Audiobooks narrated by David Sadzin

Good is the New Cool Guide to Conscious Business: How Companies Can Drive Growth Through Positive Im

"In the Good is the New Cool Guide to Conscious Business, conscious capitalism experts Afdhel Aziz and Bobby Jones deliver all of the knowledge and tools needed to discover, design, and deploy sustainable and inclusive growth within any organization. This book draws on stories, insights, and case studies from leaders at successful purpose-driven corporations around the world, from Fortune 500 giants like Unilever and Procter to tech disruptors like Tesla, Microsoft, and Airbnb, as well as beloved brands like Lego, Adidas, and Patagonia. In the last decade, corporations were required to meet the digital age's challenges and opportunities. Today, corporations must meet the purpose-based demands of consumers, employees, and investors—or get left behind. In this book, listeners will learn about: ● The seven qualities of an inspiring and motivating purpose statement ● Harnessing nine principles of purpose, including 'Purpose doesn't have to be political,' 'Purpose is about putting your money where your mission is,' and 'Purpose is about measuring what you treasure' ● Understanding the rise of impact investors and measuring the ROI of purpose-based corporate initiatives"

Afdhel Aziz, Bobby Jones (Author), David Sadzin (Narrator)

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Sea Dog: A Seafaring Captain's Lessons in Leadership

"From the high seas to high commands in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan, Sea Dog: A Seafaring Captain's Lessons in Leadership tells the tale of Charles L. Stuppard and his journey from growing up surrounded by poverty and violence to becoming a Navy Captain in charge of the US Navy's most technologically sophisticated warship. In this book, Stuppard details exactly how he managed to not only become a great leader, but one who acts with character, empathy, and honor, not because of inherent advantages in his life, but rather through learning and applying hard lessons at every point in his fulfilling career. Drawing on captivating stories from intense special training and beyond, this book covers key leadership concepts such as learning to focus on the right things so that the rest of your team will follow your lead; defining your success as a leader by what people say about you after you leave your organization; and using your power to encourage empathy and generosity in yourself and others. Captivating, inspiring, and practical, Sea Dog: A Seafaring Captain's Lessons in Leadership is a must-listen for aspiring and current leaders across organizations and industries who seek to lead with confidence, charisma, and compassion."

Charles L. Stuppard (Author), David Sadzin (Narrator)

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The Principles and Power of Success: Charting the Path to Purpose, Excellence, and Influence

"Bestselling author Dr. Myles Munroe has shown millions of people how to find their purpose in life. In this book, he applies his expertise to the topic of success. Dr. Munroe explains that the seeds of success are already planted within each of us. We were designed to succeed. 'Everyone desires to succeed,' says Munroe. 'Success in life is a result of the decisions you make.' In The Principles and Power of Success, you will discover how God designed you to be successful; how your purpose leads to your success; ten keys for personal success; the vital difference between living according to 'laws' and following 'rules'; when it's necessary to be a rule-breaker; how to discover and embrace your true gifts and potential; how to start fresh after discouragement or failure; and how you can be a powerful influence for good in the world. Success is not about beating someone else in a race. We don't have to 'pursue' success and prosperity—they are natural byproducts of developing and achieving our potential as we fulfill our God-given purpose. Through this book, you can chart your path to purpose, excellence, and influence in life. Discover and develop the seeds of success already within you."

Myles Munroe (Author), David Sadzin (Narrator)

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The Second Emancipation: Nkruman, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide

"Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by Foreign Policy 'Howard French's The Second Emancipation stands the second half of the last century on its geopolitical head.' ―David Levering Lewis, winner of the Pulitzer Prize From the acclaimed author of Born in Blackness comes an extraordinary account of Africa's liberation from colonial oppression, a work that fundamentally reshapes our understanding of modern history. A work of epic dimension that recasts the liberation of twentieth-century Africa through the lens of revolutionary leader Kwame Nkrumah. The Second Emancipation, the second work in a trilogy from bestselling author Howard W. French about Africa's pivotal role in shaping world history, underscores Adam Hochschild's contention that French is a 'modern-day Copernicus.' The title―referring to a brief period beginning in 1957 when dozens of African colonies gained their freedom―positions this liberation at the center of a 'movement of global Blackness,' with one charismatic leader, Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972), at its head."

Howard W. French (Author), David Sadzin, Howard W. French (Narrator)

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Dear Unity: Overdue Love Letters to Heal a Divided Church

"During the global Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in January 2024, Australian entrepreneur Philip Ryall and his wife Jennie invited more than sixty church leaders from various Christian backgrounds and denominations into their home for what they hope will be the first of many Unity Meals around the world. Like yeast leavening a loaf of bread, out of that meal grew the impetus for the book Dear Unity, a collection of thoughts from over thirty prominent Christian leaders around the world. This powerful compilation of personal reflections, teachings, back stories, and cross-denominational letters brings a whole new perspective on the way we view our fellow believers. What they all share in common is a desire to see the rich diversity of the church become one body in Christ, as Jesus so wanted us to be. Among the authors are Randy Clark, president of Global Awakening; Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa; Darlene Zschech, singer-songwriter and lead pastor of Hope Unlimited Church; Francis Chan, founder of Crazy Love Ministries; Nicky Gumbel, pioneer of Alpha; Heidi Baker, Mozambique missionary and CEO of Iris Global; Bo Sanchez, founder of Light of Jesus Family; Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches; and Bill Johnson, senior pastor of Bethel Church in California."

Philip Ryall (Author), David Sadzin, Diana Blue, Myles Dabbs, Sarah Zimmerman, Tom Parks (Narrator)

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The Stories They Hear: Expecting Greatness as the Key to Success

"The Stories They Hear is a profound testament to the power of mentorship and the impact one visionary program has had on America's best and brightest African American male college students. Through the Institute for Responsible Citizenship, Dr. Bill Keyes has transformed the lives of over 300 young men, including Rhodes Scholars, Fulbright Scholars, doctors, lawyers, professors, and community leaders. Founded in 2003, the Institute has helped these men achieve remarkable success, nurturing their talents and instilling values of resilience, respect, and service. This book offers listeners an intimate glimpse into the Institute's life-changing experiences. Each chapter is filled with personal stories and valuable lessons shared by Dr. Keyes with his scholars over two decades. Key insights include identifying one's gifts, using influence responsibly, and practicing resilience in the face of adversity. These stories, once shared in a Washington DC conference room, now invite listeners to be inspired by the guidance that has shaped these young men into leaders and role models."

Dr. William Keyes IV (Author), David Sadzin (Narrator)

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A Life For A Life: Poor Choices and Unresolved Trauma Is Killing America

"A gripping true story exploring violence, mental health, and trauma, A Life for a Life follows Kevin Shird and Damion Neal, who meet as inmates in Federal Correctional Institute Allenwood. Kevin is serving time for drug trafficking, and he suffers from severe nightmares and sleep deprivation due to past traumas and copes through rigorous exercise instead of medication. He tries to guide Damion, a temperamental young man, hoping to keep him out of trouble in a dangerous environment and reunite him with his young daughter. In 2004, Kevin is transferred to another prison while Damion is released from Allenwood and returns to Baltimore. Two years later, Kevin also returns to Baltimore, where he uses writing as therapy to heal from the trauma of the past. Surprisingly, a mental health worker suggests he may have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Kevin hopes Damion has successfully reintegrated into society and returned to his family. However, one afternoon, he searches for Damion online and finds a newspaper article that reads, 'Delaware State Police have arrested Damion Neal, the man responsible for the deaths of two Dover residents over the weekend.' Court documents allege that Damion was suffering from a serious mental health ailment at the time of the murders. Kevin goes on a journey to understand why his former cellmate committed a heinous crime."

Kevin Shird (Author), David Sadzin (Narrator)

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Interpreting Your World: Five Lenses for Engaging Theology and Culture

"Whether we interpret Scripture or culture, it matters what we do, not just what we think or feel. How do we live with our interpretation, and how do we live it out? This book helps us understand how culture forms us as political actors, moves us aesthetically, shapes the rhythms of our lives, and connects (or disconnects) us from God and neighbors we are called to love. The goal is to be equipped to engage culture with greater fluency and fidelity in response to the triune God. This short, accessible introduction to the conversation between theology and culture offers a patient, thoughtful, and theologically attuned approach to cultural discernment. It helps us grow our interpretive skill by training our intuition and giving us a slower, more deliberate approach that accounts for as much of the complexity of culture as possible. The book explores five dimensions of culture—meaning, power, morality, religion, and aesthetic—and shows how each needs the others and all need theology. Each chapter includes distinctive practices for spiritual formation and practical application. Foreword by Kevin J. Vanhoozer."

Justin Ariel Bailey (Author), David Sadzin (Narrator)

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The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon's Enduring Impact on America

"Published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of his birth, the first major study of Malcolm X's influence in the sixty years since his assassination, exploring his enduring impact on culture, politics, and civil rights. Malcolm X has become as much of an American icon as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, or Martin Luther King. But when he was murdered in 1965, he was still seen as a dangerous outsider. White America found him alienating, mainstream African Americans found him divisive, and even his admirers found him bravely radical. Although Ossie Davis famously eulogized Malcolm X as "our own Black shining prince," he never received the mainstream acceptance toward which he seemed to be striving in his final year. It is more in death than his life that Malcolm's influence has blossomed and come to leave a deep imprint on the cultural landscape of America. With impeccable research and original reporting, Mark Whitaker tells the story of Malcolm X's far-reaching posthumous legacy. It stretches from founders of the Black Power Movement such as Stokely Carmichael and Huey Newton to hip-hop pioneers such as Public Enemy and Tupac Shakur. Leaders of the Black Arts and Free Jazz movements from Amiri Baraka to Maya Angelou, August Wilson, and John Coltrane credited their political awakening to Malcolm, as did some of the most influential athletes of our time, from Muhammad Ali to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and beyond. Spike's movie biopic and the Black Lives Matter movement reintroduced Malcolm to subsequent generations. Across the political spectrum, he has been cited as a formative influence by both Barack Obama—who venerated Malcolm's "unadorned insistence on respect"—and Clarence Thomas, who was drawn to Malcolm's messages of self-improvement and economic self-help. In compelling new detail, Whitaker also retraces the long road to exoneration for two men wrongfully convicted of Malcolm's murder, making The Afterlife of Malcolm X essential reading for anyone interested in true crime, American politics, culture, and history."

Mark Whitaker (Author), David Sadzin (Narrator)

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Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolitionist Future

"Despite reform efforts that have grown in scope and intensity over the last two decades, the machine of American mass incarceration continues to flourish. In this powerful polemic, formerly incarcerated activist, essayist, and organizer Emile Suotonye DeWeaver argues that the root of the problem is white supremacy. During his twenty-one years in prison, DeWeaver covertly organized to pass legislation impacting juveniles in California's criminal legal system; was a culture writer for Easy Street Magazine; and cofounded Prison Renaissance, an organization centering incarcerated voices and incarcerated leadership. DeWeaver draws on these experiences to interrogate the central premise of reform efforts, including prisoner rehabilitation programs, arguing that they demand self-abnegation, entrench white supremacy, and ignore the role of structural oppression. With lucid, urgent prose, DeWeaver intervenes in contemporary debates on criminal justice and racial justice efforts with his eye-opening discussion of the tools we need to end white supremacy—both within and outside the carceral setting. For readers of Mariame Kaba, Susan Burton, and Derecka Purnell, Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine adds a sharp and unique perspective to the growing discourse on racial justice, incarceration, and abolition."

Emile Suotonye DeWeaver (Author), David Sadzin (Narrator)

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The Shaping of Black Identities: Redefining the Generations through the Legacy of Race and Culture

"The Shaping of Black Identities explores the generations of African Americans who have lived in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries and the impact that living in the United States has had on them. Jimmie R. Hawkins examines how identity is formed and shaped by internal and external forces. He investigates collective memory and the stories told to each succeeding generation about the lives of the preceding generations. But most of all, this book is about belonging. Using the generational time frames established by the Pew Research Center, Hawkins proposes six new generational categories rooted in the Black experience: the New Negro, Motown, Black Power, Hip-Hop, #BlackLivesMatter, and Obama generations. He emphasizes the need for reexamination in distinguishing generational uniqueness with attention to disparate, nondominant groups. Given the history of racial and cultural discrimination against Blacks in the United States, such an examination of the ways in which Black life has taken its own unique shape among generations offers new ways to understand the transition in identity adopted by Blacks. Hawkins examines the historical contexts that shaped each generation and the general attitudes and perceptions of each generation as influenced by the cultural, political, and racial environment of the nation."

Jimmie R. Hawkins (Author), David Sadzin (Narrator)

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Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life

"Like all double albums, Songs in the Key of Life is imperfect but audacious. If its titular concern - life - doesn't exactly allow for rigid focus, it's still a fiercely inspired collection of songs and one of the definitive soul records of the 1970s. Stevie Wonder was unable to control the springs of his creativity during that decade. Upon turning 21 in 1971, he freed himself from the Motown contract he'd been saddled with as a child performer, renegotiated the terms, and unleashed hundreds of songs to tape. Over the next five years, Wonder would amass countless recordings and release his five greatest albums - as prolific a golden period as there has ever been in contemporary music. But Songs in the Key of Life is different from the four albums that preceded it; it's an overstuffed, overjoyed, maddeningly ambitious encapsulation of all the progress Stevie Wonder had made in that short space of time. Zeth Lundy's book, in keeping with the album's themes, is structured as a life cycle. It's divided into the following sections: Birth; Innocence/Adolescence; Experience/Adulthood; Death; Rebirth. Within this framework, Zeth Lundy covers Stevie Wonder's excessive work habits and recording methodology, his reliance on synthesizers, the album's place in the gospel-inspired progression of 1970s R'n'B, and many other subjects."

Zeth Lundy (Author), David Sadzin (Narrator)

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