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Mars' First Friends: Come on Over, Rovers!

"In a solar system full of planets, Mars feels all alone. No one has time to play with him. Will he ever get a playmate?Mars' First Friends is a universal story about man's?and Mars'?best friends?our beloved pets. In this sweet solar system story, Mars is lonely and just wants someone to play with, but the planets are all too busy. That is until Earth sends her little brother Mars his first friends: the rovers Spirit and Opportunity! With its darling prose and charming plot, this book offers a new take on the Mars rovers stories, and also includes educational back matter with an abundance of information about the solar system, Mars, and his real-life pets?NASA's rovers! Could there be life on Mars? Listen on to find out!"

Susanna Leonard Hill (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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Illegal

"Ebo's sister left months ago. Now his brother has disappeared too, and Ebo knows that, to see them again, he must follow in their footsteps and make the hazardous voyage from Ghana to a safe haven in Europe. So the twelve-year-old sets off on an epic journey that takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli and finally out to the merciless sea. Powerful and timely, this novel brings to life Ebo's unquenchable hope for a new life in the face of daunting and perilous obstacles."

Andrew Donkin, Eoin Colfer (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir

"Growing up, Liz Prince wasn't a girly girl, dressing in pink tutus or playing Pretty Pretty Princess like the other girls in her neighborhood. But she wasn't exactly one of the guys either, as she quickly learned when her Little League baseball coach exiled her to the outfield instead of letting her take the pitcher's mound. Liz was somewhere in the middle, and Tomboy is the story of her struggle to find the place where she belonged. Tomboy is a graphic novel about refusing gender boundaries, yet unwittingly embracing gender stereotypes at the same time, and realizing later in life that you can be just as much of a girl in jeans and a T-shirt as you can in a pink tutu. Tomboy explores Liz's ever-evolving struggles and wishes regarding what it means to be a girl."

Liz Prince (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement - 30th Aniversary Edition

"In celebration of thirty years since the first publication of Eliyahu Goldratt’s essential business classic, HighBridge is proud to present an expanded audio edition of The Goal, featuring the original novel, plus case study reviews, and the author’s highly regarded essay “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.” Also included is an audio archive exclusive featuring Eliyahu Goldratt in conversation about the significance—both personal and professional—of his breakthrough work. Alex Rogo is the manager of a failing manufacturing plant who receives an ultimatum from corporate headquarters: Turn the situation around in three months or the plant will be scrapped. With help from a mysterious mentor, Rogo discovers a revolutionary new way to do business—a way for people in any field of endeavor to increase productivity, profitability, and personal fulfillment. The story of Alex’s fight to save his plant contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC) developed by Dr. Goldratt. First published in 1984, The Goal has changed how America does business."

Eliyahu Goldratt, Jeff Cox (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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Tom Keith: Sound Effects Man (A Prairie Home Companion)

"Tom Keith had a wonderful ear for sound and beautiful sense of comic timing. As a schoolboy imitator of birds, livestock, and people being punched in the face, he had natural abilities that pointed to a career in the Live Radio Sound Effects Production Industry. But by the time he graduated from the University of Minnesota in the late ’60s, that once well-traveled career path was deserted. Tom joined the Marines instead, and he learned to mimic helicopters and do seven different kinds of explosion. Still there were no jobs, so he took an engineering post, babysitting a public radio transmitter while a tall, quiet writer tried to turn his imaginary world into a show. Tom was enlisted as an accomplice and immediately found his calling, eventually entertaining millions as the regular sound-effects man for A Prairie Home Companion."

Garrison Keillor (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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This I Believe: Life Lessons

"Broadcast weekly on Bob Edwards’ SiriusXM Satellite Radio and public radio shows, This I Believe features the voices, personal experiences, and profound insights of students, educators, politicians, artists, executives, the struggling and the successful. These diverse, engaging essays are valuable lessons for those just starting out or anyone dealing with life’s challenges. Whether penned by the famous or the previously unknown, they reveal the American spirit at its best. Includes: - “Our Vulnerability Is Our Strength” by Colin Bates, who cares for people with disabilities - “The Art of Being a Neighbor” by Eve Birch, who was once homeless - “A Taste of Success” by Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone - “Listening Is Powerful Medicine” by Dr. Alicia Conill, who learned an important lesson from an elderly patient - “Inviting the World to Dinner” by Jim Haynes, who has welcomed strangers into his home each week for 30 years - “Finding Our Common Ground” by Robin Mize, a liberal from a conservative family - “To Hear Your Inner Voice” by Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and many more."

Dan Gediman, John Gregory, Mary Jo Gediman (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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Summer Love: Garrison Keillor and the cast of A Prairie Home Companion

"In the summer of 2010, Garrison Keillor, Nickel Creek’s Sara Watkins, the Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band, and sound-effects artist Fred Newman went on a whirlwind tour of 25 cities in less than two months. The theme was everlasting love; the shows were jam-packed with tender duets and ballads, poetry, and stories of passion and marriage, all done Prairie Home Companion-style. Now the best performances from that tour are available on this Summer Love collection. Never broadcast and therefore available for the first time on this collection, selections include favorite Prairie Home Companion elements: Guy Noir, “show sponsor” commercials, and the News from Lake Wobegon."

Garrison Keillor (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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The Christmas Companion: Stories, Songs, and Sketches

"The first new Prairie Home Christmas collection in ten years is a warm and wonderful celebration of storytelling, music, and the holiday spirit. It’s Christmas in Lake Wobegon, Christmas at the old radio show, Christmas at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Christmas wherever friends and families gather to rejoice, reminisce, and share the holiday spirit."

Garrison Keillor (Author), Ensemble Cast, Garrison Keillor (Narrator)

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Motherhood

"Collected from live radio broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion, these humorous and heart-warming stories and songs celebrate the ups and downs of motherhood. Includes the News from Lake Wobegon, and guest appearances from Robin and Linda Williams, Inga Swearingen, Vern Sutton, Prudence Johnson, the Rankin Family, and more. “She brought you forth out of the cloud of genetics and fed and clothed you and taught you to wipe yourself and say Please and Thank You and never expected you to pay her back, only that you behave appropriately and try to make something of yourself and not land in prison but if you had, she’d love you because after all she’s your Mother.” —Garrison Keillor"

Garrison Keillor (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense

Edgar Allan Poe, H.G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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NPR Favorite Driveway Moments: Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go

"Hosts and listeners select their favorite stories from the National Public Radio archives, celebrating life, love, hope—and cookies. Every NPR listener has had at least one “driveway moment” and probably more. You’re so captivated by a story on All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Morning Edition, News & Notes, or another NPR program that you stay in the car to hear it through—even if you've arrived at your own driveway. This eclectic collection gathers all-time favorites, including some suggested by listeners themselves. These literate, intelligent, profoundly touching stories are worth hearing over and over again, and now you don’t have to stay in your car."

NPR (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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Church People: The Lutherans of Lake Wobegon

"Skits, songs, stories, and more from A Prairie Home Companion reveal the secret world of a stalwart people. When you fly Lutheran Air, there’s no first class, meals are potluck with assignments by rows (rows 1-6, bring rolls; rows, 7-15, salad), all fares are by freewill offering, and the plane doesn’t land until the budget is met. Welcome to the Land of Lutherans, where people drive Fords, wear cardigans, go to church at Third Lutheran (which used to be called First Lutheran, but Lutherans are more comfortable with being Third), drink a lot of coffee, serve chow mein noodles on tuna hot dish, work hard, and don’t make a fuss. Selected from live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion, this collection celebrates the kindest people on God’s green earth—except for the mean ones. If you’re not a Lutheran, you’ll laugh out loud. If you are, you’ll smile as hard as you can. Contents: - I’m a Lutheran - Lutheran Tours: Vacation Guilt - Potato Salad - Elim Lutheran Anniversary with Philip Brunelle - Iniquity on the Tundra with Charles Keating - LYLE: Lutheran Youth League for Evangelism - St. Patrick’s Day - The Story of Bob with Vern Sutton - Church Directory - Guy Noir: New Year’s Eve Indiscretion - LOL: Lutherans On Line - Lutheran Polka - Summer Vacation - Flood: Floating Away with Your Pastor - Evelyn Lundquist Counseling Agency (ELCA): Easter Briefing - Church Organist"

Garrison Keillor (Author), Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Ensemble Cast