Audible Picks June 15, 2022

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the first Asian superhero film from Marvel, tells his own origin story as a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a lifetime.

Helmet for My Pillow: A Young Marine's Stirring Account of Combat in World War II book cover
Genre: Biography & Memoir
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Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, as depicted in Helmet for My Pillow. This gripping first-person account follows his journey from basic training on Parris Island, South Carolina, to the raging battles in the Pacific, which saw some of the war's most ferocious fighting.

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing book cover
Genre: Finance

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

By John C. Bogle, narrated by L. J. Ganser
Tags: Finance

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The Little Book of Common Sense is a collection of common-sense advice. The classic guide to learning how to invest in Investing.

Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making book cover
Genre: Business

Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making

By Tony Fadell, narrated by Roger Wayne
Tags: Business

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Build is full of personal stories, practical advice, and fascinating insights into some of the most influential products and people of the twentieth century. Written for anyone who wants to grow at work. Build is full of personal stories, practical advice, and fascinating insights into some of the most impactful products and people of the twentieth century.

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Genre: Science Fiction

The Gone World

By Tom Sweterlitsch, narrated by Brittany Pressley
Tags: Science Fiction

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Shannon Moss works for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service's clandestine division. She is assigned to investigate the murder of a Navy SEAL's family in western Pennsylvania in 1997, as well as the disappearance of his teenage daughter.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

Later

By Stephen King, narrated by Seth Numrich
Tags: Literary Fiction

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Jamie Conklin, the son of a struggling single mother, just wants an ordinary childhood. Jamie, on the other hand, is not your typical kid. Jamie was born with an unnatural ability that his mother advises him to keep hidden. He can see and learn things that no one else can. But, as Jamie discovers the cost of using this ability is greater than he can imagine.

The Roughest Draft book cover
Genre: Clean Romance

The Roughest Draft

By Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka, narrated by Dan Bittner, Imani Jade Powers
Tags: Clean Romance

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Katrina Freeling and Nathan Van Huysen were the brightest literary stars on the horizon three years ago, with their co-authored book topping best seller lists. But, after their greatest success, they broke up on bad terms for reasons neither of them would reveal to the public. They haven't spoken since, and they have no plans to do so unless they have one last book to finish on contract.

Every Summer After book cover
Genre: Clean Romance

Every Summer After

By Carley Fortune, narrated by Aj Bridel
Tags: Clean Romance

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They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, that has felt all too true ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago. Until she gets the call that whisks her back to Barry's Bay and back into the orbit of Sam Florek—the man she never imagined she'd have to live without.

Every Little Piece of Me (Orchid Valley Book 1) book cover
Genre: Steamy Romance

Every Little Piece of Me (Orchid Valley Book 1)

By Lexi Ryan, narrated by Summer Roberts, Tyler Donne
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Brinley Knox was crying, draped in a ridiculous pink tulle dress for her sweet 16, and cursing the boy who'd broken her heart the first time I saw her. I was the hired hand, a homeless adolescent. She was the daughter of Orchid Valley's wealthiest family. Brinley was always off-limits to me. I didn't let that stop me from kissing her. Or from promising that if she ever became mine, I would never abandon her.

American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI book cover
Genre: True Crime

American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI

By Kate Winkler Dawson, narrated by Kate Winkler Dawson
Tags: True Crime

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The year is 1933, and the location is Berkeley, California. In a lab full of oddities - beakers, microscopes, Bunsen burners, and hundreds of books - sat an investigator who would go on to solve at least 2,000 cases over the course of his 40-year career. Edward Oscar Heinrich dubbed the "American Sherlock Holmes," was one of America's greatest - and first - forensic scientists.

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The Omega Factor

By Steve Berry, narrated by Scott Brick
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When Nick Lee travels to Belgium to see a woman from his past, he unwittingly becomes involved in the search for a legendary panel from the Ghent Altarpiece, which was stolen under the cover of darkness in 1934 and has never been seen since. Nick soon finds himself in the middle of a long-running conflict that has been simmering for nearly two thousand years.

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Counterfeit

By Kirstin Chen, narrated by Catherine Ho
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Ava Wong has always erred on the side of caution. She's built the perfect life as a straight-laced, rule-abiding Chinese American lawyer with a successful surgeon for a husband, a young son, and a lovely home. Ava's world, however, is crumbling beneath the surface.

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Genre: Mystery

Lock Every Door

By Riley Sager, narrated by Dylan Moore
Tags: Mystery

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When Ingrid confides in Jules that the Bartholomew is not what it appears to be and that the dark history hidden beneath its gleaming facade is starting to frighten her, Jules dismisses it as a harmless ghost story...until Ingrid vanishes the next day.

Heart Wounds (A Miranda and Parker Mystery Book 2) book cover
Genre: Mystery

Heart Wounds (A Miranda and Parker Mystery Book 2)

By Linsey Lanier, narrated by Kristin James
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When the priceless Marc Antony dagger is stolen from a London museum, PI Miranda Steele takes on the British upper crust and a ruthless killer to get it back. You’ll want to read this gripping mystery because it will keep you guessing.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Alpha's Dirty Little Secret

By Symone R., narrated by Stella Rose
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Amira was sent to stay under the roof of the emotionless Alpha Xavier. With her heat in power, she couldn't seem to resist his sensual touch behind closed doors. Soon, their interest in one another blossomed, even though they were not mates. But things turned when Amira ran into her mate. Who would she choose, and what happened to Xavier’s mate?

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Genre: Fantasy

Crestahn Kingdom

By Dartanyan Johnson, narrated by David Lane Pusey
Tags: Fantasy

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A crystal shard of almost insurmountable power. A king bent on destroying the most influential man in the galaxy. And an intergalactic war that unveils a family's dark past.

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Genre: Fantasy

Drachen 6: Raking Mud

By Duffy Weber, narrated by Duffy Weber
Tags: Fantasy

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Millie and Daavi are brought in to help when a mudslide ravages a hillside community. They've set up operations at the wharf but not all is as it seems. Warehouse staff is more worried about keeping people out than helping the growing crowd of victims. If Daavi & Millie don't figure out why the mud isn't the only thing they'll have to worry about.