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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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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

$20.99 CAD

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
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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

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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
... Read more
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Philosophy and the Law

How Judges Reason

by Stephen Mathis ...

Narrated by Stephen Mathis ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

Do judges deduce their decisions from legal rules and principles, or do they decide cases based on what is fair given the facts at hand? The latter view, held by Legal Realists, serves as the starting point for Professor Stephen Mathis' eye-opening look at how judges reason. In this compelling lecture series, the esteemed professor addresses such issues as whether the law is distinct from morality ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Do judges deduce their decisions from legal rules and principles, or do they decide cases based on what is fair given the facts at hand? The latter view, held by Legal Realists, serves as the starting point for Professor Stephen Mathis' eye-opening look at how judges reason. In this compelling lecture series, the esteemed professor addresses such issues as whether the law is distinct from morality
... Read more
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Spy Watching

Intelligence Accountability in the United States

by Loch K. Johnson ...

Narrated by Norman Dietz ...

Unabridged

31 hours 12 min

All democracies have had to contend with the challenge of tolerating hidden spy services within otherwise relatively transparent governments. Democracies pride themselves on privacy and liberty, but intelligence organizations have secret budgets, gather information surreptitiously around the world, and plan covert action against foreign regimes. Sometimes, they have even targeted the very citizens ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

All democracies have had to contend with the challenge of tolerating hidden spy services within otherwise relatively transparent governments. Democracies pride themselves on privacy and liberty, but intelligence organizations have secret budgets, gather information surreptitiously around the world, and plan covert action against foreign regimes. Sometimes, they have even targeted the very citizens
... Read more
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A Tradition of Violence

Inside the Secret Criminal Gangs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

by Cerise Castle ...

Unabridged

12 hours

A searing exposé on one of the most insidious and long-standing issues plaguing law enforcement: deputy gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department—by award-winning investigative reporter Cerise Castle.Between 2005 and 2013, one of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s top executives was a tattooed member of a notorious gang, the Lynwood Vikings. It’s one of dozens of ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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A searing exposé on one of the most insidious and long-standing issues plaguing law enforcement: deputy gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department—by award-winning investigative reporter Cerise Castle.Between 2005 and 2013, one of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s top executives was a tattooed member of a notorious gang, the Lynwood Vikings. It’s one of dozens of
... Read more
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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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The Secret Barrister

Stories of the Law and How It's Broken

by The Secret Barrister ...

Narrated by Jack Hawkins ...

Unabridged

11 hours 51 min

**An anonymous barrister's darkly comic and moving first-hand account of life in the legal system, and how it's failing us all.The Sunday Times number one bestseller.Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award.Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year.Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year.‘Eye-opening, funny and horrifying’ – Observer**You may not wish to think about it, ... Read more

$27.77 CAD

**An anonymous barrister's darkly comic and moving first-hand account of life in the legal system, and how it's failing us all.The Sunday Times number one bestseller.Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award.Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year.Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year.‘Eye-opening, funny and horrifying’ – Observer**You may not wish to think about it,
... Read more
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Sworn to Silence

The Truth Behind Robert Garrow and the Missing Bodies' Case

by Jim Tracy ...

Narrated by Chris Sorensen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

Why would two small-time American public defenders search, locate, and photograph the lifeless bodies of young women their client raped, murdered, and hid, and then leave the bodies where they found them and not tell authorities? And how did they have the audacity to meet with one of the fathers of a missing girl and tell him they knew nothing about her fate or whereabouts?When the nation ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Why would two small-time American public defenders search, locate, and photograph the lifeless bodies of young women their client raped, murdered, and hid, and then leave the bodies where they found them and not tell authorities? And how did they have the audacity to meet with one of the fathers of a missing girl and tell him they knew nothing about her fate or whereabouts?When the nation
... Read more
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Art of Legal Communication, The: A Guide for Law Office Administrators

by Sumitra Kumari ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 1 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the fast-paced world of law, effective communication is the cornerstone of success, yet it often goes unnoticed. The Art of Legal Communication: A Guide for Law Office Administrators is the essential resource for law office administrators who are ready to master the nuances of professional communication that drive a law office's efficiency and ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the fast-paced world of law, effective communication is the cornerstone of success, yet it often goes unnoticed. The Art of Legal Communication: A Guide for Law Office Administrators is the essential resource for law office administrators who are ready to master the nuances of professional communication that drive a law office's efficiency and
... Read more
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Beating the System: Exposing the Truth and Fighting Back Against a Rigged Federal Justice System

by Ardit Ferizi ...

Narrated by Ardit Ferizi ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

The federal justice system is a grotesque charade, manipulated by the government to crush dissent and exert authoritarian control. Described as the regime's brutal enforcers, federal prosecutors ruthlessly hunt for convictions, unconcerned with fairness or justice. Empowered by unchecked authority, FBI agents and other federal operatives twist the law to bolster a tyrannical system, trampling ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The federal justice system is a grotesque charade, manipulated by the government to crush dissent and exert authoritarian control. Described as the regime's brutal enforcers, federal prosecutors ruthlessly hunt for convictions, unconcerned with fairness or justice. Empowered by unchecked authority, FBI agents and other federal operatives twist the law to bolster a tyrannical system, trampling
... Read more

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