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  School for Psychics: Book One (Written by K.C. Archer) 03.04.2018 11h 27m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: School for Psychics: Book One Series: #1 of School for Psychics Author: K.C. Archer Narrator: Madeleine Maby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 27 minutes Release date: April 3, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Paranormal Publisher's Summary: An entrancing new series starring a funny, impulsive, and sometimes self-congratulatory young woman who discovers she has psychic abilities—and then must decide whether she will use her skills for good or…not. Teddy Cannon isn’t your typical twenty-something woman. Yes she’s resourceful, bright, and scrappy. But she can also read people with uncanny precision. What she doesn’t realize: she’s actually psychic. When a series of bad decisions leads Teddy to a run-in with the police, a mysterious stranger intervenes. He invites her to apply to the School for Psychics, a facility hidden off the coast of San Francisco where students are trained like Delta Force operatives: it’s competitive, cutthroat, and highly secretive. They’ll learn telepathy, telekinesis, investigative skills, and SWAT tactics. And if students survive their training, they go on to serve at the highest levels of government, using their skills to protect America, and the world. In class, Teddy befriends Lucas, a rebel without a cause who can start and manipulate fire; Jillian, a hipster who can mediate communication between animals and humans; and Molly, a hacker who can apprehend the emotional state of another individual. But just as Teddy feels like she’s found where she might belong, strange things begin to happen: break-ins, missing students, and more. It leads Teddy to accept a dangerous mission that will ultimately cause her to question everything—her teachers, her friends, her family, and even herself. Set in a world very much like our own, School for Psychics is the first book in a stay-up-all night series.
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  [Portuguese] - A Senhora do Lago - Andrzej Sapkowski 09.11.2022 25h 19m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: [Portuguese] - A Senhora do Lago Series: Part of [Portuguese Edition] THE WITCHER: A Saga do Bruxo Geralt de Rívia Author: Andrzej Sapkowski Narrator: Mauro Ramos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 25 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 9, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Enquanto Yeneffer permanece prisioneira e Geralt passa o inverno sob o charme de Fringilla, Ciri é projetada em um mundo paralelo ao penetrar na Torre da Andorinha. Agora, sob o domínio do elfo Avallac'h, ela só poderá ser livre se aceitar dar um filho ao rei dos Amieiros. A jovem conseguirá fugir para salvar seus amigos? 'A senhora do lago' é o último livro da saga do bruxo Geralt de Rívia, publicada pela Editora WMF Martins Fontes. Fenômeno literário que inspirou a criação do game The Witcher. Mais de 2 milhões de exemplares vendidos. Andrzej Sapkowski é um grande renovador da literatura fantástica de nossos tempos, um gênio da linguagem. Sua prosa enfeitiçou leitores no mundo todo – mais de dois milhões de exemplares foram vendidos na Europa e nos Estados Unidos. Os livros contam a saga do bruxo Geralt de Rívia, um feiticeiro cheio de astúcia. Um matador impiedoso. Um assassino de sangue-frio, treinado desde a infância para caçar e eliminar monstros. Seu único objetivo: destruir as criaturas do mal que assolam o mundo. Um mundo fantástico criado por Sapkowski com claras influências da mitologia eslava. Um mundo em que nem todos os que parecem monstros são maus e nem todos os que parecem anjos são bons... 'Um livro de Sapkowski é como uma sofisticada fórmula mágica que mistura fantasia, rigor intelectual, humor inteligente e princípios de teoria econômica.' - Revista Time
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  The First-Time Parent's Guide to Potty Training: How to Ditch Diapers Fast (And for Good!) [Written by Jazmine Mccoy] 28.07.2020 3h 14m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: The First-Time Parent's Guide to Potty Training: How to Ditch Diapers Fast (And for Good!) Author: Jazmine Mccoy Narrator: Nicole Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Medicine & Naturopathy Publisher's Summary: Potty train your child confidently, quickly, and successfully--even as a first-time parent! Are you nervous about potty training? Worried that you don't know enough to see it through to the end? Concerned that you don't have enough time to devote to it? This positive, practical, easy-to-follow guide is here to help. By approaching potty training with a proven program, first-time tips and tricks, the right tools, and a confident mindset, you can cross dirty diapers off your endless to-do list and celebrate your child's transition to the toilet. Here's everything you need to know to get your child out of diapers once and for all! The First-Time Parent's Guide to Potty Training features: - An easy, step-by-step, 3-day program for ditching diapers, including nap and nighttime training, day care strategies, and on-the-go potty training - Troubleshooting advice for accidents, backsliding, temper tantrums, and more - Guidance for your child if they're anxious, willful, or simply reluctant You can potty train your child, and this book will guide you and cheer you on every step of the way.
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  JAY-Z: Made in America (Authored by Michael Eric Dyson) 26.11.2019 5h 36m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: JAY-Z: Made in America Author: Michael Eric Dyson Narrator: Nick Cannon, Michael Eric Dyson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: November 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.94 of Total 65 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 12 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author, and includes an introduction written by Pharrell, and read by Nick Cannon. 'Dyson's incisive analysis of JAY-Z's brilliance not only offers a brief history of hip-hop's critical place in American culture, but also hints at how we can best move forward.' —Questlove JAY-Z: Made in America is the fruit of Michael Eric Dyson’s decade of teaching the work of one of the greatest poets this nation has produced, as gifted a wordsmith as Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Rita Dove. But as a rapper, he’s sometimes not given the credit he deserves for just how great an artist he’s been for so long. This audiobook wrestles with the biggest themes of JAY-Z's career, including hustling, and it recognizes the way that he’s always weaved politics into his music, making important statements about race, criminal justice, black wealth and social injustice. As he enters his fifties, and to mark his thirty years as a recording artist, this is the perfect time to take a look at JAY-Z’s career and his role in making this nation what it is today. In many ways, this is JAY-Z’s America as much as it’s Pelosi’s America, or Trump’s America, or Martin Luther King’s America. JAY-Z has given this country a language to think with and words to live by.
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  Stop Saving the Planet!: An Environmentalist Manifesto - Jenny Price 21.04.2021 2h 30m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: Stop Saving the Planet!: An Environmentalist Manifesto Author: Jenny Price Narrator: Hillary Huber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: 'Pithy, funny, exasperated, and informed . . . You cannot read a more important hundred pages than Stop Saving the Planet!' —Richard White, author of The Republic for Which It Stands We've been 'saving the planet' for decades! . . . And environmental crises just get worse. All this hybrid driving and LEED building and carbon trading seems to accomplish little to nothing—and low-income communities continue to suffer the worst consequences. Why aren't we cleaning up the toxic messes and rolling back climate change? And why do so many Americans hate environmentalists? Jenny Price says Enough already! with this short, fun, fierce manifesto for an environmentalism that is hugely more effective, a whole lot fairer, and infinitely less righteous. She challenges you, corporate sustainability officers, and the EPA to think and act completely anew—and to start right now—to ensure a truly habitable future.
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  Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict -- Donna Hicks PhD 11.10.2016 7h 33m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict Author: Donna Hicks PhD Narrator: Margaret Strom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 33 minutes Release date: October 11, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Mental Health & Psychology Publisher's Summary: The desire for dignity is universal and powerful. It is a motivating force behind all human interaction—in families, in communities, in the business world, and in relationships at the international level. When dignity is violated, the response is likely to involve aggression, even violence, hatred, and vengeance. On the other hand, when people treat one another with dignity, they become more connected and are able to create more meaningful relationships. Surprisingly, most people have little understanding of dignity, observes Donna Hicks in this important book. Drawing on her extensive experience in international conflict resolution and on insights from evolutionary biology, psychology, and neuroscience, the author explains what the elements of dignity are, how to recognize dignity violations, how to respond when we are not treated with dignity, how dignity can restore a broken relationship, why leaders must understand the concept of dignity, and more. Hicks shows that by choosing dignity as a way of life, we open the way to greater peace within ourselves and to a safer and more humane world for all.
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  Enjoy The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 from Oscar Jewell Harvey 12.04.2020 1h 39m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 Author: Oscar Jewell Harvey Narrator: Adam Hemm Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Release date: April 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Disorders & Diseases Publisher's Summary: The 1918 to 1919 H1N1 influenza pandemic is among the most deadly events in recorded human history, having killed an estimated 50 to 100 million persons. Recent H5N1 avian influenza epizootics associated with sporadic human fatalities have heightened concern that a new influenza pandemic, one at least as lethal as that of 1918, could be developing. In early 2009, a novel pandemic H1N1 influenza virus appeared, but it has not exhibited unusually high pathogenicity. Nevertheless, because this virus spreads globally, some scientists predict that mutations will increase its lethality. Therefore, to accurately predict, plan, and respond to current and future influenza pandemics, we must first better-understand the events and experiences of 1918. Although the entire genome of the 1918 influenza virus has been sequenced, many questions about the pandemic it caused remain unanswered. In this review, we discuss the origin of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus, the pandemic's unusual epidemiologic features and the causes and demographic patterns of fatality, and how this information should impact our response to the current 2009 H1N1 pandemic and future pandemics. After 92 yrs of research, fundamental questions about influenza pandemics remain unanswered. Thus, we must remain vigilant and use the knowledge we have gained from 1918 and other influenza pandemics to direct targeted research and pandemic influenza preparedness planning, emphasizing prevention, containment, and treatment.
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  Heirs of Empire -- Evan Currie 22.09.2015 10h

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: Heirs of Empire Series: #1 of The Scourwind Legacy Author: Evan Currie Narrator: Deric McNish Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 22, 2015 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Science Fiction Publisher's Summary: The Scourwind family legacy brought the empire to the height of its power and prosperity and defended it against all enemies. Now one man’s machinations aim to shift the balance of power—with violent and devastating consequences. When the trusted General Corian launches a coup against Emperor Scourwind, he hurls the planetary kingdom into chaos. To secure his claim as ruler, Corian will need the strength of the Scourwind name behind him, and he will stop at nothing to bring under his grasp the young Scourwind heirs, twins Lydia and Brennan. Barely into adulthood, the two are thrust into the crossfire. Battling new obstacles at every turn, they eventually find refuge with Mira Delsol, pirate and former member of the elite empire forces. As the stakes rise, loyalists, mercenaries, and political opportunists rally around the heirs in a desperate bid to unseat the usurper. But if their risky gambit fails, will the empire crumble into oblivion?
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  Relics (Written by Tim Lebbon) 29.01.2019 11h 27m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: Relics Series: #1 of The Relics Trilogy Author: Tim Lebbon Narrator: Esther Wane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 29, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Fantasy Publisher's Summary: The launch of a gripping new supernatural terror trilogy by the acclaimed author of Coldbrook, The Silence, and the Alien-Predator Rage War trilogy There’s an underground black market for arcane things. Akin to the trade in rhino horns or tiger bones, this network traffics in remains of gryphons, faeries, goblins, and other fantastic creatures. When her fiancé Vince goes missing, Angela Gough, an American criminology student, discovers he was a part of this secretive trade. It’s a big-money business—shadowy, brutal, and sometimes fatal. As the trail leads her deeper into London’s dark side, she crosses paths with a crime lord whose life is dedicated to collecting such relics. Then Angela discovers that some of these objects aren’t as ancient as they seem. Some of them are fresh.
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  Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage (By Hazel Rowley) 26.10.2010 12h 46m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage Author: Hazel Rowley Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 26, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Law & Politics Publisher's Summary: Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor's purported lesbianism—and many scandals in between—the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals. Some claim that Eleanor sacrificed her personal happiness to accommodate FDR's needs; others claim that the marriage was nothing more than a gracious façade for political convenience. No one has told the full story until now. In this groundbreaking new account of the marriage, Hazel Rowley describes the remarkable courage and lack of convention—private and public—that kept FDR and Eleanor together. She reveals a partnership that was both supportive and daring. Franklin, especially, knew what he owed to Eleanor, who was not so much behind the scenes as heavily engaged in them. Their relationship was the product of FDR and Eleanor's conscious efforts—a partnership that they created according to their own ambitions and needs. In this dramatic and vivid narrative, set against the great upheavals of the Depression and World War II, Rowley paints a portrait of a tender lifelong companionship, born of mutual admiration and compassion. Most of all, she depicts an extraordinary evolution—from conventional Victorian marriage to the bold and radical partnership that has made Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt go down in history as one of the most inspiring and fascinating couples of all time.
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  Charles Dickens - David Copperfield: Part 1 and 2 01.07.2011 38h 37m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: David Copperfield: Part 1 and 2 Author: Charles Dickens Narrator: Patrick Tull Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 38 hours 37 minutes Release date: July 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: The endearing story of David Copperfield's endeavor to become the hero of his own life, with its intriguing correspondence to the author's own life, has delighted readers for generations. Dickens himself called this book his 'favourite child,' and it is his most quoted novel. Now you can have the pleasure of hearing Patrick Tull's brilliant narration of Dickens beloved classic. Listen as David recounts the experiences of his rise to successful novelist-his wretched boyhood , the drudgery of his various jobs, his marriage to the boss' pretty daughter, his flight to the continent, and finally, a reunion with his true love. Tull's marvelously resonant voice ushers us smoothly through young David's trials. His ability to move deftly between different accents gives new life to some of the best-known characters in all of literature. Dora, Uriah Heep, and Mr. Micawber. Close your eyes and soon you'll find yourself sitting in a little Victorian parlor listening as David tells his story.
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  Robert E. Howard - Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian Barbarian: The Complete Weird Tales Omnibus 15.06.2017 35h 6m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian Barbarian: The Complete Weird Tales Omnibus Author: Robert E. Howard Narrator: Finn J.D. John Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 15, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.65 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 4.46 of Total 13 Genres: Horror Publisher's Summary: This 35-hour collection contains all of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian stories published during his lifetime, contextualized with biographical details of their author. It also includes two Solomon Kane stories and one Kull of Atlantis story, to set the context. The audiobook comes with a complimentary copy of the print edition of the book in interactive PDF form, as downloadable bonus content; to retrieve it, go to pulp-lit.com/270.html.
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  The Enigma of Clarence Thomas (Written by Corey Robin) 24.09.2019 9h 52m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: The Enigma of Clarence Thomas Author: Corey Robin Narrator: Larry Herron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: The Enigma of Clarence Thomas is a groundbreaking revisionist take on the Supreme Court justice everyone knows about but no one knows. “One of the marvels of Robin’s razor-sharp book is how carefully he marshals his evidence.... It isn’t every day that reading about ideas can be both so gratifying and unsettling.” – The New York Times Most people can tell you two things about Clarence Thomas: Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment, and he almost never speaks from the bench. Here are some things they don’t know: Thomas is a black nationalist. In college he memorized the speeches of Malcolm X. He believes white people are incurably racist. In the first examination of its kind, Corey Robin– one of the foremost analysts of the right (The Reactionary Mind) – delves deeply into both Thomas’s biography and his jurisprudence, masterfully reading his Supreme Court opinions against the backdrop of his autobiographical and political writings and speeches. The hidden source of Thomas’s conservative views, Robin shows, is a profound skepticism that racism can be overcome. Thomas is convinced that any government action on behalf of African-Americans will be tainted by racism; the most African-Americans can hope for is that white people will get out of their way. There’s a reason, Robin concludes, why liberals often complain that Thomas doesn’t speak but seldom pay attention when he does. Were they to listen, they’d hear a racial pessimism that often sounds similar to their own. Cutting across the ideological spectrum, this unacknowledged consensus about the impossibility of progress is key to understanding today’s political stalemate.
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  The First Part Last [Written by Angela Johnson] 24.08.2004 1h 42m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: The First Part Last Author: Angela Johnson Narrator: Khalipa Oldjohn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 42 minutes Release date: August 24, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Bobby is a typical urban New York City teenager--impulsive, eager, restless. For his sixteenth birthday he cuts school with his two best buddies, grabs a couple of slices at his favorite pizza joint, catches a flick at a nearby multiplex, and gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes his life forever: He's going to be a father. Suddenly things like school and house parties and fun times with friends are replaced by visits to Nia's pediatrician and countless social workers who all say that the only way for Nia and Bobby to lead a normal life is to put their baby up for adoption. Then tragedy strikes Nia, and Bobby finds himself in the role of single, teenage father. Because his child--their child--is all that remains of his lost love. With powerful language and keen insight, Johnson tells the story of a young man's struggle to figure out what the "right thing" is and then to do it. The result is a gripping portrayal of single teenage parenthood from the point of view of a youth on the threshold of becoming a man.
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  Star Wars Legends: The Crystal Star : Vonda Mcintyre 20.02.2007 3h

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: Star Wars Legends: The Crystal Star Series: Part of Star Wars - Legends Author: Vonda Mcintyre Narrator: Anthony Heald Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 0 minutes Release date: February 20, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.14 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Space Opera Publisher's Summary: Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Vonda N. McIntyre continues the bestselling Star Wars saga as the ultimate space adventure unfolds in The Crystal Star. Princess Leia's children have been kidnapped. Along with Chewbacca and Artoo-Detoo, she follows the kidnappers' trail to a disabled refugee ship, from which children are also missing. Here she learns of a powerful Imperial officer with a twisted plan to restore the Empire. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker are cut off from Leia by the death of a nearby star, which has caused a disruption in the Force. They have gone to the planet Crseih to investigate a report of a lost group of Jedi. Instead they find a charismatic alien named Waru whose miraculous healing powers have attracted a fanatic following. As Leia follows the path of her children across space, Luke and Han draw closer to the truth behind Waru's sinister cult. Together they will face an explosive showdown that will decide the survival of the New Republic . . . and the universe itself!
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  Enjoy The Odyssey from Homer 29.11.2005 13h

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: The Odyssey Series: Part of Penguin Audio Classics Author: Homer Narrator: Ian McKellen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: November 29, 2005 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.12 of Total 75 Ratings of Narrator: 4.27 of Total 11 Genres: Poetry Publisher's Summary: The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of every man's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of Homer's original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of The Odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth savoring treasuring for its sheer lyrical mastery. This audiobook is sure to delight both the classicist and the general reader, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students.
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  The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons in Creative Leadership from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company [Written by Robert Iger] 23.09.2019 8h 45m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons in Creative Leadership from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company Author: Robert Iger Narrator: Robert Iger, Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 23, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.85 of Total 26 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 11 Genres: Management & Leadership Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The CEO of Disney, one of Time's most influential people of 2019, shares the ideas and values he embraced to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world and inspire the people who bring the magic to life. Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Morale had deteriorated, competition was intense, and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company's history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger?think global?and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets. Fourteen years later, Disney is the largest, most respected media company in the world, counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Its value is nearly five times what it was when Iger took over, and he is recognized as one of the most innovative and successful CEOs of our era. In The Ride of a Lifetime, Robert Iger shares the lessons he's learned while running Disney and leading its 200,000 employees, and he explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership, including: Optimism. Even in the face of difficulty, an optimistic leader will find the path toward the best possible outcome and focus on that, rather than give in to pessimism and blaming. Courage. Leaders have to be willing to take risks and place big bets. Fear of failure destroys creativity. Decisiveness. All decisions, no matter how difficult, can be made on a timely basis. Indecisiveness is both wasteful and destructive to morale. Fairness. Treat people decently, with empathy, and be accessible to them. This book is about the relentless curiosity that has driven Iger for forty-five years, since the day he started as the lowliest studio grunt at ABC. It's also about thoughtfulness and respect, and a decency-over-dollars approach that has become the bedrock of every project and partnership Iger pursues, from a deep friendship with Steve Jobs in his final years to an abiding love of the Star Wars mythology. © Robert Iger 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019
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  Audiobook: Ultimate Hard Men - The Truth About the Toughest Men in Britain by Kate Kray 12.05.2022 6h 51m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: Ultimate Hard Men - The Truth About the Toughest Men in Britain Author: Kate Kray Narrator: Karl Jenkinson, Helen Colby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: May 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: Gangsters, hitmen, murderers and terrorists . . . Kate Kray has met them all. Using her unrivalled links to the criminal underworld, she has asked the questions many would be too terrified to utter. From seasoned hard man Roger Shaw to feared detainee Charles Bronson, Kate lifts the lid on the crimes they committed, and speaks to the men themselves to find out what exactly makes them tick. Infamous criminals, now seen as legends of British crime, open up to reveal their fated paths and the instrumental moments which caused them to turn to a life outside the law. These are the stories of the men behind the headlines, each one with a unique story to tell. But there is one thing they all have in common: they inhabit a world in which the rest of us fear to tread.
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  Audiobook: Mad Genius: A Manifesto for Entrepreneurs by Randy Gage 19.01.2016 5h 26m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: Mad Genius: A Manifesto for Entrepreneurs Author: Randy Gage Narrator: Randy Gage Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 26 minutes Release date: January 19, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 2.67 of Total 3 Genres: Career Development Publisher's Summary: Create your next breakthrough Mad Genius is a unique book for entrepreneurs--and for employees who want to think like entrepreneurs. It will help you unleash the innate creative genius inside you. Every industry has its sacred cows and accepted practices. These are often based upon foundational premises that are no longer valid--if they ever were. There's a reason Facebook was birthed in a dorm room, Amazon.com came from people not in the bookstore business, and UBER was created by people who weren't from the taxi industry.  Innovation, discovery, and creating disruption require blowing up conventional thinking and unleashing your entrepreneurial brilliance. Mad Genius is a fire hose of creative stimulation that will spark breakthrough ideas and show you how to nurture them. Get ready to think different.
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  The Heap: A Novel [Written by Sean Adams] 07.01.2020 9h 27m

  #ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/ak-4696/Title: The Heap: A Novel Author: Sean Adams Narrator: David Sadzin, Todd Haberkorn, Sarah Naughton, Allyson Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody Publisher's Summary: “As intellectually playful as the best of Thomas Pynchon and as sardonically warm as the best of Kurt Vonnegut, The Heap is both a hilarious send-up of life under late capitalism and a moving exploration of the peculiar loneliness of the early 21st century. A masterful and humane gem of a novel.” —Shaun Hamill, author of A Cosmology of Monsters Blending the piercing humor of Alexandra Kleeman and the jagged satire of Black Mirror, an audacious, eerily prescient debut novel that chronicles the rise and fall of a massive high-rise housing complex, and the lives it affected before - and after - its demise. Standing nearly five hundred stories tall, Los Verticalés once bustled with life and excitement. Now this marvel of modern architecture and nontraditional urban planning has collapsed into a pile of rubble known as the Heap. In exchange for digging gear, a rehabilitated bicycle, and a small living stipend, a vast community of Dig Hands removes debris, trash, and bodies from the building’s mountainous remains, which span twenty acres of unincorporated desert land. Orville Anders burrows into the bowels of the Heap to find his brother Bernard, the beloved radio DJ of Los Verticalés, who is alive and miraculously broadcasting somewhere under the massive rubble. For months, Orville has lived in a sea of campers that surrounds the Heap, working tirelessly to free Bernard—the only known survivor of the imploded city—whom he speaks to every evening, calling into his radio show. The brothers’ conversations are a ratings bonanza, and the station’s parent company, Sundial Media, wants to boost its profits by having Orville slyly drop brand names into his nightly talks with Bernard. When Orville refuses, his access to Bernard is suddenly cut off, but strangely, he continues to hear his own voice over the airwaves, casually shilling products as “he” converses with Bernard. What follows is an imaginative and darkly hilarious story of conspiracy, revenge, and the strange life and death of Los Verticalés that both captures the wonderful weirdness of community and the bonds that tie us together.