Free Download The Science of Nutrition: Debunk the Diet Myths and Learn How to Eat Responsibly for Health and Happiness (Audiobook)
English | August 16, 2022 | ASIN: B0B2CCKCXL | M4B@64 kbps | 8h 5m | 327 MB
Author: Rhiannon Lambert | Narrator: Abbie Eastwood
Is a vegan diet healthier? Should I try going low-carb? Is it always a bad idea to skip a meal? Are superfoods all they're cracked up to be? Is fat still bad for you? Can I eat to improve my chances of conceiving?
Science of Nutrition cuts through the noise of conflicting diet advice with clear answers backed up by the very latest research.

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Free Download The Science of James Smithson: Discoveries from The Smithsonian Founder (Audiobook)
English | November 12, 2020 | ASIN: B08N8ZL9Z3 | M4B@128 kbps | 12h 15m | 681 MB
Author: Steven Turner | Narrator: John Curless
Accessible exploration of the noteworthy scientific career of James Smithson, who left his fortune to establish the Smithsonian Institution.
James Smithson is best known as the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, but few people know his full and fascinating story. He was a widely respected chemist and mineralogist and a member of the Royal Society, but in 1865, his letters, collection of 10,000 minerals, and more than 200 unpublished papers were lost to a fire in the Smithsonian Castle. His scientific legacy was further written off as insignificant in an 1879 essay published through the Smithsonian 50 years after his death - a claim that author Steven Turner demonstrates is far from the truth.

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Free Download The Science of Happiness: Seven Lessons for Living Well (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CJVP4T6R | 2024 | 6 hours and 12 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 345 MB
Author: Bruce Hood
Narrator: Chris Harper
We all want to be happier, but our brains often get in the way. When we're too stuck in our heads we obsess over our inadequacies, compare ourselves with others and fail to see the good in our lives. In The Science of Happiness, world-leading psychologist and happiness expert Bruce Hood demonstrates that the key to happiness is not self-care but connection. He presents seven simple but life-changing lessons to break negative thought patterns and re-connect with the things that really matter. Grounded in decades of studies in neuroscience and developmental psychology, this book tells a radical new story about the roots of wellbeing and the obstacles that lie in our path. With clear, practical takeaways throughout, Professor Hood demonstrates how we can all harness the findings of this science to re-wire our thinking and transform our lives.

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Free Download The Roman Civil Wars of the 3rd and 4th Centuries: The History of the Conflicts that Led to a Split of the Roman Empire (Audiobook)
English | ISBN: 9798868757921 | 2024 | 2 hours and 17 minutes | M4B@256 kbps | 251 MB
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Bill Caufield
The 50 years following the assassination of Severus Alexander on March 19, 235 CE has been generally regarded by academics as one of the lowest points in the history of the Roman Empire. This stands in stark contrast to the previous 150 years, which included the reigns of the Five Good Emperors and has been universally praised as one of the high points of the empire. Severus Alexander was the last of the Severan emperors, and the subsequent years of crisis (235-285 CE) were characterized by a series of short reigns, usually ending in the violent death of the reigning emperor. At the same time, this period of time also saw the empire beset by threatening forces on all sides. The Romans faced a newly resurgent Persia in the east, as well as significant forces from German tribes on the Rhine and Goths along the Danube. The various conflicts would result in the unprecedented death of a sitting emperor in battle, which took place in 251 with Emperor Decius, and Emperor Valerian was captured in 260 CE.

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Free Download The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries (Audiobook)
English | December 07, 2021 | ASIN: B09MSQ12K7 | M4B@128 kbps | 6h 2m | 336 MB
Authors: R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck | Narrator: David Bendena
Unlock the secrets of the Eleusinian Mysteries: A deep exploration of secret rites, psychedelic sacraments, and spiritual revelations that captivated ancient Greek society for nearly two millennia.
Uncover the evocative history of The Road to Eleusis. Once held in hushed whispers, the Eleusinian Mysteries were a series of secret rituals and initiations in honor of the goddesses Demeter and Persephone. They stood as an enigmatic cornerstone of ancient Greek spirituality, capturing imaginations and fevered intrigue for close to two millennia. But beneath the veils of tradition and ceremony lay a potent secret.

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Free Download The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C5PGNP8J | 2024 | 8 hours and 18 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 238 MB
Author: Anna Shechtman
Narrator: Anna Shechtman
Combining the soul-baring confessional of Brain on Fire and the addictive storytelling of The Queen's Gambit, a renowned puzzle creator's compulsively enjoyable memoir and history of the crossword puzzle as an unexpected site of women's work and feminist protest. The indisputable "queen of crosswords," Anna Shechtman published her first New York Times puzzle at age nineteen, and later, spearheaded the The New Yorker's popular crossword section. Working with a medium often criticized as exclusionary, elitist, and out-of-touch, Anna is one of very few women in the field of puzzle making, where she strives to make the everyday diversion more diverse.

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Free Download The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789 (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CXQ56F8V | 2024 | 21 hours and 00 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 607 MB
Author: Robert Darnton
Narrator: Andrew J. Andersen
When a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in July 1789, it triggered an event of global consequence: the overthrow of the monarchy and the birth of a new society. Most historians account for the French Revolution by viewing it in retrospect as the outcome of underlying conditions such as a faltering economy, social tensions, or the influence of Enlightenment thought. But what did Parisians themselves think they were doing-how did they understand their world? What were the motivations and aspirations that guided their actions? In this dazzling history, Robert Darnton addresses these questions by drawing on decades of close study to conjure a past as vivid as today's news.

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Free Download The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CDMXHYLV | 2024 | 10 hours and 57 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 301 MB
Author: Jim Sciutto
Narrator: Jim Sciutto
The essential new book by CNN anchor and chief national security analyst Jim Sciutto, identifying a new, more uncertain global order with reporting on the frontlines of power from existing wars to looming ones across the globe. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 dawned what Francis Fukuyama called "The End of History." Three decades later, Jim Sciutto said on CNN's air as the Ukraine war began, that we are living in a "1939 moment." History never ended-it barely paused-and the global order as we long have known it is now gone. Powerful nations are determined to assert dominance on the world stage. And as their push for power escalates, a new order will affect everyone across the globe. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a part of it, but in reality, this power struggle impacts every corner of our world-from Helsinki to Beijing, from Australia to the North Pole.

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Free Download The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CBL7MH63 | 2024 | 10 hours and 12 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 301 MB
Author: Jack McCallum
Narrator: Cary Hite
The true story behind Crispus Attucks High School and the all-Black basketball team loosely depicted as the championship opponent in the beloved classic sports movie Hoosiers. For far too long the mythology of Indiana basketball has been dominated by Hoosiers. Framed as the ultimate underdog, feel-good story, there has also long been a cultural debate surrounding the film. The Real Hoosiers sets out to illuminate the narrative that the film omits, the story of the unheralded Crispus Attucks Tigers, playing the game at the highest level in the 1950s in a racially divided Indiana. After a crushing loss to Milan High School in the 1954 semifinal, which was the game that the final scenes in Hoosiers are based on, Attucks went on to win back-to-back Indiana state championships.

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Free Download The Race for Nuclear Weapons during World War II: The History and Legacy of Both Sides' Efforts to Build an Atomic Bomb (Audiobook)
English | ISBN: 9798868607110 | 2024 | 3 hours and 31 minutes | M4B@192 kbps | 291 MB
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Bill Caufield
Before the Second World War, military conflicts were fought under orthodox conditions, usually termed "conventional warfare," but several innovations had significantly changed combat, leading inextricably to the race for a nuclear weapon in the 1930s and 1940s. Conflicts had been fought by armies on horseback with guns of varying sophistication since the 16th century, but mechanized warfare and machine guns changed this calculus and set the stage for future combat by the end of World War I. Other sinister changes entered the fray during this conflict, such as chemical weapons like chlorine and mustard gas. The total warfare brought about by World War I and ensuing wars like the Spanish Civil War made the quest for the most powerful weapons somewhat necessary.

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