Audiobooks narrated by Michael Kirby

“Ricochet is an exciting, satisfying fantasy novel.” —Foreword Reviews “[A] royal and delightfully complex adventure.” —Booklist History got it wrong. I survived. Anastasia Romanov and her younger brother Alexei escape their family’s execution when a bullet strikes Anastasia’s garnet necklace, transporting them to a parallel universe. This alternate Russia is a second chance. Anastasia wants to save her family, Alexei wants the throne, and they plan to travel the infinite multiverse to find a world in which both are possible. When Alexi is mistaken for the tsarevich of this dimension, he is brought to the Winter Palace, where he eagerly starts impersonating his doppelganger, playing the role that was stolen from him in his own world. To maintain his façade, he must deceive everyone—including Anastasia. Anastasia just needs time to grieve and heal after losing everything that defined her, but Alexei’s lies lead her on a journey through the alternate Russia. With rebellion brewing, she is determined to save this world’s Romanovs—and Alexei—before they meet the same fate as her own family. For listeners who enjoy Anastasia by Sophie Lark, The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye, and Romanov by Nadine Brandes.

Kellyn Carni (Author), Michael Kirby, Sarah Beth Goer (Narrator)

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Ricochet

History got it wrong. I survived. Anastasia Romanov and her younger brother Alexei escape their family's execution when a bullet strikes Anastasia's garnet necklace, transporting them to a parallel universe. This alternate Russia is a second chance. Anastasia wants to save her family, Alexei wants the throne, and they plan to travel the infinite multiverse to find a world in which both are possible. When Alexi is mistaken for the tsarevich of this dimension, he is brought to the Winter Palace, where he eagerly starts impersonating his doppelganger, playing the role that was stolen from him in his own world. To maintain his façade, he must deceive everyone-including Anastasia. Anastasia just needs time to grieve and heal after losing everything that defined her, but Alexei's lies lead her on a journey through the alternate Russia. With rebellion brewing, she is determined to save this world's Romanovs-and Alexei-before they meet the same fate as her own family. For readers who enjoy Anastasia by Sophie Lark, The Crowns Game by Evelyn Skye, and Romanov by Nadine Brandes.

Kellyn Carni (Author), Michael Kirby, Sarah Beth Goer (Narrator)

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Inside the Black Box: A Simple Guide to Systematic Investing (3rd Edition)

Master the basics and intricacies of quant and high-frequency trading with the latest edition of this accessible and widely-read guide In the newly revised third edition of Inside the Black Box: A Simple Guide to Systematic Investing, veteran practitioner and investor Rishi K Narang delivers another insightful discussion of how quantitative and algorithmic trading strategies work in non-mathematical terms. As with prior editions, this third edition is full of timeless concepts and timely updates. Supplemented by compelling anecdotes and real-world stories, the book explains the most relevant developments in the discipline since the publication of the second edition in 2013. You'll find out about the explosion in machine learning for alphas, signal mixing, data extraction, and execution, as well as the proliferation of alt data and a discussion of how to use it appropriately. You'll also discover: ● Updated discussions of approaches to research ● Newer and more effective approaches to portfolio optimization ● The frontiers of quantitative investing

Rishi K. Narang (Author), Michael Kirby (Narrator)

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Something Withering This Way Comes

It only takes an instant for Grim-monster hunter and emotionally scarred hero-to lose everything. Grim is having a bad year. A monster hunter by trade, his world is ripped apart when he's cursed with a sickness that's slowly changing him into one of the very creatures he hunts. Yet there's hope in a truce with his sister, Shelby. If anyone can help, it's her, because she's the strongest witch he knows. But unfortunately, Shelby hates him. She begrudgingly agrees to help, but Grim has to assist her first. You see, her old coven seeks the bones of a dead witch-magical bones that are supposedly hidden in her house. All Grim has to do is find them to stop the coven from snatching them first. Now he must navigate a house with a mind of its own-a home that happily throws up obstacles in his path. He must also stop the coven from harming his sister-all while attempting to find a cure for himself. Can Grim find the bones and stop the coven, or will they get them first? And most importantly, will Grim find a cure for the sickness?

Amy Boyles (Author), Michael Kirby (Narrator)

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Grim

The Witcher meets Dresden Files in this action-packed mystery. It only takes an instant for Grim-monster hunter and emotionally scarred hero-to lose everything. Grim is having a bad year. A hunter by trade, his world is ripped apart when he is cursed with a sickness that is slowly changing him into one of the very creatures he hunts. Worse, Grim is forced to abandon the woman he loves for fear that he'll destroy her. So he must find a cure. Otherwise, they'll never be together. Yet there's hope in a thorny alliance with an eccentric billionaire who lives in a castle. But the billionaire has his own problems. He's being hunted by an elusive monster, one that wants him dead. So, he strikes a deal with Grim-capture the creature and Grim will be healed. Now Grim must navigate a castle filled with creeping shadows and portraits that seem alive, a suspicious butler, and the billionaire's young daughter. She may hold the key to unlocking the truth behind why the creature is hunting her father-if only she could remember the past. Can Grim stop the monster, break the curse plaguing him, and be reunited with the woman he loves? Or will he succumb to the darkness growing inside of him?

Amy Boyles (Author), Michael Kirby (Narrator)

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The Color of Civics: Civic Education for a Multiracial Democracy

Generations of Americans have regarded schools as essential for developing the knowledge and civic values necessary for sustaining democracy. Yet, as Matthew D. Nelsen argues in The Color of Civics, traditional approaches to civic education are not living up to their promise for many students, particularly students of color from disadvantaged communities. Drawing on lessons from students and teachers in Chicago, The Color of Civics reimagines the democratic purpose of civic education. Nelsen's findings challenge some of the most widely cited civic education research, arguing that the content of traditional civic education courses privileges the political experiences of white political actors, and in turn, contributes to divergent political behaviors and participatory outcomes across racial and ethnic groups. He presents a new approach to civic education that aims to foster political empowerment by centering historically-grounded conversations about current events as well as critical categories of knowledge-those that highlight the agency of marginalized groups. This approach increases rates of political participation among young people of color and heightens political empathy among white youth. Nelsen also explores how the attitudes and lived experiences of teachers drive the implementation of more empowering civic learning environments.

Matthew D. Nelsen (Author), Michael Kirby (Narrator)

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Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust

Jews and Roma died side by side in the Holocaust, yet the world did not recognize their destruction equally. In the years and decades following the war, the Jewish experience of genocide increasingly occupied the attention of legal experts, scholars, educators, curators, and politicians, while the genocide of Europe's Roma went largely ignored. Rain of Ash is the untold story of how Roma turned to Jewish institutions, funding sources, and professional networks as they sought to gain recognition and compensation for their wartime suffering. Ari Joskowicz vividly describes the experiences of Hitler's forgotten victims and charts the evolving postwar relationship between Roma and Jews over the course of nearly a century. During the Nazi era, Jews and Roma shared little in common besides their simultaneous persecution. Yet the decades of entwined struggles for recognition have deepened Romani-Jewish relations, which now center not only on commemorations of past genocides but also on contemporary debates about antiracism and Zionism. Unforgettably moving and sweeping in scope, Rain of Ash is a revelatory account of the unequal yet necessary entanglement of Jewish and Romani quests for historical justice and self-representation that challenges us to radically rethink the way we remember the Holocaust.

Ari Joskowicz (Author), Michael Kirby (Narrator)

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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Performance Management

Performance management is changing. Adapt your approach along with it. For decades, performance management has been seen as an annual chore by managers and HR alike. But this process is changing, and there are ways to make it more effective for your organization and more useful for employees. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on performance management in your organization, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you assess performance more accurately, have more effective feedback conversations, and encourage the growth of your employees. This book will inspire you to: learn where current performance management processes are falling short; create sustainable performance across the organization; deliver feedback that motivates and develops your team members; help your people reach their professional goals; identify your role in an employee's poor performance; and evaluate performance fairly, even in a remote environment.

Harvard Business Review (Author), Michael Kirby, Shaina Summerville (Narrator)

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Fight or Flight

Forbidden love and fierce rivalry drive Jeff Hollister, a street-smart high school senior and gang leader of the Hurricanes, to the brink of disaster. Thinking he’s got the world in his back pocket, and the police at a safe distance, he and his scrappy gang of teenage delinquents come to discover they don’t always come out on top after all. A deadly vow by a member of the rival Tornadoes gang sets Jeff and his friends on a roller coaster of knife fray and gunplay, foot races and car chases, trust and betrayal, and murder. The death of a beloved friend serves a painful slap of reality to the Hurricanes that incites a burning desire for vengeance among the gang. With angry players going rogue, and weapons in the wrong hands, even the leaders are out of their depth. To make matters worse, Jeff is sidetracked by his budding love for Cindy, whose father just so happens to be the new police chief—the one person the Hurricane leader most wants to avoid. Yet she might also be the catalyst that can save Jeff from his own devices—if it doesn’t kill her first...

Joseph Durette (Author), Becky Parker, Brian Wiggins, David A Wood, Eric Aragoni, Eric Burgher, Eric Jenkins, Fernando Contreras, Hunter Gather, Marquiz Moore, Matt Weisgerber, Michael Kirby, Michael Reaves, Nick Messina, Peter J Borys, Rick Steadman, Samantha Cooper, Samar Nanda (Narrator)

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First Wilderness: My Quest in the Territory of Alaska (Revised Edition)

After serving as a US Marine during World War II and attending college on the GI Bill, Sam Keith decided to seek adventure in Alaska as a laborer on the Adak Navy base. There he befriended Dick Proenneke, whose shared love of the outdoors, hard work, and self-reliance quickly bonded an alliance between the two. Together they explored the wilds of South Central Alaska, while working on the Navy base, hunting and fishing with friends and breathing in the great outdoors. Keith was ready to leave after three years of finding almost everything he sought-not realizing then how his fate was intrinsically tied to his friend's and how it would lead to writing the bestselling book One Man's Wilderness. Sam Keith passed away in 2003. But in 2013, his son-in-law and children's book author/illustrator Brian Lies discovered in an archive box in their garage a book manuscript, originally written in 1974 after the publication of One Man's Wilderness. First Wilderness is the story of Keith's own experiences, at times harrowing, funny, and fascinating. Along with the original manuscript are excerpts from his journals, letters, and notebooks, woven in to create a compelling and poignant memoir of search and discovery. Foreword by Nick Jans, one of Alaska's foremost authors and photographers, and afterword by Keith's daughter Laurel Lies.

Sam Keith (Author), Michael Kirby (Narrator)

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Journey of a JuBu

A unique award-winning novel that combines side-splitting humor with the quest for enlightenment. Orthodontist Jacob Silverstein is not your typical tooth-straightener. He’s a novelist by night who dreams of becoming a best-selling author. Challenged by enigmatic literary agent, Maggie, to kill off his snarky protagonist Adam Freeman and revamp his novel into a memoir, he tries to save Adam by sending him on a quest for inner peace in a noisy world. Thus begins a spiritual, life-changing odyssey that plunges Adam into real-life, challenging situations as he seeks to understand himself. Filled with powerful, wise, and practical lessons on finding balance and cultivating mindfulness, Journey of a JuBu is an enchanting story that delights as it teaches If you’re a seeker with a sense of humor, this book is for you! Winner 2020 American Fiction Awards for Humor & Visionary Fiction, Winner 2020 Independent Authors Network for Humor, Winner 2021 Independent Press Awards for Religious Fiction. A Five-Star Rating on Reader's Favorite.

Blaine Langberg (Author), Michael Kirby (Narrator)

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The Pricing Model Revolution: How Pricing Will Change the Way We Sell and Buy On and Offline

In The Pricing Model Revolution: How Pricing Will Change the Way We Sell and Buy On and Offline, world renowned pricing expert Danilo Zattais delivers an essential and engaging blueprint to building an enduring competitive advantage with insightful pricing models. In the book, you'll learn to identify the best monetization approaches for your products and how to execute the one that makes the most sense for your business. From freemium to subscription, pay-per-use, and even neuropricing, the author discusses every available option and shows you how to choose. Although it's rigorous and evidence backed, The Pricing Model Revolution avoids an overly academic perspective in favor of providing you with practical guidance you can apply immediately to start generating more revenue. You'll learn things like: how to make smart and innovative pricing a core component of your next product offering; how to distinguish between every new, future-oriented monetization approach; and which factors to consider when you're choosing on a new pricing model for your most popular products. A must-listen for C-level executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and sales team leaders, The Pricing Model Revolution belongs on the bookshelves of every business leader seeking to learn more about one of the foundational topics driving top-line revenue and bottom-line profitability today.

Danilo Zatta (Author), Michael Kirby (Narrator)

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