Zach Hoffman has narrated 12 audiobooks on Listento.it by 11 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 3 ratings. The most-rated is The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted.
The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted
Summary
Young listeners will find action, suspense, and a perilous battle between good and evil in The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted from New York Times best-selling author Conor Grennan. For ages 10 and up, this dystopian fantasy novel follows a boy's unlikely journey to save humanity as he unravels his true identity and the responsibility it comes with. Jack Carlson is dreading a class presentation when he suddenly finds himself transported to the Hadley Academy, a secret institution that tracks teens with unlikely gifts and trains them to protect the world from an unseen squad of killers. But Jack isn't the only one who doesn't know what he's doing at Hadley. Despite indications that he is the one prophesied to end the ancient Reaper War, Jack appears to have no extraordinary abilities. So when dark, mysterious forces grow, Hadley is in a confused panic. Much to everyone's dismay, humanity seems to depend on Jack and his new teammates. Can Hadley's rawest recruits push past personal struggles and enormous doubts, develop their dormant powers, and stop the spreading evil? And are they willing to commit to Hadley's motto, "One Life for Many", and make the ultimate sacrifice? The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted might be just the place for Jack after all. This action-packed novel will captivate listeners with its riveting plot, relatable characters, and humorous dialogue. Fans of the Hunger Games, the Chronicles of Narnia, Divergent, Maze Runner, and Rick Riordan's books will find themselves at home in the battle for good at the Hadley Academy.
©2019 Conor Grennan (P)2019 Thomas Nelson
Hell
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“The best book on hell ever written." (Dr. Eastman, founding member and president, America’s National Prayer Committee) Anthony DeStefano, the best-selling author of A Travel Guide to Heaven, takes us on an exploration of hell, the devil, demons, and evil itself. Written with the clarity and logic of C. S. Lewis and the vivid storytelling of John Bunyan and J. R. R. Tolkien, Hell: A Guide takes up questions such as: Is hell a place or a state of being? What does hell look like? What kind of suffering do people in hell experience? What are the devil and demons really like? Rooted in solid, orthodox Christian scholarship, this one-of-a-kind audiobook investigates everything there is to know about one of the most fascinating, yet often misunderstood, subjects of all time. Additional biblical references are available in the audiobook companion PDF download. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2020 Anthony DeStefano (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
Devil's Marker
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New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Victoria Danann, adds a bit of grit to the runaway hit series Sons of Sanctuary. Devils Marker is a tale of romance and suspense loosely based on actual events. A biker who walked away from a SoCal outlaw club came to the SSMC seeking a quieter life as a legit investment strategist. Little did he know he was jumping out of the frying pan into the fire when the club president asked him to fill a marker owed to a Texas Ranger. Win wanted the fast track to respect and a full patch with the SSMC in Austin, but things changed when the daughter of the Marauders' prez caught his eye. Now all he wants is to get out alive with the little blonde firecracker who has a vice grip on his heart with passion pink fingernails.
©2017 7th House, Imprint of Andromeda LLC (P)2020 7th House Publishing, Imprint of Andromeda LLC
Deadfall
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Mac is dealing with three difficult cases, two dead bodies...and a decision of the heart. It's been just three months since Detective "Mac" McAllister solved his first homicide case with the Oregon State Police. Now he's working the search for a ski instructor who has mysteriously disappeared. The man's parents claim their son wouldn't have committed suicide, but they suspect his girlfriend of something sinister. The case gets more complicated when Mac and his partner, Kevin, are called to investigate a homicide nearby that may or may not be related. A few days later, a body turns up in the Columbia River, and the autopsy reveals surprising information about the victim's suspicious death. When their investigation seems at a dead end, Mac is determined not to let the crimes go unsolved - even if it means putting his life on the line to catch the killer.
©2004 Patricia H. Rushford and Harrison James (P)2021 Thomas Nelson
Children of the Stars
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From international best-selling author Mario Escobar comes a story of escape, sacrifice, and hope amid the perils of the Second World War. August 1942. Jacob and Moses Stein, two young Jewish brothers, are staying with their aunt in Paris amid the Nazi occupation. The boys’ parents, well-known German playwrights, have left the brothers in their aunt’s care until they can find safe harbor for their family. But before the Steins can reunite, a great and terrifying roundup occurs. The French gendarmes, under Nazi order, arrest the boys and take them to the Vélodrome d’Hiver - a massive, bleak structure in Paris where thousands of France’s Jews are being forcibly detained. Jacob and Moses know they must flee in order to survive, but they only have a set of letters sent from the South of France to guide them to their parents. Danger lurks around every corner as the boys, with nothing but each other, trek across the occupied country. Along their remarkable journey, they meet strangers and brave souls who put themselves at risk to protect the children - some of whom pay the ultimate price for helping these young refugees of war. This inspiring novel, now available for the first time in English, demonstrates the power of family and the endurance of the human spirit - even through the darkest moments of human history. World War II historical fiction inspired by true events Book length: 94,000 words Includes a historical timeline and notes from the author “A poignant telling of the tragedies of war and the sacrificing kindness of others seen through the innocent eyes of children.” (J’nell Ciesielski, best-selling author of The Socialite and Beauty Among Ruins)
©2020 Mario Escobar (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
Nomad
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A rainy night, a seedy motel. Two lonely people out of options. He had a date with the Reaper. Then he met her. New York Times best-selling author Victoria Danann brings her A game for book three of the Sons of Sanctuary MC. Excerpt: Cannon Johns was a man who’d once had the world in his hands and lost everything. When he rode his Harley underneath the motel office overhang just after midnight, he was soaking wet and looking for the only comfort life still had to offer. The escape of sleep. After being told there was no food available at that time of night, he pulled his ride into the room he’d just rented and went looking for dinner in the vending machines. When he was eight feet away, he saw movement by the Mountain Dew column. In addition to being bone weary, world weary, and out of options, he was out of sorts with no patience for shenanigans. “Come on out of there and state your business.” He had to raise his voice to a near-shout to be heard over the pounding rain. After a slight hesitation, a small figure emerged in a yellow plastic poncho, the kind you can get at the grocery store for a couple of bucks. As soon as she reached up to pull the hood back from her head he knew it was a woman by the delicate size of her hands and the way she moved. The light was dim, but he saw her clearly as if it was noon on a bright sunny day. His late wife had once told him that he had to change out the light fixture in the kitchen because “nobody looks good in fluorescent light”. The girl standing in front of him was proof it just ain’t so. Her eyes were violet blue. And wide. He wasn’t sure if that was because of fear or misery. Like him, she soaking wet. Unlike him, she was shivering. Whether that was from fear or cold he couldn’t guess. “What the hell you doing out here, girl?” He looked around. “Something got you spooked?” She licked her bottom lip. “No, ah, I’m just a little down on luck is all. I don’t want any trouble.” “Don’t want no trouble, huh?” It wasn’t a question. He said it as if it was a provable fact. She shook her head to both punctuate his assessment and agree with it. “Yeah. Me, neither. At least not tonight.”
©2017 Victoria Danann (P)2020 Victoria Danann
Two Princes
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New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Victoria Danann, dishes up story with sizzle. Two brothers, unknown to each other, are on a crash course with destiny. One finds love. One finds the piece missing from his soul. Both find each other. Brigid was a graduate student at the University of Texas. It wasn't hard getting her thesis approved, but finding a Hill Country motorcycle club willing to give her access to their lifestyle was starting to look impossible. Then she got a lead. A friend of a friend had a cousin with family ties to The Sons of Sanctuary. Perfect. Or so she thought. Brash was standing in line at the H.E.B. Market when his world tipped on its axis. While waiting his turn to check out, his gaze had wandered to the magazine display and settled on the new issue of "NOW". The image on the cover, although GQ'd up in an insanely urbane way, was...him. After reading the article, he threw some stuff in a duffle and caught a plane to New York, on a mission to find a mysterious asshole walking around with his face. Get your copy today and find out why readers/listeners call Two Princes awesome sexy, fantabulous, and sentimental in the juiciest way!
©2015 Andromeda LLC (P)2019 Andromeda LLC
Secrets, Lies and Alibis
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As "Mac" McAllister reports for duty with the Oregon State Police, he must face the grittiness of real life...and discover that no situation, no matter how dark, is too big for God.
©2003 Patricia H. Rushford and Harrison James (P)2021 Thomas Nelson
Rise of the Data Cloud
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Marcin Zukowski, Thierry Cruanes, and Benoit Dageville had a mission. As Snowflake’s founders, they wanted to make all types of data available to anybody with permission to use it via a simple and inexpensive mechanism. Their collective efforts drove the breakthrough creation of the Data Cloud. Snowflake’s Data Cloud platform ingests available data and transforms it into information. Without the ability to effectively process, data is just a collection of raw facts. If data can be managed, processed, and organized, the resulting information can be harnessed to make data-driven decisions. Data Cloud allows organizations to fully automate many core business processes — making them more efficient, massively scalable, and less prone to error. Suppose you’re an IT manager responsible for managing data. Your frustrations with disconnected datasets, hardware storage constraints, lack of unique identifiers between multiple datasets and access to analytics is making you and your organization less effective. This book will give you an understanding of what we’ve built to help you create a business with data as its most robust foundation. Snowflake delivers the Data Cloud — a global network where thousands of organizations mobilize data with near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance. Inside the Data Cloud, organizations unite their siloes of data, easily discover and securely share governed data, and execute diverse analytic workloads. Wherever data or users live, Snowflake delivers a single and seamless experience across multiple public clouds, helping power the data economy. Snowflake’s platform is the engine that powers and provides access to the Data Cloud, creating a solution for data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, data application development, and data sharing.
©2020 Frank Slootman (P)2020 Frank Slootman
Beyond Valor
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Beyond Valor is one soldier’s extraordinary tale of bravery, heroism, faith, and devotion. "Amazing.... A thrilling and poignant story of patriotism that all Americans can be stirred, moved, and encouraged by." (Gary Sinise) On April 12, 1945, a fleet of American B-29 bombers flew toward Japan. Their mission was simple: Stop World War II by burning the cities, factories, and military bases of the Japanese empire, thereby forcing an unconditional surrender. Yet the mission did not go as planned. On board one of the B-29s, the City of Los Angeles, a phosphorus bomb detonated inside the plane. Staff Sergeant Henry E. “Red” Erwin absorbed the blast of burning phosphorus yet managed to throw overboard the still-flaming bomb before collapsing from the third-degree burns over much of his body. Breaking protocol, the plane diverted to a military hospital at Iwo Jima. President Truman quickly ordered that Erwin be awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest honor of the American military, before the young airman died of his wounds. There was just one problem: No Medals of Honor were available in the entire Pacific theater. General Curtis LeMay dispatched a squad of airmen on a 1,000-mile mission to smash their way into a display case and steal a medal to give to Erwin before time ran out. Meanwhile, Red’s courageous young bride set out on her own mission, one of against-all-odds healing. Her success would determine the fate of the 23-year-old warrior - and years later make possible the birth of the book's author: their grandson, Jon Erwin. Drawn from in-depth interviews with eyewitnesses and deep archival research, Beyond Valor is an extraordinary tale of bravery, heroism, faith, and devotion.
©2020 Jon Erwin and William Doyle (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
Take Back Your Life
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A 40-day interactive journey that will help you identify and fight your internal battles - so you can take back your life. Every person has a mission and a God-given potential to impact the world, whether they recognize it or not. But life presents challenges and traps us in a helpless, hopeless loop of anxiety and fear. In Take Back Your Life, a blend of best-selling books Through the Eyes of a Lion and I Declare War, join Levi Lusko on an interactive journey to take back your life. With biblical truth and perspective, this step-by-step journaling process will help you: Get out of your own way by learning to think right so you can live right Find purpose by discovering that God will do great things with your imperfect progress Learn that your pain is not an obstacle to being used by God, but an opportunity to be used like never before. This is more than a book; it’s an intimate self-analysis tool that will help you recognize what’s weighing you down or holding you back and equip you to embrace it head-on as you become the best version of yourself. Start thinking right so you can live right. Interactive reflection questions are available in the audiobook companion PDF download. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2020 Levi Lusko (P)2020 Thomas Nelson
Remember Me
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Amid the shadows of war, one family faces an impossible choice that will change their lives forever. Madrid, 1934. Though the Spanish Civil War has not yet begun, the streets of Madrid have become dangerous for 13-year-old Marco Alcalde and his younger sisters, Isabel and Ana. When Marco’s parents align themselves against General Franco and his fascist regime, they have no inkling that their ideals will endanger them and everyone they love - nor do they predict the violence that is to come. When the Mexican government promises protection to the imperiled children of Spain, the Alcaldes do what they believe is best: Send their children, unaccompanied, across the ocean to the city of Morelia - a place they’ve never seen or imagined. Marco promises to look after his sisters in Mexico until their family can be reunited in Spain, but what ensues is a harrowing journey and a series of heartbreaking events. As the growing children work to care for themselves and each other, they feel their sense of home, family, and identity slipping further and further away. And as their memories of Spain fade and the news from abroad grows more grim, they begin to wonder if they will ever see their parents again or the glittering streets of the home they once loved. Based upon the true stories of the Children of Morelia, Mario Escobar’s Remember Me - now available for the first time in English - explores the agony of war and paints a poignant portrait of one family’s sacrificial love and endurance. “Luminous and beautifully researched, Remember Me is a study of displacement, belonging, compassion, and forged family amidst a heart-wrenching escape from the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War. A strong sense of place and the excavation of a little-known part of history are reverently handled in a narrative both urgent and romantic. Fans of Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Chanel Cleeton, and Lisa Wingate will be mesmerized.” (Rachel McMillan, author of The London Restoration) “An exciting and moving novel.” (People en Español on Recuérdame) Full-length historical novel based off true 20th-century events Word count: 90,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs, research notes from the author, and a historical timeline
©2020 Mario Escobar (P)2020 Thomas Nelson