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Meditations
- By: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
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Meditations
- By PD on 09-05-2019
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Come As You Are: Revised and Updated
- The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
- By: Emily Nagoski PhD
- Narrated by: Emily Nagoski, Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
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A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski’s game-changing New York Times best seller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life....
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Must read for everybody
- By Amanda on 09-03-2021
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Not Just Lucky
- By: Jamila Rizvi
- Narrated by: Jamila Rizvi
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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Women are suffering from a crisis of confidence about work. Accustomed to being overlooked and undervalued, even when women do get to the top, they explain their success away as 'luck'....
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a must read for Australian men
- By Anonymous User on 18-04-2021
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The Daily Stoic
- 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
- By: Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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The Daily Stoic offers a daily devotional of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from Emperor Marcus Aurelius, playwright Seneca, and many more....
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Great intro to the Stoic philosphy
- By Avi Naidu on 21-01-2020
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A New Earth
- Awakening Your Life's Purpose
- By: Eckhart Tolle
- Narrated by: Eckhart Tolle
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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Eckhart Tolle presents listeners with an honest look at the current state of humanity....
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If you only ever read one book. . This is it!
- By Kyrona Unity Hope on 17-11-2015
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Letting Go
- The Pathway of Surrender
- By: David R. Hawkins MD
- Narrated by: Peter Lownds PhD
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Letting Go describes a simple and effective means by which to let go of the obstacles to enlightenment and become free of negativity....
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I’ve listened to this more than 50 times
- By Sharam on 17-02-2019
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Meditations
- By: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
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Meditations
- By PD on 09-05-2019
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Come As You Are: Revised and Updated
- The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
- By: Emily Nagoski PhD
- Narrated by: Emily Nagoski, Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski’s game-changing New York Times best seller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life....
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Must read for everybody
- By Amanda on 09-03-2021
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Not Just Lucky
- By: Jamila Rizvi
- Narrated by: Jamila Rizvi
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Women are suffering from a crisis of confidence about work. Accustomed to being overlooked and undervalued, even when women do get to the top, they explain their success away as 'luck'....
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a must read for Australian men
- By Anonymous User on 18-04-2021
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The Daily Stoic
- 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
- By: Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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The Daily Stoic offers a daily devotional of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from Emperor Marcus Aurelius, playwright Seneca, and many more....
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Great intro to the Stoic philosphy
- By Avi Naidu on 21-01-2020
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A New Earth
- Awakening Your Life's Purpose
- By: Eckhart Tolle
- Narrated by: Eckhart Tolle
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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Eckhart Tolle presents listeners with an honest look at the current state of humanity....
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If you only ever read one book. . This is it!
- By Kyrona Unity Hope on 17-11-2015
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Letting Go
- The Pathway of Surrender
- By: David R. Hawkins MD
- Narrated by: Peter Lownds PhD
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Letting Go describes a simple and effective means by which to let go of the obstacles to enlightenment and become free of negativity....
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I’ve listened to this more than 50 times
- By Sharam on 17-02-2019
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Economics in America
- An Immigrant Economist Explores the Land of Inequality
- By: Angus Deaton
- Narrated by: Angus Deaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton shares candid reflections on the economist’s craft....
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Nonviolent Communication
- Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values
- By: Marshall Rosenberg PhD
- Narrated by: Marshall Rosenberg PhD
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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On Nonviolent Communication, this renowned peacemaker presents his complete system for speaking our deepest truths....
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great! if you want to sleep!
- By leigh on 05-04-2019
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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
- The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex
- By: John Gray
- Narrated by: John Gray
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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In his classic guide to understanding the opposite sex, Dr. John Gray provides a practical and proven way for men and women to improve their communication and relationships by acknowledging the differences between them....
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Not even if you’re in lock down
- By S. C. Jewell on 18-04-2020
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The Coffin Confessor
- By: Bill Edgar
- Narrated by: Bill Edgar
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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Imagine you are dying with a secret. Something you've never had the courage to tell your friends and family. Or a last wish - a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace....
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A must read!
- By Anonymous User on 04-07-2021
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Maori Made Easy
- For Everyday Learners of the Maori Language
- By: Scotty Morrison
- Narrated by: Scotty Morrison
- Length: 29 hrs and 57 mins
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Let te reo Maori advocate and expert Scotty Morrison teach you the basics of the Maori language in easy 30-minute lessons - anywhere, anytime....
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Highly recommend!!!
- By Vicki on 04-04-2021
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The Madness of Crowds
- Gender, Race and Identity
- By: Douglas Murray
- Narrated by: Douglas Murray
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the dangers of ‘woke’ culture and the rise of identity politics....
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Thank you for attacking these subjects Douglas.
- By Garry on 25-10-2019
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Women Who Run with the Wolves
- Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
- By: Clarissa Pinkola Estés
- Narrated by: Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Abridged
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First published three years ago before the print edition of Women Who Run with the Wolves made publishing history, this original audio edition quickly became an underground best seller....
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Not complete
- By Kiera on 20-01-2016
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
- And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing
- By: Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
- Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope....
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Don't let the title put you off! Read this book
- By Melanie Maher on 19-06-2020
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Becoming Nobody
- The Essential Ram Dass Collection
- By: Ram Dass
- Narrated by: Ram Dass
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
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As featured in the Ram Dass documentary film Becoming Nobody, five essential live teaching sessions on audio, presented here in their entirety....
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This man still needs a lot of attention
- By CJ on 14-05-2020
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Outliers
- The Story of Success
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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In this stunning audiobook, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" - the best and the brightest, the most famous, and the most successful. He asks the question: What makes high-achievers different? Listen to find out more....
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Where are the female outliers?
- By laura on 26-04-2019
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
- By: Donald J. Trump, Tony Schwartz
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith, Donald J. Trump
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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Here is Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life....
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Outstanding view into the wanker running America
- By Kindle Customer on 31-03-2017
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
- By: Anne Case, Angus Deaton
- Narrated by: Kate Harper
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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From economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America's working class....
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Must read
- By Amazon Customer on 19-01-2021
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Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
- By: Gary Chapman
- Narrated by: Chris Fabry
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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When you said, “I do”, you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy. You never intended for it to be miserable....
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Outdated views
- By Anonymous User on 12-05-2023
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Silent Sisters
- A True Story
- By: Joanne Lee, Ann Cusack
- Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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For over 20 years, Joanne Lee's mother kept the remains of three newborn babies hidden in her wardrobe. For the first time since exposing her mother's crimes, Joanne breaks her silence over her family's horrific ordeal....
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Amazing Book & Amazingly secret told
- By Anonymous User on 22-03-2022
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The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist
- Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse
- By: Debbie Mirza
- Narrated by: Debbie Mirza
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist is the most comprehensive and helpful audiobook on the topic of covert narcissism. This type of narcissism is one of the most damaging forms because the abuse is so hidden and so insidious....
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absolutely awful
- By jaise on 09-01-2019
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The Ethical Slut
- A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, & Other Adventures
- By: Janet W. Hardy, Dossie Easton
- Narrated by: Janet W. Hardy, Dossie Easton
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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For anyone who has ever dreamed of love, sex, and companionship beyond the limits of traditional monogamy, this groundbreaking guide navigates the infinite possibilities that open relationships can offer....
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An absolute must read, non-monogamous or no. <3..
- By Borchard on 26-07-2020
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The Strange Death of Europe
- Immigration, Identity, Islam
- By: Douglas Murray
- Narrated by: Robert Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide....
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Everyone needs to read this as soon as possible!
- By Anonymous User on 02-06-2017
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Good Pop, Bad Pop
- By: Jarvis Cocker
- Narrated by: Jarvis Cocker
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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We all have a random collection of the things that made us—photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer....
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Absolutely loved it
- By Louise H. on 26-06-2023
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The Art of Living
- Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
- By: Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Gabra Zackman
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh reveals an art of living in mindfulness that helps us answer life's deepest questions and experience the happiness and freedom we desire....
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A joy to listen to
- By Annie B on 16-01-2021
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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good research, too many words
- By PatienceAllergy on 23-03-2017
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A Mother's Story
- By: Rosie Batty, Bryce Corbett
- Narrated by: Rosie Batty
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Rosie Batty knows pain no woman should have to suffer. Her son was killed by his father in a violent incident in February 2014, a horrendous event that shocked not only the nation but the world....
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A must to read!
- By Carmen Huszar on 21-05-2017
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Avatar: The Last Airbender and Philosophy
- Wisdom from Aang to Zuko (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)
- By: William Irwin - editor, Helen De Cruz - editor, Johan De Smedt - editor
- Narrated by: Tegan Ashton Cohan, Diontae Black
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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On the face of it, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a story about a lone superhero. However, saving the world is a team effort, embodied in Team Avatar, aka the Gaang. Aang needs help from his friends and tutors, even from non-human animals....
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The Convoluted Universe: Book One
- By: Dolores Cannon
- Narrated by: Randal Schaffer, Cherise Knapp
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
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The Convoluted Universe: Book One is the sequel to The Custodians. This book contains some of the more complicated concepts in metaphysics that Dolores Cannon discovered through 20 years of using deep hypnosis to explore the subconscious mind....
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Opens up your mind, closes down past beliefs.
- By Graeme on 11-01-2020
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Freezing Order
- A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
- By: Bill Browder
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he exposed Vladimir Putin's campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars from Russia—and how Putin is willing to kill anyone who stands in his way....
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The intrigue, deception & callous hidden behind politics in all countries, but particularly in Putin’s Russia.
- By Anonymous User on 14-01-2024
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Who's Afraid of Gender?
- By: Judith Butler
- Narrated by: Judith Butler
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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Global networks have formed "anti-gender ideology movements" dedicated to circulating a fantasy that gender is a dangerous threat to families, local cultures, civilization -- and even "man" himself. But what, exactly, is so scary about gender? In this vital, courageous book, Judith Butler, the ground-breaking philosopher whose influential work has redefined how we think about gender and sexuality, carefully examines how "gender" has become a phantasm for emerging authoritarian regimes, fascist formations, and transexclusionary feminists.
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Voltaire - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
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Voltaire, philosopher, author, genius: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
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I Am the Law
- How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future
- By: Michael Molcher
- Narrated by: Keval Shah
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Judge, jury, and executioner, Judge Dredd is the brutal comic book cop policing the chaotic future urban jungle of Mega-City One, created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra and launching in the pages of 2000 AD in 1977. But what began as a sci-fi action comic quickly evolved into a searing satire on hardline, militarized policing and "law and order" politics, its endless inventiveness and ironic humor acting as a prophetic warning about our world today—and with important lessons for our future.
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Lethal Intersections
- Race, Gender, and Violence
- By: Patricia Hill Collins
- Narrated by: Zoleka Vundla
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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World-renowned sociologist Patricia Hill Collins explores how violence differentially affects people according to their class, sexuality, nationality, and ethnicity. These invisible workings of overlapping power relations give rise to what she terms "lethal intersections," where multiple forms of oppression converge to catalyze a set of violent practices that fall more heavily on particular groups. Collins challenges listeners to reflect on what counts as violence today and what can be done about it.
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U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century
- A New Strategy for Facing the Chinese and Russian Threat
- By: Brent Droste Sadler, J. William Middendorf II - Foreword by
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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This nation's Cold War and Global War on Terror defense structures need an update. U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century provides such a framework for the changed world we live in, offering a roadmap that shows how the U.S. can field a war-winning fleet that can also compete aggressively in peacetime against dangerous competitors.
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The Exvangelicals
- Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
- By: Sarah McCammon
- Narrated by: Sarah McCammon
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in a deeply evangelical family in the Midwest in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Sarah McCammon was strictly taught to fear God, obey him, and not question the faith. Persistently worried that her gay grandfather would go to hell unless she could reach him, or that her Muslim friend would need to be converted, and that she, too, would go to hell if she did not believe fervently enough, McCammon was a rule-follower. But through it all, she was plagued by fears and deep questions as the belief system she'd been carefully taught clashed with her expanding understanding of the outside world.
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Who's Afraid of Gender?
- By: Judith Butler
- Narrated by: Judith Butler
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Global networks have formed "anti-gender ideology movements" dedicated to circulating a fantasy that gender is a dangerous threat to families, local cultures, civilization -- and even "man" himself. But what, exactly, is so scary about gender? In this vital, courageous book, Judith Butler, the ground-breaking philosopher whose influential work has redefined how we think about gender and sexuality, carefully examines how "gender" has become a phantasm for emerging authoritarian regimes, fascist formations, and transexclusionary feminists.
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Voltaire - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Voltaire, philosopher, author, genius: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
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I Am the Law
- How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future
- By: Michael Molcher
- Narrated by: Keval Shah
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Judge, jury, and executioner, Judge Dredd is the brutal comic book cop policing the chaotic future urban jungle of Mega-City One, created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra and launching in the pages of 2000 AD in 1977. But what began as a sci-fi action comic quickly evolved into a searing satire on hardline, militarized policing and "law and order" politics, its endless inventiveness and ironic humor acting as a prophetic warning about our world today—and with important lessons for our future.
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Lethal Intersections
- Race, Gender, and Violence
- By: Patricia Hill Collins
- Narrated by: Zoleka Vundla
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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World-renowned sociologist Patricia Hill Collins explores how violence differentially affects people according to their class, sexuality, nationality, and ethnicity. These invisible workings of overlapping power relations give rise to what she terms "lethal intersections," where multiple forms of oppression converge to catalyze a set of violent practices that fall more heavily on particular groups. Collins challenges listeners to reflect on what counts as violence today and what can be done about it.
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U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century
- A New Strategy for Facing the Chinese and Russian Threat
- By: Brent Droste Sadler, J. William Middendorf II - Foreword by
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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This nation's Cold War and Global War on Terror defense structures need an update. U.S. Naval Power in the 21st Century provides such a framework for the changed world we live in, offering a roadmap that shows how the U.S. can field a war-winning fleet that can also compete aggressively in peacetime against dangerous competitors.
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The Exvangelicals
- Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
- By: Sarah McCammon
- Narrated by: Sarah McCammon
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Growing up in a deeply evangelical family in the Midwest in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Sarah McCammon was strictly taught to fear God, obey him, and not question the faith. Persistently worried that her gay grandfather would go to hell unless she could reach him, or that her Muslim friend would need to be converted, and that she, too, would go to hell if she did not believe fervently enough, McCammon was a rule-follower. But through it all, she was plagued by fears and deep questions as the belief system she'd been carefully taught clashed with her expanding understanding of the outside world.
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Why We Die
- The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality
- By: Venki Ramakrishnan
- Narrated by: John Moraitis
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The knowledge of death is so terrifying that we live most of our lives in denial of it. Our fear of death has underpinned our religions, inspired our cultures, and also driven our science. Today we are living through a revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we age and die, and why some species live longer than others. Immortality, once a faint hope, has never been more within our grasp. Here, Nobel Prize-winning biologist Venki Ramakrishnan offers a definitive look at why we die - and whether we can do anything about it.
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Get It Together
- Troubling Tales from the Liberal Fringe
- By: Jesse Watters
- Narrated by: Larry Wayne
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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When Jesse Watters set out to interview a few dozen radical activists to find out where their wild ideas came from, he discovered two things that shocked him: First, he liked these people. Second, their political positions were not primarily from books, teachers, or other activists. They originated in personal drama. Most of these people didn’t need legislation. They needed a therapist.
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The End of the Alphabet
- How Gen Z Can Save America
- By: Isabel Brown, Dave Rubin - foreword
- Narrated by: Isabel Brown
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Gen Z has the power to change the world. As the largest emerging demographic in American history, Gen Z is at the center of a cultural shift, one that will define the direction of our country for generations to come. Intellectually curious, culturally courageous, and unafraid to push societal boundaries, Gen Z is ready to embrace leadership as the most educated generation in history. These young and often underestimated Americans are here to fight for a better future—and we won’t wait for permission to lead.
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The Black Box
- Writing the Race
- By: Henry Louis Gates Jr
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
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Distilled over many years from Henry Louis Gates Jr's legendary Harvard course in African American Studies, The Black Box: Writing the Race is the story of Black self-definition in America through the prism of the writers who have led the way. From Phillis Wheatley and Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington, to Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright, James Baldwin and Toni Morrison, these writers used words to create a liveable world – a “home” – for Black people destined to live in a bitterly racist society.
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Family Unfriendly
- How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder than It Needs to Be
- By: Timothy P. Carney
- Narrated by: Timothy P. Carney
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Our culture tells parents there's one best way to raise kids: enroll them in a dozen activities, protect them from trauma, and get them into the most expensive college you can. If you can't do that, don't bother. How is that going? Record rates of anxiety, depression, medication, debts, loneliness and more. In Family Unfriendly, bestselling author and Washington Examiner columnist Timothy P. Carney says it's time to end this failed experiment in overparenting.
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Quick Fixes
- Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge
- By: Benjamin Y. Fong
- Narrated by: Stephen Caffrey
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Americans are in the midst of a world-historic drug binge. Opiates, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, marijuana, antidepressants, antipsychotics—across the board, consumption has shot up in the twenty-first century. At the same time, the United States is home to the largest prison system in the world, justified in part by a now zombified "war" on drugs. How did we get here?
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A Mystery from the Mummy-Pits
- The Amazing Journey of Ankh-Hap
- By: Frank L. Holt
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
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As the world recently commemorated the hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, our fascination with the pharaoh begs for a balanced view. Most recovered mummies have not escaped the modern trafficking in ancient bodies and body parts. The story of Ankh-Hap, a Ptolemaic-era mummy seized in the nineteenth century from the infamous mummy-pits of Egypt, provides a salutary example of what most mummies have endured.
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Our Man in Panama
- The Shrewd Rise and Brutal Fall of Manuel Noriega
- By: John Dinges
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
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Written by a prize-winning NPR veteran who spent years covering Latin America, this blend of biography, history, and political reporting details the events that lead to the American invasion of Panama.
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The Object at Hand
- Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections
- By: Beth Py-Lieberman
- Narrated by: Leanne Woodward
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
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Py-Lieberman reflects on the profound connections between even outwardly dissimilar objects and offers insight and stories from Smithsonian experts. The book explores artworks, scientific specimens, historical artifacts, airplanes, spacecraft, plants, and so much more, contemplating how each item represents different facets of humanity and resonates with cultural meaning in surprising ways. Whimsical, affecting, and insightful, The Object at Hand offers an intimate and exclusive tour of the Smithsonian collections.
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How to Be Healthy
- An Ancient Guide to Wellness (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
- By: Galen, Katherine D. Van Schaik - translator commentator
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson, Cindy Kay
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
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The second-century Greek physician Galen—the most famous doctor in antiquity after Hippocrates—is a central figure in Western medicine. A talented doctor, surgeon, writer, philosopher, teacher, pharmacologist, and inventor, Galen attended the court of Marcus Aurelius, living through outbreaks of plague that devastated the Roman Empire. He also served as a physician for professional gladiators. In writings that provided the foundation of Western medicine up to the nineteenth century, Galen created a unified account of health and disease.
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Cloverfield
- Creatures and Catastrophes in Post-9/11 Cinema
- By: Steffen Hantke
- Narrated by: Phil Thron
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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Upon its release in 2008, Matt Reeves's Cloverfield revitalized the giant creature, a cinematic trope that had languished for over a decade. The film addressed the attacks of September 11, 2001, trading the jingoistic rhetoric of retributive military aggression for serious engagement with personal and collective trauma. It applied the horror genre's fascination with personal stories captured by found footage to the grand violence of history. Innovative and intense, Cloverfield represented blockbuster filmmaking at its best.
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The Stigma Trap
- College-Educated, Experienced, and Long-Term Unemployed
- By: Ofer Sharone
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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After receiving a PhD in mathematics from MIT, Larry spent three decades working at prestigious companies in the tech industry. Initially he was not worried when he lost his job as part of a large layoff, but the prolonged unemployment that followed decimated his finances and nearly ended his marriage. Larry's story is not an anomaly. In The Stigma Trap, Ofer Sharone explains how the stigma of unemployment can render past educational and professional achievements irrelevant, and how it leaves all American workers vulnerable to becoming trapped in unemployment.