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Bestsellers
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Why Nations Fail
- The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- By: Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries.....
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Pros and Cons of "Why Nations Fail"
- By Joshua Kim on 05-01-12
By: Daron Acemoglu, and others
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Of Boys and Men
- Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
- By: Richard V. Reeves
- Narrated by: Richard V. Reeves
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The father of three sons, a journalist, and a Brookings Institution scholar, Richard V. Reeves has spent twenty-five years worrying about boys both at home and work. His new book, Of Boys and Men, tackles the complex and urgent crisis of boyhood and manhood....
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Regretful of My Knee-jerk Reaction To This Title 😔
- By Hazel Winters on 10-13-22
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
- Close Encounters with Addiction
- By: Gabor Maté MD
- Narrated by: Daniel Maté
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Gabor should have been the narrator
- By Stacey on 08-16-19
By: Gabor Maté MD
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Diary of a Psychosis
- How Public Health Disgraced Itself During Covid Mania
- By: Thomas E Woods Jr
- Narrated by: Thomas E Woods Jr
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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You remember the story: some locations did better than others on Covid because some locations followed the rules, and others foolishly ignored them. Covid spread was your fault, you science hater....
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Undeniably Mind-boggling
- By Matthew Miller on 01-29-24
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Evicted
- Poverty and Profit in the American City
- By: Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads....
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Former Property Manager
- By Charla on 05-18-16
By: Matthew Desmond
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Poverty, by America
- By: Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy....
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A testimonial based on facts and witness
- By Alonzo Nightjar on 03-27-23
By: Matthew Desmond
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Why Nations Fail
- The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- By: Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries.....
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Pros and Cons of "Why Nations Fail"
- By Joshua Kim on 05-01-12
By: Daron Acemoglu, and others
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Of Boys and Men
- Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
- By: Richard V. Reeves
- Narrated by: Richard V. Reeves
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The father of three sons, a journalist, and a Brookings Institution scholar, Richard V. Reeves has spent twenty-five years worrying about boys both at home and work. His new book, Of Boys and Men, tackles the complex and urgent crisis of boyhood and manhood....
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Regretful of My Knee-jerk Reaction To This Title 😔
- By Hazel Winters on 10-13-22
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
- Close Encounters with Addiction
- By: Gabor Maté MD
- Narrated by: Daniel Maté
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Gabor should have been the narrator
- By Stacey on 08-16-19
By: Gabor Maté MD
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Diary of a Psychosis
- How Public Health Disgraced Itself During Covid Mania
- By: Thomas E Woods Jr
- Narrated by: Thomas E Woods Jr
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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You remember the story: some locations did better than others on Covid because some locations followed the rules, and others foolishly ignored them. Covid spread was your fault, you science hater....
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Undeniably Mind-boggling
- By Matthew Miller on 01-29-24
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Evicted
- Poverty and Profit in the American City
- By: Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads....
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Former Property Manager
- By Charla on 05-18-16
By: Matthew Desmond
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Poverty, by America
- By: Matthew Desmond
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy....
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A testimonial based on facts and witness
- By Alonzo Nightjar on 03-27-23
By: Matthew Desmond
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At War with Ourselves
- My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House
- By: H. R. McMaster
- Narrated by: H. R. McMaster
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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A revealing account of National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster’s turbulent and consequential thirteen months in the Trump White House.
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Duped
- By Sam on 08-28-24
By: H. R. McMaster
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What If We Get It Right?
- Visions of Climate Futures
- By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
- Narrated by: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Ayisha Siddiqa, Jacqueline Woodson, and others
- Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures....
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Let’s Do This: Eyes Wide Open, Heart fully Charged
- By Carolyn and Sonia Marcos on 09-25-24
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
- By: John Perkins
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The previous edition of this now-classic book revealed the existence and subversive manipulations of "economic hit men"....
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Don't buy the first "confessions. .." buy this one
- By Bill Redfield on 02-24-16
By: John Perkins
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
- By: Edmund Morris
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 26 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time. Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic", The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time....
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Very, very good, but very, very long.
- By Mike From Mesa on 03-29-13
By: Edmund Morris
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Genesis
- Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit
- By: Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Craig Mundie
- Narrated by: Niall Ferguson, Byron Wagner
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has dramatically empowered people in all walks of life, from artists to business executives to policymakers. But as the technology becomes more powerful and more ubiquitous, it is giving rise to urgent questions about the future of humanity.
By: Henry A. Kissinger, and others
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Project 2025
- Exposing the Hidden Dangers of the Radical Agenda for Everyday Americans (Project 2025 Blueprints)
- By: Carl Young
- Narrated by: Jerry Dugan
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Your job. Your health. Your family. All targeted by a radical plan YOU don't even know about. Project 2025 is a blueprint for a future that's not yours. It threatens your right to choose, your financial security, and the very fabric of American life.
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Too much vague references!
- By Scotty Baker on 09-08-24
By: Carl Young
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
- By: Thomas Piketty, Arthur Goldhammer - translator
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 24 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from 20 countries, ranging as far back as the 18th century, to uncover key economic and social patterns....
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The Financial Times' Critique Doesn't Detract
- By Madeleine on 05-22-14
By: Thomas Piketty, and others
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The Kill Chain
- Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
- By: Christian Brose
- Narrated by: Christian Brose
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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From a former senior advisor to Senator John McCain, an urgent wake-up call about how new technologies are threatening America's military might....
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important message but repetitive
- By Tomas Singliar on 06-06-20
By: Christian Brose
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Deep Utopia
- Life and Meaning in a Solved World
- By: Nick Bostrom
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 20 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Suppose we develop superintelligence safely and ethically, and that we make good use of the almost magical powers this technology would unlock. We would transition into an era in which human labor becomes obsolete.
By: Nick Bostrom
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Great Society
- A New History
- By: Amity Shlaes
- Narrated by: Terence Aselford
- Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times best-selling author of The Forgotten Man and Coolidge offers a stunning revision of our last great period of idealism, the 1960s, with burning relevance for our contemporary challenges....
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How have we forgotten how bad these ideas were?
- By Robert S. Allen on 02-09-20
By: Amity Shlaes
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The Road to Serfdom, the Definitive Edition
- Text and Documents
- By: F. A. Hayek, Bruce Caldwell - editor
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Originally publishing in 1944, The Road to Serfdom was seen as heretical for its passionate warning against the dangers of state control over the means of production....
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Hayek's case for individualism over collectivism
- By Wayne on 10-27-18
By: F. A. Hayek, and others
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Collapse
- How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 27 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The author explores how climate change, the population explosion, and political discord create the conditions for the collapse of civilization....
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Jared Diamond Downs You in Explanation
- By Rob on 07-20-18
By: Jared Diamond
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It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
- By: Senator Bernie Sanders, John Nichols
- Narrated by: Senator Bernie Sanders
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s OK to be angry about capitalism....
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A true and unbiased understanding of politics today
- By Sassy monster on 02-21-23
By: Senator Bernie Sanders, and others
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The Lost Boy
- By: David Pelzer
- Narrated by: Brian Keeler
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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On the verge of adolescence, Dave is rescued from his terrifyingly abusive, alcoholic mother and made a permanent ward of the court....
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A heart wrenching true story
- By Mark and Amy Acker on 07-06-12
By: David Pelzer
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The Price We Pay
- What Broke American Health Care - and How to Fix It
- By: Marty Makary MD
- Narrated by: Marty Makary MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Unaccountable comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system - and the people who are saving it....
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Very important book!
- By Wayne on 05-17-21
By: Marty Makary MD
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Sandworm
- A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
- By: Andy Greenberg
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2014, the world witnessed the start of a mysterious series of cyberattacks. Targeting American utility companies, NATO, and electric grids in Eastern Europe, the strikes grew ever more brazen....
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Thru the eyes of the Sandworm's hunters and prey
- By ndru1 on 11-12-19
By: Andy Greenberg
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The Sum of Us
- What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
- By: Heather McGhee
- Narrated by: Heather McGhee
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color....
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Good book but Recording tech is poor. Glitches
- By Jeannepup on 02-25-21
By: Heather McGhee
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New Cold Wars
- China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
- By: David E. Sanger, Mary K. Brooks
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, David E. Sanger
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Three decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States finds itself in a volatile rivalry with the other two great nuclear powers—Xi Jinping’s China and Vladimir Putin’s Russia—in a world far more complex and dangerous than that of half a century ago.
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Gives many insights into our new Cold Wars
- By Amazon Customer on 04-19-24
By: David E. Sanger, and others
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The Deficit Myth
- Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy
- By: Stephanie Kelton
- Narrated by: Stephanie Kelton
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Stephanie Kelton's brilliant exploration of modern monetary theory (MMT) dramatically changes our understanding of how we can best deal with crucial issues ranging from poverty and inequality to creating jobs....
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Good core idea, ruined by polemics
- By Amaze on 06-25-20
By: Stephanie Kelton
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American Mercenary
- The Riveting, High-Risk World of an Elite SEAL Team Operator Turned Hired Gun
- By: Daniel Corbett
- Narrated by: Daniel Corbett
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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An elite Navy SEAL Team 6 operator trained to kill the United States’ most dangerous enemies takes listeners inside the unadulterated, morally complicated and riveting post-military adventures of a lethal American mercenary.
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Refreshing SEAL book
- By JLBOSHOFF on 10-29-24
By: Daniel Corbett
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Good as Gold
- How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money
- By: Judy Shelton
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Writing with a sober but hopeful voice, Shelton is no ordinary economist. With grace, intellectual rigor, and unmatched passion, this book is a must-listen for anyone invested in the future of the American—and global—economy.
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Good Effort
- By Vickie on 10-28-24
By: Judy Shelton
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Discrimination and Disparities
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Discrimination and Disparities challenges believers in such one-factor explanations of economic outcome differences as discrimination, exploitation, or genetics....
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Hard Pill To Swallow - I’m better for it
- By Charles on 01-14-19
By: Thomas Sowell
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Understanding Power
- The Indispensable Chomsky
- By: Noam Chomsky, John Schoeffel - editor, Peter R. Mitchell - editor
- Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
- Length: 22 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Noam Chomsky is universally accepted as one of the preeminent public intellectuals of the modern era....
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Current times demand you get this into your head.
- By Comatoso on 08-12-15
By: Noam Chomsky, and others
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Chasing the Scream
- By: Johann Hari
- Narrated by: Johann Hari
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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What if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong....
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Incredible
- By c.caste on 09-09-23
By: Johann Hari
New releases
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Backfired: Attention Deficit
- By: Leon Neyfakh, Prologue Projects
- Narrated by: Leon Neyfakh, Arielle Pardes
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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ADHD may be the defining diagnosis of our time. According to the latest data, more than 10 percent of American children (that’s 7.1 million kids) have been diagnosed with ADHD. And the number of stimulant prescriptions for adults in their 30s has shot up nearly threefold since 2012. In recent years, this explosion in demand has combined with other factors to create a widespread stimulant shortage in the US. In the second installment of Backfired, cohosts Leon Neyfakh and Arielle Pardes look at the unintended consequences of the ADHD industry, and trace the surprising path that brought us here.
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Avoid if recently diagnosed with ADHD as an Adult
- By Anonymous User on 10-05-24
By: Leon Neyfakh, and others
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Good as Gold
- How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money
- By: Judy Shelton
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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With clarity and moral courage, Shelton charts the course to a brighter future. She’s one of the few economists bold enough to challenge the inflationary policies of the Federal Reserve, emphasizing how today’s policies enrich elites at the expense of—you guessed it—poor and middle-class Americans. This, Shelton insists, must end. And it can end—easily. But Shelton doesn’t stop there. Her vision is for not only America but also for people around the world. Global, economic upliftment, she insists, need not come at the expense of domestic prosperity. We can have both.
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Good Effort
- By Vickie on 10-28-24
By: Judy Shelton
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American Government 101: From the Continental Congress to the Iowa Caucus, Everything You Need to Know About US Politics
- Adams 101 Series
- By: Kathleen Sears
- Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of government into tedious discourse that would put even the president to sleep. American Government 101 cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you learn. From the backstory of the Constitution to the institution of the Electoral College, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts to help you learn about how the government of the United States actually works.
By: Kathleen Sears
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Deep Utopia
- Life and Meaning in a Solved World
- By: Nick Bostrom
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 20 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Bostrom’s previous book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (OUP, 2014) sparked a global conversation on AI that continues to this day. That book, which became a surprise New York Times bestseller, focused on what might happen if AI development goes wrong. But what if things go right? Suppose we develop superintelligence safely and ethically, and that we make good use of the almost magical powers this technology would unlock.
By: Nick Bostrom
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The Hidden Globe
- How Wealth Hacks the World
- By: Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
- Narrated by: Patrick Harrison
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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A globe shows the world we think we know: neatly delineated sovereign nations that grant or restrict their citizens’ rights. Beneath, above, and tucked inside their borders, however, another universe has been engineered into existence. It consists of thousands of extraterritorial zones that operate largely autonomously, and increasingly for the benefit of the wealthiest individuals and corporations. Atossa Abrahamian traces the rise of this hidden globe to thirteenth-century Switzerland, where poor cantons marketed their only commodity.
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Martial Law Survival Guide For Preppers
- The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide On How To Prepare For and Survive Martial Law When It Is Declared In Your Town or City
- By: Ben Cooper
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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When chaos strikes and martial law is declared, will you be ready? Martial Law Survival Guide for Preppers is your essential step-by-step manual for navigating one of the most extreme crisis scenarios imaginable. Designed for beginners and experienced preppers alike, this guide breaks down exactly how to prepare ahead of time and survive when the government enforces military control over your town or city. Inside, you’ll discover: How to spot early warning signs that martial law is coming The most critical supplies to stockpile before shortages hit How to fortify your home to protect ...
By: Ben Cooper
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Backfired: Attention Deficit
- By: Leon Neyfakh, Prologue Projects
- Narrated by: Leon Neyfakh, Arielle Pardes
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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ADHD may be the defining diagnosis of our time. According to the latest data, more than 10 percent of American children (that’s 7.1 million kids) have been diagnosed with ADHD. And the number of stimulant prescriptions for adults in their 30s has shot up nearly threefold since 2012. In recent years, this explosion in demand has combined with other factors to create a widespread stimulant shortage in the US. In the second installment of Backfired, cohosts Leon Neyfakh and Arielle Pardes look at the unintended consequences of the ADHD industry, and trace the surprising path that brought us here.
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Avoid if recently diagnosed with ADHD as an Adult
- By Anonymous User on 10-05-24
By: Leon Neyfakh, and others
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Good as Gold
- How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money
- By: Judy Shelton
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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With clarity and moral courage, Shelton charts the course to a brighter future. She’s one of the few economists bold enough to challenge the inflationary policies of the Federal Reserve, emphasizing how today’s policies enrich elites at the expense of—you guessed it—poor and middle-class Americans. This, Shelton insists, must end. And it can end—easily. But Shelton doesn’t stop there. Her vision is for not only America but also for people around the world. Global, economic upliftment, she insists, need not come at the expense of domestic prosperity. We can have both.
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Good Effort
- By Vickie on 10-28-24
By: Judy Shelton
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American Government 101: From the Continental Congress to the Iowa Caucus, Everything You Need to Know About US Politics
- Adams 101 Series
- By: Kathleen Sears
- Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of government into tedious discourse that would put even the president to sleep. American Government 101 cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you learn. From the backstory of the Constitution to the institution of the Electoral College, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts to help you learn about how the government of the United States actually works.
By: Kathleen Sears
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Deep Utopia
- Life and Meaning in a Solved World
- By: Nick Bostrom
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 20 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Bostrom’s previous book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (OUP, 2014) sparked a global conversation on AI that continues to this day. That book, which became a surprise New York Times bestseller, focused on what might happen if AI development goes wrong. But what if things go right? Suppose we develop superintelligence safely and ethically, and that we make good use of the almost magical powers this technology would unlock.
By: Nick Bostrom
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The Hidden Globe
- How Wealth Hacks the World
- By: Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
- Narrated by: Patrick Harrison
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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A globe shows the world we think we know: neatly delineated sovereign nations that grant or restrict their citizens’ rights. Beneath, above, and tucked inside their borders, however, another universe has been engineered into existence. It consists of thousands of extraterritorial zones that operate largely autonomously, and increasingly for the benefit of the wealthiest individuals and corporations. Atossa Abrahamian traces the rise of this hidden globe to thirteenth-century Switzerland, where poor cantons marketed their only commodity.
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Martial Law Survival Guide For Preppers
- The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide On How To Prepare For and Survive Martial Law When It Is Declared In Your Town or City
- By: Ben Cooper
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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When chaos strikes and martial law is declared, will you be ready? Martial Law Survival Guide for Preppers is your essential step-by-step manual for navigating one of the most extreme crisis scenarios imaginable. Designed for beginners and experienced preppers alike, this guide breaks down exactly how to prepare ahead of time and survive when the government enforces military control over your town or city. Inside, you’ll discover: How to spot early warning signs that martial law is coming The most critical supplies to stockpile before shortages hit How to fortify your home to protect ...
By: Ben Cooper
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Oligarchy in America
- Power, Justice, and the Rule of the Few
- By: Luke Winslow
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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To an American, oligarchy is something that happens somewhere else. In Oligarchy in America, Luke Winslow reveals oligarchy's deep intellectual roots and alarming growth in America. The book provides conceptual tools the lack of which have prevented Americans from recognizing oligarchy at home. Winslow argues that generic labels like "billionaires" for a class of ultra-rich masks the pervasive structures that entrench their power.
By: Luke Winslow
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The Art of War
- By: Lionel Giles, Sun Tzu
- Narrated by: Charles Featherstone
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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There are many versions of this work in English, and it is included as a useful reflection once one has pondered Daoism’s key texts. The title is properly ‘'Sun Tzu's Military Method'. It was written at the time of the Dao and Zhuang Zi, several centuries before the Lieh Tzu. For fifteen hundred years, it was part of China’s canonical strategic anthology, which became known as the Seven Military Classics.
By: Lionel Giles, and others
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Social Security 101 (2nd Edition)
- From Medicare to Spousal Benefits, an Essential Primer on Government Retirement Aid (Adams 101 Series)
- By: Michele Cagan CPA, Alfred Mill
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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Too often, writing about social security turns the noteworthy details of the benefits into boring details about regulations or biased political arguments that would put even a diehard bureaucrat to sleep. Social Security 101, 2nd Edition, cuts out the tedious explanations and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you learn all you need to know about the federal program that’s been around since the Great Depression.
By: Michele Cagan CPA, and others
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We Are NOT In This Together
- The Privileges of Political Life
- By: Billy J Riggs
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the true dynamics of power and policy in the modern world. We Are NOT in This Together: The Privileges of Political Life by best-selling author Billy J Riggs delivers a hard-hitting exploration of the widening divide between political elites and everyday citizens. With sharp analysis and compelling examples, Riggs reveals how lawmakers, corporate powerhouses, and influential institutions manipulate the very laws and systems designed to serve the public. From tax loopholes to healthcare exemptions, from Social Security burdens to environmental ...
By: Billy J Riggs
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Les Ogres
- Révélations sur le système qui maltraite nos bébés
- By: Victor Castanet
- Narrated by: Thomas Dormoy, Victor Castanet
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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Tout commence par un mail d’alerte, en février 2022, quelques mois avant le drame qui a coûté la vie à une fillette dans une crèche à Lyon. Deux ans et demi d’investigations, 200 témoins, des lanceurs d’alerte qui risquent leur vie professionnelle, des documents explosifs démontant l’enfer du décor. Ce récit saisissant révèle les secrets de People&Baby, le "premier gestionnaire indépendant français de crèches". Un groupe qui pèserait un milliard d’euros. Mais un ogre peut en cacher bien d’autres. Un secteur qui fait bloc, des mairies complices, le sommet de l’État impliqué.
By: Victor Castanet
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Science and Politics
- By: Ian Boyd
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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The recent coronavirus pandemic proved that the time-old notion seems now truer than ever: that science and politics represent a clash of cultures. But why should scientists simply "stick to the facts" and leave politics to the politicians when the world seems to be falling down around us? Drawing on his experience as both a research scientist and an expert advisor at the center of government, Ian Boyd takes an empirical approach to examining the current state of the relationship between science and politics.
By: Ian Boyd
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The Ageless Call to Serve
- Rethinking Military Service for a Changing World
- By: LTC Lanny Snodgrass MD
- Narrated by: Dallas Britt
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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An eighteen-year-old in the United States is still barred from buying alcohol, acquiring a pilot's license, or stepping into a casino. Yet, astonishingly, they can be enlisted in the military and deployed to a war zone. On the other side of the age spectrum, individuals over thirty-nine often encounter insurmountable obstacles to enlistment. Break this mold and meet Lanny Snodgrass, who, at the age of sixty-three, became the oldest American to join the Army and complete officer basic training. It was 2003, the Iraq War had just started, and the Pentagon momentarily relaxed age requirements.
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Mean Streak
- By: Rick Morton
- Narrated by: Rick Morton, Tamblyn Lord
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
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Robodebt was a new debt-creation system that was used to illegally pursue close to half a million Australian welfare recipients for fake debts generated by the thousands. It was described by the Royal Commission's report as a 'massive failure of public administration' caused by 'venality, incompetence and cowardice'. Essentially, Australians were gaslit by their own government, which doggedly and knowingly concocted a program that was both mathematically wrong and illegal, just to shake down innocent people for money, then lied about it for four and a half years.
By: Rick Morton
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Elon Musk und die Zerstörung von Twitter
- Die Inside-Story
- By: Kate Conger, Ryan Mac, Hans-Peter Remmler - Übersetzer, and others
- Narrated by: Olaf Pessler
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
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Kate Conger und Ryan Mac erzählen die wahre Geschichte hinter der Übernahme von Twitter durch Elon Musk! Der Kauf von Twitter für 44 Milliarden Dollar durch den reichsten Mensch der Welt ist anders als alles, was in der Wirtschaft oder den Medien bisher geschehen ist. Ein streitbarer, launischer CEO entschied nach der Übernahme 2022 darüber, was unter freie Meinungsäußerung fiel – und was nicht.
By: Kate Conger, and others
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オーバーツーリズム解決論 - 日本の現状と改善戦略 -
- By: 田中 俊徳
- Narrated by: デジタルボイス
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
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コロナ禍が収束し、各地に観光客が戻ってきたことで再び表面化しているオーバーツーリズム問題。・市民が市バスに乗れない京都・登山道に行列ができる富士山・違法駐車とサンゴ劣化に悩まされる沖縄
By: 田中 俊徳
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Bankia desde dentro
- Cómo dimos la vuelta a una entidad herida de muerte
- By: Juan Emilio Maíllo Belda
- Narrated by: Simon Gómez, Santiago Gómez
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
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Un relato en primera persona del caso bancario que conmocionó a España. El 7 de mayo de 2012, Rodrigo Rato anunció su dimisión como presidente de BFA y de Bankia para dar paso a José Ignacio Goirigolzarri, banquero de prestigio. Ese mismo día había amanecido con varias noticias en medios de comunicación apuntando a la inminente inyección de dinero público en la entidad.
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市長は社長だ
- 浜松市が1314億円の借金を返せた理由
- By: 鈴木 康友
- Narrated by: デジタルボイス
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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財政の将来負担率が黒字、外郭団体への借金はゼロ、自治体最高のムーディーズ格付け。パナソニック創業者の故・松下幸之助、スズキ相談役の鈴木修氏を師と仰ぎ、両者の教え通り自治体の債務を改善した著者。「市長在任中は、常に経営者としての視点で市政を推進してきました。
By: 鈴木 康友
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Renewable Energy
- A Primer for the Twenty-First Century (Columbia University Earth Institute Sustainability Primers)
- By: Bruce Usher
- Narrated by: James McSorley
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
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From wood to coal to oil and gas, the sources of energy on which civilization depends have always changed as technology advances. Now renewables are overtaking fossil fuels, with wind and solar energy becoming cheaper and more competitive every year. Growth in renewable energy will further accelerate as electric vehicles become less expensive than traditional automobiles. Understanding the implications of the energy transition will prepare us for the many changes ahead.
By: Bruce Usher
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Tecnología, Poder Y Política: La Nueva Cara Del Control [Technology, Power and Politics: The New Face of Control]
- By: Alexander Nicolaus
- Narrated by: Jocelyn Alcántara
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Esta obra ofrece un análisis crítico y profundo de cómo las tecnologías emergentes, como la inteligencia artificial, el big data y las redes sociales, están transformando las dinámicas de poder en la sociedad contemporánea. Al explorar las intersecciones entre tecnología, gobernanza digital y control social, el libro revela las implicaciones éticas y políticas del uso de estas innovaciones.
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Corridors of Contagion
- How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration
- By: Victoria Law
- Narrated by: Edelyn Okano
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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Corridors of Contagion brings to light the experiences of five people incarcerated across the United States as they navigate the onset of the pandemic-and the many months, stretched into years, that followed. Journalist Victoria Law combines this storytelling with a trenchant analysis of the structural failures of the US carceral system: failures that made prisons uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreaks, from overcrowding to solitary confinement, from insufficient healthcare to life sentences.
By: Victoria Law
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Revolution der Verbundenheit
- Wie weibliche Solidarität die Gesellschaft verändert
- By: Franziska Schutzbach
- Narrated by: Christiane Marx
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Inmitten einer scheinbar tief zerrütteten und krisengeschüttelten Gesellschaft fragt Franziska Schutzbach nach Perspektiven der Verbundenheit. "Wir müssen noch miteinander eine große Freiheit erringen." Das schrieb Bettina von Arnim an ihre Freundin Karoline von Günderode. Seither sind viele Jahre vergangen, die Emanzipation der Frauen ist vorangeschritten – vor allem dann, wenn sich Frauen aufeinander bezogen.
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Zukunftslust [Lust for the Future]
- Woran wir heute forschen. Was wir längst über das Morgen wissen. Und weshalb wir Hoffnung ... [What We Are Researching Today. What We Already Know About Tomorrow. And Why We Have Hope...]
- By: Achim Kampker
- Narrated by: Sebastian Waldemer
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
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Die Meldungen über Auswirkungen der Erderwärmung treiben mich um. Schlechte Nachrichten und Zukunftsangst bestimmen das Leben von vielen. Dabei steht fest: Wir können nicht länger abwarten oder nur verhalten reagieren. Und wir können die Mammutaufgabe auch nicht allein an die Politik delegieren. Wir müssen alle mitmachen! Aber wie kann es gehen? Wie können wir Nachhaltigkeit und Wirtschaft sinnvoll zusammenbringen? In meinem Buch gebe ich Antworten auf viele der drängenden Fragen und beschreibe eine umsetzbare Vision für ein nachhaltiges Leben.
By: Achim Kampker
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City of Hope, City of Rage: Miami, 1968-1994
- The Modern South
- By: Seth A. Weitz
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
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City of Hope, City of Rage gives a fascinating account of three turbulent and transformative decades in the history of Miami. Marked by mass immigration, racially motivated uprisings, economic inequity, rising crime, and social change, Miami's history from 1968 to 1994 saw the city evolve rapidly from a predominantly white city and vacation spot into a global, Hispanic-majority metropolis with an international tourist base. And yet Miami remains highly segregated today.
By: Seth A. Weitz