Arthur Morey
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Owner of a struggling art gallery and newly separated from her boyfriend, Francesca Thayer does the math and then the unimaginable. She puts out an advertisement for boarders, and soon her Greenwich Village house becomes a whole new world.
23) Ed King: a novel
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
When a mild-mannered actuary sleeps with the sexy British au pair who's taking care of his children in Seattle in 1962, he sets in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their orphaned child, adopted and adored, grows up to be Edward Aaron King, a billionaire Internet tycoon and international celebrity-- who unknowingly hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape.
24) Don't know much about history: everything you need to know about American history, but never learned
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
p2003
Physical Desc
19 sound discs (ca. 21 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This completely revised edition incorporates new research and discoveries, and covers topics like the end of the Cold War, Clinton's impeachment, the bizarre election of 2000 and the events that led to Sept. 11, 2001.
Author
Publisher
Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
13 sound discs (960 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Legendary historian and philosopher of science George Dyson vividly re-creates the scenes of focused experimentation, incredible mathematical insight, and pure creative genius that gave the world computers, digital television, modern genetics, and models of stellar evolution. In other words, computer code.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Gloriously rich and utterly delightful, Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders is an indispensable guide to the peculiar world, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. Covering everything from how to blend in with suspicious normals to the most popular time loops to visit as a temporal tourist, this essential volume is ideal for anyone curious about the world of Miss Peregrine: its strange history, curious practices, fascinating places, most...
Series
Publisher
Books On Tape, Listening Library
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (345 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Includes: Who is Bob Dylan?, Who was Frida Kahlo?, Who was Claude Monet?, Who was Pablo Picasso?, Who was Maria Tallchief?, Who was Andy Warhol?
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
It was not inevitable that World War II would end as it did, or that it would even end well. 1944 was a year that could have stymied the Allies and cemented Hitler's waning power. Instead, it saved those democracies -- but with a fateful cost. 1944 witnessed a series of titanic events: FDR at the pinnacle of his wartime leadership as well as his reelection, the planning of Operation Overlord with Churchill and Stalin, the unprecedented D-Day invasion...
Author
Language
English
Description
The follow-up to Pinker's groundbreaking The Better Angels of Our Nature presents the big picture of human progress: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. Far from being a naïve hope, the Enlightenment, we now know, has worked. But more than ever, it needs a vigorous defense. The Enlightenment project swims against...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xx, 448 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Focusing primarily on the conflict between critics and supporters, the author explores the First World War. These activists included some veteran social reformers like the Pankhursts.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run from Coos County-to Boston, to southern Vermont, to Toronto-pursued by the implacable constable. Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them. A tale that...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Today humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding--and also appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that developed vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, medical quackery, and conspiracy theorizing?
Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are simply irrational--cavemen out of time saddled with biases, fallacies, and illusions. After all, we discovered the laws of nature, lengthened...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Just in time for the kickoff of the 2012 presidential campaign, McGinniss presents a controversial investigative chronicle of Sarah Palin as a person, politician, and cultural phenomenon. In addition to it being a perceptive examination of the illusion and reality of Palin, it's also a look at the Alaska and America that has produced her.
35) Asymmetry
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Told in three distinct and uniquely compelling sections, Asymmetry explores the imbalances that spark and sustain many of our most dramatic human relations: inequities in age, power, talent, wealth, fame, geography, and justice. The first section, "Folly," tells the story of Alice, a young American editor, and her relationship with the famous and much older writer Ezra Blazer. A tender and exquisite account of an unexpected romance that takes place...
Author
Series
Spademan volume 1
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Working as a hit man on the ravaged streets of New York City after a dirty bomb is unleashed on Times Square, Spademan takes an assignment to kill the daughter of a powerful evangelist only to discover that his mark holds a shocking secret and that his client hides a more sinister agenda.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xviii, 534 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem.
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Describes the formation of one of the most daring underground movements of World War II under the leadership of twenty-four-year-old Isaac Zuckerman, and the group's collective efforts to gather information, build an arms cache, participate in uprisings, and organize escape systems.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Dr. Nuland steps back to explore the impact of aging on our minds and bodies, strivings and relationships. Melding a scientist's passion for truth with a humanist's understanding of the heart and soul, Nuland has created a wise, frank, and inspiring book about the ultimate stage of life's journey.