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ID: 241476

Title: Too Much Information: Or: Can Everyone Just Shut Up for a Moment, Some of Us Are Trying to Think

Author: Dave Gorman

Narrator: Dave Gorman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:33:47

Language: English

Release date: 09-04-14

Publisher: Penguin Books LTD

Genres: Essays & Travelogues

Summary:

Nowadays, the world is full of people trying to tell us things. So much so that we have taught our brains not to pay much attention. After all, click the mouse, tap the screen, flick the channel and its on to the next thing. But Dave Gorman thinks its time to have a closer look, to find out how much nonsense we tacitly accept.

Suspicious adverts, baffling newspaper headlines, fake twitter, endless cat videos, insane TV shows where the presenters ask the same questions over and over

Can we even hear ourselves think over the rising din? Or is there just too much information?

Read by Dave Gorman himself.

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ID: 217487

Title: Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone)

Author: Elizabeth Green

Narrator: Karen Saltus

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:49:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-01-14

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Education

Summary:

Weve all had great teachers who opened new worlds, maybe even changed our lives. What made them so great?

Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don't know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does exceptional teaching require something more?

Building a Better Teacher introduces a new generation of educators exploring the intricate science underlying their art. A former principal studies the countrys star teachers and discovers a set of common techniques that help children pay attention. Two math teachers videotape a year of lessons and develop an approach that has nine-year-olds writing sophisticated mathematical proofs. A former high school teacher works with a top English instructor to pinpoint the key interactions a teacher must foster to initiate a rich classroom discussion. Through their stories, and the hilarious and heartbreaking theater that unfolds in the classroom every day, Elizabeth Green takes us on a journey into the heart of a profession that impacts every child in America.

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ID: 217459

Title: Island of Excess Love

Author: Francesca Lia Block

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:52:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-14

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Tough Topics

Summary:

In The Island of Excess Love, Pen has lost her parents. She’s lost her eye. But she has fought Kronen; she has won back her fragile friends and her beloved brother. Now Pen, Hex, Ash, Ez, and Venice are living in the pink house by the sea, getting by on hard work, companionship, and dreams. Until the day a foreboding ship appears in the harbor across from their home. As soon as the ship arrives, they all start having strange visions of destruction and violence. Trance-like, they head for the ship and their new battles begin.This companion to Love in the Time of Global Warming follows Pen as she searches for love among the ruins, this time using Virgil’s epic Aeneid as her guide. A powerful and stunning audiobook filled with Francesca Lia Block’s beautiful language and inspiring characters.

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ID: 296574

Title: Last Man Off

Author: Matthew Lewis

Narrator: Malcolm Hamilton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:00:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-07-14

Publisher: W.F. Howes

Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture

Summary:

Antarctica, June 6th 1998. 23-year-old Matt Lewis has just started his dream job: an observer aboard a deep sea fishing boat. As the crew haul in their lines for the day, the waves seem bigger than usual - they are casting shadows on the deck. A storm is brewing. What follows is an astonishing story of courage and tragedy. Lewis leads the escape onto three life rafts, where the battle for survival begins.

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ID: 296079

Title: Sword Dancer

Author: Jeannie Lin

Narrator: Sarah Lam

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:45:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-07-14

Publisher: W.F. Howes

Genres: Romance, General

Summary:

Sword dancer Li Feng is used to living life on the edge of the law. She will discover the truth about her past, even if that means outwitting the most feared thief-catcher of them all... Relentless, handsome and determined, Han sees life, and love, as black and white. Until he finally captures the spirited, courageous Li Feng, who makes him question everything

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ID: 217748

Title: Power of Kindness

Author: Mac Anderson

Narrator: Derek Shetterly

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:15:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-14

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness

Summary:

Think about it, a simple gesture of kindness can make a difference in your day, no matter how small the act.

Thank volunteers for their kindness with this beautiful book.

Promote the power of kindness in your work place or school. Not only does it make life more enjoyable, it is also good for you.

Pass It On! Kindness is like a snowball that's rolling down a hill. Each unselfish act or word is another snowflake that greets the others. . .creating something much larger than itself in the process.

I once heard someone say, 'If you teach your children the Golden Rule, you will have left them an incalculable estate.' Truer words were never spoken. More than anything, the Golden Rule is about kindness. Kindness and honesty make you feel good about yourself and create trust in others. They improve your relationship with yourself and with others. It's not much in fashion these days to talk about the benefits of kindness, honesty and decency, but the benefits are there and they are valuable and worth the trouble.

In fact studies have shown committing acts of kindness is actually good for your health. A rush of euphoria, followed by a longer period of calm after performing a kind act, is often referred to as a 'helper's high,' involving physical sensations and the release of the body's natural painkillers, endorphins. This initial rush is then followed by a longer-lasting period of improved emotional well-being.

Just reading stories of other's acts of kindness will bring you joy and it is a wonderful message to share with friends or volunteers who have shown you kindness. Spread some kindness today...because nice matters!

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ID: 214229

Title: Twisted

Author: Lynda La Plante

Narrator: Judi Spiers

Format: Abridged

Length: 06:00:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-14

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

'Please don't let anything bad have happened to her, please don't let anything have happened to my baby…'

Marcus and Lena Fulford are the envy of their friends. Wealthy, attractive and successful, the couple, with their strikingly beautiful teenage daughter Amy, seem settled and content. But appearances mask a strained relationship almost at breaking point. Marcus's latest business venture has failed, draining Lena, the major breadwinner, dry. Putting Amy into weekly boarding school and striving to get her own career back on its feet, Lena remains alone in the luxurious family house as her marriage heads towards as amicable a divorce as she and Marcus can muster, and joint custody of their only child.

So when Amy arranges a sleepover with a school friend one weekend, neither parent sees the need to be in touch with her. Saturday, Sunday, Monday morning pass before Lena - seething from her first, unexpectedly confrontational, meeting with Marcus's divorce lawyer - phones Amy. Straight to Amy's voicemail. She must be in lessons. Lena sends a text. She waits. No reply, no contact whatsoever. It is only when Amy is reported missing from school and her friend's mother reveals that, instead of staying with them, Amy was visiting her father - a fact vehemently denied by Marcus - that Lena contacts the police. Her daughter has not been seen since Saturday afternoon.

As the police intensify their enquiries, their reassurances that Amy will be found safe and well begin to sound increasingly hollow. DI Victor Reid, in charge of the case, fears the worst - abduction or murder. A family under constant police and press scrutiny, a father who has seemingly lied about his alibi for the weekend, a mother whose perfect world is crumbling beneath her feet, a detective under pressure from his impatient superiors to deliver a result, the length of time that Amy has been missing gathering speed… all conspire to make Lynda La Plante's latest thriller her most tense and terrifying yet.

Where is Amy? Is she alive or dead? Lies and betrayal mount as the hunt for a missing girl becomes a search for a body…

**Lynda La Plante's Widows is now a major motion picture**

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ID: 295260

Title: Beekeeper's Daughter

Author: Santa Montefiore

Narrator: Penelope Rawlins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:45:00

Language: English

Release date: 07-17-14

Publisher: W.F. Howes

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

A family rocked by tragedy, a love that lives through time, a story that will stay in your heart The stunning novel of love and secrets from the number one bestselling author Santa Montefiore.

Dorset, 1933: Grace Hamblin is growing up on a beautiful rural estate. The only child of the beekeeper, she knows her place and her future - until her father dies unexpectedly and leaves her bereft and alone. Alone, that is, except for the man she loves, whom she knows she can never have.

Massachusetts, 1973: Grace's beautiful, impetuous daughter Trixie Valentine is in love. Jasper is wild and romantic, a singer in a band on the brink of stardom. Then tragedy strikes and he must return to his home in England, promising to come back to Trixie one day, if only she will wait for him

Weighed down by memories, unaware of the secrets that bind them, both mother and daughter are searching for lost love. To find what they are longing for they must confront the past, and unravel the lies told long ago

This is Santa Montefiore at her best an enchanting read overflowing with deliciously poignant moments. If you love a heartfelt, epic trilogy this is for you. I loved it and can't wait for more' -- Dinah Jefferies, author of The Tea Planter's Wife, on Songs of Love and War

Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore. Everything she writes, she writes from the heart' -- Jojo Moyes

A multigenerational banquet of love: falling in, falling out, rediscovering,rekindling. The Beekeeper's Daughter features sophisticated, irresistible backdrops and brilliantly drawn characters.' -- Elin Hilderbrand, author of The Matchmaker, on The Beekeeper's Daughter

I raced through this feel-good romantic story, which spans continents and decades' -- Fanny Blake ? Woman amp; Home on The Beekeeper's Daughter

Deeply romantic saunter. Laced with secrets and forbidden liaisons.' ? The Lady on The Beekeeper's Daughter

Santa Montefiore is the new Rosamunde Pilcher' ? Daily Mail

A superb storyteller of love and death in romantic places in fascinating times' ? Vogue

A gripping romance . . . it is as believable as the writing is beautiful' ? Daily Telegraph

Anyone who likes Joanne Harris or Mary Wesley will love Montefiore' ? Mail on Sunday

One of our personal favourites and bestselling authors, sweeping stories of love and families spanning continents and decades' ? The Times

Engaging and charming' -- Penny Vincenzi

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ID: 295562

Title: Marked

Author: David Jackson

Narrator: Nick Landrum

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:15:00

Language: English

Release date: 07-03-14

Publisher: W.F. Howes

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

In New York a young girl is brutally raped and murdered. Detective Callum Doyle has visited the distraught family. Now he wants justice. Doyle is convinced he knows who the killer is; the problem is he can't prove it. And the more he pushes his prime suspect, the more he learns that the man is capable of pushing back in ways more devious and twisted than Doyle could ever have imagined.

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ID: 241512

Title: Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens

Author: Andrea Wulf

Narrator: Robin Sachs

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:08:21

Language: English

Release date: 07-03-14

Publisher: Penguin Books LTD

Genres: History, World, Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics

Summary:

On a summer's day in June 1761, astronomers all over the world cast their eyes to the sky to witness a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. It was one of the most important collaborations of scientific history, as by racing to different points around the world and comparing results, these men hoped to unlock the key to one of the most pressing questions of the Enlightenment: the distance between the earth and the sun, which would allow them to calculate the dimensions of our solar system. For the first time, scientists from across the globe came together - despite politics, wars, trade disputes, terrible weather and bitter rivalry - to measure the universe.

Transits of Venus come in pairs, eight years apart - the next one will be June 2012, and won't occur again until December 2117. We will therefore be the last people for more than a century to see a phenomenon that inspired scientists from all over the world to work together for the first time in the history of mankind.

A thrilling adventure story, an inspiring tale of Enlightenment science, and a hugely informative slice of intellectual history with Britain at its centre, Chasing Venus is this decade's Longitude.

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