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ID: 218517

Title: On Immunity

Author: Eula Biss

Narrator: Tamara Marston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:25:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-30-14

Publisher: HighBridge Company

Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science

Summary:

Upon becoming a new mother, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear-fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what is in your child's air, food, mattress, medicine, and vaccines. She finds that you cannot immunize your child, or yourself, from the world.In this bold, fascinating book, Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding our conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. As she hears more and more fears about vaccines, Biss researches what they mean for her own child, her immediate community, America, and the world, both historically and in the present moment. She extends a conversation with other mothers to meditations on Voltaire's Candide, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Susan Sontag's AIDS and Its Metaphors, and beyond. On Immunity is a moving account of how we are all interconnected-our bodies and our fates.

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ID: 220999

Title: Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History

Author: Rhonda Garelick

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:40:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-30-14

Publisher: HighBridge Company

Genres: Business & Economics, Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Arts & Entertainment, Business Development, Architecture & Design

Summary:

Little black dresses. Fake pearls. Jersey knit. Blazers. Ballet flats. Today-and for nearly the last hundred years-we all see some version of Gabrielle Coco Chanel every time we pass a woman on the street. But few among us realize that Chanel's role in the events of the twentieth century was as pervasive as her influence on fashion, or how deeply she absorbed and then brilliantly reimagined the historical currents around her. Here, with unprecedented detail and ambition-and through fascinating, thoroughly researched portraits of Chanel's lovers and friends-Rhonda Garelick shows us the Chanel who conquered the world: a woman who thirsted to create others in her image, who ruthlessly and innovatively borrowed from her famous (and infamous) intimates, who understood the idea of branding and image well ahead of her time, who created wearable personality. This is Chanel at the nexus of history: a woman of daring, passion, and legendary vision, in a wonderful biography that gives her long-awaited due.

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ID: 486327

Título: Gustavo Cisneros - Un Empresario Global

Autor: Pablo Bachelet

Narrador: Enrique Hoffman

Formato: Abridged

Duración: 04:38:41

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 09-25-14

Editor: Fonolibro Inc.

Categorías: Self Development, Health & Wellness

Resumen:

Gustavo Cisneros, uno de los principales empresarios globales, forma parte de una dinastía de empresarios iniciada por su padre, Diego Cisneros, en la segunda generación no sólo mantiene si no supera los logros de la primera. Gustavo Cisneros consigue convertir un importante y saneado negocio venezolano en un jugador dentro del mercado global, propio de la época que le ha tocado vivir. Pablo Bachelet relata de una forma amena, y no especializada, el entramado de un negocio de muchas cabezas que, conforme se van haciendo mas grande, también se hace mucho mas complejo. Uno siente que se está en la junta directiva de la organización, Volando con Cisneros a Miami, Nueva York o Madrid, e incluso vive en carne propia y casi en tiempo real, el vértigo de negociaciones complejas y, sobre todo, arriesgadas.

El autor presenta a Gustavo Cisneros en toda su complejidad, con sus triunfos y fracasos. En este sentido, las experiencias de Galerías Preciados o, mucho después, el intento de crear una única plataforma de satélite para toda Latinoamérica con Murdoch, Azcárraga, y Marinho son fascinantes como el éxito de CADA, Venevisión, Univisión o la operación ultra secreta para convertir la Organización Cisneros en el Franquiciador de Coca-Cola en Venezuela.

Gustavo Cisneros, "El adelantado", según lo defina Carlos Fuentes en su prologo, es una historia de riesgos premiados. También de errores admitidos. Es una historia de oportunos cambios de velocidad. Del negocio de consumo perecedero, Cisneros pasa al negocio de las telecomunicaciones. De la generación de flujo de caja, a la generación de valor. Y siempre, antes del siguiente paso, la consolidación interna. La saga empresarial de Cisneros ¿ digna de ser descrita por un Balzac o un Dreisner, y comparable a los Fugger renacentistas ¿ posee, como toda vida (y vida, sobre todo, de acción) luces y sombras, derrotas y victorias, detalladamente descritas en este audiolibro.

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ID: 218394

Title: High Divide

Author: Lin Enger

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:43:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-23-14

Publisher: HighBridge Company

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Western, Sagas

Summary:

In 1886, Gretta Pope wakes one morning to discover that her husband is gone. Ulysses Pope has left his family behind on the far edge of Minnesota's western prairie, with only the briefest of notes and no explanation for why he left or where he's headed. It doesn't take long for Gretta's young sons, Eli and Danny, to set off after him, following the scant clues they can find, jumping trains to get where they need to go, and ending up in the rugged badlands of Montana.Short on money and beleaguered by a treacherous landlord, Gretta has no choice but to seek out her sons and her husband as well, leading her to the doorstep of a woman who seems intent on making Ulysses her own. While out in the Western wilderness, the boys find that the closer they come to Ulysses's trail, the greater the perils that confront them-until each is faced with a choice about whom they will defend, and who they will become. Enger's breathtaking portrait of the vast plains land- scape is matched by the rich expanse of his characters' emotional terrain, as pivotal historical events-the bloody turmoil of expansionism, the near total demise of the bison herds, and the subjugation of the Plains Indians-blend seamlessly with the intimate story of a family's sacrifice and devotion.

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ID: 218516

Title: Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World

Author: Adrienne Mayor

Narrator: Fran Tunno

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:44:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-16-14

Publisher: HighBridge Company

Genres: History, Ancient Civilizations

Summary:

Amazons-fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world-were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general Pompey tangled with Amazons.But just who were these bold barbarian archers on horseback who gloried in fighting, hunting, and sexual freedom? Were Amazons real? In this deeply researched and wide-ranging audiobook, National Book Award finalist Adrienne Mayor presents the first comprehensive account of warrior women in myth and history across the ancient world, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Great Wall of China.Combining classical myth and art, nomad traditions, and scientific archaeology, she reveals surprising details and original insights about the lives and legends of the women known as Amazons.

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ID: 217931

Title: Witch's Boy

Author: Kelly Barnhill

Narrator: Ralph Lister

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:01:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-16-14

Publisher: HighBridge Company

Genres: Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Summary:

When Ned and his identical twin brother tumble from their raft into a raging, bewitched river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convinced the wrong boy lived. Sure enough, Ned grows up weak and slow, and stays as much as possible within the safe boundaries of his family's cottage and yard. But when a Bandit King comes to steal the magic that Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, it's Ned who safeguards the magic and summons the strength to protect his family and community.In the meantime, in another kingdom across the forest that borders Ned's village, lives the resourceful and pragmatic daughter of the Bandit King, who is haunted by her mother's last words to her: “The wrong boy will save your life and you will save his.” When Aine's and Ned's paths inevitably cross, they must learn to trust each other and make their way through the woods together to return the magic to its resting place and stop a war that is about to boil over.

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ID: 247591

Title: Fear of the Dark

Author: Eric Dalen

Narrator: Maynard Villers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:14:55

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-14

Publisher: Books in Motion

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

Where do you go when you\\'ve gone too far? That\\'s the question Neil Van Ness faces as his carefully constructed life unravels before his eyes. The first blow comes with the discovery of his wife\\'s affair, betraying and devastating both a friendship and a marriage. The second comes from a news report on TV when Neil learns he\\'s the target of a nationwide manhunt by the FBI for the murder of his parents 15 years ago - a crime he didn\\'t commit. It\\'s not only the FBI who\\'s pursuing Neil, so is a sadistic killer with an agenda and a secret, a murderer who\\'s using every possible resource within the FBI to track down the only man who knows the truth.

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ID: 248449

Title: Lady of Quality

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Narrator: Laurie Klein

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:01:40

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-14

Publisher: Books in Motion

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

Set in 17th century England, this marvelous tale is about Mistress Clorinda, a tempestuous stable brat born out of wedlock. It's a story of rebellion, dark secrets and great love. At a young age Mistress Clorinda inspires her father, Sir Jeoffry Wildairs to publicly acknowledge her. She grows to be a strong, defiant, aggressive woman of great beauty, who triumphs over all. She survives her mother's attempt to murder her, her nurses neglect, and her own checkered past, to become, at last, a lady of quality.

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ID: 218354

Title: So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures

Author: Maureen Corrigan

Narrator: Maureen Corrigan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:30:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-09-14

Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticism

Summary:

The 'Fresh Air' book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby -- 'The Great American Novel we all think we've read, but really haven't.'

Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who died believing himself a failure, it's now a revered classic and a rite of passage in the reading lives of millions. But how well do we really know The Great Gatsby? As Maureen Corrigan, Gatsby lover extraordinaire, points out, while Fitzgerald's masterpiece may be one of the most popular novels in America, many of us first read it when we were too young to fully comprehend its power.

Offering a fresh perspective on what makes Gatsby great -- and utterly unusual -- So We Read On takes us into archives, high school classrooms, and even out onto the Long Island Sound to explore the novel's hidden depths, a journey whose revelations include Gatsby 's surprising debt to hard-boiled crime fiction, its rocky path to recognition as a 'classic,' and its profound commentaries on the national themes of race, class, and gender.

With rigor, wit, and infectious enthusiasm, Corrigan inspires us to re-experience the greatness of Gatsby and cuts to the heart of why we are, as a culture, 'borne back ceaselessly' into its thrall. Along the way, she spins a new and fascinating story of her own.

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ID: 218515

Title: NPR Laughter Therapy: Funny for a Living

Author: NPR

Narrator: Ophira Eisenberg

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:10:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-09-14

Publisher: HighBridge Company

Genres: Comedy, Essays & Memoirs

Summary:

This extended session of Laughter Therapy explores the history of all things funny, presenting a cornucopia of comedy from the pioneers of vaudeville and the silent film era, to the wildly creative innovators that transformed television in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, to the modern practitioners that continue to bend the boundaries of comedy today. Chronically serious? Prepare to be cured by this collection of revealing profiles and interviews with some of the funniest personalities ever.FeaturingCharlie ChaplinBuster KeatonGroucho MarxSid CaesarErnie KovacsBob and RayImogene CocaMel BrooksCarl ReinerBob NewhartJonathan WintersBill CosbyPhyllis DillerJoan RiversJerry SeinfeldConan O'BrienAmy PoehlerMargaret ChoJim GaffiganSarah Silverman

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