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Sunrise Over Fallujah (Unabridged)

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Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers presents a compelling novel that looks at America's occupation of Iraq through the eyes of those who live it first hand. Charged with building up relations between the U.S. military and the Iraqi people, a team of soldiers strives to make real connections and bridge the divide between two very different cultures.

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780L
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07:28
Sunrise Over Fallujah (Unabridged)

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party (Unabridged)

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He is a boy dressed in silks and white wigs and given the finest of classical educations. Raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers, the boy and his mother, a princess in exile from a faraway land, are the only people in their household assigned names.

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1090L
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08:20
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party (Unabridged)

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Volume 2: The Kingdom On the Waves (Unabridged)

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"Such is our task, and such lies before us all: Liberty or Death."

In the summer of 1775, fleeing from a death sentence, Octavian and his tutor, Dr. Trefusis, escape through rising tides and pouring rain to find shelter in British-occupied Boston.

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1060L
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13:26
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Volume 2: The Kingdom On the Waves (Unabridged)

FREE: The Future of a Radical Price (Unabridged)

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The New York Times best-selling author heralds the future of business in Free. In his revolutionary best seller, The Long Tail, Chris Anderson demonstrated how the online marketplace creates niche markets, allowing products and consumers to connect in a way that has never been possible before.

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1220L
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06:59
FREE: The Future of a Radical Price (Unabridged)

Three Cups of Tea (Unabridged)

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This young readers edition of the worldwide best seller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up to date for the present.

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1220L
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03:59
Three Cups of Tea (Unabridged)

All My Sons (Dramatized)

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World War II is over and a family, mourning a son missing in action, plants a memorial tree and tries to go on with their lives. A storm blows down the tree and a devastating family secret is uprooted, setting the characters on a terrifying journey towards truth.

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All My Sons (Dramatized)

Twelve Angry Men (Dramatized)

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Over the course of a steamy and tense afternoon, 12 jurors deliberate the fate of a 19-year-old boy alleged to have murdered his own father. A seemingly open and shut case turns complicated, igniting passions and hidden prejudices.

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Twelve Angry Men (Dramatized)

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition (Unabridged)

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More than 50 years after its first publication, Doubleday's definitive edition of Anne Frank's famous diary generated an extraordinary amount of excitement when it was published in early 1995.

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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition (Unabridged)

The Three Documents That Made America (Unabridged)

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For the first time ever, the complete founding documents of the United States of America are here in one unabridged recording. Sam Fink, award-winning author of the highly acclaimed illustrated book of The Declaration of Independence, provides concise introductions.

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The Three Documents That Made America (Unabridged)

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (Unabridged)

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In the summer of 1849, Lucy Whipple's mother packs up her household and her two young children, and leaves their home in Massachusetts for the gold fields of California.

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1030L
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04:56
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (Unabridged)

Seabiscuit: An American Legend (Unabridged)

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Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Three men changed Seabiscuit's fortunes:

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Lexile: 
990L
Length: 
13:14
Seabiscuit: An American Legend (Unabridged)

Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow (Unabridged)

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On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, thanks largely to the efforts of the Hitler Youth, whose organized propaganda marches throughout Germany helped the Nazi Party grow in strength. By 1939, it is estimated that more than seven million boys and girls belonged to the Hitler Youth.

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1050L
Length: 
04:27
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow (Unabridged)

My Brother Sam Is Dead (Unabridged)

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This young adult novel, which successfully captures the pain of the Revolutionary War, is a fine example of historical fiction. The American Revolution was a war that divided families (English loyalists versus eager Patriots) and one of the families being torn apart is the Meeker family.

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770L
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04:31
My Brother Sam Is Dead (Unabridged)

America: The Story of Us

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America: The Story of Us is a full-color, deluxe history that is at once penetrating and lively, elegant and authoritative—as perfect for serious reading as it is for casual skimming. A companion to the groundbreaking HISTORY™ series America: The Story of Us, this stunning volume illuminates the epic story of our nation in a new way for a new generation.

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America: The Story of Us

Nightjohn

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Sarny, a female slave at the Waller plantation, first sees Nightjohn when he is brought there with a rope around his neck, his body covered in scars.

He had escaped to freedom, but he cam back - came back to teach reading. Knowing that the penalty for reading is dismemberment, Nightjohn still returned to slavery to teach others how to read. And twelve-year-old Sarny s willing to risk to learn.

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770L
Nightjohn

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