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ID: 405532

Title: Dictionary of the Undoing

Author: John Freeman

Narrator: Jean Ann Douglass, John Freeman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:00:36

Language: English

Release date: 12-03-19

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Politics, Current Affairs, General, Literary Criticism

Summary:

This program is read by the author.

For John Freemanliterary critic, essayist, editor, poet, one of the preeminent book people of our time (Dave Eggers)it is the rare moment when words are not enough. But in the wake of the election of 2016, words felt useless, even indulgent. Action was the only reasonable response. He took to the streets in protest, and the sense of community and collective conviction felt right. But the assaults continuedon citizens rights and long-held compacts, on the core principles of our culture and civilization, and on our language itself. Words seemed to be losing the meanings they once had and Freeman was compelled to return to their defense. The result is his Dictionary of the Undoing.

From A to Z, Agitate to Zygote, Freeman assembled the words that felt most essential, most potent, and began to build a case for their renewed power and authority, each word building on the last. The message that emerged was not to retreat behind books, but to emphatically engage in the public sphere, to redefine what it means to be a literary citizen.

With an afterword by Valeria Luiselli, Dictionary of the Undoing is a necessary, resounding cri de coeur in defense of language, meaning, and our ability to imagine, describe, and build a better world.

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ID: 360667

Title: Eight Will Fall

Author: Sarah Harian

Narrator: Lauren Fortgang

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:16:36

Language: English

Release date: 11-26-19

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Teen, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Summary:

'Adventurous and imaginative, Harian imbues the world of Demura with an infectious charm and energy, and just enough danger and darkness. A gorgeous fantasy that will hook readers from page one.'Madeleine Roux, New York Times-bestselling author of the Asylum series

Lovers of dark, high-octane adventure will be enthralled by Sarah Harian's Eight Will Fall, a genre-bending YA fantasy standalone, perfect for fans of Kendare Blake and Leigh Bardugo.

In a world where magic is illegal, eight criminals led by rebellious Larkin are sent on a mission to rid their realm of an ancient evil lurking beneath the surface. Descending into a world full of unspeakable horrors, Larkin and her crew must use their forbidden magic to survive.

As they fight in the shadows, Larkin finds a light in Amias, a fellow outlaw with a notorious past. Soon, Larkin and Amias realize that their destinies are intertwined. The eight of them were chosen for a reason.

But as the beasts grow in number and her band is picked off one by one, Larkin is forced to confront a terrible truth: They were never meant to return.

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ID: 366593

Title: Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations

Author: Tom Chaffin

Narrator: Rick Adamson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17:23:54

Language: English

Release date: 11-26-19

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics, North America, History & Culture

Summary:

...a gripping narrative that offers a revelatory perspective on the combined origins of two nations...compelling drama and instructive history. -- Wall Street Journal

In a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Tom Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette.

Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette shared a singularly extraordinary friendship, one involved in the making of two revolutionsand two nations. Jefferson first met Lafayette in 1781, when the young French-born general was dispatched to Virginia to assist Jefferson, then the states governor, in fighting off the British. The charismatic Lafayette, hungry for glory, could not have seemed more different from Jefferson, the reserved statesman. But when Jefferson, a newly-appointed diplomat, moved to Paris three years later, speaking little French and in need of a partner, their friendship began in earnest.

As Lafayette opened doors in Paris and Versailles for Jefferson, so too did the Virginian stand by Lafayette as the Frenchman became inexorably drawn into the maelstrom of his country's revolution. Jefferson counseled Lafayette as he drafted The Declaration of the Rights of Man and remained a firm supporter of the French Revolution, even after he returned to America in 1789. By 1792, however, the upheaval had rendered Lafayette a man without a country, locked away in a succession of Austrian and Prussian prisons. The burden fell on Jefferson and Lafayette's other friends to win his release. The two would not see each other again until 1824, in a powerful and emotional reunion at Jeffersons Monticello.

Steeped in primary sources, Revolutionary Brothers casts fresh light on this remarkable, often complicated, friendship of two extraordinary men.

'Revolutionary Brothers is a compelling narrative of an epicand unlikelyfriendship from the Enlightenment era, enlivened by bracing plot-turns and vividly-drawn characters.'Walter S. Isaacson, bestselling author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

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ID: 383334

Title: Lights Go Out in Lychford

Author: Paul Cornell

Narrator: Emma Newman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:56:28

Language: English

Release date: 11-19-19

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy

Summary:

Be careful what you wish for...

Paul Cornell's The Lights Go Out in Lychford continues the award-nominated Witches of Lychford series, described by Seanan McGuire as 'Beautifully written, perfectly cruel and ultimately kind.'

The borders of Lychford are crumbling. Other realities threaten to seep into the otherwise quiet village, and the resident wise woman is struggling to remain wise. The local magic shop owner and the local priest are having troubles of their own.

And a mysterious stranger is on hand to offer a solution to everyone's problems. No cost, no strings (she says).

But as everyone knows, free wishes from strangers rarely come without a price...

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ID: 366599

Title: Knight of the Silver Circle

Author: Duncan M. Hamilton

Narrator: Simon Vance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:57:00

Language: English

Release date: 11-19-19

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Summary:

Dragons have returned after a thousand years, but greater dangers lurk in the shadows...

As the lines between enemy and ally blur, Guillot dal Villerauvais is drawn farther into the life and service he had left far behind. Solène attempts to come to terms with the great magical talent she fears is as much a curse as a blessing, while the Prince Bishops quest for power twists and turns, and takes on a life of its own.

With dragons to slay, and an enemy whose grip on the kingdom grows ever tighter, Gill and his comrades must fight to remain true to themselves, while standing at the precipice of a kingdom in peril.

Betrayals, ritual magic, an enchanted relic, and lost histories. A charming narrative entertaining. Recommended for fans of dragons and medieval settings.Library Journal on Dragonslayer

Successfully mixes swords, sorcery, and skullduggery with complex characters. Dumas fans will especially appreciate the faux-French setting. This is pure adventure fun with plenty for epic fantasy readers to enjoy.Publishers Weekly on Dragonslayer

The Dragonslayer Trilogy:

1. Dragonslayer

2. Knight of the Silver Circle

3. Servant of the Crown

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ID: 374552

Title: Chokehold

Author: David Moody

Narrator: Gerard Doyle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:42:00

Language: English

Release date: 11-19-19

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Apocalyptic & Dystopian

Summary:

The third book in the new series from Hater author David Moody is perfect for fans of John Maberry and Max Brooks.

A series of nuclear strikes has left huge swathes of the country uninhabitable. Its a level playing field now: both Hater and Unchanged alike have to fight to stay alive. Both have retreated to their camps to regroup, less than twenty miles away from each other.

Its here that the last major battle of the final war will inevitably be fought, but neither side has any idea whats waiting for them just around the corner.

Both armies are ready to fight to the death, each of their leaders hell-bent on victory. Their tactics are uniformly simple: strike first, get the enemy in a chokehold, then strangle the life out of them.

Chokehold is a fast-paced and wonderfully dark story about the fight for survival in the face of the impending apocalypse.

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ID: 356520

Title: User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play

Author: Cliff Kuang, Robert Fabricant

Narrator: Jean Ann Douglass

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:19:47

Language: English

Release date: 11-19-19

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Computers, Architecture & Design

Summary:

This program includes material read by the authors.

In User Friendly, Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant reveal the untold story of a paradigm that quietly rules our modern lives: the assumption that machines should anticipate what we need.

Spanning over a century of sweeping changes, from womens rights to the Great Depression to World War II to the rise of the digital era, this audiobook unpacks the ways in which the world has beenand continues to beremade according to the principles of the once-obscure discipline of user-experience design.

In this essential program, Kuang and Fabricant map the hidden rules of the designed world and shed light on how those rules have caused our world to changean underappreciated but essential history thats pieced together for the first time. Combining the expertise and insight of a leading journalist and a pioneering designer, User Friendly provides a definitive, thoughtful, and practical perspective on a topic that has rapidly gone from arcane to urgent to inescapable. In User Friendly, Kuang and Fabricant tell the whole story for the first timeand youll never interact with technology the same way again.

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ID: 366602

Title: Stone Clock

Author: Andrew Bannister

Narrator: Caitlin Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:16:00

Language: English

Release date: 11-19-19

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Space Opera

Summary:

From Andrew Bannister, author of Creation Machine and Iron Gods, comes the final thrilling, heart-in-mouth science fiction novel of the Spin.

A hundred millennia has passed since the events of Iron Gods. The Spin is dying, and its few inhabitants live unknowingly in the relative paradise of one of hundreds of Virtual Realities'vrealities'or they scrape a living out of remains of the real world.

As the vrealities drain the last resources of the Spin, a rebellion which could kill millions sparks and gains momentum.

In a remote star system, an ancient insectoid called Skarbo the Horologist has studied The Spin for several lifetimes. Himself near to death, he makes a final journey to look his last on the object of his studies. There he learns of the artificial system's past, the real nature of the vrealitiesand the part he has to play in theirfuture...

The Spin Trilogy

Creation Machine

Iron Gods

Stone Clock

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ID: 386594

Title: Long Live Latin: The Pleasures of a Useless Language

Author: Nicola Gardini

Narrator: Todd Portnowitz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:19:36

Language: English

Release date: 11-12-19

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Language Instruction, Other, Literary Criticism

Summary:

'It's a genuine pleasure to hear spoken Latin--lots of it, and by many of the great classical authors, including Cicero, Ovid, and Virgil--and to follow the story of Gardini's lifelong infatuation with a language that is nowhere and everywhere in our modern lives... This is an audiobook to appreciate on many levels, most of all, to hear the sound of Latin again, so familiar and so essential to the ear.' AudioFile Magazine

A lively exploration of the joys of a not-so-dead language

From the acclaimed novelist and Oxford professor Nicola Gardini, a personal and passionate look at the Latin language: its history, its authors, its essential role in education, and its enduring impact on modern lifewhether we call it dead or not.

What use is Latin? Its a question were often asked by those who see the language of Cicero as no more than a cumbersome heap of ruins, something to remove from the curriculum. In this sustained meditation, Gardini gives us his sincere and brilliant reply: Latin is, quite simply, the means of expression that made usand continues to make uswho we are. In Latin, the rigorous and inventive thinker Lucretius examined the nature of our world; the poet Propertius told of love and emotion in a dizzying variety of registers; Caesar affirmed mans capacity to shape reality through reason; Virgil composed the Aeneid, without which wed see all of Western history in a different light.

In Long Live Latin, Gardini shares his deep love for the languageenriched by his tireless intellectual curiosityand warmly encourages us to engage with a civilization that has never ceased to exist, because its here with us now, whether we know it or not. Thanks to his careful guidance, even without a single lick of Latin grammar readers can discover how this language is still capable of restoring our sense of identity, with a power that only useless things can miraculously express.

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ID: 366646

Title: Success: Simple Steps to the Life You Deserve and Desire

Author: Napoleon Hill

Narrator: Peter Ganim

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:02:00

Language: English

Release date: 11-12-19

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Genres: Business & Economics, Self Development, Career Development, Health & Wellness

Summary:

A selection of Napoleon Hill's life changing principles in a single audiobook

The writings and wisdom of Napoleon Hill have transformed millions of lives, making him one of the most influential writers on personal success and an incomparable bestseller. His invaluable classic, Think and Grow Rich, has guided more people to becoming millionaires and billionaires than any other book in history.

Compiled by The Napoleon Hill Foundation, Success: Discovering the Path to Riches presents a curated collection of some of Napoleon Hills most significant teachings in one complete audiobook. Drawing on published as well as previously unpublished works by Hill, the audiobook consists of Hill's teachings presented in an accessible bite-sized format. Success is ideal for both listeners who are new to Hills work and looking for an essential primer and for devoted followers who want to revisit his most impactful works.

Success: Discovering the Path to Riches is an essential audiobook for everyone looking to build a prosperous life, both personally and professionally.

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