Audiobooks narrated by Danny Hughes

Strip Mine Jesus: Hope for the Rural Church, Small Towns, and Overlooked Places

"Jesus Hasn't Given Up on Small, Exploited, and Overlooked Places—and Neither Should We Many young people entering ministry and starting careers believe success requires them to leave their communities. After all, the fastest-growing congregations, the highest-profile ministries, and the best opportunities are in big cities or their wealthy suburbs, aren't they? But Jesus didn't ignore the small, the exploited, or the overlooked places, and neither should his followers. In this reflective yet eminently applicable book, pastor Charles E. Cotherman, executive director of the Center for Rural Ministry, challenges our assumptions through stories that showcase the power and beauty of a faithful presence in seemingly insignificant places. Drawing on his lifetime of experience in rural communities and churches, Cotherman demonstrates the outsized impact we can have when we have the courage to stay, root where we're planted, and serve God with joy. Whether your community is rural or in the rust belt, whether you're surrounded by endless corn or abandoned mining operations, Jesus still sees you and has a plan for your life and ministry. Discover how you can make a difference right where you are—starting now."

Charles E. Cotherman (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition

"Make your money work for you with sound commercial real estate investment strategies If you're looking for more detailed advice on the commercial real estate market than, 'Buy low, sell high,' you've come to the right place. Commercial Real Estate Investing For Dummies is where you can find the smart, straightforward, and accurate info you need to get your start―or grow your portfolio―in commercial real estate. You'll learn foundational strategies, tips, and tricks for investing in all sorts of commercial properties, from apartments to shopping malls. You'll also get rock-solid advice on: - How to get started in commercial real estate investing, even if you've never tried it before - How to work with business and investment partners and protect your own interests with contracts - Financing your investments with a variety of instruments and taking advantage of legal tax opportunities Growing wealth by investing in real estate is a strategy as old as money itself. Do yourself a favor and get in on the action with this straightforward and up-to-date guide!"

Peter Conti, Peter Harris (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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The Four Keys to Mental Health: How to Feel Better, Think Clearly, and Enjoy Life Again

"Offering a refreshing vision and approach to mental health and wellbeing, pastor Steve Larson mines the Bible to give us the biblical picture of health as Jesus lived it out: mentally, physically, spiritually, and relationally—and how these four key areas rise and fall in health together. Sharing Scripture, current psychological tools, recovery principles, and his own story of managing mental illness, Larson lays out a simple, comprehensive guide to self-care. These short, powerful chapters are full of wisdom and practical help on thirty key topics, such as the cost of control, antidote to anxiety, function of feelings, myths and role of medication, spirituality of sleep, call of connection, blessing of boundaries, and more. Each chapter ends with user-friendly exercises to help you deeply internalize what you've learned. With the Bible as our model, we can leave behind the stigma of shame and instead embrace the freedom to flourish."

Steve Larson (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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The Story Economy: How Sharing Your Truth Can Be Your Most Valuable Asset

"How do you value your private data? What about your job? The truth is someone is selling your data, and your job may be among the countless others being lost to AI at record rates. Because of this abuse of technology among many others, most people have lost all agency over their technology, devices, and information. But technologist William Welser IV has a plan to help us regain control. Enter The Story Economy, a guide that provides fresh purchasing power in a world where opportunity feels harder and harder to grasp. Within, Welser outlines the need for an alternative economy where stories can become solutions to overwhelming new problems. His entirely new marketplace allows us to use our stories as currency, putting the data we've voluntarily given to good use—allowing us to purchase goods and services and giving us the power to see exactly where our data is going and to whom. In this exciting and sometimes scary world of AI, Big Tech is using all of its tools against us to create a society in which we're lonely, broke, and lost. We must take back our power and make the technology work for us to close the healthcare, education, and wealth divide—and in the process, foster self-awareness to help us become astute decision-makers and stay ahead of technology. The Story Economy provides the innovative blueprint to get started."

William Welser (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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AI-Assisted Programming: Better Planning, Coding, Testing, and Deployment

"Get advice on how to leverage AI development tools for all stages of code creation, including requirements, planning, design, coding, debugging, testing, and documentation. With this book, beginners and experienced developers alike will learn how to use a wide range of tools, from general-purpose LLMs to code-specific systems. You'll also learn about more specialized generative AI tools for tasks such as text-to-image creation. Tom Taulli provides a methodology for modular programming that aligns effectively with the way prompts create AI-generated code. This guide also describes the best ways of using general purpose LLMs to learn a programming language, explain code, or convert code from one language to another. This book examines: the core capabilities of AI-based development tools; pros, cons, and use cases of popular systems such as GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer; ways to use ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and other generic LLMs for coding; using AI development tools for the software development lifecycle, including requirements, planning, coding, debugging, and testing; prompt engineering for development; using AI-assisted programming for tedious tasks like creating regular expressions, starter code, object-oriented programming classes, and GitHub Actions; and how to use AI-based low-code and no-code tools, such as to create professional UIs."

Tom Taulli (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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The Luna Monolith 3

"When the web of reality threatens to break The black monolith on the moon is history—but now a near-Earth asteroid suddenly changes in an unknown and actually impossible way. Once again, a race between nations is set in motion. Will it be possible to avoid the mistakes of the first contact with the phenomenon? Or will the researchers who want to use the black monolith for their own purposes prevail—without having the slightest understanding of its true nature? Whoever wins the battle for the Black Monolith will decide the future of mankind. One way or another. The grand finale of the Luna Monolith trilogy."

Brandon Q. Morris (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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The Luna Monolith

"An artifact that was never meant to be found. Robots are building a colossal telescope on the far side of the moon, with just two people supervising its completion. After a minor incident, these scientists become aware of an obstacle in the lunar soil. It's located outside the area reserved for the hypertelescope and is therefore none of their business. But their curiosity gets the better of them. The artifact seems to have properties that completely defy physics as they know it. As they investigate, they inadvertently plunge themselves, then the entire solar system, into a terrible, unavoidable whirlwind of events. Will they manage to make the mysterious black monolith harmless before we all run out of time?"

Brandon Q. Morris (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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The Luna Monolith 2

"When humanity shakes the foundations of the universe The black monolith has escaped destruction—for now. What no one on the moon realizes is that the artifact is holding the explorer who first touched it captive in a very special way. Will he be able to escape this trap in time? If not, the very existence of the solar system is at stake. Because the monolith has a purpose that its human discoverers would consider utterly impossible—if they knew about it."

Brandon Q. Morris (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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Fewer Rules, Better People: The Case for Discretion

"A philosopher argues that the proliferation of rules and mandates is making us dumber, less moral, more deceptive, and less able to govern important institutions. Wherever there's a rule, there is someone with the power to apply or ignore it—or add to it, in the interest of justice. From enforcing chores to issuing life sentences, decision-makers deliver flawed and sometimes arbitrary outcomes. But is their use of discretion good or bad overall? As a society, should we seek to minimize or maximize discretion, with all its potential for bias and other kinds of human error? Reframing our understanding of justice and ethics, philosopher Barry Lam argues that while use of discretion—whether by a sports referee, a parent, a police officer, or a judge—can never be perfect, removing it has even more problematic effects. Mandatory arrests and sentencing laws have not eliminated bias, but have corrupted the courtroom, institutionalized lying, and brought about even more unjust and arbitrary results. Fewer Rules, Better People is a bold, riveting treatise that sheds new light on political debates about law and justice while aiming to prepare us for the imminent threat of more 'perfect,' discretion-less rule enforcement by AI."

Barry Lam (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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Living Beyond Your Dreams: 11 Principles for Triumphing in Life and Leadership

"Inspirational wisdom to overcome career obstacles, based on interviews with twenty-four of America's top business leaders. There's a fundamental need to increase opportunities for diverse leaders as they make their way into the upper echelons of corporate America. Too often, college students don't realize their career options, and many of the top leaders in those industries aren't doing enough to cultivate diverse talent. This book highlights the career lessons of twenty-four diverse leaders—providing a road map for future generations to follow. Includes interviews with Priscilla Almodovar, CEO and president, Fannie Mae; Tom Baltimore, chairman and CEO, Park Hotels & Resorts; Diane Batayeh, CEO, Village Green; Alice Carr, CEO, April Housing; Daryl Carter, founder, chairman, and CEO, Avanath Capital Management; Lili Dunn, president and CEO, Bell Partners; Tammy Fischer, chair of the board of trustees, National Storage Affiliates Trust; Leslie Hale, president and CEO, RLJ Lodging Trust; Chris Howard, executive vice president and COO, Arizona State University; Lynne Katzmann, founder, Juniper Communities; Angela Kleiman, president and CEO, Essex Property Trust; David Kong, former president and CEO, BWH Hotel Group; Gerry Lopez, former president of global consumer products, Starbucks; and Jodie W. McLean, CEO, EDENS."

William J. Ferguson (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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West Pac: A Young Sailor’s Journey

"When a carrier goes to sea, those who work on the dangerous flight deck are at an average age of twenty years old. To add to the danger, those who work with aircraft ordnance, the bombs and missiles of these planes, are at even more risk of injury on the pitching deck. This is a true story of one young man, an aviation ordnanceman, who went to sea on his second cruise in 1978 at age twenty. What he discovered in the hot Pacific and Indian Oceans would change his life forever and set him on a path to discovery. Follow the author on his personal and poignant journey as he explores the universal truths of those who must succeed under arduous conditions."

Scott F. Schmidt, Trevor Scott (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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Writing, Presenting, and Communicating with Confidence

"Communication is key. Effective communication is essential to standing out at work and excelling in your career. But when it comes to making a convincing point in a meeting, crafting the perfect email, or nailing a presentation, there's a lot to navigate. What kind of language do you use with a varied audience? Which channel is best for which message? How much do body language and Zoom backgrounds matter? And what should you not say? Writing, Presenting, and Communicating with Confidence is filled with practical advice from HBR experts that can help you answer questions such as: How can I prepare for the most difficult conversations? What can I do to improve my writing? What strategies can I use to overcome my anxiety about public speaking? How can I boost my presence and influence through persuasive communication? Writing, speaking, and communicating with confidence can be intimidating. This book gives you the tools to stand out and deliver your message more successfully."

Harvard Business Review (Author), Danny Hughes (Narrator)

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