English | ASIN: B0B2F3YFXQ | 2022 | 7 hours and 54 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 434 MB
What Socrates's greatest failure reveals about an ancient question: Can we teach our leaders to be better people? Is good character something that can be taught? In 430 BCE, Socrates set out to teach the vain, power-seeking Athenian statesman Alcibiades how to be a good person—and failed spectacularly. Alcibiades went on to beguile his city into a hopeless war with Syracuse, and all of Athens paid the price. In The Quest for Character, philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci tells this famous story and asks what we can learn from it. He blends ancient sources with modern interpretations to give a full picture of the philosophy and cultivation of character, virtue, and personal excellence—what the Greeks called arete. At heart, The Quest for Character isn't simply about what makes a good leader. Drawing on Socrates as well as his followers among the Stoics, this book gives us lessons perhaps even more crucial: how we can each lead an excellent life.

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English | ASIN: B0BBTRXJ3P | 2022 | 14 hours and 19 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 382 MB
New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive story of Queen Elizabeth II's life and legacy. Painfully shy, Elizabeth Windsor's personality was well suited to her youthful ambition of living quietly in the country, raising a family, and caring for her dogs and horses. But when her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated, she became heir to the throne—embarking on a journey that would test her as a woman and as a queen. Ascending to the throne at only 25, this self-effacing monarch navigated endless setbacks, family conflict, and occasional triumphs throughout her 70 years as the Queen of England. As her mettle was tested, she endeavored to keep the monarchy relevant culturally, socially, and politically, often in the face of resistance from inside the institution itself.

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English | ASIN: B074MJB9FH | 2017 | 6 hours and 24 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 174 MB
A book of science like no other about a scientist like no other. This is a landmark in science writing. It resurrects from the vaults of neglect the polymath Jerome Cardano, a Milanese of the 16th century. Who is he? A gambler and blasphemer, inventor and chancer, plagued by demons and anxieties, astrologer to kings, emperors and popes. This stubborn and unworldly man was the son of a lawyer and a brothel keeper but also a gifted physician and the unacknowledged discoverer of the mathematical foundations of quantum physics. That is the argument of this charming and intoxicatingly clever book, which is truly original in its style and, in the manner of the modernists, embodies in its very form its theories about the world. The Quantum Astrologer's Handbook is a science book with the panache of a novel, for fans of Carlo Rovelli or Umberto Eco. It is a work of and about genius.

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English | July 07, 2015 | ASIN: B0118LMXXG | MP3 | M4B | 20h 46m | 502 MB
Author: Django Wexler

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English | ASIN: B09V6RS9DX | 2022 | 8 hours and 50 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 256 MB
As longevity medicine revolutionizes the lives of many older people, the quest to take the next step—to live as long as we choose—has spurred a scientific arms race in search of the elixir of life, funded by Big Tech and Silicon Valley. Once the stuff of Mesopotamian mythology and episodes of Star Trek, the effort to make humans immortal is becoming increasingly credible as the pace of technological progress quickens. It has also empowered a wild-eyed fringe of pseudo-scientists, tech visionaries, scam artists, and religious fanatics who have given their lives over to the pursuit of immortality.

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English | ASIN: B0BDMWW7TN | 2022 | 2 hours and 21 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 129 MB
It's hard to think of something more satisfying than getting a good night's sleep. Why is that? What exactly happens to our bodies and our brains when we're sleeping? If that question has ever crossed your mind, or if you have ever struggled with sleep issues, you won't want to miss this insightful and illuminating look at the science of sleep. Sleep neurologist Jennifer Molano explores many different aspects of sleep, helping you better understand common sleep issues and providing practical tips to improve sleep in your life. Over the course of six lectures, she will reveal what drives our sleep-wake cycle, what "healthy sleep" is, how our sleep cycles change over time, why sleep is important in regulating systems in our brains and bodies, and what symptoms may occur with sleep disturbances. You'll learn about some common misconceptions and myths about how to get a better night's rest and you'll discover the essential components of optimal sleep health.

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English | MP3 | M4B | 2022 | ISBN: 9798212030083 | 06:03:41 | 171 MB
Plus-size fashion revolutionizes the way women view themselves and their bodies. By honoring our progress so far, The Power of Plus launches the next stage of the plus-size fashion movement.

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English | ASIN: B0BK5DZWQZ | 2022 | 8 hours and 39 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 243 MB
Organizations are stressed. Innovation and global competition have become the source of relentless pressure and customers have never had higher expectations. Corporate efforts to improve everyday productivity and boost profits are producing diminishing returns. Yet a new frontier of enormous opportunity to improve results is hidden in plain sight. According to a Fortune 500 study, as much as 80% of working time is lost to tiresome meetings, unclear expectations, difficult decisions, and other wasteful delays. Overcoming the lack of clarity behind this waste—on both an individual and organizational basis—would reap huge rewards. In The Power of Clarity, Ann Latham exposes the unrecognized confusion and explains how to eliminate it. This fascinating guide to workplace productivity and effectiveness draws upon extensive research and case studies to demonstrate how you can get better results in far less time while also increasing confidence and commitment.

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English | ASIN: B09HYQYBBD | 2022 | 9 hours and 44 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 255 MB
Deadly plagues have ripped across the globe for centuries and will continue to do so in the future. From the Black Death to smallpox and the Hong Kong flu, seven of the 10 worst plagues in history originated in China. But the COVID-19 pandemic was something entirely new: a genetically engineered pathogen that was deliberately released upon the world for the geopolitical profit of a Communist government. In The Politically Incorrect Guide to Pandemics, Steven Mosher, a leading authority on China, devastates politically correct narratives about the COVID-19 pandemic and the deadliest plagues in history. The next pandemic may be the most devastating plague of all time. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Pandemics sounds the alarm to prepare for a dangerous pandemic future.

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English | ASIN: B0B39QMP74 | 2022 | 7 hours and 26 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 213 MB
Another entry in the best-selling, irreverent, hard-hitting Politically Incorrect Guide series! Economics from a rational, conservative viewpoint—that is, a refreshing look at how money actually works from an author who knows the score, and how the law of economics are frequently broken and derailed by pernicious leftists and virtue signaling progressives.

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