Audible Picks April 14, 2021

The Proudest Blue book cover
Genre: Children

The Proudest Blue

By Ibtihaj Muhammad, narrated by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Tags: Children

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With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be special. It's the start of a brand new year and, best of all, it's her older sister Asiya's first day of hijab - a hijab of beautiful blue fabric. But not everyone sees hijab as beautiful, and in the face of hurtful, confusing words, Faizah will be strong.

The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire Book 1) book cover
Genre: Children

The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire Book 1)

By Tui T. Sutherland, narrated by Shannon McManus
Tags: Children

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A thrilling new series soars above the competition and redefines middle-grade fantasy fiction for a new generation! The seven dragon tribes have been at war for generations, locked in an endless battle over an ancient, lost treasure. A secret movement called the Talons of Peace is determined to bring an end to the fighting, with the help of a prophecy.

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Genre: Finance

The Bitcoin Standard

By Saifedean Ammous, narrated by James Fouhey
Tags: Finance

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The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications. Against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally-accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks.

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Genre: Business

Profit First

By Mike Michalowicz, narrated by Mike Michalowicz
Tags: Business

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Conventional accounting uses the logical formula: sales - expenses = profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren't always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales - Profit = Expenses.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Planetside

By Michael Mammay, narrated by R.C. Bray
Tags: Science Fiction

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War heroes aren't usually called out of semi-retirement and sent to the far reaches of the galaxy for a routine investigation. So when Colonel Carl Butler answers the call from an old and powerful friend, he knows it's something big - and he's not being told the whole story.

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Genre: Fantasy

Inflame

By Dakota Krout, narrated by Luke Daniels
Tags: Fantasy

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Invasions and sabotage. Two civilizations doing anything to exist. War crimes are the norm. Joe takes his first step into exile and is promptly unable to breathe. This new Zone has a higher concentration of power, magnitudes denser. His first task is to survive, but mere survival is the least of his concerns.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Good Company

By Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, narrated by Marin Ireland
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Flora Mancini has been happily married for more than 20 years. But everything she thought she knew about herself, her marriage, and her relationship with her best friend, Margot, is upended when she stumbles upon an envelope containing her husband’s wedding ring - the one he claimed he lost one summer when their daughter, Ruby, was five.

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Genre: Clean Romance

The Woman in the Green Dress

By Tea Cooper, narrated by Casey Withoos
Tags: Clean Romance

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London teashop waitress Fleur Richards can’t wait for her new husband, Hugh, to return from the Great War. But when word of his death arrives on Armistice Day, Fleur learns he has left her a sizable family fortune. Refusing to accept the inheritance, she heads to his beloved home country of Australia in search of the relatives who deserve it more.

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Genre: True Crime

People Who Eat Darkness

By Richard Lloyd Parry, narrated by Simon Vance
Tags: True Crime

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Lucie Blackman stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000 and disappeared. Her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave. The seven months in between had seen a massive search for the missing girl involving Japanese policemen, British private detectives, and Lucie’s desperate but bitterly divided parents.

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We Are All the Same in the Dark

By Julia Heaberlin, narrated by Jenna Lamia, Catherine Taber, MacLeod Andrews, Kirby Heyborne
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The discovery of a girl abandoned by the side of the road threatens to unearth the long-buried secrets of a Texas town’s legendary cold case in this superb, atmospheric novel from the internationally best-selling author of Black-Eyed Susans.

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Genre: Mystery

Ocean Prey

By John Sandford, narrated by Richard Ferrone
Tags: Mystery

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An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing when he calls in some suspicious behavior from a nearby boat zipping along until it slows to pick up a diver who was apparently alone in the middle of the ocean. None of it makes sense and his hunch is proved right when all three Guardsmen who come out to investigate are shot and killed.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Strong like Water

By Laila Tarraf, narrated by Laila Tarraf
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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Laila Tarraf was the chief people officer for Peet’s Coffee and Tea, but she had a secret: She was failing in the most important relationships in her life. Yes, she was a strong and effective business leader, the successful daughter of immigrants, and the mother of a toddler, but she was disconnected from her own feelings ­and had little patience for those of others.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Devil's Lair (Molotov Obsession Book 1)

By Anna Zaires, narrated by Ava Erickson & Teddy Hamilton
Tags: Steamy Romance

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On the run from ruthless killers, I’m down to 10 bucks in my wallet and a half-tank of gas in my car. Nannying sounds like the answer to my prayers, but there’s a catch. The child’s father is the most beautiful man I’ve ever met. Darkly seductive and filthy rich, Nikolai Molotov is lethally alluring. My new employer draws me in, even as my instincts scream for me to run.