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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 790631 Title: Ali: A Life Author: Jonathan Eig Narrator: Kevin R. Free Format: Unabridged Length: 22:51:45 Language: English Release date: 09-17-24 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, Other, History & Culture Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | Winner of the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing | Winner of The Times Sports Biography of the Year | The definitive biography of an American icon, from a best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author with unique access to Alis inner circle. ''Finally Muhammad Ali has a biography as big, complex, and memorable as the man himself.'' T.J. Stiles, author of Custer's Trials and The First Tycoon  Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Clay in racially segregated Louisville, Kentucky, the son of a sign painter and a housekeeper. He went on to become a heavyweight boxer with a dazzling mix of power and speed, a warrior for racial pride, a comedian, a preacher, a poet, a draft resister, an actor, and a lover. Millions hated him when he changed his religion, changed his name, and refused to fight in the Vietnam War. He fought his way back, winning hearts, but at great cost. Jonathan Eig, hailed by Ken Burns as one of Americas master storytellers, sheds important new light on Alis politics, religion, personal life, and neurological condition through unprecedented access to all the key people in Alis life, more than 500 interviews and thousands of pages of previously unreleased FBI and Justice Department files and audiotaped interviews from the 1960s. Ali: A Life is a story about America, about race, about a brutal sport, and about a courageous man who shook up the world. As Muhammad Alis life was an epic of a life so Ali: A Life is an epic of a biography . . . for pages in succession its narrative reads like a novela suspenseful novel with a cast of vivid characters. Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times Book Review Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 721567 Title: 10% Happier 10th Anniversary: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story Author: Dan Harris Narrator: Dan Harris Format: Unabridged Length: 09:27:57 Language: English Release date: 03-05-24 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Biography & Memoir, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Mindfulness & Meditation Summary: In celebration of its 10th anniversary, a revised and updated edition of the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that changed the way we look at meditation, expanded with new material by Dan Harris. After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head. We all have an inner narrator. Its what has us losing our temper unnecessarily, checking our email compulsively, eating when were not hungry, and fixating on the past and the future at the expense of the present. Most of us assume were stuck with this voicethat theres nothing we can do to rein it inbut Harris stumbled upon an effective way to do just that. 10% Happier is now considered a classic text on the power of meditation, an introduction to the practice that can convert even the most hardened skeptic. With over a million copies sold, 10% Happier is the go-to guide, and with meditation now a widely accepted and encouraged practice, Dan Harris is a pivotal and approachable figure in the field who has built a thriving platform based on the ideas he first presented in this book. In this 10th Anniversary Edition, Harris offers a new preface reflecting on how much has changedfor him and for the public perceptions of meditation, plus a revised and expanded appendix, filled with guided meditations and practical advice for people looking to boot up a habit. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 700660 Title: James and the Giant Peach Author: Roald Dahl Narrator: Julian Rhind-Tutt Format: Unabridged Length: 03:16:07 Language: English Release date: 01-30-24 Publisher: PGRH UK Genres: Kids, Animals & Nature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Classics Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. We are now about to visit the most marvellous places and see the most wonderful things! This edition of James and the Giant Peach, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers . . . The Roald Dahl Classic Collection reinstates the versions of Dahls books that were published before the 2022 Puffin editions, aimed at newly independent young readers. ©2014 Roald Dahl (P)2014 Penguin Audio Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 700662 Title: Witches Author: Roald Dahl Narrator: Miranda Richardson Format: Unabridged Length: 04:28:43 Language: English Release date: 01-30-24 Publisher: PGRH UK Genres: Kids, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Classics, Humor Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. As far as children are concerned, a REAL WITCH is easily the most dangerous of all the living creatures on Earth. This edition of The Witches, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers . . . The Roald Dahl Classic Collection reinstates the versions of Dahls books that were published before the 2022 Puffin editions, aimed at newly independent young readers. ©2014 Roald Dahl (P)2014 Penguin Audio Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 718673 Title: Natchez Burning Trilogy: A Penn Cage Collection Featuring: Natchez Burning, The Bone Tree, and Mississippi Blood Author: Greg Iles Narrator: David Ledoux, Robert Petkoff, Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Length: 96:18:00 Language: English Release date: 12-12-23 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: A superb entertainment that is a work of power, distinction and high seriousness. Washington Post From #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles come the widely acclaimed Natchez Burning trilogy, featuring Penn Cage Natchez Burning Raised in Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage learned all he knows from his father, Dr. Tom Cage. But now Tom has been accused of murdering the Black nurse with whom he worked in the 1960s and Penn is determined to exonerate him. The quest for answers leads down a trail of corruption and brutality that places Penns family squarely in the crosshairs of the Double Eagles, a vicious offshoot of the KKK controlled by some of the states most powerful men. Penn ultimately must acknowledge that secrets from his fathers past have put the Cage family in great jeopardy.  The Bone Tree Penn Cages family is in crisis, has inadvertently started a war with an offshoot of the KKK called the Double Eagles, and his fiancée, journalist Caitlin Masters, is chasing the biggestand most dangerous story of her career. The only path out of this chaos is taking on the powerful men behind the Double Eagles, who are hiding a secret legacy darker than anything Penn can imagine. All roads lead to the Bone Tree, a legendary killing site that conceals far more than the remains of the forgottenand where the shadow of personal tragedy threatens all Penn holds dearest.  Mississippi Blood Penn Cage is shattered by grief and dreaming of vengeance. The woman he loves is gone, and his father Dr. Tom Cage is about to be tried for murder. When Tom stubbornly refuses to speak in his own defense, Penn joins forces with Serenity Butler, a famous young Black author who has come to Natchez to write about his father's case. Together, Penn and Serenity battle to discover the secret history of the Cage family and the South itself, a desperate move that risks the only thing they have left to gamble: their lives. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 550135 Title: Secret of Chimneys & The Seven Dials Mystery: Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook Author: Agatha Christie Narrator: Emilia Fox, Hugh Fraser Format: Unabridged Length: 15:35:00 Language: English Release date: 03-22-22 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense Summary: Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook The Secret of Chimneys What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the heart of a deadly conspiracy in this captivating classic from Agatha Christie. Little did Anthony Cade suspect that an errand for a friend would place him at the center of a deadly conspiracy. Drawn into a web of intrigue, he begins to realize that the simple favor has placed him in serious danger. As events unfold, the combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Sûreté gradually converge on Chimneys, the great country estate that hides an amazing secret. . . . The Seven Dials Mystery A practical joke goes chillingly, murderously wrong in Queen of Mystery Agatha Christies classic detective story, The Seven Dials Mystery. Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other houseguests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6:30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank then backfired, with tragic consequences. For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words ''Seven Dials'' were to take on a new and chilling significance. . . . Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 548472 Title: Let There Be Laughter: A Treasury of Great Jewish Humor and What It All Means Author: Michael Krasny Narrator: Michael Krasny Format: Unabridged Length: 05:41:12 Language: English Release date: 03-08-22 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Essays & Memoirs, General Comedy Summary: From the host of NPR affiliates Forum with Michael Krasny, a compendium of Jewish jokes that packs the punches with hilarious riff after riff and also offers a window into Jewish culture. Michael Krasny has been telling Jewish jokes since his bar mitzvah, and its been said that he knows more of them than anyone on the planet. He certainly states his case in this wise, enlightening, and hilarious book that not only collects the best of Jewish humor passed down from generation to generation, but explains the cultural expressions and anxieties behind the laughs. ''Whats Jewish Alzheimers?'' ''You forget everything but the grudges.'' ''You must be so proud. Your daughter is the President of the United States!'' ''Yes. But her brother is a doctor!'' ''Isnt Jewish humor masochistic?'' ''No. And if I hear that one more time I am going to kill myself.'' With his background as a scholar and public-radio host, Krasny delves deeply into the themes, topics, and form of Jewish humor: chauvinism undercut by irony and self-mockery, the fear of losing cultural identity through assimilation, the importance of vocal inflection in joke-telling, and calls to communal memory, including the use of Yiddish. Borrowing from traditional humor and such Jewish comedy legends as Jackie Mason, Mel Brooks, and Joan Rivers, Larry David, Sarah Silverman, Jerry Seinfeld and Amy Schumer, Let There Be Laughter is an absolute pleasure for the chosen and goyim alike. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 550134 Title: Poirot Investigates & Murder in the Mews: Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook Author: Agatha Christie Narrator: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Nigel Hawthorne Format: Unabridged Length: 13:42:32 Language: English Release date: 03-08-22 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Historical Fiction, Short Stories Summary: Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook Poirot Investigates Poirot Investigates a host of murders most foulas well as other dastardly crimesin this intriguing collection of short stories from the one-and-only Agatha Christie. First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond . . . then came the suicide that was murder . . . the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat . . .a suspicious death in a locked gun room . . . a million dollar bond robbery . . . the curse of a pharaohs tomb . . . a jewel robbery by the sea . . . the abduction of a prime minister . . . the disappearance of a banker . . . a phone call from a dying man . . .and, finally, the mystery of the missing will. What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot! Murder in the Mews ?Agatha Christies classic Murder in the Mews presents four mystifying criminal conundrums that will seriously test the superior detecting skills of the unflappable Hercule Poirot. How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secret military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And should the beautiful Valentine Chantry flee for her life from the holiday island of Rhodes? Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying caseseach a miniature classic of characterization, incident, and suspense.   Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 514487 Title: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate Author: Naomi Klein Narrator: Ellen Archer Format: Unabridged Length: 20:44:01 Language: English Release date: 05-06-21 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Politics, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Public Policy Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Naomi Klein, author of the #1 international bestsellers, The Shock Doctrine and No Logo, returns with This Changes Everything, a must-read on how the climate crisis needs to spur transformational political change Forget everything you think you know about global warming. It's not about carbon - it's about capitalism. The good news is that we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed economic system and build something radically better. In her most provocative book yet, Naomi Klein, author of the global bestsellers The Shock Doctrine and No Logo, tackles the most profound threat humanity has ever faced: the war our economic model is waging against life on earth. Klein exposes the myths that are clouding the climate debate. You have been told the market will save us, when in fact the addiction to profit and growth is digging us in deeper every day. You have been told it's impossible to get off fossil fuels when in fact we know exactly how to do it - it just requires breaking every rule in the 'free-market' playbook: reining in corporate power, rebuilding local economies and reclaiming our democracies. You have also been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge. In fact, all around the world, the fight back for the next economy is already succeeding in ways both surprising and inspiring. Climate change, Klein argues, is a civilizational wake-up call, a powerful message delivered in the language of fires, floods, storms, and droughts. Confronting it is no longer about changing the light bulbs. It's about changing the world - before the world changes so drastically that no one is safe. Either we leap - or we sink. Once a decade, Naomi Klein writes a book that redefines its era. No Logo did so for globalization. The Shock Doctrine changed the way we think about austerity. This Changes Everything is about to upend the debate about the stormy era already upon us. © Naomi Klein 2014 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 515787 Title: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race Author: Beverly Daniel Tatum Narrator: Beverly Daniel Tatum Format: Unabridged Length: 13:26:00 Language: English Release date: 05-06-21 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The international bestseller that changed how we talk about racism Walk into any racially mixed secondary school and you will see young people clustered in their own groups according to race. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned psychology Professor, guides us through how racial identity develops, from very young children all the way to adulthood, in black families, white families, and mixed race families, and helps us understand what we can do to break the silence, have better conversations with our children and with each other about race, and build a better world. A mainstay on the bookshelves of American readers since 1998, and substantially revised and updated in 2017, this evergreen bestseller is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of race. 'A critically acclaimed book that gave readers a starting point to demystify conversations about race' The Atlantic 'A classic' Jodi Picoult © Beverly Daniel Tatum 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 506564 Title: Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis Author: James Rickards Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Length: 09:52:45 Language: English Release date: 03-18-21 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Business & Economics, Accounting & Finance Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'One of the scariest books I've read... The picture that emerges is dark yet comprehensive and satisfying' Bloomberg Businessweek 'Let's hope he's wrong' Financial Times In his latest book, financial expert, investment advisor and New York Times bestselling author James Rickards shows how currency wars are one of the most destructive and feared outcomes in international economics. At best, they offer the sorry spectacle of countries stealing growth from their trading partners. At worst, they degenerate into sequential bouts of inflation, recession, retaliation and sometimes actual violence. From clandestine gold purchases by China to the hidden agendas of sovereign wealth funds, Rickards shows how currency wars pose the greatest threat to international security and even the very real danger of the collapse of the financial system itself. 'Unsettling...fascinating...a thorough analysis of how nations have manipulated their currencies...with disastrous consequences' Fort Worth Star-Telegram Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454319 Title: Cannery Row: Penguin Modern Classics Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Jerry Farden Format: Unabridged Length: 06:26:14 Language: English Release date: 01-28-21 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Classics Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' Meet the gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists of Cannery Row in Monterey, California, during the Great Depression. They want to throw a party for their friend Doc, so Mack and the boys set about, in their own inimitable way, recruiting everyone in the neighbourhood to the cause. But along the way they can't help but get involved in a little mischief and misadventure. It wouldn't be Cannery Row if it was otherwise, now would it? Packed with a ramshackle joi de vivre, Cannery Row is Steinback's high-spirited tribute to his native California. 'Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.' 'Uninhibited, bawdy, compassionate, inquisitive, deeply intelligent' Daily Telegraph © John Steinbeck 1945 (P) Penguin Audio 2021 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454306 Title: Log from the Sea of Cortez Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 11:46:55 Language: English Release date: 11-26-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: History, Fiction & Literature, World, Essays & Anthologies, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In 1940 Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his great friend the marine biologist, Ed Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. The expedition was described by the two men in SEA OF CORTEZ, published in 1941. The day-to-day story of the trip is told here in the Log, which combines science, philosophy and high-spirited adventure. An exhilarating and highly entertaining read. © John Steinbeck 1951 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454322 Title: Red Pony Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Frank Muller Format: Unabridged Length: 02:54:55 Language: English Release date: 11-26-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Jody Tiflin has the urge for rebellion, but he also wants to be loved. In THE RED PONY, Jody begins to learn about adulthood - its pain, its responsibilities and its problems - through his acceptance of his father's gifts. First he is given a red pony, and later he is promised the colt of a bay mare. Yet both of these gifts bring him tragedy as well as joy, and Jody is taught not only the harsh lessons of life and death, but made painfully aware of the fallibilty of adults. © John Steinbeck 1933 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454323 Title: Long Valley Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Holter Graham Format: Unabridged Length: 08:10:00 Language: English Release date: 11-26-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Classics Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. his classic collection of short stories serves as the ideal introduction to Steinbeck's work. Set in the idyllic Salinas Valley in California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themeselves in the world, these stories reflect many of the concerns key to Steinbeck as a writer; the tensions between town and city, labourers and owners, past and present. Included here are the celebrated tales, THE MURDERER and THE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. © John Steinbeck 1938 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 462204 Title: Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Richard Poe Format: Unabridged Length: 02:53:16 Language: English Release date: 11-26-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'A man can't scrap his bloodline, can't snip the thread of immortality.' Such is the strength of Joe Saul's desperate longing for a child, that he feels as if a dark curse is upon him after three unfruitful years of marriage. Yet unbeknown to him, he is sterile. His beautiful, young, devoted wife loves him so much that she secretly conceives the child of another man. But when Joe discovers her deception, his anguish is greater than ever before... A powerful, tragic and deeply moving tale. © John Steinbeck 1950 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454307 Title: Once There Was a War Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Length: 07:20:19 Language: English Release date: 11-26-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: History, Fiction & Literature, Military, Essays & Anthologies, Language Instruction, Language Arts Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'Do you know it, do you remember it, the drives, the attitudes, the terrors and, yes, the joys?' Thus Steinbeck introduces his collection of poignant and hard-hitting dispatches for the New York Herald Tribune when the Second World War was at its height. He begins in England, recounting the courage of the bomber crews, the tragic air-raids and the strangeness of the British, before being sent to Africa and joining a special operations unit off the coast of Italy. Eating, drinking talking and fighting alongside the soldiers, Steinbeck's empathy for the common man is always in evidence in these pieces, and he never fails to evoke the human side of an inhuman war. 'If you have forgotten what the war was like, Steinbeck will refresh your memory. Age can never dull this kind of writing.' Chicago Tribune © John Steinbeck 1958 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454304 Title: Russian Journal Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Richard Poe Format: Unabridged Length: 07:01:00 Language: English Release date: 11-26-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: History, Fiction & Literature, Essays & Anthologies, Essays & Travelogues, Russia Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune. This rare opportunity took the famous travellers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad - now Volgograd - but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. A RUSSIAN JOURNAL is the distillation of their journey and remains a remarkable memoir and unique historical document. Steinbeck and Capa recorded the grim realities of factory workers, government clerks, and peasants, as they emerged from the rubble of World War II. This is an intimate glimpse of two artists at the height of their powers, answering their need to document human struggle. © John Steinbeck 1948 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454308 Title: In Dubious Battle Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Tom Stechschulte Format: Unabridged Length: 10:02:20 Language: English Release date: 11-26-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Classics Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Both a fast-paced story of social unrest and strike, and the tale of one young man's struggle for identity, IN DUBIOUS BATTLE is a novel about the apocalyptic violence that breaks out when the masses become the mob. Set in California apple country, a strike by migrant workers spirals out of control, as principled defiance turns into blind fanaticism. Caught in this upheaval is Jim Nolan, a once aimless man who finds himself briefly becoming the leader of the strike before being crushed in its service. IN DUBIOUS BATTLE explores and dramatises many of the ideas and themes key to Steinbeck's writing. © John Steinbeck 1936 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454312 Title: Winter of Our Discontent Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 10:23:40 Language: English Release date: 10-29-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Ethan Allen Hawley has lost the acquisitive spirit of his wealthy and enterprising forebears, a long line of proud New England sea captains and Pilgrims. Scarred by failure, Ethan works as a grocery clerk in a store his family once owned. But his wife is restless and his teenage children troubled and hungry for the material comforts he cannot provide. Then a series of unusual events reignites Ethan's ambition, and he is pitched on to a bold course, where all scruples are put aside. Steinbeck's searing examination of the evil influences of money, immorality, greed and ambition on America drew acclaim from the Nobel Committee who hailed him as an 'independent expounder of the truth'. 'Returns to the high standards of The Grapes of Wrath and to the social themes that made his early work ... so powerful' Saul Bellow, author of Herzog © John Steinbeck 1961 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454311 Title: Sweet Thursday Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Jerry Farden Format: Unabridged Length: 08:56:14 Language: English Release date: 10-29-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In Monterey, on the California Coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday - one of those days that's just bad from the start. But Sweet Thursday is sunny and clear, a day when anything can happen. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row, Steinbeck brilliantly creates its bawdy, high-spirited world of bums, drunks and hookers, telling the story of what happened to everyone after the war. There are colourful characters old and new, all united by love, laughter and tears: Fauna, the latest madam at the Bear Flag brothel, Doc, still there for everyone else but feeling strangely sad himself, and Suzy, the new hustler in town who might just be the girl to save him. © John Steinbeck 1954 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454310 Title: To a God Unknown Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 08:53:40 Language: English Release date: 10-29-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. While fulfilling his dead father's dream of creating a prosperous farm in California, Joseph Wayne comes to believe that a magnificent tree on the farm embodies his father's spirit. His brothers and their families share in Joseph's prosperity andthe farm flourishes - until one brother, scared by Joseph's pagan belief, kills the tree and brings disease and famine on the farm. Set in familiar Steinbeck country, TO A GOD UNKOWN is a mystical tale, exploring one man's attempt to control theforces of nature and to understand the ways of God. © John Steinbeck 1933 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454325 Title: Wayward Bus Author: John Steinbeck Narrator: Richard Poe Format: Unabridged Length: 09:14:11 Language: English Release date: 10-29-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The Wayward Bus travels through the backroads of the lush California countryside, transporting the lost and the lonely to new destinations. Juan Chicoy is at the wheel, a man of the land, hot-blooded and uninhibited. His passengers include Ernest, a travelling salesman out for fun, seventeen-year-old Kit, also known as Pimples, and Camille the stripper who dances at stag nights and takes the star-struck young Norma under her wing. This powerful and unsentimental novel becomes a story of crisis and passion, love and longing, as the travellers reveal their secrets and journey away from their pasts and towards, possibly, the promise of the future. The Wayward Bus, with its profound insight into human desires and failings, remains one of Steinbeck's most powerful novels. © John Steinbeck 1947 (P) Penguin Audio 2020 Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 423307 Title: Poirot Investigates & The Body in the Library: Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook Author: Agatha Christie Narrator: David Suchet, Stephanie Cole Format: Unabridged Length: 12:17:33 Language: English Release date: 05-05-20 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Historical Fiction Summary: Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook Poirot Investigates a host of murders most foulas well as other dastardly crimesin this intriguing collection of short stories from the one-and-only Agatha Christie. First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond . . . then came the suicide that was murder . . . the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat . . .a suspicious death in a locked gun room . . . a million dollar bond robbery . . . the curse of a pharaohs tomb . . . a jewel robbery by the sea . . . the abduction of a prime minister . . . the disappearance of a banker . . . a phone call from a dying man . . .and, finally, the mystery of the missing will. What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot! The iconic Miss Marple must investigate the case of a girl found dead in Agatha Christies classic mystery, The Body in the Library. Its seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing an evening dress and heavy makeup, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry? The respectable Bantrys invite Miss Marple into their home to investigate. Amid rumors of scandal, she baits a clever trap to catch a ruthless killer. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 376685 Title: Three Days in January: Young Readers' Edition: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission Author: Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney Narrator: Bret Baier, Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 04:45:59 Language: English Release date: 12-23-19 Publisher: HarperCollins Genres: Kids, Non-Fiction, Historical Summary: In January 1961, three days before President Dwight D. Eisenhower passed the torch to John F. Kennedy, the president had one final mission. In the young readers edition of his New York Times bestselling book, Fox News anchor Bret Baier examines the historic transition and Eisenhowers last chance to lead the country he loved through his legendary farewell address and his personal appeals to Kennedy. Baier paints a vivid picture of the contrasts between old and new at the beginning of a decisive decade in American history. Eisenhower and Kennedy were very different men. Eisenhower, at seventy, was an elder statesman, a five-star Army general during WWII, and one of the most popular Republican presidents of the past century. Kennedy, a forty-three-year-old Democrat, had captured the nations attention with his energy and youth, but was inexperienced. Eisenhower believed he had hard-won knowledge to pass on to his successor, but he didnt know if Kennedy would listen. It was Eisenhowers final mission as president to leave the new president, and the country, with the lessons he had learned and guidance for a direction forward. Meticulously researched, broad in scope, and full of timely insights, this edition will enable young readers to experience a piece of living history and will inspire a deeper understanding of the pivotal moments that forged the next seventy-five years. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 361544 Title: Spy Author: Paulo Coelho Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Length: 03:51:00 Language: English Release date: 12-10-19 Publisher: Random House (Audio) Genres: Fiction & Literature, General Summary: In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, bestselling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari.  HER ONLY CRIME WAS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN   When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless.  Within months she was the most celebrated woman in the city.   As a dancer, she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan, she bewitched the era’s richest and most powerful men.   But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari’s lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917, she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees, and accused of espionage.   Told in Mata Hari’s voice through her final letter, The Spy is the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to defy convention and who paid the ultimate price. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 401512 Title: Eating Animals Author: Jonathan Safran Foer Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Length: 10:10:39 Language: English Release date: 10-24-19 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Social Science Summary: To reduce risk of pandemics for ourselves, our gaze needs to turn to the health of animals. From the bestselling author of the essential new 2019 book on animal agriculture and climate crisis: We are the Weather Discover Jonathan Safran Foer's eye-opening and life-changing account of the meat we eat 'Should be compulsory reading. A genuine masterwork. Read this book. It will change you' Time Out Eating Animals is the most original and urgent book on the subject of food written this century. It will change the way you think, and change the way you eat. For good. Whether you're flirting with veganuary, trying to cut back on animal consumption, or a lifelong meat-eater, you need to read this book. 'Shocking, incandescent, brilliant' The Times 'Everyone who eats flesh should read this book' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'Universally compelling. Jonathan Safran Foer's book changed me' Natalie Portman 'Gripping [and] original. A brilliant synthesis of argument, science and storytelling. One of the finest books ever written on the subject of eating animals' Times Literary Supplement 'If you eat meat and fish, you should read this book. Even if you don't, you should. It might bring the beginning of a change of heart about all living things' Joanna Lumley Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 398316 Title: Champion Author: Marie Lu Narrator: Mariel Stern, Steven Kaplan Format: Unabridged Length: 10:04:00 Language: English Release date: 10-17-19 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The explosive finale to Marie Lu's New York Times bestselling LEGEND trilogy - perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and DIVERGENT! He is a Legend. She is a Prodigy. Who will be Champion? June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic - and each other - and now their country is on the brink of a new peaceful existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government's elite circles while Day has been assigned a high level military position. But when a plague outbreak, deadlier than any other, causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic's border cities, the two are thrown back together. June is the only one who knows the key to her country's defence. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything he has. With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu's bestselling trilogy, a brilliant re-imaginging of Les Miserables, draws to a stunning conclusion. Praise for the Legend trilogy: If you liked The Hunger Games, you'll LOVE this! - Sarah-Rees Brennan, author of The Demon's Lexicon Legend is impossible to put down and even harder to forget - Kami Garcia, NYT bestselling author of Beautiful Creatures Razor-sharp plotting, depth of character and emotional arc, Legend doesn't merely survive the hype, it deserves it - USA Today 'To me it blows the socks off of Hunger Games.' - Wyck Godfrey, producer of The Twilight Saga @Marie_Lu marielu.org legendtheseries.com facebook.com/legendtheseries Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 398314 Title: Legend Author: Marie Lu Narrator: Mariel Stern, Steven Kaplan Format: Unabridged Length: 07:49:54 Language: English Release date: 10-17-19 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Kids, Mystery & Fantasy Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. For all fans of The Hunger Games - an epic YA dystopian romantic thriller Los Angeles, California Republic of America He is Day. The boy who walks in the light. She is June. The girl who seeks her brother's killer. On the run and undercover, they meet by chance. Irresistably drawn together, neither knows the other's past. But Day murdered June's brother. And she has sworn to avenge his death. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 398315 Title: Prodigy Author: Marie Lu Narrator: Mariel Stern, Steven Kaplan Format: Unabridged Length: 10:11:00 Language: English Release date: 10-17-19 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Kids, Mystery & Fantasy Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Prodigy by Marie Lu is the long-awaited sequel to Legend, THE must-read dystopian thriller novel. Perfect for all YA fans of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Divergent by Veronica Roth. A brilliant re-imagining of Les Miserables, the series is set to be a global film sensation as CBS films have acquired rights to the trilogy. The Twilight Saga producers, Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, will produce. Injured and on the run, it has been seven days since June and Day barely escaped Los Angeles and the Republic with their lives. Day is believed dead having lost his own brother to an execution squad who thought they were assassinating him. June is now the Republic's most wanted traitor. Desperate for help, they turn to the Patriots - a vigilante rebel group sworn to bring down the Republic. But can they trust them or have they unwittingly become pawns in the most terrifying of political games? Dystopian fiction at its very best in this thrilling instalment in the Legend trilogy. Praise for Legend: 'If you liked The Hunger Games, you'll love this.' - Sarah Rees-Brennan, author of The Demon's Lexicon 'Legend is impossible to put down and even harder to forget.' - Kami Garcia, author of New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Creatures 'A fine example of commercial fiction with razor-sharp plotting, depth of character and emotional arc, 'Legend' doesn't merely survive the hype, it deserves it.' - New York Times 'Marie Lu's dystopian novel is a 'Legend' in the making.' - USA Today 'Legend is impossible to put down and even harder to forget.' - Kami Garcia, New York Times bestselling author of film sensation, Beautiful Creatures Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 414959 Title: Living Without Strain Author: Dr. Joseph Murphy Narrator: Dr. Joseph Murphy Format: Unabridged Length: 00:59:59 Language: English Release date: 10-10-19 Publisher: Findaway Voices Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness Summary: Following the Book of Job, Dr. Joseph Murphy shows that you have the power within to solve all of your problems, however hopeless they may seem. The biblical tale of a righteous man beset with unbelievable suffering is revealed here as a drama of consciousness, in which a change of mind unleashes even more extraordinary power, transforming every misfortune into happiness, prosperity, and peace of mind. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 347548 Title: Warcross Author: Marie Lu Narrator: Nancy Wu Format: Unabridged Length: 11:47:00 Language: English Release date: 09-20-18 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Teen, General, Action & Adventure Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Warcross by Marie Lu, read by Nancy Wu. For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a game - it's a way of life. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down players who bet on the game illegally. When Emika hacks into Warcross, she is shocked when she gets a call from the game's creator with an irresistible offer. He needs a spy on the inside of this year's tournament in order to uncover a security problem . . . and he wants Emika for the job. Fast paced, addictive . . . just about perfect - The Book Smugglers Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 341545 Title: No Logo Author: Naomi Klein Narrator: Nicola Barber Format: Unabridged Length: 18:33:49 Language: English Release date: 07-26-18 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Business & Economics Summary: Penguin presents No Logo by Naomi Klein, read by Nicola Barber No logo employs journalistic savvy and personal testament to detail the insidious practices and far-reaching effects of corporate marketing - and the powerful potential of a growing activist sect that will surely alter the course of the 21st Century. This is an infuriating, inspiring, and altogether pioneering work of cultural criticism that investigates money, marketing and the anti-corporate movement. As global corporations compete for the hearts and wallets of consumers who not only buy their products but willingly advertise them from head to toe a new generation has begun to battle consumerism with its own best weapons. in this provocative study we learn how the Nike swoosh has changed from an athletic, status-symbol to a metaphor for sweatshop labour, how teenaged McDonald's workers are risking their jobs to join the Teamsters, and how culture jammers utilise spray paint, computer hacking acumen and anti-propagandist wordplay to undercut the slogans and meanings of billboard ads. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 342108 Title: Power Systems: Conversations with David Barsamian on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire Author: Noam Chomsky Narrator: David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky Format: Unabridged Length: 07:08:00 Language: English Release date: 07-26-18 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Global Politics, Political Ideologies Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Power Systems by Noam Chomsky, read by Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian. In this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the 'class war' fought by U.S. business interests against working people and the poor, the breakdown of mainstream political institutions and the rise of the far right. The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, this collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today. 'One of the finest minds of the twentieth century' New Yorker 'Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today' New York Times Book Review 'Will there ever again be a public intellectual who commands the attention of so many across the planet?' New Statesman Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 342107 Title: Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy Author: David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky Narrator: David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky Format: Unabridged Length: 07:27:14 Language: English Release date: 07-26-18 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: History, North America, Global Politics Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Global Discontents by Noam Chomsky, read by Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian. Global Discontents is an essential guide to geopolitics and how to fight back, from the world's leading public intellectual What kind of world are we leaving to our grandchildren? How are the discontents kindled today likely to blaze and explode tomorrow? From escalating climate change to the devastation in Syria, pandemic state surveillance to looming nuclear war, Noam Chomsky takes stock of the world today. Over the course of ten conversations with long-time collaborator David Barsamian, spanning 2013-2016, Chomsky argues in favour of radical changes to a system that cannot possibly cope with what awaits tomorrow. Interwoven with personal reflections spanning from childhood to his eighth decade of life, Global Discontents also marks out Chomsky's own intellectual journey, mapping his progress to revolutionary ideas and global prominence. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 335754 Title: Chaos Monkeys Revised Edition: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley Author: Antonio Garcia Martinez Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 16:14:00 Language: English Release date: 07-24-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Business & Economics, Marketing & Advertising, Biography & Memoir Summary: The instant New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback and featuring a new afterword from the authorthe insider's guide to the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, the inner workings of the tech world, and who really runs Silicon Valley Incisive.... The most fun business book I have read this year.... Clearly there will be people who hate this book which is probably one of the things that makes it such a great read. Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times Imagine a chimpanzee rampaging through a datacenter powering everything from Google to Facebook. Infrastructure engineers use a software version of this chaos monkey to test online services robustnesstheir ability to survive random failure and correct mistakes before they actually occur. Tech entrepreneurs are societys chaos monkeys. One of Silicon Valleys most audacious chaos monkeys is Antonio García Martínez. After stints on Wall Street and as CEO of his own startup, García Martínez joined Facebooks nascent advertising team. Forced out in the wake of an internal product war over the future of the companys monetization strategy, García Martínez eventually landed at rival Twitter. In Chaos Monkeys, this gleeful contrarian unravels the chaotic evolution of social media and online marketing and reveals how it is invading our lives and shaping our future.    Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 329769 Title: When They Go Low, We Go High Author: Philip Collins Narrator: Ben Onwukwe, Eric Meyers, Helen Keeley, Philip Collins Format: Unabridged Length: 16:26:00 Language: English Release date: 07-17-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: History, Fiction & Literature, World, Essays & Anthologies, Language Instruction, Language Arts Summary: When First Lady Michelle Obama approached the podium at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, nobody could have predicted that her rousing and emotional When they go low, we go high speech would go on to become the motto for the political left and an anthem for opponents of oppression worldwide. It was a speech with the kind of emotional pull rarely heard these days, joining a long list of addresses that have made history. But what about Obamas speech made it so great? When They Go Low, We Go High explores the most notable speeches in history, analyzing the rhetorical tricks to uncover how the right speech at the right time can profoundly shape the world. Traveling across continents and centuries, political speechwriter Philip Collins reveals what Thomas Jefferson owes to Cicero and Pericles, who really gave the Gettysburg Address, and what Elizabeth I shares with Winston Churchill. In telling the story of great and sometimes infamous speechesincluding those from Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, JFK, Martin Luther King, Jr., Disraeli, Hitler, Elie Wiesel, Margaret Thatcher, and Barack and Michelle ObamaCollins breathes new life into words you thought you knew well, telling the story of democracy. Whether its the inaugural addresses of presidents or the revolutionary writings of Castro, Pankhurst, and Mandela, Collins illuminates and contextualizes these moments with sensitivity and humor. When They Go Low, We Go High is a strong defense of the power of public speaking to propagate and protect democracy and an urgent reminder that when great men and women speak to us, their words can change the world. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 329722 Title: King of the Bench: Kicking & Screaming Author: Steve Moore Narrator: Maxwell Glick Format: Unabridged Length: 01:54:00 Language: English Release date: 03-27-18 Publisher: HarperCollins Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family, Humor Summary: In the third book of this highly illustrated middle grade series from the nationally syndicated cartoonist of In the Bleachers, Steve takes one for the benchwarmers to play his least favorite sport. Perfect for fans of Timmy Failure and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, King of the Bench is an ode to teammates, underdogs, and benchwarmers everywhere. Steve is King of the Bench. No brag. Its just a fact. But this season, his soccer-loving pals Joey and Carlosplus soccer superstar Becky OCallahanare dragging him off the bench to play for the Spiro T. Agnew JV soccer team, even though soccer doesnt exactly fry his burger. Will Steves epic and hilarious weekend at an away tournament leave him hating soccer more than ever? Or will he finally discover what all the kicking and screaming is about? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323900 Title: Hazel Wood Author: Melissa Albert Narrator: Rebecca Soler Format: Unabridged Length: 10:31:40 Language: English Release date: 02-08-18 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Teen, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Folklore Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert, read by Rebecca Soler. Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice's life on the road, always a step ahead of the strange bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice's grandmother, the reclusive author of a book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate - the Hazel Wood - Alice learns how bad her luck can really get. Her mother is stolen away - by a figure who claims to come from the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set. Alice's only lead is the message her mother left behind: STAY AWAY FROM THE HAZEL WOOD. To retrieve her mother, Alice must venture first to the Hazel Wood, then into the world where her grandmother's tales began . . . Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323480 Title: Act of Revenge: A Novel Author: Dale Brown, Jim DeFelice Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Length: 10:34:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Political Thriller Summary: When terrorists attack Boston, Louis Massina races against time to save the city with a high-tech counteroffensive . . . On Easter Sunday morning, the city of Boston is struck by a widespread and coordinated series of terrorist attacks: an explosion in the T, a suicide bomber at Back Bay Police Station, and heavily armed gunmen taking hostages at the Patriot Hotel. For robotics innovator Louis Massina, aka the Puppet Master, this is far more personal than a savage act of political terrorism. Boston is his cityand one of his employees, Chelsea Goodman, is among the hostages facing certain death. As Chelsea fights from the inside, Massina leads his team of tech geniuses at Smart Metal to deploy every bot, drone, and cyber weapon at their disposal to defeat the fanatics and save his city and friend. That's step one. Step two: Find the twisted mastermind behind the attacks and make him pay. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323476 Title: Dirty Genes: A Breakthrough Program to Treat the Root Cause of Illness and Optimize Your Health Author: Ben Lynch Narrator: Kaleo Griffith Format: Unabridged Length: 07:47:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Health & Wellness, Diet & Nutrition, Disorders & Diseases, Instructional & How To Summary: A leading expert in epigeneticshow genes switch on and offprovides a revolutionary, holistic, and personalized approach to better health by improving how your genes behave to prevent and reverse common ailments, chronic illnesses, and life-threatening diseases, including cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disorders, anxiety, depression, digestive issues, obesity, cancer, diabetes, and more. Your genes have a tremendous impact on your health. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Ben Lynch reveals that while you cant change the genes you were born with, you can change how they affect you. When your genes are working properly, you feel energized and healthy. But when your genes are ''dirty,'' or not functioning optimally, your health suffers. Some genes are ''born dirty''they have certain variations that can cause you problems. Other genes merely ''act dirty'' in response to your environment, diet, or lifestyle. You can optimize both types of dirty genes by cleaning them up through healthy eating, good sleep, stress relief, environmental detox, and other holistic and natural means. An experienced researcher in the emerging science of gene abnormalities who has successfully treated thousands of clients, Dr. Lynch offers a simple questionnaire to identify which of the top seven dirty genes could be undermining your health. Then he offers targeted plansincluding foods and recipes, supplements, and environmental detoxto clean up your dirty genes, eliminate symptoms, and optimize your physical and mental health. Many of us have been taught that our genes doom us to the disorders that run in our families. But Dr. Lynch shows that you can rewrite your genetic destinyonce you know how. Dirty Genes provides a practical, personalized protocol to make the most of your genetic inheritance, now and for the rest of your life. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323474 Title: When Montezuma Met Cortes: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History Author: Matthew Restall Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 16:06:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: History, Politics, World, Latin America Summary: A dramatic rethinking of the encounter between Montezuma and Hernando Cortés that completely overturns what we know about the Spanish conquest of the Americas On November 8, 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés first met Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, at the entrance to the capital city of Tenochtitlan. This introductionthe prelude to the Spanish seizure of Mexico City and to European colonization of the mainland of the Americashas long been the symbol of Cortéss bold and brilliant military genius. Montezuma, on the other hand, is remembered as a coward who gave away a vast empire and touched off a wave of colonial invasions across the hemisphere. But is this really what happened? In a departure from traditional tellings, When Montezuma Met Cortés uses the Meetingas Restall dubs their first encounteras the entry point into a comprehensive reevaluation of both Cortés and Montezuma. Drawing on rare primary sources and overlooked accounts by conquistadors and Aztecs alike, Restall explores Cortéss and Montezumas posthumous reputations, their achievements and failures, and the worlds in which they livedleading, step by step, to a dramatic inversion of the old story. As Restall takes us through this sweeping, revisionist account of a pivotal moment in modern civilization, he calls into question our view of the history of the Americas, and, indeed, of history itself. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323744 Title: BRAVE Author: Rose McGowan Narrator: Rose McGowan Format: Unabridged Length: 06:46:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science, Women Summary: ''My life, as you will read, has taken me from one cult to another. BRAVE is the story of how I fought my way out of these cults and reclaimed my life. I want to help you do the same.'' -Rose McGowan A revealing memoir and empowering manifesto A voice for generations Rose McGowan was born in one cult and came of age in another, more visible cult: Hollywood. In a strange world where she was continually on display, stardom soon became a personal nightmare of constant exposure and sexualization. Rose escaped into the world of her mind, something she had done as a child, and into high-profile relationships. Every detail of her personal life became public, and the realities of an inherently sexist industry emerged with every script, role, public appearance, and magazine cover. The Hollywood machine packaged her as a sexualized bombshell, hijacking her image and identity and marketing them for profit. Hollywood expected Rose to be silent and cooperative and to stay the path. Instead, she rebelled and asserted her true identity and voice. She reemerged unscripted, courageous, victorious, angry, smart, fierce, unapologetic, controversial, and real as f*ck. BRAVE is her raw, honest, and poignant memoir/manifestoa no-holds-barred, pull-no-punches account of the rise of a millennial icon, fearless activist, and unstoppable force for change who is determined to expose the truth about the entertainment industry, dismantle the concept of fame, shine a light on a multibillion-dollar business built on systemic misogyny, and empower people everywhere to wake up and be BRAVE. Includes two original songs by Rose McGowan. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323475 Title: This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America Author: Morgan Jerkins Narrator: Morgan Jerkins Format: Unabridged Length: 07:06:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science, History & Culture Summary: From one of the fiercest critics writing today, Morgan Jerkins highly-anticipated collection of linked essays interweaves her incisive commentary on pop culture, feminism, black history, misogyny, and racism with her own experiences to confront the very real challenges of being a black woman todayperfect for fans of Roxane Gays Bad Feminist, Rebecca Solnits Men Explain Things to Me, and Chimamanda Ngozie Adichies We Should All Be Feminists. Morgan Jerkins is only in her twenties, but she has already established herself as an insightful, brutally honest writer who isnt afraid of tackling tough, controversial subjects. In This Will Be My Undoing, she takes on perhaps one of the most provocative contemporary topics: What does it mean to beto live as, to exist asa black woman today? This is a book about black women, but its necessary reading for all Americans. Doubly disenfranchised by race and gender, often deprived of a place within the mostly white mainstream feminist movement, black women are objectified, silenced, and marginalized with devastating consequences, in ways both obvious and subtle, that are rarely acknowledged in our countrys larger discussion about inequality. In This Will Be My Undoing, Jerkins becomes both narrator and subject to expose the social, cultural, and historical story of black female oppression that influences the black community as well as the white, male-dominated world at large. Whether shes writing about Sailor Moon; Rachel Dolezal; the stigma of therapy; her complex relationship with her own physical body; the pain of dating when men say they dont see color; being a black visitor in Russia; the specter of the fast-tailed girl and the paradox of black female sexuality; or disabled black women in the context of the Black Girl Magic movement, Jerkins is compelling and revelatory. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323745 Title: That's What She Said: What Men Need To Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together Author: Joanne Lipman Narrator: Caroline Slaughter Format: Unabridged Length: 08:29:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Business & Economics, Management & Leadership, HR & Office Administration Summary: Going beyond the message of Lean In and The Confidence Code, Gannetts Chief Content Officer contends that to achieve parity in the office, women dont have to changemen doand in this inclusive and realistic audio handbook, offers solutions to help professionals solve gender gap issues and achieve parity at work. Companies with more women in senior leadership perform better by virtually every financial measure, and women employees help boost creativity and can temper risky behaviorsuch as the financial gambles behind the 2008 economic collapse. Yet in the United States, ninety-five percent of Fortune 500 chief executives are men, and women hold only seventeen percent of seats on corporate boards. More men are reaching across the gender divide, genuinely trying to reinvent the culture and transform the way we work together. Despite these good intentions, fumbles, missteps, frustration, and misunderstanding continue to inflict real and lasting damage on womens careers. What can the Enron scandal teach us about the way men and women communicate professionally? How does brain circuitry help explain mens fear of womens emotions at work? Why did Kimberly Clark blindly have an all-male team of executives in charge of their Kotex tampon line? In Thats What She Said, veteran media executive Joanne Lipman raises these intriguing questions and more to find workable solutions that individual managers, organizations, and policy makers can employ to make work more equitable and rewarding for all professionals. Filled with illuminating anecdotes, data from the most recent relevant studies, and stories from Lipmans own journey to the top of a male-dominated industry, Thats What She Said is about success that persuasively shows why empowering women as true equals is an essential goal for us alland offers a roadmap for getting there. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323741 Title: Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires Author: Shomari Wills Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Length: 06:52:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: History, Non-Fiction, North America, Social Science Summary: The astonishing untold history of Americas first black millionairesformer slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twentiesself-made entrepreneurs whose unknown success mirrored that of American business heroes such as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, and Thomas Edison. While Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Michael Jordan, and Will Smith are among the estimated 35,000 black millionaires in the nation today, these famous celebrities were not the first blacks to reach the storied one percent. Between the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born into slavery was reaching maturity, a small group of smart, tenacious, and daring men and women broke new ground to attain the highest levels of financial success. Black Fortunes is an intriguing look at these remarkable individuals, including Napoleon Bonaparte Drewauthor Shomari Wills great-great-great-grandfatherthe first black man in Powhatan County (contemporary Richmond) to own property in post-Civil War Virginia. His achievements were matched by five other unknown black entrepreneurs including: - Mary Ellen Pleasant, who used her Gold Rush wealth to further the cause of abolitionist John Brown; - Robert Reed Church, who became the largest landowner in Tennessee; - Hannah Elias, the mistress of a New York City millionaire, who used the land her lover gave her to build an empire in Harlem; - Orphan and self-taught chemist Annie Turnbo-Malone, who developed the first national brand of hair care products; - Madam C. J Walker, Turnbo-Malones employee who would earn the nickname Americas ''first female black millionaire;'' - Mississippi school teacher O. W. Gurley, who developed a piece of Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a ''town'' for wealthy black professionals and craftsmen'' that would become known as ''the Black Wall Street.'' A fresh, little-known chapter in the nations storyA blend of Hidden Figures, Titan, and The TycoonsBlack Fortunes illuminates the birth of the black business titan and the emergence of the black marketplace in America as never before. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323479 Title: Tempest Author: Beverly Jenkins Narrator: Kim Staunton Format: Unabridged Length: 09:18:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Fiction & Literature, Black Literature Summary: From USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins comes a new novel in a mesmerizing series set in the Old West, where an arranged marriage becomes a grand passion . . . What kind of mail-order bride greets her intended with a bullet instead of a kiss? One like Regan Carmichaelan independent spirit equally at home in denims and dresses. Shooting Dr. Colton Lee in the shoulder is an honest error, but soon Regan wonders if her entire plan to marry a man shes never met is a mistake. Colton, who buried his heart along with his first wife, insists he only wants someone to care for his daughter. Yet Regan is drawn to the unmistakable desire in his gaze. Regans far from the docile bride Colton was expecting. Still, few women would brave the wilds of Wyoming Territory for an uncertain future with a widower and his child. The thought of having a bold, forthright woman like Regan in his lifeand in his armsbegins to inspire a new dream. And despite his familys disapproval and an unseen enemy, hell risk all to make this match a real union of body and soul. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323739 Title: Maybe Esther: A Family Story Author: Katja Petrowskaja Narrator: Emma Gregory Format: Unabridged Length: 07:29:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Religious Fiction Summary: An inventive, unique, and extraordinarily moving literary debut that pieces together the fascinating story of one womans family across twentieth-century Russia, Ukraine, Poland, and Germany. Katja Petrowskaja wanted to create a kind of family tree, charting relatives who had scattered across multiple countries and continents. Her idea blossomed into this striking and highly original work of narrative nonfiction, an account of her search for meaning within the stories of her ancestors. In a series of short meditations, Petrowskaja delves into family legends, introducing a remarkable cast of characters: Judas Stern, her great-uncle, who shot a German diplomatic attaché in 1932 and was sentenced to death; her grandfather Semyon, who went underground with a new name during the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, forever splitting their branch of the family from the rest; her grandmother Rosa, who ran an orphanage in the Urals for deaf-mute Jewish children; her Ukrainian grandfather Vasily, who disappeared during World War II and reappeared without explanation forty-one years laterand settled back into the family as if hed never been gone; and her great-grandmother, whose name may have been Esther, who alone remained in Kiev and was killed by the Nazis. How do you talk about what you cant know, how do you bring the past to life? To answer this complex question, Petrowskaja visits the scenes of these events, reflecting on a fragmented and traumatized century and bringing to light family figures who threaten to drift into obscurity. A true search for the past reminiscent of Jonathan Safran Foers Everything Is Illuminated, Daniel Mendelsohns The Lost, and Michael Chabons Moonglow, Maybe Esther is a poignant, haunting investigation of the effects of history on one family. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323478 Title: Surrender to the Highlander: Highland Brides Author: Lynsay Sands Narrator: Sean William Doyle Format: Unabridged Length: 09:47:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Historical Romance Summary: In New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands captivating romance, a lass targeted by an unknown foe is savedand seducedby a bold Highlander Edith Drummond owes her life to Niels Buchanan and his brothers. Waking after an illness to a castle overrun by rugged Highlanders is disconcerting, but so is learning that shes slowly being poisoned. Niels insists on staying by her side, and Edith soon discovers that even more dangerous is her wild attraction to the fierce warrior. Niels has never met a more courageousor enticingwoman than Lady Edith. The idea of such a bonny lass being forced to enter a nunnery is more than any red-blooded Scotsman could bear. Hell gladly marry her himself. But while sweeping her off her feet is easy, itll take all his skill to defeat her familys relentless enemies, and convince her to surrender to his sweet embrace. . . . Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 323746 Title: Problim Children Author: Natalie Lloyd Narrator: Cassandra Morris Format: Unabridged Length: 05:31:00 Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Genres: Kids, Health & Family, Mystery & Fantasy, Humor Summary: With a dash of Lemony Snicket, a dollop of the Addams Family, and a hearty dose of adventure, New York Times bestselling author Natalie Lloyd introduces a new series about seven strange and adventurous siblings who tackle problems togethereven when their new neighbors try to tear them apart. Filled with mystery, humor, and adventure, the first book in this new trilogy is an unforgettable tale of adventure, family, and finding the courage to face any problem heart-first. When the Problim childrens ramshackle bungalow in the Swampy Woods goes kaboom, the seven siblingseach born on a different day of the weekhave to move into their grandpas bizarre old mansion in Lost Cove. No problem! For the Problim children, every problem is a gift! But rumors about their family run rampant in the small town: tales of a bitter feud, a hidden treasure, and a certain kind of magic lingering in the halls of #7 Main Street. Their neighbors, the OPinions, will do anything to find the secrets lurking inside the Problim householdincluding sending the seven children to seven different houses on seven different continents! Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com