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HumanKind

Changing the World One Small Act at a Time

by Brad Aronson ...

This Wall Street Journal best seller, USA Today best seller and Canadian Book Club Awards winner is filled with inspiring, true stories about how one small deed can make a world of difference. "Elegant and wise" (Deepak Chopra), "The most uplifting and life-affirming book in years" (Forbes).“This might be the most beautiful book I’ve ever read. It’s lifted my soul and brought me to tears in all ... Read more

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This Wall Street Journal best seller, USA Today best seller and Canadian Book Club Awards winner is filled with inspiring, true stories about how one small deed can make a world of difference. "Elegant and wise" (Deepak Chopra), "The most uplifting and life-affirming book in years" (Forbes).“This might be the most beautiful book I’ve ever read. It’s lifted my soul and brought me to tears in all
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HumanKind

Changing the World One Small Act At a Time

by Brad Aronson ...

Narrated by Gary J. Chambers ...

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6 hours 32 min

This Wall Street Journal Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller and Canadian Book Club Award Winner is filled with true stories about how one small deed can make a world of difference. "Elegant and wise" (Deepak Chopra) "The most uplifting and life-affirming book in years" (Forbes)Brad Aronson's life changed in an instant when his wife, Mia, was diagnosed with leukemia. After her diagnosis, Brad spent ... Read more

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This Wall Street Journal Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller and Canadian Book Club Award Winner is filled with true stories about how one small deed can make a world of difference. "Elegant and wise" (Deepak Chopra) "The most uplifting and life-affirming book in years" (Forbes)Brad Aronson's life changed in an instant when his wife, Mia, was diagnosed with leukemia. After her diagnosis, Brad spent
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The Misinformation Age

How False Beliefs Spread

by Cailin O’Connor, James Owen Weatherall ...

Narrated by Chelsea Stephens ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

The social dynamics of "alternative facts": why what you believe depends on who you knowWhy should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite consequences for the people who hold them? Philosophers of science Cailin O'Connor and James Weatherall argue that social factors, rather than individual psychology, are what's essential to ... Read more

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The social dynamics of "alternative facts": why what you believe depends on who you knowWhy should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite consequences for the people who hold them? Philosophers of science Cailin O'Connor and James Weatherall argue that social factors, rather than individual psychology, are what's essential to
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Clutter

An Untidy History

by Jennifer Howard ...

Narrated by Emily Durante ...

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5 hours 4 min

"I'm sitting on the floor in my mother's house, surrounded by stuff."So begins Jennifer Howard's Clutter, an expansive assessment of our relationship to the things that share and shape our lives. Sparked by the painful two-year process of cleaning out her mother's house in the wake of a devastating physical and emotional collapse, Howard sets her own personal struggle with clutter against a ... Read more

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"I'm sitting on the floor in my mother's house, surrounded by stuff."So begins Jennifer Howard's Clutter, an expansive assessment of our relationship to the things that share and shape our lives. Sparked by the painful two-year process of cleaning out her mother's house in the wake of a devastating physical and emotional collapse, Howard sets her own personal struggle with clutter against a
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Clutter

An Untidy History

by Jennifer Howard ...

"A brilliant and beautiful meditation on the nature of our attachment to things. Reading Clutter made me long for a life without clutter." — Malcolm Gladwell , New York Times –bestselling author and host of the Revisionist History podcast"I'm sitting on the floor in my mother's house, surrounded by stuff." So begins Jennifer Howard's Clutter, an expansive assess... ... Read more

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"A brilliant and beautiful meditation on the nature of our attachment to things. Reading Clutter made me long for a life without clutter." — Malcolm Gladwell , New York Times –bestselling author and host of the Revisionist History podcast"I'm sitting on the floor in my mother's house, surrounded by stuff." So begins Jennifer Howard's Clutter, an expansive assess...
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The Sensitive Soul

Life strategies for thriving in an overwhelming world

by Theresa Cheung ...

Have you ever been told to toughen up or stop taking everything so seriously? Or do you feel that in a harsh world – where the way to get noticed is to shout the loudest – your heartfelt approach just doesn’t cut it? Some of us are born sensitive. We live our lives vividly through the lens of emotion and with our senses perpetually on high alert. Even those whom others might label ... Read more

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Have you ever been told to toughen up or stop taking everything so seriously? Or do you feel that in a harsh world – where the way to get noticed is to shout the loudest – your heartfelt approach just doesn’t cut it? Some of us are born sensitive. We live our lives vividly through the lens of emotion and with our senses perpetually on high alert. Even those whom others might label
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The Misinformation Age

How False Beliefs Spread

by Cailin O'Connor, James Owen Weatherall ...

"Empowering and thoroughly researched, this book offers useful contemporary analysis and possible solutions to one of the greatest threats to democracy." — Kirkus ReviewsEditors' choice, The New York Times Book ReviewRecommended reading, Scientific AmericanWhy should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite bad, even fatal, consequenc... ... Read more

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"Empowering and thoroughly researched, this book offers useful contemporary analysis and possible solutions to one of the greatest threats to democracy." — Kirkus ReviewsEditors' choice, The New York Times Book ReviewRecommended reading, Scientific AmericanWhy should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite bad, even fatal, consequenc...
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The Truth about Language

What It Is and Where It Came From

by Michael C. Corballis ...

Evolutionary science has long viewed language as, basically, a fortunate accident—a crossing of wires that happened to be extraordinarily useful, setting humans apart from other animals and onto a trajectory that would see their brains (and the products of those brains) become increasingly complex.But as Michael C. Corballis shows in The Truth about Language, it's time to reconsider those ... Read more

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Evolutionary science has long viewed language as, basically, a fortunate accident—a crossing of wires that happened to be extraordinarily useful, setting humans apart from other animals and onto a trajectory that would see their brains (and the products of those brains) become increasingly complex.But as Michael C. Corballis shows in The Truth about Language, it's time to reconsider those
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100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses

by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries ...

Series series 100 Words
Avoid vocabulary mistakes with this fun guide to tricky and troublesome words!With concise and authoritative usage notes from the editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries, this guide explains common English-language errors—whether it's mixing up affect and effect; blatant and flagrant; or disinterested and uninterested, or stumbling over sound-alikes including discrete/ discreet or pr... ... Read more

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Avoid vocabulary mistakes with this fun guide to tricky and troublesome words!With concise and authoritative usage notes from the editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries, this guide explains common English-language errors—whether it's mixing up affect and effect; blatant and flagrant; or disinterested and uninterested, or stumbling over sound-alikes including discrete/ discreet or pr...
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Discover's 20 Things You Didn't Know About Everything

Duct Tape, Airport Security, Your Body, Sex in Space . . . and More!

by Discover Magazine, Dean Christopher ...

"More than mere trivia . . . Written with wit and humor, the entries are fun to read and easy to understand, demanding no scientific background." — School Library JournalHow much do you know about . . .Obesity * Sleep * Meteors * Aliens * Bees * Sperm banks * Sex in space * Duct tape * Germs * Airport security * Death * Ancient weapons * Rats * The Internet * Birth * Weather * Milk * Mosquitoes * ... Read more

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"More than mere trivia . . . Written with wit and humor, the entries are fun to read and easy to understand, demanding no scientific background." — School Library JournalHow much do you know about . . .Obesity * Sleep * Meteors * Aliens * Bees * Sperm banks * Sex in space * Duct tape * Germs * Airport security * Death * Ancient weapons * Rats * The Internet * Birth * Weather * Milk * Mosquitoes *
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Where the Blind Horse Sings

Love and Healing at an Animal Sanctuary

by Kathy Stevens ...

More than anything else, this is a book about love. In this deeply moving account, you will hear about Rambo, a sheep who informs the staff when another animal is in trouble; and Paulie, a former cockfighting rooster who eats lunch with humans; Dino, an old toothless pony who survived a fire; and many more. Alongside these horses, roosters, pigs, sheep, rabbits, cows, and other animals is a staff ... Read more

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More than anything else, this is a book about love. In this deeply moving account, you will hear about Rambo, a sheep who informs the staff when another animal is in trouble; and Paulie, a former cockfighting rooster who eats lunch with humans; Dino, an old toothless pony who survived a fire; and many more. Alongside these horses, roosters, pigs, sheep, rabbits, cows, and other animals is a staff
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The Way of the Gladiator

Inspiration for the Gladiator Films

by Daniel P. Mannix ...

The book that inspired the stories of Gladiator & Gladiator II: Step into the ring with this classic, in-depth account of the ancient Romans' obsession with the bloody and brutal games."[ The Way of the Gladiator is] this crazy, tawdry, wild book about the Coliseum. . . . It hardwired in my brain the absolute similarities between who we are and who we were." —David Franzoni, Academy Award ... Read more

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The book that inspired the stories of Gladiator & Gladiator II: Step into the ring with this classic, in-depth account of the ancient Romans' obsession with the bloody and brutal games."[ The Way of the Gladiator is] this crazy, tawdry, wild book about the Coliseum. . . . It hardwired in my brain the absolute similarities between who we are and who we were." —David Franzoni, Academy Award
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