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The Cancer Factory

Industrial Chemicals, Corporate Deception, and the Hidden Deaths of American Workers

by Jim Morris ...

Narrated by Jeff Zinn ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

**2025 Science in Society Journalism Award winner: "A searing indictment of systemic injustice…With safety regulations facing renewed threats, The Cancer Factory is, tragically, more timely than ever.”“No journalist knows more about toxic chemicals in the workplace than Jim Morris.”—Dan Fagin, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Toms River“A powerful and essential read.”—Anna Clark, author of The ... Read more

$28.99 USD

**2025 Science in Society Journalism Award winner: "A searing indictment of systemic injustice…With safety regulations facing renewed threats, The Cancer Factory is, tragically, more timely than ever.”“No journalist knows more about toxic chemicals in the workplace than Jim Morris.”—Dan Fagin, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Toms River“A powerful and essential read.”—Anna Clark, author of The
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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
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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
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A World Without Work

Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond

by Daniel Susskind ...

Narrated by Daniel Susskind ...

Unabridged

9 hours 56 min

"An Oxford economics professor, Susskind has a patient delivery that benefits from his authoritative voice and scholarly view of this speculative subject...an important and eye-opening audiobook." -- AudioFile Magazine**This program is read by the author.From an Oxford economist, a visionary account of how technology will transform the world of work, and what we should do about it.**From ... Read more

$26.99 USD

"An Oxford economics professor, Susskind has a patient delivery that benefits from his authoritative voice and scholarly view of this speculative subject...an important and eye-opening audiobook." -- AudioFile Magazine**This program is read by the author.From an Oxford economist, a visionary account of how technology will transform the world of work, and what we should do about it.**From
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Audiobook

Coffeeland

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

by Augustine Sedgewick ...

Narrated by Jason Culp ...

Unabridged

14 hours 56 min

**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 ... Read more

$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
... 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
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The Fourth Age

Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity

by Byron Reese ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

As we approach a great turning point in history when technology is poised to redefine what it means to be human, The Fourth Age offers fascinating insight into AI, robotics, and their extraordinary implications for our species. “If you only read just one book about the AI revolution, make it this one” (John Mackey, cofounder and CEO, Whole Foods Market).In The Fourth Age, Byron Reese makes the ... Read more

$26.99 USD

As we approach a great turning point in history when technology is poised to redefine what it means to be human, The Fourth Age offers fascinating insight into AI, robotics, and their extraordinary implications for our species. “If you only read just one book about the AI revolution, make it this one” (John Mackey, cofounder and CEO, Whole Foods Market).In The Fourth Age, Byron Reese makes the
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Audiobook

The Disney Revolt

The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age

by Jake S. Friedman ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

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 ... Read more

$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
... Read more
Audiobook

Supercapitalism

The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life

by Robert B. Reich ...

Narrated by Dick Hill ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

Since the 1970s, and notwithstanding three recessions, the U.S. economy has soared. Consumers have been treated to a vast array of new products, while the prices of standard goods and services have declined. Companies have also become far more efficient and the stock market has surged. In short, American capitalism has been a triumph, and it has spread throughout the world.At the same time, argues ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Since the 1970s, and notwithstanding three recessions, the U.S. economy has soared. Consumers have been treated to a vast array of new products, while the prices of standard goods and services have declined. Companies have also become far more efficient and the stock market has surged. In short, American capitalism has been a triumph, and it has spread throughout the world.At the same time, argues
... Read more
Audiobook

Not Just A Tradie

Time-tested principles to unlock your potential and create business freedom and flow

by Jon Mailer ...

Narrated by Jon Mailer ...

Unabridged

5 hours 59 min

ARE YOU A TRADIE?Do you own or run a business in the trade and construction industry, or maybe you are married to someone who does? Perhaps you work in a trade and construction business?If so, have you ever thought or felt that...- Business and life is like running on a treadmill - getting faster with no real progress?- You deserve more return for the hard work you put in every day?- Business life ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

ARE YOU A TRADIE?Do you own or run a business in the trade and construction industry, or maybe you are married to someone who does? Perhaps you work in a trade and construction business?If so, have you ever thought or felt that...- Business and life is like running on a treadmill - getting faster with no real progress?- You deserve more return for the hard work you put in every day?- Business life
... Read more
Audiobook

New Laws of Robotics

Defending Human Expertise in the Age of AI

by Frank Pasquale ...

Narrated by Perry Daniels ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

AI is poised to disrupt our work and our lives. We can harness these technologies rather than fall captive to them—but only through wise regulation.Too many CEOs tell a simple story about the future of work: if a machine can do what you do, your job will be automated. They envision everyone from doctors to soldiers rendered superfluous by ever-more-powerful AI. They offer stark alternatives: make ... Read more

$24.99 USD

AI is poised to disrupt our work and our lives. We can harness these technologies rather than fall captive to them—but only through wise regulation.Too many CEOs tell a simple story about the future of work: if a machine can do what you do, your job will be automated. They envision everyone from doctors to soldiers rendered superfluous by ever-more-powerful AI. They offer stark alternatives: make
... Read more
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What Is Wage Slavery, How Succumbing To Wage Slavery Can Increase The Risk Of People Having A Destitute Standard Of Living, And The Problems With People Succumbing To Wage Slavery

by Dr. Harrison Sachs ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 8 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This essay sheds light on what is wage slavery, explicates how succumbing to wage slavery can increase the risk of people having a destitute standard of living, and expounds upon the problems with people succumbing to wage slavery. Succinctly stated, wage slavery is a term that delineates a calamitous predicament in which a person who works a real ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This essay sheds light on what is wage slavery, explicates how succumbing to wage slavery can increase the risk of people having a destitute standard of living, and expounds upon the problems with people succumbing to wage slavery. Succinctly stated, wage slavery is a term that delineates a calamitous predicament in which a person who works a real
... Read more
Audiobook

Pseudoarbejde

Hvordan vi fik travlt med at lave ingenting

by Anders Fogh Jensen, Dennis Nørmark ...

Narrated by Anders Fogh Jensen, Dennis Nørmark ...

Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

For 100 år siden var alle overbeviste om, at vi i dag ville arbejde 15 timer om ugen. Det skete ikke. Og det var ikke, fordi effektiviseringerne udeblev. Vi arbejder stadig på livet løs. I denne bog begiver antropologen Dennis Nørmark og filosoffen Anders Fogh Jensen sig ud på en rejse for at finde ud af, hvad vi laver i vores arbejdstid. Det er blevet en rejse ind i det absurde, hvor meningen med ... Read more

$18.99 USD

For 100 år siden var alle overbeviste om, at vi i dag ville arbejde 15 timer om ugen. Det skete ikke. Og det var ikke, fordi effektiviseringerne udeblev. Vi arbejder stadig på livet løs. I denne bog begiver antropologen Dennis Nørmark og filosoffen Anders Fogh Jensen sig ud på en rejse for at finde ud af, hvad vi laver i vores arbejdstid. Det er blevet en rejse ind i det absurde, hvor meningen med
... Read more
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The Trafficker Next Door

How Household Employers Exploit Domestic Workers

by Rhacel Salazar Parreñas ...

Narrated by Angela Juarez ...

Unabridged

3 hours 56 min

"Kaya mo ba?" Can you take it? An instructor asks a group of migrant workers in the Philippines, as they prepare for domestic work in wealthier countries. Can you take the grueling work? "Kaya," the women say. "We can."The phrase "human trafficking" often conjures nightmarish images of sexual exploitation, but Rhacel Salazar Parreñas reveals that the vast majority of trafficking victims are ... Read more

$19.99 USD

"Kaya mo ba?" Can you take it? An instructor asks a group of migrant workers in the Philippines, as they prepare for domestic work in wealthier countries. Can you take the grueling work? "Kaya," the women say. "We can."The phrase "human trafficking" often conjures nightmarish images of sexual exploitation, but Rhacel Salazar Parreñas reveals that the vast majority of trafficking victims are
... Read more
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Overcoming Capitalism

Strategy for the Working Class in the 21st Century

by Tom Wetzel ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

17 hours 46 min

A new, inclusive union movement with a contemporary vision and an eye toward building social and economic power can remake society.The book is a twenty-first century reworking of the approach to unionism. The United States has a dramatic history of workers organizing on the job. In the last seventy odd years labor organizations have made peace with owners, and wages, various protections, and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A new, inclusive union movement with a contemporary vision and an eye toward building social and economic power can remake society.The book is a twenty-first century reworking of the approach to unionism. The United States has a dramatic history of workers organizing on the job. In the last seventy odd years labor organizations have made peace with owners, and wages, various protections, and
... Read more
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The Four-Day Workweek

by Robert Grosse ...

Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 38 min

This provocative book makes a compelling case for reducing the number of workdays in a week to four. Globalization has brought with it fiercer competition and greater worker mobility, and as organizations compete for top talent, they are becoming more open to unconventional worker arrangements, such as remote working and flextime.International business expert Robert Grosse draws on scholarly ... Read more

$15.99 USD

This provocative book makes a compelling case for reducing the number of workdays in a week to four. Globalization has brought with it fiercer competition and greater worker mobility, and as organizations compete for top talent, they are becoming more open to unconventional worker arrangements, such as remote working and flextime.International business expert Robert Grosse draws on scholarly
... Read more
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Mutiny

The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class

by Noam Scheiber ...

Narrated by André Santana ...

Unabridged

10 hours 18 min

The story of a disillusioned generation that set out to reclaim its dignity and take on corporate America. This program is read by award-winning narrator André Santana.“André Santana's performance succinctly conveys the spirit of this audiobook about modern-day organizing and unionizing.” — Kirkus (Earphones Award Winner)In recent years, young college grads have faced an alarming reality: crushing ... Read more

$26.99 USD

The story of a disillusioned generation that set out to reclaim its dignity and take on corporate America. This program is read by award-winning narrator André Santana.“André Santana's performance succinctly conveys the spirit of this audiobook about modern-day organizing and unionizing.” — Kirkus (Earphones Award Winner)In recent years, young college grads have faced an alarming reality: crushing
... Read more
Audiobook

The Technology Trap

Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation

by Carl Benedikt Frey ...

Narrated by Richard Lyddon ...

Unabridged

15 hours 31 min

This audiobook narrated by Richard Lyddon reveals how the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automationFrom the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic ... Read more

$19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook narrated by Richard Lyddon reveals how the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automationFrom the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic
... Read more
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Descansa

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ...

Narrated by Jonás Merino ...

Unabridged

8 hours 9 min

Para la mayoría de nosotros, el exceso de trabajo es la nueva normalidad. En nuestras ajetreadas vidas, el descanso se define como la ausencia de trabajo o aquello que hacemos cuando hemos terminado toda nuestra lista de tareas pendientes; pero generalmente estás tan cansado para disfrutar de esos momentos que terminas enganchado durante horas a la televisión por la noche o navegando por internet ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Para la mayoría de nosotros, el exceso de trabajo es la nueva normalidad. En nuestras ajetreadas vidas, el descanso se define como la ausencia de trabajo o aquello que hacemos cuando hemos terminado toda nuestra lista de tareas pendientes; pero generalmente estás tan cansado para disfrutar de esos momentos que terminas enganchado durante horas a la televisión por la noche o navegando por internet
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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

$8.99 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
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Soul Full of Coal Dust

A Fight for Breath and Justice in Appalachia

by Chris Hamby ...

Narrated by Gary Tiedemann ...

Unabridged

14 hours 1 min

In a devastating and urgent work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hamby uncovers the tragic resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia, its Big Coal cover-up, and the resilient mining communities who refuse to back down.Decades ago, a grassroots uprising forced Congress to enact long-overdue legislation designed to virtually eradicate black lung disease and provide fair ... Read more

$27.99 USD

In a devastating and urgent work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hamby uncovers the tragic resurgence of black lung disease in Appalachia, its Big Coal cover-up, and the resilient mining communities who refuse to back down.Decades ago, a grassroots uprising forced Congress to enact long-overdue legislation designed to virtually eradicate black lung disease and provide fair
... Read more
Audiobook

El mito del déficit

La teoría monetaria moderna y el nacimiento de la economía de la gente

by Stephanie Kelton ...

Narrated by Martha Escobar ...

Unabridged

14 hours 39 min

UN GIRO COPERNICANO:LA APORTACIÓN MÁS AUDAZ, RELEVANTE Y POLÉMICA DE LOS ÚLTIMOS TIEMPOS AL DEBATE ECONÓMICO.«Una fuente indispensable de claridad moral. Las herramientas que necesitamos desesperadamente para construir un futuro seguro para todos. Léanlo, y denle uso.»NAOMI KLEINEl déficit importa, pero no de la manera en que nos han enseñado a pensar.Sostener la sanidad pública, crea... ... Read more

$22.99 USD

UN GIRO COPERNICANO:LA APORTACIÓN MÁS AUDAZ, RELEVANTE Y POLÉMICA DE LOS ÚLTIMOS TIEMPOS AL DEBATE ECONÓMICO.«Una fuente indispensable de claridad moral. Las herramientas que necesitamos desesperadamente para construir un futuro seguro para todos. Léanlo, y denle uso.»NAOMI KLEINEl déficit importa, pero no de la manera en que nos han enseñado a pensar.Sostener la sanidad pública, crea...
... Read more
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Start-Up Century

Why we're all becoming entrepreneurs - and how to make it work for everyone

by James Wise ...

Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

9 hours 22 min

Bloomsbury presents Start-Up Century by James Wise, read by Mark Meadows.A fresh look at the boom in entrepreneurship and start-ups – and how it’s changing the world of work.Does it feel like everyone you know is thinking about starting a business? That’s because they are. In the last few years new businesses have been launched in record numbers, with more of us than ever deciding to go it alone ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Start-Up Century by James Wise, read by Mark Meadows.A fresh look at the boom in entrepreneurship and start-ups – and how it’s changing the world of work.Does it feel like everyone you know is thinking about starting a business? That’s because they are. In the last few years new businesses have been launched in record numbers, with more of us than ever deciding to go it alone
... Read more

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