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ID: 696137

Title: Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

Author: Steve Sheinkin

Narrator: Rob Shapiro

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:45:29

Language: English

Release date: 10-03-23

Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)

Genres: Teen, Historical, Biography & Memoir

Summary:

From three-time National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honor author Steve Sheinkin, a true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust―one in hiding in Hungary, and the other in Auschwitz, plotting escape.

It is 1944. A teenager named Rudolf (Rudi) Vrba has made up his mind. After barely surviving nearly two years in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, he knows he must escape. Even if death is more likely.

Rudi has learned the terrible secret hidden behind the heavily guarded fences of concentration camps across Nazi-occupied Europe: the methodical mass killing of Jewish prisoners. As trains full of people arrive daily, Rudi knows that the murders won’t stop until he reveals the truth to the world―and that each day that passes means more lives are lost.

Lives like Rudi’s schoolmate Gerta Sidonová. Gerta’s family fled from Slovakia to Hungary, where they live under assumed names to hide their Jewish identity. But Hungary is beginning to cave under pressure from German Nazis. Her chances of survival become slimmer by the day.

The clock is ticking. As Gerta inches closer to capture, Rudi and his friend Alfred Wetzler begin their crucial steps towards an impossible escape.

This is the true story of one of the most famous whistleblowers in the world, and how his death-defying escape helped save over 100,000 lives.

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ID: 716148

Title: Among the Great

Author: Amy Ullrich

Narrator: Deedee Ash

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4:45:01

Language: English

Release date: 10-02-23

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Kids, Religious Fiction

Summary:

A tale of courage and true heroism set during the reign of England's greatest king!

The year is AD 877, and King Alfred has succeeded in driving the marauding Danes from his kingdom - for the time being. Edwin and his sister Edith are just beginning to enjoy their liberty when, one terrible night, their lives change forever. Separated from one another, and caught up in the turmoil of their times, Edwin and Edith must learn to discern between truth and falsehood, friend and foe, or be swept away on a tide of treachery.

A blind bard, a lame blacksmith, and an ambitious warrior all have their role in this tale of courage and true heroism set during the reign of Alfred the Great.

'Captivating! Among the Great moves forward at a quick pace and kept me turning the pages to find out what happens next.' Emily Hall, Author of Becoming Lottie Moon

'This was excellently written and such an engaging story! ... Such a joy to read!'Darya C., Editor

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ID: 707130

Title: Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

Author: Heather Cox Richardson

Narrator: Heather Cox Richardson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8:28:54

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: History, Politics, World, Political Ideologies

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

In Democracy Awakening, American historian Heather Cox Richardson examines how, over the decades, an elite minority have made war on American ideals. By weaponising language and promoting false history, they are leading Americans into authoritarianism and creating a disaffected population.

Many books tell us what has happened over the last five years. In Democracy Awakening, Richardson wrangles America's meandering and confusing news feed into a coherent story to explain how America got to this perilous point, what we should pay attention to, and what the future of democracy holds.

©2023 Heather Cox Richardson (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 693823

Title: Autism for Adults: An Approachable Guide to Living Excellently on the Spectrum

Author: Daniel M. Jones

Narrator: Daniel M. Jones

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2:17:09

Language: English

Release date: 09-26-23

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Psychology, Mental Health

Summary:

The Ultimate Handbook for Success on the Spectrum – Written by and for Autistic People!

I feel like everyone else got a handbook with all the answers, and I never got my copy. This is a common thought among autistic people, because society is built with neurotypical people in mind—but that handbook has finally arrived. Even better, it was written by an autism activist who is on the spectrum himself.

Autistic influencer Daniel M. Jones is an expert on living well on the spectrum. No matter what you’re going through as someone with autism, Dan gets it—he’s been there. He’s here to explain everything he learned, and then some, in this instruction manual and memoir about life as an autistic person. Dan’s book is packed with actionable advice that readers can immediately start putting into practice. You’ll learn how to navigate common challenges, such as dating on the spectrum, holding down a job, or performing well in school. Best of all, you’ll learn to improve your life while also empowering yourself.

Dan’s honesty, self-awareness, and sheer knowledge of autism make for a down-to-earth and relatable read that anyone will enjoy. No matter where you are on the spectrum, you’ll love this hilarious and comprehensive guide to living an excellent life as an autistic adult.

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ID: 717763

Title: What the Three Little Pigs Have to Teach Us: How to Go from Faulty to Faultless

Author: Deirdre Wilson, Hay Lam Yau

Narrator: Alex Robson, Jade Fuda, Shaw Cameron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:15:57

Language: English

Release date: 09-20-23

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Business & Economics, Business Development, HR & Office Administration

Summary:

What The Three Little Pigs Have to Teach Usis a story about a business on the brink. Clients are threatening to leave because errors are mounting up. Key staff walk. The partners argue about what is the right approach. And the clock keeps ticking.

What do the three little pigs have to do with it?

Remember that only one pig had enough smarts to build a house that could withstand stinky wolf breath? He designed the house to get the right outcome - to prevent the wolf's attack on all fronts. Remember the fire in the chimney?

More than a story about a business on the brink this book is an important reminder for anyone running a business that work smarter, not harder is still a thing. Better still, it cracks the code on what work smarter really means.

This is ahow-to book. Once the reader understands that their people are not only not the problem, but part of the solution, they can use the tools provided to make changes in their own business.

The authors of this little fable have loads of experience in manufacturing, process design and quality control. Which probably makes them the last people you invite to your dinner party. But they do know how to translate that experience into a simple philosophy and make iteasy to learn.

Working smarter isdesigning the way work gets doneso thatgood outcomeshappen withless skill.

Rather than diving into heavy concepts or structured programs,What The Three Little Pigs Have to Teach Usis the right-sized introduction to the philosophy of continuous improvement. Or how to work smarter.

Short story.Big impact.

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ID: 693447

Title: Father and Son: A Memoir

Author: Jonathan Raban

Narrator: James Langton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:32:03

Language: English

Release date: 09-19-23

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, Literary, Military, General

Summary:

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A poignant memoir of love, trauma, and recovery after a life-changing stroke, twinned to a powerful account of his father's experience in World War II, by a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.

“A beautiful, compelling memoir...Raban’s final work is a gorgeous achievement.” —Ian McEwan, New York Times best-selling author of Lessons 

In June 2011, just days before his sixty-ninth birthday, Jonathan Raban was sitting down to dinner with his daughter when he found he couldn’t move his knife to his plate. Later that night, at the hospital, doctors confirmed what all had suspected: that he had suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke, paralyzing the right side of his body. Once he became stable, Raban embarked on an extended stay at a rehabilitation center, where he became acquainted with, and struggled to accept, the limitations of his new body—learning again how to walk and climb stairs, attempting to bathe and dress himself, and rethinking how to write and even read.

Woven into these pages is an account of a second battle, one that his own father faced in the trenches during World War II. With intimate letters that his parents exchanged at the time, Raban places the budding love of two young people within the tumultuous landscape of the war’s various fronts, from the munition-strewn beaches of Dunkirk to blood-soaked streets of Anzio. Moving between narratives, his and theirs, Raban artfully explores the human capacity to adapt to trauma, as well as the warmth, strength, and humor that persist despite it. The result is Father and Son, a powerful story of mourning, but also one of resilience.

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ID: 694987

Title: Rebel Folklore: Empowering Tales of Spirits, Witches, and Other Misfits from Anansi to Baba Yaga

Author: Icy Sedgwick

Narrator: Maite Jauregui

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4:47:40

Language: English

Release date: 09-19-23

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Social Science, Naturopathy & New Age

Summary:

Rebel Folklore gathers 50 of the darkest and most complicated folktale characters from around the world, showing readers why we should care about the rebels and misfits of ancient stories.

Folktales were humble stories, passed down generations by those on the fringes of society: women, peasants, outcast groups. Across the world, these ancient stories are filled with strange characters, complicated figures who hold up a mirror to the world that dreamt them up. From outspoken women cast as witches to anti-authority figures denounced as criminals, flawed heroes to relatable villains, Rebel Folklore celebrates 50 of these misfits and what they mean for us today.

Whether it's Muma Padurii, the Romanian forest witch who terrorizes trespassers to protect the environment, La Cegua, the horse-headed woman who haunts unfaithful men, or Robin Hood, everyone's favorite lawless activist, we can learn a lot from the rebels of days gone by: how to speak out, embrace our flaws, and be unashamedly ourselves - even if that means being a cannibalistic swamp witch.

© 2023 Icy Sedgwick © 2023 DK Audio

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ID: 700403

Title: Move Like Water: My Story of the Sea

Author: Hannah Stowe

Narrator: Anna Rust

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:46:57

Language: English

Release date: 09-19-23

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

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

Summary:

A book to sweep you away from the shore, into a wild world of water, whale, storm, and starlight ― to experience what it’s like to sail for weeks at a time with life set to a new rhythm.

As a young girl, Hannah Stowe was raised at the tide’s edge on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales, falling asleep to the sweep of the lighthouse beam. Now in her midtwenties, working as a marine biologist and sailor, Stowe draws on her professional experiences sailing tens of thousands of miles in the North Sea, North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Celtic Sea, and the Caribbean to explore the human relationship with wild waters. Why is it, she asks, that she and so many others have been drawn to life at sea―and what might the water around us be able to teach us?

Braiding her powerful and deeply personal narrative with stories of six keystone marine creatures―the fire crow, sperm whale, wandering albatross, humpback whale, shearwater, and the barnacle―Stowe invites listeners to fall in love, as she has, with the sea and those that call it home, and to discover the majesty, wonder, and vulnerability of the underwater world.

For fans of Rachel Carson and Annie Dillard, Move Like Water: My Story of the Sea is an inspiring, heartfelt hymn to the sea, a testament to finding and following a dream, and an unforgettable introduction to a deeply gifted nature writer of a new generation.

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ID: 696135

Title: Nadia: A Novel

Author: Christine Evans

Narrator: Selma Ducanovic

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9:43:07

Language: English

Release date: 09-19-23

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Psychological

Summary:

Nadia moves between the competing perspectives of two survivors of the 1990s Balkan Wars who have escaped to London, only to discover that the war has followed them there. Nadia is a young refugee who just wants to forget the past—until Iggy starts temping at her London office. Afraid he may be a sniper from the war she fled, Nadia starts seeing threats everywhere, alongside unsettling visions of her lost girlfriend, Sanja. As her volatile connection with Iggy unravels, Nadia is forced to face the ethically shaky choices she made to escape the war, her survivor guilt, and her disavowed queer sexuality.

Christine Evans's novel takes us to the recent past of a war that broke apart a European country and that presciently foreshadowed the rise of ethno-nationalism in the West. Tense, suspenseful, and mordantly funny, Nadia tracks the complex ways in which a past marked by political violence can shadow and disrupt the present.

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ID: 694988

Title: Science of Sex

Author: Kate Moyle

Narrator: Natalie Silverman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6:20:19

Language: English

Release date: 09-19-23

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Intimacy & Sex, Psychology, Social Science

Summary:

An empowering re-education to fix our broken sexual culture.

Dispelling the myth that everyone else is having 'perfect sex', or even that there is such a thing, this book explores taboos, debunks myths, and brings together the latest research to a topic that has preoccupied the vast majority for millennia. Reframing assumptions about sex and moving away from a shame-based approach to a pleasure-focused, biopsychosocial one, Kate Moyle, a certified psycho-sexologist and relationship therapist, aims to encourage curiosity and pleasure, open a variety of perspectives and voices, build awareness and discovery, and enable readers to think about sex holistically. With a question-and-answer format directly addressing the reader, you can discover the sex you like having and move to a place of more acceptance, less judgement, and the freedom to be curious.

Up to date and inclusive of all genders, bodies, and sexualities, this is a sex re-education, empowering you to explore your preferences, expand your horizons, and maximize you and your partner(s) potential for rewarding, and intimate sex.

© 2023 Kate Moyle © 2023 DK Audio

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