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ID: 502031

Title: I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye: A Memoir of Loss, Grief, and Love

Author: Ivan Maisel

Narrator: Ivan Maisel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:46:09

Language: English

Release date: 10-26-21

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

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

Summary:

In this deeply emotional memoir, a longtime ESPN writer reflects on the suicide of his son Max and delves into how their complicated relationship led him to see grief as love.

In February 2015, Ivan Maisel received a call that would alter his life forever: his son Max's car had been found abandoned in a parking next to Lake Ontario. Two months later, Max's body would be found in the lake. 

There’d been no note or obvious indication that Max wanted to harm himself; he’d signed up for a year-long subscription to a dating service; he’d spent the day he disappeared doing photography work for school. And this uncertainty became part of his father’s grief. I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye explores with grace, depth, and refinement the tragically transformative reality of losing a child. But it also tells the deeply human and deeply empathetic story of a father’s relationship with his son, of its complications, and of Max and Ivan’s struggle—as is the case for so many parents and their children—to connect.

I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye is a stunning, poignant exploration of the father and son relationship, of how our tendency to overlook men’s mental health can have devastating consequences, and how ultimately letting those who grieve do so openly and freely can lead to greater healing. 

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ID: 502033

Title: Far from the Light of Heaven

Author: Tade Thompson

Narrator: Clifford Samuel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:04:35

Language: English

Release date: 10-26-21

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

“Simultaneously brutally grounded and wildly imaginative.” —Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award winner

A tense and thrilling vision of humanity’s future in the chilling emptiness of space from rising giant in science fiction, Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Tade Thompson

The colony ship Ragtime docks in the Lagos system, having traveled light-years to bring one thousand sleeping souls to a new home among the stars. But when first mate Michelle Campion rouses, she discovers some of the sleepers will never wake.

Answering Campion’s distress call, investigator Rasheed Fin is tasked with finding out who is responsible for these deaths. Soon a sinister mystery unfolds aboard the gigantic vessel, one that will have repercussions for the entire system—from the scheming politicians of Lagos station, to the colony planet Bloodroot, to other far-flung systems, and indeed to Earth itself.

Praise for Far from the Light of Heaven

"Gripping and skillfully told, with an economy and freshness of approach that is all Tade Thompson''s own. The setting is interstellar, but it feels as real, immediate, and lethal as today's headlines."—Alastair Reynolds

“A gripping space opera with characters fighting for their lives aboard a dying starship. I enjoyed it so much and can't wait to see what he does next." —Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author

For more from Tade Thompson, check out:

The Wormwood Trilogy

Rosewater

Rosewater: Insurrection

Rosewater: Redemption

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ID: 532818

Title: Perks of Loving a Wallflower

Author: Erica Ridley

Narrator: Moira Quirk

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:28:18

Language: English

Release date: 10-26-21

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, LGBTQ

Summary:

Fans of Bridgerton will love this “delightful” Regency romp (Julia Quinn, New York Times bestselling author​) in which a proper Society miss recruits a very improper lady investigator in a quest for vengeance, only to find love instead.

As a master of disguise, Thomasina Wynchester can be a polite young lady—or a bawdy old man. She’ll do whatever it takes to solve the cases her family takes on. But when Tommy’s beautiful new client turns out to be the highborn lady she’s secretly smitten with, more than her mission is at stake . . .

Bluestocking Miss Philippa York doesn’t believe in love. Her heart didn’t pitter-patter when she was betrothed to a duke, nor did it break when he married someone else. All Philippa desires is to decode a centuries-old manuscript to keep a modern-day villain from claiming credit for work that wasn’t his. She hates that she needs a man’s help to do it—so she’s delighted to discover the clever, charming baron at her side is in fact a woman. But as she and Tommy grow closer and the stakes of their discovery higher, more than just their hearts are at risk.

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ID: 502025

Title: Hip-Hop (And Other Things)

Author: Shea Serrano

Narrator: Bernardo Cubria

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:56:09

Language: English

Release date: 10-26-21

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: General Comedy

Summary:

HIP-HOP (AND OTHER THINGS) is the third book in the (And Other Things) series. The first two—Basketball (And Other Things) and Movies (And Other Things)—were both #1 New York Times bestsellers.

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ID: 509305

Title: Our Way Back to Always

Author: Nina Moreno

Narrator: Adan Rocha, Natalia Del Riego

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:00:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-21

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Romance

Summary:

To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets Morgan Matson in this effervescent romance about childhood best friends reconnecting that's full of sunny days, warm nights, first kisses, and mended hearts.

Luisa (Lou) Patterson grew up across the street from Sam Alvarez in the small, quirky town of Port Coral. They used to be inseparable—spending every holiday together, shooting silly YouTube videos, and rescuing stray cats. But then middle school happened, including the most disastrous (and embarrassing) serenade ever, and Lou and Sam haven't talked in the four years since. Sam is now the golden boy with plenty of friends, while Lou is an introverted romantic who's happy playing video games and writing fan fiction. But it's also the summer before their senior year, and life is knocking on Lou's door.

With her older sister having given up a scholarship to Princeton to have a baby and work at the local botanica, all of their mother's expectations are now riding on Lou's shoulders. She's retaking her SAT's, signed up for way too many AP classes, and her sights set on colleges with fancy names like Duke and Vanderbilt. But when she finds the bucket list she and Sam wrote together as kids, before Sam's father was diagnosed with cancer, she's shocked to see that she hasn't accomplished any of the goals she'd set for herself. Go to a party? Nope. Pull the greatest prank of all time? Still no. Learn how to be a really good kisser? Definitely not.

​Torn between the future that her mother, sister, and younger self planned for her, Lou sets out to finish the list, and in a stroke of destiny or fate, Sam decides to tag along. Still trying to stay afloat amid the grief of losing his father, Sam himself is staring down a future that feels all too close, and is coming far too fast. But with the bucket list to guide them, Sam and Lou might just be able to find a way through the future, and also a way back to each other.

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ID: 532815

Title: Firepower: How Weapons Shaped Warfare

Author: Paul Lockhart

Narrator: Brian Nishii

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21:04:01

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-21

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: History, Military

Summary:

The “fascinating” (Wall Street Journal) story of how military technology has transformed the world

The history of warfare cannot be fully understood without considering the technology of killing. In Firepower, acclaimed historian Paul Lockhart tells the story of the evolution of weaponry and how it transformed not only the conduct of warfare but also the very structure of power in the West, from the Renaissance to the dawn of the atomic era. 

Across this period, improvements in firepower shaped the evolving art of war. For centuries, weaponry had remained simple enough that any state could equip a respectable army. That all changed around 1870, when the cost of investing in increasingly complicated technology soon meant that only a handful of great powers could afford to manufacture advanced weaponry, while other countries fell behind. Going beyond the battlefield, Firepower ultimately reveals how changes in weapons technology reshaped human history. 

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ID: 531041

Title: Two Chances with You

Author: Federico Moccia

Narrator: Juliette Googlia, Will Collyer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:06:05

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-21

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Contemporary, Family Life, Sagas

Summary:

THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED LOVELOCKS ON BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD

In this second novel about the "deep, passionate romance that transcends time and age" (Booklist), Federico Moccia delights readers with an enchanting novel about making wishes, second chances at love, and following dreams. After leaving Rome with a broken heart, Step Mancini returns from America two long years later. He’s told himself that he’s put his first love behind him, but now that he’s home, he can no longer deny his need to see Babi Gervasi again. So he’s completely blindsided when he finds himself trading flirtatious barbs with fledgling actress Ginevra Biro.  Bold, streetwise, and funny, Gin is everything that Babi is not.  She offers Step a new beginning, a second chance at the love of a lifetime.

 

But even his romance with Gin can’t completely erase the past.  Trouble still follows his friends, and he and his mother remain estranged.  For now he can outrun his problems as he and Gin discover Rome together, from Capitoline Hill to the Ponte Milvio bridge, where the pair attach a padlock to the lamppost  and throw the key into the Tiber River, ensuring that their love will last forever.

 

But forever is a very long time. And their love is about to be tested.

 

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ID: 532820

Title: Gunfight: My Battle Against the Industry that Radicalized America

Author: Ryan Busse

Narrator: Ryan Busse

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:50:53

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-21

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics, Public Policy, Political Ideologies

Summary:

A former firearms executive pulls back the curtain on America's multibillion-dollar gun industry, exposing how it fostered extremism and racism, radicalizing the nation and bringing cultural division to a boiling point.

 

As an avid hunter, outdoorsman, and conservationist–all things that the firearms industry was built on–Ryan Busse chased a childhood dream and built a successful career selling millions of firearms for one of America’s most popular gun companies.

But blinded by the promise of massive profits, the gun industry abandoned its self-imposed decency in favor of hardline conservatism and McCarthyesque internal policing, sowing irreparable division in our politics and society. That drove Busse to do something few other gun executives have done: he's ending his 30-year career in the industry to show us how and why we got here.

 

Gunfight is an insider’s call-out of a wild, secretive, and critically important industry. It shows us how America's gun industry shifted from prioritizing safety and ethics to one that is addicted to fear, conspiracy, intolerance, and secrecy. It recounts Busse's personal transformation and shows how authoritarianism spreads in the guise of freedom, how voicing one's conscience becomes an act of treason in a culture that demands sameness and loyalty. Gunfight offers a valuable perspective as the nation struggles to choose between armed violence or healing.

 

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ID: 519859

Title: Warriors of God

Author: Andrzej Sapkowski

Narrator: Peter Kenny

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20:44:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-21

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical, Epic Fantasy

Summary:

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Witcher: Reynevan—scoundrel, magician, possibly a fool—travels into the depths of war as he attempts to navigate the religious fervors of the fifteenth century.

When the Hussite leaders entrust Reynevan with a dangerous secret mission, he is forced to come out of hiding in Bohmeia and depart for Silesia. At the same time, he strives to avenge the death of his brother and discover the whereabouts of his beloved. Once again pursued by multiple enemies, he must contend with danger on every front. 

 

Full of gripping action replete with twists and mysteries, seasoned with magic and Sapkowski's ever-present wit, fans of the Witcher will appreciate this rich historical epic set during the Hussite Wars. 

 

Praise for the The Tower of Fools, book one of the Hussite Trilogy:

"This is historical fantasy done right." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

 

“A fantastic novel that any fan of The Witcher will instantly appreciate.” —The Gamer

 

“A ripping yarn delivered with world-weary wit, bursting at the seams with sex, death, magic and madness.” —Joe Abercrombie 

 

“Sapkowski's energetic and satirical prose as well as the unconventional setting makes this a highly enjoyable historical fantasy.” —Booklist

Also by Andrzej Sapkowski:

 

The Hussite Trilogy

The Tower of Fools

Warriors of God

 

Witcher collections

The Last Wish

Sword of Destiny

 

Witcher novels

Blood of Elves

The Time of Contempt

Baptism of Fire

The Tower of Swallows

Lady of the Lake

Season of Storms

 

The Malady and Other Stories: An Andrzej Sapkowski Sampler (e-only)

 

 

Translated by David French

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ID: 423441

Title: Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me

Author: Jamie Foxx

Narrator: Corinne Foxx, Jamie Foxx

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:47:55

Language: English

Release date: 10-19-21

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Arts & Entertainment, Parenting, General Comedy

Summary:

From Academy Award-winning multi-talent Jamie Foxx, a hilariously candid look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters.

Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, laughed with sitting presidents, and partied with the biggest names in hip-hop. But he is most proud of his role as father to two very independent young women, Corinne and Anelise. Jamie might not always know what he’s doing when it comes to raising girls—especially when they talk to him about TikTok (PlikPlok?) and don’t share his enthusiasm for flashy Rolls Royces—but he does his best to show up for them every single day.

Luckily, he has a strong example to follow: his beloved late grandmother, Estelle Marie Talley.  Jamie learned everything he knows about parenting from the fierce woman who raised him: As he puts it, she’s “Madea before Tyler Perry put on the pumps and the gray wig.”

 

In Act Like You Got Some Sense—a title inspired by Estelle—Jamie shares up close and personal stories about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing up in the small town of Terrell, Texas; his early days trying to make it in Hollywood; the joys and challenges of achieving stardom; and how each phase of his life shaped his parenting journey. Hilarious, poignant, and always brutally honest, this is Jamie Foxx like we’ve never seen him before.

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