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ID: 344173

Title: Memory-Making Mom: Building Traditions That Breathe Life Into Your Home

Author: Jessica Smartt

Narrator: Jaimee Paul

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:46:00

Language: English

Release date: 03-05-19

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellness, Christianity, Parenting

Summary:

What will your children remember of their childhood? Calling all moms who want to break out of monotony, distraction, and busyness to a life of making lasting memories with your kids and drawing your family closer to one another and to God!

What’s the solution to gaining the balanced, meaningful life you desire with your family? Create traditions that bring joy and significance! Popular 'Smartter Each Day' blogger and mom of three, Jessica Smartt explains why memory-making is the puzzle piece that today’s families are longing for.

As Jessica shares her ideas, traditions, and beautiful insights on parenting in this well-written resource guide, she highlights the tradition-gifts kids need most with 300+ unique traditions including:

- Food: memories that stick to your ribs

- Holidays: fall bucket lists, crooked Christmas trees, and lingering over Lent

- Spontaneity: going on adventures

- Faith: why you need the puzzle box 

Memory-Making Mom is jam-packed with her own favorite childhood traditions, those she has started with her own children, traditions tied to the Christian faith, and additional ideas that you can take and tailor to suit your needs. Jessica also offers spiritual guidance and practical encouragement to modern parents to keep on adventuring—even when they are fighting distractions, are on a budget, and exhausted.

A rich resource of two hundred-plus unique traditions and beloved family recipes available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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ID: 344161

Title: Baggage Handler

Author: David Rawlings

Narrator: Jon Watson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4:10:00

Language: English

Release date: 03-05-19

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Fiction & Literature, Religious Fiction, Family Life

Summary:

Lost luggage can ruin any trip. But what if it could change your life?

A mother of three hoping to survive the days at her perfect sister's perfect house before her niece’s wedding.

A hothead businessman coming to the city for a showdown meeting to save his job.

A young artist pursuing his father’s sports dream so he can keep his own alive.

When Gillian, David, and Michael each take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, the airline directs them to retrieve their bags at a mysterious facility in a deserted part of the city. There they meet the enigmatic Baggage Handler, who shows them there's more in their baggage than they've packed, and carrying it with them slows them down in ways they can’t imagine. And they must deal with it before they can leave.

In a similar vein to The Traveler’s Gift and Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, The Baggage Handler is a modern-day parable about the burdens that weigh us down—and an inspiring invitation to lighten the load.

Praise for The Baggage Handler:

“The Baggage Handler is a tale that will resonate deeply with those who have held on too tightly, for too long, to the things hold them captive. That’s me. That’s you. Pick it up and prepare to have your world turned upside down, then turned right side up.” —James L. Rubart, bestselling author of The Man He Never Was

- A stand-alone, short novel at 42,000 words

- Christy Award winner for Best First Novel of 2019

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ID: 355108

Title: Women Warriors: An Unexpected History

Author: Pamela D. Toler

Narrator: Rosemary Benson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:49:00

Language: English

Release date: 02-26-19

Publisher: Beacon Press

Genres: History, Non-Fiction, World, Social Science

Summary:

Who says women don’t go to war? From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, these are the stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor.

The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly—Joan of Arc, not GI Jane. But women, it turns out, have always gone to war. In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only introduces us to women who took up arms, she also shows why they did it and what happened when they stepped out of their traditional female roles to take on other identities.

These are the stories of women who fought because they wanted to, because they had to, or because they could. Among the warriors you’ll meet are:

* Tomyris, ruler of the Massagetae, who killed Cyrus the Great of Persia when he sought to invade her lands

* The West African ruler Amina of Hausa, who led her warriors in a campaign of territorial expansion for more than 30 years

* Boudica, who led the Celtic tribes of Britain into a massive rebellion against the Roman Empire to avenge the rapes of her daughters

* The Trung sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, who led an untrained army of 80,000 troops to drive the Chinese empire out of Vietnam

* The Joshigun, a group of 30 combat-trained Japanese women who fought against the forces of the Meiji emperor in the late 19th century

* Lakshmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi, who was regarded as the “bravest and best” military leader in the 1857 Indian Mutiny against British rule

* Maria Bochkareva, who commanded Russia’s first all-female battalion—the First Women’s Battalion of Death—during WWII

* Buffalo Calf Road Woman, the Cheyenne warrior who knocked General Custer off his horse at the Battle of Little Bighorn

* Juana Azurduy de Padilla, a mestiza warrior who fought in at least 16 major battles against colonizers of Latin America and who is a national hero in Bolivia and Argentina today

* And many more spanning from ancient times through the 20th century.

By considering the ways in which their presence has been erased from history, Toler reveals that women have always fought—not in spite of being women but because they are women.

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ID: 344152

Title: Sacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself With His Will

Author: Terry Looper

Narrator: Henry O. Arnold

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:31:01

Language: English

Release date: 02-26-19

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Christianity

Summary:

How do we hear from God and discern His will when it’s time to make big decisions? Terry Looper shares a four-step process for doing just that - a process he has learned and refined over thirty years as a Christian entrepreneur and founder of a multi-billion-dollar company.

At just thirty-six years old, Terry Looper was a successful Christian businessman who thought he had it all—until managing all he had led to a devastating burnout. Wealthy beyond his wildest dreams but miserable beyond belief, Terry experienced a radical transformation when he discovered how to align himself with God’s will in the years following his crash and burn.

Sacred Pace is a four-step process that helps Christians in all walks of life learn how to

- slow down their decision-making under the guidance of the Holy Spirit,

- sift through their surface desires and sinful patterns in order to receive clear, peace-filled answers from the Lord,

- gain the confident assurance that God’s answers are His way of fulfilling the true desires he has placed in their hearts, and

- grow closer to the One who loves them most and knows them best.

This audiobook is not another example of name-it-and-claim-it materialism in disguise. Instead, it walks readers through the sometimes-painful process of “dying to self” in their decisions, both big and small, so that they desire God’s will more than their own.

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ID: 376386

Title: You Simply Can't Spoil a Newborn: The essential guide to nurturing your baby in the first three months

Author: Dorothy Waide

Narrator: Dorothy Waide

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4:40:02

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-19

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family

Summary:

The first three months of a newborn babys life offer new parents a unique opportunity to lay a solid and loving foundation that will last a lifetime. It is also when parents whether first-time or not need unfailing support to help them deal with the countless decisions they face every day.

You Simply Cant Spoil a Newbornreveals my nurturing approach in calming the most unsettled baby and teaching them to self-settle and resettle. I also share advice on solving common feeding issues and managing time, relationships and emotional demands in the weeks following birth.

You Simply Cant Spoil a Newbornis written for fatigued, time-poor parents. The details are clear and succinct, using bullet points, photographs and illustrations for quick reference. It is structured by topic rather than developmental stages, acknowledging that babies grow at different rates.

Reassuring without being prescriptive, it takes into account modern lifestyles and recognises that every baby and every parent is different.

What Readers Have to Say

m a first time mum of a 3 week old and have found your book fantastic! My partner and I were so confused by all the different advice and recommendations we were receiving and your book has summed things up for us and reinforced the advice from our LMC. Ive dipped in and out of it having purchased it before he was born. I have a happy little fella.

Claire Walker August 2015

Im a Midwife of 18 years, and always struggle to find books I can fully recommend. But this one is a treasure! Clear and too the point! You CANT spoil a newborn, nurture, nurture, nurture. Feed and sleep! You have broken through the clutter of all the opinions, and with wisdom, gentleness and flexibility, youve encouraged mums and Whanau to nurture their newborns! Brilliant! Thanks!

Veronica Storey August 2015

I really enjoyed your book it was very reassuring to known that I can never spoil my newborn and that being relaxed, flexible and show her all the love in the world is the best recipe for success. As a result I am lucky to have newborn who has slept through the night since she was 5 weeks old. Thank you

Amber Quinnell September 2015

Forward: Michael Douglas,Catherine Zeta-Jones

Written and Read by Dorothy Waide

Audiobook Production: Audiobooks NZ

Audio Editing: Leo Foliaki

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ID: 355102

Title: We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

Author: Bettina Love

Narrator: Misty Monroe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:49:55

Language: English

Release date: 02-19-19

Publisher: Beacon Press

Genres: Non-Fiction, Education

Summary:

Winner of the 2020 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award

Drawing on personal stories, research, and historical events, an esteemed educator offers a vision of educational justice inspired by the rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists.

Drawing on her life’s work of teaching and researching in urban schools, Bettina Love persuasively argues that educators must teach students about racial violence, oppression, and how to make sustainable change in their communities through radical civic initiatives and movements. She argues that the US educational system is maintained by and profits from the suffering of children of color. Instead of trying to repair a flawed system, educational reformers offer survival tactics in the forms of test-taking skills, acronyms, grit labs, and character education, which Love calls the educational survival complex.

To dismantle the educational survival complex and to achieve educational freedom—not merely reform—teachers, parents, and community leaders must approach education with the imagination, determination, boldness, and urgency of an abolitionist. Following in the tradition of activists like Ella Baker, Bayard Rustin, and Fannie Lou Hamer, We Want to Do More Than Survive introduces an alternative to traditional modes of educational reform and expands our ideas of civic engagement and intersectional justice.

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ID: 397884

Title: Four in the Garden: A Spiritual Allegory About Trust

Author: Rick Hocker

Narrator: Nicholas Messina

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:02:53

Language: English

Release date: 02-14-19

Publisher: Authors Republic

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Fiction, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

What would it be like if you were the only human made by Creator and He wanted a relationship with you, but you found it difficult to relate to Him? This award-winning book challenges readers to trust in God in spite of our fears and misconceptions. A compelling, emotional, and thought-provoking allegory of ones relationship with God.

In this spiritual fantasy, Creator makes one human, named Cherished. Instead of creating a second human to be a companion for Cherished, Creator desires to fill that role. Can this relationship work?

With the help of three Teachers, Cherished struggles to understand and trust Creator in the midst of disappointment and hardship. Cherished endures numerous challenges, all in preparation for the biggest crisis of all. In its underlying theme, this story presents life as a means for transformation provided we learn to entrust our experiences to God.

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ID: 355105

Title: Summoned at Midnight: A Story of Race and the Last Military Executions at Fort Leavenworth

Author: Richard A. Serrano

Narrator: Jeff Zinn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:56:00

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-19

Publisher: Beacon Press

Genres: History, Non-Fiction, North America, Military, Law

Summary:

Uncovers the hidden world of the military legal system and the intimate history of racism that pervaded the armed forces long after integration.

Richard A. Serrano reveals how racial discrimination in the US military criminal justice system determined whose lives mattered and deserved a second chance and whose did not. Between 1955 and 1961, a group of white and black condemned soldiers lived together on death row at Fort Leavenworth military prison. Although convicted of equally heinous crimes, all the white soldiers were eventually paroled and returned to their families, spared by high-ranking army officers, the military courts, sympathetic doctors, highly trained attorneys, the White House staff, or President Eisenhower himself.

During the same 6-year period, only black soldiers were hanged. Some were cognitively challenged, others addicted to substances or mentally unbalanced—the same mitigating circumstances that had won white soldiers their death row reprieves. These men lacked the benefits of political connections, expert lawyers, or public support; only their mothers begged fruitlessly for their lives to be spared. By 1960, John Bennett was the youngest black inmate at Fort Leavenworth. His lost battle for clemency was fought between 2 vastly different presidential administrations—Eisenhower’s and Kennedy’s—as the civil rights movement was gaining steam.

Drawing on interviews, trial transcripts, and rarely published archival material, Serrano brings to life the characters in this lost history: from desperate mothers and disheartened appeals lawyers, to the prison doctors, psychiatrists, and chaplains. He shines a light on the scandalous legal maneuvering that reached the doors of the White House and the disparity in capital punishment that was cut so strictly along racial lines.

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ID: 356928

Title: Made for This: 40 Days to Living Your Purpose

Author: Jennie Allen

Narrator: Simona Chitescu-Weik

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:15:47

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-19

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Prayer, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

Have you ever asked yourself, “Why am I here?” Recognize your calling, find your place of service, and follow God to a life of purpose.

This 40-day journey is for you—and it might surprise you. What if God hasn’t hidden His purposes for your life from you? That life doesn’t have to be so exhausting and heavy and confusing all the time? That God has given you everything you need to live out the calling He has placed on your life right this minute as you read this?

In Made for This, a beautiful blend of bestselling books Anything and Restless, join Bible teacher Jennie Allen on a 40-day interactive journey that takes you through a step-by-step process to guide you in answering life’s ultimate question.

This unique book will help you:

- Stop living afraid and insecure by discovering how God can use your dreams and passions for a greater purpose

- Identify the threads in your life and how they intentionally weave together 

- Trade control and safety for a life of God-honoring adventure by praying one prayer

Discover how to fully surrender to God and identify the threads of gifts, passions, places, relationships, and sufferings in your life—not to get what you want, but to find what God wants of you.

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ID: 367918

Title: To Squeeze a Prairie Dog: An American Novel

Author: Scott Semegran

Narrator: Scott Semegran

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7:44:57

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-19

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Satire

Summary:

2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal Winner for Humor

2019 Readers' Favorite International Book Award Winner: Silver Medal for Fiction - Humor/Comedy

2019 Texas Author Project Winner: Adult Fiction

This is the story of J. D. Wiswall, a sincere young man from a small town, who joins a state government agency in a data entry department comprised of quirky clerks. Quickly endearing himself to the diverse group in Unit 3, J. D. learns his coworkers have a pact to share the $10,000 prize if they win a cost-savings program for a suggestion that could save the government money, in turn helping them rise above their own personal struggles. A multimillion-dollar cost-savings suggestion is accidentally discovered by J. D.'s supervisor, the goof-off alcoholic Brent Baker. This lucrative discovery catches the attention of crotchety Governor Dwayne Bennett, a media-hungry demagogue, who turns the coworkers of Unit 3 into props for his selfish political reasons. The publicity surrounding the clerks piques the interest of a newspaper reporter, Esther Jean Stinson, whose investigative reporting threatens to reveal the governor's career-ending secret, as well as jeopardizes the prize that the clerks so desperately desire.

From award-winning writer Scott Semegran, To Squeeze a Prairie Dog is an American, modern-day tale with working-class folkspart fable, part satire, and part comedyrevealing that camaraderie amongst kind-hearted friends wins the day over evil intentions.

'An amusing yet heartwarming romp... To Squeeze a Prairie Dog is an entertaining slice-of-life story that's humorous yet uplifting at the same time. By the novel's last page, readers will be longing for more.' BlueInk Review (Starred Review)

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