for women and their partners who are discovering their true identity, as well as therapists, helping professionals, and students of women's studies, gender studies, sexuality studies, and LGBTQ studies programs.

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ID: 690697

Title: My Cookie

Author: C.M. Steele

Narrator: Hector Carrillo, Marie Hawkins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:26:10

Language: English

Release date: 08-22-23

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, New Adult

Summary:

Julien: After going through numerous candidates, I've found the best baker to work alongside me. Marilyn Shaw's baked goods are works of art that rival my own. She bakes the most delicious desserts, but I don't want them. I want her.

Marilyn: I could have my own bakery if I wanted, and my older brother would have it set up for me in a heartbeat. The problem is that I have something to prove. I'm not a spoiled girl who gets everything her brother throws her way, but people have always assumed it, so I've worked tirelessly to get perfect grades in my pastry program. Now, to show off my skills in a bakery. The only problem is everyone believes I got the job by sleeping with my new boss. And I am . . .

Contains mature themes.

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