Tag: Seductive

September 17, 2024

We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky The Seductive Promise of Microfinance [Audiobook]

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Free Download We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D6WKB1LZ | 2024 | 17 hours and 6 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 494 MB
Author: Mara Kardas-Nelson
Narrator: Nene Nwoko
In the mid-1970s, Muhammad Yunus, an American-trained Bangladeshi economist, met a poor female stool maker who needed money to expand her business. In an act known as the beginning of microfinance, Yunus lent $27 to forty-two women, hoping small credit would help them to pull themselves out of poverty. Soon, Yunus’s Grameen Bank was born, and very small, often high-interest loans for poor people took off. But there are mounting concerns that these small loans are as likely to bury poor people in debt as they are to pull them from poverty, with borrowers facing consequences such as jail time and forced land sales. Hundreds have even reportedly committed suicide.

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February 4, 2024

The Sweet Tooth Dilemma Sugar is Seductive, Dangerous and Hard to Quit. Here’s How to Walk Away. [Audiobook]

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Free Download The Sweet Tooth Dilemma: Sugar is Seductive, Dangerous and Hard to Quit. Here’s How to Walk Away. (Audiobook)
English | ISBN: 9798875104022 | 2024 | 5 hours and 38 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 308 MB
Author: Dr. Andrea L Grayson
Narrator: Dr. Andrea L Grayson
Are you addicted to sugar, and maybe don’t even know it? You may know that eating too much sugar can lead to weight gain. Did you know that it also causes inflammation and can lead to heart disease. Too much sugar consumption contributes to many other health issues, including diabetes, depression, dementia, certain mental health disorders, and cancers…to name just a few. If you ever tried to quit or cut back on eating sugar, you know that it is not so easy. Cravings and energy crashes often hinder our success. Not to mention feelings of being deprived. In simple language, The Sweet Tooth Dilemma offers a proven program that thousands of people used to successfully cut back or quit sugar altogether. Dr. Andrea Grayson explains the science of why sugar is so bad for you, what makes it so hard to quit, and how to quit once and for all.

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January 16, 2024

Seductive Journey American Tourists in France from Jefferson to the Jazz Age

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Free Download Seductive Journey: American Tourists in France from Jefferson to the Jazz Age by Harvey Levenstein
English | 1998 | ISBN: 0226473767 | 412 Pages | EPUB | 9.8 MB
For centuries, France has cast an extraordinary spell on travelers. Harvey Levenstein’s Seductive Journey explains why so many Americans have visited it, and tells, in colorful detail, what they did when they got there. The result is a highly entertaining examination of the transformation of American attitudes toward French food, sex, and culture, as well as an absorbing exploration of changing notions of class, gender, race, and nationality.

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