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Future Histories
- What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us About Digital Technology
- By: Lizzie O'Shea
- Narrated by: Cat Gould
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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In engaging, sparkling prose, O'Shea shows us how very human our understanding of technology is, and how when we draw on the resources of the past, we can see the potential for struggle, for liberation, for art, and poetry in our technological present.....
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Dry and boring
- By Sean on 10-19-22
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Future Histories
- What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us About Digital Technology
- Narrated by: Cat Gould
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 05-14-19
- Language: English
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In engaging, sparkling prose, O'Shea shows us how very human our understanding of technology is, and how when we draw on the resources of the past, we can see the potential for struggle, for liberation, for art, and poetry in our technological present.....
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The Wages of War
- When America's Soldiers Came Home: From Valley Forge to Vietnam
- By: Richard Severo, Lewis Milford
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 18 hrs and 43 mins
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A disturbing chronicle of the US government’s mistreatment of American soldiers and veterans throughout history, with a new introduction by Charles Sheehan-Miles....
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The Wages of War
- When America's Soldiers Came Home: From Valley Forge to Vietnam
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 18 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 11-19-19
- Language: English
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A disturbing chronicle of the US government’s mistreatment of American soldiers and veterans throughout history, with a new introduction by Charles Sheehan-Miles....
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Bridges Across Every Divide
- By: Philip E. DeVol, Eugene K. Krebs
- Narrated by: Philip DeVol, Eugene Krebs, Jennifer Brunner
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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Public policy attempts to break the stranglehold of multigenerational poverty have largely failed. Partisan efforts to build personal, family, and community resources and a strong middle class haven’t worked either....
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Bridges Across Every Divide
- Narrated by: Philip DeVol, Eugene Krebs, Jennifer Brunner
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-26-20
- Language: English
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Public policy attempts to break the stranglehold of multigenerational poverty have largely failed. Partisan efforts to build personal, family, and community resources and a strong middle class haven’t worked either....
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From Here to Security
- How Workplace Savings Can Keep America's Promise
- By: Robert L. Reynolds
- Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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At a time of fierce political divisiveness, From Here to Security is a refreshingly balanced, non-ideological guide to solving what may be our nation's most pressing policy challenge: achieving retirement security for all....
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From Here to Security
- How Workplace Savings Can Keep America's Promise
- Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 05-31-22
- Language: English
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At a time of fierce political divisiveness, From Here to Security is a refreshingly balanced, non-ideological guide to solving what may be our nation's most pressing policy challenge: achieving retirement security for all....
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The Stolen Year
- How COVID Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now
- By: Anya Kamenetz
- Narrated by: Anya Kamenetz
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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An NPR education reporter shows how the last true social safety net—the public school system—was decimated by the pandemic, and how years of short-sighted political decisions have failed to put our children first....
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Excellent review of the pandemic for all parts or the community
- By CK on 12-15-22
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The Stolen Year
- How COVID Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now
- Narrated by: Anya Kamenetz
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 08-23-22
- Language: English
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An NPR education reporter shows how the last true social safety net—the public school system—was decimated by the pandemic, and how years of short-sighted political decisions have failed to put our children first....
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Obama on the Home Front
- Domestic Policy Triumphs and Setbacks
- By: John D. Graham
- Narrated by: Randall R. Berner
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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The record of any American President attracts attention, but Barack Obama, the first African-American president in the nation's 240-year history, is of special interest....
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Obama on the Home Front
- Domestic Policy Triumphs and Setbacks
- Narrated by: Randall R. Berner
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 03-02-17
- Language: English
- The record of any American President attracts attention, but Barack Obama, the first African-American president in the nation's 240-year history, is of special interest....
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Becoming Dads
- A Mission to Restore Absent Fathers
- By: Charles Marvin
- Narrated by: Drew Hobson
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
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Most child advocates agree that fatherlessness goes beyond the boundaries of race and socio-economic status - and is the root of almost every social ill faced by children in our society....
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Becoming Dads
- A Mission to Restore Absent Fathers
- Narrated by: Drew Hobson
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 11-05-21
- Language: English
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Most child advocates agree that fatherlessness goes beyond the boundaries of race and socio-economic status - and is the root of almost every social ill faced by children in our society....
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This Stops Today
- Eric Garner's Mother Seeks Justice after Losing Her Son
- By: Gwen Carr, Dave Smitherman - contributor, Hillary Clinton - foreword
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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In This Stops Today, Gwen Carr, Eric Garner's mother, shares the tragedies she has faced, recalls her son's life and death, and recounts her newfound role as an activist. Her book recounts a life of family, community, and of a woman who now speaks for those who no longer can....
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Mothers Who Lost Their Boys To Police Brutality
- By Rita on 11-28-18
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This Stops Today
- Eric Garner's Mother Seeks Justice after Losing Her Son
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 10-01-18
- Language: English
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In This Stops Today, Gwen Carr, Eric Garner's mother, shares the tragedies she has faced, recalls her son's life and death, and recounts her newfound role as an activist. Her book recounts a life of family, community, and of a woman who now speaks for those who no longer can....
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The Effective Citizen
- How to Make Politicians Work for You
- By: Graham Steele
- Narrated by: Graham Steele
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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A primer for anyone who wants to become a politician or influence one, The Effective Citizen explains how politicians think and what factors influence that thinking, how to interpret the “non-answer” in political speech, and acknowledges that in politics, bland is safe....
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The Effective Citizen
- How to Make Politicians Work for You
- Narrated by: Graham Steele
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 07-01-19
- Language: English
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A primer for anyone who wants to become a politician or influence one, The Effective Citizen explains how politicians think and what factors influence that thinking, how to interpret the “non-answer” in political speech, and acknowledges that in politics, bland is safe....
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Is Science Enough?
- Forty Critical Questions About Climate Justice
- By: Aviva Chomsky
- Narrated by: Moe Egan
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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Aviva Chomsky breaks down the concepts, terminology, and debates for activists, students, and anyone concerned about climate change. She argues that science is not enough to change course....
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Narration too inflammatory
- By Scott from NM on 05-03-22
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Is Science Enough?
- Forty Critical Questions About Climate Justice
- Narrated by: Moe Egan
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-05-22
- Language: English
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Aviva Chomsky breaks down the concepts, terminology, and debates for activists, students, and anyone concerned about climate change. She argues that science is not enough to change course....
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Decrim
- How We Decriminalized Drugs in British Columbia
- By: Kennedy Stewart
- Narrated by: Kennedy Stewart
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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A timely, insider account of an important and controversial step in British Columbia’s strategic effort to respond to the overdose crisis....
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Decrim
- How We Decriminalized Drugs in British Columbia
- Narrated by: Kennedy Stewart
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 10-20-23
- Language: English
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A timely, insider account of an important and controversial step in British Columbia’s strategic effort to respond to the overdose crisis....
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For Tibet, with Love
- A Beginner's Guide to Changing the World
- By: Isabel Losada
- Narrated by: Isabel Losada
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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In Isabel Losada's extraordinary For Tibet with Love, she explores whether it's possible for an ordinary person to change the world....
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An Introduction to Tibet
- By Dolores Plate on 06-19-20
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For Tibet, with Love
- A Beginner's Guide to Changing the World
- Narrated by: Isabel Losada
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 06-30-17
- Language: English
- In Isabel Losada's extraordinary For Tibet with Love, she explores whether it's possible for an ordinary person to change the world....
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Defund Fear
- Safety Without Policing, Prisons, and Punishment
- By: Zach Norris
- Narrated by: Van Jones, Adam Lazarre-White
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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A groundbreaking new vision for public safety that overturns more than 200 years of fear-based discrimination, othering, and punishment....
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Essential Reading
- By Amazon Customer on 06-29-21
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Defund Fear
- Safety Without Policing, Prisons, and Punishment
- Narrated by: Van Jones, Adam Lazarre-White
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 02-02-21
- Language: English
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A groundbreaking new vision for public safety that overturns more than 200 years of fear-based discrimination, othering, and punishment....
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Health Attitude: Unraveling and Solving the Complexities of Healthcare
- By: John R. Patrick
- Narrated by: John Edmondson
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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After John R. Patrick's career at IBM, he took a seat on the board of a teaching hospital....
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Why does it cost so much and what can be done?
- By Gene Bolton on 07-04-15
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Health Attitude: Unraveling and Solving the Complexities of Healthcare
- Narrated by: John Edmondson
- Series: (It's All About Attitude (John R. Patrick's 6 Book Series), Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 06-09-15
- Language: English
- After John R. Patrick's career at IBM, he took a seat on the board of a teaching hospital....
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The Shame Game
- Overturning the Toxic Poverty Narrative
- By: Mary O'Hara
- Narrated by: Mary O'Hara
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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What does it mean to be poor in the UK and America? For decades the primary narrative about poverty in both countries is that it has been caused by personal flaws or "bad life decisions" rather than policy choices or economic inequality....
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The Shame Game
- Overturning the Toxic Poverty Narrative
- Narrated by: Mary O'Hara
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 02-12-21
- Language: English
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What does it mean to be poor in the UK and America? For decades the primary narrative about poverty in both countries is that it has been caused by personal flaws or "bad life decisions" rather than policy choices or economic inequality....
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It’s Just a Matter of Balance
- You Can’t Put a Straight Leg on a Crooked Man
- By: Kevin S. Garrison
- Narrated by: Bryson Carr
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
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A heartwarming debut memoir about finding meaning in the face of loss. Garrison is a proficient writer with an inspiring story, but his self-awareness and insight into disability give weight to his memoir....
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Great book
- By Anonymous User on 10-25-22
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It’s Just a Matter of Balance
- You Can’t Put a Straight Leg on a Crooked Man
- Narrated by: Bryson Carr
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 02-28-19
- Language: English
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A heartwarming debut memoir about finding meaning in the face of loss. Garrison is a proficient writer with an inspiring story, but his self-awareness and insight into disability give weight to his memoir....
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Golden Rule Libertarianism: A Defense of Freedom in Social, Economic, and Legal Policy
- By: Russell Hasan
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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An insightful mixture of political philosophy and policy advocacy, this book justifies libertarian politics using the Golden Rule of ethics to ...
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Golden Rule Libertarianism: A Defense of Freedom in Social, Economic, and Legal Policy
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 12-07-23
- Language: English
- An insightful mixture of political philosophy and policy advocacy, this book justifies libertarian politics using the Golden Rule of ethics to ...
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Whatever It Takes
- Illegal Immigration, Border Security, and the War on Terror
- By: J.D. Hayworth, Joseph J. Eule
- Narrated by: J.D. Hayworth
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
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J. D. has walked the border and seen firsthand the devastation that illegal immigration inflicts on law-abiding Americans....
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Fantastic!!!
- By Elissa on 02-28-06
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Whatever It Takes
- Illegal Immigration, Border Security, and the War on Terror
- Narrated by: J.D. Hayworth
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 02-10-06
- Language: English
- J. D. has walked the border and seen firsthand the devastation that illegal immigration inflicts on law-abiding Americans....
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Gaffs
- Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It
- By: Rory Hearne
- Narrated by: Rory Hearne
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
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The book that has been waiting to be written—how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.....
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Gaffs
- Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It
- Narrated by: Rory Hearne
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 09-29-22
- Language: English
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The book that has been waiting to be written—how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.....
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You Talk, We Die
- By: Judy Ryan
- Narrated by: Jessica Douglas-Henry
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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In July 2016, inner-city resident Judy Ryan found a young man—one of ‘her regulars'—slumped and quiet at her gate. He had overdosed from heroin. Fortunately, that man lived. But Judy had reached breaking point....
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You Talk, We Die
- Narrated by: Jessica Douglas-Henry
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 02-15-23
- Language: English
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In July 2016, inner-city resident Judy Ryan found a young man—one of ‘her regulars'—slumped and quiet at her gate. He had overdosed from heroin. Fortunately, that man lived. But Judy had reached breaking point....
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