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Mythos
- Written by: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
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Here are the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, stylishly retold by Stephen Fry. The legendary writer, actor, and comedian breathes life into ancient tales, from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire, and transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians....
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Amazing
- By Kindle Customer on 2019-10-04
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Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- Written by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the number-one New York Times best seller Outliers, reinvents the audiobook in this immersive production of Talking to Strangers, a powerful examination of our interactions with people....
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Expected more
- By don nicholls on 2019-12-25
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48 Laws of Power
- Written by: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws....
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Hard to finish
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-12-21
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Sapiens
- A Brief History of Humankind
- Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
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One hundred thousand years ago, at least six species of human inhabited the Earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo Sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? Listen to find out more....
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Not sure I learned anything.
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-10-20
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- Written by: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days—even hours—of when you decided you wanted it....
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A good view of the long-term geopolitical impact
- By Ashish Kumar on 2022-07-21
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12 Rules for Life
- An Antidote to Chaos
- Written by: Jordan B. Peterson, Norman Doidge MD - foreword
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
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What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths....
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A guide for human race
- By Benyamin on 2019-01-14
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Mythos
- Written by: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Here are the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, stylishly retold by Stephen Fry. The legendary writer, actor, and comedian breathes life into ancient tales, from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire, and transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians....
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Amazing
- By Kindle Customer on 2019-10-04
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Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- Written by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the number-one New York Times best seller Outliers, reinvents the audiobook in this immersive production of Talking to Strangers, a powerful examination of our interactions with people....
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Expected more
- By don nicholls on 2019-12-25
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48 Laws of Power
- Written by: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws....
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Hard to finish
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-12-21
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Sapiens
- A Brief History of Humankind
- Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
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One hundred thousand years ago, at least six species of human inhabited the Earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo Sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? Listen to find out more....
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Not sure I learned anything.
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-10-20
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- Written by: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days—even hours—of when you decided you wanted it....
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A good view of the long-term geopolitical impact
- By Ashish Kumar on 2022-07-21
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12 Rules for Life
- An Antidote to Chaos
- Written by: Jordan B. Peterson, Norman Doidge MD - foreword
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
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What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths....
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A guide for human race
- By Benyamin on 2019-01-14
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Beyond Order
- 12 More Rules for Life
- Written by: Jordan B. Peterson
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
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Peterson shows that part of life's meaning comes from reaching out into the domain beyond what we know, and adapting to an ever-transforming world....
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A continuation of greatness...
- By Colbie Grieve on 2021-03-02
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Outliers
- The Story of Success
- Written by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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In this stunning audiobook, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" - the best and the brightest, the most famous, and the most successful. He asks the question: What makes high-achievers different? Listen to find out more....
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ok basic concepts
- By Kozmoe Fairly odd parent #2 on 2020-04-06
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Becoming
- Written by: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
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In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her....
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I tried so hard to love this book...but couldn't..
- By Makizzo on 2019-01-28
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A Promised Land
- Written by: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
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In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world....
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I wanted to love this eAudiobook so much more
- By Laurie ‘The Baking Bookworm’ on 2020-12-19
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Burnout
- The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
- Written by: Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski
- Narrated by: Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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This groundbreaking audiobook explains why women experience burnout differently from men - and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life....
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Too Much About Inequality & the Patriarch
- By Sandy on 2021-03-08
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Braiding Sweetgrass
- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- Written by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
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As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science....
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Fabulous wise, informative, inspiring, beautifully written book!
- By Carolinebp on 2019-10-01
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Four Thousand Weeks
- Time Management for Mortals
- Written by: Oliver Burkeman
- Narrated by: Oliver Burkeman
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman sets out to realign our relationship with time - and in doing so, to liberate us from its tyranny....
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about the follies of typical time management
- By A on 2021-09-07
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A New Earth
- Awakening Your Life's Purpose
- Written by: Eckhart Tolle
- Narrated by: Eckhart Tolle
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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Eckhart Tolle presents listeners with an honest look at the current state of humanity....
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A great follow up
- By Travis on 2018-06-02
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The Obstacle Is the Way
- The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
- Written by: Ryan Holiday
- Narrated by: Ryan Holiday
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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There is a formula for success that's been followed by the icons of history...a formula that let them turn obstacles into opportunities....
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A worthwhile listen
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-11-06
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How the World Really Works
- The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
- Written by: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don’t know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity....
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Scientific overview of how the world works
- By Bobak Baud on 2022-07-21
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Written by: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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Boring yet thought provoking
- By Julie on 2019-10-08
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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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From the author of the international best seller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind comes an extraordinary new book that explores the future of the human species....
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Accept minor defects and enjoy this book
- By Reza on 2017-12-10
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
- Close Encounters with Addiction
- Written by: Gabor Maté
- Narrated by: Daniel Maté
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
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In this timely and profoundly original book, best-selling writer and physician Gabor Maté looks at the epidemic of addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to them, and what is needed to liberate ourselves from their hold on our emotions and behaviours....
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My mentor Gabor Maté
- By tommy manseau on 2018-10-22
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101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think
- Written by: Brianna Wiest
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Over the past few years, Brianna Wiest has gained renown for her deeply moving, philosophical writing. This new compilation of her published work features pieces on why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, and see the wisdom in daily routine....
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Disappointed!
- By Melva T on 2022-02-22
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The Tipping Point
- How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
- Written by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Discover Malcolm Gladwell's breakthrough debut and explore the science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior. The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire....
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A book by a guy who follows his own advice
- By Jeff Alpaugh on 2018-03-14
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Quiet
- The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
- Written by: Susan Cain
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion....
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I’ve listened to this 4 times already
- By oogles on 2018-05-23
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The War on the West
- Written by: Douglas Murray
- Narrated by: Douglas Murray
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been fooled by hypocritical and inconsistent anti-West rhetoric....
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required reading
- By Anonymous User on 2022-06-20
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Come As You Are: Revised and Updated
- The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
- Written by: Emily Nagoski PhD
- Narrated by: Emily Nagoski, Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
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A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski’s game-changing New York Times best seller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life....
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Great Book (Man’s Perspective). Helps to understand the other side
- By Brittany MacMillan on 2021-07-19
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
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The true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death....
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Well written
- By Joseph Butcher on 2017-10-26
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The Dawn of Everything
- A New History of Humanity
- Written by: David Graeber, David Wengrow
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 24 hrs and 2 mins
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For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike—either free and equal innocents, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could only be achieved by sacrificing those original freedoms, or alternatively, by taming our baser instincts....
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Being Critical of Assumptions
- By James Andrew Davis on 2021-11-13
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Heroes
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- Written by: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
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In the newest installment of the best-selling series Mythos, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes....
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Great stories wonderfully told
- By Valerie on 2020-11-22
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The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
- An Experiment in Literary Investigation
- Written by: Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Ignat Solzhenitsyn
- Length: 21 hrs and 53 mins
- Abridged
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The Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece of world literature, the searing record of four decades of terror and oppression, in one abridged volume (authorized by the author). Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum....
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Important context, narrator lacks flow
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-11-13
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Ordinary Men
- Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
- Written by: Christopher R. Browning
- Narrated by: Kevin Gallagher
- Length: 10 hrs
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Now available in audio for the first time, Christopher R. Browning’s shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the cold-blooded murderers of tens of thousands of Jews - now with a new afterword and additional photographs....
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good book - hard to digest
- By Dallas J Hoday on 2021-03-17
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Freezing Order
- A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
- Written by: Bill Browder
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he exposed Vladimir Putin's campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars from Russia—and how Putin is willing to kill anyone who stands in his way....
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Fantastic Read! This is such an important story.
- By L. Lazosky on 2022-06-05
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Nurturing Our Humanity
- How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future
- Written by: Riane Eisler, Douglas P. Fry
- Narrated by: Margaret Wakeley
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Nurturing Our Humanity offers a new perspective on our personal and social options in today's world, showing how we can build societies that support our great human capacities for consciousness, caring, and creativity. It brings together findings—largely overlooked—from the natural and social sciences debunking the popular idea that we are hard-wired for selfishness, war, rape, and greed. Its groundbreaking new approach reveals connections between disturbing trends like climate change denial and regressions to strongman rule.
Written by: Riane Eisler, and others
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Spotting, Coping, Escaping, and Recovering from Narcissists
- Love Bombing and Coercive Control
- Written by: John Smale
- Narrated by: John Smale
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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Written by a therapist with many, many years of practical experience in the resolution of problems such as these, what this book does is to turn victims into survivors and then those survivors into happy and fulfilled regular people. The way this happens is that you are thrown highly effective therapeutic lifelines rather than asked to crawl through academic blurbs. It talks to you rather than trotting out case studies of other people. After all, this is about your problems rather than theirs.
Written by: John Smale
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The Singularity Principles
- Anticipating and Managing Cataclysmically Disruptive Technologies
- Written by: David Wood
- Narrated by: David W. Wood
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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The singularity is the emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI), and the associated transformation of the human condition. Spoiler alert: That transformation will be profound. Despite the importance of the concept of the singularity, the subject receives nothing like the attention it deserves. This book seeks to dispel the confusion, to untangle the distortions, to highlight practical steps forward, and to attract much more serious attention to the singularity. The future of humanity is at stake.
Written by: David Wood
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Small Island
- 12 Maps That Explain the History of Britain
- Written by: Philip Parker
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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It wasn't long-ago that Britons could have been as at home in Varanasi as they could have been in Wolverhampton—why?—because the shape and location of Britain's land-mass has not always been the same, and with large parts of Britain scattered across the globe, British borders and its identity has always been on the move. But, by knowing more about the twelve pivotal moments that occurred over a 2,000-year period, we can not only gain a full sense of our British history, but we can also understand where we are heading.
Written by: Philip Parker
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A Child of the East End
- Written by: Jean Fullerton
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Life in Cockney London was tough in the post-war years. The government's broken promises had led to a chronic housing shortage, rampant crime and families living in squalor. But one thing prevailed: the unbeatable spirit of the East End, a tight-knit community who pulled through the dark times with humour and heart. Drawing on both family history and her own memories of growing up in the 1950s and '60s, as well as her working life as a district nurse and local police officer, Jean Fullerton vividly depicts this fascinating part of London.
Written by: Jean Fullerton
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Henrietta Maria
- Conspirator, Warrior, Phoenix Queen
- Written by: Leanda de Lisle
- Narrated by: Daphne Kouma
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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Henrietta Maria is the most reviled consort to have worn the crown of Britain's Three Kingdoms. Condemned as that 'Popish brat of France', a 'notorious whore' and traitor, she remains in popular memory the wife who wore the breeches and turned her husband Catholic—so causing a civil war—and a cruel and bigoted mother. Leanda de Lisle's White King was hailed as 'the definitive modern biography about Charles I' (Observer). Here she considers Henrietta Maria's point of view, unpicking the myths to reveal a very different queen.
Written by: Leanda de Lisle
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Nurturing Our Humanity
- How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future
- Written by: Riane Eisler, Douglas P. Fry
- Narrated by: Margaret Wakeley
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Nurturing Our Humanity offers a new perspective on our personal and social options in today's world, showing how we can build societies that support our great human capacities for consciousness, caring, and creativity. It brings together findings—largely overlooked—from the natural and social sciences debunking the popular idea that we are hard-wired for selfishness, war, rape, and greed. Its groundbreaking new approach reveals connections between disturbing trends like climate change denial and regressions to strongman rule.
Written by: Riane Eisler, and others
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Spotting, Coping, Escaping, and Recovering from Narcissists
- Love Bombing and Coercive Control
- Written by: John Smale
- Narrated by: John Smale
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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Written by a therapist with many, many years of practical experience in the resolution of problems such as these, what this book does is to turn victims into survivors and then those survivors into happy and fulfilled regular people. The way this happens is that you are thrown highly effective therapeutic lifelines rather than asked to crawl through academic blurbs. It talks to you rather than trotting out case studies of other people. After all, this is about your problems rather than theirs.
Written by: John Smale
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The Singularity Principles
- Anticipating and Managing Cataclysmically Disruptive Technologies
- Written by: David Wood
- Narrated by: David W. Wood
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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The singularity is the emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI), and the associated transformation of the human condition. Spoiler alert: That transformation will be profound. Despite the importance of the concept of the singularity, the subject receives nothing like the attention it deserves. This book seeks to dispel the confusion, to untangle the distortions, to highlight practical steps forward, and to attract much more serious attention to the singularity. The future of humanity is at stake.
Written by: David Wood
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Small Island
- 12 Maps That Explain the History of Britain
- Written by: Philip Parker
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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It wasn't long-ago that Britons could have been as at home in Varanasi as they could have been in Wolverhampton—why?—because the shape and location of Britain's land-mass has not always been the same, and with large parts of Britain scattered across the globe, British borders and its identity has always been on the move. But, by knowing more about the twelve pivotal moments that occurred over a 2,000-year period, we can not only gain a full sense of our British history, but we can also understand where we are heading.
Written by: Philip Parker
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A Child of the East End
- Written by: Jean Fullerton
- Narrated by: Annie Aldington
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Life in Cockney London was tough in the post-war years. The government's broken promises had led to a chronic housing shortage, rampant crime and families living in squalor. But one thing prevailed: the unbeatable spirit of the East End, a tight-knit community who pulled through the dark times with humour and heart. Drawing on both family history and her own memories of growing up in the 1950s and '60s, as well as her working life as a district nurse and local police officer, Jean Fullerton vividly depicts this fascinating part of London.
Written by: Jean Fullerton
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Henrietta Maria
- Conspirator, Warrior, Phoenix Queen
- Written by: Leanda de Lisle
- Narrated by: Daphne Kouma
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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Henrietta Maria is the most reviled consort to have worn the crown of Britain's Three Kingdoms. Condemned as that 'Popish brat of France', a 'notorious whore' and traitor, she remains in popular memory the wife who wore the breeches and turned her husband Catholic—so causing a civil war—and a cruel and bigoted mother. Leanda de Lisle's White King was hailed as 'the definitive modern biography about Charles I' (Observer). Here she considers Henrietta Maria's point of view, unpicking the myths to reveal a very different queen.
Written by: Leanda de Lisle
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The Time to Act Is Now
- Written by: Carola Rackete, Anne Weiss
- Narrated by: Marysa Abbas
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
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"We are at a turning point in human history. To stop climate breakdown and extinction, environmental movements need to be actively anti-racist and join struggles for social justice." - Carola Rackete In 2019. Carola Rackete became publicly known for docking the sea rescue vessel "Sea-Watch 3" in Italy and thereby challenging a national decree that contradicted international obligations to engage in sea rescue.
Written by: Carola Rackete, and others
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Orderly Britain
- How Britain Has Resolved Everyday Problems, from Dog Fouling to Double Parking
- Written by: Tim Newburn, Andrew Ward
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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All societies, in their very different ways, are orderly. The very term 'society' implies the existence of a degree of organisation and predictability to human life. Orderliness, however, is a matter of degree. It is neither total, nor totally absent. In recent times, however, such concerns have largely given way to a greater preoccupation with disorderliness: with significant and disruptive social change; with rising crime and anti-social behaviour; and with a variety of other social problems. But what has really been happening?
Written by: Tim Newburn, and others
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What's the Matter with Kansas?
- How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
- Written by: Thomas Frank
- Narrated by: Thomas Frank
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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What's the Matter with Kansas? unravels the great political mystery of our day: Why do so many Americans vote against their economic and social interests? With his acclaimed wit and acuity, Thomas Frank answers the riddle by examining his home state, Kansas—a place once famous for its radicalism that now ranks among the nation's most eager participants in the culture wars. Frank reveals how conservatism, once a marker of class privilege, became the creed of millions of ordinary Americans.
Written by: Thomas Frank
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The Art of Learning a Foreign Language
- 25 Things I Wish They Told Me
- Written by: Benjamin Batarseh
- Narrated by: Ben Graham
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlemagne is reported to have said that “to speak another language is to possess another soul”. The Art of Learning a Foreign Language consists of all the things I wish I knew at various stages of my language learning journey during the last 15 years—as a hobbyist, student, academic, and professional linguist. This book is designed to help the learner avoid many pitfalls and seize opportunities, with lessons on choosing a target language, travel, accent, immersion, technology, learning approaches, and the lifestyle habits of professional linguists.
Written by: Benjamin Batarseh
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Omoiyari
- The Japanese Path to Compassion
- Written by: Amadeus Sorensen
- Narrated by: M. Alexandria Steeves
- Length: 38 mins
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Omoiyari is the philosophy of selfless compassion. This is the audiobook to help you see the beauty in omoiyari and bring harmony into your own life. All simply by bringing happiness into the lives of others. Understanding the foundations of omoiyari will give an even greater sense of embodiment and appreciation. From the main branch omoi and kirei to omakase, this book breaks down the principles of omoiyari to boost your comprehension and in turn your attainment. Have a listen and see if you can bring omoiyari into your life, and make your own happiness.
Written by: Amadeus Sorensen
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Final Chapters
- A Hospice Social Worker’s Stories of Courage, Heart, and Power
- Written by: Evelyn Amdur, Shelley R. Amdur
- Narrated by: Dawn O. Watson
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Evelyn Amdur, a hospice social worker, began to write these stories midway through her career, collaborating with her daughter, Shelley. Many traditional cultures have a custom of "death songs", which rest on the idea that at one's last moment, one somehow sums up the essence of one's life in a phrase or a song. Woven into these stories are instructions on how to die well, not only in what spirit we face death itself, but also through instructions on what is necessary to prepare our families, to ready our estates, and to manage all the players who may be involved in our deaths.
Written by: Evelyn Amdur, and others
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The Refugee Handbook
- Notes from the Road to a Life of Choices
- Written by: Michael Lato
- Narrated by: Michael Lato
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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This is the true story of a male couple's quest for a life in the West...one is American, the other is Iraqi. The American learns about gays in the Middle East and human trafficking as he helps his partner escape from Turkey by raft, sneak their way into Athens, and seek asylum in Amsterdam.
Written by: Michael Lato
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In Her Shoes - Women of the Eighth
- A Memoir and Anthology
- Written by: Erin Darcy
- Narrated by: Gina Burke, Caroline Lennon, Aoife McMahon, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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In early 2018, Erin Darcy created an online art project, "In Her Shoes – Women of the Eighth", to safely and anonymously share private stories of the real and devastating impact of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland. In the five months leading up to the referendum on abortion, the project asked a simple question of undecided voters: put yourself in her shoes. Within weeks, Erin was receiving hundreds of stories from a broad spectrum of experiences of planned and unplanned terminations.
Written by: Erin Darcy
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The Really Bad Thing About Free Will
- Written by: Martin Zender
- Narrated by: John Heth
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
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Human belief is a gift of God that acquaints people with something God already did. People do have faith, and they do have wills, but the believing and the willing originated outside themselves. Belief is a gift that follows salvation; it does not precede it. So no one should think: I did it! The startling result? We are not saved because we believe; we believe because we are saved.
Written by: Martin Zender
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Acceptance
- A Memoir
- Written by: Emi Nietfeld
- Narrated by: Julia Knippen
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
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As a homeless teenager writing college essays in her rusty Toyota Corolla, Emi Nietfeld was convinced that the Ivy League was the only escape from her dysfunctional childhood. But upward mobility required crafting the perfect resilience narrative. She had to prove that she was an “overcomer,” made stronger by all that she had endured.
Written by: Emi Nietfeld
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The Joyful Wisdom
- Written by: Friedrich Nietzsche
- Narrated by: TimSC
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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"The Joyful Wisdom", written in 1882, just before "Zarathustra", is rightly judged to be one of Nietzsche's best books. Here the essentially grave and masculine face of the poet-philosopher is seen to light up and suddenly break into a delightful smile. The warmth and kindness that beam from his features will astonish those hasty psychologists who have never divined that behind the destroyer is the creator, and behind the blasphemer the lover of life.
Written by: Friedrich Nietzsche
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Reclaiming Calliope
- Freeing the Female Voice Through Undomesticated Singing
- Written by: Fides Krucker
- Narrated by: Fides Krucker
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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For centuries, opera has used women’s voices to convey male stories. Within an art form dominated by men, the female voice is a means to an end: controlled, denatured, and crafted to carry words and intentions that belie the true depth and complexity of the female experience. Here, author and opera singer Fides Krucker shows listeners what it means to find—and use—our authentic voice, to sing wildly and uninhibited from the depths of our bodies and spirits.
Written by: Fides Krucker
Politics & Social Sciences Listens by Canadian Authors
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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
- Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
- Written by: Bob Joseph
- Narrated by: Sage Isaac
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
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Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to understanding the legal document and its repercussion on generations of Indigenous peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer. The Indian Act, after 141 years, continues to shape, control, and constrain the lives and opportunities of Indigenous peoples, and is at the root of many lasting stereotypes.
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Essentially Canadian - Must Read.
- By Marcel Molin on 2019-08-23
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Seven Fallen Feathers
- Written by: Tanya Talaga
- Narrated by: Michaela Washburn
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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In 1966, 12-year-old Chanie Wenjack froze to death on the railway tracks after running away from residential school. An inquest was called, and four recommendations were made to prevent another tragedy. None of those recommendations were applied. More than a quarter of a century later, from 2000 to 2011, seven Indigenous high school students died in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The seven were hundreds of miles away from their families, forced to leave home and live in a foreign and unwelcoming city.
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A must read for all Canadians
- By Anonymous User on 2018-12-11