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Free Download Rebels with a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves, and Our Culture (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CPTCL8Z2 | 2024 | 8 hours and 16 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 241 MB
Author: Niobe Way
Narrator: Niobe Way
From NYU professor of developmental psychology Niobe Way, an in-depth exploration about what boys and young men teach us about themselves, us, and the toxic culture we have created, one in which we value money over people, toys over human connection, and academic achievement over kindness. Based on her longitudinal and mixed-method research over thirty-five years, Rebels with a Cause is a true call to action to change the culture so that we stop the vicious cycle of violence and blame. Dr. Niobe Way has spent her career researching social and emotional development and finds that boys and young men desperately want and need the same thing as everyone else: close friendships. Yet they and we grow up in a stereotyped "boy" culture, one that devalues and mocks those relationships, rather than recognizing that they're necessary for human survival.

Free Download Reap the Whirlwind: Violence, Race, Justice, and the Story of Sagon Penn (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D94NFJT5 | 2024 | 13 hours and 5 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 369 MB
Author: Peter Houlahan
Narrator: Joshua Saxon
March 31, 1985. Two white patrol officers in search of a gang member followed a pickup truck carrying seven young Black men up a dirt driveway in the Encanto neighborhood of San Diego. Minutes later, gunshots rang out, and the truck's driver, Sagon Penn, fled the scene in an officer's patrol car. Penn was an idealist who believed in the power of Buddhist chants to bring about the oneness of humanity. The two police officers were rising stars in one of the most progressive police departments in the country, yet one that had suffered more officers killed in the line of duty than any other. While the facts of the case were never in dispute, what remained unresolved was what, if anything, could justify such a violent confrontation? For over two years, a determined prosecutor and a charismatic defense attorney engaged in a sensational courtroom drama that revolved around matters of mental health, racial biases, and the self-image of a once-sleepy beach town grappling with its transformation into a major metropolitan area. The Sagon Penn incident forever altered how San Diego would respond to incidents involving police and communities of color. Based on court transcripts, personal interviews, and archival police reports, Reap the Whirlwind is a gripping true-crime narrative set against the evocative backdrop of Southern California.

Free Download Rakesfall (Audiobook)
English | June 18, 2024 | ASIN: B0CWB5XVZZ | M4B@64 kbps | 8h 57m | 251 MB
Author: Vajra Chandrasekera | Narrator: Shiromi Arserio
Some stories take more than one lifetime to tell. There are wrongs that echo through the ages, friendships that outpace the claws of death, loves that leave their mark on civilization, and promises that nothing can break. This is one such story. Annelid and Leveret met as children in the middle of the Sri Lankan civil war. They found each other in a torn-up nation, peering through propaganda to grasp a deeper truth. And in a demon-haunted wood, another act of violence linked them and propelled their souls on a journey throughout the ages.
No world can hold them, no life can bind them, and they'll never leave each other behind. As Annelid and Leveret reincarnate ever deeper into the future, they will chase the edge of human possibility. Tracing two souls through endless lifetimes, Rakesfall is a virtuosic exploration of what stories can be, a dark sci-fi epic unlike any that has come before.

Free Download Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D9WSFVMV | 2024 | 13 hours and 56 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 402 MB
Author: David Chaffetz
Narrator: Paul Boehmer
No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; later, their horses enabled new forms of warfare, encouraged long-distance trade routes, and ended up acquiring deep cultural and religious significance. Over time, horses came to power mighty empires in Iran, Afghanistan, China, India, and, later, Russia. Genghis Khan and the thirteenth-century Mongols offer the most famous example, but from ancient Assyria and Persia, to the seventeenth-century Mughals, to the high noon of colonialism in the early twentieth century, horse breeding was indispensable to conquest and statecraft. Scholar of Asian history David Chaffetz tells the story of how the horse made rulers, raiders, and traders interchangeable, providing a novel explanation for the turbulent history of the "Silk Road," which might be better called the Horse Road. Drawing on recent research in fields including genetics and forensic archeology, Chaffetz presents a lively history of the great horse empires that shaped civilization.

Free Download Quoz: A Financial Thriller (Audiobook)
English | July 09, 2024 | ASIN: B0D7WG8GXK | M4B@64 kbps | 9h 38m | 270 MB
Author: Mel Mattison | Narrator: Kyle Snyder
It's 2027. The AI revolution has merged with quantum computing to take control of global financial markets. Operated by the mysterious Bank for International Settlements based in Basel, Switzerland, the quantum supercomputer known as ICARUS has promised the world a more stable economy, devoid of bank failures and volatile share prices. And it has delivered . . . until now.
Rory O'Connor is the financial genius who helped create ICARUS, but after the tragic death of his best friend, he's checked out of high finance and into a luxury Caribbean condo, trading cryptocurrencies on the shores of San Juan.

Free Download Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep: Solutions to Insomnia for Those with Depression, Anxiety, or Chronic Pain (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D75465BG | 2024 | 6 hours and 44 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 374 MB
Author: Colleen E. Carney, Rachel Manber
Narrator: Coleen Marlo
A busy and hectic life can profoundly affect your ability to get a good night's rest. And it's even more difficult to feel relaxed when you stay awake worrying that you won't fall asleep. This vicious circle can quickly rob you of your quality of life, which is why it is so important to seek the most effective treatment for your insomnia. This workbook uses cognitive behavior therapy, which has been shown to work as well as sleep medications and produce longer-lasting effects. Research shows that it also works well for those whose insomnia is experienced in the context of anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. The complete program in Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep goes to the root of your insomnia and offers the same techniques used by experienced sleep specialists. You'll learn how to optimize your sleep pattern using methods to calm your mind and help you identify sleep-thieving behaviors that contribute to insomnia. Don't go without rest any longer-get started on this program and end your struggles with sleep.

Free Download Python Programming: The Basic, Blackhat, Intermediary and Advanced Guide to Python Programming (4 in 1 Python Programming Bundle) by Richard Ozer, Trevor Clinger
English | June 21, 2019 | ISBN: B07DVTJQ53 | 9 hours and 54 minutes | MP3 64 Kbps | 272 Mb
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Python is on the rise in the world of coding and many popular technological devices from the Raspberry Pi to the Linux operating system use Python as a crux for not just education, but implementation. Python can help you code your own software, develop your own games, and even format your own home surveillance system! It is, hands down, one of the most useful coding languages around, and the way it is formatted cuts out a great deal of the fluff that other coding languages have a tendency to be bogged down with. Whether your interest in Python is educational, career-based, or born out of a simple curiosity, it is a programming language you should know, be fluent in, and put on your resume.
This world is quickly evolving into a technology-based society, and knowing a coding language as prominent as Python will not only ensure you a job in the future, but it will provide you with a thick foundation to then build your coding language on, should that be something you are chasing.

Free Download Putin and the Return of History: How the Kremlin Rekindled the Cold War (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CQ6J436L | 2024 | 10 hours and 42 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 584 MB
Author: Martin Sixsmith, Daniel Sixsmith
Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has reshaped history. In the decades after the collapse of Soviet communism, the West convinced itself that liberal democracy would henceforth be the dominant, ultimately unique, system of governance. An outburst of Western triumphalism proclaimed a US-led unipolar world entitled to 'impose democracy' on countries that failed to recognise the new order. Politicians foretold the universalisation of Western values as the final, enduring form of human society, a hubris that shaped how the West would treat Russia for the next two decades. But history wasn't over. Subsequent events proved it is unwise to make predictions, especially about the future. In February 2022, Vladimir Putin took great delight in proving it. Putin is a paradox. In the early years of his presidency, he appeared to commit himself to friendship with the West, suggesting that Russia could join the European Union or even NATO.

Free Download Pushback: How Smart Women Ask - and Stand Up - for What They Want by Selena Rezvani, Lois P. Frankel, Vanessa Hart
English | July 09, 2020 | ISBN: B08C5MS1TC | 6 hours and 45 minutes | MP3 128 Kbps | 371 Mb
The popular leadership blogger gives the low-down on standing up for yourself....
In Pushback, top leadership consultant Selena Rezvani argues that self-advocacy is critical to success. Yet women initiate negotiations four times less often than men, resulting in getting less of what they want - promotion opportunities, plum assignments, and higher pay. This book shines a light on the real rules of holding your own and pushing back for what is rightfully yours.
Drawing on interviews with high-level leaders, Rezvani offers listeners in the first half of their career the unedited truth about how women have asked their way to the top and triumphed - and how you can too.

Free Download Push Back: Assert Yourself in Relationships (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CZ9R9QR5 | 2024 | 2 hours and 30 minutes | M4B@256 kbps | 276 MB
Author: Monica Johnson, The Great Courses
Narrator: Monica Johnson
As children, many of us aren't taught the importance of assertiveness. Which means, as adults, we often become frustrated in interpersonal relationships because we don't know how to express our needs, desires, or expectations. That frustration can lead to worst-case scenarios, like acting out in ways that don't match our character, or even creating abusive dynamics in our relationships. Holding boundaries and asserting yourself are crucial skills for maintaining healthy relationships and a sense of self-respect. In Push Back: Assert Yourself in Relationships, professional clinical psychologist Dr. Monica Johnson teaches you how to clearly define your limits, communicate those limits to others, and foster mutual respect and understanding in your everyday interactions. Over eight lectures, you'll examine the social and psychological factors that make assertiveness so difficult; the pros and cons of passive, passive-aggressive, aggressive, and assertive communication styles; ways to structure your sentences when asking for what you want; the importance of context and nuance in interpersonal communication; and much more. Dr. Johnson's Audible Original is an insightful, empowering guidebook for anyone on the path to becoming a more assertive person. Over time, and with practice, you'll find yourself more skillful at pushing back than you could ever have imagined.