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    Nickel and Dimed

    On (Not) Getting By in America

    by Barbara Ehrenreich ...
    Narrated by Cristine McMurdo-Wallis ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 14 min

    This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Saving Capitalism

    For the Many, Not the Few

    by Robert B. Reich ...
    Narrated by Robert B. Reich ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 19 min

    A Netflix Original DocumentaryAmerica was once celebrated for and defined by its large and prosperous middle class. Now, this middle class is shrinking, a new oligarchy is rising, and the country faces its greatest wealth disparity in eighty years. Why is the economic system that made America strong suddenly failing us, and how can it be fixed?Leading political economist and bestselling author ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Trash!

    A Garbageman's Story

    by Simon Paré-Poupart ...
    Narrated by Jean Brassard ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 10 min

    A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears”This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean.Paré-Poupart’s story is atypical: he started ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    New Laws of Robotics

    Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AI

    by Frank Pasquale ...
    Narrated by Perry Daniels ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 10 min

    AI is poised to disrupt our work and our lives. We can harness these technologies rather than fall captive to them—but only through wise regulation.Too many CEOs tell a simple story about the future of work: if a machine can do what you do, your job will be automated. They envision everyone from doctors to soldiers rendered superfluous by ever-more-powerful AI. They offer stark alternatives: make ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Technology Trap

    Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation

    by Carl Benedikt Frey ...
    Narrated by Richard Lyddon ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 31 min

    This audiobook narrated by Richard Lyddon reveals how the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automationFrom the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Cleanup on Aisle Five

    Essential Work, Poverty Wages, and the View from Behind the Supermarket Register

    by Ann Larson ...
    Narrated by Carly Robins ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 30 min

    In the tradition of bestselling classics such as Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed and Benjamin Lorr’s The Secret Life of Groceries comes a character-driven exploration of the modern supermarket, unpacking what works and what doesn’t, and delivering a blueprint for a better way to shop.Grocery stores may all seem the same. But the supermarket as an institution is anything but ordinary or one ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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    Culture is bad for you

    Inequality in the cultural and creative industries

    by Orian Brook, Dave O'Brien, Mark Taylor ...
    Narrated by Nneka Okoye, Christina Orman, Stephen Perring ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 47 min

    Culture will keep you fit and healthy. Culture will bring communities together. Culture will improve your education. This is the message from governments and arts organisations across the country; however, this book explains why we need to be cautious about culture. Offering a powerful call to transform the cultural and creative industries, Culture is bad for you examines the intersections between ... Read more

    $30.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Законы победителей (краткое изложение)

    by Бодо Шефер ...
    Narrated by Николай Блинов ...

    Unabridged

    38 min

    Бодо Шефер – успешный бизнесмен, востребованный финансовый консультант (на его родине, в Германии, его называют «Финансовым Моцартом») и автор ряда мировых бестселлеров об управлении финансами и мотивации на перемены в жизни. В 16 лет Бодо переехал в США, чтобы получить образование, а после учебы занялся предпринимательством. Однако созданная им торговая компания разорилась, и в 26 лет он остался ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Who Owns England?

    How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back

    by Guy Shrubsole ...
    Narrated by Malk Williams ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 4 min

    ‘A formidable, brave and important book’ Robert Macfarlane‘Absolutely brilliant…You cannot read this book and defend the establishment’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest is PoliticsWho owns England?Behind this simple question lies this country’s oldest and best-kept secret. This is the history of how England’s elite came to own our land, and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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    Why your summer getaway is staffed by foreign workers

    by PBS NewsHour ...
    Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

    Unabridged

    8 min

    At the tip of Cape Cod, the iconic summer getaway Provincetown has a small year-round population that swells when the weather gets nice, welcoming an estimated 4 to 5 million tourists every year. Businesses there depend on foreign workers willing to work just a few months of the year. But this year, the number of available visas is way down. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Octubre rojo en Asturias

    Crónica de la revolución asturiana de 1934

    by José Díaz Fernández ...
    Narrated by Rafael Baena Zapatero ...
    Series Audiobook 16 - Fuera de Serie

    Unabridged

    3 hours 25 min

    “Octubre rojo en Asturias”, de José Díaz Fernández, reconstruye los días de la insurrección obrera de octubre de 1934, cuando las cuencas mineras asturianas se levantaron y el conflicto avanzó hasta las calles de Oviedo. Mineros, médicos, prisioneros, dirigentes y vecinos componen el retrato humano de una sociedad sacudida por la revolución, la violencia y la esperanza de cambiar el curso de la ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Robots Are Coming!

    The Future of Jobs in the Age of Automation

    by Andres Oppenheimer ...
    Narrated by Henry Levya ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 45 min

    Staying true to his trademark journalistic approach, Andrés Oppenheimer takes his readers on yet another journey, this time across the globe, in a thought-provoking search to understand what the future holds for today's jobs in the foreseeable age of automation.The Robots Are Coming! centers around the issue of jobs and their future in the context of rapid automation and the growth of online ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

  • Audiobook

    Uberland

    How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work

    by Alex Rosenblat ...
    Narrated by Emily Beresford ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 28 min

    Silicon Valley technology is transforming the way we work, and Uber is leading the charge. An American startup that promised to deliver entrepreneurship for the masses through its technology, Uber instead built a new template for employment using algorithms and internet platforms. Upending our understanding of work in the digital age, Uberland paints a future where any of us might be managed by a ... Read more

    Was $25.99 USD Now $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Our Robots, Ourselves

    Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy

    by David A. Mindell ...
    Narrated by David Chandler ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 32 min

    From drones to Mars rovers-an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    L’IA et l’avenir de l’humanité : Comment les machines intelligentes transformeront le travail, le sens de l’existence, le pouvoir et l’histoire de l’humanité

    by Casimir Poirier ...
    Narrated by Casimir Poirier ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 17 min

    Comprenez l'impact de l'intelligence artificielle sur notre société pour préserver votre carrière et votre humanité. Face à l'automatisation fulgurante, ce guide prospectif vous aide à distinguer les véritables menaces technologiques des scénarios anxiogènes. Idéal pour stimuler votre réflexion lors de vos trajets quotidiens, ce récit lucide décrypte avec précision notre futur proche.Au-delà de la ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    A World Without Work

    Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond

    by Daniel Susskind ...
    Narrated by Daniel Susskind ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 56 min

    "An Oxford economics professor, Susskind has a patient delivery that benefits from his authoritative voice and scholarly view of this speculative subject...an important and eye-opening audiobook." -- AudioFile Magazine**This program is read by the author.From an Oxford economist, a visionary account of how technology will transform the world of work, and what we should do about it.**From ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Trundhannye Poshak Mulyancha Sarvottam Strot

    by Purva Bhise ...
    Narrated by Rasika Kulkarni ...
    Series Audiobook 25 - Storytel Think Today

    Unabridged

    14 min

    यंदाच्या वार्षिक अर्थसंकल्पात अर्थमंत्री निर्मला सीतारामन यांनी एका विषयाचा ओझरता उल्लेख केला. त्यावर फारशी चर्चा माध्यमांनीही घडवून आणली नाही. तो विषय म्हणजे शासकीय पातळीवर तृणधान्य उत्पादनाला देशभरात प्रोत्साहन देण्यात येईल असं त्यांनी सांगितलं. यावर्षी युनायटेड नेशन्सच्या जनरल असेंम्बलीव्हामध्ये एक ठराव पास करण्यात आला. त्यानुसार २०२३ हे वर्ष संयुक्त राष्ट्राने 'इयर ऑफ मिलेट्स' म्हणून घोषित केल ... Read more

    $3.89 USD

  • Audiobook

    Temp

    How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary

    by Louis Hyman ...
    Narrated by Simon Vance ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 17 min

    **Winner of the William G. Bowen PrizeNamed a "Triumph" of 2018 by New York Times Book CriticsShortlisted for the 800-CEO-READ Business Book AwardThe untold history of the surprising origins of the "gig economy"--how deliberate decisions made by consultants and CEOs in the 50s and 60s upended the stability of the workplace and the lives of millions of working men and women in postwar America.* ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

  • Audiobook

    Trabajo asalariado y capital

    by Karl Marx ...
    Narrated by José Peña Coto ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 27 min

    Introducción accesible a los conceptos clave del pensamiento marxista.Trabajo asalariado y capital es crucial para entender las bases del pensamiento marxista sobre la economía y la sociedad. Proporciona una crítica incisiva del capitalismo y sienta las bases de la obra posterior de Karl Marx, uno de los pensadores más influyentes de la historia moderna.Aunque no es tan extensa ni tan conocida ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    What We Build with Power

    The Fight for Economic Justice in Tech

    by David Delmar Sentíes ...
    Narrated by Alex Mitts ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 19 min

    A historically conscious manifesto calling for worker organizing in tech, led by Black and Latinx technologistsWhat We Build with Power is an urgent call for organizing shared strategies in order to disrupt the tech industry and move toward a more economically inclusive and equitable workforce.Economic disparities between White, Black, and Latinx workers persist. Activist and organizer David ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

  • Audiobook

    Camino de libertad

    La economía y la buena sociedad

    by Joseph E. Stiglitz ...
    Narrated by Carlos Canales ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 39 min

    El nuevo libro de Joseph Stiglitz, Premio Nobel de Economía«Un argumento sólido a favor de un capitalismo progresista basado en la cooperación para el bien común».KirkusLa libertad es la idea que subyace a las sociedades occidentales, pero de un tiempo a esta parte su significado se ha desplazado: la libertad es la libertad de las empresas para contaminar, la de las grandes tecnológicas para ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Toxic at Work

    Surviving your psychopathic workmates, from the dominant bullies to the charming manipulators

    by David Gillespie ...
    Narrated by David Gillespie ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 23 min

    Most bullies are psychopaths, but not all psychopaths look like bullies. Many blind us with their charm and dazzle us with their success. But they all share a common trait that makes them highly dangerous: they don't have empathy.Research tells us that one in twenty people have no empathy. Empathy is the human ingredient that enables trust, forges bonds and allows teams to work and workplaces to ... Read more

    $19.08 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Power of Delegation

    Save Time, Save Money and Grow with Virtual Assistants

    by Francesca Moi ...
    Narrated by Francesca Moi ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 51 min

    Do you ever feel overwhelmed, like there just aren't enough hours in the day? Francesca Moi understands, and she's mastered the art of delegation to transform not just her time management but her entire role as a business owner. In her latest book, "The Power of Delegation Save Time, Save Money and Grow with Virtual Assistants," she shares this expertise. Having authored four insightful books on ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Pseudoarbejde

    Hvordan vi fik travlt med at lave ingenting

    by Anders Fogh Jensen, Dennis Nørmark ...
    Narrated by Anders Fogh Jensen, Dennis Nørmark ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 5 min

    For 100 år siden var alle overbeviste om, at vi i dag ville arbejde 15 timer om ugen. Det skete ikke. Og det var ikke, fordi effektiviseringerne udeblev. Vi arbejder stadig på livet løs. I denne bog begiver antropologen Dennis Nørmark og filosoffen Anders Fogh Jensen sig ud på en rejse for at finde ud af, hvad vi laver i vores arbejdstid. Det er blevet en rejse ind i det absurde, hvor meningen med ... Read more

    $18.05 USD