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American Flygirl
by Susan Tate Ankeny; read by Hannah Choi
One of WWII's most uniquely hidden figures, Hazel Ying Lee was the first Asian American woman to earn a pilot's license, join the WASPs, and fly for the United States military amid widespread anti-Asian sentiment and policies. Her singular story of patriotism, barrier breaking, and fearless sacrifice is told for the first time in full in this must-listen book. Learn More
American Eden
by Victoria Johnson; read by Susan Ericksen
National Book Award Nonfiction Longlist 2018
The untold story of Hamilton's—and Burr's—personal physician, whose dream to build America's first botanical garden inspired the young Republic. Learn More
Always Young and Restless
by Melody Thomas Scott & Dana L. Davis; read by Melody Thomas Scott & Elizabeth Scott
The renowned actress behind the character Nikki Newman of The Young and the Restless tells all in this scintillating memoir, divulging the insider details of her dramatic life and sixty-year career. Learn More
Always Crashing in the Same Car
by Matthew Specktor; read by Matthew Specktor
Blending memoir and cultural criticism, Matthew Specktor explores family legacy, the lives of artists, and a city that embodies both dreams and disillusionment. Learn More
Along Comes the Association
by Ashley Wren & Russ Giguere; foreword by David Geffen; read by Peter Berkrot
Along Comes the Association is the story of how Russ Giguere and his fellow band members in the legendary and influential pop group The Association came together to create unparalleled music, unique to the time and place, and never again to be repeated. Learn More
All They Will Call You
by Tim Z. Hernandez; read by Tim Z. Hernandez
Combining years of painstaking investigative research and masterful storytelling, award-winning author Tim Z. Hernandez weaves a captivating narrative from testimony, historical records, and eyewitness accounts, reconstructing the incident and the lives behind Woody Guthrie's legendary song "Deportee." Learn More
Albert Einstein's "Why Socialism?"
by Albert Einstein; edited by John Bellamy Foster; read by Mike Cooper
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July
A contemporary look at Albert Einstein's classic call for socialism. Learn More
Alaric the Goth
by Douglas Boin; read by Chris MacDonnell
Combining vivid storytelling and historical analysis, Douglas Boin reveals the Goths' complex and fascinating legacy in shaping our world. Learn More
Agents of Change
by Christina Hillsberg; read by Christina Hillsberg and Valerie Plame
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June
The timely and revelatory exploration of the pioneering women who changed the insulated world of international espionage—from the barrier-crashing challenges of the 1960s to the present day reckoning—told through the eyes of a former intelligence operative herself. Learn More
Against the Wall
by Jenn Budd; read by Jenn Budd
Jenn Budd, the only former US Border Patrol agent to continually blow the whistle on this federal agency's rampant corruption, challenges us—as individuals and as a nation—to face the consequences of our actions. Her journey offers a vital perspective on the unfolding moral crisis of our time. She also gives harrowing testimony about rape culture, white privilege, women in law enforcement, LGBTQ issues, mental illness, survival, and forgiveness. Learn More
Accordion Eulogies
by Noé Álvarez; read by Asa Siegel
Searching, propulsive, and deeply spiritual, Accordion Eulogies is an odyssey to repair a severed family lineage, told through the surprising history of a musical instrument. Learn More
The Abolitionist and the Spy
by Ken Lizzio; read by Paul Boehmer
The abolitionist legacies of Orville Brown and his son, Spencer, live on in this historic and daring nineteenth-century account. Learn More
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