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Staff That Saved America

The Custodian

by Robert Bryce ...

Three strikes and you’re out! America’s been down for the count, countless times. Read to discover the legendary staff that pulled her back from the brink. Some believe history is governed by accident, others coincidence, and quite a few: providence. In a sharecropper’s shack on the edge of Decatur, Georgia, a dying Lamont Jefferson James believes in the latter, but is tormented by one nagging ... Read more

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Three strikes and you’re out! America’s been down for the count, countless times. Read to discover the legendary staff that pulled her back from the brink. Some believe history is governed by accident, others coincidence, and quite a few: providence. In a sharecropper’s shack on the edge of Decatur, Georgia, a dying Lamont Jefferson James believes in the latter, but is tormented by one nagging
... Read more
Power Hungry

The Myths of ""Green"" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future

by Robert Bryce ...

The promise of "green jobs" and a "clean energy future" has roused the masses. But as Robert Bryce makes clear in this provocative book, that vision needs a major re-vision. We cannot -- and will not -- quit using carbon-based fuels at any time in the near future for a simple reason: they provide the horsepower that we crave. The hard reality is that oil, coal, and natural gas are here to stay ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The promise of "green jobs" and a "clean energy future" has roused the masses. But as Robert Bryce makes clear in this provocative book, that vision needs a major re-vision. We cannot -- and will not -- quit using carbon-based fuels at any time in the near future for a simple reason: they provide the horsepower that we crave. The hard reality is that oil, coal, and natural gas are here to stay
... Read more
A Question of Power

Electricity and the Wealth of Nations

by Robert Bryce ...

An “informative and highly readable” (Foreign Affairs) breakdown of the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environmentGlobal demand for power is doubling every two decades, but electricity remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and do so reliably. Today, some three billion people live in places where per-capita electricity use is ... Read more

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An “informative and highly readable” (Foreign Affairs) breakdown of the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environmentGlobal demand for power is doubling every two decades, but electricity remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and do so reliably. Today, some three billion people live in places where per-capita electricity use is
... Read more

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Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper

How Innovation Keeps Proving the Catastrophists Wrong

by Robert Bryce ...

In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources, and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert Bryce shows how innovation and the inexorable human desire to make things ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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In the face of today's environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources, and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert Bryce shows how innovation and the inexorable human desire to make things
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Gusher of Lies

The Dangerous Delusions of ""Energy Independence""

by Robert Bryce ...

Everybody is talking about "energy independence." But is it really achievable -- or even desirable? In this controversial, meticulously researched book, Robert Bryce exposes the false promises and political posturing behind the rhetoric. Gusher of Lies explains why the idea of energy independence appeals to voters while also showing that renewable sources like wind and solar cannot meet America's ... Read more

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Everybody is talking about "energy independence." But is it really achievable -- or even desirable? In this controversial, meticulously researched book, Robert Bryce exposes the false promises and political posturing behind the rhetoric. Gusher of Lies explains why the idea of energy independence appeals to voters while also showing that renewable sources like wind and solar cannot meet America's
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True Criminals

by Robert Bryce Milburn, Richard Adrian ...

Dax and Daryl, two small-time crooks, concocted an ambitious plan to retire—frame themselves for kidnapping and murdering a rap superstar's trophy wife in an unsolved missing person case! To guarantee their capture, they broke into the crime scene and left behind some incriminating evidence—their blood, saliva and... *wink, wink* more intimate organic material—in the hope that the notoriety it ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Dax and Daryl, two small-time crooks, concocted an ambitious plan to retire—frame themselves for kidnapping and murdering a rap superstar's trophy wife in an unsolved missing person case! To guarantee their capture, they broke into the crime scene and left behind some incriminating evidence—their blood, saliva and... *wink, wink* more intimate organic material—in the hope that the notoriety it
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A Question of Power

Electricity and the Wealth of Nations

by Robert Bryce ...

Narrated by Robert Bryce ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

An “informative and highly readable” (Foreign Affairs) breakdown of the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environmentGlobal demand for power is doubling every two decades, but electricity remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and do so reliably. Today, some three billion people live in places where per-capita electricity use is ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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An “informative and highly readable” (Foreign Affairs) breakdown of the history of electricity and the impact of global energy use on the world and the environmentGlobal demand for power is doubling every two decades, but electricity remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and do so reliably. Today, some three billion people live in places where per-capita electricity use is
... Read more

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Memoirs of a Trophy Husband

It's All About How You K.I.S.S.

by Bryce Roberts ...

Everything in marriage is about how you K.I.S.S. Learn how to K.I.S.S. as I share the good, the bad, and wild side on ministry and marriage.You may be a Trophy Husband IF:You live not for yourself but for JesusYou treat your wife better than you treat yourselfYou show your children God is real in how you live lifeYou do the dishes but leave the pans for weeks because they are too hardYou make a ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Everything in marriage is about how you K.I.S.S. Learn how to K.I.S.S. as I share the good, the bad, and wild side on ministry and marriage.You may be a Trophy Husband IF:You live not for yourself but for JesusYou treat your wife better than you treat yourselfYou show your children God is real in how you live lifeYou do the dishes but leave the pans for weeks because they are too hardYou make a
... Read more
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Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper

How Innovation Keeps Proving the Catastrophists Wrong

by Robert Bryce ...

Narrated by Steven Menasche ...

Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

In the face of today’s environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources, and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert Bryce shows how innovation and the inexorable human desire to make things ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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In the face of today’s environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources, and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert Bryce shows how innovation and the inexorable human desire to make things
... Read more

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Future Presence

How Virtual Reality Is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life

by Peter Rubin ...

Narrated by Roger Wayne ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

A Wired senior editor and virtual reality expert presents a captivating, candid glimpse into the future "realities" of this emerging technology: how we will use it to form previously impossible relationships, explore new frontiers of intimacy, and how it will forever change human connection.Heralded as the most significant technological innovation since the smartphone, virtual reality is poised to ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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A Wired senior editor and virtual reality expert presents a captivating, candid glimpse into the future "realities" of this emerging technology: how we will use it to form previously impossible relationships, explore new frontiers of intimacy, and how it will forever change human connection.Heralded as the most significant technological innovation since the smartphone, virtual reality is poised to
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The Chain

Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food

by Ted Genoways ...

Narrated by Michael Kramer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 30 min

On the production line in American packinghouses, there is one cardinal rule: the chain never slows. Under pressure to increase supply, the supervisors of meat-processing plants have routinely accelerated the pace of conveyors, leading to inhumane conditions, increased accidents, and food of questionable and often dangerous quality. In The Chain, acclaimed journalist Ted Genoways uses the story of ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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On the production line in American packinghouses, there is one cardinal rule: the chain never slows. Under pressure to increase supply, the supervisors of meat-processing plants have routinely accelerated the pace of conveyors, leading to inhumane conditions, increased accidents, and food of questionable and often dangerous quality. In The Chain, acclaimed journalist Ted Genoways uses the story of
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The Greats on Leadership

Classic Wisdom for Modern Managers

by Jocelyn Davis ...

Narrated by Chatterbox Audio, Simon Shepherd ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

You don't need a big title or a business degree in order to lead with impact. What you need is practical wisdom: the insight, judgment, and strength of character that all great leaders have, but that most business schools and corporate workshops don't teach. The Greats on Leadership gets you there.Jocelyn Davis takes you on an in-depth tour of the best leadership ideas of the past 25 centuries, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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You don't need a big title or a business degree in order to lead with impact. What you need is practical wisdom: the insight, judgment, and strength of character that all great leaders have, but that most business schools and corporate workshops don't teach. The Greats on Leadership gets you there.Jocelyn Davis takes you on an in-depth tour of the best leadership ideas of the past 25 centuries,
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