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Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age

Greg King · Tantor Audio; Unabridged CD edition
Format: Audio CD

Lusitania: She was a ship of dreams, a microcosm of the last years of the waning Edwardian Era and the coming influences of the twentieth century. When she left New York on her final voyage, she sailed from the New World to the Old. Yet an encounter with a primitive German U-Boat sent her and her gilded...
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The President Is Missing

Bill Clinton · Hachette Book Group
Format: Audiobook

Please join us in welcoming President Bill Clinton and the world's bestselling author James Patterson to celebrate the release of their new novel, The President is Missing. A limited number of wristbands for event access will be distributed beginning at 9am the day of the event.
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Depth of Winter

Craig Johnson · Recorded Books
Format: Audiobook

Welcome to Walt Longmire's worst nightmare. In Craig Johnson's latest mystery, Depth of Winter, an international hit man and the head of one of the most vicious drug cartels in Mexico has kidnapped Walt's beloved daughter, Cady, to auction her off to his worst enemies, of which there are many....
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The Medusa chronicles

Stephen Baxter · Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Audiobook

Howard Falcon almost lost his life in an accident as the first human astronaut to explore the atmosphere of Jupiter, and a combination of human ingenuity and technical expertise brought him back. But he is no longer himself. Instead, he has been changed into an augmented human: part man,...
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Eldest

Christopher Paolini · Listening Library
Format: Audio CD

Darkness fallsdespair aboundsevil reignsEragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon...
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Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight

Jay Barbree · Tantor; MP3 - Unabridged CD edition
Format: Audio CD

Much has been written about Neil Armstrong, America's modern hero and history's most famous space traveler. Yet shy of fame and never one to steal the spotlight, Armstrong was always reluctant to discuss his personal side of events. Here for the first time is the definitive story...
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Vinegar Girl: A Novel

Anne Tyler · Random House Audio ; Prince Frederick
Format: Audiobook

Pulitzer Prize winner and American master Anne Tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty...
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Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

Sebastian Junger · Hachette Audio
Format: Audiobook

We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin...
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Posted

John David Anderson · Walden Pond Press
Pages: 369
Format: Hardcover

With multiple starred reviews, don't miss this humorous, poignant, and original contemporary story about bullying, broken friendships, social media, and the failures of communication between kids. From John David Anderson, author of the acclaimed Ms. Bixby's Last Day.In middle school, words...
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Drone Strike

Dale Brown · Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

On the Presidents ordersone man is tasked with averting nuclear warWhen the U.S. develops intelligence showing that Iran is in the final stages of assembling a nuclear bomb, the President orders Breanna Stockard and the Whiplash team to destroy it before the renegade nation can destabilize...
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Rain on the Dead

Jack Higgins · Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

The past comes back to haunt Sean Dillon and his colleagues, as the New York Times bestselling master of suspense returns with a knife-edge story of terrorism, revenge, and a very old nemesis.In the past few years, the killing and capture of many Al-Qaeda leaders has left the terrorist...
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How to Raise a Wild Child

Scott Sampson · HighBridge Company; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

American children today spend 90 percent less time playing outdoors than their parents did instead, they spend an average of 7 hours a day interacting with a screen. Scott Sampson asserts that not only does exposure to nature help relieve stress, depression, and attention deficits, it also...
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The Work: My Search for a Life That Matters

Wes Moore · Random House Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

The acclaimed author of The Other Wes Moore continues his inspirational quest for a meaningful life and shares the powerful lessons—about self-discovery, service, and risk-taking—that led him to a new definition of success for our times.   The Work is the story of how one young man traced...
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Last One Home: A Novel

Debbie Macomber · Random House Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDebbie Macomber, author of the Blossom Street and Cedar Cove series, delivers an inspiring new stand-alone novel about the enduring bond between sisters, the power of forgiveness, and a second chance at love.   Growing up, Cassie Carter and her sisters, Karen and Nichole,...
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Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed

John F. Ross · Macmillan Audio
Pages: 11
Format: Audio CD

The sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying aceAt the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies--the car and airplane--took the nation's imagination by storm as they burst, like comets, into American life. The brave souls that leaped into these dangerous...
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