Audible Picks June 1, 2022

Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir

Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up

By Selma Blair, narrated by Selma Blair
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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Selma Blair Beitner's first memory of herself was that she was a mean, mean baby. Selma spent years living up to her dreadful reputation, biting her sisters, lying on the spur of the moment, getting drunk on Passover wine at the age of seven, and behaving dramatically so that she could be the center of attention.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering

By Cameron Hanes, narrated by Cameron Hanes, David Goggins, Joe Rogan
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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When Cameron Hanes was twenty years old, he discovered his true love for bowhunting. He began an ever-evolving journey of self-improvement after being inspired by the physical challenges of stalking elk in the Oregon wilderness—traversing mountainous terrain, braving erratic weather, and avoiding his quarry's even more dangerous predators.

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Genre: Finance

Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy

By Thomas Sowell, narrated by Tom Weiner
Tags: Finance

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Thomas Sowell revises and updates his popular book on commonsense economics in this fifth edition of Basic Economics, bringing the world into sharper focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives. Sowell explains basic economic principles in plain English for the general public, using lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history.

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Genre: Business
Tags: Business

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Ed Mylett, a renowned keynote speaker and performance expert, draws on thirty years of experience as an entrepreneur and coach to top athletes, entertainers, and business executives to reveal powerful strategies to help you live an extraordinary "one more" life in his book The Power of One More.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Star Wars: Brotherhood

By Mike Chen, narrated by Jonathan Davis
Tags: Science Fiction

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The Clone Wars are now in full swing. Throughout the galaxy, battle lines are being drawn. The Jedi Order's cherished peace is slipping through their fingers with each new world that joins the Separatists.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The Sun Also Rises

By Ernest Hemingway, narrated by Michael Gandolfini
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Hemingway skillfully illuminates the plight of the Lost Generation in his unforgettable first novel, weaving a poignant tale of love and loss in the aftermath of World War I.

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Genre: Clean Romance

One True Loves

By Taylor Jenkins Reid, narrated by Julia Whelan
Tags: Clean Romance

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Jesse is on a helicopter over the Pacific on their first wedding anniversary when it goes missing. Jesse has vanished without a trace. Emma quits her job and returns home to try to reassemble her life. Emma, now in her 30s, runs into an old friend, Sam, and falls in love with him once more. Emma's second chance at happiness arrives when she and Sam become engaged. Until Jesse is found, that is.

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Genre: Clean Romance

Something Wilder

By Christina Lauren, narrated by Christina Lauren, Patti Murin, Jon Root
Tags: Clean Romance

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Lily's upbringing as the daughter of a notorious treasure hunter and an absentee father, Duke Wilder, left her with little patience for the job... or much money in the bank. But Lily is resourceful, and she now uses Duke's prized hand-drawn maps to lead tourists on fictitious treasure hunts. It pays the bills, but it's not enough to allow her to realize her dream, and it's certainly not enough to deal with the sight of the man she once loved walking back into her life...

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Genre: True Crime

Wiseguy

By Nicholas Pileggi, narrated by Ari Fliakos
Tags: True Crime

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This is the true-crime bestseller that inspired Martin Scorsese's film masterpiece GoodFellas, which brought to life the violence, excess, families, wives and girlfriends, drugs, payoffs, paybacks, jail time, and the Feds... With Henry Hill's crackling narration straight out of Wiseguy overseeing all the unforgettable action.

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Genre: Mystery

Lies in Bone

By Natalie Symons, narrated by Tawny Platis
Tags: Mystery

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Chuck Coolidge, 11, and his brother Danny, 11, are lost in a cloud of toxic smog that blankets the steel town of Slippery Elm, Pennsylvania, on Halloween, 1963. Half of the town is sick, and 20 people have died as a result of the smog. Danny is also missing. Frank, Chuck's teenage daughter, plots her escape from this "busted and disgusted" town more than 20 years later.

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Blaze Returns (Axel Blaze Thriller Book 1)

By Bill Runner, narrated by Kyle Snyder
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"I wasn’t expecting trouble when I pulled off the highway.” Ex-US Marshal Axel Blaze is doing what he knows best–dealing with trouble. Deputy Marshal Carter has gone missing in Little Butte, Nevada. The Dawsons own the town. The Mexican cartel is moving in. A gang war is coming to town. It's up to Blaze to find Carter before all hell breaks loose.

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Genre: Mystery

The Black Cat Murders (Heathcliff Lennox Book 2)

By Karen Menuhin, narrated by Sam Dewhurst -Phillips
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Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie with a touch of Wodehouse and a dog of distinction. Who killed Sir Crispin Gibbons? A wedding invitation and news of mischief that could be murder takes Lennox to the Earl of Bloxford's country estate. He, soon, finds himself in a world of purloined artworks, forgeries, and a priceless Bloxford beauty.

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For Fallon (Chicago Syndicate Series Book 1)

By Soraya Naomi, narrated by Tor Thom, Elizabeth Russel
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She has met the love of her life, or so she thinks. In reality, her entire life is about to change because she fell in love with an underboss.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

All for You

By Jennifer Probst, narrated by Matthew Williamson
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Ariel Devlin is a high-powered advertising executive who enrolls in a yoga school to reduce her stress. But her sexy yoga teacher is becoming a major distraction. Grant Madison swore to never get involved with the students. But he can't resist Ariel. They engage in a secret affair but when lust turns into love, will it be too high a price to pay?

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Genre: Fantasy

The Return of King Lillian

By Suzie Plakson, narrated by Suzie Plakson
Tags: Fantasy

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The extraordinary journey of Lillian, an outcast girl-king, who sets off into the unknown, determined to rediscover her long-lost self and reclaim her stolen birthright. "A whimsical and philosophical fairy tale for the modern age." Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner / Readers' Favorite Award Winner / Independent Author Book of the Year Winner.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Blue Bayou

By Jiffy Kate, narrated by Eric Michael Summerer and Loretta Rawlins
Tags: Steamy Romance

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The road to self-discovery leads Maverick Kensington deep into the heart of New Orleans and straight to Carys Matthews door. His passion and business know-how are exactly what she needs. Her carefree spirit is what he wants. Come escape to New Orleans and get lost in the French Quarter with this whirlwind romance. Contains mature themes.

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Genre: Fantasy

Noir (Crimson Shadow Book 1)

By Nathan Squiers, narrated by Skyler Morgan
Tags: Fantasy

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The only thing Xander Stryker wishes for on his eighteenth birthday is death. Instead of death, he is thrown into a supernatural world. In the new world, life is just as unforgiving. With a chance for a fresh legacy, Xander will have to stand tall and show old monsters a stronger, better version of himself.