Tag: Audiobook

AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 Good Behavior

A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 05/09/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

Good Behavior by Blake Crouch

Over 150 5-Star Reviews!

🎬 Now a TNT television series starring Michelle Docker!

Fresh out of prison and fighting to keep afloat, Letty Dobesh returns to her old tricks burglarizing suites at a luxury hotel. While on the job, she overhears a man hiring a hit man to kill his wife. Letty may not be winning any morality awards, but even she has limits. Unable to go to the police, Letty sets out to derail the job, putting herself on a collision course with the killer that entangles the two of them in a dangerous, seductive relationship.

Good Behavior comprises three interlinked novellas (The Pain of Others, Sunset Key, and Grab), which together form a novel-length portrait of Blake Crouch’s all-time favorite character creation, Letty Dobesh. This edition is the complete Letty Dobesh collection.

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May 9, 2017
AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True

A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 05/08/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True
by Brigid Pasulka

On the eve of World War II, in the mountain village of Half-Village, a young man nicknamed the Pigeon, courts the beautiful Anielica Hetmanska. But the war’s arrival wreaks havoc in all their lives and delays their marriage for six long years.

Nearly fifty years later, their granddaughter, Beata, leaves Half-Village for Krakow, the place where her grandparents lived as newlyweds after the war and the setting of her grandmother’s most magical stories. Beata yearns to find her own place in this new city, one that is very different from her imagination and the past. Her first person insight into a country on the cusp of change–and the human toll of Poland’s rapid-fire embrace of capitalism–transports readers to another world.

When two unexpected events occur, one undeniably tragic, and the other a kind of miracle, Beata is given a fresh glimpse at her family’s and her country’s, history and a vision of her own essential role in the New Poland.

With the effortless, accomplished grace of a gifted storyteller, Pasulka weaves together the two strands of her story, re-imagining half a century of Polish history through the legacy of one profound love affair–that of the Pigeon and Anielica–which readers won’t soon forget.

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May 8, 2017
AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 The Upside of Your Dark Side
A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 05/07/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

The Upside of Your Dark Side by Todd Kashdan, Robert Biswas-Diener

Over 100 5-Star Reviews!

In The Upside of Your Dark Side, two pioneering researchers in the field of psychology show that while mindfulness, kindness, and positivity can take us far, they cannot take us all the way. Sometimes, they can even hold us back. Emotions like anger, anxiety, or doubt might be uncomfortable, but it turns out that they are also incredibly useful.

For instance:
- Anger fuels creativity
- Guilt sparks improvement
- Self-doubt enhances performance
- Selfishness increases courage
- Mindlessness leads to better decisions
The key lies in what the authors call "emotional agility," the ability to access our full range of emotions – not just the "good" ones – in order to respond most effectively to whatever situation we might encounter. Drawing on years of scientific research and a wide array of real-life examples including sports, the military, parenting, education, romance, business, and more, The Upside of Your Dark Side is a refreshing reality check that shows us how we can truly maximize our potential.

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May 7, 2017
AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 Before You Leap

A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 05/05/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

Before You Leap by Keith Houghton

Over 400 5-Star Reviews!

Peace of mind is all Greg Cole has wanted since the murder of his twin sister, Scarlett.

In his new sun-soaked Florida life, he thought he had found it. But when Scarlett’s killer is released early from prison with a cast-iron alibi, Greg realizes that his past is about to explode into his present, with terrifying consequences.

To expose the truth he must open up old wounds. As a talk therapist, Greg knows all about dark secrets, but when a childhood friendship comes to the fore and the police turn their spotlight on him, the thought of analyzing his own psyche is a disturbing prospect. How far can he trust his own memories?

With his life coming apart at the seams, and his grip on reality beginning to unravel, Greg must face the ghosts of his past if he hopes to prove his innocence and live to see another day.

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May 5, 2017
AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 Starman Jones

A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 05/04/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

Starman Jones by Robert A. Heinlein

Over 100 5-Star Reviews!

It was a desperate time, when one’s next meal and the comforts of home couldn’t be taken for granted. Max Jones, a practical, hard-working young man, found his escape in his beloved astronomy books. But when reality comes crashing in and his troubled home life forces him out on the road, Max finds himself adrift in a downtrodden land – until an unexpected, ultimate adventure carries him away as a stowaway aboard an intergalactic spaceship.

But to where? And when? And how can he ever get back? With the ship’s pilot dead and his charts and tables all destroyed, Max must call upon all of his untested knowledge and skills in order to survive.

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May 4, 2017
AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 Suggestible You

A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 05/02/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

Suggestible You: The Curious Science of Your Brain’s Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal
by Erik Vance

Could the secrets to personal health lie within our own brains?

This riveting narrative explores the world of placebos, hypnosis, false memories, and neurology to reveal the groundbreaking science of our suggestible minds. Journalist Erik Vance explores the surprising ways our expectations and beliefs influence our bodily responses to pain, disease, and everyday events. Drawing on centuries of research and interviews with leading experts in the field, Vance takes us on a fascinating adventure from Harvard’s research labs to a witch doctor’s office in Catemaco, Mexico, to an alternative medicine school near Beijing (often called "China’s Hogwarts"). Vance’s firsthand dispatches will change the way you think – and feel.

Suggestible You shows how expectations, beliefs, and self-deception can actively change our bodies and minds. Vance builds a case for our "internal pharmacy" – the very real chemical reactions our brains produce when we think we are experiencing pain or healing, actual or perceived. Supporting this idea is centuries of placebo research in a range of forms, from sugar pills to shock waves; studies of alternative medicine techniques heralded and condemned in different parts of the world (think crystals and chakras); and, most recently, major advances in brain mapping technology. Thanks to this technology, we’re learning how we might leverage our suggestibility (or lack thereof) for personalized medicine, and Vance brings us to the front lines.

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May 2, 2017
AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 Lady Fortescue Steps Out

A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 05/01/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

Lady Fortescue Steps Out: The Poor Relation
by M. C. Beaton

Over 100 5-Star Reviews!

Life is not easy for the poor relations of England’s upper crust, but fate and clever schemes bring them together. Lady Fortescue and Colonel Sandhurst hatch a plan: What if they were to transform her decrepit Bond Street home into a posh hotel, offering their guests the pleasure of being waited upon by nobility? With the help of other down-and-out aristocrats, they do just that, and London’s newest hotel, The Poor Relation, is born.

The establishment is an immediate hit with London’s most illustrious citizens, save the Duke of Rowcester, Lady Fortescue’s nephew. Rowcester believes that his aunt’s entry into the trade will denigrate their family name and is determined to shut the hotel down – until he meets Miss Harriett James, the lovely young woman who accepts Lady Fortescue’s offer to become The Poor Relation’s chef after the death of her parents and the loss of her fortune. Rowcester moves into The Poor Relation for the season – ostensibly to keep an eye on his aunt’s business.

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May 1, 2017
AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie

A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 04/30/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
by Jordan Sonnenblick

Over 250 5-Star Reviews!

In a debut that has won raves, Jordan Sonnenblick digs deep into the heart of a family in crisis with humor, hope, and impressive sensitivity.

Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life (well, almost): He plays drums in the All-Star Jazz Band, has a crush on the hottest girl in school (who doesn’t know he’s alive), frequently finds himself sitting across from his school counselor (who bribes him with candy), and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey (who is cuter than cute). Oh, Steven has parents, too (the kind that embarrass him).

But when Jeffrey gets sick, Steven’s world is turned upside down as he is forced to deal with his brother’s illness, his parents’ attempts to keep the family in one piece, the band, overdue homework, girls, and of course, Dangerous Pie (yes, you have to listen to the book to find out what that is).

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April 30, 2017
AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 A Study in Scarlet Women

A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 04/29/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

A Study in Scarlet Women: The Lady Sherlock Series, Book 1 by Sherry Thomas

USA Today best-selling author Sherry Thomas turns the story of the renowned Sherlock Holmes upside down.

With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper-class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London.

When the city is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name. She’ll have help from friends new and old, but in the end, it will be up to Charlotte, under the assumed name Sherlock Holmes, to challenge society’s expectations and match wits against an unseen mastermind.

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April 29, 2017
AUDIBLE Deal of the Day 🎧 Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

A new deal every day from Audible. Today’s deal ends 04/28/2017 @ 11:59PM PT.

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance

🌟🌟🌟Over 1,700 5-Star Reviews!🌟🌟🌟

Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs – a real-life Tony Stark – and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new makers.

Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, who sold one of his Internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius’ life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits.

Vance uses Musk’s story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age: Can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition? He argues that Musk – one of the most unusual and striking figures in American business history – is a contemporary, visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists, including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs. More than any other entrepreneur today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far reaching as the visionaries of the golden age of science-fiction fantasy.

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April 28, 2017