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An award-winning scholar and author of Killing the Black Body exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system “A brilliant and impassioned call for abolition.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow Many believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse...

Welcome to the Ever-Green Manor, the coziest, merriest, and most mysterious house in the whole world! Every single day is the day after Christmas. For young twins Andre (the curious measurer) and Lily (the joyful dreamer), life is a perpetual December 26th. That means endless turkey sandwiches, mountains of gingerbread, and Mr. Frosty the snowman never, ever melts! But when Andre notices the calendar is stuck, and Lily finds a tiny, broken clock gear, they realize the house’s magic is frozen! Join Andre and Lily as they embark on an urgent holiday quest!

The Market in Arcadian County has always been a minimum-wage purgatory — sour coffee, corporate scripts, and dreams that expire faster than the deli meat. But when a chaotic town event spills blood across the tile, the store’s polished floors become the first feeding ground for the infected.

Explosive new facts on who may have been responsible for JKF's untimely death are explored in a revealing, cutting edge current day assessment of all the evidence and new developments in this monumental case. From CIA involvement, to shots fired from the Grassy Knoll, to the Warren Commission and more, experience the enigma of this pivotal moment in world history like never before. In his final interview Ted Sorensen, JFK's script writer and closest advisor, discloses his insights along with several key witnesses coupled with never before seen expert opinion's and forensic assessments.

Sometimes cozy and familiar as Grandma's homemade scarf, sometimes cold as a frozen forest after a snowstorm, this collection of classic winter tales and poems is as varied as the season it celebrates. Featuring the masterful storytelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Dickens and a host of others, this audiobook will keep the listener enthralled deep into the long winter night.

From life in a suburban Western Pennsylvania steel town in the middle of the post-World War II baby boom, to contemplation in retirement, Though Oftentimes Better than Master of One is a collection of brief memoirs, recollections, and prose that is meant to be listened to in small portions, much like slowly sipping a cup of warm tea during a cold winter’s evening while relaxing in a reclining chair. These brief narratives describe events from the author’s youth, college years, career, and current day life in retirement.

I Wonder When You Knew is a collection of poems, prose, song lyrics, and other writings collected from my high school days through the present time. They describe my experiences, perceptions, and philosophy of love and life. Half of the entries are autobiographical, the others fictional. These writings reflect my own adventures interacting with those people, places, and things that I have loved in my life. I hope that those who listen to these words share some of the same feelings that I have had.

From life in a suburban Western Pennsylvania steel town in the middle of the post-World War II baby boom, to contemplation in retirement, And Master of None is a collection of brief memoirs, recollections, and prose that are meant to be listened to in small portions, much like slowly sipping a cup of warm tea during a cold winter’s evening while relaxing in a reclining chair.

From life in a suburban Western Pennsylvania steel town in the middle of the post-World War II baby boom, to contemplation in retirement, Jack of All Trades is a collection of brief memoirs, recollections, and prose meant to be listened to in small portions, much like slowly sipping a cup of warm tea during a cold winter’s evening while relaxing in a reclining chair. The subjects of the stories range from flipping baseball cards, the arrival of the ice cream man on the street, observations of the natural world, and contemplating what is true and meaningful in this life.

From the White House, Senate chambers, campaign stops, and press conferences, The Kennedys features over seven hours of original speeches from members of the nation's most famous political family.

Adrian Penketh's adaptation of Maupassant's first novel. Jeanne de Lamare - a sheltered and naive country aristocrat - leaves her convent education filled with thoughts of love and romance. Lamare marries a smallminded local landowner, and begins to discover how rotten and treacherous adult life...

Since the first major settlement by the Romans in AD 43, London has teemed with many different kinds of people. Scholars, merchants, soldiers, and scribes have all jostled with each other on the English capital’s overcrowded streets. With a tightly packed population all competing for space and resources in a confined area, and one as wealthy as London, there were always going to be people who would prove unscrupulous in their pursuit of health, wealth, and happiness. Put simply, London has had its share of bastards.

Step into the gripping world of intrigue and betrayal with "Eve Of Ides," an immersive audio drama that delves into the untold story behind the night preceding Julius Caesar's fateful assassination. Join Caesar, Brutus, and Antony at a feast where secrets are unveiled, and destinies are sealed. March 14, 44 BC. Elected Dictator of Rome, Caesar is about to embark on a new war in the East to avenge an old friend. With just one meeting of the Senate standing between him and his foes, Caesar attends a farewell dinner.

After the incredible Intergalactic Pageant at Willoughby’s Galactic Getaway it seems the whole universe wants to be members. Now Brad, Stephanie, and Roger, along with their whole team of preposterous aliens, have to figure out how to accommodate all those new guests. Simple. Build the biggest most lit casino, hotel, and entertainment complex under the stars, and turn Willoughby’s resort planet into the most lavish and popular vacay spot in the cosmos.