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OverDrive Audiobooks September 2016
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"The best time to plan a book is while you're doing the dishes." -- Agatha Christie
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Agatha Christie, born September 15th
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And then there were none
by Agatha Christie
A killer stalks ten strangers on an isolated island off the Devon coast, in a suspenseful story of murder and retribution set to a sinister nursery rhyme
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A pocket full of rye : a Miss Marple mystery
by Agatha Christie
Miss Marple looks into the death of Rex Fortescue, who was poisoned while drinking a cup of tea in his office, and discovers a variety of associates and family members with motives, including a wife believed to have married for money.
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The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie
Neither international espionage, nor kidnapping, nor murder can stop the efforts of two sleuths determined to find a mysterious missing lady.
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The Sittaford Mystery
by Agatha Christie
When a blizzard strikes the village of Sittaford, the guests at Sittaford House gather for a seance that quickly turns into terror when a ouija board game warns of the impending murder of Captain Tevelyan, a prophecy that turns out to be only too true.
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In Defense of a Liberal Education
by Fareed Zakaria
Argues for the virtues of a liberal arts education even as cultural trends are moving toward skill-based education, citing such benefits as the ability to write, express oneself, think critically, be creative, communicate, and learn as the indispensable gifts of liberal education. A New York Times best-seller.
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How Children Succeed : Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
by Paul Tough
Challenges conventional views about standardized testing to argue that success is more determined by self-discipline, character and optimism, describing the work of pioneering researchers and educators whose insights into childhood stress and economic disadvantages have enabled effective new teaching methods.
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Where You Go is not Who You'll Be : an Antidote to the College Admissions Mania
by Frank Bruni
Through statistics, surveys and the stories of hugely successful people who didn't attend the most exclusive schools, a best-selling author andNew York Times columnist demonstrates that many kinds of colleges—from large public universities to tiny hideaways in the hinterlands—serve as ideal springboards into the professional world and argues that matters in the end are a student's efforts in and out of the classroom, not how prestigious a school he or she went to.
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