Free Download Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World: The Catholic Church in the Age of Revolution and Democracy (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CLSDZXNQ | 2023 | 18 hours and 29 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 529 MB
Author: Ambrogio A. Caiani
Narrator: Mark Elstob
An ambitious, authoritative history of the Roman Catholic Church in the modern age. Despite its many crises, especially in Western Europe, there are still 1.2 billion Catholics in the world and the Church remains a powerful, controversial and defiantly archaic institution. After the French Revolution and the democratic rebellions of 1848, the Church retreated, especially under Pius IX, into a fortress of unreason, denouncing almost every aspect of modern life, including liberalism and socialism. The Pope proclaimed his infallibility; the cult of the Virgin Mary and her apparitions to semi-illiterate shepherds became articles of faith; the Vatican refused all accommodation with the modern state, until a disastrous series of concordats with fascist states in the 1930s. In Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World, Dr. Ambrogio A. Caiani narrates the epic, fascinating, entertaining and horrifying history of the Roman Catholic Church. It is an account of the Church's fraught encounter with modernity in all its forms, from representative democracy and the nation state to science, literature and secular culture.

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Free Download Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BZG33465 | 2023 | 14 hours and 45 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 423 MB
Author: Elizabeth R. Varon
Narrator: Fred Sanders
An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruction and became an outcast in the South. It was the most remarkable political about-face in American history. During the Civil War, General James Longstreet fought tenaciously for the Confederacy. He was alongside Lee at Gettysburg (and counseled him not to order the ill-fated attacks on entrenched Union forces there). He won a major Confederate victory at Chickamauga and was seriously wounded during a later battle. After the war Longstreet moved to New Orleans, where he dramatically changed course. He supported Black voting and joined the newly elected, integrated postwar government in Louisiana.

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Free Download Longevity By Choice: The Art of Maintaining Cell Health (Audiobook)
English | ISBN: 9781738609635 | 2023 | 3 hours and 27 minutes | M4B@192 kbps | 285 MB
Author: Zen Lee
Narrator: Val Cole
Do you want to live a longer and healthier life but don't know where to start? We all struggle with the effects of aging at some point, so it's very natural to wonder whether there is a way to slow it down. And there is.. If you want to learn how to optimize your cell health and improve your overall well-being to live a longer, healthier life-you need to listen this book! With this guide in your hands, you'll have access to the latest research and expert advice on how to maintain cell health, optimize your body's natural processes, and improve the quality of life. Whether you're a health enthusiast or simply looking for some inspiration to take the first steps toward a healthier life, this book is the ultimate guide to achieving optimal cell health and longevity.

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Free Download Lonely No More: The Astonishing Power of Inner Bonding (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CN7Z4TS7 | 2023 | 12 hours and 18 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 352 MB
Author: Margaret Paul, Dr. Erika Chopich
Narrator: Melanie Carey
Lonely No More: The Astonishing Power of Inner Bonding takes the listener on a spiritual journey of self-discovery and personal transformation, exploring the often-conflicting relationship between the false beliefs of the ego wounded self, how those false beliefs leave a person lonely and disconnected, and how to achieve true spiritual connection. Through engaging narratives and practical exercises, this book offers valuable insights into achieving a balanced, fulfilling relationship with both the self and the Divine.

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Free Download Logic Pro for Dummies (3rd Edition) (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CJWHLCJX | 2023 | 11 hours and 8 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 314 MB
Author: Graham English
Narrator: Tom Perkins
This one-stop source for Logic Pro insight helps you spend more time creating music. Every minute you spend trying to figure out how to set up a new track or build a drum loop is a minute you don't spend creating and recording your music. This guide to the recording software favored by Mac users helps you bypass the time needed to search for tech answers and spend more time capturing sounds. Discover the full recording power of Logic Pro, starting with launching a project and recording your audio. Explore the built-in digital instruments and beat makers, augment your recording power with plug-ins, and finalize your song by editing, adding effects, mixing, mastering, and sharing. The final step is music stardom!

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Free Download Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C1TBH5C3 | 2023 | 16 hours and 17 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 470 MB
Author: Dylan Jones
Narrator: Dylan Jones, Robert G. Slade
Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this definitive oral history celebrates not only the impact of The Velvet Underground but their legacy, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century. Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen-whether it be the 1960s or the 2020s-The Velvet Underground represents ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of the bohemian, urban, narcissistic art school gang around a psychedelic rock and roll band-a stylistic idea that evolved in the rarefied environs of Andy Warhol's Factory-The Velvets were the first major American rock group with a mixed gender line-up.

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Free Download Living the Beatles' Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BJS1W9RS | 2023 | 19 hours and 9 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 543 MB
Author: Kenneth Womack
Narrator: Kenneth Womack, Gary T. Evans
The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles' beloved friend, confidant, and roadie. Malcolm Evans, the Beatles' long-time roadie, personal assistant, and devoted friend, was an invaluable member of the band's inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Evans loomed large in the Beatles' story, contributing at times as a performer and sometime lyricist, while struggling mightily to protect his beloved "boys." He was there for the whole of the group's remarkable, unparalleled story: from the Shea Stadium triumph through the creation of the timeless cover art for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the famous Let It Be rooftop concert. Leaving a stable job as telecommunications engineer to serve as road manager for this fledgling band, Mal was the odd man out from the start-older, married with children, and without any music business experience. And yet he threw himself headlong into their world, traveling across the globe and making himself indispensable.

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Free Download Living Well in a Down Economy for Dummies, 2nd Edition (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CP2SHH94 | 2023 | 10 hours and 46 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 298 MB
Author: The Experts at Dummies
Narrator: Rick Adamson
As the economic pendulum swings, it's time to start living smart. Living Well in a Down Economy For Dummies offers ideas for keeping more money in your pocket during a topsy-turvy economy. With more than 100 tips, it shows you how to tighten your belt without feeling a big pinch in your day-to-day life. Discover innovative and effective ways to cut expenses and boost your income in today's economy. It isn't about making sacrifices. It's about setting priorities. Gain the skills you need to take control of your spending, make smarter choices, and stop the financial drain that can accompany a downturn in the economy. You'll find practical advice on how to live and thrive when prices creep up or your income falls. Get tips for spending less in all areas of life-utilities, groceries, pet care, entertainment, and beyond. And figure out how to slip in some self-care without breaking the bank. You can do this, thanks to this no-judgment For Dummies guide.

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Free Download Listen: On Music, Sound and Us (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BX4SJZPR | 2023 | 12 hours and 48 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 371 MB
Author: Michel Faber
Narrator: Nathaniel Priestley
"I'm not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I'm here to change your mind about your mind." There are countless books on music with much analysis given to musicians, bands, eras and/or genres. But rarely does a book delve into what's going on inside us when we listen. Michel Faber explores two big questions: how do we listen to music and why do we listen to music? To answer these questions, he considers a range of factors, which includes age, illness, the notion of "cool," commerce, the dichotomy between "good" and "bad" taste and much more. From the award-winning author, this idiosyncratic and philosophical book reflects Michel Faber's lifelong obsession with music of all kinds. Listen will change your relationship with the heard world.

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Free Download Lessons for Living: What Only Adversity Can Teach You (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CBZTX5BN | 2023 | 4 hours and 35 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 256 MB
Author: Phil Stutz
Narrator: JC Mackenzie
Profound essays that cut through the messiness of life to help you get the good from the bad-by famed therapist Phil Stutz, the New York Times bestselling author and star of the Netflix documentary Stutz. "Is there another way? Can you live life with its conflicts, uncertainties, and disappointments and somehow feel good about yourself? You can. But it requires a completely new orientation. . ." There are issues, and there are issues-love, loss, success, failure, hope, regret, life, death. How can we even begin to think clearly about dilemmas so universally confounding?

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