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Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Lessons of Ubuntu Author: Mark Mathabane Narrator: JD Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Mark Mathabane touched the hearts of millions with his sensational memoir, Kaffir Boy,. A book highly-praised by Oprah and President Clinton for inspiring hope, Kaffir Boy described the effects of South Africa's system of legalized racism and oppression on black lives in vivid prose. The book won the prestigious Christopher Award, was a finalist for the Robert F. Kennedy award, rose to #3 on The New York Times bestsellers list, and to #1 on the Washington Post list. It is required reading in schools across the country. In his latest book The Language of Ubuntu, Mathabane uses his experiences with race in both South Africa and in America, where he has lived for the past thirty-seven years, to provide a fresh, timely, and provocative approach to the search for solutions to this country's number one and most intractable social problem. Mathabane argues that the reason many Americans are turned off by the current divisive racial dialogue is because the discussion has mostly been about the politics of race and avoids the elephant in the room - - what each of us can do to become agents for racial healing. His solution is for people to learn to speak the language of Ubuntu, a Zulu word for common humanity. Mathabane shows how Nelson Mandela used such language to rally blacks and whites to abolish apartheid peacefully; and how Dr. King did the same thing for African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement in the battle to eradicate Jim Crow. With race dominating the news during the 2016 Presidential election, in the wake of the killing of black men by the police, and growing protests on college and university campuses, Mathabane challenges both blacks and whites to use the language of Ubuntu to overcome the stereotypes, half-truths, misconceptions, and mistaken beliefs they have of each other so they can connect as human beings to achieve racial healing. Without this human connection, Mathabane argues, the racial divide will only get worse and make lasting solutions virtually impossible. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Coffee for One Author: KJ Fallon Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: An inside look into the story of why we all traded in pots for pods! Reminiscent of God in a Cup and The Devil's Cup, this is an inside look into the modern business of making coffee. But rather than a general history, Coffee for One focuses on the revolution that made single serve the most popular way to consume coffee worldwide, and the competition and conflict that got us here. This story features A-list names, corporate intrigue, environmental destruction, and much, much more. For the vast majority of the time humans have consumed coffee, the drink has been brewed in pots or other multi-serving tools; that is, until the last two decades, which saw the rise of the single serve coffee machine. Whether it's a Keurig or a Nespresso, today most people get their coffee from little plastic individual serving pods. But why? Coffee for One breaks open this story of innovation, profit, and cultural change. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: How to Be Human: The Manual Author: Ruby Wax Narrator: Ruby Wax, Ash Ranpura, Gelong Thubten Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 01-25-18 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of How to be Human: The Manual written and read by Ruby Wax with Ash Ranpura and Gelong Thubten. It took us 4 billion years to evolve to where we are now. No question, anyone reading this has won the evolutionary Hunger Games by the fact you're on all twos and not some fossil. This should make us all the happiest species alive - most of us aren't, what's gone wrong? We've started treating ourselves more like machines and less like humans. We're so used to upgrading things like our iPhones: as soon as the new one comes out, we don't think twice, we dump it. (Many people I know are now on iWife4 or iHusband8, the motto being, if it's new, it's better.) We can't stop the future from arriving, no matter what drugs we're on. But even if nearly every part of us becomes robotic, we'll still, fingers crossed, have our minds, which, hopefully, we'll be able to use for things like compassion, rather than chasing what's 'better', and if we can do that we're on the yellow brick road to happiness. I wrote this book with a little help from a monk, who explains how the mind works, and also gives some mindfulness exercises, and a neuroscientist who explains what makes us 'us' in the brain. We answer every question you've ever had about: evolution, thoughts, emotions, the body, addictions, relationships, kids, the future and compassion. How to be Human is extremely funny, true and the only manual you'll need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you've upgraded your iPhone. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Modern Loss Author: Gabrielle Birkner, Rebecca Soffer Narrator: Josh Bloomberg, Meredith Mitchell Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Harper Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning", this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices. At a time when we mourn public figures and national tragedies with hashtags, where intimate posts about loss go viral and we receive automated birthday reminders for dead friends, it's clear we are navigating new terrain without a road map. Let's face it: Most of us have always had a difficult time talking about death and sharing our grief. We're awkward and uncertain; we avoid, ignore, or even deny feelings of sadness; we offer platitudes; we send sympathy bouquets whittled out of fruit. Enter Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner, who can help us do better. Each having lost parents as young adults, they cofounded Modern Loss, responding to a need to change the dialogue around the messy experience of grief. Now, in this wise and often funny book, they offer the insights of the Modern Loss community to help us cry, laugh, grieve, identify, and - above all - empathize. Soffer and Birkner, along with 40 guest contributors including Lucy Kalanithi, singer Amanda Palmer, and CNN's Brian Stelter, reveal their own stories on a wide range of topics including triggers, sex, secrets, and inheritance. Each contribution provides a unique perspective on loss as well as a remarkable life-affirming message. Brutally honest and inspiring, Modern Loss invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity (and mortality) we all share. Beginners welcome. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Swearing Is Good for You Author: Emma Byrne Narrator: Henrietta Meire Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: In a sparkling debut in the entertaining pop science vein of Mary Roach, scientist Emma Byrne examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. She reveals how swearing has been around since the earliest humans began to communicate, and has been shown to reduce physical pain, to lower anxiety, to prevent physical violence, to help trauma victims recover language, and to promote human cooperation. Packed with the results of unlikely and often hilarious scientific studies? from the "ice bucket test" for coping with pain, to the connection between Tourette's and swearing, to a chimpanzee who curses at her handler in sign language - Swearing Is Good for You presents a lighthearted but convincing case for the foulmouthed. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Analysis of Esther Perels The State of Affairs by Milkyway Media Author: Milkyway Media Narrator: Dwight Equitz Format: Unabridged Length: 25 mins Language: English Release date: 01-18-18 Publisher: Milkyway Media Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity (2017) by sex and relationship expert Esther Perel is an examination of unfaithfulness in romantic relationshipswhat it is, why it happens, and how different cultures handle itas well as an exploration of what affairs can teach all lovers about healthy relationships. Perel takes a non-judgmental approach to the motivations of the cheater and the outside lover, as well as to the contributions of the betrayed partner to the relationship crisis. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Uneasy Peace Author: Patrick Sharkey Narrator: P. J. Ochlan Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-18 Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Beginning in the mid-1990s, American cities experienced an astonishing drop in violent crime. By 2014, the United States was safer than it had been in 60 years. Sociologist Patrick Sharkey gathered data from across the country to understand why this happened, and how it changed the nature of urban inequality. He shows that the decline of violence is one of the most important public health breakthroughs of the past several decades, that it has made schools safer places to learn and increased the chances of poor children rising into the middle class. Yet there have been costs, in the abuses and high incarceration rates generated by aggressive policing. Sharkey puts forth an entirely new approach to confronting violence and urban poverty. At a time when inequality, complacency, and conflict all threaten a new rise in violent crime, and the old methods of policing are unacceptable, the ideas in this book are indispensable. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: So You Want to Talk About Race Author: Ijeoma Oluo Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-18 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today's racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that listeners of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide In So You Want to Talk About Race, editor-at-large of the Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions listeners don't dare ask, and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. Oluo is an exceptional writer with a rare ability to be straightforward, funny, and effective in her coverage of sensitive, hyper-charged issues in America. Her messages are passionate but finely tuned, and crystallize ideas that would otherwise be vague by empowering them with aha-moment clarity. Her writing brings to mind voices like Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay, and Jessica Valenti in Full Frontal Feminism, and a young Gloria Naylor, particularly in Naylor's seminal essay "The Meaning of a Word." A Harper's Bazaar pick of One of 10 Books to Read in 2018. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Black & Tan Author: Douglas Wilson Narrator: Aaron Wells Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 01-15-18 Publisher: Canon Press Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Even though America is fiercely divided between the left and the right and protests are becoming increasingly violent, both sides of the political aisle remain committed to secularism and increasingly to looser standards of sexual propriety. If we want to understand contemporary American culture wars, we must first come to grips with the culture wars of the 19th century. In this book, Douglas Wilson explains how our nation's failure to remove slavery in a biblical fashion has led us to many of the quagmires we find ourselves in and until we grapple with issues like racism, hate speech, and the biblical position on slavery, we will continue to repeat the same mistakes our ancestors did. This collection of essays lays out the answers from a view unafraid of historic, biblical orthodoxy, as well as addressing some of the controversies surrounding the previous edition of the book. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Off the Charts Author: Ann Hulbert Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-18 Publisher: Random House Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: From the author of the widely praised Raising America - a compelling exploration of child genius told through the gripping stories of 15 exceptionally gifted boys and girls, from a math wonder a century ago to young jazz and classical piano virtuosos today. A thought-provoking book for a time when parents anxiously aspire to raise "super children" and experts worry the nation is wasting the brilliant young minds it needs. Ann Hulbert examines the lives of children whose rare accomplishments have raised hopes about untapped human potential and questions about how best to nurture it. She probes the changing role of parents and teachers as well as of psychologists and a curious press. Above all, she delves into the feelings of the prodigies themselves, who push back against adults more as the decades proceed. Among the children are the math genius Norbert Wiener, founder of cybernetics, a Harvard graduate student at age 15; two girls, a poet and a novelist, whose published work stirred debate in the 1920s; the movie superstar Shirley Temple and the African American pianist and composer Philippa Schuyler; the chess champion Bobby Fischer; computer pioneers and autistic "prodigious savants"; and musical prodigies, present and past. Off the Charts also tells the surprising inside stories of Lewis Terman's prewar study of high-IQ children and of the postwar talent search begun at Johns Hopkins and discovers what Tiger Mom Amy Chua really has to tell us. But in these moving stories, it is the children who deliver the most important messages. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Solitude Author: Michael Harris Narrator: Kerry Shale Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-18 Publisher: Doubleday Canada Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Governor General's Award-winner Michael Harris explores the profound emotional and intellectual benefits of solitude and how we may achieve it in our fast-paced world. The capacity to be alone - properly alone - is one of life's subtlest skills. Real solitude is a contented and productive state that garners tangible rewards: It allows us to reflect and recharge, improving our relationships with ourselves and, paradoxically, with others. Today, the zeitgeist embraces sharing like never before. Fueled by our dependence on online and social media, we have created an ecosystem of obsessive distraction that dangerously undervalues solitude. Many of us now lead lives of strangely crowded loneliness - we are ever-connected but only shallowly so. Award-winning author Michael Harris examines why our experience of solitude has become so impoverished and how we may grow to love it again in the frenzy of our digital landscape. Solitude is an optimistic and encouraging story about discovering true quiet inside the city, inside the crowd, inside our busy and urbane lives. Harris guides listeners away from a life of ceaseless pings toward a state of measured connectivity, one that balances solitude and companionship. Rich with true stories about the life-changing power of solitude, and interwoven with reporting from the world's foremost brain researchers, psychologists, and tech entrepreneurs, Solitude is a beautiful and convincing statement on the benefits of being alone. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Your Brain on Porn Author: Gary Wilson Narrator: Noah Church Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-18 Publisher: Commonwealth Publishing Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Revised and updated in December 2017. When high speed Internet became widely available a few years ago, growing numbers of people began to worry that their porn use was running out of control. Far from preparing them for fulfilling relationships, viewing an endless stream of porn videos led to unexpected symptoms. Perhaps most surprisingly, for the first time in history erectile dysfunction was becoming a significant problem for young men. This led to one of the largest informal experiments in the history of science. Tens of thousands of people have tried abstaining from sexually stimulating material in a process they call "rebooting." Many of them reported startling changes, from improved concentration and elevated mood to a greater capacity for real-life intimacy. Gary Wilson has listened to the stories of those who have tried giving up Internet porn and related them to an account of how the reward system of the brain interacts with its environment. And now a growing body of research in neuroscience is confirming what these pioneers have discovered for themselves - Internet pornography can be seriously addictive and damaging. In Your Brain on Porn Wilson provides a concise introduction to the phenomenon of Internet porn addiction that draws on both first-person accounts and the findings of cognitive neuroscience. In a voice that is generous and humane, he also offers advice for those who want to stop using Internet pornography. The publication of Your Brain on Porn is a landmark in our attempts to understand, and remain balanced in, a world where addiction is big business. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Making the News Popular Author: Anthony M. Nadler Narrator: Robert J. Eckrich Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 01-04-18 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: The professional judgment of gatekeepers defined the American news agenda for decades. Making the News Popular examines how subsequent events brought on a post-professional period that opened the door for imagining that consumer preferences should drive news production - and unleashed both crisis and opportunity on journalistic institutions. Anthony Nadler charts a paradigm shift, from market research's reach into the editorial suite in the 1970s through contemporary experiments in collaborative filtering and social news sites like Reddit and Digg. As Nadler shows, the transition was and is a rocky one. It also goes back much further than many experts suppose. Idealized visions of demand-driven news face obstacles with each iteration. Furthermore, the post-professional philosophy fails to recognize how organizations mobilize interest in news and public life. Nadler argues that this civic function of news organizations has been neglected in debates on the future of journalism. Only with a critical grasp of news outlets' role in stirring broad interest in democratic life, he says, might journalism's digital crisis push us towards building a more robust and democratic news media. The book is published by University of Illinois Press. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: This Naked Mind Author: Annie Grace Narrator: Annie Grace Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 01-02-18 Publisher: Penguin Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: This Naked Mind has ignited a movement across the country, helping thousands of people forever change their relationship with alcohol. Many people question whether drinking has become too big a part of their lives and worry that it may even be affecting their health. But they resist change because they fear losing the pleasure and stress relief associated with alcohol and assume giving it up will involve deprivation and misery. This Naked Mind offers a new, positive solution. Here, Annie Grace clearly presents the psychological and neurological components of alcohol use based on the latest science and reveals the cultural, social, and industry factors that support alcohol dependence in all of us. Packed with surprising insight into the reasons we drink, this book will open your eyes to the startling role of alcohol in our culture and how the stigma of alcoholism and recovery keeps people from getting the help they need. With Annie's own extraordinary and candid personal story at its heart, this book is a must-listen for anyone who drinks. This Naked Mind will give you freedom from alcohol. It removes the psychological dependence so that you will not crave alcohol, allowing you to easily drink less (or stop drinking). With clarity, humor, and a unique blend of science and storytelling, This Naked Mind will open the door to the life you have been waiting for. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Late Essays Author: J. M. Coetzee Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 01-02-18 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: A new collection of 22 literary essays from the Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee J.M. Coetzee is not only one of the most acclaimed fiction writers in the world, he is also an accomplished and insightful literary critic. In Late Essays, a thought-provoking collection of 22 pieces, he examines the work of some of the world's greatest writers - from Daniel Defoe and Samuel Beckett to Irene Nemirovsky and Goethe. Challenging yet accessible, literary master Coetzee writes these essays with great clarity and precision, offering listeners an illuminating and profound analysis of a remarkable list of writers and their works. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The 15:17 to Paris Author: Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, Jeffrey E. Stern Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 12-28-17 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Summary: The 15:17 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship and bravery, of a near terrorist attack averted by three young men who found the heroic unity and strength inside themselves at the moment when they and 500 other innocent travellers needed it most. An ISIS terrorist planned to kill more than 500 people. He would have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear. On August 21, 2015, Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train #9364 in Brussels, bound for Paris. There could be no doubt about his mission: he had an AK-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to obliterate every passenger on board. Slipping into the bathroom in secret, he armed his weapons. Another major ISIS attack was about to begin. Khazzani wasn't expecting Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone. Stone was a martial arts enthusiast and airman first class in the US Air Force, Skarlatos was a member of the Oregon National Guard, and all three were fearless. But their decision to charge the gunman then overpower him even as he turned first his gun, then his knife, on Stone, depended on a lifetime of loyalty, support, and faith. Their friendship was forged as they came of age together in California: going to church, playing paintball, teaching each other to swear, and sticking together when they got in trouble at school. Years later that friendship would give all of them the courage to stand in the path of one of the world's deadliest terrorist organizations. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Social Construction of Reality Author: Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-26-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Called the "fifth-most important sociological book of the 20th century" by the International Sociological Association, this groundbreaking study of knowledge introduces the concept of "social construction" into the social sciences for the first time. In it, Berger and Luckmann reformulate the task of the sociological subdiscipline that, since Max Scheler, has been known as the sociology of knowledge. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Seven Daughters of Eve Author: Bryan Sykes Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 12-26-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix - a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery and his age, which was put at over 5,000 years, fascinated scientists and newspapers throughout the world. But what made Sykes's story particularly revelatory was his successful identification of a genetic descendant of the Ice Man, a woman living in Great Britain today. How was Sykes able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago? In The Seven Daughters of Eve, he gives us a firsthand account of his research into a remarkable gene, which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line. After plotting thousands of DNA sequences from all over the world, Sykes found that they clustered around a handful of distinct groups. Among Europeans and North American Caucasians, there are, in fact, only seven. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Porn Addiction : Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to Eliminate Porn Addiction Author: Daniel Pratt Narrator: William Bahl Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-17 Publisher: K.M. Publishing Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: For most people, if they hear the word addiction, they would automatically think about drugs like heroin or meth. The truth is though, there are many more addictions out there that are just as dangerous, and porn is one of them. Porn addiction can cause the same problems with drug addiction, and it can be difficult to give up. Being addicted to porn is a behavioral addiction and is characterized by a growing compulsion to view pornographic material or content. People who suffer from a porn addiction used to have to satisfy their cravings by storing and viewing pornographic photos, magazines, and videos. They now have tools readily available to feed their addiction - thanks to the Internet. This allows them to have unlimited access to porn at any level of explicitness. An even bigger problem is that people do not view porn on the same level as drugs. They think its just a nasty habit that cannot cause any real problems. It can and does. This audiobook will help you with: Nobody should suffer from the negative side effects of any addiction. Get help today by listening to this audiobook. This audiobook is also helpful if you want to help somebody else. The important thing is to make sure that they want help because if they do not, they will not be open to your help. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Safety Anarchist Author: Sidney Dekker Narrator: Sidney Dekker Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-17 Publisher: ACX Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Work has never been as safe as it seems today. Safety has also never been as bureaucratized as it is today. Over the past two decades, the number of safety rules and statutes has exploded, and organizations themselves are creating ever more internal compliance requirements. Bureaucracy and compliance now seem less about managing the safety of workers, and more about managing the liability of the people they work for. At the same time, progress on safety has slowed. Many incident and injury rates have flatlined. Worse, excellent safety performance on low-consequence events tends to increase the risk of fatalities and disasters. We make workers do a lot that does nothing to improve their success locally. And paradoxically, the tightening of safety bureaucracy robs us of exactly the source of human insight, creativity and resilience that can tell us how success is actually created, and where the next accident may well come from. It is time for Safety Anarchists: people who trust people more than process, who rely on horizontally coordinating experiences and innovations, who push back against petty rules and coercive compliance, and who help recover the dignity and expertise of human work. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Republicans Author: The Speech Resource Company - compiler Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-17 Publisher: The Speech Resource Company, Inc. Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Summary: Republican Party spokespeople include presidents, advisors, and candidates. Speeches are given by Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, and others. Words that support the party line and are meant to win elections. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Theory of the Leisure Class Author: Thorstein Veblen Narrator: John Lescault Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: In this, his best-known work, the controversial American economist and social critic Thorstein Veblen appropriates Darwin's theory of evolution to analyze the modern industrial system. For Veblen, the shallowness and superficiality observed in society results from the tendency to believe that true accomplishment lies in arriving at a condition of ostentatious wealth and status. In developing his thesis, Veblen traces the origins and development of ownership and property, offering extraordinary insights into consumerism, the evolution of class structure, the rise of leisure time, and how modern societal goals are grounded in monetary aspirations and achievements. With a cool gaze and devastating wit, Veblen examines the human cost paid when social institutions are founded on the consumption of unessential goods for the sake of personal profit. Fashion, beauty, sports, the home, the clergy, scholars - all are assessed for their true usefulness and found wanting. Indeed, Veblen's critique covers all aspects of modern life from dress, class, industry, business, and home decoration to religion, scholarship, education, and the position of women, laying bare the hollowness of many cherished standards of taste and culture.The targets of Veblen's brilliant, scathing satire are as evident today as they were when this classic of economic and social theory was first published, and his book still has the power to shock and enlighten. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Privilege Author: Shamus Rahman Khan Narrator: Neil Shah Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 12-19-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: As one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. But times have changed. Today, a new elite of boys and girls is being molded at St. Paul's, one that reflects the hope of openness but also the persistence of inequality. In Privilege, Shamus Khan returns to his alma mater to provide an inside look at an institution that has been the private realm of the elite for the past 150 years. He shows that St. Paul's students continue to learn what they always have - how to embody privilege. Yet, while students once leveraged the trappings of upper-class entitlement, family connections, and high culture, current St. Paul's students learn to succeed in a more diverse environment. To be the future leaders of a more democratic world, they must be at ease with everything from highbrow art to everyday life - from Beowulf to Jaws - and view hierarchies as ladders to scale. Through deft portrayals of the relationships among students, faculty, and staff, Khan shows how members of the new elite face the opening of society while still preserving the advantages that allow them to rule. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Analysis of Patricia Evanss 'The Verbally Abusive Relationship' Author: Milkyway Media Narrator: Dara Rosenberg Format: Unabridged Length: 26 mins Language: English Release date: 12-18-17 Publisher: Milkyway Media Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Patricia Evans's best-selling book, The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond (1992), is an examination of male psychological violence against female domestic partners. Although males can also be the victims, verbal abuse is almost exclusively perpetrated by men against women, which is why Evans focuses on the actions of male abusers.... Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Titre: L'avenir des chaînes TV dans un monde numérisé (Vlan 14) Auteur: Grégory Pouy Narrateur: Grégory Pouy, Frédéric Bonnard Format: Unabridged Durée: 22 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 12-15-17 Éditeur: Vlan Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Résumé: Épisode 14 : Frédéric Bonnard est le directeur du numérique de France Télévisions. Il a gentiment accepté de nous parler des challenges du groupe et plus généralement des chaînes TV dans un monde numérisé. La TV a vendu du rêve pendant des années. Aujourd'hui encore, "expert" du digital ou pas, que celui ou celle qui n'est pas fier(e) de passer dans un reportage à large audience me jette la première pierre ! Néanmoins, il est évident qu'avec le déplacement partiel des usages de la télévision vers les autres écrans (ordinateurs, tablettes ou smartphones) mais aussi l'arrivée d'acteurs comme Netflix, les chaînes de télévision sont bousculées comme l'est tout média aujourd'hui. Une chaîne de TV n'a plus une antenne mais des antennes. Évidemment, la situation de France Télévisions est particulière puisqu'elle est intégralement financée par la redevance. Leur obligation première n'est pas la rentabilité mais informer et divertir un public le plus large possible. France Télévisions se doit de lutter contre le phénomène désormais connu des "fake News" (fausses informations). En fonction du contenu, il s'agit d'aller là où les gens sont ou de les inviter à venir sur les environnements de France Télévisions. Comme le précise Frédéric, une chaîne de TV n'a plus une antenne mais des antennes : la TV bien sûr mais aussi le site web de la marque et les différents réseaux sociaux. Cependant, il ne s'agit pas simplement de multidiffuser. La narration ainsi que les formats doivent nécessairement être modifiés en fonction de la plateforme. C'est un challenge en soit, financier d'abord puisque créer de nouveaux formats a nécessairement un coût, mais c'est aussi un choix stratégique. Comme le souligne Frédéric Bonnard, il y a une forme de complémentarité entre les canaux mais la cannibalisation est nécessairement présente. Sur Facebook, la moyenne de visionnage des contenus de France TV est de 18 secondes, sur Youtube trois minutes. Sur les environnements propres à France TV, le temps de visionnage est plutôt aux alentours de la demi-heure. Facebook totalise environ 1/3 des 600 millions de vidéos vues que génère France TV chaque mois sur le numérique. Le challenge est donc important. Même si France TV a moins de pression que d'autres groupes média, il se doit de générer des revenus afin de financer la création. Il semblerait que Facebook envisage de permettre de faire la publicité afin que les éditeurs puissent s'y retrouver puisque sans contenu, Facebook n'existe pas. Autre challenge pour France TV et les chaînes de TV en général : la mesure (part d'audience), qui se fait le lendemain du direct. Or, le digital fonctionne plutôt en longue traine, en permettant aux internautes d'accéder à du contenu qui est plus ou moins daté.

Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Titre: Les marques de demain ne peuvent plus s'imposer (Vlan 6) Auteur: Grégory Pouy Narrateur: Grégory Pouy, Rodolphe Roux Format: Unabridged Durée: 20 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 12-15-17 Éditeur: Vlan Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Résumé: Épisode 6 : Rodolphe Roux est le CDO De Wiko. Wiko est une marque devenue 2ème vendeur de téléphones mobiles en France e, six ans, sans vraiment créer de brand equity. La stratégie de la marque est donc particulièrement intéressante et chez Wiko, ils ont totalement modifié leur manière d'envisager le business. Dans cet épisode on parle de l'usage du mobile en France, du marketing à l'ère digitale mais aussi du rôle du CDO. ©2017 Grégory Pouy (P)2017 Grégory Pouy Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Titre: Le festival de Cannes, c'est devenu l'école des fans (Vlan 7) Auteur: Grégory Pouy Narrateur: Grégory Pouy, Georges Mohammed Cherif Format: Unabridged Durée: 18 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 12-15-17 Éditeur: Vlan Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Résumé: Épisode 7 : Georges Mohammed Cherrif est le CEO De Buzzman. Évidemment, j'ai de nombreuses personnes à inviter sur ce podcast et cela peut sembler étrange de retrouver d'ores et déjà Georges, fondateur de Buzzman puisqu'il a été mon 1er invité. Néanmoins, vous l'aurez compris, mon objectif est d'apporter du contenu pertinent et pétillant et avec Georges, nous sommes forcément servis. J'avais envie de faire un retour sur Cannes car il s'y est passé beaucoup de choses : Nous revenons donc avec Georges sur le Cannes 2017 sans langue de bois. À retenir de cet épisode : Je voulais profiter de cette note pour vous annoncer que l'épisode de la semaine prochaine se fera avec le DG d'Accenture Interactive sur un tout autre sujet. À venir ensuite, la CDO du Groupe l'Oréal, le DG de BETC interactive et encore beaucoup de monde. Je profite également de cette note pour vous annoncer que je ne publierai pas entre le 15 juillet et le 15 aout mais que tout reprendra à cette date de plus belle. ©2017 Grégory Pouy (P)2017 Grégory Pouy Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Titre: Les enjeux du luxe pour 2018 (Vlan 17) Auteur: Grégory Pouy Narrateur: Grégory Pouy, Éric Briones Format: Unabridged Durée: 23 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 12-15-17 Éditeur: Vlan Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Résumé: Épisode 17 : Avec Éric Briones, autrement connu sous le nom de Darkplanneur, nous envisageons les enjeux du secteur du luxe en 2018 et les années à venir. Éric a écrit trois livres dont deux sur le luxe : Génération Y et Luxe ainsi que Luxe & Digital, il a eu l'occasion de faire de nombreuses conférences sur le sujet et surtout il est le directeur du planning stratégique chez Publicis et Nous, agence spécialisée sur le luxe. De mon côté, je travaille essentiellement avec des marques de beauté et de luxe donc j'attendais cette conversation avec impatience. Le moins que l'on puisse dire, c'est que les marques de luxe sont vraiment challengées à l'ère digitale d'autant plus qu'elles ont mis du temps à y aller et qu'elles ont parfois pris le digital pour de simples effets de manche (comprenez effet RP) sans s'occuper des vraies problématiques structurantes comme la base de données, le CRM, les RP et la modification de l'ensemble des métiers, voire de l'offre. Avec Éric nous abordons plusieurs problématiques, le rapport au temps, le rapport aux réseaux sociaux, le rapport des nouvelles générations avec le secteur du luxe. Bonne écoute ! "Quality is the new black" pour les marques de luxe : Même si le discours ambiant est à dire que le luxe, c'est avant tout l'expérience, Éric affirme qu'il s'agit avant tout d'une question de qualité. De la qualité mais avec un supplément d'âme bien sûr pour qu'elle soit luxueuse. Comme il le souligne justement, le luxe c'est aussi un rapport au temps très différent, et alors que le digital accélère tout et que le style a pris le pas sur la qualité pour de nombreuses maisons, Éric est convaincu que l'on doit revenir à un respect des matières, un respect du travail à la main et que cela doit être expliqué pour être compris par les consommateurs. Les réseaux sociaux et particulièrement Instagram ne permettent pas de montrer parfaitement cette idée de qualité puisqu'à l'inverse, ils sont de plus en plus dans l'instantanéité. Pourtant, selon Éric, il ne faut pas céder aux sirènes du "see now, buy now" qui était surtout un élément de communication dont les marques les plus vindicatives sont largement revenues. S'il y a une tyrannie du "tout tout de suite", le luxe doit résister et éduquer. Néanmoins, le luxe doit pouvoir répondre à cette tension avec une partie des produits ou des expériences bien sûr mais il doit surtout apporter de l'humain dans le digital. Finalement même si on reste sur ce principe d'expérience, alors l'attente doit faire partie de l'expérience car l'instantané tue le désir, ors, le luxe c'est avant tout vendre... du désir. Évidemment les marques de luxe n'ont pas le choix que de vendre de l'expérience et bien sur ces dernières s'y essayent déjà. On le voit en particulier chez LVMH que ce soit sur les vins (MH) ou chez Vuitton avec le voyage.

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Luxúria: Como ela mudou a História do Mundo [Lust: How it Changed the History of the World] Author: Maurício Horta Narrator: Daniela Tibau Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 12-13-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: "Quem nunca pecou que atire a primeira pedra", disse Jesus na Bíblia. Dependendo da intenço de quem a jogasse, este também seria considerado um pecador. Se lançasse a pedra com raiva, certamente teria agido com Ira. Se sentisse prazer com o ato, cairia na Luxúria. Se a pedrada fosse por causa de uma dívida, seria um gesto de Cobiça. Se fosse para ficar com os bens da vítima, seria Inveja. Se fosse para aparecer perante os outros, olha aí a Vaidade. Se precisasse beber para tomar coragem, cometeria a Gula. Finalmente, quem chegasse atrasado ao apedrejamento, assim mesmo pecaria por ter cedido à Preguiça. Evitar os sete pecados capitais no é uma tarefa fácil, dada a marca que têm deixado na nossa trajetória. Saber como eles influenciaram a História, como foram criados e modificados ao longo do tempo, é entender onde estamos e aonde queremos chegar. Dos templos pagos da Grécia aos falsos pudores medievais; dos encantos dos portugueses pelas índias às revoluçes sexuais dos tempos modernos, deixemos os pudores de lado para mergulhar na Luxúria, talvez o mais tentador de todos os pecados. Sobre o autor: Maurício Horta é jornalista formado pela Escola de Comunicaçes e Artes da Universidade de So Paulo. Colaborou para diversas publicaçes, como o jornal Folha de So Paulo e a revista Superinteressante, pela qual publicou os livros Mitologia, Como as pessoas funcionam e O lado bom dos seus problemas. Please note: This audiobook is in Portuguese. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Working in America Author: Studs Terkel Narrator: Joe Richman Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr Language: English Release date: 12-12-17 Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: The complete audio documentary as broadcast by NPR, plus exclusive bonus interviews and commentary. In the early 1970s, author and radio host Studs Terkel went around the country with a reel-to-reel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. The result was the best-selling book Working. The great interviewer of his day, Terkel celebrated the uncelebrated, and Working elevated the stories of ordinary people and their daily lives. For over four decades, the Working tapes were packed away in Terkel's home office and remained unheard - until now. Partnering with the Chicago History Museum and the Studs Terkel Archives, Project& was given exclusive access to the original recordings and spent a year working with Radio Diaries preparing them for the world to hear as part of the national multimedia initiative Working in America. The result is a stunning audio documentary that captures the voices of Americans from vastly different backgrounds, each reflecting on the rewards, the challenges, and the often surprising value of work in their lives. Four decades later, we hear from some of these same people as they reflect on their original interviews - and on the startling changes in their lives since. Hosted by Joe Richman. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Écoutez ce livre audio dans son intégralité gratuitement sur : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Titre: Le viral existe-t-il encore en 2017 ? (Vlan 1) Auteur: Grégory Pouy Narrateur: Grégory Pouy, Georges Mohammed Cherif Format: Unabridged Durée: 17 mins Langue: Français Date de publication: 12-12-17 Éditeur: Vlan Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Résumé: Épisode 1 : Un podcast avec Georges Mohamed Cherif, le fondateur de buzzman. Une discussion sans blabla autour d'une des problématiques fortes des marques. ©2017 Grégory Pouy (P)2017 Grégory Pouy Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The End of Heaven Author: Sidney Dekker Narrator: Sidney Dekker Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 12-12-17 Publisher: Sidney Dekker Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: In this deeply personal audiobook, Sidney Dekker narrates his own experiences with disaster and suffering, and in the process, he examines a largely unexplored dilemma. Our scientific age has equipped us ever better to explain why things go wrong. But this increasing sophistication actually makes it harder to explain why we suffer. Accidents and disasters have become technical problems without inherent purpose. When told of a disaster, we easily feel lost in the steely emptiness of technical languages of engineering or medicine. Or in our drive to pinpoint the source of suffering, we succumb to the hunt for a scapegoat, possibly inflicting even greater suffering on others around us. How can we satisfactorily deal with suffering when the disaster that caused it is no more than the dispassionate sum of utterly mundane, imperfect human decisions and technical failures? Broad in its historical sweep and ambition, The End of Heaven is as rich as it is moving. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Out of the Wreckage Author: George Monbiot Narrator: George Monbiot Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 12-12-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: A toxic ideology rules the world of extreme competition and individualism. It misrepresents human nature, destroying hope and common purpose. Only a positive vision can replace it, a new story that reengages people in politics and lights a path to a better world. George Monbiot shows how new findings in psychology, neuroscience and evolutionary biology cast human nature in a radically different light: as the supreme altruists and cooperators. He shows how we can build on these findings to create a new politics: a 'politics of belonging'. Both democracy and economic life can be radically reorganized from the bottom up, enabling us to take back control and overthrow the forces that have thwarted our ambitions for a better society. Urgent and passionate, Out of the Wreckage provides the hope and clarity required to change the world. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Digital World War Author: Haroon K. Ullah Narrator: Derek Shetterly Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 12-12-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: The role of social media in the events of the Arab Spring and its aftermath in the Muslim world has stimulated much debate, yet little in the way of useful insight. Now Haroon Ullah, a scholar and diplomat with deep knowledge of politics and societies in the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, draws the first clear picture of the unprecedented impact of Twitter, Facebook, and other means of online communication on the recent revolutions that blazed across Muslim nations. The author carefully analyzes the growth of social media throughout the Muslim world, tracing how various organizations learned to employ such digital tools to grow networks, recruit volunteers, and disseminate messages. In Egypt, where young people rose against the regime; in Pakistan, where the youth fought against the intelligence and military establishments; and in Syria, where underground Islamists had to switch alliances, digital communications played key roles. Ullah demonstrates how social media have profoundly changed relationships between regimes and voters, though not always for the better. Looking forward he identifies trends across the Muslim world and the implications of these for regional and international politics. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Titel: Finanzkrisen 2 Autor: Frankfurter Allgemeine Archiv Erzähler: Markus Kästle, Olaf Pessler Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 18 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 12-12-17 Herausgeber: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH Kategorien: Nonfiction, Politics Zusammenfassung: Ist das Wohlergehen Europas wirklich so eng an die Währungsunion gekoppelt, wie vielerorts angenommen? Wo sind die Zusammenhänge zwischen den Terroranschlägen des 11. September 2001 und der heutigen Krise der amerikanischen Wirtschaft? Können Staatsbankrotte langfristig vielleicht sogar hilfreich sein? Wo können wir aus der Geschichte lernen? Viele Fragen und viele Antworten finden Sie auf diesem Hörbuch! Dabei werden sowohl die aktuellen Ereignisse analysiert als auch historische Beispiele von Staatsfinanzierung und Staatsverschuldung aufgeführt. Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. ©2014 Frankfurter Allgemeine Archiv (P)2014 Frankfurter Allgemeine Archiv Kontakt: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Days You Wish You Could F**ck Someone UP Author: Raymoni Love Narrator: Shawn P Huss Format: Unabridged Length: 58 mins Language: English Release date: 12-11-17 Publisher: Books with Voices Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: The world has always been violent, and through violence nations and leaders have expressed their vexation across to those that pissed them off. I know today, the women of the entertainment industry would love to kick the Ass of the people that sexually harassed them. I am confident Donald Trump would love to F**CK someone up for getting on his nerves. I would love to F**CK my brothers up for their hatred, jealousy and conniving behavior. Or for better or worse let disease or violence take them out. This is the kind of anger, frustrations we have, and psychiatrist has said one must not hold such frustrations and stress inside for it may destroy us. Well, if it is best to let out our anger, why not let it out by F**CKing up those that pissed us off, or disrespected us. Join me in this beautiful book of how people decided to STAND UP and repay those that keep getting on their LAST NERVES! This revised edition includes new chapters and incidents where people fought back against their oppressors and violators. Wouldn't it be nice if all the people that were victims of rapid gun violence from social terrorist could repay them with gun violence as well? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Nobody Wants Your Stuff Author: Rembert N. Parker Narrator: Mike Norgaard Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 12-11-17 Publisher: Reader Copies Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Still rewriting modern lifes little atrocities one rant at a time Do everyday annoyances make you want to tear out whats left of your hair? Author and comic book store owner Rembert N. Parker feels your pain, and hes here to give you a piece of his mind. Nobody Wants Your Stuff - Resisting the Challenges of the 21st Century #2 is the sequel to the popular How Much Extra Does No Cheese Cost? book and is once again full of essays, insights, and anecdotes from a true contender for the Worlds Most Interesting Man. With dry wit and hilarious adages, Parker tackles an eclectic mix of topics from a first kiss to how long marriages should last (and everything in between). In this book, youll discover: With a wide-ranging mix of rants on pop culture, politics, and coping with the present, Parkers personal stories show you how to conquer problems with poise. Using Parkers toolbox of humor, irony, and common sense, you too can take on any challenge. Resisting the Challenges of the 21st Century is a must-read collection of hilarious essays for the Baby Boomer generation. If you like observational humor, expanding your point-of-view, and an in-depth look at the past, present, and future, then youll love Rembert N Parkers side-splitting stories. Buy Nobody Wants Your Stuff - Resisting the Challenges of the 21st Century #2 to confront the present today! Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Lessons from a Lemonade Stand Author: Connor Boyack Narrator: Connor Boyack Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-17 Publisher: Libertas Press Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Summary: Theres nothing quite like seeing a childs entrepreneurial endeavor be shut down by police officers or bureaucrats. But while that childs hope for a quick buck may be dashed, their experience provides them - and you, through this audiobook - invaluable insights into government and law. Are all laws legitimate? And does winning a popularity contest (also called an election) give somebody the authority to boss you around? What if the government outlaws something you need to do? Is it okay to break the law if doing whats right has been classified as wrong? Surprising, engaging, and filled with examples, Lessons from a Lemonade Stand offers essential answers for teenagers and adults looking to better understand the world we live in. "The ideas of freedom can heal our world and improve our lives. Lessons from a Lemonade Stand provides an ample supply of this much-needed medicine. My prescription for the rising generation? Read this book!" - Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education "Take all the sweet platitudes youve ever heard about government - these wise public servants are innocently pursuing the common good! Government gets its just powers from our consent! - roll them into a ball, and throw them away. In their place, read Lessons from a Lemonade Stand, which contains more plain truth about the nature of government than any student ever heard in what we laughingly call our institutions of higher learning." - Tom Woods, New York Times best-selling author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Analysis of Dan Buettners The Blue Zones of Happiness Author: Milkyway Media Narrator: Dwight Equitz Format: Unabridged Length: 21 mins Language: English Release date: 12-06-17 Publisher: Milkyway Media Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the Worlds Happiest People (2017) by Dan Buettner explores how personal choices, cultural milieu, and geographical location all help promote happiness. Buettner draws lessons from cultural practices in some of the worlds "Blue Zones", or geographic areas where the population tends to live long, happy lives.... Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Reputation Author: Gloria Origgi, Stephen Holmes, Noga Arikha Narrator: Andrea Gallo Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-05-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: A compelling exploration of how reputation affects every aspect of contemporary life Reputation touches almost everything, guiding our behavior and choices in countless ways. But it is also shrouded in mystery. Why is it so powerful when the criteria by which people and things are defined as good or bad often appear to be arbitrary? Why do we care so much about how others see us that we may even do irrational and harmful things to try to influence their opinion? In this engaging book, Gloria Origgi draws on philosophy, social psychology, sociology, economics, literature, and history to offer an illuminating account of an important yet oddly neglected subject. Origgi examines the influence of the Internet and social media as well as the countless ranking systems that characterize modern society and contribute to the creation of formal and informal reputations in our social relations, in business, in politics, in academia, and even in wine. She highlights the importance of reputation to the effective functioning of the economy and e-commerce. Origgi also discusses the existential significance of our obsession with reputation, concluding that an awareness of the relationship between our reputation and our actions empowers us to better understand who we are and why we do what we do. Compellingly written and filled with surprising insights, Reputation pins down an elusive subject that affects everyone. Author bio: Gloria Origgi, a Paris-based philosopher, is a senior researcher at the Institut Jean Nicod at the National Center for Scientific Research. Her books include one on trust and another on the future of writing on the Internet. She maintains a blog in English, French, and Italian at gloriaoriggi.blogspot.com. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Analysis of Stealing Fire: with Key Takeaways & Review Author: FastReads Narrator: Lisa Negron Format: Unabridged Length: 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-05-17 Publisher: FastReads Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Steven Kotler and and Jamie Wheal provide decades of research along with centuries of human knowledge to make their case for the future of transcendent experiences in their book, Stealing Fire. This FastReads Analysis offers supplementary material to Stealing Fire to help you distill the key takeaways and understand the general theory and science behind ecstasis. In addition, this analysis reviews the contents of the book and provides a unique editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, FastReads Analysis is here to help. Absorb everything you need to know in under 20 minutes! What does this FastReads Analysis Include? About the Original Book: Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheals Stealing Fire takes the listener through recent developments in the millennia-long journey to unlock human potential and find bliss. Whether you are wondering where tech influencers get their disruptive ideas or looking to get more out of your body and mind, this national best seller will guide you to a path of radical discovery. BEFORE YOU BUY: The purpose of this FastReads Analysis is to help you decide if its worth the time, money, and effort to listen to the original book (if you havent already). FastReads has pulled out the essence - but only to help you ascertain the value of the book for yourself. This analysis is meant as a supplement to, and not a replacement for, Stealing Fire. PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary, analysis, and review of the book and not the original book. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Grass Roots Author: Emily Dufton Narrator: Greg Baglia Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 12-05-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: How earnest hippies, frightened parents, suffering patients, and other ordinary Americans went to war over marijuana In the last five years, eight states have legalized recreational marijuana. To many, continued progress seems certain. But pot was on a similar trajectory 40 years ago, only to encounter a fierce backlash. In Grass Roots, historian Emily Dufton tells the remarkable story of marijuana's crooked path from acceptance to demonization and back again and of the thousands of grassroots activists who made changing marijuana laws their life's work. During the 1970s, pro-pot campaigners with roots in the counterculture secured the drug's decriminalization in a dozen states. Soon, though, concerned parents began to mobilize; finding a champion in Nancy Reagan, they transformed pot into a national scourge and helped to pave the way for an aggressive war on drugs. Chastened marijuana advocates retooled their message, promoting pot as a medical necessity and eventually declaring legalization a matter of racial justice. For the moment, these activists are succeeding - but marijuana's history suggests how swiftly another counterrevolution could unfold. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The New Trail of Tears Author: Naomi Schaefer Riley Narrator: Christa Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 11-28-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: If you want to know why American Indians have the highest rates of poverty of any racial group, why suicide is the second leading cause of death among Indian men, why native women are two and a half times more likely to be raped than the national average, and why gang violence affects American Indian youth more than any other group, do not look to history. There is no doubt that white settlers devastated Indian communities in the 19th, and early 20th centuries. But it is our policies today - denying Indians ownership of their land, refusing them access to the free market, and failing to provide the police and legal protections due to them as American citizens - that have turned reservations into small third-world countries in the middle of the richest and freest nation on earth. The tragedy of our Indian policies demands reexamination immediately - not only because they make the lives of millions of American citizens harder and more dangerous - but also because they represent a microcosm of everything that has gone wrong with modern liberalism. They are the result of decades of politicians and bureaucrats showering a victimized people with money and cultural sensitivity instead of what they truly need-the education, the legal protections, and the autonomy to improve their own situation. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Finding a Forever Home: True Animal Rescue Stories Author: Mr. Mark Feldstein Narrator: Joseph Ledford Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 11-28-17 Publisher: Wordwooze Publishing Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Bob Barker, former game-show host, springs a bear named Ben from bear jail. Angel, a rescued dog, has a psychic connection with her owner even from 180 miles away. A therapy horse becomes the only confidante for an abused little girl. These are only a few of the captivating, heartwarming and inspiring true animal rescue stories in Finding a Forever Home. This book is the result of years of research by the author for the best rescue stories from no-kill, non-profit animal sanctuaries and shelters across America. Each heroic tale was carefully written to bring the rescue to life. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Raw Spirit Author: Iain Banks Narrator: Tom Cotcher Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-17 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: In a bid to uncover the unique spirit of the single malt whisky, author lain Banks has decided to undertake a tour of the distilleries of his homeland. His tour of Scotland combines history, literature and landscape in an entertaining and informative account. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Titel: Das kommunistische Manifest op Kölsch Autor: Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Walter Stehling Erzähler: Walter Stehling Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 1 hr and 18 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-24-17 Herausgeber: Verlag Michael John Media Kategorien: Nonfiction, Politics Zusammenfassung: E Jespens jeit eröm en Europa - et Jespens vum Kummenismus. Die Mächte vom ahle Europa han sech mallich zesamme jedon zor Hätzjach jäje dat Jesoens, d'r Paps, d'r Zar, d'r Metternich un d'r Guizot, fränzüsisch Radekale un de dütsche Schmier... Das Manifest der kommunistischen Partei op Kölsch. Der Klassiker von 1848 von Karl Marx und Friedrich Engels in Kölnisch-Ripoarischer Sprache als exklusive Hörbuch-Mundart-Ausgabe. Passend zum Geburtstag von Karl Marx, der sich am 5. Mai 2018 zum 200. Male jährt. ©2017 John Verlag (P)2017 John Verlag Kontakt: info@hotaudiobook.com

Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Título: Homo Deus: Breve historia del mañana [Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow] Autor: Yuval Noah Harari Narrador: Carlos Manuel Vesga Formato: Unabridged Duración: 17 hrs and 4 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 11-23-17 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Categorías: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Resumen: Tras el éxito de Sapiens. De animales a dioses, Yuval Noah Harari vuelve su mirada al futuro para ver hacia dónde nos dirigimos. La guerra es algo obsoleto. Es más probable quitarse la vida que morir en un conflicto bélico. La hambruna está desapareciendo. Es más habitual sufrir obesidad que pasar hambre. La muerte es solo un problema técnico. Adiós igualdad. Hola inmortalidad. ¿Qué nos depara el futuro? Yuval Noah Harari, autor best seller de Sapiens. De animales a dioses, augura un mundo no tan lejano en el cual nos veremos enfrentados a una nueva serie de retos. Homo Deus explora los proyectos, los sueños y las pesadillas que irán moldeando el siglo XXI - desde superar la muerte hasta la creación de la inteligencia artificial. Esto es el futuro de la evolución. Esto es Homo Deus. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Contacto: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Innovation Crash Course Author: IntroBooks Narrator: Andrea Giordani Format: Unabridged Length: 39 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-17 Publisher: IntroBooks Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: In prehistoric ages, humans had to constantly come up with new ideas and methods to help them survive. The persistent need of improving whatever exists in order to survive in a better way led to innovation. Innovation occurs on various levels in our daily lives. It could be the use of a new product which was innovated recently by manufacturers, or the use of a new method that makes it easier to live life. Today, industries, companies, and individuals innovate on various levels to succeed in their objectives. Different industries have different viewpoints regarding innovation. There are over 40 different definitions of innovation, and every definition describes it according to the perspective of the individual or group authoring the definition. But all of it grinds to the fact that innovation happens when something new comes into existence. It could be a thought, a process, a method, or a product. Innovation is limitless and does not restrict itself to certain aspects only. Innovation has existed since the existence of humankind itself. Humans have introduced different products, ideas, and services ever since they existed as hunters and gatherers. Whether it was the invention of the first wheel, the ability to harvest grains and turn it into the food we eat, or the use of fire to cook, everything required humans to come up with new ideas that can improve their current standards of living. Now we are dealing with innovation on a more complex level since we have already reached a point where our basic needs are met very effectively. This is why innovation has become so central to businesses and customers. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Democrats Author: The Speech Resource Company, The Speech Resource Company - producer Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Original Recording Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 11-21-17 Publisher: The Speech Resource Company, Inc. Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Summary: Party leaders, officeholders, candidates, and advisors address the press and the American people. Includes the Kennedys, the Clintons, FDR, Truman, Carter, Obama, and many others explaining what the Democratic Party stands for and strategies for winning elections. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: American and European Federalism: A Critique of Rick Perry's "Fed Up!" Author: Skip Worden Ph.D. Narrator: Sam Bubis Format: Unabridged Length: 21 mins Language: English Release date: 11-20-17 Publisher: Skip Worden Genres: Nonfiction, Politics Summary: In his book, Governor Rick Perry of Texas provides a basis for viewing the states of the US as equivalent to the EU's member-states. All of these states are semi-sovereign, as they have all transferred some governmental sovereignty to federal institutions. This implies that the EU and US are commensurate. I subject these inferences to critique in my booklet on American and European federalism. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com