Audio Books

English | 2012 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B00AOAG63G | Duration: 12:12 h | 336 MB
B. Joseph Pine II, James H. Gilmore / Narrated by Alan Sklar

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English | ASIN: B09NS48W7N | 2021 | 10 hours and 5 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 278 MB
In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area - not with formulating strategy, but with executing it, or putting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures, companies realize just a fraction of the financial performance promised in their strategic plans. It doesn't have to be that way, maintain Robert Kaplan and David Norton in The Execution Premium. Building on their breakthrough works on strategy-focused organizations, the authors describe a multistage system that enables you to gain measurable benefits from your carefully formulated business strategy. Drawing on extensive research and detailed case studies from a broad array of industries, The Execution Premium presents a systematic and proven framework for achieving the financial results promised by your strategy.

Read More: The Execution Premium Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B09QRR5W2H | 2022 | 13 hours and 16 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 364 MB
When British-born Elizabeth Blackwell earned her medical degree in America in 1849, there was an international outcry. Few at the time would have disagreed with the actress Fanny Kemble's remark - "What, trust a woman doctor - never!" Yet by the time Dr. Blackwell died in 1910, there were hundreds of women practicing medicine on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks in no small part to her courage and determination. Using a treasure trove of primary sources, the book reveals how Elizabeth Blackwell's pioneering efforts helped to fundamentally change the status of women in the West. The Excellent Doctor Blackwell tells a remarkable story, taking in the women's rights movement, the American Civil War, and Elizabeth's personal tragedy, with a fascinating cast of characters, from Abraham Lincoln to Florence Nightingale.

Read More: The Excellent Doctor Blackwell The Life of the First Woman Physician [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B09XFGGZVK | 2022 | 9 hours and 48 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 269 MB
All you need to know about investing safely and smartly, with new information on the latest options—from cryptocurrencies to social media IPOs—in this comprehensive and updated guide to understanding the current market, setting realistic goals, and achieving financial success. The best time to start investing is now—even as little as a few years can make a difference of hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time retirement comes around. Investing early in your career is the best way to ensure a secure and successful life all the way through retirement. For years, The Everything Guide to Investing in Your 20s & 30s has been guiding young professionals on how to capitalize on the investing market and make the most out of their money. This all-new and fully updated edition includes all of the tips, tricks, and investing knowledge.

Read More: The Everything Guide to Investing in Your 20s & 30s [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B09XJ6V2F1 | 2022 | 1 hour and 56 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 107 MB
The Eternal Tao Te Ching is the first translation to employ the meanings of the pre-writing brush characters in use 2,400 years ago, when the classic was written, rather than relying on the often different meanings of the more modern brush characters, as other translations have done. Hoff points out in his chapter notes the many incidents of meddling and muddling that have been made over the centuries by scholars and copyists, and he corrects the mistakes and removes such tampering from the text. Hoff also makes the provocative claim—and demonstrates by revealing clues in the text—that the author of Tao Te Ching was a young nobleman hiding his identity, rather than the long alleged author, the "Old Master" of legend, Lao-tzu. And Hoff's chapter notes shed new light on the author's surprisingly modern viewpoint. This is a unique, and uniquely accessible, presentation of the Tao Te Ching.

Read More: The Eternal Tao Te Ching The Philosophical Masterwork of Taoism and Its Relevance Today [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B00IK2OMY0 | 2014 | 9 hours and 50 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 271 MB
Dr. Aribert Heim worked at the Mauthausen concentration camp for only a few months in 1941 but left a devastating mark. According to the testimony of survivors, Heim euthanized patients with injections of gasoline into their hearts. He performed surgeries on otherwise healthy people. Some recalled prisoners' skulls set out on his desk to display perfect sets of teeth. Yet in the chaos of the postwar period, Heim was able to slip away from his dark past and establish himself as a reputable doctor and family man in the resort town of Baden-Baden. His story might have ended there, but for certain rare Germans who were unwilling to let Nazi war criminals go unpunished, among them a police investigator named Alfred Aedtner.

Read More: The Eternal Nazi From Mauthausen to Cairo, the Relentless Pursuit of SS Doctor Aribert Heim [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B09SJQXKWR | 2022 | 11 hours and 48 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 649 MB
In a book that is part thrilling adventure, part exploration of some of the darkest secrets of the Holocaust, award-winning journalist and best-selling novelist Jonathan Freedland uncovers the extraordinary story of the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz, a man who was determined to warn the world - and pass on a truth too few were willing to hear.

Read More: The Escape Artist The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B0B3FB6X92 | 2022 | 7 hours and 19 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 201 MB
The book describes a 10-day Vipassana meditation course in the tradition of S. N. Goenka from the standpoint of someone encountering meditation for the first time. It contains a detailed, journal-like narrative of the rich and complex sequence of events that unrolls during the retreat. The author's capacity to recall and sequence vivid details by the hundreds gives the book the feeling of an experience, rather than merely of a recounting. The Equanimous Mind has a particular heartwarming quality because of the earnestness with which the author seeks to grow into being the best possible person he can be. Many people will benefit from this volume of clear sentences, deep feelings, and important messages.

Read More: The Equanimous Mind How a Ten-Day Meditation Boot Camp Unexpectedly Awakened Me to the Fundamentals of Life [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B09TFVG45M | 2022 | 5 hours and 29 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 151 MB
The political upheaval of the mid-17th century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne, but the conflict of 1640-60 was more dramatic: The monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished, to be replaced by a republic and military rule. In this wonderfully listenable account, Blair Worden explores the events of this period and their origins - the war between King and Parliament, the execution of Charles I, Cromwell's rule, and the Restoration - while aiming to reveal something more elusive: the motivations of contemporaries on both sides and the concerns of later generations.

Read More: The English Civil Wars 1640-1660 [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B09Y697HYH | 2022 | 2 hours and 39 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 146 MB
Can a 19th-century landscape architect help us address the sustainability challenges of our time? If we're talking about Frederick Law Olmsted, the genius behind Central Park, the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, and other iconic green spaces, then the answer's a resounding yes. In The Enduring Genius of Frederick Law Olmsted, you'll learn about the iconic landscape architect's incredible life—and ponder his incredible legacy. You'll explore his work as a designer of some breathtaking natural landscapes (as well as some of the painful failures he had to endure along the way). You'll also consider Olmsted's efforts to address the momentous challenges of his century, including the Civil War, and the vital role he played in the most transformative period in American history. How can people, entrenched in a highly mobile and individualistic society, develop a solid sense of community? How can we grow our cities without destroying the environment around them? What ideas offer a rock-solid foundation for sustainable communities and civilizations?

Read More: The Enduring Genius of Frederick Law Olmsted [Audiobook]