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    • By: Jerry Z. Muller
    • Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
    • Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 04-24-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 267 ratings
    • Jerry Muller uncovers the damage our obsession with metrics is causing and shows how we can begin to fix the problem. Filled with examples from education, medicine, and more, this book explains why the seemingly irresistible pressure to quantify performance distorts and distracts....

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    • The Encyclopedia Philomena
    • By: Philomena Cunk
    • Narrated by: Philomena Cunk
    • Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 11-01-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
    • In the olden days, people used to learn about things from encyclopedias. And that was really good, because you could read it, and learn it, then you could stop worrying about thinking....

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    • By: Rush Limbaugh
    • Narrated by: Rush Limbaugh
    • Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 02-14-03
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 543 ratings
    • Rush Limbaugh is a way of life for over twelve million avid and devoted listeners. For three hours every day this comic conservative...

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    • Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century
    • By: Howard Blum
    • Narrated by: John H. Mayer
    • Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 09-16-08
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 195 ratings
    • It was an explosion that reverberated across the country—and into the very heart of early-twentieth-century America. On the morning of October 1, 1910, the walls of the Los Angeles Times Building buckled as a thunderous detonation sent men, machinery, and mortar rocketing into the night air....

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    • A Probe into the Realities That Are Hiding Inside "The Greatest Country in the World"
    • By: Corey Taylor
    • Narrated by: Corey Taylor
    • Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 08-08-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 678 ratings
    • The always-outspoken hard rock vocalist Corey Taylor reflects on what it means to be an American in an increasingly unstable world. He examines the way America sees itself....

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    • The Crazy Stories Behind the World's Most Interesting Facts - Trivia Bill's General Knowledge, Volume 1
    • By: Bill O'Neill
    • Narrated by: Rob Maxwell
    • Series: Trivia Bill's General Knowledge, Book 1
    • Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 08-29-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 111 ratings
    • Are you the trivia buff in your friend group? Maybe you're just always hoping to learn more random facts to keep up your sleeve....

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    • How a Band of Broadcasters Took on the Federal Government and Built the Modern Conservative Movement
    • By: Paul Matzko
    • Narrated by: Kyle Tait
    • Length: 10 hrs
    • Release date: 10-13-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • The Radio Right tells the story of the 1960s far right, who were frustrated by what they perceived to be liberal bias in the national media, particularly the media's sycophantic relationship with the John F. Kennedy administration....

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    • How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History
    • By: Antonio Mendez, Matt Baglio
    • Narrated by: Dylan Baker
    • Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 09-13-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 766 ratings
    • Argo is the gripping account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage....

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    • By: Francis Ford Coppola
    • Narrated by: Francis Ford Coppola, Joe Mantegna
    • Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
    • Release date: 11-15-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 138 ratings
    • The never-before-published edition of Francis Ford Coppola's notes and annotations on The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo reveals the story behind one of the world's most iconic films....

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    • Bill Maher's Best Opening Monologues from "Politically Incorrect"
    • By: Bill Maher
    • Narrated by: Bill Maher
    • Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
    • Release date: 07-15-03
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
    • For everyone who's had their fill of politicians, TV trials and the daily events seen on the evening news...

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    • The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic
    • By: Glenn Frankel
    • Narrated by: Allan Robertson
    • Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 02-21-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 212 ratings
    • It's one of the most revered movies of Hollywood's golden era....

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    • A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars
    • By: Kliph Nesteroff
    • Narrated by: Kliph Nesteroff
    • Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 11-28-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
    • From the preeminent historian of modern comedy comes an expansive history of showbiz and the culture wars....

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    • The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death
    • By: Erin Gibson
    • Narrated by: Erin Gibson
    • Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 09-04-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 698 ratings
    • From the wickedly funny and feminist creator and host of the Throwing Shade podcast, a collection of hilarious personal essays and political commentary perfect for fans of Lindy West and Roxane Gay....

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    • The Surprising True Story…and Why It Matters Today
    • By: Edouard Kayihura, Kerry Zukus
    • Narrated by: Mirron Willis, Rosalind Ashford
    • Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 07-08-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
    • Inside the Hotel Rwanda offers an honest and unflinching first-hand account of the reality of life inside the hotel, exposing the man who exploited refugees....

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    • Essays, Criticism, and Commentary
    • By: Lorrie Moore
    • Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
    • Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 04-03-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • A welcome surprise: more than 50 prose pieces, gathered together for the first time, by one of America's most admired novelists, featuring articles, essays, and cultural commentary....

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    • Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist
    • By: Kirk Douglas, George Clooney - foreword
    • Narrated by: Michael Douglas
    • Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 06-12-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 461 ratings
    • One of the world's most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a producer, philanthropist, and author of ten works of fiction and memoir. Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epic Spartacus, Douglas reveals the riveting drama....

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    • An Illustrated Handbook for the Aspiring Offender
    • By: Mike Chase
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
    • Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 06-04-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
    • A hilarious, entertaining, and illuminating compendium of the most bizarre ways you might become a federal criminal in America - from mailing a mongoose to selling Swiss cheese without enough holes - written by the creator of the wildly popular @CrimeADay Twitter account....

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