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Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws

And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities

by Adrienne Mayor ...

Narrated by Adrienne Mayor, Nancy Crane ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

Adrienne Mayor and Nancy Crane narrate this treasury of astonishing mythic marvelsAdrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science, archaeology, anthropology, and popular knowledge to find historical realities and scientific insights—glimmering, long-buried nuggets of truth—embedded in myth, legends, and folklore. Combing through ancient texts and obscure sources, she has ... Read more

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Adrienne Mayor and Nancy Crane narrate this treasury of astonishing mythic marvelsAdrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science, archaeology, anthropology, and popular knowledge to find historical realities and scientific insights—glimmering, long-buried nuggets of truth—embedded in myth, legends, and folklore. Combing through ancient texts and obscure sources, she has
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Complicit

How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop

by Max H. Bazerman ...

Narrated by Nancy Crane ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

This audiobook narrated by Nancy Crane reveals what all of us can do to fight the pervasive human tendency to enable wrongdoing in the workplace, politics, and beyondIt is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Adam Neumann, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their unethical or criminal behavior. In each case ... Read more

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This audiobook narrated by Nancy Crane reveals what all of us can do to fight the pervasive human tendency to enable wrongdoing in the workplace, politics, and beyondIt is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Adam Neumann, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family. But we rarely think about the many people who supported their unethical or criminal behavior. In each case
... Read more

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The Sacred Andean Codes

10 Shamanic Initiations to Heal Past Wounds, Awaken Your Conscious Evolution, and Reveal Your Destiny

by Marcela Lobos ...

Narrated by Nancy Crane ...

Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

Marcela Lobos presents the 1 rites of the Munay-Ki, which are gateways to the evolution of our consciousness. These teachings are based on initiatory practices of the shamans of the Andes and the Amazon, transformed for the modern age. She shares her personal journey and discoveries with the Quero healers, along with stories of how her and her students' lives were changed, to inspire you on your ... Read more

$23.00 CAD

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Marcela Lobos presents the 1 rites of the Munay-Ki, which are gateways to the evolution of our consciousness. These teachings are based on initiatory practices of the shamans of the Andes and the Amazon, transformed for the modern age. She shares her personal journey and discoveries with the Quero healers, along with stories of how her and her students' lives were changed, to inspire you on your
... Read more

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BBC National Short Story Award 2013

(5 Shortlisted Titles)

by Various ...

Narrated by Andrea Riseborough, Claire Skinner, Hattie Morahan, Nancy Crane, Rebekah Staton ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

The five shortlisted titles for the BBC National Short Story Award 2013 administered in partnership with Booktrust, containing: 'Mrs Fox' by Sarah Hall (read by Andrea Riseborough), 'Barmouth' by Lisa Blower (read by Rebekah Staton), 'Prepositions' by Lionel Shriver (read by Nancy Crane), 'Notes from the House of Spirits' by Lucy Wood (read by Hattie Morahan) and 'We Are Watching Something ... Read more

$11.07 CAD

The five shortlisted titles for the BBC National Short Story Award 2013 administered in partnership with Booktrust, containing: 'Mrs Fox' by Sarah Hall (read by Andrea Riseborough), 'Barmouth' by Lisa Blower (read by Rebekah Staton), 'Prepositions' by Lionel Shriver (read by Nancy Crane), 'Notes from the House of Spirits' by Lucy Wood (read by Hattie Morahan) and 'We Are Watching Something
... Read more
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Why Trust Science?

by Naomi Oreskes, Ottmar Edenhofer, Jon Krosnick, M. Susan Lindee, Marc Lange, Martin Kowarsch ...

Narrated by Nancy Crane, Kelly Burke, Richard Lyddon, John Chancer, Kerry Shale ...

Series series The University Center for Human Values Series
Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

This provocative audiobook reveals why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthyFeaturing narration by Kelly Burke, John Chancer, Nancy Crane, Richard Lyddon, and Kerry ShaleDo doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we ... Read more

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This provocative audiobook reveals why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthyFeaturing narration by Kelly Burke, John Chancer, Nancy Crane, Richard Lyddon, and Kerry ShaleDo doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we
... Read more

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Career and Family

Women's Century-Long Journey toward Equity

by Claudia Goldin ...

Narrated by Nancy Crane ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in EconomicsThis audiobook narrated by Nancy Crane traces women's journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at homeA century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today, there are more female college graduates than ever ... Read more

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Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in EconomicsThis audiobook narrated by Nancy Crane traces women's journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at homeA century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today, there are more female college graduates than ever
... Read more

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The Poison King

The Life and Legend of Mithradates • Rome’s Deadliest Enemy

by Adrienne Mayor ...

Narrated by Paul Hecht ...

Unabridged

15 hours 53 min

Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart’s first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues, concubines, and mysterious death. But until now no modern historian has recounted the full story of Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary ... Read more

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Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart’s first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues, concubines, and mysterious death. But until now no modern historian has recounted the full story of Mithradates, the ruthless king and visionary
... Read more

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Science on a Mission

How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don't Know about the Ocean

by Naomi Oreskes ...

A vivid portrait of how Naval oversight shaped American oceanography, revealing what difference it makes who pays for science.What difference does it make who pays for science?Some might say none. If scientists seek to discover fundamental truths about the world, and they do so in an objective manner using well-established methods, then how could it matter who's footing the bill? History, however, ... Read more

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A vivid portrait of how Naval oversight shaped American oceanography, revealing what difference it makes who pays for science.What difference does it make who pays for science?Some might say none. If scientists seek to discover fundamental truths about the world, and they do so in an objective manner using well-established methods, then how could it matter who's footing the bill? History, however,
... Read more
Negotiation

The Game Has Changed

by Max H. Bazerman ...

From the world’s leading expert on negotiation, an essential guide to negotiating in any situation—whether over Zoom, across political and cultural divides, or during a supply chain crisisThe world has changed dramatically in just the past few years—and so has the game of negotiation. COVID-19, Zoom, political polarization, the online economy, increasing economic globalization, and greater ... Read more

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From the world’s leading expert on negotiation, an essential guide to negotiating in any situation—whether over Zoom, across political and cultural divides, or during a supply chain crisisThe world has changed dramatically in just the past few years—and so has the game of negotiation. COVID-19, Zoom, political polarization, the online economy, increasing economic globalization, and greater
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The Race between Education and Technology

by Claudia Goldin, Lawrence F. Katz ...

This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. The authors propose that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. That is, the American educational system is what made America the richest nation in the world. Its educational ... Read more

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This book provides a careful historical analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. The authors propose that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. That is, the American educational system is what made America the richest nation in the world. Its educational
... Read more
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs

Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World

by Adrienne Mayor ...

A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of warFlamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terrifying agents of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. In this riveting history of the origins of unconventional war, Adrienne Mayor shows that ... Read more

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A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of warFlamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terrifying agents of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. In this riveting history of the origins of unconventional war, Adrienne Mayor shows that
... Read more
Mythopedia

A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore

by Adrienne Mayor ...

Series series Pedia Books
From acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wonders—and disasters—of the natural worldMythopedia is a fun, fact-filled A-Z treasury of myths inspired by natural events. Bringing together fifty legends from antiquity to the present, this delightfully entertaining book takes you around the world to explore sunken ... Read more

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From acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wonders—and disasters—of the natural worldMythopedia is a fun, fact-filled A-Z treasury of myths inspired by natural events. Bringing together fifty legends from antiquity to the present, this delightfully entertaining book takes you around the world to explore sunken
... Read more

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