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ID: 366857

Title: Iran Rising: The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic

Author: Amin Saikal

Narrator: Simon Shepherd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:01:14

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-19

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Genres: History, Middle East, Global Politics

Summary:

This audiobook narrated by Simon Shepherd paints a compelling picture of the Islamic Republic, exploring how it has managed to survive despite ongoing challenges at home and abroad

When Iranians overthrew their monarchy, rejecting a pro-Western shah in favor of an Islamic regime, many observers predicted that revolutionary turmoil would paralyze the country for decades to come. Yet forty years after the 197879 revolution, Iran has emerged as a critical player in the Middle East and the wider world, as demonstrated in part by the 2015 international nuclear agreement. In Iran Rising, renowned Iran specialist Amin Saikal describes how the country has managed to survive despite ongoing domestic struggles, Western sanctions, and countless other serious challenges.

Saikal explores Irans recent history, beginning with the revolution, which set in motion a number of developments, including war with Iraq, precarious relations with Arab neighbors, and hostilities with Israel and the United States. He highlights the regimes agility as it navigated a complex relationship with Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion, survived the Gulf wars, and handled fallout from the Iraqi and Syrian crises. Such success, Saikal maintains, stems from a distinctive political order, comprising both a supreme Islamic leader and an elected president and national assembly, which can fuse religious and nationalist assertiveness with pragmatic policy actions at home and abroad.

But Irans accomplishments, including its nuclear development and ability to fight ISIS, have cost its people, who are desperately pressuring the ruling clerics for economic and social reformschanges that might in turn influence the countrys foreign policy. Amid heightened global anxiety over alliances, terrorism, and nuclear threats, Iran Rising offers essential insights into a country that, more than ever, is a force to watch.

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ID: 344138

Title: Leadershift: The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace

Author: John C. Maxwell

Narrator: Ed Bastian, John C. Maxwell, Rachel Hollis, Trent Shelton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:10:00

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-19

Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership

Genres: Business & Economics, Career Development, Management & Leadership

Summary:

Dive into a masterclass that reveals the shifts you should make over the course of you career to keep innovating, improving, and influencing others to the highest levels of success in today’s unprecedented business climate.

Change is so rapid today that leaders must do more than stay the course to be successful. If they aren’t nimble and ready to adapt, they won’t survive. The key is to learn how to leadershift.

John C. Maxwell helps leaders gain the ability and willingness to make leadership changes that will positively enhance their organizational and personal growth. He does this by sharing the eleven shifts he made over the course of his long, successful leadership career.

In Leadershift, Maxwell shares some of the leadershifts including…

- Adaptive Shift from Plan A to Option A,

- the Production Shift from Ladder Climbing to Ladder Building,

- the Influence Shift from Positional Authority to Moral Authority and more!

Leadershift gives specific guidance to readers about how to make these shifts in their own lives.

Each one requires them to change the way they think, act, and ultimately lead so they can be successful in a world that never remains the same.

To go forward, we need to move faster. And as leaders, we need to stay ahead, we need to see more than others, and we need to see before others.

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ID: 344099

Title: Castle on the Rise

Author: Kristy Cambron

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:20:00

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-19

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genres: Romance, Religion & Spirituality, Religious & Inspirational, Religious Fiction, Clean & Wholesome

Summary:

Spanning more than two centuries in Ireland, Castle on the Rise unites the legacy of three women who must risk mending their broken places for life, love, and the belief that even through the depths of our pain, a masterpiece of a story can emerge.

When Laine Forrester travels overseas to attend her best friend’s vineyard wedding, she expects to find the bride on the brink of a fairy-tale life. But after a series of unforeseen setbacks, it seems the storybook lives they’d imagined are suddenly ripping apart.

With hopes of resurrecting a happy ending, Laine agrees to accompany the newlyweds to the groom’s home in Ireland—never expecting she’d be the one drawn in by its wide-open moors, backroads bordering the Irish Sea, and a mysterious castle that dares to keep its secrets hidden.

From the storied streets of Dublin to the shores of the Emerald Isle, Laine is drawn in to the land and its rich history. The castle ruins whisper stories of Issy—a photojournalist battling through the 1916 Easter Rising, and Maeve—the castle’s lady of legend, fighting for survival through the 1798 rebellion that started it all.

Praise for Castle on the Rise:

“Enchanting and mesmerizing!” —PATTI CALLAHAN, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis

“Castle on the Rise perfectly showcases rising star Kristy Cambron’s amazing talent! Perfect pacing, lovely prose, and an intricate plot blend together in a delightful novel I couldn’t put down. Highly recommended!” —Colleen Coble, USA TODAY bestselling author of Secrets at Cedar Cabin and the Rock Harbor series

“Cambron’s latest is one of her best. Gripping and epic, this intricately woven tale of three generations seeking truth and justice will stay with you long after the last page.” —Rachel Hauck, New York Times bestselling author

- Second in the Lost Castle series (The Lost Castle, Castle on the Rise, The Painted Castle)

- Can be read as a stand-alone, but best if read in order

- Sweet romance set in three time periods: present day, World War I/Easter Rising, and late 1700s

- Full-length novel (over 110,000 words)

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ID: 356273

Title: Obasan

Author: Joy Kogawa

Narrator: Mary Ito

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:31:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-29-19

Publisher: Penguin Canada

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Summary:

A powerful and passionate novel, Obasan tells, through the eyes of a child, the moving story of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. Naomi is a sheltered and beloved five-year-old when Pearl Harbor changes her life. Separated from her mother, she watches bewildered as she and her family become enemy aliens, persecuted and despised in their own land. Surrounded by hardship and pain, Naomi is protected by the resolute endurance of her aunt Obasan and the silence of those around her. Only after Naomi grows up does she return to question the haunting silence.

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ID: 364690

Title: Second Life of Samuel Tyne

Author: Esi Edugyan

Narrator: Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:13:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-29-19

Publisher: Knopf Canada

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Summary:

Haunting and atmospheric, this debut novel portrays the heartbreak, hardship and moments of surprising grace in the life of a man struggling to realize his destiny.

A young man of astonishing promise when he emigrated from Ghana in 1955, Samuel Tyne was determined to accomplish great things. Fifteen long years later, he’s an insignificant government employee who hates his job when he unexpectedly inherits his uncle’s crumbling mansion in Aster, Alberta. Despite his wife’s resistance and the sullen complaints of his thirteen-year-old twin daughters, Samuel quits his job and moves his family to the town. For here, he believes, is that fabled second chance, and he is determined not to fail again.

At first, Aster seems perfect -- to Samuel, the formerly all-black town represents the return to a communal, idyllic way of life. But he soon discovers the town’s problems: a history of in-fighting, a strict town council and a series of mysterious fires that put all the townsfolk on edge. When his daughters cease speaking and refuse to explain their increasingly strange behaviour, Samuel turns more and more to the refuge of his electronics shop.

As his ambitions intensify, the life he has struggled so hard to improve begins to disintegrate around him, and a dark current of menace in the town is turned upon the Tyne family.

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ID: 344101

Title: Secrets at Cedar Cabin

Author: Colleen Coble

Narrator: Devon O'day

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:30:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-22-19

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genres: Romance, Religion & Spirituality, Religious & Inspirational, Religious Fiction, Clean & Wholesome

Summary:

Her mother lied about her identity and her husband wasn’t who she thought he was. Can Bailey even trust herself anymore?  

Running for her life in the wake of her mother’s murder, Bailey Fleming escapes to the only place she can think of—a remote, dilapidated cabin in Lavender Tides. Intending to finally get to the truth behind the lies of her past, Bailey only finds more questions when bodies are discovered near her cabin hideout along with traces of a dangerous human trafficking ring. In an unlikely partnership with FBI agent Lance Phoenix, Bailey races to understand the mystery surrounding her life and circumstances before the murderer tracks her down. 

Meanwhile, Lance is determined to rescue his sister, Ava, who was abducted after running away from home as a teenager. An unexpected lead brings him to the remote cabin, and he wonders if Bailey—with her suspicious past and strange connections to his sister’s case—is really who she claims to be and if she can somehow lead him to Ava. 

Secrets at Cedar Cabin takes us back to the evocative landscape of Washington’s coast where nothing is quite as it seems.  

“Secrets at Cedar Cabin is filled with twists and turns that will keep readers turning the pages as they plunge into the horrific world of sex trafficking where they come face to face with evil. Colleen Coble delivers a fast- paced story with a strong, lovable ensemble cast and a sweet heaping helping of romance.” —Kelly Irvin, bestselling author of Tell Her No Lies 

“Once again Colleen Coble has delivered a page-turning, can't-put-down suspense thriller with Secrets at Cedar Cabin! I vowed I'd read it slowly over several nights before going to bed. The story wouldn't wait—I HAD to finish it!” —Carrie Stuart Parks, award-winning, bestselling author of Portrait of Vengeance and Formula of Deception 

- Full length romantic suspense

- Includes discussion questions for book clubs

- Part of the Lavender Tides series

- Book One: The View from Rainshadow Bay

- Book Two: The House at Saltwater Point

- Book Three: Secrets at Cedar Cabin

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ID: 368122

Title: Men Divorcing

Author: Patrick Murphy

Narrator: Anthony Pica

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:17:45

Language: English

Release date: 01-22-19

Publisher: Authors Republic

Genres: Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family

Summary:

Why buy this book?

Much is written about divorce for women, little for men. This book is for you, or your brother, father, uncle, friend or even your partner who may be divorcing or separated.

Read what this man's journey entailed in the hopes that it helps you and others to understand how one might deal with the trauma of breaking up and what to expect. To keep living. To know that he is not the first or last to go through the trauma of a breakup and that he is not alone. To be inspired and helped by my story.

I have empathy for those facing the same journey. I hope by reading this book, you will find the strength to keep marching on. It will be OK.

Chin up, my friend.

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ID: 356275

Title: Tell It to the Trees

Author: Anita Rau Badami

Narrator: Ana Sani, Anand Rajaram, Gia Sandhu, Tennille Read

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:42:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-15-19

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women

Summary:

One freezing winter morning a dead body is found in the backyard of the Dharma family’s house. It’s the body of Anu Krishnan.

 

For Anu, a writer seeking a secluded retreat from the city, the Dharmas’ “back-house” in the sleepy mountain town of Merrit’s Point was the ideal spot to take a year off and begin writing. She had found the Dharmas’ rental through a happy coincidence. A friend from university who had kept tabs on everyone in their graduating year – including the quiet and reserved Vikram Dharma and his first wife, Helen – sent her the listing. Anu vaguely remembered Vikram but had a strong recollection of Helen, a beautiful, vivacious, social and charming woman.

 

But now Vikram had a new wife, a marriage hastily arranged in India after Helen was killed in a car accident. Suman Dharma, a stark contrast to Helen, is quiet and timid. She arrived from the bustling warmth of India full of the promise of her new life – a new home, a new country and a daughter from Vikram’s first marriage. But her husband’s suspicious, controlling and angry tirades become almost a daily ritual, resigning Suman to a desolate future entangled in a marriage of fear and despair.

 

Suman is isolated both by the landscape and the culture, and her fortunes begin to change only when Anu arrives. A friendship begins to form between the two women as Anu becomes a frequent visitor to the house. While the children, Varsha and Hemant, are at school, Anu, Vikram’s mother, Akka, and Suman spend time sharing tea and stories.

 

But Anu’s arrival will change the balance of the Dharma household. Young Varsha, deeply affected by her mother’s death and desperate to keep her new family together, becomes increasingly suspicious of Anu’s relationship with her stepmother. Varsha’s singular attention to keeping her family together, and the secrets that emerge as Anu and Suman become friends, create cracks in the Dharma family that can only spell certain disaster.

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ID: 344543

Title: Daughter of War: A Pike Logan Thriller

Author: Brad Taylor

Narrator: Rich Orlow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:29:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-08-19

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Political Thriller

Summary:

**A New York Times Bestseller**

Former Special Forces Officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a heart-pounding thriller featuring Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill as they come face to face with a conspiracy where nothing is as it seems.

Hot on the trail of a North Korean looking to sell sensitive US intelligence to the Syrian regime, Pike Logan and the Taskforce stumble upon something much graver: the sale of a lethal substance called Red Mercury.

Unbeknownst to the Taskforce, the Syrians plan to use the weapon of mass destruction against American and Kurdish forces, and blame the attack on terrorists, causing western nations to reassess their participation in the murky cauldron of the Syrian civil war.

Meanwhile, North Korea has its own devastating agenda: a double-cross that will dwarf the attack in Syria even as it lays the blame on the Syrian government. Leveraging Switzerland's fame for secrecy and its vast network of military bunkers, now repurposed by private investors for the clandestine storage of wealth, North Korea will use Red Mercury to devastate the West's ability to deliver further sanctions against the rogue regime.

As the Taskforce begins to unravel the plot, a young refugee unwittingly holds the key to the conspiracy. Hunted across Europe for reasons she cannot fathom, she is the one person who can stop the attack--if she can live long enough for Pike and Jennifer to find her.

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ID: 367575

Title: Never (Prequel to The Amber Isle): Book of Never #0

Author: Ashley Capes

Narrator: Joshua Macrae

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:31:00

Language: English

Release date: 12-31-18

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Summary:

Adventure? Check. Magic? Check. Sarcasm? You bet.

Roguish Never is sure he has hunted down every relic and every clue possible on his quest to finally lift the curse on his blood and hopefully learn his true name. However, convincing the wealthy Lord Firmita to part with a map to the sunken city proves to be far more dangerous than he first imagined.

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