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Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
By: David Graeber
Narrated by: Roger Davis
Length: 5 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator Roger Davis, who earned first-class honors in media and anthropology, puts his training to good use to lead listeners through 17th- and 18th-century Malagasy history." - Library Journal
The final posthumous work by the coauthor of the major New York Times bestseller The Dawn of Everything.
Pirates have long lived in the realm of romance... Read more
The Hawk's Way
By: Sy Montgomery
Narrated by: Sy Montgomery
Length: 1 hour 58 minutes
Abridged: No
A splendid and luminous celebration of one of natureās most perfect and mysterious creaturesāthe hawkāfrom the New York Times bestselling author of the āastoundingly beautifulā (NPR) The Soul of an Octopus.
When Sy Montgomery went to spend a day at falconer Nancy Cowanās farm, home to a dozen magnificent birds of prey, it was the start of a deep... Read more
This Is Your Mind on Plants
By: Michael Pollan
Narrated by: Michael Pollan
Length: 7 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
The instant New York Times bestseller | A Washington Post Notable Book | One of NPR's Best Books of the Year
āExpert storytelling . . . [Pollan] masterfully elevates a series of big questions about drugs, plants and humans that are likely to leave readers thinking in new ways.ā āNew York Times Book Review
From #1 New York Times bestselling author... Read more
Intimacies
By: Katie Kitamura
Narrated by: Traci Kato-Kiriyama
Length: 5 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2021
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION
ONE OF BARACK OBAMAāS FAVORITE 2021 READS
AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A BEST BOOK OF 2021 FROM Washington Post, Vogue, Time, Oprah Daily, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlantic, Kirkus and Entertainment Weekly
āIntimacies is a... Read more
Trespasses
By: Louise Kennedy
Narrated by: BrĆd Brennan
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
āBrilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking.āāJ.Courtney Sullivan, New York Times Book Review
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āTRESPASSES vaults Kennedy into the ranks of such contemporary masters as McCann, Claire Keegan, Colin Barrett, and fellow Sligo resident, Kevin Barry.ā āOprah... Read more
Vesper Flights
By: Helen Macdonald
Narrated by: Helen Macdonald
Length: 10 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAnimals don't exist to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves.From the bestselling author of H is for Hawk comes Vesper Flights, a transcendent collection of essays about the human relationship to the natural world.Helen Macdonald... Read more
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Hide
By: Kiersten White
Narrated by: Emma Galvin
Length: 8 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢Ā A high-stakes hide-and-seek competition turns deadly in thisĀ āmarvelously creepy thrill ride of a book that keeps twisting until the very endā (Karen M. McManus, author of One of Us Is Lying)Ā
āThe suspenseful plot combines elements of Thomas Tryonās classic Harvest Home, Netflixās Squid Game, and the social commentary of... Read more
Crossroads
By: Jonathan Franzen
Narrated by: David Pittu
Length: 24 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
"Narrator David Pittu superbly transports the listener into the lives of the Hildebrandts, a family with many secrets." - AudioFile Magazine
This program includes a bonus conversation between the author, Jonathan Franzen, and the narrator, David Pittu.
Jonathan Franzenās gift for wedding depth and vividness of character with breadth of social... Read more
The Swimmers
By: Julie Otsuka
Narrated by: Traci Kato-Kiriyama
Length: 4 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ā¢ CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE WINNER ā¢ From the award-winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine comes a novel that "starts as a catalogue of spoken and unspoken rules for swimmers at an aquatic center but unfolds into a powerful story of a motherās dementia and her daughterās love" (The... Read more
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You Can't Be Serious
By: Kal Penn
Narrated by: Kal Penn
Length: 9 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
The star of the Harold and Kumar franchise, House, and Designated Survivor recounts why he rejected the advice of his aunties and guidance counselors and, instead of becoming a doctor or āsomething practical,ā embarked on a surprising journey that has included confronting racism in Hollywood, meeting his future husband, and working in the Obama... Read more
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Once Upon a Wardrobe
By: Patti Callahan
Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
College student Megs Devonshire sets out to fulfill her younger brother Georgeās last wish by uncovering the truth behind his favorite story. What transpires is a fascinating look into the bond between siblings and the life-changing magic of stories.1950:Ā Margaret Devonshire (Megs) is a seventeen-year-old student of mathematics and physics at... Read more
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A Brief History of Equality
By: Thomas Piketty
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 8 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
The worldās leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress toward equality despite crises, disasters, and backsliding, a perfect introduction to the ideas developed in his monumental earlier books.It is easy to be pessimistic about inequality. We know it has increased... Read more
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Empire of the Summer Moon
By: S. C. Gwynne
Narrated by: David Drummond
Length: 15 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award*
*A New York Times Notable Book*
*Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award*
This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West āis nothing... Read more
Vladimir
By: Julia May Jonas
Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
An NPR, Washington Post, Time, People, Vulture, Guardian, Vox, Kirkus Reviews, Newsweek, LitHub, and New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * āDelightfulā¦cathartic, devious, and terrifically entertaining.ā āThe New York Times * āTimely, whip-smart, and darkly funny.ā āPeople (Book of the Week) * One of Shondalandās 13 Best College-Set... Read more
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Poetry Unbound
By: PĆ”draig Ć Tuama
Narrated by: PĆ”draig Ć Tuama
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
In the tumult of our contemporary moment, poetry has emerged as an inviting, consoling outlet with a unique power to move and connect us, to inspire fury, tears, joy, laughter, and surprise. This generous anthology pairs fifty illuminating poems with poet and podcast host PĆ”draig Ć Tuama's appealing, unhurried reflections. With keen insight and... Read more
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Mercury Pictures Presents
By: Anthony Marra
Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
Length: 14 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ā¢ Winner of the David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction ā¢Ā The epic tale of a brilliant woman who must reinvent herself to survive, moving from Mussoliniās Italy to 1940s Los Angelesāa timeless story of love, deceit, and sacrifice from the award-winningĀ author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
āA... Read more
Marrying the Ketchups
By: Jennifer Close
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 11 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
An irresistible comedy of manners about three generations of a Chicago restaurant family and the deep-fried, beer-battered, cream cheese-frosted love that feeds them allāfrom the best-selling author of Girls in White Dresses
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āLaugh-out-loud funny, and deeply resonant to our times. I was so happy to be in the Sullivan... Read more
Invisible Cities
By: Italo Calvino
Narrated by: Richard Higgins
Length: 2 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
āCities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.ā ā fromĀ Invisible Cities
In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo ā Mongol emperor and Venetian traveler. Kublai Khan has sensed... Read more
Through the Groves
By: Anne Hull
Narrated by: Anne Hull
Length: 5 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author,
āAnne Hull has written some of the most important stories of our time, beautifully, unflinchingly.ā
āRick Bragg
"Hull delivers her book with a gentle twang and the unpretentious tone of someone who has lived the experiences she describes. Through her character work and emotionally intelligent delivery, Hull helps... Read more
Holding the Note
By: David Remnick
Narrated by: Matt Godfrey & David Remnick
Length: 9 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER ā¢ The Pulitzer Prizeāwinning journalist and editor of The New Yorker gathers his writing on some of the essential musicians of our timeāintimate portraits of Leonard Cohen, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, and more.
The greatest popular songs, whether itās Aretha Franklin singing... Read more
Homegrown
By: Jeffrey Toobin
Narrated by: Jeffrey Toobin
Length: 14 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh, leading to the January 6 insurrectionāfrom acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin.
Timothy McVeigh wanted to start a movement.
Speaking to his lawyers days after the Oklahoma City bombing, the Gulf War veteran expressed no regrets: killing 168 people... Read more
Collecting Confidence
By: Kim Gravel
Narrated by: Kim Gravel
Length: 5 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Read by the author with audiobook-exclusive commentary and an audiobook-exclusive episode of The Kim Gravel Show. Showcasing the confidence she's gathered from her own life journey, Kim Gravel--beloved QVC star and creator of Belle by Kim Gravel and Belle Beauty--invites you to look at yourself with a fresh new lens, encouraging you to start... Read more
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The Dog of the North
By: Elizabeth McKenzie
Narrated by: Katherine Littrell
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
* Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize * A New Yorker Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Nominated for the Womenās Prize for Fiction *
āIām in love with a grieving misfit driving around with a donkey-shaped piƱata in an old van held together by duct tapeā¦the great miracle of McKenzieās writingā¦ is... Read more
The Queen of Dirt Island
By: Donal Ryan
Narrated by: Emma Lowe
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
āFrom its opening pages, this book exerts a quiet, propulsive hold over its reader. The three generations of Aylward women will break your heart and then put it back together again.ā āMaggie O'Farrell
"This is a generous mosaic of a novelĀ aboutĀ the staying power of love and pride and history and family." āColum McCann, author of Apeirogon and Let... Read more
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