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ID: 399487

Title: Cockroach

Author: Ian McEwan

Narrator: Bill Nighy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:13:57

Language: English

Release date: 10-01-19

Publisher: Knopf Canada

Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody

Summary:

A brilliant, of-the-moment political satire like no other, from the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement. Kafka meets the world of Brexit in this bitingly funny novel centered on a cockroach transformed into the prime minister of England.

That morning, Jim Sams, clever but by no means profound, woke from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into a giant creature.

Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation he is the most powerful man in Britain--and it is his mission to carry out the will of the people. Nothing must get in his way; not the opposition, nor the dissenters within his own party. Not even the rules of parliamentary democracy.

In this bitingly funny Kafkaesque satire, Ian McEwan engages with scabrous humor a very recognizable political world and turns it on its head.

Don’t miss Ian McEwan’s new novel, Lessons.

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ID: 391227

Title: Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events

Author: Robert J. Shiller

Narrator: Susan Osman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:07:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-01-19

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Genres: Business & Economics, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Accounting & Finance

Summary:

An audiobook narrated by esteemed BBC television journalist and anchor Susan Orman, with an introduction read by the author himselfNobel Prize-winning economist and bestselling writer Robert Shiller

In a world in which internet troll farms attempt to influence foreign elections, can we afford to ignore the power of viral stories to affect economies? In this groundbreaking book, Nobel Prizewinning economist and New York Times bestselling author Robert Shiller offers a new way to think about the economy and economic change. Using a rich array of historical examples and data, Shiller argues that studying popular stories that affect individual and collective economic behaviorwhat he calls 'narrative economics'has the potential to vastly improve our ability to predict, prepare for, and lessen the damage of financial crises, recessions, depressions, and other major economic events.

Spread through the public in the form of popular stories, ideas can go viral and move marketswhether it's the belief that tech stocks can only go up, that housing prices never fall, or that some firms are too big to fail. Whether true or false, stories like thesetransmitted by word of mouth, by the news media, and increasingly by social mediadrive the economy by driving our decisions about how and where to invest, how much to spend and save, and more. But despite the obvious importance of such stories, most economists have paid little attention to them. Narrative Economics sets out to change that by laying the foundation for a way of understanding how stories help propel economic events that have had led to war, mass unemployment, and increased inequality.

The stories people tellabout economic confidence or panic, housing booms, the American dream, or Bitcoinaffect economic outcomes. Narrative Economics explains how we can begin to take these stories seriously. It may be Robert Shiller's most important book to date.

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ID: 383620

Title: Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind

Author: Susan Schneider

Narrator: Katherine Fenton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:12:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-01-19

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Biology & Chemistry, Philosophy

Summary:

"Entertaining and profound."—Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal

Hailed by the Washington Post as "a sure-footed and witty guide to slippery ethical terrain."

This audiobook narrated by Katherine Fenton take you on a philosophical exploration of AI and the future of the mind

Humans may not be Earth’s most intelligent beings for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades. From there, it could quickly outpace human intelligence. What do these developments mean for the future of the mind?

In Artificial You, Susan Schneider says that it is inevitable that AI will take intelligence in new directions, but urges that it is up to us to carve out a sensible path forward. As AI technology turns inward, reshaping the brain, as well as outward, potentially creating machine minds, it is crucial to beware. Homo sapiens, as mind designers, will be playing with "tools" they do not understand how to use: the self, the mind, and consciousness. Schneider argues that an insufficient grasp of the nature of these entities could undermine the use of AI and brain enhancement technology, bringing about the demise or suffering of conscious beings. To flourish, we must grasp the philosophical issues lying beneath the algorithms.

At the heart of her exploration is a sober-minded discussion of what AI can truly achieve: Can robots really be conscious? Can we merge with AI, as tech leaders like Elon Musk and Ray Kurzweil suggest? Is the mind just a program? Examining these thorny issues, Schneider proposes ways we can test for machine consciousness, questions whether consciousness is an unavoidable byproduct of sophisticated intelligence, and considers the overall dangers of creating machine minds.

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ID: 399469

Title: Variant Lost

Author: Kaydence Snow

Narrator: Janine Granda, Jarred Kjack

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:15:46

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-19

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Romance, Romantasy

Summary:

A captivating story about finding your soulmates in a world fought with unseen dangers,Variant Lostis an Amazon Top 100 bestseller!

One ordinary woman. Four extraordinary men. A power that could ruin them all.

Driven by a promise to keep her identity secret, tenacious Evelyn Maynard is all alone in the world. But a scholarship to the exclusive Bradford Hills Institute offers her a safe haven and a fresh start. Or so she thought. Eve is one of the only humans at her new school, brimming with those born with Variant DNA - and coveted superhuman abilities.

Bound by shared tragedy, Ethan, Josh, Tyler and Alec - and their unique powers - are revered amongst Variants. But something has always been missing and she may have just arrived with a scholarship and a glint in her enchanting, curious eyes.

Together, they could be unimaginably powerful, but being bonded by the Light itself isnt always a blessing, and Eves dangerous past could curse them all.

Because shes not the only one keeping secrets

Can they learn to trust each other in time to save themselves from an insidious danger no one saw coming?

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ID: 390650

Title: Wagers

Author: Sean Michaels

Narrator: Sean Michaels

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:01:28

Language: English

Release date: 09-24-19

Publisher: Random House Canada

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Paranormal

Summary:

Scotiabank Giller-winner Sean Michaels is back with his widely anticipated second novel, The Wagers, a deeply satisfying story of long odds, magical heists and the dizzying gamble of life. Where does luck come from? What is it worth? And how much of it do you need to be happy?

Theo Potiris is a grocer and a comedian who never repeats his jokes. After 15 years of open mics, he's still waiting for his break--bicycling to the comedy club at night, stacking plums at his family's grand and ramshackle supermarket by day. His girlfriend is halfway around the world, searching for enlightenment with a patron who happens to be the richest man on Earth, and when two other loved-ones get struck by bolts from the blue, Theo decides he can't keep chasing his old dreams any longer. He resolves to trade his wishes in, pursuing a bigger score.

     Here Sean Michaels' novel takes a surprise left turn, away from the price of milk and into a shabby, beautiful, imaginary Montreal where peacocks strut on street corners and gamblers bet on sunny days. Theo uncovers a mysterious association of sports-obsessed mathematicians, The Rabbit's Foot, which is turning probability into riches, and the vigilante No Name Gang, who steal luck from those who have taken more than their fair share. Bursting with sheer story-telling pleasure and stylish prose, The Wagers carries you along on wave after wave of invention--a literary motorcycle chase that soon has you wondering about the randomness of good fortune and all the ways we choose to wage our lives.

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ID: 360973

Title: Red River Girl: The Life and Death of Tina Fontaine

Author: Joanna Jolly

Narrator: Penelope Rawlins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:02:07

Language: English

Release date: 09-24-19

Publisher: Penguin Canada

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Law & Politics, Social Science

Summary:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A gripping account of the unsolved death of an Indigenous teenager, and the detective determined to find her killer, set against the backdrop of a troubled city.

On August 17, 2014, the body of fifteen-year old runaway Tina Fontaine was found in Winnipeg's Red River. It was wrapped in material and weighted down with rocks. Red River Girl is a gripping account of that murder investigation and the unusual police detective who pursued the killer with every legal means at his disposal. The book, like the movie Spotlight, will chronicle the behind-the-scenes stages of a lengthy and meticulously planned investigation. It reveals characters and social tensions that bring vivid life to a story that made national headlines.

Award-winning BBC reporter and documentary maker Joanna Jolly delves into the troubled life of Tina Fontaine, the half-Ojibway, half-Cree murder victim, starting with her childhood on the Sagkeeng First Nation Reserve. Tina's journey to the capital city is a harrowing one, culminating in drug abuse, sexual exploitation, and death.

Aware of the reality of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, Jolly has chronicled Tina Fontaine's life as a reminder that she was more than a statistic. Raised by her father, and then by her great-aunt, Tina was a good student. But the violent death of her father hit Tina hard. She ran away, was found and put into the care of Child and Family Services, which she also sought to escape from. That choice left her in danger.

Red River Girl focuses not on the grisly event itself, but on the efforts to seek justice. In December 2015, the police charged Raymond Cormier, a drifter, with second-degree murder. Jolly's book will cover the trial, which resulted in an acquittal. The verdict caused dismay across the country.

The book is not only a true crime story, but a portrait of a community where Indigenous women are disproportionately more likely to be hurt or killed. Jolly asks questions about how Indigenous women, sex workers, community leaders, and activists are fighting back to protect themselves and change perceptions. Most importantly, the book will chronicle whether Tina's family will find justice.

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ID: 390641

Title: Before My Time: A Memoir of Love and Fate

Author: Ami McKay

Narrator: Ami McKay

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:56:17

Language: English

Release date: 09-24-19

Publisher: Knopf Canada

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Science & Technology, Medicine, History & Culture

Summary:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

 

WINNER OF THE ROBBIE ROBERTSON DARTMOUTH BOOK AWARD and the EVELYN RICHARDSON NON-FICTION AWARD

 

Previously published as Daughter of Family G

Weaving together touching scenes from her family history and her own life, Ami McKay's intimate and captivating memoir captures what it means to live fully even when you know your life may be cut short.

In 1895, Ami McKay's great-great aunt, a dressmaker named Pauline Gross, confided to a medical professor that she expected to die young, like many in her family before her. With her help, that doctor launched a family study that eventually led to the identification of the genetic mutation now known as Lynch syndrome, which predisposes its carriers to several types of cancer. In 2001, Ami was among the first to be tested for the syndrome. And now she's written the captivating story of how she, like her mother before her, learned to carry on with joy, with hope, and with a bold hunger for life in the face of an uncertain future.

Ami writes of her childhood, 'I listened to the women in my family tell stories of the past . . . sitting around the kitchen table with my mother, sometimes laughing until they cried, sometimes sobbing through words of grief. They spoke of relatives who lived before I was born—people who came from nothing, who faced great hardship, who died too young. The women in those tales stared down death, looked after the sick, and conversed with fate. They spread the truth through story, even when others didn't wish to hear it. This is how I learned that stories have power—to make sense of the world, to give voice to dreams, to nurture hope and banish fear.'

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ID: 391241

Title: Had It Coming: What's Fair in the Age of #MeToo?

Author: Robyn Doolittle

Narrator: Alison J. Palmer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:00:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-24-19

Publisher: Allen Lane Canada

Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science

Summary:

“A decisive snapshot of this moment in history that considers where we were, and sets the stage for where we might go, and will no doubt be used to describe this moment long after we move on to a new normal.” —Zoe Whittall, author of The Best Kind of People

An illuminating, timely look at the changing landscape of sexual politics by the author of Crazy Town.

For nearly two years, Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle investigated how Canadian police handle sexual assault cases. Her findings were shocking: across the country, in big cities and small towns, the system was dismissing a high number of allegations as 'unfounded.' A police officer would simply view the claim as baseless and no investigation would follow. Of the 26,500 reported cases of sexual assault in 2015, only 1,400 resulted in convictions.

The response to Doolittle's groundbreaking Unfounded series was swift. Federal ministers immediately vowed to establish better oversight, training, and policies; Prime Minister Trudeau announced $100 million to combat gender-based violence; Statistics Canada began to collect and publish unfounded rates; and to date, about a third of the country's forces have pledged to review more than 10,000 sex-assault cases dating back to 2010.

Had It Coming picks up where the Unfounded series left off. Doolittle brings a personal voice to what has been a turning point for most women: the #MeToo movement and its aftermath. The world is now increasingly aware of the pervasiveness of rape culture in which powerful men got away with sexual assault and harassment for years: from Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Bill O'Reilly, and Matt Lauer, to Charlie Rose and Jian Ghomeshi. But Doolittle looks beyond specific cases to the big picture. The issue of 'consent' figures largely: not only is the public confused about what it means, but an astounding number of police officers and judges do not understand Canadian consent law. The brain's reaction to trauma and how it affects memory is also crucial to understanding victim statements. Surprisingly, Canada has the most progressive sexual assault laws in the developed world, yet the system is failing victims at every stage.

Had It Coming is not a diatribe or manifesto, but a nuanced and informed look at how attitudes around sexual behaviour have changed and still need to change.

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ID: 397341

Title: Fires of the Dead: A Fantasy Novella

Author: Jed Herne

Narrator: Jed Herne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:51:33

Language: English

Release date: 09-20-19

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

A thieving sorcerer makes one last grasp for glory.

Wisp is old. Too old for a thief, too old for a sorcerer, and too old to heal all the scars hes torn in the world. He needs to retire, and he needs it soon.

Rumours have spread that a sorcerers skull is hidden in a desolate, haunted forest. And people will pay big money if that rumour turns into truth.

Wisp leads a misfit thieving crew into the forest, hoping to win the riches he so badly deserves. But when rivals descend upon the forest and nightmares come to life, hell need all his old tricks to survive and some new ones, too.

Wisp might be long in the tooth, but he can still bite. Or at least thats what he hopes

Listen today to experience a story readers describe asunputdownable!

#1 bestseller in Fantasy Adventure Fiction

#1 bestseller in Myth & Legend Fantasy eBooks

#1 bestseller in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks

Praise for Fires of the Dead:

A common misconception about fantasy novels is that they are all epic, thousand page long tomes. [...] Fires of the Dead proves that you dont need to write reams of narrative to fit all the components of a classic fantasy novel into one tale. Reviews Feed

A gripping, fun, twisted tale of a band of misfit thieves as they adventure through charred forest to retrieve a valuable, magical item with a mega payload. [...] Be prepared to smash this book out in one reading; you'll be left wondering what's next at every damn turn. Mitch Bruce

I loved every second of it. I didn't want to put it down. After I finished, Fires of the Dead left me wanting to continue reading about this world. Highly recommend this book for someone who loves a quick read full of action and suspense. Dannielle Leotta

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ID: 396175

Title: On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal

Author: Naomi Klein

Narrator: Naomi Klein, Rebecca Lowman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:22:53

Language: English

Release date: 09-17-19

Publisher: Knopf Canada

Genres: Business & Economics, Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Science, Public Policy

Summary:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

A MUST-READ book. Naomi Klein pairs a decade of her powerful writing on our acute environmental decline with new material on the staggeringly high stakes of what we choose to do next; and inspiringly offers here a politically viable, just, sustainable path forward.

For more than twenty years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both people and planet--and the champion of a sweeping environmental agenda with stability and justice at its center. In lucid dispatches from the frontlines--from the ghostly Great Barrier Reef, to the annual smoke-choked skies of the Pacific Northwest, to post-hurricane Puerto Rico, to a Vatican attempting an unprecedented 'ecological conversion'--she has penned surging, indispensable lectures and essays for a wide public, with prescient, clarifying information about the future that awaits us and our children if we stick our heads in the sand. They show Klein at her most thoughtful, tracing the evolution of the climate crisis as the key issue of our time, not only as an immediate political challenge but as a spiritual and imaginative one too.

Delving into topics ranging from the clash between ecological time and our culture of 'perpetual now,' to the soaring history of humans' ability to change rapidly in the face of grave threat, to rising white supremacy and fortressed borders as a form of 'climate barbarism,' this is a rousing call to action for a planet on the brink. Above all, she underscores how we can still rise to the existential challenge of the crisis if we are willing to transform our systems that are producing it, making clear how the battle for a greener world is indistinguishable from the fight for our lives.

On Fire is a critical book: it captures the burning urgency of this moment, the fiery energy of a rising movement demanding change now, and lays out an inspiring vision for a sustainable future.

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