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Future Stories: A user's guide to the future

Brought to you by Penguin. A user's guide to the future: from the algorithms in DNA to why time is like a cocktail glass, interstellar migrations, transhumanism, the fate of the galaxy, and the last black hole... Every second of our lives - whether we're looking both ways before crossing the street, celebrating the birth of a baby, or moving to a new city - we must cope with an unknowable future. How do we do this? And how do we, like most living organisms, manage this impossible challenge quite well (at least most of the time)? David Christian, historian and bestselling author of Origin Story, is renowned for pioneering the emerging discipline of Big History, which surveys the whole of the past. But with Future Stories, he casts his sharp analytical eye forward, offering an introduction to the strange world of the future, and a guide to what we think we know about it at all scales, from the predictive mechanisms of single-celled organisms and tomato plants to the merging of colossal galaxies billions of years from now. Drawing together science, history and philosophy from a huge range of places and times, Christian explores how we prepare for uncertain futures, including the future of human evolution, artificial intelligence, interstellar travel, and more. By linking the study of the past much more closely to the study of the future, we can begin to imagine what the world will look like in the next hundred years and consider solutions to the biggest challenges facing us all. 'David Christian's approach to understanding history can help all of us learn to prepare for the future' - Bill Gates © David Christian 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

David Christian (Author), Jamie Jackson (Narrator)

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Rebalancing Our Climate: The Future Starts Today

We only have one planet, and its climate and ecosystem are essential to our survival. A veritable tsunami of studies and assessment reports outlines a stark picture of humanity's detrimental impacts on our planet's life and environmental health. Climate change is at the heart of many of these impacts. We cannot continue to live in the same way; we're facing relentless population growth, paired with ever-expanding energy and resource consumption. Every day we dither exacerbates the issues we have to repair. What are our options, though? We can still avert the doomsday scenario and choose more sustainable behavior. Decisive action can still make a significant difference to our environment. In Rebalancing Our Climate, Eelco J. Rohling documents a wealth of ways to adjust the trajectory of climate change. He outlines measures to drive massive reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, remove these gases from our atmosphere, and reflect part of the incoming energy from the Sun back into space. The book evaluates both advantages and disadvantages of changing our behaviour. Rohling thus addresses the issues that affect the pathways to our survival in an understandable way. He also showcases the need to protect ourselves from impacts that have become inevitable already and presents ways to drive society to get these jobs done. The resulting book provides powerful facts and arguments to support informed choices about how we manage our dear planet.

Eelco J. Rohling (Author), Jamie Jackson (Narrator)

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Time Rich: Do Your Best Work, Live Your Best Life

From time poor to time rich Most of us wouldn't dare give away our money, but when it comes to time, we let it go without a second thought. We say 'yes' to all sorts of nonsensical requests, we treat everything as urgent, we attend pointless meetings, we travel when a phone call would do, and we spend our days tethered to our inbox and smartphone. Yes, we're all 'busy', but we have little to show for it. From author and entrepreneur Steve Glaveski, Time Rich shows you how to be more productive at work, have more time to pursue your personal and life goals, and build a culture that supports achieving objectives without risking burnout. Blending neuroscience, psychology and management science, and underpinned by colorful anecdotes and actionable steps, this must-have guide will help you shift your beliefs and behaviours, and change your life. Learn how to: identify how you are wasting time prioritise, automate and outsource tasks get in the zone more often and stay there longer leverage powerful productivity tools and techniques optimise your body and mind. Time Rich is your blueprint for recovering your work hours, achieving more and spending your time where it matters most.

Steve Glaveski (Author), Jamie Jackson (Narrator)

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People Follow People: How to Win the Future of Influence

Can you be a leader that people will follow? The most successful leaders and influencers are not only committed to making the world a better place, but they have the character and integrity to lead others to do the same. People Follow People is a practical guide for embracing your true character and values to create an authentic, long-lasting connection with your audience, colleagues and customers. Bestselling author and international speaker, Sam Cawthorn, reveals the 12 characteristics you need to become an outstanding leader who attracts a loyal following, attains longevity to achieve objectives, and leaves a revered legacy. Discover how to: become a recognised expert and trusted influencer re-examine your own values and priorities implement your clarified values and mission lead with significance, integrity and success win the respect of consumers, clients and employees. People Follow People is the must-have book for anyone who wants to become an outstanding leader of influence.

Sam Cawthorn (Author), Jamie Jackson (Narrator)

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The Introvert's Edge to Networking: Work the Room. Leverage Social Media. Develop Powerful Connectio

Includes an audiobook-exclusive bonus track. 'The 10 Unbreakable Rules of Networking' Finally - A Networking Book for Introverts! The sequel to Pollard's international bestseller The Introvert's Edge: How the Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone, selected by Book Authority as the #2 "Best Introvert Book of All Time" and listed by HubSpot as one of the "Most Highly-Rated Sales Books of All Time." Introverts across the world have been sold a lie: One of the biggest myths that plagues the business world today is that our ability to network depends on having the "gift-of-gab." This is nonsense. You don't have to be outgoing to be successful at networking. You don't have to become a relentless self-promoter. In fact, you don't have to act like an extrovert at all. The truth is, introverts make the best networkers . . . when armed with a plan that lets them be their authentic selves. Matthew Pollard, an introvert himself, draws on over a decade of research and real-world examples to provide an actionable blueprint for introverted networking. In this paradigm-shifting book, you'll discover how to: - Overcome your fear and discomfort when networking - Turn networking into a repeatable system - Leverage your innate introverted strengths - Target and connect with top influencers - Leverage the power of virtual and social networking Whether you're a small business owner struggling to make a living or a professional who's hit a career plateau, The Introvert's Edge to Networking is your path to a higher income and a rolodex of powerful connections.

Matthew Pollard (Author), Jamie Jackson, Matthew Pollard (Narrator)

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Changeling's Island

Teenager Tim Ryan comes into his own as he faces danger on a remote Australia island where magic lurks in land and sea. Dragon Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel and for Best Fantasy Novel! Tim Ryan can't shake the feeling that he is different from other teens, and not in a good way. For one thing, he seems to have his own personal poltergeist that causes fires and sets him up to be arrested for shoplifting. As a result Tim has been sent to live on a rundown farm on a remote island off the coast of Australia with his crazy grandmother, a woman who seems to talk to the local spirits, and who refuses to cushion Tim from facing his difficulties. To make matters worse, Tim is expected to milk cows, chase sheep, and hunt fish with a spear. But he's been exiled to an island alive with ancient magic-land magic that Tim can feel in his bones, and sea magic that runs in his blood. If Tim can face down the danger from drug-runners, sea storms, and the deadly threat of a seal woman who wishes to steal him away for a lingering death in the land of Faery, he may be able to claim the mysterious changeling heritage that is his birthright, and take hold of a legacy of power beyond any he has ever imagined.

Dave Freer (Author), Jamie Jackson (Narrator)

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Origin Story: A Big History of Everything

A captivating history of the universe -- from before the dawn of time through the far reaches of the distant future. Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals, and documents. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the big bang through the present day -- and even into the remote future? How would looking at the full span of time change the way we perceive the universe, the earth, and our very existence? These were the questions David Christian set out to answer when he created the field of "Big History," the most exciting new approach to understanding where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. In Origin Story, Christian takes readers on a wild ride through the entire 13.8 billion years we've come to know as "history." By focusing on defining events (thresholds), major trends, and profound questions about our origins, Christian exposes the hidden threads that tie everything together -- from the creation of the planet to the advent of agriculture, nuclear war, and beyond. With stunning insights into the origin of the universe, the beginning of life, the emergence of humans, and what the future might bring, Origin Story boldly reframes our place in the cosmos.

David Christian (Author), Jamie Jackson (Narrator)

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Baker Street Irregulars 2: The Game is Afoot

Sherlock Holmes is one of the most iconic and lasting figures in literature. His feats of detection are legendary, and he continues to capture audiences today in stories, movies, and on TV. In this new edition of Baker Street Irregulars, authors present the iconic detective in over a dozen wildly entertaining new ways. In Keith DeCandido's "Six Red Dragons," Sherlock is a young girl in modern New York City. In Sarah Stegall's "Papyrus," Sherlock is a female librarian in ancient Egypt. In Daniel M. Kimmel's mesmerizing "A Scandal in Chelm," Sherlock is a rabbi. Derek Beebe sends Sherlock to the moon, while Mike Strauss, in "The Adventure of the Double Sized Final Issue," casts him as a comic book character. The settings range from a grade school classroom to Jupiter, from rural, post-Civil War to an alien spaceship. Without losing the very qualities that make Sherlock so illustrious a character, these authors spin new webs of mystery around their own singular riff on one of fiction's truly singular characters. Stories In This Volume: "'The Problem of the Three Journals" by Narrelle M. Harris "Six Red Dragons" by Keith R. A. DeCandido "The Adventure of the Diode Detective" by Jody Lynn Nye "Investigations Upon Taxonomy of Venomous Squamates" by R. Rozakis "Papyrus" by Sarah Stegall "My Dear Wa'ats" by Hildy Silverman "A Scandal in Chelm" by Daniel M. Kimmel "The Affair of the Green Crayon" by Stephanie M. McPherson "A Study in Space" by Derek Beebe "Sin Eater and the Adventure of Ginger Mary" by Gordon Lizner "The Adventure of the Double Sized Final Issue" by Mike Strauss "A Very Important Nobody" by Chuck Regan "Ho Ho Holmes" by Nat Gertler

Jonathan Maberry, Michael A. Ventrella (Author), Jamie Jackson, Jonathan Todd Ross, Karen Chilton, Korey Jackson (Narrator)

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China's Great Wall of Debt: Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the Chinese Mi

A stunning inside look at how and why the foundations upon which China has built the world's second largest economy, have started to crumble.Over the course of a decade spent reporting on the ground in China as a financial journalist, Dinny McMahon gradually came to the conclusion that the widely held belief in China's inevitable economic ascent is dangerously wrong. Debt, entrenched vested interests, a frenzy of speculation, and an aging population are all pushing China toward an economic reckoning. China's Great Wall of Debt unravels an incredibly complex and opaque economy, one whose fortunes-for better or worse-will shape the globe like never before.

Dinny McMahon (Author), Jamie Jackson (Narrator)

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The Introvert's Edge: How Quiet and Shy Can Outsell Anyone

An introvert? Great at sales? YES. Sales is a skill anyone can learn and master - and introverts are especially good at it once they learn how to leverage their natural strengths. Introverts aren't comfortable with traditional tactics like aggressively pushing a product or talking over a customer's objections. That's the beauty of The Introvert's Edge: it doesn't focus on the sale itself but on a sales system that helps introverts feel sincere instead of sales-y. Powerful and practical, the book reveals how to: - Find natural confidence - Prepare for every situation - Present your value so that customers want to buy - Sidestep objections - Judge when the customer's ready to buy - Ask for the sale - without asking - Continually adapt and improve - Profit from a process that doesn't rely on personality - Enjoy sales - With stories of introverted entrepreneurs, salespeople, and business owners who went from stagnant to success, The Introvert's Edge shows you how to succeed in sales - without changing who you are.

Derek Lewis, Matthew Pollard (Author), Jamie Jackson (Narrator)

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Chance Developments: Stories

It is said that a picture may be worth a thousand words but an old photograph can inspire many more. In this beguiling book, Alexander McCall Smith casts his eye over five chanced-upon photographs from the era of black-and-white photography and imagines the stories behind them.Who were those people, what were their stories, why are they smiling, what made them sad?What emerges are surprising and poignant tales of love and friendship in a variety of settings - an estate in the Highlands of Scotland, a travelling circus in Canada, an Australian gold-mining town, a village in Ireland, and the Scottish capital, Edinburgh.Some will find joy and fulfilment - others would prefer happier endings. Each of them, though, will find love, and that is ultimately what matters.

Alexander McCall Smith (Author), Davina Porter, Graham Rowat, Jamie Jackson, John Keating, Robert Ian Mackenzie (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Jamie Jackson