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Title: Glass Jaw: A Manifesto for Defending Fragile Reputations in an Age of Instant Scandal

Author: Eric Dezenhall

Narrator: Kevin Stillwell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 2014-10-07

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Business & Economics, Marketing & Advertising, Non-Fiction, Psychology

Publisher's Summary:

In an age when scandal can destroy a company's brand or anyone's reputation in an instant-GLASS JAW is an Art of War guide to modern crisis management. In boxing terms, a tough-looking fighter who can't take a punch is said to have a glass jaw, and so it is these days with targets of controversy. Down the rabbit hole of scandal, the weak are strong and the strong are weak. Just consider this slate of recent reputational body blows: Toyota, Susan G. Komen, Paula Deen, Tiger Woods, Joe Paterno, BP, the Duke Lacrosse players, Lance Armstrong, and Anthony Weiner. GLASS JAW is a manifesto for these times, written by crisis management veteran Eric Dezenhall, who has spent three decades dealing with some of the most intense controversies, both known and . . . handled with discretion. In the current digital age, the fundamental nature of controversy is viral, rendering once-mighty organizations and individuals powerless against scandal. In GLASS JAW, Dezenhall analyzes scandal and demystifies the paper tiger spin industry, offering lessons, corrective measures, and counterintuitive insights, such as: How there really is no getting ahead of a bad story (and other clichés from the media)The perils of navigating the Fiasco VortexThe art (and transaction) of the public apologyWhy a crisis is not an opportunityThe Nixon Fallacy: if only he had just said I screwed up, the whole thing would have gone away (not a chance)How you are the enemy: the self-sabotage of selfies, tweets, emailing before thinking, technology creep, the privacy vacuum, and the industrialization of leaking. From the boardroom to the parenting messaging board, scandals erupt every day. GLASS JAW explains this changing nature of controversy and offers readers counterpunches to best protect themselves.

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Title: Age of Opportunity

Author: Laurence Steinberg

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 2014-09-09

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Psychology, Parenting

Publisher's Summary:

A leading authority draws on new research to explain why the adolescent years are so developmentally crucial, and what we must do to raise happier, more successful kids.Adolescence now lasts longer than ever before. And as world-renowned expert on adolescent psychology Dr. Laurence Steinberg argues, this makes these years the key period in determining individuals life outcomes, demanding that we change the way we parent, educate, and understand young people.In Age of Opportunity, Steinberg leads listeners through a host of new findingsincluding groundbreaking original researchthat reveal what the new timetable of adolescence means for parenting 13-year-olds (who may look more mature than they really are) versus 20-somethings (who may not be floundering even when it looks like they are). He also explains how the plasticity of the adolescent brain, rivaling that of years 0 through 3, suggests new strategies for instilling self-control during the teenage years. Packed with useful knowledge, Age of Opportunity is a sweeping book in the tradition of Reviving Ophelia, and an essential guide for parents and educators of teenagers.

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Title: First World War: 1914: Voices From the BBC Archive

Author: Mark Jones

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 2014-08-14

Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd

Genres: History, Military

Publisher's Summary:

A unique collection of historic recordings covering events from the last days of peace to the Christmas truce, 1914.

At midnight on 4 August, Britain had declared war on Germany. The pacifist Bertrand Russell was shocked by the pro-war euphoria on the streets, yet young men enlisted willingly because it would all be over by Christmas. It was not. Instead the opposing armies had become entrenched. It was the beginning of a long and bitter stalemate.

In this new audio compilation, troops of the British Expeditionary Force vividly recall the exhausting retreat from Mons, the success at the Marne, and the first battle of Ypres, where the Territorials arrived in bright red London buses. For reconnaissance pilots, the battlefield was defined by blazing villages, and fields alive with German troops.

Among the items which powerfully capture the mood of the time are an eyewitness account of the Kaiser's reaction to the news from Sarajevo on 28 June; Margot Asquith, wife of the Prime Minister, remembering their despair at the inevitability of war; and the poignant reminiscences of civilians and soldiers.

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Title: Boston Blackie, Volume 1

Author: A Hollywood 360 Collection

Narrator: Jan Miner, Richard Kollmar, Maurice Tarplin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 2014-06-01

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Publisher's Summary:

Created by author Jack Boyle, Boston Blackie was a master safecracker and hardened criminal who served time in a California prison. Rehabilitated, he decided to use his knowledge of the underworld to fight crime as an amateur detective. Known as an enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend, Boston Blackies exploits were adapted to film, radio, and television. Chester Morris, who had played Boston Blackie in a series of B movies for Columbia, originated the character on radio in 1944. By 1945 Richard Kollmar had taken over the title role in a radio series syndicated by Frederic W. Ziv. Over two hundred radio episodes were produced between 1944 and 1950. While investigating the cases, Blackie would invariably encounter harebrained Police Inspector Faraday (Maurice Tarplin) and always solve the crime before Faraday could. The initial friction between Blackie and Faraday gave way as the series continued and Faraday came to recognize Blackies talents, occasionally even requesting his assistance. Blackie dated Mary Wesley (Jan Miner), and for the first half of the series, his best pal Shorty (Tony Barrett) was on hand. Boston Blackie transitioned to television in 1951.

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Title: All the Birds, Singing

Author: Evie Wyld

Narrator: Cat Gould

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 2014-04-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Publisher's Summary:

From one of Grantas Best Young British Novelists comes a stunningly insightful, emotionally powerful novel about an outsider haunted by an inescapable past: a story of loneliness and survival, guilt and loss, and the power of forgiveness.

Jake Whyte is living on her own in an old farmhouse on a craggy British island, a place of ceaseless rains and battering winds. Her disobedient collie, Dog, and a flock of sheep are her sole companions, which is how she wanted it to be. But every few nights somethingor someonepicks off one of the sheep and sounds a new deep pulse of terror. There are foxes in the woods, a strange boy and a strange man, rumors of an obscure, formidable beast. And there is also Jakes pasthidden thousands of miles away and years ago, held in the silences about her family and the scars that stripe her backa past that threatens to break into the present. With exceptional artistry and empathy, All the Birds, Singing reveals an isolated life in all its struggles and stubborn hopes, unexpected beauty, and hard-won redemption.

Nominated for numerous awards for her debut, After the Fire, a Still Small Voice, Wyld has now delivered an equally indelible and atmospheric second novel that will have the hairs on the back of your neck working overtimeAn intensely involving tale of survival, shot through with Wylds distinctive wit.Daily Mail (London)

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Title: Fearful Gates

Author: Ross Lawhead

Narrator: Gary Dikeos

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 2014-04-01

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

“The city of Niðergeard’s long years of weathering any sort of siege were well and truly behind it. Whoever wanted to take the city could walk right in — just as Freya had.”

A millennium’s worth of evil plans are about to bear fruit for the dark wizard Gád. Niðergeard lies exposed, and at long last it is time for the dragons to be awakened and the gates between worlds to be thrown open.

A terrifying army of giants, dragons, trolls, and yfelgópes, assembled by Gád over centuries, awaits the wizard’s order to invade Niðergeard. The end of the underground country — and life as we know it on the surface — is near.

All that lies in the way is the Langtorr, the last standing structure in the crumbling city. Waiting within the tower walls, Daniel and Freya, along with Alex, Vivienne, Ecgbryt the knight, and the city’s remaining inhabitants, make up the last line of defense for Niðergeard. . . and the last ray of hope for all humanity.

The army is gathered. The alliance for good is holed up in the Langtorr. The fate of Britain — and the world — will be decided in the events of a single day . . . a day when the Fearful Gates are finally opened, and the mystery that lies behind them is revealed.

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Title: Rock N Roll Mystery

Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner

Narrator: Tim Gregory

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 2014-02-25

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Genres: Kids, Mystery & Fantasy

Publisher's Summary:

The Aldens are helping Greenfield’s most popular band get ready for a music festival. A big-time music producer will be there to watch the show, and everyone in Greenfield is hoping the band will be famous soon. The day before the festival, the band’s instruments are stolen! Can the Aldens find the instruments — and the thief — before the big show?

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Title: Four Best Places to Live

Author: Mark Buchanan

Narrator: Tom Parks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 2014-02-11

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Counseling & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

The UN uses three basic criteria to determine the world's most hospitable and habitable countries: life expectancy, educational level, and annual income. Underneath the apparent simplicity of these measures is a complex evaluation grid that touches on issues of politics, economics, cultural institutions, and similar elements of human culture. Money magazine's touchstones include leisure activities, access to health care, and traffic density. In The Four Best Places to Live, Mark Buchanan evaluates the same question with a uniquely different measure: the Holy Word of God. As Christians today, where can we find the greatest joy, peace, and wisdom? Where to experience the deepest sense of belonging? Where do true riches reside? With compelling insight, Buchanan explores what God has revealed in the Bible about where His people become most alive and most fully themselves.

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Title: Jabu and the lion

Author: Tanya Munshi

Narrator: Kirtana Kumar

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 2013-12-17

Publisher: DC Books

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Publisher's Summary:

Jabu is a young Zulu cowherd who happens to love his jobtaking care of his fathers cattle. In fact, no one else in his village is as tactful and hardworking as he is. One fine day, when Bhubesi, the lion who has been causing havoc in the village gets caught in a trap, Jabu frees him even though instinct warns him not to. And soon he realises that an act of kindness need not always be repaid in kind.

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Title: White duck

Author: Shane J. Alliew

Narrator: Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 2013-12-17

Publisher: DC Books

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Publisher's Summary:

The prince loses his true love when an evil witch transforms her into a white duck. The itch then takes her place in the palace, in the form of the princess, fooling the unsuspecting prince. But when his sons, who existence he never knew of, are in danger, the princess ventures into the palace once more.