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ID: 715909

Title: When the Duke Loved Me

Author: Lydia Lloyd

Narrator: Christy Woods

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:00:48

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Historical Romance

Summary:

They are both pretending to be someone else for the night . . .

When Catherine Forster asks a handsome stranger to lead her out of the ballroom and into the Tremberley gardens, she hopes to glimpse its renowned Roman ruins . . . and maybe steal a kiss. But when she and her delectable escort are discovered in a scandalous embrace, Catherine is horrified to learn that she has been kissing John Breminster, heir to the man who ruined her family.

Given that the Forsters are his sworn enemies, John had no choice but to walk away from Catherine that night. But he has never been able to forget their close encounter-and, even years later, still longs for her touch. Worse, when his father dies, John, now the Duke of Edington, finds himself with a problem that only Catherine can help him solve.

Catherine agrees to aid him in his quest . . . for a price. On their journey, they soon begin to give into temptation, even as they uncover troubling revelations about the past. Will John and Catherine overcome this shared history? Or will its secrets tear them apart forever?

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 716019

Title: Ivan and Phoebe

Author: Oksana Lutsysyna

Narrator: Allyson Voller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15:09:59

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

Ivan and Phoebe chronicles the lives of several young people involved in the Ukranian student protests of the 1990's, otherwise known as the Revolution On Granite or the 'First Maidan.' The story bounces between politically charged cities like Kyiv and Lviv, and protagonist Ivan's small, traditional hometown of Uzhgorod. As characters come to exercise their rights to free speech and protest, they must also reevaluate the norms of marriage, family, and home life. While these initially appear to be spaces of peace and harmony, they are soon revealed to be hotbeds of conflict and multigenerational trauma.

Married couple Ivan and Phoebe grapple with questions about family, trauma, and independence. Although Ivan tells the story, Phoebe's voice rings through the text as she divulges her own traumas through poetic monologues. The two reflect on the traumatic aftermath of revolution: torture at the hands of the KGB and each other. While Ivan refuses to talk about his pain, Phoebe describes her past through poetic monologues. Lutsyshyna's poetic form allows her to experiment with characterization and genre, creating her own category. Through her characters' vivid voices, Lutsyshyna creates a his- and her-story of Ukraine: a panoramic view of post-Soviet society and family life through social, political, and economic crises.

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ID: 704204

Title: Last Battleship

Author: Joshua T. Calvert

Narrator: Eric Altheide

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:16:34

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

Humanity's endless war and a crew of outcasts on a decommissioned warship who could change the future.

First contact with the alien 'Clicks' led to a generations' long war. The Terran Federation still knows very little about the enemy.

Captain Konrad Bradley commands the decommissioned battleship Oberon, the last remaining Titan of the fleet. Mocked as a flying museum-too expensive, too cumbersome, too old-Bradley and his crew of outcasts from a long-vanished colony lead a dull life on the farthest edge of human hegemony.

Bradley's hope to go quietly into the night ends with the arrival of the legendary Strike Group 2 and the delivery of a secret so great it could end the war. That's why Lagunia was chosen for its construction.

Getting the system operational doesn't go as expected leaving Bradley and the Oberon to clean up the mess that has drawn the attention of those they hoped would never find them.

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ID: 710740

Title: Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade

Author: Anthony Kaldellis

Narrator: Nigel Patterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15:50:25

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Europe, Ancient Civilizations

Summary:

In the second half of the tenth century, Byzantium embarked on a series of spectacular conquests. By the early eleventh century, the empire was the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Yet this imperial project came to a crashing collapse fifty years later, when political disunity, fiscal mismanagement, and defeat at the hands of the Seljuks and the Normans brought an end to Byzantine hegemony. By 1081, Byzantium's very existence was threatened.

How did this transformation happen? Based on a close examination of the relevant sources, this history offers a new reconstruction of the key events and crucial reigns as well as a different model for understanding imperial politics and wars. In addition to providing a narrative of this critical period of Byzantine history, Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood offers new interpretations of topics relevant to the medieval era. The narrative unfolds in three parts: the first covers the years 955-1025, a period of imperial conquest and consolidation of authority under the great emperor Basil 'the Bulgar-Slayer.' The second (1025-1059) examines the dispersal of centralized authority in Constantinople and the emergence of new foreign enemies. The last section chronicles the collapse of the empire, concluding with a look at the First Crusade and its consequences for Byzantine relations with the powers of Western Europe.

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ID: 714298

Title: Witch Unmade

Author: Debbie Cassidy

Narrator: Leanne Woodward

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:44:25

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal

Summary:

Sometimes you miss the things that are staring you in the face.

I honestly thought things couldn't get any worse. I was wrong.

Now I'm forced to defend my enemy to protect what's dearest to me. Forced to trust the very thing I've been fighting against.

I can't do this alone, and if I play my cards right I won't have to.

Everything has led to this. All the threads are coming together, and the pieces of the puzzle are slotting into place.

Question is, where do I really fit in?

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 707597

Title: Between Princesses and Other Jobs

Author: D.J. Butler

Narrator: Derek Shoales

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:58:46

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Space Opera

Summary:

They want to rescue damsels in distress. They have to pay the bills.

The continuing adventures of Indrajit and Fix.

WELCOME TO KISH

Indrajit and Fix are the founding partners of the Protagonists, a jobber company in Kish. Since the seven great families of Kish farm out all tasks they and the city need doing, a jobber might one day unblock a well; the next, man a tollgate for the fair; and on the third, hunt down a murderer on the loose, all in a corrupt old city that isn't so much governed as kept barely in bounds.

Indrajit is a poet of a dying race, looking for his successor. Fix is a failed monk, pining for his lost love. They're swordsmen and thinkers, heroes in their hearts and in their deeds. They also recover stolen documents, unravel financial fraud, escort shipwrecked diplomats, and hunt in the ruins beneath the city for missing academics. Meanwhile, the criminals they investigate, rival jobbers, sorcerers, spies, assassins, and other mysterious parties get more and more reason to want the Protagonists dead.

Welcome to Kish.

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ID: 710716

Title: Draining New Orleans: The 300-Year Quest to Dewater the Crescent City

Author: Richard Campanella

Narrator: Chris Abernathy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:11:28

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, World, North America, Science & Technology, Technology & Engineering

Summary:

In Draining New Orleans, renowned geographer Richard Campanella recounts the epic challenges and ingenious efforts to dewater the Crescent City. With forays into geography, public health, engineering, architecture, politics, sociology, race relations, and disaster response, he chronicles the herculean attempts to 'reclaim' the city's swamps and marshes and install subsurface drainage for massive urban expansion.

The study begins with a vivid description of a festive event on Mardi Gras weekend 1915, which attracted an entourage of elite New Orleanians to the edge of Bayou Barataria to witness the christening of giant water pumps. What transpired in the years and decades that followed can only be understood by examining the large swath of history dating back two centuries earlier and extending through the colonial, antebellum, postbellum, and Progressive eras to modern times.

The consequences of dewatering New Orleans proved both triumphant and tragic. The city's engineering prowess transformed it into a world leader in drainage technology, yet the municipality also fell victim to its own success. Campanella emphasizes the role of determined and sometimes unsavory individuals who spearheaded projects to separate water from dirt, creating lucrative opportunities in the process not only for the community but also for themselves.

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ID: 714383

Title: Fishing Bamboo: An Angler's Passion for the Traditional Fly Rod

Author: John Gierach

Narrator: David Colacci

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:27:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

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

Summary:

Once an angler masters a graphite rod, his interests often move on to the original fly rod, pliant bamboo. Until the mid-twentieth century, nearly all fly rods were bamboo. By the 1970s, fiberglass and graphite changed the world of fly-fishing. But more and more anglers are seeing bamboo rods in retail outlets, and want to give them a try. With this book, John Gierach, one of the nation's top fly-fishing writers, provides a philosophical guide to the angler who seeks this new 'old' method. Gierach discusses how bamboo rods are built, how they differ from graphite rods, and how using one will change a fly fisher's approach to the sport. Fishing bamboo might be the pinnacle of fly-casting skill, and this book will help take you there.

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ID: 716027

Title: Monster and the Magpie

Author: Brianna Fenty

Narrator: Chloe Cannon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:58:34

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

She supplies the goods and services that killers need. And in that line of work, the last thing you want is a dissatisfied customer . . .

Hope Rippa may look like your average fashionista, but a dark secret bankrolls her luxury lifestyle. Although she might appear a legitimate businesswoman by day, after dark Hope serves as a personal shopper to some of Europe's wealthiest murderers. You name it, she'll find it-and charge a hefty sum for the convenience.

She didn't plan to marry one, though. Fifteen years ago, her engagement with prison chaplain Killian Glass ended after she discovered that he moonlighted as a murderer. Since then, their relationship has been strictly professional. In fact, he's even her best client.

Their arrangement works-that is, until Hope makes a mistake and Killian changes the rules. Now, a gruesome game of cat-and-mouse is about to be played in the never-ending night of Iceland's northern winter . . . But who will come out on top?

This literary thriller is perfect for fans of the television series Killing Eve and will keep you hooked right until the very end.

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ID: 710761

Title: Death on a Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944

Author: Charles Whiting

Narrator: Dallas Britt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:45:22

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, North America, Military

Summary:

By September 1944 the Germany army in France had been decimated and survivors were streaming back to the Reich. The British SAS commanders were clearing the way for the American armies of George S. Patton, Alexander Patch, and Courtney Hodges. By the afternoon of September 11, 1944, men of the US 5th Armored Division penetrated the poorly defended Siegfried Line. Yet just when the Rhine was ripe for the taking General Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered all further advances to be halted. Could combination of American forces supported by the British SAS have crossed the Rhine and thrust into the heart of Germany in the autumn of 1944? Did Eisenhower's rigid adherence to his strategy delay the end of the war by several months and cause thousands of men to lose their lives during the Battle of the Bulge?

Death on a Distant Frontier is a hard-hitting reappraisal of Eisenhower's tactics. Through extensive research Charles Whiting shines a light on the conflicts between the various generals and explores how Eisenhower conducted the war to ensure that his insiders reaped the glory of being the first American army to cross the Rhine. As a veteran of this campaign, Whiting was a witness to the turmoil that reigned during this period, yet through his fast-paced narrative and informed analysis he is able to provide vivid insight into this much-overlooked period of WWII.

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