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A Garbageman's Story

de Simon Paré-Poupart ...

Narrado por Jean Brassard ...

Completo

3 hora 10 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Average Is Over

Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation

de Tyler Cowen ...

Narrado por Andrew Garman ...

Completo

8 hora 42 minutos

Renowned economist and author of Big Business Tyler Cowen brings a groundbreaking analysis of capitalism, the job market, and the growing gap between the one percent and minimum wage workers in this follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Great Stagnation.The United States continues to mint more millionaires and billionaires than any country ever. Yet, since the great recession, three ... Leer más

$20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Renowned economist and author of Big Business Tyler Cowen brings a groundbreaking analysis of capitalism, the job market, and the growing gap between the one percent and minimum wage workers in this follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Great Stagnation.The United States continues to mint more millionaires and billionaires than any country ever. Yet, since the great recession, three
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Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

de Barbara Ehrenreich ...

Narrado por Cristine McMurdo-Wallis ...

Completo

8 hora 14 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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
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Chokepoint Capitalism

How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back

de Rebecca Giblin, Cory Doctorow ...

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11 hora 56 minutos

A call to action for the creative class and labor movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big MediaCorporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers)—or both.In Chokepoint ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

A call to action for the creative class and labor movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big MediaCorporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers)—or both.In Chokepoint
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Beaten Down, Worked Up

The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor

de Steven Greenhouse ...

Narrado por Fred Sanders ...

Completo

15 hora 34 minutos

“A page-turning book that spans a century of worker strikes.... Engrossing, character-driven, panoramic.” —The New York Times Book ReviewWe live in an era of soaring corporate profits and anemic wage gains, one in which low-paid jobs and blighted blue-collar communities have become a common feature of our nation’s landscape. Behind these trends lies a little-discussed problem: the decades-long ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

“A page-turning book that spans a century of worker strikes.... Engrossing, character-driven, panoramic.” —The New York Times Book ReviewWe live in an era of soaring corporate profits and anemic wage gains, one in which low-paid jobs and blighted blue-collar communities have become a common feature of our nation’s landscape. Behind these trends lies a little-discussed problem: the decades-long
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Saving Capitalism

For the Many, Not the Few

de Robert B. Reich ...

Narrado por Robert B. Reich ...

Completo

8 hora 19 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Coffeeland

One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug

de Augustine Sedgewick ...

Narrado por Jason Culp ...

Completo

14 hora 56 minutos

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice“Extremely wide-ranging and well researched . . . In a tradition of protest literature rooted more in William Blake than in Marx.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker**The epic story of how coffee connected and divided the modern worldCoffee is an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world. But few coffee drinkers know this story ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice“Extremely wide-ranging and well researched . . . In a tradition of protest literature rooted more in William Blake than in Marx.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker**The epic story of how coffee connected and divided the modern worldCoffee is an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world. But few coffee drinkers know this story
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The Road to Station X

From Debutante Ball to Fighter-Plane Factory to Bletchley Park: A Memoir of One Woman’s Journey Through World War Two

de Sarah Baring ...

Narrado por Polly Lee ...

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4 hora 6 minutos

In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height of World War Two, she was working alongside some of the greatest minds of Britain in their code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park.How did she end up in the top-secret world of cyphers and codes?Like many young men and women across all levels of British society, the outbreak of war in 1939 ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

In 1938, Sarah Baring was enjoying life as a young debutante. Only a few years later, at the height of World War Two, she was working alongside some of the greatest minds of Britain in their code-breaking operations at Bletchley Park.How did she end up in the top-secret world of cyphers and codes?Like many young men and women across all levels of British society, the outbreak of war in 1939
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Ecocide

Kill the corporation before it kills us

de David Whyte ...

Narrado por Steph Bower ...

Series series Manchester University Press
Completo

5 hora 40 minutos

We have reached the point of no return. The existential threat of climate change is now a reality. The world has never been more vulnerable. Yet corporations are already planning a life beyond this point. The business models of fossil fuel giants factor in continued profitability in a scenario of a five-degree increase in global temperature. An increase that will kill millions, if not billions. ... Leer más

$30.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

We have reached the point of no return. The existential threat of climate change is now a reality. The world has never been more vulnerable. Yet corporations are already planning a life beyond this point. The business models of fossil fuel giants factor in continued profitability in a scenario of a five-degree increase in global temperature. An increase that will kill millions, if not billions.
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Make Your Own Job

How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted America

de Madeleine Baker ...

Narrado por Steve Menasche ...

Completo

13 hora 48 minutos

How Americans think about work changed profoundly over the course of the twentieth century. Successful workers were increasingly expected to show initiative and enthusiasm for change. Our culture of work today is more demanding than ever, even though workers haven't seen commensurate rewards.Make Your Own Job explains how this entrepreneurial work ethic took hold, from its origins in late ... Leer más

$25.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

How Americans think about work changed profoundly over the course of the twentieth century. Successful workers were increasingly expected to show initiative and enthusiasm for change. Our culture of work today is more demanding than ever, even though workers haven't seen commensurate rewards.Make Your Own Job explains how this entrepreneurial work ethic took hold, from its origins in late
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Disabled Workers Still Struggle

de PBS NewsHour ...

Narrado por PBS NewsHour ...

Completo

8 minutos

Twenty-two years after George H.W. Bush signed the American Disability Act into law, questions remain on whether the law prevents hiring discrimination of disabled workers. Judy Woodruff talks to U.S. Business Leadership Network’s Jill Houghton and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) about efforts to employ more disabled people. ... Leer más

$0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Twenty-two years after George H.W. Bush signed the American Disability Act into law, questions remain on whether the law prevents hiring discrimination of disabled workers. Judy Woodruff talks to U.S. Business Leadership Network’s Jill Houghton and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) about efforts to employ more disabled people.
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$2.00 a Day

Living on Almost Nothing in America

de Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer ...

Narrado por Allyson Johnson ...

Completo

7 hora 15 minutos

The story of a kind of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don't even think exists from a leading national poverty expert who defies convention (New York Times). Edin and Shaefer tell the stories of eight families who live on what is almost unimaginable—an income that falls below the World Bank definition of poverty in the developing world. Their stories need to be heard, especially ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

The story of a kind of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don't even think exists from a leading national poverty expert who defies convention (New York Times). Edin and Shaefer tell the stories of eight families who live on what is almost unimaginable—an income that falls below the World Bank definition of poverty in the developing world. Their stories need to be heard, especially
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Organizing Amazon

Building Worker Power under Conditions of Fragmentation, Precarity and Regimentation

de Tom Vickers, Rachel Fagan, Amanda Gearing, Garfield Hylton, Louveza Iqbal, Ceferina Floresca Javier, Paramanathan Pradeep, Stuart Richards, Tom Rigby, Ferdousara Uddin0 ...

Narrado por Tom Vickers ...

Completo

5 hora 13 minutos

Between August 2022 and July 2024, GMB Union membership at Amazon’s BHX4 Coventry warehouse skyrocketed, with 37 days of strike action resulting in a 28.5% pay rise. Yet despite this, the union narrowly lost a ballot that would have forced Amazon to grant formal recognition.Based on ethnographic research and reflective essays from worker-leaders and organizers, this book offers a rich case study ... Leer más

$10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Between August 2022 and July 2024, GMB Union membership at Amazon’s BHX4 Coventry warehouse skyrocketed, with 37 days of strike action resulting in a 28.5% pay rise. Yet despite this, the union narrowly lost a ballot that would have forced Amazon to grant formal recognition.Based on ethnographic research and reflective essays from worker-leaders and organizers, this book offers a rich case study
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A Participatory Economy

de Robin Hahnel ...

Narrado por Chris Bergman ...

Completo

9 hora 1 minutos

A moment for socialism: As of June 2021, 54% of Gen Z adults view capitalism negatively and over 41% have a positive view on socialism.Accessible economic model: A Participatory Economy presents a clear and accessible post-capitalist model for those without extensive training or understanding of economics.Penned by a trained economist: Robin Hahnel is a trained economist and a co-founder of the ... Leer más

$23.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A moment for socialism: As of June 2021, 54% of Gen Z adults view capitalism negatively and over 41% have a positive view on socialism.Accessible economic model: A Participatory Economy presents a clear and accessible post-capitalist model for those without extensive training or understanding of economics.Penned by a trained economist: Robin Hahnel is a trained economist and a co-founder of the
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Career and Family

Women's Century-Long Journey toward Equity

de Claudia Goldin ...

Narrado por Nancy Crane ...

Completo

9 hora 26 minutos

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in EconomicsThis audiobook narrated by Nancy Crane traces women's journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at homeA century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today, there are more female college graduates than ever ... Leer más

$19.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in EconomicsThis audiobook narrated by Nancy Crane traces women's journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at homeA century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today, there are more female college graduates than ever
... Leer más
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Turf Wars

The Fight for the Soul of America's Game

de DeMaurice Smith ...

Narrado por DeMaurice Smith ...

Completo

13 hora 59 minutos

An NFL insider’s explosive account of the ruthless power struggles between owners and players over the future of football.During his fourteen years as the head of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith was a front line advocate for football players through some of the most tumultuous crises in NFL history: Colin Kaepernick’s protests, Deflategate, a lockout, two collective bargaining ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

An NFL insider’s explosive account of the ruthless power struggles between owners and players over the future of football.During his fourteen years as the head of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith was a front line advocate for football players through some of the most tumultuous crises in NFL history: Colin Kaepernick’s protests, Deflategate, a lockout, two collective bargaining
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Souverän ins Jahresgespräch

Ein Austausch auf Augenhöhe mit deiner Führungskraft

de Marion Lemper-Pychlau ...

Narrado por Leonie (AI) ...

Completo

2 hora 3 minutos

Steht das nächste Jahresgespräch an und schon der Gedanke daran löst Unbehagen oder sogar Angst vor der Bewertung aus? Viele Angestellte fühlen sich in dieser Situation wie in einer Prüfung, bei der sie sich rechtfertigen müssen. Doch das muss nicht sein. Mit diesem Hörbuch verwandelst du den Termin in eine echte Chance für deine berufliche Weiterentwicklung und offene Kommunikation.Erfahre, wie ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Steht das nächste Jahresgespräch an und schon der Gedanke daran löst Unbehagen oder sogar Angst vor der Bewertung aus? Viele Angestellte fühlen sich in dieser Situation wie in einer Prüfung, bei der sie sich rechtfertigen müssen. Doch das muss nicht sein. Mit diesem Hörbuch verwandelst du den Termin in eine echte Chance für deine berufliche Weiterentwicklung und offene Kommunikation.Erfahre, wie
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New Work Exchange, The

Embracing the Future by Putting Employees First

de Scott Cawood ...

Narrado por Scott Cawood ...

Completo

4 hora 53 minutos

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE WORK BETTER?With shifting worker expectations and market upheaval, leaders and organizations everywhere are trying to catch their breath. As a result, a division in workplace culture has emerged with some companies clinging to obsolete corporate practices and others feeling lost and overwhelmed.As the CEO of WorldatWork and a self-proclaimed “work nerd,” author Scott ... Leer más

$19.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAKE WORK BETTER?With shifting worker expectations and market upheaval, leaders and organizations everywhere are trying to catch their breath. As a result, a division in workplace culture has emerged with some companies clinging to obsolete corporate practices and others feeling lost and overwhelmed.As the CEO of WorldatWork and a self-proclaimed “work nerd,” author Scott
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How to Beat a Broken Game

The Rise of the Dodgers in a League on the Brink

de Pedro Moura ...

Narrado por Pedro Moura ...

Completo

8 hora 27 minutos

The inside story of how the Dodgers won their first championship in more than thirty years—but helped cripple the sport of baseball in the processAfter years of frustrating playoff runs, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally reclaimed the World Series trophy after more than thirty years, led by star pitcher Clayton Kershaw, electric outfielder Mookie Betts, and a bevy of impressive young players ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

The inside story of how the Dodgers won their first championship in more than thirty years—but helped cripple the sport of baseball in the processAfter years of frustrating playoff runs, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally reclaimed the World Series trophy after more than thirty years, led by star pitcher Clayton Kershaw, electric outfielder Mookie Betts, and a bevy of impressive young players
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Brief History of the Gig Economy, A: How Work Was Reinvented

de Robert Ellison ...

Narrado por Robert Ellison ...

Completo

1 horas 53 minutos

Watch casual freelance hustle and algorithmic management collide to completely redefine the modern future of work. Whether you are grinding through a daily commute or navigating your own side gigs, this thought-provoking deep dive reveals the hidden forces shaping your career.Stop buying into corporate marketing slogans that disguise financial instability as ultimate freedom. This urgent, eye ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Watch casual freelance hustle and algorithmic management collide to completely redefine the modern future of work. Whether you are grinding through a daily commute or navigating your own side gigs, this thought-provoking deep dive reveals the hidden forces shaping your career.Stop buying into corporate marketing slogans that disguise financial instability as ultimate freedom. This urgent, eye
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Законы победителей (краткое изложение)

de Бодо Шефер ...

Narrado por Николай Блинов ...

Completo

38 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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
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The Great Resignation

The New Refusal of Work

de Francesca Coin ...

Narrado por Clementine Medforth ...

Completo

7 hora 46 minutos

Bloomsbury presents The Great Resignation by Francesca Coin, read by Clementine MedforthBased on the experiences of workers, this book analyzes the reasons behind the unexpected growth of the 'great resignation' and demonstrates how resigning today not only prevents exploitative conditions from deteriorating our health and relationships, but also allows us to reclaim time for ourselves and our ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Great Resignation by Francesca Coin, read by Clementine MedforthBased on the experiences of workers, this book analyzes the reasons behind the unexpected growth of the 'great resignation' and demonstrates how resigning today not only prevents exploitative conditions from deteriorating our health and relationships, but also allows us to reclaim time for ourselves and our
... Leer más
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The Disney Revolt

The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age

de Jake S. Friedman ...

Narrado por Adam Verner ...

Completo

8 hora 43 minutos

An essential piece of Disney history has been unreported for eighty years.Soon after the birth of Mickey Mouse, one animator raised the Disney Studio far beyond Walt's expectations. That animator also led a union war that almost destroyed it. Art Babbitt animated for the Disney studio throughout the 1930s and through 1941, years in which he and Walt were jointly driven to elevate animation as an ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

An essential piece of Disney history has been unreported for eighty years.Soon after the birth of Mickey Mouse, one animator raised the Disney Studio far beyond Walt's expectations. That animator also led a union war that almost destroyed it. Art Babbitt animated for the Disney studio throughout the 1930s and through 1941, years in which he and Walt were jointly driven to elevate animation as an
... Leer más
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Neon Roses

SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2024

de Rachel Dawson ...

Narrado por Ffion Aynsley ...

Completo

9 hora 7 minutos

A coming-of-age novel about two women falling in love during the culturally and politically turbulent 1980s.It's 1984 in The Valleys, South Wales, and Eluned Hughes is stuck. The miners' strikes are ravaging her family and community, and her boyfriend of six years, Lloyd, is starting to bring up marriage more than she would like. She spends her days selling shoes, listening to Madonna, and trying ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

A coming-of-age novel about two women falling in love during the culturally and politically turbulent 1980s.It's 1984 in The Valleys, South Wales, and Eluned Hughes is stuck. The miners' strikes are ravaging her family and community, and her boyfriend of six years, Lloyd, is starting to bring up marriage more than she would like. She spends her days selling shoes, listening to Madonna, and trying
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