“The Optimist” (audiobook) by Roy E. Schreiber
This unique audiobook presents a satirical view of college professors. It
features Ralph, a philosophy professor who believes logic is the answer to all
problems—from bringing justice to everyone to fixing personal relationships.
In the course of organizing a faculty labor union to negotiate for better pay
as well as a public lecture series in the chancellor’s name, he inadvertently
sparks an unlikely and turbulent romance between the two colleagues
he finagles into speaking: an arrogant three-time-divorced English History
professor and a Women’s Studies professor.
Ralph’s optimism is severely tested when King Henry VIII, his queen, Ann
Boleyn, the poet Thomas Wyatt and Harry Houdini all somehow get thrown
into the mix.
“Non-Obvious Megatrends” by Rohit Bhargava
For the past ten years, Rohit Bhargava’s signature annual Non-Obvious
Trend Report has helped over a million readers discover trends changing our
culture. Now for the first time, Rohit and his team of trend curators, in this
new tenth edition of his Wall Street Journal bestseller, reveal ten revolutionary
new Megatrends that are transforming how we work, play and live.
Read the groundbreaking final edition of this ten-year project and learn to
think like an innovator, grow your business or propel your career. The future
belongs to non-obvious thinkers, and this book is your guide to becoming
one. Winner of nine international book awards.
“Spitfire” by M.L. Huie
When you first meet Livy Nash, she doesn’t appear to live up to her feisty
moniker. But as she pulls herself out of her vodka-soaked sleep and embarks
on a dangerous mission, she pulls the reader into the novel. It doesn’t take
long to understand why she earned her reputation, or to be thoroughly
captivated by the intriguing storyline.
The post-World War II setting provides abundant twists for this espionagefilled
historical mystery. If you’re after a riveting spy thriller with the added
bonuses of an intrepid female protagonist, a fascinating historical setting, and
a nuanced depiction of challenging ethical decisions, pick up “Spitfire.”
“Good Girls Lie” by J.T. Ellison
A stranger has come to the Goode School, a prestigious prep school
known as a Silent Ivy, and the school of choice for daughters of the rich and
influential. But this ivy has turned poisonous.
In a world where appearances are everything, as long as students pretend
to follow the rules, no one questions the cruelties of the secret societies or
the dubious behavior of the privileged young women who expect to get away
with murder.
When a popular student is found dead, the truth cannot be ignored.
Rumors suggest she was struggling with a secret that drove her to suicide.
“The Hierophant Card” by Bevan Atkinson
How can you determine if someone is telling the truth? Did Thalia Thalassos
try to kill her cheating husband, despite her denials? Why is nurse Bryce
Gilbertson giving a false name to visitors as he roams hospital hallways with
a deadly syringe in his pocket?
In this sixth Tarot Mystery, Xana Bard must use her tarot-trained intuition
to unravel the truth from its nest of lies, and along the way learn more about
golf tournaments and long-distance horse races than she, or anyone else,
cares to know.