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The Myth of Chinese Capitalism

The Worker, the Factory, and the Future of the World

by Dexter Roberts ...

The "vivid, provocative" untold story of how restrictive policies are preventing China from becoming the world's largest economy (Evan Osnos).Dexter Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek. In The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, Roberts explores the reality behind today's financially-ascendant China and pulls the ... Read more

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The "vivid, provocative" untold story of how restrictive policies are preventing China from becoming the world's largest economy (Evan Osnos).Dexter Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek. In The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, Roberts explores the reality behind today's financially-ascendant China and pulls the
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The Myth of Chinese Capitalism

The Worker, the Factory, and the Future of the World

by Dexter Roberts ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

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8 hours 19 min

The untold story of how restrictive policies are preventing China from becoming the world's largest economyDexter Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek. In The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, Roberts explores the reality behind today's financially-ascendant China and pulls the curtain back on how the Chinese ... Read more

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The untold story of how restrictive policies are preventing China from becoming the world's largest economyDexter Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek. In The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, Roberts explores the reality behind today's financially-ascendant China and pulls the curtain back on how the Chinese
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Soon

An Overdue History of Procrastination, From Leonardo and Darwin to You and Me

by Andrew Santella ...

Narrated by Roger Wayne ...

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4 hours 16 min

“Well-researched…[Soon] argues that in many cases eminent figures have done great work while putting off work they were supposed to be doing. Procrastination might, for some people, be part of innovation and the creative process.” — Wall Street JournalA fun and erudite celebration of procrastinationAn entertaining, fact-filled defense of the nearly universal tendency to procrastinate, drawing on ... Read more

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“Well-researched…[Soon] argues that in many cases eminent figures have done great work while putting off work they were supposed to be doing. Procrastination might, for some people, be part of innovation and the creative process.” — Wall Street JournalA fun and erudite celebration of procrastinationAn entertaining, fact-filled defense of the nearly universal tendency to procrastinate, drawing on
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The Deep Learning Revolution

by Terrence J. Sejnowski ...

Narrated by Shawn Compton ...

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8 hours 5 min

How deep learning–from Google Translate to driverless cars to personal cognitive assistants–is changing our lives and transforming every sector of the economy.The deep learning revolution has brought us driverless cars, the greatly improved Google Translate, fluent conversations with Siri and Alexa, and enormous profits from automated trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Deep learning networks ... Read more

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How deep learning–from Google Translate to driverless cars to personal cognitive assistants–is changing our lives and transforming every sector of the economy.The deep learning revolution has brought us driverless cars, the greatly improved Google Translate, fluent conversations with Siri and Alexa, and enormous profits from automated trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Deep learning networks
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Meetings That Get Results

A Facilitator's Guide to Building Better Meetings

by Terrence Metz ...

Narrated by Jeff Hoyt ...

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9 hours 34 min

This practical, comprehensive guide to designing and running more effective meetings will result in less time wasted, more collaborative decision-making, and measurably improved business outcomes.This valuable resource lays out a structured method for designing and leading better meetings. Its facilitative approach marks a transition from the leader as "the expert with the answers" to a new world ... Read more

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This practical, comprehensive guide to designing and running more effective meetings will result in less time wasted, more collaborative decision-making, and measurably improved business outcomes.This valuable resource lays out a structured method for designing and leading better meetings. Its facilitative approach marks a transition from the leader as "the expert with the answers" to a new world
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Everyday Freedom

Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society

by Philip K. Howard ...

Narrated by Bill Thatcher ...

Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

Something basic is missing in our culture. Americans know it. Nothing much works as it should. Simple daily choices seem impossible, or fraught with peril. In the workplace, we walk on eggshells. Big projects get stalled in years of review. Endemic social problems such as homelessness become, well, more endemic.Everyday Freedom offers a radical reinterpretation of the corrosion of American culture ... Read more

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Something basic is missing in our culture. Americans know it. Nothing much works as it should. Simple daily choices seem impossible, or fraught with peril. In the workplace, we walk on eggshells. Big projects get stalled in years of review. Endemic social problems such as homelessness become, well, more endemic.Everyday Freedom offers a radical reinterpretation of the corrosion of American culture
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Broken Bargain

Bankers, Bailouts, and the Struggle to Tame Wall Street

by Kathleen Day ...

Narrated by Bernadette Dunne ...

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15 hours 41 min

A history of major financial crises—and how taxpayers have been left with the billIn the 1930s, battered and humbled by the Great Depression, the US financial sector struck a grand bargain with the federal government. Bankers gained a safety net in exchange for certain curbs on their freedom: transparency rules, record-keeping and anti-fraud measures, and fiduciary responsibilities. Despite ... Read more

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A history of major financial crises—and how taxpayers have been left with the billIn the 1930s, battered and humbled by the Great Depression, the US financial sector struck a grand bargain with the federal government. Bankers gained a safety net in exchange for certain curbs on their freedom: transparency rules, record-keeping and anti-fraud measures, and fiduciary responsibilities. Despite
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Nothing But the Truth

Secrets From Top Intelligence Experts to Control Conversations and Get the Information You Need

by Maryann Karinch ...

Narrated by Karen Saltus ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

To get the truth from someone, you need two sets of skills. The first are the interpersonal skills necessary to get the facts. But the second group of skills is equally if not more important: they enable you to assess whether the facts actually fit together--whether they are true--and identify the emotions that shaped them.In Nothing But the Truth, top intelligence experts from the worlds of ... Read more

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To get the truth from someone, you need two sets of skills. The first are the interpersonal skills necessary to get the facts. But the second group of skills is equally if not more important: they enable you to assess whether the facts actually fit together--whether they are true--and identify the emotions that shaped them.In Nothing But the Truth, top intelligence experts from the worlds of
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An Empire of Wealth

The Epic History of American Economic Power

by John Steele Gordon ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

14 hours 24 min

Throughout time, from ancient Rome to modern Britain, the great empires built and maintained their domination through force of arms and political power. But not the United States. America has dominated the world in a new, peaceful, and pervasive way—through the continued creation of staggering wealth. In this authoritative, engrossing history, John Steele Gordon captures as never before the true ... Read more

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Throughout time, from ancient Rome to modern Britain, the great empires built and maintained their domination through force of arms and political power. But not the United States. America has dominated the world in a new, peaceful, and pervasive way—through the continued creation of staggering wealth. In this authoritative, engrossing history, John Steele Gordon captures as never before the true
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Sinkable

Obsession, the Deep Sea, and the Shipwreck of the Titanic

by Daniel Stone ...

Narrated by Daniel Stone ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

From the national bestselling author of The Food Explorer, a fascinating and rollicking plunge into the story of the world’s most famous shipwreck, the RMS TitanicOn a frigid April night in 1912, the world’s largest—and soon most famous—ocean liner struck an iceberg and slipped beneath the waves. She had scarcely disappeared before her new journey began, a seemingly limitless odyssey through the ... Read more

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From the national bestselling author of The Food Explorer, a fascinating and rollicking plunge into the story of the world’s most famous shipwreck, the RMS TitanicOn a frigid April night in 1912, the world’s largest—and soon most famous—ocean liner struck an iceberg and slipped beneath the waves. She had scarcely disappeared before her new journey began, a seemingly limitless odyssey through the
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The Puritans

A Transatlantic History

by David D. Hall ...

Narrated by Jason Culp ...

Unabridged

21 hours 24 min

A panoramic new history of Puritanism in England, Scotland, and New England This book is a sweeping transatlantic history of Puritanism from its emergence out of the religious tumult of Elizabethan England to its founding role in the story of America. Shedding critical new light on the diverse forms of Puritan belief and practice in England, Scotland, and New England, David Hall provides a ... Read more

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A panoramic new history of Puritanism in England, Scotland, and New England This book is a sweeping transatlantic history of Puritanism from its emergence out of the religious tumult of Elizabethan England to its founding role in the story of America. Shedding critical new light on the diverse forms of Puritan belief and practice in England, Scotland, and New England, David Hall provides a
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President Carter

The White House Years

by Stuart E. Eizenstat ...

Narrated by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Brian Troxell, Madeleine Albright ...

Unabridged

37 hours 24 min

**This program includes a forward written and read by Madeleine Albright, with a preface and introduction read by Stuart E. Eizenstat.The definitive history of the Carter Administration from the man who participated in its surprising number of accomplishments—drawing on his extensive and never-before-seen notes.**Stuart E. Eizenstat was at Jimmy Carter’s side from his political rise in Georgia ... Read more

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**This program includes a forward written and read by Madeleine Albright, with a preface and introduction read by Stuart E. Eizenstat.The definitive history of the Carter Administration from the man who participated in its surprising number of accomplishments—drawing on his extensive and never-before-seen notes.**Stuart E. Eizenstat was at Jimmy Carter’s side from his political rise in Georgia
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