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Black-Owned

The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore

by Char Adams ...

****ABA Indies Choice Book Awards Winner****Black Caucus American Library Association Nonfiction Award Winner****L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist****A November LibraryReads Pick**Longtime NBC News reporter Char Adams writes a deeply compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements told through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have been centers for organizing from ... Read more

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****ABA Indies Choice Book Awards Winner****Black Caucus American Library Association Nonfiction Award Winner****L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist****A November LibraryReads Pick**Longtime NBC News reporter Char Adams writes a deeply compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements told through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have been centers for organizing from
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Black-Owned

The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore

by Char Adams ...

Narrated by Shayna Small ...

Unabridged

7 hours 29 min

Longtime NBC News reporter Char Adams writes a deeply compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements told through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have been centers for organizing from abolition to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.In Black-Owned, Char Adams celebrates the living history of Black bookstores. Packed with stories of activism, espionage ... Read more

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Longtime NBC News reporter Char Adams writes a deeply compelling and rigorously reported history of Black political movements told through the lens of Black-owned bookstores, which have been centers for organizing from abolition to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.In Black-Owned, Char Adams celebrates the living history of Black bookstores. Packed with stories of activism, espionage
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Who Owns This Sentence?

A History of Copyrights and Wrongs

by David Bellos, Alexandre Montagu ...

Narrated by David Bellos ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battles are raging over copyright in the output of artificial intelligence programs. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon characters, snapshots, and cuddly toys are now deemed ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battles are raging over copyright in the output of artificial intelligence programs. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon characters, snapshots, and cuddly toys are now deemed
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AQ

A New Kind of Intelligence for a World That's Always Changing

by Liz Tran ...

Narrated by Liz Tran ...

Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

You’ve heard of IQ and EQ. But in today's world, they’re no longer enough. We need the Agility Quotient (AQ).“Holistic, practical, and easy to digest (without feeling corporate). If you’re looking for a quick, yet addictive read about how to manage uncertainty, this is one of those books that will make you feel a little more steady.”—theSkimmIn a time defined by nonstop disruptions, when jobs ... Read more

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You’ve heard of IQ and EQ. But in today's world, they’re no longer enough. We need the Agility Quotient (AQ).“Holistic, practical, and easy to digest (without feeling corporate). If you’re looking for a quick, yet addictive read about how to manage uncertainty, this is one of those books that will make you feel a little more steady.”—theSkimmIn a time defined by nonstop disruptions, when jobs
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Growing Papaya Trees

Nurturing Indigenous Roots During Climate Displacement

by Jessica Hernandez Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Stacy Gonzalez ...

Unabridged

7 hours 59 min

**Leading Binnizá and Maya Ch'orti' scientist Jessica Hernandez, PhD, weaves together Indigenous knowledge, environmental science, and personal family stories in her highly anticipated follow-up to the LA Times best-seller Fresh Banana Leaves.Not every environmental problem is a result of climate change, but every environmental and climate change problem is a result of colonialism.**Dr. Jessica ... Read more

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**Leading Binnizá and Maya Ch'orti' scientist Jessica Hernandez, PhD, weaves together Indigenous knowledge, environmental science, and personal family stories in her highly anticipated follow-up to the LA Times best-seller Fresh Banana Leaves.Not every environmental problem is a result of climate change, but every environmental and climate change problem is a result of colonialism.**Dr. Jessica
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A New New Me

A Novel

by Helen Oyeyemi ...

Narrated by Fleur De Wit ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER"Equal parts mischievous, moony, and tart...Her prose offers, in a single page, poetic candor, sly wit, dad jokes, and contemporary therapyspeak." ― The New Yorker“Her weirdest and funniest yet — in the best way possible.” ― Los Angeles Times"Audacious, incisive and very funny." ― Daily MailA masterful story that asks: What if the different sides of ... Read more

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**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER"Equal parts mischievous, moony, and tart...Her prose offers, in a single page, poetic candor, sly wit, dad jokes, and contemporary therapyspeak." ― The New Yorker“Her weirdest and funniest yet — in the best way possible.” ― Los Angeles Times"Audacious, incisive and very funny." ― Daily MailA masterful story that asks: What if the different sides of
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The Three Mothers

How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation

by Anna Malaika Tubbs ...

Narrated by Anna Malaika Tubbs ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

**This program is read by the author.Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them.In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three ... Read more

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**This program is read by the author.Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther, and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been said about the extraordinary women who raised them.In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three
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Pink Slime

A Novel

by Fernanda Trías ...

Narrated by Frankie Corzo ...

Unabridged

6 hours 25 min

Longlisted for the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Translated Literature • Named a BEST BOOK of the Year by NPR, Esquire**,** Publishers Weekly**, and** ScreenRant **• “The disconcerting familiarity of this strange, windswept world will haunt you.” —**EsquireA hair-raising, poetic work of literary horror and climate fiction about a woman and the people who depend... ... Read more

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Longlisted for the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Translated Literature • Named a BEST BOOK of the Year by NPR, Esquire**,** Publishers Weekly**, and** ScreenRant **• “The disconcerting familiarity of this strange, windswept world will haunt you.” —**EsquireA hair-raising, poetic work of literary horror and climate fiction about a woman and the people who depend...
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Don't Tell Me How It Ends

A Novel

by Adrienne Thurman ...

Narrated by Shayna Small ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

A floundering twenty-something who’s sworn off romance finds herself roped into her meddling sister’s matchmaking business in this sparkling debut romcom that asks: Can we protect ourselves while falling in love?“A sharp, funny, feel-good love story about bad dates, big feelings, and one deliciously slow-burning love.”—Nikki Payne, USA Today bestselling author of The Princess and the P.I.Kaia ... Read more

$22.00 USD

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A floundering twenty-something who’s sworn off romance finds herself roped into her meddling sister’s matchmaking business in this sparkling debut romcom that asks: Can we protect ourselves while falling in love?“A sharp, funny, feel-good love story about bad dates, big feelings, and one deliciously slow-burning love.”—Nikki Payne, USA Today bestselling author of The Princess and the P.I.Kaia
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Blank Space

A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century

by W. David Marx ...

Narrated by Frits Zernike ...

Unabridged

10 hours 52 min

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025 · A People Best Book of November 2025 · An NPR Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025A revealing exploration of a quarter century of cultural stagnation, examining the commercial and technological forces that have come to dominate contemporary culture—from music and fashion to art, film, TV, and beyond* ... Read more

$23.00 USD

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**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025 · A People Best Book of November 2025 · An NPR Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025A revealing exploration of a quarter century of cultural stagnation, examining the commercial and technological forces that have come to dominate contemporary culture—from music and fashion to art, film, TV, and beyond*
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Nations Apart

How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America

by Colin Woodard ...

Narrated by Ari Fliakos ...

Unabridged

9 hours 16 min

**"A world-class intellectual. . . . [Colin Woodard’s] research can help Americans rediscover their common identity in spite of all the attempts to divide them." —Garry Kasparov"A powerful paradigm for understanding the defining hot button issues of contemporary America and the action we can take to bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic." —The Next Big Idea Club“A lucid exercise in ... Read more

$22.00 USD

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**"A world-class intellectual. . . . [Colin Woodard’s] research can help Americans rediscover their common identity in spite of all the attempts to divide them." —Garry Kasparov"A powerful paradigm for understanding the defining hot button issues of contemporary America and the action we can take to bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic." —The Next Big Idea Club“A lucid exercise in
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The Apocalypse Factory

Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age

by Steve Olson ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 9 min

It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction of inconceivable explosive power. In a matter of months, the Hanford nuclear facility was built to produce and weaponize ... Read more

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It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction of inconceivable explosive power. In a matter of months, the Hanford nuclear facility was built to produce and weaponize
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