The lost Hollywood novel that scandalized an industry - back in print after 50 years."Queer" is used in its 1913 Webster's Dictionary sense - strange, eccentric, unconventional - a celebration of the gloriously oddball characters of 1920s Hollywood.First published in 1930, Queer People was the insider takedown that set Hollywood's hair on end: a wickedly funny roman à clef by two journalists who actually worked inside the studio system. Irving Thalberg, John Gilber...

An exuberant exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the unsung engineers who ensure it does.When a manufacturer offers a 10,000-mile warranty on a car or slaps a “bear-resistant” label on a camping cooler, what do we know about how trustworthy that promise is, and how it’s backed up? For the cooler, it’s Kobuk the Destroyer, the fiercest member of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee’s panel of product-testing bears: Gifted at cra...

The first major work for witches on including Chaos Magick in their practice.In Chaos Witchcraft, listeners will learn a complete system of magick from the founder of The Order of Chaos, Sanhre Daffowt, and simultaneously craft their own personalized magical systems, unbound by rigid traditions and guided instead by personal experience, experimentation, and intuition. This book serves as both a practical guide and a philosophical exploration, covering a va...

His mother was one of the most powerful wizards in the Nurian Empire until she abandoned her people to become a notorious pirate. That choice doomed the family she left behind to a life of disgrace.Yanko White Fox doesn’t remember his mother, but as the only gifted child in the family, he is expected to erase the mark she left on them all. With an affinity for earth magic and communicating with animals, he’s not the most natural candidate to become a warrior mage, but it’s the only...

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK | NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed a Best Book of 2025 by Time, NPR, Goodreads, and others.“[A] propulsive puzzle of a novel.” —The New York Times Book Review“This story swept me away with its big dreams, love, and unexpected twists.” —Reese WitherspoonIn this electric, voice-driven debut novel, an elusive bestselling author decides t...

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK | NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed a Best Book of 2025 by Time, NPR, Goodreads, and others.“[A] propulsive puzzle of a novel.” —The New York Times Book Review“This story swept me away with its big dreams, love, and unexpected twists.” —Reese WitherspoonIn this electric, voice-driven debut novel, an elusive bestselling author decides t...

Book 2: SEALs of HonorStumbling over a dead body is one hell of a way to start a vacation…While growing up, Hawk was always the wild card, the one who couldn't sit still or find a place to belong. Becoming a SEAL gave him a niche and a purpose in the world like no other. Nevertheless, the wild man remains under the surface, waiting for the match to his flame. Ending up back home for a few days' R&R, Hawk notices a new, darker element has moved in next door--and, at least in...

This audiobook read by Daniel Henning takes readers inside the lives of social bees, master communicators of the insect worldWith senses that often seem alien to us, bees navigate complex decisions about where to find food, when to fight or flee, and how to work together. The Language of Bees invites readers into the hidden world of bee communication, a realm where creatures less than an inch long use scent, vibration, movement, and sound to cooperate, shar...

The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary, and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of "delicious," the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger, Gaylan, to poll the citizenry. Gaylan soon discovers that the entire kingdom is on the brink of civil war, and must enlist help to define "delicious" and save the country.The Search for Delicious is a 1969 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.A Macmillan Audio production from ...

How do you deal with uncertainty and anxiety when your world is upended by the coronavirus pandemic? Dr Sarb Johal, an expert in emergency management and disaster psychology, had to answer that question for an entire country as he helped develop the world-leading response that saw Covid-19 stamped out by the 'team of five million' in his home country of New Zealand. The lessons, which we can all apply in our daily lives, are in this timely book.Full of easy-to-foll...

As a rising actor, Kanin's body is his career. His identity. His life. All that is taken from him when he dies and is reborn as a bottle of ink.Now living as the heart of a magical glass servant, Kanin's new purpose is to perform a senile wizard's yard work—a role this world's magic system seems intent on enforcing. All that might have been manageable if a murderous shadow monster wasn't hunting his very soul.But he's not in it alone. Teaming up with an elf...

"Narrator Daniel Henning brings his signature versatility, emotional connection, and perfect comedic timing to the latest in the acclaimed Cerulean Chronicles series."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)**"Daniel Henning’s articulate, earnest narration winningly underscores Somewhere Beyond the Sea’s central themes of self-confidence, kindness, acceptance of others and the importance of working for sociopolitical reform."—Bookpage