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What the Dead Know

Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

by Barbara Butcher ...

A “remarkably candid and sensitive” (The Wall Street Journal) true crime memoir from Barbara Butcher, a trailblazing New York City death investigator, who reveals the untold stories behind more than 5,500 death scenes, including the nation’s most horrific tragedy: the 9/11 attacks.When Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism, she found an unexpected lifeline in a job at the ... Read more

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A “remarkably candid and sensitive” (The Wall Street Journal) true crime memoir from Barbara Butcher, a trailblazing New York City death investigator, who reveals the untold stories behind more than 5,500 death scenes, including the nation’s most horrific tragedy: the 9/11 attacks.When Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism, she found an unexpected lifeline in a job at the
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What the Dead Know

Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

by Barbara Butcher ...

Narrated by Barbara Butcher ...

Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

A “remarkably candid and sensitive” (The Wall Street Journal) true crime memoir from Barbara Butcher, a trailblazing New York City death investigator, who reveals the untold stories behind more than 5,500 death scenes, including the nation’s most horrific tragedy: the 9/11 attacks.When Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism, she found an unexpected lifeline in a job at the ... Read more

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A “remarkably candid and sensitive” (The Wall Street Journal) true crime memoir from Barbara Butcher, a trailblazing New York City death investigator, who reveals the untold stories behind more than 5,500 death scenes, including the nation’s most horrific tragedy: the 9/11 attacks.When Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism, she found an unexpected lifeline in a job at the
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Earthly Materials

Journeys Through Our Bodies' Emissions, Excretions, and Disintegrations

by Cutter Wood ...

Narrated by Josh Bloomberg ...

Unabridged

10 hours 52 min

Bill Bryson’s The Body meets Mary Roach’s Gulp (with a dash of What’s Your Poo Telling You?)in this delightfully weird, richly informative, and unexpectedly lyrical tour of our bodily emissions—revealing that the very parts of us that we seek to hide in embarrassment are actually an essential part of human health, with fascinating social history.In biology class, we learn that the body is a ... Read more

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Bill Bryson’s The Body meets Mary Roach’s Gulp (with a dash of What’s Your Poo Telling You?)in this delightfully weird, richly informative, and unexpectedly lyrical tour of our bodily emissions—revealing that the very parts of us that we seek to hide in embarrassment are actually an essential part of human health, with fascinating social history.In biology class, we learn that the body is a
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The Devil at His Elbow

Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty

by Valerie Bauerlein ...

Narrated by Valerie Bauerlein, Maggi-Meg Reed ...

Unabridged

14 hours 52 min

“Valerie Bauerlein’s blistering, unforgettable account of the Murdaugh saga leaves no stone unturned, helping us finally truly understand the man at the center of one of the century’s wildest crime stories.”—Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road and Lost GirlsPower, privilege, and blood—this is the definitive and thrilling true story of Alex Murdaugh’s violent downfall, from a veteran Wall ... Read more

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“Valerie Bauerlein’s blistering, unforgettable account of the Murdaugh saga leaves no stone unturned, helping us finally truly understand the man at the center of one of the century’s wildest crime stories.”—Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road and Lost GirlsPower, privilege, and blood—this is the definitive and thrilling true story of Alex Murdaugh’s violent downfall, from a veteran Wall
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Nine Black Robes

Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences

by Joan Biskupic ...

Narrated by Kirsten Potter ...

Unabridged

13 hours 11 min

New York Times Editor's Choice""Biskupic, an accomplished and well-sourced journalist, knows the court as well as anyone now covering it... In her new book Biskupic has done something different and a good deal harder. She has written a group narrative that combines close accounts of the court's public business in the Trump years with a history of its private dramas and conflicts... The deeper ... Read more

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New York Times Editor's Choice""Biskupic, an accomplished and well-sourced journalist, knows the court as well as anyone now covering it... In her new book Biskupic has done something different and a good deal harder. She has written a group narrative that combines close accounts of the court's public business in the Trump years with a history of its private dramas and conflicts... The deeper
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Someone You Know

An Unforgettable Collection of Canadian True Crime Stories

by Catherine Fogarty ...

Narrated by Jennifer Blom ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLERSomeone You Know takes you into dangerous territory—behind closed doors where family, friendship and love can ultimately turn fatalSomeone You Know is an anthology of twelve unforgettable Canadian true-crime stories by Story Hunter podcast producer, host and writer Catherine Fogarty. Each story reveals the haunting truth and statistical reality that a person is more likely to be ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERSomeone You Know takes you into dangerous territory—behind closed doors where family, friendship and love can ultimately turn fatalSomeone You Know is an anthology of twelve unforgettable Canadian true-crime stories by Story Hunter podcast producer, host and writer Catherine Fogarty. Each story reveals the haunting truth and statistical reality that a person is more likely to be
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The Scientist and the Serial Killer

The Search for Houston's Lost Boys

by Lise Olsen ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

14 hours 53 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The true story of how one dedicated forensic scientist restored the long-lost identities of the teenaged victims of the “Candy Man,” one of America’s most prolific serial killers“A masterwork of crime writing . . . Lise Olsen has taken a fifty-year-old story and made it new and fresh and terrifyingly real.”—S. C. Gwynne, New York Times bestselling author of Rebel YellHouston, ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The true story of how one dedicated forensic scientist restored the long-lost identities of the teenaged victims of the “Candy Man,” one of America’s most prolific serial killers“A masterwork of crime writing . . . Lise Olsen has taken a fifty-year-old story and made it new and fresh and terrifyingly real.”—S. C. Gwynne, New York Times bestselling author of Rebel YellHouston,
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Lost at Sea

Poverty and Paradise Collide at the Edge of America

by Joe Kloc ...

Narrated by David Baerwald ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

A deeply personal nine-year account of the lives of the “anchor-outs”—an unhoused community living off the California coast on abandoned boats—that explores the struggles and resilience of those surviving on the fringes of society.In the wake of the financial crisis, the number of anchor-outs living in Richardson Bay more than doubles as their long-simmering feud with the wealthy residents of ... Read more

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A deeply personal nine-year account of the lives of the “anchor-outs”—an unhoused community living off the California coast on abandoned boats—that explores the struggles and resilience of those surviving on the fringes of society.In the wake of the financial crisis, the number of anchor-outs living in Richardson Bay more than doubles as their long-simmering feud with the wealthy residents of
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Earthly Materials

Journeys Through Our Bodies' Emissions, Excretions, and Disintegrations

by Cutter Wood ...

An “UNEXPECTEDLY PROFOUND,” “DEEPLY STRANGE,” and “UTTERLY UNIQUE tour of the human body” (Publishers Weekly)"A must read for anyone who’s ever been amazed or aghast at what just came out." — Rachel Yoder, author of NightbitchTo live, our bodies must continuously shed materials. Stop urinating, stop defecating, stop expelling breath, and death is near. While we often think of these materials as ... Read more

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An “UNEXPECTEDLY PROFOUND,” “DEEPLY STRANGE,” and “UTTERLY UNIQUE tour of the human body” (Publishers Weekly)"A must read for anyone who’s ever been amazed or aghast at what just came out." — Rachel Yoder, author of NightbitchTo live, our bodies must continuously shed materials. Stop urinating, stop defecating, stop expelling breath, and death is near. While we often think of these materials as
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Life in a Medieval Village

by Joseph Gies, Frances Gies ...

Narrated by Anne Flosnik ...

Unabridged

6 hours 46 min

Life in a Medieval Village, by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies, paints a lively, convincing portrait of rural people at work and at play in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the village of Elton, in the English East Midlands, the Gieses detail the agricultural advances that made communal living possible, explain what domestic life was like for serf and lord alike, and describe the central ... Read more

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Life in a Medieval Village, by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies, paints a lively, convincing portrait of rural people at work and at play in the Middle Ages. Focusing on the village of Elton, in the English East Midlands, the Gieses detail the agricultural advances that made communal living possible, explain what domestic life was like for serf and lord alike, and describe the central
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iGen

Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us

by Jean M. Twenge, PhD ...

Narrated by Madeleine Maby ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

“We’ve all been desperate to learn what heavy use of social media does to adolescents. Now, thanks to Twenge’s careful analysis, we know: It is making them lonely, anxious, and fragile—especially our girls. If you are a parent, teacher, or employer, you must read this fascinating book.”—Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious GenerationBorn after 1995, the smartphone generation grew up with cell ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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“We’ve all been desperate to learn what heavy use of social media does to adolescents. Now, thanks to Twenge’s careful analysis, we know: It is making them lonely, anxious, and fragile—especially our girls. If you are a parent, teacher, or employer, you must read this fascinating book.”—Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious GenerationBorn after 1995, the smartphone generation grew up with cell
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Rough Draft

A Memoir

by Katy Tur ...

Narrated by Katy Tur ...

Unabridged

7 hours 54 min

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“It’s a hell of a story.” —The New York Times“A stunning and revelatory memoir.” —Oprah Daily**From MSNBC anchor and instant New York Times bestselling author Katy Tur, a gripping memoir about journalism, family legacy, and personal struggles, recounting her volatile childhood, the burden of legacy, and her climb to success in a demanding career.W... ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“It’s a hell of a story.” —The New York Times“A stunning and revelatory memoir.” —Oprah Daily**From MSNBC anchor and instant New York Times bestselling author Katy Tur, a gripping memoir about journalism, family legacy, and personal struggles, recounting her volatile childhood, the burden of legacy, and her climb to success in a demanding career.W...
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