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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 792172Title: American Poison: A Deadly Invention and the Woman Who Battled for Environmental JusticeAuthor: Daniel StoneNarrator: Daniel StoneFormat: UnabridgedLength: 12:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-18-25Publisher: Penguin AudioGenres: History, Biography & Memoir, North America, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, WomenSummary:From the national bestselling author of The Food Explorer comes the untold story of Alice Hamilton, a trailblazing doctor and public health activist who took on the booming auto industry—and the deadly invention of leaded gasoline, which would poison millions of people across America.At noon on October 27, 1924, a factory worker was admitted to a hospital in New York City, suffering from hallucinations and convulsions. Before breakfast the next day, he was dead. Alice Hamilton was determined to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.By the time of the accident, Hamilton had pioneered the field of industrial medicine in the United States. She specialized in workplace safety years before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was created. She was the first female professor at Harvard. She spent decades inspecting factories and mines. But this time, she was up against a formidable new foe: America’s relentless push for progress, regardless of the cost.The 1920s were an exciting decade. Industry was booming. Labor was flourishing. Automobiles were changing roads, cities, and nearly all parts of American life. And one day, an ambitious scientist named Thomas Midgley Jr. triumphantly found just the right chemical to ensure that this boom would continue. His discovery—tetraethyl leaded gasoline—set him up for great wealth and the sort of fame that would land his name in history books.Soon, Hamilton would be on a collision course with Midgley, fighting full force against his invention, which poisoned the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the basic structure of our brains.American Poison is the gripping story of Hamilton’s unsung battle for a healthy planet—and the ramifications that continue to echo today.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 798941Title: His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2)Author: Philip PullmanNarrator: Ruth WilsonFormat: UnabridgedLength: 9:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-04-25Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)Genres: Kids, General, Fairy Tales & FolkloreSummary:The spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an 'All-Time Greatest Novel' and Newsweek hailed as a 'Top 100 Book of All Time,' continues the epic adventure, catapulting readers between worlds, and toward a devastating discovery.Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will—a boy on the run, a murderer—a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angels.Each is searching—Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father—but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, their destinies are bound together...until they are split apart.A #1 New York Times BestsellerPublished in 40 Countries“Just as quick-moving and unputdownable as The Golden Compass. . . . The mysteries deepen and the wonders grow even more extravagant.” —The Washington Post“Pullman’s imagination soars . . . A literary rollercoaster ride you won’t want to miss.”—The Boston Globe“The story gallops with ferocious momentum . . . Devilishly inventive.” —The New York Times Book ReviewDon't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of His Dark Materials!** THE BOOK OF DUST **La Belle SauvageThe Secret CommonwealthContact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 804452Title: Reading the Waves: A MemoirAuthor: Lidia YuknavitchNarrator: Lidia YuknavitchFormat: UnabridgedLength: 9:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-04-25Publisher: Penguin AudioGenres: Biography & Memoir, Self Development, Health & Wellness, Mindfulness & MeditationSummary:The frank and revealing memoir of a writer who draws from her own creativity to heal.'I believe our bodies are carriers of experience,' Lidia Yuknavitch writes in her provocative memoir Reading the Waves. 'I mean to ask if there is a way to read my own past differently, using what I have learned from literature: how stories repeat and reverberate and release us from the tyranny of our mistakes, our traumas, and our confusions.'Drawing on her background -- her father's abuse, her complicated dynamic with her disabled mother, the death of her child, her sexual relationships with men and women -- and her creative life as an author and teacher, Yuknavitch has come to understand that by using the power of literature and storytelling to reframe her memories, she can loosen the bonds that have enslaved her emotional growth. Armed with this insight, she allows herself to look with the eye of an artist at the wounds she suffered and come to understand the transformational power this has to restore her soul. By turns candid and lyrical, stoic and forgiving, blunt and evocative, Reading the Waves reframes memory to show how crucial this process can be to gaining a deeper understanding of ourselves.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 783534Title: Parent Yourself First: Raise Confident, Compassionate Kids by Becoming the Parent You Wish You'd HadAuthor: Bryana KappadakunnelNarrator: Bryana KappadakunnelFormat: UnabridgedLength: 12:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-28-25Publisher: Penguin AudioGenres: Self Development, Health & WellnessSummary:A fresh, no-nonsense parenting guide that shows you how to become a great parent (even if you didn’t have one yourself).Many of us didn’t have a perfect childhood. But it’s never too late (or too early!) to transform into the parent you were always meant to be—grounded, present, intentional, compassionate, and confident. In Parent Yourself First, licensed marriage and family therapist Bryana Kappadakunnel argues that the secret to successful parenting is to UN-learn the wounded patterns you grew up with and create new ways to connect with your child. Parenting from a place of connection may feel unlike anything you experienced as a child or what you thought parenting was meant to be. But the results can be remarkable—and transformative.As the founder of the popular Conscious Mommy community on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, Kappadakunnel explains that your upbringing is probably impacting your parenting style in ways you don’t even fully recognize, from how you manage your own emotions to how you connect with your kids in their vulnerable moments. In Parent Yourself First, she shares powerful stories from the families she’s counseled and practical tools for managing common parenting woes like tantrums and defiance. Her promise: You can break free of past patterns that no longer serve you and liberate your soul from old traumas and wounds.Everyone has baggage. But it’s your responsibility to make sure your baggage doesn’t become your child’s problem. Healing yourself allows you to truly connect with your child; understand their needs; and guide them to live the happy, authentic life that they deserve.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 783499Title: Beast of the North WoodsAuthor: Annelise RyanNarrator: Susan BennettFormat: UnabridgedLength: 10:30:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-28-25Publisher: Penguin AudioGenres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Detective StoriesSummary:When a local fisherman is mauled to death, it seems like the only possible cause is a mythical creature in the latest puzzling entry in this USA Today bestselling series.An ice fisherman is savagely mauled to death in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and an eyewitness claims the man was attacked by a hodag. There's just one problem with that: it's well known that the creature is not real and was created by a local hoaxer. So how could an imaginary creature be chomping on local sportsmen? The suggestion that a hodag killed someone isn’t well received by the townsfolk because of its beloved ties to the town and the money it generates from tourist dollars. Due to this, people begin to suspect the witness is the real killer, especially when it’s discovered he has a tangled past with the victim. The witness to the attack happens to be the nephew of Morgan Carter’s bookstore employee, Rita Bosworth, who convinces the professional cryptozoologist to travel to Wisconsin to prove that a hodag not only exists but killed the victim. Clues may be hard to come by, but one thing's for sure: something killed that man, and that something now has its eyes focused on Morgan.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 760969Title: Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the WorldAuthor: Dorian LynskeyNarrator: Dorian LynskeyFormat: UnabridgedLength: 9:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-28-25Publisher: Random House (Audio)Genres: History, Non-Fiction, World, Social ScienceSummary:A rich, captivating, and darkly humorous look into the evolution of apocalyptic thought, exploring how film and literature interact with developments in science, politics, and culture, and what factors drive our perennial obsession with the end of the world.As Dorian Lynskey writes, “People have been contemplating the end of the world for millennia.” In this immersive and compelling cultural history, Lynskey reveals how religious prophecies of the apocalypse were secularized in the early 19th century by Lord Byron and Mary Shelley in a time of dramatic social upheaval and temporary climate change, inciting a long tradition of visions of the end without gods.With a discerning eye and acerbic wit, Lynskey examines how various doomsday tropes and predictions in literature, art, music, and film have arisen from contemporary anxieties, whether they be comets, pandemics, world wars, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Y2K, or the climate emergency. Far from being grim, Lynskey guides readers through a rich array of fascinating stories and surprising facts, allowing us to keep company with celebrated works of art and the people who made them, from H.G. Wells, Jack London, W.B. Yeats and J.G. Ballard to The Twilight Zone, Dr. Strangelove, Mad Max and The Terminator.Prescient and original, Everything Must Go is a brilliant, sweeping work of history that provides many astute insights for our times and speaks to our urgent concerns for the future.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 788113Title: Isola: A NovelAuthor: Allegra GoodmanNarrator: Allegra Goodman, Fiona HardinghamFormat: UnabridgedLength: 12:55:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-21-25Publisher: Random House (Audio)Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary WomenSummary:An epic saga about a French noblewoman deserted on an island where her survival depends on the power of her faith and love—from the New York Times bestselling author of Sam.Heir to a chateau with its own village and lands, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and Jean Francois de la Rocque de Roberval—an enigmatic and volatile man Marguerite has never met—becomes her guardian, controlling her future. He sells her property to pay his debts, leaving her destitute, and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Isolated and afraid, Marguerite befriends Roberval’s servant and the two develop an intense attraction. But when Roberval discovers Marguerite's deception, his rage is all consuming. As punishment, he maroons her and her lover on a small island. Once a child of privilege who dressed in gowns and laced pearls in her hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turns, blanketing the island in ice, survival becomes nearly impossible. She despairs; has everyone and everything she once held dear abandoned her?A riveting portrait inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, and a gorgeous celebration of the power of the natural world, Isola is the timeless story of a woman realizing her true strength.*This audiobook contains a PDF with a map and recommendations for further reading from the book.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 783536Title: How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and PlentyAuthor: Bonny ReichertNarrator: Bonny ReichertFormat: UnabridgedLength: 8:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-21-25Publisher: Random House (Audio)Genres: Cooking, Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Arts & EntertainmentSummary:A moving culinary memoir about the relationship between food and family—sustenance and survival—from a chef, award-winning journalist, and daughter of a Holocaust survivor.When you’re raised by someone who once survived on potato peels and coffee grounds, you develop a pretty healthy respect for food.Bonny Reichert avoided everything to do with the Holocaust until she found herself, in midlife, suddenly typing those words into an article she was writing. The journalist had grown up hearing stories about her father’s near-starvation and ultimate survival in Auschwitz-Birkenau, but she never imagined she would be able to face this epic legacy head-on.Then a chance encounter with a perfect bowl of borscht in Warsaw set Bonny on a journey to unearth her culinary lineage, and she began to dig for the roots of her food obsession, dish by dish. Stepping into the kitchen to connect her past with her future, the author recounts the defining moments of her life in a poignant tale of scarcity and plenty: her colorful childhood in the restaurant business, the crumbling of her first marriage and the intensity of young motherhood, her decision to become a chef, and that life-altering visit to Poland. Whether it’s the flaky potato knishes and molasses porridge bread she learned to bake at her baba Sarah’s elbow, the creamy vichyssoise she taught herself to cook in her tiny student apartment, or the brown butter eggs her father, now 93, still scrambles for her whenever she needs comfort, cuisine is both an anchor and an identity; a source of joy and a signifier of survival.How to Share an Egg is a journey of deep flavors and surprising contrasts. By turns sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, this is one woman’s search to find her voice as a writer, chef, mother, and daughter. Do the tiny dramas of her own life matter in comparison to everything her father has seen and done? This moving exploration of heritage, inheritance, and self-discovery sets out to find the answer.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 783514Title: Power of PersuasionAuthor: Selena Montgomery, Stacey AbramsNarrator: January LaVoyFormat: UnabridgedLength: 10:30:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-21-25Publisher: Penguin AudioGenres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Black Literature, ContemporarySummary:Sometimes the power of love . . .A.J. Grayson has come a long way from adopted orphan to fast-rising executive at a cutting-edge technology firm. Now an anti-terrorist agency wants to use the revolutionary artificial intelligence system she developed to thwart a plot against Jafir's monarchy—and handsome, dynamic Damon Toca, the region's newly crowned king.. . . can be the most seductive weapon of all.In six short months, Damon has gone from gallery owner to controversial politician. When his cabinet hires A.J. Grayson—without his consent—he gets ready for a battle. Expecting a computer geek, and skeptical of A.J.'s highly touted secret invention, he is stunned to find a strong-minded beauty who arouses much more than his suspicions. But someone in his inner circle is in league with a treacherous adversary who threatens his throne, his nation's tenuous peace . . . and his future with a woman he'll risk everything to have and to hold.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 783487Title: You Deserve to Be Rich: Master the Inner Game of Wealth and Claim Your FutureAuthor: Rashad Bilal, Troy MillingsNarrator: Rashad Bilal, Troy MillingsFormat: UnabridgedLength: 9:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-14-25Publisher: Random House (Audio)Genres: Business & Economics, Personal Finance, Business DevelopmentSummary:A revolutionary playbook for building generational wealth, no matter where you grew up—from the founders of the explosively popular podcast and financial literacy platform Earn Your LeisureYou deserve to be rich.You deserve to make a purchase without fear that your check might bounce. You deserve to go on vacation. You deserve to care for loved ones without worrying about bills. You deserve to live the way you want, without reservations or fear. You deserve freedom—financial freedom. If you agree, you’ve come to the right place.We grew up in New York playing basketball together. As kids, both of us were fascinated by finance, curious about the stock market and how money moves among systems and pockets. But we began to notice that—for people in our community—hard work wasn’t enough. The system wasn’t set up to help people like us turn our hustle into lasting wealth.We started Earn Your Leisure to change that. We never could have imagined the response. Soon our little podcast started to feel more like a financial revolution. But a podcast can do only so much. This book is our answer to the thousands upon thousands of people who have asked us for a detailed blueprint. The key to earning your leisure is to see money as a strategic tool for wealth development. In You Deserve to Be Rich, you’ll learn how to:- Deal with the psychological toll of growing up living paycheck to paycheck.- Create income-building strategies outside your nine-to-five, from investing to side hustles.- Use passive income to put you in control of your time and lifestyle.- Master tax and insurance systems and identify (legal) loopholes to maximize wealth.- Navigate family financial drama and find ways to support your community.That’s just the start. This book is full of tips, insights, and stories about real people, just like you, who have used the tools of wealth building to overcome barriers and build the life they want.You deserve to be rich. This is the playbook to make it happen.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 783502Title: Aflame: Learning from SilenceAuthor: Pico IyerNarrator: Pico IyerFormat: UnabridgedLength: 6:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-14-25Publisher: Penguin AudioGenres: Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellness, Christianity, Mindfulness & Meditation, Counseling & InspirationalSummary:From the bestselling author of The Art of Stillness, a revelatory exploration of the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreatPico Iyer has made more than one hundred retreats over the past three decades to a small Benedictine hermitage high above the sea in Big Sur, California. He’s not a Christian—or a member of any religious group—but his life has been transformed by these periods of time spent in silence. That silence reminds him of what is essential and awakens a joy that nothing can efface. It’s not just freedom from distraction and noise and rush: it’s a reminder of some deeper truths he misplaced along the way.In Aflame, Iyer connects with inner stillness and joy in his many seasons at the monastery, even as his life is going through constant change: a house burns down, a parent dies, a daughter is diagnosed with cancer. He shares the revelations he experiences, alongside wisdom from other nonmonastics who have learned from adversity and inwardness. And most profoundly, he shows how solitude can be a training in community and companionship. In so doing, he offers a unique outsider’s view of monastic life—and of a group of selfless souls who have dedicated their days to ensuring there’s a space for quiet and recollection that’s open to us all.Radiant, intimate, and gripping, Aflame offers ageless counsel about the power of silence and what it can teach us about how to live, how to love, and, ultimately, how to die.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 765028Title: Let's Fly!: Barrington Irving's Record-Breaking Flight Around the WorldAuthor: Barrington Irving, Chana StiefelNarrator: Barrington IrvingFormat: UnabridgedLength: 0:10:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-14-25Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)Genres: Kids, Non-Fiction, Biography & MemoirSummary:The true story of Barrington Irving, who broke records as the youngest person and first Black man to fly solo around the world—co-authored by Barrington and award-winning author Chana Stiefel, with art by New York Times bestselling illustrator Shamar Knight-JusticeAs a kid, Barrington Irving moved from Jamaica to Miami and played football—his ticket to success, he thought. But then Captain Gary Robinson swooped into his life. Barrington had never seen a Black pilot before. Captain Robinson showed Barrington a jet, a cockpit, and what it was like to actually fly a plane—WHOAAA!After that, Barrington had big plans, and two words:Let's Fly!Barrington Irving worked hard to become a pilot, and even harder to inspire other people to think big too. How big? A flight around the WORLD big. Climb aboard for the true story of how Barrington Irving went from tinkering kid to towering pilot and flew solo around the world—breaking records as the youngest person and first Black man ever to do it. With maps, labels, lists, and cool backmatter, including news of what Barring Irving is doing today, this book soars.Buckle up! Sky-high dreams ahead.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 783512Title: Robert Ludlum's The Bourne VendettaAuthor: Brian FreemanNarrator: Scott BrickFormat: UnabridgedLength: 12:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-14-25Publisher: Penguin AudioGenres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Political Thriller, EspionageSummary:The hunt for a trove of secret information forces Bourne to decide who lives – and who dies – in this latest installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.A hacked database known as the Files has upended the intelligence community. Careers are being destroyed. Dirty deals are showing up on the front page. Assassinations are spreading from Europe to the U.S.The new head of Treadstone sends Jason Bourne on a mission to find out who has the Files and get them back – or destroy them. But Bourne isn’t alone in this race. The Chinese want the Files. So do the Russians. And the only woman who may be able to help him is a treacherous spy known as Johanna – Bourne’s former lover – who sees the Files as the key to her own vendetta against Treadstone.Bourne has a rule for friends and enemies alike: Trust no one. That rule may be the only thing keeping him alive, because the hunt for the Files soon takes Bourne inside a twisted labyrinth of murder and betrayal, where everyone has a hidden agenda.Including Bourne himself.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 783489Title: Temple of SwoonAuthor: Jo SeguraNarrator: Kyla GarciaFormat: UnabridgedLength: 10:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 01-07-25Publisher: Penguin AudioGenres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, General, Rom-ComSummary:Her mission: find the Lost City of the Moon in the Amazon rainforest.His mission: protect the holy temple . . . and his heart.While her mentor may be the world’s most badass archaeologist, the only thing bad about Dr. Miriam Jacobs are her corny jokes. But when Miri is charged with leading an unmapped expedition through the Amazon for the fabled Lost City of the Moon, she finally has her chance to prove to her colleagues that she’s capable—and hopefully prove it to herself, too.Journalist Rafael Monfils has joined the archaeological team to chronicle their search for the lost city. Or at least, that’s what they think he’s doing. Rafa’s real goal? Make sure the team does not reach the Cidade da Lua, stopping the desecration of the holy city and protecting his mother’s legacy. All he needs to do is keep them on the wrong path.If only the endearingly quirky Dr. Jacobs wasn’t so damn tenacious—each of Rafa’s tricks and purposeful wrong turns only seem to fuel her determination. Even worse, he’s charmed by her goofy attempts to channel Lara Croft as they traverse the dangerous Brazilian rainforest. But they’re not the only crew hunting for the lost city, and soon the untamed jungle—and their untamed hearts—might be the least of their worries...Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 637358Title: Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2)Author: Xiran Jay ZhaoNarrator: Rong FuFormat: UnabridgedLength: 0:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 12-24-24Publisher: Tundra BooksGenres: Fiction, TeenSummary:Zetian must balance dangerous politics with a new quest for vengeance in the sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Iron Widow.After suffering devastating loss and making drastic decisions, Zetian finds herself on the seat of power in Huaxia, but she has also learned that her world is not as it seems. Revelations about an enemy who dangles one of her loved ones as a hostage force Zetian to share power with a dangerous man she cannot simply depose. Despite their mutual dislike and distrust, the two must work together to take down their common enemy and stoke a revolution against the systems of exploitation that plague their world.However, power is not so easy to wield once seized, and a revolution is not so easy to control once unleashed. As Huaxia’s former elites strike back and the common people’s fervor for justice turns bloody and paranoid, can Zetian remain a fair and just ruler? Or will she be forced to rely on fear and violence and succumb to her darker instincts in her quest for vengeance and liberation?Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 799976Title: Astronaut DiariesAuthor: Samantha CristoforettiNarrator: Daphne KoumaFormat: UnabridgedLength: 0:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 12-24-24Publisher: DK AudioGenres: Kids, General, Non-FictionSummary:How do astronauts prepare to go to space? Why are robots so important to space exploration? And how do you wash your hair in zero gravity?Andi Futura, her older brother and their parents are about to become the first family in space and shes sharing everything she learns while living aboard a space station with YOU!Discover what life in space is really like in this fascinating listen authored by real-life astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Andis diary entries share the fun of slow cartwheeling around a space station and watching 16 sunrises and sunsets every day, while her reports to mission control will have you learning about how conducting science experiments in space can help humanity.Can Andi do enough to show that shes capable of becoming a fully-fledged astronaut and commanding her own mission one day? Pull on your space helmet, strap on your oxygen tank, and dive into The Astronaut Diaries to find out!©2024 Samantha Cristoforetti (P)2024 DK AudioContact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 765313Title: Chinese New Year HelperAuthor: Ying Chang CompestineNarrator: Stephanie ShehFormat: UnabridgedLength: 0:10:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 12-17-24Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)Genres: Kids, General, Health & Family, HolidaysSummary:A young girl finds an exciting role for herself at the Chinese New Year celebration in her family’s restaurant. At last, she isn’t being told that she’s too young to help!Jia’s family is busy preparing for the Chinese New Year feast at their restaurant in Chinatown, and Jia wants to take part. But each time she tries to help she’s told that she’s too young: too young to be in the kitchen, too young to light the lanterns, too young to carry the plates. And then the feast begins, and something wonderful happens. When Jia is scolded for getting too close to the exciting lion dance, one of the dancers swoops her up and into the costume, and suddenly she’s a part of the performance—a crucial part that saves the show. Never again does her family tell her that she’s too young to help!Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 765296Title: Millie Magnus Won't Be BulliedAuthor: Brittany MaziqueNarrator: Keylor LeighFormat: UnabridgedLength: 1:30:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 12-17-24Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)Genres: Kids, General, Health & FamilySummary:The first installment in a hilarious and charming chapter book series featuring exuberant and irresistible third-grader Millie Magnus.Millie Magnus has huge love for many things—her mom, her friends, her baby chicken, Extra Spicy, and even her hot pink rain boots. She loves school, too, and can’t wait for Field Day, when her mom—the mayor of Washington, D.C.—will be her partner in the three-legged race.Millie Magnus DOESN'T love it when Buckley, a boy from school, makes fun of her curly hair, or her name, or her friends. And she can’t believe it when Buckley is assigned to compete against Millie and her mother at Field Day! But then things get even worse. When Millie’s plan to talk to Buckley about his bullying is ruined, SHE ends up in the principal’s office.But Millie’s can-do spirit is hard to keep down and her big feelings come in handy when she learns something new about Buckley. She may even find a way to call him a friend.Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 764335Title: You're Dead to MeAuthor: Amy Christine ParkerNarrator: Ashley MortonFormat: UnabridgedLength: 9:31:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 12-10-24Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)Genres: Teen, Mystery & ThrillerSummary:Gossip Girl meets Happy Death Day in this YA horror novel following high school outcast and anonymous social media gossip Ruby, who comes face-to-face with her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress. With less than a week until the dance, Ruby must unmask her killer—or die trying.Ruby is a scholarship senior at elite Oleander High School with a chip on her shoulder and an attitude to match—which she puts to good use as the infamous local anonymous gossip blogger ReputationKiller. When she’s outed as the voice behind the account, the entire town turns against her.But after she’s scared witless by a vision of her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress, she is faced with an awful truth. Someone out there doesn’t just hate her—they want her dead.With less than a week until the prom, Ruby starts investigating. Turns out Oleander Bay isn’t the picture-perfect resort town it appears to be. With so many secrets, scandals, and people hell-bent on covering them up at all costs, the murderer could be anyone. Can Ruby beat the clock counting down to prom—and her death—and survive the night?Contact: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 760961Title: Rental House: A NovelAuthor: Weike WangNarrator: Jen ZhaoFormat: UnabridgedLength: 8:00:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 12-03-24Publisher: Penguin AudioGenres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Family Life, Asian American LiteratureSummary:From the award-winning author of Chemistry, a sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacationsKeru and Nate are college sweethearts who marry despite their family differences: Keru’s strict, Chinese, immigrant parents demand perfection (“To use a dishwasher is to admit defeat,” says her father), while Nate’s rural, white, working-class family distrusts his intellectual ambitions and his “foreign” wife. Some years into their marriage, the couple invites their families on vacation. At a Cape Cod beach house, and later at a luxury Catskills bungalow, Keru, Nate, and their giant sheepdog navigate visits from in-laws and unexpected guests, all while wondering if they have what it takes to answer the big questions: How do you cope when your spouse and your family of origin clash? How many people (and dogs) make a family? And when the pack starts to disintegrate, what can you do to shepherd everyone back together?With her “wry, wise, and simply spectacular” style (People) and “hilarious deadpan that recalls Gish Jen and Nora Ephron” (O, The Oprah Magazine), Weike Wang offers a portrait of family that is equally witty, incisive, and tender.Contact: [email protected]
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