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End of the Road

Inside the War on Truckers

by Gord Magill ...

Unabridged

11 hours 10 min

“This may be the most enraging book you have ever read. It will certainly be one of the most illuminating.” —Matthew B. Crawford, author, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open RoadAn inside-the-cab view of how an iconic American occupation is being destroyed by corporations, politicians, and bureaucrats.For decades, the trucker was a symbol of independence, a knight-errant of the open road ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“This may be the most enraging book you have ever read. It will certainly be one of the most illuminating.” —Matthew B. Crawford, author, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open RoadAn inside-the-cab view of how an iconic American occupation is being destroyed by corporations, politicians, and bureaucrats.For decades, the trucker was a symbol of independence, a knight-errant of the open road
... Read more
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Chokepoint Capitalism

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

by Rebecca Giblin, Cory Doctorow ...

Unabridged

11 hours 56 min

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 ... Read more

$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
... Read more
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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

by Sarah Baring ...

Narrated by Polly Lee ...

Unabridged

4 hours 6 min

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 ... Read more

$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
... Read more
Audiobook

Trash!

A Garbageman's Story

by Simon Paré-Poupart ...

Narrated by Jean Brassard ...

Unabridged

3 hours 10 min

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 ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with 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
... Read more
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Ecocide

Kill the corporation before it kills us

by David Whyte ...

Narrated by Steph Bower ...

Series series Manchester University Press
Unabridged

5 hours 40 min

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. ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with 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.
... Read more
Audiobook

Cleanup on Aisle Five

Essential Work, Poverty Wages, and the View from Behind the Supermarket Register

by Ann Larson ...

Narrated by Carly Robins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

In the tradition of bestselling classics such as Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed and Benjamin Lorr’s The Secret Life of Groceries comes a character-driven exploration of the modern supermarket, unpacking what works and what doesn’t, and delivering a blueprint for a better way to shop.Grocery stores may all seem the same. But the supermarket as an institution is anything but ordinary or one ... Read more

$23.99 USD

In the tradition of bestselling classics such as Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed and Benjamin Lorr’s The Secret Life of Groceries comes a character-driven exploration of the modern supermarket, unpacking what works and what doesn’t, and delivering a blueprint for a better way to shop.Grocery stores may all seem the same. But the supermarket as an institution is anything but ordinary or one
... Read more
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Make Your Own Job

How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted America

by Madeleine Baker ...

Narrated by Steve Menasche ...

Unabridged

13 hours 48 min

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 ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with 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
... Read more
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The Blueprint

How Socialism Can Work in the Real World

by Bhaskar Sunkara, Ben Burgis, Mike Beggs ...

Narrated by Lee Goettl ...

Unabridged

13 hours 57 min

From leading contributors to Jacobin magazine, a sweeping vision for a better world and concrete steps to get there, from expansive social welfare guarantees to worker-managed firms to a new culture of innovation.Socialism, the pundits insist, is at best a noble delusion. Good in theory—maybe—but proven disastrous by over a century of experimentation. The Blueprint will present a vision for ... Read more

$24.99 USD

From leading contributors to Jacobin magazine, a sweeping vision for a better world and concrete steps to get there, from expansive social welfare guarantees to worker-managed firms to a new culture of innovation.Socialism, the pundits insist, is at best a noble delusion. Good in theory—maybe—but proven disastrous by over a century of experimentation. The Blueprint will present a vision for
... Read more
Audiobook

Tilbage til arbejdet

- Sådan bekæmper vi pseudoarbejde i organisationer

by Dennis Nørmark ...

Narrated by Dennis Nørmark ...

Unabridged

9 hours 56 min

Vores arbejde drukner i målinger, rapporteringer, møder, kontrol, dokumentationskrav og velmente, men overflødige initiativer, omstruktureringer og projekter. Alt sammen pseudoarbejde, der lægges oveni det rigtige arbejde og ikke efterlader sig noget værdifuldt.I Tilbage til arbejdet tager antropolog Dennis Nørmark tråden op fra bogen Pseudoarbejde, som han i 2018 skrev sammen med filosof Anders ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Vores arbejde drukner i målinger, rapporteringer, møder, kontrol, dokumentationskrav og velmente, men overflødige initiativer, omstruktureringer og projekter. Alt sammen pseudoarbejde, der lægges oveni det rigtige arbejde og ikke efterlader sig noget værdifuldt.I Tilbage til arbejdet tager antropolog Dennis Nørmark tråden op fra bogen Pseudoarbejde, som han i 2018 skrev sammen med filosof Anders
... Read more
Audiobook

The Great Escape

A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America

by Saket Soni ...

Narrated by Saket Soni ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

The astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review).In late 2006, Saket Soni, a 28-year-old, Indian-born community organizer received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review).In late 2006, Saket Soni, a 28-year-old, Indian-born community organizer received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker
... Read more
Audiobook

Career Advancement and Negotiation

by Dorian Frinch ...

Narrated by Digital Voice James Albert E ...

Unabridged

24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Career growth is rarely the result of luck. It requires clear goals, valuable skills, professional visibility, and the confidence to advocate for what you deserve. Career Advancement and Negotiation offers a practical guide to increasing your earning potential by pursuing promotions, developing high-value abilities, demonstrating leadership, and ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Career growth is rarely the result of luck. It requires clear goals, valuable skills, professional visibility, and the confidence to advocate for what you deserve. Career Advancement and Negotiation offers a practical guide to increasing your earning potential by pursuing promotions, developing high-value abilities, demonstrating leadership, and
... Read more
Audiobook

Saving Capitalism

For the Many, Not the Few

by Robert B. Reich ...

Narrated by Robert B. Reich ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

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 ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
... Read more
Audiobook

Our Robots, Ourselves

Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy

by David A. Mindell ...

Narrated by David Chandler ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

From drones to Mars rovers-an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From drones to Mars rovers-an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans
... Read more
Audiobook

La revolución emocional

¡Todos necesitamos lo mismo para sentirnos bien!

by Inma Puig ...

Narrated by Inma Puig ...

Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

A partir de historias vividas, Inma Puig muestra cómo aprender a gestionar las propias emociones y a entender las de los demás en el entorno personal y empresarial nos permite descubrir otra realidad. Esta «evolución emocional» al alcance de todos abrirá sin duda las puertas a un mundo mejor.Nos hallamos inmersos en una revolución en la que los cambios tecnológicos se suceden a un ritmo ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A partir de historias vividas, Inma Puig muestra cómo aprender a gestionar las propias emociones y a entender las de los demás en el entorno personal y empresarial nos permite descubrir otra realidad. Esta «evolución emocional» al alcance de todos abrirá sin duda las puertas a un mundo mejor.Nos hallamos inmersos en una revolución en la que los cambios tecnológicos se suceden a un ritmo
... Read more
Audiobook

Gigged

The End of the Job and the Future of Work

by Sarah Kessler ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

7 hours 15 min

"With deep reporting and graceful storytelling, Sarah Kessler reveals the ground truth of a key part of the American workforce. Her analysis is both astute and nuanced, making GIGGED essential reading for anyone interested in the future of work." —Daniel H. Pink, author of WHEN and DRIVEThe full-time job is disappearing—is landing the right gig the new American Dream?One in three American workers ... Read more

$22.99 USD

"With deep reporting and graceful storytelling, Sarah Kessler reveals the ground truth of a key part of the American workforce. Her analysis is both astute and nuanced, making GIGGED essential reading for anyone interested in the future of work." —Daniel H. Pink, author of WHEN and DRIVEThe full-time job is disappearing—is landing the right gig the new American Dream?One in three American workers
... Read more
Audiobook

Why We Work

by Barry Schwartz ...

Narrated by Barry Schwartz ...

Unabridged

2 hours 48 min

An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Professor Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising, complex, and urgent.We’ve long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we ... Read more

$14.99 USD

An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Professor Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising, complex, and urgent.We’ve long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we
... Read more
Audiobook

Bullyproof Your Workplace

Strategies to Prevent Workplace Bullying

by Rae A. Stonehouse ...

Narrated by Mike A Google-gnerated Arificial Intelligence ...

Unabridged

3 hours 23 min

Are you fed up with workplace bullies and dreading going in each day due to toxic environments? Act now & bullyproof your workplace.Bullying in the workplace can take many forms, from verbal abuse to exclusion from group activities, and it can have a significant impact on an individual's mental and physical health. In "Bullyproof Your Workplace: Strategies to Prevent Workplace Bullying," retired ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Are you fed up with workplace bullies and dreading going in each day due to toxic environments? Act now & bullyproof your workplace.Bullying in the workplace can take many forms, from verbal abuse to exclusion from group activities, and it can have a significant impact on an individual's mental and physical health. In "Bullyproof Your Workplace: Strategies to Prevent Workplace Bullying," retired
... Read more
Audiobook

Why your summer getaway is staffed by foreign workers

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

8 min

At the tip of Cape Cod, the iconic summer getaway Provincetown has a small year-round population that swells when the weather gets nice, welcoming an estimated 4 to 5 million tourists every year. Businesses there depend on foreign workers willing to work just a few months of the year. But this year, the number of available visas is way down. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

At the tip of Cape Cod, the iconic summer getaway Provincetown has a small year-round population that swells when the weather gets nice, welcoming an estimated 4 to 5 million tourists every year. Businesses there depend on foreign workers willing to work just a few months of the year. But this year, the number of available visas is way down. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
... Read more
Audiobook

Hire With Your Head, 4th Edition

Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Outstanding Diverse Teams

by Lou Adler ...

Narrated by Stephen Bowlby ...

Unabridged

9 hours 56 min

In the newly revised Fourth Edition of Hire With Your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Outstanding Diverse Teams, influential recruiting and hiring expert Lou Adler delivers a practical guide to consistently identifying and hiring the best people and scaling that process throughout your company.This book will help you address your hiring and recruitment issues, not just by making you ... Read more

$19.99 USD

In the newly revised Fourth Edition of Hire With Your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Outstanding Diverse Teams, influential recruiting and hiring expert Lou Adler delivers a practical guide to consistently identifying and hiring the best people and scaling that process throughout your company.This book will help you address your hiring and recruitment issues, not just by making you
... Read more
Audiobook

The Best Staff - Keep the Best - Free the Rest

by D. A. Spence ...

Narrated by G Thomas Craig ...

Unabridged

2 hours 8 min

Having the ‘wrong’ staff can make your life hell. The Right Staff offers straightforward and practical steps to reduce the headaches and hardships that can be associated with hiring personnel. From the solo entrepreneur about to hire their first employee, to owners and managers of small to medium enterprises, this book is a must-read.Through simple exercises and upfront, honest advice, Spence ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Having the ‘wrong’ staff can make your life hell. The Right Staff offers straightforward and practical steps to reduce the headaches and hardships that can be associated with hiring personnel. From the solo entrepreneur about to hire their first employee, to owners and managers of small to medium enterprises, this book is a must-read.Through simple exercises and upfront, honest advice, Spence
... Read more
Audiobook

Fair Shot

Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn

by Chris Hughes ...

Narrated by Chris Hughes ...

Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

In this fascinating audiobook, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that the best way to fight income inequality is with a radically simple idea: a guaranteed income for working people, paid for by the one percent.The first half of Chris Hughes’s life played like a movie reel right out of the “American Dream.” He grew up in a small town in North Carolina. His parents were people of modest means ... Read more

$17.99 USD

In this fascinating audiobook, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that the best way to fight income inequality is with a radically simple idea: a guaranteed income for working people, paid for by the one percent.The first half of Chris Hughes’s life played like a movie reel right out of the “American Dream.” He grew up in a small town in North Carolina. His parents were people of modest means
... Read more
Audiobook

50 år i jernet

by Palle Petersen ...

Narrated by Preben Lehrdorff Rye ...

Unabridged

1 hour 39 min

I ”50 år i jernet” fortæller Palle Petersen om sin fars 50 års arbejdsliv som metalarbejder, og hvordan det hårde arbejde endte med at koste ham helbredet. Bogen fortæller samtidig om metalarbejdernes arbejdsvilkår generelt fra omkring århundredskiftet og op til starten af 1970’erne. Bogen er fortalt i et sprog, der kan forstås af både børn og unge, og giver et interessant indblik i et arbejdsliv, ... Read more

$9.99 USD

I ”50 år i jernet” fortæller Palle Petersen om sin fars 50 års arbejdsliv som metalarbejder, og hvordan det hårde arbejde endte med at koste ham helbredet. Bogen fortæller samtidig om metalarbejdernes arbejdsvilkår generelt fra omkring århundredskiftet og op til starten af 1970’erne. Bogen er fortalt i et sprog, der kan forstås af både børn og unge, og giver et interessant indblik i et arbejdsliv,
... Read more
Audiobook

Principles of Economics 3e

by Steven A. Greenlaw, David Shapiro, Daniel MacDonald ...

Narrated by AI Voice ...

Series series Audio Textbooks
Unabridged

36 hours 1 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.This is an audio adaptation of the ⁠OpenStax Principles of Economics 3e textbook⁠. This audiobook is produced by ⁠Audileo⁠.What OpenStax says about their textbook: Principles of Economics 3e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The third edition takes a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. ... Read more

$18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.This is an audio adaptation of the ⁠OpenStax Principles of Economics 3e textbook⁠. This audiobook is produced by ⁠Audileo⁠.What OpenStax says about their textbook: Principles of Economics 3e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The third edition takes a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts.
... Read more
Audiobook

Protest and Power

The Battle for the Labour Party

by David Kogan ...

Narrated by Rupert Farley ...

Unabridged

17 hours 23 min

Bloomsbury presents Protest and Power by David Kogan, read by Rupert Farley.'A meticulously researched and balanced history' The Times'Highly-readable and well-researched' The Sunday Times'Faultless account of the twists and turns undertaken by the hard left of the Labour Party to retain relevance and the hope of power' James O'Brien, TLS'A very good book, probably the most even-handed of all the ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Protest and Power by David Kogan, read by Rupert Farley.'A meticulously researched and balanced history' The Times'Highly-readable and well-researched' The Sunday Times'Faultless account of the twists and turns undertaken by the hard left of the Labour Party to retain relevance and the hope of power' James O'Brien, TLS'A very good book, probably the most even-handed of all the
... Read more

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