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Free Download Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe by Lisa Randall, Carrington MacDuffie, HarperAudio
English | 2005 | ISBN: B00YI0B6BU | 12 hours and 32 minutes | MP3 64 Kbps | 344 Mb
In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times best-selling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven's Door uses her research into dark matter to illuminate the startling connections between the furthest reaches of space and life here on Earth.
Sixty-six million years ago, an object the size of a city descended from space to crash into Earth, creating a devastating cataclysm that killed off the dinosaurs, along with three-quarters of the other species on the planet. What was its origin? In Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, Lisa Randall proposes it was a comet that was dislodged from its orbit as the solar system passed through a disk of dark matter embedded in the Milky Way. In a sense it might have been dark matter that killed the dinosaurs.
Working through the background and consequences of this proposal, Randall shares with us the latest findings - established and speculative - regarding the nature and role of dark matter and the origin of the universe, our galaxy, our solar system, and life, along with the process by which scientists explore new concepts. In Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, Randall tells a breathtaking story that weaves together the cosmos' history and our own, illuminating the deep relationships that are critical to our world and the astonishing beauty inherent in the most familiar things.

Free Download Dark Calories: How Vegetable Oils Destroy Our Health and How We Can Get It Back (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CKNN8GHT | 2024 | 11 hours and 50 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 343 MB
Author: Catherine Shanahan
Narrator: Catherine Shanahan MD, Eliza Foss
The New York Times bestselling author explains how a group of eight little-known oils cause the cellular damage that underlies virtually all chronic disease, exposes the corruption that deceives doctors and consumers into eating them, and gives us a clear roadmap to recovery and rejuvenation. Did you know that eating a large serving of french fries-cooked in vegetable oil-delivers the toxicity of smoking 24 cigarettes? Cornell-trained biochemist turned family physician Dr. Cate Shanahan introduces us to well-respected scientists who warn that vegetable oils are a public health disaster, wreaking havoc on our bodies' cells by depleting antioxidants and promoting free radical toxicity. As a solution, she proposes a clear, no-nonsense plan that aligns with our genetic needs and nature's laws. Thankfully, recovering our health is simplified by the fact that nutrients that treat one condition also tend to treat all the rest. As an added bonus, we also revive our sense of taste so that our cravings shift to wholesome, nourishing foods instead.

Free Download Dangerous Liaisons (Audiobook)
English | March 12, 2024 | ASIN: B0CXR7P25M | M4B@128 kbps | 16h 7m | 898 MB
Author: Choderlos de Laclos | Narrators: Nicholas Boulton, Georgina Sutton, Lucy Scott, Gunnar Cauthery, Clare Wille, Richenda Carey, Penelope Rawlins, Jonathan Keeble, David Timson, John Foley
First appearing in 1782, Dangerous Liaisons is one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The Description unfolds through a series of letters as the two main protagonists, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, attempt to bring about the seduction of a young woman.
The epistolary nature of the novel gives a multi-faceted perspective of the action, which places the book firmly in the tradition of libertine literature. The notoriety that the novel achieved on its initial publication has ensured its continued popularity, with its wit and style appealing to audiences up to the present day.

Free Download Dancing on My Own: Essays on Art, Collectivity, and Joy (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CK4WBDJ1 | 2024 | 6 hours and 46 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 376 MB
Author: Simon Wu
Narrator: Shawn K. Jain
An expansive and deeply personal essay collection which explores the aesthetics of class aspiration, the complications of creating art and fashion, and the limits of identity politics. In Robyn's 2010 track Dancing on My Own, the Swedish pop-singer chronicles a night on the dance floor in the shadow of a former lover. She is bitter, angry, and at times desperate, and yet by the time the chorus arrives her frustration has melted away. She decides to dance on her own, and in this way, she transforms her solitude into a more complex joy. Taking inspiration from Robyn's seminal track, emerging art critic and curator Simon Wu dances through the institutions of art, capitalism, and identity in these expertly researched, beautifully rendered essays. In "A Model Childhood" he catalogs the decades' worth of clutter in his mother's suburban garage and its meaning for himself and his family.

Free Download D-Day Revisited: The Invasion of Normandy (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D5ZQ4C3C | 2024 | 2 hours and 48 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 154 MB
Author: John McManus, The Great Courses
Narrator: John McManus
World War II is the defining conflict of the 20th century, one that created a line in the sands of history dividing the pre-war and post-war eras. In this epoch-defining conflict lies another definitive moment: the invasion of a 50-mile stretch of coast in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. This battle, also known as D-Day, was the pivot point of the war in Europe. Its success led to a nearly yearlong, bloody campaign that saw the liberation of France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands, followed by the final defeat of Hitler's Third Reich. In the six lectures of D-Day Revisited: The Invasion of Normandy, Professor John C. McManus will take you back to this transformative moment in modern history and reveal how it succeeded. Along the way, you will better understand why it was a truly world-changing military operation-one that could easily have gone a different way.

Free Download Customer Centricity: Focus on the Right Customers for Strategic Advantage, 2024 Edition (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D7QYQB4N | 2024 | 3 hours and 4 minutes | M4B@192 kbps | 254 MB
Author: Peter Fader
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
Despite what the old adage says, the customer is not always right. Even companies that can seemingly do no wrong-like the coffeehouse giant Starbucks-have only recently started to figure this out. Starbucks is one of many companies that has successfully executed a pivot that puts the company in a customer-centric mindset, an approach that Wharton professor Peter Fader describes in Customer Centricity. Fader advocates that in the world of customer centricity, there are good customers . . . and then there is pretty much everybody else. In a new preface and afterword to Customer Centricity, Fader reflects on how the landscape has changed over nearly a decade since he first proposed that businesses radically rethink how they relate to customers. Using examples from Starbucks, Nordstrom, and more, Fader provides insights to help you understand why customer centricity is the new model for success in today's data-driven environment; how the ideas of brand equity and customer asset value help us understand what kinds of companies naturally lend themselves to the customer-centric model and which ones don't; why the traditional models for determining the value of individual customers are flawed; how executives can use customer lifetime value (CLV) and other customer-centric data to make smarter decisions about their companies; and more.

Free Download Harvard Business Review, James Fouhey (Narrator), Jennifer Aquino (Narrator), "Curiosity (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)"
English | ASIN: B0D2FD2MDG | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~01:48:00 | 50 MB
Open yourself to new possibilities.
Curiosity is a powerful tool for leaders. It can help you cope with complexity, learn from challenging conversations, build trust, and discover new perspectives. This book provides the expert research and advice you need to break free of your assumptions, strengthen your relationships, and see the world differently. This volume includes the work of:
- Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Free Download Cultivating Emotional Intelligence in the Digital Age: A Psychologist's DIGITAL EQ BLUEPRINT for Adults & Leaders to Thrive in a Radically Changing World (Audiobook)
English | June 25, 2024 | ASIN: B0D81CHVW1 | M4B@128 kbps | 4h 50m | 268 MB
Author: Michelle van Namen | Narrator: Esther Owens
Navigate the Digital Ocean without Emotional Turmoil: Equip Yourself with Digital EQ Strategies to Stay Afloat in a Sea of Screens, Posts, and Pixels Without Drifting Away!
Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the pace of digital life, struggling to keep up with the ever-changing expectations, demands and rules of online engagement? Are you searching for a way to balance your digital habits whilst preserving your mental health, without sacrificing the convenience and connectivity the digital world offers? You are not alone. Thriving and leading in the digital age requires a brand new set of skills - Digital EQ skills.

Free Download Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CPTB7H6Q | 2024 | 15 hours and 11 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 444 MB
Author: Emily Nussbaum
Narrator: Gabra Zackman
Who invented reality television, the world's most dangerous pop-culture genre? And why can't we look away? In this revelatory, deeply reported account of the rise of "dirty documentary"-from its contentious roots in radio to the ascent of Donald Trump-Emily Nussbaum unearths the origin story of the genre that ate the world, as told through the lively voices of the people who built it. At once gimlet-eyed and empathetic, Cue the Sun! explores the morally charged, funny, and sometimes tragic consequences of the hunt for something real inside something fake. In sharp, absorbing prose, Nussbaum traces the jagged fuses of experimentation that exploded with Survivor at the turn of the millennium. She introduces the genre's trickster pioneers, from the icy Allen Funt to the shambolic Chuck Barris; Cops auteur John Langley; cynical Bachelor ringmaster Mike Fleiss; and Jon Murray and Mary-Ellis Bunim, the visionaries behind The Real World-along with dozens of stars from An American Family, The Real World, Big Brother, Survivor, and The Bachelor. We learn about the tools of the trade-like the Frankenbite, a deceptive editor's best friend-and ugly tales of exploitation. But Cue the Sun! also celebrates reality's peculiar power: a jolt of emotion that could never have come from a script. What happened to the first reality stars, the Louds-and why won't they speak to the couple who filmed them? Which serial killer won on The Dating Game? Nussbaum explores reality TV as a strike-breaker, the queer roots of Bravo, the dark truth behind The Apprentice, and more. A shrewd observer who adores television, Nussbaum is the ideal voice for the first substantive history of the genre that, for better or worse, made America what it is today.