Lectures Audiobooks | Non-Fiction

A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a leader and visionary of the civil rights movement, was first and foremost a preacher. This unique collection features a selection of Dr. King's best sermons - some not heard since he first delivered them - recorded at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, and in other churches where he carried his ministry. They include "Rediscovering Lost Values," "A Knock at Midnight," "The American Dream," and "When Jesus Called a Man a Fool." Each is introduced by a distinguished member of today's spiritual community, including Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, Dr. Joan Campbell, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Clayborne Carson (Author), Jay Gregory, Keith David (Narrator)

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Healthcare Beyond Reform: Doing it Right for Half the Cost

There is a real answer for healthcare, and Medicare - and it's not what you're hearing. Veteran industry insider Joe Flower goes public with the biggest secret in health care: The real solution to health care is already starting to happen - if you know where to look. The reform act is just a small part of the picture.In 1980, healthcare took no more of a bite out of the U.S. economy than it did in other developed countries. By 2000, healthcare cost twice as much in the U.S. as in most other developed countries. We can change that. It's not a law of gravity.Flower shows: How to make the federal deficit disappear. Why half of all health-care costs are spent on 5 percent of the people. Why cost-cutting doesn't cut costs. Why it's not about who pays - it's about what you pay for. How we can solve our health-care crisis without rationing. Nine things doctors could stop doing today - that we'd never miss - that would save enough to cover all uninsured Americans. Healthcare Beyond Reform: Doing It Right For Half The Cost shows you how the system works. It explains how we got here, why we pay so much more than anyone else, and why we don't get what we pay for.You'll learn the five things healthcare can do to turn this around. You will see what some employers are already doing to make that happen, and what patients, families, doctors, and anyone else who cares about healthcare can do to help make it happen.There are only five and we need all five. All of them can be done right now, with the current healthcare system as it is.

Joe Flower (Author), Joe Flower (Narrator)

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Buddhist Theory of Relativity and The Yoga of Critical Reason

This Classic Course explores the unfolding of the genius and wisdom in each of us in the quest for the liberating insight into selflessness. In the context of our modern quest for a new vision of reality, Robert Thurman discusses the deepest issues of reality and non-reality, transcendent and the relative. Dr. Thurman's brilliant dissertation on the masterful works by the illuminated Lama, Tsong Khapa (1357-1419) on The Buddhist Theory of Relativity make this an astounding must-have set of recordings. Robert A.F. Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University, President of the Tibet House U.S., a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization, and President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies. Thurman is known as a talented popularizer of the Buddha's teachings. He is a riveting speaker and an author of many books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics and culture

Robert Thurman (Author), Robert Thurman (Narrator)

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Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schoolin

John Taylor Gatto's WEAPONS OF MASS INSTRUCTION focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rote-memorization drills. Gatto's earlier book, Dumbing Us Down, introduced the now-famous expression of the title into the common vernacular. Weapons of Mass Instruction adds another chilling metaphor to the brief against conventional schooling. Gatto demonstrates that the harm school inflicts is rational and deliberate. The real function of pedagogy, he argues, is to render the common population manageable. To that end, young people must be conditioned to rely upon experts, to remain divided from natural alliances and to accept disconnections from their own lived experiences. They must at all costs be discouraged from developing self-reliance and independence. Escaping this trap requires a strategy Gatto calls "open source learning" which imposes no artificial divisions between learning and life. Through this alternative approach our children can avoid being indoctrinated-only then can they achieve self-knowledge, good judgment, and courage.

John Taylor Gatto (Author), Michael Puttonen (Narrator)

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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Public Schooling

Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine. With over 100,000 copies in print since its original publication in 2002, this book is collection of essays and speeches and includes a describes the wide-spread impact of the book and Gatto's "guerrilla teaching."

John Taylor Gatto (Author), Michael Puttonen (Narrator)

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Angela Davis Speaks!

Angela Davis (Author), Angela Davis (Narrator)

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Voices of Early British Female Politicians

Katharine Ramsey, lived from 1874 to 1960. Known as the ‘Red Duchess,' in 1923 she became the first woman member from Scotland elected to the House of Commons. As a crusader against international cruelty, she spoke out against Stalin, Franco, and Hitler. The following is from a 1929 speech. Nancy Astor (May 19, 1879 – May 2, 1964), though born in Danville, Virginia, was the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons. Known for her quick wit and often sharp tongue, she remained an MP from November 28, 1919 through July 5, 1945. Edith Clara Summerskill (April 19, 1901 – February 4, 1980) was a British physician, feminist, writer, and a Labour member of Parliament from 1938 to 1961. In addition to co-founding and acting as the first president of the Married Women's Association, she was a strong advocate for women’s equal rights. The recordings are dated from 1941.

Edith Clara Summerskill, Edith Clara Summerskill, Katharine Ramsey, Katharine Ramsey, Nancy Astor, Nancy Astor (Author), Edith Clara Summerskill, Edith Clara Summerskill, Katharine Ramsey, Katharine Ramsey, Nancy Astor, Nancy Astor (Narrator)

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A Rare Recording of Corrie ten Boom Vol. 1

Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (April 15, 1892 - April 15, 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker who worked with her father Casper and other family members to help, reportedly, 800 Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II by hiding them in their home. Eventually, the family was caught, and ten Boom was arrested and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp, but released after ten months due to a clerical error. Later in life, ten Boom wrote, "The Hiding Place," a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts and how she was able to find hope while imprisoned at the concentration camp. It was later made in to a movie.

Corrie Ten Boom (Author), Corrie Ten Boom (Narrator)

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Being Peace

Developing upon teachings on the art of mindful living begun in Being Peace, Thich Nhat Hanh shows the connection between inner peace and peace on earth. Recorded live in New York in 1991, he teaches us how mindful breathing and awareness is refreshing and healing, and how it can be used as the basis for examining the roots of war and social problems. His vision for rebuilding society through strengthening families and communities coalesces the ultimate reach of each act in our daily lives.

Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Thich Nhat Hanh (Narrator)

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Dwight Swain: Master Writing Teacher

Dwight Swain, author of Techniques of the Selling Writer, has mentored thousands of writers. Now you can hear this legendary teacher's own voice with priceless advice on 1) Story Structure, and 2) Building Strong Characters. 1) The Structuring Your Novel workshop includes information on how to conceive and cast your work, find the spine, drive the plot forward, use scene and sequel as building blocks, create conflict, use the springboard scene and much more. 2) The How To Build Fictional Characters workshop covers how to create memorable heroes and villains, make your characters likeable, give your characters purpose, put story people in danger and discover a character's attitude and motivation.

Dwight Swain (Author), Dwight Swain (Narrator)

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Elmer Kelton Tells the Truth

Whatever Elmer Kelton says is worth listening to. Here are five of this famous author's best speeches, recorded live. Known for his award-winning fiction, Kelton, who in 1995 was named the greatest Western author of all time by Western Writers of America, is highly sought after as a keynote speaker. His vast knowledge of and passion for the subjects he uses as backdrops for his novels is evident in these finely-crafted, humorous talks. Finalist in AudioWorld's 2004 Golden Headsets Awards for Best Self-Help/Inspirational Audio.

Elmer Kelton (Author), Elmer Kelton (Narrator)

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Sugar Pop Thoughts

From a mother to her young daughter... The secrets to leading a good life, told in humorous fashion. Diagnosed with terminal illness (from which she has now made a full recovery), Shayna Lance wanted to leave behind a mothers wisdom, for her daughter to read after she had passed away. CONTENTS: 1. They Don't Write Books about Boring Lives 2. What Doesn't Kill Us, Makes Us Eat Chocolate 3. Life is Too Short to Beat Yourself Up or Honk at Others 4. Today is a Gift - Did You Save the Receipt? 5. MEN - Need I Say More? 6. Inner Beauty, Brought to you by Estee' Lauder 7. How to Treat Others 8. Life Turns on a Dime - Pray for Spare Change 9. Who Loves You Baby? 10. The Sky Is Falling! 11. How to Treat Strangers 12. How to Treat Acquaintances 13. How to Treat Yourself = 2009 Audie Award Finalist for ""Original Work"" = = AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner =

Shayna Lance (Author), Shayna Lance (Narrator)

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