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Grit

The Power of Passion and Perseverance

by Angela Duckworth ...

Narrated by Angela Duckworth ...

Unabridged

9 hours 22 min

In this instant New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.” “Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere” (People).The daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of “genius,” Angela Duckworth is now a celebrated researcher and professor. ... Read more

$25.99 USD

In this instant New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls “grit.” “Inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere” (People).The daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of “genius,” Angela Duckworth is now a celebrated researcher and professor.
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Language Courses for Beginners, Learn Korean (Unabridged)

by NeoAudio ...

Narrated by Various narrators ...

Unabridged

6 hours

Learn Korean - The course contains 50 practical lessons, including dialogue to listen to and exercises to repeat. These topics are covered, along with others: - Greeting and understanding - Asking for directions - Shopping - Airports and customs - At the hotel - At restaurants - Paying a bill - Taking a taxi, car, train, or bus - Doctor, pharmacy, police - Phone calls - Asking questions - Numbers ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Learn Korean - The course contains 50 practical lessons, including dialogue to listen to and exercises to repeat. These topics are covered, along with others: - Greeting and understanding - Asking for directions - Shopping - Airports and customs - At the hotel - At restaurants - Paying a bill - Taking a taxi, car, train, or bus - Doctor, pharmacy, police - Phone calls - Asking questions - Numbers
... Read more
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Violent Phenomena

Essays Toward the Future of Literary Translation

by Kavita Bhanot, Jeremy Tiang ...

Narrated by Jeremy Tiang, Geraint Pickard ...

Unabridged

12 hours 56 min

“These essays, deftly blending the political and the personal, offer fresh, galvanizing, and passionate perspectives on literary translation.”—Jhumpa LahiriA manifesto in 22 essays, Violent Phenomena breaks stale rules about who can and should translate, envisioning a future more reflective of the beautiful polyphony of literature in all languages.?What would it take to unlearn centuries of ... Read more

$32.99 USD

“These essays, deftly blending the political and the personal, offer fresh, galvanizing, and passionate perspectives on literary translation.”—Jhumpa LahiriA manifesto in 22 essays, Violent Phenomena breaks stale rules about who can and should translate, envisioning a future more reflective of the beautiful polyphony of literature in all languages.?What would it take to unlearn centuries of
... Read more
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Smart Brevity (Revised and Updated)

The Power of Saying More with Less

by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

4 hours 43 min

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear.This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. In this revised and updated edition, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear.This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. In this revised and updated edition, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart
... Read more
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Where There Is Evil

An Extraordinary Quest to Find the Truth about the Disappearance of an Eleven-Year-Old Girl

by Sandra Brown ...

Narrated by Sandra Brown ...

Unabridged

14 hours 39 min

**Read by the author, Sandra Brown.‘Completely gripping . . . Sandra Brown found evil in the person of her own father; and she confronted it as few could have done . . . Everyone will want to read this amazing story’ – Andrew O’Hagan, author of Caledonian Road**Sandra Brown was eight when her friend and neighbour, twelve-year-old Moira Anderson, disappeared from the small town of Coatbridge near ... Read more

$20.99 USD

**Read by the author, Sandra Brown.‘Completely gripping . . . Sandra Brown found evil in the person of her own father; and she confronted it as few could have done . . . Everyone will want to read this amazing story’ – Andrew O’Hagan, author of Caledonian Road**Sandra Brown was eight when her friend and neighbour, twelve-year-old Moira Anderson, disappeared from the small town of Coatbridge near
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Inglés para principiantes – Escucha & Aprende:

Vocabulario y gramática básica

by Dorota Guzik ...

Narrated by Maybe Theatre Company, Cristina Ceballos Jiménez, Ivan Marcos Cantabrana ...

Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

Este es un curso en audio para principiantes que quieren aprender escuchando y que están empezando a aprender inglés. Además, el curso amplía el vocabulario y enseña la base gramatical necesaria en la formación de frases simples en inglés. En cada lección aprenderás y consolidarás más vocabulario a la vez que aprenderás a aplicar la gramática de una manera práctica.Cada lección contiene:• ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este es un curso en audio para principiantes que quieren aprender escuchando y que están empezando a aprender inglés. Además, el curso amplía el vocabulario y enseña la base gramatical necesaria en la formación de frases simples en inglés. En cada lección aprenderás y consolidarás más vocabulario a la vez que aprenderás a aplicar la gramática de una manera práctica.Cada lección contiene:•
... Read more
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Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ...

Narrated by Benjamin A. Onyango ...

Unabridged

5 hours 32 min

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a towering figure in African literature, and his novels A Grain of Wheat; Weep Not, Child; and Petals of Blood are modern classics. Emerging from a literary scene that flourished in the 1950s and '60s during the last years of colonialism in Africa, he became known not just as a novelist—one who, in the late '70s, famously stopped writing novels in English and turned to the ... Read more

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a towering figure in African literature, and his novels A Grain of Wheat; Weep Not, Child; and Petals of Blood are modern classics. Emerging from a literary scene that flourished in the 1950s and '60s during the last years of colonialism in Africa, he became known not just as a novelist—one who, in the late '70s, famously stopped writing novels in English and turned to the
... Read more
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The Warren Court and the Democratic Constitution

by Morton J. Horwitz, Erwin Chemerinsky ...

Narrated by William Sarris ...

Unabridged

9 hours 48 min

From 1953 to 1969, Earl Warren served as chief justice of the US Supreme Court. During that time, the Warren Court made a number of historically important decisions involving anti-miscegenation laws (Loving v. Virginia), the right to privacy (Griswold v. Connecticut), and, perhaps most important, racial segregation (Brown v. Board of Education).In The Warren Court and Democratic Constitution, ... Read more

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From 1953 to 1969, Earl Warren served as chief justice of the US Supreme Court. During that time, the Warren Court made a number of historically important decisions involving anti-miscegenation laws (Loving v. Virginia), the right to privacy (Griswold v. Connecticut), and, perhaps most important, racial segregation (Brown v. Board of Education).In The Warren Court and Democratic Constitution,
... Read more
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Summer for the Gods

The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion

by Edward J Larson ...

Narrated by Brian Troxell ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

**The landmark history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schoolsWinner of the Pulitzer Prize in History“A riveting book.” —Frank Rich, New York Times**In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists ... Read more

$27.99 USD

**The landmark history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schoolsWinner of the Pulitzer Prize in History“A riveting book.” —Frank Rich, New York Times**In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists
... Read more
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Incarceration Nations

A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World

by Baz Dreisinger ...

Narrated by Christina Delaine ...

Unabridged

11 hours 28 min

Beginning in Africa and ending in Europe, Incarceration Nations is a first-person odyssey through the prison systems of the world. Baz Dreisinger, a professor, journalist, and the founder of the Prison-to-College Pipeline, looks into the human stories of incarcerated men and women and those who imprison them, creating a jarring, poignant view of a world to which most are denied access.From serving ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Beginning in Africa and ending in Europe, Incarceration Nations is a first-person odyssey through the prison systems of the world. Baz Dreisinger, a professor, journalist, and the founder of the Prison-to-College Pipeline, looks into the human stories of incarcerated men and women and those who imprison them, creating a jarring, poignant view of a world to which most are denied access.From serving
... Read more
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July

by Richard Kish ...

Narrated by Richard Kish ...

Unabridged

28 min

"A poetic snapshot of a month in one depressed late twenty-something’s mind."July is a poetry collection written over the course of the month of July, one poem written every day exploring a theme or a feeling that was sparked by something that happened that day. ... Read more

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"A poetic snapshot of a month in one depressed late twenty-something’s mind."July is a poetry collection written over the course of the month of July, one poem written every day exploring a theme or a feeling that was sparked by something that happened that day.
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The Monkey's Paw

Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Level 1

by John Pasden ...

Narrated by Xiuye Zhang ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Mandarin Companion
Unabridged

58 min

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang live with their grown son Guisheng who works at a factory. One day an old friend of Mr. Zhang comes to visit the family after having spent years traveling in the mysterious hills of China’s Yunnan Province. He tells the Zhang family of a monkey’s paw that has magical powers to grant three wishes to the holder. Against his better judgment, he reluctantly gives the monkey paw to ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang live with their grown son Guisheng who works at a factory. One day an old friend of Mr. Zhang comes to visit the family after having spent years traveling in the mysterious hills of China’s Yunnan Province. He tells the Zhang family of a monkey’s paw that has magical powers to grant three wishes to the holder. Against his better judgment, he reluctantly gives the monkey paw to
... Read more
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CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Learn How to Overcome Anxiety, Depression, Develop Positive Thinking and Self Esteem

by Michaela Morrison ...

Narrated by Michael Lakemen, Dawson studio ...

Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

Are you a sufferer of anxiety, anger, or panic attacks? Do these impact and affect your life in a negative way?Do you want to be free of them and life a happier life? Then, read on...Living with any mental problem is a challenge, and if you suffer from one of the more prevalent ones like depression or anxiety, you will know just how hard it is to shake them off. Many people suffer for decades ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you a sufferer of anxiety, anger, or panic attacks? Do these impact and affect your life in a negative way?Do you want to be free of them and life a happier life? Then, read on...Living with any mental problem is a challenge, and if you suffer from one of the more prevalent ones like depression or anxiety, you will know just how hard it is to shake them off. Many people suffer for decades
... Read more
Audiobook

7 P's of Publishing Success, The

by Mark Leslie Lefebvre, Mark Leslie Lefebvre ...

Narrated by Mark Leslie Lefebvre ...

Series series Stark Publishing Solutions
Unabridged

1 hour 37 min

What seven traits do the most successful authors have in common? Which strategic approaches can have the most positive effect on your author career? Where should you focus your energy and effort for maximum results? How do these components work together to help you forge a powerful path through publishing?Join Mark Leslie Lefebvre, who draws upon more than three decades of experience in writing, ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What seven traits do the most successful authors have in common? Which strategic approaches can have the most positive effect on your author career? Where should you focus your energy and effort for maximum results? How do these components work together to help you forge a powerful path through publishing?Join Mark Leslie Lefebvre, who draws upon more than three decades of experience in writing,
... Read more
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Learn Italian Fast for Adults

Master Italian with Short Stories, Practical Lessons, Grammar Tips, and Common Phrases to Build Vocabulary and Start Speaking with Confidence in Real-Life Conversations

by Speak Wise Institute ...

Narrated by Top Tier Press Studios ...

Series Audiobook 12 - Fast Track Language Learning for Beginners
Unabridged

4 hours 27 min

LEARN ITALIAN FAST AND PICTURE YOURSELF IN ITALY—SIPPING PROSECCO AND SPEAKING WITH CONFIDENCEImagine yourself at a cozy café in Rome, the sun warming your face as you answer smoothly, in Italian. The waiter smiles—you belong.This isn't just another language course—it's a 2-in-1 Italian learning experience that turns lessons into living moments. With engaging stories, native-speaker narration, and ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

LEARN ITALIAN FAST AND PICTURE YOURSELF IN ITALY—SIPPING PROSECCO AND SPEAKING WITH CONFIDENCEImagine yourself at a cozy café in Rome, the sun warming your face as you answer smoothly, in Italian. The waiter smiles—you belong.This isn't just another language course—it's a 2-in-1 Italian learning experience that turns lessons into living moments. With engaging stories, native-speaker narration, and
... Read more
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Institutes of Justinian, The

The sixth-century codification of Roman law

by Justinian ...

Narrated by Edward Herrmann (Synthesized), Synthesized Voice ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

This recording has been digitally produced by DeepZen Limited, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. DeepZen uses Emotive Speech Technology to create digital narrations that offer a similar listening experience to human narration.The Institutes of Justinian is a component of the Corpus Juris Civilis, the sixth-century codification of Roman law ordered by the ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This recording has been digitally produced by DeepZen Limited, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. DeepZen uses Emotive Speech Technology to create digital narrations that offer a similar listening experience to human narration.The Institutes of Justinian is a component of the Corpus Juris Civilis, the sixth-century codification of Roman law ordered by the
... Read more
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German Short Stories For Beginners

Immerse Yourself in the Language and Culture with 20 Engaging Tales

by Acquire A Lot ...

Narrated by Annika Storandt ...

Series Audiobook 1 - German Comprehensible Input
Unabridged

4 hours 45 min

Immerse Yourself in the Language and Culture with 20 Engaging TalesLooking to learn German naturally and enjoyably? Keep reading!This audiobook offers 20 fun and engaging stories that depict the daily lives of various people—at work, with friends, at school, and more. Written specifically for beginner and intermediate learners, these stories help you build vocabulary and fluency naturally.What ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Immerse Yourself in the Language and Culture with 20 Engaging TalesLooking to learn German naturally and enjoyably? Keep reading!This audiobook offers 20 fun and engaging stories that depict the daily lives of various people—at work, with friends, at school, and more. Written specifically for beginner and intermediate learners, these stories help you build vocabulary and fluency naturally.What
... Read more
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Without Precedent

How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights

by Lisa Graves ...

Narrated by Lisa Graves, Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

10 hours 56 min

“A devastating, passionate takedown of Chief Justice John Roberts's Supreme Court by a Washington insider.” —Jane Mayer, author of Dark MoneyIn the last twenty years the US Supreme Court has radically curtailed voting rights, undermined anti-corruption measures, encouraged extreme political gerrymandering, restricted the regulation of guns, and obliterated the constitutional right to control one’s ... Read more

$24.99 USD

“A devastating, passionate takedown of Chief Justice John Roberts's Supreme Court by a Washington insider.” —Jane Mayer, author of Dark MoneyIn the last twenty years the US Supreme Court has radically curtailed voting rights, undermined anti-corruption measures, encouraged extreme political gerrymandering, restricted the regulation of guns, and obliterated the constitutional right to control one’s
... Read more
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The Story of the World, Vol. 2 Audiobook

History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages

by Susan Wise Bauer ...

Narrated by Jim Weiss ...

Unabridged

10 hours 42 min

History will never be the same again! This spirited reading of the first in Susan Wise Bauer's Story of the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the peoples of ancient times. Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives-and our children need to learn about the people who live all around the globe. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating ... Read more

$23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

History will never be the same again! This spirited reading of the first in Susan Wise Bauer's Story of the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the peoples of ancient times. Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives-and our children need to learn about the people who live all around the globe. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating
... Read more
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The Sixty Year Dream

Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Level 1

by John Pasden ...

Narrated by Xiuye Zhang ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Mandarin Companion
Unabridged

53 min

Zhou Xuefa (Rip Van Winkle) is well loved by everyone in his town, everyone except his nagging wife. With his faithful dog Blackie, Zhou Xuefa spends his time playing with kids, helping neighbors, and discussing politics in the teahouse. One day after a bad scolding from his wife, he goes for a walk into the mountains and meets a mysterious old man who appears to be from an ancient time. The man ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Zhou Xuefa (Rip Van Winkle) is well loved by everyone in his town, everyone except his nagging wife. With his faithful dog Blackie, Zhou Xuefa spends his time playing with kids, helping neighbors, and discussing politics in the teahouse. One day after a bad scolding from his wife, he goes for a walk into the mountains and meets a mysterious old man who appears to be from an ancient time. The man
... Read more
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Foundation Portuguese (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course

Learn Portuguese with the Michel Thomas Method

by Michel Thomas ...

Narrated by Virginia Catmur ...

Series series Foundation
Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

Looking for a convenient language course that gets you speaking Portuguese in hours, not years? The Michel Thomas audio courses have helped over five million language learners to master a new language, with no writing, no stress and no memorisation.Perfect for absolute beginners, little or no prior knowledge of the language is needed for the Foundation course. The audio course provides everything ... Read more

Was $100.99 USD Now $37.99 USD

Looking for a convenient language course that gets you speaking Portuguese in hours, not years? The Michel Thomas audio courses have helped over five million language learners to master a new language, with no writing, no stress and no memorisation.Perfect for absolute beginners, little or no prior knowledge of the language is needed for the Foundation course. The audio course provides everything
... Read more
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The Journalist and the Murderer

by Janet Malcolm ...

Narrated by Marguerite Gavin ...

Unabridged

4 hours 50 min

Janet Malcolm delves into the psychopathology of journalism using a strange and unprecedented lawsuit as her larger-than-life example: the lawsuit of Jeffrey MacDonald, a convicted murderer, against Joe McGinniss, the author of Fatal Vision. Examining the always uneasy, sometimes tragic relationship that exists between journalist and subject, Malcolm finds that neither journalist nor subject can ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Janet Malcolm delves into the psychopathology of journalism using a strange and unprecedented lawsuit as her larger-than-life example: the lawsuit of Jeffrey MacDonald, a convicted murderer, against Joe McGinniss, the author of Fatal Vision. Examining the always uneasy, sometimes tragic relationship that exists between journalist and subject, Malcolm finds that neither journalist nor subject can
... Read more
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20 Short Stories in German for Beginners

Learn German fast with beginner-friendly tales

by lingoXpress ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G ...

Unabridged

50 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Improve your language skills and enjoy this collection of short stories for beginners! Reading can be a powerful tool in language learning, offering a multitude of benefits that improve understanding and enjoyment of the new language.Here are some of the main benefits:Expanding Vocabulary: Reading exposes you to new words in context, which is crucial ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Improve your language skills and enjoy this collection of short stories for beginners! Reading can be a powerful tool in language learning, offering a multitude of benefits that improve understanding and enjoyment of the new language.Here are some of the main benefits:Expanding Vocabulary: Reading exposes you to new words in context, which is crucial
... Read more
Audiobook

Abolition

Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

by Angela Y. Davis ...

Narrated by Angela Y. Davis ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

A major collection of essays and speeches from pioneering freedom fighter Angela Y. DavisFor over fifty years, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for abolition and feminism and the fight against state violence and oppression. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings together an essential collection of Davis’s essays, ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A major collection of essays and speeches from pioneering freedom fighter Angela Y. DavisFor over fifty years, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for abolition and feminism and the fight against state violence and oppression. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings together an essential collection of Davis’s essays,
... Read more

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