The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter & Spirit (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BLQNK1KW | 2022 | 18 hours and 6 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 514 MB
Author: Randy E. Barnett, Evan D. Bernick
Narrator: David de Vries
Adopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment profoundly changed the Constitution, giving the federal judiciary and Congress new powers to protect the fundamental rights of individuals from being violated by the states. Yet, according to Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick, the Supreme Court has long misunderstood or ignored the original meaning of the amendment's key clauses, covering the privileges and immunities of citizenship, due process of law, and the equal protection of the laws. Antislavery advocates advanced arguments informed by natural rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the common law. Although their arguments lost in the courts, the Republican Party was formed to advance an antislavery political agenda, eventually bringing about abolition. Then, when abolition alone proved insufficient to thwart Southern repression and provide for civil equality, the Fourteenth Amendment was enacted. Finally, Congress used its powers to pass Reconstruction-era civil rights laws that tell us much about the original scope of the amendment.

The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B09XBXXYWR | 2022 | 7 hours and 26 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 191 MB
Author: Linda Akeson Mcgurk
Narrator: Laura Jennings
A complete guide to Friluftsliv, the Nordic secret to unplugging and connecting more deeply with nature. In The Open-Air Life, Swedish-American writer Linda McGurk introduces listeners to a wide array of Nordic customs and practices that focus on slowing down and spending more and more of ones' time outdoors. An outdoorsy cousin of hygge, friluftsliv is what Nordic people do outside all day before they cozy up in front of the fireplace with their wool socks on and a cup of hot cocoa. From the pleasures of foraging for wild berries and birding to how to stay warm and cozy outside in the middle of winter, this inspirational guide shows listeners how to harness the power-of-nature to improve their physical and mental health.

The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B09V6PKFYZ | 2022 | 10 hours and 12 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 272 MB
Author: Amitav Ghosh
Narrator: Sam Dastor
In this ambitious successor to The Great Derangement, acclaimed writer Amitav Ghosh finds the origins of our contemporary climate crisis in Western colonialism's violent exploitation of human life and the natural environment. A powerful work of history, essay, testimony, and polemic, Amitav Ghosh's new book traces our contemporary planetary crisis back to the discovery of the New World and the sea route to the Indian Ocean. The Nutmeg's Curse argues that the dynamics of climate change today are rooted in a centuries-old geopolitical order constructed by Western colonialism.

The Nine Lives of Florida's Famous Key Marco Cat (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BN6R1Y3S | 2022 | 7 hours and 26 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 206 MB
Author: Austin J. Bell
Narrator: Stephen Graybill
Excavated from a waterlogged archaeological site on the shores of subtropical Florida by legendary anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing in 1896, the Key Marco Cat has become a modern icon of heritage, history, and local identity. This book takes listeners into the deep past of the artifact and the Native American society in which it was created. The Nine Lives of Florida's Famous Key Marco Cat is the story of a timeless masterpiece of staggering simplicity that has prevailed over impossibly long odds.

The New Megatrends: Seeing Clearly in the Age of Disruption (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B09J1PLV1P | 2022 | 9 hours and 57 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 254 MB
Author: Marian Salzman
Narrator: Vivienne Leheny
A pioneering forecaster predicts the trends and technologies that will shape global culture and commerce in the next two decades-a must-read guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking for an edge. A little more than twenty years ago, the Y2K computer glitch threatened to bring the global economy to its knees. But instead of overnight disruption, humankind slipped into two decades of economic turmoil, ecological angst, and tribalism, all set against the backdrop of a newly global and digital civilization. Sometimes the events that seem pivotal are just blips, while the more meaningful cultural shifts are hiding in plain sight. Marian Salzman's job is to uncover those hidden shifts.

The New Art of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BKCCP66X | 2022 | 4 hours and 45 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 136 MB
Author: Robin Landa
Narrator: Natalie Hoyt
In a world with a surplus of ideas, what separates a good idea from a bad one? Learn how to cultivate a mindset that produces the kind of ideas people can't turn down. Most professionals cannot generate a solid idea. They either offer up tired or reused ones, or they generate lots of ideas but none that are worth pursuing. A great idea presents a well-formulated thought or plan of action that spurs growth, change, advancement, adaptation, or new insight. Worthwhile ideas move the needle; they change the playing field altogether. With explanations and examples of each component, this book demystifies the process of effective ideation and hands you the key to unlock your creative potential.

The Necessary Journey: Making Real Progress on Equity and Inclusion (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BP31N1P2 | 2022 | 6 hours and 44 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 192 MB
Author: Ella F. Washington
Narrator: Zoleka Vundla
"What does a workplace utopia look like to you?" This is the question Dr. Ella F. Washington asks company leaders, and often she hears about an ideal vision of an organization that values diversity and inclusion and wants employees to bring their whole selves to work. But how can you get there? Organizations have largely missed the mark when it comes to creating environments where all employees thrive in an equal and equitable way, because they treat diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a program that gets done rather than the necessary and difficult journey it is.

The Millionaire Maker's Guide to Wealth Cycle Investing: Build Your Assets Into a Lifetime of Financial Freedom (Audiobook)
English | ISBN: 9781638412700 | 2022 | 6 hours and 1 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 165 MB
Author: Loral Langemeier
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Maybe you own your home, have a few stocks or CDs, or contribute to a 401(k) plan that you barely pay attention to. According to Loral Langemeier, the bestselling author, that's more than you need to tap into the wealth-building power of direct asset allocation. What's that? It's a proven system of financial strategies that the smartest (and richest) investors have been using for years. You don't need tons of money. You don't need special insider knowledge. All you need is The Millionaire Maker's Guide to Wealth Cycle Investing. Think of this as your personal investment toolkit-packed with step-by-step instructions and sure-fire secrets to making money. You'll learn the fastest ways to supercharge your portfolio and make the most of whatever assets you have.

The March of Muscovy: Ivan the Terrible and the Growth of the Russian Empire: 1400-1648 (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BGYHX3CM | 2022 | 12 hours and 7 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 665 MB
Author: Harold Lamb
Narrator: Charlton Griffin
The March of Muscovy begins with a strange, exotic narrative of an isolated, primitive Slavic people living alongside an insignificant river on the edge of the great Eurasian forest belt. In his forward, author Harold Lamb writes, "In the beginning, there was only a town on a river, and not a very notable town at that. Upon that town of Moscow certain forces acted, and around it outward events took shape, resulting in migration and colonization across the breadth of the Eurasian continent, and even bridging the sea to the New World. What were those forces? Why did such a mass movement take place? And why did it move the way it did?"

The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B09LJPXX55 | 2022 | 10 hours and 58 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 281 MB
Author: Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Narrator: Marisol Ramirez
A Time Best Book of the Summer. For Ingrid Rojas Contreras, magic runs in the family. Raised amid the political violence of 1980s and '90s Colombia, in a house bustling with her mother's fortune-telling clients, she was a hard child to surprise. Her maternal grandfather, Nono, was a renowned curandero, a community healer gifted with what the family called "the secrets": the power to talk to the dead, tell the future, treat the sick, and move the clouds. And as the first woman to inherit "the secrets," Rojas Contreras' mother was just as powerful. Mami delighted in her ability to appear in two places at once, and she could cast out even the most persistent spirits with nothing more than a glass of water.