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ID: 233477

Title: Colossus

Author: Colin Falconer

Narrator: Neil Shah

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:20:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:

A researcher with an eye for exotic history, bestselling novelist Colin Falconer commands an international audience. Here aspiring captain Gajendra and the massive war elephant Colossus make a meteoric rise to prominence in Alexander the Great's army. But as Alexander's forces approach the gates of Rome, Gajendra is tempted to betray all he holds dear to seize his most coveted prize.

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ID: 233914

Title: Losing the Signal: The Untold Story behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry

Author: Jacquie McNish, Sean Silcoff

Narrator: William Hughes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:31:18

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: History, World, Science & Technology, Technology & Engineering

Summary:

In 2009 BlackBerry controlled half of the smartphone market. Today that number is 1 percent. What went so wrong?

Losing the Signal is a riveting story of a company that toppled global giants before succumbing to the ruthlessly competitive forces of Silicon Valley. This is not a conventional tale of modern business failure by fraud and greed. The rise and fall of BlackBerry reveals the dangerous speed at which innovators race along the information superhighway.

With unprecedented access to key players, senior executives, directors, and competitors, Losing the Signal unveils the remarkable rise of a company that started above a bagel shop in Ontario. At the heart of the story is an unlikely partnership between a visionary engineer, Mike Lazaridis, and an abrasive Harvard Business School grad, Jim Balsillie. Together they engineered a pioneering pocket email device that became the tool of choice for presidents and CEOs. The partnership enjoyed only a brief moment on top of the world, however. At the very moment BlackBerry was ranked the worlds fastest-growing company, internal feuds and chaotic growth crippled the company as it faced its gravest test: Apple and Googles entry into mobile phones.

Expertly told by acclaimed journalists Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff, this is an entertaining, whirlwind narrative that goes behind the scenes to reveal one of the most compelling business stories of the new century.

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ID: 234010

Title: Handful of Stars

Author: Cynthia Lord

Narrator: Maria Cabezas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:46:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Kids, General

Summary:

Set during a harvesting season among the blueberry barrens of coastal Maine, a small-town veteran, Lily, and Salma, a Hispanic migrant worker forge an unexpected friendship which leaves them both forever changed.

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ID: 234457

Title: Hope Burns

Author: Jaci Burton

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:04:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-15

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

Molly Burnett dreads returning to her hometown of Hope for her sister's wedding, especially knowing she'll have to endure a weekend with the one man she never wants to see again. It's only a couple of days, so Molly will try to forget her painful past with high school sweetheart Carter Richards. Because despite the bitter memories, she still can't forget what they once meant to each other.

But when Molly is forced to extend her stay, Carter sees this as his second chance to do things right, to start over again with the only woman he's ever loved. This time, he isn't going to let Molly run. Together they're going to confront the past and put it behind them, and hope for a future as bright as the flame that still burns hot between them.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 233695

Title: Oscar and Lucinda

Author: Peter Carey

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20:33:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:

Oscar Hopkins is a high-strung preacher's kid with hydrophobia and noisy knees. Lucinda Leplastrier is a frizzy-haired heiress who impulsively buys a glass factory with the inheritance forced on her by a well-intentioned adviser. In the early parts of this lushly written book, author Peter Carey renders the seminal turning points in his protagonists' childhoods as exquisite 19th-century set pieces. Young Oscar, denied the heavenly fruit of a Christmas pudding by his cruelly stern father, forever renounces his father's religion in favor of the Anglican Church. 'Dear God,' Oscar prays, 'if it be Thy will that Thy people eat pudding, smite him!' Lucinda's childhood trauma involves a beautiful doll bought by her struggling mother with savings from the jam jar; in a misguided attempt to tame the doll's unruly curls, young Lucinda mutilates her treasure beyond repair. Neither of these coming-of-age stories quite explains how the grownup Oscar and Lucinda each develop a guilty passion for gambling. Oscar plays the horses while at school, and Lucinda, now an orphaned heiress, finds comfort in a game of cards with an odd collection of acquaintances. When the two finally meet, on board a ship bound for New South Wales, they are bound by their affinity for risk, their loneliness, and their awkwardly blossoming (but unexpressed) mutual affection. Their final high-stakes folly--transporting a crystal palace of a church across (literally) godforsaken terrain--strains plausibility, and events turn ghastly as Oscar plays out his bid for Lucinda's heart. Yet even the unconvincing plot turns are made up for by Carey's rich prose and the tale's unpredictable outcome. Although love proves to be the ultimate gamble for Oscar and Lucinda, the story never strays too far from the terrible possibility that even the most thunderstruck lovers can remain isolated in parallel lives.

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ID: 256016

Title: Good Day to Kill

Author: Dusty Richards

Narrator: Brian Hutchison

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:40:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Western

Summary:

'Dusty takes readers into the real west at full gallop.' --New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas In the thrilling new saga from Western Heritage and Spur award-winning author Dusty Richards, Chet Byrnes stands his ground--with his courage, guns, and blood. For Chet Byrnes, building a ranching empire means adding new land, hiring good men, finding water and trying new breeds of cattle. But outlaws and Tuscon's idle rich want to take it all away--and Arizona just may be too lawless to stop it. So while the Byrnes family expands its reach, Chet must do his job hunting down outlaws on either side of the border. Chet's cowboys prove to be tireless fighters, going up against former Mexican military men, a powerful family with bad in their blood. Then Chet takes on the most dangerous risk of all: a bloody, all-out shooting war--with everything to lose, and one last enemy to kill... 'Dusty Richards writes. . .with the flavor of the real West.' --Elmer Kelton

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ID: 228519

Title: Scarlet Pimpernel

Author: Baroness Orczy

Narrator: Michael Page

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:16:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-15

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

Perhaps the most famous alias of all time, The Scarlet Pimpernel hides the identity of a British nobleman who, masked by various disguises, leads a band of young men to undermine the Reign of Terror after the French Revolution.The Scarlet Pimpernel makes daring raid after daring raid into the heart of France to save aristocrats condemned to the guillotine. At each rescue, he leaves his calling card: a small, blood-red flower—a pimpernel—mocking the power of Robespierre and his Committee of Public Safety.Having been told that his own wife was an informer who delivered an aristocrat into the hands of the Committee, the Scarlet Pimpernel must keep his identity and work a secret while he struggles against the love he feels for her. Until the day her own brother is taken prisoner.…This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

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ID: 292351

Title: Fatal Waltz

Author: Tasha Alexander

Narrator: Charlotte Anne Dore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:36:55

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-15

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Fiction, Detective Stories

Summary:

At her friend Ivy's behest, Lady Emily Ashton reluctantly agrees to attend a party at the sprawling English country estate of a man she finds odious. But the despised Lord Fortescue is not to be her greatest problem. Kristiana von Lange, an Austrian countess once linked romantically with Emily's fiance, the debonair Colin Hargreaves, is a guest also. And a tedious evening turns deadly when their host is found murdered, and his protege, Robert Brandon-Ivy's husband-is arrested for the crime.

Determined to right a terrible wrong, Emily embarks on a quest that will lead her from London's glittering ballrooms to Vienna's sordid backstreets-and into a game of wits with a notorious anarchist. But putting Colin in deadly peril may be the price for exonerating Robert-forcing the intrepid Emily to bargain with her nemesis, the Countess von Lange, for the life of her fiance.

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ID: 232956

Title: Playboy Prince

Author: Nora Roberts

Narrator: Susan Ericksen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:49:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-15

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

#1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a timeless story of happily ever after. When it comes to women, Prince Bennett has always enjoyed a challenge. So after meeting the quiet and beautiful Lady Hannah Rothchild, the dashing playboy cannot rest until he breaks through her careful reserve. Love had always been a game to Bennett, but with this elusive, mysterious woman, he discovers his heart is on the line, and he's playing for keeps.…

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ID: 232961

Title: Flirting with Felicity

Author: Gerri Russell

Narrator: Kate Rudd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:10:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-15

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Contemporary Women

Summary:

Felicity Wright never expected to inherit the hotel where she works as head chef. But now, she’ll do anything to keep the Bancroft Hotel operating—even if that means mixing it up with the late owner’s handsome nephew, Blake Bancroft. He’s here to challenge her unexpected inheritance of the Bancroft Hotel, and there’s no way either of them are walking away without a fight.

When his uncle wills away his family’s oldest property, Blake Bancroft cooks up a plan to get it back. To check out his competition, he’ll need to check in. Too bad his first encounter with Felicity proves to be anything but smooth. As their battle over ownership begins, things begin to heat up between them—and not just in the kitchen. Their attraction may be a recipe for disaster. Yet with the right ingredients, it could turn into a recipe for love…

In her debut contemporary romance, award-winning historical romance author Gerri Russell whips up a sweet, passionate, and unforgettably delectable story.

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