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Up From Slavery

by Booker T. Washington ...

Narrated by Andrew L. Barnes ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful, ... Read more

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Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton University, to his work establishing vocational schools most notably the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to help black people and other disadvantaged minorities learn useful,
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Booker T. Washington: Builder of a Civilization

by Emmett J. Scott, Lymann Beecher Stone, Theodore Roosevelt ...

Narrated by Andrew L. Barnes ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization by Emmett J. Scott, Lyman Beecher Stowe IT IS not hyperbole to say that Booker T. Washington was a great American. For twenty years before his death, he had been the most useful, as well as the most distinguished, member of his race in the world, and one of the most useful, as well as one of the most distinguished, of American citizens of any race. ... Read more

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Booker T. Washington, Builder of a Civilization by Emmett J. Scott, Lyman Beecher Stowe IT IS not hyperbole to say that Booker T. Washington was a great American. For twenty years before his death, he had been the most useful, as well as the most distinguished, member of his race in the world, and one of the most useful, as well as one of the most distinguished, of American citizens of any race.
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Character Building

by Booker T. Washington ...

Narrated by Andrew L. Barnes ...

Unabridged

6 hours 4 min

In Character Building are 37 addresses that Booker T. Washington gave before students, faculty, and guests at the Tuskegee Institute. These addresses take the form of timeless advice on a number of subjects.These talks are delivered - in the motivational and uplifting manner one would expect from this American icon - on education, ethics, morals, deportment, spirituality, and the dignity of labor. ... Read more

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In Character Building are 37 addresses that Booker T. Washington gave before students, faculty, and guests at the Tuskegee Institute. These addresses take the form of timeless advice on a number of subjects.These talks are delivered - in the motivational and uplifting manner one would expect from this American icon - on education, ethics, morals, deportment, spirituality, and the dignity of labor.
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The People Could Fly

American Black Folktales

by Virginia Hamilton ...

Narrated by Andrew Barnes ...

Unabridged

3 hours 44 min

"The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable."--(starred) School Library Journal. ... Read more

$15.99 USD

"The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable."--(starred) School Library Journal.
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The 4 Day Week

How the Flexible Work Revolution Can Increase Productivity, Profitability and Well-being, and Create a Sustainable Future

by Andrew Barnes ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2021In The 4 Day Week, entrepreneur and business innovator Andrew Barnes makes the case for the four-day work week as the answer to many of the ills of the 21st-century global economy.Barnes conducted an experiment in his own business, the New Zealand trust company Perpetual Guardian, and asked his staff to design a four-day week that would permit them to ... Read more

$3.99 USD

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2021In The 4 Day Week, entrepreneur and business innovator Andrew Barnes makes the case for the four-day work week as the answer to many of the ills of the 21st-century global economy.Barnes conducted an experiment in his own business, the New Zealand trust company Perpetual Guardian, and asked his staff to design a four-day week that would permit them to
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Embers & Water

The Prophet's Call

by Andrew L. Barnes ...

Narrated by AI Voice Barnes ...

Abridged

1 hour 31 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if prophecy didn’t stay in the clouds but walked a market lane at dawn—brushing spice dust from its sleeves, bargaining for figs, and telling the truth where children could overhear it? Embers & Water: The Prophet’s Call is that story: a fantasy-inflected, historically grounded novel inspired by the book of Isaiah—where the word of God doesn’t ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if prophecy didn’t stay in the clouds but walked a market lane at dawn—brushing spice dust from its sleeves, bargaining for figs, and telling the truth where children could overhear it? Embers & Water: The Prophet’s Call is that story: a fantasy-inflected, historically grounded novel inspired by the book of Isaiah—where the word of God doesn’t
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Relationships Throughout The Bible

How God Modeled Relationships for Mankind

by Andrew L Barnes ...

Narrated by AI Voice Noble ...

Unabridged

5 hours 51 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The exploration of relationships within the framework of biblical principles offers a unique perspective on human connection. While modern psychology and sociology provide valuable insights into relational dynamics, the Bible provides a foundational understanding of human nature, motivation, and the inherent desire for connection and belonging. This book ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The exploration of relationships within the framework of biblical principles offers a unique perspective on human connection. While modern psychology and sociology provide valuable insights into relational dynamics, the Bible provides a foundational understanding of human nature, motivation, and the inherent desire for connection and belonging. This book
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A Worthy Piece of Work

The Untold Story of Madeline Morgan and the Fight for Black History in Schools

by Michael Hines ...

Narrated by Andrew Barnes ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

The story of Madeline Morgan, the activist educator who brought Black history to one of the nation’s largest and most segregated school systemsA Worthy Piece of Work tells the story of Madeline Morgan (later Madeline Stratton Morris), a teacher and an activist in WWII-era Chicago, who fought her own battle on the home front, authoring curricula that bolstered Black claims for recognition and equal ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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The story of Madeline Morgan, the activist educator who brought Black history to one of the nation’s largest and most segregated school systemsA Worthy Piece of Work tells the story of Madeline Morgan (later Madeline Stratton Morris), a teacher and an activist in WWII-era Chicago, who fought her own battle on the home front, authoring curricula that bolstered Black claims for recognition and equal
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Brother Ray

Ray Charles' Own Story

by Ray Charles, David Ritz ...

Narrated by Andrew L. Barnes ...

Unabridged

13 hours 23 min

Ray Charles (1930–2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he reveals his life story unsparingly, from the chronicle of his musical development to his heroin addiction to his tangled romantic life.Overcoming poverty, blindness, the loss of his parents, and the pervasive racism of the era, Ray Charles was acclaimed worldwide as a genius by the age of ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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Ray Charles (1930–2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he reveals his life story unsparingly, from the chronicle of his musical development to his heroin addiction to his tangled romantic life.Overcoming poverty, blindness, the loss of his parents, and the pervasive racism of the era, Ray Charles was acclaimed worldwide as a genius by the age of
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African Evangelicalism and the Transformation of Africa

by Nimi Wariboko, Esther Acolatse, Tibebe Eshete, Derek Peterson, Blair Bertrand, Yolanda Covington-Ward, Shobana Shankar, Damaris Seleina Parsitau, Andrew Barnes, Katrien Pype, Mariam Goshadze, Afe Adogame, Tim Hartman, Stephen Offutt ...

Series series Race, Religion, and Politics series
A critical examination of the impact of Evangelical Christianity on African societies todayEvangelical Christianity's presence is increasing exponentially in African states and is exercising significant influence in virtually all spheres of life.African Evangelicalism and the Transformation of Africa is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary study of the impact of Evangelical Christianity on Africa ... Read more

$44.99 USD

A critical examination of the impact of Evangelical Christianity on African societies todayEvangelical Christianity's presence is increasing exponentially in African states and is exercising significant influence in virtually all spheres of life.African Evangelicalism and the Transformation of Africa is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary study of the impact of Evangelical Christianity on Africa
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Rough Justice

Black Mask Audio Magazine

by Frederick Nebel, Tanya A. Perez, Griffith Chase, Yuri Rasovsky, Yuri Rasovsky, Keith Alan Deutsch, Josh Stanton, Andrew Barnes ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner, Anthony Heald, Tom Weiner0, Grover Gardner1, William Hughes2, Christine Williams3, Burt Ross4, a full cast5 ...

Unabridged

29 min

Mississippi heat—A Manhattan gumshoe pursues a convict to St. Louis, where he gets mixed up in a cop killing and nearly loses his own life at the hands of a “B” girl. ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Mississippi heat—A Manhattan gumshoe pursues a convict to St. Louis, where he gets mixed up in a cop killing and nearly loses his own life at the hands of a “B” girl.
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Global Christianity and the Black Atlantic

Tuskegee, Colonialism, and the Shaping of African Industrial Education

by Andrew E. Barnes ...

Series series Studies in World Christianity
Many Europeans saw Africa's colonization as an exhibition of European racial ascendancy. African Christians saw Africa's subjugation as a demonstration of European technological superiority. If the latter was the case, then the path to Africa's liberation ran through the development of a competitive African technology. In Global Christianity and the Black Atlantic, Andrew E. Barnes chronicles ... Read more

$49.49 USD

Many Europeans saw Africa's colonization as an exhibition of European racial ascendancy. African Christians saw Africa's subjugation as a demonstration of European technological superiority. If the latter was the case, then the path to Africa's liberation ran through the development of a competitive African technology. In Global Christianity and the Black Atlantic, Andrew E. Barnes chronicles
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