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The Barn

The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

by Wright Thompson ...

**The instant New York Times bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Slate, Vanity Fair, TIME, Buzzfeed, Smithsonian, BookPage, KCUR, Kirkus, and Boston Globe • Nominated for a PEN America Literary Award“It literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.” —Shonda Rhimes"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the ... ... Read more

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**The instant New York Times bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Slate, Vanity Fair, TIME, Buzzfeed, Smithsonian, BookPage, KCUR, Kirkus, and Boston Globe • Nominated for a PEN America Literary Award“It literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.” —Shonda Rhimes"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the ...
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Pappyland

A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

by Wright Thompson ...

**An instant New York Times bestsellerFrom the bestselling author of The Cost of These DreamsThe story of how Julian Van Winkle III, the caretaker of the most coveted cult Kentucky Bourbon whiskey in the world, fought to protect his family's heritage and preserve the taste of his forebears, in a world where authenticity, like his product, is in very short supply.**As a journalist said of Pappy Van ... Read more

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**An instant New York Times bestsellerFrom the bestselling author of The Cost of These DreamsThe story of how Julian Van Winkle III, the caretaker of the most coveted cult Kentucky Bourbon whiskey in the world, fought to protect his family's heritage and preserve the taste of his forebears, in a world where authenticity, like his product, is in very short supply.**As a journalist said of Pappy Van
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The Cost of These Dreams

Sports Stories and Other Serious Business

by Wright Thompson ...

**The instant New York Times bestseller!From one of America's most beloved sportswriters and the bestselling author of Pappyland, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports.**"Wright Thompson's stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering, courage, conflict, and vivid detail that I sometimes thinks he's working my ... Read more

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**The instant New York Times bestseller!From one of America's most beloved sportswriters and the bestselling author of Pappyland, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports.**"Wright Thompson's stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering, courage, conflict, and vivid detail that I sometimes thinks he's working my
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The Best American Sports Writing 2015

Edited by Wright Thompson ...

Series series The Best American Series
For twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the past year, culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialty print and digital publications. Wright Thompson, many times included in this volume over the years, takes his turn at the helm by curating this exceptional collection. The only shared trait ... Read more

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For twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the past year, culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialty print and digital publications. Wright Thompson, many times included in this volume over the years, takes his turn at the helm by curating this exceptional collection. The only shared trait
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Stories Can Save Us

America’s Best Narrative Journalists Explain How

by Matt Tullis, Ben Montgomery, Audra D.S Burch, Brin-Jonathan Butler, Pamela Colloff, John Woodrow Cox, Kim Cross, Bronwen Dickey, Mirin Fader, Latria Graham, David Grann, Elon Green, Vanessa Grigoriadis, Eva Holland, Mitchell S. Jackson, Chris Jones, Tom Junod, Abbott Kahler, Michael Kruse, Jeanne Marie Laskas, Rachel Monroe, Vann R. Newkirk II, Bradford Pearson, Andrea Pitzer, Eli Saslow, Leah Sottile, Wright Thompson, Sarah Weinman ...

Great journalism relies on a narrative arc to engage and inform the reader. Stories Can Save Us looks at how the best reporters and writers craft narrative literary journalism. Journalist Matt Tullis uses the material he gathered in the more than seventy-five interviews he conducted with the best narrative and literary journalists in the country through his podcast, Gangrey: The Podcast, to show ... Read more

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Great journalism relies on a narrative arc to engage and inform the reader. Stories Can Save Us looks at how the best reporters and writers craft narrative literary journalism. Journalist Matt Tullis uses the material he gathered in the more than seventy-five interviews he conducted with the best narrative and literary journalists in the country through his podcast, Gangrey: The Podcast, to show
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When Revelation Comes

A Journey Across the Sacred Links of Scotland

by Jim Hartsell, Wright Thompson ...

When Revelation Comes is the story of one man's search for peace. Along the way, he meets people whose compassion and empathy help him keep going. It' s a story about fathers and sons. It' s a story of a friendship between two people from different cultures and backgrounds. It' s also a story of how a game can be a framework for life. On May 17, 2021, an unthinkable tragedy struck a tight knit ... Read more

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When Revelation Comes is the story of one man's search for peace. Along the way, he meets people whose compassion and empathy help him keep going. It' s a story about fathers and sons. It' s a story of a friendship between two people from different cultures and backgrounds. It' s also a story of how a game can be a framework for life. On May 17, 2021, an unthinkable tragedy struck a tight knit
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The Barn

The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

by Wright Thompson ...

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11 hours 38 min

**The instant New York Times bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Slate, Vanity Fair, TIME, Buzzfeed, Smithsonian, BookPage, KCUR, Kirkus, and Boston Globe • Nominated for a PEN America Literary Award“It literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.” —Shonda Rhimes"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the ... ... Read more

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**The instant New York Times bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Slate, Vanity Fair, TIME, Buzzfeed, Smithsonian, BookPage, KCUR, Kirkus, and Boston Globe • Nominated for a PEN America Literary Award“It literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.” —Shonda Rhimes"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the ...
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Pappyland

A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

by Wright Thompson ...

Narrated by Chris Abernathy ...

Unabridged

5 hours 36 min

**An instant New York Times bestsellerFrom the bestselling author of The Cost of These DreamsThe story of how Julian Van Winkle III, the caretaker of the most coveted cult Kentucky Bourbon whiskey in the world, fought to protect his family's heritage and preserve the taste of his forebears, in a world where authenticity, like his product, is in very short supply.**As a journalist said of Pappy Van ... Read more

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**An instant New York Times bestsellerFrom the bestselling author of The Cost of These DreamsThe story of how Julian Van Winkle III, the caretaker of the most coveted cult Kentucky Bourbon whiskey in the world, fought to protect his family's heritage and preserve the taste of his forebears, in a world where authenticity, like his product, is in very short supply.**As a journalist said of Pappy Van
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The Cost of These Dreams

Sports Stories and Other Serious Business

by Wright Thompson ...

Narrated by Wright Thompson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

From one of America's most beloved sportswriters, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports. "Wright Thompson's stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering, courage, conflict, and vivid detail that I sometimes thinks he's working my side of the street - the world of fiction." - John Grisham There is only one ... Read more

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From one of America's most beloved sportswriters, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports. "Wright Thompson's stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering, courage, conflict, and vivid detail that I sometimes thinks he's working my side of the street - the world of fiction." - John Grisham There is only one
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We All Want to Change the World

My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 20 min

A sweeping look back at the protest movements that changed America from activist and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with personal and historical insights into lessons they can teach us today“A compelling case for standing up for justice at a time when everything, it seems, is on the line.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr.For many, it can feel like change takes too long, and it might seem that we have not ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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A sweeping look back at the protest movements that changed America from activist and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with personal and historical insights into lessons they can teach us today“A compelling case for standing up for justice at a time when everything, it seems, is on the line.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr.For many, it can feel like change takes too long, and it might seem that we have not
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Tamed and Untamed

Close Encounters of the Animal Kind

by Sy Montgomery, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Vicki Constantine Croke ...

Narrated by Sy Montgomery, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas ...

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6 hours 23 min

Extraordinary new insights into the minds and lives of our fellow creatures from two of the world’s top animal authors, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and Sy Montgomery.A Mail on Sunday “Critic's Pick” Best Read of the Year"In their writing and in their lives and in their remarkable friendship, Liz and Sy break down false barriers and carry us closer to our fellow creatures.”—from the foreword by Vicki ... Read more

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Extraordinary new insights into the minds and lives of our fellow creatures from two of the world’s top animal authors, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and Sy Montgomery.A Mail on Sunday “Critic's Pick” Best Read of the Year"In their writing and in their lives and in their remarkable friendship, Liz and Sy break down false barriers and carry us closer to our fellow creatures.”—from the foreword by Vicki
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China's World View

Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict

by David Daokui Li ...

Narrated by David Shih ...

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8 hours 51 min

Writing in response to the growing anti-Chinese sentiment and alarmed by the threat of war, Dr. David Daokui Li pulls from his wealth of firsthand experience to demystify contemporary Chinese society and advocate for understanding between China and the West. In this urgently needed and fascinating book, he explains the inner workings of a rising superpower to help the world understand how it works ... Read more

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Writing in response to the growing anti-Chinese sentiment and alarmed by the threat of war, Dr. David Daokui Li pulls from his wealth of firsthand experience to demystify contemporary Chinese society and advocate for understanding between China and the West. In this urgently needed and fascinating book, he explains the inner workings of a rising superpower to help the world understand how it works
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