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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

$19.99 USD

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

$17.99 USD

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

$20.95 USD

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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Law on Trial

An Unlikely Insider Reckons with Our Legal System

by Shaun Ossei-Owusu ...

Narrated by David Sadzin ...

Unabridged

14 hours 20 min

A Bronx–born Ivy League professor cracks open the machinery of American law in an unflinching exposé that shows how lawyers fuel a range of inequalities.The law is supposed to represent fairness, equality, and transparency. Yet in a world where injustice is normalized, many struggle to understand why our legal system fails despite its lofty principles. In Law on Trial, award–winning legal scholar ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A Bronx–born Ivy League professor cracks open the machinery of American law in an unflinching exposé that shows how lawyers fuel a range of inequalities.The law is supposed to represent fairness, equality, and transparency. Yet in a world where injustice is normalized, many struggle to understand why our legal system fails despite its lofty principles. In Law on Trial, award–winning legal scholar
... Read more
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Cobalt Cover-Up

The Inside Story of a Deadly Conspiracy at the Largest Car Manufacturer in the World

by Lance Cooper ...

Narrated by Van Tracy ...

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

Following a deadly car crash, small-town lawyer Lance Cooper risked everything to battle one of the most powerful auto corporations in the world to get justice for a young woman. A fast-paced, journalistic account of tragedy turned to triumph, despair to hope, Cobalt Cover-Up is an inspirational, thoroughly compelling, and victorious audiobook.In the midst of his own family struggles, small-town ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Following a deadly car crash, small-town lawyer Lance Cooper risked everything to battle one of the most powerful auto corporations in the world to get justice for a young woman. A fast-paced, journalistic account of tragedy turned to triumph, despair to hope, Cobalt Cover-Up is an inspirational, thoroughly compelling, and victorious audiobook.In the midst of his own family struggles, small-town
... 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

$16.99 USD

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

$27.99 USD

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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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

$29.99 USD

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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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

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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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Don't Get Disbarred

Ethics & Professional Responsibility For Prosecutors

by Morley Swingle ...

Narrated by Morley Swingle ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Law Guru
Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

Don’t Get Disbarred is a must-read for every prosecutor in America. It teaches lawyers and law students how to stay out of trouble with state bar disciplinary authorities. As Warren Buffett says: “It takes twenty years to build your reputation, but only five minutes to lose it.”In this informative and often amusing book, veteran prosecutor and award-winning author Morley Swingle discusses hundreds ... Read more

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Don’t Get Disbarred is a must-read for every prosecutor in America. It teaches lawyers and law students how to stay out of trouble with state bar disciplinary authorities. As Warren Buffett says: “It takes twenty years to build your reputation, but only five minutes to lose it.”In this informative and often amusing book, veteran prosecutor and award-winning author Morley Swingle discusses hundreds
... Read more
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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

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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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La face obscure de la Police

by Jean-Pierre Colombiès ...

Narrated by Synthèse vocale ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

La lutte contre le narcotrafic est-elle devenue une mascarade ? La police est-elle davantage au service du pouvoir que de la population ? Pourquoi certains agents dérapent-ils ? Jusqu’à quel point la franc-maçonnerie tient-elle l’institution ? Les syndicats font-ils plus de mal que de bien aux fonctionnaires ? Comment comprendre le grand remplacement de la police nationale par les polices ... Read more

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La lutte contre le narcotrafic est-elle devenue une mascarade ? La police est-elle davantage au service du pouvoir que de la population ? Pourquoi certains agents dérapent-ils ? Jusqu’à quel point la franc-maçonnerie tient-elle l’institution ? Les syndicats font-ils plus de mal que de bien aux fonctionnaires ? Comment comprendre le grand remplacement de la police nationale par les polices
... Read more
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Vanished in Vermillion

The Real Story of South Dakota's Most Infamous Cold Case

by Lou Raguse ...

Narrated by Lou Raguse ...

Unabridged

9 hours 39 min

The result of hundreds of interviews, Vanished in Vermillion is a cold case story that flips the script on a typical investigation narrative, revealing the biggest law enforcement embarrassment in South Dakota history.In May 1971, Pam Jackson and Sherri Miller were two seventeen-year-olds driving to an end-of-the-school-year party in a rundown Studebaker Lark, when they seemingly disappeared off ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The result of hundreds of interviews, Vanished in Vermillion is a cold case story that flips the script on a typical investigation narrative, revealing the biggest law enforcement embarrassment in South Dakota history.In May 1971, Pam Jackson and Sherri Miller were two seventeen-year-olds driving to an end-of-the-school-year party in a rundown Studebaker Lark, when they seemingly disappeared off
... Read more
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Is Racial Equality Unconstitutional?

by Mark Golub ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

More than just a legal doctrine, color-blind constitutionalism has emerged as the defining metaphor of the post–Civil Rights era. Even for those challenging its constitutional authority, the language of color-blindness sets the terms of debate. Critics of color-blind constitutionalism are in this sense captured by the object of their critique. And yet, paradoxically, to enact a color-blind rule ... Read more

$15.99 USD

More than just a legal doctrine, color-blind constitutionalism has emerged as the defining metaphor of the post–Civil Rights era. Even for those challenging its constitutional authority, the language of color-blindness sets the terms of debate. Critics of color-blind constitutionalism are in this sense captured by the object of their critique. And yet, paradoxically, to enact a color-blind rule
... Read more
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It’s Never Been Easier to Hire the Wrong Attorney

by David W. Craig, Abigail Hays ...

Narrated by Andrew Tell ...

Unabridged

2 hours 36 min

Winning your case means finding the right lawyer.Whether criminal or civil, each court case is unique. An attorney may have a high win rate with exceptional testimonials, but if their specialty is financial fraud and your case is in personal injury, your position will suffer—and the results could be detrimental.In It’s Never Been Easier to Hire the Wrong Attorney, David W. Craig and Abigail Hays ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Winning your case means finding the right lawyer.Whether criminal or civil, each court case is unique. An attorney may have a high win rate with exceptional testimonials, but if their specialty is financial fraud and your case is in personal injury, your position will suffer—and the results could be detrimental.In It’s Never Been Easier to Hire the Wrong Attorney, David W. Craig and Abigail Hays
... Read more
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Objection

Disgust, Morality, and the Law

by Debra Lieberman, Carlton Patrick ...

Narrated by Matthew Josdal ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

Why do we consider incest wrong, even when it occurs between consenting adults unable to have children? Why are words that gross us out more likely to be deemed "obscene" and denied the protection of the First Amendment?In Objection, psychologists Debra Lieberman and Carlton Patrick examine disgust and its impact on the legal system to show why the things that we find stomach-turning so often ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Why do we consider incest wrong, even when it occurs between consenting adults unable to have children? Why are words that gross us out more likely to be deemed "obscene" and denied the protection of the First Amendment?In Objection, psychologists Debra Lieberman and Carlton Patrick examine disgust and its impact on the legal system to show why the things that we find stomach-turning so often
... Read more
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Life Lessons for Lawyers

Guidance for the Mind and Soul

by Ray Steinwall ...

Narrated by Grant Cartwright ...

Unabridged

5 hours 12 min

This book draws on the author's professional experience and published works in the areas of leadership, philosophy, psychology, and management (amongst others) to discuss the 'softer' qualities of being a good lawyer—qualities which are not taught or widely documented, such as humility, confidence, personal relationships, and our dreams and vision.The book demonstrates that we can be individuals ... Read more

$18.99 USD

This book draws on the author's professional experience and published works in the areas of leadership, philosophy, psychology, and management (amongst others) to discuss the 'softer' qualities of being a good lawyer—qualities which are not taught or widely documented, such as humility, confidence, personal relationships, and our dreams and vision.The book demonstrates that we can be individuals
... Read more
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Körpergrenzen und Selbstschutz

Ein Leitfaden für Eltern und Betreuer

by ELIAS HARRINGTON ...

Narrated by Victoria Morgan ...

Unabridged

2 hours 56 min

Körpergrenzen und Selbstschutz: Ein Leitfaden für Eltern und Betreuer – Strategien zur Prävention und Bewältigung von Misshandlung.Sind Sie bereit, Ihr Kind in einer komplexen Welt wirksam zu schützen? Liebe allein reicht in der modernen Erziehung nicht mehr aus. Dieses Buch ist kein klassischer Ratgeber, sondern ein operatives Handbuch für Eltern und Betreuer, die Klarheit und Sicherheit in den ... Read more

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Körpergrenzen und Selbstschutz: Ein Leitfaden für Eltern und Betreuer – Strategien zur Prävention und Bewältigung von Misshandlung.Sind Sie bereit, Ihr Kind in einer komplexen Welt wirksam zu schützen? Liebe allein reicht in der modernen Erziehung nicht mehr aus. Dieses Buch ist kein klassischer Ratgeber, sondern ein operatives Handbuch für Eltern und Betreuer, die Klarheit und Sicherheit in den
... 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

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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

$20.99 USD

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

$6.99 USD 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

$10.99 USD 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

$14.99 USD 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
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