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American religious history [sound recording]
Patrick N. Allitt.
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12 sound discs (ca. 720 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (22 cm.)
Examines religion not only as a set of formal beliefs, ideas, communal or institutional loyalties, and styles of worship, but also as an influence on the rest of American society. Investigates the subtle but important links which have long brought religion into close contact with the intellectual, social, economic, and political concerns of Americans.
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The ascent of money [sound recording] : a financial history of the world
Niall Ferguson.
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9 sound discs (ca. 11.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Niall Ferguson, professor of history at Harvard University, explores facts of ancient and historic world cultures to conclude that business and finance laid the groundwork for human advancement.
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Ayn Rand and the world she made [sound recording]
Anne Conover Heller.
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16 sound discs (19 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Iconic political philosopher Ayn Rand has inspired generations of American conservatives. However, few know of Rand's life and her personal vendetta against communism. Here, author Anne Conover Heller traces Rand's life, from her harrowing childhood in Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution to her political prominence in the 1950s.
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Blame [sound recording]
by Michelle Huneven.
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9 sound discs (11 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Waking up in jail after an alcoholic blackout, history professor Patsy McLemoore learns that she accidentally killed two people, an event for which she spends decades atoning and transforming her life for the better before learning a perspective-changing truth.
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The cloud pavilion [sound recording]
by Laura Joh Rowland.
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10 sound discs (11 hr., 34 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
In the aftermath of a woman's brutal attack in 1701 Japan, samurai detective turned chamberlain Sano Ichiro suspects the true motives of a formerly exiled rival who has been oddly cooperative, a situation that is further complicated by a relative's disappearance.
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Eating animals [sound recording]
Jonathan Safran Foer.
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9 sound discs (10 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
After spending much of his life shifting between various omnivore and herbivore eating habits, Jonathan Safran Foer presents a thought-provoking look at why and how humans choose their diets. Delivering the pros and cons of eating meat, Foer invites listeners on an insightful exploration into the many facets of food.
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Flying colors [sound recording] : the story of a remarkable group of artists and the transcendent power of art
Tim Lefens.
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6 sound discs (ca. 420 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
When Tim Lefens walked into the Matheny School in New Jersey to show slides of his paintings, his one-hour visit became a life-changing experience. The students he met had severe physical challenges: only one of them could talk, none could walk, and all lacked the use of their hands. As a painter facing his own gradual loss of eyesight, Tim had come to fully appreciate the power of art, and he was determined to enable the students to paint despite their physical limitations. Lefens created breakthrough techniques for these students that gave full, exacting control of the creative process. Flying Colors, an inspiring story about leaping over obstacles, reveals the passion and determination of one man, his student-artists, and their emergence together from a virtual silence to luminous expression.
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Going rogue [sound recording] : an American life
Sarah Palin.
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7 sound discs (8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Sarah Palin, the first female Republican Vice Presidential candidate, recounts her political experiences, her rapid rise on the national stage during the 2008 campaign, and the personal challenges she's faced including balancing her time as a working mother, recognizing the war's impact with her son serving combat in Iraq, having a child with a disability, and supporting her teenage daughter with an unplanned pregnancy.
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Googled [sound recording] : the end of the world as we know it
Ken Auletta.
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12 sound discs (14 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
There are companies that create waves and those that ride or are drowned by them. As only he can, best selling author Ken Auletta takes readers for a ride on the Google wave, telling the story of how it formed and crashed into traditional media businesses, from newspapers and books to television, movies, and telephones. With unprecedented access to Google's founders and executives, Auletta reveals how the industry is being disrupted and redefined.
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Half the sky [sound recording] : turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn.
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8 sound discs (10 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn chronicle the struggles faced by women across the African and Asian continents. From Cambodia to Ethiopia, women are faced with a harrowing array of struggles, including rape and forced prostitution. However, some women have persevered in the face of adversity and have become advocates for women worldwide.
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I, Alex Cross [sound recording] : a novel
by James Patterson.
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6 sound discs (7 hr., 1 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Alex Cross's niece is found brutally murdered. Overcome with grief, Alex vows to take down her killer before he strikes again. But shortly after he begins the investigation, Alex discovers that his niece had gotten mixed up with some very important, very dangerous people. And she's not the only one who has disappeared.
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Invisible [sound recording]
by Paul Auster.
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6 sound discs (8 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
In the Spring of 1967, Adam Walker, an aspiring poet and student at Columbia University, meets the enigmatic Frenchman, Rudolf Born, and his silent and seductive girlfriend, Margot. Walker gets caught in a perverse triangle that leads to a shocking act of violence that will change his life.
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