Germany's financial collapse in the summer of 1931 was one of the biggest economic catastrophes of modern history. It led to a global panic, brought down the international monetary system, and turned a worldwide recession into a prolonged depression. In 1931, Tobias Straumann reveals the story of the fatal crisis, demonstrating how a debt trap contributed to the rapid financial and political collapse of a European country, and to the rise of the Nazi Party. Learn More
by Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, CDE, FAND, & Scott A. Cunneen, MD, FACS, FASMBS, & Nancy Sayles Kaneshiro, & Stephanie A. Dunbar, MPH, RD, & Cassandra L. Verdi, MPH, RD, & Neil M. Scheffler, DPM, FACFAS; read by Norah Tocci
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HighBridge Audio presents four titles in the American Diabetes Association's 21 Things series, collected here in an essential, must-listen omnibus edition. Learn More
In her sweeping debut, Diane C. McPhail offers a powerful, profoundly emotional novel that explores a little-known aspect of Civil War history—Southern Abolitionists—and the timeless struggle to do right even amidst bitter conflict. Learn More
David and Judith's fragile marriage is threatened by the sudden death of their beloved thirteen-year-old daughter, Melanie. As they struggle to cope with their loss, they confront bewildering challenges. But instead of turning to each other, they find comfort with others. Learn More
Taut, stylish, and psychologically acute, Afternoon of a Faun dramatizes the search for truth as an accusation of sexual assault plunges a journalist into a series of deepening crises. Learn More
by Abbey Mei Otis; read by Nicole Poole & Eric Martin
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Abbey Mei Otis has long been fascinated in using strange situations to explore dynamics of power, oppression, and grief, and the twelve stories collected here are at once a striking indictment of the present and a powerful warning about the future. Learn More
In the second edition of the bestseller Alzheimer's Disease: What If There Was a Cure?, Dr. Newport, a neonatal practitioner, continues the story of Steve's progress and provides the most recent research on a variety of topics, including possible causes of Alzheimer's and how infection, inflammation, and genetic makeup may affect an individual's response to fatty acid therapy. Learn More
A groundbreaking history of how Jewish women maintained their identity and influenced social activism as they wrote themselves into American history. Learn More
A history with sweeping implications, American Messiahs challenges our previous misconceptions about "cult" leaders and their messianic power. Learn More
A stirring novel tuned to the clash between soul music's vision of our essential responsibility to each other and a world that breaks us down and tears us apart, Another Kind of Madness is an indelible tale of human connection. Learn More
In the latest Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery, Amateur-sleuths-turned-pro Vivian and Brandy Borne have a challenging case to solve as a series of creepy crimes plague an ill-fated Edgar Allan Poe festival. Learn More
A novel of longing and thwarted desires, filled with Elsa Morante's "brutal directness and familial torment" (James Wood), Arturo's Island reemerges in this splendid translation to take its rightful place in the world literary canon. Learn More
In Assembling Life, David Deamer addresses questions that are the cutting edge of research on the origin of life. For instance, how did non-living organic compounds assemble into the first forms of primitive cellular life? What was the source of those compounds and the energy that produced the first nucleic acids? Did life begin in the ocean or in fresh water on terrestrial land masses? Learn More
Sarah Price wants a career in politics. But she has a secret past that won't stay past, threatening her job on a San Diego congressman's reelection campaign. Learn More
