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Russell Wiley is Out to Lunch

by Richard Hine ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

Unabridged

7 hours 59 min

Russell Wiley is in deep trouble. A media executive for the failing Daily Business Chronicle, his career is teetering on the brink of collapse, and his sexless marriage is fast approaching its expiration date. With his professional and personal lives floundering, it’s no wonder Russell is distracted, unhappy, and losing faith in himself. Making matters worse are his scheming boss, a hot-shot new ... Read more

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Russell Wiley is in deep trouble. A media executive for the failing Daily Business Chronicle, his career is teetering on the brink of collapse, and his sexless marriage is fast approaching its expiration date. With his professional and personal lives floundering, it’s no wonder Russell is distracted, unhappy, and losing faith in himself. Making matters worse are his scheming boss, a hot-shot new
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The End of Copycat China

The Rise of Creativity, Innovation, and Individualism in Asia

by Shaun Rein ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

Unabridged

7 hours 54 min

Chinas growth model of the last three decades is broken -- it can no longer rely on heavy investment and exports for economic growth. In 2013, 50% of Chinas economic growth was due to an increase in consumption. The Chinese government is furthering this shift by establishing a Free Trade Zone in Shanghai and ending the dominance of state-owned enterprises. The End of Copycat China will track these ... Read more

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Chinas growth model of the last three decades is broken -- it can no longer rely on heavy investment and exports for economic growth. In 2013, 50% of Chinas economic growth was due to an increase in consumption. The Chinese government is furthering this shift by establishing a Free Trade Zone in Shanghai and ending the dominance of state-owned enterprises. The End of Copycat China will track these
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The Bidens

Inside the First Family's Fifty-Year Rise to Power

by Ben Schreckinger ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

A deeply reported exploration of former President Joe Biden, as told through his extended family.Coming off of the 2020 election, The Bidens tells the Biden Family story in full, from the secrets lurking in the deep recesses of Joe's family tree to his son Hunter's foreign deal-making spree—and the Trump gang's ham-handed efforts to exploit it.On November 3, Americans did not just elect Joe Biden: ... Read more

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A deeply reported exploration of former President Joe Biden, as told through his extended family.Coming off of the 2020 election, The Bidens tells the Biden Family story in full, from the secrets lurking in the deep recesses of Joe's family tree to his son Hunter's foreign deal-making spree—and the Trump gang's ham-handed efforts to exploit it.On November 3, Americans did not just elect Joe Biden:
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Are Men Animals?

How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short

by Matthew Gutmann ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

"Boys will be boys," the saying goes -- but what does that actually mean? A leading anthropologist investigatesWhy do men behave the way they do? Is it their male brains? Surging testosterone? From vulgar locker-room talk to mansplaining to sexual harassment, society is too quick to explain male behavior in terms of biology.In Are Men Animals?, anthropologist Matthew Gutmann argues that predatory ... Read more

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"Boys will be boys," the saying goes -- but what does that actually mean? A leading anthropologist investigatesWhy do men behave the way they do? Is it their male brains? Surging testosterone? From vulgar locker-room talk to mansplaining to sexual harassment, society is too quick to explain male behavior in terms of biology.In Are Men Animals?, anthropologist Matthew Gutmann argues that predatory
... Read more

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Woody

The Biography

by David Evanier ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

Unabridged

15 hours 59 min

In this first biography of Woody Allen in over a decade, David Evanier discusses key movies, plays and prose as well as Allen's personal life. Evanier tackles the themes that Allen has spent a lifetime sorting through in art: morality, sexuality, Judaism, the eternal struggle of head and heart. Woody will be the definitive word on a major American talent as he begins his ninth decade, and his ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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In this first biography of Woody Allen in over a decade, David Evanier discusses key movies, plays and prose as well as Allen's personal life. Evanier tackles the themes that Allen has spent a lifetime sorting through in art: morality, sexuality, Judaism, the eternal struggle of head and heart. Woody will be the definitive word on a major American talent as he begins his ninth decade, and his
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The Last Flight of Poxl West

A Novel

by Daniel Torday ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

Poxl West fled the Nazis' onslaught in Czechoslovakia. He escaped their clutches again in Holland. He pulled Londoners from the Blitz's rubble. He wooed intoxicating, unconventional beauties. He rained fire on Germany from his RAF bomber.Poxl West is the epitome of manhood and something of an idol to his teenage nephew, Eli Goldstein, who reveres him as a brave, singular, Jewish war hero. Poxl ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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Poxl West fled the Nazis' onslaught in Czechoslovakia. He escaped their clutches again in Holland. He pulled Londoners from the Blitz's rubble. He wooed intoxicating, unconventional beauties. He rained fire on Germany from his RAF bomber.Poxl West is the epitome of manhood and something of an idol to his teenage nephew, Eli Goldstein, who reveres him as a brave, singular, Jewish war hero. Poxl
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Return to Victory

MacArthur's Epic Liberation of the Philippines

by James P. Duffy ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

General Douglas MacArthur's bloody campaign to defeat die-hard Japanese forces and liberate the Philippines“I shall return,” General Douglas MacArthur promised the Filipino people following the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Philippines in spring 1942. The people there believed MacArthur’s vow—and even Americans were stirred by his dramatic pledge. Now, two and half years later, MacArthur ... Read more

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General Douglas MacArthur's bloody campaign to defeat die-hard Japanese forces and liberate the Philippines“I shall return,” General Douglas MacArthur promised the Filipino people following the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Philippines in spring 1942. The people there believed MacArthur’s vow—and even Americans were stirred by his dramatic pledge. Now, two and half years later, MacArthur
... Read more

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American Pharoah

The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise

by Joe Drape ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

Unabridged

8 hours 36 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHistory was made at the 2015 Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, the first since Affirmed in 1978. As magnificent as the champion is, the team behind him has been all too human while on the road to immortality.**Written by an award-winning New York Times sportswriter, American Pharoah is the definitive account not only of how the ethereal colt won ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHistory was made at the 2015 Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, the first since Affirmed in 1978. As magnificent as the champion is, the team behind him has been all too human while on the road to immortality.**Written by an award-winning New York Times sportswriter, American Pharoah is the definitive account not only of how the ethereal colt won
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Snowfall on Cedar Trail

by Annie Rains ...

Narrated by Michelle Ferguson, Aaron Abano ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Sweetwater Springs
Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

A heartwarming holiday romance between a small-town florist and a handsome chief of police are at the heart of this romance from a USA Today bestselling author.Christmas is always bustling for Halona Locklear's flower shop, but this year, she's determined to take some time out to give her young son an extra special holiday. So she should be thrilled when hunky police chief Alex Baker wants to be ... Read more

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A heartwarming holiday romance between a small-town florist and a handsome chief of police are at the heart of this romance from a USA Today bestselling author.Christmas is always bustling for Halona Locklear's flower shop, but this year, she's determined to take some time out to give her young son an extra special holiday. So she should be thrilled when hunky police chief Alex Baker wants to be
... Read more
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The Aftermath

by R.J. Prescott ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Hurricane
Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

The second book in a New Adult fiction series from USA Today bestselling author R.J. Prescott.Cormac "The Hurricane" O'Connell's star is on the rise. Billed as the most promising young boxer of his generation, his new career is taking him to places he never dreamed. But O'Connell only needs one thing in life: his wife.In her final year of college, Em cannot follow him around the world but together ... Read more

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The second book in a New Adult fiction series from USA Today bestselling author R.J. Prescott.Cormac "The Hurricane" O'Connell's star is on the rise. Billed as the most promising young boxer of his generation, his new career is taking him to places he never dreamed. But O'Connell only needs one thing in life: his wife.In her final year of college, Em cannot follow him around the world but together
... Read more

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The Innocent Sleep

A Novel

by Karen Perry ...

Narrated by Aaron Abano, Michelle Ferguson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 50 min

"How good's the big twist? You won't see it coming."—Entertainment Weekly"Terrific…an unpredictable and unsettling familial drama that has drawn comparisons to the novels of Gillian Flynn and fellow Dubliner Tana French."—Kirkus ReviewsWhen a couple's lost child resurfaces they are forced to embark on a journey into their shared past—one rife with dark secrets and liesTangiers. Harry is preparing ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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"How good's the big twist? You won't see it coming."—Entertainment Weekly"Terrific…an unpredictable and unsettling familial drama that has drawn comparisons to the novels of Gillian Flynn and fellow Dubliner Tana French."—Kirkus ReviewsWhen a couple's lost child resurfaces they are forced to embark on a journey into their shared past—one rife with dark secrets and liesTangiers. Harry is preparing
... Read more

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Springtime at Hope Cottage

by Annie Rains ...

Narrated by Michelle Ferguson, Aaron Abano ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Sweetwater Springs
Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

**A sweet, small-town romance about finding love in the most unexpected places, from a USA Today bestselling author."This delicious rom-com has plenty of heart and is ideal comfort reading." ―Publishers Weekly**As an editor at a major New York City magazine, Josie Kellum is always on the go...until an injury sidelines her in the small town of Sweetwater Springs. Luckily, her new physical therapist ... Read more

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**A sweet, small-town romance about finding love in the most unexpected places, from a USA Today bestselling author."This delicious rom-com has plenty of heart and is ideal comfort reading." ―Publishers Weekly**As an editor at a major New York City magazine, Josie Kellum is always on the go...until an injury sidelines her in the small town of Sweetwater Springs. Luckily, her new physical therapist
... Read more