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Orphans of Empire
- The Fate of London's Foundlings
- By: Helen Berry
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Orphans of Empire tells the story of what happened to the thousands of children who were raised at the London Foundling Hospital, Coram's brainchild, which opened in 1741 and grew to become the most famous charity in Georgian England....
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Orphans of Empire
- The Fate of London's Foundlings
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 06-16-20
- Language: English
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Orphans of Empire tells the story of what happened to the thousands of children who were raised at the London Foundling Hospital, Coram's brainchild, which opened in 1741 and grew to become the most famous charity in Georgian England....
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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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The Case for Basic Income
- Freedom, Security, Justice
- By: Jamie Swift, Elaine Power
- Narrated by: Nathalie Toriel
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Inequality is up. Decent work is down. Free market fundamentalism has been exposed as a tragic failure. In a job market upended by COVID-19, an ever-louder chorus of voices calls for a liveable and obligation-free basic income....
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The Case for Basic Income
- Freedom, Security, Justice
- Narrated by: Nathalie Toriel
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 06-30-22
- Language: English
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Inequality is up. Decent work is down. Free market fundamentalism has been exposed as a tragic failure. In a job market upended by COVID-19, an ever-louder chorus of voices calls for a liveable and obligation-free basic income....
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Catch-2014
- Why "Yes" Lost the Referendum and Why, if We're Not Careful, We Might End Up Doing It Again
- By: Jack Foster
- Narrated by: Jack Foster
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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Jack Foster combines modern political history with indignant polemic in this impassioned account of the failed 2014 Scottish independence referendum. In an attempt to understand the reasons for that defeat....
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Catch-2014
- Why "Yes" Lost the Referendum and Why, if We're Not Careful, We Might End Up Doing It Again
- Narrated by: Jack Foster
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 01-30-19
- Language: English
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Jack Foster combines modern political history with indignant polemic in this impassioned account of the failed 2014 Scottish independence referendum. In an attempt to understand the reasons for that defeat....
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Happy Woman Happy World
- By: Beate Chelette
- Narrated by: Caroline Miller
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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Chelette, a trainer, coach, and speaker imparts her proprietary strategies that can take any woman from being overwhelmed to awesome....
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Happy Woman Happy World
- Narrated by: Caroline Miller
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 08-15-14
- Language: English
- Chelette, a trainer, coach, and speaker imparts her proprietary strategies that can take any woman from being overwhelmed to awesome....
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The World's Emergency Room
- The Growing Threat to Doctors, Nurses, and Humanitarian Workers
- By: Michael VanRooyen
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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Twenty years ago the most common cause of death for medical humanitarians and other aid workers was traffic accidents; today it is violent attacks....
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A Must Read for the Modern Humanitarian
- By Amazon Customer on 04-27-17
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The World's Emergency Room
- The Growing Threat to Doctors, Nurses, and Humanitarian Workers
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 07-19-16
- Language: English
- Twenty years ago the most common cause of death for medical humanitarians and other aid workers was traffic accidents; today it is violent attacks....
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Dear Emmett Till
- An Excerpt from Long Time Coming
- By: Michael Eric Dyson
- Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson
- Length: 53 mins
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A letter to Emmett Till, an excerpt from Dyson's longer work, Long Time Coming. Here is a passionate call to America to finally reckon with race and start the journey to redemption....
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Dear Emmett Till
- An Excerpt from Long Time Coming
- Narrated by: Michael Eric Dyson
- Length: 53 mins
- Release date: 03-30-21
- Language: English
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A letter to Emmett Till, an excerpt from Dyson's longer work, Long Time Coming. Here is a passionate call to America to finally reckon with race and start the journey to redemption....
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A Life of One's Own
- Individual Rights and the Welfare State
- By: David Kelley
- Narrated by: Scott R. Smith
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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The welfare state rests on the assumption that people have rights to food, shelter, health care, retirement income, and other goods provided by the government....
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Well argued but could be more concise
- By WILL on 11-20-19
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A Life of One's Own
- Individual Rights and the Welfare State
- Narrated by: Scott R. Smith
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 11-09-17
- Language: English
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The welfare state rests on the assumption that people have rights to food, shelter, health care, retirement income, and other goods provided by the government....
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A Duty of Care
- Britain Before and After COVID
- By: Peter Hennessy
- Narrated by: Matthew Spencer
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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The 'duty of care' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain historically? And what should it mean in the future? Peter Hennessy divides post-war British history into BC (before corona) and AC (after corona)....
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A Duty of Care
- Britain Before and After COVID
- Narrated by: Matthew Spencer
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 03-03-22
- Language: English
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The 'duty of care' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain historically? And what should it mean in the future? Peter Hennessy divides post-war British history into BC (before corona) and AC (after corona)....
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Stand for Something
- The Battle for America's Soul
- By: John Kasich
- Narrated by: John Kasich
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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I don't know about you, but I'm troubled by a lot of what I see and hear in America's heartland....
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John Kasich Takes A Stand And The Listener Wins
- By Ray on 08-17-15
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Stand for Something
- The Battle for America's Soul
- Narrated by: John Kasich
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 05-11-06
- Language: English
- I don't know about you, but I'm troubled by a lot of what I see and hear in America's heartland....
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On Opium
- Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters of Substance
- By: Carlyn Zwarenstein
- Narrated by: Christine Horne
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
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Drawing on solidarity between illicit drug users and people in pain, in a wise understanding of what humans need to be well, and in radical drug policies like legalization and safe supply, Carlyn Zwarenstein lays out a vision of a world where suffering is no longer lauded....
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Tramadol pain patient writes a book about opiates
- By From Texas on 04-28-23
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On Opium
- Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters of Substance
- Narrated by: Christine Horne
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 03-30-22
- Language: English
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Drawing on solidarity between illicit drug users and people in pain, in a wise understanding of what humans need to be well, and in radical drug policies like legalization and safe supply, Carlyn Zwarenstein lays out a vision of a world where suffering is no longer lauded....
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Change the Story, Change the Future
- A Living Economy for a Living Earth
- By: David C. Korten
- Narrated by: Dana Hickox
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
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To guide our path to a viable human future, Korten offers a "Sacred Life and Living Earth" story grounded in a cosmology that affirms we are living beings born of a living Earth....
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critical reading
- By louis d fox on 10-04-15
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Change the Story, Change the Future
- A Living Economy for a Living Earth
- Narrated by: Dana Hickox
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 02-02-15
- Language: English
- To guide our path to a viable human future, Korten offers a "Sacred Life and Living Earth" story grounded in a cosmology that affirms we are living beings born of a living Earth....
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Reviving America
- How Repealing Obamacare, Replacing the Tax Code and Reforming The Fed will Restore Hope and Prosperity
- By: Steve Forbes, Elizabeth Ames
- Narrated by: Steve Forbes
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
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A clear and vital guide, Reviving America shows how the United States can recover the optimism and entrepreneurial dynamism that made it the greatest nation in history....
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Reviving America
- How Repealing Obamacare, Replacing the Tax Code and Reforming The Fed will Restore Hope and Prosperity
- Narrated by: Steve Forbes
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 07-27-21
- Language: English
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A clear and vital guide, Reviving America shows how the United States can recover the optimism and entrepreneurial dynamism that made it the greatest nation in history....
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To Save America
- Stopping Obama’s Secular-Socialist Machine
- By: Newt Gingrich, Callista Gingrich
- Narrated by: Newt Gingrich
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Former Speaker of the House and best-selling author Newt Gingrich issues a dire warning for America....
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Wow! Newt and Calista, at their best!
- By Lisa on 07-30-10
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To Save America
- Stopping Obama’s Secular-Socialist Machine
- Narrated by: Newt Gingrich
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-18-10
- Language: English
- Former Speaker of the House and best-selling author Newt Gingrich issues a dire warning for America....
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Worked Over
- How Round-the-Clock Work Is Killing the American Dream
- By: Jamie K. McCallum
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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An award-winning sociologist reveals the unexpected link between overwork and inequality....
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Insightful, clear, informative
- By Jovani on 09-08-23
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Worked Over
- How Round-the-Clock Work Is Killing the American Dream
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-08-20
- Language: English
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An award-winning sociologist reveals the unexpected link between overwork and inequality....
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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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Under the Weather
- COVID-19 Biosocial System Dynamics
- By: Austin Mardon, Tina Wu, Grace Lethbridge, and others
- Narrated by: Daniel Klassen
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
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The pathophysiology of COVID-19 garners much attention in health care settings, but the illness is not limited to its biological impact—the pandemic’s effects are a mosaic of social, economic, political, environmental, and evolutionary influences....
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Under the Weather
- COVID-19 Biosocial System Dynamics
- Narrated by: Daniel Klassen
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 06-22-22
- Language: English
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The pathophysiology of COVID-19 garners much attention in health care settings, but the illness is not limited to its biological impact—the pandemic’s effects are a mosaic of social, economic, political, environmental, and evolutionary influences....
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Side Effects
- How Our Healthcare Lost Its Way–and How We Fix It
- By: David Haslam
- Narrated by: David Haslam
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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As we grapple with the world's worst pandemic for a century, our minds are on our health more than ever. But what should we rightfully expect of doctors? In this original and thought-provoking book, Sir David Haslam explores what good healthcare should achieve and asks how we pay for it....
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Side Effects
- How Our Healthcare Lost Its Way–and How We Fix It
- Narrated by: David Haslam
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 11-09-23
- Language: English
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As we grapple with the world's worst pandemic for a century, our minds are on our health more than ever. But what should we rightfully expect of doctors? In this original and thought-provoking book, Sir David Haslam explores what good healthcare should achieve and asks how we pay for it....
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Justice for None
- How the Drug War Broke the Legal System
- By: The Washington Post
- Narrated by: James Edward Thomas
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
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When tough-on-crime laws passed 30 years ago during an era of drug-fueled violence, they were supported across the political spectrum. The subsequent "war on drugs"....
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Justice for None
- How the Drug War Broke the Legal System
- Narrated by: James Edward Thomas
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 12-13-16
- Language: English
- When tough-on-crime laws passed 30 years ago during an era of drug-fueled violence, they were supported across the political spectrum. The subsequent "war on drugs"....
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Quarterly Essay 75: Men at Work
- Australia's Parenthood Trap
- By: Annabel Crabb
- Narrated by: Annabel Crabb
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
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When New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced her pregnancy, the headlines raced around the world....
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Annabel rocks
- By Lina on 09-18-19
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Quarterly Essay 75: Men at Work
- Australia's Parenthood Trap
- Narrated by: Annabel Crabb
- Series: Quarterly Essays
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 09-09-19
- Language: English
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When New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced her pregnancy, the headlines raced around the world....
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