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Chock-full of essays and true tales by some of America's most famous authors and thought leaders, these great listens inspire, uplift, open the door to new possibilities, and connect us emotionally. Organized around timeless American values - joy, miracles, giving, gratitude, holidays, and healing - listeners will laugh, cry, cheer, sigh, and renew their faith as they enjoy the powerful impact of a well-told story.

Whitney has been in so many foster homes that she can give a complete rundown on the most common varieties of foster parents - from the look-on-the-bright-side types to those unfortunate examples of pure evil. But one thing she doesn't know much about is trees. This means heading for Foster Home number 12 (which is all the way at the top of the map of California, where there looks to be nothing but trees) has Whitney feeling a little nervous. She is pretty sure that the middle of nowhere is going to be just one more place where a hyper, loud-mouthed kid who is messy and small for her age won't be welcome for long.

After losing her leg in a brutal war, Maja Kazazic thought she'd never walk without pain again. Then she saw a dolphin with an artificial tail, and her life changed once more.

Ruben Crosscroft is not your typical butler, a proper old gent in black tails. The awesome Aussie arrives sporting athletic shorts and a T-shirt. Blue-eyed, virile, tanned - he is no sexless wooden servant.... Which comes as a shock to divorcee Blaire Thomlin, who'd won Ruben's services in a contest for two whole weekends. Having a man around the house again made Blaire nervous, but Ruben cooks, cleans, and caters to Blaire's ever desire...including a few not in his job description. He turns Blaire's life around and makes her start to believe in love once more. Until ugly rumors surface about his past....

True evil is rarely obvious. It is quiet, patient. Insidious. Awaiting the perfect moment to strike. Joy Malone finally knows who she is, where she comes from and how to live in two worlds at once. And now she can introduce her family and friends to her mysterious boyfriend, Indelible Ink. But...

Dani was born with her heart on the wrong side of her body. In her 15 years of life, she’s had more doctor’s appointments, X-rays, and tests, and eaten more green hospital Jell-O than she cares to think about. Fourteen-year-old Amanda is a competitive gymnast, her body a small package of sleek muscles, in perfect health. The two girls don’t know each other, don’t go to the same school, don’t have any friends in common. But their lives are about to collide. Acclaimed author Jill Wolfson tackles this fascinating story with her trademark honesty and wit.

Against the backdrop of the high-stakes and intensely competitive equestrian sport of show jumping, Finny, a fifteen-year-old girl in California, adopts an emaciated, untrained horse without her parents' knowledge. Soon after adopting Sky, Finny meets Joe, a sixteen-year-old, who has run away from his cruel uncle in Montana.

In a world shrouded by soot and smoke, young Makarria has literally been forbidden to dream.… Legend has foretold the demise of Emperor Thedric Guderian at the hands of a sorceress with royal blood, and the Emperor has made it his legacy to stamp out all magic from the Sargothian Empire in favor of primitive coal fired smelters and steam-powered machines. When Guderian’s minions discover a Dreamwielder on a seaside farmstead, a chain of events forces Guderian’s new threat - the young Makarria - to flee from her home and embark upon an epic journey.

When Jesse's family moves to Roanoke, Virginia, in the summer of 1972, she's 12 years old and already mindful of the schism between innocence and femininity, the gap between childhood and the adult world. Her father, a former pastor, cycles through spiritual disciplines as quickly as he cycles through jobs.

Commercial artist Whitney Campbell loves her Malibu Beach home - a place away from the world where she can pursue her work in peace. But Whitney’s privacy is violated when her house is broken into by the "Malibu Intruder" and the press prints stories about the event. When Detective Anthony "Shadow" Tallwalker is assigned to the case, Whitney finds his charm irresistible, and the two of them are soon caught up in a riptide of passion. But as Whitney loses her heart, she wonders if she, a solitude-seeking artist, can live with a man whose life is always on the line.

Trace Youngblood needs a place to hide. He's been betrayed, chased, soaked to the bone, and shot. But when he finds refuge in the back of Lillian Robert's van, he'll soon find his heart at risk, too.

Rachel Frederick can't escape the shadows of her past. They still lurk around every corner, threatening every chance she has for a future. But with the help of a disguise, she manages to land a job at Channel 3 TV. She can handle the work, but can she handle the temptation of Jared Morgan?

Undercover agent Harper Montgomery came home to bury his brother Mike, but he couldn't leave until he found out why Annie, the love of his life, had not waited for him 10 years ago. Why had she married his brother instead?

An intense interracial friendship between two high school girls. McSweeney's is a literary journal based in San Francisco.

Veterinarians and vet technicians reveal pet tips and cautionary tales that can save time, trouble, and trauma for everyone in the family.

After practicing on robot patients for weeks, the kids at Wah-Kee-Nah Summer Camp for Teenage Psychiatrists are finally getting to work with real humans. But when Andromeda's patient, the mysterious Joe, tells her what's actually going on at Wah-Kee-Nah, she dispenses with her psychiatric training and opts for full-on rebellion.

The author spends two days with her father in “Guantánamo North”—the federal government’s Communication Management Unit, in Marion, Illinois, where Ghassan Elashi is a sixty-five year sentence received as part of the most extensive terror-funding case in U.S. history. McSweeney's is a literary journal based in San Francisco.

The aftermath of a car accident. McSweeney's is a literary journal based in San Francisco.

With two out of every three Americans overweight or obese, scientists are studying how excess fat changes physical and mental health, demographers are calculating how it's shortening life spans, and economists are debating the impact it has on America's productivity and global competitiveness. But how weight affects intimacy and sexuality is barely discussed. Yet, it's a question of high importance for the tens of millions of Americans who are overweight or obese and having difficulty sexually and romantically.

It’s been two months since Pandora English left her small hometown to live with her mysterious great-aunt in a haunted mansion in Spektor – the fog-wreathed suburb of Manhattan that doesn’t appear on any map. With the help of Great-Aunt Celia and the handsome, but dead, Lieutenant Luke, Pandora is beginning to understand that she is heir to a great gift from the Lucasta family – a gift that comes with a frightening responsibility.