Audiobooks narrated by Casey Turner

Welcome to Barksdale, where all the dogs strive for perfection. Every shopkeeper claims to be the "best groomer" or sell the "best biscuits." And at Barksdale Academy, the pressure is on for one pup to be named Best in Show. Duke's cousin Coco, a French bulldog from Paris, is visiting for the K-2 loyalty exam. During this exam, the Underdogs and their classmates will participate in a field day event against a rival school. Coco is cool, funny, and charming-especially compared to the Underdogs. So when it comes time to choose teams, it's no surprise she ends up on Team Awesome instead of with her cousin Duke and his friends. But during the K-2 exam, Coco can't seem to get anything right! She trips during the six-legged race, and drops everything that's thrown to her. If Barksdale loses the field day events, everyone-including the Underdogs-will fail their loyalty exam! Can the Underdogs come to Coco's rescue-and save their school's reputation?

Tracey West (Author), Ashley Christy Ellis, Bill Lobley, Brittany Burke, Casey Turner, Christopher Gebauer, Ellen Quay, Joanna Clarke, Lance Roger Axt, Lisa Stathoplos, Maxwell Glick, Sara Sheckells, Thomas Ian Campbell (Narrator)

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The Underdogs

Welcome to the town of Barksdale, where the canine residents strive for perfection. Every shopkeeper claims to be the "best groomer" or sell the "best biscuits." And at Barksdale Academy, the pressure is on every year for one pup to be named Best in Show. Nova, Duke, Harley, and Peanut have never won Best in Show... which is okay with them! But they have to work together to pass their Agility Exam, because either the whole pack passes or the whole pack fails. Nova has convinced her pals to train, but on her practice course, Duke is afraid to climb the high ramp, Harley keeps chasing squirrels, and Peanut can't make it through the hoops. Nova's not doing much better-she's so excited she keeps knocking the whole course over! Will the pups make the grade, or are they doomed to be Underdogs forever?

Tracey West (Author), Ashley Christy Ellis, Bill Lobley, Brittany Burke, Casey Turner, Christopher Gebauer, Joanna Clarke, Lance Roger Axt, Lisa Stathoplos, Maxwell Glick, Sara Sheckells, Thomas Ian Campbell (Narrator)

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The Last Neanderthal: A Novel

One of the most anticipated books of 2017: The Millions, CBC, Chatelaine, Globe and Mail, Maclean's From the author of The Bear, the enthralling story of two women separated by millennia, but linked by an epic journey that will transform them both 40,000 years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl, the oldest daughter, is just coming of age and her family is determined to travel to the annual meeting place and find her a mate. But the unforgiving landscape takes its toll, and Girl is left alone to care for Runt, a foundling of unknown origin. As Girl and Runt face the coming winter storms, Girl realizes she has one final chance to save her people, even if it means sacrificing part of herself. In the modern day, archaeologist Rosamund Gale works well into her pregnancy, racing to excavate newly found Neanderthal artifacts before her baby comes. Linked across the ages by the shared experience of early motherhood, both stories examine the often taboo corners of women's lives. Haunting, suspenseful, and profoundly moving, THE LAST NEANDERTHAL asks us to reconsider all we think we know about what it means to be human. **Contact Customer Service for Additional Material**

Claire Cameron (Author), Casey Turner, Lisa Stathoplos (Narrator)

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Pursuits Unknown: An Amy and Lars Novel

Amy and her kelpie-shepherd mix, Lars, work with a search team that specializes in finding lost people. Despite his average-mutt appearance, Lars is no ordinary dog. He and Amy have a telepathic connection. While Lars has a lot to learn about human language, their bond allows them to communicate in unusual ways and is a boon to their success rate. When Amy and Lars find a missing scientist suffering from the Alzheimer's-like disorder 'Disorientation,' Amy and her support team realize this is not a typical lost-person case. Instead, this assignment appears to be an attempt to steal this man's highly sensitive research on nanotechnology?which, in the wrong hands, could be used to wipe out undesirables from their overpopulated world. Forced to go undercover to seek out the truth, Amy will have to confront?and surpass?her own limitations.

Ellen Clary (Author), Casey Turner (Narrator)

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Party Time!

Anh Do (Author), Aaron Lockman, Casey Turner, James Herrera, William Dufris (Narrator)

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How to Sell a Poison: The Rise, Fall, and Toxic Return of DDT

The story of an infamous poison that left toxic bodies and decimated wildlife in its wake is also a cautionary tale about how corporations stoke the flames of science denialism for profit. The chemical compound DDT first earned fame during World War II by wiping out insects that caused disease and boosting Allied forces to victory. Americans granted it a hero's homecoming, spraying it on everything from crops and livestock to cupboards and curtains. Then, in 1972, it was banned in the US. But decades after that, a cry arose to demand its return. This is the sweeping narrative of generations of Americans who struggled to make sense of the notorious chemical's risks and benefits. Historian Elena Conis follows DDT from postwar farms, factories, and suburban enclaves to the floors of Congress and tony social clubs, where industry barons met with Madison Avenue brain trusts to figure out how to sell the idea that a little poison in our food and bodies was nothing to worry about. In an age of spreading misinformation on issues including pesticides, vaccines, and climate change, Conis shows that we need new ways of communicating about science-as a constantly evolving discipline, not an immutable collection of facts-before it's too late.

Elena Conis (Author), Casey Turner (Narrator)

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HotDog!

Anh Do (Author), Aaron Lockman, Casey Turner, James Herrera, William Dufris (Narrator)

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Girl Talk: What Science Can Tell Us About Female Friendship

A veteran science reporter's investigation into the fascinating and distinctive nature of women's friendships In Girl Talk, New York Times science reporter Jacqueline Mroz takes on the science of female friendship--a phenomenon that's as culturally powerful as it is individually mysterious. She examines friendship from a range of angles, from the historical to the experiential, with a scientific analysis that reveals new truths about what leads us to connect and build alliances, and then 'break up' when a friendship no longer serves us. Mroz takes a new look at how friendship has evolved throughout history, showing how friends tend to share more genetic commonalities than strangers, and that the more friends we have, the more empathy and pleasure chemicals are present in our brains. Scientists have also reported that friendship directly influences health and longevity; women with solid, supportive friendships experience fewer 'fight or flight' impulses and stronger heart function, and women without friendships tend to develop medical challenges on par with those associated with smoking and excessive body weight. With intimate reporting and insightful analysis, Mroz reveals new awareness about the impact of women's friendships, and how they shape our culture at large.

Jacqueline Mroz (Author), Casey Turner (Narrator)

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Dead in Bed by Bailey Simms: The Complete Second Book

DEAD IN BED BY BAILEY SIMMS is a new release from Hachette Audiobooks: Powered by Wattpad - an innovative collaboration between Hachette Book Group, a leading publisher, and Wattpad, a passionate storytelling community of over 45 million people. Your favorite online stories, now available in your headphones! DEAD IN BED BY BAILEY SIMMS follows Ashley Young after a sexually-transmitted plague breaks out in her small town. When the plague begins leaving its victims with a bizarrely amplified libido, Ashley has to be willing to do anything-no matter how difficult or morally questionable-in order to survive. Meanwhile, a meta-narrative follows Bailey Simms, teen author of DEAD IN BED, while she's stuck writing at home with a rare medical condition. As Bailey's book grows in popularity, and her fans start to clamor for the sequel, she learns that being a successful author may come with a terrifyingly dangerous price.

Adrian Birch (Author), Casey Turner, Dana Dae (Narrator)

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Campusland: A Novel

'This high-spirited, richly imagined, and brave novel is a delight to read... Smart and hilarious.' - Kirkus Reviews Joyous, fast and funny, Scott Johnston's Campusland is a satiric howl at today's elite educational institutions-from safe spaces to tribal infighting to the sheer sanctimony. A wickedly delightful audiobook that may remind you of Tom Wolfe and David Lodge. Her room sucks. Her closet isn't big enough for two weeks'-worth of outfits, much less her new Rag & Bone for fall. And there's nothing worth posting. Cruel. To Lulu Harris-It Girl-in-the-Making-her first year at the ultra-competitive Ivy-like Devon University is a dreary impediment. If she's fabulous and no one sees it, what's the point? To Eph Russell, who looks and sounds like an avatar of privilege (shh!-he's anything but) Devon is heaven. All day to think and read and linger over a Welsh rarebit at The Faculty Club, not to mention teach English 240 where he gets to discuss all his 19th Century favorites, like Mark Twain. If Eph could just get tenure, he could stay forever, but there are landmines everywhere. In his seventh year at Devon, Red Wheeler is the alpha dog on top of Devon's progressive hierarchy, the most woke guy on campus. But when his position is challenged, Red is forced to take measures. Before first term is halfway finished, Lulu bungles her social cache with her clubbable upperclass peers, and is forced to reinvent herself. Shedding her designer clothes, she puts on flannel and a brand-new persona: campus victim. For Lulu to claw her way back to the top, she'll build a pyre and roast anyone in her way. Presiding over this ferment is Milton Strauss, Devon's feckless president, who spends his days managing perpetually aggrieved students, scheming administrators, jealous professors, billionaire donors, and bumptious frat boys. He just can't say yes fast enough. And what to do with Martika Malik-Adams? Isn't her giant salary as vice-president of Diversity & Inclusion enough? All paths converge as privileged, marginalized, and radical students form identity alliances, sacrifice education for outrage, and push varied agendas of political correctness that drags every free thought of higher learning into the lower depths of an entitled underclass.

Scott Johnston (Author), Casey Turner (Narrator)

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A Not-So-Scary Monster

The unnamed minifigure star of I'm Fun, Too! returns, and this time he's brought new friends -- monster friends! When our hero tries his hand at making monsters out of LEGO bricks, he learns that anyone can make a monster, but it's so much nicer to make a friend. It's an all-new, heartwarming, and funny picture book that is so fun, it's scary!

Jonathan Fenske (Author), Aidan Walton, Casey Turner (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Casey Turner