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Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance

by Hannah Berman, Sholom Aleichem ...

Series series The Art of the Novella
Even the most pious Jew need not shed so many tears over the destruction of Jerusalem as the women were in the habit of shedding when Stempenyu was playing.The first work of Sholom Aleichem’s to be translated into English—this long out-of-print translation is the only one ever done under Aleichem’s personal supervision—Stempenyu is a prime example of the author’ s hallmark traits: his antic and ... Read more

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Even the most pious Jew need not shed so many tears over the destruction of Jerusalem as the women were in the habit of shedding when Stempenyu was playing.The first work of Sholom Aleichem’s to be translated into English—this long out-of-print translation is the only one ever done under Aleichem’s personal supervision—Stempenyu is a prime example of the author’ s hallmark traits: his antic and
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Jewish Children

Enriched edition. Exploring the World of Jewish Children in Eastern Europe

by Sholem Aleichem, Jenna Kirkland ...

Translated by Hannah Berman ...

In "Jewish Children," Sholem Aleichem captures the essence of Jewish childhood through a series of poignant tales that illuminate the joys, struggles, and mischief of young life in Eastern Europe. Employing a vibrant literary style marked by humor and pathos, Aleichem intertwines Yiddish folklore with everyday realities, creating a rich tapestry that reflects the cultural milieu of the late 19th ... Read more

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In "Jewish Children," Sholem Aleichem captures the essence of Jewish childhood through a series of poignant tales that illuminate the joys, struggles, and mischief of young life in Eastern Europe. Employing a vibrant literary style marked by humor and pathos, Aleichem intertwines Yiddish folklore with everyday realities, creating a rich tapestry that reflects the cultural milieu of the late 19th
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Jewish Children. Illustrated

by Sholem Aleichem ...

Translated by Hannah Berman ...

Jewish Children by Sholem Aleichem is a warm and poignant collection of stories that portrays the everyday lives of Jewish children growing up in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. Written with the author’s characteristic blend of humor, tenderness, and gentle irony, the book captures childhood as a time of curiosity, mischief, dreams, and moral discovery against the backdrop of ... Read more

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Jewish Children by Sholem Aleichem is a warm and poignant collection of stories that portrays the everyday lives of Jewish children growing up in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. Written with the author’s characteristic blend of humor, tenderness, and gentle irony, the book captures childhood as a time of curiosity, mischief, dreams, and moral discovery against the backdrop of
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The Die

A Novel

by Jude Berman ...

Narrated by James Fouhey, Hannah Choi ...

Unabridged

10 hours 59 min

2024 International Book Awards Winner in Fiction: Visionary2024 International Book Awards Winner in Fiction: Cross-Genre2024 American Fiction Awards Winner in General FictionDarah, a tech writer living in the democratic nation of California, is dismayed to see the game she's helping develop for a Silicon Valley tech company has been tampered with. When her hacker friend Jedd investigates, he ... Read more

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2024 International Book Awards Winner in Fiction: Visionary2024 International Book Awards Winner in Fiction: Cross-Genre2024 American Fiction Awards Winner in General FictionDarah, a tech writer living in the democratic nation of California, is dismayed to see the game she's helping develop for a Silicon Valley tech company has been tampered with. When her hacker friend Jedd investigates, he
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The Quantum Rose

by Catherine Asaro ...

Narrated by Anna Fields ...

Series Audiobook 6 - The Saga of the Skolian Empire Series
Unabridged

13 hours 21 min

The Quantum Roseis the story of Kamoj Argali, the young ruler of an impoverished province on the backward planet Balumil. To keep her people from starving, she has agreed to marry Jax Ironbridge, the boorish and brutal ruler of the prosperous neighboring province. But before they can be wed, a mysterious stranger from a distant planet arrives on government business in the wake of interstellar war. ... Read more

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The Quantum Roseis the story of Kamoj Argali, the young ruler of an impoverished province on the backward planet Balumil. To keep her people from starving, she has agreed to marry Jax Ironbridge, the boorish and brutal ruler of the prosperous neighboring province. But before they can be wed, a mysterious stranger from a distant planet arrives on government business in the wake of interstellar war.
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Roadhouse Blues

by Baron Birtcher ...

Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

Series series Mike Travis
Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

"Enjoyable entertainment . . . a mystery/suspense novel with links to classic rock history and mythology" featuring recovering detective Mike Travis (Foreword).After twenty years at the LAPD Homicide Bureau, Mike Travis is finally retiring and starting over on Santa Catalina Island. In the small town of Avalon, he lives and works on his yacht, sailing and chartering scuba diving trips. There, ... Read more

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"Enjoyable entertainment . . . a mystery/suspense novel with links to classic rock history and mythology" featuring recovering detective Mike Travis (Foreword).After twenty years at the LAPD Homicide Bureau, Mike Travis is finally retiring and starting over on Santa Catalina Island. In the small town of Avalon, he lives and works on his yacht, sailing and chartering scuba diving trips. There,
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The Thief

A Cosmic Shores Novel

by G. S. Jennsen ...

Narrated by Pyper Down ...

Series Audiobook 21 - Amaranthe
Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

~ Indie Author Project 2025 SciFi Book of the Year ~ Finalist, Best Alien Sci-Fi of 2024, Discover Sci-Fi ~* A stand-alone adventure set in the Amaranthe universe *The Hesgyr are thieves. “Scavengers,” to hear their victims tell it; “repurposers” by their own reckoning.As Chief of Intelligence for Non-Anaden Affairs, Eren Savitas’ job is to protect the Advocacy from all manner of alien threats: ... Read more

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~ Indie Author Project 2025 SciFi Book of the Year ~ Finalist, Best Alien Sci-Fi of 2024, Discover Sci-Fi ~* A stand-alone adventure set in the Amaranthe universe *The Hesgyr are thieves. “Scavengers,” to hear their victims tell it; “repurposers” by their own reckoning.As Chief of Intelligence for Non-Anaden Affairs, Eren Savitas’ job is to protect the Advocacy from all manner of alien threats:
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Evolutions

Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World

by Oren Harman ...

Narrated by Oren Harman ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

We don't think anymore, like the ancient Chinese did, that the world was hatched from an egg, or, like the Maori, that it came from the tearing apart of a love embrace. The Greeks told of a tempestuous Hera and a cunning Zeus, but we now use genes and natural selection to explain fear and desire, and physics to demystify the workings of the universe.Evolutions brings to life the latest scientific ... Read more

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We don't think anymore, like the ancient Chinese did, that the world was hatched from an egg, or, like the Maori, that it came from the tearing apart of a love embrace. The Greeks told of a tempestuous Hera and a cunning Zeus, but we now use genes and natural selection to explain fear and desire, and physics to demystify the workings of the universe.Evolutions brings to life the latest scientific
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Nothing But the Truth

Secrets From Top Intelligence Experts to Control Conversations and Get the Information You Need

by Maryann Karinch ...

Narrated by Karen Saltus ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

To get the truth from someone, you need two sets of skills. The first are the interpersonal skills necessary to get the facts. But the second group of skills is equally if not more important: they enable you to assess whether the facts actually fit together--whether they are true--and identify the emotions that shaped them.In Nothing But the Truth, top intelligence experts from the worlds of ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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To get the truth from someone, you need two sets of skills. The first are the interpersonal skills necessary to get the facts. But the second group of skills is equally if not more important: they enable you to assess whether the facts actually fit together--whether they are true--and identify the emotions that shaped them.In Nothing But the Truth, top intelligence experts from the worlds of
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Clutter

An Untidy History

by Jennifer Howard ...

Narrated by Emily Durante ...

Unabridged

5 hours 4 min

"I'm sitting on the floor in my mother's house, surrounded by stuff."So begins Jennifer Howard's Clutter, an expansive assessment of our relationship to the things that share and shape our lives. Sparked by the painful two-year process of cleaning out her mother's house in the wake of a devastating physical and emotional collapse, Howard sets her own personal struggle with clutter against a ... Read more

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"I'm sitting on the floor in my mother's house, surrounded by stuff."So begins Jennifer Howard's Clutter, an expansive assessment of our relationship to the things that share and shape our lives. Sparked by the painful two-year process of cleaning out her mother's house in the wake of a devastating physical and emotional collapse, Howard sets her own personal struggle with clutter against a
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Foreign Land

by J.S. Sherwood ...

Narrated by Joe Landry ...

Series Audiobook 1 - This Foreign Universe
Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

Smith, his soul shattered after suffering a crushing personal loss, is left to fight for the survival of his son and the new colony on a planet that’s far more dangerous than anyone expected.WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Science Fiction Series“This sensational book is a breathtaking page-turner with an enthralling storyline that rivals a Star Trek episode. Once I picked it up, I ... Read more

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Smith, his soul shattered after suffering a crushing personal loss, is left to fight for the survival of his son and the new colony on a planet that’s far more dangerous than anyone expected.WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Science Fiction Series“This sensational book is a breathtaking page-turner with an enthralling storyline that rivals a Star Trek episode. Once I picked it up, I
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Secret Lives

by Mark De Castrique ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

8 hours 3 min

"At seventy-five-years-old, Ethel Fiona Crestwater is used to being underestimated. She looks like someone's grandma, although she's never married or had children; petite and a bit frail, she's not a threat to anyone. Or is she...? Ethel runs a boarding house for government agents, and when someone murders one of her boarders, she springs into action—much to the surprise of her distant cousin ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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"At seventy-five-years-old, Ethel Fiona Crestwater is used to being underestimated. She looks like someone's grandma, although she's never married or had children; petite and a bit frail, she's not a threat to anyone. Or is she...? Ethel runs a boarding house for government agents, and when someone murders one of her boarders, she springs into action—much to the surprise of her distant cousin
... Read more

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