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Bloomsbury presents Just Plain Filthy by Anthony Aycock, read by John Chancer. With the threat to intellectual freedom increasing around the country, this book takes a look at the first ever school book ban case to be decided by the high courts, and offers insights into how we can use history to...

Juan Manuel Santos shares the lessons he learned about war and peace and how to build a successful negotiation process in the context of a nation which had all but resigned itself to war and the complexities of 21st-century international law and diplomacy. While Santos is clear that there is no handbook for making peace, he offers conflict-tested guidance on the critical parameters, conditions, and principles as well as rich detail on the innovations that made it possible for his nation to find common ground and a just solution. 

Long Sunset is an intimate personal view of the sunset years of the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Anthony Montague Brown was Winston Churchill's private secretary from 1952 until his death in 1965. As the last member of what Churchill called "my circle" to have written his recollections, these memoirs shed much light on Churchill's activities and attitudes during his final decade.

John F. Kennedy, American president and mythical figure: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

"Netflix Studied Your Binge-Watching Habit. That Didn't Take Long" is from the June 08, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by John Koblin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"For Judo Champion from Rio's Slums, Long Olympic Journey Leads Back Home" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by John Branch and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.