Category: E-Books

Free Download Black Food Matters: Racial Justice in the Wake of Food Justice by Hanna Garth – editor, Ashanté M. Reese – editor, Allyson Johnson
English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08T3JQZBS | MP3@64 Kbps | Duration: 8:39 h | 237 Mb
For Black Americans, the food system is broken. When it comes to nutrition, Black consumers experience an unjust and inequitable distribution of resources. Black Food Matters examines these issues through in-depth essays that analyze how Blackness is contested through food, differing ideas of what makes our sustenance "healthy", and Black individuals’ own beliefs about what their cuisine should be.
Primarily researched by nonwhite scholars, and framed through a focus on Black agency instead of deprivation, the essays here showcase Black communities fighting for the survival of their food culture. The book takes listeners into the real world of Black sustenance, examining animal husbandry practices in South Carolina, the work done by the Black Panthers to ensure food equality, and Black women who are pioneering urban agriculture. These essays also explore individual and community values, the influence of history, and the ongoing struggle to meet needs and affirm Black life.

Free Download Bismarck’s War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BWG93PQ1 | 2023 | 17 hours and 37 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 508 MB
Author: Rachel Chrastil
Narrator: Sarah Borges
A new history of the war that toppled the French Empire, unified Germany, and set Europe on the path to World War I. Among the conflicts that convulsed Europe during the nineteenth century, none was more startling and consequential than the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. Deliberately engineered by Prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the war succeeded in shattering French supremacy, deposing Napoleon III, and uniting a new German Empire. But it also produced brutal military innovations and a precarious new imbalance of power that together set the stage for the devastating world wars of the next century. In Bismarck’s War, historian Rachel Chrastil chronicles events on the battlefield in full, while also showing in intimate detail how the war reshaped and blurred the boundaries between civilian and soldier as the fighting swept across France. The result is the definitive history of a transformative conflict that changed Europe, and the history of warfare, forever.

Free Download Big Caesars and Little Caesars: How They Rise and How They Fall – from Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BXYWG79V | 2023 | 11 hours and 10 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 818 MB
Author: Ferdinand Mount
Narrator: Paul Blezard
Who said that dictatorship was dead? The world today is full of Strong Men and their imitators. Caesarism is alive and well. Yet in modern times it’s become a strangely neglected subject. Ferdinand Mount opens up a fascinating exploration of how and why Caesars seize power and why they fall. There is a comforting illusion shared by historians and political commentators from Fukuyama back to Macaulay, Mill and Marx, that history progresses in a nice straight line towards liberal democracy or socialism, despite the odd hiccup. In reality, every democracy, however sophisticated or stable it may look, has been attacked or actually destroyed by a would-be Caesar, from Ancient Greece to the present day. Marx was wrong. This Caesarism is not an absurd throwback, it is an ever-present danger.

Free Download Belisarius & Antonina: Love and War in the Age of Justinian (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CGVNWKXV | 2023 | 9 hours and 34 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 274 MB
Author: David Alan Parnell
Narrator: Julia Anthony
Belisarius and Antonina were titans in the Roman world some 1,500 years ago. Belisarius was the most well-known general of his age, victor over the Persians, conqueror of the Vandals and the Goths, and as if this were not enough, wealthy beyond imagination. She made a name for herself by traveling with Belisarius on his military campaigns, deposing a pope, and scheming to disgrace important Roman officials. This unadulterated power and wealth did not mean that Belisarius and Antonina were universally successful in all that they undertook. These failures knock them from their lofty perch, humanize them, and make them even more relatable and intriguing to us today.

Free Download Becoming a Matriarch (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BZK1YG59 | 2023 | 6 hours and 19 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 352 MB
Author: Helen Knott
Narrator: Helen Knott
When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behind, or to craft a new space. Helen Knott’s debut memoir, wowed reviewers, award juries, and readers alike with its profoundly honest and moving account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, resilience, and survival. Now, in her highly anticipated second book, Knott returns with a chronicle of grief, love, and legacy. Having lost both her mom and grandmother in just over six months, forced to navigate the fine lines between matriarchy, martyrdom, and codependency, Knott realizes she must let go, not just of the women who raised her, but of the woman she thought she was. Woven into the book are themes of mourning, sobriety through loss, and generational dreaming. Becoming a Matriarch is charted with poetic insights, sass, humour, and heart, taking the listener over the rivers and mountains of Dane Zaa territory in Northeastern British Columbia, along the cobbled streets of Antigua, Guatemala, and straight to the heart of what matriarchy truly means. This is a journey through pain, on the way to becoming.

Free Download Be You Only Better: Real-Life Self-Care for Young Adults (and Everyone Else) (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0953Z1GHH | 2021 | 3 hours and 49 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 216 MB
Author: Kristi Hugstad
Narrator: Tara Ochs
Along with all the perks of becoming an adult come challenges and the need to learn skills that help you self-regulate as you venture into new experiences. Highlighting five key areas of life – physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial – Be You, Only Better offers science- and experience-backed tools and easy-to-implement techniques for success. Skill-building and self-care practices – such as journaling, getting enough sleep and exercise, embracing nature, managing time and money, and practicing gratitude, mindfulness, and optimism – are presented, and each is illustrated with the story of a real young person. These practices will help you create a resilient foundation for your powerful future. You’ll discover a wonderfully accessible lifeline and a realistically inspiring guide to leading – and loving – your best possible life.

Free Download Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli in His World (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B071L26GWK | 2017 | 13 hours and 30 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 385 MB
Author: Erica Benner
Narrator: Karen Saltus
The dramatic, myth-shattering story of how Machiavelli – arguably the most misunderstood thinker of all time – fought to change his corrupt world. Since the publication of The Prince five centuries ago, Machiavelli has been associated with political amorality. But that characterization is unfair. In Be Like the Fox, Erica Benner sets the record straight: far from the ruthless "Machiavellian" henchman that people think he was, Machiavelli emerges here as a profound ethical thinker who fought to uphold high moral standards and restore the democratic freedoms of his beloved Florence. Shaking the dust from history, Benner masterfully interweaves Machiavelli’s words with those of his friends and enemies, giving us a biography with all the energy of fiction. Through dialogues and diaries, we witness dramatic episodes, including Savonarola’s fiery sermons against the elite in Florence’s piazza, Machiavelli’s secret negotiations with Caterina Sforza at the court of Forlí, and the Florentines’ frantic preparations to resist Pope Julius’s plan to overthrow their Republic.

Free Download Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard by Russell Miller, Jonathan Cowley, Tantor Audio
English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08W6GMRFZ | M4B@128 Kbps | Duration: 18:51 h | 1.01 Gb
How did an obscure science fiction writer become one of the world’s most notorious religious leaders?
Bare-Faced Messiah tells the extraordinary story of L. Ron Hubbard, a penniless science fiction writer who founded the Church of Scientology, became a millionaire prophet, and convinced his adoring followers that he alone could save the world.

Free Download Baby Bomb: A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents (Audiobook)
English | November 30, 2021 | ASIN: B09M471V23 | MP3@64 kbps | 7h 1m | 192.24 MB
Author: Kara Hoppe MFT, Stan Tatkin PsyD MFT, Terry Real – foreword
Narrator: Samantha Desz
A baby is a blessing – and also a completely life-altering event. If you’re like many new parents, nothing could have fully prepared you for the exhaustion of late-night feedings, the explosive diapers, the evaporation of your free time, the pure joy, and the moments of pure terror. In the midst of these hazy, early months, it’s normal to feel overwhelmed. And when you’re overwhelmed, it’s easy to put your romantic relationship on the back burner. But, more and more, research shows that in order to be the best parents you can be, you and your partner need to make sure that your needs – as a couple – are also met.

Free Download Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma-and Our World (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CDN1V3GN | 2023 | 7 hours and 35 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 218 MB
Author: Thomas Hübl, Julie Avritt
Narrator: Stacy Carolan
A road map to harness the power of our collective human consciousness as a source for healing our traumatized world. We are all interconnected-and dependent on each other to shape the world in which we live. Yet even though technology has allowed us to digitally share our lives with more people than ever, the result has been a growing pattern of personal isolation, alienation, and division. Why is this? "We are seeing the manifestation of collective trauma," says luminary Thomas Hübl, who has reached thousands of people around the world through his teachings on mysticism and healing. "The profoundly complex challenges we face demand a new level of human collaboration." With Attuned, Hübl shares a visionary guide for individuals, therapists, and other professionals committed to healing our struggling world.