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Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy is an audiobook by Serhii Plokhy, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize. It tells the gripping story of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, from the explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine to the heroic efforts of firefighters, scientists, engineers, workers, soldiers and policemen who succeeded in extinguishing the nuclear inferno and putting the reactor to sleep. The book also explores the deeper roots of Chernobyl in the nature of the Soviet political system.

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The book tells the story of Emily Dean's journey through love, family, and loss, which led her to find hope and healing in the dog she always wanted. Emily's sister, Rachael, was diagnosed with cancer, and in just three years, Emily lost both her parents and her sister. The book is a funny, heartbreaking, and wonderfully told story of how Emily discovers that it is possible to overcome the worst that life can throw at you and that the right time is only ever now, as she finally starts again with her very own dog - the adorable shih-tzu named Raymond.

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This New York Times–bestselling biography of Alan Turing, written by Andrew Hodges, captures both the inner and outer drama of Turing’s life. It tells how Turing’s revolutionary idea of a universal machine laid the foundation for the modern computer and how he brought the idea to practical realization in 1945 with his electronic design. The book also tells how this work was directly related to Turing’s leading role in breaking the German Enigma ciphers during World War II, a scientific triumph that was critical to Allied victory in the Atlantic.

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Hangman by Jack Heath is a thrilling crime novel about Timothy Blake, a genius sociopath known as Hangman, who is assigned to solve the kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy. However, the kidnapper is more cunning than anyone he's faced before, and Blake has a dark secret he will do anything to keep hidden. The book is a mesmerizing dissection of the criminal mind and has received high praise from NYT-bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz.

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