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  • The Spinning Magnet - Alanna Mitchell

    The Spinning Magnet - Alanna Mitchell
    Jan 30 2018
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    Title: The Spinning Magnet
    Author: Alanna Mitchell
    Narrator: P.J. Ochlan
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-30-18
    Publisher: Penguin Audio
    Genres: Science & Technology, Physics

    Summary:
    An engrossing history of the science of one of the four fundamental physical forces in the universe, electromagnetism, right up to the latest indications that the poles are soon to reverse and destroy the world's power grids and electronic communications A cataclysmic planetary phenomenon is gathering force deep within the Earth. The magnetic North Pole will eventually trade places with the South Pole. Satellite evidence suggests to some scientists that the move has already begun, but most still think it won't happen for many decades. All agree that it has happened many times before and will happen again. But this time it will be different. It will be a very bad day for modern civilization. Award-winning science journalist Alanna Mitchell tells in The Spinning Magnet the fascinating history of one of the four fundamental physical forces in the universe, electromagnetism. From investigations into magnetism in 13th-century feudal France and the realization 600 years later in the Victorian era that electricity and magnetism were essentially the same, to the discovery that Earth was itself a magnet, spinning in space with two poles and that those poles aperiodically reverse, this is a utterly engrossing narrative history of ideas and science that listeners of Stephen Greenblatt and Sam Kean will love. The recent finding that Earth's magnetic force field is decaying 10 times faster than previously thought, portending an imminent pole reversal, ultimately gives this story a spine-tingling urgency. When the poles switch, a process that takes many years, Earth is unprotected from solar radiation storms that would, among other things, wipe out all electromagnetic technology. No satellites, no Internet, no smartphones - maybe no power grid at all. Such potentially cataclysmic solar storms are not unusual. The last one occurred in 2012, and we avoided returning to the Dark Ages only because the part of the sun that erupted happened to be facing away from Earth. One leading US researcher is already drawing maps of the parts of the planet that would likely become uninhabitable.
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    9 h et 37 min
  • The Deepest Well - Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

    The Deepest Well - Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
    Jan 23 2018
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    Title: The Deepest Well
    Author: Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
    Narrator: Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-23-18
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

    Summary:
    A pioneering physician reveals how childhood stress can lead to lifelong health problems and shows us what we can do to break the cycle. Two-thirds of us have experienced at least one adverse childhood experience, or ACE, such as abuse, neglect, parental substance dependence, or mental illness. Even though these events may have occurred long ago, they have the power to haunt us long into adulthood, and now we have found that they may even contribute to lifelong illness. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the founder/CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness and recipient of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, expands on similar topics as in her popular TED talk as she demystifies the connection between adversity and ill health. After surveying more than 17,000 adult patients, she found that the higher a person's ACE score, the worse their health. This led Burke Harris to an astonishing breakthrough - childhood stress changes our neural systems, and its impact lasts a lifetime. Through vivid storytelling that combines both scientific insight with deeply moving stories about her patients and their families, Burke Harris illuminates her journey of discovery from the academy to her own pediatric practice in San Francisco's poverty-ridden Bayview Hunters Point. She reroots the story of childhood trauma and its aftermath in science to help listeners see themselves and others more clearly. For anyone who has faced a difficult childhood or who cares about the millions of children who do, the innovative and acclaimed health interventions outlined in the The Deepest Well represents vitally important hope for change.
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    10 h et 20 min
  • Ensaios sobre o Amor e a Solidão [Essays on Love and Solitude] - Flávio Gikovate

    Ensaios sobre o Amor e a Solidão [Essays on Love and Solitude] - Flávio Gikovate
    Jan 23 2018
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    Title: Ensaios sobre o Amor e a Solidão [Essays on Love and Solitude]
    Author: Flávio Gikovate
    Narrator: Carlos Ferolli
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
    Language code: Portuguese
    Release date: 01-23-18
    Publisher: Audible Studios
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

    Summary:
    Neste audiolivro, Gikovate se aprofunda no tema do amor, mostrando suas diferentes roupagens - encantamento, paixão, atração sexual - e nos ensina como lidar com elas. Aborda também um problema que atinge até as relações amorosas mais plenas: a possessividade. Propondo uma nova forma de aliança íntima, inspirada na amizade profunda, o autor mostra ainda que a solidão (temporária ou como escolha de vida) é essencial para o nosso desenvolvimento. Please note: This audiobook is in Portuguese.
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    8 h et 7 min
  • Lost Connections - Johann Hari

    Lost Connections - Johann Hari
    Jan 23 2018
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    Title: Lost Connections
    Author: Johann Hari
    Narrator: Johann Hari
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-23-18
    Publisher: Audible Studios
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

    Summary:
    From the New York Times best-selling author of Chasing the Scream, a radically new way of thinking about depression and anxiety. What really causes depression and anxiety - and how can we really solve them? Award-winning journalist Johann Hari suffered from depression since he was a child and started taking antidepressants when he was a teenager. He was told that his problems were caused by a chemical imbalance in his brain. As an adult, trained in the social sciences, he began to investigate whether this was true - and he learned that almost everything we have been told about depression and anxiety is wrong. Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a mind-blowing series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions - ones that work. It is an epic journey that will change how we think about one of the biggest crises in our culture today.
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    9 h et 20 min
  • Addiction, Procrastination, and Laziness - Roman Gelperin

    Addiction, Procrastination, and Laziness - Roman Gelperin
    Jan 19 2018
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    Title: Addiction, Procrastination, and Laziness
    Author: Roman Gelperin
    Narrator: Paul Brion
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-19-18
    Publisher: Roman Gelperin
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

    Summary:
    Learn to take control of your life through an in-depth understanding of motivation What is motivation? Why do we feel totally paralyzed to do certain things, and utterly unable to quit others? Too many people conclude, falsely, that they are just lazy or lacking in willpower. But what they lack is a correct understanding of their own minds, of motivation, and the way that it operates. This audiobook is a self-help manual and a rigorous analysis of the psychology of motivation. It will teach you to stop procrastinating, kick your addictions, circumvent laziness, take control of your actions, and achieve your goals, by thoroughly understanding the way your mind works. In it, you’ll learn: You’ll also learn 15 powerful strategies for motivating yourself, why they work, and how to apply them to your own life. By the end of this audiobook, you’ll possess all the tools you need to take firm control of your daily existence.
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    4 h et 3 min
  • Summary of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness - Cass R. Sunstein

    Summary of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness - Cass R. Sunstein
    Jan 19 2018
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    Title: Summary of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
    Author: Cass R. Sunstein
    Narrator: Bridger Conklin
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-19-18
    Publisher: better.me
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

    Summary:
    From the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, this summary of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein provides insightful and revelatory information on how we make decisions. Please note: This is a summary, analysis, and review of the book and not the original book. This audiobook is meant as a companion to the original book or to simply get the gist of the original book. In Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein, the authors provide information on how the configuration of the places in which we make decisions influences our choices. The quantity that we eat depends on the size of our plate, the foods we pick in the cafeteria depends on where they are placed at an eye level. The magazines we buy depends on what magazines are displayed at the checkout of the supermarket. However, the same tendency also affects decisions with more significant consequences, such as how much families would save and how they would invest in their futures savings; the kind of mortgage to take out; which medical insurance to choose; what cars to drive. Better.me summaries is a company that provides accessible knowledge to people who craves development. Summaries are made for three types of people: first, the ones who listened to the audiobook and want to have a quick recap of the main points. Second, people who read the whole book and wants to deepen their learning with a summarized version. Third, people who want to know if its worth it to buy the actual book and prefer to do a quick scan just to make sure.
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    1 h et 30 min
  • Mental Discipline - Craig Dixon

    Mental Discipline - Craig Dixon
    Jan 19 2018
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    Title: Mental Discipline
    Author: Craig Dixon
    Narrator: Bruno Belmar
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-19-18
    Publisher: Craig Dixon
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

    Summary:
    Do you wish you could achieve any goals you want to? Or you simply wish you would not give up so easily in life? Mental Discipline is the right audiobook for you, as we will transform your mind and mindset to achieve the success you have always desired. Start to feel the mental toughness in your mindset and be able to finally overcome any adversities or challenges in life. We have provided a complete and systematic guide to develop mental discipline and will show you the psychology and proven methods behind it. These methods have been proven time and time again in difficult situations, and they have come out stronger and became successful because of that. Here is a preview of what you'll learn.... This audiobook has been created to empower you to develop that mental discipline that you need so you can finally stop missing opportunities, overcome all kinds of adversities, and start achieving the success and goals you have always wanted to in life. Simply download your copy now to get started!
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    1 h et 30 min
  • Unlimited Happiness - Joel Gray

    Unlimited Happiness - Joel Gray
    Jan 18 2018
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    Title: Unlimited Happiness
    Author: Joel Gray
    Narrator: Soo Porter
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-18-18
    Publisher: Dr. Joel Gray
    Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

    Summary:
    Are you happy? I mean do you feel really happy and fulfilled with all areas of your life? Are you waking up with a purpose, with a goal, and with tons of energy to start your day? Do you procrastinate? Do you get a feeling of not wanting to do something that you know is good for you? Do you sometimes feel like you are your own worst enemy? Do you feel lost and lack confidence in yourself? Do you ever feel like you just aren’t good enough? It's ok. You aren't alone, and it's not your fault. We are all pre-programmed to focus our attention on the negative. It’s true, and there is scientific proof that the brain has a pre-programmed negativity bias. It’s very good at learning from bad experiences, but very bad at learning from good experiences. An entire day of good experiences can be completely wiped away by one bad experience. Why do we process our thoughts like this? The reason for this is called cellular memory. Cellular memory (as the name implies) is basically the memory that resides inside the cells within the body. That’s right; every single one of the cells in your body actually has a memory of its own. Each of the cells within the body actually stores reserves of information related to past experiences (both positive and negative) within their memory. Once a cell stores a memory from a negative experience, it will relapse and recreate negative-related experiences. This is often the reason why someone who beats cancer will experience a relapse. The same is true of those who suffer from addiction or any other type of disease. Are you ready to do whatever it takes to reformat your cellular memory so you can achieve lasting happiness and success in every area of your life? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. In just one week you will be able to:
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    3 h et 32 min