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The AI Mirror

How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking

de Shannon Vallor ...

Narrado por Kim Niemi ...

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9 hora 5 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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
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Fair Play

The Moral Dilemmas of Spying

de James M. Olson ...

Narrado por Joel Richards ...

Completo

10 hora 37 minutos

Revolutionary War officer Nathan Hale, one of America's first spies, said, "Any kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary." A statue of Hale stands outside CIA headquarters, and the agency often cites his statement as one of its guiding principles. But who decides what is necessary for the public good, and is it really true that any kind of service is ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Revolutionary War officer Nathan Hale, one of America's first spies, said, "Any kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary." A statue of Hale stands outside CIA headquarters, and the agency often cites his statement as one of its guiding principles. But who decides what is necessary for the public good, and is it really true that any kind of service is
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Law on Trial

An Unlikely Insider Reckons with Our Legal System

de Shaun Ossei-Owusu ...

Narrado por David Sadzin ...

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14 hora 20 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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
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The dark side of the police

de Jean-Pierre Colombiès, Bertrand Ferrier ...

Narrado por Synthèse vocale ...

Completo

7 hora 31 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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
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Sworn to Silence

The Truth Behind Robert Garrow and the Missing Bodies' Case

de Jim Tracy ...

Narrado por Chris Sorensen ...

Completo

9 hora 3 minutos

Why would two small-time American public defenders search, locate, and photograph the lifeless bodies of young women their client raped, murdered, and hid, and then leave the bodies where they found them and not tell authorities? And how did they have the audacity to meet with one of the fathers of a missing girl and tell him they knew nothing about her fate or whereabouts?When the nation ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Why would two small-time American public defenders search, locate, and photograph the lifeless bodies of young women their client raped, murdered, and hid, and then leave the bodies where they found them and not tell authorities? And how did they have the audacity to meet with one of the fathers of a missing girl and tell him they knew nothing about her fate or whereabouts?When the nation
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The Secret Barrister

Stories of the Law and How It's Broken

de The Secret Barrister ...

Narrado por Jack Hawkins ...

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11 hora 51 minutos

**An anonymous barrister's darkly comic and moving first-hand account of life in the legal system, and how it's failing us all.The Sunday Times number one bestseller.Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award.Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year.Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year.‘Eye-opening, funny and horrifying’ – Observer**You may not wish to think about it, ... Leer más

$20.46 USD

**An anonymous barrister's darkly comic and moving first-hand account of life in the legal system, and how it's failing us all.The Sunday Times number one bestseller.Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award.Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year.Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year.‘Eye-opening, funny and horrifying’ – Observer**You may not wish to think about it,
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Art of Legal Communication, The: A Guide for Law Office Administrators

de Sumitra Kumari ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Matt G ...

Completo

4 hora 1 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the fast-paced world of law, effective communication is the cornerstone of success, yet it often goes unnoticed. The Art of Legal Communication: A Guide for Law Office Administrators is the essential resource for law office administrators who are ready to master the nuances of professional communication that drive a law office's efficiency and ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the fast-paced world of law, effective communication is the cornerstone of success, yet it often goes unnoticed. The Art of Legal Communication: A Guide for Law Office Administrators is the essential resource for law office administrators who are ready to master the nuances of professional communication that drive a law office's efficiency and
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Beating the System: Exposing the Truth and Fighting Back Against a Rigged Federal Justice System

de Ardit Ferizi ...

Narrado por Ardit Ferizi ...

Completo

1 horas 45 minutos

The federal justice system is a grotesque charade, manipulated by the government to crush dissent and exert authoritarian control. Described as the regime's brutal enforcers, federal prosecutors ruthlessly hunt for convictions, unconcerned with fairness or justice. Empowered by unchecked authority, FBI agents and other federal operatives twist the law to bolster a tyrannical system, trampling ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The federal justice system is a grotesque charade, manipulated by the government to crush dissent and exert authoritarian control. Described as the regime's brutal enforcers, federal prosecutors ruthlessly hunt for convictions, unconcerned with fairness or justice. Empowered by unchecked authority, FBI agents and other federal operatives twist the law to bolster a tyrannical system, trampling
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Fake Law

The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies

de The Secret Barrister ...

Narrado por Jack Hawkins ...

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11 hora 16 minutos

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCould the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the ... Leer más

$20.46 USD

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCould the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the
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Objection

Disgust, Morality, and the Law

de Debra Lieberman, Carlton Patrick ...

Narrado por Matthew Josdal ...

Completo

11 hora 39 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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
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Compliance and Regulations Specialist - The Comprehensive Guide

de Viruti Shivan ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series series Vanguard Professionals
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4 hora 46 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Navigating the Maze of Global Compliance and Regulations with Expertise and InsightIn the rapidly evolving world of business, staying ahead of compliance and regulatory requirements is more than a necessity—it's an art. "Compliance and Regulations Specialist - The Comprehensive Guide" serves as an indispensable resource for professionals aiming to ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Navigating the Maze of Global Compliance and Regulations with Expertise and InsightIn the rapidly evolving world of business, staying ahead of compliance and regulatory requirements is more than a necessity—it's an art. "Compliance and Regulations Specialist - The Comprehensive Guide" serves as an indispensable resource for professionals aiming to
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Ethical Enterprise: Building a Responsible Business

de Jaxon L. Cruz ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Martin G ...

Completo

4 hora 1 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Ethical Enterprise: Building a Responsible Business guides leaders in integrating ethics and social responsibility into every aspect of operations. This book provides practical tools to align purpose with practice, fostering trust, resilience and sustainable growth.What You Will Find In This Book:Ways to define and embed core values guiding decisions ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Ethical Enterprise: Building a Responsible Business guides leaders in integrating ethics and social responsibility into every aspect of operations. This book provides practical tools to align purpose with practice, fostering trust, resilience and sustainable growth.What You Will Find In This Book:Ways to define and embed core values guiding decisions
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CAPM Simplified Review

Certified Associate in Project Management Exam Prep 2024-2025: Ace Your CAPM Exam on the First Attempt

de Elias Thornfield ...

Narrado por Nick Porter ...

Completo

2 hora 13 minutos

CAPM Simplified Review⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included⭐⭐Are you aiming to advance in your career and solidify your knowledge by successfully passing the CAPM Exam 2024-2025?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to ace the CAPM Exam 2024-2025?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your definitive companion for deepening your... ... Leer más

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CAPM Simplified Review⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included⭐⭐Are you aiming to advance in your career and solidify your knowledge by successfully passing the CAPM Exam 2024-2025?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to ace the CAPM Exam 2024-2025?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your definitive companion for deepening your...
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El Secretario de grupo de Alcohólicos Anónimos

Vivir Para Servir

de Oslos Molina ...

Narrado por Oslos Molina ...

Completo

1 horas 2 minutos

Secretario: Al igual que los coordinadores, los secretarios tienen que ser buenos servidores del grupo en todo. En los grupos que no tienen coordinadores, puede que los secretarios hagan las tareas asociadas con aquel puesto. Cada grupo tiene sus propios procedimientos, pero por lo general el secretario está encargado de ,Anunciar, y/o enviar por correo información sobre las actividades o eventos ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Secretario: Al igual que los coordinadores, los secretarios tienen que ser buenos servidores del grupo en todo. En los grupos que no tienen coordinadores, puede que los secretarios hagan las tareas asociadas con aquel puesto. Cada grupo tiene sus propios procedimientos, pero por lo general el secretario está encargado de ,Anunciar, y/o enviar por correo información sobre las actividades o eventos
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Philosophy and the Law

How Judges Reason

de Stephen Mathis ...

Narrado por Stephen Mathis ...

Completo

8 hora 26 minutos

Do judges deduce their decisions from legal rules and principles, or do they decide cases based on what is fair given the facts at hand? The latter view, held by Legal Realists, serves as the starting point for Professor Stephen Mathis' eye-opening look at how judges reason. In this compelling lecture series, the esteemed professor addresses such issues as whether the law is distinct from morality ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Do judges deduce their decisions from legal rules and principles, or do they decide cases based on what is fair given the facts at hand? The latter view, held by Legal Realists, serves as the starting point for Professor Stephen Mathis' eye-opening look at how judges reason. In this compelling lecture series, the esteemed professor addresses such issues as whether the law is distinct from morality
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The Common Law

de Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ...

Narrado por Robert Morris ...

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12 hora 53 minutos

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., is considered one of the greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court and profoundly influenced American jurisprudence, especially in the areas of civil liberties and judicial restraint. At the same time, his abilities as a prose stylist earned him a position among the literary elite.In The Common Law, derived from a series of lectures given at the Lowell ... Leer más

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., is considered one of the greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court and profoundly influenced American jurisprudence, especially in the areas of civil liberties and judicial restraint. At the same time, his abilities as a prose stylist earned him a position among the literary elite.In The Common Law, derived from a series of lectures given at the Lowell
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Vanished in Vermillion

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

de Lou Raguse ...

Narrado por Lou Raguse ...

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9 hora 39 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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
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Spy Watching

Intelligence Accountability in the United States

de Loch K. Johnson ...

Narrado por Norman Dietz ...

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31 hora 12 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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
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Abortion and The Senseless Assault on Reproductive Rights!

de Dorris S. Woods PhD ...

Narrado por Lauren Henry ...

Completo

1 horas 37 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con 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
... Leer más
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We Own This City

A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption

de Justin Fenton ...

Narrado por Dion Graham ...

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9 hora 41 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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
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Armed Catholic, The

The Catholic Case for Guns and Self-Defense

de Rick Barrett ...

Narrado por Sebastian Konarski ...

Completo

1 horas 40 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con 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
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Dawn of Self-Aware Machines, The: Exploring Artificial Consciousness

de S Williams ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Completo

2 hora 12 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$10.99 USD o gratis con 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
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Disclosure na saúde

comunicação aberta de eventos adversos

de Aline Albuquerque, Aline Albuquerque ...

Narrado por Voz Sintética ...

Abreviado

7 hora 8 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con 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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Is Racial Equality Unconstitutional?

de Mark Golub ...

Narrado por Bob Souer ...

Completo

7 hora 34 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$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
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