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The Art of Memoir
- By: Mary Karr
- Narrated by: Mary Karr
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Bestselling author and renowned professor Mary Karr offers a master class in the essential elements of great memoir—delivered with her signature wit, insight, and candor. Credited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club spent more than a year at the top of...
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Brilliant!
- By A. Potter on 01-18-16
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The Art of Memoir
- Narrated by: Mary Karr
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 09-15-15
- Language: English
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Unlimited Memory
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- By: Kevin Horsley
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Do you ever feel like you're too busy, too stressed, or just too distracted to concentrate and get work done? In Unlimited Memory you'll learn how the world's best memory masters get themselves to concentrate at will, anytime they want. When you can easily focus and concentrate on the task at hand and store and recall useful information, you can easily double your productivity and eliminate wasted time, stress, and mistakes at work. In this book you'll find all the tools, strategies, and techniques you need to improve your memory.
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I don't get it
- By asher on 01-02-17
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Unlimited Memory
- How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and Be More Productive
- Narrated by: Dan Culhane
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-28-16
- Language: English
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Moonwalking with Einstein
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- By: Joshua Foer
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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The bestselling, blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory “Highly entertaining.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Funny, curious, erudite, and full of useful details about ancient techniques of training memory.” —The...
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Got the Ball Rolling
- By Christopher on 03-17-11
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Moonwalking with Einstein
- The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 03-03-11
- Language: English
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Tropic of Squalor
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- By: Mary Karr
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- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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A new volume of poetry from the New York Times bestselling and esteemed author of The Liar’s Club and Lit. Long before she earned accolades for her genre-defining memoirs, Mary Karr was winning poetry prizes. Now the beloved author returns with a collection of bracing poems as visceral and...
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Beautiful, haunting and unmistakably Mary!
- By Jennifer S. Leblanc on 08-30-18
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Tropic of Squalor
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- Narrated by: Mary Karr
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 05-08-18
- Language: English
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Amazing
- By Lexi on 10-16-19
By: Ronan Farrow
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Talk Like TED
- The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
- By: Carmine Gallo
- Narrated by: Carmine Gallo
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,519
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Performance3,006
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Story2,990
Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sell your ideas persuasively. This ability is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams. Many people have a fear of public speaking or are insecure about their ability to...
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Gallo cuts to the chase...
- By Carol Crouse on 03-05-14
By: Carmine Gallo
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On Writing
- A Memoir of the Craft
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Joe Hill, Owen King
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15,567
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Performance12,778
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Story12,673
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WRITING with fresh testimonials from fellow writers about why they love Stephen King and On Writing—and a few new words on the joy of writing from King himself. *ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME* Immensely helpful and illuminating to any...
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Who needs a print edition when King reads King?
- By Cather on 11-18-05
By: Stephen King
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Reacher
- The Stories Behind the Stories
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Lee Child, Jeff Harding
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall129
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Performance115
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Story115
After making his debut in The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular―and most enduring―fictional heroes to emerge in the past half century. Now, his creator tells the stories behind the stories.
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Lee is the best
- By Brian Chambers on 09-17-25
By: Lee Child
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Bird by Bird
- Some Instructions on Writing and Life
- By: Anne Lamott
- Narrated by: Anne Lamott
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall440
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Performance376
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Story376
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and...
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Why oh why did she narrate this?!
- By Amor Fati on 01-02-23
By: Anne Lamott
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Learn French with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course
- French Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach
- By: Paul Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall549
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Performance448
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Story430
No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a...
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Excellent. Use this first before Rosetta Stone
- By Koda on 11-21-19
By: Paul Noble
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Learn Japanese with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course
- Japanese Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach
- By: Paul Noble
- Narrated by: Paul Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall247
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Performance206
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Story201
With Paul Noble’s simple, relaxed approach, you will learn in a way that suits you—without having to memorise long lists of words you won’t use; scribbling notes as you listen; or feeling frustrated. Instead, Paul will introduce you to the basics of Japanese and guide you through over 15 hours of everyday scenarios—from simple situations like asking for directions and eating out to talking about yourself and how to master the different tenses—that are practical, fun and applicable. Just listen, interact and learn wherever you are.
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Great price - great content
- By Ludi on 07-25-21
By: Paul Noble
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Verbal Judo, Updated Edition
- The Gentle Art of Persuasion
- By: George J. Thompson PhD, Jerry B. Jenkins, Lee Fjelstad - foreword, and others
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,433
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Performance4,714
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Story4,673
When you react, the event controls you. When you respond, you’re in control. Verbal Judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether you're talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. For more than a generation, Dr. George J. Thompson's essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively in any situation.
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Kept thinking it was already started
- By Kim Dushinski on 05-24-17
By: George J. Thompson PhD, and others
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Learn German with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course
- German Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach
- By: Paul Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,095
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Performance897
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Story848
No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a...
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Best Teacher I have found
- By Gold Fish Mama on 05-24-18
By: Paul Noble
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Smart Brevity
- The Power of Saying More with Less
- By: Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall523
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Performance444
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Story440
Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. In this revised and updated edition, the...
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Should've been more brief
- By Voldi Way on 10-18-22
By: Jim VandeHei, and others
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
- In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
- By: George Saunders
- Narrated by: George Saunders, Phylicia Rashad, Nick Offerman, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall714
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Performance557
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Story550
From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves—and our world today. For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been...
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Go Deeper
- By Brent Armstrong on 10-20-21
By: George Saunders
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The Science of Storytelling
- By: Will Storr
- Narrated by: James Clamp
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall642
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Performance521
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Story522
How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers - and also our brains - create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change.
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A great portal into human psychology
- By Stephanie Romer on 02-13-21
By: Will Storr
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Speak with No Fear: Go from a Nervous, Nauseated, and Sweaty Speaker to an Excited, Energized, and Passionate Presenter
- By: Mike Acker
- Narrated by: Mike Acker
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall378
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Performance337
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Story334
Do you HATE public speaking? Are you TERRIFIED to stand in front of people? When you think of speaking, do you get nervous, anxious, even sweaty? You don’t have to be afraid any longer. It can seem like everyone is a gifted speak when you watch TED talks or compare yourself to skilled co-workers giving presentations. Don't get caught up in comparison. Instead, take action to improve YOUR ability and to overcome your fear. If you struggle when you speak, then you are not alone. Public speaking is the number one fear in America.
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Great advice and great stories!
- By ElleBee on 11-13-19
By: Mike Acker
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The Mother Tongue
- English and How It Got That Way
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,309
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Performance1,135
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Story1,129
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent—brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog...
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More satire than history
- By Barbara Kindle Customer on 12-18-15
By: Bill Bryson
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The Notebook
- A History of Thinking on Paper
- By: Roland Allen
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall95
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Performance87
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Story87
We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did these indispensable implements come from? How did they revolutionize our lives? And how can using a notebook help change the way you think? In this wide-ranging history, Roland Allen reveals how the notebook became our most dependable and versatile tool for creative thinking.
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A fascinating look at an often overlooked powerful tool.
- By Andrew Darlow on 12-28-24
By: Roland Allen
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Win Every Argument
- The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking
- By: Mehdi Hasan
- Narrated by: Mehdi Hasan
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall468
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Performance406
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Story406
This program is read by and contains archival audio of the author from MSNBC, BBC Question Time, Oxford Union, and other sources. Win Every Argument shows how anyone can communicate with confidence, rise above the tit-for-tats on social media, and triumph in a successful and productive debate in...
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Would be much better without politics
- By David Fair on 03-17-23
By: Mehdi Hasan
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How to Read a Book
- The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
- By: Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
- Narrated by: Edward Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall136
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Performance97
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Story95
With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material. A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them...
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An excellent book.
- By idris on 12-30-21
By: Mortimer J. Adler, and others
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How the Word Is Passed
- A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
- By: Clint Smith
- Narrated by: Clint Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,713
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Performance3,318
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Story3,304
This compelling #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that...
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Sincerely grateful read
- By Kelvin Dixon on 06-08-21
By: Clint Smith
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Next Steps in Spanish with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners – Complete Course
- Spanish Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach
- By: Paul Noble
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall564
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Performance481
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Story461
No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. This course covers European and Latin American...
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Uneven pacing, decent material
- By Jennifer on 05-03-20
By: Paul Noble
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Spy the Lie
- Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception
- By: Philip Houston, Michael Floyd, Susan Carnicero, and others
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,065
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Performance2,682
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Story2,684
Three former CIA officers—among the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior—share their proven techniques for uncovering a lie Imagine how different your life would be if you could tell whether someone was lying or telling you the truth. Be it hiring a new employee...
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Excellent, with one disappointment
- By Kim on 08-07-12
By: Philip Houston, and others
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A Good Man Is Hard To Find And Other Stories
- By: Flannery O'Connor
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall162
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Performance140
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Story140
An essential collection of classic stories that established Flannery O’Connor’s reputation as an American master of fiction—now with a new introduction by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff In 1955, with the title story and others in this critical edition, Flannery O’Connor...
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It contains the following stories:
- By Erica Smith on 11-09-23
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
- The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
- By: Jessica Brody
- Narrated by: Jessica Brody
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,386
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Performance1,114
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Story1,102
The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat!...
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Tip for finding the PDF!!!
- By SB on 02-26-19
By: Jessica Brody
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TED Talks
- The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
- By: Chris Anderson
- Narrated by: Chris Anderson, Tom Rielly, Kelly Stoetzel
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,308
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Performance2,894
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Story2,870
Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to unlocking empathy, stirring excitement, spreading knowledge, and promoting a shared dream. Done right, a talk can electrify a room and transform an audience's worldview. Done right, a talk is more powerful than anything in written form.
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One of the VERY Best!
- By C. Freeman on 05-08-16
By: Chris Anderson