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The Index of Self-Destructive Acts

A Novel

by Christopher Beha ...

Narrated by Jim Frangione ...

Unabridged

16 hours 26 min

A novel about belief—in a game, a job, a way of life, a family—and the unexpected ways we rely on each other when our most important realities crumbleThe day Sam Waxworth arrives in New York to write for The Interviewer, a street-corner preacher declares that the world is coming to an end. A sports statistician, data journalist, and newly minted media celebrity who correctly forecasted every ... Read more

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A novel about belief—in a game, a job, a way of life, a family—and the unexpected ways we rely on each other when our most important realities crumbleThe day Sam Waxworth arrives in New York to write for The Interviewer, a street-corner preacher declares that the world is coming to an end. A sports statistician, data journalist, and newly minted media celebrity who correctly forecasted every
... Read more
Why I Am Not an Atheist

The Confessions of a Skeptical Believer

by Christopher Beha ...

**Named One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2026One of The New York Times’s anticipated books of February!What can I know? What must I do? What may I hope?National Book Award–longlisted author Christopher Beha recounts his struggle with these questions while making an earnest appeal for readers to seek out answers of their own**Twenty-five years ago, celebrated author (and cradle Catholic) ... Read more

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**Named One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2026One of The New York Times’s anticipated books of February!What can I know? What must I do? What may I hope?National Book Award–longlisted author Christopher Beha recounts his struggle with these questions while making an earnest appeal for readers to seek out answers of their own**Twenty-five years ago, celebrated author (and cradle Catholic)
... Read more

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The Index of Self-Destructive Acts

by Christopher Beha ...

On the day Sam Waxworth arrives in New York to write for the Interviewer, a street-corner preacher declares that the world is coming to an end. A data journalist and recent media celebrity—he correctly forecast every outcome of the 2008 election—Sam knows a few things about predicting the future. But when projection meets reality, life gets complicated.His first assignment for the Interviewer is a ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

On the day Sam Waxworth arrives in New York to write for the Interviewer, a street-corner preacher declares that the world is coming to an end. A data journalist and recent media celebrity—he correctly forecast every outcome of the 2008 election—Sam knows a few things about predicting the future. But when projection meets reality, life gets complicated.His first assignment for the Interviewer is a
... Read more
Arts & Entertainments

A Novel

by Christopher Beha ...

A drama teacher finds unlikely celebrity thanks to a nearly forgotten sex tape in this ingenious . . . entertaining and thought provoking" novel ( Booklist).At thirty-three, Eddie Hartley has given up his dream of becoming an actor for the reality of life as a drama teacher at a boys' prep school. But when Eddie and his wife, Susan, discover they cannot have children, it is one disappointment too ... Read more

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A drama teacher finds unlikely celebrity thanks to a nearly forgotten sex tape in this ingenious . . . entertaining and thought provoking" novel ( Booklist).At thirty-three, Eddie Hartley has given up his dream of becoming an actor for the reality of life as a drama teacher at a boys' prep school. But when Eddie and his wife, Susan, discover they cannot have children, it is one disappointment too
... Read more
The Whole Five Feet

What the Great Books Taught Me About Life, Death, and Pretty Much Everthing Else

by Christopher R. Beha ...

This unique memoir of reading the classics to find strength and wisdom "makes an elegant case for literature as an everyday companion" ( The New York Times Book Review).While undergoing a series of personal and family crises, Christopher R. Beha discovered that his grandmother had used the Harvard Classics—the renowned "five foot shelf" of great world literature compiled in the early twentieth ... Read more

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This unique memoir of reading the classics to find strength and wisdom "makes an elegant case for literature as an everyday companion" ( The New York Times Book Review).While undergoing a series of personal and family crises, Christopher R. Beha discovered that his grandmother had used the Harvard Classics—the renowned "five foot shelf" of great world literature compiled in the early twentieth
... Read more
What Happened to Sophie Wilder

by Christopher Beha ...

A heartfelt exploration of faith and love and friendship, What Happened to Sophie Wilder is a beautiful, absorbing work about the redemptive power of storytelling: a literary love story.Charlie Blakeman has just published his first novel, to almost no acclaim. He's living on New York's Washington Square, struggling with his follow-up, and floundering within his pseudointellectual coterie when his ... Read more

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A heartfelt exploration of faith and love and friendship, What Happened to Sophie Wilder is a beautiful, absorbing work about the redemptive power of storytelling: a literary love story.Charlie Blakeman has just published his first novel, to almost no acclaim. He's living on New York's Washington Square, struggling with his follow-up, and floundering within his pseudointellectual coterie when his
... Read more
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Why I Am Not an Atheist

The Confessions of a Skeptical Believer

by Christopher Beha ...

Narrated by Christopher Beha ...

Unabridged

14 hours 8 min

**Named One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2026One of The New York Times’s anticipated books of February!What can I know? What must I do? What may I hope?National Book Award–longlisted author Christopher Beha recounts his struggle with these questions while making an earnest appeal for readers to seek out answers of their own**Twenty-five years ago, celebrated author (and cradle Catholic) ... Read more

$36.00 CAD

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**Named One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2026One of The New York Times’s anticipated books of February!What can I know? What must I do? What may I hope?National Book Award–longlisted author Christopher Beha recounts his struggle with these questions while making an earnest appeal for readers to seek out answers of their own**Twenty-five years ago, celebrated author (and cradle Catholic)
... Read more

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Hairstons, The

An American Family in Black and White

by Henry Wiencek ...

Narrated by David Colacci ...

Unabridged

As the country enters a new era of conversations around race and the enduring impact of slavery, The Hairstons traces the rise and fall of the largest slaveholding family in the Old South as its descendants—both black and white—grapple with the twisted legacy of their past.Spanning two centuries of one family’s history, The Hairstons tells the extraordinary story of the Hairston clan, once the ... Read more

$61.82 CAD

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As the country enters a new era of conversations around race and the enduring impact of slavery, The Hairstons traces the rise and fall of the largest slaveholding family in the Old South as its descendants—both black and white—grapple with the twisted legacy of their past.Spanning two centuries of one family’s history, The Hairstons tells the extraordinary story of the Hairston clan, once the
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The Warhead

The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon in the Age of Modern Warfare

by Jeffrey E. Stern ...

Narrated by Jeffrey E. Stern, Sitara Attaie, Ray Corasani, Vas Eli, Justin Price, Peter Romano, Saskia Maarleveld, Gary Tiedemann, Dallis Seeker ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells
... Read more

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The Inequality Machine

How College Divides Us

by Paul Tough ...

Narrated by Paul Tough ...

Unabridged

13 hours 7 min

First published as The Years That Matter MostFrom best-selling author Paul Tough, an indelible and explosive book on the glaring injustices of higher education, including unfair admissions tests, entrenched racial barriers, and crushing student debt. Now updated and expanded for the pandemic era.When higher education works the way it’s supposed to, there is no better tool for social mobility—for ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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First published as The Years That Matter MostFrom best-selling author Paul Tough, an indelible and explosive book on the glaring injustices of higher education, including unfair admissions tests, entrenched racial barriers, and crushing student debt. Now updated and expanded for the pandemic era.When higher education works the way it’s supposed to, there is no better tool for social mobility—for
... Read more

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The Idea Machine

How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future

by Joel J. Miller ...

Books are our first and most lasting form of information technology. Books preserve ideas, yes, but they also provoke new ones— they are true tools for thinking. In The Idea Machine, Joel J. Miller shows that books are one of the most important but overlooked factors in the making of our contemporary world. And they still have lessons to teach us.Polls indicate reading is on the decline, but as we ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Books are our first and most lasting form of information technology. Books preserve ideas, yes, but they also provoke new ones— they are true tools for thinking. In The Idea Machine, Joel J. Miller shows that books are one of the most important but overlooked factors in the making of our contemporary world. And they still have lessons to teach us.Polls indicate reading is on the decline, but as we
... Read more
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Functional Training for the Mind

How Physical Fitness Can Improve Your Focus, Mental Clarity, and Concentration

by Jeremy Bhandari ...

Narrated by Charles Constant ...

Unabridged

5 hours 9 min

Whether you're a professional athlete, dedicated to your personal goals for fitness, or a newcomer looking for fitness inspiration, you shouldn't overlook the mind body connection when it comes to exercise and mental health. Moving your body and having a diet of balanced nutrition not only changes your physical body, but can improve your mood and give you that much needed memory boost.Start ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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Whether you're a professional athlete, dedicated to your personal goals for fitness, or a newcomer looking for fitness inspiration, you shouldn't overlook the mind body connection when it comes to exercise and mental health. Moving your body and having a diet of balanced nutrition not only changes your physical body, but can improve your mood and give you that much needed memory boost.Start
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