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Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BV8FWTGL | 2023 | 21 hours and 00 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 602 MB
Author: Michael Schulman
Narrator: Charlie Thurston
A lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama. America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine decades, perfectly coiffed starlets, debonair leading men, and producers with gold in their eyes have chased the elusive Oscar. What began as an industry banquet in 1929 has now exploded into a hallowed ceremony, complete with red carpets, envelopes, and little gold men. But don't be fooled by the pomp: the Oscars, more than anything, are a battlefield, where the history of Hollywood-and of America itself-unfolds in dramas large and small. The road to the Oscars may be golden, but it's paved in blood, sweat, and broken hearts.
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Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings (Audiobook)
English | July 12, 2022 | ASIN: B09SBJBJNT | M4B@125 kbps | 9h 2m | 493.11 MB
Author: Chrysta Bilton
Narrator: Chrysta Bilton
A riveting, nuanced portrait of unforgettable characters thrown together by chance and DNA, this is a story of nature, nurture, and coming to terms with one's true inheritance.
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Nine Lives: The Compelling Memoir of a Cold War Harrier Pilot (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BVPBBPCZ | 2023 | 10 hours and 18 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 296 MB
Author: Chris Burwell
Narrator: Peter Noble
Chris Burwell charts one man's career in aviation from joining the RAF in 1969 aged eighteen, to having responsibility for training pilots for the world's major airlines nearly fifty years later. After training at RAF Cranwell and RAF Valley and a tour as a flying instructor on Jet Provosts, he joined the Harrier Force, flying on front-line squadrons in the United Kingdom and Germany during the Cold War and as an instructor on the Harrier Conversion Unit. Detachments to Belize in 1977, the Falklands (twice), ejection from a Harrier GR3, introducing FLIR and NVG to the Harrier front line and operational missions in Northern Iraq are all covered in detail. After thirty years of service, he spent twelve years with Cobham, managing their Teesside base and flying the Falcon 20 on operational training for the military and the King Air 200 on international flight calibration tasks. Finally, he spent four years in Spain with Flight Training Europe (FTE) Jerez training a new generation of pilots. Through his experience as a pilot, leader, and manager gained over many years, his valuable insights into military and civilian flying operations are both engrossing and noteworthy.
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- 24-02-2023, 04:59
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Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BVX5KGQ9 | 2023 | 13 hours and 47 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 389 MB
Author: Julian Gewirtz
Narrator: Rick Adamson
On a hike in January 1984, Deng Xiaoping was warned that his path was a steep and treacherous one. "Never turn back," the Chinese leader replied. That became a mantra as the government forged ahead with reforms in the face of heated contestation over the nation's future. But deliberation came to a sudden halt in spring 1989, with protests and purges, massacre and repression. Since then, Beijing has worked intensively to suppress the memory of this era of openness. Julian Gewirtz recovers the debates of the 1980s, tracing the Communist Party's diverse attitudes toward markets, state control, and sweeping technological change, as well as freewheeling public argument over political liberalization.
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Modern Etiquette for Dummies (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BVWQ8HXR | 2023 | 14 hours and 8 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 392 MB
Author: Sue Fox
Narrator: Diana Blue
Our world is constantly changing, but something that always remains true? Manners matter. Etiquette is about more than just knowing which fork to use at a fancy dinner or how to write a thank-you note. Modern Etiquette For Dummies shows you how to navigate tricky interpersonal scenarios and tough workplace dilemmas with ease. With the help of Dummies, you'll toss aside stuffy old notions of etiquette and discover how to conduct yourself in various environments. This book is full of tips on tackling today's unique challenges, including how to use the right pronouns, how to behave on social media, how to maintain professionalism in hybrid work settings (like when is it okay to turn off your camera during a Zoom meeting?), and how to put your phone down so you can focus on what matters.
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Migrants: The Story of Us All by Sam Miller
2023 | English | ASIN: B0BCLXVH1H | 13 hrs 24 mins | M4B & MP3@126 kbps | 806 to 813 MB | UBR | Retail
Narrator: Chris Nayak
Humans are, in fundamental ways, a migratory species, more so than any other land mammal. For most of our existence, we were all nomads, and some of us still are. Houses and permanent settlements are a relatively late development - dating back little more than twelve thousand years. Borders and passports are much more recent. From the Neanderthals, Alexander the Great, Christopher Columbus and Pocahontas to the African slave trade, Fu Manchu, and Barack Obama, Migrants shows us that it is only by understanding how migration and migrants have been viewed in the past, that we can re-set the terms of the modern-day debate about migration.
Migrants presents us with an alternative history of the world, in which migration is restored to the heart of the human story. And in which humans migrate for a wide range of reasons: not just because of civil war, poverty or climate change but also out of curiosity and a sense of adventure. On arrival, migrants are expected both to assimilate and encouraged to remain distinctive; to defend their heritage and adopt a new one. They are sub-human and super-human; romanticised and castigated, admired and abhorred. Migrants tells us that this is not a new narrative; this is the history of us all, part of everybody's backstory - for those who consider themselves migrants and those who do not.
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Martin Scorsese: A Journey (Audiobook)
English | October 25, 2022 | ASIN: B0B23K23ZB | M4B@128 kbps | 13h 34m | 788 MB
Author: Mary Pat Kelly | Narrators: Nancy Linari, P.J. Ochlan
In time for Scorsese's 80th birthday and the release of Killers of the Flower Moon, a new edition of the seminal oral history tracing Scorsese's journey from young filmmaker to legend, featuring a foreword by Steven Spielberg
Few filmmakers, if any, make the kind of impact that Martin Scorsese has made on American cinema. The winner of every prestigious film award, including the Oscar, Scorsese is a living legend. Bestselling author and award-winning filmmaker Mary Pat Kelly's groundbreaking biography reveals how this working-class boy from Manhattan's Little Italy became one of our most acclaimed, celebrated, and influential filmmakers.
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Malady of the Mind: Schizophrenia and the Path to Prevention (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B09MDN6QX9 | 2023 | 17 hours and 27 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 499 MB
Author: Jeffrey A. Lieberman
Narrator: Jacques Roy
Of the many myths and misconceptions that obscure our understanding of schizophrenia, the most pernicious is that there is no effective treatment or cure. Though that may have been true in the past, the current reality couldn't be more different: today's treatments have the potential to be game-changing-and often lifesaving. This powerful portrait of schizophrenia, the most malignant and mysterious mental illness, by renowned psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman, interweaves cultural and scientific history with dramatic patient profiles and clinical experiences to impart a revolutionary message of hope. For the first time in history, we can effectively treat schizophrenia, limiting its disabling effects-and we're on the verge of being able to prevent the disease's onset entirely.
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Lean UX: Designing Great Products with Agile Teams (Second Edition)
Author: Jeff Gothelf, Josh Seiden
Narrator: Douglas Martin
English | 2021 | ASIN: B08VLC2ZNR | MP3@64 kbps | 4h 56m | 406 MB
Lean UX has become the preferred approach to interaction design, tailor-made for today's agile teams. In the second edition of this award-winning book, leading advocates Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden expand on the valuable Lean UX principles, tactics, and techniques covered in the first edition to share how product teams can easily incorporate design, experimentation, iteration, and continuous learning from real users into their Agile process.
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It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BLHY5GTV | 2023 | 10 hours and 59 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 302 MB
Author: Senator Bernie Sanders
Narrator: Senator Bernie Sanders
A progressive takedown of the uber-capitalist status quo that has enriched millionaires and billionaires at the expense of the working class, and a blueprint for what transformational change would actually look like. It's OK to be angry about capitalism. Reflecting on our turbulent times, Senator Bernie Sanders takes on the billionaire class and speaks blunt truths about our country's failure to address the destructive nature of a system that is fueled by uncontrolled greed and rigidly committed to prioritizing corporate profits over the needs of ordinary Americans.
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