Non-Fiction Audiobooks

The Intelligent Gardner: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food

Beyond organic-a practical guide to nutrient-dense food Vegetables, fruits, and grains are a major source of vital nutrients, but centuries of intensive agriculture have depleted our soils to historic lows. As a result, the broccoli you consume today may have less than half the vitamins and minerals that the equivalent serving would have contained a hundred years ago. This is a matter of serious concern, since poor nutrition has been linked to myriad health problems including cancer, heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes. For optimum health we must increase the nutrient density of our foods to the levels enjoyed by previous generations. To grow produce of the highest nutritional quality the essential minerals lacking in our soil must be replaced, but this re-mineralization calls for far more attention to detail than the simple addition of composted manure or NPK fertilizers. The Intelligent Gardener demystifies the process, while simultaneously debunking much of the false and misleading information perpetuated by both the conventional and organic agricultural movements. In doing so, it conclusively establishes the link between healthy soil, healthy food, and healthy people.

Steve Solomon (Author), Matthew Boston (Narrator)

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The Sopranos Sessions

On January 10, 1999, a mobster walked into a psychiatrist's office and changed TV history. By shattering preconceptions about the kinds of stories the medium should tell, The Sopranos launched our current age of prestige television, paving the way for such giants as Mad Men, The Wire, Breaking Bad, and Game of Thrones. As TV critics for Tony Soprano's hometown paper, New Jersey's Star-Ledger, Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz were among the first to write about the series before it became a cultural phenomenon. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the show's debut, Sepinwall and Seitz have reunited to produce The Sopranos Sessions, a collection of recaps, conversations, and critical essays covering every episode. Featuring a series of new long-form interviews with series creator David Chase, as well as selections from the authors' archival writing on the series, The Sopranos Sessions explores the show's artistry, themes, and legacy, examining its portrayal of Italian Americans, its graphic depictions of violence, and its deep connections to other cinematic and television classics. Contains mature themes.

Alan Sepinwall, David Chase, Matt Zoller Seitz (Author), Joe Barrett (Narrator)

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Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another

Part tirade, part confessional from the celebrated Rolling Stone journalist, Hate Inc. reveals that what most people think of as 'the news' is, in fact, a twisted wing of the entertainment business. In this characteristically turbocharged new book, celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insider's guide to the variety of ways today's mainstream media tells us lies. Part tirade, part confessional, it reveals that what most people think of as 'the news' is, in fact, a twisted wing of the entertainment business. In the Internet age, the press have mastered the art of monetizing anger, paranoia, and distrust. Taibbi, who has spent much of his career covering elections in which this kind of manipulative activity is most egregious, provides a rich taxonomic survey of American political journalism's dirty tricks. Heading into a 2020 election season that promises to be a Great Giza Pyramid Complex of invective and digital ugliness, Hate Inc. will be an invaluable antidote to the hidden poisons dished up by those we rely on to tell us what is happening in the world.

Matt Taibbi (Author), Robert Fass (Narrator)

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Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights

How the automobile fundamentally changed African American life-the true history beyond the Best Picture-winning movie. The ultimate symbol of independence and possibility, the automobile has shaped this country from the moment the first Model T rolled off Henry Ford's assembly line. Yet cars have always held distinct importance for African Americans, allowing black families to evade the many dangers presented by an entrenched racist society and to enjoy, in some measure, the freedom of the open road. Gretchen Sorin recovers a forgotten history of black motorists, and recounts their creation of a parallel, unseen world of travel guides, black only hotels, and informal communications networks that kept black drivers safe. At the heart of this story is Victor and Alma Green's famous Green Book, begun in 1936, which made possible that most basic American right, the family vacation, and encouraged a new method of resisting oppression. Enlivened by Sorin's personal history, Driving While Black opens an entirely new view onto the African American experience, and shows why travel was so central to the Civil Rights movement.

Gretchen Sorin (Author), Gretchen Sorin, Janina Edwards (Narrator)

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Party Animals: The secret history of a Labor fiasco

Secrets, lies, lawyers and covert recordings. If you thought the 2019 election was just about a death tax that didn't exist, you're in for a surprise. From the dark arts of the dirt units to the role of billionaire Clive Palmer, this is the untold story of an election debacle. The Labor Party was the unbeatable favourite to win the 2019 election right up until the polls closed and voters delivered the surprise verdict. If the results staggered pundits, they also shocked Bill Shorten and his frontbench, who had spent the final weeks of the campaign carefully planning for their first days in office. Party Animals uncovers the secret history of a Labor fiasco, the untold story behind Scott Morrison's miracle

Samantha Maiden (Author), Leah Mcleod (Narrator)

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Mutations: The Many Strange Faces of Hardcore Punk

How can so many people pledge allegiance to punk, something with no fixed identity? Depending on who and where you are, punk can be an outlet, excuse, lifestyle, escapism, conversation, community, ideology, sales category, social movement, punishable offense, badge of authenticity, reason to drink beer forever, or an aesthetic of belligerent incompetence. And if someone has a strong belief about what punk is, odds are they have even stronger feelings about what punk is not. Sam McPheeters championed many different versions. Over the course of two decades, he fronted Born Against, released dozens of records and fanzines, and toured seventeen times across the northern hemisphere. In this collection of essays, profiles, criticism, and personal history, he examines the diverse realms he intersected-New York hardcore, Riot Grrrl, Gilman street, the hidden enclaves of Olympia, New England, and downtown Los Angeles-and the forces of mental illness and creative inspiration that drove him, and others, in the first place.

Sam Mcpheeters (Author), Sam Mcpheeters (Narrator)

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In Our Prime: How Older Women Are Reinventing the Road Ahead

Do you see women your age portrayed as puttering gardeners and docile grannies? Do you feel bombarded by anti-aging products that insist you must 'defy' getting older? Do you feel invisible in professional and social situations? And have you had enough and are you ready to challenge the intertwining of sexism and ageism in our culture? Susan Douglas knows that you are not alone. She declares it is time now for the largest female generation over fifty to reinvent what it means to be an older woman and to challenge the outdated stereotypes-think doddering or shrewish-that Hollywood and TV have assigned them. She zones in on how the anti-aging cosmetics industry targets older and younger women alike with their products, and how Big Pharma ads equate getting older with disease and decline. Douglas exposes the ageism that mature women face at work and why conservatives' decades-long attacks on Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare disproportionately affect women. With a sharp sense of justice and fresh wit, In Our Prime sees a social movement emerging that may help to create a different view of and life for older women. Ultimately, Douglas calls on women of all ages to join together now to fight against gendered ageism, to secure our country's financial safety net, and to make a brighter, more welcome future for older women.

Susan J. Douglas (Author), Coleen Marlo (Narrator)

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Fear Itself: The Causes and Consequences of Fear in America

From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms-as the opposite of courage or an obstacle to be overcome-it nevertheless has very real consequences in everyday life. Persistent fear negatively affects individuals' decision-making abilities and causes anxiety, depression, and poor physical health. Furthermore, fear harms communities and society by corroding social trust and civic engagement. Yet politicians often effectively leverage fears to garner votes, and companies routinely market unnecessary products that promise protection from imagined or exaggerated harms. Drawing on five years of data from the Chapman Survey of American Fears-which canvasses a random national sample of adults about a broad range of fears-Fear Itself offers new insights into what people are afraid of and how fear affects their lives. The authors also draw on participant observation with Doomsday preppers and conspiracy theorists to provide fascinating narratives about subcultures of fear. Fear Itself is a novel, wide-ranging study of the social consequences of fear, ultimately suggesting that there is good reason to be afraid of fear itself.

Ann Gordon, Christopher D. Bader, Joseph O. Baker, L. Edward Day (Author), Walter Dixon (Narrator)

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Gelukkig maar: Een wetenschappelijke zoektocht naar geluk

Op zoek naar de drie simpele stappen voor een gelukzalig leven? Wil je graag de zeven tips voor een perfecte relatie? Altijd lachen nooit meer huilen? Dan is dit boek niets voor jou. 'Gelukkig maar' biedt geen dwingend stappenplan of sturende trucs, maar een nuchtere blik op de wetenschap van geluk. Op toegankelijke en lichtvoetige wijze neemt auteur Moos Lamerus je mee langs de wetenschappelijke bevindingen over geluk van de afgelopen decennia. Wat jij daar als luisteraar vervolgens mee doet, dat beslis je helemaal zelf. Gelukkig maar.

Moos Lamerus (Author), Moos Lamerus (Narrator)

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Èdip Rei

Molts crítics consideren Èdip rei l'obra mestra de Sòfocles. Èdip és l'heroi tràgic per antonomàsia: l'home just, intel·ligent, pietós envers els déus, que vol conèixer la veritat pel bé del seu poble, costi el que costi; i que no defalleix en l'intent de descobrir-la,malgrat que, a mesura que s'hi apropa, ja intueix que serà la causa de la seva ruïna. La solució diversa amb què Iocasta i Èdip afrontaran el coneixement de la veritat és també el reflex de dues maneres d'encarar les dificultats vitals.

Sofokles (Author), Nuria Samsó (Narrator)

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Gift med en kvinnomördare

Charlene Williams var gift med en kvinnomördare. Hon skickade sin man till dödscellen, men var hon hans medbrottslig eller var hon också ett offer? När Charlene Williams träffade Gerald Gallego första gången på en blinddejt 1977 hade hon ingen aning om att den charmerande mannen snart skulle dra in henne i en mördarorgie för att uppfylla sina sexuella fantasier ... Mellan 1978 och 1980 tog paret, som kallades sexslavmördarna i media, livet av tio personer och ett ofött barn. När Charlene och Gerald till slut greps gjorde Charlene ett avtal med utredarna efter flera månaders förhör. I utbyte mot ett kortare straff vittnade hon mot sin man, och målade upp en bild av en våldsam, dominerande man som hade misshandlat och hotat henne för att hon skulle vara med på hans planer. Vad hände egentligen dessa år under Gerald Gallegos våld? Och vad ledde till makarnas avslöjande? TIDERNAS VÄRSTA SERIEMÖRDARE är en serie om uppmärksammade seriemördare och brotten de begått som både fängslat och förfärat omvärlden. I kortare artiklar och reportage följer vi världens mest omskrivna seriemördare. Ursprungligen publicerad av Orage och Bokasin.se

Orage (Author), Håkan Mohede (Narrator)

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Mardrömmen på Madsens ubåt

Journalisten Kim Wall var van vid riskfyllda uppdrag i sin jakt på viktiga berättelser. En kvällstur på en uppfinnares ubåt i Danmark verkade aldrig hotfullt. Det var en resa som inte borde blivit hennes sista. Den 10 augusti 2017 befann sig den 46-åriga danska uppfinnaren Peter Madsen ombord på sin hemsnickrade miniubåt UC3 Nautilus. Den 30-åriga journalisten Kim Wall hade klättrat ner i Madsens ubåt för en intervju om Madsens storslagna raketbygge. Madsens mål var att bli den första människan som sköt upp en hemmabyggd raket i rymden. Kim Wall var en driven och målmedveten frilansjournalist, som alltid arbetade hårt för att hitta verkliga berättelser och skriva banbrytande reportage. Vad Madsen hade planerat för hennes besök i ubåten hade hon aldrig kunnat ana ... Vad tros egentligen hänt ombord på Nautilus den där natten? Och vad kom fram under rättegången? KÄNDA BROTTSFALL är en serie om de mest skakande brottsfallen som både fängslat och förfärat omvärlden. I kortare artiklar och reportage får vi en inblick i de brottsfall som fortsätter att intressera än idag. Ursprungligen publicerad av Orage.

Orage (Author), Håkan Mohede (Narrator)

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