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The Quiet Damage

QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family

by Jesselyn Cook ...

The “gripping” (The Atlantic) story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how we might set ourselves free from a crisis that could haunt American life for generations.“Excellent . . . This is the intimate side of the cold civil war America has been stuck in for nearly a decade.”—Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times“SHED MY DNA”: three excruciating words ... Read more

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The “gripping” (The Atlantic) story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how we might set ourselves free from a crisis that could haunt American life for generations.“Excellent . . . This is the intimate side of the cold civil war America has been stuck in for nearly a decade.”—Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times“SHED MY DNA”: three excruciating words
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The Quiet Damage

QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family

by Jesselyn Cook ...

Narrated by Jesselyn Cook ...

Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

The “gripping” (The Atlantic) story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how we might set ourselves free from a crisis that could haunt American life for generations.“Excellent . . . This is the intimate side of the cold civil war America has been stuck in for nearly a decade.”—Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times“SHED MY DNA”: three excruciating words ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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The “gripping” (The Atlantic) story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how we might set ourselves free from a crisis that could haunt American life for generations.“Excellent . . . This is the intimate side of the cold civil war America has been stuck in for nearly a decade.”—Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times“SHED MY DNA”: three excruciating words
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The Fall of Roe

The Rise of a New America

by Lisa Lerer, Elizabeth Dias ...

Narrated by Lipica Shah ...

Unabridged

16 hours 17 min

**“The most important book in the lead up to this election.” —Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC“As Dias and Lerer write, the fight against legal abortion is tied inextricably to the fight for America’s soul.” —New York magazine“A tour de force. However you read books, hardcover, ebook, audio… Just read it.” —Alex Wagner on Alex Wagner TonightThis program includes a bonus conversation with the authors, ... Read more

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**“The most important book in the lead up to this election.” —Nicolle Wallace, MSNBC“As Dias and Lerer write, the fight against legal abortion is tied inextricably to the fight for America’s soul.” —New York magazine“A tour de force. However you read books, hardcover, ebook, audio… Just read it.” —Alex Wagner on Alex Wagner TonightThis program includes a bonus conversation with the authors,
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The Missing Thread

A Women's History of the Ancient World

by Daisy Dunn ...

Narrated by Daisy Dunn, Jenny Funnell ...

Unabridged

17 hours 12 min

A dazzlingly ambitious history of the ancient world that places women at the center—from Cleopatra to Boudica, Sappho to Fulvia, and countless other artists, writers, leaders, and creators of historyAround four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sappho wrote great poems of longing and ... Read more

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A dazzlingly ambitious history of the ancient world that places women at the center—from Cleopatra to Boudica, Sappho to Fulvia, and countless other artists, writers, leaders, and creators of historyAround four thousand years ago, the mysterious Minoans sculpted statues of topless women with snakes slithering on their arms. Over one thousand years later, Sappho wrote great poems of longing and
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American Visions

The United States 1800-1860

by Edward L. Ayers ...

Narrated by Brandon Pollock ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended ... Read more

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A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended
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Queer & Christian

Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table

by Brandan Robertson ...

Narrated by Brandan Robertson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 25 min

Celebrate queer faith and take your rightful place at God’s table with Brandan Robertson, the “TikTok Pastor.” The biblical scholar and social activist also reads this program.For too long, the Bible has been weaponized to exclude LGBTQ+ individuals, despite Jesus’ radical message of inclusion. In Queer & Christian, Brandan Robertson envisions a faith where all are unequivocally embraced ... Read more

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Celebrate queer faith and take your rightful place at God’s table with Brandan Robertson, the “TikTok Pastor.” The biblical scholar and social activist also reads this program.For too long, the Bible has been weaponized to exclude LGBTQ+ individuals, despite Jesus’ radical message of inclusion. In Queer & Christian, Brandan Robertson envisions a faith where all are unequivocally embraced
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The Great Displacement

Climate Change and the Next American Migration

by Jake Bittle ...

Narrated by Matt Godfrey ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

**Shortlisted for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceThe “closely observed, compassionate, and far-sighted” (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Under a White Sky) story of climate migration in the United States—the personal stories of those experiencing displacement, the portraits of communities torn apart by disaster, and the implications for all of us as we confront a ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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**Shortlisted for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceThe “closely observed, compassionate, and far-sighted” (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Under a White Sky) story of climate migration in the United States—the personal stories of those experiencing displacement, the portraits of communities torn apart by disaster, and the implications for all of us as we confront a
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The Incorruptibles

A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld

by Dan Slater ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

This harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York reveals the true stories of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime.In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse ... Read more

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This harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York reveals the true stories of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime.In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse
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The Unclaimed

Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels

by Pamela Prickett, Stefan Timmermans ...

Narrated by Nan McNamara ...

Unabridged

9 hours 39 min

“A rare and compassionate look into the lives of Americans who go unclaimed when they die and those who dedicate their lives to burying them with dignity.”—Matthew Desmond, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Poverty, by America“A work of grace . . . Both cleareyed and disturbing, yet pulsing with empathy.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice)FINALIST FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZE • ONE ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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“A rare and compassionate look into the lives of Americans who go unclaimed when they die and those who dedicate their lives to burying them with dignity.”—Matthew Desmond, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Poverty, by America“A work of grace . . . Both cleareyed and disturbing, yet pulsing with empathy.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice)FINALIST FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS BOOK PRIZE • ONE
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Off-White

The Truth About Antisemitism

by Rachel Shabi ...

Narrated by Rachel Shabi ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

Why can't we talk about antisemitism?As claims of antisemitism continue to distort our politics at home and abroad, it has become almost impossible to talk about constructively, even in private. Instead, we find ourselves in a storm of misinformation, political mudslinging, and bad-faith accusations.There is, however, a way to deliberate more honestly. Looking beyond our polarizing headlines and ... Read more

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Why can't we talk about antisemitism?As claims of antisemitism continue to distort our politics at home and abroad, it has become almost impossible to talk about constructively, even in private. Instead, we find ourselves in a storm of misinformation, political mudslinging, and bad-faith accusations.There is, however, a way to deliberate more honestly. Looking beyond our polarizing headlines and
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The Ideological Brain

The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking

by Leor Zmigrod ...

Narrated by Tania Rodrigues ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

Named a best book of the year by The Guardian and The TelegraphWhy do some people become radicalized?How do ideologies shape the human brain?And how can we unchain our minds from toxic dogmas?In The Ideological Brain, Leor Zmigrod reveals the deep connection between political beliefs and the biology of the brain. Drawing on her own pioneering research, she uncovers t... ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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Named a best book of the year by The Guardian and The TelegraphWhy do some people become radicalized?How do ideologies shape the human brain?And how can we unchain our minds from toxic dogmas?In The Ideological Brain, Leor Zmigrod reveals the deep connection between political beliefs and the biology of the brain. Drawing on her own pioneering research, she uncovers t...
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Original Sins

The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of AmericanRacism

by Eve L. Ewing ...

Narrated by Eve L. Ewing, Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

12 hours 15 min

**Why don’t our schools work? Eve L. Ewing tackles this question from a new angle: What if they’re actually doing what they were built to do? She argues that instead of being the great equalizer, America’s classrooms were designed to do the opposite: to maintain the nation’s inequalities. It’s a task at which they excel.“This book will transform the way you see this country.”—Michelle Alexander, ... Read more

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**Why don’t our schools work? Eve L. Ewing tackles this question from a new angle: What if they’re actually doing what they were built to do? She argues that instead of being the great equalizer, America’s classrooms were designed to do the opposite: to maintain the nation’s inequalities. It’s a task at which they excel.“This book will transform the way you see this country.”—Michelle Alexander,
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