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An extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of A Long Way Down,
Nick Hornby's hilarious bestseller about strangers and secrets, now a major motion picture starring Rosamund Pike and Pierce Brosnan. 

'Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?'

For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve, he's going to end it all ... But not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. They've stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons.

Yet it's hard to jump when you've got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices of cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living?

Read by Nicky Henson, Pauline Mclynn, Beattie Edmondson and Christopher Ragland.

Nick Hornby: A Long Way Down (Audiobook extract) Read by Pauline McLynn

Swizzle your ears for some of the finest, most fantastic first words every written, spoken and dreamt. Stay tuned for more extracts from Roald Dahl’s best loved children’s stories and if you like what you hear then visit the Apple App. Store to download the Audiobooks App for free!
With fantastic features including free access to the first chapter of every title, in–app purchase to continue the story and the ability to stream the audiobooks, the Roald Dahl Audiobooks App is available from the App Store on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.


Roald Dahl: Boy read by Dan Stevens

Michael Lewis, the Master of the Big Story, is back with Flash Boys

If you thought Wall Street was about alpha males standing in trading pits hollering at each other, think again. That world is dead.

Now, the world's money is traded by computer code, inside black boxes in heavily guarded buildings. Even the experts entrusted with your cash don't know what's happening to it. And the very few who do aren't about to tell - because they're making a killing.

This is a market that's rigged, out of control and out of sight; a market in which the chief need is for speed; and in which traders would sell their grandmothers for a microsecond. Blink, and you'll miss it.

In Flash Boys, Michael Lewis tells the explosive story of how one group of ingenious oddballs and misfits set out to expose what was going on. It's the story of what it's like to declare war on some of the richest and most powerful people in the world. It's about taking on an entire system. And it's about the madness that has taken hold of the financial markets today.

You won't believe it until you've read it.

'I read Michael Lewis for the same reasons I watch Tiger Woods. I'll never play like that. But it's good to be reminded every now and again what genius looks like' - Malcolm Gladwell

'Probably the best current writer in America' - Tom Wolfe

Michael Lewis was born in New Orleans and educated at Princeton University and the London School of Economics. He has written several books including the New York Times bestsellers Liar's Poker, widely considered the book that defined Wall Street during the 1980s, Boomerang and The Big Short, 'probably the single best piece of financial journalism ever written' (Reuters). Lewis is contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and also writes for Vanity Fair and Portfolio magazine.

You can buy the ebook <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/flash-boys/id822026099?mt=11">here</a>

Michael Lewis: Flash Boys (Audiobook extract) Read by Dylan Baker

This May, Pelican’s back!
 
What was this iconically blue bird all about? What did it publish? And most importantly, why do we need it today? 
 
We have the imprint’s editor Laura Stickney to tell us why we’re bringing back Pelican. We speak to our in-house designer Matthew Young, who has been a part of bringing Pelicans alive on the page, in bookshops and online. And finally, we fly off to the Bristol Festival of Ideas, to hear the economist Ha-Joon Chang. Enjoy.
 
Pelicans are now in stores around the world. Visit pelicanbooks.com to read the first chapters of the first five titles for free.


The Penguin Podcast: Pelican Books

This summer we're hitting the road with #penguinjourneys, and the Penguin Podcast is coming along for the ride. The wonderful Clare Balding, author of My Animals and Other Family and new book Walking Home (out this autumn), introduces this jet-setting episode. 

We have also teamed up with our friends at Rough Guides to give you top travel tips for each continent along the way. Head over to http://www.roughguides.com/ for more summer travel inspiration and join us on Twitter for an #askapenguin #penguinjourneys special with the expert travel team at Rough Guides on the 8th August. 

Now settle down and listen to the amazing journeys and the audiobooks we've matched them to. Let us know where your #penguinjourneys are taking you this summer, and what books you're taking with you, over on Twitter and Facebook. 

You can pre-order Clare's new book, Walking Home here: http://www.clarebalding.co.uk/news/walking-home-my-family-and-other-rambles and you can buy all the books featured in the campaign over on iTunes (opens in iTunes): http://po.st/PenguinJourneysiTunes

Keep up with all our travels this summer and follow the #penguinjourneys board over on Pinterest: http://po.st/PJpins

Join the #penguinjourneys discussion on Penguin Facebook and Twitter:

https://www.facebook.com/penguinbooks

https://twitter.com/PenguinUKBooks

Happy travels listener!

The Penguin Podcast: Penguin Journeys feat. Clare Balding, Gruff Rhys and a Roald Dahl short story

Exclusive listen of the new thriller from bestselling author and creator of Netflix's Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben. Narrated by Steven Weber.

Think Twice by Harlan Coben - EXCLUSIVE CLIP

Alan Bennett reads five much-loved stories by Kenneth Grahame, Lewis Carroll and AA Milne.

Alan Bennett’s distinctive readings of these cherished children’s stories have become classics in their own right. Portraying each character in his own inimitable fashion, his delightfully expressive voice perfectly conveys the sparkling humour, charm and magic of these timeless tales.

The Wind in the Willows tells the classic story of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad (of Toad Hall) and their waterside adventures.

Alice in Wonderland sees Alice following a white rabbit down a hole and embarking on a series of adventures with some of the most weird and wonderful characters ever encountered.

Through the Looking Glass continues Alice’s adventures, as she sees another world in the looking glass and wishes she could go there.

In a selection of stories from Winnie-the-Pooh, Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place, Eeyore loses a tail, Piglet meets a Heffalump, Eeyore has a birthday, and an ‘expotition’ to the North Pole is mounted. T

he House at Pooh Corner finds Pooh and Piglet building a house for Eeyore, whilst Tigger comes to the forest and has breakfast. Piglet nearly meets the Heffalump again, Pooh invents a new game, and Owl moves house.

Duration: 7 hours 50 mins approx.


Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1113083/alan-bennett-reads-childhood-classics/#pv49LerKlhMlYSs9.99

Alan Bennett Reads Childhood Classics (BBC Audiobook Extract)

From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times&ndash;bestselling memoirist comes an intimate look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D&rsquo;Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson&rsquo;s surrogate father. &#160; When Cus D&rsquo;Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he proclaimed, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the heavyweight champion of the world.&rdquo; D&rsquo;Amato, who had previously managed the careers of world champions Floyd Patterson and Jos&eacute; Torres, would go on to train the young Tyson and raise him as a son. D'Amato died a year before Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. &#160; &#160; &#160;In Tyson&rsquo;s bestselling memoir Undisputed Truth, he recounted the role D&rsquo;Amato played in his formative years, adopting him at age sixteen after his mother died and shaping him both physically and mentally after Tyson had spent years living in fear and poverty. In Iron Ambition, Tyson elaborates on the life lessons that D&rsquo;Amato passed down to him, and reflects on how the trainer&rsquo;s words of wisdom continue to resonate with him outside the ring. The book also chronicles Cus&rsquo;s courageous&#160;fight against the mobsters who controlled boxing, revealing more than we&rsquo;ve ever known about this singular cultural figure. Available for purchase at: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1524750670?tag=randohouseinc7911-20">Amazon - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/2665379/type/dlg/sid/PRHD39095A662--9781524750671/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=9781524750671 ">Barnes & Noble - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2665379-10876509?SID=PRHD39095A662--9781524750671&url=http://www.booksamillion.com/p/9781524750671">Books A Million - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://www.hudsonbooksellers.com/book/9780399177033?utm_source=prh&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=301&utm_content=PRHD39095A662--9780399177033&utm_campaign=9780399177033">Hudson Booksellers</a><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781524750671?aff=PenguinGroupUS">IndieBound - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/-9781524750671?utm_source=randomhouse&utm_campaign=randomhouse&utm_content=PRHD39095A662--9781524750671">Powell's - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="http://goto.target.com/c/128773/81938/2092?subId1=PRHD39095A662--9780399177033&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fs%3FsearchTerm%3D9780399177033">Target</a><a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&subid=&offerid=183959.1&type=10&tmpid=273&u1=PRHD39095A662--9781524750671&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-ng.do%3F&RD_PARM2=search_query%3D9781524750671%2526ic%3D16_0%2526Find%3DFind%2526search_constraint%3D3920">Walmart - Audiobook (CD format)</a><a href="https://google.prf.hn/click/camref:1011ld4r/pubref:PRHD39095A662--9780698413092/destination:https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9780698413092&c=books">Google Play Store</a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1144326318?at=11l3IH&ct=PRHD39095A662--9780698413092">iBooks</a><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/link?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&offerid=258185.12829781935712206&type=2&u1=PRHD39095A662--9780698413092}&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kobo.com%2Fsearch%3FQuery%3D9780698413092">Kobo</a><a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-2665379-10273919?url=http://www.audible.com/search?advsearchKeywords=Iron+Ambition+Mike+Tyson+and+Larry+Sloman&source_code=COMA0213WS031709&SID=PRHD39095A662--9781524750688">Audible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2665379-11117375?SID=PRHD39095A662--9781524750688&url=http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/9781524750688">audiobooks.com - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.downpour.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9781524750688">downpour - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-2665379-10273919?SID=PRHD39095A662--9781524750688&url=http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/search/book/Iron+Ambition">eMusic - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a>

Iron Ambition by Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman, read by Adam Lazarre-White, Mike Tyson

"MacArthur's Spies reads like Casablanca set in the Pacific, filled with brave and daring characters caught up in the intrigue of war—and the best part is that it's all true!" —Tom Maier, author of Masters of Sex

A thrilling story of espionage, daring and deception set in the exotic landscape of occupied Manila during World War II. 

On January 2, 1942, Japanese troops marched into Manila unopposed by U.S. forces. Manila was a strategic port, a romantic American outpost and a jewel of a city. Tokyo saw its conquest of the Philippines as the key in its plan to control all of Asia, including Australia. Thousands of soldiers surrendered and were sent on the notorious eighty-mile Bataan Death March. But thousands of other Filipinos and Americans refused to surrender and hid in the Luzon hills above Bataan and Manila. MacArthur's Spies is the story of three of them, and how they successfully foiled the Japanese for more than two years, sabotaging Japanese efforts and preparing the way for MacArthur’s return.

From a jungle hideout, Colonel John Boone, an enlisted American soldier, led an insurgent force of Filipino fighters who infiltrated Manila as workers and servants to stage demolitions and attacks.

“Chick” Parsons, an American businessman, polo player, and expatriate in Manila, was also a U.S. Navy intelligence officer. He escaped in the guise of a Panamanian diplomat, and returned as MacArthur’s spymaster, coordinating the guerrilla efforts with the planned Allied invasion.

And, finally, there was Claire Phillips, an itinerant American torch singer with many names and almost as many husbands. Her nightclub in Manila served as a cover for supplying food to Americans in the hills and to thousands of prisoners of war. She and the men and women who worked with her gathered information from the collaborating Filipino businessmen; the homesick, English-speaking  Japanese officers; and the spies who mingled in the crowd.

Readers of Alan Furst and Ben Macintyre—and anyone who loves Casablanca—will relish this true tale of heroism when it counted the most. - See more at: http://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/318807/macarthurs-spies/#sthash.2UQCP4Hk.dpuf

MacArthur's Spies by Peter Eisner, read by the author

How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport?

Or be told that, as an actress, the part you’re most fitted to play is ‘wife of a terrorist’? How does it feel to have words from your native language misused, misappropriated and used aggressively towards you? How does it feel to hear a child of colour say in a classroom that stories can only be about white people? How does it feel to go ‘home’ to India when your home is really London? What is it like to feel you always have to be an ambassador for your race? How does it feel to always tick ‘Other’?

Bringing together 21 exciting black, Asian and minority ethnic voices emerging in Britain today, The Good Immigrant explores why immigrants come to the UK, why they stay and what it means to be ‘other’ in a country that doesn’t seem to want you, doesn’t truly accept you – however many generations you’ve been here – but still needs you for its diversity monitoring forms.

Inspired by discussion around why society appears to deem people of colour as bad immigrants – job stealers, benefit scroungers, undeserving refugees – until, by winning Olympic races or baking good cakes, or being conscientious doctors, they cross over and become good immigrants, editor Nikesh Shukla has compiled a collection of essays that are poignant, challenging, angry, humorous, heartbreaking, polemic, weary and – most importantly – real.


Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1112255/the-good-immigrant/#c42rkdTs7mqKufEf.99

The Good Immigrant ed. by Nikesh Shukla (Audiobook Extract)

*Exclusive bonus content - Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford*

The god Apollo, cast down to earth and trapped in the form of a gawky teenage boy as punishment, must set off on the second of his harrowing (and hilarious) trials.

He and his companions seek the ancient oracles - restoring them is the only way for Apollo to reclaim his place on Mount Olympus - but this is easier said than done.

Somewhere in the American Midwest is a haunted cave that may hold answers for Apollo in his quest to become a god again . . . if it doesn't kill him or drive him insane first. Standing in Apollo's way is the second member of the evil Triumvirate - a Roman emperor whose love of bloodshed and spectacle makes even Nero look tame.

To survive the encounter, Apollo will need the help of a now-mortal goddess, a bronze dragon, and some familiar demigod faces from Camp Half-Blood. With them by his side, can Apollo face down the greatest challenge of his four thousand years of existence?


Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/puffin/books/288073/the-dark-prophecy-the-trials-of-apollo-book-2/#e4A8lb0EgJluUeMq.99

The Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan (Audiobook Extract)

Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls&trade;&mdash;the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman&trade;, Supergirl&trade;, Batgirl&trade;, and some of the world&rsquo;s most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! &#160; Sword-wielding Katana isn&rsquo;t like most high school students&mdash;but with classmates like Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Supergirl, Super Hero High isn&rsquo;t like most high schools! &#160; In addition to training to be a super hero, Katana also follows the noble warrior traditions of the Samurai. Now a&#160;mysterious presence&#160;has given her the responsibility of guarding a hundred ancient Samurai swords&mdash;but why her, and for what purpose? With the help of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Ms. Martian, and some of her other super friends, she intends to find out. But she just made captain of the fencing team, she has a huge school project due, and a villain with ties to her family&rsquo;s past seems to be amassing an army. Maintaining her inner peace isn&rsquo;t going to be easy . . . &#160; . . . but Katana has the steel to save the day! &#160; Award-winning author Lisa Yee brings this edge-of-your-seat adventure to life with mystery, thrills, and laughs. Move over Batman&trade; and Superman&trade;&mdash;the DC Super Hero Girls are ready to save the day and have fun doing it! Praise for DC Super Hero Girls: &ldquo;Sure to have wide appeal, this book is a solid option to balance collections saturated with male superheroes.&rdquo; &mdash;School Library Journal "If you have a middle grader in your life looking for super-sized action, or a superhero enthusiast who isn&rsquo;t sure where to turn to get more of the superheroes they might see on TV or in movies&hellip; Or if you just want to dive into a good book that shows young readers&mdash;especially young female readers&mdash;that girls can be the super heroes of their own stories, look no further:Super Hero High is for you."&#160;- Kirkus&#160;

Katana at Super Hero High (DC Super Hero Girls) by Lisa Yee, read by Stephanie Sheh

On this episode I chat to author Nate Crowley about ideas - specifically the incubation, hatching and rearing thereof. Lots of discussion of how to generate ideas, how you know when an idea is ready, how to turn an idea into a story, as well as in-depth chat about world-building, good and bad. We go quite deep into a lot of SF, Fantasy and genre chat, but the talk should be accessible for all authors who care about ideas and originality and giving their readers an experience they won't soon forget.

If you enjoy this episode and want to read work by Nate Crowley(as well as supporting him and the podcast) then use the links below:

100 Best Video Games (That Never Existed): https://wordery.com/100-best-video-games-that-never-existed-nate-crawley-9781781086148#oid=1908_1

The Death and Life Of Schneider Wrack: https://wordery.com/the-death-and-life-of-schneider-wrack-nate-crowley-9781781085561#oid=1908_1

We also mention China Mieville's Perdido Street Station: https://wordery.com/perdido-street-station-china-mieville-9780330534239#oid=1908_1

And Lauren Beukes' Zoo City: https://wordery.com/zoo-city-lauren-beukes-9780316267922#=oid1908_1

If you haven't read either, check them out!

Oh, and buy my novel, The Honours: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765?cTrk#oid=1908_1

Death OF 1000 Cuts - Season 2 Episode 6 - Chat With Nate Crowley

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Narrated by Charlie Mackesy.

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Discover the universal tale of four unlikely friends that has captured the hearts of readers of all ages, now available in audio.

Charlie Mackesy's mesmerizing debut combines the simplicity of "The Giving Tree", magic of "The Velveteen Rabbit" and the curiosity of "Paddington" - Elisabeth Egan, New York Times

Experience the world of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love.

Charlie's words and illustrations have brought comfort to many and have been shared online by readers around the world, as well as on t-shirts for Comic Relief, on magazine covers, on street lampposts in lockdown, in school classrooms, local cafés, and hospital ward walls. They've even been used as screensavers for NHS hospital computers in difficult times.

The shared adventures and important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons that have connected with readers of all ages.

Enjoy the journey of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse brought to life in audio by its author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy, with a beautiful music score and the real wildlife sounds of rural England.

© Charlie Mackesy 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - Introduction

Penguin Books publishes blockbusting, prize-winning, celebrated, controversial, heart-warming, thought-provoking and inspiring books by a range of authors from Ali Smith to Zadie Smith, Jeremy Clarkson to Jeremy Paxman and Jamie Oliver to Oliver Goldsmith.

The Good Immigrant ed. by Nikesh Shukla (Audiobook Extract)

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