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One Long River of Song

Notes on Wonder

by Brian Doyle ...

Narrated by George Newbern, Mary Doyle, Liam Doyle, Lily Doyle, Joseph Doyle ...

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7 hours 23 min

A playful and moving book of essays by a "born storyteller" (Seattle Times) who invites us into the miraculous and transcendent moments of the everydayWhen Brian Doyle passed away at the age of sixty after a bout with brain cancer, he left behind a cult-like following of devoted readers who regard his writing as one of the best-kept secrets of the twenty-first century. Doyle writes with a ... Read more

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A playful and moving book of essays by a "born storyteller" (Seattle Times) who invites us into the miraculous and transcendent moments of the everydayWhen Brian Doyle passed away at the age of sixty after a bout with brain cancer, he left behind a cult-like following of devoted readers who regard his writing as one of the best-kept secrets of the twenty-first century. Doyle writes with a
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Speaking in Tongues

by J. M. Coetzee, Mariana Dimópulos ...

Narrated by M.L. Sanchez ...

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2 hours 38 min

Language, historically speaking, has always been slippery. Two dictionaries provide two different maps of the universe: which one is true, or are both false? Speaking in Tongues—taking the form of a dialogue between Nobel laureate novelist J. M. Coetzee and eminent translator Mariana Dimópulos—examines some of the most pressing linguistic issues that plague writers and translators well into the ... Read more

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Language, historically speaking, has always been slippery. Two dictionaries provide two different maps of the universe: which one is true, or are both false? Speaking in Tongues—taking the form of a dialogue between Nobel laureate novelist J. M. Coetzee and eminent translator Mariana Dimópulos—examines some of the most pressing linguistic issues that plague writers and translators well into the
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Lincoln on the Verge

Thirteen Days to Washington

by Ted Widmer ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

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16 hours 53 min

WINNER OF THE LINCOLN FORUM BOOK PRIZE“A Lincoln classic...superb.” —The Washington Post“A book for our time.”—Doris Kearns GoodwinLincoln on the Verge tells the dramatic story of America’s greatest president discovering his own strength to save the Republic.As a divided nation plunges into the deepest crisis in its history, Abraham Lincoln... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE LINCOLN FORUM BOOK PRIZE“A Lincoln classic...superb.” —The Washington Post“A book for our time.”—Doris Kearns GoodwinLincoln on the Verge tells the dramatic story of America’s greatest president discovering his own strength to save the Republic.As a divided nation plunges into the deepest crisis in its history, Abraham Lincoln...
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The World She Edited

Katharine S. White at The New Yorker

by Amy Reading ...

Narrated by Christa Lewis ...

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20 hours 59 min

Finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award""Meticulously researched."" —The New York Times**""A first-rate biography."" —Washington PostA lively and intimate biography of trailblazing and era-defining New Yorker editor Katharine S. White, who helped build the magazine’s prestigious legacy and transform the 20****th</... ... Read more

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Finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award""Meticulously researched."" —The New York Times**""A first-rate biography."" —Washington PostA lively and intimate biography of trailblazing and era-defining New Yorker editor Katharine S. White, who helped build the magazine’s prestigious legacy and transform the 20****th</...
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Stuck

How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity

by Yoni Appelbaum ...

Narrated by Ari Fliakos ...

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9 hours 40 min

How did America cease to be the land of opportunity?LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARDWe take it for granted that good neighborhoods—with good schools and good housing—are only accessible to the wealthy. But in America, this wasn’t always the case.Though for most of world history, your prospects were tied to where you were born, Americans came up with a revolutionary idea: If you ... Read more

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How did America cease to be the land of opportunity?LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARDWe take it for granted that good neighborhoods—with good schools and good housing—are only accessible to the wealthy. But in America, this wasn’t always the case.Though for most of world history, your prospects were tied to where you were born, Americans came up with a revolutionary idea: If you
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The Devil's Element

Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance

by Dan Egan ...

Narrated by Jason Culp ...

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6 hours 50 min

The New York Times best-selling author on the source of great bounty—and now great peril—all over the world.Phosphorus has played a critical role in some of the most lethal substances on earth: firebombs, rat poison, nerve gas. But it’s also the key component of one of the most vital: fertilizer, which has sustained life for billions of people. In this major work of explanatory science and ... Read more

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The New York Times best-selling author on the source of great bounty—and now great peril—all over the world.Phosphorus has played a critical role in some of the most lethal substances on earth: firebombs, rat poison, nerve gas. But it’s also the key component of one of the most vital: fertilizer, which has sustained life for billions of people. In this major work of explanatory science and
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Rare Breed

A Guide to Success for the Defiant, Dangerous, and Different

by Sunny Bonnell, Ashleigh Hansberger ...

Narrated by Eileen Stevens ...

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7 hours 31 min

An unconventional business book for the rebels and misfits—the Rare Breeds—who don’t fit the traditional mold, offering an approach that’s anything but business as usual.There is an unofficial rule for success: you need to change who you are to achieve greatness. But it doesn’t have to be that way. What if you could leverage your so-called vices and shortcomings and make them your super powers?— ... Read more

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An unconventional business book for the rebels and misfits—the Rare Breeds—who don’t fit the traditional mold, offering an approach that’s anything but business as usual.There is an unofficial rule for success: you need to change who you are to achieve greatness. But it doesn’t have to be that way. What if you could leverage your so-called vices and shortcomings and make them your super powers?—
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Bone of the Bone

Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class

by Sarah Smarsh ...

Narrated by Sarah Smarsh ...

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11 hours 11 min

“A must-read for today’s politics” (San Francisco Chronicle), the brilliant and provocative essays that established National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh as one of the most important commentators on America’s class problem are collected in one searing and insightful volume.In Bone of the Bone, Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling and incisive critique to the challenges that define our ... Read more

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“A must-read for today’s politics” (San Francisco Chronicle), the brilliant and provocative essays that established National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh as one of the most important commentators on America’s class problem are collected in one searing and insightful volume.In Bone of the Bone, Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling and incisive critique to the challenges that define our
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So Very Small

How Humans Discovered the Microcosmos, Defeated Germs--and May Still Lose the War Against Infectious Disease

by Thomas Levenson ...

Narrated by Mike Cooper ...

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10 hours 11 min

“An elegant, wide-ranging history” (The New York Review of Books) of the centuries-long quest to discover the critical role of germs in disease thatreveals as much about human reasoning—and the pitfalls of ego—as it does about microbes.“Levenson takes readers through an entertaining . . . journey of missed opportunities in microbiology and the eventual advances that arose in this field.” ... Read more

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“An elegant, wide-ranging history” (The New York Review of Books) of the centuries-long quest to discover the critical role of germs in disease thatreveals as much about human reasoning—and the pitfalls of ego—as it does about microbes.“Levenson takes readers through an entertaining . . . journey of missed opportunities in microbiology and the eventual advances that arose in this field.”
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How to Think Like Socrates

Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World

by Donald J. Robertson ...

Narrated by Donald J. Robertson ...

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11 hours 25 min

How can we apply the teachings of the greatest ancient philosopher to modern life?Socrates is the quintessential Athenian philosopher, the source of the entire Western philosophical tradition, and Godfather to the Stoics. He spent his life teaching practical philosophy to ordinary people in the streets of Athens, yet few people today are familiar with the wisdom he has to offer us.How to Think ... Read more

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How can we apply the teachings of the greatest ancient philosopher to modern life?Socrates is the quintessential Athenian philosopher, the source of the entire Western philosophical tradition, and Godfather to the Stoics. He spent his life teaching practical philosophy to ordinary people in the streets of Athens, yet few people today are familiar with the wisdom he has to offer us.How to Think
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Ends of the Earth

Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future

by Neil Shubin ...

Narrated by Fred Berman ...

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7 hours 43 min

****Shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize**The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to reveal the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos, and our planet’s future.“Urgent [and] prescient…The book captures Shubin’s reverence for both the beauty and the mysteries hidden in the cold, barren tundra.” ... Read more

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****Shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize**The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to reveal the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos, and our planet’s future.“Urgent [and] prescient…The book captures Shubin’s reverence for both the beauty and the mysteries hidden in the cold, barren tundra.”
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Thunderclap

A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death

by Laura Cumming ...

Narrated by Laura Cumming ...

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7 hours 39 min

Named a Top 100 Must-Read Book of the Year by Time and a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker * Winner of the 2024 Writers**’** Prize for Nonfiction * Shortlisted for the Inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction * Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje PrizeNew York Times bestselling author Laura Cumming “combines first-rate art history with deeply felt memoir” (The Washington Post) in this fascinating, ... Read more

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Named a Top 100 Must-Read Book of the Year by Time and a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker * Winner of the 2024 Writers**’** Prize for Nonfiction * Shortlisted for the Inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction * Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje PrizeNew York Times bestselling author Laura Cumming “combines first-rate art history with deeply felt memoir” (The Washington Post) in this fascinating,
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