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Means of Control

How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State

by Byron Tau ...

**You are being surveilled right now. This “startling exposé” (The Economist) by a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist reveals how the U.S. government allied with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers to monitor us through the phones we carry and the devices in our home.“A revealing . . . startling . . . timely . . . fascinating, sometimes terrifying examination of the decline of privacy in ... Read more

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**You are being surveilled right now. This “startling exposé” (The Economist) by a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist reveals how the U.S. government allied with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers to monitor us through the phones we carry and the devices in our home.“A revealing . . . startling . . . timely . . . fascinating, sometimes terrifying examination of the decline of privacy in
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Means of Control

How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State

by Byron Tau ...

Narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins ...

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11 hours 6 min

**You are being surveilled right now. This sweeping exposé reveals how the U.S. government allied with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers to monitor us through the phones we carry and the devices in our home.“A revealing . . . startling . . . timely . . . fascinating, sometimes terrifying examination of the decline of privacy in the digital age.”—Kirkus Reviews**“That evening, I was ... Read more

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**You are being surveilled right now. This sweeping exposé reveals how the U.S. government allied with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers to monitor us through the phones we carry and the devices in our home.“A revealing . . . startling . . . timely . . . fascinating, sometimes terrifying examination of the decline of privacy in the digital age.”—Kirkus Reviews**“That evening, I was
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The Year of Living Constitutionally

One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning

by A.J. Jacobs ...

Narrated by A.J. Jacobs ...

Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America’s foundational document?“I don’t know how I learned so much while laughing so hard.”—Andy BorowitzA.J. Jacobs learned ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America’s foundational document?“I don’t know how I learned so much while laughing so hard.”—Andy BorowitzA.J. Jacobs learned
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How to Win an Information War

The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler

by Peter Pomerantsev ...

Narrated by Matthew Waterson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

From one of our leading experts on disinformation, this inventive biography of the rogue WWII propagandist Thomas Sefton Delmer confronts hard questions about the nature of information war: what if you can't fight lies with truth? Can a propaganda war ever be won?In the summer of 1941, Hitler ruled Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. Britain was struggling to combat his powerful propaganda ... Read more

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From one of our leading experts on disinformation, this inventive biography of the rogue WWII propagandist Thomas Sefton Delmer confronts hard questions about the nature of information war: what if you can't fight lies with truth? Can a propaganda war ever be won?In the summer of 1941, Hitler ruled Europe from the Atlantic to the Black Sea. Britain was struggling to combat his powerful propaganda
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Homeland

The War on Terror in American Life

by Richard Beck ...

Narrated by Patrick Harrison ...

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21 hours 47 min

A groundbreaking history of how the decades-long war on terror changed virtually every aspect of American life, from the erosion of citizenship down to the cars we bought and TV we watched—by an acclaimed n+1 writer“[An] ambitious . . . portrait of why 9/11 is still at the heart of American life . . . It’s impossible not to admire the nerve and scope of Beck’s treatise.”—The Washington ... Read more

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A groundbreaking history of how the decades-long war on terror changed virtually every aspect of American life, from the erosion of citizenship down to the cars we bought and TV we watched—by an acclaimed n+1 writer“[An] ambitious . . . portrait of why 9/11 is still at the heart of American life . . . It’s impossible not to admire the nerve and scope of Beck’s treatise.”—The Washington
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The West

A New History in Fourteen Lives

by Naoíse Mac Sweeney ...

Narrated by Shaheen Khan ...

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14 hours 8 min

**“A bold, sweeping bird’s eye view of thousands of years of history that provides a truly global perspective of the past. A fantastic achievement.”—Peter Frankopan, internationally bestselling author of The Silk RoadsPrize-winning historian Naoíse Mac Sweeney delivers a captivating exploration of how “Western Civilization”—the concept of a single cultural inheritance extending from ancient Greece ... Read more

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**“A bold, sweeping bird’s eye view of thousands of years of history that provides a truly global perspective of the past. A fantastic achievement.”—Peter Frankopan, internationally bestselling author of The Silk RoadsPrize-winning historian Naoíse Mac Sweeney delivers a captivating exploration of how “Western Civilization”—the concept of a single cultural inheritance extending from ancient Greece
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Scam Goddess

Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts, and Schemes

by Laci Mosley ...

Narrated by Laci Mosley ...

Unabridged

5 hours 56 min

A delightfully subversive essay collection from Laci Mosley, host of the award-winning “Scam Goddess” podcast, about the frauds, cons, and schemes that make up our world—and how the scammer mindset has affected her own upbringing, career, friendships, love life, and more.From an early age, comedian and actress Laci Mosley knew her path would be riddled with scams, cons, robberies, and frauds. ... Read more

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A delightfully subversive essay collection from Laci Mosley, host of the award-winning “Scam Goddess” podcast, about the frauds, cons, and schemes that make up our world—and how the scammer mindset has affected her own upbringing, career, friendships, love life, and more.From an early age, comedian and actress Laci Mosley knew her path would be riddled with scams, cons, robberies, and frauds.
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Selling Sexy

Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon

by Lauren Sherman, Chantal Fernandez ...

Narrated by Allyson Ryan ...

Unabridged

12 hours 28 min

The story of how Victoria’s Secret skyrocketed from a tiny chain of boutiques to a retail phenomenon with more than $8 billion in annual sales at its peak—all while defining an impossible beauty standard for generations of American women—before the brand’s tight grip on the industry finally slippedVictoria’s Secret is one of the most influential and polarizing brands to ever infiltrate the psyche ... Read more

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The story of how Victoria’s Secret skyrocketed from a tiny chain of boutiques to a retail phenomenon with more than $8 billion in annual sales at its peak—all while defining an impossible beauty standard for generations of American women—before the brand’s tight grip on the industry finally slippedVictoria’s Secret is one of the most influential and polarizing brands to ever infiltrate the psyche
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The Wolves of K Street

The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government

by Brody Mullins, Luke Mullins ...

Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

Unabridged

19 hours 54 min

A dazzling and infuriating portrait of fifty years of corporate influence in Washington, The Wolves of K Street is a “not-so-guilty pleasure” (The New York Times): irresistibly dramatic, spectacularly timely, explosive in its revelations, and impossible to put down.In the 1970s, Washington’s center of power began to shift away from elected officials in big marble buildings to a handful of savvy, ... Read more

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A dazzling and infuriating portrait of fifty years of corporate influence in Washington, The Wolves of K Street is a “not-so-guilty pleasure” (The New York Times): irresistibly dramatic, spectacularly timely, explosive in its revelations, and impossible to put down.In the 1970s, Washington’s center of power began to shift away from elected officials in big marble buildings to a handful of savvy,
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The Crossing

El Paso, the Southwest, and America’s Forgotten Origin Story

by Richard Parker ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

13 hours 41 min

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year * A Southwest Book of the Year “Top Pick”“American history did not begin in the Northeast. It began in the Southwest,’ Parker asserts, in this sweeping history.” —The New YorkerA revelatory work of Southwest history that recenters the American origin story two-thousand miles west of Plymouth Rock, in El Paso, Texas—heart of Indigenous power and resistance, locus ... Read more

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A New Yorker Best Book of the Year * A Southwest Book of the Year “Top Pick”“American history did not begin in the Northeast. It began in the Southwest,’ Parker asserts, in this sweeping history.” —The New YorkerA revelatory work of Southwest history that recenters the American origin story two-thousand miles west of Plymouth Rock, in El Paso, Texas—heart of Indigenous power and resistance, locus
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On the Move

The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America

by Abrahm Lustgarten ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

10 hours 51 min

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"On the Move explains how we got here and where we're headed. It's crucial guide to the world we are creating." ―Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky and The Sixth ExtinctionA vivid, journalistic account of how climate change will make American life as we know it unfeasible.Humanity is on the precipice of a great climate migrat... ... Read more

$42.99 USD

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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"On the Move explains how we got here and where we're headed. It's crucial guide to the world we are creating." ―Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky and The Sixth ExtinctionA vivid, journalistic account of how climate change will make American life as we know it unfeasible.Humanity is on the precipice of a great climate migrat...
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Extremely Hardcore

Inside Elon Musk's Twitter

by Zoë Schiffer ...

Narrated by Jaime Lamchick ...

Unabridged

8 hours 42 min

"Schiffer offers a detailed look under the smoke-filled hood... deploying a crisp, matter-of-fact style to excellent effect." — The New York Times"A sharp and deeply sourced fly-on-the-wall account... packed with original reporting." — Financial TimesBefore he conceived of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk flexed his control and influence during his unprecedented, $44 ... Read more

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"Schiffer offers a detailed look under the smoke-filled hood... deploying a crisp, matter-of-fact style to excellent effect." — The New York Times"A sharp and deeply sourced fly-on-the-wall account... packed with original reporting." — Financial TimesBefore he conceived of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk flexed his control and influence during his unprecedented, $44
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