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  The Farnsworth Chronicles - Book 1

  William Staub

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  The Farnsworth Chronicles is a captivating series that follows the journey of Nicolas James Farnsworth (NJ). Born with spina bifida into a large, single-parent family in a big city where money is scarce, NJ faces unique challenges. When he starts middle school, he receives a laptop computer to assist with his schoolwork. However, upon turning on the computer, he encounters an artificial intelligence (AI) program named Rhineheart. 
  Rhineheart introduces NJ to a virtual reality computer world, where he gains skills that enhance his life in his wheelchair. Inside this alternate reality, NJ can walk, run, and play like other children, but he must also make sacrifices to maintain balance. The people he meets and the abilities he acquires transform him, leaving him forever changed when he returns to his real life and his true wheelchair.

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  The Riddle of the Sands - A...

  Erskine Childers

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  While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Widely recognized as the first modern spy thriller, this lone masterpiece by World War I Royal Navy officer Erskine Childers was written in 1903 as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses. It accomplished that task and has been considered a classic of espionage literature ever since. Praised for its nautical action and richly authentic background as much as for its suspenseful spycraft, The Riddle of the Sands is the brilliant forerunner to the realism of Graham Greene and John le Carré.

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  The Boss and How He Came to Rule...

  Alfred Henry Lewis

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  Before the skyscrapers pierced the clouds, the streets of New York were ruled by a brutal, invisible empire—Tammany Hall. 
  Arriving in America with nothing but the clothes on his back, a young Irish immigrant quickly learns that survival in 19th-century New York City is not granted to the righteous, but seized by the strong. Blessed with terrifying physical prowess and a mind perfectly tuned for the ruthless chess game of ward politics, he catches the eye of "Big John Kennedy," a mastermind of the notorious Tammany machine. From street-corner brawls and stolen ballot boxes to commanding the fearsome "Red Jackets," our protagonist claws his way to the top of the food chain. But as power breeds enemies and political warfare demands betrayal, he must ask himself what he is willing to sacrifice to become the absolute ruler of the city. 
  Why you will love this audiobook: Fans of gritty Political Fiction and historical crime epics will be utterly captivated by this unflinching portrait of Gilded Age corruption. Weaving together themes of classic mob syndicates, political thrillers, and urban power struggles, it provides a fascinating, unapologetic look at the raw mechanics of power. If you enjoy masterful storytelling of dark ambition and antiheroes carving out their empires, this is a must-listen. 
  About the Author: Alfred Henry Lewis was a celebrated American investigative journalist, lawyer, and author. Renowned for his deep, insider knowledge of early 20th-century political machines and his vivid historical fiction, Lewis's works remain classic, razor-sharp commentaries on the American dream and its dark underbelly.

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  Story 1: The Delights of Sean Jr...

  Snuggie Bobo

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  Sean Jr. had a tough life—as his mother told him, he had the ‘forbidden illness’: lusting for men. His uncle took him in, yet Sean lived a criminal lifestyle ingrained in the family business. Thug life meant trouble was Sean’s middle name; the drugs and jail did not help much either.
   
  Now Sean had two loving parents. Yet his uncle was in conflict, wanting to protect Sean from the evils of their family’s work while disapproving of his player lifestyle. Meanwhile, the body count from their criminal exploits continued to rise.

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  Murder at High Tide

  Lee Strauss, Norm Strauss

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  It's 1956, and Woman Police Constable Rosa Reed has left her groom at the altar in London. Time spent with her American cousins in Santa Bonita, California, is exactly what she needs to get back on her feet, though the last thing she expected was to get entangled in another murder case! When a body floats onto the beach at a charity event hosted by Rosa's Aunt Louisa, Rosa's detective instincts kick in. Can she help solve the case and save her aunt's reputation? Even if it means working with her old flame, Detective Miguel Belmonte? If you love early rock & roll, poodle skirts, clever whodunits, a charming cat, and an even more charming detective, you're going to love this series set in the 1950s! The Rosa Reed Mystery series is a spin-off of the acclaimed Ginger Gold Mystery series.

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  The Well of the Soul

  Doug Powell

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  A list of hiding places on a strip of papyrus found inside a mummy mask thrusts Graham Eliot, Ancient Near East scholar, into a hunt for the treasures of the second temple. The list has already cost the life of a colleague, and now he is being pursued as he races to recover what has been lost for almost 2,000 years. 
  As he literally digs into Jerusalem, he is haunted by the recent deaths of his wife and daughter, which have left him doubting the existence of God. His spiritual and archaeological struggles become more entwined as his life is repeatedly threatened the longer the work continues. When he reaches the final site—the cisterns below the Temple Mount, a network of caves and tunnel no one has entered in 150 years and that no one has ever explored—Graham discovers far greater treasure than he ever imagined.

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