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ID: 526867

Title: Moment of Truth

Author: Hailey Edwards

Narrator: Rebecca Mitchell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:56:02

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Paranormal

Summary:

Witches are marching down the streets, shifters are prowling the night, and portals to Faerie are popping up all over downtown.

Hadley has one chance to save Atlanta, but it means trusting her dark side to get it done.

The city will survive. She'll see to that. But will her soul?

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 519208

Title: Twilight of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Picasso, Stravinsky, Proust, Renault, Marie Curie, Gertrude Stein, and Their Friends through the Great War

Author: Mary McAuliffe

Narrator: Nancy Peterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:43:18

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Biography & Memoir, World, Europe, History & Culture

Summary:

Mary McAuliffe's Dawn of the Belle Epoque took the reader from the multiple disasters of 1870-1871 through the extraordinary re-emergence of Paris as the cultural center of the Western world. Now, in Twilight of the Belle Epoque, McAuliffe portrays Paris in full flower at the turn of the twentieth century, where creative dynamos such as Picasso, Matisse, Stravinsky, Debussy, Ravel, Proust, Marie Curie, Gertrude Stein, Jean Cocteau, and Isadora Duncan set their respective circles on fire with a barrage of revolutionary visions and discoveries. Such dramatic breakthroughs were not limited to the arts or sciences, as innovators and entrepreneurs such as Louis Renault, Andre Citroën, Paul Poiret, François Coty, and so many others-including those magnificent men and women in their flying machines-emphatically demonstrated. But all was not well in this world, remembered in hindsight as a golden age, and wrenching struggles between Church and state as well as between haves and have-nots shadowed these years, underscored by the ever-more-ominous drumbeat of the approaching Great War-a cataclysm that would test the mettle of the City of Light, even as it brutally brought the Belle Epoque to its close.

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ID: 530222

Title: Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In

Author: Kai Whiting, Leonidas Konstantakos

Narrator: Liam Gerrard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:15:17

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Philosophy, Naturopathy & New Age

Summary:

Practical answers to the urgent moral questions of our time from the ancient philosophy of Stoicism

Twenty-three centuries ago, in a marketplace in Athens, Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism, built his philosophy on powerful ideas that still resonate today: all human beings can become citizens of the world, regardless of their nationality, gender, or social class; happiness comes from living in harmony with nature; and, most important, humans always have the freedom to choose their attitude, even when they cannot control external circumstances. In our age of political polarization and environmental destruction, Stoicism's empowering message has taken on new relevance. In Being Better, Kai Whiting and Leonidas Konstantakos apply Stoic principles to contemporary issues such as social justice, climate breakdown, and the excesses of global capitalism. They show that Stoicism is not an ivory-tower philosophy or a collection of Silicon Valley life hacks but a vital way of life that helps us live simply, improve our communities, and find peace in a turbulent world.

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ID: 523685

Title: Subtle Tools: The Dismantling of American Democracy from the War on Terror to Donald Trump

Author: Karen J. Greenberg

Narrator: Kim Niemi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:26:52

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Politics, North America, Political Advocacy, Political Ideologies

Summary:

In the wake of the September 11 terror attacks, the American government implemented a wave of overt policies to fight the nation's enemies. Unseen and undetected by the public, however, another set of tools were brought to bear on the domestic front. One of today's leading experts on the US security state shows how these 'subtle tools' imperiled the very foundations of democracy, from the separation of powers and transparency in government to adherence to the Constitution.

Karen Greenberg describes the subtle tools that were forged under George W. Bush in the name of security: imprecise language, bureaucratic confusion, secrecy, and the bypassing of procedural and legal norms. While the power and legacy of these tools lasted into the Obama years, reliance on them increased exponentially in the Trump era, both in the fight against terrorism abroad and in battles closer to home. Greenberg discusses how the Trump administration weaponized these tools to separate families at the border, suppress Black Lives Matter protests, and attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Subtle Tools paints a troubling portrait of an increasingly undemocratic America where disinformation, xenophobia, and disdain for the law became the new norm, and where the subtle tools of national security threatened democracy itself.

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ID: 520488

Title: Fury of Denial

Author: Coreene Callahan

Narrator: Felicity Munroe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:50:06

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Paranormal

Summary:

He's an antisocial dragon shifter with a serious sweet tooth. She's a pastry chef who won't give him any sugar.

Blinded in an ambush, dragon warrior Wallaig has spent half a century in the dark with one thing on his mind-vengeance. When the rogue faction responsible returns to Scotland and targets a human female, he saves her life, determined to exact his revenge-even if it means using her as bait.

Smart-mouthed Amantha Leblanc is pastry chef with dreams of opening her own shop. The money is in the bank. Her mission is clear. The plan goes to hell the second Wallaig breaks into her apartment and she defends herself with a rolling pin. With a rogue pack of dragons circling, she is forced to rely on a man she doesn't like-but isn't able to resist.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 532298

Title: Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy

Author: Ray Acheson

Narrator: Roxanne Black

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:21:31

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Military, Global Politics, Political Advocacy

Summary:

With so much at stake, from climate change and reproductive rights to threats from weapons of mass destruction and police brutality, the last decade has seen ordinary people take to the streets to challenge and change the way our governments and institutions legislate our future. Movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo have had an incredible impact on public understandings and political commitments, showing the meaningful change that social movements and popular resistance can have on our world.

The story in this book offers a look inside the antinuclear movement and its recent successful campaign to ban the bomb. Ray Acheson narrates the journey of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons-from scrappy organizing to winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 and achieving a landmark UN treaty banning nuclear weapons-and developments in feminist disarmament activism.

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ID: 499286

Title: Joshua: Winning the Worry Battle: A Bible Study

Author: Barb Roose

Narrator: Machelle Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:55:44

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Biblical Studies, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

Have you ever tried to fight worry with faith and felt you were losing the battle? Have comments like 'God's got this!' or 'Just pray about it' only left you feeling more burdened? We know we shouldn't worry, but the reality is that we all do at times. Whether it's personal worries about loved ones and daily circumstances or broader concerns about what's happening in the world, we long for something more than platitudes that will help us put real feet to our faith and win the worry battle.

In this six-week Bible study on the Book of Joshua, we will join God's people as they arrive on the edge of the promised land only to find themselves in hostile territory, faced with fear and uncertainty. As we dig into the story of how Joshua and the Israelites claimed God's promised victory, we'll discover that winning the worry battle requires more than having faith; it requires learning to fight in faith! Following their bold, courageous footprints, we'll learn how to fight in faith as we internalize God's promises, draw strength from God's faithfulness, act in obedience to God's commands, and believe what our limitless God can do. Through in-depth study of how God gave the Israelites victory over their enemies and generously blessed them, too, we'll be equipped with biblical wisdom, encouragement, and practical tools that will enable us to overcome our daily worry struggles as well as the bigger battles of fear that we face.

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ID: 513952

Title: Mist Rising

Author: Eve Langlais

Narrator: Carly Robins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:53:03

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Paranormal

Summary:

The mist is rising so lock your doors and stay inside, for the monsters have returned.

On a dark and ominous night, at the edge of the Abyss, Agathe rescues a baby from a monster that should have been extinct. Gravely injured in the process, the elderly Agathe is rewarded by having her youth restored.

But that's only the start of the strangeness.

The child she saves is far from ordinary. Belle has a unique and wondrous magic that must not fall into the wrong hands. Like those of the King.

Everyone knows the monarch steals those they called the Blessed-those with the purple eyes. Supposedly, they are the only thing standing between the Kingdom and the rising mist.

As far as Agathe is concerned, they're victims of the King's lust for power. What is the King really doing with the Blessed and their magic?

To discover the truth, Agathe must insert herself into the court of the enemy. Unfortunately, things are worse than they seem. Can Agathe embrace destiny and not only save herself but also the Kingdom?

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 520512

Title: By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia

Author: Barry Cunliffe

Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18:18:30

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, World, Europe

Summary:

By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today. Set on a huge continental stage, from Europe to China, it is a tale covering over 10,000 years, from the origins of farming around 9000 BC to the expansion of the Mongols in the thirteenth century AD.

An unashamedly 'big history,' it charts the development of European, Near Eastern, and Chinese civilizations and the growing links between them by way of the Indian Ocean, the silk Roads, and the great steppe corridor (which crucially allowed horse riders to travel from Mongolia to the Great Hungarian Plain within a year). Along the way, it is also the story of the rise and fall of empires, the development of maritime trade, and the shattering impact of predatory nomads on their urban neighbors.

Above all, as this immense historical panorama unfolds, we begin to see in clearer focus those basic underlying factors-the acquisitive nature of humanity, the differing environments in which people live, and the dislocating effect of even slight climatic variation-which have driven change throughout the ages, and which help us better understand our world today.

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ID: 512148

Title: Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need

Author: Sasha Costanza-Chock

Narrator: Megan Tusing

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:18:32

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science & Technology, Technology & Engineering

Summary:

What is the relationship between design, power, and social justice? 'Design justice' is an approach to design that is led by marginalized communities and that aims explicitly to challenge, rather than reproduce, structural inequalities. It has emerged from a growing community of designers in various fields who work closely with social movements and community-based organizations around the world.

This book explores the theory and practice of design justice, demonstrates how universalist design principles and practices erase certain groups of people-specifically, those who are intersectionally disadvantaged or multiply burdened under the matrix of domination (white supremacist heteropatriarchy, ableism, capitalism, and settler colonialism)-and invites listeners to 'build a better world, a world where many worlds fit; linked worlds of collective liberation and ecological sustainability.' Along the way, the book documents a multitude of real-world community-led design practices, each grounded in a particular social movement. Design Justice goes beyond recent calls for design for good, user-centered design, and employment diversity in the technology and design professions; it connects design to larger struggles for collective liberation and ecological survival.

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