Audible Picks April 28, 2021

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Genre: Children

Rosco the Rascal (Books 1-5)

By Shana Gorian, narrated by Trista Shaye
Tags: Children

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Meet James and Mandy, and their mischievous German shepherd, Rosco, in this five-book audiobook set. Year-round adventures await, with a fall trip to a pumpkin patch, a winter vacation to the mountains, a springtime march through a St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a summertime week at sleep-away camp, and a hometown Christmas lights contest.

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Genre: Children

The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories)

By Chris Colfer, narrated by Chris Colfer
Tags: Children

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The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.

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Genre: Business

Elon Musk

By Ashlee Vance, narrated by Fred Sanders
Tags: Business

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"Elon Musk" is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs - a real-life Tony Stark - and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new makers.

Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life book cover
Genre: Finance
Tags: Finance

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From a renowned financial journalist who has written for Time, Fortune, Forbes, and The New Yorker, a fresh and unexpectedly profound book that draws on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with many of the world’s super-investors to demonstrate that the keys for building wealth hold other life lessons as well.

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Midnight Library

By Matt Haig, narrated by Carey Mulligan
Tags: Science Fiction

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Somewhere there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself?

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Genre: Fantasy

From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash Book 1)

By Jennifer L. Armentrout, narrated by Stina Nielsen
Tags: Fantasy

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Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched, looked upon, or spoken to. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The Henna Artist

By Alka Joshi, narrated by Sneha Mathan
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Escaping from an abusive marriage, 17-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There, she becomes the most highly requested henna artist - and confidante - to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own...

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Genre: Clean Romance

The Seat Filler

By Sariah Wilson, narrated by Kate Marcin
Tags: Clean Romance

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The meet-cute award goes to dog groomer Juliet Nolan. It’s one of Hollywood’s biggest nights when she volunteers as a seat filler and winds up next to movie heartthrob Noah freaking Douglas. Tongue-tied and toes curling in her pink Converse, she pretends that she doesn’t have a clue who he is. It’s the only way to keep from swooning.

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Genre: True Crime

Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America

By Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, narrated by Robert Petkoff
Tags: True Crime

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Covering the period from the 1930s to the 1980s, O’Reilly and Dugard trace the prohibition-busting bank robbers of the Depression Era, such as John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby-Face Nelson. The authors highlight the creation of the Mafia Commission, the power struggles within the “Five Families”, and the growth of the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover.

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The Hunting Party

By Lucy Foley, narrated by Gary Furlong, Elle Newlands, Morag Sims, Imogen Church and, Moira Quirk
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During Christmas break, a group of 30-something friends from Oxford meets to welcome in the New Year together. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands. They arrive on December 30, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. Two days later, one of them is dead.

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Genre: Mystery

The Lions of Fifth Avenue

By Fiona Davis, narrated by Erin Bennett & Lisa Flanagan
Tags: Mystery

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In New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis's latest historical novel, a series of book thefts roils the iconic New York Public Library, leaving two generations of strong-willed women to pick up the pieces.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

American Ulysses

By Ronald C. White, narrated by Arthur Morey
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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A biography of the Civil War general and the American president. The dramatic story of one of America's greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents. Based on 7 years of research with primary documents, some of them never tapped before, this is destined to become the Grant biography of our times.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Falling Out of Hate with You (The Hate-Love Duet Book 1)

By Lauren Rowe, narrated by Andi Arndt & Jacob Morgan
Tags: Steamy Romance

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I’ve tried to like Adrian Savage, the mercurial frontman for Fugitive Summer, while serving as his band’s opening act on tour. We’re stuck together for three months, after all. And I’m well aware I’m lucky to be here. But it’s proved impossible. He’s far too rude and dismissive a guy to get along with. And way too good at getting under my skin.