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Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States
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Alex Wellerstein (Author), John Mclain (Narrator)
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Work Without the Worker: Labour in the Age of Platform Capitalism
An accessible analysis of the new forms of work whose seismic changes will increasingly determine the future of capitalism Automation and the decline in industrial employment have lead to rising fears of a workless future. But what happens when your work itself is the thing that will make your job obsolete? In the past few years, online crowdworking platforms-like Amazon's Mechanical Turk and Clickworker-have become an increasingly important source of work, particularly for those in the Global South. Here, small tasks are assigned to people online, and are often used to train algorithms to spot patterns, patterns through machine learning those same algorithms will then be able to spot more effectively than humans. Used for everything from the mechanics of self-driving cars to Google image search, this is an increasingly powerful part of the digital economy. But what happens to work when it makes itself obsolete. In this stimulating work that blends political economy, studies of contemporary work, and speculations on the future of capitalism, Phil Jones looks at what this often murky and hidden form of labor looks like, and what it says about the state of global capitalism.
Phil Jones (Author), David Vickery (Narrator)
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Thomas y sus amigos - Un viaje más allá de Sodor
De camino al continente, Henry choca contra un tren de mercancías y Sir Topham Hatt decide que James le sustituya en su encargo de trasladar los vagones hasta el depósito de mercancías de Bridlington. Pero Thomas se siente molesto por no ser la locomotora elegida y decide transportar los vagones antes de que pueda hacerlo James. Solo hay un problema: Thomas no sabe cómo llegar a su destino. ¿Logrará llegar al depósito de mercancías? ¿Qué dirán James y Sir Topham Hatt cuando descubran lo sucedido? ¡Pasa la página y descúbrelo! Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. ¡Embárcate en trepidantes aventuras con Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diésel, Dexter, Henry y el resto de las locomotoras de la isla de Sodor! Ve en busca de un tesoro, participa en misiones de rescate, resuelve misterios fantasmagóricos y asiste a la coronación del rey de Sodor junto a todas las locomotoras. ¡Chu, chu! ¡Viajeros al tren! Thomas y sus amigos es una serie creada por Britt Allcroft basada en la colección de libros infantiles «The Railway Series», del reverendo W. Audry. Miles de niños de todo el mundo llevan disfrutando de las historias de la pequeña locomotora azul y sus aventuras en la isla de Sodor desde 1984. La serie ocupa un lugar especial en el corazón de niños y mayores y la pequeña locomotora ha estado presente en habitaciones, ferrocarriles y estanterías de todo el mundo durante muchos años. Puedes disfrutar de las aventuras de Thomas y sus amigos en Netflix y YouTube y ahora también en formato libro electrónico y audiolibro. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends CREADO POR BRITT ALLCROFT Basado en The Railway Series de The Reverend W Awdry. © 2021 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends y Thomas & Friends son marcas registradas de Gullane (Thomas) Limited. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends y Design son Reg. U.S. Pat y TM. Off. © 2021 HIT Entertainment Limited.
Mattel (Author), Germán Gijón (Narrator)
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Food Truck Business: A Complete Guide to Starting and Running Your First Profitable and Enjoyable Mo
Do you want to turn your love for cooking into a profitable business venture and are considering starting a food truck business but are not sure what to do every step of the way until you succeed while at it? And are you looking for a guide that will break down the process to ensure it is dummy easy for you? If you’ve answered yes, keep listening... You are about to discover the secrets of how to start, grow, and eventually build a successful food truck business! Generating over $2 billion a year in the US alone and with a growth rate of 7.3 percent that easily dwarfs that of traditional restaurant business (of merely two percent), establishing a food truck business is probably one of the wisest bests these days if you want to venture into the foods business! The question is... How do you get started? How do you keep your startup costs low and your margins high? What do you even sell and how do you price your products? Are there any mistakes you should watch out for? If you have these and other related questions, this audiobook is for you! It will teach you: - The basics of the food truck business model, including why it has become so popular - How to get started in the food truck business - How you will benefit from running a food truck business as opposed to starting a restaurant - How to build a highly profitable food truck business at minimal cost - What to consider before starting your business - How to attract customers - And much more! Even if you are completely new to this, this audiobook will break the seemingly complex topic for you to execute easily! Scroll up and click 'Buy Now' to get started!
Douglas Haworth (Author), Richard J. Kane (Narrator)
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Know Your Numbers! It’s The Heartbeat Of Your Business: 10 Myths Every Business Owner Needs To Know
The collision repair industry is a tough one, to be sure, and many repair shop owners are stuck with low-percentage profitability. Whether it's because they aren't on top of their numbers or they're having difficulty retaining quality technicians, it's something shop owners experience industry-wide. Gavin has formulated an effective blend of software and consultancy to help repair shop owners zero in on the root causes of the challenges they experience in their businesses. The insights derived from his strategy allow them to make the improvements necessary to achieve double-digit profitability. Gavin's own journey in the industry spans 40 years, during which time he went from panel-beater to the owner of Planning Plus, a software package that has proven to be indispensable for any collision repair shop owner. Being on both sides of the collision repair shop coin informs Gavin's sage advice, keen analysis and practical guidance when it comes to the creation of optimal systems and processes. In Know Your Numbers! It's The 'Heartbeat' Of Your Business; Gavin McGahey shares his comprehensive knowledge as well as his passion for collision repair and supporting body shop owners. His solid foundation as a body shop owner himself, combined with years of dedicated education on software, writing quotes, and best practices in business uniquely qualifies him as an in-demand authority in the automotive industry. In Gavin's cutting-edge book, you'll learn: -Why knowing your numbers is vital to your success -How to prioritize earning and growth activities -The difference between incentivizing team performance and building a team culture -How understanding your numbers fully can help find diversification opportunities -The formula for achieving double-digit profitability in today's economy
Gavin Mcgahey (Author), Gavin Mcgahey (Narrator)
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The Armchair General: Can You Defeat the Nazis?
Brought to you by Penguin. Re-write the course of WWII with this revolutionary new approach to history. Take the chair of Winston Churchill and other leaders. Make the decisions that will change the war - and the world. What might have happened if Poland was never invaded? Or if Hiroshima never happened? Or if the great evacuation at Dunkirk was scrapped? Would the war have turned out differently? Would Hitler have won? ARMCHAIR GENERAL airdrops you the reader into the key historical moments and turning points of WWII - from the outbreak of war to D-Day - and thrusts you into the role of decision-maker. Taking the chair of Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Montgomery, General Eisenhower and other leaders and soldiers from the Allied Forces, you will be primed with the contemporaneous intelligence that real leaders would have been presented with during the war - including maps and secret dossiers. Once you have examined the evidence, you the reader will then have to make key decisions that have the power to affect the war - and the fate of history. How far should you parachute behind enemy lines? Should you fight on or try to make peace? Will you send more troops in or hold them back? Do you wait or do you act? Each decision will take you to an alternate chapter in the book, and to either the truth, or to an alternate but highly plausible new reality. Written by John Buckley, professor of Military History and expert on strategy and war gaming, this book revisits the past in forensic and fascinating detail so that you can learn how every small action (or inaction) can create a whole different history. Will your decisions follow the same course as WWII? Or will you create a new future? 'An original and exciting approach ... John Buckley is one of our very finest historians of the Second World War and there is absolutely no-one better placed to examine the key decisions that were made. Adds enormously to our understanding of the conflict.' JAMES HOLLAND, bestselling author of Normandy '44 'John Buckley's book is a reminder that history, when it's happening, far from being long ago and set in stone, is a never-ending now, a relentless and endless present that comes without the luxury of hindsight' AL MURRAY © John Buckley 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
John Buckley (Author), Rupert Farley, Thomas Judd (Narrator)
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Shipping Container Homes: A Beginner's Step-By-Step Guide to Building Your Own Container House with
Do you feel like the housing market is absolutely overpriced and unfair? Are you looking for an option that won't put you in debt for the rest of your life? If so, a shipping container home is a brand new and revolutionary solution that might just be perfect for you! Forget about conventional homes that all look the same – those days are long gone. With shipping container home, you can build anything that pops into your mind, and this guide will show you the easiest way to do so. Why shipping container houses? Because shipping containers can be regarded as one of the best materials for building a home – mainly because they are movable, cuttable, durable, cheap, and strong. Also, imagine a huge real-life Lego brick – that's a shipping container. Stack them, cut them, move them… your any idea can be turned into reality, and this guide will show you everything you need to do so. This guide puts the main focus on building a shipping container home from scratch – perfect for those who are new to this idea – and how you can use shipping containers to build your dream house. Here is what this guide to building a shipping container home can offer you: • Step-by-step guides through all 13 stages of converting a shipping container into a home • Which foundation type to choose for your shipping container home • An in-depth explanation on insulation materials you can use + roofing and flooring solutions • Tips to keep everything going smoothly – things to keep in mind • Guides and ideas to making your interior and exterior unique • Common mistakes and how to avoid them • And much more! From new ideas to designing your home and getting your own container, this book covers it all. If you want to quickly and easily build your shipping container home, all you need to do is follow the step-by-step instructions and expert advice found inside. So what are you waiting for? Scroll up, click on 'Buy Now with 1-Click', and Get Your Copy Now!
Richie Quincy (Author), Fritz Angelo (Narrator)
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Wo bitte geht's nach Bordeaux?: Eine Reise mit dem Fahrrad von Sachsen durch Europa und zu seinen Me
Im Jahr 2006, als sich die Welt noch ohne Smartphones und Navi drehte, unternahm der Autor, damals mittelloser Student in Berlin, eine knapp dreiwöchige, 2400 km lange Radreise von seinem ostsächsischen Heimatdorf über die Alpen und durch Südfrankreich bis an den Atlantik. Gewappnet mit Straßenkarte, Kompass, einem Zelt und wenig Geld kämpft er sich anfangs über Feld- und Waldwege durch Deutschland. Wie soll er so bis nach Westfrankreich kommen? Außerdem hatte er sich mit einem Freund am Bodensee verabredet, um die Reise von dort zu zweit weiterzuführen. Die Reisenden saugen die Regionen, die sie durchqueren, genauso auf wie die Mentalität und Kultur der Menschen, mit denen sie in Kontakt kommen, um nach dem Weg fragen oder einen Platz für die Nacht zu finden. Das Buch nimmt den Hörer mit auf eine Reise quer durch Europa, erzählt von seiner Schönheit, der Interaktion mit den Menschen entlang der Strecke, gelegentlich auch etwas von der Geschichte und Geologie der durchquerten Gegenden. Das Buch ist mehr als nur ein Reisebericht. Es schildert, wie man aus seiner Komfortzone herauskommen kann, die wesentlichen Dinge um einen herum wahrnimmt, mit wildfremden Menschen zu Abend isst und die kleinsten Annehmlichkeiten als den größten Luxus wahrnehmen kann. Etwas, was uns in unserem hoch technisierten Lebensstil oft fehlt.
Manuel Queißer (Author), Manuel Queißer (Narrator)
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Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy
The Wall Street Journal technology columnist reveals the fascinating story behind the misleadingly simple phrase shoppers take for granted—“Arriving Today”—in this eye-opening investigation into the new rules of online commerce, transportation, and supply chain management. We are at a tipping point in retail history. While consumers are profiting from the convenience of instant gratification, rapidly advancing technologies are transforming the way goods are transported and displacing workers in ways never before seen. In Arriving Today, Christopher Mims goes deep, far, and wide to uncover how a single product, from creation to delivery, weaves its way from a factory on the other side of the world to our doorstep. He analyzes the evolving technologies and management strategies necessary to keep the product moving to fulfill consumers’ demand for “arriving today” gratification. Mims reveals a world where the only thing moving faster than goods in an Amazon warehouse is the rate at which an entire industry is being gutted and rebuilt by innovation and mass shifts in human labor practices. He goes behind the scenes to uncover the paradoxes in this shift—into the world’s busiest port, the cabin of an 18-wheeler, and Amazon’s automated warehouses—to explore how the promise of “arriving today” is fulfilled through a balletic dance between humans and machines. The scope of such large-scale innovation and expended energy is equal parts inspiring, enlightening, and horrifying. As he offers a glimpse of our future, Mims asks us to consider the system’s vulnerability and its resilience, and who shoulders the burden, as we hurtle toward a fully automated system—and what it will mean when we are there.
Christopher Mims (Author), James Fouhey (Narrator)
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The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management: The Comprehensive, Easy to Read Handbook for Beginners a
The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management is a comprehensive guide to real-world project management methods, tools, and techniques. Practical, easy-to-use, and deeply thorough, this book gives you the answers you need now. You'll find cutting-edge ideas and hard-won wisdom of one of the field's leading experts, delivered in short, lively segments that address common management issues. Brief descriptions of important concepts, tips on real-world applications, and compact case studies illustrate the most sought-after skills and pitfalls you should watch out for. This sixth edition now includes: a brand-new chapter on project quality; a new chapter on managing media, entertainment, and creative projects; a new chapter on the project manager's #1 priority: leadership; a new chapter with the most current practices in Change Management; and current PMP certification study tips. The book teaches listeners how to manage and deliver projects on-time and on-budget by applying the practical strategies and concrete solutions found within. Whether the challenge is finding the right project sponsor, clarifying project objectives, or setting realistic schedules and budget projections, The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management shows you what you need to know, the best way to do it, and what to watch out for along the way.
Eric Verzuh (Author), Mike Chamberlain (Narrator)
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Exponential: How Accelerating Technology Is Leaving Us Behind and What to Do About It
Brought to you by Penguin. A revelatory guide to how technology is changing the world, from the creator of Exponential View We are entering the Exponential Age. Between faster computers, better software and bigger data, ours is the first era in human history in which technology is constantly accelerating. Azeem Azhar - writer, technologist, and creator of the acclaimed Exponential View newsletter - understands this shift better than anyone. Technology, he argues, is developing at an increasing, exponential rate. But human society - from our businesses to our political institutions - can only ever adapt at a slower, incremental pace. The result is an 'exponential gap' - between the power of new technology and humans' ability to keep up. In Exponential, Azhar shows how this exponential gap can explain our society's most pressing problems. The gulf between established businesses and fast-growing digital platforms. The inability of nation states to deal with new forms of cyberwarfare. And the sclerotic response of liberal democracies to fast-moving social problems. But the exponential gap is not inevitable. Drawing on fields as varied as economics, political science and psychology, Azhar sketches out how we can harness the power of tech to serve our real needs - fostering new ways of doing business, innovative forms of politics, and fresh approaches to national defence. The result is a holistic new way to make sense of the modern world. Exponential technology is transforming all of our lives. This book explains how. 'Comprehensive but lively . . . An essential addition to the ongoing discourse about where remarkable new technologies can take us, and where we should be aiming to go. Highly recommended!' Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and author of Blitzscaling 'Read this book if you are interested in how we can design a more inclusive and sustainable system with a re-direction of technological change at its centre.' Mariana Mazzucato, UCL professor and author of The Value of Everything 'A powerful argument . . . Azeem Azhar's writing is informative and accessible, and his prescient ideas are only going to become more important as time goes on.' Hannah Fry, BBC Radio 4 presenter and author of Hello World 'Brilliant . . . Demystifies exponentially fast changes and - importantly - shows how the chronic volatility can be harnessed for good. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how to reclaim a good society from the snapping jaws of looming chaos.' Robert Peston, ITV Political Editor and author of WTF 'Azeem Azhar is one of the best-regarded thought leaders in the industry . . . He has a broad understanding of the ways technology can be used to solve our biggest problems, shape our society, and bridge cultural divides.' Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO of Spotify 'Azeem Azhar is a globally recognised voice on technology and its impact. He has written a fascinating and important book, required reading for anyone seeking to understand the new economy and the massive global corporations that seek to dominate that economy.' Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, Royal Society of Arts © Azeem Azhar 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Azeem Azhar (Author), Azeem Azhar (Narrator)
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People Power: Transform your business in the era of safety and wellbeing
Turbocharge employee engagement through health and safety ‘Health and safety’ has regained its rightful place at the heart of the organization, alongside wellbeing and other people issues. Keeping it there, however, is tricky, and returns on investment are difficult to quantify. At the same time, companies yearn for new ways to engage their employees. Karen J. Hewitt urges us to switch gears on health and safety – from systems and compliance to inspiration and engagement. With her simple three-step formula (Build, Buzz, Bake), she offers us her recipe for building employee engagement through health and safety, with significant gains for the business overall.
Karen J. Hewitt (Author), Karen J. Hewitt (Narrator)
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