Audible Picks August 18, 2021

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Genre: Children

Refugee

By Alan Gratz, narrated by Michael Goldstrom, Kyla Garcia, & Assaf Cohen
Tags: Children

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A tour de force from acclaimed author Alan Gratz, this timely and powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers, but there is always the hope of tomorrow. And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by continents and decades, shocking connections will tie their stories together in the end.

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Genre: Fantasy

King Bullet

By Richard Kadrey, narrated by MacLeod Andrews
Tags: Fantasy

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The incredible finale of the addictive, high-octane Sandman Slim series from New York Times best-selling author Richard Kadrey. It’s been three months since Stark stopped a death cult and a potential ghost apocalypse, and he’s at loose ends. But what’s even more frightening is the Shoggot gang and their leader, King Bullet, who revels in the city’s collapse.

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Genre: True Crime

The Devil in the White City

By Erik Larson, narrated by Scott Brick
Tags: True Crime

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The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death. Erik Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both.

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Genre: Clean Romance

Battle Royal

By Lucy Parker, narrated by Billie Fulford-Brown
Tags: Clean Romance

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Beloved author Lucy Parker pens a delicious new romantic comedy that is a battle of whisks and wits. When Dominic and Sylvie learn they will be fighting for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bake a cake for the upcoming wedding of Princess Rose, the flour begins to fly as they fight to come out on top.

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The Noise

By James Patterson & J.D. Barker, narrated by Amanda Dolan
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Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her sister, Sophie, when the girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest, building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams. From out of nowhere, their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar. But the sound only gets worse....

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Flirt With Me (With Me In Seattle)

By Kristen Proby, narrated by Stella Bloom & Connor Crais
Tags: Steamy Romance

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From New York Times best-selling author Kristen Proby comes an all-new single-dad forced-proximity novel in her beloved With Me in Seattle series! Maeve understands the importance of family, and can see herself making just that with Hunter and his daughter. But when his past comes back to haunt him, will their love be strong enough, or will they be ripped apart forever?

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Skinship

By Yoon Choi, narrated by Greta Jung, Intae Kim, Jennifer Kim, Sue Jean Kim, Raymond J. Lee, Keong Sim, Janet Song, & Jennifer Yun
Tags: Literary Fiction

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A long-married couple is forced to confront their friend's painful past when a church revival comes to a nearby town... A woman in an arranged marriage struggles to connect with the son she hid from her husband for years... A well-meaning sister unwittingly reunites an abuser with his victims.

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Exiled Fleet

By J. S. Dewes, narrated by Andrew Eiden & Nicol Zanzarella
Tags: Science Fiction

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The survivors of The Last Watch refuse to die. The Sentinels narrowly escaped the collapsing edge of the Divide. They have mustered a few other surviving Sentinels, but with no engines, they have no way to leave the edge of the universe before they starve. Adequin Rake has gathered a team to find the materials they'll need to get everyone out.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Make It Nice

By Dorinda Medley, narrated by Dorinda Medley
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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Chronicling the life of the reality television star, Make It Nice also features life lessons for those who may experience similar challenges, as well as the celebrated hostess’s invaluable entertaining tips, all presented with the humor and wit that have “oh-so-well made” Dorinda Medley a most compelling compilation.

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Genre: Mystery

Murder at First Principles

By Ben Wiener, narrated by Ben Wiener & Keira Grace
Tags: Mystery

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Addie Morita, a frustrated young crime researcher, finally gets her big career break when a serial killer targets her successful former classmates from an elite San Francisco Bay Area college. Addie must match wits with both the taunting killer and the intimidating special agent assigned to the case, racing to decipher key clues buried in a famous start-up strategy book - before it’s too late.

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Genre: Business

Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)

By Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, narrated by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
Tags: Business

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Singh Cassidy’s “seven myths of success”, as well as her advice on how to make FOMO into your friend, multiply your “bets” in life, and understand why you shouldn’t be blinded by “passion bias”, all provide an entirely new way to approach risk-taking and achieve lasting success.

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Genre: Finance

Safe Haven: Investing for Financial Storms

By Mark Spitznagel, narrated by Fred Berman
Tags: Finance

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In Safe Haven, hedge fund manager Mark Spitznagel - one of the top practitioners of safe-haven investing and portfolio risk mitigation in the world - answers these questions and more. Investors who heed the message in this book will never look at risk mitigation the same way again.

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Genre: Children

Maya and the Turtle

By John C. Stickler & Soma Han, narrated by Talulah Shadrick
Tags: Children

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Soma's mother, T.M. Song, was a storyteller and this is a tale she used to tell her daughters when they were little girls. Her mother had told it to her when she was growing up in a rural village in Korea during the reign of King Kojong... The underlying lesson is filial piety, respect for one's parents, presented in an engrossing Oriental Cinderella story...