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Performed by Kara Young

A haunting novel about a black woman who returns to her hometown for a plantation wedding and the horror that ensues as she reconnects with the blood-soaked history of the land and the best friends she left behind.

More than a decade ago, Mira fled her small, segregated hometown in the south to forget. With every mile she traveled, she distanced herself from her past: from her best friend Celine, mocked by their town as the only white girl with black friends; from her old neighborhood; from the eerie Woodsman plantation rumored to be haunted by the spirits of slaves; from the terrifying memory of a ghost she saw that terrible day when a dare-gone-wrong almost got Jesse—the boy she secretly loved—arrested for murder.

But now Mira is back in Kipsen to attend Celine’s wedding at the plantation, which has been transformed into a lush vacation resort. Mira hopes to reconnect with her friends, and especially, Jesse, to finally tell him the truth about her feelings and the events of that devastating long-ago day.

But for all its fancy renovations, the Woodsman remains a monument to its oppressive racist history. The bar serves antebellum drinks, entertainments include horrifying reenactments, and the service staff is nearly all black. Yet the darkest elements of the plantation’s past have been carefully erased—rumors that slaves were tortured mercilessly and that ghosts roam the lands, seeking vengeance on the descendants of those who tormented them, which includes most of the wedding guests. 

As the weekend unfolds, Mira, Jesse, and Celine are forced to acknowledge their history together, and to save themselves from what is to come.

WHEN THE RECKONING COMES by LaTanya McQueen

Welcome back to The Anatomy of Desire Podcast - A seven-episode series of highlights from the immersive full cast audio recording of L. R. Dorn’s crime novel THE ANATOMY OF DESIRE. We have reached the final episode, Girl Lost. In this installment, Cleo Ray learns that the jury has reached a verdict and that her fate is about to be decided. The jury files into a packed courtroom as spectators inside and the social media world outside holds its breath awaiting the moment of truth.

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Episode Seven: Girl Lost

Answers to the most common questions and misconceptions about the Bible

Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew About the Bible is a short and accessible introduction to the Bible - its origins, interpretation, truthfulness, and authority.

Bible scholar, prolific author, and Anglican minister Michael Bird helps Christians understand seven important "things" about this unique book:

How the Bible was put together;
What "inspiration" means;
How the Bible is true;
Why the Bible needs to be rooted in history;
Why literal interpretation is not always the best interpretation;
How the Bible gives us knowledge, faith, love, and hope; 
How Jesus Christ is the center of the Bible.
Seven Things presents clear and understandable evangelical account of the Bible's inspiration, canonization, significance, and relevance in a way that is irenic and compelling. It is a must for any serious Bible reader who desires an informed and mature view of the Bible that will enrich their faith.

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SEVEN THINGS I WISH CHRISTIANS KNEW ABOUT THE BIBLE by Michael F. Bird | Chapter 1

Three-time Olympian Lolo Jones delivers a tough yet inspiring look into the strategies she has used to overcome immense obstacles on her way to becoming the number one women's hurdler in the world.

Lolo Jones' path to becoming a world champion and an Olympian began in childhood with a single mother who worked multiple jobs to support a family of six and a father who was serving time in prison. These early years instilled in Lolo an overcomer's mindset that gave her the strength she needed to rise above an unstable and impoverished background, to earn an economics degree at LSU, and then to establish herself as the best women's hurdler in the world.

In Over It, Lolo delivers a high-octane dose of no-BS encouragement, storytelling, humor, and practicality and exposes the obstacles that too often hold us back. With the same pluck and boldness that defines her life and career, Lolo teaches people how to face their challenges head-on and keep working to overcome them with strength. 

Even when the obstacles are large and we feel frustrated, overwhelmed, and ready to quit, we’ve got to keep fighting - full force, full speed. We've got to get over it.

OVER IT by Lolo Jones | Chapter 1

After hearing the words no one wants to hear--"you have cancer"--Jim Burns set out to articulate the most important principles for a life well lived and now shares them with you as a collection of essential truths for a healthy, balanced, and successful life. 

What's truly important for leading a life well lived? After being diagnosed with cancer and facing his mortality, prolific author and family-life expert Jim Burns learned what it really means to live a meaningful life from the perspective and practical wisdom only gained from facing death. Now cancer free, those same life-changing lessons continue to guide and enrich Jim's faith, work, and relationships in immeasurable ways. With his conversational style and heartwarming and entertaining stories, Jim brilliantly distills that hard-earned wisdom into 13 simple yet powerful life principles you can put into practice today. 

Jim will help you learn how to:

- Break the cycle of being overcommitted and underconnected once and for all
- Make family the priority you want it to be with an action plan that will nurture your closest relationships
- Embrace the discomfort of discipline and avoid the pain of regret
- Incorporate the vital element of fun in your life for connection and relief in even the toughest times
- Train your mind in reflexive gratitude to rise above negative circumstances. 

Don't wait any longer. Let these principles guide you into deeper joy, more purpose, and better connection--and start truly living today.

HAVE SERIOUS FUN by Jim Burns | Lesson One

Dr. Jeremy DeSilva joined us for an interview on SoS 128. This week, in addition to a replay of his original interview, we hear audio excerpted from First Steps: How upright walking made us human by Jeremy DeSilva, read by Kaleo Griffith. Copyright 2021 by Jeremy DeSilva. Production Copyright 2021, HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. You can find First Steps here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/first-steps-jeremy-desilva
You can find out more about Dr. DeSilva, his lab, and his work here: anthropology.dartmouth.edu/people/jeremy-desilva and on Twitter @desilva_jerry

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SoS 135- How Upright Walking Made Us Human with Dr. Jeremy DeSilva

On this episode, Andrew Kaberline, Senior Audio Marketing Associate, returns to the pod to tell the library team about some exciting new audiobooks that are perfect for any library collection. You'll hear newly discovered audio of Jim Morrison reading poetry, Jennifer Jason Leigh inhabit the characters of Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Pacino from ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, and much more!

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Audiobook Update! (Featuring Andrew Kaberline, Senior Audio Marketing Associate)

On this episode, we feature an interview with Lisa Harding, author of BRIGHT BURNING THINGS—on sale December 7, 2021—from a previous Door to Door Facebook Live.

Watch the full interview here: https://www.facebook.com/librarylovefest/videos/285190386412089

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An Interview with Lisa Harding, Author of BRIGHT BURNING THINGS

These favorite Brother and Sister Bear stories are wrapped up in this six-in-one Berenstain Bears audiobook collection!

These stories will remind young listeners of important biblical values and offers essential life lessons. From being kind to others to gossip to having a bad day, and forgiveness to helping others to doing your best, Brother and Sister Bear’s relatable adventures and everyday opportunities to learn will inspire listeners young and old.

This collection includes:

The Berenstain Bears and the Forgiving Tree: When Cousin Fred accidentally damages Brother’s brand-new bike, Brother Bear is angry. Can Sister Bear help him see that forgiving his friend is the right thing to do?

The Berenstain Bears Get Involved: A storm hits Bear Country, and it might flood! It’s up to the Bear family and the rest of the rescue team from the Chapel in the Woods to come together and save their community.

The Berenstain Bears and a Job Well Done: Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear need to clean their playhouse, but they’d rather play outside.

The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule: Should Sister Bear ignore the new girl at school just because her friends do? Choosing to be kind may not always be the easy choice, but it is always the right one.

The Berenstain Bears' Gossip Gang: Talking about others makes Sister feel like she is special, even if what is said might not be true. But when rumors are spread about her, Sister begins to understand just how hurtful gossip can be.

The Berenstain Bears Why Do Good Bears Have Bad Days?: Sister and Brother Bear go on a bike ride and fishing trip in the countryside, and things go very wrong. Brother falls into the pond, Sister’s fishing rod breaks, and they get caught in the rain on the way home. Why did this bad stuff happen to them?

The Berenstain Bears Brother and Sister Bear Favorites:

Includes all the Berenstain Bears family and friends who have been beloved by parents, grandparents, children, and grandchildren for decades
Features kid-friendly, easy-to-remember Scripture verses
Teaches valuable life lessons
Is a fun, new collection in the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights: A Faith Story series, which has sold over eight million copies since 2008

Read by Elizabeth Acevedo, Sixta Morel, Danyeli Rodriguez del Orbe

A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 from: Today.com * Time * Electric Literature * Seattle Times * Telemundo * Washington Post * HipLatina * Harper's Bazaar * Elle * AARP * Shondaland * New York Times * The Millions * LitHub

From the bestselling, National Book Award–winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives.

Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides she wants a living wake—a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she’s led—her sisters are surprised. Has Flor foreseen her own death, or someone else’s? Does she have other motives? She refuses to tell her sisters, Matilde, Pastora, and Camila.

But Flor isn’t the only person with secrets: her sisters are hiding things, too. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own.

Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo’s inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces—one family’s journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come.

An Excerpt From FAMILY LORE By Elizabeth Acevedo

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Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Audio Lectures, together with its accompanying textbook, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, provides a full seminary-level overview of biblical hermeneutics. Biblical scholars William Klein, Craig Blomberg, and Robert Hubbard cover:

* The history of biblical interpretation
* Current discussions about finding meaning in written texts
* The formation of the biblical canon and the task of translating Scripture
* Guidelines for reading biblical poetry and prose
* Identification of the various genres of the Old and New Testaments
* Insights for understanding and applying Scripture today

Useful for formal students wanting additional instruction and for self-learners alike, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation: Audio Lectures by William Klein, Craig Blomberg, and Robert Hubbard provides an excellent, thorough primer on the discipline of biblical hermeneutics.

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Narrated by K. Scott Oliphint.

The Christian life depends upon faith, but there are good reasons for that faith. In Know Why You Believe professor and author K. Scott Oliphint answers the "why" questions both Christians and non-Christians often ask, laying out a simple and convincing case for the core teachings of Christianity.

As part of the KNOW series, Know Why You Believe is designed for personal study or classroom use, but also for small groups and Sunday schools wanting to better understand the traditional defenses of Christian belief. Each chapter covers a foundational teaching and includes a rationale for that teaching, responses to common objections, reflection questions to prompt further consideration, and suggested readings for readers wanting to dig deeper.

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KNOW WHY YOU BELIEVE AUDIO LECTURES by K. Scott Oliphant

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Narrated by Justin Holcomb

In every generation, the Christian church must interpret and restate its bedrock beliefs, answering the challenges and concerns of the day. In Know the Creeds and Councils: Audio Lectures, priest and author Justin Holcomb explores centuries of creeds, councils, catechisms, and confessions - not with a dry focus on dates and places, but with an emphasis on the living tradition of Christian belief and why it matters for our lives today.

Each lecture explains a key statement of faith and its historical context, provides a simple overview of the statement's content and key points, and reflects on its contemporary relevance. As a part of the KNOW series, Know the Creeds and Councils: Audio Lectures is designed for personal study or classroom use, but also for small groups and Sunday schools wanting to more deeply understand the foundations of the faith.

Session Titles and Runtimes:

1 - Introduction (13 min)

2 - Apostles' Creed (20 min)

3 - Council of Nicaea and the Nicene Creed (23 min)

4 - Councils of Ephesus (22 min)

5 - Council of Chalcedon (16 min)

6 - Athanasian Creed (18 min)

7 - Councils of Constantinople (15 min)

8 - Councils of Carthage and Orange (19 min)

9 - Council of Trent (19 min)

10 - Heidelberg Catechism (17 min)

11 - Thirty-nine Articles of Religion (17 min)

12 - Westminster Confession of Faith (13 min)

13 - Second Vatican Council (15 min)

14 - Modern Confessions: Lausanne Covenant and Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (22 min)

15 - Conclusion (8 min)

KNOW THE CREEDS AND COUNCILS: AUDIO LECTURES by Justin S. Holcomb

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Narrated by Gordon D. Fee, Douglas Stuart, Mark L. Strauss
These audio lectures are a unique learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.

Understanding the Bible isn't for the few, the gifted, the scholarly. It's for everyone. The Bible is meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from armchair readers to seminary students. A few essential insights into the Bible can clear up a lot of misconceptions and help disciples of all kinds grasp the meaning of Scripture and its application to your twenty-first-century life.

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: Audio Lectures taught by Mark Strauss and Douglas Stuart covers everything from translation concerns to different genres of biblical writing. In clear, simple language, sessions help learners accurately understand the different parts of the Bible and their implications for both ancient audiences and humanity today, so you can uncover the inexhaustible worth that is in God's Word.

Session Titles and Runtimes:

0 - Introduction (11 min)

1 - The Need to Interpret (29 min)

2 - The Basic Tool: A Good Translation (29 min)

3 - The Epistles: Learning to Think Contextually (26 min)

4 - The Epistles: The Hermeneutical Questions (25 min)

5 - The Old Testament Narratives: Their Proper Use (23 min)

6 - Acts: The Question of Historical Precedent (25 min)

7 - The Gospels: One Story, Many Dimensions (27 min)

8 - The Parables: Do You Get the Point? (21 min)

9 - The Law(s): Covenant Stipulations for Israel (25 min)

10 - The Prophets: Enforcing the Covenant in Israel (24 min)

11 - Psalms: Israel's Prayers and Ours (26 min)

12 - Wisdom: Then and Now (24 min)

13 - Revelation: Images of Judgment and Hope (27 min)

HOW TO READ THE BIBLE FOR ALL IT'S WORTH: AUDIO LECTURES by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart

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Narrated by Ryan M Reeves

The easy accessibility of the Bible in most of the world's major languages can obscure a dramatic and sometimes unexpected story. In the Know How We Got Our Bible: Audio Lectures, together with its accompanying book, Know How We Got Our Bible (co-authored with Charles Hill), church historian Ryan Reeves traces the history of the Bible from its beginnings to the present day, highlighting key figures and demonstrating the reliability of Scripture.

Reeves surveys the writing of the Bible's books (including authorship and dating), the formation of the Old and New Testaments (including early transmission and the development of the canon), and Bible translations from the Latin Vulgate to the current, ongoing work of translation around the world.

The Know How We Got Our Bible: Audio Lectures is designed for personal study, as well as for use in classrooms, small groups, and Sunday schools wanting to better understand the overarching story of how the Bible came to us today.

Session Titles and Runtimes:

1 - Introduction (23 min)

2 - The Old Testament (21 min)

3 - The Septuagint and the Apocrypha (19 min)

4 - The New Testament (28 min)

5 - The Earliest Christians (23 min)

6 - The Vulgate (22 min)

7 - The Medieval Bible (30 min)

8 - The Renegade Bible of John Wycliffe (21 min)

9 - The Bible and the Reformation (27 min)

10 - The Protestant Bible in English (26 min)

11 - The King James Bible (26 min)

12 - The Modern Bible Movements (27 min)

13 - The Bible Today - and Tomorrow (34 min)

KNOW HOW WE GOT OUR BIBLE AUDIO LECTURES by Ryan M. Reeves & Charles Hill

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Narrated by the authors: Paul Copan, Tremper Longman III, Christopher L. Reese,Michael G. Strauss.

The Introduction to Christianity and Science: Audio Lectures offers a thorough introduction to the intersection between science and Christian belief. How does Christian theology relate to scientific inquiry? What are the competing philosophies of science, and do they "work" with a Christian faith based on the Bible?

Designed to accompany the Dictionary of Christianity and Science, this lecture set synthesizes the insights of over 140 international contributors. Each lesson in the Introduction to Christianity and Science: Audio Lectures, presented by scholars Paul Copan, Tremper Longman III, Christopher L. Reese, and Michael G. Strauss, includes reliable summaries and critical analyses of relevant concepts, theories, terms, movements, individuals, and debates. The toughest questions about faith and science, from Adam and Eve to the age of the Earth, miracles, and evolution, are explored, along with concepts such as string theory and multiverse.

Introduction To Christianity And Science Audio Lectures

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HOW TO READ THE BIBLE FOR ALL IT'S WORTH: AUDIO LECTURES by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart

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