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The Accent Code

Unlocking the Mysteries of How We Talk and What It Says About Who We Are

by Erik Singer ...

In a dazzling blend of history and linguistics, a Hollywood dialect coach reveals the unexpected ways that accents shape our lives.Why do so many movie villains have British accents? Why do some New Englanders say “carr” and others “cahh”? Why does Alaskan Sarah Palin sound like she’s from Minnesota?Where do accents come from, and why do people speak with different accents in the first place? ... Read more

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In a dazzling blend of history and linguistics, a Hollywood dialect coach reveals the unexpected ways that accents shape our lives.Why do so many movie villains have British accents? Why do some New Englanders say “carr” and others “cahh”? Why does Alaskan Sarah Palin sound like she’s from Minnesota?Where do accents come from, and why do people speak with different accents in the first place?
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Don't Tell A Soul

by David Rosenfelt ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

"Can you keep a secret? A really Big One?" The author of the popular Andy Carpenter series develop the thrills in his first standalone suspense novel. Tim Wallace's wife died in a New Jersey boating accident several months ago and the cops suspect Tim murdered her, though they have no real case against him. Now it's New Year's Eve and his two best friends and business partners finally convince him ... Read more

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"Can you keep a secret? A really Big One?" The author of the popular Andy Carpenter series develop the thrills in his first standalone suspense novel. Tim Wallace's wife died in a New Jersey boating accident several months ago and the cops suspect Tim murdered her, though they have no real case against him. Now it's New Year's Eve and his two best friends and business partners finally convince him
... Read more
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The Accent Code

Unlocking the Mysteries of How We Talk and What It Says About Who We Are

by Erik Singer ...

Unabridged

13 hours

In a dazzling blend of history and linguistics, a Hollywood dialect coach reveals the unexpected ways that accents shape our lives.Why do so many movie villains have British accents? Why do some New Englanders say “carr” and others “cahh”? Why does Alaskan Sarah Palin sound like she’s from Minnesota?Where do accents come from, and why do people speak with different accents in the first place? ... Read more

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In a dazzling blend of history and linguistics, a Hollywood dialect coach reveals the unexpected ways that accents shape our lives.Why do so many movie villains have British accents? Why do some New Englanders say “carr” and others “cahh”? Why does Alaskan Sarah Palin sound like she’s from Minnesota?Where do accents come from, and why do people speak with different accents in the first place?
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Sword of Honor

by David Kirk ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Saga of Musashi Miyamoto
Unabridged

16 hours 23 min

IN THE EPIC HISTORICAL NOVEL SWORD OF HONOR, DAVID KIRK CONTINUES THE SAGA OF MUSASHI MIYAMOTO, THE GREATEST SWORDSMAN IN JAPANESE HISTORY, AS HE JOURNEYS TO THE ANCIENT CITY OF KYOTO TO FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE AND HIS IDEALS.Having survived the cataclysmic battle of Sekigahara, which established the mighty Tokugawa Shogunate, young Musashi Miyamoto travels through Japan determined to proclaim his ... Read more

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IN THE EPIC HISTORICAL NOVEL SWORD OF HONOR, DAVID KIRK CONTINUES THE SAGA OF MUSASHI MIYAMOTO, THE GREATEST SWORDSMAN IN JAPANESE HISTORY, AS HE JOURNEYS TO THE ANCIENT CITY OF KYOTO TO FIGHT FOR HIS LIFE AND HIS IDEALS.Having survived the cataclysmic battle of Sekigahara, which established the mighty Tokugawa Shogunate, young Musashi Miyamoto travels through Japan determined to proclaim his
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The Wisdom of Crowds

Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business,Economies, Societies and Nations

by James Surowiecki ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Abridged

5 hours 53 min

“No one in this world, so far as I know, has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.” —H. L. MenckenH. L. Mencken was wrong.In this endlessly fascinating book, New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea that has profound implications: large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant ... Read more

$12.95 USD

“No one in this world, so far as I know, has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.” —H. L. MenckenH. L. Mencken was wrong.In this endlessly fascinating book, New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea that has profound implications: large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant
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The Alexandria Link

A Novel

by Steve Berry ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Cotton Malone
Abridged

6 hours 27 min

Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: “You have something I want. You’ re the only person on earth who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have 72 hours. If I don’t hear from you, you will be childless.” His ... Read more

$15.00 USD

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Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: “You have something I want. You’ re the only person on earth who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have 72 hours. If I don’t hear from you, you will be childless.” His
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Flesh and Bone

A Body Farm Novel

by Jefferson Bass ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Body Farm Novel
Abridged

5 hours 55 min

Dr. Bill Brockton, the founder of the world-famous Body Farm, is hard at work on a troubling new case. A young man's battered body has been found in nearby Chattanooga, and it's up to the talented Dr. Brockton to assemble the pieces of the forensic puzzle. Brockton is brought into the case by the rising star of the state's medical examiners, Jess Carter.Just as they're on the verge of breaking the ... Read more

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Dr. Bill Brockton, the founder of the world-famous Body Farm, is hard at work on a troubling new case. A young man's battered body has been found in nearby Chattanooga, and it's up to the talented Dr. Brockton to assemble the pieces of the forensic puzzle. Brockton is brought into the case by the rising star of the state's medical examiners, Jess Carter.Just as they're on the verge of breaking the
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Where Good Ideas Come From

The Natural History of Innovation

by Steven Johnson ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from? ... Read more

$17.50 USD

One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from?
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Curveball

Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War

by Bob Drogin ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Abridged

6 hours 15 min

“A crucial study in the political manipulation of intelligence, understanding how Curveball got us into Iraq will arm us for the next round of lies coming out of Washington.”—Robert Baer, author of See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on TerrorismCurveball answers the crucial question of the Iraq war: How and why was America’s intelligence so catastrophically wrong? In ... Read more

$15.00 USD

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“A crucial study in the political manipulation of intelligence, understanding how Curveball got us into Iraq will arm us for the next round of lies coming out of Washington.”—Robert Baer, author of See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on TerrorismCurveball answers the crucial question of the Iraq war: How and why was America’s intelligence so catastrophically wrong? In
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The Associate

A Novel

by John Grisham ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 49 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “compulsively readable” (Time) thriller featuring all the twists and turns that have made John Grisham the most popular storyteller in the world“A page-turner . . . Kyle McAvoy recalls Mitch McDeere from Grisham’s breakout novel The Firm. He’s young, idealistic, handsome, a little too cocky for his own good, but a brilliant lawyer who gets pulled in over his head.” ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “compulsively readable” (Time) thriller featuring all the twists and turns that have made John Grisham the most popular storyteller in the world“A page-turner . . . Kyle McAvoy recalls Mitch McDeere from Grisham’s breakout novel The Firm. He’s young, idealistic, handsome, a little too cocky for his own good, but a brilliant lawyer who gets pulled in over his head.”
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Calico Joe

by John Grisham ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Unabridged

4 hours 35 min

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From America’s favorite storyteller comes a moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, hailed as “an enjoyable, heartwarming read that’s not just for baseball fans” (USA Today).“Grisham knocks it out of the park.”—The Washington Post**It’s the summer of 1973, and Joe Castle is the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone has ever seen. ... Read more

$20.00 USD

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From America’s favorite storyteller comes a moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, hailed as “an enjoyable, heartwarming read that’s not just for baseball fans” (USA Today).“Grisham knocks it out of the park.”—The Washington Post**It’s the summer of 1973, and Joe Castle is the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone has ever seen.
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The Poe Shadow

by Matthew Pearl ...

Narrated by Erik Singer ...

Unabridged

14 hours 42 min

INCLUDES MATTHEW PEARL'S EXCLUSIVE AUDIO AFTERWORD ON THE TRUTH BEHIND POE'S DEATH!Baltimore, 1849. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. Everyone seems to accept the conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who met a disgraceful end -- except for a young Baltimore lawyer named Quentin Clark, an ardent admirer who puts his own career and reputation at risk in a ... Read more

$29.99 USD

INCLUDES MATTHEW PEARL'S EXCLUSIVE AUDIO AFTERWORD ON THE TRUTH BEHIND POE'S DEATH!Baltimore, 1849. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. Everyone seems to accept the conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who met a disgraceful end -- except for a young Baltimore lawyer named Quentin Clark, an ardent admirer who puts his own career and reputation at risk in a
... Read more