29 Best books for 18 year olds
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The Prison Healer
- By: Lynette Noni
- Narrator: Jeanette Illidge
- Length: 14 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Publish date: April 13, 2021
- Language: English
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4.27(24198 ratings)
4.27(24198 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USD“Lynette Noni is a masterful storyteller. A must-read for any fantasy lover!” — SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious“Lynette Noni is a masterful storyteller. A must-read for any fantasy lover!” — SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer.
When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals.
Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: “Don’t let her die. We are coming.” Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom.
But no one has ever survived.
With an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva’s heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can’t escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.
From bestselling author Lynette Noni comes a dark, thrilling YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, and Sabaa Tahir.
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Chatting Science Fiction
- By: Jim Freund
- Narrator: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Length: 15 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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3.88(16 ratings)
3.88(16 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDThis collection of interviews and chats is culled from some of the more recent episodes of the world’s longest-running radio program on speculative fiction, Hour of the Wolf, produced and hosted by Jim Freund since 1974. Many of theseThis collection of interviews and chats is culled from some of the more recent episodes of the world’s longest-running radio program on speculative fiction, Hour of the Wolf, produced and hosted by Jim Freund since 1974. Many of these recordings were made at conventions, the Nebula Awards, some with the audience, and some in studios. Collectively, these interviews make up a road tour of some of today’s greatest voices in speculative fiction.
The list of interviewees in order of appearance is: Ursula K. Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, Samuel R. Delany, Cory Doctorow, Ray Bradbury, Nalo Hopkinson, Peter S. Beagle, China Mieville, Orson Scott Card, Lucius Shepard, Nancy Kress, Ken Liu, Charlie Jane Anders, Genevieve Valentine, Susanna Clarke, and Connie Willis.
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Rumours of Spring
- By: Farah Bashir
- Narrator: Jasleen Bhalla
- Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Fourth Estate India
- Publish date: July 21, 2021
- Language: English
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4.12(624 ratings)
4.12(624 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USDRumours of Spring is the unforgettable account of Farah Bashir’s adolescence spent in Srinagar in the 1990s. As Indian troops and militants battle across the cityscape and violence becomes the new normal, a young schoolgirl finds that ordinaryRumours of Spring is the unforgettable account of Farah Bashir’s adolescence spent in Srinagar in the 1990s. As Indian troops and militants battle across the cityscape and violence becomes the new normal, a young schoolgirl finds that ordinary tasks – studying for exams, walking to the bus stop, combing her hair, falling asleep – are riddled with anxiety and fear.
With haunting simplicity, Farah Bashir captures moments of vitality and resilience from her girlhood amidst the increasing trauma and turmoil of passing years – secretly dancing to pop songs on banned radio stations; writing her first love letter; going to the cinema for the first time – with haunting simplicity. This deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir portrays how territorial conflict surreptitiously affects everyday lives in Kashmir.
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Women Destroy Science Fiction!
- By: Christie Yant
- Narrator: various narrators
- Length: 15 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2015
- Language: English
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4.05(588 ratings)
4.05(588 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.95 USDGuest-edited by longtime Lightspeed assistant editor Christie Yant, Women Destroy Science Fiction! contains eleven original science fiction short stories, four short-story reprints, a novella reprint, and for the first time ever, an array of flashGuest-edited by longtime Lightspeed assistant editor Christie Yant, Women Destroy Science Fiction! contains eleven original science fiction short stories, four short-story reprints, a novella reprint, and for the first time ever, an array of flash fiction stories.
This special issue includes
Original science fiction by Seanan McGuire, N. K. Jemisin, Charlie Jane Anders, Maria Dahvana Headley, Amal El-Mohtar, Kris Millering, Heather Clitheroe, Rhonda Eikamp, Gabriella Stalker, Elizabeth Porter Birdsall, and K. C. Norton;Reprints by Alice Sheldon (a.k.a. James Tiptree Jr.), Eleanor Arnason, Maria Romasco Moore, Tananarive Due, and Maureen F. McHugh; andOriginal flash fiction by Carrie Vaughn, Ellen Denham, Samantha Murray, Holly Schofield, Cathy Humble, Emily Fox, Tina Connolly, Effie Seiberg, Marina J. Lostetter, Rhiannon Rasmussen, Sarah Pinsker, Kim Winternheimer, Anaid Perez, Katherine Crighton, and Vanessa Torline.
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The Gilded Cage
- By: Lynette Noni
- Narrator: Jeanette Illidge
- Length: 16 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Publish date: October 12, 2021
- Language: English
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4.37(14012 ratings)
4.37(14012 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.99 USDKiva trades one cage for another when she leaves behind a deadly prison for a deceptive palace in this dark and dangerous sequel to The Prison Healer, which Sarah J. Maas called “a must-read.” Kiva Meridan is a survivor. She survived notKiva trades one cage for another when she leaves behind a deadly prison for a deceptive palace in this dark and dangerous sequel to The Prison Healer, which Sarah J. Maas called “a must-read.”
Kiva Meridan is a survivor.
She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. Now Kiva’s purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance. For the past ten years, her only goal was to reunite with her family and destroy the people responsible for ruining their lives. But now that she has escaped Zalindov, her mission has become more complicated than ever.
As Kiva settles into her new life in the capital, she discovers she wasn’t the only one who suffered while she was in Zalindov—her siblings and their beliefs have changed too. Soon it’s not just her enemies she’s keeping secrets from, but her own family as well.
Outside the city walls, tensions are brewing from the rebels, along with whispers of a growing threat from the northern kingdoms. Kiva’s allegiances are more important than ever, but she’s beginning to question where they truly lie. To survive this time, she’ll have to navigate a complicated web of lies before both sides of the battle turn against her and she loses everything.
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Like a River Glorious
- By: Rae Carson
- Narrator: Erin Mallon
- Length: 10 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- Publish date: September 27, 2016
- Language: English
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4.01(7226 ratings)
4.01(7226 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.99 USDThe sequel to the New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award longlisted Walk on Earth a Stranger. After her harrowing journey west to California, Lee Westfall has finally found a new home–one rich in gold, thanks to her magical power,The sequel to the New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award longlisted Walk on Earth a Stranger.
After her harrowing journey west to California, Lee Westfall has finally found a new home–one rich in gold, thanks to her magical power, a power that seems to be changing every day. But this home is rich in other ways, too: with friends who are searching for a place to be themselves, just as she is, and with love. Jefferson–her longtime best friend–hasn’t stopped trying to win her heart. And Lee is more and more tempted to say yes.
But her uncle Hiram hasn’t given up his quest to get Lee and her power under his control. When she’s kidnapped and taken to him, Lee sees firsthand the depths of her uncle’s villainy. Yet Lee’s magic is growing. Gold no longer simply sings to her, it listens. It obeys her call. Is it enough to destroy her uncle once and for all?
Rae Carson, acclaimed author of the Girl of Fire and Thorns series, takes us deep into the gold fields as she continues this sweeping saga of magic and history, and an unforgettable heroine who must come into her own.
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Pseudoscience and Science Fiction
- By: Andrew May
- Narrator: Steven Crossley
- Length: 6 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4(4 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDAliens, flying saucers, ESP, the Bermuda Triangle, antigravity … are we talking about science fiction or pseudoscience? Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference. Both pseudoscience and science fiction (SF) are creative endeavors thatAliens, flying saucers, ESP, the Bermuda Triangle, antigravity … are we talking about science fiction or pseudoscience? Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference.
Both pseudoscience and science fiction (SF) are creative endeavors that have little in common with academic science, beyond the superficial trappings of jargon and subject matter. The most obvious difference between the two is that pseudoscience is presented as fact, not fiction. Yet like SF, and unlike real science, pseudoscience is driven by a desire to please an audience–in this case, people who “want to believe.” This has led to significant cross-fertilization between the two disciplines. SF authors often draw on “real” pseudoscientific theories to add verisimilitude to their stories, while on other occasions pseudoscience takes its cue from SF–the symbiotic relationship between ufology and Hollywood being a prime example of this.
This engagingly written and well researched audiobook explores a wide range of intriguing similarities and differences between pseudoscience and the fictional science found in SF.
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The Roaring Lambs
- By: Sreedhar Bevara
- Length: 5 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins India
- Publish date: May 05, 2021
- Language: English
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4.39(153 ratings)
4.39(153 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USD‘How many were killed in the attack today?’ asked Fursa, the senior sheep. He was surveying the bloodstained East African grassland where the lions had gone on a rampage, now scattered with the shattered bones of his friends and‘How many were killed in the attack today?’ asked Fursa, the senior sheep. He was surveying the bloodstained East African grassland where the lions had gone on a rampage, now scattered with the shattered bones of his friends and families. Despair hung thick in the air.’
Welcome to the jungle. Here, the survival of the fittest is the ultimate truth. The weaker animal gets eaten in what is considered a natural food chain. But some have been tampering with the organic arrangement for selfish gains and resorting to mass murder.
In the Mau Forest in East Africa, the mighty lion king Kaizaar’s autocratic ways are wreaking havoc on his subjects. Known to be the longest-serving ruler of the pride, he is ministered by the shrewd Shaka – the former leader of the lambs who betrayed his flock for the stronger lions. With their defences exposed, the lambs are backed into a corner.
How do the lambs stop the carnage and find refuge?
Will they be able to reverse the fate of their species and restore the Law of the Jungle?
Can a bunch of fearful lambs learn to roar?
What emerges is an illuminating leadership fable. The politics of the jungle and the strategies that aid survival are lessons of lasting value that will not only inspire but also help find the leader within you.
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Abaddon’s Gate
- By: James S. A. Corey
- Narrator: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 19 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: August 28, 2018
- Language: English
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4.26(82766 ratings)
4.26(82766 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.98 USDThe third book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Abaddon’s Gate opens the door to the ruins of an alien gate network, and the crew of the Rocinante may hold the key to unlocking its secrets.HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIESForThe third book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Abaddon’s Gate opens the door to the ruins of an alien gate network, and the crew of the Rocinante may hold the key to unlocking its secrets.
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HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES
For generations, the solar system — Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt — was humanity’s great frontier. Until now. The alien artifact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has appeared in Uranus’s orbit, where it has built a massive gate that leads to a starless dark.
Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vast flotilla of scientific and military ships going out to examine the artifact. But behind the scenes, a complex plot is unfolding, with the destruction of Holden at its core. As the emissaries of the human race try to find whether the gate is an opportunity or a threat, the greatest danger is the one they brought with them.
Abaddon’s Gate is a breakneck science fiction adventure following the critically acclaimed Caliban’s War.
The Expanse
Leviathan Wakes
Caliban’s War
Abaddon’s Gate
Cibola Burn
Nemesis Games
Babylon’s Ashes
Persepolis Rising
Tiamat’s Wrath
Leviathan Falls
Memory’s Legion
The Expanse Short Fiction
Drive
The Butcher of Anderson Station
Gods of Risk
The Churn
The Vital Abyss
Strange Dogs
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Best Goodbye
- By: Abbi Glines
- Narrator: Jason Carpenter
- Length: 6 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2015
- Language: English
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4.09(12598 ratings)
4.09(12598 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes the next sizzling novel in the Rosemary Beach series, featuring well-known playboy and Blaire’s half brother, Captain.The look on Rose’s face had screamed that she was hidingFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes the next sizzling novel in the Rosemary Beach series, featuring well-known playboy and Blaire’s half brother, Captain.
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The look on Rose’s face had screamed that she was hiding something. Hell, she’d practically run away from me. There was something to that. I knew there was…
After ten years in the employ of a mysterious crime boss, River “Captain” Kipling is ready to leave his sordid past–and his cover occupation as an upscale restaurateur–behind him. The only thing standing in the way of his “retirement” is his commitment to launch a new restaurant in the resort town of Rosemary Beach. With his sister, Blaire, nearby, Captain can delay his dream of running a humble bar on the waterfront, but the unwanted attentions of his head server, Elle, have him itching to get out.
Until he notices Rose Henderson, the new server at the restaurant. All he knows about the pretty redhead with the cute glasses is that she’s a hardworking single mom from Oklahoma. But there’s something overly familiar about her laugh…something strange about the way she looks at Captain… -
Misty of Chincoteague
- By: Marguerite Henry
- Narrator: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 2 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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4.06(42135 ratings)
4.06(42135 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.95 USDMarguerite Henry’s beloved story of a wild horse’s gentle colt—winner of a Newbery Honor!On the island of Chincoteague, off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland, lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Among them is the mostMarguerite Henry’s beloved story of a wild horse’s gentle colt—winner of a Newbery Honor!
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On the island of Chincoteague, off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland, lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Among them is the most mysterious of all, Phantom, a rarely-seen mare that eludes all efforts to capture her—that is, until a young boy and girl lay eyes on her and determine that they can’t live without her.
The frenzied roundup that follows on the next Pony Penning Day does indeed bring Phantom into their lives, in a way they never would have suspected. Phantom would forever be a creature of the wild. But her gentle, loyal colt Misty is another story altogether… -
Confessions of a Funeral Director
- By: Caleb Wilde
- Narrator: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 4 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 26, 2017
- Language: English
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3.76(1495 ratings)
3.76(1495 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USDA sixth-generation funeral director and writer of the popular “must read” (Time magazine) blog Confessions of a Funeral Director reflects on mortality and the powerful lessons death holds for every one of us in this compassionate andA sixth-generation funeral director and writer of the popular “must read” (Time magazine) blog Confessions of a Funeral Director reflects on mortality and the powerful lessons death holds for every one of us in this compassionate and thoughtful spiritual memoir that combines the humor and insight of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes with the poignancy and brevity of When Breath Becomes Air.
Death. It happens to everyone, yet most of us don’t want to talk about this final chapter of existence. Sixth-generation funeral director Caleb Wilde intimately understands this reticence and fear. The son of an undertaker, he hesitated to embrace the legacy of running his family’s business. Yet he discovered that caring for the deceased and their loved ones profoundly changed his faith and his perspective on death–and life itself. “Yes, death can be bad. Yes, death can be negative,” he acknowledges, “but it can also be beautiful. And that alternate narrative needs to be discussed.”
In Confessions of a Funeral Director, he talks about his experiences and pushes back against the death-negative ethos of our culture, opening a thoughtful, poignant conversation to help us see the end of life in a positive and liberating way. In the wry, compassionate, and honest voice that has charmed his growing legions of blog readers, Wilde offers an intimate look inside his business, offering information on unspoken practices around death such as the embalming process, beautiful and memorable stories about families in the wake of death, and, most importantly, a fresh and wise perspective on how embracing death can allow us to embrace life.
Confessions of a Funeral Director is the story of one man learning how death illuminates and deepens the meaning of existence–insights that can help us all pursue and cherish full, rich lives.
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Kings of the Wyld
- By: Nicholas Eames
- Narrator: Jeff Harding
- Length: 17 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: August 25, 2020
- Language: English
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4.29(31641 ratings)
4.29(31641 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.98 USDKings of the Wyld: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epicKings of the Wyld: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epic fantasy.“Fantastic, funny, ferocious.” – Sam Sykes
Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld.Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay’s door with a plea for help–the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for.
It’s time to get the band back together.
WINNER OF THE DAVID GEMMELL MORNINGSTAR AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY DEBUT.WINNER OF THE REDDIT/FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FANTASY NOVEL.*Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.... Read more -
These Hollow Vows
- By: Lexi Ryan
- Narrator: Casey Holloway
- Length: 13 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Clarion Books
- Publish date: July 20, 2021
- Language: English
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4.06(44862 ratings)
4.06(44862 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USDA New York Times Bestseller!  Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes. Brie hates theA New York Times Bestseller! 
Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes.
Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do with them, even if that means starving on the street. But when her sister is sold to the sadistic king of the Unseelie court to pay a debt, she’ll do whatever it takes to get her back‚Äîincluding making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court.
Gaining unfettered access to the Seelie court is easier said than done. Brie’s only choice is to pose as a potential bride for Prince Ronan, and she soon finds herself falling for him. Unwilling to let her heart distract her, she accepts help from a band of Unseelie misfits with their own secret agenda. As Brie spends time with their mysterious leader, Finn, she struggles to resist his seductive charm.
Caught between two dangerous courts, Brie must decide who to trust with her loyalty. And with her heart.
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Bad Feminist
- By: Roxane Gay
- Narrator: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: August 05, 2014
- Language: English
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3.94(96651 ratings)
3.94(96651 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USD“Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.” —“Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.” — Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be?
A New York Times Bestseller
Best Book of the Year: NPR * Boston Globe * Newsweek * Time Out New York * Oprah.com * Miami Herald * Book Riot * Buzz Feed * Globe and Mail (Toronto) * The Root * Shelf Awareness
A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched cultural observers of her generation
In these funny and insightful essays, Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.
Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better, coming from one of our most interesting and important cultural critics.
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A Gingerbread Romance
- By: Lacey Baker
- Narrator: Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Hallmark Publishing
- Publish date: September 17, 2019
- Language: English
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3.93(336 ratings)
3.93(336 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDTaylor’s architectural firm enters her in a contest in which the teams will design and build life-sized gingerbread houses. After the contest, Taylor will likely be getting a promotion to a position in another city. But Taylor’s originalTaylor’s architectural firm enters her in a contest in which the teams will design and build life-sized gingerbread houses. After the contest, Taylor will likely be getting a promotion to a position in another city. But Taylor’s original partner soon backs out, and she needs to find a replacement. When she meets Adam, a baker and single dad, at a local bakery, she convinces him to partner with her for the contest. After all, winning would give the bakery and his designs much-needed exposure. For years Taylor has been resistant to call anywhere “home” for fear it would only be temporary. But the time she spends with Adam and his daughter Brook in their cozy home, decorating for Christmas, and enjoying Philadelphia’s holiday traditions, fills her with a longing for a place to call her own.
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A History of Wild Places
- By: Shea Ernshaw
- Narrator: Carlotta Brentan
- Length: 11 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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3.96(39495 ratings)
3.96(39495 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDIn this “riveting, atmospheric thriller that messes with your mind in the best way” (Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author), three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune investigate the disappearances of twoIn this “riveting, atmospheric thriller that messes with your mind in the best way” (Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author), three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune investigate the disappearances of two outsiders.
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Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Often hired by families as a last resort, he takes on the case of Maggie St. James–a well-known author of dark, macabre children’s books–and is soon led to a place many believed to be only a legend.
Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn’t exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it…he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James.
Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis’s abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when there’s a risk of bringing a disease–rot–into Pastoral. Unraveling the mystery of what happened reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, keep from one another. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isn’t as safe as they believed–and that darkness takes many forms.
“As spine-chilling as it is beautifully crafted” (Ruth Emmie Lang, author of Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance), A History of Wild Places is a story about fairy tales, our fear of the dark, and losing yourself within the wilderness of your mind. -
The Testament of Mary
- By: Colm Toibin
- Narrator: Meryl Streep
- Length: 3 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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3.64(15807 ratings)
3.64(15807 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.95 USD2014 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year, Literary Fiction, and Solo Narration–Female!“Toibin is at his lyrical best in this beautiful and daring work” (The New York Times Book Review) that portrays Mary as a solitary2014 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year, Literary Fiction, and Solo Narration–Female!
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“Toibin is at his lyrical best in this beautiful and daring work” (The New York Times Book Review) that portrays Mary as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianity–shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize.
In the ancient town of Ephesus, Mary lives alone, years after her son’s crucifixion. She has no interest in collaborating with the authors of the Gospel, who are her keepers. She does not agree that her son is the Son of God; nor that his death was “worth it”; nor that the “group of misfits he gathered around him, men who could not look a woman in the eye,” were holy disciples.
Mary judges herself ruthlessly (she did not stay at the foot of the cross until her son died–she fled, to save herself), and her judgment of others is equally harsh. This woman whom we know from centuries of paintings and scripture as the docile, loving, silent, long-suffering, obedient, worshipful mother of Christ becomes a tragic heroine with the relentless eloquence of Electra or Medea or Antigone. Toibin’s tour de force of imagination and language is a portrait so vivid and convincing that our image of Mary will be forever transformed. -
Ghosts in Our Backyard
- By: Alisha ‘Priti’ Kirpalani
- Narrator: Benaifer J Mirza
- Length: 4 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins India
- Publish date: July 14, 2021
- Language: English
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4.05(125 ratings)
4.05(125 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USDThe Ramsays, India’s first family of horror, are synonymous with the supernatural and gore. Through their films and series they introduced India to churails that floated across the screen, ghouls that woke up from eerie graveyards, and housesThe Ramsays, India’s first family of horror, are synonymous with the supernatural and gore. Through their films and series they introduced India to churails that floated across the screen, ghouls that woke up from eerie graveyards, and houses that buzzed with ghosts.
But few knew that behind the production drama, elaborate sets, and haunting showtunes, there was a more sinister story. For the Ramsays, the supernatural wasn’t just stuck to the screens and camera – it creeped into their lives, too.
Alisha Kirpalani, the granddaughter of FU Ramsay, has grown up on stories that question reality and bring a chill to the bone. In time, she, too, followed her family’s footsteps and saw through the veil that separates this world and the Other.
From the woman on the highway that Shyam Ramsay met to an eerie and persistent knocking that came from every house that Tanuja Ramsay lived in to Amit Ramsay’s unwelcome dead visitor at Lamington House, the original home of the Ramsays, this book has the improbable, bizarre and spine-chilling all parading through its chapters.
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In The Footsteps Of Rama
- By: Vikrant Pande
- Narrator: Abhishek Sharma
- Length: 9 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins India
- Publish date: October 06, 2021
- Language: English
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4.26(133 ratings)
4.26(133 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDVikrant Pande and Neelesh Kulkarni’s quest to retrace the trail of Rama’s fabled travels during his years in exile began with their trying to locate Chitrakoot on the map and realizing that they had little idea where it might be. CuriousVikrant Pande and Neelesh Kulkarni’s quest to retrace the trail of Rama’s fabled travels during his years in exile began with their trying to locate Chitrakoot on the map and realizing that they had little idea where it might be. Curious about the places mentioned in the Ramayana, they set off on a journey of their own, following Rama’s route from Ayodhya to the Dandakaranya forest and Panchavati (near Nashik) and on to Kishkindhya (close to Hampi), Rameshwaram and Sri Lanka.
Along the way they would discover how closely the narrative of the Ramayana is linked to local folklore, and how the stories of the Ramayana and the moral framework that binds them together still speaks to the people who live in the land across which Rama, Sita and Lakshman made their journey.
For the armchair traveller as well as the enthusiast for epic tales, this is a wonderful book with which to revisit the world of the Ramayana.
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Comanche Moon
- By: Catherine Anderson
- Narrator: Catherine Anderson
- Length: 20 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: April 10, 2009
- Language: English
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4.12(7145 ratings)
4.12(7145 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USDNew York Times best-selling author Catherine Anderson pens riveting historical romances. Loretta Simpson lost her parents to a daring Comanche raid seven years ago-and now she lives as a mute with her extended family. Meanwhile, Comanche Hunter ofNew York Times best-selling author Catherine Anderson pens riveting historical romances. Loretta Simpson lost her parents to a daring Comanche raid seven years ago-and now she lives as a mute with her extended family. Meanwhile, Comanche Hunter of the Wolf sees her as the embodiment of an ancient prophesy and chooses her for marriage. Still fearful of his tribe, Loretta soon finds her will bending, even as conflict between their two peoples intensifies.
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Spiritwalk
- By: Charles de Lint
- Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie
- Length: 13 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.11(1962 ratings)
4.11(1962 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDAt the heart of Tamson House is the Wood. And in that Wood is the Mystery. Tamson House, in modern, urban Ottawa, is a rambling, eccentric curiosity of a house–and a place of hidden Power. Built at a point where the leylines meet, upon landAt the heart of Tamson House is the Wood. And in that Wood is the Mystery.
Tamson House, in modern, urban Ottawa, is a rambling, eccentric curiosity of a house–and a place of hidden Power. Built at a point where the leylines meet, upon land that was once a sacred site, it is the gateway to a spirit world where Celtic and Native American magicks mingle and leak into our own.
In the overgrown garden of Tamson House, a Coyote Man waits, green children walk, and music rises to greet the moon. From the garden, a vast and primal wood is just one spirit-step away … and in that wood is something that threatens the very existence of Tamson House, and all who dwell within.
Charles de Lint returns to the spirit-world of his bestselling Moonheart in a splendid work of urban fantasy, bringing myth, music, and magic into our modern world.
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Master of Dragons
- By: Margaret Weis
- Narrator: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 13 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: November 01, 2005
- Language: English
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3.77(914 ratings)
3.77(914 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDThe third and concluding volume to Margaret Weis’s spectacular Dragonvarld trilogy, Master of Dragons. They were twin brothers, the offspring of Dragon magic, one raised in court, the other in hiding. But, the link that exists between themThe third and concluding volume to Margaret Weis’s spectacular Dragonvarld trilogy, Master of Dragons.
They were twin brothers, the offspring of Dragon magic, one raised in court, the other in hiding. But, the link that exists between them will not be broken by mere distance, and in the very duality of their origin lies mankind’s hope for peace and safety.
When two renegade dragons with an army of crazed demi-human/
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dragons devise a plan to enslave all mankind–an act in direct contravention to all the precepts of the Dragon parliament–it is up to the two brothers (separate and together) and Draconas, the special emissary of the Parliament to ensure mankind’s survival. Even if by doing so, it will mean the eventual doom of the Dragonkind. -
The Christmas Key
- By: Lori Wilde
- Narrator: Lisa Zimmerman
- Length: 10 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 23, 2018
- Language: English
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4(258 ratings)
4(258 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDThere’s a legend in Twilight, Texas. If you sleep with a kismet cookie under your pillow on Christmas Eve, you will dream of your one true love. She saw him in her dreams . . . It’s impossible! Naomi Luther was standing face-to-face withThere’s a legend in Twilight, Texas. If you sleep with a kismet cookie under your pillow on Christmas Eve, you will dream of your one true love.
She saw him in her dreams . . .
It’s impossible! Naomi Luther was standing face-to-face with the man she’d dreamed about over a year ago. Was it the magic of kismet Christmas cookies that brought him to her? Or is there an even greater force at work? All Naomi knows is she is falling, hard and fast, for the one man all good sense says she should not have.
She was his buddy’s sister . . .
Rebellious Mark Shepherd found order in the Marines but chaos on the battlefield. In a mission gone wrong, Mark is injured and one of his fellow soldiers loses his life. Haunted by guilt, he arrives in Twilight to keep a solemn promise. But when the Luthers mistake him for their handyman, he’s swept up in playing Santa to his buddy’s orphan son . . . and falling hard for Naomi’s irresistible bright spirit and sweet, sexy smile. But what will happen when she learns the truth?
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Bloody Rose
- By: Nicholas Eames
- Narrator: Katherine Fenton
- Length: 18 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: August 28, 2018
- Language: English
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4.2(12428 ratings)
4.2(12428 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDA band of fabled mercenaries tour a wild fantasy landscape, battling monsters in arenas in front of thousands of adoring fans. But, a secret and dangerous gig ushers them to the frozen north, and the band is never one to waste a shot at glory. LiveA band of fabled mercenaries tour a wild fantasy landscape, battling monsters in arenas in front of thousands of adoring fans. But, a secret and dangerous gig ushers them to the frozen north, and the band is never one to waste a shot at glory.
Live fast, die young.
Tam Hashford is tired of working at her local pub, slinging drinks for world-famous mercenaries and listening to the bards sing of adventure and glory in the world beyond her sleepy hometown.
When the biggest mercenary band of all, led by the infamous Bloody Rose, rolls into town, Tam jumps at the chance to sign on as their bard. It’s adventure she wants — and adventure she gets as the crew embark on a quest that will end in one of two ways: glory or death.
It’s time to take a walk on the wyld side.
“Humorous twists and pulse-ratcheting action abound in Bloody Rose, but its Eames’ knack for heart-wrenching poignancy that makes his warm, wonderful fantasy so harmonious.” — NPR
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Celebration of Discipline
- By: Richard J. Foster
- Narrator: Richard Rohan
- Length: 7 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: February 06, 2007
- Language: English
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4.18(33871 ratings)
4.18(33871 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDRichard J. Foster’s Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth is hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality with millions of copies sold since its original publication in 1978. In Celebration of Discipline,Richard J. Foster’s Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth is hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality with millions of copies sold since its original publication in 1978.
In Celebration of Discipline, Foster explores the “classic Disciplines,” or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith to show how each of these areas contribute to a balanced spiritual life.
Foster, the bestselling author of several books (Prayer and Streams of Living Water) and intrachurch movement founder of Renovare, helps motivate Christians everywhere to embark on a journey of prayer and spiritual growth.
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Siddhartha
- By: Hermann Hesse
- Narrator: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 2 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.06(591651 ratings)
4.06(591651 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDThis compelling spiritual quest by Hermann Hesse, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946, is considered one of the most important works of twentieth century fiction. Siddhartha’s search for enlightenment leads him to the river ofThis compelling spiritual quest by Hermann Hesse, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946, is considered one of the most important works of twentieth century fiction.
Siddhartha’s search for enlightenment leads him to the river of life itself. On his journey he learns from many teachers: the ascetic Samanas, the all-knowing Gotama, the Buddha, Kamala the lovely courtesan, and Vasudeva the simple ferryman. Unwilling to accept the wisdom of others, Siddhartha comes to an understanding of himself and his place in the universe, finally achieving the enlightened state of mind in which he can say to his lifelong friend, “The world, Govinda, is perfect at every moment.”
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The Path Made Clear
- By: Oprah Winfrey
- Narrator: Full Cast
- Length: 2 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: March 26, 2019
- Language: English
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3.98(13139 ratings)
3.98(13139 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USD“Fans of Oprah Winfrey’s TV show, or more recently her two podcasts, will have this title on their playlist for months.” — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey,“Fans of Oprah Winfrey’s TV show, or more recently her two podcasts, will have this title on their playlist for months.” — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winner
Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, “Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible.”
That journey starts right here.
In her latest audiobook, The Path Made Clear, Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself, offering the framework for creating not just a life of success, but one of significance. The audiobook’s ten chapters are organized to help you recognize the important milestones along the road to self-discovery, laying out what you really need in order to achieve personal contentment, and what life’s detours are there to teach us.
Oprah opens each chapter by sharing her own key lessons and the personal stories that helped set the course for her best life. She then brings together wisdom and insights from luminaries in a wide array of fields, inspiring listeners to consider what they’re meant to do in the world and how to pursue it with passion and focus. These renowned figures share the greatest lessons from their own journeys toward a life filled with purpose.
The Path Made Clear provides listeners with a valuable resource for achieving a life lived in service of your calling – whatever it may be.
This program is read by Adyashanti, Alanis Morrissette, Amy Purdy, Barbara Brown Taylor, Bishop T. D. Jakes, Brene Brown, Brian Grazer, Brother David Steindl-rast, Bryan Stevenson, Carole Bayer Sager, Caroline Myss, Charles Eisenstein, Cheryl Strayed, Cicely Tyson, Cindy Crawford, Dani Shapiro, Daniel Pink, David Brooks, Debbie Ford, Deepak Chopra, Dr. Shefali Tsabary, Eckhart Tolle, Elizabeth Gilbert, Elizabeth Lesser, Ellen Degeneres, Fr. Richard Rohr, Gabrielle Bernstein, Gary Zukav, Glennon Doyle, Goldie Hawn, India.Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Jack Canfield, Jane Fonda, Janet Mock, Jay-Z, Jean Houston, Jeff Weiner, Vice President Joe Biden, Joel Osteen, U.S. Congressman John Lewis, Jon Bon Jovi, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jordan Peele, Kerry Washington, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lynne Twist, Marianne Williamson, Mark Nepo, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Michael Singer, Mindy Kaling, Mitch Albom, Nate Berkus, Pastor A. R. Bernard, Pema Chodron, President Jimmy Carter, Rev. Ed Bacon, Rob Bell, Robin Roberts, RuPaul Charles, Sarah Ban Breathnach, Shauna Niequist, Shawn Achor, Shonda Rhimes, Sidney Poitier, Sister Joan Chittister, Stephen Colbert, Sue Monk Kidd, Bishop T. D. Jakes, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thomas Moore, Tim Storey, Tracey Jackson, Tracy McMillan, Tracy Morgan, Trevor Noah, Wes Moore, William Paul Young, and Wintley Phipps.
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A Patchwork Quilt
- By: Sai Paranjpye
- Narrator: Sai Paranjpye
- Length: 17 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins India
- Publish date: May 05, 2021
- Language: English
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4(19 ratings)
4(19 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0029.99 USDDirector of the cult 1980s film Chashme Baddoor and critically acclaimed movies such as Sparsh and Saaz; seasoned Marathi theatre personality; winner of three National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards; recipient of the Padma Bhushan – SaiDirector of the cult 1980s film Chashme Baddoor and critically acclaimed movies such as Sparsh and Saaz; seasoned Marathi theatre personality; winner of three National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards; recipient of the Padma Bhushan – Sai Paranjpye has many feathers in the patchwork quilt of her creative life.
Sai started her career at All India Radio, later graduating from the National School of Drama and making her way into theatre, television, documentaries and movies, working with some of the most highly regarded names of the Hindi film world. She met with success in the world of books too, her Marathi translation of Naseeruddin Shah’s memoir winning her the Sahitya Akademi award in 2019.
Frank, forthright, full of anecdotes and written with a flair for recounting her multifarious journey in lively detail, A Patchwork Quilt is Sai Paranjpye’s memoir that looks back on a life well lived.
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