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ID: 419529

Title: Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Bence Nanay

Narrator: Alex Wyndham

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:01:54

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Philosophy

Summary:

Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste. It doesn't just consider traditional artistic experiences such as artworks in a museum or an opera performance, but also everyday experiences such as autumn leaves in the park, or even just the light of the setting sun falling on the kitchen table. It is also about your experience when you choose the shirt you're going to wear today or when you wonder whether you should put more pepper in the soup. Aesthetics is everywhere. It is one of the most important aspects of our life.

In this Very Short Introduction Bence Nanay introduces the field of aesthetics, considering both Western and non-Western aesthetic traditions, and exploring why it is sometimes misunderstood or considered to be too elitist-by artists, musicians, and even philosophers. As Nanay shows, so-called 'high art' has no more claims on aesthetics than sitcoms, tattoos, or punk rock. In fact, the scope of aesthetics extends far wider than that of art, high or low, including much of what we care about in life. It is not the job of aesthetics to tell you which artworks are good and which ones are bad. It is not the job of aesthetics to tell you what experiences are worth having. If an experience is worth having for you, it thereby becomes the subject of aesthetics. This realization is important, because thinking about aesthetics in this inclusive way opens up new ways of understanding old questions about the social aspect of our aesthetic engagements, and the importance of aesthetic values for our own self.

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ID: 418308

Title: Business of Blood

Author: Kerrigan Byrne

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:56:29

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Historical

Summary:

Dying is the only thing people do with any regularity, and Fiona makes her indecorous living cleaning up after the corpses are carted away. Her childhood best friend, Mary, was the last known victim of Jack the Ripper. It's been two years since Fiona scrubbed Mary's blood from the floorboards, and London is no longer buzzing about the Ripper, but Fiona hasn't forgotten.

And she hasn't stopped searching for Jack.

When she's called to a murder in the middle of the night, Fiona finds a victim mutilated in an eerily similar fashion to those of the Ripper, and only a few doors down from Mary's old home. The relentless, overbearing, and irritatingly handsome Inspector Grayson Croft warns her away from the case. She might have listened, if she hadn't found a clue in the blood. A clue that will lead her down a path from which there is no return. As a killer cuts a devastating swath through London, a letter written in blood arrives at her door, and it is only then that Fiona realizes just how perilous her endeavor is. For she has drawn the attention of an obsessive evil, and is no longer the hunter, but the prey.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 429460

Title: Oscar Charleston: The Life and Legend of Baseballs Greatest Forgotten Player

Author: Jeremy Beer

Narrator: David Sadzin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:24:42

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, North America, Baseball

Summary:

Buck O'Neil once described him as 'Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Tris Speaker rolled into one.' Among experts he is regarded as the best player in Negro Leagues history. During his prime he became a legend in Cuba and one of black America's most popular figures. Yet even among serious sports fans, Oscar Charleston is virtually unknown today.

In a long career spanning from 1915 to 1954, Charleston played against, managed, befriended, and occasionally fought men such as Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Jesse Owens, Roy Campanella, and Branch Rickey. He displayed tremendous power, speed, and defensive instincts along with a fierce intelligence and commitment to his craft. Charleston's competitive fire sometimes brought him trouble, but more often it led to victories, championships, and profound respect.

While Charleston never played in the Major Leagues, he was a trailblazer who became the first black man to work as a scout for a Major League team. From the mid 1920s on, he was a player manager for several clubs. In 1932 he joined the Pittsburgh Crawfords and would manage the club many consider the finest Negro League team of all time, featuring five future Hall of Famers, including himself, Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson, Judy Johnson, and Satchel Paige.

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ID: 427066

Title: Firecracker

Author: Kelly Jamieson

Narrator: Kasha Kensington

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:34:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, General, Contemporary

Summary:

Arden Lennox's charmed life may be in pieces, but she'd sooner get her hoohaw bleached than move back in with her parents. She's no longer the prom-queen princess married to the football star. She's a broke, penniless widow, and it's time she stood on her own two feet.

An under-construction unit in a quaint Chicago brownstone is cheap (free), but it comes with an unexpected surprise. Tyler Ramirez, her brother's gawky high school best friend, is now a smoking hot firefighter who spends most of his spare time in her unit hammering, drilling, and screwing. Usually with his shirt off-a temptation she has no intention of indulging.

Tyler can't believe his high school crush is living right across the hall, or how fast his fierce lust for her comes blazing back. She's still gorgeous-a little sadder, a little quieter, but still with the amazing smile and sweet body that fueled his awkward teenage fantasies.

Despite her best intentions, Arden can't resist grown up Tyler but the sparks between them send her into full retreat. And by the time she realizes the heat between them could last a lifetime, it could be too late to tell him . . .

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ID: 418300

Title: Potion Problems

Author: Cindy Callaghan

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:15:55

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family

Summary:

Now an Amazon Streaming Series

Kelly Quinn and her friends must figure out a way to save a beloved local store and find their infamous Secret Recipe Book, which has gone missing in this sequel to Just Add Magic.

Kelly Quinn and her best friends, Darbie and Hannah, are having the worst day ever! Their Secret Recipe Book accidentally gets included in frenemy Charlotte's used book drive. Not good. As if that's not enough, the girls find out that their cooking program is on the chopping block at school, thanks to big budget cuts.

Kelly & Company decide to take matters into their own hands and apply for famous TV chef Felice Foudini's Recipe Challenge. The prize? $10,000 and webisodes on Felice's site. With the Book and the special ingredients from their beloved mentor Senora Perez's store LaCucina, the girls are sure to win. But when they turn to Senora Perez, for help, they discover La Cucina is in danger of closing!

Then Kelly gets a mysterious delivery-a package with the missing Secret Recipe Book with a note: 'From KE.' KE is one of the Book's authors, but who is KE exactly?

It's up to Kelly, Darbie, and Hannah to get to the bottom of the mystery, save the cooking program, and help Senora P. keep her store!

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ID: 425984

Title: Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adult Child: Practical Tips and Tools to Heal Your Relationship

Author: Tina Gilbertson

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:47:21

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Parenting

Summary:

Parents whose adult children have cut off contact wonder: How did this happen? Where did I go wrong? What happened to my loving child? Over time, holidays, birthdays, and even the birth of grandchildren may pass in silence. Anguish may turn into anger.

While time, in and of itself, does not necessarily heal, actions do, and while every estrangement includes situation-specific variables, there are practical, effective, and universal techniques for understanding and healing these not-uncommon breaches. Tina Gilbertson has developed these techniques and tools over years of face-to-face and online work with parents who have found her strategies transformative and even life changing.

Gilbertson cuts through the blame, shame, and guilt on both sides of the broken relationship. Parents will feel heard and understood but also challenged-and guided-to reclaim their role as 'tone setter' and grow psychologically. Exercises, examples, and even sample scripts empower parents who have felt powerless. Gilbertson shows that reconciliation is a step-by-step process, but the effort is well worth it. It is never too late to renew relations and experience better-than-ever bonds.

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ID: 424208

Title: Taming

Author: A.K. Koonce

Narrator: Kelsey Navarro

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:23:50

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Paranormal

Summary:

I can only run from my past for so long. Eventually my Demons always find me.

Unfortunately, that Demon has hired three insufferable dragon shifters to bring me back to him.

I just have to hide my secrets a little longer. I just have to pretend to help these assholes find the person they're looking for without letting them know the truth.

They're on the hunt for a dangerous Mage.

Just wait until they find out the Mage they're hunting is actually me . . .

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ID: 427079

Title: Future Value: The Battle for Baseball's Soul and How Teams Will Find the Next Superstar

Author: Eric Longenhagen, Kiley Mcdaniel

Narrator: Perry Daniels

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18:20:05

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Sports & Recreation, Baseball, Other

Summary:

An unprecedented look inside the world of baseball scouting and evaluation from Fangraphs' lead prospect analysts

For the modern major league team, player evaluation is a complex, multi-pronged, high-tech pursuit. But far from becoming obsolete in this environment. But far from becoming obsolete in this environment-as Michael Lewis's Moneyball once forecast-the role of the scout in today's game has evolved and even expanded. Rather than being the antithesis of a data-driven approach, scouting now represents an essential analytical component in a team's arsenal.

Future Value is a thorough dive into the world of the contemporary scout-a world with its own language, methods, metrics, and madness. From rural high schools to elite amateur showcases, from the back fields of spring training to major league draft rooms, FanGraphs' Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel break down the key systems and techniques used to assess talent. It's a process that has moved beyond the quintessential stopwatches and radar guns to include statistical models, countless measurable indicators, and a broader international reach. Practical and probing, discussing wide-ranging topics from tool grades to front office politics, this is an illuminating exploration of how to watch baseball and see the future.

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ID: 421619

Title: Cities of God: The Real Story of How Christianity Became an Urban Movement and Conquered Rome

Author: Rodney Stark

Narrator: Bob Souer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:24:30

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

How did the preaching of a peasant carpenter from Galilee spark a movement that would grow to include over two billion followers? Who listened to this 'good news,' and who ignored it? Where did Christianity spread, and how? Based on quantitative data and the latest scholarship, preeminent scholar and journalist Rodney Stark presents new and startling information about the rise of the early church, overturning many prevailing views of how Christianity grew through time to become the largest religion in the world.

Drawing on both archaeological and historical evidence, Stark is able to provide hard statistical evidence on the religious life of the Roman Empire to discover the facts that set conventional history on its head.

By analyzing concrete data, Stark is able to challenge the conventional wisdom about early Christianity offering the clearest picture ever of how this religion grew from its humble beginnings into the faith of more than one-third of the earth's population.

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ID: 427039

Title: Darkest Summer

Author: Ella Drummond

Narrator: Henrietta Meire

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:59:07

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

One hot summer, Dee disappeared. Now she's back . . . but she's not the girl you knew.

Sera and Dee were the best of friends.

Until the day that Dee and her brother Leo vanished from Sera's life, during a long hot summer fifteen years ago.

Now Sera is an adult, with her own child, five-year-old Katie, and has returned to her childhood home after her husband's death.

While she grieves, the past haunts Sera at every turn . . . and then Dee and Leo return to their small Hampshire village, along with Dee's young daughter.

But Dee is silent and haunted by her demons; no longer the fun-loving girl that Sera loved. And when Sera uncovers the shocking secret that Dee is hiding, it's clear that the girl she knew is long gone-and that the adult she has grown into might put all of them in danger . . .

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