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American Cheese

An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World

by Joe Berkowitz ...

From the author of Away with Words, a deeply hilarious and unexpectedly insightful deep-dive into a cultural and culinary phenomenon: cheese."Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious, American Cheese goes far beyond the plastic yellow slices we all know, and some love, revealing a community as ... Read more

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From the author of Away with Words, a deeply hilarious and unexpectedly insightful deep-dive into a cultural and culinary phenomenon: cheese."Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious, American Cheese goes far beyond the plastic yellow slices we all know, and some love, revealing a community as
... Read more

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Away with Words

An Irreverent Tour Through the World of Pun Competitions

by Joe Berkowitz ...

A "relentlessly hilarious, mercilessly self-aware, and consistently compassionate" journey into the Punderdome and other fields of competitive wordplay (Josh Gondelman, Emmy Award–winning comedy writer).When Joe Berkowitz witnessed his first Punderdome 3000 competition in Brooklyn, it felt wrong in the best way. Something impossible seemed to be happening. The kinds of jokes we learn to repress ... Read more

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A "relentlessly hilarious, mercilessly self-aware, and consistently compassionate" journey into the Punderdome and other fields of competitive wordplay (Josh Gondelman, Emmy Award–winning comedy writer).When Joe Berkowitz witnessed his first Punderdome 3000 competition in Brooklyn, it felt wrong in the best way. Something impossible seemed to be happening. The kinds of jokes we learn to repress
... Read more
You Blew It!

An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You've Already Ruined Your Life

by Josh Gondelman, Joe Berkowitz ...

A hilarious examination of faux pas for readers of Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half and Jenny Lawson’s Let’s Pretend This Never HappenedHumankind is doomed. Especially you.It’s already too late. From overstaying your welcome at a party, to leaving passive-aggressive post-its on your roommate’s belongings, to letting your date know the extent of the internet reconnaissance you did on them—you're ... Read more

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A hilarious examination of faux pas for readers of Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half and Jenny Lawson’s Let’s Pretend This Never HappenedHumankind is doomed. Especially you.It’s already too late. From overstaying your welcome at a party, to leaving passive-aggressive post-its on your roommate’s belongings, to letting your date know the extent of the internet reconnaissance you did on them—you're
... Read more

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American Cheese

An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World

by Joe Berkowitz ...

Narrated by Charlie Thurston ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

From the author of Away with Words, a deeply hilarious and unexpectedly insightful deep-dive into a cultural and culinary phenomenon: cheese.“Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious, American Cheese goes far beyond the plastic yellow slices we all know, and some love, revealing a community as ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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From the author of Away with Words, a deeply hilarious and unexpectedly insightful deep-dive into a cultural and culinary phenomenon: cheese.“Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious, American Cheese goes far beyond the plastic yellow slices we all know, and some love, revealing a community as
... Read more

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You Blew It!

An Awkward Look at the Many Ways in Which You've Already Ruined Your Life

by Josh Gondelman, Joe Berkowitz ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

5 hours 22 min

A hilarious examination of faux pas for readers of Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half and Jenny Lawson's Let's Pretend This Never Happened Humankind is doomed. Especially you. It's already too late. From overstaying your welcome at a party, to leaving passive-aggressive post-its on your roommate's belongings, to letting your date know the extent of the internet reconnaissance you did on them-you ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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A hilarious examination of faux pas for readers of Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half and Jenny Lawson's Let's Pretend This Never Happened Humankind is doomed. Especially you. It's already too late. From overstaying your welcome at a party, to leaving passive-aggressive post-its on your roommate's belongings, to letting your date know the extent of the internet reconnaissance you did on them-you
... Read more

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Lost Feast

Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food

by Lenore Newman ...

Narrated by Tanya Eby ...

Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

A rollicking exploration of the history and future of our favorite foods.When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. In Lost Feast, food expert Lenore Newman sets out to look at the history of the foods we have loved to death and what that means ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A rollicking exploration of the history and future of our favorite foods.When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. In Lost Feast, food expert Lenore Newman sets out to look at the history of the foods we have loved to death and what that means
... Read more
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Secret Lives of Great Artists

What Your Teachers Never Told You About Master Painters and Sculptors

by Elizabeth Lunday ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Wiley ...

Series series Secret Lives
Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

Take a tour through the wilder side of art history and discover true tales of murder, forgery, trickery, and great art—featuring jaw-dropping profiles of Da Vinci, Dali, and moreWith outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo Da Vinci to Caravaggio to Edward Hopper, Secret Lives of Great Artists recounts the seamy, steamy, and gritty history behind the great masters of international art. ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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Take a tour through the wilder side of art history and discover true tales of murder, forgery, trickery, and great art—featuring jaw-dropping profiles of Da Vinci, Dali, and moreWith outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo Da Vinci to Caravaggio to Edward Hopper, Secret Lives of Great Artists recounts the seamy, steamy, and gritty history behind the great masters of international art.
... Read more

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The Nom Wah Cookbook

Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant

by Wilson Tang ...

Narrated by Wilson Tang ...

Unabridged

4 hours 5 min

For the last 100 years, Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been slinging some of the world’s greatest dim sum from New York’s Chinatown. Now owner Wilson Tang tells the story of how the restaurant came to be—and how to prepare their legendary dishes in your own home.Nom Wah Tea Parlor isn’t simply the story of dumplings, though there are many folds to it. It isn’t the story of bao, though there is much ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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For the last 100 years, Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been slinging some of the world’s greatest dim sum from New York’s Chinatown. Now owner Wilson Tang tells the story of how the restaurant came to be—and how to prepare their legendary dishes in your own home.Nom Wah Tea Parlor isn’t simply the story of dumplings, though there are many folds to it. It isn’t the story of bao, though there is much
... Read more

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A People's Guide to Capitalism

An Introduction to Marxist Economics

by Hadas Thier ...

Narrated by Jo Anna Perrin ...

Unabridged

10 hours 18 min

A lively, accessible, and timely guide to Marxist economics for those who want to understand and dismantle the world of the 1%.Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the "experts."Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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A lively, accessible, and timely guide to Marxist economics for those who want to understand and dismantle the world of the 1%.Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the same breath, they implore us to leave the job of understanding the magical powers of the market to the "experts."Despite the efforts of these mainstream commentators to
... Read more

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The Way We Never Were

American Families and the Nostalgia Trap

by Stephanie Coontz ...

Narrated by Suzanne Toren ...

Unabridged

17 hours 49 min

The definitive edition of the classic, myth-shattering history of the American familyLeave It to Beaver was not a documentary, a man's home has never been his castle, the "male breadwinner marriage" is the least traditional family in history, and rape and sexual assault were far higher in the 1970s than they are today. In The Way We Never Were, acclaimed historian Stephanie Coontz examines two ... Read more

$38.99 USD

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The definitive edition of the classic, myth-shattering history of the American familyLeave It to Beaver was not a documentary, a man's home has never been his castle, the "male breadwinner marriage" is the least traditional family in history, and rape and sexual assault were far higher in the 1970s than they are today. In The Way We Never Were, acclaimed historian Stephanie Coontz examines two
... Read more

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Biography of Resistance

The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens

by Muhammad H. Zaman ...

Narrated by Kyle Tait ...

Unabridged

8 hours 3 min

Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her
... Read more

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War's End

An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission

by Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a twenty-five-year-old American Army Air Corps major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion . . .The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a twenty-five-year-old American Army Air Corps major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion . . .The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney
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