Free Download Native Nations: A Millennium in North America (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CDHKPFWL | 2024 | 21 hours and 30 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 618 MB
Author: Kathleen DuVal
Narrator: Carolina Hoyos
A magisterial history of Indigenous North America that places the power of Native nations at its center, telling their story from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue today. Long before the colonization of North America, Indigenous Americans built diverse civilizations and adapted to a changing world in ways that reverberated globally. And, as award-winning historian Kathleen DuVal vividly recounts, when Europeans did arrive, no civilization came to a halt because of a few wandering explorers, even when the strangers came well armed.

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Free Download My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CLWQ3PKZ | 2024 | 11 hours and 10 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 321 MB
Author: Alice Randall
Narrator: Alice Randall
Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author with a "lively, engaging, and often wise" (The New York Times Book Review) voice, offers a lyrical, introspective, and unforgettable account of her past and her search for the first family of Black country music. Country music had brought Randall and her activist mother together and even gave Randall a singular distinction in American music history: she is the first Black woman to cowrite a number one country hit, Trisha Yearwood's "XXX's and OOO's". Randall found inspiration and comfort in the sounds and history of the first family of Black country music: DeFord Bailey, Lil Hardin, Ray Charles, Charley Pride, and Herb Jeffries who, together, made up a community of Black Americans rising through hard times to create simple beauty, true joy, and sometimes profound eccentricity. What emerges in My Black Country is a celebration of the most American of music genres and the radical joy in realizing the power of Black influence on American culture. As country music goes through a fresh renaissance today, with a new wave of Black artists enjoying success, My Black Country is the perfect gift for longtime country fans and a vibrant introduction to a new generation of listeners who previously were not invited to give the genre a chance.

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Free Download My Beloved Monster: Masha, the Half-Wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CFCDGMFZ | 2024 | 13 hours and 47 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 396 MB
Author: Caleb Carr
Narrator: James Lurie
The #1 bestselling author tells the extraordinary story of Masha, a half-wild rescue cat who fought off a bear, tackled Caleb like a linebacker-and bonded with him as tightly as any cat and human possibly can. Caleb Carr has had special relationships with cats since he was a young boy in a turbulent household, famously peopled by the founding members of the Beat Generation, where his steadiest companions were the adopted cats that lived with him both in the city and the country. As an adult, he has had many close feline companions, with relationships that have outlasted most of his human ones. But only after building a three-story home in rural, upstate New York did he enter into the most extraordinary of all of his cat pairings: Masha, a Siberian Forest cat who had been abandoned as a kitten, and was languishing in a shelter when Caleb met her.

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Free Download Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C4VS8SWT | 2024 | 22 hours and 19 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 648 MB
Author: Renée Fleming
Narrator: Gina Daniels, Carin Gilfry, Patty Nieman, Cary Hite, Vikas Adam, Renée Fleming
This book inspires us all to immerse ourselves in the vast potential of music and other creative arts to heal our wounds, sharpen our minds, enliven our bodies, and restore our broken connections. World-renowned soprano and arts/health advocate Renée Fleming curates a collection of essays from leading scientists, artists, creative arts therapists, educators, and healthcare providers about the powerful impacts of music and the arts on health and the human experience. A compelling and growing body of research has shown music and arts therapies to be effective tools for addressing a widening array of conditions, from providing pain relief and alleviating anxiety and depression to regaining speech after stroke or traumatic brain injury, and improving mobility for people with disorders that include Parkinson's disease and MS. In Music and Mind Renée Fleming draws upon her own experience as an advocate to showcase the breadth of this booming field, inviting leading experts to share their discoveries. In addition to describing therapeutic benefits, the book explores evolution, brain function, childhood development, and technology as applied to arts and health. With essays from notable musicians, writers, and artists, as well as leading neuroscientists, Music and Mind is a groundbreaking book, the perfect introduction and overview of this exciting new field.

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Free Download Gowan Dawson, Nigel Patterson (Narrator), "Monkey to Man: The Evolution of the March of Progress Image"
English | ASIN: B0CZ1SP6H4 | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~11:23:00 | 313 MB
The first book to examine the iconic depiction of evolution, the "march of progress," and its role in shaping our understanding of how humans evolved
We are all familiar with the "march of progress," the representation of evolution that depicts a series of apelike creatures becoming progressively taller and more erect before finally reaching the upright human form. Its emphasis on linear progress has had a decisive impact on public understanding of evolution, yet the image contradicts modern scientific conceptions of evolution as complex and branching.
This book is the first to examine the origins and history of this ubiquitous and hugely consequential illustration. In a story spanning more than a century, from Victorian Britain to America in the Space Age, Gowan Dawson traces the interconnected histories of the two most important versions of the image: the frontispiece to Thomas Henry Huxley's Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature (1863) and "The Road to Homo Sapiens," a fold-out illustration in the bestselling book Early Man (1965). Dawson explores how the recurring appearances of this image pointed to shifting scientific and public perspectives on human evolution, as well as indicated novel artistic approaches, and advancements in technology.

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Free Download Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al D'arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia (Audiobook)
English | Datum: November 19, 2013 | ASIN:B00GIO0ZMU | M4B@62 kbps | 16h 18m | 401.25 MB
Author: Jerry Capeci, Tom Robbins
Narrator: Michael Prichard
Alfonso 'Little Al' D'Arco, the former acting boss of the Luchese crime family, was the highest-ranking mobster to ever turn government witness when he flipped in 1991.

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Free Download Sara Jane Ho (Author, Narrator), "Mind Your Manners: How to Be Your Best Self in Any Situation"
English | ASIN: B0CFCRLB84 | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~07:48:00 | 215 MB
Founder of a global etiquette school and star of her own Netflix series Sara Jane Ho teaches listeners how to thrive socially in a variety of situations, in person and online.
Etiquette, Sara Jane says, is the glue that holds society together. Humans are social creatures, after all-we need connection to survive. But with global cultures in flux and the post-pandemic digital age, shadow epidemics of anxiety and loneliness are on the rise. Plus, the old rules of "decorum" don't match the times.
Amidst all this withdrawal and change, social growth can feel out of reach. How do we leave the comfort of our homes, step away from our screens, and interact face to face? How do we create genuine bonds with people we've just met, and how do we maintain those ties throughout our lives? Even the most resilient social butterflies among us face sticky situations-from accidentally sent invites to unruly work and family encounters-any advice would help.

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Free Download Million-Dollar Habits (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CWVNMKTG | 2024 | 2 hours and 3 minutes | M4B@256 kbps | 226 MB
Author: Rachel Rodgers
Narrator: Rachel Rodgers
In Million Dollar Habits, Rodgers puts forward the habits you would do well to adopt in order to generate wealth. And before she gets to those habits, she first encourages you to raise your financial goals. Rachel Rodgers' Million Dollar Habits will get you in shape to make opportunities to wealth and seize all that come your way. To give you a taste of Rodgers' program to wealth, here are her Daily 7-the seven steps that you should do each day to reach your wealth goals. Million Dollar Habits is the ultimate guide to getting in shape mentally, physically, and financially to create generational wealth, regardless of your current financial status.

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Free Download MicroSkills: Small Actions, Big Impact (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CLWPNRXB | 2024 | 9 hours and 14 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 267 MB
Author: Adaira Landry, Resa E. Lewiss
Narrator: Adaira Landry, Resa E. Lewiss
The promise of this book is simple: if you buy this book on Friday, you will be better at your job by Monday. MicroSkills is built on one core, easy-to-learn principle: every big goal, complicated task, healthy habit, and, yes, even what we think of as character traits, can be broken down into small, learnable, skills that can be practiced, and incorporated real-time. We call these: MicroSkills. As award winning physicians, educators, and mentors we hear the gamut of challenges with navigating the workplace. And when we learn a lesson we often wish we had learned it earlier. MicroSkills is packed with the privileged information that you want delivered to you as efficiently as possible.

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Free Download Mechanic Shop Femme's Guide to Car Ownership: Uncomplicating Cars for All of Us (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CBL5VRYL | 2024 | 6 hours and 43 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 378 MB
Author: Chaya M. Milchtein
Narrator: Chaya M. Milchtein, Tanis Parenteau
A comprehensive guide to car ownership and maintenance intended for anyone-regardless of age, gender or experience. When did you last listen to a book about cars? Typically written for men, particularly automotive enthusiasts and mechanics, these books rarely appeal to the everyday car owner. Mechanic Shop Femme's Guide to Car Ownership is different. Automotive educator, journalist, and social media influencer Chaya M. Milchtein is a queer woman who has spent the last decade deeply entrenched in the automotive industry. In a country where economic injustices disproportionately impact marginalized people, particularly people of color and the LGBTQ+ community, a reliable car and an excellent relationship with a quality mechanic is vital to climb out of poverty. Chaya understands that a vehicle is an economic necessity that can provide access to career opportunities, financial security, and physical safety.

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