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“tom vanderbilt”

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  • Beginners

    The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning

    by Tom Vanderbilt ...
    **An insightful, joyful tour of the transformative powers of starting something new, no matter your age—from the bestselling author of Traffic and You May Also Like“Vanderbilt elegantly and persuasively tackles one of the most pernicious of the lies we tells ourselves—that the pleasures of learning are reserved for the young.” —Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Outliers**Why do so many of us ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Traffic

    by Tom Vanderbilt ...
    A New York Times Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the YearThe Washington Post • The Cleveland Plain-Dealer • Rocky Mountain NewsIn this brilliant, lively, and eye-opening investigation, Tom Vanderbilt examines the perceptual limits and cognitive underpinnings that make us worse drivers than we think we are. He demonstrates why plans to protect pedestrians from cars often lead t... ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Taste in an Age of Endless Choice

    by Tom Vanderbilt ...
    Why do we get so embarrassed when a colleague wears the same shirt? Why do we eat the same thing for breakfast every day, but seek out novelty at lunch and dinner? How has streaming changed the way Netflix makes recommendations? Why do people think the music of their youth is the best? How can you spot a fake review on Yelp?Our preferences and opinions are constantly being shaped by countless ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    Traffic

    Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)

    by Tom Vanderbilt ...
    Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 32 min

    Would you be surprised that road rage can be good for society? That most crashes happen on sunny, dry days? Or that you can gauge a nation’s driving behavior by its levels of corruption? These are only a few of the remarkable dynamics that Tom Vanderbilt explores in this fascinating tour through the mysteries of the road.Based on exhaustive research and interviews with driving experts and traffic ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Beginners

    The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning

    by Tom Vanderbilt ...
    Narrated by Tom Vanderbilt ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 21 min

    **An insightful, joyful tour of the transformative powers of starting something new, no matter your age—from the bestselling author of Traffic and You May Also Like“Vanderbilt elegantly and persuasively tackles one of the most pernicious of the lies we tells ourselves—that the pleasures of learning are reserved for the young.” —Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of Outliers**Why do so many of us ... Read more

    $17.50 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Traffic

    Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)

    by Tom Vanderbilt ...
    Narrated by David Slavin ...

    Abridged

    5 hours 46 min

    Driving is a fact of life. We are all spending more and more time on the road, and traffic is an issue we face everyday. This audiobook will make you think about it in a whole new light.We have always had a passion for cars and driving. Now Traffic offers us an exceptionally rich understanding of that passion. Vanderbilt explains why traffic jams form, outlines the unintended consequences of our ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    Taste in an Age of Endless Choice

    by Tom Vanderbilt ...
    Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 5 min

    Why do we get so embarrassed when a colleague wears the same shirt? Why do we eat the same thing for breakfast every day, but seek out novelty at lunch and dinner? How has streaming changed the way Netflix makes recommendations? Why do people think the music of their youth is the best? How can you spot a fake review on Yelp?Our preferences and opinions are constantly being shaped by countless ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Let's Be Less Stupid

    An Attempt to Maintain My Mental Faculties

    by Patricia Marx ...
    Narrated by Patricia Marx ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 33 min

    Former SNL writer and The New Yorker staffer Patty Marx employs the weapon she wields best--not that weapon; Patty believes in gun control. Instead, she uses her sharp-edged humor to tackle the most difficult facet of aging: the mind's decline. From forgetting her brother-in-law's name while he was wearing a nametag to hanging up the phone to look for her phone, Marx confesses to her failures, and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    The Birth of the West

    Rome, Germany, France, and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century

    by Paul Collins ...
    Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 30 min

    The tenth century dawned in violence and disorder. Charlemagne’s empire was in ruins, most of Spain had been claimed by Moorish invaders, and even the papacy in Rome was embroiled in petty, provincial conflicts. To many historians, it was a prime example of the ignorance and uncertainty of the Dark Ages. Yet according to historian Paul Collins, the story of the tenth century is the story of our ... Read more

    $29.95 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Mortal Sins

    Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal

    by Michael D'Antonio ...
    Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours

    An explosive, sweeping account of the scandal that has sent the Catholic Church into a tailspin—and the brave few who fought for justiceIn the mid-1980s a dynamic young monsignor assigned to the Vatican's embassy in Washington set out to investigate the problem of sexually abusive priests. He found a scandal in the making, confirmed by secret files revealing complaints that had been hidden from ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Tax Is Not a Four-Letter Word

    A Different Take on Taxes in Canada

    Narrated by Tyler Hyrchuk ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - Canadian Commentaries

    Unabridged

    18 hours 26 min

    Taxes connect us to one another, to the common good, and to the future. This is a book about taxes: who pays what and who gets what. More than that, it’s about the role of government, about citizenship and our collective well-being, about the Canada we want. The contributors, leading Canadian practitioners and scholars, explore how taxes have become a political “no-go zone” and how changes in ... Read more

    $29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    I'd Rather We Got Casinos

    And Other Black Thoughts

    by Larry Wilmore ...
    Narrated by Larry Wilmore ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 19 min

    From the host of Comedy Central's newest program, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, comes the first paperback reprint of his funny and provocative musings on race in America and other nightly topics--updated with new material for this edition.Now boasting three new chapters and an introduction exclusive the trade paperback edition, I'd Rather We Got Casinos And Other Black Thoughts by Larry ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook