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Brain Damage by Freida McFadden (2016)

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Brain Damage by Freida McFadden (2016)

Author: Freida McFadden
First Published: April 28, 2016
Score: 7/10

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After years of hard work, Dr. Charly McKenna finally has it all. Prosperous career as a dermatologist? Check. Spacious apartment overlooking Central Park? Check. Handsome lawyer husband? Double check. Then one night, a bullet rips through the right side of her skull and she loses everything. As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her… before he finishes the job he started.

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (2016)

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0100

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones (2016)

Author: Stephen Graham Jones
First Published: May 10, 2016
Score: 7/10

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A spellbinding and darkly humorous coming-of-age story about an unusual boy, whose family lives on the fringe of society and struggles to survive in a hostile world that shuns and fears them.

He was born an outsider, like the rest of his family. Poor yet resilient, he lives in the shadows with his aunt Libby and uncle Darren, folk who stubbornly make their way in a society that does not understand or want them. They are mongrels, mixed blood, neither this nor that. The boy at the center of Mongrels must decide if he belongs on the road with his aunt and uncle, or if he fits with the people on the other side of the tracks.

Contas Poupança by Pedro Andersson (2016) [PT]

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0100

Contas Poupança by Pedro Andersson (2016) [PT]

Author: Pedro Andersson
First Published: September 1, 2016
Score: 7/10

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Viva melhor com o mesmo dinheiro.

O seu vencimento nunca chega até ao fim do mês? Não tem dinheiro para férias? Tem dificuldade em pagar os seguros e os impostos? Gostava de poder jantar fora mais vezes ? Dê um aumento a si próprio. Aprenda a gerir as suas contas e a poupar dinheiro mantendo ou melhorando o seu nível de vida. Programa líder de audiências na SIC, “Contas-Poupança”, do jornalista Pedro Andersson, ganhou espaço regular também no Expresso e na Visão e dá agora origem a um livro, que reúne os melhores conselhos resultantes de reportagens televisivas nas áreas das finanças pessoais, das dicas de poupança e dos direitos do consumidor.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson (2016)

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson (2016)

Author: Mark Manson
First Published: January 1, 2016
Score: 7/10

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In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be “positive” all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. “Fk positivity,” Mark Manson says. “Let’s be honest, shit is fked and we have to live with it.” In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix (2016)

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0100

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix (2016)

Author: Grady Hendrix
First Published: May 17, 2016
Score: 7/10

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Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of E.T., roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change. Gretchen begins to act….different. And as the strange coincidences and bizarre behavior start to pile up, Abby realizes there’s only one possible explanation: Gretchen, her favorite person in the world, has a demon living inside her. And Abby is not about to let anyone or anything come between her and her best friend. With help from some unlikely allies, Abby embarks on a quest to save Gretchen. But is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?

The Private Life of Elder Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Adam Gauntlett and Keris McDonald (2016)

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:00:00 +0100

The Private Life of Elder Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Adam Gauntlett and Keris McDonald (2016)

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Adam Gauntlett and Keris McDonald
First Published: January 1, 2016
Score: 6/10

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From the wastes of the sea to the shadows of our own cities, we are not alone. But what happens where the human world touches the domain of races ancient and alien? Museum curators, surveyors, police officers, archaeologists, mathematicians; from derelict buildings to country houses to the London Underground, another world is just a breath away, around the corner, watching and waiting for you to step into its power. The Private Life of Elder Things is a collection of new Lovecraftian fiction about confronting, discovering and living alongside the creatures of the Mythos.

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (2016)

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +0100

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (2016)

Author: Trevor Noah
First Published: November 15, 2016
Score: 7/10

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Trevor Noah is one of the comedy world’s brightest new voices, a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race, and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. As host of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he provides viewers in America and around the globe with their nightly dose of biting satire, but here Noah turns his focus inward, giving readers a deeply personal, heartfelt, and humorous look at the world that shaped him.

Starship Liberator (Galactic Liberation #1) by David VanDyke and B.V. Larson (2016)

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:00:00 +0000

Starship Liberator (Galactic Liberation #1) by David VanDyke and B.V. Larson (2016)

Author: David VanDyke and B.V. Larson
First Published: December 28th 2016
Series: Galactic Liberation Book 1
Score: 5/10

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The Hundred Worlds have withstood invasion by the relentless Hok for decades. The human worlds are strong, but the Hok have the resources of a thousand planets behind them, and their fleets attack in endless waves.

The long war has transformed the Hundred Worlds into heavily fortified star systems. Their economies are geared for military output, and they raise specialized soldiers to save our species. Assault Captain Derek Straker is one such man among many. Genetically sculpted to drive a mech-suit as if he wears a second skin, he must find a path to victory.

Morning Star (Red Rising Saga #3) by Pierce Brown (2016)

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Morning Star (Red Rising Saga #3) by Pierce Brown (2016)

Author: Pierce Brown
First Published: February 9th 2016
Series: Red Rising Saga Book 3
Score: 10/10

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Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author. Golden Son changed the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. Now comes the exhilarating conclusion to the Red Rising Trilogy: Morning Star.

Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Society’s mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within.

Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet by Leonard David (2016)

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet by Leonard David (2016)

Author: Leonard David
First Published: October 15th 2016
Score: 5/10

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An inspiring exploration of the establishment of humans on Mars tying into the National Geographic television documentary series Mars. The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the Red Planet and human habitation of Mars isn’t much farther off. In October 2015, NASA declared Mars an achievable goal; that same season, Ridley Scott and Matt Damons The Martian drew crowds into theaters, grossing over $200 million. Now the National Geographic Channel fast forwards years ahead with Mars, a six-part series documenting and dramatizing the next twenty-five years as humans land on and learn to live on Mars. Following on the visionary success of Buzz Aldrins Mission to Mars and the visual glory of Marc Kaufmans Mars Up Close, this companion book to the Nat Geo series shows the science behind the mission and the challenges awaiting those brave individuals.The book combines science, technology, photography, art, and storytelling, offering what only National Geographic can create. Clear scientific explanations, gorgeous photography from outer space and the planet itself, and dramatic scenes from the television series featuring exquisitely constructed sets made to replicate Mars, make the Mars experience real and provide amazing visuals to savor and return to again and again.

Spaceman by Mike Massimino (2016)

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 05:43:00 +0100

Spaceman by Mike Massimino (2016)

Author: Mike Massimino
First Published: October 4th 2016
Score: 7/10

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that’s about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour? Or to look back on Earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night? Or to stand in front of the Hubble Space Telescope, wondering if the emergency repair you’re about to make will inadvertently ruin humankind’s chance to unlock the universe’s secrets? Mike Massimino has been there, and in Spaceman he puts you inside the suit, with all the zip and buoyancy of life in microgravity.

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse #1) by Dennis E. Taylor (2016)

Sun, 12 May 2019 19:56:00 +0100

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse #1) by Dennis E. Taylor (2016)

Author: Dennis E. Taylor
First Published: September 20th 2016
Series: Bobiverse Book 1
Score: 9/10

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Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it’s a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street.

Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state. He has been uploaded into computer hardware and is slated to be the controlling AI in an interstellar probe looking for habitable planets. The stakes are high: no less than the first claim to entire worlds. If he declines the honor, he’ll be switched off, and they’ll try again with someone else. If he accepts, he becomes a prime target. There are at least three other countries trying to get their own probes launched first, and they play dirty.

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari (2016)

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 21:10:00 +0100

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari (2016)

Author: Yuval Noah Harari
First Published: September 8th 2016
Score: 7/10

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Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.

Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style—thorough, yet riveting—famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda.

The Dispatcher (The Dispatcher #1) by John Scalzi (2016)

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:24:00 +0000

The Dispatcher (The Dispatcher #1) by John Scalzi (2016)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: October 4th 2016
Series: The Dispatcher Book 1
Score: 5/10

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One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone - 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. How? We don’t know. But it changes everything: war, crime, daily life.

Tony Valdez is a Dispatcher - a licensed, bonded professional whose job is to humanely dispatch those whose circumstances put them in death’s crosshairs, so they can have a second chance to avoid the reaper. But when a fellow Dispatcher and former friend is apparently kidnapped, Tony learns that there are some things that are worse than death and that some people are ready to do almost anything to avenge a supposed wrong.

Home World (Undying Mercenaries #6) by B.V. Larson (2016)

Sun, 14 Jan 2018 22:39:00 +0100

Home World (Undying Mercenaries #6) by B.V. Larson (2016)

Author: B.V. Larson
First Published: May 24th 2016
Series: Undying Mercenaries Book 6
Score: 7/10

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The Galactics arrived with their Battle Fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined a vast Empire that spanned the Milky Way.

When the Earth is invaded by a rival empire, James McGill’s legion must defend the Home World. The top brass has complex plans, but none of that matters much to McGill, who chooses his own unique path. Traveling to star systems no human has ever visited, he searches for a technological edge to beat the enemy before it’s too late. Along the way he unleashes new terrors, triggering the biggest battles in human history.

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam M. Grant (2016)

Tue, 19 Sep 2017 22:06:00 +0100

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam M. Grant (2016)

Author: Adam M. Grant
First Published: February 2nd 2016
Score: 7/10

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The #1 national bestseller and New York Times bestseller that examines how people can champion new ideas—and how leaders can fight groupthink

With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his generation’s most compelling and provocative thought leaders. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective of becoming original: choosing to champion novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battle conformity, and buck outdated traditions. How can we originate new ideas, policies, and practices without risking it all?

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (2016)

Thu, 13 Apr 2017 22:20:00 +0100

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (2016)

Author: Blake Crouch
First Published: July 26th 2016
Score: 8/10

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“Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man Jason’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.”

In this world he’s woken up to, Jason’s life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college physics professor but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable–something impossible.

The Most Wonderful Tales of the Year (2016)

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:34:00 +0000

The Most Wonderful Tales of the Year (2016)

First Published: December 6th 2016
Score: 3/10

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Here at Audible, we know just how much of an impact a voice can have on a story - taking simple words and filling them with elation, wonderment, tragedy, or pure satisfaction. We rely on our narrators every day to bring our favorite stories and characters to life - to introduce us to new authors and genres, or even to a new (perhaps longer) commute. And though our narrators are the best story tellers in the business, it’s usually someone else’s that they’re telling.

Deep Work by Cal Newport (2016)

Fri, 07 Oct 2016 22:29:00 +0100

Deep Work by Cal Newport (2016)

Author: Cal Newport
First Published: January 5th 2016
Score: 8/10

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One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you’ll achieve extraordinary results.

Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It’s a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there’s a better way.