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The Fourth Turning Is Here

What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End

by Neil Howe ...

Narrated by Neil Howe ...

Unabridged

20 hours 29 min

The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our present era of unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like afterward.Thirty years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new ... Read more

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The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our present era of unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like afterward.Thirty years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new
... Read more
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Generations

The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America's Future

by Jean M. Twenge, PhD ...

Narrated by Madeleine Maby ...

Unabridged

16 hours 49 min

A groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the five generations that make up today’s population, from the bestselling author of Generation Me and iGen. Dr. Jean Twenge has analyzed millions of data points to glean the attitudes, characteristics, and life circumstances that define each generation, resulting in a fascinating look at how they connect, conflict, and compete with each other.Upending the ... Read more

$29.99 USD

A groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the five generations that make up today’s population, from the bestselling author of Generation Me and iGen. Dr. Jean Twenge has analyzed millions of data points to glean the attitudes, characteristics, and life circumstances that define each generation, resulting in a fascinating look at how they connect, conflict, and compete with each other.Upending the
... Read more
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We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For

by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. ...

Narrated by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. ...

Unabridged

4 hours 20 min

In We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, one of the nation's preeminent scholars and a New York Times bestselling author, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes ... Read more

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In We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, one of the nation's preeminent scholars and a New York Times bestselling author, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes
... Read more
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Pollution is Colonialism

by Max Liboiron ...

Narrated by Donna Postel ...

Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

In Pollution Is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. They point out that even when researchers are working toward benevolent goals, environmental science and activism are often premised on a colonial worldview and access to land. Focusing on plastic pollution, the book models an ... Read more

$15.99 USD

In Pollution Is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. They point out that even when researchers are working toward benevolent goals, environmental science and activism are often premised on a colonial worldview and access to land. Focusing on plastic pollution, the book models an
... Read more
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Suburbs

A Very Short Introduction

by Carl Abbott ...

Narrated by Mike Lenz ...

Unabridged

4 hours 14 min

We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. Folks who love dense cities scorn "suburbia," while people who like big yards dislike bustling ... Read more

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We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. Folks who love dense cities scorn "suburbia," while people who like big yards dislike bustling
... Read more
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One Child

The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment

by Mei Fong ...

Narrated by Janet Song ...

Unabridged

7 hours 24 min

When Communist Party leaders adopted the one-child policy in 1980, they hoped curbing birth-rates would help lift China's poorest and increase the country's global stature. But at what cost? Now, as China closes the book on the policy after more than three decades, it faces a population grown too old and too male, with a vastly diminished supply of young workers.Mei Fong has spent years ... Read more

$16.99 USD

When Communist Party leaders adopted the one-child policy in 1980, they hoped curbing birth-rates would help lift China's poorest and increase the country's global stature. But at what cost? Now, as China closes the book on the policy after more than three decades, it faces a population grown too old and too male, with a vastly diminished supply of young workers.Mei Fong has spent years
... Read more
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White Americans Feel Ceiling Effect

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

While White Americans Feel ‘Ceiling Effect,’ Blacks and Latinos Find AspirationA new study shows that since 2006 whites have grown more pessimistic about their economic outlook while African-Americans and Latinos have grown more optimistic. Ray Suarez talks with Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions and Ellis Cose, author of The End of Anger to examine the differences and shift in attitudes. ... Read more

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While White Americans Feel ‘Ceiling Effect,’ Blacks and Latinos Find AspirationA new study shows that since 2006 whites have grown more pessimistic about their economic outlook while African-Americans and Latinos have grown more optimistic. Ray Suarez talks with Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions and Ellis Cose, author of The End of Anger to examine the differences and shift in attitudes.
... Read more
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The Generation Myth

Why When You're Born Matters Less Than You Think

by Bobby Duffy ...

Narrated by Ralph Lister ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

Boomers are narcissists. Millennials are spoiled. Gen Zers are lazy. We assume people born around the same time have basically the same values. It makes for good headlines, but is it true? Bobby Duffy has spent years studying generational distinctions. In this book, he argues that our generational identities are not fixed but fluid, reforming throughout our lives. Based on an analysis of what over ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Boomers are narcissists. Millennials are spoiled. Gen Zers are lazy. We assume people born around the same time have basically the same values. It makes for good headlines, but is it true? Bobby Duffy has spent years studying generational distinctions. In this book, he argues that our generational identities are not fixed but fluid, reforming throughout our lives. Based on an analysis of what over
... Read more
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The War on Critical Race Theory

Or, The Remaking of Racism

by David Theo Goldberg ...

Narrated by Lisa Larsen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

"Critical Race Theory" is consuming conservative America. The mounting attacks on a once-obscure legal theory are upending public schooling, legislating censorship, driving elections, and cleaving communities.In this much-needed response, renowned scholar David Theo Goldberg cuts to the heart of the claims expressed in these attacks. He punctures the demonization of Critical Race Theory, ... Read more

$15.99 USD

"Critical Race Theory" is consuming conservative America. The mounting attacks on a once-obscure legal theory are upending public schooling, legislating censorship, driving elections, and cleaving communities.In this much-needed response, renowned scholar David Theo Goldberg cuts to the heart of the claims expressed in these attacks. He punctures the demonization of Critical Race Theory,
... Read more
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Rige børn leger bedst

et portræt af det danske klassesamfund

by Lars Andersen, Sune Caspersen, Jørgen Goul Andersen, Lars Olsen, Niels Ploug, Sune Ehlers ...

Narrated by Peter Secher Schmidt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

Til overraskelse for mange er arbejderklassen stadig langt den største klasse i Danmark. 41 procent er faglærte og ufaglærte med almindelige job. Og 21 procent af danskerne i den erhvervsaktive alder står langvarigt uden for arbejdsmarkedet.Det er kun 1,6 %, der tilhører overklassen: selvstændige, topledere og nøglemedarbejdere med indkomster over 1,2 million. Men det er dem, der bestemmer på de ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Til overraskelse for mange er arbejderklassen stadig langt den største klasse i Danmark. 41 procent er faglærte og ufaglærte med almindelige job. Og 21 procent af danskerne i den erhvervsaktive alder står langvarigt uden for arbejdsmarkedet.Det er kun 1,6 %, der tilhører overklassen: selvstændige, topledere og nøglemedarbejdere med indkomster over 1,2 million. Men det er dem, der bestemmer på de
... Read more
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Decoding the Crisis: What History's Cycles Reveal About Our Future

"Elevate your knowledge! Dive into *Decoding the Crisis* audio for future insights through historical cycles."

by Randall Thorne ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 45 min

Decoding the Crisis: What History's Cycles Reveal About Our Future⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐Are you looking to progress in your career and solidify your knowledge by successfully understanding cyclical crises and how they guide us toward future solutions?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to grasp the patterns and lessons from historical cycles?< ... Read more

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Decoding the Crisis: What History's Cycles Reveal About Our Future⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐Are you looking to progress in your career and solidify your knowledge by successfully understanding cyclical crises and how they guide us toward future solutions?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to grasp the patterns and lessons from historical cycles?<
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Ten Billion

by Stephen Emmott ...

Narrated by Jonathan Cowley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 14 min

Deforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. The driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem: Us.As the population continues to grow, our problems will increase. And this means that every way we look at it, a planet of ten billion people is likely to be a nightmare.Stephen Emmott, a scientist whose lab is at the forefront ... Read more

$10.00 USD

Deforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. The driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem: Us.As the population continues to grow, our problems will increase. And this means that every way we look at it, a planet of ten billion people is likely to be a nightmare.Stephen Emmott, a scientist whose lab is at the forefront
... Read more
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Gen Z Management: Effective Communication Strategies to Unlock the Creative Potential (Strategic Management of the Zoomers in the Organization How to Manage the Newest Generation)

by Kenneth Carroll ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 9 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The world has evolved. There is a new generation making their way into the workforce.A generation that has become accustomed to instant answers to any questions asked thanks in no small part to sites like Google. A generation that spends and Fortnite or watching Youtube videos for nightly entertainment Within this guide, I will teach you several ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The world has evolved. There is a new generation making their way into the workforce.A generation that has become accustomed to instant answers to any questions asked thanks in no small part to sites like Google. A generation that spends and Fortnite or watching Youtube videos for nightly entertainment Within this guide, I will teach you several
... Read more
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Confesiones de un traficante de personas

by Andrea di Nicola, Andrea di Nicola, Giampolo Musumeci, Giampolo Musumeci ...

Narrated by Rodrigo Martínez ...

Abridged

6 hours 30 min

Por primera vez hablan los hombres que controlan el tráfico de personas. ¿Qué hay detrás de las dramáticas imágenes de pateras repletas de migrantes que atraviesan el Mediterráneo? ¿Cómo nace el impulso de abandonarlo todo en busca de una vida mejor, y quién satisface esta demanda en un mundo en el que hasta la desesperación se convierte en mercancía? Tras haber recorrido las principales rutas ... Read more

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Por primera vez hablan los hombres que controlan el tráfico de personas. ¿Qué hay detrás de las dramáticas imágenes de pateras repletas de migrantes que atraviesan el Mediterráneo? ¿Cómo nace el impulso de abandonarlo todo en busca de una vida mejor, y quién satisface esta demanda en un mundo en el que hasta la desesperación se convierte en mercancía? Tras haber recorrido las principales rutas
... Read more
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Who Needs Gay Bars?

Bar-Hopping through America's Endangered LGBTQ+ Places

by Greggor Mattson, PhD ...

Narrated by Curtis Michael Holland ...

Unabridged

12 hours 46 min

Gay bars have been closing by the hundreds. The story goes that increasing mainstream acceptance of LGBTQ+ people, plus dating apps, have rendered these spaces obsolete. Beyond that, rampant gentrification in big cities has pushed gay bars out of the neighborhoods they helped make hip. Who Needs Gay Bars? considers these narratives, accepting that the answer for some might be: maybe nobody. And ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Gay bars have been closing by the hundreds. The story goes that increasing mainstream acceptance of LGBTQ+ people, plus dating apps, have rendered these spaces obsolete. Beyond that, rampant gentrification in big cities has pushed gay bars out of the neighborhoods they helped make hip. Who Needs Gay Bars? considers these narratives, accepting that the answer for some might be: maybe nobody. And
... Read more
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Ethiopia and the Origin of Civilization

by John G. Jackson ...

Narrated by Troy W. Hudson ...

Unabridged

1 hour 9 min

This essay is an effort to highlight the influence of Ethiopia in the history of Civilization. It also devotes consider time to suggesting that Ethiopia’s contribution has been either misunderstood or intentionally ignored by mainstream historians and scholars. Jackson culls research from Archaeology, Comparative Religion, History and Classical Antiquity to propose that contributions from Ethiopia ... Read more

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This essay is an effort to highlight the influence of Ethiopia in the history of Civilization. It also devotes consider time to suggesting that Ethiopia’s contribution has been either misunderstood or intentionally ignored by mainstream historians and scholars. Jackson culls research from Archaeology, Comparative Religion, History and Classical Antiquity to propose that contributions from Ethiopia
... Read more
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Address Book, The

What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power

by Deirdre Mask ...

Narrated by Janina Edwards ...

Unabridged

8 hours 30 min

An extraordinary debut in the tradition of classic works from authors such as Mark Kurlansky, Mary Roach, and Rose George.An exuberant and insightful work of popular history of how streets got their names, houses their numbers, and what it reveals about class, race, power, and identity.When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure ... Read more

$35.99 USD

An extraordinary debut in the tradition of classic works from authors such as Mark Kurlansky, Mary Roach, and Rose George.An exuberant and insightful work of popular history of how streets got their names, houses their numbers, and what it reveals about class, race, power, and identity.When most people think about street addresses, if they think of them at all, it is in their capacity to ensure
... Read more
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Brown is the New White

How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority

by Steven Phillips ...

Narrated by Sean Crisden ...

Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

Despite the abundant evidence from Obama's victories proving that the U.S. population has fundamentally changed, many progressives and Democrats continue to waste millions of dollars chasing white swing voters. Explosive population growth of people of color in America over the past fifty years has laid the foundation for a new American majority consisting of progressive people of color and ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Despite the abundant evidence from Obama's victories proving that the U.S. population has fundamentally changed, many progressives and Democrats continue to waste millions of dollars chasing white swing voters. Explosive population growth of people of color in America over the past fifty years has laid the foundation for a new American majority consisting of progressive people of color and
... Read more
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Why Are Fewer Americans Getting Married?

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

Fewer Americans are tying the knot nowadays, according to a new Pew Research report that showed 51 percent of the adult population is married, compared to 1960 when 72 percent of the country was. Ray Suarez discusses the changing demographics of marriage in the United States with Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College. ... Read more

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Fewer Americans are tying the knot nowadays, according to a new Pew Research report that showed 51 percent of the adult population is married, compared to 1960 when 72 percent of the country was. Ray Suarez discusses the changing demographics of marriage in the United States with Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College.
... Read more
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Truth Under Siege: Democracy and the Struggle Over Historical Narrative

by Fernando Hayden ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mary G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an age of misinformation and contested narratives, understanding the battle for historical truth is crucial for preserving democracy. Our world is increasingly awash in conflicting stories about the past. Social media platforms amplify false narratives, while political forces manipulate history for their own ends. This book examines the struggle ... Read more

$4.10 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an age of misinformation and contested narratives, understanding the battle for historical truth is crucial for preserving democracy. Our world is increasingly awash in conflicting stories about the past. Social media platforms amplify false narratives, while political forces manipulate history for their own ends. This book examines the struggle
... Read more
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Fractured

Why our societies are coming apart and how we put them back together again

by Jon Yates ...

Narrated by Sid Sagar ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

‘An urgent manifesto for collective healing.’ David Lammy MPThis landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant, and even friendly we become.Combining fresh analysis with a wealth of fascinating examples, Jon Yates demonstrates the ways in which our societies have become disconnected, so ... Read more

$27.99 USD

‘An urgent manifesto for collective healing.’ David Lammy MPThis landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant, and even friendly we become.Combining fresh analysis with a wealth of fascinating examples, Jon Yates demonstrates the ways in which our societies have become disconnected, so
... Read more
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Abschied von den Boomern (Ungekürzt)

by Heinz Bude ...

Narrated by Wolfgang Wagner ...

Unabridged

2 hours 43 min

Die Boomer nehmen Abschied. Wer zwischen 1955 und 1970 in der Zeit der geburtenstarken Jahrgänge zur Welt gekommen ist, hat den Ruhestand erreicht oder zählt zu den Älteren, die nach und nach ihre Posten freimachen. Die Boomer verbindet das Gefühl, dass es zu viele von ihnen gibt, das spürten sie schon in überfüllten Klassenzimmern und später auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Daraus resultierte eine Haltung ... Read more

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Die Boomer nehmen Abschied. Wer zwischen 1955 und 1970 in der Zeit der geburtenstarken Jahrgänge zur Welt gekommen ist, hat den Ruhestand erreicht oder zählt zu den Älteren, die nach und nach ihre Posten freimachen. Die Boomer verbindet das Gefühl, dass es zu viele von ihnen gibt, das spürten sie schon in überfüllten Klassenzimmern und später auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. Daraus resultierte eine Haltung
... Read more
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Counting Americans

How the US Census Classified the Nation

by Paul Schor ...

Narrated by Christopher Grove ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

The history of categories used by the US census reflects a country whose identity and self-understanding—particularly its social construction of race—is closely tied to the continuous polling on the composition of its population.By tracing the evolution of the categories the United States used to count and classify its population from 1790 to 1940, Paul Schor shows that, far from being simply a ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The history of categories used by the US census reflects a country whose identity and self-understanding—particularly its social construction of race—is closely tied to the continuous polling on the composition of its population.By tracing the evolution of the categories the United States used to count and classify its population from 1790 to 1940, Paul Schor shows that, far from being simply a
... Read more
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Indios, negros y otros indeseables. Capitalismo, racismo y exclusión en América Latina y el Caribe

by Paco Gómez Nadal ...

Narrated by Andrés Macías ...

Unabridged

6 hours 24 min

Es un viaje a la raíz racista de la exclusión en América Latina y el Caribe. Parte de la hipótesis de la estructura colonial del poder y de la vigencia de las tesis racistas para mostrarnos una realidad contemporánea de «exclusión» política de casi doscientos millones de habitantes. El libro alterna el tono periodístico con el ensayístico, pero no trata de ser académico ni finge neutralidad. El ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Es un viaje a la raíz racista de la exclusión en América Latina y el Caribe. Parte de la hipótesis de la estructura colonial del poder y de la vigencia de las tesis racistas para mostrarnos una realidad contemporánea de «exclusión» política de casi doscientos millones de habitantes. El libro alterna el tono periodístico con el ensayístico, pero no trata de ser académico ni finge neutralidad. El
... Read more

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