Audiobooks narrated by Susan Larkin

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street series comes a stunning new novel about a young single mother who discovers that the nature of friendship is never what it seems.... Recently divorced, Merilee Talbot Dunlap moves with her two children to the Atlanta suburb of Sweet Apple, Georgia. It’s not her first time starting over, but her efforts at a new beginning aren’t helped by an anonymous local blog that dishes about the scandalous events that caused her marriage to fail. Merilee finds some measure of peace in the cottage she is renting from town matriarch Sugar Prescott. Though stubborn and irascible, Sugar sees something of herself in Merilee—something that allows her to open up about her own colorful past. Sugar’s stories give Merilee a different perspective on the town and its wealthy school moms in their tennis whites and shiny SUVs, and even on her new friendship with Heather Blackford. Merilee is charmed by the glamorous young mother’s seemingly perfect life and finds herself drawn into Heather's world. In a town like Sweet Apple, where sins and secrets are as likely to be found behind the walls of gated mansions as in the dark woods surrounding Merilee’s house, appearance is everything. But just how dangerous that deception can be will shock all three women....

Karen White (Author), Carolyn Cook, Susan Larkin, Tiffany Morgan (Narrator)

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The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide

With a foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court. An Engaging, Accessible Guide to the Bill of Rights for Everyday Citizens. In The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide, award-winning author and constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk explores the remarkable history of the Bill of Rights amendment by amendment, the Supreme Court's interpretation of each right, and the power of citizens to enforce those rights. Stories of the ordinary people who made the Bill of Rights come alive are featured throughout. These include Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi sharecropper who became a national civil rights leader; Clarence Earl Gideon, a prisoner whose handwritten petition to the Supreme Court expanded the right to counsel; Mary Beth Tinker, a 13-year-old whose protest of the Vietnam War established free speech rights for students; Michael Hardwick, a bartender who fought for privacy after police entered his bedroom unlawfully; Suzette Kelo, a nurse who opposed the city's takeover of her working-class neighborhood; and Simon Tam, a millennial whose 10-year trademark battle for his band "The Slants" ended in a unanimous Supreme Court victory. Such people prove that, in the words of Judge Learned Hand, "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court, can save it." Exploring the history, scope, and meaning of the first ten amendments-as well as the Fourteenth Amendment, which nationalized them and extended new rights of equality to all-The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide is a powerful examination of the values that define American life and the tools that every citizen needs. Winner of the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award, its highest honor for media about the law. **Contact Customer Service for Additional Material**

Linda R Monk (Author), Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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Pearls of Wisdom: Little Pieces of Advice (That Go a Long Way)

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! In this 'sage, valuable volume' (Publishers Weekly), First Lady Barbara Bush shares the best of her advice to family, staff, and close friends. First Lady Barbara Bush was famous for handing out advice. From friends and family to heads of state and Supreme Court justices, and certainly to her staff, her advice ranged from what to wear, what to say or not say, and how to live your life. She especially loved visiting with students of all ages, from kindergartners to college graduates. When she turned 80, she owned up to all her advice-giving and explained it this way: After all, in 80 years of living, I have survived 6 children, 17 grandchildren, 6 wars, a book by Kitty Kelly, two presidents, two governors, big Election Day wins and big Election Day losses, and 61 years of marriage to a husband who keeps jumping out of perfectly good airplanes. So, it's just possible that along the way I've learned a thing or two. At the end of the day, she taught all of us some valuable lessons. As First Lady, she made a point of cuddling a baby with AIDS and hugging a young man who was HIV positive and whose family had rejected him, showing us by example the importance of compassion and the myth of fear. As a mother, she made sure we all knew that your children must come first, and one of the most important things you can do is to read to them. As a friend and mentor, she showed that you had to be true to yourself, and even at the end of her life, she taught us how to die with grace. Full of Barbara Bush's trademark wit and thoughtfulness, Pearls of Wisdom is a poignant reflection on life, love, family, and the world by one of America's most iconic -- and beloved -- public figures.

Barbara Bush (Author), Allan Robertson, Brian Troxell, Brittany Wilkerson, Cara Reid, Kevin Stillwell, Nicholas Tecosky, Suehyla El Attar, Suehyla El-Attar, Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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Mortuary Confidential: Undertakers Spill the Dirt

When the casket reached the front of the sanctuary, there was a loud cracking sound as the bottom fell out. And with a thump, down came Father Iggy. From shoot-outs at funerals to dead men screaming and runaway corpses, undertakers have plenty of unusual stories to tell-and a special way of telling them. In this macabre and moving compilation, funeral directors across the country share their most embarrassing, jaw-dropping, irreverent, and deeply poignant stories about life at death's door. Discover what scares them and what moves them to tears. Learn about rookie mistakes and why death sometimes calls for duct tape. Enjoy tales of the dearly departed spending eternity naked from the waist down and getting bottled and corked-in a wine bottle. And then meet their families-the weepers, the punchers, the stolidly dignified, and the ones who deliver their dead mother in a pickup truck. If there's one thing undertakers know, it's that death drives people crazy. These are the best 'bodies of work' from America's darkest profession.

Kenneth Mckenzie, Todd Harra (Author), Allan Robertson, Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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How I Did It: Lessons from the Front Lines of Business

Powerful stories from the world's top CEOs to help prepare you for the hard decisions ahead. The essays in How I Did It teach and inspire. Pulled directly from the pages of one of the most popular columns in Harvard Business Review, these essays offer firsthand accounts of the most difficult management challenges faced by the men and women who occupy the corner office. It's the next best thing to sitting down and talking face-to-face with these corporate leaders. You'll hear from renowned global leaders including: Kevin Ryan, Gilt Groupe; Mindy Grossman, HSN; Kevin Plank, Under Armour; Daniel P. Amos, Aflac; Pramod Bhasin, Genpact; Eric Schmidt, Google; Ellen Kullman, DuPont; Patrizio Bertelli, Prada; Pierre Omidyar, Omidyar Network; Jorge Cauz, Encyclopaedia Brittanica; and Richard Gelfond, IMAX. Let these potent stories of strategic thinking-and often bold and unconventional action-be your guide as you step into your own future as a leader.

Harvard Business Review (Author), Mark Cabus, Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials

An introduction to the most enduring ideas on management from Harvard Business Review Change is the one constant in business, and we must adapt or face obsolescence. Yet certain challenges never go away. These are the ten seminal articles by management's most influential experts, on topics of perennial concern to ambitious managers and leaders hungry for inspiration-and ready to run with big ideas to accelerate their own and their companies' success. Includes articles by: Michael Porter on creating competitive advantage and distinguishing your company from rivals; John Kotter on leading change through eight critical stages; Daniel Goleman on using emotional intelligence to maximize performance; Peter Drucker on managing your career by evaluating your own strengths and weaknesses; Clay Christensen on orchestrating innovation within established organizations; Tom Davenport on using analytics to determine how to keep your customers loyal; Robert Kaplan and David Norton on measuring your company's strategy with the Balanced Scorecard; Rosabeth Moss Kanter on avoiding common mistakes when pushing innovation forward; Ted Levitt on understanding who your customers are and what they really want; and C. K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel on identifying the unique, integrated systems that support your strategy.

Clayton M. Christensen, Daniel Goleman, Harvard Business Review, Michael E. Porter, Peter F. Drucker (Author), Brad Sanders, Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Teams

Most teams underperform. Yours can beat the odds. If you read (or listen) to nothing else on building better teams, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you assemble and steer teams that get results. Leading experts such as Jon Katzenbach, Teresa Amabile, and Tamara Erickson provide the insights and advice you need to: boost team performance through mutual accountability; motivate large, diverse groups to tackle complex projects; increase your teams' emotional intelligence; prevent decision deadlock; extract results from a bunch of touchy superstars; and fight constructively with top-management colleagues.

Harvard Business Review, Jon R. Katzenbach, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, Lynda Gratton (Author), Gregory St. John, Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing

Stop pushing products-and start cultivating relationships with the right customers. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on marketing that delivers competitive advantage, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you reinvent your marketing by putting it-and your customers-at the center of your business. Leading experts such as Ted Levitt and Clayton Christensen provide the insights and advice you need to: figure out what business you're really in; create products that perform the jobs people need to get done; get a bird's-eye view of your brand's strengths and weaknesses; tap a market that's larger than China and India combined; deliver superior value to your B2B customers; and end the war between sales and marketing.

Clayton M. Christensen, Fred Reichheld, Harvard Business Review, Philip Kotler, Theodore Levitt (Author), Bernard Setaro Clark, Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People (with featured article 'Leadership That Gets Results,' by Dan

Managing people is fraught with challenges-even if you're a seasoned manager. Here's how to handle them. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on managing people, listen to these ten articles (featuring 'Leadership That Gets Results,' by Daniel Goleman). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your employees' performance. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People will inspire you to: tailor your management styles to fit your people; motivate with more responsibility, not more money; support first-time managers; build trust by soliciting input; teach smart people how to learn from failure; build high-performing teams; and manage your boss. This collection of bestselling articles includes: featured article 'Leadership That Gets Results' by Daniel Goleman, 'One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?,' 'The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome,' 'Saving Your Rookie Managers from Themselves,' 'What Great Managers Do,' 'Fair Process: Managing in the Knowledge Economy,' 'Teaching Smart People How to Learn,' 'How (Un)ethical Are You?,' 'The Discipline of Teams,' and 'Managing Your Boss.'

Daniel Goleman, Harvard Business Review, Jon R. Katzenbach, Renée Mauborgne, W. Chan Kim (Author), Mark Cabus, Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Innovation

To innovate profitably, you need more than just creativity. Do you have what it takes? If you read (or listen to) nothing else on inspiring and executing innovation, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you innovate effectively. Leading experts such as Clayton Christensen, Peter Drucker, and Rosabeth Moss Kanter provide the insights and advice you need to: decide which ideas are worth pursuing; innovate through the front lines-not just from the top; adapt innovations from the developing world to wealthier markets; tweak new ventures along the way using discovery-driven planning; tailor your efforts to meet customers' most pressing needs; and avoid classic pitfalls such as stifling innovation with rigid processes.

Clayton M. Christensen, Harvard Business Review, Peter F. Drucker, Vijay Govindarajan (Author), Bryan Brendle, Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence (with featured article 'What Makes a Leader?' by Danie

In his defining work on emotional intelligence, bestselling author Daniel Goleman found that it is twice as important as other competencies in determining outstanding leadership. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on emotional intelligence, listen to these ten articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you boost your emotional skills-and your professional success. This book will inspire you to: monitor and channel your moods and emotions; make smart, empathetic people decisions; manage conflict and regulate emotions within your team; react to tough situations with resilience; better understand your strengths, weaknesses, needs, values, and goals; and develop emotional agility.

Annie McKee, Daniel Goleman, Harvard Business Review, Richard Boyatzis, Sydney Finkelstein (Author), James Edward Thomas, Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (with featured article 'The Necessary Art of Persuasion,' by Ja

The best leaders know how to communicate clearly and persuasively. How do you stack up? If you read (or listen to) nothing else on communicating effectively, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you express your ideas with clarity and impact-no matter what the situation. Leading experts such as Deborah Tannen, Jay Conger, and Nick Morgan provide the insights and advice you need to: pitch your brilliant idea-successfully; connect with your audience; establish credibility; inspire others to carry out your vision; adapt to stakeholders' decision-making style; frame goals around common interests; and build consensus and win support.

Deborah Tannen, Harvard Business Review, Nick Morgan, Robert B. Cialdini (Author), Gregory St. John, Susan Larkin (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Susan Larkin