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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 49 mins)
• By Malcolm Gladwell
• Narrated By Malcolm Gladwell
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Over the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has become the most gifted and influential journalist in America. In The New Yorker, his writings are such must-reads that the magazine charges advertisers significantly more money for ads that run within his articles. With his #1 best sellers, The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers, he has reached millions of readers. And now the very best and most famous of his New Yorker pieces are collected in a brilliant and provocative anthology.

You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 24 mins)
• By David McRaney
• Narrated By Don Hagen
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An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise. You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is, but journalist David McRaney is here to tell you that you're as deluded as the rest of us. But that's OK - delusions keep us sane. You Are Not So Smart is a celebration of self-delusion. It's like a psychology class, with all the boring parts taken out, and with no homework. Based on the popular blog of the same name, You Are Not So Smart collects more than 46 of the lies we tell ourselves everyday.

Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 42 mins)
• By Howard Schultz, Joanne Gordon
• Narrated By Stephen Bowlby

In 2008, Howard Schultz, the president and chairman of Starbucks, made the unprecedented decision to return as CEO, eight years after he stepped down from daily oversight of the company to become chairman. Concerned that Starbucks had lost its way, Schultz was determined to help it return to its core values and restore not only its financial health, but also its soul.

Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker

• UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 59 mins)
• By Kevin Mitnick, William L. Simon
• Narrated By Ray Porter
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Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world’s biggest companies—and however fast the authorities were, Mitnick was faster, sprinting through phone switches, computer systems, and cellular networks. He spent years skipping through cyberspace, always three steps ahead and labeled unstoppable.

The History of Classical Music

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 12 mins)
• By Richard Fawkes
• Narrated By Robert Powell

From Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music and the composers who have sought to express in music the deepest of human feelings and emotions.

Also available: The History of Opera.

Positivity: Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace Positive Emotions

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 6 mins)
• By Barbara Fredrickson
• Narrated By Kimberly Farr

World renowned researcher Dr. Barbara Fredrickson gives you the lab-tested tools necessary to create a healthier, more vibrant, and flourishing life through a process she calls "the upward spiral." With Positivity, you'll learn to see new possibilities, bounce back from setbacks, connect with others, and become the best version of yourself.

A Whole New Mind (Live)

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 13 mins)
• By Daniel Pink
• Narrated By Daniel Pink

Just as we were getting used to the Information Age, Daniel Pink tells us that it is ending. With it goes our focus on charts, statistics, and linear thinking. Traditional "left-brain" activities, like logic, analysis, and repetitive production, are being turned over to robots, computers, and offshore labor. The valued skills of the 21st Century will be those of the right brain: empathy, design, synthesis, and contextual thinking.

The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 25 mins)
• By Adrian Gostick, Scott Christopher
• Narrated By Scott Christopher
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The benefits of the levity effect are not conjecture but are built on extensive research and case studies from some of the world's most successful organizations. New York Times best-selling authors Adrian Gostick and Scott Christopher provide powerful examples from Boeing, Nike, KPMG, Yamaha, Enterprise, Zappos, and dozens of others, showing how lightening up can drive real business results.

Being Martha: The Inside Story of Martha Stewart and Her Amazing Life

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 24 mins)
• By Lloyd Allen
• Narrated By Patrick Lawlor

When Martha Stewart was under investigation for insider trading and later on trial, the media served up countless gratuitous stories describing her ornery character. Now, Lloyd Allen, Martha's old friend and neighbor, is out to set the record straight.

Googled: The End of the World as We Know It

• UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 57 mins)
• By Ken Auletta
• Narrated By Jim Bond
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In Googled, esteemed media writer and critic Ken Auletta uses the story of Google's rise to explore the inner workings of the company and the future of the media at large. Although Google has often been secretive, this book is based on the most extensive cooperation ever granted a journalist, including access to closed-door meetings and interviews with founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, CEO Eric Schmidt, and some 150 present and former employees.

Interview with Jack Welch

• ORIGINAL (19 mins)
• By Jack Welch
• Narrated By Jane Friedman

In this interview, Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, talks to Jane Friedman, President and CEO of HarperCollins Publishers, about his new book, Winning. Jack describes how he went about writing this book with his wife, Suzy Welch, why he chose to write it now, and how the business world has changed during his legendary career.