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The Story of Human Language
- By: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
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Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.
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This is from 2005
- By David on 26-07-2018
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The Story of Human Language
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Series: The Great Courses: Linguistics
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Made in America
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
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In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land, explaining how a dusty hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how Americans were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up, as well as exposing the true origins of the G-string, the original $64,000 question, and Dr Kellogg of cornflakes fame.
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Very entertaining account of American vocabulary
- By Aileen on 03-07-2015
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Made in America
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 16-01-2006
- Language: English
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How to Say It: Words That Make a Difference
- By: Allison Friederichs Atkison, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Allison Friederichs Atkison
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
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Words. We use them all the time, every day, mostly without giving them much thought at all. We take for granted that they’re here at our disposal whenever we need them. But if you’ve ever wished you could communicate more effectively, words are the place to start. It’s incumbent upon you to choose the best words to accomplish your goals, because how you choose to communicate influences—well, everything! The power of communication shapes our professional goals, our relationships, and our lives—so the words we choose to use carry a great deal of power.
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A good course to brush up an tune your messages
- By JayZee on 14-09-2022
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How to Say It: Words That Make a Difference
- Narrated by: Allison Friederichs Atkison
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 14-07-2022
- Language: English
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The Writing Revolution
- A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades
- By: Judith C. Hochman, Natalie Wexler, Doug Lemov - foreword
- Narrated by: Margaret Strom
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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The Writing Revolution (TWR) provides a clear method of instruction that you can use no matter what subject or grade level you teach. The model, also known as The Hochman Method, has demonstrated, over and over, that it can turn weak writers into strong communicators by focusing on specific techniques that match their needs and by providing them with targeted feedback. Insurmountable as the challenges faced by many students may seem, TWR can make a dramatic difference.
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now I'm buying the hard copy
- By Amazon Customer on 13-12-2020
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The Writing Revolution
- A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades
- Narrated by: Margaret Strom
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 10-07-2018
- Language: English
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How to Speak Effectively in Any Setting
- By: Molly Bishop Shadel, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Molly Bishop Shadel
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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The power of an effective speech is undeniable. It has the capacity to engage, inform, motivate, and create change in an audience - and in the world. In this compelling 24-lesson course, How to Speak Effectively in Any Setting, taught by Molly Bishop Shadel, Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, learn the fine art of speaking clearly, effectively, and persuasively in contexts across the spectrum, from the board room to the bar room and everywhere in between.
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Excellent material
- By Bill Newcomen on 12-07-2023
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How to Speak Effectively in Any Setting
- Narrated by: Molly Bishop Shadel
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 29-01-2021
- Language: English
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
- How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
- By: David W. Anthony
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
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Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? The Horse, the Wheel, and Language solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the past.
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Magisterial
- By Amazon Customer on 27-08-2022
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
- How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 11-09-2018
- Language: English
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Public Speaking for Success
- By: Dale Carnegie
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
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This 2006 revision - edited by a longtime consultant to Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc., and the editor in charge of updating How to Win Friends and Influence People - is the definitive one for our era. While up to date in its language and points of reference, Public Speaking for Success preserves the full range of ideas and methods that appeared in the original, including Carnegie's complete speech and diction exercises, which follow each chapter, as the author originally designated them.
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great
- By Josephine Ford on 19-04-2018
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Public Speaking for Success
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 19-04-2016
- Language: English
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Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition
- A Guide to Narrative Craft
- By: Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Ned Stuckey-French
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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A creative writer's shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Writing Fiction. Janet Burroway's best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for more than three decades, it has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn the craft.
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The words
- By James P. Walters on 26-04-2024
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Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition
- A Guide to Narrative Craft
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 28-06-2019
- Language: English
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The Art of Conversation
- Change Your Life with Confident Communication
- By: Judy Apps
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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The Art of Conversation will show you step by step how to converse skillfully and enjoyably with other people, at home, at work, on the phone, and in the street. Even if you're daunted now, discover the difference good conversation can make in every aspect of your life.
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The Art of Conversation
- Change Your Life with Confident Communication
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 27-07-2020
- Language: English
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Proust and the Squid
- The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
- By: Maryanne Wolf
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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Interweaving her vast knowledge of neurology, sociology, psychology, and philosophy with fascinating down-to-earth examples and lively personal anecdotes, developmental psychologist, neuroscientist, and dyslexia expert Wolf probes the question, "How do we learn to read and write?" This ambitious and provocative new book offers an impassioned look at reading, its effect on our lives, and explains why it matters so greatly in a digital era.
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The reading brain- Socratic defiance
- By Anonymous User on 23-03-2022
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Proust and the Squid
- The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 26-08-2008
- Language: English
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The Creative Compass
- Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication
- By: Dan Millman, Sierra Prasada
- Narrated by: Dan Millman, Sierra Prasada
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
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A guide should give clear directions and then get out of your way. In this unique collaboration that bridges two generations, best-selling author Dan Millman and his co-author (and daughter) Sierra Prasada help orient you as you make your own way through five universal stages of creativity: Dream, Draft, Develop, Refine, and Share.
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It was ok
- By Tara Chapman on 28-05-2023
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The Creative Compass
- Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication
- Narrated by: Dan Millman, Sierra Prasada
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 13-01-2014
- Language: English
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Quarterly Essay 88: Lone Wolf
- Albanese and the New Politics
- By: Katharine Murphy
- Narrated by: Ailsa Piper
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
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In this perceptive, compelling essay, Katharine Murphy offers a profile of Anthony Albanese in motion – a piece about character, the balance of forces, and the mood of the nation. Are Albanese and his party up for change? Are Australians up for it? What does the new prime minister embody, if anything? Has the centre of the polity shifted, with the success of the Teals and the Greens? Where could – and should – the new government be ambitious?
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Modern political history told well
- By Roger on 08-01-2023
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Quarterly Essay 88: Lone Wolf
- Albanese and the New Politics
- Narrated by: Ailsa Piper
- Series: Quarterly Essays
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 28-11-2022
- Language: English
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"I Give You My Body..."
- How I Write Sex Scenes
- By: Diana Gabaldon
- Narrated by: Diana Gabaldon, Davina Porter, Jeff Woodman, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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In this revealing compendium, acclaimed writer Diana Gabaldon shares her invaluable lessons for creating an immersive reading experience, from evoking a mood to using the power of emotions to communicate physical intimacy. You'll learn the difference between gratuitous sex and genuine encounters that move the story forward and how to handle less-than-savory acts that nevertheless serve a narrative purpose. Gabaldon also notes that sex can be conveyed instead of described.
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Interesting content, but narration detracts
- By Louise on 16-09-2019
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"I Give You My Body..."
- How I Write Sex Scenes
- Narrated by: Diana Gabaldon, Davina Porter, Jeff Woodman, Allan Scott-Douglas
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 22-11-2016
- Language: English
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Quarterly Essay 91: Lifeboat
- Disability, Humanity and the NDIS
- By: Micheline Lee
- Narrated by: Micheline Lee
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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Caring or careless? In this powerful and moving essay, Micheline Lee tells the story of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a transformative social change that ran into problems. For some users it has been “the only lifeboat in the ocean,” but for others it has meant still more exclusion. Lee explains what happened, showing that the NDIS, for all its good intentions, has not understood people with disabilities well enough. While government thought the market could do its job, a caring society cannot be outsourced.
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Really Eye Opening
- By Mary on 07-03-2024
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Quarterly Essay 91: Lifeboat
- Disability, Humanity and the NDIS
- Narrated by: Micheline Lee
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 11-09-2023
- Language: English
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The Emotional Craft of Fiction
- How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
- By: Donald Maass
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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While writers might disagree over showing versus telling or plotting versus pantsing, none would argue this: If you want to write strong fiction, you must make your readers feel. The reader's experience must be an emotional journey of its own, one as involving as your characters' struggles, discoveries, and triumphs are for you. That's where The Emotional Craft of Fiction comes in. Veteran literary agent and expert fiction instructor Donald Maass shows you how to use story to provoke a visceral and emotional experience in readers.
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Add to list
- By BillionaireManzi on 14-07-2021
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The Emotional Craft of Fiction
- How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 21-04-2020
- Language: English
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Can You Forgive Her?
- By: Anthony Trollope
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Length: 28 hrs and 8 mins
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Can You Forgive Her? is the first of the six in the Palliser series. Trollope inextricably binds together the issues of parliamentary election and marriage, of politics and privacy. The values and aspirations of the governing stratum of Victorian society are ruthlessly examined, and none remains unscathed. But above all Trollope focuses on the predicament of women. 'What should a woman do with her life?' asks Alice Vavasor of herself, and this theme is echoed by every other woman in the audiobook.
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A MUST FOR 1800s literature fans
- By Pen Pen on 30-06-2022
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Can You Forgive Her?
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Series: Audible Exclusive - The Pallisers, read by Timothy West, Book 1, The Pallisers, Book 1
- Length: 28 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 26-02-2010
- Language: English
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Speak to Win
- How to Present with Power in Any Situation
- By: Brian Tracy
- Narrated by: Brian Tracy
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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The art of speaking can be systematically learned, and if you have the desire, discipline, and determination - not to mention one of the world's greatest presenters as your teacher - you too can become a persuasive and powerful speaker. Tracy reveals time-tested tricks of the trade you can use to present powerfully and speak persuasively, whether in an informal meeting or in front of a large group of people.
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a good summary
- By Anonymous User on 20-10-2020
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Speak to Win
- How to Present with Power in Any Situation
- Narrated by: Brian Tracy
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 20-11-2008
- Language: English
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The 7 Principles of Public Speaking
- Proven Methods from a PR Professional
- By: Richard Zeoli
- Narrated by: Peter Johnson
- Length: 5 hrs
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Whether you are looking to position yourself as an industry expert, extend your sphere of influence, or gain the support and backing of vital constituencies, The 7 Principles of Public Speaking will give you the tools you need to achieve your goal.
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Learned some, missed a few
- By Ed Dela Rosa on 08-09-2023
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The 7 Principles of Public Speaking
- Proven Methods from a PR Professional
- Narrated by: Peter Johnson
- Length: 5 hrs
- Release date: 01-02-2013
- Language: English
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The Secrets of Story
- Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers
- By: Matt Bird
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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The Secrets of Story is a revolutionary and comprehensive writing guide for the 21st century, focused on clever ways to get an audience to fully identify with an all-too-human hero. Authors will learn to how to cut through pop culture noise and win over a jaded modern audience by rediscovering the heart of writing: shaping stories that ring true to our shared understanding of human nature.
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The Secrets of Story
- Innovative Tools for Perfecting Your Fiction and Captivating Readers
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 01-11-2016
- Language: English
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Find Out Anything from Anyone, Anytime
- Secrets of Calculated Questioning from a Veteran Interrogator
- By: James Pyle, Maryann Karinch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
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The secret to finding out anything you want to know is amazingly simple: Ask good questions. Most people trip through life asking bad questions - of teachers, friends, coworkers, clients, prospects, experts, and suspects. Even people trained in questioning, such as journalists and lawyers, commonly ask questions that get partial or misleading answers. People in any profession will immediately benefit by developing the skill and art of good questioning.
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light bulb 💡 moment
- By Kelly Michelle on 28-12-2023
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Find Out Anything from Anyone, Anytime
- Secrets of Calculated Questioning from a Veteran Interrogator
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 18-04-2014
- Language: English
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