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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
... Leer más
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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 ...

Completo

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 ...

Completo

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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Trash!

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

$19.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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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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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Labor Law for the Rank & Filer

Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law

de Daniel Gross, Staughton Lynd ...

Narrado por Brian Arens ...

Completo

3 hora 8 minutos

Blending cutting-edge legal strategies for winning justice at work with a theory of dramatic, bottom-up social change, this practical audio guide to workers’ rights aims to make work better while reinvigorating the labor movement. A powerful organization model called "solidarity unionism" is explained, showing how the labor force can avoid the pitfalls of the legal system and utilize direct action ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Blending cutting-edge legal strategies for winning justice at work with a theory of dramatic, bottom-up social change, this practical audio guide to workers’ rights aims to make work better while reinvigorating the labor movement. A powerful organization model called "solidarity unionism" is explained, showing how the labor force can avoid the pitfalls of the legal system and utilize direct action
... Leer más
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Bias Interrupted

Creating Inclusion For Real and For Good

de Joan C. Williams ...

Narrado por Elisabeth Rodgers ...

Completo

5 hora 15 minutos

A cutting edge, relentless, objective approach to inclusion.Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity efforts, with remarkably few results. Too often diversity efforts rest on the assumption that all that's needed is an earnest conversation about "privilege." That's not enough. To truly make progress with diversity, equity and inclusion, we must focus less on documenting the ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

A cutting edge, relentless, objective approach to inclusion.Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity efforts, with remarkably few results. Too often diversity efforts rest on the assumption that all that's needed is an earnest conversation about "privilege." That's not enough. To truly make progress with diversity, equity and inclusion, we must focus less on documenting the
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An Unpromised Land

de Leon Gettler ...

Narrado por Leon Gettler ...

Completo

4 hora 25 minutos

In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute
... Leer más
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At the Coalface

The memoir of a pit nurse

de Joan Hart ...

Narrado por Maggie Ollerenshaw ...

Completo

9 hora 36 minutos

A heart-warming story of a woman who devoted her life to helping others. This is the memoir of Joan, who started nursing in the 1940s and whose experiences took her into the Yorkshire mining pits and through the tumult of the 1984-85 miners’ strike.Joan Hart always knew what she wanted to do with her life. Born in South Yorkshire in 1932, she started her nursing training when she was 16, the ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

A heart-warming story of a woman who devoted her life to helping others. This is the memoir of Joan, who started nursing in the 1940s and whose experiences took her into the Yorkshire mining pits and through the tumult of the 1984-85 miners’ strike.Joan Hart always knew what she wanted to do with her life. Born in South Yorkshire in 1932, she started her nursing training when she was 16, the
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Clubland

How the working men’s club shaped Britain

de Pete Brown ...

Narrado por Pete Brown ...

Completo

9 hora 31 minutos

The untold story of a British institution‘Brilliant.’ Alan Johnson‘Compelling.’ David Kynaston‘The beer drinkers’ Bill Bryson.’ Times Literary SupplementFerment Magazine’s Best Beer Book of the YearPete Brown is a convivial guide on this journey through the intoxicating history of the working men’s clubs. From the movement’s founding by teetotaller social reformer the Revere... ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

The untold story of a British institution‘Brilliant.’ Alan Johnson‘Compelling.’ David Kynaston‘The beer drinkers’ Bill Bryson.’ Times Literary SupplementFerment Magazine’s Best Beer Book of the YearPete Brown is a convivial guide on this journey through the intoxicating history of the working men’s clubs. From the movement’s founding by teetotaller social reformer the Revere...
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Make Bosses Pay

Why We Need Unions

de Eve Livingston ...

Narrado por Steph Bower ...

Series series Outspoken by Pluto
Completo

4 hora 39 minutos

With the world changing at breakneck speed and workers at the whim of apps, bad bosses and zero-hours contracts, why should we care about unions? Aren’t they just for white-haired, middle-aged miners anyway?The government constantly attacks unions, CEOs devote endless time and resources to undermining them, and many unions themselves are stuck in the past. Despite this, inspiring work is happening ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

With the world changing at breakneck speed and workers at the whim of apps, bad bosses and zero-hours contracts, why should we care about unions? Aren’t they just for white-haired, middle-aged miners anyway?The government constantly attacks unions, CEOs devote endless time and resources to undermining them, and many unions themselves are stuck in the past. Despite this, inspiring work is happening
... Leer más
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Documentation is Key: A Manager’s Guide to Effective Counseling

de HR Legal Literature ...

Narrado por Alana Cheuvront ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - Keys to Working Smarter
Completo

50 minutos

The Keys to Working Smarter series brings to you feasible ways to work smarter through easy to follow guidebooks. In A Manager's Guide to Effective Counseling, readers will learn that documentation is key!Document, document, document. When in a managerial position, it's vital to put the pen to the paper, so to speak, especially when counseling employees, regardless of the reason for the ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The Keys to Working Smarter series brings to you feasible ways to work smarter through easy to follow guidebooks. In A Manager's Guide to Effective Counseling, readers will learn that documentation is key!Document, document, document. When in a managerial position, it's vital to put the pen to the paper, so to speak, especially when counseling employees, regardless of the reason for the
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Consejos Para El Empleo

Guía Del Éxito Profesional En Un Mercado Laboral En Constante Cambio

de Owen Jones ...

Narrado por Erika Marcheggiani ...

Completo

1 horas 45 minutos

Este libro está diseñado para servirle de hoja de ruta en los vericuetos de un mercado laboral en constante cambio, ofreciéndole ideas prácticas y estrategias aplicables para hacer frente a las últimas tendencias, seguir siendo competitivo y aprovechar las nuevas oportunidades profesionales. A medida que las industrias se transforman, las trayectorias profesionales tradicionales dan paso a nuevas ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Este libro está diseñado para servirle de hoja de ruta en los vericuetos de un mercado laboral en constante cambio, ofreciéndole ideas prácticas y estrategias aplicables para hacer frente a las últimas tendencias, seguir siendo competitivo y aprovechar las nuevas oportunidades profesionales. A medida que las industrias se transforman, las trayectorias profesionales tradicionales dan paso a nuevas
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The Craftsman

de Richard Sennett ...

Narrado por Sean Runnette ...

Completo

11 hora 6 minutos

The Craftsman explores the relation between the hand and the head. Richard Sennett argues that working with physical things stimulates people to think.Craftsmanship, says Sennett, names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake, and good craftsmanship involves developing skills and focusing on the work rather than ourselves. The computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

The Craftsman explores the relation between the hand and the head. Richard Sennett argues that working with physical things stimulates people to think.Craftsmanship, says Sennett, names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake, and good craftsmanship involves developing skills and focusing on the work rather than ourselves. The computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even
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Ét liv Én tid Ét menneske

Hvordan vi glemte at leve et meningsfuldt liv

de Morten Albæk ...

Narrado por Morten Albæk ...

Completo

4 hora 31 minutos

I ÉT LIV, ÉN TID, ÉT MENNESKE stiller filosoffen og lederen Morten Albæk spørgsmålet, hvordan det kan lade sig gøre, at vi som et af verdens rigeste og mest lykkelige folkeslag samtidig kan være så hårdt ramt på vores mentale velbefindende, målt på antallet af mennesker, der lider af stress, angst og depression. Undervejs gør han op med begrebet work-life balance og forestillingen om, at en ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

I ÉT LIV, ÉN TID, ÉT MENNESKE stiller filosoffen og lederen Morten Albæk spørgsmålet, hvordan det kan lade sig gøre, at vi som et af verdens rigeste og mest lykkelige folkeslag samtidig kan være så hårdt ramt på vores mentale velbefindende, målt på antallet af mennesker, der lider af stress, angst og depression. Undervejs gør han op med begrebet work-life balance og forestillingen om, at en
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Seu chefe, como gerenciá-lo

muitas pessoas se demitem do seu chefe, não propriamente da empresa. Este livro vai te ajudar a gere

de Vantuir D. Almeida, Vantuir D. Almeida ...

Narrado por Equipe Multicast ...

Abreviado

2 hora 32 minutos

Você já se demitiu ou conhece alguém que se demitiu do chefe? Aprender a gerenciar o chefe pode ser uma excelente alternativa para evitar esse tipo de situação. Além disso, considere que todos nós temos alguém que de alguma forma precisamos prestar contas. Esse livro traz uma compreensão clara sobre os principais motivos que todo profissional precisa entender sobre a arte de gerenciar seu próprio ... Leer más

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Você já se demitiu ou conhece alguém que se demitiu do chefe? Aprender a gerenciar o chefe pode ser uma excelente alternativa para evitar esse tipo de situação. Além disso, considere que todos nós temos alguém que de alguma forma precisamos prestar contas. Esse livro traz uma compreensão clara sobre os principais motivos que todo profissional precisa entender sobre a arte de gerenciar seu próprio
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Uberland

How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work

de Alex Rosenblat ...

Narrado por Emily Beresford ...

Completo

7 hora 28 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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
... Leer más
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The Next Shift

The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America

de Gabriel Winant ...

Narrado por BJ Harrison ...

Completo

13 hora 32 minutos

Pittsburgh was once synonymous with steel. But today most of its mills are gone. Like so many places across the United States, a city that was a center of blue-collar manufacturing is now dominated by the service economy—particularly health care, which employs more Americans than any other industry. Gabriel Winant takes us inside the Rust Belt to show how America's cities have weathered new ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Pittsburgh was once synonymous with steel. But today most of its mills are gone. Like so many places across the United States, a city that was a center of blue-collar manufacturing is now dominated by the service economy—particularly health care, which employs more Americans than any other industry. Gabriel Winant takes us inside the Rust Belt to show how America's cities have weathered new
... Leer más
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Smart Saver A Guide to Budgeting for Home Upgrades

de Othrin Jelth ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madelyn G ...

Completo

1 horas 32 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book offers practical tips and expert advice on creating a budget, identifying priorities, and making informed purchasing decisions for essential household items. The first section of the book focuses on the importance of budgeting and setting financial goals when upgrading home appliances and furniture. Readers will learn how to assess their ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book offers practical tips and expert advice on creating a budget, identifying priorities, and making informed purchasing decisions for essential household items. The first section of the book focuses on the importance of budgeting and setting financial goals when upgrading home appliances and furniture. Readers will learn how to assess their
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