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Kindred

by Octavia E. Butler ...

Narrated by CCH Pounder ...

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11 hours 23 min

Experience a new audio version of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking, genre-redefining masterpiece, selected by The Atlantic as one of the "most consequential novels of the past 100 years."In 1976, on her 26th birthday, Dana Franklin is pulled through time and space from her Los Angeles home to a slave plantation in Maryland, 160 years in the past. There, she discovers she is intimately linked to ... Read more

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Experience a new audio version of Octavia E. Butler's groundbreaking, genre-redefining masterpiece, selected by The Atlantic as one of the "most consequential novels of the past 100 years."In 1976, on her 26th birthday, Dana Franklin is pulled through time and space from her Los Angeles home to a slave plantation in Maryland, 160 years in the past. There, she discovers she is intimately linked to
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Pillar of Fire

America in the King Years, Part II - 1963-64

by Taylor Branch ...

Narrated by CCH Pounder, Joe Morton ...

Abridged

6 hours 46 min

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement.In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith, ... Read more

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From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement.In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, Taylor Branch portrays the Civil Rights Movement at its zenith,
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The Memory Quilt

A Christmas Story for Our Times

by T.D. Jakes ...

Narrated by CCH Pounder ...

Unabridged

4 hours 17 min

Bishop Jakes weaves inspirational life lessons into this tender and touching Christmas tale, a thoughtful reflection on our actions throughout the giving season and all year-round.Lela Edwards wants nothing more than to spend the holidays with her family. But her husband of fifty years passed away recently, her daughters live far from their old Chicago neighborhood, and her granddaughter, Darcie, ... Read more

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Bishop Jakes weaves inspirational life lessons into this tender and touching Christmas tale, a thoughtful reflection on our actions throughout the giving season and all year-round.Lela Edwards wants nothing more than to spend the holidays with her family. But her husband of fifty years passed away recently, her daughters live far from their old Chicago neighborhood, and her granddaughter, Darcie,
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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales

by Nelson Mandela ...

Narrated by Desmond Tutu, Alan Rickman, Whoopi Goldberg, Matt Damon, Parminder Nagra, Forest Whitaker, Sean Hayes, Charlize Theron, Benjamin Bratt, Scarlett Johansson, Ricardo Chavira, Debra Messing, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Hugh Jackman, Gillian Anderson, CCH Pounder, Blair Underwood, LeVar Burton, Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Sophie Okonedo, Helen Mirren, Don Cheadle, Alfre Woodard ...

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3 hours 42 min

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an extraordinary audiobook featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize ... Read more

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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an extraordinary audiobook featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize
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Parting the Waters

America in the King Years, Part I - 1954-63

by Taylor Branch ...

Narrated by CCH Pounder, Joe Morton ...

Abridged

6 hours 39 min

In Parting the Waters, the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a “compelling…masterfully told” (The Wall Street Journal) account of Martin Luther King’s early years and rise to greatness.Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement, Parting the Waters is destined to endure for generations ... Read more

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In Parting the Waters, the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a “compelling…masterfully told” (The Wall Street Journal) account of Martin Luther King’s early years and rise to greatness.Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement, Parting the Waters is destined to endure for generations
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Inspired By … The Bible Experience Audio Bible - Today's New International Version, TNIV: New Testament

by Zondervan ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Yolanda Adams, Erika Alexander, Tatyana Ali, Tichina Arnold, Essence Atkins, James Avery, Angela Bassett, Bill Bellamy, A.R. Bernard, Charles Blake, John Boyd, James Brown, Wren Brown, LeVar Burton, Juanita Bynum, Shirley Caesar, Vanessa Calloway, Common Common, Terry Crews, Billy Davis, Loretta Devine, Gary Dourdan, Charles Dutton, Idris Elba, Faith Evans, Kim Fields, Kirk Franklin, Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert Guillaume, Jasmine Guy, Anthony Hamilton, Hill Harper, Taraji Henson, Dule Hill, Donald Hilliard, Billy Ingram, Samuel Jackson, T. D. Jakes, Cheryl James, Star Jones, Boris Kodjoe, Nikki Kodjoe, Eriq LaSalle, Harry Lennix, Dawnn Lewis, Tommy Lister, Victor Love, Derek Luke, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Greg Mathis, Clarence McClendon, Donnie McClurkin, MC Lyte, Mo'nique Mo'nique, Garrett Morris, Phil Morris, Mya Mya, Dwight Myers, Keke Palmer, CCH Pounder, Lawrence Powell, Daphne Reid, Tim Reid, Latanya Richardson, Richie Righteous, Wendy Robinson, John Salley, Kenneth Ulmer, Blair Underwood, Iyanla Vanzant, Joseph Walker, Denzel Washington, Marvin Winans, Alfre Woodard, Charlayne Woodard, Jeffrey Wright ...

Unabridged

20 hours 29 min

Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar® Winners, 23 Grammy® Winners, 8 Emmy® Winners, and 5 Golden Globe® Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV)This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical underscore performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and a Hollywood-style sound design created by Technicolor Studios. ... Read more

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Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar® Winners, 23 Grammy® Winners, 8 Emmy® Winners, and 5 Golden Globe® Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV)This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical underscore performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and a Hollywood-style sound design created by Technicolor Studios.
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Dawn

by Octavia E. Butler ...

One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower.When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali—a seemingly benevolent alien race—intervened in the fate of the humanity ... Read more

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One woman is called upon to rebuild the future of humankind after a nuclear war, in this revelatory post-apocalyptic tale from the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower.When Lilith lyapo wakes from a centuries-long sleep, she finds herself aboard the vast spaceship of the Oankali. She discovers that the Oankali—a seemingly benevolent alien race—intervened in the fate of the humanity
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Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler ...

From a celebrated, award-winning author, a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood.Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding social chaos and anarchy caused by climate change and economic crisis. In a ... Read more

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From a celebrated, award-winning author, a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood.Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding social chaos and anarchy caused by climate change and economic crisis. In a
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Survivor

by Octavia E. Butler ...

Series Book 4 - Patternist
Returning to print after nearly 50 years, Survivor completes Octavia E. Butler’s thrilling Patternist series, including a short story from the Patternist saga and new historical essays from a major Butler scholar.This deluxe edition includes:An incredible new cover and packagePremium French flaps and newly designed, full color interior coversHigh-quality paper with elegant deckled-edges</l... ... Read more

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Returning to print after nearly 50 years, Survivor completes Octavia E. Butler’s thrilling Patternist series, including a short story from the Patternist saga and new historical essays from a major Butler scholar.This deluxe edition includes:An incredible new cover and packagePremium French flaps and newly designed, full color interior coversHigh-quality paper with elegant deckled-edges</l...
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Patternmaster

by Octavia E. Butler ...

From the acclaimed author of the Earthseed series, two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together—and changing the destiny of the human race.In the far future, the human race is divided into two groups striving for power. The Patternmaster rules over all, the leader of the telepathic Patternist race whose thoughts can destroy or heal at his whim. The ... Read more

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From the acclaimed author of the Earthseed series, two immortals chase each other across continents and centuries, binding their fates together—and changing the destiny of the human race.In the far future, the human race is divided into two groups striving for power. The Patternmaster rules over all, the leader of the telepathic Patternist race whose thoughts can destroy or heal at his whim. The
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Imago

by Octavia E. Butler ...

After the near-extinction of humanity, a new kind of alien-human hybrid must come to terms with their identity—before their powers destroy what is left of humankind, in this thought-provoking science fiction novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Parable of The Sower.Since a nuclear war decimated the human population, the remaining humans began to rebuild their future by interbreeding ... Read more

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After the near-extinction of humanity, a new kind of alien-human hybrid must come to terms with their identity—before their powers destroy what is left of humankind, in this thought-provoking science fiction novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Parable of The Sower.Since a nuclear war decimated the human population, the remaining humans began to rebuild their future by interbreeding
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Fledgling

A Novel

by Octavia E. Butler ...

Featuring a new introduction by Nisi ShawlFledgling, Octavia Butler’s last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire.Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted—and still wants—to ... Read more

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Featuring a new introduction by Nisi ShawlFledgling, Octavia Butler’s last novel, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly un-human needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: she is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire.Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted—and still wants—to
... Read more