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Walking the Bowl

A True Story of Murder and Survival Among the Street Children of Lusaka

by Chris Lockhart, Daniel Mulilo Chama ...

A New York Times Notable BookAn NPR Best Book of the YearFor readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy**, this is a breathtaking real-life story of four street children in contemporary Zambia whose lives are drawn together and forever altered by the mysterious murder of a fellow street child.**Based on years of investiga... ... Read more

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A New York Times Notable BookAn NPR Best Book of the YearFor readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy**, this is a breathtaking real-life story of four street children in contemporary Zambia whose lives are drawn together and forever altered by the mysterious murder of a fellow street child.**Based on years of investiga...
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Walking the Bowl

A True Story of Murder and Survival Among the Street Children of Lusaka

by Chris Lockhart, Daniel Mulilo Chama ...

Narrated by Hlonela Ngqwebo ...

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9 hours 7 min

For readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy**, this is a breathtaking real-life story of four street children in contemporary Zambia whose lives are drawn together and forever altered by the mysterious murder of a fellow street child.**Based on years of investigative reporting and unprecedented fieldwork, Walking the Bowl immerses readers in the daily lives of four un... ... Read more

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For readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy**, this is a breathtaking real-life story of four street children in contemporary Zambia whose lives are drawn together and forever altered by the mysterious murder of a fellow street child.**Based on years of investigative reporting and unprecedented fieldwork, Walking the Bowl immerses readers in the daily lives of four un...
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Mothercoin

The Stories of Immigrant Nannies

by Elizabeth Cummins Muñoz ...

Narrated by Frankie Corzo ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

A historical and cultural exploration of the devastating consequences of undervaluing those who conduct the “women’s work” of childcare and housekeepingIn taking up the mothercoin—the work of mothering, divorced from family and exchanged in a global market—immigrant nannies embody a grave contradiction: while “women’s work” of childcare and housekeeping is relegated to the private sphere and ... Read more

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A historical and cultural exploration of the devastating consequences of undervaluing those who conduct the “women’s work” of childcare and housekeepingIn taking up the mothercoin—the work of mothering, divorced from family and exchanged in a global market—immigrant nannies embody a grave contradiction: while “women’s work” of childcare and housekeeping is relegated to the private sphere and
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Raising Lazarus

Hope, Justice, and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis

by Beth Macy ...

Narrated by Beth Macy ...

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10 hours 31 min

**An important account of everyday heroes fighting on the front lines of the overdose crisis, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dopesick and Factory Man.“Deeply reported, deeply moving” —Patrick Radden Keefe**Nearly a decade into the second wave of America's overdose crisis, pharmaceutical companies have yet to answer for the harms they created. As pending court battles against opioid ... Read more

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**An important account of everyday heroes fighting on the front lines of the overdose crisis, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dopesick and Factory Man.“Deeply reported, deeply moving” —Patrick Radden Keefe**Nearly a decade into the second wave of America's overdose crisis, pharmaceutical companies have yet to answer for the harms they created. As pending court battles against opioid
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They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky

The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan

by Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, Judy A. Bernstein ...

Narrated by Murphy Applin, Suzanne Toren ...

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9 hours 35 min

**The gripping tale of three Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America.“A moving, beautifully written account, by turns raw and tender.” —Los Angeles Times**1987 and 1989, Alepho, Benjamin, and Benson, like tens of thousands of other young boys known as the Lost Boys, took flight from the ... Read more

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**The gripping tale of three Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America.“A moving, beautifully written account, by turns raw and tender.” —Los Angeles Times**1987 and 1989, Alepho, Benjamin, and Benson, like tens of thousands of other young boys known as the Lost Boys, took flight from the
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Chesapeake Requiem

A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island

by Earl Swift ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

A brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction.A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post, **NPR, *Outside,***Smithsonian, Popular Science, Bloomberg, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Review of Books, Science Friday, and Kirkus""BE... ... Read more

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A brilliant, soulful, and timely portrait of a two-hundred-year-old crabbing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay as it faces extinction.A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Washington Post, **NPR, *Outside,***Smithsonian, Popular Science, Bloomberg, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Review of Books, Science Friday, and Kirkus""BE...
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Redeeming Justice

From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System

by Jarrett Adams ...

Narrated by Jarrett Adams ...

Unabridged

11 hours 32 min

**“A moving and beautifully crafted memoir.”—SCOTT TUROW“A daring act of justified defiance.”—SHAKA SENGHOR“Nothing less than heroic.”—JOHN GRISHAMHe was seventeen when an all-white jury sentenced him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now a pioneering lawyer, he recalls the journey that led to his exoneration—and inspired him to devote his life to fighting the many injustices in our legal ... Read more

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**“A moving and beautifully crafted memoir.”—SCOTT TUROW“A daring act of justified defiance.”—SHAKA SENGHOR“Nothing less than heroic.”—JOHN GRISHAMHe was seventeen when an all-white jury sentenced him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now a pioneering lawyer, he recalls the journey that led to his exoneration—and inspired him to devote his life to fighting the many injustices in our legal
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The Great Escape

A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America

by Saket Soni ...

Narrated by Saket Soni ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

The astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review).In late 2006, Saket Soni, a 28-year-old, Indian-born community organizer received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker ... Read more

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The astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review).In late 2006, Saket Soni, a 28-year-old, Indian-born community organizer received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker
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You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays

by Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Genevieve West ...

Narrated by Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

15 hours 19 min

Introduction by New York Times bestselling author Henry Louis Gates Jr.Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston, showcasing the evolution of her distinctive style as an archivist and author.“One of the greatest writers of our time.”—Toni MorrisonYou Don’t Know Us ... Read more

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Introduction by New York Times bestselling author Henry Louis Gates Jr.Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston, showcasing the evolution of her distinctive style as an archivist and author.“One of the greatest writers of our time.”—Toni MorrisonYou Don’t Know Us
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Jimmy the King

Murder, Vice, and the Reign of a Dirty Cop

by Gus Garcia-Roberts ...

Narrated by Marc Vietor ...

Unabridged

16 hours 5 min

An incredible four-decade account of murder, power, and corruption in one of the country’s largest police departmentsIn 1979, the gruesome slaying of a thirteen-year-old boy riveted the suburbs of Suffolk County, New York. As the county hustled to bring the case to a dubious resolution, a wayward local teenager emerged with a convenient story to tell. For his cooperation, Jimmy Burke was rewarded ... Read more

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An incredible four-decade account of murder, power, and corruption in one of the country’s largest police departmentsIn 1979, the gruesome slaying of a thirteen-year-old boy riveted the suburbs of Suffolk County, New York. As the county hustled to bring the case to a dubious resolution, a wayward local teenager emerged with a convenient story to tell. For his cooperation, Jimmy Burke was rewarded
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White Lies

The Double Life of Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret

by A. J. Baime ...

Narrated by Wayne Carr ...

Unabridged

12 hours 57 min

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year 2022An “electrifying” biography of Walter White, a little-remembered Black civil rights leader who passed for white in order to investigate racist murders, help put the NAACP on the map, and change the racial identity of America forever (Chicago Review of Books).Walter F. White led two lives: one as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and the NAACP in the early ... Read more

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A New Yorker Best Book of the Year 2022An “electrifying” biography of Walter White, a little-remembered Black civil rights leader who passed for white in order to investigate racist murders, help put the NAACP on the map, and change the racial identity of America forever (Chicago Review of Books).Walter F. White led two lives: one as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and the NAACP in the early
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Cheap Land Colorado

Off-Gridders at America's Edge

by Ted Conover ...

Narrated by Ted Conover ...

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10 hours 9 min

**From Pulitzer Prize finalist and National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author of Newjack, a passage through an America lived wild and off the grid, where along with independence and stunning views come fierce winds, neighbors with criminal pasts, and minimal government and medical services.“In these dispatches, [Conover] invites readers to ride shotgun along an unraveling edge of the ... Read more

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**From Pulitzer Prize finalist and National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author of Newjack, a passage through an America lived wild and off the grid, where along with independence and stunning views come fierce winds, neighbors with criminal pasts, and minimal government and medical services.“In these dispatches, [Conover] invites readers to ride shotgun along an unraveling edge of the
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