Free Download Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BWKC8G81 | 2023 | 12 hours and 32 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 362 MB
Author: Ryan J. Reilly
Narrator: Ryan J. Reilly
The January 6th attack is an unprecedented crime in American history. Sprawling and openly political, it can't be handled by the traditional rules and norms of law enforcement-threatening the very idea of justice and its role in society. The attack on the Capitol building following the 2020 election was an extraordinarily large and brazen crime. Conspiracies were formed on social media in full public view, the law-breakers paraded on national television with undisguised faces, and with outgoing President Donald Trump openly cheering them on. The basic concept of law enforcement-investigators find criminals and serve justice-quickly breaks down in the face of such an event. The system has been strained by the sheer volume of criminals and the widespread perception that what they did wasn't wrong.

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Free Download Secret Life of the City: How Nature Thrives in the Urban Wild (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CLVSMF8S | 2023 | 7 hours and 9 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 396 MB
Author: Hanna Hagen Bjørgaas
Narrator: Mary Helen Gallucci
Come along on an informative, whirlwind tour of urban species and discover that you are surrounded by wild nature, even in your own backyard. When biologist Hanna Bjørgaas spots a fairy cup lichen in Antarctica, she is surprised to recognize it from her own backyard in Oslo. When she returns home, she embarks on a journey into urban nature, visiting city parks, cemeteries, and concrete rooftops to investigate the species that live in urban spaces. Along the way, she meets corvids, songbirds, ants, pigeons, bats, sparrows, fungi, and linden trees-and the experts who study their surprising abilities to survive, and thrive, in the city. As Bjørgaas discovers, urban nature-and its unique mixture of species that have never lived together before in Earth's history-is valuable. More than half of the world's human population lives in densely populated areas-and plants and animals have followed us into cities. Secret Life of the City invites us to pay more attention to the sounds, sights, and smells of urban nature right outside our door. A treasure trove of fascinating flora and fauna, this wonderful book offers a plea to save our city plants, animals, and fungi before we lose them, too.

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Free Download Saving the Planet Without the Bullshit: What They Don't Tell You About the Climate Crisis (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C11LWML3 | 2023 | 8 hours and 32 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 242 MB
Author: Assaad Razzouk
Narrator: Homer Todiwala
Have you heard that you should plant trees to save the planet? Or buy carbon offsets when you fly? Or recycle plastic? Go vegan? Or not have children? What if all these actions were a distraction, no matter how well-intentioned? In this provocative manifesto, Assaad Razzouk shows that for too long our ideas about what's best for the environment have been unfocused and distracted, trying to go in too many directions and concentrating on individual behavior. While some of these things can be useful, they are dwarfed by one big thing that simply has to happen very soon if we're to avoid major environmental breakdown: curtailing the activities of the fossil fuel industry. Full of counter-intuitive statistics and positive suggestions for individual and collective action, this ingenious book will change how you view the climate crisis.

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Free Download Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C1HRH2RH | 2023 | 5 hours and 46 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 321 MB
Author: Morgan Housel
Narrator: Chris Hill
From the author of the international blockbuster, a powerful new tool to unlock one of life's most challenging puzzles. Every investment plan under the sun is, at best, an informed speculation of what may happen in the future, based on a systematic extrapolation from the known past. Same as Ever reverses the process, inviting us to identify the many things that never, ever change. With his usual elan, Morgan Housel presents a master class on optimizing risk, seizing opportunity, and living your best life. Through a sequence of engaging stories and pithy examples, he shows how we can use our newfound grasp of the unchanging to see around corners, not by squinting harder through the uncertain landscape of the future, but by looking backwards, being more broad-sighted, and focusing instead on what is permanently true. By doing so, we may better anticipate the big stuff, and achieve the greatest success, not merely financial comforts, but most importantly, a life well lived.

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Free Download Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BY3P74LS | 2023 | 8 hours and 4 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 228 MB
Author: Richard Snow
Narrator: Jacques Roy
A riveting account of the only mutiny in the history of the United States Navy-a little-known event that cost three innocent young men their lives-part murder mystery, part courtroom drama, and as propulsive and dramatic as the bestselling novels of Patrick O'Brian. On December 16, 1842, the US brig-of-war Somers dropped anchor in Brooklyn Harbor at the end of a cruise intended to teach a group of adolescents the rudiments of naval life. But this seemingly harmless exercise ended in catastrophe. Commander Alexander Slidell Mackenzie came ashore saying he had narrowly prevented a mutiny that would have left him and his officers dead. Some of the thwarted mutineers were being held under guard, but three had been hanged: Boatswain's Mate Samuel Cromwell, Seaman Elisha Small, and Acting Midshipman Philip Spencer, whose father was the secretary of war, John Spencer. Eighteen-year-old Philip Spencer, according to Mackenzie, had been the ringleader who encouraged the crew to seize the ship and become pirates, raping and pillaging their way across the old Spanish Main.

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Free Download Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BY9DB31C | 2023 | 6 hours and 10 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 345 MB
Author: Brandon Stosuy, Rose Lazar
Narrator: Brandon Stosuy, Deanna Anthony, Reena Dutt, Cynthia Farrell, Em Grosland, Nikki Massoud, George Newbern, André Santana, Eric Yang
A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness-and the transformative power of tears. When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons that we cry-and the circumstances in which we shed a tear-are often surprising and beautiful. Sad Happens is a collective, multi-faceted archive of tears that captures the complexity and variety of these circumstances. Brimming with humanity, this anthology is confirmation that sad happens-but so does joy, love, a sense of community, and a host of other emotions. By turns moving and affirming, Sad Happens is an emotional balm and visual delight.

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Free Download Romney: A Reckoning (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C3MXH9PL | 2023 | 12 hours and 31 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 361 MB
Author: McKay Coppins
Narrator: McKay Coppins, Jonathan Davis
A remarkably illuminating biography of one of America's most fascinating political figures-including news-making revelations from Mitt Romney himself about dissension within today's Republican Party-written with his full cooperation by an award-winning writer at The Atlantic. Few figures in American politics have seen more and said less than Mitt Romney. An outspoken dissident in Donald Trump's GOP, he has made headlines in recent years for standing alone against the forces he believes are poisoning the party he once led. Romney was the first senator in history to vote to remove from office a president of his own party. When that president's supporters went on to storm the US Capitol, Romney delivered a thundering speech from the Senate floor accusing his fellow Republicans of stoking insurrection.

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Free Download Roman Warfare (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BYL728YH | 2023 | 4 hours and 50 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 264 MB
Author: Adrian Goldsworthy
Narrator: Richard Poe
From an award-winning historian, a concise and comprehensive history of the fighting forces that created the Roman Empire. Roman warfare was relentless in its pursuit of victory. A ruthless approach to combat played a major part in Rome's history, creating an empire that eventually included much of Europe, the Near East and North Africa. What distinguished the Roman army from its opponents was the uncompromising and total destruction of its enemies. Yet this ferocity was combined with a genius for absorbing conquered peoples, creating one of the most enduring empires ever known. In Roman Warfare, celebrated historian Adrian Goldsworthy traces the history of Roman warfare from 753 BC, the traditional date of the founding of Rome by Romulus, to the eventual decline and fall of Roman Empire and attempts to recover Rome and Italy from the "barbarians" in the sixth century AD. It is the indispensable history of the most professional fighting force in ancient history, an army that created an Empire and changed the world.

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Free Download Rocks and Minerals: A Field Guide (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CG7MRKPY | 2023 | 4 hours and 17 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 238 MB
Author: Evelyn Mervine
Narrator: Simona Chitescu-Weik
A comprehensive guide to rocks and minerals-a must-have for any rock hound's library. Rocks & Minerals is a field guide to 50 varieties of rocks and minerals. In this book, you'll find profiles on individual specimens, each showcasing characteristics, chemical composition, origins, and key identifiers. Take a deep dive into geology, including: Quartz, Biotite, Muscovite, Limonite, Gypsum, Olivine, Amphibole, Topaz And many more! From beautiful gemstones to sparkling geodes and incredible volcanic formations, this guide is an engrossing overview of natural environments. Use this book to learn tips for building your own collection. Rock hounds and geologists alike will find wonderful opportunities for discovery.

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Free Download Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance Through the Radical Power of Rest (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CJ9XN82X | 2023 | 5 hours and 10 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 287 MB
Author: Ximena Vengoechea
Narrator: Ximena Vengoechea
Rest Easy invites you to experience the life-changing power of resting your mind, body, and spirit. Rest expert Ximena Vengoechea explores the power of rest and guides you through dozens of proven methods for relaxation and renewal, including movement, sound, visualizations, journaling, time in nature, meditative activities, and so much more. PROVEN TECHNIQUES: These techniques and practices are proven to improve rest, reduce stress, and boost joy. The author distills her research to make a range of rest techniques accessible to everyone, allowing listeners to experiment with a variety of practices and find what best fits their needs. FRESH APPROACH TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS: This book offers a distinctive approach to wellness and well-being. Warm and inviting, Rest Easy is a simple and authentic way to connect and be present for someone in need of gentle encouragement and uplifting support. POSITIVE & TIMELY: This book presents contemporary methods for well-being in a simple, easy-to-engage format. Listeners will discover information on practices for mindfulness, breath work, yoga, and more.

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