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ID: 411347

Title: Future Minds: The Rise of Intelligence, from the Big Bang to the End of the Universe

Author: Richard Yonck

Narrator: Bob Souer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:46:23

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics, Biology & Chemistry, Computers

Summary:

With the ongoing advancement of AI and other technologies, our world is becoming increasingly intelligent. From chatbots to innovations in brain-computer interfaces to the possibility of superintelligences leading to the Singularity later this century, our reality is being transformed before our eyes. This is commonly seen as the natural result of progress, but what if there's more to it than that? What if intelligence is an inevitability, an underlying property of the universe?

In Future Minds, Richard Yonck challenges our assumptions about intelligence-what it is, how it came to exist, its place in the development of life on Earth and possibly throughout the cosmos. Taking a Big History perspective-over the 14 billion years from the Big Bang to the present and beyond-he draws on recent developments in physics and complexity theory to explore the questions: Why do pockets of increased complexity develop, giving rise to life, intelligence, and civilization? How will it grow and change throughout this century, transforming both technology and humanity? As we expand outward from our planet, will we discover other forms of intelligence, or will we conclude we are destined to go it alone? Any way we look at it, the nature of intelligence in the universe is becoming a central concern for humanity.

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ID: 416887

Title: Odessa, Odessa: A Novel

Author: Barbara Artson

Narrator: Christina Delaine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:33:46

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Religious Fiction

Summary:

Odessa, Odessa follows the families of two sons from a proud lineage of rabbis and cantors in a shtetl near Odessa in western Russia.

It begins as Henya, wife of Rabbi Mendel Kolopsky, considers an unexpected pregnancy and the hardships ahead for the children she already has. Soon after the child is born, Cossacks ransack the Kolopskys's home, severely beating Mendel. In the aftermath, he tells Henya that, contrary to his brother Shimshon's belief that socialism is their ticket to escaping the region's brutal anti-Semitic pogroms, he still believes America holds the answer. Henya, meanwhile, understands that any future will be perilous: she now knows their baby daughter, who has slept through this night of melee, is surely deaf.

So begins a beautifully told story that unfolds over decades of the twentieth century-a story in which two families, joined in tradition and parted during persecution, will remain bound by their fateful decision to leave Odessa.

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ID: 410817

Title: Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders

Author: Dick Lehr, Mitchell Zuckoff

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14:48:46

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror

Summary:

On a cold night in January 2001, the idyllic community of Dartmouth College was shattered by the discovery that two of its most beloved professors had been hacked to death in their own home. Investigators searched helplessly for clues linking the victims, Half and Susanne Zantop, to their murderer or murderers. A few weeks later, across the river, in the town of Chelsea, Vermont, police cars were spotted in front of the house of high school senior Robert Tulloch. The police had come to question Tulloch and his best friend, Jim Parker. Soon , the town discovered the incomprehensible reality that Tulloch and Parker, two of Chelsea's brightest and most popular sons, were now fugitives, wanted for the murders of Half and Susanne Zantop.

Authors Mitchell Zuckoff and Dick Lehr provide a vivid explication of a murder that captivated the nation, as well as dramatic revelations about the forces that turned two popular teenagers into killers. Judgement Ridge conveys a deep appreciation for the lives (and the devastating loss) of Half and Susanne Zantop, while also providing a clear portrait of the killers, their families, and their community-and, perhaps, a warning to any parent about what evil may lurk in the hearts of boys.

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ID: 416911

Title: We Dared to Win: The SAS in Rhodesia

Author: Hannes Wessels

Narrator: Roger Clark

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:49:46

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Military

Summary:

Andre Scheepers grew up on a farm in Rhodesia, learning about the bush from his African childhood friends, before joining the army. A quiet, introspective thinker, Andre started out as a trooper in the SAS before being commissioned into the Rhodesian Light Infantry Commandos, where he was engaged in fireforce combat operations. He then rejoined the SAS. Wounded thirteen times, his operational record is exceptional even by the tough standards that existed at the time. He emerged as the SAS officer par excellence; beloved by his men, displaying extraordinary calmness, courage, and audacious cunning during a host of extremely dangerous operations. Andre writes vividly about his experiences, his emotions, and his state of mind during the war, and reflects candidly on what he learned and how war has shaped his life since.

In addition to Andre's personal story, this book reveals more about some of the other men who were distinguished operators in SAS operations during the Rhodesian War.

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ID: 411345

Title: Houdini: The Elusive American

Author: Adam Begley

Narrator: Barry Abrams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:16:12

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment, Religious & Inspirational

Summary:

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an exuberant biography of the world's greatest escape artist.

In 1916, the war in Europe having prevented a tour abroad, Harry Houdini wrote a film treatment for a rollicking motion picture. Though the movie was never made, its title, 'The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini: The Justly Celebrated Elusive American,' provides a succinct summary of the Master Mystifier's life.

Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Houdini grew up an impoverished Jewish immigrant in the Midwest and became world-famous thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. He concealed as a matter of temperament and professional ethics the secrets of his sensational success. Nobody knows how Houdini performed some of his dazzling, death-defying tricks, and nobody knows, finally, why he felt compelled to punish and imprison himself over and over again. Tracking the restless Houdini's wide-ranging exploits, acclaimed biographer Adam Begley tells the story of a mystifying man's astonishing career.

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ID: 415523

Title: Edge of Temptation

Author: J. Saman

Narrator: Amy Melissa Bentley, Sean Hardisty

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:13:13

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

It starts out as a bet.

A way to forget about my latest in a string of bad relationships and move on. I know it's a mistake. My head and heart are just not into the game. Especially when I have a terrible knack for picking the wrong men.

Then I see him.

The gorgeous man in the dark suit, drowning his sorrows in a glass of scotch is only supposed to be one night of fun. No strings. Zero expectations. No one gets hurt.

And when I wake up alone the next morning, it appears I've gotten everything I was after. That is until I find the shiny gold cufflinks he left behind. Oh, and discover that he's my new boss.

But with our ugly pasts still heavy on our shoulders, it should be easy to stay away from each other. To be one hundred percent professional. To ignore the way his heated glances set my skin ablaze, even from across the room. Yep. Impervious is my new middle name. Even if tempting is his . . .

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ID: 414615

Title: Hotel

Author: Arthur Hailey

Narrator: Chris Abernathy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15:19:29

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, World, General

Summary:

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Airport reveals the inner workings of a New Orleans hotel-and the human drama unfolding behind its closed doors.

During five sultry days, the lives of the guests, the management, and the workers at New Orleans's largest and most elite hotel converge. The owner has four days to raise the money to save his financially ailing property. The general manager, once blacklisted from the hospitality business, struggles with one crisis after another. A rebellious heiress will do anything to attain her secret desires. The duke and the duchess in the lavish presidential suite are covering up a crime. And within one of the many guest rooms hides a professional thief.

Filled with memorable characters and authentic detail about the inner machinery and secrets of a five-star hotel, this gripping New York Times bestseller sold millions of copies and was adapted for both film and TV. Set in a time when travel was still glamorous and grand independent hotels set the standard for luxury, it's like a vacation in itself, from the author of such behind-the-scenes blockbusters as The Moneychangers and Wheels.

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ID: 416875

Title: Shifting Gears

Author: Janine Infante Bosco

Narrator: Kendall Taylor, Tim Paige

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:52:52

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

They're called one-night stands for a reason. If you're lucky, there's a lot of mind-blowing sex and then you never have to see or speak to the person again. It's fun and uncomplicated. In my case, Bash hightailed it to the airport the next morning so I definitely never expected to run into the former prospect for the Charon MC again. But when his mother passed, he dragged his pipes all the way from Texas to New York, and now he's crashing at the Satan's Knights clubhouse. Which also happens to be where I work and the scene of our one-night crime. If I thought forgetting the orgasm champ was hard before, it just became damn impossible.

Grief can shake a man, make him question his whole damn life and have him taking chances he never thought he'd take. Chances like moving to Staten Island, New York. Chances like prospecting for a new club. Chances like being around a certain fiery bartender who has been in my head since we shared one incredible night. Even though I should be completely focused on earning my colors, there's a part of me that wants to chance chasing Lydia Gallo for more than one night. I want to break down her walls and uncover every one of her secrets . . . patch be damned.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 413718

Title: Repercussions

Author: Marion G. Harmon

Narrator: Caitlin Kelly

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:48:27

Language: English

Release date: 03-17-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Summary:

The heroes are on vacation. Really. The wedding of Dane and Annabeth (Danabeth) is over, the team has caught their villain-of-the-month, and Hope thinks everyone deserves a break from the cycle of training and public-relations appearances. So except for Ozma and Grendel (who've decided to return to adventures in Oz) they're all enjoying the sand and the sun in Littleton, the safest secret community in the world.

But then Shell vanishes-her quantum-neural link with Hope and Shelly severed-and Ozma and Grendel return with ominous warnings that something is happening back in Chicago. As the Young Sentinels race to return home, the city is attacked by old and new foes and the fight does not go well. Heroes fall, and the survivors are faced with threats unlike any they have faced before. The Post-Event World is entering a new period of conflict, and Astra and the Sentinels must answer to their motto, Nos Preaestolor; We Stand Ready.

Fortunately, they don't stand alone.

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ID: 415517

Title: Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another

Author: Matt Taibbi

Narrator: Robert Fass

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:09:43

Language: English

Release date: 03-10-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Politics, Current Affairs, Psychology, Social Science, Political Ideologies

Summary:

Part tirade, part confessional from the celebrated Rolling Stone journalist, Hate Inc. reveals that what most people think of as 'the news' is, in fact, a twisted wing of the entertainment business.

In this characteristically turbocharged new book, celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insider's guide to the variety of ways today's mainstream media tells us lies. Part tirade, part confessional, it reveals that what most people think of as 'the news' is, in fact, a twisted wing of the entertainment business.

In the Internet age, the press have mastered the art of monetizing anger, paranoia, and distrust. Taibbi, who has spent much of his career covering elections in which this kind of manipulative activity is most egregious, provides a rich taxonomic survey of American political journalism's dirty tricks.

Heading into a 2020 election season that promises to be a Great Giza Pyramid Complex of invective and digital ugliness, Hate Inc. will be an invaluable antidote to the hidden poisons dished up by those we rely on to tell us what is happening in the world.

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