Audiobooks narrated by Fred Stella

Intelligence for Your Life: Powerful Lessons for Personal Growth

Almost eight million people across the United States and Canada tune in to John Tesh's syndicated show each week to hear him warmly impart 'intelligence for your life' - tips on how to earn your boss's trust, fight jet lag, get out of debt, find your life's calling or even discover the power of prayer. As one major city newspaper referred to him, 'He's like Oprah, but without the edge.' With his staff of 10 full-time researchers, Tesh has uncovered a wealth of practical information and life-changing choices. He now combines that knowledge with some incredible personal experiences for this first book in what promises to be a successful ongoing series. In addition to a wide range of helpful tips, this book reveals what has guided him spiritually and professionally to act out his passions. Street date coincides with PBS Special in March, 2008.

John Tesh (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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Dragons of Starlight Audio Collection: 4 Books in 1

In this complete audio collection of all four books in the Dragons of Starlight YA series, fans of fantasy and imaginative speculative fiction will enjoy the adventures of two teens on opposite planets who find themselves drawn into a battle between humans and dragons when a portal between their worlds is opened. Perfect for readers 13 and up, each story combines action and suspense with an exploration of Christian values and what it means to stand up for what is right. Dragons of Starlight Audio Collection features: - Intriguing plotlines that combine fantastical elements with Christian allegory - Immersive worldbuilding, strong characters, and alternating viewpoints that will appeal to teens and adult fantasy readers - Themes surrounding friendship, sacrificial love, respect, chaste romance, bravery, and how to discern the truth from lies In addition, this audio download is: - ideal for birthdays, Christmas, or any gift-giving occasion - wonderful for summer reading, travel, or listening around the house - great for young adults 13 and older who are looking for clean storylines and gripping plots Dragons of Starlight Audio Collection includes: - Starlighter: Jason Masters didn't believe the rumor that dragons stole people from his village, but after his brother dissappers, he passes through a gateway to another realm. And on the dragon planet of Starlight, Koren struggles to believe that there is a place where humans are not enslaved. As Koren's seers gift comes to light and both she and Jason work to free the dragons' slaves, a mysterious black egg and the prophecy around it may thwart their efforts. - Warrior: The egg has hatched, and the dragon inside has left both humans and dragons unsure of what the future-and prophecy-truly holds. As Jason and Koren seek out a dragon on Starlight who may be the secret to freeing the slaves, Jason's friends on his home planet of Major Four face the arrival of a dragon named Magnar who has begun to influence the new governor. - Diviner: Koren's Starlighter powers have come full force, but as she finds herself under the control of the dragon prince Taushin, she begins to wonder if her gifts will save or doom her and her people. Meanwhile, Jason's friend Elyssa has developed Diviner gifts of her own that connect to a star mentioned in the prophecy. As war on both Starlight and Major Four becomes imminent, uncertainty about the future takes hold … something Taushin may have planned for all along. - Liberator: Just as Jason, Elyssa, and those flighting for human freedom prepare for battle and possible victory, a deadly illness takes hold on Starlight, and it has affected Koren. A second Starlighter named Cassabrie has a risky plan that could save both planets, but for it to work, she can't disclose it to anyone else. At the same time, Magnar has a plan of his own-but it is one that could make the future even more perilous for humans. Will faith, hope, and courage be enough to make everything right?

Beverly Davis, Bryan Davis (Author), Fred Stella, Tavia Gilbert (Narrator)

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A Summer with Montaigne: On the Art of Living Well

Michel de Montaigne embodies the humanist ideal-curious, measured, contemplative yet not unworldly, witty, free of prejudice, and urbane. But what does this French Renaissance philosopher have to tell us about how to think and live today? In forty short, erudite, and lively chapters written over a single summer, Antoine Compagnon seeks answers to that question. In A Summer with Montaigne, Compagnon invites his readers to join him as he strolls through Montaigne's key contributions to our understanding of what is good and worthwhile in life. This engaging book, then, serves as both an introduction to Montaigne for readers unfamiliar with his work and a refresher for those who are already acquainted with his unique brilliance, vitality, and timeliness. Montaigne's Essays deal with themes that remain relevant today, from the problems posed by religion, war, power, and friendship to the absurdity of our fixations and peccadillos. Accompanying readers through the Essays, Compagnon never pontificates and is never austere. Rather, he approaches Montaigne with a sense of humor, admiration, and joy.

Antoine Compagnon (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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Smarter Together: How Communities Are Shaping the Next Revolution in Business

Driving value today requires information. Lots and lots of information. Most of us are becoming good at distilling the data within our own companies, but that’s not enough if we want a competitive advantage. In Smarter Together, Coupa Software CEO Rob Bernshteyn explains how we will soon be able to draw upon the intelligence of the community—collectively what we, and the organizations we work for, know—to benefit the community, our companies, and ourselves. For example, we’ll easily uncover: · Real-time best practices for virtually every element of our business. · The best way to offer our products and services. · Who delivers exactly what they say they will, on time, with the best price, quality and reliability. As Bernshteyn explains, the prescriptive insights gleaned from the massive amount of community data available worldwide will transform entire industries and break down long-standing barriers to value. All of us will grow smarter together. Commerce will never be the same again.

Rob Bernshteyn (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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Value as a Service: Embracing the Coming Disruption

Making predictions about the future is always tricky. But there is one prediction that author Rob Bernshteyn is quite confident in making: Across a host of industries, we will move to a model that he calls value as a service. It is already common knowledge that many traditional-products companies are converting the delivery of their offerings to the as-a-service model. With the completion of this transition assumed, the coming disruption will focus less on the delivery model and more on the value delivered. Value as a Service is the simple idea that measurable value delivered for customers will be the ultimate competitive battleground. Every customer will want to understand the exact value that they are being provided. They will want a quantifiable difference as they compare their options. Is your business ready to embrace this coming disruption? Are you ready?

Rob Bernshteyn (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court

The brutal confirmation battles we saw over Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh are symptoms of a larger problem with our third branch of government, a problem that began long before Kavanaugh, Merrick Garland, Clarence Thomas, or even Robert Bork: the courts’ own self-corruption, aiding and abetting the expansion of federal power. Ilya Shapiro, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies, takes readers inside the unknown history of fiercely partisan judicial nominations and explores reform proposals that could return the Supreme Court to its proper constitutional role. Confirmation battles over justices will only become more toxic and unhinged as long as the Court continues to ratify the excesses of the other two branches of government and the parties that control them. Only when the Court begins to rebalance constitutional order, curb administrative overreach, and return power back to the states will the bitter partisan war to control the judiciary finally end.

Ilya Shapiro (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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Shift and Reset: Strategies for Addressing Serious Issues in a Connected Society

Shift and what happens when they don't re-think their work. The book features interviews with 25+ leading thinkers/authors/organizational leaders that address a specific goal or challenge that organizations face today and that have begun to shift/reset process. Chapters also feature a set of three core principles to guide the audience going forward, a five-step checklist of immediate action items, and a list of 10 'must read' items (books, studies, articles, videos, podcasts, etc.).

Brian Reich, Jean Case (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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The Developing Mind, Third Edition: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are

This highly influential work--now in a revised and expanded third edition incorporating major advances in the field--gives clinicians, educators, and students a new understanding of what the mind is, how it grows, and how to promote healthy development and resilience. Daniel J. Siegel synthesizes cutting-edge research from multiple disciplines, revealing the ways in which neural processes are fundamentally shaped by interpersonal relationships throughout life. And even when early experiences are not optimal, building deeper connections to other people and to one's own internal experience remains a powerful resource for growth. Professors praise the book’s utility in courses from developmental psychology and child development to neuroscience and counseling. New to This Edition - Incorporates findings from a huge body of recent research; over 1,000 citations added. - Revisits and refines the core hypotheses of interpersonal neurobiology. - Chapter on the experience of belonging and the development of identity. - New or expanded discussions of behavioral epigenetics, the default mode network of the brain, social neuroscience, cultural and gender issues, theory of mind, the Wheel of Awareness contemplative practice, the science of consciousness, and more.

Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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Murder in Venice

Venice, 1752. On a cold December night, a man is found strangled in a dark alley. High magistrate Marco Pisani is tasked with investigating the grisly murder. When two more bodies are discovered, it is clear there is a serial killer on the loose. Helped in his investigation by lawyer Zen, daring gondolier Nani and the cunning Chiara Renier, Pisani is determined to uncover the truth before the murderer strikes again. But to find answers, he must move among the city’s criminal underworld of spies, shady taverns and gambling halls. When the innocence of the victims is called into question, the case is turned on its head. For the first time in his career, the principled Pisani has to ask himself what is more important: following the letter of the law or pursuing justice?

Maria Luisa Minarelli (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro

From the Bestselling Author and Television Producer of Masters of Sex, a True Story of Espionage and Mobsters, Based on the Never-Before-Released JFK Files, and Optioned by Warner Bros. Mafia Spies is the definitive account of America’s most remarkable espionage plots ever—with CIA agents, mob hitmen, “kompromat” sex, presidential indiscretion, and James Bond-like killing devices together in a top-secret mystery full of surprise twists and deadly intrigue. In the early 1960s, two top gangsters, Johnny Roselli and Sam Giancana, were hired by the CIA to kill Cuba’s Communist leader, Fidel Castro, only to wind up murdered themselves amidst Congressional hearings and a national debate about the JFK assassination. Mafia Spies revolves around the outlaw friendship of these two mob buddies and their fascinating world of CIA spies, fellow Mafioso in Chicago, Cuban exile commandos in Miami, beautiful Hollywood women, famous entertainers like Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack in Las Vegas, Castro’s own spies in Havana and his double agents hidden in Florida, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI snooping, and the Kennedy administration’s “Get Castro” obsession in Washington. Thomas Maier is among the first to take full advantage of the National Archives’ 2017–18 release of the long-suppressed JFK files, many of which deal with the CIA’s top secret anti-Castro operation in Florida and Cuba. With several new investigative findings, Mafia Spies is a spy exposé, murder mystery, and shocking true story that recounts America’s first foray into the assassination business, a tale with profound impact for today’s Trump era. Who killed Johnny and Sam—and why wasn’t Castro assassinated despite the CIA’s many clandestine efforts?

Thomas Maier (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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The Yin-Yang Diet: For Balanced Nutrition, Health and Harmony

The Yin-Yang Diet is a modern, scientific approach to balanced nutrition based on the ancient Asian concept of Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang describe how opposites or contrary forces are interconnected, interdependent and complimentary. The book explains the Yin or Yang nature of foods and nutrients and how they affect our constantly changing body chemistry. A diet that is too extreme in either Yin or Yang invites disease. A diet that is balanced in Yin and Yang creates metabolic health and harmony. On the furthest extreme of Yin are fruit, sugar and alcohol. Eggs, meat and salt are on the furthest extreme of Yang. Nutrients can also be classified as Yin or Yang. The most important mineral ratio is the potassium to sodium ratio. To be healthy, we must strike a balance between sodium (Yang) and potassium (Yin). Protein (Yang) and fat (Yin) comprise the opposite poles of our 'life battery.' The association of fat and protein represent the interaction of Yin and Yang from which energy and life is created. A key element of The Yin-Yang Diet is a protein-oil shake for regeneration of the body's cells, tissues and organs. The Yin-Yang Diet includes recommendations for adaptogenic tonic herbs. Yin tonics help with the accumulation of energy and moisture and are nourishing, moistening, cooling or anti-inflammatory. Conversely, Yang tonics help us utilize energy. Yang herbs are activating, drying, warm or hot. They are the sexual, athletic tonics, which stimulate metabolism, build muscle, reduce body fat and strengthen bones and joints. Other important Yin-Yang considerations covered are Digestion and Elimination, Acid and Alkaline, and Food and Food Abstinence. Recommendations follow each chapter. The Yin-Yang Diet goes beyond a plant-based diet, and there is no calorie counting! When you achieve Yin-Yang balance in your diet, you are on the path to what the Chinese call 'radiant health' or 'health beyond danger.' Radiant health is the highest level of health a person can attain.

Ken Babal (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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The Spirit of Zen

An engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen texts Leading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and essence of Zen, based on a new translation of one of the earliest surviving collections of teachings by Zen masters. These teachings, titled The Masters and Students of the Lanka, were discovered in a sealed cave on the old Silk Road, in modern Gansu, China, in the early twentieth century. All more than a thousand years old, the manuscripts have sometimes been called the Buddhist Dead Sea Scrolls, and their translation has opened a new window onto the history of Buddhism. Both accessible and illuminating, this book explores the continuities between the ways in which Zen was practiced in ancient times, and how it is practiced today in East Asian countries such as Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as in the emerging Western Zen tradition.

Sam Van Schaik (Author), Fred Stella (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Fred Stella