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The Hardness Factor - Abridged by Steven Lamm
The Hardness Factor - Abridged
Steven Lamm
The Hardness Factor - Abridged by Steven Lamm

The Hardness Factor - Abridged

By: Steven Lamm

Narrated by: Steven Lamm

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

A diet, exercise, and supplement regimen to help men achieve optimal sexual fitnessSexual fitness goes hand in hand with overall health: Good sex means a man is most probably in good condition. The Hardness Factor is a comprehensive guide to sexual fitness for men, pointing the way to an enhanced self image, better sex, and improved health, and... Read more

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Newjack by Ted Conover
Newjack
Ted Conover
Newjack by Ted Conover

Newjack

By: Ted Conover

Narrated by: Ted Conover

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing is the story of Conover's rookie year as a guard at Sing Sing. It is a nerve-jangling account of his passage into the storied prison and the culture of its guards—both fresh-faced "newjacks" like Conover and brutally hardened veterans. As he struggles to be a good officer, Conover angers inmates, dodges blows, works... Read more

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Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Garlic and Sapphires
Ruth Reichl
Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl

Garlic and Sapphires

By: Ruth Reichl

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES is Ruth Reichl's riotous account of the many disguises she employs to dine anonymously. There is her stint as Molly Hollis, a frumpy blond with manicured nails and an off-beige Armani suit that Ruth takes on when reviewing Le Cirque. The result: her famous double review of the restaurant: first she ate there as Molly; and... Read more

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Dying to Cross by Jorge Ramos
Dying to Cross
Jorge Ramos
Dying to Cross by Jorge Ramos

Dying to Cross

By: Jorge Ramos

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In what is indicative of the strained and even desperate times in which we live, comes a tragic story about the death of 19 people, the final hours of their incredible ordeal, and the network of individuals (and countries) who profit from what is considered by many nothing less than modern-day slavery.On May 13, 2003, at least 73 people boarded... Read more

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Garlic and Sapphires - Abridged by Ruth Reichl
Garlic and Sapphires - Abridged
Ruth Reichl
Garlic and Sapphires - Abridged by Ruth Reichl

Garlic and Sapphires - Abridged

By: Ruth Reichl

Narrated by: Ruth Reichl

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Includes an interview with the author and recipe cards!

GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES is Ruth Reichl's riotous account of the many disguises she employs to dine anonymously. There is her stint as Molly Hollis, a frumpy blond with manicured nails and an off-beige Armani suit that Ruth takes on when reviewing Le Cirque. The result: her famous double... Read more

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Jonathan Livingston le Goéland by Richard Bach
Jonathan Livingston le Goéland
Richard Bach
Jonathan Livingston le Goéland by Richard Bach

Jonathan Livingston le Goéland

By: Richard Bach

Narrated by: Patrice Laffont

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Décidément, Jonathan Livingston n'est pas un goéland comme les autres. Sa passion : voler toujours plus haut et plus vite pour être libre. Mais ce marginal qui ne se contente pas de voler pour se nourrir ne plaît guère à la communauté de goélands. Condamné par les siens à vivre le reste de ses jours au-delà des falaises en solitaire, Jonathan... Read more

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Space Between the Stars by Deborah Santana
Space Between the Stars
Deborah Santana
Space Between the Stars by Deborah Santana

Space Between the Stars

By: Deborah Santana

Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

Deborah Santana is best known for her marriage to music icon Carlos Santana–a thirty-year bond that endures to this day. But as a girl growing up in San Francisco in the 1960s, daughter of a white mother and a black father–the legendary blues guitarist Saunders King–her life was charged with its own drama long before she married.

In this... Read more

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The Disappointment Artist by Jonathan Lethem
The Disappointment Artist
Jonathan Lethem
The Disappointment Artist by Jonathan Lethem

The Disappointment Artist

By: Jonathan Lethem

Narrated by: Jonathan Lethem

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In a volume he describes as “a series of covert and no-so-covert autobiographical pieces,” Jonathan Lethem explores the nature of cultural obsession—in his case, with examples as diverse as western films, comic books, the music of Talking Heads and Pink Floyd, and the New York City subway. Along the way, he shows how each of these “voyages out... Read more

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Emperors and Idiots by Mike Vaccaro
Emperors and Idiots
Mike Vaccaro
Emperors and Idiots by Mike Vaccaro

Emperors and Idiots

By: Mike Vaccaro

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Yankees. The Boston Red Sox. For a hundred years, no two teams have locked horns as fiercely or as frequently – and no two seasons frame the colossal battle more perfectly than 2003 and 2004. Now, with incredible energy and access, leading sports columnist Mike Vaccaro chronicles the history of the greatest rivalry in sports, and... Read more

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Emperors and Idiots - Abridged by Mike Vaccaro
Emperors and Idiots - Abridged
Mike Vaccaro
Emperors and Idiots - Abridged by Mike Vaccaro

Emperors and Idiots - Abridged

By: Mike Vaccaro

Narrated by: Richmond Hoxie

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

The New York Yankees. The Boston Red Sox. For a hundred years, no two teams have locked horns as fiercely or as frequently – and no two seasons frame the colossal battle more perfectly than 2003 and 2004. Now, with incredible energy and access, leading sports columnist Mike Vaccaro chronicles the history of the greatest rivalry in sports, and... Read more

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Space Between the Stars - Abridged by Deborah Santana
Space Between the Stars - Abridged
Deborah Santana
Space Between the Stars - Abridged by Deborah Santana

Space Between the Stars - Abridged

By: Deborah Santana

Narrated by: Deborah Santana

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Deborah Santana is best known for her marriage to music icon Carlos Santana–a thirty-year bond that endures to this day. But as a girl growing up in San Francisco in the 1960s, daughter of a white mother and a black father–the legendary blues guitarist Saunders King–her life was charged with its own drama long before she married.

In this... Read more

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Underground Railroad by PBS NewsHour
Underground Railroad
PBS NewsHour
Underground Railroad by PBS NewsHour

Underground Railroad

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Jeffrey Brown looks at the newly-opened National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, which chronicles the struggle of slaves seeking freedom in pre-Civil War America. Read more

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Feet on the Street by Roy Blount, Jr.
Feet on the Street
Roy Blount, Jr.
Feet on the Street by Roy Blount, Jr.

Feet on the Street

By: Roy Blount, Jr.

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

“Betcha I can tell ya / Where ya / Got them shoooes. / Betchadollar, / Betchadollar, / Where ya / Got them shoooes. / Got your shoes on your feet, / Got your feet on the street, / And the street’s in Noo / Awlins, Loo- / Eez-ee-anna. Where I, for my part, first ate a live oyster and first saw a naked woman with the lights on. . . . Every time I... Read more

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Walking in Peace by Angela Porter & Emily Hooker
Walking in Peace
Angela Porter & Emily Hooker
Walking in Peace by Angela Porter & Emily Hooker

Walking in Peace

By: Angela Porter & Emily Hooker

Narrated by: Rebecca Kageyama

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In the aftermath of the terrorist attack of 9/11, surrounded by surging, blind patriotism, Angela Porter felt called to do something - something that would make a statement for peace. That call became a walk across the nation, from Berkeley, California, to Washington, D.C. Joined by Emily Hooker and five other women, she traveled eight months... Read more

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A World Without Oil by Richard Heinberg
A World Without Oil
Richard Heinberg
A World Without Oil by Richard Heinberg

A World Without Oil

By: Richard Heinberg

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Within our lifetimes we will see the peak in worldwide oil production. Soon after, we will be forced to learn to function without fossil fuels. The impact on our culture will be extraordinary - in fact, as Heinberg warns, "Civilization itself may be fundamentally unsustainable." Read more

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Feet on the Street: - Abridged by Roy Blount, Jr.
Feet on the Street: - Abridged
Roy Blount, Jr.
Feet on the Street: - Abridged by Roy Blount, Jr.

Feet on the Street: - Abridged

By: Roy Blount, Jr.

Narrated by: Roy Blount, Jr.

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Betcha I can tell ya / Where ya / Got them shoooes. / Betchadollar, / Betchadollar, / Where ya / Got them shoooes. / Got your shoes on your feet, / Got your feet on the street, / And the street’s in Noo / Awlins, Loo- / Eez-ee-anna. Where I, for my part, first ate a live oyster and first saw a naked woman with the lights on. . . . Every time I... Read more

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Ola Latina, La - Abridged by Jorge Ramos
Ola Latina, La - Abridged
Jorge Ramos
Ola Latina, La - Abridged by Jorge Ramos

Ola Latina, La - Abridged

By: Jorge Ramos

Narrated by: Jorge Ramos

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

En las elecciones del 2004, hubo 3 millones más votantes hispanos que en el año 2000. Los hispanos pusieron al presidente George W. Bush en la Casa Blanca en el 2000 y luego lo reeligieron en el 2004. Es imposible ignorar una influencia tan grande y un voto tan importante.El cambio más dramático que está viviendo este país no tiene nada que ver... Read more

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We Are All the Same by Jim Wooten
We Are All the Same
Jim Wooten
We Are All the Same by Jim Wooten

We Are All the Same

By: Jim Wooten

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The extraordinary story of the little South African boy whose bravery and fierce determination to make a difference despite being born with AIDS has made him the human symbol of the world's fight against the disease, told by the veteran American journalist whose life he changed.



Five million more people contracted HIV last year alone. We've all... Read more

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Collapse - Abridged by Jared Diamond
Collapse - Abridged
Jared Diamond
Collapse - Abridged by Jared Diamond

Collapse - Abridged

By: Jared Diamond

Narrated by: Christopher Murney

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Jared Diamond’s follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize–winning Guns, Germs and Steel, the author explores how climate change, the population explosion, and political discord create the conditions for the collapse of civilization.

Environmental damage, climate change, globalization, rapid population growth, and unwise political choices were all... Read more

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Poe's Heart and the Mountain Climber - Abridged by Richard Restak, M.D.
Poe's Heart and the Mountain Climber - Abridged
Richard Restak, M.D.
Poe's Heart and the Mountain Climber - Abridged by Richard Restak, M.D.

Poe's Heart and the Mountain Climber - Abridged

By: Richard Restak, M.D.

Narrated by: Richard Restak, M.D.

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Are you bombarded by a constant media feed of global terrorism, war, and rising unemployment rates—and by a mind-numbing array of ads that urge you to “ask your doctor” about the newest anti-anxiety medications? If it sometimes feels as if this country is having a collective anxiety attack, then you won’t be surprised to learn that more than 19... Read more

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Learning to Sing - Abridged by Clay Aiken & Allison Glock
Learning to Sing - Abridged
Clay Aiken & Allison Glock
Learning to Sing - Abridged by Clay Aiken & Allison Glock

Learning to Sing - Abridged

By: Clay Aiken & Allison Glock

Narrated by: Clay Aiken

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“My mother prophesied years ago that my voice would take me places. She was certain that there was a reason I was able to sing. I am still discovering what that reason is, what it is that God wants to happen.”
–CLAY AIKEN, from Learning to Sing

When he was a kid singing in his church choir, Clay Aiken never dreamed of becoming a pop music star.... Read more

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Staying Centered in a Busy World by Joan Borysenko
Staying Centered in a Busy World
Joan Borysenko
Staying Centered in a Busy World by Joan Borysenko

Staying Centered in a Busy World

By: Joan Borysenko

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Borysenko shares tools and techniques to help each of us avoid the inevitable burn-out that comes when we cross the line between compassion and codependence. Read more

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The Good Body by Eve Ensler
The Good Body
Eve Ensler
The Good Body by Eve Ensler

The Good Body

By: Eve Ensler

Narrated by: Eve Ensler

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Botox, bulimia, breast implants: Eve Ensler, author of the international sensation The Vagina Monologues, is back, this time to rock our view of what it means to have a “good body.” “In the 1950s,” Eve writes, girls were “pretty, perky. They had a blond Clairol wave in their hair. They wore girdles and waist-pinchers. . . . In recent years good... Read more

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Learning to Sing by Clay Aiken & Allison Glock
Learning to Sing
Clay Aiken & Allison Glock
Learning to Sing by Clay Aiken & Allison Glock

Learning to Sing

By: Clay Aiken & Allison Glock

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

“My mother prophesied years ago that my voice would take me places. She was certain that there was a reason I was able to sing. I am still discovering what that reason is, what it is that God wants to happen.”
–CLAY AIKEN, from Learning to Sing

When he was a kid singing in his church choir, Clay Aiken never dreamed of becoming a pop music star.... Read more

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