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  • New Neighbor: A Novel - Karen Cleveland

    New Neighbor: A Novel - Karen Cleveland
    Jul 26 2022
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    Title: New Neighbor: A Novel
    Author: Karen Cleveland
    Narrator: Lisa Flanagan
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8:10:04
    Language: English
    Release date: 07-26-2022
    Publisher: Random House (Audio)
    Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Espionage

    Summary:
    Secrets, jealousy, and paranoia collide when a seemingly perfect new family moves into a neighborhood with ties to the CIA in this gripping thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Need to Know. “Karen Cleveland ingeniously melds domestic intrigue with the lightning pace of a spy thriller, showing us the devastating personal costs of intelligence work.”—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Listen to Me ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: PopSugar Idyllic neighborhood, perfect family, meaningful career. CIA analyst Beth Bradford has it all— Until she doesn’t. Now, facing an empty nest and a broken marriage, Beth is moving from the cul-de-sac she’s long called home, and the CIA is removing her from the case that’s long been hers: tracking an elusive Iranian intelligence agent known as The Neighbor. Madeline Sterling moves into Beth’s old house. She has what Beth once had: an adoring husband, three beautiful young children, and the close-knit group of neighbors on the block. Now she has it all. And Beth—who can’t stop watching the woman stepping in to her old life—thinks the new neighbor has something else too: ties to Iranian intelligence. Is Beth just jealous? Paranoid? Or is something more at play? After all, most of the families on the cul-de-sac have some tie to the CIA. They’re all keeping secrets. And they all know more about their neighbors than they should. It would be the perfect place to insert a spy—unless one was there all along.
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    8 hrs and 10 mins
  • Double Puppy Trouble - Danica Mckellar

    Double Puppy Trouble - Danica Mckellar
    Jul 26 2022
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    Title: Double Puppy Trouble
    Author: Danica Mckellar
    Narrator: Danica Mckellar
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 0:10:24
    Language: English
    Release date: 07-26-2022
    Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
    Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Health & Family

    Summary:
    The newest math-focused picture book from New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar is full of puppy-fueled chaos and a message of gratitude, with a double helping of fun! Moxie Jo always wanted MORE. But soon she'd get MORE than she bargained for! Spunky and energetic, Moxie is just like any other girl--aside from the fact that she has to have the MOST of everything! If she doesn't have the most toys, the most A's on tests, or the most time on the swing, then she makes the MOST noise! So when Moxie finds a magic stick that can double anything, she doesn't hesitate to use it--but when the button gets stuck, she may start to realize that less really is more! Teach the power of doubling through this playful puppy romp!
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    10 mins
  • Ten Magic Butterflies - Danica Mckellar

    Ten Magic Butterflies - Danica Mckellar
    Jul 26 2022
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    Title: Ten Magic Butterflies
    Author: Danica Mckellar
    Narrator: Danica Mckellar
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 0:09:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 07-26-2022
    Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
    Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Fairy Tales & Folklore

    Summary:
    Learn at home with help from The Wonder Years/Hallmark actress, math whiz, and New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar using her acclaimed McKellar Math books! Fairies, butterflies, and magic help to make this math-focused picture book positively enchanting! Join ten flower friends for a night of excitement that mixes a little math with a lot of magic. As each flower turns into a butterfly, children will discover different ways to group numbers to create ten, an essential building block of math, all while watching each flower's dream come true. (And keep an eye out for the adorable caterpillar who wishes he could fly, too!) In this, the second book in the McKellar Math line, actress, math whiz, and New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar once again sneaks in secret addition and subtraction concepts to help make your child smarter and uses her proven math success to show children that loving numbers is as easy as a wave of a wand and a BING BANG BOO! '[Danica McKellar's] bringing her love of numbers to children everywhere.' --Brightly on Goodnight, Numbers 'Danica McKellar is now on a mission to make math fun for even the youngest of kids.' --L.A. Parent Magazine
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    9 mins
  • Twice as Perfect - Louisa Onomé

    Twice as Perfect - Louisa Onomé
    Jul 26 2022
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    Title: Twice as Perfect
    Author: Louisa Onomé
    Narrator: Yinka Ladeinde
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 10:19:22
    Language: English
    Release date: 07-26-2022
    Publisher: HarperCollins
    Genres: Fiction, Teen, Tough Topics

    Summary:
    Netflix’s Never Have I Ever meets Crazy Rich Asians with a Nigerian twist in this brilliant young-adult novel about being caught in between worlds The only things worth doing are those that will lead to success. For seventeen-year-old Adanna Nkwachi, life is all about duty: to school and the debate team, to her Nigerian parents, and even to her cousin Genny as Ada helps prepare Genny’s wedding to Afrobeats superstar Skeleboy. Because ever since her older brother, Sam, had a fight with their parents a few years ago and disappeared, somebody has to fill the void he left behind. Ada may never know what caused Sam to leave home, but the one thing she’s certain of is that it’s on her to make sure her parents’ sacrifices aren’t in vain. One day, chance brings the siblings back together and they start working to repair their bond. Although she fears how their parents will react if they find out, Ada is determined to get answers about the night Sam left—Sam, who was supposed to be an engineer but is now, what, a poet? The more she learns about Sam’s poetry, the more Ada begins to wonder if maybe being happy is just as important as doing what’s expected of her. Amid parental pressure, anxiety over the debate competition, a complicated love life and the Nigerian wedding-to-end-all-weddings, can Ada learn, just this once, to put herself first?
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    10 hrs and 19 mins
  • Force of Such Beauty: A Novel - Barbara Bourland

    Force of Such Beauty: A Novel - Barbara Bourland
    Jul 19 2022
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    Title: Force of Such Beauty: A Novel
    Author: Barbara Bourland
    Narrator: Tessa Jubber
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 13:04:58
    Language: English
    Release date: 07-19-2022
    Publisher: Penguin Audio
    Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Literary Fiction, Psychological, Feminist Fiction

    Summary:
    “This is not your grandma’s fairy tale… Brilliant.” —The Washington Post “The Force of Such Beauty grips with the strength of an Olympian and holds it with the endurance of a marathoner … [to] an ending that actually caught my breath, not once, but twice in quick succession.”—The Associated Press One sunny afternoon in an idyllic kingdom by the sea, a princess named Caroline pretends to sleep. When her keepers strike up a card game, Caroline sneaks into her maid’s car, turns the key, and drives right out of the palace. Alone for the first time in years, she gets on the next flight—only to land in the waiting arms of her guards. As she’s forcibly escorted back to her marble prison, something in Caroline breaks for good. It’s not her first failed attempt, and it won’t be her last. Caroline suspects that she’ll never escape. But she might find a way to be free. Barbara Bourland’s stunning third novel, a phantasmagorical fable of love and marriage, is her most ambitious and inventive book to date. Inspired by the alleged escape attempts of real-life princesses, The Force of Such Beauty is both the story of an idealistic young woman trapped by a corrupt promise, and a deeply moving reminder that power structures around the world ultimately rest on the subjugation of women’s bodies. “A fascinating novel about bodies, the way we use them, and the way we break them. It’s one of several works to come out this year concerned with the appropriation of female beauty by powerful men, and examines a harsh choice in the lives of women dubbed desirable by the patriarchal state: do you participate, or do you say no?…Bourland is skilled at finding the noir in the everyday, and illustrating the mechanisms of control that keep us in our place.”—Crime Reads, Best Books of the Year (So Far)
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    13 hrs and 5 mins
  • Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life - Simran Jeet Singh

    Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life - Simran Jeet Singh
    Jul 19 2022
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    Title: Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life
    Author: Simran Jeet Singh
    Narrator: Simran Jeet Singh
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9:26:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 07-19-2022
    Publisher: Penguin Audio
    Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Self Development, Health & Wellness, World Religions, Mindfulness & Meditation

    Summary:
    A National Bestseller “I love this book… It is rich in wisdom, religious and personal, and it is absolutely charming.” —Anne Lamott, author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow An inspiring approach to a happier, more fulfilling life through Sikh teachings on love and service. As a boy growing up in South Texas, Simran Jeet Singh and his brothers confronted racism daily: at school, in their neighborhood, playing sports, and later in college and beyond. Despite the prejudice and hate he faced, this self-described “turban-wearing, brown-skinned, beard-loving Sikh” refused to give in to negativity. Instead, Singh delved deep into the Sikh teachings that he grew up with and embraced the lessons to seek the good in every person and situation and to find positive ways to direct his energy. These Sikh tenets of love and service to others have empowered him to forge a life of connection and a commitment to justice that have made him a national figure in the areas of equity, inclusion, and social justice. The Light We Give lays out how we can learn to integrate ethical living to achieve personal happiness and a happier life. It speaks to those who are inspired to take on positive change but don’t know where to begin. To those who crave the chance to be empathetic but are afraid of looking vulnerable. To those who seek the courage to confront hatred with love and compassion. Singh reaches beyond his comfort zone to practice this deeper form of living and explores how everyone can learn the insights and skills that have kept him engaged and led him to commit to activism without becoming consumed by anger, self-pity, or burnout. Part memoir, part spiritual journey, The Light We Give is a transformative book of hope that shows how each of us can turn away from fear and uncertainty and move toward renewal and positive change.
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    9 hrs and 26 mins
  • Retreat: A Novel - Sarah Pearse

    Retreat: A Novel - Sarah Pearse
    Jul 19 2022
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    Title: Retreat: A Novel
    Author: Sarah Pearse
    Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 10:36:08
    Language: English
    Release date: 07-19-2022
    Publisher: Penguin Audio
    Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Contemporary Women

    Summary:
    AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium, a Reese’s Book Club pick, here, Detective Elin Warner uncovers the truth behind the suspicious deaths on a stunning island getaway. “Devilish and deliciously twisty.” —People “The suspense inexorably builds to a stunning climax.” —David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Shadows They couldn’t wait to stay here. An idyllic wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxation—but the island itself, known locally as Reaper’s Rock, has a dark past. Once the playground of a serial killer, it’s rumored to be cursed. But now they can’t leave. A young woman is found dead below the yoga pavilion in what seems to be a tragic fall. But Detective Elin Warner soon learns the victim wasn’t a guest—she wasn’t meant to be on the island at all. And they would do anything to escape. The longer Elin stays, the more secrets she uncovers. And when someone else drowns in a diving incident, Elin begins to suspect that there’s nothing accidental about these deaths. But why would someone target the guests at this luxury resort? Elin must find the killer—before the island’s history starts to repeat itself. Most came to recharge and refresh. But someone’s here for revenge.
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    10 hrs and 36 mins
  • Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays - Cj Hauser

    Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays - Cj Hauser
    Jul 12 2022
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    Title: Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays
    Author: Cj Hauser
    Narrator: Cj Hauser
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9:04:00
    Language: English
    Release date: 07-12-2022
    Publisher: Random House (Audio)
    Genres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Essays & Anthologies

    Summary:
    A memoir in essays that expands on the viral sensation “The Crane Wife” with a frank and funny look at love, intimacy, and self in the twenty-first century. From friends and lovers to blood family and chosen family, this “elegant masterpiece” (Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Hunger) asks what more expansive definitions of love might offer ​us all. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, THE GUARDIAN, GARDEN & GUN 'Hauser builds their life's inventory out of deconstructed personal narratives, resulting in a reading experience that's rich like a complicated dessert—not for wolfing down but for savoring in small bites.' —The New York Times “Clever, heartfelt, and wrenching.” —Time “Brilliant.” —Oprah Daily Ten days after calling off their wedding, CJ Hauser went on an expedition to Texas to study the whooping crane. After a week wading through the gulf, they realized they'd almost signed up to live someone else's life. What if you released yourself from traditional narratives of happiness? What if you looked for ways to leave room for the unexpected? In Hauser’s case, this meant dissecting pop culture touchstone, from The Philadelphia Story to The X Files, to learn how not to lose yourself in a relationship. They attended a robot convention, contemplated grief at John Belushi’s gravesite, and officiated a wedding. Most importantly, they mapped the difference between the stories we’re asked to hold versus those we choose to carry. Told with the late-night barstool directness of your wisest, most bighearted friend, The Crane Wife is a book for everyone whose path doesn't look the way they thought it would; for everyone learning to find joy in the not-knowing and to build a new sort of life story, a new sort of family, a new sort of home to live in.
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    9 hrs and 4 mins