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The Fourth Turning Is Here

What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End

by Neil Howe ...

Narrated by Neil Howe ...

Unabridged

20 hours 29 min

The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our present era of unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like afterward.Thirty years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new ... Read more

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The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our present era of unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like afterward.Thirty years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new
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Der starke Sozialstaat

Weniger ist mehr

by Ronnie Schöb ...

Narrated by Klaus B. Wolf ...

Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

Sozialstaat bedeutet Sicherheit für alle, gerade in unsicheren Zeiten wie diesen. Selbst für die, die sich auf der sicheren Seite wähnen. Doch der Glaube an die Stärken unseres Sozialstaates zerfällt, der gesellschaftliche Grundkonsens ist gefährdet. Der renommierte Ökonom Ronnie Schöb präsentiert einen großen Entwurf für eine Modernisierung, die neues Vertrauen schafft. Seine Überzeugung: Wir ... Read more

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Sozialstaat bedeutet Sicherheit für alle, gerade in unsicheren Zeiten wie diesen. Selbst für die, die sich auf der sicheren Seite wähnen. Doch der Glaube an die Stärken unseres Sozialstaates zerfällt, der gesellschaftliche Grundkonsens ist gefährdet. Der renommierte Ökonom Ronnie Schöb präsentiert einen großen Entwurf für eine Modernisierung, die neues Vertrauen schafft. Seine Überzeugung: Wir
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Die Erfindung der Bundesrepublik

Wie unser Grundgesetz entstand

by Sabine Böhne-Di Leo ...

Narrated by Jutta Seifert, Peter Lontzek ...

Unabridged

5 hours 26 min

Im Sommer 1948 stehen große Entscheidungen an: Die westlichen Alliierten beauftragen 65 Männer und Frauen damit, eine Verfassung auszuarbeiten. Monate leidenschaftlicher Diskussionen beginnen, in denen gestritten, getrickst und geträumt wird. Wie soll es werden, das neue Land?Kurz nachdem in den drei Westzonen im Frühsommer 1948 eine neue Währung eingeführt wird, riegelt die Sowjetunion West ... Read more

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Im Sommer 1948 stehen große Entscheidungen an: Die westlichen Alliierten beauftragen 65 Männer und Frauen damit, eine Verfassung auszuarbeiten. Monate leidenschaftlicher Diskussionen beginnen, in denen gestritten, getrickst und geträumt wird. Wie soll es werden, das neue Land?Kurz nachdem in den drei Westzonen im Frühsommer 1948 eine neue Währung eingeführt wird, riegelt die Sowjetunion West
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The War on Critical Race Theory

Or, The Remaking of Racism

by David Theo Goldberg ...

Narrated by Lisa Larsen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

"Critical Race Theory" is consuming conservative America. The mounting attacks on a once-obscure legal theory are upending public schooling, legislating censorship, driving elections, and cleaving communities.In this much-needed response, renowned scholar David Theo Goldberg cuts to the heart of the claims expressed in these attacks. He punctures the demonization of Critical Race Theory, ... Read more

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"Critical Race Theory" is consuming conservative America. The mounting attacks on a once-obscure legal theory are upending public schooling, legislating censorship, driving elections, and cleaving communities.In this much-needed response, renowned scholar David Theo Goldberg cuts to the heart of the claims expressed in these attacks. He punctures the demonization of Critical Race Theory,
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Whiteshift

Populism, Immigration, and the Future of White Majorities

by Eric Kaufmann ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

23 hours 30 min

Whiteshift: the turbulent journey from a world of racially homogeneous white majorities to one of racially hybrid majoritiesThis is the century of whiteshift. As Western societies are becoming increasingly mixed-race, demographic change is transforming politics. Over half of American babies are non-white, and by the end of the century, minorities and those of mixed race are projected to form the ... Read more

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Whiteshift: the turbulent journey from a world of racially homogeneous white majorities to one of racially hybrid majoritiesThis is the century of whiteshift. As Western societies are becoming increasingly mixed-race, demographic change is transforming politics. Over half of American babies are non-white, and by the end of the century, minorities and those of mixed race are projected to form the
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10 Lessons for an Ageing World

by Camilla Cavendish ...

Narrated by Camilla Cavendish ...

Unabridged

7 hours 8 min

‘An inspirational call to arms’ DAILY MAIL‘This book is so sensible, so substantially researched, so briskly written, so clear in its arguments, that one wishes Baroness Cavendish was still whispering into the prime ministerial ear’ THE TIMES‘A thoughtful handbook to help societies age gracefully’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘This bold, visionary book is a wake-up call to governments. It is a w... ... Read more

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‘An inspirational call to arms’ DAILY MAIL‘This book is so sensible, so substantially researched, so briskly written, so clear in its arguments, that one wishes Baroness Cavendish was still whispering into the prime ministerial ear’ THE TIMES‘A thoughtful handbook to help societies age gracefully’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘This bold, visionary book is a wake-up call to governments. It is a w...
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The Long Southern Strategy

How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics

by Angie Maxwell, Todd Shields ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

16 hours 14 min

The Southern Strategy is traditionally understood as a Goldwater and Nixon-era effort by the Republican Party to win over disaffected white voters in the Democratic stronghold of the American South. To realign these voters with the GOP, the party abandoned its past support for civil rights and used racially coded language to capitalize on southern white racial angst. However, that decision was but ... Read more

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The Southern Strategy is traditionally understood as a Goldwater and Nixon-era effort by the Republican Party to win over disaffected white voters in the Democratic stronghold of the American South. To realign these voters with the GOP, the party abandoned its past support for civil rights and used racially coded language to capitalize on southern white racial angst. However, that decision was but
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Civic Handbook, The: Small Steps For Big Change In Your Neighborhood And Nation

by Tanya Norris ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Anya G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Imagine a world where your community thrives, where neighbors support each other, and where your voice is heard on issues that matter. It's not a distant dream, it's within your reach. "The Civic Handbook" is your guide to becoming an active and engaged citizen, taking small steps that create big change in your neighborhood and nation. This ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Imagine a world where your community thrives, where neighbors support each other, and where your voice is heard on issues that matter. It's not a distant dream, it's within your reach. "The Civic Handbook" is your guide to becoming an active and engaged citizen, taking small steps that create big change in your neighborhood and nation. This
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L’histoire de l’humanité : L’étrange parcours qui nous a menés de groupes dispersés à des milliards d’individus

by Céline Perret ...

Narrated by Céline Perret ...

Unabridged

2 hours 7 min

Décodez l'évolution humaine avec cet essai historique, des premières tribus nomades jusqu'à notre monde globalisé. Parfait pour stimuler votre esprit pendant vos trajets, ce récit immersif ressuscite les modes de vie concrets de nos ancêtres sans se perdre dans une chronologie aride. Suivez les migrations fondatrices, les rencontres déterminantes et les choix cruciaux qui ont progressivement ... Read more

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Décodez l'évolution humaine avec cet essai historique, des premières tribus nomades jusqu'à notre monde globalisé. Parfait pour stimuler votre esprit pendant vos trajets, ce récit immersif ressuscite les modes de vie concrets de nos ancêtres sans se perdre dans une chronologie aride. Suivez les migrations fondatrices, les rencontres déterminantes et les choix cruciaux qui ont progressivement
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Zweite Wende

Warum Ostdeutschland uns alle angeht

by Marieke Reimann ...

Narrated by Marieke Reimann ...

Unabridged

6 hours 10 min

Im Osten entscheidet sich die Zukunft unserer Demokratie. Wende verschlafen, Lebensleistungen entwertet, Chefsessel westdeutsch besetzt - eine wirklich gerechte Einheit wurde verpasst. Nicht nur politisch, auch medial, wirtschaftlich und im Alltag: Ostdeutschland wird oft karikiert, als Klischee statt als Realität wahrgenommen. Marieke Reimann, 1987 in Rostock geboren und im Plattenbau ... Read more

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Im Osten entscheidet sich die Zukunft unserer Demokratie. Wende verschlafen, Lebensleistungen entwertet, Chefsessel westdeutsch besetzt - eine wirklich gerechte Einheit wurde verpasst. Nicht nur politisch, auch medial, wirtschaftlich und im Alltag: Ostdeutschland wird oft karikiert, als Klischee statt als Realität wahrgenommen. Marieke Reimann, 1987 in Rostock geboren und im Plattenbau
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Party of the People

Inside the Multiracial Populist Coalition Remaking the GOP

by Patrick Ruffini ...

Narrated by Stephen Graybill ...

Unabridged

10 hours 49 min

An eye-opening, “must-read” (Ben Shapiro, founder of The Daily Wire) about the future of the Republican party as they unite working-class voters in a multi-racial, cross-generational populist coalition.Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election shocked the world. Yet his defeat in 2020 may have been even more surprising: he received 12 million more votes in 2020 than in 2016 and his ... Read more

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An eye-opening, “must-read” (Ben Shapiro, founder of The Daily Wire) about the future of the Republican party as they unite working-class voters in a multi-racial, cross-generational populist coalition.Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election shocked the world. Yet his defeat in 2020 may have been even more surprising: he received 12 million more votes in 2020 than in 2016 and his
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Kids These Days

Human Capital and the Making of Millennials

by Malcolm Harris ...

Narrated by Will Collyer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 29 min

In Kids These Days, early Wall Street occupier Malcolm Harris gets real about why the Millennial generation has been wrongly stereotyped, and dares us to confront and take charge of the consequences now that we are grown up.Millennials have been stereotyped as lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and immature. We've gotten so used to sloppy generational analysis filled with dumb clichés about young ... Read more

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In Kids These Days, early Wall Street occupier Malcolm Harris gets real about why the Millennial generation has been wrongly stereotyped, and dares us to confront and take charge of the consequences now that we are grown up.Millennials have been stereotyped as lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and immature. We've gotten so used to sloppy generational analysis filled with dumb clichés about young
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Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education

by Nathan D. Grawe ...

Narrated by BJ Harrison ...

Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

Higher education faces a looming demographic storm. Decades-long patterns in fertility, migration, and immigration persistently nudge the country toward the Hispanic Southwest. As a result, the Northeast and Midwest—traditional higher education strongholds—expect to lose five percent of their college-aged populations between now and the mid-2020s.In Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education ... Read more

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Higher education faces a looming demographic storm. Decades-long patterns in fertility, migration, and immigration persistently nudge the country toward the Hispanic Southwest. As a result, the Northeast and Midwest—traditional higher education strongholds—expect to lose five percent of their college-aged populations between now and the mid-2020s.In Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education
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Mere livsglæde mindre stress

Forstå dit indre savannemenneske

by Lisbeth Zornig Andersen ...

Narrated by Lisbeth Zornig Andersen ...

Unabridged

4 hours 47 min

I Mere livsglæde mindre stress giver Lisbeth Zornig sine bud på, hvordan man får mere ro og tilfredshed i sin hverdag. Ved at forstå, hvad vi alle sammen kommer af, livet på savannen, forklarer Zornig, hvordan vores kroppe og hjerner i virkeligheden er bygget til noget helt andet, end det liv vi lever i dag. Når man lærer sit indre savannemenneske at kende, kan man også handle på det – og det ... Read more

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I Mere livsglæde mindre stress giver Lisbeth Zornig sine bud på, hvordan man får mere ro og tilfredshed i sin hverdag. Ved at forstå, hvad vi alle sammen kommer af, livet på savannen, forklarer Zornig, hvordan vores kroppe og hjerner i virkeligheden er bygget til noget helt andet, end det liv vi lever i dag. Når man lærer sit indre savannemenneske at kende, kan man også handle på det – og det
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Tengo que morir todas las noches

Una crónica de los ochenta, el underground y la cultura gay

by Guillermo Osorno ...

Narrated by Erick Trujillo ...

Unabridged

6 hours 48 min

Tengo que morir todas las noches es una crónica excepcional sobre la ciudad de México durante los años ochenta; la cultura gay y los movimientos artísticos, literarios y musicales que se expresaban en los linderos de la sociedad.Tengo que morir todas las noches es una crónica excepcional sobre la ciudad de México durante los años ochenta; la cultura gay y los movimientos artísticos, literarios y ... Read more

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Tengo que morir todas las noches es una crónica excepcional sobre la ciudad de México durante los años ochenta; la cultura gay y los movimientos artísticos, literarios y musicales que se expresaban en los linderos de la sociedad.Tengo que morir todas las noches es una crónica excepcional sobre la ciudad de México durante los años ochenta; la cultura gay y los movimientos artísticos, literarios y
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Je suis noir et je n’aime pas le manioc

by Gaston Kelman ...

Narrated by Jacques Denigelles ...

Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

Gaston Kelman a beau avoir des origines camerounaises, il ne se met pas pour autant à danser le dombolo une fois la nuit tombée. Installé en France depuis vingt ans, ce Bourguignon est l'auteur d'un vivifiant pamphlet contre le racisme ordinaire et son cortège de préjugés. Avec une verve toute voltairienne, il fustige les dangers d'une victimisation outrancière de la communauté noire et tisse par ... Read more

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Gaston Kelman a beau avoir des origines camerounaises, il ne se met pas pour autant à danser le dombolo une fois la nuit tombée. Installé en France depuis vingt ans, ce Bourguignon est l'auteur d'un vivifiant pamphlet contre le racisme ordinaire et son cortège de préjugés. Avec une verve toute voltairienne, il fustige les dangers d'une victimisation outrancière de la communauté noire et tisse par
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Alt-America

The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump

by David Neiwert ...

Narrated by Matthew Josdal ...

Unabridged

14 hours 45 min

Just as Donald Trump's victorious campaign for the US presidency shocked the world, the seemingly sudden national prominence of white supremacists, xenophobes, militia leaders, and mysterious "alt-right" figures mystifies many. But the American extreme right has been growing steadily in number and influence since the 1990s with the rise of patriot militias. Following 9/11, conspiracy theorists ... Read more

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Just as Donald Trump's victorious campaign for the US presidency shocked the world, the seemingly sudden national prominence of white supremacists, xenophobes, militia leaders, and mysterious "alt-right" figures mystifies many. But the American extreme right has been growing steadily in number and influence since the 1990s with the rise of patriot militias. Following 9/11, conspiracy theorists
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The Next America

Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown

by Paul Taylor, Pew Research Center ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

The America of the near future will look nothing like the America of the recent past.America is in the throes of a demographic overhaul. Huge generation gaps have opened up in our political and social values, our economic well-being, our family structure, our racial and ethnic identity, our gender norms, our religious affiliation, and our technology use.Today's Millennials—well-educated, tech ... Read more

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The America of the near future will look nothing like the America of the recent past.America is in the throes of a demographic overhaul. Huge generation gaps have opened up in our political and social values, our economic well-being, our family structure, our racial and ethnic identity, our gender norms, our religious affiliation, and our technology use.Today's Millennials—well-educated, tech
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Pollution is Colonialism

by Max Liboiron ...

Narrated by Donna Postel ...

Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

In Pollution Is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. They point out that even when researchers are working toward benevolent goals, environmental science and activism are often premised on a colonial worldview and access to land. Focusing on plastic pollution, the book models an ... Read more

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In Pollution Is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. They point out that even when researchers are working toward benevolent goals, environmental science and activism are often premised on a colonial worldview and access to land. Focusing on plastic pollution, the book models an
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KI, Arbeit und Demokratie im Wandel

Zukunft der Gesellschaft: Anpassungsfähigkeit trainieren.

by Johann Weidmann ...

Narrated by Alexander (AI) ...

Series Audiobook 16 - Jonas Weidmann
Unabridged

38 min

Stehst du oft vor der Frage, wie sich unser Leben in den nächsten Jahren verändern wird? Die rasante technologische Entwicklung wirft große Fragen auf. In diesem Künstliche Intelligenz Ratgeber Hörbuch mit dem Titel KI, Arbeit und Demokratie im Wandel werfen wir einen fundierten Blick auf die kommenden Entwicklungen.Wenn du Zukunftsangst überwinden und dich optimal auf die kommenden Jahre ... Read more

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Stehst du oft vor der Frage, wie sich unser Leben in den nächsten Jahren verändern wird? Die rasante technologische Entwicklung wirft große Fragen auf. In diesem Künstliche Intelligenz Ratgeber Hörbuch mit dem Titel KI, Arbeit und Demokratie im Wandel werfen wir einen fundierten Blick auf die kommenden Entwicklungen.Wenn du Zukunftsangst überwinden und dich optimal auf die kommenden Jahre
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The Story of More

How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here

by Hope Jahren ...

Narrated by Hope Jahren ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

**The essential pocket primer on climate change that will leave an indelible impact on everyone who reads it. • “Jahren asks the central question of our time: how can we learn to live on a finite planet?" —Elizabeth Kolbert, New York Times bestselling author of The Sixth Extinction"The voice that science has been waiting for.” —Nature**Hope Jahren is an award-winning scientist, a brilliant writer, ... Read more

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**The essential pocket primer on climate change that will leave an indelible impact on everyone who reads it. • “Jahren asks the central question of our time: how can we learn to live on a finite planet?" —Elizabeth Kolbert, New York Times bestselling author of The Sixth Extinction"The voice that science has been waiting for.” —Nature**Hope Jahren is an award-winning scientist, a brilliant writer,
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Upside

Profiting from the Profound Demographic Shifts Ahead

by Kenneth W. Gronbach, M. J. Moye ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

Demographics not only define who we are, where we live, and how our numbers change. For those who can read beyond the raw figures, they open up hidden business opportunities that lie ahead.What will happen when retiring Boomers free up jobs? How will Generation Y alter supermarkets? Which states will have the most dynamic workforces? Will American manufacturing rebound as Asia’s population ... Read more

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Demographics not only define who we are, where we live, and how our numbers change. For those who can read beyond the raw figures, they open up hidden business opportunities that lie ahead.What will happen when retiring Boomers free up jobs? How will Generation Y alter supermarkets? Which states will have the most dynamic workforces? Will American manufacturing rebound as Asia’s population
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We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For

by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. ...

Narrated by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. ...

Unabridged

4 hours 20 min

In We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, one of the nation's preeminent scholars and a New York Times bestselling author, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes ... Read more

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In We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, one of the nation's preeminent scholars and a New York Times bestselling author, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes
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One Child

The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment

by Mei Fong ...

Narrated by Janet Song ...

Unabridged

7 hours 24 min

When Communist Party leaders adopted the one-child policy in 1980, they hoped curbing birth-rates would help lift China's poorest and increase the country's global stature. But at what cost? Now, as China closes the book on the policy after more than three decades, it faces a population grown too old and too male, with a vastly diminished supply of young workers.Mei Fong has spent years ... Read more

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When Communist Party leaders adopted the one-child policy in 1980, they hoped curbing birth-rates would help lift China's poorest and increase the country's global stature. But at what cost? Now, as China closes the book on the policy after more than three decades, it faces a population grown too old and too male, with a vastly diminished supply of young workers.Mei Fong has spent years
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