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Coffee for One Audiobook by KJ Fallon

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com [http://hotaudiobook.com] Title: Coffee for One Subtitle: How the New Way to Make Your Morning Brew Became a Tempest in a Coffee Pod Author: KJ Fallon Narrator: James Anderson Foster Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Publisher's Summary: An inside look into the story of why we all traded in pots for pods! Reminiscent of God in a Cup and The Devil's Cup, this is an inside look into the modern business of making coffee. But rather than a general history, Coffee for One focuses on the revolution that made single serve the most popular way to consume coffee worldwide, and the competition and conflict that got us here. This story features A-list names, corporate intrigue, environmental destruction, and much, much more. For the vast majority of the time humans have consumed coffee, the drink has been brewed in pots or other multi-serving tools; that is, until the last two decades, which saw the rise of the single serve coffee machine. Whether it's a Keurig or a Nespresso, today most people get their coffee from little plastic individual serving pods. But why? Coffee for One breaks open this story of innovation, profit, and cultural change. Members Reviews: A gripping take on our relationship with coffee When a friend recommended âCoffee For Oneâ I was skeptical. I drink coffee and I am fairly choosy about it, but I didnât think Iâd be much interested in a book on the subject. This book changed my mind. KJ Fallonâs gripping narrative of the recent history of coffee making and coffee drinking that has led us to the single-cup coffee maker brilliantly illuminates the many threads that underlie the explosive growth of the coffee industry. Fallon identifies how the industry has been shaped by the evolving lifestyle needs and personal tastes of consumers -- how our tastes both shape the coffee markets and can be shaped by fashion and creative marketing, as well as by savory new roasts. âCoffee For Oneâ also gives us a smart look at the cutthroat competition of coffee manufacturers, coffee vendors, and at the talented and often driven people who have created the technology that has made the ease of coffee-making-to-our-taste possible. All you wanted to know about coffee, but were afraid to ask I am not a coffee snob. I have never understood why people would take the extra time to stand in line at a coffee shop, or spend the extra $$ to buy those little pods. This book explained it all for me - coffee from every angle: its origins, its history, its role in society and its evolution to the coffee pod. It was a very interesting and enlightening read. Smells Like A Fresh Hit! KJ Fallon shows us the reasons why the world is falling in love with coffee pods in a huge way! You can read it over your single cup of coffee in the morning, maybe they should refer to them as KJ Cups from now on! Itâs truly a good reading. I am very intrigued by the book title, analysis of cultural trend and human psyche as well as the development of coffee industry. Itâs truly a good reading. FASCINATING Lively, fascinating analysis of a revolution in taste going on right under our noses.

The Lessons of Ubuntu Audiobook by Mark Mathabane

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com [http://hotaudiobook.com] Title: The Lessons of Ubuntu Subtitle: How an African Philosophy Can Inspire Racial Healing in America Author: Mark Mathabane Narrator: JD Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-18 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Publisher's Summary: Mark Mathabane touched the hearts of millions with his sensational memoir, Kaffir Boy,. A book highly-praised by Oprah and President Clinton for inspiring hope, Kaffir Boy described the effects of South Africa's system of legalized racism and oppression on black lives in vivid prose. The book won the prestigious Christopher Award, was a finalist for the Robert F. Kennedy award, rose to #3 on The New York Times bestsellers list, and to #1 on the Washington Post list. It is required reading in schools across the country. In his latest book The Language of Ubuntu, Mathabane uses his experiences with race in both South Africa and in America, where he has lived for the past thirty-seven years, to provide a fresh, timely, and provocative approach to the search for solutions to this country's number one and most intractable social problem. Mathabane argues that the reason many Americans are turned off by the current divisive racial dialogue is because the discussion has mostly been about the politics of race and avoids the elephant in the room - - what each of us can do to become agents for racial healing. His solution is for people to learn to speak the language of Ubuntu, a Zulu word for common humanity. Mathabane shows how Nelson Mandela used such language to rally blacks and whites to abolish apartheid peacefully; and how Dr. King did the same thing for African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement in the battle to eradicate Jim Crow. With race dominating the news during the 2016 Presidential election, in the wake of the killing of black men by the police, and growing protests on college and university campuses, Mathabane challenges both blacks and whites to use the language of Ubuntu to overcome the stereotypes, half-truths, misconceptions, and mistaken beliefs they have of each other so they can connect as human beings to achieve racial healing. Without this human connection, Mathabane argues, the racial divide will only get worse and make lasting solutions virtually impossible. Members Reviews: Hope for Racial Healing in America In Mark Mathabaneâs new book THE LESSONS OF UBUNTU: HOW AN AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY CAN INSPIRE RACIAL HEALING IN AMERICA, he first defines his term. Ubuntu is a Zulu word for our common humanity. We are all one family, regardless of our race or the color of our skin. Although the authorâs thesis is neither new nor unique, it is heartening that his book is published at this particular troubling time in our history. Mr. Mathabane uses chiefly the lives and words of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King and his own life story throughout the book to expound on his thesis. In Part One the author names the ten obstacles to racial healing: the teaching of hatred, racial classification, profiling, mutual distrust, black bigotry, dehumanization, the church and white bigotry, lack of empathy, the myth that blacks and whites are monolithic, and self-segregation: American apartheid. In Part Two Mr. Mathabane lists the ten principles of Ubuntu: the keys to racial healing.

So You Want to Talk About Race Audiobook by Ijeoma Oluo

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com [http://hotaudiobook.com] Title: So You Want to Talk About Race Author: Ijeoma Oluo Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-18 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Publisher's Summary: A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today's racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that listeners of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide In So You Want to Talk About Race, editor-at-large of the Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions listeners don't dare ask, and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. Oluo is an exceptional writer with a rare ability to be straightforward, funny, and effective in her coverage of sensitive, hyper-charged issues in America. Her messages are passionate but finely tuned, and crystallize ideas that would otherwise be vague by empowering them with aha-moment clarity. Her writing brings to mind voices like Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay, and Jessica Valenti in Full Frontal Feminism, and a young Gloria Naylor, particularly in Naylor's seminal essay "The Meaning of a Word." A Harper's Bazaar pick of One of 10 Books to Read in 2018. Members Reviews: Must Read Everything I hoped it would be and more, easy to understand chock full of numbered points of advice on various topics, personal anecdotes that connect to the larger picture and the inspiration to have these conversations and also take action. If youve read and loved and learned from Ijeoma Oluos words online or in social media, youll recognize her same understanding of the complexity of these conversations (especially those that white people should be having with one another) and also her passion for social justice. If youre not familiar with her incredibly important work, and youre willing to listen openly about racism from someone with much lived experience woven beautifully into a larger picture where we can all have an impact - positive, if we choose - Id highly recommend this book. This book covers many of the basics as a reminder so some but also encourages deeper reflection within ourselves. There are parts that feel necessarily squirmy, but its clear that she remains focused entirely on helping us all have better conversations about race and take better actions to change a system that isnt fair. If youre not sure thats the case about our system that still oppresses people but are open to listen, this book is a great place to do that, quietly away from some internet fight and with time to pause and consider. Please read this. Read it twice in a row And about to start the third. If you are concerned with systematic oppression of people of color, you must read this book. It is uncomfortable to discover that we are all perpetuating the white supremacist hierarchy, but brilliant social commentator Ijeoma Oluo provides concrete steps we can all take to dismantle it, with a message of accountability and hope. But this book.. But this book. Unapologetic and chock full of stuff for doing better. Get ready. Also, Bagni Turpin is an excellent narrator.

Off the Charts Audiobook by Ann Hulbert

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com [http://hotaudiobook.com] Title: Off the Charts Subtitle: The Hidden Lives and Lessons of American Child Prodigies Author: Ann Hulbert Narrator: Kirsten Potter Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 01-09-18 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Publisher's Summary: From the author of the widely praised Raising America - a compelling exploration of child genius told through the gripping stories of 15 exceptionally gifted boys and girls, from a math wonder a century ago to young jazz and classical piano virtuosos today. A thought-provoking book for a time when parents anxiously aspire to raise "super children" and experts worry the nation is wasting the brilliant young minds it needs. Ann Hulbert examines the lives of children whose rare accomplishments have raised hopes about untapped human potential and questions about how best to nurture it. She probes the changing role of parents and teachers as well as of psychologists and a curious press. Above all, she delves into the feelings of the prodigies themselves, who push back against adults more as the decades proceed. Among the children are the math genius Norbert Wiener, founder of cybernetics, a Harvard graduate student at age 15; two girls, a poet and a novelist, whose published work stirred debate in the 1920s; the movie superstar Shirley Temple and the African American pianist and composer Philippa Schuyler; the chess champion Bobby Fischer; computer pioneers and autistic "prodigious savants"; and musical prodigies, present and past. Off the Charts also tells the surprising inside stories of Lewis Terman's prewar study of high-IQ children and of the postwar talent search begun at Johns Hopkins and discovers what Tiger Mom Amy Chua really has to tell us. But in these moving stories, it is the children who deliver the most important messages. Critic Reviews: "Sympathetic, sharply drawn...[Hulbert] vividly portrays the positive and negative impacts of being a child prodigy." ( Kirkus Reviews) "In this beautifully crafted book, Ann Hulbert exposes the unique profile of each prodigy she highlights and the often shocking unpredictability of their development. She digs deep into the cultural signals that shape our attitudes towards these anomalous children." (Ellen Winner, author of Gifted Children) " Off the Charts is impeccably researched, gracefully written, and wide in its scope of modern prodigies, ranging from 1920s preadolescent poets to teenage computer programmers and covering both boldface names like Shirley Temple and Bobby Fischer and the all but forgotten. It is a rarity among studies of exceptional children in favoring measured analysis over sensationalism, biographically narrating not only the numerous stories of burnout, but of those whose flames continued to burn brightly past childhood." (Teddy Wayne, author of Loner) Members Reviews: Identifying Brilliance In the early twentieth century some American psychologists and philosophers became obsessed with the belief that human intelligence was infinitely expandable. Intelligent children, if identified at a young enough age and given sufficient opportunities, could reach stratospheric levels of achievement. This theory developed at approximately the same time as formal I.Q. testing, making identification of gifted individuals seem easy and practical.

Your Brain on Porn Audiobook by Gary Wilson

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com [http://hotaudiobook.com] Title: Your Brain on Porn Subtitle: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction Author: Gary Wilson Narrator: Noah Church Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-18 Publisher: Commonwealth Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Publisher's Summary: Revised and updated in December 2017. When high speed Internet became widely available a few years ago, growing numbers of people began to worry that their porn use was running out of control. Far from preparing them for fulfilling relationships, viewing an endless stream of porn videos led to unexpected symptoms. Perhaps most surprisingly, for the first time in history erectile dysfunction was becoming a significant problem for young men. This led to one of the largest informal experiments in the history of science. Tens of thousands of people have tried abstaining from sexually stimulating material in a process they call "rebooting." Many of them reported startling changes, from improved concentration and elevated mood to a greater capacity for real-life intimacy. Gary Wilson has listened to the stories of those who have tried giving up Internet porn and related them to an account of how the reward system of the brain interacts with its environment. And now a growing body of research in neuroscience is confirming what these pioneers have discovered for themselves - Internet pornography can be seriously addictive and damaging. In Your Brain on Porn Wilson provides a concise introduction to the phenomenon of Internet porn addiction that draws on both first-person accounts and the findings of cognitive neuroscience. In a voice that is generous and humane, he also offers advice for those who want to stop using Internet pornography. The publication of Your Brain on Porn is a landmark in our attempts to understand, and remain balanced in, a world where addiction is big business. Members Reviews: A Life Changer That Came Out Of Nowhere. I'll start by saying this: Every male who "relies on" (i.e. uses) porn on the Internet must - I repeat - MUST read this. I have read this book a total of four times. I also swept through the companion website for more information. I did an experiment and went "porn-free" for 14 days following the book's various suggestions (it WASN'T easy, let me tell you). It didn't even take that long to see what I was missing from life. Almost every claim the book made - even some of the more outlandish ones - has turned out to be true and spot-on... at least for me. Your mileage may vary, though I suspect not by much. I can't think of a faster way to dramatically improve a young male's life in record time than to read this book and apply some of its tips over a few weeks. You'll be amazed at the difference. I also appreciate that the author kept the book mercifully short, and provided lots of real-world, easy-to-grasp stories as examples. In fact, he might have relied on these stories a bit too much. They do tend to become a tad repetitive starting 2/3 of the way into the book. Just my two cents. HIGHLY recommended for males who use Internet porn at all, and for females with males in their life who fit that description. Finally, here are the pieces to the porn addiction puzzle, explained! Gary has been instrumental in my understanding of what porn is doing to both old and young men and women in today's world. This book shows quite convincingly how porn use contributes or causes erectile dysfunction in men, and sexual problems in women. Chapter 1 is very important reading. It provides the foundation and proof of this problem.