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In this book, renowned rhetorical scholar Robin Reames argues that, in today's polarized political climate, we should all care deeply about learning rhetoric. Drawing on examples ranging from the destructive ancient Greek demagogue Alcibiades to modern-day conspiracists like Alex Jones, Reames breaks down the major techniques of rhetoric, pulling back the curtain on how politicians, journalists, and "journalists" convince us to believe what we believe—and to talk, vote, and act accordingly.

The concluding volume in an epic and terrifying trilogy for teen readers. Throughout the world, Dancing Jax reigns supreme. The Ismus and his court are celebrated and adored, and the Ismus is writing the much-awaited sequel to Dancing Jax. But when someone accidentally reads the manuscript, the...

By July 1536, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1490 - 1559) and three other survivors had walked 2,500 miles from Texas, across northern Mexico, to Sonora and ultimately to Mexico City. Cabeza de Vaca's account of this astonishing journey is now recognized as one of the great travel stories of all time and a touchstone of New World literature.

Of the six Montgomery brothers, Zach has always walked on the wild side. He rocketed to fame playing a hero in a movie, but off screen he’s living in the shadows. Zach’s dark secret: He leads a double life as a CIA operative. When a mission to stalk a terrorist goes horribly wrong, Zach’s cover is blown. He’s on the run and fighting to stay alive long enough to discover whom he can trust - and who betrayed him. Jenna Walters thought she’d married the perfect man - until she unearthed his terrible secret. Now, desperate to escape his crosshairs, she and her son take refuge in Zach’s secret hideaway.

Widely acclaimed as a progenitor of 20th-century Latin American fiction, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908), the son of a mulatto father and a washerwoman, was hailed in his lifetime as Brazil's greatest writer. His prodigious output of novels, plays, and stories rivaled contemporaries like Chekhov, Flaubert, and Maupassant, but, shockingly, he was barely translated into English until 1963, and still lacks proper recognition today. 

Audible exclusive. Philippe Sands drops by to discuss East West Street, a historical memoir crossing decades.

Do you ever feel like you were meant to do something, but you can't quite figure out what? Have you felt out of alignment with your true purpose? You have come here to live a life of satisfaction and joy. You are here to live a life that was planned for you, by you. Choose Your Universe, a powerful book from Robin Jelinek, is a fundamental guide for everyone who wants to uncover their true nature and become who they are meant to be. Channeled through Robin Jelinek, the teachings of Athena in Truth will reveal the power of choice and free will.

Tis the season to be jolly, but romance writer Matt Darcy is feeling anything but festive. With a pile of rejection letters as high as his latest manuscript, Matt is questioning whether his career as an author will ever take off. And while his perfect husband Cal has planned a week-long trip to a mountain chalet for Matt, Mrs. Mulroney, Mr. Banks, Tilly, and Angus—so that everyone can be together and enjoy the lead-up to Christmas—Matt can only hope his feelings of worthlessness and self-doubt won't ruin the trip.

Rampaging Rugby is the first audiobook in the Stupendous Sports series, which aims to do for sport what Horrible Histories did for Year Six history! Full of fascinating facts, player tips your coach won't tell you, irreverent explanations and plenty of practical instruction, this is a great book for kids of any age who are interesting in developing their rugby skills.

Legendary short story writer George Saunders joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to talk about his long-awaited first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. George has won decades of acclaim for his short-story collections (1996's CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, 2013's Tenth of December) that amplify the intricacies of American culture via the surreal and fantastical. He's a longtime contributor to The New Yorker and GQ and a professor at Syracuse.

For Kathryn Ardleigh and her newly Lorded husband Charles, a seaside holiday in Rottingdean is a much-needed respite. Known as Smuggler's Village, the cozy hamlet sits upon a labyrinth of hundred-year-old tunnels through which contraband goods were once smuggled in and out of England.

When Sybella accompanies the duchess to France, she expects trouble, but she isn’t expecting a deadly trap. Surrounded by enemies both known and unknown, Sybella searches for the undercover assassins from the convent of St. Mortain who were placed in the French court years ago. Genevieve has been undercover for so many years, she no longer knows who she is or for what she’s supposed to be fighting. When she discovers a hidden prisoner who may be of importance, she takes matters into her own hands.   

He is a eunuch. They cut off his stones. They stole his seed. He has never known the touch of a woman. All he knows is what he wants…to know that he is a man. She is a widow. Judged by her inability to bear children. She longs for the comfort of a man’s love. To be a woman...if just for one night. The Widow and the Eunuch is a profoundly moving exploration of what makes a 53-year-old eunuch “a man” and a barren 48-year-old widow “a woman,” reaffirming that love truly makes us more than the labels with which society brands us.

What kind of political structure might one day enable Israelis and Palestinians to overcome the seemingly interminable cycle of violence and live in peace with one another? For many years, politicians and citizens have called for a two-state solution—two independent states, Israel and Palestine, coexisting side by side. This was Shlomo Sand's view too, but as more settlements were built in the occupied West Bank and millions of Palestinians were forced to live in a situation of de facto apartheid.

Pirates and kraken, boats and submarines, deadly sirens, mermaids, and the women who face them all. These are our heroes. High seas adventure, fantasy, and magic weave together in this sapphic anthology focusing on the joy of the unbounded oceans.

Discover the transformative power of Montessori education in this comprehensive guide from the Montessori Foundation. Over twenty years after the first edition laid the groundwork for twenty-first-century Montessori education, this revised and expanded edition of The Montessori Way incorporates...

Matt Haig joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios for this exclusive interview. The breadth of Matt Haig's work ranges from 2015’s Reasons to Stay Alive which explored Haig’s experience of depression, to The Last Family in England which retells Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 with the protagonists as dogs. Both of these were bestsellers and the subject of great critical acclaim.

Audible Exclusive. Liane Moriarty drops by to talk about her career.

Author Jonathan Stroud joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss his career, his taste in reading and listening, and his various series of books

Born in 1965, Harkness grew up near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and went on to study at University of California and Oxford University to name just two. She is a well-regarded historian of science and medicine as well as having studied alchemy, magic and the occult. Her All Souls trilogy of books earnt her a firm following, leaving fans excited for her latest release, Time's Convert. Deborah talks to us about her latest title, how she went from historian to author and the television adaptation of A Discovery of Witches.