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ID: 602782

Title: World and All That It Holds

Author: Aleksandar Hemon

Narrator: Aleksandar Mikic

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:53:51

Language: English

Release date: 01-24-23

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Canada

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ+

Summary:

From literary powerhouse Aleksandar Hemon, author of The Lazarus Project, comes a big, brilliant, sweeping novel of love, memory, and history-in-the-making.

As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo on a sunny June day in 1914, Rafael Pinto is busy crushing herbs and grinding tablets behind the counter at the pharmacy he inherited from his estimable father. It’s not quite the life he had expected during his poetry -filled student days in sophisticated, libertine Vienna—but it’s nothing a dash of laudanum from the high shelf, a summer stroll, and idle fantasies about passersby can’t help.

And then the world explodes. War devours all that they have known, and the only thing Pinto has to live for are the attentions and affection of Osman, a fellow soldier, a man of action to complement Pinto’s introspective, poetic soul; a dapper, charismatic storyteller; Pinto’s protector and his lover.

Together, Pinto and Osman will escape the trenches, survive near-certain death and imprisonment, tangle with spies and Bolsheviks. Over mountains and across deserts, from one world to another, it is Pinto’s love for Osman—with the occasional opiatic interlude—that keeps him going.

The World and All That It Holds—in all its hilarious, heartbreaking, erotic, whimsical, philosophical glory—showcases Hemon’s celebrated talent at its pinnacle and cements him as one of the boldest voices of our time.

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ID: 651079

Title: Three Roads Back: How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives

Author: Robert D. Richardson

Narrator: William Hope

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:34:19

Language: English

Release date: 01-24-23

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Literary, Psychology

Summary:

This audiobook narrated by William Hope examines how Emerson, Thoreau, and William James forged resilience from devastating loss and changed the course of American thought

In Three Roads Back, Robert Richardson, the author of magisterial biographies of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and William James, tells the connected stories of how these foundational American writers and thinkers dealt with personal tragedies early in their careers. For Emerson, it was the death of his young wife and, eleven years later, his five-year-old son; for Thoreau, it was the death of his brother; and for James, it was the death of his beloved cousin Minnie Temple. Filled with rich biographical detail and unforgettable passages from the journals and letters of Emerson, Thoreau, and James, these vivid and moving stories of loss and hard-fought resilience show how the writers responses to these deaths helped spur them on to their greatest work, influencing the birth and course of American literature and philosophy.

In reaction to his traumatic loss, Emerson lost his Unitarian faith and found solace in nature. Thoreau, too, leaned on nature and its regenerative power, discovering that death is the law of new life, an insight that would find expression in Walden. And James, following a period of panic and despair, experienced a redemptive conversion and new ideas that would drive his work as a psychologist and philosopher. As Richardson shows, all three emerged from their grief with a new way of seeing, one shaped by a belief in what Emerson called the deep remedial force that underlies all facts.

An inspiring book about resilience and the new growth and creativity that can stem from devastating loss, Three Roads Back is also an extraordinary account of the hidden wellsprings of American thought.

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ID: 649664

Title: Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire

Author: Judith Herrin

Narrator: Phyllida Nash

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:14:40

Language: English

Release date: 01-24-23

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Genres: History, Ancient Civilizations

Summary:

A classic book now available on audio

With narration by Phyllida Nash, who gives a captivating account of the legendary empire that made the modern Western world possible

Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticismgold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millenniumlong history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantiumwhat it was, and what special significance it holds for us today.

Bringing the latest scholarship to a general audience in accessible prose, Herrin focuses each short chapter around a representative theme, event, monument, or historical figure, and examines it within the full sweep of Byzantine historyfrom the foundation of Constantinople, the magnificent capital city built by Constantine the Great, to its capture by the Ottoman Turks.

She argues that Byzantium's crucial role as the eastern defender of Christendom against Muslim expansion during the early Middle Ages made Europeand the modern Western worldpossible. Herrin captivates us with her discussions of all facets of Byzantine culture and society. She walks us through the complex ceremonies of the imperial court. She describes the transcendent beauty and power of the church of Hagia Sophia, as well as chariot races, monastic spirituality, diplomacy, and literature. She reveals the fascinating worlds of military usurpers and ascetics, eunuchs and courtesans, and artisans who fashioned the silks, icons, ivories, and mosaics so readily associated with Byzantine art.

An innovative history written by one of our foremost scholars, Byzantium reveals this great civilization's rise to military and cultural supremacy, its spectacular destruction by the Fourth Crusade, and its revival and final conquest in 1453.

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ID: 646645

Title: Girls Just Wanna Have Funds: A Feminist's Guide to Investing

Author: Anna-Sophie Hartvigsen, Camilla Falkenberg, Emma Due Bitz

Narrator: Charlotte Gosling

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:41:11

Language: English

Release date: 01-17-23

Publisher: DK Audio

Genres: Business & Economics, Personal Finance

Summary:

Start your journey to financial success with Female Invest's bootcamp for safe, smart, and sustainable investing.

Are you one of the 68% of women worldwide earning less than a man doing exactly the same job? Then you need to make your money work harder, starting now. The trio of founders behind the global movement Female Invest bring you an empowering guide with a straight-talking message: you don't have to be an expert or a millionaire to make money. Simply equip yourself with easy-to-follow golden rules and tools to find your confidence and open up a whole new world of opportunities. Whether you want to master the art of setting realistic goals, demystify jargon and markets, gain independence, or finally get excited about your financial future, find all the answers you need and more with this comprehensive guide.

© 2022 Camilla Falkenberg, Emma Due Bitz; Anna-Sophie Hartvigsen © 2023 DK Audio

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ID: 653787

Title: Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present

Author: Christopher I. Beckwith

Narrator: Jim Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:46:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-17-23

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Genres: History, Europe, Asia

Summary:

A classic book now available on audio

With narration by Jim Lee, who tells the epic story of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires

The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. Christopher Beckwith describes the rise and fall of the great Central Eurasian empires, including those of the Scythians, Attila the Hun, the Turks and Tibetans, and Genghis Khan and the Mongols. In addition, he explains why the heartland of Central Eurasia led the world economically, scientifically, and artistically for many centuries despite invasions by Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Chinese, and others. In retelling the story of the Old World from the perspective of Central Eurasia, Beckwith provides a new understanding of the internal and external dynamics of the Central Eurasian states and shows how their people repeatedly revolutionized Eurasian civilization.

Beckwith recounts the Indo-Europeans' migration out of Central Eurasia, their mixture with local peoples, and the resulting development of the Graeco-Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations; he details the basis for the thriving economy of premodern Central Eurasia, the economy's disintegration following the region's partition by the Chinese and Russians in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the damaging of Central Eurasian culture by Modernism; and he discusses the significance for world history of the partial reemergence of Central Eurasian nations after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Empires of the Silk Road places Central Eurasia within a world historical framework and demonstrates why the region is central to understanding the history of civilization.

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ID: 679704

Title: Adventurous Women Throughout History: Women In History That Other Women Should Read About

Author: Christine Bennet

Narrator: Ashlinn Romagnoli

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:34:13

Language: English

Release date: 01-14-23

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Biography & Memoir, World, History & Culture, Women

Summary:

A journalist feigning insanity.A trip into a womens lunatic asylum.Could she survive the inhumane treatment and expose the twisted system?

Adventurous Women Throughout History is full of examples of remarkable women who inspire and who fought to break down barriers.By reading the stories of their can do attitudes, youll feel empowered to carry on no matter what obstacles you face.

Take a dive into the inspirational characters who changed their worlds:

the influential female pirates of the Caribbean, Mary, and Anne

the determination of Jean Robertson and Kathleen Howell who literally drove into history

the competitive and scandalous Aqua Queen - Annette Kellerman[CR1]

the persistence and bravery of Amelia Earhart

the ingenuity of Ada Blackjackthe female Robinson Crusoe

and so many more awe-inspiring stories of these women who made history.

To follow the footsteps of these extraordinary women, pick up your copy now, whether it be for inspiration or just for a fascinating read.

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ID: 584570

Title: In the Upper Country: A Novel

Author: Kai Thomas

Narrator: Milton Barnes, Tymika Tafari, Wesley French

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:47:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-23

Publisher: Viking Canada

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Black Literature

Summary:

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER*

*WINNER OF THE 2023 WRITER'S TRUST ATWOOD GIBSON PRIZE*

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNER GENERAL'S AWARD FOR FICTION

SHORTLISTED FOR THE AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD

SHORTLISTED FOR THE KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 HURSTON/WRIGHT LEGACY AWARD IN DEBUT FICTION

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 WALTER SCOTT HISTORICAL FICTION AWARD

The fates of two unforgettable women—one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life's last vital act—intertwine in this sweeping, deeply researched debut set in the Black communities of Ontario that were the last stop on the Underground Railroad.

Young Lensinda Martin is a protegee of a crusading Black journalist in mid-18th century southwestern Ontario, finding a home in a community founded by refugees from the slave-owning states of the American south—whose agents do not always stay on their side of the border.

 

One night, a neighbouring farmer summons Lensinda after a slave hunter is shot dead on his land by an old woman recently arrived via the Underground Railroad. When the old woman, whose name is Cash, refuses to flee before the authorities arrive, the farmer urges Lensinda to gather testimony from her before Cash is condemned.

 

But Cash doesn't want to confess. Instead she proposes a barter: a story for a story. And so begins an extraordinary exchange of tales that reveal the interwoven history of Canada and the United States; of Indigenous peoples from a wide swath of what is called North America and of the Black men and women brought here into slavery and their free descendents on both sides of the border.

 

As Cash's time runs out, Lensinda realizes she knows far less than she believed not only about the complicated tapestry of her nation, but also of her own family history. And it seems that Cash may carry a secret that could shape Lensinda's destiny.

 

Sweeping along the path of the Underground Railroad from the southern States to Canada, through the lands of Indigenous nations around the Great Lakes, to the Black communities of southern Ontario, In the Upper Country weaves together unlikely stories of love, survival, and familial upheaval that map the interconnected history of the peoples of North America in an entirely new and resonant way.

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ID: 646896

Title: How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space

Author: Janna Levin

Narrator: Janna Levin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:49:15

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-23

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics

Summary:

In this audiobook, astrophysicist Janna Levin blends memoir and visionary science to provide a groundbreaking personal account of her life and ideas

Is the universe infinite or just really big? With this question, cosmologist Janna Levin announces the central theme of this book, which established her as one of the most direct, unorthodox, and creative voices in contemporary science. As Levin sets out to determine how big really big may be, she offers a rare intimate look at the daily life of an innovative physicist, complete with jet lag and the tensions between personal relationships and the extreme demands of scientific exploration. Nimbly explaining geometry, topology, chaos, and string theory, Levin shows how the pattern of hot and cold spots left over from the big bang may one day reveal the size of the cosmos. The result is a thrilling story of cosmology by one of its leading thinkers.

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ID: 649663

Title: Algorithms for the People: Democracy in the Age of AI

Author: Josh Simons

Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:23:51

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-23

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Genres: Non-Fiction, Politics, Public Policy, Philosophy

Summary:

This audiobook narrated by Teri Schnaubelt explains how to put democracy at the heart of AI governance

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping our world. Police forces use them to decide where to send police officers, judges to decide whom to release on bail, welfare agencies to decide which children are at risk of abuse, and Facebook and Google to rank content and distribute ads. In these spheres, and many others, powerful prediction tools are changing how decisions are made, narrowing opportunities for the exercise of judgment, empathy, and creativity. In Algorithms for the People, Josh Simons flips the narrative about how we govern these technologies. Instead of examining the impact of technology on democracy, he explores how to put democracy at the heart of AI governance.

Drawing on his experience as a research fellow at Harvard University, a visiting research scientist on Facebooks Responsible AI team, and a policy advisor to the UKs Labour Party, Simons gets under the hood of predictive technologies, offering an accessible account of how they work, why they matter, and how to regulate the institutions that build and use them.

He argues that prediction is political: human choices about how to design and use predictive tools shape their effects. Approaching predictive technologies through the lens of political theory casts new light on how democracies should govern political choices made outside the sphere of representative politics. Showing the connection between technology regulation and democratic reform, Simons argues that we must go beyond conventional theorizing of AI ethics to wrestle with fundamental moral and political questions about how the governance of technology can support the flourishing of democracy.

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ID: 630038

Title: What Do You Want Out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters

Author: Valerie Tiberius

Narrator: Kelly Burke

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:54:07

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-23

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Genres: Non-Fiction, Philosophy

Summary:

This audiobook narrated by Kelly Burke offers a short guide to living well by understanding better what you really valueand what to do when your goals conflict

What do you want out of life? To make a lot of moneyor work for justice? To run marathonsor sing in a choir? To have childrenor travel the world? The things we care about in lifefamily, friendship, leisure activities, work, our moral idealsoften conflict, preventing us from doing what matters most to us. Even worse, we dont always know what we really want, or how to define success. Blending personal stories, philosophy, and psychology, this insightful and entertaining book offers invaluable advice about living well by understanding your values and resolving the conflicts that frustrate their fulfillment.

Valerie Tiberius introduces you to a way of thinking about your goals that enables you to reflect on them effectively throughout your life. She illustrates her approach with vivid examples, many of which are drawn from her own life, ranging from the silly to the serious, from shopping to navigating prejudice. Throughout, the book emphasizes the importance of interconnectedness, reminding us of the profound influence other people have on our lives, our goals, and how we should pursue them. At the same time, the book offers strategies for coping with obstacles to realizing your goals, including gender bias and other kinds of discrimination.

Whether you are changing jobs, rethinking your priorities, or reconsidering your whole life path, What Do You Want Out of Life? is an essential guide to helping you understand what really matters to you and how you can thoughtfully pursue it.

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