Free Download A Nasty Little War: The Western Intervention into the Russian Civil War (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C7HKNH57 | 2024 | 13 hours and 8 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 362 MB
Author: Anna Reid
Narrator: Anna Reid
The first comprehensive history of the failed Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War, a decisive turning point in the relationship between Russia and the West. Overlapping with and overshadowed by the First World War, the Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War was one of the most ambitious military ventures of the twentieth century. Launched in the summer of 1918, it drew in 180,000 troops from fifteen different countries in theaters ranging from the Caspian Sea to the Arctic, and from Poland to the Pacific. Though little remembered today, its consequences stoked global political turmoil for decades to come.

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Free Download A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness, 2024 Edition (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CF6WCGYP | 2024 | 9 hours and 57 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 289 MB
Author: S. Nassir Ghaemi
Narrator: Adam Barr
Historians have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and terrible leaders alike: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. In A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, director of the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center, offers a myth-shattering exploration of the powerful connections between mental illness and leadership and sets forth a controversial, compelling thesis: The very qualities that mark those with mood disorders also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. From the importance of Lincoln's "depressive realism" to the lackluster leadership of exceedingly sane men as Neville Chamberlain, A First-Rate Madness overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind.

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Free Download A Courtly History: Romance in the 19th Century (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CS6T88XT | 2024 | 2 hours and 46 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 152 MB
Author: Stephanie Insley Hershinow, The Great Courses
Narrator: Stephanie Insley Hershinow
The rituals and pageantry of courtship in the 19th century can seem foreign to us today. Some of us may look back and see a more romantic age, while others will see a minefield of strict rules and stuffy protocol. Either way you look at it, it was worlds away from what dating is in the 21st century. From coming-out parties and neighborhood balls to the rules of letter writing and marriage proposals, there were a lot of etiquette rules to observe if you wanted to find love-and, even more important, to secure your future through marriage. Novels like Pride and Prejudice and period dramas like Bridgerton may give us glimpses into the nature of 19th-century romance, but what about the fuller historical and social context? In the six lessons of A Courtly History: Romance in the 19th Century, Professor Stephanie Insley Hershinow gives you a detailed look at the complex and ever-evolving rules of romance in 19th-century Britain.

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Free Download Chris Ferrie, Wade David Fairclough, Byrne Laginestra, Grant Cartwright (Narrator), "42 Reasons to Hate the Universe: And One Reason Not To"
English | ASIN: B0CRSX7344 | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~07:08:00 | 196 MB
If you've always suspected the universe was out to get you . . . you were right!
Yes, the universe we live in is cosmically beautiful and mysterious and all that crap. But it's also a bit of an asshole. After all, remember that you are just a group of atoms structured in a specific way for barely long enough to try to understand this thing we call existence. Those atoms could just have easily been used to make the dog shit you're cleaning off your shoe or the mold that grows on your bread! The fact is, when you zoom out to look at the universe and how it functions, you'll see that it's usually not in our favor, and many of the laws of physics are actively working against our survival. In this book, you'll discover why you're an aging mutant; invisible rays are melting our genetic code; literally everything is poisonous; and more true and terrifying scientific facts!
But don't worry! While it's true that there are (at least) forty-two grudges to hold against the universe, the good news is that there is also one very good reason to forgive them all and embrace the wild, improbable fact that we are alive (for now) and we should take advantage of it while we can. 42 Reasons to Hate the Universe: And One Reason Not To is a hilarious, no-holds-barred exploration of all the reasons we shouldn't exist-but somehow do anyway.

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Free Download 12 Revolutionary Discoveries That Could Change Everything [TTC Audio]
English | February 02, 2024 | ASIN: B0CSZFC3K9 | M4B@64 kbps | 3h 44m | 116 MB
Lecturer: Laura Helmuth
We're living in a golden age of scientific breakthroughs and technological advancements. From the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology deployed in the COVID-19 vaccines to new research into the biology of lichens to new theories about the inner workings of black holes, the 21st century has given us an exciting new understanding of ourselves, our world, and our universe.
Now, you have the chance to dig into some of the most fascinating and important scientific advancements in recent years. Unexpected, consequential, and often counterintuitive, 12 Revolutionary Discoveries That Could Change Everything offers an inspiring introduction to science in the 21st century. Taught by Scientific American editor in chief Laura Helmuth, these eye-opening lectures will satiate even the most inquisitive mind.

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