English | ASIN: B07ZHNVPHM | 2019 | 7 hours and 22 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 203 MB
The founder of the international Transition Towns movement asks why true creative, positive thinking is in decline, asserts that it's more important now than ever, and suggests ways our communities can revive and reclaim it. In these times of deep division and deeper despair, if there is a consensus about anything in the world, it is that the future is going to be awful. There is an epidemic of loneliness, an epidemic of anxiety, a mental health crisis of vast proportions, especially among young people. There's a rise in extremist movements and governments. Catastrophic climate change. Biodiversity loss. Food insecurity. The fracturing of ecosystems and communities beyond, it seems, repair. The future - to say nothing of the present - looks grim. But as Transition movement cofounder Rob Hopkins tells us, there is plenty of evidence that things can change, and cultures can change, rapidly, dramatically, and unexpectedly - for the better.

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English | ASIN: B09XRG88W8 | 2022 | 22 hours and 22 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 614 MB
Mao Zedong and the twelve other young men who founded the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 could hardly have imagined that less than thirty years later they would be rulers. On its hundredth anniversary, the party remains in command, leading a nation primed for global dominance. Tony Saich tells the authoritative, comprehensive story of the Chinese Communist Party—its rise to power against incredible odds, its struggle to consolidate rule and overcome self-inflicted disasters, and its thriving amid other Communist parties' collapse. Saich argues that the brutal Japanese invasion in the 1930s actually helped the party.

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English | ASIN: B087D8HB8T | 2020 | MP3 | M4B | 14h15 min | 391 MB
The only comprehensive account of American social welfare history from the colonial era to the present, the new sixth edition has been updated to include the latest developments in our society as well as trends in social welfare.

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English | ASIN: B09XRFPP88 | 2022 | 9 hours and 36 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 264 MB
What does Plato have to do with the Christian faith? Quite a bit, it turns out. In ways that might surprise us, Christians throughout the history of the church and even today have inherited aspects of the ancient Greek philosophy of Plato, who was both Socrates's student and Aristotle's teacher. To help us understand the influence of Platonic thought on the Christian faith, Louis Markos offers careful readings of some of Plato's best-known texts and then traces the ways that his work shaped the faith of some of Christianity's most beloved theologians, including Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, Dante, and C.S. Lewis. With Markos's guidance, listeners can ascend to a true understanding of Plato's influence on the faith.

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English | ASIN: B09PQ5BHZC | 2022 | 8 hours and 58 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 246 MB
If you're aspiring to satisfy your customers, then you're aspiring to mediocrity. That's the fascinating premise of From Impressed to Obsessed, a book that will fundamentally change how you think about creating a successful, beloved business. Acclaimed customer experience expert Jon Picoult explains why building customer loyalty requires leaving indelible positive impressions on everyone you work with - not just shaping their experiences, but also shaping their memories. Picoult explores the cognitive science behind great customer experiences, pinpointing the breakthrough, psychology-based strategies that both industry leaders as well as fast-growing startups use to shape people's perceptions and sculpt unforgettable impressions - thereby turning more sales prospects into customers, and more customers into obsessed brand ambassadors. Packed with intriguing case studies, engaging stories, and eye-opening research, the book details these proven principles and illustrates how they can be applied to almost any type of business or customer.

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English | ASIN: B0B1949YMC | 2022 | 6 hours and 1 minute | MP3 | M4B | 165 MB
At a time of fierce political divisiveness, From Here to Security is a refreshingly balanced, non-ideological guide to solving what may be our nation's most pressing policy challenge: achieving retirement security for all. A pioneer of the 401(k) system, Robert L. Reynolds eschews radical calls for throwing out the 401(k) entirely and creating a new government-run savings system. Our best course, he shows, is to build on what we have: a flexible, dynamic private-public system of Social Security and more robust workplace savings.

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English | ASIN: B09R5X1BWQ | 2022 | 7 hours and 48 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 214 MB
As an evolution of data-driven marketing, people-based marketing represents the next level in digital marketing. It replaces channel-specific campaigns, breaks up siloed data, and heals inconsistent customer experiences. Furthermore, it focuses entirely on the person, builds trust, and creates a true relationship with a customer in a privacy-first era. Using a comprehensive user profile and appropriate MarTech like customer data platforms it delivers the right message to the right person at the right time.

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English | March 22, 2022 | ASIN: B09BC1YCJQ | MP3 | M4B | 9h 4m | 494 MB
Author: Anne Tyler | Narrator: Kimberly Farr

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English | ASIN: B09XN77VJN | 2022 | 10 hours and 29 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 289 MB
Following his explosive #1 New York Times bestseller, Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he exposed Vladimir Putin's campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars from Russia—and how Putin is willing to kill anyone who stands in his way. When Browder's young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail in 2009, Browder cast aside his business career and made it his life's mission to pursue justice for Sergei. One of the first steps of that mission was to uncover who had killed Sergei and profited from the $230 million corruption scheme that he had exposed.

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English | 2012 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B008Y2ARWC | Duration: 16:58 h | 468 MB
Arthur Herman / Narrated by John McDonough

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