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ID: 429057

Title: Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse

Author: Nina Schick

Narrator: Stephanie Racine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:04:30

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-20

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Politics, Current Affairs, Science & Technology, Technology & Engineering

Summary:

Uncover everything you need to know about "deepfakes" and what could become the biggest information and communications meltdown in world history.

In a world of deepfakes, it will soon be impossible to tell what is real and what isn't. As advances in artificial intelligence, video creation, and online trolling continue, deepfakes pose not only a real threat to democracy -- they threaten to take voter manipulation to unprecedented new heights. This crisis of misinformation which we now face has since been dubbed the "Infocalypse."

In DEEPFAKES, investigative journalist Nina Schick uses her expertise from working in the field to reveal shocking examples of deepfakery and explain the dangerous political consequences of the Infocalypse, both in terms of national security and what it means for public trust in politics. This all-too-timely book also unveils what this all means for us as individuals, how deepfakes will be used to intimidate and to silence, for revenge and fraud, and just how truly unprepared governments and tech companies are for what's coming.

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ID: 444591

Title: Girl Last Seen: Booktrack Edition

Author: Nina Laurin

Narrator: Vanessa Johansson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:11:37

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-20

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Psychological

Summary:

Girl Last Seen: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *

Two missing girls. Thirteen years apart.

An intense psychological thriller for readers of I Am Watching You, The Luckiest Girl Alive, and All the Missing Girls.

Olivia Shaw has been missing since last Tuesday. She was last seen outside the entrance of her elementary school in Hunts Point wearing a white spring jacket, blue jeans, and pink boots.

I force myself to look at the face in the photo, into her slightly smudged features, and I can't bring myself to move. Olivia Shaw could be my mirror image, rewound to thirteen years ago.

If you have any knowledge of Olivia Shaw's whereabouts or any relevant information, please contact...

I've spent a long time peering into the faces of girls on missing posters, wondering which one replaced me in that basement. But they were never quite the right age, the right look, the right circumstances. Until Olivia Shaw, missing for one week tomorrow.

Whoever stole me was never found. But since I was taken, there hasn't been another girl.

And now there is.

*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: 415183

Title: Thick as Thieves

Author: Sandra Brown

Narrator: Kyf Brewer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:07:26

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-20

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Romance, Mystery

Summary:

In this tantalizing thriller from a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a woman uncovers lifelong secrets as she searches for the truth behind her father's involvement in a heist gone wrong.

Twenty years ago in the dead of night, four seemingly random individuals pulled the ultimate heist and almost walked away with half a million dollars. But by daybreak, their plan had been shot to hell. One of them was in the hospital. One was in jail. One was dead. And one got away with it.

Arden Maxwell, the daughter of the man who disappeared all those years ago—presumably with the money, after murdering his accomplice—has never reconciled with her father's abandonment of her and her sister. After countless personal setbacks she decides to return to her family home near mysterious Caddo Lake, and finally get answers to the many questions that torment her. Little does she know, two of her father's co-conspirators—a war hero and a corrupt district attorney—are watching her every move.

Ledge Burnet, a rebellious teen at the time of the heist, evaded his jail sentence by enlisting in the army. Now he's back in town to care for his ailing father—and to keep his eye on the county's corrupt district attorney, whom he suspects was the real murderer. Although the two are bound to silence because of the crime they committed together, each has spent years waiting and hoping that the other will make a fatal misstep. But the arrival of their elusive accomplice's daughter, Arden, who may know more about the missing money than she's telling, sets them both on red alert. She ignites Ledge's determination to expose the D.A.'s treachery . . . and sparks a desire he wishes to deny.

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ID: 406572

Title: Peter Powers and the Itchy Insect Invasion!

Author: Brandon T. Snider, Kent Clark

Narrator: Sean Duregger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:13:01

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-20

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Kids, General, Action & Adventure, Humor

Summary:

If you like the Avengers, Justice League, or The Incredibles, then you'll love this family of superheroes! This new chapter book series is perfect for reluctant readers.

Everyone in Peter Powers' family has super awesome superpowers--except Peter. All he can do is make ice cubes and freeze little stuff. He's also afraid of insects. (And why wouldn't he be? The pests are creepy and crawly and like to bite.) Too bad, two new villains have come to town, bringing swarms of bugs with them.

With the town overrun by hordes of insects, will Peter be able to chill out and conquer his fear? Or will he let the insects--and his fears--get the best of him? Join Peter Powers and his fantastic family for their third action-packed and fun-filled adventure to find out!

Peter Powers and the Itchy Insect Invasion is the third story in a new chapter book series about a young boy who has the worst superpower ever. Each story is full of humor, action, and fun--but the charm can be found in the heartfelt message about the power of family, friends, and having confidence.

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ID: 406568

Title: Peter Powers and the League of Lying Lizards!

Author: Brandon T. Snider, Kent Clark

Narrator: Sean Duregger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:12:06

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-20

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Kids, General, Action & Adventure, Humor

Summary:

If you like the Avengers, Justice League, or The Incredibles, then you'll love this family of superheroes! This new chapter book series is perfect for reluctant readers.

Everyone in Peter Power's family has super awesome superpowers--except Peter. All he can do is make ice cubes and freeze stuff. But when Peter fibs to his teacher, the lies begin to snowball. Before he has time to tell the truth, Boulder City encounters earthquakes and a friendly group of lizard people!

But soon, the lizard people reveal their lying colors and take over the town. Now, it's up to Peter and his super-powered family to save their hometown. Will they be able to defeat the League of Lizards' giant Gila monster, or will they be stomped flat?

Peter Power and the League of Lying Lizards is the fourth chapter book in a new series of exciting stories about a young boy who has some rather crummy superpowers. Each story is full of humor, action, and fun, but the charm can be found in the heartfelt message about the power of family, friends, and having confidence.

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ID: 405407

Title: Woods

Author: Vanessa Savage

Narrator: Tamsin Kennard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:12:16

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-20

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

From the acclaimed author of The Woman in the Dark: a young teacher struggles to solve the mystery of her sister's death while battling hallucinations of her own.

Two girls went down to the woods...But only one came back.

There's a lot from Tess's childhood that she would rather forget. The family who moved next door and brought chaos to their quiet lives. The two girls who were murdered, their killer never found. But the only thing she can't remember is the one thing she wishes she could.

Ten years ago, Tess's older sister died. Ruled a tragic accident, the only witness was Tess herself, but she has never been able to remember what happened that night in the woods.

Now living in London, Tess has resolved to put the trauma behind her. But an emergency call from her father forces her back to the family home, back to where her sister's body was found, and to the memories she thought were lost forever...

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ID: 444584

Title: Kings of the Wyld: Booktrack Edition

Author: Nicholas Eames

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17:46:09

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-20

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Summary:

Kings of the Wyld: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *

A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epic fantasy.

'Fantastic, funny, ferocious.' - Sam Sykes

Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld.

Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay's door with a plea for help--the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for.

It's time to get the band back together.

WINNER OF THE DAVID GEMMELL MORNINGSTAR AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY DEBUT.WINNER OF THE REDDIT/FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FANTASY NOVEL.

*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: 439286

Title: In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action

Author: Vicky Osterweil

Narrator: Caroline Hewitt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:52:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-20

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: History, Non-Fiction, Politics, World, Social Science, Political Ideologies

Summary:

A fresh argument for rioting and looting as our most powerful tools for dismantling white supremacy.

Looting -- a crowd of people publicly, openly, and directly seizing goods -- is one of the more extreme actions that can take place in the midst of social unrest. Even self-identified radicals distance themselves from looters, fearing that violent tactics reflect badly on the broader movement.

But Vicky Osterweil argues that stealing goods and destroying property are direct, pragmatic strategies of wealth redistribution and improving life for the working class -- not to mention the brazen messages these methods send to the police and the state. All our beliefs about the innate righteousness of property and ownership, Osterweil explains, are built on the history of anti-Black, anti-Indigenous oppression.

From slave revolts to labor strikes to the modern-day movements for climate change, Black lives, and police abolition, Osterweil makes a convincing case for rioting and looting as weapons that bludgeon the status quo while uplifting the poor and marginalized. In Defense of Looting is a history of violent protest sparking social change, a compelling reframing of revolutionary activism, and a practical vision for a dramatically restructured society.

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ID: 405382

Title: Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953

Author: Charles J. Hanley

Narrator: Dan Woren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20:42:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-20

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: History, World, Asia, Military

Summary:

A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and darkest secrets.

The war that broke out in Korea on a Sunday morning seventy years ago has come to be recognized as a critical turning point in modern history -- as the first great clash of arms of the Cold War, the last conflict between superpowers, the root of a nuclear crisis that grips the world to this day.

In this vivid, emotionally compelling, and highly original account, Charles J. Hanley tells the story of the Korean War through the eyes of twenty individuals who lived through it--from a North Korean refugee girl to an American nun, a Chinese general to a black American prisoner of war, a British journalist to a U.S. Marine hero.

This is an intimate, deeper kind of history, whose meticulous research and rich detail, drawing on recently unearthed materials and eyewitness accounts, bring the true face of the Korean War, and the vastness of its human tragedy, into a sharper focus than ever before. The 'forgotten war' becomes unforgettable.

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ID: 405405

Title: x + y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender

Author: Eugenia Cheng

Narrator: Moira Quirk

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:20:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-20

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Mathematics, Social Science

Summary:

A brilliant mathematician examines the complexity of gender and society and forges a path out of inequality.

Why are men in charge? After years in the male-dominated field of mathematics and in the female-dominated field of art, Eugenia Cheng has heard the question many times. In x + y, Cheng argues that her mathematical specialty -- category theory -- reveals why. Category theory deals more with context, relationships, and nuanced versions of equality than with intrinsic characteristics. Category theory also emphasizes dimensionality: much as a cube can cast a square or diamond shadow, depending on your perspective, so too do gender politics appear to change with how we examine them. Because society often rewards traits that it associates with males, such as competitiveness, we treat the problems those traits can create as male. But putting competitive women in charge will leave many unjust relationships in place. If we want real change, we need to transform the contexts in which we all exist, and not simply who we think we are.

Praise for Eugenia Cheng

'[Eugenia Cheng's] tone is clear, clever and friendly . . . she is rigorous and insightful. . . . [She is] a lucid and nimble expositor.'

Alex Bellos, New York Times Book Review

'Dr. Cheng . . . has a knack for brushing aside conventions and edicts, like so many pie crumbs from a cutting board.'

Natalie Angier, New York Times

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