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"Simultaneously hilarious, poignant, and deeply unsettling." ―The New Republic A tiny American town's plans for radical self-government overlooked one hairy detail: no one told the bears. Once upon a time, a group of libertarians got together and hatched the Free Town Project, a plan to take...

With humor and a modern perspective, young conservative journalist Kristin Tate points out what's broken in our government and shows readers how they can fix it. Do you really think you're "free?" #LOL. D.C. politicians ship our friends and family overseas to fight in wars we shouldn't be...

A chronicle of the Trump administration from the inside perspective of a White House press correspondent.

A paradigm shift is roiling the environmental world. For decades people have unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre-human state. But many scientists have come to see this as an outdated dream that thwarts bold new plans to save the environment and prevents us from having a fuller relationship with nature. Humans have changed the landscapes they inhabit since prehistory, and climate change means even the remotest places now bear the fingerprints of humanity.

This grippingly intimate and heartbreaking book provides a portrait of the walking wounded who make up the base of the Trump movement. Desperate and angry, these are the Americans of the vanishing industrial heartland, depressed Appalachian coal country, and the no-man's land along the Southwestern border. These are coal miners, out-of-work construction workers, and small business owners who have watched their fortunes dwindle with each passing year.

"On the Water, and into the Wild" is from the October 23, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Porter Fox and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"GoFundMe Gone Wild" is from the November 09, 2015 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Judith Newman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Did you know that Oscar Wilde was said to have had a photographic memory? Or that his father was eye surgeon to none other than Queen Victoria herself? How did his homosexuality come to the attention of the police? And why was a glass barrier erected in front of his tomb? In this fascinating audiobook, Jason Zenobia talks us through over 100 facts about the poet, playwright and popular society figure.

"UCLA Gymnast Slips in Hip-Hop Moves, and the Online Crowd Goes Wild
" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Victor Mather and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Geert Wilders, Far-Right Politician, Boycotts His Hate-Speech Trial in the Netherlands" is from the October 31, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Nina Siegal and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"In the Wild, Goldfish Turn from Pet to Pest" is from the September 22, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Steph Yin and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"China's Last Wild River Carries Conflicting Environmental Hopes" is from the June 18, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Edward Wong and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Del Potro Receives Wild Card into US Open" is from the August 16, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Rothenberg and Christopher Clarey and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Like some other nations, China, the world’s biggest polluter, has refused to accept international monitoring of its emissions and says it will provide data to outside observers. In the past, conflicting data about the country’s energy use has raised questions about accuracy.

"China’s Transparency Is Wild Card for Climate Pact" is from the January 10, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Edward Wong and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Gene Wilder, Star of 'Willy Wonka' and 'Young Frankenstein,' Dies at 83" is from the August 29, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Daniel Lewis and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Evacuated from Canada's Wildfires but with Nowhere to Turn" is from the May 6, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Ian Austen and Dan Levin and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Baseball Playoffs: What If Three Teams Tie for Two Wild-Card Spots?" is from the September 27, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Victor Mather and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"A Swimmer Goes from Syria to Rio, from Refugee to Olympian" is from the August 1, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Charly Wilder and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"How 15 Musicians Pulled the Ultimate All-Nighter inside an Active Volcano" is from the August 22, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Charly Wilder and narrated by Kristi Burns.

" Record Wildfire Comes to Kansas; Lifesaving Neighbors Quickly Follow" is from the March 27, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Mitch Smith and narrated by Caroline Miller.