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Our Only Home
A Climate Appeal to the World
2020
EN
**“This impassioned account is ideal for readers well versed in current climate change activism, especially efforts spearheaded by Greta Thunberg.”—**Library JournalFrom the voice of the beloved world religious leader comes an eye-opening manifesto that empowers the generation of today to step up, take action and save our environment.Saving the climate is our common duty. With each passing day, climate change is causing Pacific islands to disappear into th...
An Appeal to the World
The Way to Peace in a Time of Division
2017
EN
The #1 international bestseller that "makes the case for unity in a world rife with divisions." Features exclusive new material on the Trump presidency ( The New York Times Book Review).In this brief yet profound address to global humanity, His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet reveals that we all hold the seeds of world peace within us: "I see with ever greater clarity that our spiritual well-being depends," the Nobel Peace Prize winner writes, "on our inna...
An Appeal to the World
The Way to Peace in a Time of Division
- Narrated by
- Edoardo Ballerini
Unabridged
1 hour 24 min
2017
EN
Includes exclusive bonus audio of the voice of the Dalai Lama as coauthor Franz Alt asks about his views on President Trump, the rise of nationalism, the refugee crisis, the climate catastrophe, and more.In this brief, urgent ""appeal to the world,"" His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses our time of division, calling on us to draw upon the innate goodness of our shared humanity to overcome the rancor, mistrust, and divisiveness that threaten world peace and sustain...
Our Only Home
A Climate Appeal to the World
- Narrated by
- Brian NishiiAngelo Di Loreto
Unabridged
3 hours 1 min
2020
EN
**“This impassioned account is ideal for readers well versed in current climate change activism, especially efforts spearheaded by Greta Thunberg.”—**Library JournalFrom the voice of the beloved world religious leader comes an eye-opening manifesto that empowers the generation of today to step up, take action and save our environment.Saving the climate is our common duty. With each passing day, climate change is causing Pacific islands to disappear into th...
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Boost Your Brain
The New Art and Science Behind Enhanced Brain Performance
- Narrated by
- Robert Fass
Unabridged
9 hours 57 min
2013
EN
Based on cutting-edge science, Boost Your Brain is internationally recognized neurologist Majid Fotuhi's complete program for increasing brain size and enhancing brain function, including memory, creativity, comprehension, and concentration.Our brains don't have to decline as we get older, argues Dr. Fotuhi. Depending on the things we do or neglect to do, we can actually get smarter and measurably improve our brain speed. In Boost Your Brain, the founder of the Br...
Socrates
A Man for Our Times
- Narrated by
- John Curless
Unabridged
4 hours 41 min
2011
EN
Acclaimed historian and best-selling author Paul Johnson's books have been translated into dozens of languages. In Socrates: A Man for Our Times, Johnson draws from little-known resources to construct a fascinating account of one of history's greatest thinkers. Socrates transcended class limitations in Athens during the fifth century B.C. to develop ideas that still shape the way we think about the human body and soul, including the workings of the human mind.
Boost Your Brain
The New Art and Science Behind Enhanced Brain Performance
2013
EN
A complete program for increasing brain size and enhancing brain function, including memory, creativity, comprehension, and concentration.The human brain can actually grow—and a bigger brain means better memory, creativity, speed of learning, and ability to concentrate.In Boost Your Brain, Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D., guides you through the innovative brain fitness program that he has developed for his patients at the NeurExpand Brain Center, an instit...
Heart of the Machine
Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence
2017
EN
For Readers of Ray Kurzweil and Michio Kaku, a New Look at the Cutting Edge of Artificial IntelligenceImagine a robotic stuffed animal that can read and respond to a child’s emotional state, a commercial that can recognize and change based on a customer’s facial expression, or a company that can actually create feelings as though a person were experiencing them naturally. Heart of the Machine explores the next giant step in the relationship between humans ...
21 Days to Resilience
How to Transcend the Daily Grind, Deal with the Tough Stuff, and Discover Your Strongest Self
2016
EN
" 21 Days to Resilience gives us a powerful map we can apply to grab ahold of radical wellbeing and happiness in our daily lives, for real." —Tara Stiles, bestselling author of Clean Mind, Clean BodyHappiness is not about wishful thinking, good luck, or avoiding negative thoughts. In fact, the only path to true happiness requires seeing challenges as opportunities and discovering emotional strength during times of struggle. In other words, it's abo...
Tales from Both Sides of the Brain
A Life in Neuroscience
2015
EN
A renowned neuroscientist presents a behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain.With a Foreword by Steven PinkerIn the mid-twentieth century, Michael S. Gazzaniga, "the father of cognitive neuroscience," was part of a team of pioneering neuroscientists who developed the now foundational split-brain brain theory: the notion that the right and left hemispheres of the brain can act independentl...
You Can't Lie to Me
The Revolutionary Program to Supercharge Your Inner Lie Detector and Get to the Truth
2012
EN
Janine Driver was trained as a lie detection expert for the ATF, FBI, and the CIA and is a New York Times bestselling author (You Say More Than You Think). Now she makes a powerful and incontrovertible declaration: You Can’t Lie to Me. Driver—who is known in professional circles as "the Lyin’ Tamer" and has demonstrated her world-renowned expertise on such programs as The Today Show, The Dr. Oz Show, and Nancy Grace—now offers readers e...
A Force for Good
The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World
2015
EN
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The Dalai Lama and the New York Times bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence present a revelatory and inspiring work that provides a singular vision for transforming the world in practical and positive ways.“An optimistic and thoughtful primer with practical applications.”—BooklistFor more than half a century, the Dalai Lama has guided us along the path to compassion and taught us how to improve our inner li...











