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Alta California

From San Diego to San Francisco, A Journey on Foot to Rediscover the Golden State

de Nick Neely ...

National Bestseller: This fascinating account of one man’s 650-mile trek from San Diego to San Francisco captures the many layers of California’s fiendishly complex history.“[Makes] you fall, or refall, in love with California . . . wildfires and insane housing prices and all . . . What a journey, you think. What a state.” —San Francisco ChronicleIn 1769, an expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

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National Bestseller: This fascinating account of one man’s 650-mile trek from San Diego to San Francisco captures the many layers of California’s fiendishly complex history.“[Makes] you fall, or refall, in love with California . . . wildfires and insane housing prices and all . . . What a journey, you think. What a state.” —San Francisco ChronicleIn 1769, an expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá
... Leer más

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Coast Range

A Collection from the Pacific Edge

de Nick Neely ...

Coast: the edge of land, or conversely the edge of sea. Range: a measure between limits, or the scope or territory of a thing. Coast Range, the debut collection of essays from writer Nick Neely, meticulously and thoughtfully dwells on these intersections and much more. The book's title refers to the region in which these essays are set: the California and Oregon coastal ranges. In deeply moving ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Coast: the edge of land, or conversely the edge of sea. Range: a measure between limits, or the scope or territory of a thing. Coast Range, the debut collection of essays from writer Nick Neely, meticulously and thoughtfully dwells on these intersections and much more. The book's title refers to the region in which these essays are set: the California and Oregon coastal ranges. In deeply moving
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Alta California

From San Diego to San Francisco, A Journey on Foot to Rediscover the Golden State

de Nick Neely ...

Narrado por Tristan Wright ...

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17 hora 36 minutos

Nick Neely chronicles his 650-mile trek on foot from San Diego to San Francisco, following the route of the first overland Spanish expedition into what was soon called Alta California. Led by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769, the expedition sketched a route that would become, in part, the famous El Camino Real. It laid the foundation for the Golden State we know today, a place that remains as mythical ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Nick Neely chronicles his 650-mile trek on foot from San Diego to San Francisco, following the route of the first overland Spanish expedition into what was soon called Alta California. Led by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769, the expedition sketched a route that would become, in part, the famous El Camino Real. It laid the foundation for the Golden State we know today, a place that remains as mythical
... Leer más

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Uncounted

The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America

de Gilda R. Daniels ...

Narrado por Gilda R. Daniels ...

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7 hora 45 minutos

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered one of the most effective pieces of legislation the United States has ever passed. It enfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters, particularly in the American South, and drew attention to the problem of voter suppression. Yet in recent years there has been a continuous assault on access to the ballot box in the form of stricter voter ID requirements, ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered one of the most effective pieces of legislation the United States has ever passed. It enfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters, particularly in the American South, and drew attention to the problem of voter suppression. Yet in recent years there has been a continuous assault on access to the ballot box in the form of stricter voter ID requirements,
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Touch and Go

A Memoir

de Sydney Lewis, Studs Terkel ...

Narrado por Norman Dietz ...

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9 hora 56 minutos

At nearly ninety-five, Studs Terkel has written about everyone's life, it seems, but his own. In Touch and Go, he offers a memoir that—embodying the spirit of the man himself—is youthful, vivacious, and enormous fun.Terkel begins by taking us back to his early childhood with his father, mother, and two older brothers, describing the hectic life of a family trying to earn a living in Chicago. He ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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At nearly ninety-five, Studs Terkel has written about everyone's life, it seems, but his own. In Touch and Go, he offers a memoir that—embodying the spirit of the man himself—is youthful, vivacious, and enormous fun.Terkel begins by taking us back to his early childhood with his father, mother, and two older brothers, describing the hectic life of a family trying to earn a living in Chicago. He
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1932

FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America

de Scott Martelle ...

Narrado por David Stifel ...

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10 hora 58 minutos

At the start of 1932, the nation's worst economic crisis has left one-in-four workers without a job, countless families facing eviction, banks shutting down as desperate depositors withdraw their savings, and growing social and political unrest. Amid this turmoil, a political decision looms that will determine the course of the nation. It's a choice between two men with very different visions of ... Leer más

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At the start of 1932, the nation's worst economic crisis has left one-in-four workers without a job, countless families facing eviction, banks shutting down as desperate depositors withdraw their savings, and growing social and political unrest. Amid this turmoil, a political decision looms that will determine the course of the nation. It's a choice between two men with very different visions of
... Leer más

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The Life Project

The Extraordinary Story of 70,000 Ordinary Lives

de Helen Pearson ...

Narrado por Lucy Archer-Woodcock ...

Completo

9 hora 47 minutos

A fascinating account of a scientific project that tracked five generations of children—the longest-ever-running study of human development. The lives of 70,000 people reveal the importance of our beginnings on the greater trajectory of our lives.In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week as part of a birth cohort study. No one imagined that this would ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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A fascinating account of a scientific project that tracked five generations of children—the longest-ever-running study of human development. The lives of 70,000 people reveal the importance of our beginnings on the greater trajectory of our lives.In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week as part of a birth cohort study. No one imagined that this would
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The Cost-Benefit Revolution

de Cass R. Sunstein ...

Narrado por Peter Marinker ...

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11 hora 19 minutos

Why policies should be based on careful consideration of their costs and benefits rather than on intuition, popular opinion, interest groups, and anecdotes. Opinions on government policies vary widely. Some people feel passionately about the child obesity epidemic and support government regulation of sugary drinks. Others argue that people should be able to eat and drink whatever they like. Some ... Leer más

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Why policies should be based on careful consideration of their costs and benefits rather than on intuition, popular opinion, interest groups, and anecdotes. Opinions on government policies vary widely. Some people feel passionately about the child obesity epidemic and support government regulation of sugary drinks. Others argue that people should be able to eat and drink whatever they like. Some
... Leer más

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Poor Richard's Women

Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father

de Nancy Rubin Stuart ...

Narrado por Ann M. Richardson ...

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7 hora 56 minutos

**“An engrossing look at the human side of Benjamin Franklin . . . Using a post-feminist lens that’s critical of gender essentialism, Stuart rescues these women from obscurity . . . This is a terrific read: poignant, provocative, and probing.”—Library Journal, Starred ReviewA vivid portrait of the women who loved, nurtured, and defended America’s famous scientist and founding father.**Everyone ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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**“An engrossing look at the human side of Benjamin Franklin . . . Using a post-feminist lens that’s critical of gender essentialism, Stuart rescues these women from obscurity . . . This is a terrific read: poignant, provocative, and probing.”—Library Journal, Starred ReviewA vivid portrait of the women who loved, nurtured, and defended America’s famous scientist and founding father.**Everyone
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Gator Country

Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades

de Rebecca Renner ...

Narrado por John Pirhalla ...

Completo

12 hora 2 minutos

This program features a bonus conversation between the author and Officer Jeff Babauta (who led the undercover investigation known as Operation Alligator Thief) and an introduction read by the author."John Pirhalla offers a first-rate narration. His facility with accents gives atmosphere to this true-crime work. He varies his tone, pitch, and cadence to good effect, and effectively handles both ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

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This program features a bonus conversation between the author and Officer Jeff Babauta (who led the undercover investigation known as Operation Alligator Thief) and an introduction read by the author."John Pirhalla offers a first-rate narration. His facility with accents gives atmosphere to this true-crime work. He varies his tone, pitch, and cadence to good effect, and effectively handles both
... Leer más

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The Lost Book of Moses

The Hunt for the World's Oldest Bible

de Chanan Tigay ...

Narrado por Chanan Tigay ...

Completo

9 hora 7 minutos

In the summer of 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira—archaeological treasure hunter and denizen of Jerusalem's bustling marketplace—arrived unannounced in London claiming to have discovered the world's oldest Bible scroll. When news of the discovery leaked to the excited English press, Shapira became a household name. But before the British Museum could acquire them, Shapira's nemesis, French ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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In the summer of 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira—archaeological treasure hunter and denizen of Jerusalem's bustling marketplace—arrived unannounced in London claiming to have discovered the world's oldest Bible scroll. When news of the discovery leaked to the excited English press, Shapira became a household name. But before the British Museum could acquire them, Shapira's nemesis, French
... Leer más

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The Cost of Courage

de Charles Kaiser ...

Narrado por Charles Kaiser ...

Completo

6 hora 46 minutos

In the autumn of 1943, André Boulloche became de Gaulle’s military delegate in Paris, coordinating all the Resistance movements in the nine northern regions of France only to be betrayed by one of his associates, arrested, wounded by the Gestapo, and taken prisoner. His sisters carried on the fight without him until the end of the war. André survived three concentration camps and later became a ... Leer más

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In the autumn of 1943, André Boulloche became de Gaulle’s military delegate in Paris, coordinating all the Resistance movements in the nine northern regions of France only to be betrayed by one of his associates, arrested, wounded by the Gestapo, and taken prisoner. His sisters carried on the fight without him until the end of the war. André survived three concentration camps and later became a
... Leer más

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