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The Words of Dr. L

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by Karen E. Bender ...

National Book Award finalist Karen E. Bender returns with stunning speculative stories of parents and children, together and apart, surviving near-future dystopias that feel all-too-possible—and realities that can be even strangerGrounded in both the contemporary United States and a variety of dystopias, celebrated author Karen E. Bender’s otherworldly collection examines the evolving dynamics of ... Read more

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National Book Award finalist Karen E. Bender returns with stunning speculative stories of parents and children, together and apart, surviving near-future dystopias that feel all-too-possible—and realities that can be even strangerGrounded in both the contemporary United States and a variety of dystopias, celebrated author Karen E. Bender’s otherworldly collection examines the evolving dynamics of
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Refund

Stories

by Karen E. Bender ...

This collection of stories set in contemporary America--a finalist for the National Book Award--herald a work of singular literary merit by an important writer at the height of her power.We think about it every day, sometimes every hour: Money. Who has it. Who doesn't. How you get it. How you don't.In Refund, Bender creates an award-winning collection of stories that deeply explore the ways in ... Read more

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This collection of stories set in contemporary America--a finalist for the National Book Award--herald a work of singular literary merit by an important writer at the height of her power.We think about it every day, sometimes every hour: Money. Who has it. Who doesn't. How you get it. How you don't.In Refund, Bender creates an award-winning collection of stories that deeply explore the ways in
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The New Order

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by Karen E. Bender ...

“Bender's willingness to go deep, to burrow down into what's right and wrong about 21st century America and Americans, is a mirror that draws us in and does not allow us to look away." —Los Angeles Times on RefundThe National Book Award finalist for Refund returns with a new collection of stories that boldly examines the changes in American culture over the last two years through the increasing ... Read more

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“Bender's willingness to go deep, to burrow down into what's right and wrong about 21st century America and Americans, is a mirror that draws us in and does not allow us to look away." —Los Angeles Times on RefundThe National Book Award finalist for Refund returns with a new collection of stories that boldly examines the changes in American culture over the last two years through the increasing
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A Town of Empty Rooms

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Karen E. Bender burst on to the literary scene a decade ago with her luminous first novel, Like Normal People, which garnered remarkable acclaim.A Town of Empty Rooms presents the story of Serena and Dan Shine, estranged from one another as they separately grieve over the recent loss of Serena's father and Dan's older brother. Serena's actions cause the couple and their two small children to be ... Read more

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Karen E. Bender burst on to the literary scene a decade ago with her luminous first novel, Like Normal People, which garnered remarkable acclaim.A Town of Empty Rooms presents the story of Serena and Dan Shine, estranged from one another as they separately grieve over the recent loss of Serena's father and Dan's older brother. Serena's actions cause the couple and their two small children to be
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Choice

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A moving collection of personal essays about the real, human experiences behind the highly politicized issue of reproductive choice. At a time when a womans most complex decisions have been reduced to political rhetoric and impersonal theory, and political debate has been hijacked by pundits and name-callers, Choice joins the discourse with an assortment of candid voices in an effort to humanize ... Read more

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A moving collection of personal essays about the real, human experiences behind the highly politicized issue of reproductive choice. At a time when a womans most complex decisions have been reduced to political rhetoric and impersonal theory, and political debate has been hijacked by pundits and name-callers, Choice joins the discourse with an assortment of candid voices in an effort to humanize
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Refund

by Karen E. Bender ...

Narrated by Susan Bennett, Eliza Foss, Carine Montbertrand, Meredith Orlow ...

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9 hours 12 min

We think about it every day, sometimes every hour: Money. Who has it. Who doesn't. How you get it. How you don't. In Refund, Bender creates an award-winning collection of stories that deeply explore the ways in which money and the estimation of value affect the lives of her characters. The stories in Refund reflect our contemporary world-swindlers, reality show creators, desperate artists, ... Read more

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We think about it every day, sometimes every hour: Money. Who has it. Who doesn't. How you get it. How you don't. In Refund, Bender creates an award-winning collection of stories that deeply explore the ways in which money and the estimation of value affect the lives of her characters. The stories in Refund reflect our contemporary world-swindlers, reality show creators, desperate artists,
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The New Order

Stories

by Karen E. Bender ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

The National Book Award finalist for Refund returns with a new collection of stories that boldly examines the changes in American culture over the last two years through the increasing presence of violence, bigotry, sexual harassment, and the emotional costs of living under constant threat.In the title story, the competition between two middle school cellists is affected by a shooting at their ... Read more

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The National Book Award finalist for Refund returns with a new collection of stories that boldly examines the changes in American culture over the last two years through the increasing presence of violence, bigotry, sexual harassment, and the emotional costs of living under constant threat.In the title story, the competition between two middle school cellists is affected by a shooting at their
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Like Normal People

by Karen E. Bender ...

Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

A tour de force of literary craft and emotional resonance, Like Normal People charts a family constellation that revolves around an off-kilter center: Lena, who is forty-eight but mentally locked in childhood. Moving deftly between present and past, the novel follows Lena's day-long escape from her residential home with her troubled twelve-year-old niece. While this odd couple takes refuge on a ... Read more

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A tour de force of literary craft and emotional resonance, Like Normal People charts a family constellation that revolves around an off-kilter center: Lena, who is forty-eight but mentally locked in childhood. Moving deftly between present and past, the novel follows Lena's day-long escape from her residential home with her troubled twelve-year-old niece. While this odd couple takes refuge on a
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A Town of Empty Rooms

by Karen E. Bender ...

Narrated by Tanya Eby ...

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10 hours 43 min

A Town of Empty Rooms presents the story of Serena and Dan Shine, estranged from one another as they separately grieve over the recent loss of Serena's father and Dan's older brother. Serena's actions cause the couple and their two small children to be banished from New York City, and they settle in the only town that will offer Dan employment: Waring, North Carolina. There, in the Bible belt of ... Read more

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A Town of Empty Rooms presents the story of Serena and Dan Shine, estranged from one another as they separately grieve over the recent loss of Serena's father and Dan's older brother. Serena's actions cause the couple and their two small children to be banished from New York City, and they settle in the only town that will offer Dan employment: Waring, North Carolina. There, in the Bible belt of
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For Better and For Worse

by Sherman Alexie, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ethan Canin, Karen E. Bender, Luis Alberto Urrea, Sharnush Parsipur ...

Narrated by Keir Dullea, Joanna Gleason, Frances Sternhagen, Harold Gould, Joanne Woodward, Robert Sean Leonard ...

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3 hours 15 min

A collection that anyone who's taken that walk down the aisle can relate to! Moving stories about married couples' powerful and complicated loves. ... Read more

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A collection that anyone who's taken that walk down the aisle can relate to! Moving stories about married couples' powerful and complicated loves.
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Like Normal People

by Karen Bender ...

**"**Bender has crafted a luminous, meditative novel on the boundaries between childhood, adulthood, and old age." -Entertainment WeeklyA tour de force of literary craft and emotional resonance, Like Normal People charts a family constellation that revolves around an off-kilter center: Lena, who is forty-eight but mentally locked in childhood. Moving deftly between present and past, the novel ... Read more

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**"**Bender has crafted a luminous, meditative novel on the boundaries between childhood, adulthood, and old age." -Entertainment WeeklyA tour de force of literary craft and emotional resonance, Like Normal People charts a family constellation that revolves around an off-kilter center: Lena, who is forty-eight but mentally locked in childhood. Moving deftly between present and past, the novel
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The Sect of Angels

by Andrea Camilleri ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

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5 hours 50 min

Based on a true story and told with the pacing, humor, and thrills of a Mediterranean mystery, Andrea Camilleri’s novel tells of a turn-of-the-century Sicilian scandal that revealed a tendency that is with us still: the refusal to accept the truth.The lawyer and journalist Matteo Teresi discovers the existence of a secret sect whose members include priests, politicians, and regional VIPs. During ... Read more

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Based on a true story and told with the pacing, humor, and thrills of a Mediterranean mystery, Andrea Camilleri’s novel tells of a turn-of-the-century Sicilian scandal that revealed a tendency that is with us still: the refusal to accept the truth.The lawyer and journalist Matteo Teresi discovers the existence of a secret sect whose members include priests, politicians, and regional VIPs. During
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