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ID: 778462

Title: Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan

Author: Alex Pappademas, Joan Lemay

Narrator: Michael Butler Murray

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:51:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Art & Music

Summary:

Steely Dan's songs are exercises in fictional world-building. No one else in the classic-rock canon has conjured a more vivid cast of rogues and heroes, creeps and schmucks, lovers and dreamers and cold-blooded operators—or imbued their characters with so much humanity.

Pulling from history, lived experience, pulp fiction, the lore of the counterculture, and their own darkly comic imaginations, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker summoned protagonists who seemed like fully formed people with complicated pasts, scars they don't talk about, delusions and desires and memories they can't shake. Every name is a locked-room mystery, beguiling listeners and earning the band an exceptionally passionate and growing cult fandom.

Quantum Criminals presents the world of Steely Dan as it has never been seen, much less heard. Artist Joan LeMay has crafted lively, color-saturated images of her favorite characters from the Daniverse to accompany writer Alex Pappademas's explorations of the famous and obscure songs that inspired each painting, in short essays full of cultural context, wild speculation, inspired dot-connecting, and the occasional conspiracy theory. All of it is refracted through the perspectives of the characters, making for a musical companion unlike any other. Quantum Criminals is a singular celebration of Steely Dan's musical cosmos.

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ID: 768819

Title: Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis

Author: Jon Waterman

Narrator: Jon Waterman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:46:08

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-24

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, History & Culture

Summary:

An award-winning author and photographer returns to the Arctic to document the effects of climate change.

Forty years ago, the park ranger Jon Waterman took his first journey into the Alaskan Arctic, to the Noatak headwaters. He was astonished by the abundant wildlife, the strange landscape, and its otherworldly light—how the “frequent rain showers glow like lemonade poured out of the sky.” Taken with a new sense of wonder, he began to explore the North on several trips in the 1980s. 

After a 30-year absence from the Noatak, he returned with his son in 2021. Amid a now-flooded river missing the once-plentiful caribou, he was shocked and heartbroken by the changes. The following year, in 2022, he took one final journey “into the thaw” to document—for this lushly illustrated and scholarly book—the environmental and cultural changes wrought by the climate crisis. 

A widely published author and photographer, Waterman’s narrative alternates between adventure and wilderness memoir and plainly stated natural history of the area. Chased by bears, sometimes alone for weeks on end amid hordes of mosquitoes, he notes the extraordinary changes from 1983 until the present day: brush grown over the tundra in a phenomenon called Greening of the Arctic, tear-drop-shaped landslide thaw slumps—a.k.a. thermokarsts—caused by thawing permafrost, and an increasing loss of sea ice as he travels along the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. The author also spends time with the kindhearted, welcoming Inuit or Inupiat most affected by the Arctic crisis, who share how their age-old culture has attempted to cope with “the thaw.” Stricken by the change, Waterman paints an intimate portrait of both the villages and the little-visited landscape, because “it’s high time that we truly understand the Arctic.” He writes, “Lest we forget what it once was.”

Through his quest for wonder—in prose illuminated by humility and humor—Waterman shows how the Arctic can confer grace on those who pass through. Despite the unfolding crisis, as a narrative of hope, at the book’s end he suggests actions we can all take to slow the thaw and preserve what is left of this remarkable, vast frontier.

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains stunning photographs from the book.

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ID: 771329

Title: Find Her

Author: Ginger Reno

Narrator: Amy Hall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:52:24

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-24

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family, Mystery & Fantasy

Summary:

Five years, three months, and twelve days.

That’s how long Wren’s mother has been missing.

In dreams, Wren can see her again: her eyes, her hair, her smile. She can even hear her laugh. Her mother, one of hundreds of Native Americans considered missing or murdered in Oklahoma. Sometimes it seems like Wren and her grandmother are the only people still looking. Even more frustrating, Wren's overprotective father won't talk about it.

Wren refuses to give up, though. And an opportunity to find lost pets seems like a real way to hone her detective skills. But everything changes when one of the missing pets is found badly hurt. Soon, there are others.

With help from an unlikely friend, Wren vows to unmask whoever is behind the animal abuse. If she can do this, maybe she can do the same for her mother's case. She'll just have to keep it secret from her father who will certainly put an end to all her sleuthing if he finds out.

Find Her explores the crisis of missing Indigenous women from the perspective of a sensitive young Cherokee girl who yearns to find her mother, while also navigating a chilling town mystery, a new friendship, and a family in need of healing.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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ID: 811863

Title: Heiress Masquerade

Author: Maddison Michaels

Narrator: Heather Wilds

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:00:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Historical Romance

Summary:

Bridgerton gets a taste of The Princess Switch in this irrepressibly charming historical romance.

New York heiress Aimee Thornton-Jones knows her mother's plans—to ship Aimee to England and marry her off to an eligible, titled lord. Only Aimee has no interest in becoming another 'dollar princess.' Instead, she concocts a daring plan: to swap places with her fair (but poor) cousin for six weeks as a trainee at her father's company and prove she's just as valuable as any son. There's just the small matter of her father's too-perfect protégé, who she's certain is endangering the entire business.

Harrison Stone doesn't know what to make of the determined young woman in his employ. She's vexingly irksome, reckless with her safety, and riles him at every turn. Each day, he's torn between shipping her home . . . or thoroughly kissing her pert mouth. But Harrison—who loathes a charlatan—is certain she's hiding something. And with the company under threat of sabotage, he's resolved to find out exactly who this young lady is.

But in this masquerade of secrets, all it will take is one illicit kiss to ignite the spark and bring them—unknowingly—to the edge of disaster . . .

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 771512

Title: Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion

Author: Allie Beth Stuckey

Narrator: Allie Beth Stuckey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:09:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-24

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Politics, Current Affairs, Christianity, Religious Studies

Summary:

A sharp Christian voice makes a bold argument: when politics are driven by empathy rather than truth, innocent people pay the price.

We are told that empathy is the highest virtue—the key to being a good person. Is that true? Or has “empathy,” like so many other words of our day— “tolerance,” “justice,” “acceptance”—been hijacked by bad actors who exploit compassion for their own political ends? 

In Toxic Empathy, Allie Beth Stuckey argues that empathy has become a tool of manipulation by left-wing activists who bully people into believing that they must adopt progressive positions to be loving. She explores the five most heated issues through which toxic empathy is deployed: abortion, gender, sexuality, immigration, and social justice. Progressives use catchy mantras to present their perspective as empathetic, like “abortion is healthcare,” “love is love,” or “no human being is illegal,” but in each case, they ignore the other side of the moral equation. For example, abortion is presented as compassionate for the woman, but what about the human life the procedure kills?

This book isn’t about killing empathy; it’s about submitting our empathy to God’s definitions of love, goodness, and justice. Stuckey exposes the logical pitfalls and moral consequences of toxic empathy, equipping Christians with research-backed, Biblical truths to dismantle the progressive lies that have permeated our culture— and our church.

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ID: 813450

Title: Death of Fury

Author: Jacob Alan Richmond

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:00:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-24

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Espionage

Summary:

A bold Russian aggression. A staggering breakthrough in artificial intelligence. An otherworldly existential threat. Its a rare fight thats too big for war hero-turned-senator Percy Mackenzie, whose ambitions have rendered him alone. Now he must play his part and hope the people hes left behind will do the rest.

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ID: 802257

Title: Chasing the Black Eagle

Author: Bruce Geddes

Narrator: Mirron Willis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:15:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Action & Adventure, Noir, Black Literature

Summary:

After detainment by the Bureau of Investigation, Arthur Tormes is forced to spy on Hubert Julian. For thirteen years he follows Julian—a parachutist, pilot, and possible seditious threat to the United States. To win his freedom, Arthur must stay close to Julian, from New York City to Ethiopia, often at great personal sacrifice.

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ID: 813736

Title: Green Island: A Novel

Author: Shawna Yang Ryan

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:00:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-24

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Asian American Literature, Sagas

Summary:

“Shawna Yang Ryan’s propulsive storytelling carries us through a bloody time in Taiwanese history, its implications still reverberating today. The story is haunted by questions about whether Taiwan is a part of China or its own country, what the costs are of standing up for one’s beliefs and by the choices made by one father and his daughter. Green Island is a tough, unsentimental and moving novel that is a memorial not only to the heroes, but also to the survivors.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer

A stunning story of love, betrayal, and family, set against the backdrop of a changing Taiwan over the course of the twentieth century.

February 28, 1947: Trapped inside the family home amid an uprising that has rocked Taipei, Dr. Tsai delivers his youngest daughter, the unnamed narrator of Green Island, just after midnight as the city is plunged into martial law. In the following weeks, as the Chinese Nationalists act to crush the opposition, Dr. Tsai becomes one of the many thousands of people dragged away from their families and thrown into prison. His return, after more than a decade, is marked by alienation from his loved ones and paranoia among his community—conflicts that loom over the growing bond he forms with his youngest daughter. Years later, this troubled past follows her to the United States, where, as a mother and a wife, she too is forced to decide between what is right and what might save her family—the same choice she witnessed her father make many years before.  

As the novel sweeps across six decades and two continents, the life of the narrator shadows the course of Taiwan’s history from the end of Japanese colonial rule to the decades under martial law and, finally, to Taiwan’s transformation into a democracy. But, above all, Green Island is a lush and lyrical story of a family and a nation grappling with the nuances of complicity and survival, raising the question: how far would you be willing to go for the ones you love?

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ID: 777407

Title: Cats of the World

Author: Andrew Marttila, Hannah Shaw

Narrator: Hannah Shaw

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:00:40

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-24

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Travel Tips

Summary:

Hannah “Kitten Lady” Shaw and professional cat photographer Andrew Marttila journey to thirty countries to bring you hundreds of photos and stories of cats from every corner of the world.

Wife and husband team Hannah Shaw and Andrew Marttila have made cats their lives' work: they rescue and rehabilitate neonatal kittens, educate the public on cat and kitten care, and capture our feline friends' unique personalities through writing and photography.

Now, in the project of their dreams, they've taken their passion for cats global. In Cats of the World, Shaw and Marttila travel across thirty countries to explore feline welfare and cat culture around the globe, documenting their travels with stunning photos and stories from each location.

Journey to England's charming pubs and candle-lit cathedrals, Chile’s vibrant produce markets and colorful hillsides, Türkiye’s spice bazaars and ancient ruins, South Africa's bustling streets and lush mountains, and so many places in between with Shaw and Marttila as they learn from cats—and the people who love them most—that compassion is truly a universal language.

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of over 100 photos of the cats featured in the book.

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ID: 802198

Title: Come Break My Heart Again

Author: C.W. Farnsworth

Narrator: John Lane, Meg Sylvan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:30:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-24

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, New Adult, Sports

Summary:

The first time Ryder James broke my heart, I was fifteen and fearless. The second time he broke my heart, I was eighteen and jaded.

Both times, I fell for him effortlessly. Falling is easy. Our landings are hard. Painful.

We were a sad song with a slow melody. Flowers with paper petals. Hidden letters with visible tears. A beautiful tragedy.

Except tragedies have endings. Our story just . . . stopped.

Seven years later, I still have more questions than answers. Questions I'm too proud to ask after almost a decade of silence. Answers he refuses to share, no matter how much time we're forced to spend together.

Everything's changed . . . except how I feel about him. And the recurring moments when I'm certain Ryder hasn't forgotten our past either.

Can you forget your first? Or are they destined to keep breaking your heart . . . over and over again?

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