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Before Dementia

20 Questions You Need to Ask About Preventing, Preparing, Coping

by Dr. Kate Gregorevic ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Unabridged

9 hours

Structured around twenty questions you need to ask to help prevent, prepare, and cope, this book is a friendly, authoritative guide for anyone facing dementia and those who care for them.How do I know if I have dementia, and how will I live with it if I do? Can people with dementia consent to sex? Can they choose euthanasia for their future selves? And can we prevent or push back its onset?Chances ... Read more

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Structured around twenty questions you need to ask to help prevent, prepare, and cope, this book is a friendly, authoritative guide for anyone facing dementia and those who care for them.How do I know if I have dementia, and how will I live with it if I do? Can people with dementia consent to sex? Can they choose euthanasia for their future selves? And can we prevent or push back its onset?Chances
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A Measure of Intelligence

One Mother’s Reckoning with the IQ Test

by Pepper Stetler ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

When Pepper Stetler was told that her daughter who has Down Syndrome would be regularly required to take IQ tests to secure support in school, she asked a simple question: why? In questioning the authority and relevance of the test, Stetler sets herself on a winding investigation into how the IQ test came to be the irrefutable standard for measuring intelligence. The unsettling history causes ... Read more

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When Pepper Stetler was told that her daughter who has Down Syndrome would be regularly required to take IQ tests to secure support in school, she asked a simple question: why? In questioning the authority and relevance of the test, Stetler sets herself on a winding investigation into how the IQ test came to be the irrefutable standard for measuring intelligence. The unsettling history causes
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Being Your Best Collection (6 Books) (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

by Harvard Business Review ...

Narrated by Joshua Saxon, Lauren Pedersen, Daniel Henning, Rachel Perry, Ann Sprinkle, Justin Price ...

Series series HBR Emotional Intelligence
Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

Manage your energy—and your mood.How to be human at work. HBR's Emotional Intelligence series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it ... Read more

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Manage your energy—and your mood.How to be human at work. HBR's Emotional Intelligence series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it
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Flight 417

by Lena Sloane ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

Everyone remembers the story. Nobody knows the truth.Flight 417 was meant to be a routine journey. Then it disappeared.Trapped in the snow, a group of strangers is forced into an unthinkable decision. One that will decide who is fed, who is feared, and who will never leave the mountain.But as hope fades and food runs out, alliances turn savage and hunger becomes a language of its own.Months later, ... Read more

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Everyone remembers the story. Nobody knows the truth.Flight 417 was meant to be a routine journey. Then it disappeared.Trapped in the snow, a group of strangers is forced into an unthinkable decision. One that will decide who is fed, who is feared, and who will never leave the mountain.But as hope fades and food runs out, alliances turn savage and hunger becomes a language of its own.Months later,
... Read more
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Philosophy of Mind

A Very Short Introduction

by Barbara Gail Montero ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Unabridged

4 hours 30 min

Philosophy of Mind: A Very Short Introduction probes some of the great philosophical questions about the mind: What is the relationship between mind and matter? Can science unravel the mystery of consciousness? How can our thoughts represent things in the world? Are computers genuinely intelligent?In the book, Barbara Gail Montero highlights key thought experiments used by philosophers to explore ... Read more

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Philosophy of Mind: A Very Short Introduction probes some of the great philosophical questions about the mind: What is the relationship between mind and matter? Can science unravel the mystery of consciousness? How can our thoughts represent things in the world? Are computers genuinely intelligent?In the book, Barbara Gail Montero highlights key thought experiments used by philosophers to explore
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Help At Any Cost

How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids

by Maia Szalavitz ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Unabridged

13 hours 14 min

Help at Any Cost was the first book to expose the roots of the troubled-teen industry and describe how it sells abuse as therapy. This original work was one of the inspirations for the hit Netflix documentary, The Program, and its author is the leading expert on the origins and harms of tough-love programs for teenagers.Despite the fact that these programs have no medical evidence to support them, ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Help at Any Cost was the first book to expose the roots of the troubled-teen industry and describe how it sells abuse as therapy. This original work was one of the inspirations for the hit Netflix documentary, The Program, and its author is the leading expert on the origins and harms of tough-love programs for teenagers.Despite the fact that these programs have no medical evidence to support them,
... Read more
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A Secret in the Tides

by Fiona Baker ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Series series Sea Breeze Cove
Unabridged

5 hours 10 min

Even in a peaceful seaside town, it's not always smooth sailing.Inspired by her love of reading, Charlotte has decided to try her hand at writing a book. She's excited about her new project, but balancing it between her work at the bookstore and spending time with Briggs proves to be a bit of a challenge. Can she find a way to juggle it all?Meanwhile, Elise is thrilled that Bridget has been able ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Even in a peaceful seaside town, it's not always smooth sailing.Inspired by her love of reading, Charlotte has decided to try her hand at writing a book. She's excited about her new project, but balancing it between her work at the bookstore and spending time with Briggs proves to be a bit of a challenge. Can she find a way to juggle it all?Meanwhile, Elise is thrilled that Bridget has been able
... Read more
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A Haven in the Cove

by Fiona Baker ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Series series Sea Breeze Cove
Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

She's watched her sister re-invent herself in Sea Breeze Cove. Can she do the same?Nina Winters was a bit skeptical when Charlotte decided to move to the small town of Sea Breeze Cove and refurbish their aunt's old house. But with a fiancé who adores her and a business of her own, Charlotte is clearly flourishing.So Nina decides to visit, hoping to make a fresh start for herself as well. And ... Read more

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She's watched her sister re-invent herself in Sea Breeze Cove. Can she do the same?Nina Winters was a bit skeptical when Charlotte decided to move to the small town of Sea Breeze Cove and refurbish their aunt's old house. But with a fiancé who adores her and a business of her own, Charlotte is clearly flourishing.So Nina decides to visit, hoping to make a fresh start for herself as well. And
... Read more
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A Season of Second Chances

by Fiona Baker ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Series series Sea Breeze Cove
Unabridged

5 hours 9 min

As winter arrives in Sea Breeze Cove, not everything is smooth sailing . . .With Briggs' support, Charlotte is stepping into her new role as owner of The Book Nook, and she's thrilled to have enticed well-known author Marissa McGuire to come to the shop as part of her book tour. Unfortunately, Charlotte has no idea that Marissa has a hidden motive for spending time in Sea Breeze Cove—something ... Read more

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As winter arrives in Sea Breeze Cove, not everything is smooth sailing . . .With Briggs' support, Charlotte is stepping into her new role as owner of The Book Nook, and she's thrilled to have enticed well-known author Marissa McGuire to come to the shop as part of her book tour. Unfortunately, Charlotte has no idea that Marissa has a hidden motive for spending time in Sea Breeze Cove—something
... Read more
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The House by the Shore

by Fiona Baker ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Series series Sea Breeze Cove
Unabridged

5 hours 30 min

Her life is picture perfect . . . until one fateful day changes everything.In the space of a single afternoon, Charlotte Winters's seemingly ideal life falls apart.After being let go from her job at a publishing house, she discovers her boyfriend on a date with another woman. As she reels from their subsequent breakup, she receives the shocking news that her estranged Aunt Jean has passed away ... Read more

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Her life is picture perfect . . . until one fateful day changes everything.In the space of a single afternoon, Charlotte Winters's seemingly ideal life falls apart.After being let go from her job at a publishing house, she discovers her boyfriend on a date with another woman. As she reels from their subsequent breakup, she receives the shocking news that her estranged Aunt Jean has passed away
... Read more
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This Book Is Cheaper Than Therapy

A No-nonsense Guide to Improving Your Mental Health

by Liz Kelly, LICSW ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

Tired of feeling like shit but can't afford therapy?Finding a good therapist is hard. Finding a good therapist you vibe with—and who won't break the bank—is even harder. In This Book Is Cheaper Than Therapy, seasoned therapist Liz Kelly brings the therapy office to you. So even if money is tight, your insurance doesn't cover therapy, you can't find quality practitioners in your area, or you've ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tired of feeling like shit but can't afford therapy?Finding a good therapist is hard. Finding a good therapist you vibe with—and who won't break the bank—is even harder. In This Book Is Cheaper Than Therapy, seasoned therapist Liz Kelly brings the therapy office to you. So even if money is tight, your insurance doesn't cover therapy, you can't find quality practitioners in your area, or you've
... Read more
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Saving Ourselves

From Climate Shocks to Climate Action

by Dana R. Fisher ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Unabridged

4 hours 29 min

We've known for decades that climate change is an existential crisis. For just as long, we've seen the complete failure of our institutions to rise to the challenge. Fossil fuel interests maintain a stranglehold on political and economic power. Even though we have seen growing concern from everyday people, civil society has succeeded only in pressuring decision makers to adopt watered-down ... Read more

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We've known for decades that climate change is an existential crisis. For just as long, we've seen the complete failure of our institutions to rise to the challenge. Fossil fuel interests maintain a stranglehold on political and economic power. Even though we have seen growing concern from everyday people, civil society has succeeded only in pressuring decision makers to adopt watered-down
... Read more

Also available as: eBook