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Hillbilly Elegy

A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

by J. D. Vance ...

Narrated by J. D. Vance ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance's powerful origin story...From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as Vice President, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"You will not read a more important book about America this year."—The Economist ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance's powerful origin story...From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as Vice President, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"You will not read a more important book about America this year."—The Economist
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Friday Night Lights

A Town, a Team, and a Dream

by H.G. Bissinger ...

Narrated by Tom Stechschulte ...

Unabridged

14 hours 33 min

The 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Sports Illustrated’s best football book of all time, with a new afterword by the author.Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa—the winningest high school football team in Texas history. Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn’t known to be a place big on dreams, but every Friday night from ... Read more

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The 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Sports Illustrated’s best football book of all time, with a new afterword by the author.Return once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa—the winningest high school football team in Texas history. Socially and racially divided, Odessa isn’t known to be a place big on dreams, but every Friday night from
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All Over But the Shoutin'

by Rick Bragg ...

Narrated by Rick Bragg ...

Abridged

2 hours 41 min

This haunting, harrowing, gloriously moving recollection of a life on the American margin is the story of Rick Bragg, who grew up dirt-poor in northeastern Alabama, seemingly destined for either the cotton mills or the penitentiary, and instead became a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. It is the story of Bragg's father, a hard-drinking man with a murderous temper and the ... Read more

$9.00 USD

This haunting, harrowing, gloriously moving recollection of a life on the American margin is the story of Rick Bragg, who grew up dirt-poor in northeastern Alabama, seemingly destined for either the cotton mills or the penitentiary, and instead became a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. It is the story of Bragg's father, a hard-drinking man with a murderous temper and the
... Read more
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

Three Tenant Families

by James Agee ...

Narrated by Lloyd James ...

Unabridged

15 hours 14 min

A landmark work of American photojournalism “renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality” (New York Times)In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when Let Us Now Praise Famous ... Read more

$22.99 USD

A landmark work of American photojournalism “renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality” (New York Times)In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when Let Us Now Praise Famous
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Janesville

An American Story

by Amy Goldstein ...

Narrated by Joy Osmanski ...

Series series A Business Award-Winner
Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

* Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year * Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize? * A New York Times Notable Book * A Washington Post Notable Book * An NPR Best Book * A Wall Street Journal Best Book * An Economist Best Book * A Business Insider Best Book *“A gripping story of psychological defeat and resilience” (Bob Woodward, Th... ... Read more

$25.99 USD

* Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year * Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize? * A New York Times Notable Book * A Washington Post Notable Book * An NPR Best Book * A Wall Street Journal Best Book * An Economist Best Book * A Business Insider Best Book *“A gripping story of psychological defeat and resilience” (Bob Woodward, Th...
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White Rural Rage

The Threat to American Democracy

by Tom Schaller, Paul Waldman ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens—who are also the least likely to defend its core principles“This is an important book that ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand politics in the perilous Age of Trump.”—David Corn, New York Times bestselling author of American PsychosisWhite rural voters hold the greatest electoral sway ... Read more

$22.50 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens—who are also the least likely to defend its core principles“This is an important book that ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand politics in the perilous Age of Trump.”—David Corn, New York Times bestselling author of American PsychosisWhite rural voters hold the greatest electoral sway
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Back in the Day

The deeply affecting, first ever memoir by beloved national treasure Melvyn Bragg

by Melvyn Bragg ...

Narrated by Melvyn Bragg ...

Unabridged

11 hours 54 min

* AN OBSERVER AND DAILY MAIL "BOOKS OF 2022" PICK *Melvyn Bragg's first ever memoir - an elegiac, intimate account of growing up in post-war Cumbria, which lyrically evokes a vanished world.In this captivating memoir, Melvyn Bragg recalls growing up in the Cumbrian market town of Wigton, from his early childhood during the war to the moment he had to decide between staying on or spreading his ... Read more

$31.99 USD

* AN OBSERVER AND DAILY MAIL "BOOKS OF 2022" PICK *Melvyn Bragg's first ever memoir - an elegiac, intimate account of growing up in post-war Cumbria, which lyrically evokes a vanished world.In this captivating memoir, Melvyn Bragg recalls growing up in the Cumbrian market town of Wigton, from his early childhood during the war to the moment he had to decide between staying on or spreading his
... Read more
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Garbage Land

On the Secret Trail of Trash

by Elizabeth Royte ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Royte, Jennifer Aquino ...

Unabridged

11 hours 44 min

Out of sight, out of mind ... Into our trash cans go dead batteries, dirty diapers, bygone burritos, broken toys, tattered socks, eight-track cassettes, scratched CDs, banana peels.... But where do these things go next? In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more, what actually happens to the things we throw away?In Garbage Land, acclaimed science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Out of sight, out of mind ... Into our trash cans go dead batteries, dirty diapers, bygone burritos, broken toys, tattered socks, eight-track cassettes, scratched CDs, banana peels.... But where do these things go next? In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more, what actually happens to the things we throw away?In Garbage Land, acclaimed science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on
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The Forgotten House on the Moor

The page-turning novel from the bestselling author of A Cottage Full of Secrets

by Jane Lovering ...

Narrated by Rose Robinson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

'Beautifully written and both heartbreaking and heartwarming' Jessica RedlandWhen police knock on Alice Donaldson’s door at 4am, she knows the news won’t be good. There’s been an accident involving her ex-husband Grant, and as his existing next of kin, they need her help.Grant is missing up on the North York moors, but the Grant Alice knew could barely be persuaded out on a walk around the block. ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

'Beautifully written and both heartbreaking and heartwarming' Jessica RedlandWhen police knock on Alice Donaldson’s door at 4am, she knows the news won’t be good. There’s been an accident involving her ex-husband Grant, and as his existing next of kin, they need her help.Grant is missing up on the North York moors, but the Grant Alice knew could barely be persuaded out on a walk around the block.
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You Only Live Once

The laugh-out-loud, feel-good romantic comedy from Maxine Morrey

by Maxine Morrey ...

Narrated by Gloria Sanders ...

Series series The Read Yourself Happy Collection
Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

Discover the unforgettable and utterly uplifting love story, from the award-winning top 50 bestseller Maxine MorreyPerfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella.When Lily’s husband dies, she moves to the edge of a tiny village, settling into a solitary life, her only real company her brother and his family. A quiet life becomes her safe space, with no risk of getting hurt.When her ... Read more

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Discover the unforgettable and utterly uplifting love story, from the award-winning top 50 bestseller Maxine MorreyPerfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella.When Lily’s husband dies, she moves to the edge of a tiny village, settling into a solitary life, her only real company her brother and his family. A quiet life becomes her safe space, with no risk of getting hurt.When her
... Read more
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Murder at Church Lodge

A completely gripping British cozy mystery

by Greg Mosse ...

Narrated by Polly Edsell ...

Series series A Maisie Cooper Mystery
Unabridged

11 hours 19 min

PRE-ORDER NOW! A gripping British cosy crime mystery with a mysterious death and a village full of secrets...MAISIE COOPER IS NO DETECTIVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.BUT SHE MIGHT JUST SOLVE A MURDER...Maisie left the picture-perfect village of Framlington years ago. But when her brother asks for her help out of the blue she soon finds herself back among the windy lanes and open green fields. But it's ... Read more

$31.99 USD

PRE-ORDER NOW! A gripping British cosy crime mystery with a mysterious death and a village full of secrets...MAISIE COOPER IS NO DETECTIVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.BUT SHE MIGHT JUST SOLVE A MURDER...Maisie left the picture-perfect village of Framlington years ago. But when her brother asks for her help out of the blue she soon finds herself back among the windy lanes and open green fields. But it's
... Read more
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The Lost Flock

Rare Wool, Wild Isles and One Woman’s Journey to Save Scotland’s Original Sheep

by Jane Cooper ...

Narrated by Jane Cooper ...

Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

The Lost Flock is the story of the remarkable and rare little horned sheep, known as Orkney Boreray, and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one of Scotland’s wildest islands to save them.It was Jane Cooper’s passion for knitting that led her to discover the world of rare-breed sheep and their wool. Through this, Jane uncovered the ‘Orkney Borerary’ – a unique group within the UK’s rarest breed ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The Lost Flock is the story of the remarkable and rare little horned sheep, known as Orkney Boreray, and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one of Scotland’s wildest islands to save them.It was Jane Cooper’s passion for knitting that led her to discover the world of rare-breed sheep and their wool. Through this, Jane uncovered the ‘Orkney Borerary’ – a unique group within the UK’s rarest breed
... Read more
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Noche de bodas

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ...

Narrated by Rafael Baena Zapatero ...

Series series Narrativa breve de Blasco Ibáñez
Unabridged

50 min

Un joven cura de pueblo sufre una verdadera crisis vital cuando, al salir del seminario, despierta el deseo en él y debe enfrentarse a la fuerza de sus sentimientos y al peso de las decisiones que tomó para salir de la miseria. Un retrato humano acerca de la fuerza de la pasión, y una aproximación muy naturalista al mundo rural del que proviene el protagonista. "Noche de bodas" es uno de los ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Un joven cura de pueblo sufre una verdadera crisis vital cuando, al salir del seminario, despierta el deseo en él y debe enfrentarse a la fuerza de sus sentimientos y al peso de las decisiones que tomó para salir de la miseria. Un retrato humano acerca de la fuerza de la pasión, y una aproximación muy naturalista al mundo rural del que proviene el protagonista. "Noche de bodas" es uno de los
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Til Death Do Us Bard

A heart-warming tale of marriage, magic, and monster-slaying

by Rose Black ...

Narrated by Owen Findlay ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

Legends & Lattes meets Kings of the Wyld in this sweet, queer, light fantasy, in which a grumpy ex-adventurer must come out of retirement to save the kingdom... after he saves his sunshiny bard husband.Marriage isn't always sunshine and unicorns... sometimes it's monsters and necromancy.It's been almost a year since Logan 'The Bear' Theaker hung up his axe and settled down with his sunshiny bard ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Legends & Lattes meets Kings of the Wyld in this sweet, queer, light fantasy, in which a grumpy ex-adventurer must come out of retirement to save the kingdom... after he saves his sunshiny bard husband.Marriage isn't always sunshine and unicorns... sometimes it's monsters and necromancy.It's been almost a year since Logan 'The Bear' Theaker hung up his axe and settled down with his sunshiny bard
... Read more
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American Fire

Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land

by Monica Hesse ...

Narrated by Tanya Eby ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

Shocked by a five-month arson spree that left rural Virginia reeling, Washington Post reporter Monica Hesse drove down to Accomack County to cover the trial of Charlie Smith, who pled guilty to sixty-seven counts of arson. But Charlie wasn't lighting fires alone: he had an accomplice, his girlfriend Tonya Bundick. Through her depiction of the dangerous shift that happened in their passionate ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Shocked by a five-month arson spree that left rural Virginia reeling, Washington Post reporter Monica Hesse drove down to Accomack County to cover the trial of Charlie Smith, who pled guilty to sixty-seven counts of arson. But Charlie wasn't lighting fires alone: he had an accomplice, his girlfriend Tonya Bundick. Through her depiction of the dangerous shift that happened in their passionate
... Read more
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The Mailman

My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home

by Stephen Starring Grant ...

Narrated by Stephen Starring Grant ...

Unabridged

9 hours 37 min

The triumphant New York Times bestseller!“Warm and oddly patriotic...A working-class hero is something to be.” —Dwight Garner, The New York TimesAn uproarious and “utterly charming” (The Washington Post) memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him deeply abo... ... Read more

$25.99 USD

The triumphant New York Times bestseller!“Warm and oddly patriotic...A working-class hero is something to be.” —Dwight Garner, The New York TimesAn uproarious and “utterly charming” (The Washington Post) memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him deeply abo...
... Read more
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Just for the Summer

Escape to the country for the perfect romantic read

by Fay Keenan ...

Narrated by Harriet Hare ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Willowbury
Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

A fresh start in a picture-perfect English town brings the hope of new friends, new adventures and even new romance in this heart-warming novel from TOP 100 BESTSELLER Fay KeenanWhen Kate Harris accepts the job of redecorating her brother Aidan’s house in the picturesque town of Willowbury, she knows it’s just a stop gap before she has to decide what to do with the rest of her life. While her ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A fresh start in a picture-perfect English town brings the hope of new friends, new adventures and even new romance in this heart-warming novel from TOP 100 BESTSELLER Fay KeenanWhen Kate Harris accepts the job of redecorating her brother Aidan’s house in the picturesque town of Willowbury, she knows it’s just a stop gap before she has to decide what to do with the rest of her life. While her
... Read more
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La mestra i la Bèstia

by Imma Monsó, Imma Monsó ...

Narrated by Imma Monsó ...

Unabridged

11 hours 11 min

El subtil retrat d'una noia que aprèn a llegir entre línies la història del seu país. Una novel·la plena d'intel·ligència i humor. Setembre de 1962. Una jove mestra de vocació dubtosa i escassa capacitat de comunicació oral arriba a la seva primera plaça en una escola del Pirineu ribagorçà. Ella volia un poble, una feina i una casa des d'on veure caure la neu. Darrere deixa una infantesa marcada ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

El subtil retrat d'una noia que aprèn a llegir entre línies la història del seu país. Una novel·la plena d'intel·ligència i humor. Setembre de 1962. Una jove mestra de vocació dubtosa i escassa capacitat de comunicació oral arriba a la seva primera plaça en una escola del Pirineu ribagorçà. Ella volia un poble, una feina i una casa des d'on veure caure la neu. Darrere deixa una infantesa marcada
... Read more
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Our Towns

A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America

by James Fallows, Deborah Fallows ...

Narrated by James Fallows, Deborah Fallows ...

Unabridged

15 hours 43 min

***NATIONAL BEST SELLER***A vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A realistically positive and provocative view of the country between its coasts.For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of ... Read more

$25.00 USD

***NATIONAL BEST SELLER***A vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A realistically positive and provocative view of the country between its coasts.For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of
... Read more
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Far from Home

by Sheila Newberry ...

Narrated by Joan Walker ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Far From Home Home is a heart-warming winter listen from the Queen of family saga, and author of The Nursemaid's Secret, Sheila Newberry.Ipswich, 1923After an unlucky start in her first role as a nursemaid, sixteen-year-old Elin Odell looks forward to seeing in the New Year at home. Little does she know, her family is changing and she has no idea what ... Read more

$71.99 USD

For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, Far From Home Home is a heart-warming winter listen from the Queen of family saga, and author of The Nursemaid's Secret, Sheila Newberry.Ipswich, 1923After an unlucky start in her first role as a nursemaid, sixteen-year-old Elin Odell looks forward to seeing in the New Year at home. Little does she know, her family is changing and she has no idea what
... Read more
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The Country Village Allotment

Escape to Little Bramble in this feel-good, heartwarming summer read

by Cathy Lake ...

Narrated by Julie Teal ...

Series series Country Village
Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

A heartwarming and uplifting summer read for fans of Heidi Swain and Phillipa Ashley, by the author of The Country Village Christmas Show, The Country Village Summer Fete and The Country Village Winter Wedding.At eighty-two years old Zelda Grey is tired. Tired of how much slower she is physically and mentally. Tired of technology. Tired of being alone since her beloved cat, Flint, died just before ... Read more

$71.99 USD

A heartwarming and uplifting summer read for fans of Heidi Swain and Phillipa Ashley, by the author of The Country Village Christmas Show, The Country Village Summer Fete and The Country Village Winter Wedding.At eighty-two years old Zelda Grey is tired. Tired of how much slower she is physically and mentally. Tired of technology. Tired of being alone since her beloved cat, Flint, died just before
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Die Letzte macht das Licht aus

Eine Hofgeschichte

by Martin Frank ...

Narrated by Martin Frank ...

Unabridged

6 hours 1 min

Wie geht es weiter, wenn die letzte Kuh den Hof verlässt? Martin Frank lebt schon sein ganzes Leben lang auf dem Bauernhof seiner Familie, zusammen mit Hühnern, Katzen und Kühen - doch nun ist damit Schluss, denn der Vater gibt den Hof auf, und die letzte Kuh verlässt den Stall. Aber was heißt das, ein Leben ohne Tiere, ein Leben ohne Landwirtschaft? Martin, der selbst schon lange den Spagat ... Read more

$13.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Wie geht es weiter, wenn die letzte Kuh den Hof verlässt? Martin Frank lebt schon sein ganzes Leben lang auf dem Bauernhof seiner Familie, zusammen mit Hühnern, Katzen und Kühen - doch nun ist damit Schluss, denn der Vater gibt den Hof auf, und die letzte Kuh verlässt den Stall. Aber was heißt das, ein Leben ohne Tiere, ein Leben ohne Landwirtschaft? Martin, der selbst schon lange den Spagat
... Read more
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The Chief Shepherdess

Lessons in Life, Love and Farming

by Zoe Colville ...

Narrated by Zoe Colville ...

Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

**Brought to you by Penguin."I grab the motionless lamb, which is frighteningly slippery, and scramble on my feet, swinging its little body around to help it breathe. I see its chest move, then it sneezes and starts breathing. It's stunned by its delivery experience. As am I. I'm high on adrenaline. Tears are streaming down my face. I pop the lamb down on the ground and start frantically rubbing ... Read more

$18.99 USD

**Brought to you by Penguin."I grab the motionless lamb, which is frighteningly slippery, and scramble on my feet, swinging its little body around to help it breathe. I see its chest move, then it sneezes and starts breathing. It's stunned by its delivery experience. As am I. I'm high on adrenaline. Tears are streaming down my face. I pop the lamb down on the ground and start frantically rubbing
... Read more
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Beneath the Waves: Addressing Coral Bleaching for a Sustainable Ocean

by S Williams ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Alistair G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the heart of one of our planet’s most pressing environmental challenges with this comprehensive exploration of coral bleaching and its far-reaching implications. From rising ocean temperatures to innovative restoration techniques, this book delves deep into the science, ethics, and actionable solutions needed to protect marine ecosystems for ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the heart of one of our planet’s most pressing environmental challenges with this comprehensive exploration of coral bleaching and its far-reaching implications. From rising ocean temperatures to innovative restoration techniques, this book delves deep into the science, ethics, and actionable solutions needed to protect marine ecosystems for
... Read more

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