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Inside Parkhurst

Stories of a Prison Officer

by David Berridge ...

Narrated by David John ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

THE FASCINATING SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERAssaults. Riots. Cell fires. Medical emergencies. Understaffed wings. Suicides. Hooch. Weapons. It's all in a week's work at HMP Parkhurst.After 28 years working as a prison officer, with 22 years at HMP Parkhurst, once one of Britain's most high security prisons, David Berridge has had to deal with it all: serial killers and gangsters, terrorists and ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

THE FASCINATING SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERAssaults. Riots. Cell fires. Medical emergencies. Understaffed wings. Suicides. Hooch. Weapons. It's all in a week's work at HMP Parkhurst.After 28 years working as a prison officer, with 22 years at HMP Parkhurst, once one of Britain's most high security prisons, David Berridge has had to deal with it all: serial killers and gangsters, terrorists and
... Read more
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The AI Mirror

How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking

by Shannon Vallor ...

Narrated by Kim Niemi ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

For many, technology offers hope for the future—that promise of shared human flourishing and liberation that always seems to elude our species. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies spark this hope in a particular way. They promise a future in which human limits and frailties are finally overcome—not by us, but by our machines. Yet rather than open new futures, today's powerful AI technologies ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

For many, technology offers hope for the future—that promise of shared human flourishing and liberation that always seems to elude our species. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies spark this hope in a particular way. They promise a future in which human limits and frailties are finally overcome—not by us, but by our machines. Yet rather than open new futures, today's powerful AI technologies
... Read more
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Competition is Killing Us

How Big Business is Harming Our Society and Planet - and What To Do About It

by Michelle Meagher ...

Narrated by Shaheen Khan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 54 min

Brought to you by Penguin.We live in the age of big companies where rising levels of power are concentrated in the hands of a few. Yet no government or organisation has the power to regulate these titans and hold them to account. We need big companies to share their power and we, the people of the world, need to reclaim it.In Competition is Killing Us, top business and competition lawyer Michelle ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.We live in the age of big companies where rising levels of power are concentrated in the hands of a few. Yet no government or organisation has the power to regulate these titans and hold them to account. We need big companies to share their power and we, the people of the world, need to reclaim it.In Competition is Killing Us, top business and competition lawyer Michelle
... Read more
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Meanderings on Ethics

The Canyon Between Ideals and Reality

by Sayed Hamid Fatimi ...

Narrated by Digital Voice George E ...

Unabridged

24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Meanderings on Ethics" is a deep, critical exploration of the disconnect between the ethical ideals we are taught and the systems we live under. It unpacks how our morals, ethics, and laws are not timeless truths but manmade constructs, shaped by power, convenience, and cultural shifts. The book examines the function of law, the illusion of moral ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Meanderings on Ethics" is a deep, critical exploration of the disconnect between the ethical ideals we are taught and the systems we live under. It unpacks how our morals, ethics, and laws are not timeless truths but manmade constructs, shaped by power, convenience, and cultural shifts. The book examines the function of law, the illusion of moral
... Read more
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Anatomy of Injustice

A Murder Case Gone Wrong

by Raymond Bonner ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

11 hours 11 min

From Pulitzer Prize winner Raymond Bonner comes the gripping story of a grievously mishandled murder case that put a twenty-three-year-old man on death row. In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His ... Read more

$28.43 CAD

From Pulitzer Prize winner Raymond Bonner comes the gripping story of a grievously mishandled murder case that put a twenty-three-year-old man on death row. In January 1982, an elderly white widow was found brutally murdered in the small town of Greenwood, South Carolina. Police immediately arrested Edward Lee Elmore, a semiliterate, mentally retarded black man with no previous felony record. His
... Read more
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Manifeste contre les notaires

Lobby, corruption, népotisme, monopole, conflits d'intérêts

by Collectif Non/Taire ...

Narrated by Isidore Amos ...

Unabridged

5 hours 29 min

Le notariat, véritable oligopole, est devenu progressivement non pas un État dans l'État mais un État au-dessus de l'État. Les notaires opèrent aujourd'hui un véritable dévoiement du statut d'officier public à des fins purement mercantiles. Il existe un triangle d'or reliant le notariat latin, les hommes politiques et l'État. En contrepartie des services rendus à la classe politique, l'État, qui a ... Read more

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Le notariat, véritable oligopole, est devenu progressivement non pas un État dans l'État mais un État au-dessus de l'État. Les notaires opèrent aujourd'hui un véritable dévoiement du statut d'officier public à des fins purement mercantiles. Il existe un triangle d'or reliant le notariat latin, les hommes politiques et l'État. En contrepartie des services rendus à la classe politique, l'État, qui a
... Read more
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What It Means to Be Human

The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics

by O. Carter Snead ...

Narrated by Asa Siegel ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

The natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and therefore dependent, throughout our lives, on others. Yet American law and policy disregard these stubborn facts, with statutes and judicial decisions that presume people to be autonomous, defined by their capacity to choose. As legal scholar O. Carter Snead points out, this individualistic ideology captures important truths about human ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

The natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and therefore dependent, throughout our lives, on others. Yet American law and policy disregard these stubborn facts, with statutes and judicial decisions that presume people to be autonomous, defined by their capacity to choose. As legal scholar O. Carter Snead points out, this individualistic ideology captures important truths about human
... Read more
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Fetus “Let Me Live!”

My Case Against Abortion

by Straight Solutions, LLC ...

Narrated by ElevenLabs ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Life at the Crossroads
Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

This book illuminates the individuality of the fetus, highlighting its undeniable uniqueness as an entity with its own genetic code, distinct from that of its mother. From conception, the fetus carries a unique DNA profile—a signature as irreplaceable as a fingerprint. In legal contexts, DNA serves as the gold standard for identification, emphasizing that even in its earliest stages, a fetus holds ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

This book illuminates the individuality of the fetus, highlighting its undeniable uniqueness as an entity with its own genetic code, distinct from that of its mother. From conception, the fetus carries a unique DNA profile—a signature as irreplaceable as a fingerprint. In legal contexts, DNA serves as the gold standard for identification, emphasizing that even in its earliest stages, a fetus holds
... Read more
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The Common Law

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ...

Narrated by Robert Morris ...

Unabridged

12 hours 53 min

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., is considered one of the greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court and profoundly influenced American jurisprudence, especially in the areas of civil liberties and judicial restraint. At the same time, his abilities as a prose stylist earned him a position among the literary elite.In The Common Law, derived from a series of lectures given at the Lowell ... Read more

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., is considered one of the greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court and profoundly influenced American jurisprudence, especially in the areas of civil liberties and judicial restraint. At the same time, his abilities as a prose stylist earned him a position among the literary elite.In The Common Law, derived from a series of lectures given at the Lowell
... Read more
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Fake Law

The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies

by The Secret Barrister ...

Narrated by Jack Hawkins ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCould the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the ... Read more

$27.77 CAD

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCould the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the
... Read more
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The Anatomy Of A Corporate Lynching

by Charles Ford ...

Narrated by Charles Ford ...

Unabridged

3 hours 42 min

An updated edition of the book, The Anatomy Of A Corporate Lynching which now includes everything that transpired since the release's first printing. This biographical recollection goes behind the scenes of a very public copyright and civil rights lawsuit that took place in New York between the author and Con Edison. The ensuing litigation details and media accounts shared within the pages act as ... Read more

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An updated edition of the book, The Anatomy Of A Corporate Lynching which now includes everything that transpired since the release's first printing. This biographical recollection goes behind the scenes of a very public copyright and civil rights lawsuit that took place in New York between the author and Con Edison. The ensuing litigation details and media accounts shared within the pages act as
... Read more
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The Flow of Illicit Funds

A Case Study Approach to Anti–Money Laundering Compliance

by Ola M. Tucker ...

Narrated by Janet Metzger ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

Money laundering is a serious crime that presents a heightened, yet underrated, global threat. Although often thought of as a victimless crime, money laundering significantly impacts the global financial system, which leads to further crime, corruption, human exploitation, and environmental degradation and causes tremendous human suffering, especially in the most impoverished populations. Recent ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Money laundering is a serious crime that presents a heightened, yet underrated, global threat. Although often thought of as a victimless crime, money laundering significantly impacts the global financial system, which leads to further crime, corruption, human exploitation, and environmental degradation and causes tremendous human suffering, especially in the most impoverished populations. Recent
... Read more
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Fair Play

The Moral Dilemmas of Spying

by James M. Olson ...

Narrated by Joel Richards ...

Unabridged

10 hours 37 min

Revolutionary War officer Nathan Hale, one of America's first spies, said, "Any kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary." A statue of Hale stands outside CIA headquarters, and the agency often cites his statement as one of its guiding principles. But who decides what is necessary for the public good, and is it really true that any kind of service is ... Read more

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Revolutionary War officer Nathan Hale, one of America's first spies, said, "Any kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary." A statue of Hale stands outside CIA headquarters, and the agency often cites his statement as one of its guiding principles. But who decides what is necessary for the public good, and is it really true that any kind of service is
... Read more
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Abortion and The Senseless Assault on Reproductive Rights!

by Dorris S. Woods PhD ...

Narrated by Lauren Henry ...

Unabridged

1 hour 37 min

The overturning of Roe V. Wade will have long-term and indelible consequences on American society.The purpose of this book is to be part of the on-going conversations.Perfect or not, Roe was working for America. Consequently, it did not need to be “fixed”.The ignorance of attempting to fix it when the ramifications were unknown, has resulted in chaos, confusion, inconvenience and trauma for women ... Read more

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The overturning of Roe V. Wade will have long-term and indelible consequences on American society.The purpose of this book is to be part of the on-going conversations.Perfect or not, Roe was working for America. Consequently, it did not need to be “fixed”.The ignorance of attempting to fix it when the ramifications were unknown, has resulted in chaos, confusion, inconvenience and trauma for women
... Read more
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We Own This City

A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption

by Justin Fenton ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • The astonishing true story of “one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation” (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–nominated reporter who exposed a gang of criminal cops and their yearslong plunder of an American cityNOW AN HBO SERIES FROM THE WIRE CREATOR DAVID SIMON AND GEORGE PELECANOS“A work of journalism that not only chronicles ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • The astonishing true story of “one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation” (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–nominated reporter who exposed a gang of criminal cops and their yearslong plunder of an American cityNOW AN HBO SERIES FROM THE WIRE CREATOR DAVID SIMON AND GEORGE PELECANOS“A work of journalism that not only chronicles
... Read more
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Armed Catholic, The

The Catholic Case for Guns and Self-Defense

by Rick Barrett ...

Narrated by Sebastian Konarski ...

Unabridged

1 hour 40 min

St. Augustine wrestled with the conflict between living as a devout Christian and surviving in a world where violence was an all-too-familiar reality. With stirring reasoning, scenarios, and facts, Rick Barrett will help you weigh the challenges and responsibilities regarding the morality of self-defense. From sixteenth-century England to present-day America, you will see what the law states ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

St. Augustine wrestled with the conflict between living as a devout Christian and surviving in a world where violence was an all-too-familiar reality. With stirring reasoning, scenarios, and facts, Rick Barrett will help you weigh the challenges and responsibilities regarding the morality of self-defense. From sixteenth-century England to present-day America, you will see what the law states
... Read more
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Dawn of Self-Aware Machines, The: Exploring Artificial Consciousness

by S Williams ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 12 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an era defined by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, the concept of artificial consciousness has emerged as one of the most profound and intriguing frontiers in science and philosophy. "The Dawn of Self-Aware Machines: Exploring Artificial Consciousness" delves deep into the cutting-edge intersection of neuroscience, computational models ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an era defined by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, the concept of artificial consciousness has emerged as one of the most profound and intriguing frontiers in science and philosophy. "The Dawn of Self-Aware Machines: Exploring Artificial Consciousness" delves deep into the cutting-edge intersection of neuroscience, computational models
... Read more
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Disclosure na saúde

comunicação aberta de eventos adversos

by Aline Albuquerque, Aline Albuquerque ...

Narrated by Voz Sintética ...

Abridged

7 hours 8 min

Esta obra, única e inédita no país, trata de uma temática de extrema relevância e de impacto prático, o disclosure, que consiste na resposta a ser dada quando algo inesperado acontece nos cuidados em saúde e acarreta danos para o paciente. Essa resposta se fundamenta em um preceito basilar constitutivo das relações humanas, qual seja, a confiança entre as pessoas, o que pressupõe dizer a verdade e ... Read more

$19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Esta obra, única e inédita no país, trata de uma temática de extrema relevância e de impacto prático, o disclosure, que consiste na resposta a ser dada quando algo inesperado acontece nos cuidados em saúde e acarreta danos para o paciente. Essa resposta se fundamenta em um preceito basilar constitutivo das relações humanas, qual seja, a confiança entre as pessoas, o que pressupõe dizer a verdade e
... Read more
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Voto en contra

by José Ramón Cossío ...

Narrated by Adrián Ogazón ...

Unabridged

5 hours 6 min

Este libro muestra uno de los rostros más luminosos de México: el de la pluralidad, la inteligencia y las instituciones.En los últimos 15 años, México ha librado algunas de sus batallas más importantes... en la Suprema Cortede Justicia de la Nación. Ahí se han debatido -y definido- los límites a la libertad de expresión, los derechos de los indígenas a juicios justos, las fronteras de la ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Este libro muestra uno de los rostros más luminosos de México: el de la pluralidad, la inteligencia y las instituciones.En los últimos 15 años, México ha librado algunas de sus batallas más importantes... en la Suprema Cortede Justicia de la Nación. Ahí se han debatido -y definido- los límites a la libertad de expresión, los derechos de los indígenas a juicios justos, las fronteras de la
... Read more
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Willful Blindness

Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril

by Margaret Heffernan ...

Narrated by Margaret Heffernan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

A book that will open eyes to the most serious problem of our times.In the case of the US Government versus Enron, the presiding judge chose to employ the legal concept of willful blindness: you are responsible if you could have known, and should have known, something which instead you strove not to see. The guilty verdict sent shivers down the spine of the corporate world. In this book, Margaret ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

A book that will open eyes to the most serious problem of our times.In the case of the US Government versus Enron, the presiding judge chose to employ the legal concept of willful blindness: you are responsible if you could have known, and should have known, something which instead you strove not to see. The guilty verdict sent shivers down the spine of the corporate world. In this book, Margaret
... Read more
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Leiders voor het gerecht

Hoe het internationaal recht wordt ondermijnd

by Geert-Jan Knoops, Robin Ravensbergen ...

Narrated by Geert-Jan Knoops, Huub Dikstaal ...

Unabridged

Sinds het Proces van Neurenberg tegen de leiders van het naziregime heeft het internationaal recht een ingrijpende ontwikkeling doorgemaakt. Voor het eerst werden politieke en militaire machthebbers persoonlijk verantwoordelijk gehouden voor oorlogsmisdaden en misdaden tegen de menselijkheid. Sindsdien werden leiders als Augusto Pinochet en Slobodan Milošević vervolgd. Nu richt het internationaal ... Read more

$33.85 CAD

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Sinds het Proces van Neurenberg tegen de leiders van het naziregime heeft het internationaal recht een ingrijpende ontwikkeling doorgemaakt. Voor het eerst werden politieke en militaire machthebbers persoonlijk verantwoordelijk gehouden voor oorlogsmisdaden en misdaden tegen de menselijkheid. Sindsdien werden leiders als Augusto Pinochet en Slobodan Milošević vervolgd. Nu richt het internationaal
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Contra la perfección (Serie ENDEBATE)

La ética en la era de la ingeniería genética

by Michael J. Sandel ...

Narrated by Alejandro Vargas-Lugo ...

Series Audiobook Volumen - Serie ENDEBATE
Unabridged

3 hours 12 min

¿Qué tiene de malo manipular nuestra naturaleza? ¿Dónde están las líneas rojas, si las hay? El filósofo Michael Sandel trata de responder a esta pregunta a través de un ameno pero profundo repaso del campo de la bioética.«Un esclarecedor análisis ético de la investigación con células madre cierra esta magnífica obra de filosofía pública».Ray Olson, Booklist<... ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

¿Qué tiene de malo manipular nuestra naturaleza? ¿Dónde están las líneas rojas, si las hay? El filósofo Michael Sandel trata de responder a esta pregunta a través de un ameno pero profundo repaso del campo de la bioética.«Un esclarecedor análisis ético de la investigación con células madre cierra esta magnífica obra de filosofía pública».Ray Olson, Booklist<...
... Read more
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The dark side of the police

by Jean-Pierre Colombiès, Bertrand Ferrier ...

Narrated by Synthèse vocale ...

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

An inspector at 36 Quai des Orfèvres and a specialist in combating drug trafficking in Marseille, Jean-Pierre Colombiès is now a well-known figure in street-level policing—some might say he has become “the police’s media loudmouth.” In this book, he methodically confronts his unshakeable faith in the institution with the proven abuses of the “Big Shop.” He recounts those moments when, to “make a ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

An inspector at 36 Quai des Orfèvres and a specialist in combating drug trafficking in Marseille, Jean-Pierre Colombiès is now a well-known figure in street-level policing—some might say he has become “the police’s media loudmouth.” In this book, he methodically confronts his unshakeable faith in the institution with the proven abuses of the “Big Shop.” He recounts those moments when, to “make a
... Read more
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The Lawyer Bubble

A Profession in Crisis

by Steven J. Harper ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 24 min

A noble profession is facing its defining moment. From law schools to the prestigious firms that represent the pinnacle of a legal career, a crisis is unfolding. News headlines tell part of the story—the growing oversupply of new lawyers, widespread career dissatisfaction, and spectacular implosions of pre-eminent law firms. Yet eager hordes of bright young people continue to step over each other ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

A noble profession is facing its defining moment. From law schools to the prestigious firms that represent the pinnacle of a legal career, a crisis is unfolding. News headlines tell part of the story—the growing oversupply of new lawyers, widespread career dissatisfaction, and spectacular implosions of pre-eminent law firms. Yet eager hordes of bright young people continue to step over each other
... Read more

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