A Wedding for Christmas (Twilight, Texas Series, Book 7)

Romance

LORI WILDE

Contemporary

HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio

[Read by James Langton] Paullina Simons's internationally bestselling blockbuster The Bronze Horseman told the heart-soaring tale of a young Russian woman's transcendent love affair with a Red Army soldier during the siege of Leningrad in the dark days of World War Two. The epic story continues in Tatiana and Alexander -- a novel of the enduring power of love and commitment against the devastating forces of war and the equally dangerous forces of keeping the peace. Tatiana is eighteen years old, pregnant, and widowed when she escapes war-torn Leningrad to find a new life in America. But the ghosts of her past do not rest easily. She becomes consumed by the belief that her husband, Red Army officer Alexander Belov, is still alive and needs her desperately. Meanwhile, oceans and continents away in the Soviet Union, Alexander barely escapes execution, and is forced to lead a battalion of soldiers considered expendable by the Soviet high command. Yet Alexander is determined to take his men through the ruins of Europe in one last desperate bid to escape Stalin's death machine and somehow find his way to Tatiana once again. A sweeping, intensely compelling romantic historical saga, Tatiana and Alexander is a Russian Thorn Birds and truly unforgettable.

Tatiana and Alexander: A Novel (Bronze Horseman Trilogy, Book 2)

PAULLINA SIMONS

Historical

[*Read by the author - Nick Nolte - and Christian Baskous]''I had become an actor because real life was hard for me. Sometimes it was really rough. Acting was different from real life, yet it gave me the chance to search for complex stories that helped me understand and cope with what I encountered away from the stage lights.''The legendary icon tells his story -- a tale of art, passion, commitment, and addiction, as intense and hypnotic as the man himself. One day you're the sexiest man alive, and another day your face is like a flattened road-killed bird in the worst mug shot of all time.  In a career spanning five decades, Nick Nolte has endured the rites of Hollywood celebrity. Rising from obscurity to leading roles and Oscar nominations, he has been both celebrated and vilified in the media; survived marriages, divorces, and a string of romances; was named the ''Sexiest Man Alive'' by People magazine; and suffered public humiliation over his drug and alcohol issues, including a drug-fueled trip down a long road of nothingness that ended in arrest. Despite these ups and downs, Nolte has remained true to the craft he loves, portraying a diverse range of characters with his trademark physicality and indelible gravelly voice. Already thirty-five when his performance in the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man launched him to stardom, Nolte never learned to play by Hollywood's rules. A rebel who defies expectations, an obsessive method actor who will go to extremes for a role (he lived among the homeless to prepare for Down and Out in Beverly Hills), Nolte is motivated more by edgier, more personal projects than by box office success. Today he is clean yet still driven, juggling a number of upcoming works and raising his young daughter. A man who refuses to hide his mistakes, Nolte now delivers his most revealing performance yet. This memoir offers a candid, unvarnished close-up look at the man, the career, the loves, and the life.

Rebel: My Life Outside the Lines

Nick Nolte

Humor & Entertainment

[Read by Kevin Kenerly] Many people talk about how great it is to start a business, but very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day, sharing the insights he's gained developing, managing, selling, buying, investing in, and supervising technology companies. A lifelong rap fanatic, he amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs, telling it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors, from cultivating and sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in. This book is invaluable for veteran entrepreneurs as well as those aspiring to their own new ventures.

The Hard Thing about Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

Business & Money

Ben Horowitz

Management & Leadership

[Read by Lloyd James]In Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain, Charles R. Cross, author of the New York Times bestselling Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven, examines the legacy of the Nirvana front man and takes on the question, Why does Kurt Cobain still matter so much, twenty years after his death? Kurt Cobain is the icon born of the '90s, a man whose legacy continues to influence pop culture and music. Cross explores the impact Cobain has had on music, fashion, film, and culture and attempts to explain his lasting and looming legacy.

Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain

Charles R. Cross

[Includes Bonus PDF with maps and more!] [Read by Sean Runnette] Denominations from evangelical to mainline continue to experience deep divisions over universal social issues. The underlying debate isn't about the particular social issue but about the ''authority of the Bible.'' Addressing the key questions and hot button issues that plague the church and cultural debate, Hamilton organizes the book according the concerns that matter most. Hamilton, for the first time, offers an all-encompassing look at his spiritual views. Here, he proposes a new way of seeing scripture that is more elastic, realistic, and human than many conservatives currently see it while more divine and authoritative than many progressives see it.

Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today

ADAM HAMILTON

Religion & Spirituality

[Read by Caitlin Davies]Catherine has spent her life being the perfect princess. She's kept her hands clean--and men at arm's length. After all, most men are after only one thing, and for Cathy there's more at stake than her bed; she has to worry about the fate of an entire nation. But she is tired of waiting for someone good enough to come along. She has a plan, and it hinges on seducing the one man who seems utterly unimpressed by all things royal. David arrives at the royal wedding of his friend, the newly ordained Duchess Samantha Rousseau, expecting to feel out of his element, but he isn't prepared to be targeted by Prince Alex's gorgeous younger sister. When he finds out just how innocent the princess is, will he play the part of knight in shining armor--or dashing rogue?

Recklessly Royal (Royal Series, Book 2)

Literature & Fiction

Nichole Chase

Genre Fiction

[ Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17) ][Read by Heather Wilds]Rule One: Nothing is right, nothing is wrong. -- Kit looks like your average seventeen-year-old high school student, but she has a secret: she's London's notorious ''Perfect Killer.'' She chooses who to murder based on letters left in a secret mailbox, and she's good --no, perfect-- at what she does. Her moral nihilism --the fact that she doesn't believe in right and wrong-- makes being a serial killer a whole lot easier . . . until she breaks her own rules by befriending someone she's supposed to murder, as well as the detective in charge of the Perfect Killer case.

Dear Killer

Teen & Young Adult

Katherine Ewell

[Read by Connor Kelly-Eiding and Alana Kerr]Inspired by true events, this is the poignant story of a group of Irish emigrants aboard RMS Titanic -- a seamless blend of fact and fiction that explores the tragedy's impact and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants. -- Ireland, 1912. Seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy sets sail on RMS Titanic hoping to find a better life in America, though her heart remains in Ireland with the sweetheart she left behind. When disaster strikes, Maggie is one of the few passengers in steerage who survives. Waking up in a New York hospital, she vows never to speak of the terror of that terrible night again. -- Chicago, 1982. Adrift after the death of her father, Grace Butler doesn't know what comes next. When her Great Nana Maggie shares the painful secret she harbored for almost a lifetime, the revelation gives Grace new direction -- and leads her and Maggie to reunions with those they thought lost long ago.

The Girl Who Came Home: A Novel of the Titanic

Hazel Gaynor

[*Read by the author - Bill McGowan] Emmy Award-winning correspondent Bill McGowan --coach to some of the biggest names in business and entertainment-- teaches you how to get your message across and get what you want with pitch perfect communication. -- Saying the right thing the right way can make the difference between sealing the deal and losing the account, getting a promotion, or getting a pink slip. It's essential to get the right message across to the right person at the right time. In Pitch Perfect, Bill McGowan shows you how to craft the right message and deliver it using the right language -- both verbal and nonverbal. Pitch Perfect teaches you how to overcome common communication pitfalls using McGowan's simple Principles of Persuasion, which are highly effective and easy to learn. With Pitch Perfect you can harness the power of persuasion and have people remembering you long after you've left the room.

Pitch Perfect: How to Say It Right the First Time, Every Time

Bill McGowan

Marketing & Sales

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