English | ASIN: B09TV79QK6 | 2022 | 9 hours and 35 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 264 MB
Learn how IT leaders are adapting to the new reality of life during and after COVID-19. COVID-19 has caused fundamental shifts in attitudes around remote and office work. And in The New Normal in IT: How the Global Pandemic Changed Information Technology Forever, internationally renowned IT executive Gregory S. Smith explains how and why companies today are shedding corporate office locations and reducing office footprints. You'll learn about how companies realized the value of information technology and a distributed workforce and what that means for IT professionals going forward.

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English | ASIN: B09WGGR1XP | 2022 | 10 hours and 50 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 298 MB
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the modern world. It is ubiquitous-in our homes and offices, in the present and most certainly in the future. Today, we encounter AI as our distant ancestors once encountered fire. If we manage AI well, it will become a force for good, lighting the way to many transformative inventions. If we deploy it thoughtlessly, it will advance beyond our control. If we wield it for destruction, it will fan the flames of a new kind of war, one that holds democracy in the balance. As AI policy experts Ben Buchanan and Andrew Imbrie show in The New Fire, few choices are more urgent—or more fascinating—than how we harness this technology and for what purpose.

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English | ASIN: B09TV88R16 | 2022 | 6 hours and 7 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 168 MB
Whether you're involved in a labor-management dispute or a landlord-tenant disagreement, considering a major purchase or overseeing a large commercial transaction, there are elements that are common to all negotiations. This book walks the listener through the world of negotiating in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step fashion, covering the macro and micro-process of negotiations, the importance of adequate preparation, knowledge of the rules, and the role and usefulness of a mediator. Written by a senior business policy analyst and former labor mediator for the US government, the book focuses on labor-management negotiations; however, the concepts, skills, and insight it offers go well beyond labor-management disputes. The book is as useful for a first-time homebuyer or a business student as it is for a veteran union arbitrator or a busy executive.

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English | ASIN: B09WCTLBWY | 2022 | 4 hours and 00 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 109 MB
Learn from four remarkable professors in this set of One Day University presentations on history's great geniuses. It may be true that everyone is born with equal potential. However, there are some people who develop a level of ability or skill that defies belief, and display the characteristics of a genius. A genius is defined as a person who has remarkable intellectual or creative function, or other natural ability. So, what exactly makes a genius? And what common characteristics do they share? To find out, we're taking an in-depth look at five geniuses.

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English | ISBN: 9780655679677 | 2020 | 8 hours and 10 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 164 MB
Best-selling author and award-winning journalist Isabel Hardman investigates how nature and exercise can boost mental wellbeing. In 2016, Isabel Hardman's mind, in her own words, 'stopped working' as she fell prey to severe depression and anxiety. She took time off on long-term sick leave and despite several relapses has returned to work in much better health. She has since become one of the country's most prominent public voices on mental health issues. She credits her recovery to her passion for exercise, nature and the great outdoors - from horse-riding and botany to cold-water swimming and running. In The Natural Health Service, she draws on her own personal experience, interviews with mental illness sufferers and psychologists and the latest research to examine the role wildlife and fresh air can play in helping anyone cope with mental illness. Straight-talking, thoroughly researched and compassionate, this important and often funny audiobook will fascinate anyone touched by a mental health condition, whether themselves or through the experiences of a loved one.

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English | ASIN: B07QD1DNYJ | 2019 | 9 hours and 27 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 308 MB
This comprehensive work by E. M. Berens starts with the primordial deities of the Greeks and the myths on the origin of the world, followed by the Olympian, sea, and minor divinities; nymphs; nature spirits; and Roman divinities. The public worship of the Greeks and Romans are discussed, and a chapter each is dedicated to Greek and Roman festivals. Finally, the famous legends are explored, including those of the Argonauts, Daedalus and Icarus, Hercules, Oedipus, and Troy.

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English | ASIN: B076MG3PLV | 2017 | 8 hours and 55 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 246 MB
With a new introduction by the author. Myths, as Mary Midgley argues in this powerful audiobook, are everywhere. In political thought they sit at the heart of theories of human nature and the social contract; in economics in the pursuit of self interest; and in science the idea of human beings as machines, which originates in the 17th century, is a today a potent force. Far from being the opposite of science, however, Midgley argues that myth is a central part of it. Myths are neither lies nor mere stories, but a network of powerful symbols for interpreting the world. Tackling a dazzling array of subjects such as philosophy, evolutionary psychology, animals, consciousness, and the environment in her customary razor-sharp prose, The Myths We Live By reminds us of the powerful role of symbolism and the need to take our imaginative life seriously.

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English | ASIN: B09XZG57R9 | 2022 | 6 hours and 20 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 174 MB
Once an obscure niche of the investment world, private equity has grown into a juggernaut, with consequences for a wide range of industries as well as the financial markets. Private equity funds control companies that represent trillions of dollars in assets, millions of employees, and the well-being of thousands of institutional investors and their beneficiaries. Even as the ruthlessness of some funds has made private equity a poster child for the harms of unfettered capitalism, many aspects of the industry remain opaque, hidden from the normal bounds of accountability. The Myth of Private Equity is a hard-hitting and meticulous exposé from an insider's viewpoint.

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English | ASIN: B09VMHHNFH | 2022 | 13 hours and 13 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 364 MB
Where does learning begin and how is it sustained and stored in the brain? For musicians, these questions are at the very core of their creative lives. Cognitive and neuroscience have flung wide the doors of our understanding, but bridging the gap between research data and music-making requires a unique immersion in both worlds. Lynn Helding presents a symphony of discoveries that illuminate how musicians can optimize their mental well-being and cognitive abilities. More than an exploration of the brain, The Musician's Mind is an inspiring call for artists to promote the cultivation of emotion and empathy as cornerstones of a civilized society. No matter your instrument or level of musical ability, this book will reveal to you a new dynamic appreciation for the mind's creative power.

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English | ASIN: B09WZDL9RC | 2022 | 5 hours and 2 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 138 MB
On an afternoon in January 1865, a roaring fire swept through the Smithsonian Institution. Dazed soldiers and worried citizens could only watch as the flames engulfed the museum's castle. Rare objects and valuable paintings were destroyed. The flames at the Smithsonian were not the first—and certainly would not be the last—disaster to upend a museum in the United States. The Museum explores the concepts of "crisis" as it relates to museums, and how these historic institutions have dealt with challenges ranging from depression and war to pandemic and philosophical uncertainty.

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