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Travelers to Unimaginable Lands

Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain

by Dasha Kiper ...

**These “moving and often surprising” (The Wall Street Journal) case histories meld science and storytelling to show that caregivers don’t just witness cognitive decline in their loved ones with dementia—they are its invisible victims.“This book will forever change the way we see people with dementia disorders—and the people who care for them.”—Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to ... Read more

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**These “moving and often surprising” (The Wall Street Journal) case histories meld science and storytelling to show that caregivers don’t just witness cognitive decline in their loved ones with dementia—they are its invisible victims.“This book will forever change the way we see people with dementia disorders—and the people who care for them.”—Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to
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Travelers to Unimaginable Lands

Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain

by Dasha Kiper ...

Narrated by Holly Linneman ...

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5 hours 53 min

These compelling case histories meld science and storytelling to illuminate the complex relationship between the mind of someone with dementia and the mind of the person caring for them.“This book will forever change the way we see people with dementia disorders—and the people who care for them.”—Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneAfter getting a master’s degree in clinical ... Read more

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These compelling case histories meld science and storytelling to illuminate the complex relationship between the mind of someone with dementia and the mind of the person caring for them.“This book will forever change the way we see people with dementia disorders—and the people who care for them.”—Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk to SomeoneAfter getting a master’s degree in clinical
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Seaweed Chronicles

A World at the Water’s Edge

by Susan Hand Shetterly ...

Narrated by Laural Merlington ...

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7 hours 20 min

Glimpse the wonders of a hidden world.An ancient, and vital, part of nature's ecosystem, seaweed is now emerging as an increasingly important source of food in a world faced with diminishing natural resources.In Seaweed Chronicles, acclaimed nature writer Susan Hand Shetterly opens a window into the world of this fascinating organism by providing an elegant, often poetic look at life on the rugged ... Read more

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Glimpse the wonders of a hidden world.An ancient, and vital, part of nature's ecosystem, seaweed is now emerging as an increasingly important source of food in a world faced with diminishing natural resources.In Seaweed Chronicles, acclaimed nature writer Susan Hand Shetterly opens a window into the world of this fascinating organism by providing an elegant, often poetic look at life on the rugged
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Delphi

A Novel

by Clare Pollard ...

Narrated by Emma Lowndes ...

Unabridged

4 hours 12 min

A GuardianBest Book of 2022 * “Clever and surprising.” —BuzzFeed * “Brilliantly funny.” —San Francisco Chronicle * “Ingenious.”—The Millions * “Powerful.” —Harper’s BazaarA captivating debut novel about a classics professor immersed in research for a new book on a prophecy in the ancient world who confronts chilling questions abo... ... Read more

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A GuardianBest Book of 2022 * “Clever and surprising.” —BuzzFeed * “Brilliantly funny.” —San Francisco Chronicle * “Ingenious.”—The Millions * “Powerful.” —Harper’s BazaarA captivating debut novel about a classics professor immersed in research for a new book on a prophecy in the ancient world who confronts chilling questions abo...
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When the World Didn't End

A Memoir

by Guinevere Turner ...

Narrated by Guinevere Turner ...

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9 hours 50 min

In this immersive, spell-binding memoir, an acclaimed screenwriter tells the story of her childhood growing up with the infamous Lyman Family cult—and the complicated and unexpected pain of leaving the only home she’d ever knownA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAROn January 5, 1975, the world was supposed to end. Under strict instructions, six-year-old Guinevere Turner put on her best dress, grabbed ... Read more

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In this immersive, spell-binding memoir, an acclaimed screenwriter tells the story of her childhood growing up with the infamous Lyman Family cult—and the complicated and unexpected pain of leaving the only home she’d ever knownA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAROn January 5, 1975, the world was supposed to end. Under strict instructions, six-year-old Guinevere Turner put on her best dress, grabbed
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Saving Freud

The Rescuers Who Brought Him to Freedom

by Andrew Nagorski ...

Narrated by Michael David Axtell ...

Unabridged

9 hours 54 min

A dramatic true story about Sigmund Freud’s last-minute escape to London following the German annexation of Austria and the group of friends who made it possible.In March 1938, German soldiers crossed the border into Austria and Hitler absorbed the country into the Third Reich. Anticipating these events, many Jews had fled Austria, but the most famous Austrian Jew remained in Vienna, where he had ... Read more

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A dramatic true story about Sigmund Freud’s last-minute escape to London following the German annexation of Austria and the group of friends who made it possible.In March 1938, German soldiers crossed the border into Austria and Hitler absorbed the country into the Third Reich. Anticipating these events, many Jews had fled Austria, but the most famous Austrian Jew remained in Vienna, where he had
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Sabrina & Corina

Stories

by Kali Fajardo-Anstine ...

Narrated by Various ...

Unabridged

7 hours 19 min

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • Latinas of Indigenous descent living in the American West take center stage in this haunting debut story collection—a powerful meditation on friendship, mothers and daughters, and the deep-rooted truths of our homelands.“Here are stories that blaze like wildfires, with characters who made me laugh and broke my heart.”—Sandra CisnerosWINNER OF THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD ... Read more

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • Latinas of Indigenous descent living in the American West take center stage in this haunting debut story collection—a powerful meditation on friendship, mothers and daughters, and the deep-rooted truths of our homelands.“Here are stories that blaze like wildfires, with characters who made me laugh and broke my heart.”—Sandra CisnerosWINNER OF THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023

by Carl Zimmer, Jaime Green ...

Narrated by Katharine Chin, Shahjehan Khan, Nikki Massoud, Jeena Yi, Em Grosland, Johnny Rey Diaz ...

Series series Best American
Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022.“What's most compelling about a scientific story is the way it challenges us to think about the concepts we take for granted,” writes guest editor Carl Zimmer in his introduction. The essays in this year’s Best American Science and ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022.“What's most compelling about a scientific story is the way it challenges us to think about the concepts we take for granted,” writes guest editor Carl Zimmer in his introduction. The essays in this year’s Best American Science and
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The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind

My Tale of Madness and Recovery

by Barbara K. Lipska, Elaine McArdle ...

In the tradition of My Stroke of Insight and Brain on Fire, this powerful memoir recounts Barbara Lipska's deadly brain cancer and explains its unforgettable lessons about the brain and mind.Neuroscientist Lipska was diagnosed early in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain's frontal lobe. As the cancer progressed and was treated, she experienced behavioral and cognitive symptoms connected to ... Read more

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In the tradition of My Stroke of Insight and Brain on Fire, this powerful memoir recounts Barbara Lipska's deadly brain cancer and explains its unforgettable lessons about the brain and mind.Neuroscientist Lipska was diagnosed early in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain's frontal lobe. As the cancer progressed and was treated, she experienced behavioral and cognitive symptoms connected to
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Whiskey Tender

A Memoir

by Deborah Taffa ...

Finalist for the National Book AwardLonglisted for a Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceWinner of the Southwest Book AwardA Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, Esquire, Time, The Atlantic, NPR, and Publishers WeeklyAn Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York Times "New Bo... ... Read more

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Finalist for the National Book AwardLonglisted for a Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceWinner of the Southwest Book AwardA Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, Esquire, Time, The Atlantic, NPR, and Publishers WeeklyAn Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York Times "New Bo...
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You Don't Belong Here

How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War

by Elizabeth Becker ...

**WINNER OF THE 2022 GOLDSMITH BOOK PRIZEThe long-buried story of three extraordinary female journalists who permanently shattered the barriers to women covering war.**Kate Webb, an Australian iconoclast, Catherine Leroy, a French daredevil photographer, and Frances FitzGerald, a blue-blood American intellectual, arrived in Vietnam with starkly different life experiences but one shared purpose: to ... Read more

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**WINNER OF THE 2022 GOLDSMITH BOOK PRIZEThe long-buried story of three extraordinary female journalists who permanently shattered the barriers to women covering war.**Kate Webb, an Australian iconoclast, Catherine Leroy, a French daredevil photographer, and Frances FitzGerald, a blue-blood American intellectual, arrived in Vietnam with starkly different life experiences but one shared purpose: to
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