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ID: 380945

Title: Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History

Author: Lewis Dartnell

Narrator: John Sackville

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:10:35

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-19

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: History, World, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Biology & Chemistry

Summary:

A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our species

When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the development of democracy in Greece. Atmospheric circulation patterns later on shaped the progression of global exploration, colonization, and trade. Even today, voting behavior in the south-east United States ultimately follows the underlying pattern of 75 million-year-old sediments from an ancient sea. Everywhere is the deep imprint of the planetary on the human.

From the cultivation of the first crops to the founding of modern states, Origins reveals the breathtaking impact of the earth beneath our feet on the shape of our human civilizations.

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ID: 381656

Title: Last Song: Booktrack Edition

Author: Nicholas Sparks

Narrator: Pepper Binkley, Scott Sowers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:29:12

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-19

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Contemporary Women, Clean & Wholesome

Summary:

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Walk to Remember, a heartwarming story about family connection and first love, in which a rebellious teen's life is upended when her divorced parents spend the summer together in a North Carolina beach town.

Seventeen year old Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alientated from her parents, especially her father . . . until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. Ronnie's father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church. The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story of love on many levels -- first love, love between parents and children -- that demonstrates, as only a Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that love can break our hearts . . . and heal them.

Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.

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ID: 381106

Title: Children of Ruin

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrator: Mel Hudson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15:27:53

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-19

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.

Thousands of years ago, Earth's terraforming program took to the stars. On the world they called Nod, scientists discovered alien life -- but it was their mission to overwrite it with the memory of Earth. Then humanity's great empire fell, and the program's decisions were lost to time.

Aeons later, humanity and its new spider allies detected fragmentary radio signals between the stars. They dispatched an exploration vessel, hoping to find cousins from old Earth.

But those ancient terraformers woke something on Nod better left undisturbed.

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ID: 380938

Title: Out East: Memoir of a Montauk Summer

Author: John Glynn

Narrator: Michael Crouch

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:58:10

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-19

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Literary, General

Summary:

An 'extraordinary' debut memoir of first love, identity, and self-discovery among a group of friends who became family in a Montauk summer house (Andrew Solomon, National Book Award winner).

They call Montauk the end of the world, a spit of land jutting into the Atlantic. The house was a ramshackle split-level set on a hill, and each summer thirty-one people would sleep between its thin walls and shag carpets. Against the moonlight the house's octagonal roof resembled a bee's nest. It was dubbed The Hive.

In 2013, John Glynn joined the share house. Packing his duffel for that first Memorial Day Weekend, he prayed for clarity. At twenty-seven, he was crippled by an all-encompassing loneliness, a feeling he had carried in his heart for as long as he could remember. John didn't understand the loneliness. He just knew it was there. Like the moon gone dark.

Out East is the portrait of a summer, of The Hive and the people who lived in it, and John's own reckoning with a half-formed sense of self. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, The Hive was a center of gravity, a port of call, a home. Friendships, conflicts, secrets and epiphanies blossomed within this tightly woven friend group and came to define how they would live out the rest of their twenties and beyond.

Blending the sand-strewn milieu of George Howe Colt's The Big House with the radiant aching of Olivia Liang's The Lonely City, Out East is a keenly wrought story of love and transformation, longing and escape in our own contemporary moment.

'An unforgettable story told with feeling and humor and above all with the razor-sharp skill of a delicate and highly gifted writer.' -- André Aciman, New York Times bestselling author of Call Me by Your Name

'Out East is full of intimacy and hope and frustration and joy, an extraordinary tale of emotional awakening and lacerating ambivalence, a confession of self-doubt that becomes self-knowledge.' -- Andrew Solomon, National Book Award winner

An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of May 2019A Time magazine Best Book of May 2019Cosmopolitan Best Book of May 2019An O, the Oprah Magazine Best LGBTQ Book of 2019

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ID: 382981

Title: Mother, Interrupter: A Short Story

Author: Alfred C. Martino

Narrator: Alfred C. Martino

Format: Unabridged

Length: 00:05:38

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-19

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

Mother, Interrupter is a humorous short story about a mother who interrupts her son as he is in the most delicate and intimate of situations.

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ID: 380942

Title: Trans Mission: My Quest to a Beard

Author: Alex Bertie

Narrator: Alex Bertie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:52:55

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-19

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Teen, Tough Topics, LGBTQ+

Summary:

A brave firsthand account of online personality Alex Bertie's life, struggles, and victories as a transgender teen, as well as a groundbreaking guide for transitioning teens.

Long before he became known for his YouTube videos, Alex Bertie was an isolated, often-afraid transgender teenager looking for answers. In this revolutionary memoir and valuable resource, Alex recounts his life, struggles, and victories as a young trans man. Along the way, he provides readers with accessible, highly researched explanations of gender, sexuality, and transitions. He explores without judgment how complicated all these things can be, and how many equally authentic ways there are to live as yourself and find happiness.

It can be hard for questioning teens to believe in a brighter future, let alone find any sense of community. Here, with clarity and compassion, Alex writes as a supportive older brother for transitioning teens, their allies, their parents, and anyone looking to better understand others -- and themselves.

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ID: 380940

Title: Killer You Know

Author: S. R. Masters

Narrator: Imogen Church

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14:51:29

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-19

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

The Killer You Know is a gripping, original story about toxic friendships and revenge -- perfect for fans of Laura Marshall, Ruth Ware and C. J. Tudor.

I'll murder three strangers. And you'll know it was me . . .

'A blinder of a read' -- SUN

'A scary, compelling and a completely original page-turner' -- Irish Independent

'An original and gripping thriller' -- Laura Marshall

Summer 1997: When Will jokes about becoming a serial killer, his friends just laugh it off. But Adeline can't help but feel there's something darker lurking behind his words.

Winter 2015: Years later, Adeline returns to Blythe for a reunion of the old gang -- except Will doesn't show up. Reminiscing about old times, they look up the details of his supposed murder spree. But the mood soon changes when they discover two recent deaths that match.

As the group attempts to track Will down, they realize that he is playing a sinister game that harks back to one they used to play as kids.

Only this time there are lives at stake . . .

Readers are absolutely loving The Killer You Know:

'A compelling, unpredictable thriller that conveys the changing nature of long-lasting friendships beautifully. How well do we know even our closest of friends? Highly recommended.' -- Elisabeth Carpender

'A twisty, clever exploration of claustrophobic childhood friendships and the darkness they can lead to.' -- Dervla McTiernan

'The Killer You Know is one of my favourite reads of the year. I LOVED it. Pacey, nostalgic, excellent very well-developed characters, and a clever plot' -- Niki MacKAy

'A gripping, compelling read with a brilliant premise and a wonderfully twisting storyline. An incredible debut.' -- TM Logan

'Compelling, creepy, and brilliantly executed, The Killer You Know is an original new voice in the thriller world.' -- Phoebe Morgan

'Brilliantly atmospheric tale of toxic friendship, with a killer hook -- what if one of your gang turned out to be a serial killer? Loved it.' -- Liz Barnsely

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ID: 376588

Title: If She Wakes

Author: Michael Koryta

Narrator: Robert Petkoff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:15:50

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-19

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

Two women fight for their lives against an enigmatic killer in this electrifying novel from a New York Times bestselling author and 'master' of thriller writing (Stephen King).

Tara Beckley is a senior at idyllic Hammel College in Maine. As she drives to deliver a visiting professor to a conference, a horrific car accident kills the professor and leaves Tara in a vegetative state. At least, so her doctors think. In fact, she's a prisoner of locked-in syndrome: fully alert but unable to move a muscle. Trapped in her body, she learns that someone powerful wants her dead -- but why? And what can she do, lying in a hospital bed, to stop them?

Abby Kaplan, an insurance investigator, is hired by the college to look in to Tara's case. A former stunt driver, Abby returned home after a disaster in Hollywood left an actor dead and her own reputation -- and nerves -- shattered. Despite the fog of trauma, she can tell that Tara's car crash was no accident. When she starts asking questions, things quickly spin out of control, leaving Abby on the run and a mysterious young hit man named Dax Blackwell hard on her heels.

Full of pulse-pounding tension, If She Wakes is a searing, breakneck thriller from the genre's 'best of the best' (Michael Connelly).

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ID: 376587

Title: Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher

Author: David Cone

Narrator: David Cone

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:33:18

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-19

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, Baseball

Summary:

Met and Yankee All-Star pitcher David Cone shares lessons from the World Series and beyond in this essential New York Times bestselling memoir for baseball fans everywhere.

'There was a sense about him and an aura about him. Even when he was in trouble, he carried himself like a pitcher who said, 'I'm the man out here.' And he usually was.' -- Andy Pettitte on David Cone.

To any baseball fan, David Cone was a bold and brilliant pitcher. During his 17-year career, he became a master of the mechanics and mental toughness a pitcher needs to succeed in the major leagues. A five-time All-Star and five-time World Champion now gives his full count -- balls and strikes, errors and outs -- of his colorful life in baseball.

From the pitchers he studied to the hitters who infuriated him, Full Count takes readers inside the mind of a thoughtful pitcher, detailing Cone's passion, composure and strategies. The book is also filled with never-before-told stories from the memorable teams Cone played on -- ranging from the infamous late '80s Mets to the Yankee dynasty of the '90s. And, along the way, Full Count offers the lessons baseball taught Cone -- from his mistakes as a young and naive pitcher to outwitting the best hitters in the world -- one pitch at a time.

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ID: 380946

Title: Best of Me: Booktrack Edition

Author: Nicholas Sparks

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:38:46

Language: English

Release date: 05-14-19

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General, Coming of Age, Family Life

Summary:

In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel of first love and second chances, former high school sweethearts confront the painful truths of their past to build a promising future—together.

"Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once, too, back when she was eighteen."

In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in their small town in North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths.

Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda and Dawson are summoned back home for the funeral of Tuck Hostetler, the mentor who once gave shelter to their high school romance. Neither has lived the life they imagined . . . and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever changed their lives. As Amanda and Dawson carry out the instructions Tuck left behind for them, they realize that everything they thought they knew—about Tuck, about themselves, and about the dreams they held dear—was not as it seemed.

Forced to confront painful memories, the former lovers will discover undeniable truths about the choices they have made. And in the course of a single, searing weekend, they will ask of the living, and the dead: Can love truly rewrite the past?

Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.

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