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  Look I'm Gone!

  James Howard Kunstler

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  November, 1963, the week before Thanksgiving. Twelve-year-old Jeff Greenaway, recently exiled from Manhattan to Ponsonby Hall, a New Hampshire prep school "for boys who behaved badly," wins big in a clandestine poker game. The next day, President John F. Kennedy is murdered in Dallas. The Ponsonby boys are sent home early by train for the holiday – and the president's funeral. 
  Back at home with his parents on East 79th Street, and restless over the tragic events playing out on TV, Jeff ventures out into the city on his own, an explorer in the underbelly of Times Square and its colorful denizens. He falls hard for the teenage ingenue Kathy Kaine, star of the Broadway hit The Wayward Family Singers, who lives unsupervised in the historic Bomoseen Hotel uptown. It's a first romance for him, but not for her. 
  Unable to swallow the official story about JFK's assassination, he stakes out the Russian Mission to the United Nations on 68th Street and Park Avenue, taunting the KBG goons who guard the entrance until Ambassador Zorin himself takes Jeff for a mind-bending ride into Central Park to explain how the world really works. 
  Throughout his week of romance and international intrigue, Jeff becomes immersed in the world-changing novel, The Catcher in the Rye, and is finally driven to run away from the city, determined to meet J.D. Salinger, the book's reclusive author, who he finds back in New Hampshire – not far from Ponsonby Hall. As a blizzard sweeps through the state, "Jerry" Salinger is trapped in his farmhouse debating Hindu religion with Jeff Greenaway, a disciple of Salinger's own troubled, epic creation, Holden Caulfield.

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  In the Metropolis - The strange...

  Benjamin Rosenblatt

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is the talented but obscure author Benjamin Rosenblatt.

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  Biloxi - A Story of Hope

  Scott Parish

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  A poignant tale of resilience, loss, and adaptation, Biloxi is set against the backdrop of rural Tennessee to Mississippi during the civil right movement. Forced to rebuild his life after a tragic accident, Charlie and his family befriend a local black family. But not everyone is as welcoming. Charlies must navigate life, work, and family through systemic enduring racism."This book is written so vividly that I wanted to know more about what happened to these families. …Captivating writing and storyline … how these families maneuvered through racism in the deep South and how their friendships grew despite racism. Loved it from beginning to ending!" – Stephanie J.“The narrative shines with vivid descriptions and compelling characters. Biloxi offers a heartfelt reminder of the human capacity to endure and thrive in adversity." - Olajide Ojeniyi

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  The Lost Books ~ Romance and...

  Mo Conlan

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  In a scheme to pay for his endless wars and lavish court, Henry Tudor seizes England's rich monasteries and convents. Thousands of illuminated manuscripts are stolen and destroyed. 
  Squire Henry Truelove of Cornwall, hero of this novel, has simpler ambitions: to win the hand of his reluctant ladylove, Morwenna. But life takes a bad turn for the squire when his family's estate faces ruinous taxation. Truelove and his friends form a band of "holy pirates" to bring down the corrupt taxman, and to rescue the precious lost books. 
  This tale of tumultuous Tudor times will especially please readers who enjoy little known histories and interesting language. The narrative is often lighthearted, with amusing repartee. The mission of the Holy Pirates, though, is vital and dangerous — to save the precious books and their own skins.

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  Tituba - The Intentional Witch...

  Dave Tamanini

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  A unique Salem 1692 witchcraft story 
  Tituba, the first woman accused of witchcraft in colonial Salem 
  Enslaved Tituba has been faithful to a promise to her mama in Africa. 
  When Tituba's only son dies trying to escape slavery, her life changes forever. 
  The villagers see witches and demons sent by the Devil everywhere but they are wrong. It is Tituba-conjuring spectral images that spark the infamous witch hunts of 1692. 
  As neighbors accuse neighbors of witchcraft, hysterical trials follow. Tituba gloats in her power. But when hangings begin, her conscience arises. 
  Can she confront her secret crime?

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  Sarai - A Novel

  Jill Eileen Smith

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  Sarai, the last child of her aged father, is beautiful, spoiled, and used to getting her own way. Even as a young girl, she is aware of the way men look at her, including her half brother Abram. When Abram finally requests Sarai's hand, she asks one thing—that he promise never to take another wife as long as she lives. Even her father thinks the demand is restrictive and agrees to the union only if Sarai makes a promise in return—to give Abram a son and heir. Certain she can easily do that, Sarai agrees. 
   
   
   
  But as the years stretch on and Sarai's womb remains empty, she becomes desperate to fulfill her end of the bargain—lest Abram decide that he will not fulfill his. To what lengths will Sarai go in her quest to bear a son? And how long will Abram's patience last? 
   
   
   
  Jill Eileen Smith thrilled readers with The Wives of King David series. Now she brings to life the strong and celebrated wives of the patriarchs, beginning with the beautiful and inscrutable Sarai.

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