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The Black Hole Whisky Gang

An Alternate History of Modern Detroit

by Christian Klaver ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Nightwalker Series
Unabridged

12 hours 45 min

The Black Hole Whisky Gang is an action-packed sci-fi western by acclaimed author Christian Klaver. Perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Isaac Asimov.One last mission, on an alien-occupied earth …Ten years after humans lost their war against superior alien forces, Earth belongs to the Nightwalkers, masters of a vast interstellar empire. To pacify humanity, the Nightwalkers have introduced ... Read more

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The Black Hole Whisky Gang is an action-packed sci-fi western by acclaimed author Christian Klaver. Perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Isaac Asimov.One last mission, on an alien-occupied earth …Ten years after humans lost their war against superior alien forces, Earth belongs to the Nightwalkers, masters of a vast interstellar empire. To pacify humanity, the Nightwalkers have introduced
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The Occidental Book of the Dead

A Novel

by T. Geronimo Johnson ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

28 hours 40 min

"No one is having more fun with language than T. Geronimo Johnson. The way his mind works is endlessly entertaining, inviting us into a fantasia. Of men behaving badly in a world behaving worse." — Attica Locke, New York Times bestselling author of Bluebird, Bluebird“T. Geronimo Johnson plays cultural criticism like it’s acid jazz.”— Ron Charles, The Washington PostFrom the PEN/Faulkner finalist ... Read more

$52.99 USD

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"No one is having more fun with language than T. Geronimo Johnson. The way his mind works is endlessly entertaining, inviting us into a fantasia. Of men behaving badly in a world behaving worse." — Attica Locke, New York Times bestselling author of Bluebird, Bluebird“T. Geronimo Johnson plays cultural criticism like it’s acid jazz.”— Ron Charles, The Washington PostFrom the PEN/Faulkner finalist
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Keep It Beautiful

Inside the Funkyverse of Shock G and Digital Underground

by Alexis Wolfe Mbassa, Gregory E. Jacobs, Shock G2 ...

Narrated by Alexis Wolfe Mbassa, Andre Blake, Money-B, George Clinton, Janina Edwards, Atron Gregory, JD Jackson, Nzazi (Master Zi) Malonga0, Kent Racker1, DJ Fuze3 ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

Visionary rapper of the groundbreaking "The Humpty Dance," producer of Tupac Shakur's iconic "I Get Around," and driving force of legendary hip-hop group Digital Underground, Shock G shares his story in Keep It Beautiful.This illustrated memoir by Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs, as told to Alexis Wolfe Mbassa, captures the eternal vibrance of his style—playful, soulful, colorful, and profound. In Keep ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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Visionary rapper of the groundbreaking "The Humpty Dance," producer of Tupac Shakur's iconic "I Get Around," and driving force of legendary hip-hop group Digital Underground, Shock G shares his story in Keep It Beautiful.This illustrated memoir by Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs, as told to Alexis Wolfe Mbassa, captures the eternal vibrance of his style—playful, soulful, colorful, and profound. In Keep
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J Dilla's Donuts

by Jordan Ferguson ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Series series 33 1/3
Unabridged

3 hours 39 min

From a Los Angeles hospital bed, equipped with little more than a laptop and a stack of records, James “J Dilla” Yancey crafted a set of tracks that would forever change the way beatmakers viewed their artform. The songs on Donuts are not hip hop music as “hip hop music” is typically defined; they careen and crash into each other, in one moment noisy and abrasive, gorgeous and heartbreaking the ... Read more

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From a Los Angeles hospital bed, equipped with little more than a laptop and a stack of records, James “J Dilla” Yancey crafted a set of tracks that would forever change the way beatmakers viewed their artform. The songs on Donuts are not hip hop music as “hip hop music” is typically defined; they careen and crash into each other, in one moment noisy and abrasive, gorgeous and heartbreaking the
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Adulthood Rites

by Octavia E. Butler ...

Narrated by J.D Jackson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower: After the near-extinction of the human race, one young man with extraordinary gifts will reveal whether the human race can learn from its past and rebuild their future ... or is doomed to self-destruction.In the future, nuclear war has destroyed nearly all humankind. An alien race intervenes, saving the small group of survivors from certain ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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From the award-winning author of Parable of the Sower: After the near-extinction of the human race, one young man with extraordinary gifts will reveal whether the human race can learn from its past and rebuild their future ... or is doomed to self-destruction.In the future, nuclear war has destroyed nearly all humankind. An alien race intervenes, saving the small group of survivors from certain
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Beowulf: A New Translation

by Maria Dahvana Headley ...

Narrated by Maria Dahvana Headley, JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 8 min

"Narrator JD Jackson addresses his listener as "bro" in this decidedly contemporary retelling of the classic saga...His brilliant performance captures all the artistry, wit, and immediacy of this fresh translation, and breathes new life into what for most has been a literary fossil." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winnerA new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the much ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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"Narrator JD Jackson addresses his listener as "bro" in this decidedly contemporary retelling of the classic saga...His brilliant performance captures all the artistry, wit, and immediacy of this fresh translation, and breathes new life into what for most has been a literary fossil." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winnerA new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the much
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Dangerous Visions

by Harlan Ellison, Harlan Ellison, various authors, Poul Anderson, Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, J. G. Ballard, Philip K. Dick, Roger Zelazny0, Larry Niven1, Samuel R. Delany2 ...

Narrated by JD Jackson3, Dion Graham4, Natalie Naudus5, Vikas Adam6, Scott Aiello7, Grover Gardner8, Joe Hempel9, Steve West0, Robert Fass1, James Patrick Cronin2, Joel Froomkin3, Neil Shah4, John Pirhalla5, Heath Miller6, Scott Brick7, Shiromi Arserio8, various narrators9, Thom Rivera0, Bradford Hastings1, Feodor Chin2, Suzanne Toren3, Stefan Rudnicki4, Mara Wilson5, Bronson Pinchot6, Mark Sanderlin7, Tim Campbell8, Simon Vance9, Steven Jay Cohen0, Johnny Heller1, Edoardo Ballerini2, Ramiz Monsef3, Neil Hellegers4, Jim Meskimen5, P.J. Ochlan6 ...

Series series The Dangerous Visions Series
Unabridged

24 hours 34 min

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY PATTON OSWALTDubbed “the most significant and controversial SF book” of its generation, Harlan Ellison’s groundbreaking collection launched an entire subgenre: New Wave science fiction. With contributions from legendary authors and multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Dangerous Visions returns to print in a stunning new edition perfect for new and returning fans alike.A landmark ... Read more

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WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY PATTON OSWALTDubbed “the most significant and controversial SF book” of its generation, Harlan Ellison’s groundbreaking collection launched an entire subgenre: New Wave science fiction. With contributions from legendary authors and multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Dangerous Visions returns to print in a stunning new edition perfect for new and returning fans alike.A landmark
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The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

A Novel

by Colson Whitehead ...

Narrated by Colson Whitehead, JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 46 min

**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This follow-up to The Underground Railroad brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys unjustly sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. • "One of the most gifted novelists in America today." —NPRNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD® FOR BEST PICTURE AND DIRECTED BY ... Read more

$17.50 USD

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**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This follow-up to The Underground Railroad brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys unjustly sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida. • "One of the most gifted novelists in America today." —NPRNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD® FOR BEST PICTURE AND DIRECTED BY
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Why We Can't Wait

by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 5 min

Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders’ criticism of the campaign. The resulting piece of extraordinary protest writing, ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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Dr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963On April 16, 1963, as the violent events of the Birmingham campaign unfolded in the city’s streets, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., composed a letter from his prison cell in response to local religious leaders’ criticism of the campaign. The resulting piece of extraordinary protest writing,
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The Best American Short Stories 2021

by Jesmyn Ward, Heidi Pitlor ...

Narrated by LIsa Flanagan, Robin Eller, Tre Hall, Katy Tang, Emily Ellet, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Alex Meraz, Adan Rocha, Piper Goodeve, Frankie Maria Corzo, Sterling Sulieman, JD Jackson, Brittany Pressley, Robert Fass, Bahni Turpin, Jonathan Davis, Priya Ayyar, Graham Halstead, Michael Crouch, Catherine Ho ...

Series series Best American
Unabridged

11 hours 54 min

A collection of the year’s best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn WardIn her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2021, guest editor JesmynWard says that the best fiction offers the reader a “sense of repair.”The stories in this year’s collection accomplish just that, immersing the reader in powerfully imagined worlds and allowing them to bring ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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A collection of the year’s best stories selected by celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn WardIn her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2021, guest editor JesmynWard says that the best fiction offers the reader a “sense of repair.”The stories in this year’s collection accomplish just that, immersing the reader in powerfully imagined worlds and allowing them to bring
... Read more

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The Battered: A Zombie Apocalypse Novel

Anno Initium, Book 3

by Dinko Skopljak ...

Narrated by JD Jackson, Soneela Nankani ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Anno Initium
Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

A new generation fights back against the undead in the final volume of this zombie horror trilogy perfect for fans of HBO's The Last of Us.Lucas Morel and his sister, Lena, were children when the zombie plague was first unleashed on the world. Surviving for ten years against all odds, they now lead a small but disciplined team of fighters: a mere eight souls gathered from across Europe, dedicated ... Read more

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A new generation fights back against the undead in the final volume of this zombie horror trilogy perfect for fans of HBO's The Last of Us.Lucas Morel and his sister, Lena, were children when the zombie plague was first unleashed on the world. Surviving for ten years against all odds, they now lead a small but disciplined team of fighters: a mere eight souls gathered from across Europe, dedicated
... Read more
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Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny

A Novel

by Mark Cecil ...

Narrated by Tanis Parenteau, Ari Fliakos, JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 29 min

A large-hearted reimagining of beloved all-American legends, this epic debut novel brings men of myth Paul Bunyan and John Henry alive like never before, teaming up for an adventure quest with deeper interrogations of race, class, and industrialization.Paul Bunyan—legendary larger-than-life American lumberjack—is a man down on his luck. With a load of family debts on his broad back, he ekes out a ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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A large-hearted reimagining of beloved all-American legends, this epic debut novel brings men of myth Paul Bunyan and John Henry alive like never before, teaming up for an adventure quest with deeper interrogations of race, class, and industrialization.Paul Bunyan—legendary larger-than-life American lumberjack—is a man down on his luck. With a load of family debts on his broad back, he ekes out a
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