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View audiobook of The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell
The Age of Magical Overthinking
Amanda Montell
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The Age of Magical Overthinking

By:

Amanda Montell

Narrated by:

Amanda Montell

Length:

6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged:

No

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking. Utilizing the linguistic insights of her “witty and brilliant”... Read more about The Age of Magical Overthinking

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View audiobook of The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber & David Wengrow
The Dawn of Everything
David Graeber & David Wengrow
View audiobook of The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber & David Wengrow

The Dawn of Everything

By:

David Graeber & David Wengrow

Narrated by:

Mark Williams

Length:

24 hours 19 minutes

Abridged:

No

"An all-encompassing treatise on modern civilization, offering bold revisions to canonical understandings in sociology, anthropology, archaeology and political philosophy that led to where we are today." - The New York Times A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social... Read more about The Dawn of Everything

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View audiobook of Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell
View audiobook of Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

Talking to Strangers

By:

Malcolm Gladwell

Narrated by:

Malcolm Gladwell

Length:

8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged:

No

A Best Book of the Year: The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, and Detroit Free PresMalcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong.How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a... Read more about Talking to Strangers

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View audiobook of Mutual Aid by Dean Spade
Mutual Aid
Dean Spade
View audiobook of Mutual Aid by Dean Spade

Mutual Aid

By:

Dean Spade

Narrated by:

Stephen R. Thorne

Length:

4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged:

No

Around the globe, people are faced with a spiraling succession of crises, from the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change-induced fires, floods, and storms to the ongoing horrors of mass incarceration, racist policing, brutal immigration enforcement, endemic gender violence, and severe wealth inequality. As governments fail to respond to—or... Read more about Mutual Aid

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View audiobook of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
On Tyranny
Timothy Snyder
View audiobook of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny

By:

Timothy Snyder

Narrated by:

Timothy Snyder

Length:

1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged:

No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “bracing” (Vox) guide for surviving and resisting America’s turn towards authoritarianism, from “a rising public intellectual unafraid to make bold connections between past and present” (The New York Times) “Timothy Snyder reasons with unparalleled clarity, throwing the past and future into sharp relief. He has... Read more about On Tyranny

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View audiobook of Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert
Girl on Girl
Sophie Gilbert
View audiobook of Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert

Girl on Girl

By:

Sophie Gilbert

Narrated by:

Sophie Gilbert

Length:

8 hours 52 minutes

Abridged:

No

A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book • Named one of the Best Books of the Year by TIME, NPR, Elle, and The Boston Globe“Searing… rigorously researched but never stuffy… Gilbert has compiled perhaps the first comprehensive examination of turn-of-the-millennium mainstream, cool-kid trends and ephemera, and how they were largely molded... Read more about Girl on Girl

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View audiobook of Doppelganger by Naomi Klein
Doppelganger
Naomi Klein
View audiobook of Doppelganger by Naomi Klein

Doppelganger

By:

Naomi Klein

Narrated by:

Naomi Klein

Length:

14 hours 47 minutes

Abridged:

No

This program is read by the author."An elegant hybrid of memoir and social science that traces the motif of the double throughout history, literature and Klein's personal life."—The New York Times “If ever a book was necessary, it’s this one.” —Bill McKibben“Thoughtful and honest . . . Incisive . . . Klein moves her reader toward the truer... Read more about Doppelganger

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View audiobook of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
View audiobook of Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

By:

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Narrated by:

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Length:

3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged:

No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENTHailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal... Read more about Between the World and Me

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View audiobook of Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald
Super Nintendo
Keza MacDonald
View audiobook of Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald

Super Nintendo

By:

Keza MacDonald

Narrated by:

Keza MacDonald

Length:

8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged:

No

An exuberant, behind-the-scenes look at the designers and the company that brought us Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, and so much more“Keza MacDonald pulls back the curtain on the Nintendo dream factory.” —Walt Williams, author of Significant ZeroWhat magical mushroom could have turned an unassuming playing card company into one of the dominant... Read more about Super Nintendo

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View audiobook of Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
Emergent Strategy
adrienne maree brown
View audiobook of Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown

Emergent Strategy

By:

adrienne maree brown

Narrated by:

adrienne maree brown

Length:

8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged:

No

In the tradition of Octavia Butler, radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help to shape the futures we want.Inspired by Octavia Butler's explorations of our human relationship to change, Emergent Strategy is radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help designed to shape the futures we want to live. Change is constant. The world is in a... Read more about Emergent Strategy

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View audiobook of Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
Hood Feminism
Mikki Kendall
View audiobook of Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall

Hood Feminism

By:

Mikki Kendall

Narrated by:

Mikki Kendall

Length:

6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged:

No

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe fights against hunger, homelessness, poverty, health disparities, poor schools, homophobia, transphobia, and domestic violence are feminist fights. Kendall offers a feminism rooted in the livelihood of everyday women.” —Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of  How to Be an Antiracist, in... Read more about Hood Feminism

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View audiobook of Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond
View audiobook of Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Poverty, by America

By:

Matthew Desmond

Narrated by:

Dion Graham

Length:

5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged:

No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it.A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Oprah Daily, Time, The... Read more about Poverty, by America

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View audiobook of Not My Type by E. Jean Carroll
Not My Type
E. Jean Carroll
View audiobook of Not My Type by E. Jean Carroll

Not My Type

By:

E. Jean Carroll

Narrated by:

E. Jean Carroll

Length:

12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged:

No

AN INSTANT INDIE, USA TODAY, AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“The world knows that Carroll prevailed in her gazillion-dollar lawsuits against Trump for defamation and sexual abuse. But hearing her describe that courtroom battle in her own smoky, mirth-filled drawl is an experience too delicious for the printed page. Which is why you shouldn’t read... Read more about Not My Type

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View audiobook of South to America by Imani Perry
South to America
Imani Perry
View audiobook of South to America by Imani Perry

South to America

By:

Imani Perry

Narrated by:

Imani Perry

Length:

16 hours 32 minutes

Abridged:

No

“An elegant meditation on the complexities of the American South—and thus of America—by an esteemed daughter of the South and one of the great intellectuals of our time. An inspiration.” —Isabel Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste: The Origins of Our DiscontentsAn essential, surprising journey... Read more about South to America

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View audiobook of Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, PhD
Unmasking Autism
Devon Price, PhD
View audiobook of Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, PhD

Unmasking Autism

By:

Devon Price, PhD

Narrated by:

Devon Price, PhD

Length:

9 hours 51 minutes

Abridged:

No

A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society’s narrow understanding of neurodiversity“A remarkable work that will stand at the forefront of the neurodiversity movement.”—Barry M. Prizant, PhD, CCC-SLP,... Read more about Unmasking Autism

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View audiobook of Burnout by Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA
Burnout
Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA
View audiobook of Burnout by Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA

Burnout

By:

Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA

Narrated by:

Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA

Length:

7 hours 1 minute

Abridged:

No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This book is a gift! I’ve been practicing their strategies, and it’s a total game changer.”—Brené Brown, PhD, author of Dare to Lead “A primer on how to stop letting the world dictate how you live and what we think of ourselves, Burnout is essential reading [and] . . . excels in its... Read more about Burnout

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View audiobook of The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson
View audiobook of The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City

By:

Erik Larson

Narrated by:

Scott Brick

Length:

15 hours

Abridged:

No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the CenturyTwo men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that... Read more about The Devil in the White City

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View audiobook of Adult Braces by Lindy West
Adult Braces
Lindy West
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Adult Braces

By:

Lindy West

Narrated by:

Lindy West

Length:

TBA

Abridged:

No

In her most ambitious memoir yet, bestselling author Lindy West takes listeners on a funny and unfiltered cross-country road trip through the most chaotic period of her life. Exclusive self-recorded voice memos captured on the road give this audiobook a raw, real-time immediacy as she rediscovers herself and reinvents her marriage in the... Read more about Adult Braces

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View audiobook of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
View audiobook of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

By:

Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi

Narrated by:

Jason Reynolds

Length:

4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged:

No

The #1 New York Times bestseller and a USAToday bestseller!A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in AmericaThis is NOT a history book.This is a book about the here and now. A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.A book about race. The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep... Read more about Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

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View audiobook of You Didn't Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney
You Didn't Hear This From Me
Kelsey McKinney
View audiobook of You Didn't Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney

You Didn't Hear This From Me

By:

Kelsey McKinney

Narrated by:

Kelsey McKinney

Length:

7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged:

No

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER • NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH BY TIME MAGAZINE, AMAZON, AND KOBO • NAMED MOST ANTICIPATED BY LIT HUB, PUREWOW, AND W MAGAZINE “Gossip is the only cultural tradition I care about, and Kelsey McKinney has written its Bible” Samantha Irby, #1 NYT bestselling authorFrom the... Read more about You Didn't Hear This From Me

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View audiobook of Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff
Hunt, Gather, Parent
Michaeleen Doucleff
View audiobook of Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff

Hunt, Gather, Parent

By:

Michaeleen Doucleff

Narrated by:

Michaeleen Doucleff

Length:

11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged:

No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The oldest cultures in the world have mastered the art of raising happy, well-adjusted children. What can we learn from them? Hunt, Gather, Parent is full of smart ideas that I immediately wanted to force on my own kids.” —Pamela Druckerman, The New York Times Book Review When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother,... Read more about Hunt, Gather, Parent

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View audiobook of White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo
White Fragility
Dr. Robin DiAngelo
View audiobook of White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo

White Fragility

By:

Dr. Robin DiAngelo

Narrated by:

Amy Landon

Length:

6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged:

No

The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white... Read more about White Fragility

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View audiobook of So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo
So You Want to Talk about Race
Ijeoma Oluo
View audiobook of So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo

So You Want to Talk about Race

By:

Ijeoma Oluo

Narrated by:

Bahni Turpin

Length:

7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged:

No

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in AmericaA current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today’s racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divideIn So You Want to Talk about Race,... Read more about So You Want to Talk about Race

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View audiobook of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
View audiobook of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

By:

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Narrated by:

Shaun Taylor-Corbett

Length:

9 hours 48 minutes

Abridged:

No

New York Times BestsellerThis American Book Award winning title about Native American struggle and resistance radically reframes more than 400 years of US history  A New York Times Bestseller and the basis for the HBO docu-series Exterminate All the Brutes, directed by Raoul Peck, this 10th anniversary edition of An Indigenous Peoples’... Read more about An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

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