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ID: 154895

Title: Emerald Windows

Author: Terri Blackstock

Narrator: Rebecca Rogers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:38:47

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-10

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Romance, Religious & Inspirational, Contemporary

Summary:

Ten years ago, devastated by an ugly scandal, Brooke Martin fled the small town of Hayden to pursue a career as a stained glass artist. Now Brooke has returned on business to discover that some things never change. Her spotted reputation remains. Tongues still wag. And that makes what should be her dream assignment tough.Brooke has been hired to design new stained glass windows at Hayden Bible Church. The job is a career windfall. But Nick Marcello is overseeing the project, and some in the church think Nick and Brookes relationship is not entirely professional--and as before, there is no convincing those people otherwise. In the face of mounting rumors, the two set out to produce the masterpiece Nick has conceived: a brilliant set of windows displaying Gods covenants in the Bible. For Brooke, it is more than a project--it is a journey toward faith. But opposition is heating up. A vicious battle of words and will is about to tax Brookes commitment to the limit. Only this time, she is determined not to run.

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ID: 60348

Title: Secrets of Eden: A Novel

Author: Chris Bohjalian

Narrator: Kathe Mazur, Mark Bramhall, Rebecca Lowman, Susan Denaker

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:18:00

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-10

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

From the bestselling author of The Double Bind, Midwives, and Skeletons at the Feast comes a novel of shattered faith, intimate secrets, and the delicate nature of sacrifice.

'There,' says Alice Hayward to Reverend Stephen Drew, just after her baptism, and just before going home to the husband who will kill her that evening and then shoot himself. Drew, tortured by the cryptic finality of that short utterance, feels his faith in God slipping away and is saved from despair only by a meeting with Heather Laurent, the author of wildly successful, inspirational books about . . . angels. 

Heather survived a childhood that culminated in her own parents' murder-suicide, so she identifies deeply with Alice’s daughter, Katie, offering herself as a mentor to the girl and a shoulder for Stephen – who flees the pulpit to be with Heather and see if there is anything to be salvaged from the spiritual wreckage around him.

But then the State's Attorney begins to suspect that Alice's husband may not have killed himself. . .and finds out that Alice had secrets only her minister knew.

Secrets of Eden is both a haunting literary thriller and a deeply evocative testament to the inner complexities that mark all of our lives.  Once again Chris Bohjalian has given us a riveting page-turner in which nothing is precisely what it seems.  As one character remarks, “Believe no one.  Trust no one.  Assume all of our stories are suspect.”

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ID: 154839

Title: Turn Your Radio On: The Stories Behind Gospel Music's All-Time Greatest Songs

Author: Ace Collins

Narrator: Eric Turner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:51:10

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-10

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Non-Fiction, Art & Music

Summary:

Turn Your Radio On tells the fascinating stories behind gospel music's most unforgettable songs, including 'Amazing Grace,' 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic,' 'He Touched Me,' 'I'll Fly Away,' 'Were You There?' and many more. These are the songs that have shaped our faith and brought us joy. You'll find out: What famous song traces back to a sailor's desperate prayer, What Bill Gaither tune was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1969 -- and won a Grammy, What song was born during a carriage ride through Washington, D.C., at the onset of the Civil War. Turn Your radio On is an inspiring journey through the songs that are part of the roots of our faith today.

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ID: 155765

Title: Be the Change: Your Guide to Freeing Slaves and Changing the World

Author: Zach Hunter

Narrator: Kelly Higdon, Kelly Ryan Dolan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:30:17

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-10

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Kids, Religious & Inspirational

Summary:

Most people think the average teenager isnt capable of much beyond hanging with their friends and wasting time. But Zach Hunter isnt your average teenager. And hes hoping to show you that youre not either. Zach has been trying to end slavery around the globe. Most people (maybe even you) think that slavery has been over for a long time. But sadly, there are more people bound in slavery now than at any of the times we read about in our history books. Now Zach is working to end slavery and free the men, women, and children who are being held against their will. Hes even found some friends in the fight, including Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Leeland Mooring of Leeland. Just look around the world and on the news and youll find that there are plenty of things wrong with our planethomelessness, hunger, global warming, AIDSthe list goes on and on. And we usually look at these problems and decide theyre too big for us to do anything about. But Zach is proving that one person can make a difference. And in his book, hell reveal the elements needed to make amazing changes in your world. In the end, he hopes youll find the thing youre passionate aboutand start making changes!

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ID: 83379

Title: Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Author: Rebecca Skloot

Narrator: Bahni Turpin, Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:30:00

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-10

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Biology & Chemistry, Social Science

Summary:

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS • WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NONFICTION

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • NPR • Financial Times • New York • Independent (U.K.) • Times (U.K.) • Publishers Weekly • Library Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • Globe and Mail

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine: The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, which are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb’s effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. 

Yet Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown, buried in an unmarked grave.

Henrietta’s family did not learn of her “immortality” until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists investigating HeLa began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. And though the cells had launched a multimillion-dollar industry that sells human biological materials, her family never saw any of the profits. As Rebecca Skloot so brilliantly shows, the story of the Lacks family—past and present—is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of. 

Over the decade it took to uncover this story, Rebecca became enmeshed in the lives of the Lacks family—especially Henrietta’s daughter Deborah. Deborah was consumed with questions: Had scientists cloned her mother? Had they killed her to harvest her cells? And if her mother was so important to medicine, why couldn’t her children afford health insurance? 

Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.

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ID: 154888

Title: Experiential Storytelling: (Re) Discovering Narrative to Communicate God's Message

Author: Mark Miller

Narrator: Jeremy Johnson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:03:08

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-10

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

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

Summary:

The Been there, done that culture is starving for reality. Hardly satisfied with the modern conventions of citing facts and figures and pushing propositions, emerging churches are jumping into the narrative form of communication with both feet. But not all emerging church leaders have an inherent handle on the craft and skill of using narrative as a sermon form. Experiential Storytelling zeros in on the hows and whys of narrative, as well as the importance of sharing personal experience to double your storytelling ammunition. In addition, author Mark Miller goes several steps further, giving examples of real-time, hands-on experiences for church members as innovative extensions of traditional teaching and preaching that offer them greater scriptural understanding and ownership of the gospel story.Chapters include: The Dawning of the Age of Experience Once Upon a Story Awakening the Sleeping Giant in the ChurchC*R*E*A*T*I*V*T*Y Reimagining the Sermon Elements of Experiential Storytelling Killer Apps

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ID: 154844

Title: Church on the Couch: Does the Church Need Therapy?

Author: Elaine Martens Hamilton

Narrator: Sarah Rutan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:24:47

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-10

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

Though most church leaders crave authenticity in their congregations, most also know it is an elusive goal. People by nature are self-protective. And although the gospel message that we are all sinners saved by grace ought to make people more real, the truth is many of our churches are plagued by fakeness. This inauthenticity hinders spiritual and emotional health and maturity. So whats a church leader to do?The key, says Elaine Hamilton, is to go beyond talking about doing things differently. We have to act and live differently. It begins with leaders; the people will follow. We need to tell the truth about who we really are, and then provide forums for others to do the same. Church on the Couch helps you take practical steps toward changing the culture of your church. As the masks come off, the healing and growth will begin.

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ID: 154893

Title: Deep Justice in a Broken World: Helping Your Kids Serve Others and Right the Wrongs around Them

Author: Chap Clark, Kara Powell

Narrator: Rebecca Rogers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:06:57

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-10

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

It doesnt take a long list of statistics to convince you that our world is broken. Mission trips, service projects, and supporting children through relief organizations are just a few of the ways that many youth workers engage their students in serving the least, the last, and the lost. As good and helpful as these things may be on the surface, thats where they remainat the surface. The problems run far deeper than an occasional paint job or fundraising project can solve. But its not hopeless. Deep social justice is possible in your youth ministry.Following their bestselling book, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, Kara Powell and Chap Clark provide you with research and insights that will help your ministry get to the next level. In addition to helping you further understand the Deep Design method (introduced in their previous book), their practical Kingdom of God theology will help you go beyond simply trying to motivate your students to serve those in need, and invite your students (and maybe even your leaders) to wrestle with why those people are in need in the first place. Youll hear from well-known social justice leaders and youth workers who are making a difference in urban, suburban, and small town settings including: Jim Wallis (Sojourners) Tony Campolo (Eastern University) Lina Thompson (World Vision/Vision Youth) John Perkins (Christian Community Development Association) Shane Claiborne (The Simple Way) Larry Acosta (Urban Youth Workers Institute) Rudy Carrasco (Harambee Christian Family Center) Jeremy Del Rio (Community Solutions, Inc.) Noel Castellanos (Christian Community Development Association), and more In addition to expanding your personal justice commitments, Deep Justice in a Broken World will help you reflect with your own leadership team, and will provide you with online resources to take you even deeper into the journey. So go ahead, dig deeper into what it means to heal the broken world in which we live. Take your ministry deeper into social justice.

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ID: 60648

Title: Original Sin

Author: Allison Brennan

Narrator: Ann Marie Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14:15:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-26-10

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Paranormal

Summary:

Haunted by chilling memories of demonic possession and murder, Moira ODonnell has spent seven years hunting down her mother, Fiona, whose command of black magic has granted her unprecedented control of the underworld. Now Moiras global search has led her to a small California town thats about to become hell on earth.

Tormented by his own terrifying past and driven by powers he cant explain, ex-seminarian Rafe Cooper joins Moiras dangerous quest. But Fiona is one devilish step ahead. Hungry for greater power, eternal youth, and stunning beauty, the sorceress is unleashing upon the mortal world the living incarnations of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Together with a demonologist, a tough female sheriff, and a pair of star-crossed teenagers, Moira and Rafe are humanitys last chance to snatch salvation from the howling jaws of damnation.

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ID: 154849

Title: Jesus Drives Me Crazy!: Lose Your Mind, Find Your Soul

Author: Leonard Sweet

Narrator: Eric Turner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:17:35

Language: English

Release date: 01-26-10

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

The gospel presents a life-changing NUTS wisdom that conflicts with normal ways of making sense of the world. There is the World According to Normal. There is the World According to NUTS . . . where NUTS is an acronym for Never Underestimate the Spirit. The wisdom of Jesus is a NUTS wisdom.From the book All people are different, but some are more different than others. Christians are meant to be the most different of all. Yet we often normalize God. We judge what is a successful Christian and a successful church by the world according to Normal, not the world according to NUTS, the wisdom of Jesus.In Jesus Drives Me Crazy!, Leonard Sweet reminds us of the crazy wisdom of Christ and how our lives and our churches can and should be different from the way normal people live. He says, Jesus wants to drive you crazy . . . crazy in love with God, with life. Jesus Drives Me Crazy! challenges you to make the upside-down wisdom of God your own, inspiring you to live an extraordinary Christian life that does not conform to the world, but transforms the world.When you truly grasp the freeing truth that we do not have to conform to this world, then you can become the crazy, zany, unpredictable, but powerful force for Jesus you were intended to be. Jesus Drives Me Crazy! shows how, by losing your mind, you can find your soul.

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