Audible Picks November 3, 2021

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Genre: Children

Nightbooks

By J. A. White, narrated by Kirby Heyborne
Tags: Children

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Alex’s original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he’ll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He’s loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don’t have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he’s desperate for a different ending - and a way out of this twisted place.

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Genre: Children

The Things I'm Grateful For (Gratitude Series Book 2)

By Arnie Lightning, narrated by Trista Shaye
Tags: Children

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Gratitude and appreciation can make life wonderful. These five cute stories are excellent for teaching your little one about being thankful for the things they have. Each story is beautifully crafted with morals and lessons about gratitude and includes just for fun activities.

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Genre: Biography & Memoir

The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone

By Edward Dolnick, narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi
Tags: Biography & Memoir

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Dominating the world for 30 centuries, ancient Egypt was the mightiest empire the world had ever known, yet everything about it - the pyramids, mummies, the Sphinx - was shrouded in mystery. Whoever was able to decipher the Rosetta Stone, and learn how to read hieroglyphs, would solve that mystery and fling open a door that had been locked for 2,000 years.

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Genre: Finance

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

By Stephanie Land, narrated by Stephanie Land
Tags: Finance

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At 28, Stephanie Land's dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer quickly dissolved when a summer fling turned into an unplanned pregnancy. Before long, she found herself a single mother, scraping by as a housekeeper to make ends meet.

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Genre: Business

Bullshit Jobs

By David Graeber, narrated by Christopher Ragland
Tags: Business

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There are millions of people whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society’s most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln.

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Genre: Science Fiction

Klara and the Sun

By Kazuo Ishiguro, narrated by Sura Siu
Tags: Science Fiction

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Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her.

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Genre: Literary Fiction

The Things We Cannot Say

By Kelly Rimmer, narrated by Ann Marie Gideon and Nancy Peterson
Tags: Literary Fiction

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In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the Russian refugee camp, she calls home, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It’s a decision that will alter her destiny... and it’s a lie that will remain buried until the next century.

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Genre: Clean Romance

Becoming Mrs. Lewis

By Patti Callahan, narrated by Lauren Woodward
Tags: Clean Romance

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When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Everything about New Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford professor and the beloved writer of The Chronicles of Narnia, yet their minds bonded over their letters.

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Lucifer's Bride (Married to the Devil Book 1)

By Roxie Ray, Skye Wilson, narrated by Phoenix McKay
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Luke doesn’t care that I can’t remember a thing about the deal we made on the night of my bachelorette party. All he cares is that I promised my love, my life, and my obedience to him for eternity. To make matters worse, I was supposed to be marrying another. But Adam can’t stand against Luke’s strength. I’m Luke’s prisoner, his lover, and I can’t resist his wicked charms and sinfully good looks.

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Genre: True Crime

Lust Killer

By Ann Rule, narrated by Andy Stack, Callie Beaulieu
Tags: True Crime

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When young women begin mysteriously disappearing in Oregon, Police Lieutenant James Stovall leads a relentless search for a killer. With little evidence available, and the public screaming for answers, he must find a remorseless, brutal killer whose identity will shock them all...

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The Moonlight Child

By Karen McQuestion, narrated by Stacey Glemboski
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On a cold January night, Sharon Lemke heads outside to see a lunar eclipse when she notices something odd at the house behind her backyard. Through her neighbor's kitchen window, she sees what appears to be a little girl washing dishes late at night. But the Fleming family doesn't have a child that age, and even if they did, why would she be doing housework at this late hour?

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Genre: Mystery

The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

By Stuart Turton, narrated by James Cameron Stewart
Tags: Mystery

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Evelyn Hardcastle will die. Every day until Aiden Bishop can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest. And some of his hosts are more helpful than others....

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Genre: Mystery

Message for Murder (Rutledge Historical Society Book 1)

By Jerri Kay Lincoln, narrated by Chris Kenworthy
Tags: Mystery

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Discovering a dead body on the first day of her new job was not Lorry Lockharte’s idea of a good time. But when it turned out two elderly sisters had died within a week’s time, Lorry was determined to find out who killed them. Will she find the killer in time, or will she be the next victim?

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The Silencer Series (Box Set Books 1-4)

By Mike Ryan, narrated by Brian Hutchison
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Follow former CIA agent Michael Recker as he faces off against government agencies, criminal masterminds, and his own troubled past… These four action-packed tales are performed by Earphones Award-winning narrator Brian Hutchison!

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Genre: Steamy Romance

Capture My Desires (A Billionaires Romance Book 7)

By Charmaine Louise Shelton, narrated by Logan McAllister and Sierra Kline
Tags: Steamy Romance

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Glitz Glamour Steamy Sex. "Watch yourself, My Naughty Girl, or playtime will become punishment time." The sexy as sin rebel billionaire always gets what he wants. The laid-back yogi burned before. A former lover wants more and will do whatever it takes. Who gets who in this steamy love triangle romance? The Jet-set Lifestyle has never been hotter.