RBmedia Publishes Audio for 25 of NYT 100 Best Books of this Century

Landover, MD, October 10, 2024—RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced that it’s the audiobook home for a quarter of the New York Times “100 Best Books of the 21st Century,” as voted on by hundreds of literary luminaries. Across its audio brands, RBmedia published the audiobooks for 25 of the 100

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BearManor Media Acquires Theme Park Press

Filed to GERWECKRADIO.NET: It’s TRUE. That’s the BIGGER news. BearManor Media is now the proud owner of Theme Park Press, one of my favorite publishers. I’ve long admired what Bob McLain has achieved and think his titles are Wonderful. I didn’t want to spill the beans until Bob told his own authors and mailing list,

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The Sumerians

The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums BC. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them.

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The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.

An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation—and reasserted the power of rock and roll In the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical eccentrics came together to play their very first performance at a college party in Athens, Georgia. Within a

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Under a Rock

This program includes a foreword written and read by Debbie Harry. The main text is read by Dennis Boutsikaris, known for his roles in Better Call Saul, The Good Wife, and Sugar. It also includes “Heartbreak Kid,” a song from the upcoming Blondie album. “A Downtown Memory” is written and read by Romy Ashby. Debbie

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Out of the Darkness

Four-time New York Times bestselling sportswriter Ian O’Connor takes on four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, delivering the definitive biography of the legendary yet mysterious quarterback who has astonished, befuddled, yet always captivated fans of America’s #1 sport. Aaron Rodgers is among the two or three most talented players to ever hold the most important job

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Lucas

George Lucas is an innovative and talented director, producer, screenwriter, and filmmaker whose prolific career spans decades. While he is best known as the creative mind behind the Star Wars franchise, Lucas first gained notoriety with his 1973 film American Graffiti, which received five Academy Award nominations. When Star Wars was released, the groundbreaking motion

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Heretic

From a celebrated classicist and author of The Darkening Age (“[a] ballista-bolt of a book”—New York Times Book Review), a group biography of the many, diverse Jesuses who thrived in early Christian traditions—and how they were killed off until just one “true” Christ survived. Contrary to the teachings of the church today, in the first

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RBmedia Acquires Berrett-Koehler Audiobook Publishing Business

RBmedia to also publish new Berrett-Koehler audiobook titles as part of an exclusive, long-term agreement Landover, MD, January 29, 2024—RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world, today announced the acquisition of Berrett-Koehler’s audiobook publishing business, which includes its catalog of previously published titles, as well as a multi-year agreement to become the exclusive audio

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The Rediscovery of America

Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity) The most enduring feature of US history is the presence of Native Americans, yet most histories focus on Europeans and their descendants. This long practice of ignoring Indigenous history is changing, however, with a new generation of

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Mystery Cults in the Ancient World

Mystery cults are one of the most intriguing areas of Greek and Roman religion. In the nocturnal mysteries at Eleusis, participants dramatically reenacted the story of Demeter’s loss and recovery of her daughter Persephone; in the Bacchic cult, bands of women ran wild in the Greek countryside to honor Dionysus; in the mysteries of Mithras,

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The Weirdness of the World

This audiobook narrated by Will Collyer reveals why all philosophical explanations of human consciousness and the structure of the cosmos are bizarre—and why that’s a good thing Do we live inside a simulated reality or a pocket universe embedded in a larger structure about which we know virtually nothing? Is consciousness a purely physical matter,

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My My!

ABBA Through the Age On the fiftieth anniversary of Waterloo – the song, not the battle – one super-fan sits down to listen to the ABBA Gold album from start to finish, attempting to unlock the secrets of its hold on him – and on all of us. Partly a highly personal work of musical

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Our Fight

From New York Times bestselling author and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered and entertaining chronicle of her last decade, tackling not only her explosive career transition but also parenthood, overcoming adversity, and finding meaning in life’s journey. From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together

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Life in the Fast Lane

“Surely make you lose your mind . . .” So the Eagles warn us about the outrageous and ruthless lifestyle of the ambitious rock-n-roller. In fact, Don Henley could barely listen to the track “Life in the Fast Lane” when they were recording it. He was so high that it made him sick. The band

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Elevate and Dominate

Coach Prime—famed Pro Football Hall of Famer, two-time Super Bowl–winning NFL player, head football coach for the University of Colorado, inspirational leader, and one of the greatest motivators of all time—delivers the ultimate playbook of inspiring personal stories, winning strategies, and the motivation to help us elevate and dominate all aspects of our life. Deion

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Ballots and Bullets

“Bleeding Kansas” has earned its name. A state already scarred from the violence wrought by the likes of John Brown and William Quantrill, Kansas witnessed further episodes of wanton bloodshed in the late 19th century when settlers poured into a supposedly peaceful frontier. Focusing on the tumultuous years 1885-1892, Robert K. DeArment’s compelling narrative is

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My Effin’ Life

The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and bestselling author of Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass. Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll’s most respected bassists. For nearly five decades, his playing and work as co-writer, vocalist and keyboardist has

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Becky Lynch: The Man

This compelling and deeply personal memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin—a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch—delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame. By age seven, Rebecca Quin, now known in the ring as Becky Lynch, was already defying what the world expected of her. Raised in Dublin,

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Nikita

Nikita Koloff, better known as the “Russian Nightmare”, stormed the wrestling world as few others have in the history of the sport. Imposing, immovable, and unbeatable, Nikita left a trail of fallen opponents as he brought the Cold War that loomed over the globe into the ring. From a hard-scrabble beginning to rings around the

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