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This collection of short, contemporary plays by award-winning playwright Susan C. Hunter provides a wide range of thought-provoking listening. Each play is a stand-alone gem, yet experienced together, they are eloquently connected, often mirroring the humorous and dramatic sides of the same themes. Alternately hilarious and moving, it is read by a full cast of talented narrators.

Collapse (2005) by Jared Diamond, explores the factors that lead to the dissolution of flourishing societies. A full societal collapse involves the complete or near-complete destruction of the population and the political, economic, and social structures. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Families all over are enslaved by their debt racked up over the years. The burden is immense. You don't want anyone to know you're having a hard time making ends meet - especially any kids that might be involved. How can you stop the seemingly endless cycle? How can you change the way you think about money? And discover financial discipline? Give me 50 minutes and i'll have you on the fast track to a family budget that erases debt, starts piling up the savings, and leaves you with enough left over to hit disneyland with the kids.

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s What Happened (2017) is a memoir of Clinton’s experience running for president of the United States in 2016. In the November general election, she won the popular vote by more than 3 million votes but won fewer delegates to the electoral college, which elects the president of the United States. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more.

Pretty Happy by Kate Hudson is a nonfiction diet and lifestyle guide in which Hudson imparts hard-won wisdom about self-care practices that have helped her feel more integrated physically, mentally, and emotionally. Hudson gives listeners the practical strategies that have worked for her in terms of maintaining her weight, health, and positive mindset, and is enthusiastic about encouraging others to adopt and commit to a wellness regimen that works for their individual personality. She does not position herself as an authority on anyone's life but her own.

Faithful by Alice Hoffman is a novel that follows a young woman, Shelby Richmond, through her slow, incremental recovery from a traumatic experience. Shelby and her best friend Helene Boyd were involved in a life-changing car accident the February before they were to graduate from a Long Island high school. Shelby came out of the wreckage physically intact, but with deep psychological and emotional scars. It takes more than a decade and more than one misstep for her to find her way back to happiness.

The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna "Jo" Gaines, with Mark Dagostino, is the true tale of how the husband-and-wife team, stars of the HGTV show Fixer Upper, built a life together in Waco, Texas. Starting with their first date, which was about 15 years before the book's publication in 2016, the couple traces the development of their romantic relationship and their home renovation business, Magnolia Homes.

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The Girls by Emma Cline is a novel loosely based on the events leading up to the Manson Family murders in the summer of 1969. Lured by sexual desire and the prospect of female friendship, Evie Boyd, an unhappy 14-year-old, spends a large chunk of her summer colluding with a cult. Some 40 years in the future, an unexpected encounter causes Evie to reflect on that experience at length.

First Comes Love by Emily Giffin is a novel told from the alternating perspectives of two sisters, Josie and Meredith, who are still struggling with the tragic death of Daniel, their older brother. Daniel was killed in a car accident 15 years earlier. Although Josie, an elementary school teacher, and Meredith, a lawyer, have never gotten along, the sudden loss of their brother only pushes them farther apart.

The Hopefuls, a novel by Jennifer Close, follows a married couple, Matt and Beth Kelly, and their best friends, Jimmy and Ash Dillon, through five years of their lives. As the story details the strain that threatens the couples' relationships, both within their marriages and with each other, a portrait of marriage, friendship, and the world of American politics emerges. No one comes out unscathed.

James and Sadie are struggling. Their closest neighbors are miles away. They are in debt. They no longer feel tenderly towards each other. Almost every year they have lost a child to swamp fever, an illness caused by mosquitoes. Only five of their 10 children remain: Robert, Martha, Sal, Caleb, and Nathan. The couple is fighting because James wants to graft 10 "spitter" trees into "eater" trees, to produce apples for eating rather than for making applejack spirits...

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time (2014) by Jeff Sutherland and J.J. Sutherland describes how Scrum, a project management framework, can help teams accomplish more work in less time for less money. By abandoning detailed long-term plans in favor of flexible processes, teams will see the quality and volume of their work skyrocket by up to 800 percent....

The Singles Game, a novel by Lauren Weisberger, follows the rising star of Charlotte "Charlie" Silver, a 24-year-old tennis pro who has set her sights on winning her first Grand Slam tournament. Through tribulations that include an injury, an abusive coach, and countless grueling practice sessions and games, Charlie comes to realize that the old saying is true: it's not whether she wins or loses that matters; it's how she plays the game.