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Top 50: Audiobooks

Excerpt from an interview with Toni Morrison on June 28, 2013.

Toni Morrison Excerpt On Storytelling

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

I Love My White Shoes

Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

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Toni Morrison and Junot Díaz at the New York Public Library

A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction A Best Book of the Year: NPR, AV Club, St. Louis Dispatch When Frank Money joined the army to escape his too-small world, he left behind his cherished and fragile little sister, Cee. After the war, his shattered life has no purpose until he hears that Cee is in danger. Frank is a modern Odysseus returning to a 1950s America mined with lethal pitfalls for an unwary black man. As he journeys to his native Georgia in search of Cee, it becomes clear that their troubles began well before their wartime separation. Together, they return to their rural hometown of Lotus, where buried secrets are unearthed and where Frank learns at last what it means to be a man, what it takes to heal, and--above all--what it means to come home. Available for purchase at: <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/advancedSearch?term=Home&entity=audiobook&at=11l3IH&ct=Home-DN-1-9780307749000">Apple - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-2665379-10273919?url=http://www.audible.com/search?advsearchKeywords=Home+Toni+Morrison&source_code=COMA0213WS031709&SID=Home-DN-1-9780307749000">Audible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2665379-11117375?SID=Home-DN-1-9780307749000&url=http://www.audiobooks.com/search/book/Home">audiobooks.com - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.downpour.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Home">downpour - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-2665379-10273919?SID=Home-DN-1-9780307749000&url=http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/search/book/Home">eMusic - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307748995?tag=pgus-20">Amazon - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?ISBSRC=Y&ISBN=9780307748997&cm_mmc=Random%20House-_Home-CD-1-9780307748997-_-Home-CD-1-9780307748997-_-Home">Barnes & Noble - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2665379-10876509?SID=Home-CD-1-9780307748997&url=http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Home/Toni+Morrison/9780307748997">Books A Million - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307748997?aff=PenguinGroupUS">IndieBound - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/9780307748997?utm_source=randomhouse&utm_campaign=randomhouse&utm_content=Home-CD-1-9780307748997">Powell's - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&subid=&offerid=183959.1&type=10&tmpid=273&u1=Home-CD-1-9780307748997&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-ng.do%3F&RD_PARM2=search_query%3D9780307748997%2526ic%3D16_0%2526Find%3DFind%2526search_constraint%3D3920">Walmart - Audiobook (CD format)</a>

Home by Toni Morrison, read by Toni Morrison

In an exclusive New York appearance, Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison reads from and discusses her new novel, God Help the Child, a searing tale about the way childhood trauma shapes and misshapes the life of an adult. She is introduced by Chirlane McCray, First Lady of New York City, and interviewed by Farah Jasmine Griffin. Recorded on April 27, 2015 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Toni Morrison with Farah Jasmine Griffin: 92Y Talks Episode 43

"You've got some dragons to slay," Toni Morrison, PSU Black Studies Center public dialog, 1975

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Peppa Pig: Bedtime Stories by Ladybird, read by John Sparkes.

A collection of ten newly recorded audio stories based on Peppa Pig, the hit TV show!

Includes dialogue, songs and sound effects from the show!

Stories include: Bedtime Story, Night Animals, The Wishing Well, Teddy's Playgroup, Pet Competition, Mrs Rabbit's Bump, Naughty Tortoise, The Rainy Day Game, Madam Gazelle's Leaving Party, and Freddy Fox.


Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/ladybird/books/304646/peppa-pig-bedtime-stories/#bf5SIXTUMlDhTExE.99

Peppa Pig: Bedtime Stories (audiobook extract) read by John Sparkes

Arguably the most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection--a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades. The Source of Self-Regard is brimming with all the elegance of mind and style, the literary prowess and moral compass that are Toni Morrison's inimitable hallmark. It is divided into three parts: the first is introduced by a powerful prayer for the dead of 9/11; the second by a searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., and the last by a heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin. In the writings and speeches included here, Morrison takes on contested social issues: the foreigner, female empowerment, the press, money, "black matter(s)," and human rights. She looks at enduring matters of culture: the role of the artist in society, the literary imagination, the Afro-American presence in American literature, and in her Nobel lecture, the power of language itself. And here too is piercing commentary on her own work (including The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Jazz, Beloved, and Paradise) and that of others, among them, painter and collagist Romare Bearden, author Toni Cade Bambara, and theater director Peter Sellars. In all, The Source of Self-Regard is a luminous and essential addition to Toni Morrison's oeuvre.

The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison, read by Bahni Turpin

An international bestseller The book-length answer to anyone who ever put their hand up in math class and asked, &ldquo;When am I ever going to use this in the real world?&rdquo;&#160; &ldquo;Fun, informative, and relentlessly entertaining,&#160;Humble Pi&#160;is a charming and very readable guide to some of humanity's all-time greatest miscalculations&mdash;that also gives you permission to feel a little better about some of your own mistakes.&rdquo; &mdash;Ryan North, author of&#160;How to Invent Everything&#160; Our whole world is built on math, from the code running a website to the equations enabling the design of skyscrapers and bridges. Most of the time this math works quietly behind the scenes&#160;.&#160;.&#160;. until it doesn&rsquo;t. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Math is easy to ignore until a misplaced decimal point upends the stock market, a unit conversion error causes a plane to crash, or someone divides by zero and stalls a battleship in the middle of the ocean. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the bizarre ways math trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world. Getting it wrong has never been more fun. Available for purchase at: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R8QSXYB?tag=randohouseinc7911-20">Amazon</a><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-8373827-11819508?sid=PRHD39095A662&url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=9780593084700">Barnes & Noble</a><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-8373827-10747236?SID=PRHD39095A662--9780593084700&url=http://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780593084700">Books A Million</a><a href="http://www.hudsonbooksellers.com/book/9780593084687?utm_source=prh&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=301&utm_content=PRHD39095A662--9780593084687&utm_campaign=9780593084687">Hudson Booksellers</a><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593084687?aff=PenguinGroupUS">IndieBound</a><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/-9780593084687?utm_source=randomhouse&utm_campaign=randomhouse&utm_content=PRHD39095A662--9780593084687">Powell's</a><a href="http://goto.target.com/c/128773/81938/2092?subId1=PRHD39095A662--9780593084687&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fs%3FsearchTerm%3D9780593084687">Target</a><a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&subid=0&offerid=183959.1&type=10&tmpid=273&u1=PRHD39095A662--9780593084687&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-ng.do%3F&RD_PARM2=search_query%3D9780593084687%2526ic%3D16_0%2526Find%3DFind%2526search_constraint%3D3920">Walmart</a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1461707021?at=11l3IH&ct=PRHD39095A662--9780593084700">Apple Books</a><a href="https://google.prf.hn/click/camref:1011ld4r/pubref:PRHD39095A662--9780593084700/destination:https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9780593084700&c=books">Google Play Store</a><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/link?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&offerid=258185.12829781935712206&type=2&u1=PRHD39095A662--9780593084700}&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kobo.com%2Fsearch%3FQuery%3D9780593084700">Kobo</a>

Humble Pi by Matt Parker, read by Matt Parker

Author of the iconic bestsellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, Daniel Levitin turns his keen insights to what happens in our brains as we age, why we should think about health span, not life span, and, based on a rigorous analysis of neuroscientific evidence, what you can do to make the most of your seventies, eighties, and nineties today no matter how old you are now. &#160; Successful Aging uses research from developmental neuroscience and the psychology of individual differences to show that sixty-plus years is a unique developmental stage that, like infancy or adolescence, has its own demands and distinct advantages. Levitin looks at the science behind what we all can learn from those who age joyously, as well as how to adapt our culture to take full advantage of older people's wisdom and experience. Throughout his exploration of what aging really means, Levitin reveals resilience strategies and practical, cognitive enhancing tricks everyone should do as they age. &#160; The book is packed with accessible and discussable takeaways, providing great material for reading groups and media coverage. &#160; Successful Aging inspires a powerful new approach to how readers think about our final decades, and it will revolutionize the way we plan for old age as individuals, family members, and citizens within a society where the average life expectancy continues to rise. Available for purchase at: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S2N5DDQ?tag=randohouseinc7911-20">Amazon</a><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-8373827-11819508?sid=PRHD39095A662&url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=9781524744199">Barnes & Noble</a><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-8373827-10747236?SID=PRHD39095A662--9781524744199&url=http://www.booksamillion.com/p/9781524744199">Books A Million</a><a href="http://www.hudsonbooksellers.com/book/9781524744182?utm_source=prh&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=301&utm_content=PRHD39095A662--9781524744182&utm_campaign=9781524744182">Hudson Booksellers</a><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781524744182?aff=PenguinGroupUS">IndieBound</a><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/-9781524744182?utm_source=randomhouse&utm_campaign=randomhouse&utm_content=PRHD39095A662--9781524744182">Powell's</a><a href="http://goto.target.com/c/128773/81938/2092?subId1=PRHD39095A662--9781524744182&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fs%3FsearchTerm%3D9781524744182">Target</a><a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&subid=0&offerid=183959.1&type=10&tmpid=273&u1=PRHD39095A662--9781524744182&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-ng.do%3F&RD_PARM2=search_query%3D9781524744182%2526ic%3D16_0%2526Find%3DFind%2526search_constraint%3D3920">Walmart</a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1464419832?at=11l3IH&ct=PRHD39095A662--9781524744199">Apple Books</a><a href="https://google.prf.hn/click/camref:1011ld4r/pubref:PRHD39095A662--9781524744199/destination:https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9781524744199&c=books">Google Play Store</a><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/link?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&offerid=258185.12829781935712206&type=2&u1=PRHD39095A662--9781524744199}&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kobo.com%2Fsearch%3FQuery%3D9781524744199">Kobo</a>

Successful Aging by Daniel J Levitin, read by Daniel J Levitin

An extract from the audiobook CD Storytime with Peppa. A collection of thirteen fantastic stories based on Peppa Pig, the hit TV show, featuring newly recorded narration, original TV dialogue, music, and special effects from the Milkshake and Nick Jnr. series.

The stories included are: Peppa Meets the Queen, Peppa Goes Swimming, Sports Day, Dentist Trip, Nature Trail, Tiny Creatures, Daddy Pig's Old Chair, Peppa Plays Football, Fun at the Fair, Recycling Fun, School Bus Trip, Peppa Goes Camping, Peppa's First Sleepover.

Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes Camping (Audiobook Extract) read by John Sparks and various

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The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison, read by Bahni Turpin

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