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ID: 310033

Title: Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson

Author: Jan Jarboe Russell

Narrator: Andrea Gallo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:02:15

Language: English

Release date: 12-04-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture, Women

Summary:

A revealing biography of Lady Bird Johnson with startling new insights into her marriage to Lyndon Baines Johnson and her unexpectedly strong impact on his presidency. Long obscured by her husband's shadow, Claudia 'Lady Bird' Johnson emerges in this first comprehensive biography as a figure of surprising influence and the centering force for LBJ, a man who suffered from extreme mood swings and desperately needed someone to help control his darker impulses. Expertly researched and written, Lady Bird draws from rare conversations with the former First Lady and from interviews with key members of Johnson's inner circle of friends, family, and advisers. With chapters such as 'Motherless Child,' 'A Ten-Week Affair,' and 'LBJ's Midlife Crisis,' Lady Bird sheds new light on Mrs. Johnson's childhood, on her amazing acumen as a businesswoman, and on the central role she played in her husband's life and political career. A vital link to the Kennedys during LBJ's uneasy tenure as vice president and a voice of conscience on civil rights, Lady Bird is portrayed here as a political force, strikingly different from the somewhat minor figure depicted in previous works on LBJ. Especially fascinating today, in light of the enormous attention now focused on the private lives of our leaders, are the personal details about her marriage to a man whose extramarital affairs were widely discussed. In this intimate portrait, Russell shows us the private Lady Bird -- not only a passionate conservationist but a remarkable woman who greatly influenced her husband, his administration, and the country.

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ID: 309813

Title: I Am the Cheese

Author: Robert Cormier

Narrator: Jeff Woodman, John Randolph Jones

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:32:02

Language: English

Release date: 12-04-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Teen, Tough Topics

Summary:

In the back of Adam Farmer's mind he always knew there was something not quite right about his family. It was more than just the fact that his Dad seemed to be stoically going through the motions, or that his sad-eyed mother spent most of her time in her room. Somewhere in the recesses of Adam's memory he recalled a frantic journey in the middle of the night, hurried like criminals onto a bus, staring out the windows at some dark, malevolent thing none of them could see. Then one day Adam discovers his birth certificates-two of them-among his father's papers, and the first missing piece of the puzzle slides ominously into place. Award-winning author for young adults, Robert Cormier, creates tales that help young adults grow and find their places in society. Narrators Jeff Woodman and John Randolph Jones bring a boy's desperate search for the truth vividly to life.

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ID: 310367

Title: Until the Dawn

Author: Elizabeth Camden

Narrator: Stina Nielsen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:49:04

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Romance, Religion & Spirituality, Religious & Inspirational, Religious Fiction

Summary:

A volunteer for the newly established Weather Bureau, Sophie van Riijn needs access to the highest spot in her village to report the most accurate readings. Fascinated by Dierenpark, an abandoned mansion high atop a windswept cliff in the Hudson River Valley, Sophie knows no better option despite a lack of permission from the absent owners. The first Vandermark to return to the area in sixty years, Quentin intends to put an end to the shadowy rumors about the property that has brought nothing but trouble upon his family. Ready to tear down the mansion, he is furious to discover a local woman has been trespassing on his land. Instantly at odds, Quentin and Sophie find common ground when she is the only one who can reach his troubled son. There's a light within Sophie that Quentin has never known, and a small spark of the hope that left him years ago begins to grow. But when the secrets of Dierenpark and the Vandermark family history are no longer content to stay in the past, will tragedy triumph or can their tenuous hope prevail?

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ID: 249703

Title: Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero

Author: Kate Clifford Larson

Narrator: Pam Ward

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:28:08

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture

Summary:

Harriet Tubman is one of the giants of American historya fearless visionary who led scores of her fellow slaves to freedom and battled courageously behind enemy lines during the Civil War. And yet in the century since her death, next to nothing has been written about this extraordinary woman aside from juvenile biographies. The truth about Harriet Tubman has become lost inside a legend woven of racial and gender stereotypes. Now at last, in this long-overdue biography, historian Kate Clifford Larson gives Harriet Tubman the powerful, intimate, meticulously detailed life she deserves.

Drawing from a trove of new documents and sources as well extensive genealogical research, Larson reveals Tubman as a complex womanbrilliant, shrewd, deeply religious, and passionate in her pursuit of freedom. The descendant of the vibrant, matrilineal Asante people of the African Gold Coast, Tubman was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland but refused to spend her life in bondage. While still a young woman she embarked on a perilous journey of self-liberationand then, having won her own freedom, she returned again and again to liberate family and friends, tapping into the Underground Railroad.

Yet despite her success, her celebrity, and her close ties with Northern politicians and abolitionists, Tubman suffered crushing physical pain and emotional setbacks. Stripping away myths and misconceptions, Larson presents stunning new details about Tubmans accomplishments, personal life, and influence, including her relationship with Frederick Douglass, her involvement with John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry, and revelations about a young woman who may have been Tubmans daughter. Here too are Tubmans twilight years after the war, when she worked for womens rights and in support of her fellow blacks, and when racist politicians and suffragists marginalized her contribution.

Harriet Tubman, her life, and her work remain an inspiration to all who value freedom. Now, thanks to Larsons breathtaking biography, we can finally appreciate Tubman as a complete human beingan American hero, yes, but also a woman who loved, suffered, and sacrificed. Bound for the Promised Land is a magnificent work of biography, history, and truth telling.

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ID: 249884

Title: Home and Away: A World War II Christmas Story

Author: Dean Hughes

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:05:50

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Holidays

Summary:

A historical fiction novel told from the perspective of a son fighting on the battlefields of Europe during World War II and his mother, struggling with worry and uncertainty as she tries to maintain a normal, happy Christmas holiday

Norma Hayes has always tried to make Christmas special for her family, but 1944 will make that more difficult with money being tight and wartime rationing making everything hard to come by. Aware of his mothers hardships and the worry from having her eldest son at war, Normas second son, Dennis, is determined to buy his mother a special gift this Christmas: a lavender blue dress he hopes will bring her comfort.

Meanwhile, on a battlefield far from home in Holland, Normas soldier son catches a familiar scent of lavender, which briefly transports him back to the homefront and to the perfume scent his mother wore, giving him a short respite and reuniting the family once againif only in his imagination.

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ID: 313962

Title: Shadow's End

Author: Thea Harrison

Narrator: Sophie Eastlake

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:27:31

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Paranormal

Summary:

For Beluviel, consort to the Elven High Lord, and Graydon, gryphon and First Sentinel of the Wyr, even the slightest desire for each other is forbidden. But two hundred years ago, after a desperate play to save Beluviel's stepson left them indebted to the cruel Djinn Malphas, they found their fates inexorably linked together-and the hunger between them growing too strong to ignore . . .

Two centuries later, with their debt to Malphas coming due, Beluviel and Graydon realize that, if they are to stand any chance of saving their souls, they must once again work together-this time more closely than ever before. But every moment they spend with each other brings them nearer to losing something even more vital-their hearts.

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ID: 314029

Title: Rebel Bride

Author: Elizabeth Moss

Narrator: Carmen Rose

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:28:59

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Romantica

Summary:

Hugh Beaufort, favored courtier of King Henry VIII, likes his women quiet and biddable. But Susannah Tyrell is neither of these things. She is feisty, beautiful, opinionated, and brave. And Hugh is fascinated by her despite himself.

When Susannah pulls an outrageous stunt and finds herself lost in the wilds of England, Hugh must go to her rescue. Neither of them is prepared for the dangers that lie in wait. But most deadly of all is their forbidden desire for one another. Hugh has long held himself in check, but even his iron will has its limits as they remain alone together in the forest, far from the restraints of court . . .

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ID: 249840

Title: Star Beast

Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrator: Richard Powers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:51:44

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Space Opera

Summary:

A compelling coming-of-age adventure from legendary SF master and multiple New York Times bestseller Robert A. Heinlein

Lummox has been the pet of the Stuart family for generations. With eight legs, a thick hide, and increasingly large size, Lummox is nobodys idea of mans best friend. Nevertheless, John Stuart XI, descendant of the starman who originally brought Lummox back to Earth, loves him. But when Lummox eats a neighbors car and begins to grow again, the feds decide that enough is enough. John isnt about to let the authorities take his pet away, and with his best friend, Betty, he determines to save Lummoxeven if he must forever leave the life hes always known.

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ID: 249839

Title: Celebrating a Christ-Centered Christmas: Seven Traditions to Lead Us Closer to the Savior

Author: Emily Belle Freeman

Narrator: Pam Ward

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:35:12

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

Discover how each figure of the nativity can lead your family closer to Christ this Christmas season. Learn the tradition of the tinkling bell, whip up a batch of French cocoa, create a tender mercy tree, and find ways to make your gift-giving more meaningful as Celebrating a Christ-Centered Christmas guides you through seven meaningful traditions inspired by the nativity setting. These simple experiences will give you an opportunity to escape from the frantic busyness of the Christmas season to spend time reflecting on the Savior and the miracle of His birth.

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ID: 249833

Title: 13th Day of Christmas

Author: Jason F. Wright

Narrator: Dawn Harvey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:26:38

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Holidays

Summary:

From the New York Times bestselling author of Christmas Jars comes a powerful story of friendship and faith.

Marva Ferguson has a very personal Christmas tradition that happens the day after Christmas. As a widow, the tradition means more to her now than it ever did.

Her newest neighbor, nine-year-old Charlee, loves Christmas too. But her family has fallen on hard times, and things get worse when Charlee becomes critically ill.

Then, on December 12, Charlee makes a wonderful discovery. A mysterious note is delivered that promises twelve days of gifts and stories that will reveal the true story behind the beloved Christmas carol The Twelve Days of Christmas. As the days go by, the gifts seem to hint at a possible lost lyric. Was there once a thirteenth day of Christmas? And if so, could its magic changeor savea life?

If Marva knows something about the letters from the Elves, shes not telling. However, you dont live to be as old as Marva Ferguson and not have a secret or twoincluding a whole lot of faithin your apron pocket.

Filled with laughter, tenderness, and hope, The 13th Day of Christmas invites us to see how an old Christmas favorite can turn into a true Christmas miracle.

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