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ID: 523058

Title: These Shallow Graves

Author: Jennifer Donnelly

Narrator: Kim Bubbs

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:37:19

Language: English

Release date: 11-05-15

Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Audio

Genres: Teen, General, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Historical

Summary:

A wealthy family. A deadly secret. A young woman with more to lose than she knows.

Josephine Montfort is from one of New York's oldest, most respected, and wealthiest families. Like most well-off girls of the Gilded Age, her future looks set - after a finishing school education, she will be favourably married off to a handsome gentleman, after which she'll want for nothing. But Jo has other dreams and desires that make her long for a very different kind of future. She wants a more meaningful and exciting life: she wants to be an investigative journalist like her heroine Nellie Bly.

But when Jo's father is found dead in his study after an alleged accident, her life becomes far more exciting than even Jo would wish. Unable to accept that her father could have been so careless, she begins to investigate his death with the help of a young reporter, Eddie Gallagher. It quickly becomes clear he was murdered, and in their race against time to discover the culprit and his motive, Jo and Eddie find themselves not only battling dark characters on the violent and gritty streets of New York, but also their growing feelings for each other.

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ID: 249664

Title: Simple Giving: Easy Ways to Give Every Day

Author: Jennifer Iacovelli

Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:03:41

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-15

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Business & Economics, Business Development

Summary:

You can make a difference on a daily basis, and its not as difficult as you might think. Simple Giving includes more than 40 ideas to make the world a better place.

Most people think they have to donate a lot of time and money in order to make a difference. But there are simple ways to integrate giving into our personal and professional lives that dont involve either. In Simple Giving, Jennifer Iacovelli shows us how to make giving a part of our daily routines. It can involve something as simple as holding the door open for a stranger or paying someone elses toll, which will brighten that persons day. We can also think about ways to make sustainability and social good a part of our business models.

After working in the nonprofit sector and soliciting and coordinating donations for ten years, Iacovelli became frustrated with the disconnect between givers and receivers. Givers (or potential givers) didnt realize how much of an impact they could make, while recipients couldnt thank the organization enough. In Simple Giving, Iacovelli inspires us with the stories of how people ranging from moms to social entrepreneurs are giving back in creative ways. By being more mindful of how our actions impact others and taking steps toward positive change, we also live happier and more fulfilled lives.

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ID: 244863

Title: Neither Nowt Nor Summat: In search of the meaning of Yorkshire

Author: Ian McMillan

Narrator: Ian McMillan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:32:13

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-15

Publisher: Penguin Books LTD

Genres: History, World

Summary:

Im going to define the essence of this sprawling place as best I can. Im going to start here, in this village, and radiate out like a ripple in a pond. I dont want to go to the obvious places, either; I want to be like a bus driver on my first morning on the job, getting gloriously lost, turning up where I shouldnt. Im going to confirm or deny the clichés, holding them up to see where the light gets in. Yorkshire people are tight. Yorkshire people are arrogant. Yorkshire people eat a Yorkshire pudding before every meal. Yorkshire people solder a t before every word they use...

If there were such a thing as a professional Yorkshireman, Ian McMillan would be it. Hes regularly consulted as a home-grown expert, and southerners comment archly on his fruity Yorkshire brogue. But he has been keeping a secret. His dad was from Lanarkshire, Scotland, making him, as he puts it, only half tyke. So Ian is worried; is he Yorkshire enough?

To try to understand what this means Ian embarks on a journey around the county, starting in the village has lived in his entire life. With contributions from the Cudworth Probus Club, a kazoo playing train guard, Mad Geoff the barber and four Saddleworth council workers looking for a mattress, Ian tries to discover what lies at the heart of Britains most distinct county and its people, as well as finding out whether the Yorkshire Pudding is worthy of becoming a UNESCO Intangible Heritage Site, if Harrogate is really, really, in Yorkshire and, of course, who knocks up the knocker up?

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ID: 244682

Title: Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy

Author: Frank McLynn

Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 24:15:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-15

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture, Military

Summary:

Mongol leader Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. His empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East, and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power and subdue most of the known world, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon? Credited by some with paving the way for the Renaissance, condemned by others for being the most heinous murderer in history, who was Genghis Khan?

His actual name was Temujin, and the story of his success is that of the Mongol people: a loose collection of fractious tribes who tended livestock, considered bathing taboo, and possessed an unparalleled genius for horseback warfare. United under Genghis, a strategist of astonishing cunning and versatility, they could dominate any sedentary society they chose.

Combining fast-paced accounts of battles with rich cultural background and the latest scholarship, Frank McLynn brings vividly to life the strange world of the Mongols, describes Temujin's rise from boyhood outcast to becoming Genghis Khan, and provides the most accurate and absorbing account yet of one of the most powerful men ever to have lived.

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ID: 243316

Title: Win the Customer: 70 Simple Rules for Sensational Service

Author: Flavio Martins

Narrator: Don Hagen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:30:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-15

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Business & Economics, Business Development

Summary:

Great companies distinguish themselves from the competition by providing their customers with something truly special, something beyond price point that cant be duplicated: unique, outstanding customer service experiences.

Win the Customer cuts right to the chase, giving readers practical, powerful techniques for energizing the way they interact with the people who drive their business. Filled with examples and inspiration, the book shows readers how to:

Align the business around a customer service mission Make every employee a customer service agent Create an environment in which exceptional service experiences can happen Humanize customer service, virtually and in person Find a way to say yes even when the answer is no Ask fewer questionsand provide more answers Use words that win customers Empower employees to find innovative solutions Learn from your critics Exploit your customers pain points, but never the customer Allow for random acts of WOWtheyre often the most memorable And much more

When it comes to service, satisfaction is a short-sighted goal. Follow the simple rules in this book and transform ordinary customers into lifelong fans.

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ID: 241223

Title: Discover Your Purpose: How to Use the 5 Life Purpose Profiles to Unlock Your Hidden Potential and Live the Life You Were Meant to Live

Author: Rhys Thomas

Narrator: Sean Pratt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:15:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-15

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness

Summary:

In this life-changing book, energy medicine expert Rhys Thomas shows you how to discover your life purpose and align your decisions with your deepest self, so your life is fulfilling, productive, and full of joy. Trying to meet everyone elses expectations about the type of role you should playwhether in your job, your family, or societycan leave you constantly striving but ultimately dissatisfied. In this inspiring book, Thomas guides you in using the Rhys Method Life Purpose Profile System to identify your purpose and reconnect with your passions, so you can find true happiness and fulfillment.

This system of self-discovery encompasses five distinct soul-based profiles. Which one are you?

- Creative Idealists are highly imaginative thinkers who sometimes self-isolate, feeling safer staying in their inner mental world than engaging with others.

- Emotional Intelligence Specialists are empathic, sensitive, and compassionate but sometimes struggle with being overwhelmed and feeling unloved.

- Team Players are loyal supporters who selflessly put others needs before their own, but they can fail to recognize their own strengths and needs.

- Charismatic Leader-Charmers are energetic, dynamic, and capable, but they can become distrustful, self-centered, and even aggressive, in their relationships.

- Knowledgeable Achievers are driven, self-disciplined, and organized big-picture thinkers. They sometimes lose touch with their emotions and push themselves too hard, becoming overly critical and judgmental.

Once you identify your primary life-purpose profile, as well the other profiles you may inhabit, you can move toward your unique callingembracing your strengths and rejecting unhealthy behaviors. Discover Your Purpose also helps you to better understand and relate to others through their profiles. Included in this book are resources and bio-energetic exercises designed for your individual profile to help you reach your fullest potential in mind, body, and soul.

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ID: 243311

Title: Late-Talking Children: A Symptom or a Stage?

Author: Stephen M. Camarata

Narrator: Dana Hickox

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:30:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-15

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Medicine, Education

Summary:

When children are late in hitting developmental milestones, parents worry. And no delay causes more parental anxiety than late talking, which is associated in many parents' minds with such serious conditions as autism and severe intellectual disability. In fact, as children's speech expert Stephen Camarata points out in this enlightening book, children are late in beginning to talk for a wide variety of reasons. For some children, late talking may be a symptom of other, more serious, problems; for many others, however, it may simply be a stage with no long-term complications. Camarata describes in accessible language what science knows about the characteristics and causes of late talking. He explains that today's greater awareness of autism, as well as the expanded definition of autism as a 'spectrum' of symptoms, has increased the chances that a late-talking child will be diagnosed -- or misdiagnosed -- with autism. But, he reminds us, late talking is only one of a constellation of autism symptoms. Although all autistic children are late talkers, not all late-talking children are autistic. Camarata draws on more than twenty-five years of professional experience diagnosing and treating late talkers -- and on his personal experience of being a late talker himself and having a late-talking son. Camarata offers parents valuable guidance on seeking treatment, advising them to get second and third opinions if necessary, and warning them against false diagnoses, unqualified practitioners, and ineffective therapies. He provides information that will help parents navigate the maze of doctors, speech therapists, early childhood services, and special education; and he describes the effect that late talking may have on children's post-talking learning styles.

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ID: 241224

Title: Technological Singularity

Author: Murray Shanahan

Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:15:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-15

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Science & Technology, Computers

Summary:

The idea that human history is approaching a 'singularity' -- that ordinary humans will someday be overtaken by artificially intelligent machines or cognitively enhanced biological intelligence, or both -- has moved from the realm of science fiction to serious debate. Some singularity theorists predict that if the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop at its current dizzying rate, the singularity could come about in the middle of the present century. Murray Shanahan offers an introduction to the idea of the singularity and considers the ramifications of such a potentially seismic event.

Shanahan's aim is not to make predictions but rather to investigate a range of scenarios. Whether we believe that singularity is near or far, likely or impossible, apocalypse or utopia, the very idea raises crucial philosophical and pragmatic questions, forcing us to think seriously about what we want as a species.

Shanahan describes technological advances in AI, both biologically inspired and engineered from scratch. Once human-level AI -- theoretically possible, but difficult to accomplish -- has been achieved, he explains, the transition to superintelligent AI could be very rapid. Shanahan considers what the existence of superintelligent machines could mean for such matters as personhood, responsibility, rights, and identity. Some superhuman AI agents might be created to benefit humankind; some might go rogue. (Is Siri the template, or HAL?) The singularity presents both an existential threat to humanity and an existential opportunity for humanity to transcend its limitations. Shanahan makes it clear that we need to imagine both possibilities if we want to bring about the better outcome.

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ID: 245107

Title: Gates of Evangeline

Author: Hester Young

Narrator: January LaVoy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:34:02

Language: English

Release date: 08-13-15

Publisher: Penguin Books LTD

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, General, Paranormal

Summary:

For fans of Tana French and Gillian Flynn, THE GATES OF EVANGELINE is the addictive first book in a fantastic new crime series, that will have you guessing until the very end.

When grieving mother and New York journalist Charlie Cates begins to experience vivid dreams about children after her only son passes away, shes sure that shes lost her mind. Yet she soon realizes these are not the hallucinations of a bereaved mother. They are messages and warnings that will help Charlie and the children she seesif she can make sense of them.

The disturbing images lead her from her home in suburban New York City to small-town Louisiana, where she takes a commission to write a true-crime book based on the case of Gabriel Deveau, the young heir to a wealthy and infamous Southern family, whose kidnapping thirty years ago has never been solved. There she meets the Deveau family, none of whom are telling the full truth about the night Gabriel disappeared. And as she uncovers long-buried secrets of love, money, betrayal, and murder, the facts begin to implicate those she most wants to trustand her visions reveal an evil closer than she could have imagined.

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ID: 289211

Title: Book for Her

Author: Bridget Christie

Narrator: Bridget Christie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:04:42

Language: English

Release date: 07-09-15

Publisher: Penguin Books LTD

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment, General Comedy, Women

Summary:

Bridget Christie is a stand-up comedian, idiot and feminist. On the 30th of April 2012, a man farted in the Womens Studies Section of a bookshop and it changed her life forever.

A Book For Her details Christies twelve years of anonymous toil in the bowels of stand-up comedy and the sudden epiphany that made her, unbelievably, one of the most critically acclaimed British stand-up comedians this decade, drawing together the threads that link a smelly smell in the womens studies section to the global feminist struggle.

Find out how nice Peter Stringfellows fish tastes, how yoghurt advertising perpetuates rape myths, and how Emily Bronte used a special ladies pen to write Wuthering Heights.

If youre interested in comedy and feminism, then this is definitely the book for you. If you hate both then Id probably give it a miss.

Christie is adept at turning on a sixpence between being comical, or serious, or both at once, and at pricking her own earnestness. Telegraph

Christie piles derision and tomfoolery upon everyday sexism, while never pretending that jokes alone will solve the problem. Guardian

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