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A Story of Violence and Resistance in Bolivia
2021
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In three dramatic weeks in October and November 2019, the fourteen years of progressive change that Evo Morales’ pink tide government had worked to implement in Bolivia and beyond came to a screeching halt. President Morales was forced to resign after protests against his re-election to a fourth term in allegedly fraudulent elections erupted among the urban middle classes, anti-indigenous racists, and prominent conservative politicians. The country’s far right used the ensuing crisis to or...
- Narrated by
- Thomas Becker
Unabridged
5 hours 33 min
2006
EN
Ten Classic Stories:* The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County* The McWilliamses with Membranous Croup* The Facts in the Great Beef Contract* The Story of the Old Ram*What Stumped the Bluejays*Punch, Brothers, Punch*Tom Quartz* Cannibalism in the Cars*Journalism in Tennessee* The Burglar AlarmAnd More..."Thomas Becker's delivery suggest the wry humor one imagines the author himself would use in rea...
- Narrated by
- Thomas Becker
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- Great Authors
Unabridged
4 hours 35 min
2004
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A collection of Mark Twain's best-loved and funniest shorter works, including "The Jumping Frog of Calavarous County," "The Story of Old Ram," "Buck Fanshaw's Funeral," "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses," "Tom Quartz," and "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut."Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. He grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal. Sam was to be a printer, a river boat pilot, an office...
- Narrated by
- Thomas Becker
Unabridged
7 hours 45 min
2001
EN
"One of the best-loved and most famous characters in southern literature springs to larger-than-life size thanks to Thomas Becker's inspired delivery."-- School Library JournalWho could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It's something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence -- when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him -- to his and Becky Thatcher's calam...
- Narrated by
- Thomas Becker
Unabridged
2 hours 11 min
2002
EN
Mark Twain is at his irreverent best with this hilarious parody of the 19th-century mystery. The tale begins with the murder of Flint Buckner and a heinous crime against a young woman. A man with special gifts - no less a personage than Sherlock Holmes! - Enters the scene to solve the mystery and avenge the lady. He matches wits with an improbable villain, Archy Stillman, while Ham Sandwich and Wells Fargo look on, and almost gets himself lynched in the process.
Psychiatry after Kraepelin
Ambition Images Practices 1926-2026
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- Medicine (R0)
2026
EN
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Psychiatry after Kraepelin: Ambition, Images, Practices 1926–2026brings together an outstanding group of contributors to reflect on the centenary of Emil Kraepelin’s death—one of the most influential figures in shaping psychiatry’s medical identity. Moving both through and beyond Kraepelin’s legacy, the volume is grounded in an understanding of psychiatry as a field that is not only medical, but also deeply social and personal in nature.This is an Open Access book. Spannin...
Road to Net Zero
Strategic Pathways for Sustainability-Driven Business Transformation
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- Business and Management (R0)
2023
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With this open access book, delve into the insights of respected leaders from academia and industry as they unravel the intricacies of sustainability-driven business transformation. This meticulously curated edited volume reflects on The Road To Net Zero, underscoring the need for pioneering pathways. Embark on a collaborative learning journey and explore key issues along the road to transformation, such as crafting corporate sustainability strategies, new forms of corporate disclosure, tr...
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- Narrated by
- Adam Storan
Unabridged
11 hours 6 min
2018
EN
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (or, in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by...
From Rebellion to Reform in Bolivia
Class Struggle, Indigenous Liberation, and the Politics of Evo Morales
2011
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Evo Morales rode to power on a wave of popular mobilizations against the neoliberal policies enforced by his predecessors. Yet many of his economic policies bare striking resemblance to the status quo he was meant to displace. Based in part on dozens of interviews with leading Bolivian activists, Jeff Webber examines the contradictions of Morales' first term in office.
We Are the Face of Oaxaca
Testimony and Social Movements
2013
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A massive uprising against the Mexican state of Oaxaca began with the emergence of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) in June 2006. A coalition of more than 300 organizations, APPO disrupted the functions of Oaxaca's government for six months. It began to develop an inclusive and participatory political vision for the state. Testimonials were broadcast on radio and television stations appropriated by APPO, shared at public demonstrations, debated in homes and in the stree...
Technical, Economic and Societal Effects of Manufacturing 4.0
Automation, Adaption and Manufacturing in Finland and Beyond
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- Business and Management (R0)
2020
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This open access book is among the first cross-disciplinary works about Manufacturing 4.0. It includes chapters about the technical, the economic, and the social aspects of this important phenomenon. Together the material presented allows the reader to develop a holistic picture of where the manufacturing industry and the parts of the society that depend on it may be going in the future. Manufacturing 4.0 is not only a technical change, nor is it a purely technically driven change, but it ...
Dancing with Dynamite
Social Movements and States in Latin America
2010
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Grassroots social movements played a major role electing left-leaning governments throughout Latin America. Subsequent relations between these states and "the streets" remain troubled. Contextualizing recent developments historically, Dangl untangles the contradictions of state-focused social change, providing lessons for activists everywhere.











