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Shoot Out: Surviving Fame and (Mis)Fortune in Hollywood

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 9 mins)
• By Peter Bart, Peter Guber
• Narrated By Peter Bart, Peter Guber

For film buffs, aspiring filmmakers, students, and anyone else intrigued by the inner workings of Hollywood, this is the quintessential take on the how, who, what, and why of the film business.

Seven Deadly Sins

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 11 mins)
• By Corey Taylor
• Narrated By Corey Taylor

"I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so. 1995 was a full 365-day year of drinking, fucking, lying, raging and exploration for me - not a dull one in the bunch. It was a time of self-shit: self-importance, self-absorption, self-indulgence and selfishness. I was the only person in the known galaxy and I wanted what the fuck I wanted sooner rather than later." The action begins in Iowa, where Corey Taylor committs each of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age

• UNABRIDGED (11 hrs)
• By Steve Knopper
• Narrated By Dan John Miller

For the first time, Appetite for Self-Destruction recounts the story of the precipitous rise and fall of the recording industry over the past three decades, when the incredible success of the CD turned the music business into one of the most glamorous, high-profile industries in the world - and the advent of file sharing brought it to its knees.

Howling at the Moon: The Odyssey of a Monstrous Music Mogul in an Age of Excess

• ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 18 mins)
• By Walter Yetnikoff, David Ritz
• Narrated By Walter Yetnikoff

During the 1970s and '80s the music business was dominated by a few major labels and artists such as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and James Taylor. They were all under contract to CBS Records, making it the most successful label of the era. And, as the company's president, Walter Yetnikoff was the ruling monarch. He was also the most flamboyant, volatile, and controversial personality to emerge from an industry and era defined by sex, drugs, and debauchery.

Contest

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 40 mins)
• By Matthew Reilly
• Narrated By Sean Mangan

The New York Public Library: a 100-year-old labyrinth of towering bookcases, narrow aisles and long hallways. For one night this building is to be the venue for a contest. The rules are simple: seven contestants will enter, only one will leave. With his daughter in his arms, Stephen Swain is plunged into a fight for survival. In this contest, unless you leave as the victor, you do not leave at all.

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 12 mins)
• By Rob Lowe
• Narrated By Rob Lowe
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A wryly funny and moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye.

Teen idol at 15, international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at 20, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-1970s Malibu, where he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood.

The Hunger Games

• UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 14 mins)
• By Suzanne Collins
• Narrated By Carolyn McCormick
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Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Catching Fire: Hunger Games, Book 2

• UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 41 mins)
• By Suzanne Collins
• Narrated By Carolyn McCormick
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Katniss Everdeen continues to struggle to protect herself and her family from the Capitol in this second novel from the best-selling Hunger Games trilogy.

Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts, and Winning Grammys

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 5 mins)
• By David Foster, Pablo Fenjves
• Narrated By David Foster
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After almost four decades in the music business, David Foster - producer, arranger, songwriter, performer - is ready to speak. In his compelling and outspoken memoir, Foster shares incredible stories from his years of working with music superstars, including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Natalie Cole, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, and many others.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned

• UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 29 mins)
• By Michael J. Fox
• Narrated By Michael J. Fox
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Michael J. Fox abandoned high school to pursue an acting career, but went on to receive honorary degrees from several universities and garner the highest accolades for his acting, as well as for his writing. In his new book, he inspires and motivates graduates to recognize opportunities, maximize their abilities, and roll with the punches -- all with his trademark optimism, warmth, and humor.