A Brain for Innovation: The Neuroscience of Imagination and Abstract Thinking by Min W. Jung

The Daily Tao: 365 Meditations on the Tao Te Ching by William Martin

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/769521 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/769521] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Daily Tao: 365 Meditations on the Tao Te Ching Author: William Martin Narrator: Mike Fraser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: December 3, 2024 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Choose peace over distraction and flexibility over fear with this accessible daily guide to the timeless wisdom of the Tao Te Ching. Whether you begin your morning with the Tao or snatch a spare moment of calm in the hurry of the day, The Daily Tao–with a reading from the Tae Te Ching for every day of the year–will create a practice of reflection that will echo through your life. Author William Martin's extensive work on the Tao has been embraced by countless readers and praised by the likes of Oprah and Alice Walker. Drawing on work first shared in his beloved book A Path and a Practice, this original translation of the Tao maintains the lyrical poeticism of the text while making its wisdom accessible for all.  The Daily Tao is part of The Day by Day series, a collection of books designed to help readers infuse the rhythms of their lives with meaning and intention. Our lives are built by small choices, tiny moments, and quiet thoughts–The Day by Day series is a gentle way to choose those moments and begin to build a life you love.

The Summer of Impossibilities by Rachael Allen

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760631 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/760631] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Summer of Impossibilities Author: Rachael Allen Narrator: Allyson Morgan, Taylor Meskimen, Laura Knight Keating, Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 15, 2024 Genres: Romance Publisher's Summary: Four girls. One summer. And a pact to do the impossible.SKYLER, ELLIE, SCARLETT, AND AMELIA GRACE are forced to spend the summer at the lake house where their moms became best friends.One can’t wait.One would rather gnaw off her own arm than hang out with a bunch of strangers just so their moms can drink too much wine and sing Journey at two o’clock in the morning.Two are sisters.Three are currently feuding with their mothers.One is hiding how bad her joint pain has gotten.All of them are hiding something.One falls in love with a boy she thought she despised.One almost sets her crush on fire with a flaming marshmallow.One has a crush that could change everything.None of them are the same at the end of the summer.“This was the summer firefly of a story I desperately wanted. I loved the unfolding relationships and heart-thumping romances in this delicious ode to female friendship. You’ll want to sit on a porch by the lake and read the pages slowly in an attempt to savor each girl’s journey. Intergenerational friendships, a few misunderstandings, even a secret society hidden in a tiny cabin loft—it’s everything you need for a soul-satisfying read that will make you smile long after you’ve turned the final page.”—JAYE ROBIN BROWN, author of Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit and The Meaning of Birds

A Brain for Innovation: The Neuroscience of Imagination and Abstract Thinking by Min W. Jung

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818779 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818779] to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Brain for Innovation: The Neuroscience of Imagination and Abstract Thinking Author: Min W. Jung Narrator: Tim Lounibos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 15, 2024 Genres: Biology & Chemistry Publisher's Summary: What sets humans apart from other animals? The accumulation of discoveries throughout history, big and small, has enabled us to build global civilizations and gain power to shape our environment. But what makes humans as a species so innovative? Min W. Jung offers a new understanding of the neural basis of innovation in terms of humans' exceptional capacity for imagination and high-level abstraction. He provides an engaging account of recent advances in neuroscience that have shed light on the neural underpinnings of these profoundly important abilities. Jung examines key discoveries concerning the hippocampus and neural circuits that have demystified the processes underlying imagination and abstract thinking. He also considers how these capacities might have evolved as well as possible futures for intelligence. Bringing together disparate findings in neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, and artificial intelligence, A Brain for Innovation develops a unified perspective on the mechanisms of imagination, abstract thought, and creativity. Presenting cutting-edge neuroscientific research in a way that is accessible to listeners without a background in the subject, this book is essential for anyone interested in the biological basis of one of the most fundamental aspects of human nature.

Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle by Murray Morgan

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/817692 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/817692] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle Author: Murray Morgan Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: October 8, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Skid Road tells the story of Seattle 'from the bottom up,' offering an informal and engaging portrait of the Emerald City's first century, as seen through the lives of some of its most colorful citizens. With his trademark combination of deep local knowledge, precision, and wit, Murray Morgan traces the city's history from its earliest days as a hacked-from-the-wilderness timber town, touching on local tribes, settlers, the lumber and railroad industries, the great fire of 1889, the Alaska gold rush, flourishing dens of vice, the 1919 general strike, the 1962 World's Fair, and the stuttering growth of the 1970s and '80s. Through it all, Morgan shows us that Seattle's one constant is change and that its penchant for reinvention has always been fueled by creative, if sometimes unorthodox, residents. With a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Mary Ann Gwinn, this redesigned edition of Murray Morgan's classic work is a must for those interested in how Seattle got to where it is today.

Silverton Shores by Mandy Magro

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/770419 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/770419] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silverton Shores Author: Mandy Magro Narrator: Alicia Banit Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 15 minutes Release date: October 1, 2024 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: Available 2 October 2024. Preorder now! Will they get a second chance or will it be goodbye forever? An emotional and heartfelt rural romance from bestselling Australian author Mandy Magro. Jessica Sabatini had everything she ever wanted until a tragic accident only hours before her wedding sent her world spinning out of control. In a haze of grief, she ran as far from Silverton Shores as she could. It took her a long time to put the pieces of her world back together, but now she's a devoted mum to her young daughter, Chiara, and adores her job at her grandfather's renowned restaurant, Sabatini's, in Florence. But the secret that's gnawed at her all these years refuses to leave her alone. When her best friend and brother ask her to return for their wedding, Jessica is torn. Has enough time passed so she can find the strength to face the truth? She knows the heart of it lies in Silverton Shores, along with Morgan Savage, the man she once loved so deeply... When Jess left him behind, Morgan thought he'd never get over her. The only way he could move on was to completely cut her from his life. Until now. He's honoured to be the best man at his best mate's wedding but with Jessica as maid of honour, how is he going to face her? When the wedding brings them into one another's lives once more, will it be the final chance to lay their broken hearts to rest? Or will it reignite all the passion, as well as reveal the secrets that have stood between them for all these years? PRAISE FOR MANDY MAGRO: 'If you're looking for the perfect romance to curl up with, you can't go past Jillaroo from Jacaranda. Steamy, heartfelt and quintessentially Australian, this was an absolute delight.' - Better Reading 'The land is always a key feature in Mandy Magro's books and Jillaroo from Jacaranda is set to a spectacular Aussie landscape ... A staple summer read.' - Mrs B's Book Reviews