Audiobooks narrated by John Chancer

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Running Out

In Search of Water on the High Plains

by Lucas Bessire ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

Finalist for the National Book AwardThis audiobook narrated by John Chancer recounts an intimate reckoning with aquifer depletion in America's heartlandThe Ogallala aquifer has nourished life on the American Great Plains for millennia. But less than a century of unsustainable irrigation farming has taxed much of the aquifer beyond repair. The imminent depletion of the Ogallala and other aquifers ... Read more

$28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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Finalist for the National Book AwardThis audiobook narrated by John Chancer recounts an intimate reckoning with aquifer depletion in America's heartlandThe Ogallala aquifer has nourished life on the American Great Plains for millennia. But less than a century of unsustainable irrigation farming has taxed much of the aquifer beyond repair. The imminent depletion of the Ogallala and other aquifers
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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The Camp Robber, and Other Stories

by Zane Grey ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

Here are four short stories from Zane Grey, the acclaimed author of Western adventures and frontier characters.Living in the ruthless solitude of the desert, range, or mountains, the men in these four stories are all on personal journeys.In The Camp Robber, a man has driven his wife away and yearns for reconciliation. Amber’s Mirage reveals an old man’s realization of the corrupting power of gold ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Here are four short stories from Zane Grey, the acclaimed author of Western adventures and frontier characters.Living in the ruthless solitude of the desert, range, or mountains, the men in these four stories are all on personal journeys.In The Camp Robber, a man has driven his wife away and yearns for reconciliation. Amber’s Mirage reveals an old man’s realization of the corrupting power of gold
... Read more
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Means of Prediction, The

How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits)

by Maximilian Kasy ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

AI is inescapable, from its mundane uses online to its increasingly consequential decision-making in courtrooms, job interviews, and wars.As Maximilian Kasy shows, artificial intelligence, far from being an unstoppable force, is irrevocably shaped by human decisions—choices made to date by the ownership class that steers its development and deployment. Kasy shows that the technology of AI is ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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AI is inescapable, from its mundane uses online to its increasingly consequential decision-making in courtrooms, job interviews, and wars.As Maximilian Kasy shows, artificial intelligence, far from being an unstoppable force, is irrevocably shaped by human decisions—choices made to date by the ownership class that steers its development and deployment. Kasy shows that the technology of AI is
... Read more

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Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower

The best-selling quit smoking method updated for the 21st century

by Allen Carr ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Series series
Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

Listen to this book now and become a happy nonsmoker for the rest of your life.This book is the most up-to-date, cutting-edge, best-practice version of Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking method that will not only set you free from smoking but will also ensure that you find it easy and even enjoyable to quit.• Without using willpower, aids, substitutes, or gimmicks• Without gaining weight• ... Read more

$34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Listen to this book now and become a happy nonsmoker for the rest of your life.This book is the most up-to-date, cutting-edge, best-practice version of Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking method that will not only set you free from smoking but will also ensure that you find it easy and even enjoyable to quit.• Without using willpower, aids, substitutes, or gimmicks• Without gaining weight•
... Read more
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The Macat Analysis of Edward Said's Orientalism

by Riley Quinn ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

Originally published in 1978, Said’s groundbreakingbook offers a new conceptual framework forunderstanding the Western colonial exploitation of Asiaand the Middle East. “The Orient,” he argues, is not a realplace but a Western idea created to justify the export ofWestern civilization. Said shows how European culturegained strength and identity by comparing itself to thismore primitive “opposite” ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Originally published in 1978, Said’s groundbreakingbook offers a new conceptual framework forunderstanding the Western colonial exploitation of Asiaand the Middle East. “The Orient,” he argues, is not a realplace but a Western idea created to justify the export ofWestern civilization. Said shows how European culturegained strength and identity by comparing itself to thismore primitive “opposite”
... Read more
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The Geometry of Wealth

How to shape a life of money and meaning

by Brian Portnoy ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Joint Gold medallist of the Axiom Business Book Award 2019 - Personal Finance/Retirement Planning/InvestingHow does money figure into a happy life?In The Geometry of Wealth, behavioral finance expert Brian Portnoy delivers an inspired answer, building on the critical distinction between being rich and being wealthy. While one is an unsatisfying treadmill, the other is the ability to underwrite a ... Read more

$31.34 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Joint Gold medallist of the Axiom Business Book Award 2019 - Personal Finance/Retirement Planning/InvestingHow does money figure into a happy life?In The Geometry of Wealth, behavioral finance expert Brian Portnoy delivers an inspired answer, building on the critical distinction between being rich and being wealthy. While one is an unsatisfying treadmill, the other is the ability to underwrite a
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

What Are the Olympics For?

by Jules Boykoff ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Series series What Is It For?
Unabridged

3 hours 51 min

‘Athletes first’ is a slogan the International Olympic Committee often touts, but the reality is very different, as pre-eminent Olympics expert Jules Boykoff shows in this book. While the world’s attention is riveted by the triumphs and tribulations on their screens, there is much that goes on behind the scenes that is deeply troubling: athletes are increasingly voicing concerns over physical, ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

‘Athletes first’ is a slogan the International Olympic Committee often touts, but the reality is very different, as pre-eminent Olympics expert Jules Boykoff shows in this book. While the world’s attention is riveted by the triumphs and tribulations on their screens, there is much that goes on behind the scenes that is deeply troubling: athletes are increasingly voicing concerns over physical,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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The War of the Roses

by Warren Adler ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

Warren Adler’s cult classic presents the violent and comedic battle of a married couple in the midst of divorce.Jonathan and Barbara Rose are the perfect couple, living the dream in their beautiful house, filled with their precious antiques, their darling children and their prized Ferrari in the garage. It’s all any red-blooded American could possibly want. But when Jonathan experiences a sudden ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

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Warren Adler’s cult classic presents the violent and comedic battle of a married couple in the midst of divorce.Jonathan and Barbara Rose are the perfect couple, living the dream in their beautiful house, filled with their precious antiques, their darling children and their prized Ferrari in the garage. It’s all any red-blooded American could possibly want. But when Jonathan experiences a sudden
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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Billionaire Wilderness

The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West

by Justin Farrell ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Series series Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

This audiobook narrated by John Chancer takes you to Teton County, Wyoming, where the ultra-wealthy romanticize rural poverty and leverage the natural world to ascend even higher on the socioeconomic ladderBillionaire Wilderness takes you inside the exclusive world of the ultra-wealthy, showing how today's richest people are using the natural environment to solve the existential dilemmas they face ... Read more

$28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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This audiobook narrated by John Chancer takes you to Teton County, Wyoming, where the ultra-wealthy romanticize rural poverty and leverage the natural world to ascend even higher on the socioeconomic ladderBillionaire Wilderness takes you inside the exclusive world of the ultra-wealthy, showing how today's richest people are using the natural environment to solve the existential dilemmas they face
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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Fearless Leadership

Overcoming Reticence, Procrastination, and the Voices of Doubt Inside Your Head

by Alan Weiss ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

4 hours 12 min

The intent of this book -- the author's goal for you — is to understand the baseless underpinnings of almost all our fears. You read that correctly -- almost all our fears -- and therefore to discard them. The author has expertly coached leaders and managers in the discovery of, examination of, elimination of, and sustained freedom from fears.We all know people who are charming and articulate, but ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

The intent of this book -- the author's goal for you — is to understand the baseless underpinnings of almost all our fears. You read that correctly -- almost all our fears -- and therefore to discard them. The author has expertly coached leaders and managers in the discovery of, examination of, elimination of, and sustained freedom from fears.We all know people who are charming and articulate, but
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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Midway

The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle

by Mark Stille ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

15 hours 57 min

Bloomsbury presents Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle by Mark Stille, read by John Chancer.A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.In April 1942, the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the zenith of its power. It had struck a severe blow against the US Navy at Pearl Harbor in December 1941, before ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

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Bloomsbury presents Midway: The Pacific War’s Most Famous Battle by Mark Stille, read by John Chancer.A detailed re-examination of Midway, one of the most significant battles in the Pacific Theater of World War II.In April 1942, the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy was at the zenith of its power. It had struck a severe blow against the US Navy at Pearl Harbor in December 1941, before
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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Leadersights

Creating Great Leaders Who Create Great Workplaces

by David Veech ...

Narrated by John Chancer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

Love, learn, let go. Three decisions. Three actions. Three habits. Together, these offer leaders insight (Leadersights) into the true nature of leadership and can create the type of workplace that can thrive in a demanding future.Leadersights: Creating Great Leaders Who Create Great Workplaces focuses on how organizations of all types can create a leader-development system that defines critical ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Love, learn, let go. Three decisions. Three actions. Three habits. Together, these offer leaders insight (Leadersights) into the true nature of leadership and can create the type of workplace that can thrive in a demanding future.Leadersights: Creating Great Leaders Who Create Great Workplaces focuses on how organizations of all types can create a leader-development system that defines critical
... Read more

Also available as: eBook