Category: Audio Books

The Cave and the Light Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization [Audiobook]


Free Download The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization (Audiobook)
English | November 06, 2013 | ASIN: B00GHGZ8M6 | M4B@64 kbps | 25h 26m | 702 MB
Author: Arthur Herman | Narrator: Paul Hecht
The definitive sequel to New York Times bestseller How the Scots Invented the Modern World is a magisterial account of how the two greatest thinkers of the ancient world, Plato and Aristotle, laid the foundations of Western culture-and how their rivalry shaped the essential features of our culture down to the present day.
Plato came from a wealthy, connected Athenian family and lived a comfortable upper-class lifestyle until he met an odd little man named Socrates, who showed him a new world of ideas and ideals. Socrates taught Plato that a man must use reason to attain wisdom, and that the life of a lover of wisdom, a philosopher, was the pinnacle of achievement. Plato dedicated himself to living that ideal and went on to create a school, his famed Academy, to teach others the path to enlightenment through contemplation.

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The Canary Code A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work [Audiobook]

Free Download Ludmila N. Praslova PhD, Teri Schnaubelt (Narrator), "The Canary Code: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work"
English | ASIN: B0DDQKXGPX | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~10:20:00 | 284 MB
From a member of the Thinkers50 2024 Radar cohort of global management thinkers most likely to impact workplaces and the first person to have written for Harvard Business Review from an autistic perspective comes The Canary Code-a guide to win-win workplaces.
Currently, despite their skills and work ethics, members of ADHD, autism, Tourette Syndrome, learning differences, and related communities face drastic barriers to hiring and advancement. In the US, 30-40% of neurodivergent people and 85% of autistic college graduates struggle with unemployment. Lack of flexibility, transparency, and psychological safety excludes neurodivergent, disabled, and multiply marginalized talent-and leaves most employees stressed and disengaged.

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The Camino Way Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain


Free Download The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain by Victor Prince, Rudy Sanda, HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books
English | July 13, 2017 | ISBN: B07364V3QH | 4 hours and 59 minutes | MP3 128 Kbps | 274 Mb
Stretching across 500 miles of northern Spain, the Camino de Santiago has been a pilgrimage route for centuries. Setting off as a competitive, shrewd negotiator with little patience for small talk, Victor Prince emerged as a very different person – more balanced, more caring, more present in the moment, but looking to the future. Prince translates this growth experience into seven leadership skills, each linked to values that have guided Camino travelers for centuries. With reflections from the road and for the workplace back home, he recounts how he learned to
Live in the moment
Welcome each day, its pleasures and its challenges

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The CIA Intelligence Analyst Views from the Inside [Audiobook]

Free Download Roger Z. George – edited by, Robert Levine – edited by, Linda Jones (Narrator), Bob Johnson (Narrator), "The CIA Intelligence Analyst: Views from the Inside"
English | ASIN: B0DFZ4YVL1 | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~11:07:00 | 306 MB
The common perception of a CIA officer is someone who collects secret intelligence abroad-a spy. However, the critical link between secrets and policy is the intelligence analyst. The CIA Intelligence Analyst brings to light the vital, but often-unseen, work of these officers.
Roger Z. George, Robert Levine, and the contributors to this book demystify the profession of intelligence analyst at the CIA and describe how the wide array of analytic specialties-or "disciplines" in the language of the CIA-function. The disciplines range from political, economic, leadership, and military matters to science and technology, cyber, counterterrorism, and counterintelligence. Each of the chapters-written by former or current CIA analysts-discusses how analysts interact with those who collect raw intelligence. Just as important, the chapters describe the relationships analysts develop with the diverse set of policymakers who use CIA analyses. The contributors reveal the key intelligence questions that analysts address, their methods, their products, and their challenges.

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The Blue Plate A Food Lover’s Guide to Climate Chaos [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CZ7LNWPJ | 2024 | 8 hours and 37 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 252 MB
Author: Mark J. Easter, Anthony Myint
Narrator: Mark J. Easter

Do you really know what’s for dinner? The Blue Plate is the perfect dinner companion for food lovers who also care about the planet. Ecologist Mark Easter offers a detailed picture of the impact the foods you love have on the earth. Organized by the ingredients of a typical dinner party, including seafood, salad, bread, chicken, steak, potatoes, and fruit pie with ice cream, each chapter examines the food through the lens of the climate crisis. Gathered like guests around the table, here are the stories of these foods: the soil that grew the lettuce, the farmers and ranchers and orchardists who steward the land, the dairy and farm workers and grocers who labor to bring it to the table.

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The Bible A Global History [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CS3VFJN6 | 2024 | 15 hours and 36 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 451 MB
Author: Bruce Gordon
Narrator: Richard Attlee

A global history of the world’s best-known and most influential book. For Christians, the Bible is a book inspired by God. Its eternal words are transmitted across the world by fallible human hands. Following Jesus’s departing instruction to go out into the world, the Bible has been a book in motion from its very beginnings, and every community it has encountered has read, heard, and seen the Bible through its own language and culture. In The Bible, Bruce Gordon tells the astounding story of the Bible’s journey around the globe and across more than two thousand years, showing how it has shaped and been shaped by changing beliefs and believers’ radically different needs. The Bible has been a tool for violence and oppression, and it has expressed hopes for liberation. God speaks with one voice, but the people who receive it are scattered and divided-found in desert monasteries and Chinese house churches, in Byzantine cathedrals and Guatemalan villages. Breathtakingly global in scope, The Bible tells the story of this sacred book through the stories of its many and diverse human encounters, revealing not a static text but a living, dynamic cultural force.

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The Berlin Airlift The Cold War Mission to Save a City [Audiobook]

Free Download John Tusa, Ann Tusa, Sir Michael Burton – Foreword by, Michael Page (Narrator), "The Berlin Airlift: The Cold War Mission to Save a City"
English | ASIN: B0DDMQNQY7 | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~18:03:00 | 496 MB
"A detailed dramatic narrative . . . Vivid." -Times (London) Literary Supplement. How the Allies kept the population of West Berlin alive in the face of a Russian blockade.
In the summer of 1948, the Russians occupied all of Eastern Europe. Behind Russian lines, the Allied-controlled part of the great city of Berlin stood as the lone Western outpost in a sea of Communist occupation. Then the Soviets closed all Allied traffic through their zone, sealing off the food and supply routes on which the city relied.

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The Autist’s Guide to the Galaxy Navigating the World of ‘Normal People’ [Audiobook]


Free Download The Autist’s Guide to the Galaxy: Navigating the World of ‘Normal People’ (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0DDQJRT6H | 2024 | 2 hours and 49 minutes | M4B@192 kbps | 232 MB
Author: Clara Törnvall, Alice E. Olsson
Narrator: Kim Bretton

A playful guide to understanding the ways of "normal people", The Autist’s Guide to the Galaxy flips our usual scripts about neurodiversity. Clara Törnvall has written a fun, comprehensive, and accessible explanation of neurotypical, or "normal", behavior. Full of facts, tips, and tests, and developed with input from other autists, this book places the difficulties autists face in the context of a world built for the neurotypical majority. It will help neurodiverse people-and their families, friends, and loved ones-navigate this world, nurture stronger relationships, and thrive.

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The Atomic Human What Makes Us Unique in the Age of AI [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CV2G7649 | 2024 | 15 hours and 2 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 432 MB
Author: Neil D. Lawrence
Narrator: Neil D. Lawrence

A renowned computer scientist seeks the unique human quality that will prevail against artificial intelligence. The greatest fear of AI is not that it rules out digital lives but that it displaces human intelligence entirely. If artificial intelligence takes over decision-making what, then, is unique and irreplaceable about human intelligence? The Atomic Human is a journey of discovery to the core of what it is to be human, in search of the qualities that cannot be replaced by the machine. Neil Lawrence brings a timely, fresh perspective to this new, emerging era, recounting his personal journey to understand the riddle of intelligence.

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The Astrology Advantage A Simple System to Use Your Horoscope for Professional & Personal Success [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CWMQLCC7 | 2024 | 9 hours and 33 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 275 MB
Author: Ophira Edut, Tali Edut
Narrator: Ophira Edut, Tali Edut

Maximize your professional and personal potential with this simple system that distills the wisdom of the zodiac into three distinct types and provides actionable advice, from renowned astrologers to the stars Ophira and Tali Edut, a.k.a. The AstroTwins. The Astrology Advantage is Atomic Habits meets The Wisdom of the Enneagram, based in the science and system of astrology. This transformational book revitalizes how astrology is used, providing individualized tools and strategies, helping you make better decisions and optimize your strengths. In short, The Astrology Advantage teaches you how to use astrology to give you a significant edge in business and in life.

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