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Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish

A Creative and Proven Approach

by Margarita Madrigal ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders, Jane Santos, Luis Solís, Roxanne Coyne, Yopa Ponce, Jan Rodríguez ...

Unabridged

14 hours 22 min

Use the English you already know to quickly learn the basics of Spanish with this unique, accessible guide—from one of America’s most prominent language teachers.Read, write, and speak Spanish in only a few short weeks! Even the most reluctant learner will be astonished at the ease and effectiveness of Margarita Madrigal’s unique method of teaching a foreign language. Completely eliminating rote ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Use the English you already know to quickly learn the basics of Spanish with this unique, accessible guide—from one of America’s most prominent language teachers.Read, write, and speak Spanish in only a few short weeks! Even the most reluctant learner will be astonished at the ease and effectiveness of Margarita Madrigal’s unique method of teaching a foreign language. Completely eliminating rote
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SALOMÉ

by ivan pallares rincon, VARGAS VILA JOSÉ MARÍA ...

Narrated by Iván Pallares Rincón ...

Unabridged

3 hours 50 min

SALOMÉ. NOVELA TRAGEDIAJOSÉ MARÍA VARGAS VILA.El ritmo, da alas al poema;roda la música del mundo está en e ritmo;la Palabra, es hecha para el canto…… Es Arte para mí, un refugioEsta tragedia comprendida en la novela, es una historia formidable de una nueva forma de narrar un episodio imaginariamente ocurrido en los primeros años del actual milenio en el medio oriente o Israel entre Juan el ... Read more

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SALOMÉ. NOVELA TRAGEDIAJOSÉ MARÍA VARGAS VILA.El ritmo, da alas al poema;roda la música del mundo está en e ritmo;la Palabra, es hecha para el canto…… Es Arte para mí, un refugioEsta tragedia comprendida en la novela, es una historia formidable de una nueva forma de narrar un episodio imaginariamente ocurrido en los primeros años del actual milenio en el medio oriente o Israel entre Juan el
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Time Management

by Martin Manser ...

Series series Collins Business Secrets
Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

The time management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Time Management.Includes how to:• Identify your biggest priorities and find time to achieve them• Deal with the biggest hidden time-wasters• Communicate effectively with colleagues and clients• Cope with information overload• Take control of your inbox and ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

The time management secrets that experts and top professionals use.Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Time Management.Includes how to:• Identify your biggest priorities and find time to achieve them• Deal with the biggest hidden time-wasters• Communicate effectively with colleagues and clients• Cope with information overload• Take control of your inbox and
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Today Everything Changes

Quick Read

by Andy McNab ...

Narrated by Paul Thornley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 29 min

Abandoned as a baby, Andy McNab's start in life was tough. Growing up in South London with foster parents, and surrounded by poverty, he attended seven schools in as many years, disillusioned and in remedial classes. It wasn’t long before his life descended into petty crime. By the age of sixteen, he was in juvenile detention.Recruited into the Army from there, it soon became apparent that he had ... Read more

$16.60 CAD

Abandoned as a baby, Andy McNab's start in life was tough. Growing up in South London with foster parents, and surrounded by poverty, he attended seven schools in as many years, disillusioned and in remedial classes. It wasn’t long before his life descended into petty crime. By the age of sixteen, he was in juvenile detention.Recruited into the Army from there, it soon became apparent that he had
... Read more
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Les Gens sont comme ça

et autres petites phrases métaphysiques

by Philippe Delerm ...

Narrated by François Hatt ...

Unabridged

1 hour 34 min

« Les gens, quels sales types ! » disait Marcel Aymé. Les gens, c’est-à-dire toute l’humanité sauf vous à qui je parle, sauf moi… Que voulez-vous, les gens sont comme ça, si individualistes et grégaires cependant. On ne les refera pas, c’est sûr. Faut-il s’en accommoder ? À moins d’entrer dans un couvent, la réponse est oui. Alors, vivre avec eux, en conservant la restriction mentale de penser qu ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

« Les gens, quels sales types ! » disait Marcel Aymé. Les gens, c’est-à-dire toute l’humanité sauf vous à qui je parle, sauf moi… Que voulez-vous, les gens sont comme ça, si individualistes et grégaires cependant. On ne les refera pas, c’est sûr. Faut-il s’en accommoder ? À moins d’entrer dans un couvent, la réponse est oui. Alors, vivre avec eux, en conservant la restriction mentale de penser qu
... Read more
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Literature and the New Culture Wars

Triggers, Cancel Culture, and the Teacher's Dilemma

by Deborah Appleman ...

Narrated by Cathi Colas ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

Can educators continue to teach troubling but worthwhile texts?Our current "culture wars" have reshaped the politics of secondary literature instruction. Due to a variety of challenges from both the left and the right—to language or subject matter, to potentially triggering content, or to authors who have been canceled—school reading lists are rapidly shrinking. For many teachers, choosing which ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Can educators continue to teach troubling but worthwhile texts?Our current "culture wars" have reshaped the politics of secondary literature instruction. Due to a variety of challenges from both the left and the right—to language or subject matter, to potentially triggering content, or to authors who have been canceled—school reading lists are rapidly shrinking. For many teachers, choosing which
... Read more
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When the Apricots Bloom

by Gina Wilkinson ...

Narrated by Raghad Chaar ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

Inspired by her own experiences stationed in Baghdad during Saddam Hussein's rule, former foreign correspondent Gina Wilkinson's evocative, suspenseful debut is told through the eyes of three very different women in Iraq at the turn of the millennium.At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Inspired by her own experiences stationed in Baghdad during Saddam Hussein's rule, former foreign correspondent Gina Wilkinson's evocative, suspenseful debut is told through the eyes of three very different women in Iraq at the turn of the millennium.At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying
... Read more
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Deb's Story Time Adventures - My Magical Birthday Surprise

by Deb Loyd ...

Narrated by Deb Loyd ...

Unabridged

18 min

Welcome to Deb's Story Time Adventures!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining story and will transport children to a land of imagination.Get ready for your very own exciting journey because the character in this story is YOU! Imagine it’s the morning of your birthday. Follow clues to a strange and magical land and have fun acting out this unique story.Deb takes ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Welcome to Deb's Story Time Adventures!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining story and will transport children to a land of imagination.Get ready for your very own exciting journey because the character in this story is YOU! Imagine it’s the morning of your birthday. Follow clues to a strange and magical land and have fun acting out this unique story.Deb takes
... Read more
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This Is Dyslexia

Everything You Need To Understand, Value And Support Dyslexic Thinking

by Kate Griggs ...

Narrated by Kate Griggs ...

Unabridged

3 hours 3 min

The future needs Dyslexic Thinking!British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths since 2004. Having been surrounded by an extraordinary 'smorgasbord of Dyslexic Thinking' her whole life, Griggs knows the superpower of dyslexia all too well.With a forward from Sir Richard ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

The future needs Dyslexic Thinking!British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths since 2004. Having been surrounded by an extraordinary 'smorgasbord of Dyslexic Thinking' her whole life, Griggs knows the superpower of dyslexia all too well.With a forward from Sir Richard
... Read more
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Writing the Blockbuster Novel

by Albert Zuckerman ...

Narrated by Michael Russotto ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

Every novelist dreams of it--writing the book that rockets to the top of the bestseller lists. Now, they can see how it's done, up close, in an audiobook by an agent who has sold manuscripts that turned into hits. Here Albert Zuckerman covers the essential elements of the blockbuster novel and shows writers how to put them to work in their books. Zuckerman covers the subject thoroughly, from ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Every novelist dreams of it--writing the book that rockets to the top of the bestseller lists. Now, they can see how it's done, up close, in an audiobook by an agent who has sold manuscripts that turned into hits. Here Albert Zuckerman covers the essential elements of the blockbuster novel and shows writers how to put them to work in their books. Zuckerman covers the subject thoroughly, from
... Read more
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Words No Bars Can Hold

Literacy Learning in Prison

by Deborah Appleman ...

Narrated by Virginia Wolf ...

Unabridged

5 hours 14 min

Incarcerated bodies, liberated minds: a narrative of literacy education behind bars.Words No Bars Can Hold provides a rare glimpse into literacy learning under the most dehumanizing conditions. Deborah Appleman chronicles her work teaching college-level classes at a high-security prison for men, most of whom are serving life sentences. Through narrative, poetry, memoir, and fiction, the students ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Incarcerated bodies, liberated minds: a narrative of literacy education behind bars.Words No Bars Can Hold provides a rare glimpse into literacy learning under the most dehumanizing conditions. Deborah Appleman chronicles her work teaching college-level classes at a high-security prison for men, most of whom are serving life sentences. Through narrative, poetry, memoir, and fiction, the students
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Магия текста. Как колдовать с редактурой, заговаривать воду в рукописи и заклинать слова-паразиты

by Марина Голубева ...

Narrated by Елена Пикуль ...

Unabridged

6 hours 22 min

О стилистике и архитектуре текста, демонах лексических ошибок, хитростях нашего восприятия и магии редакторских правок. Эта книга состоит из 4 частей. Первая рассказывает о внешней форме текста и стилях, вторая — о содержательной части текста, третья учит, как при помощи слов и фраз воздействовать на читателя, а четвертая посвящена литературному редактированию и приемам улучшения текста. Автор ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

О стилистике и архитектуре текста, демонах лексических ошибок, хитростях нашего восприятия и магии редакторских правок. Эта книга состоит из 4 частей. Первая рассказывает о внешней форме текста и стилях, вторая — о содержательной части текста, третья учит, как при помощи слов и фраз воздействовать на читателя, а четвертая посвящена литературному редактированию и приемам улучшения текста. Автор
... Read more
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Deb's Story Time Adventures - Collection

by Deb Loyd ...

Narrated by Deb Loyd ...

Unabridged

45 min

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures Collection!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining collection of stories that transport children to a land of imagination.Story 1 - Max the Bubblegum KidDiscover how Max, a shy boy who just wants to chew bubblegum and ride his skateboard, suddenly finds himself helping with an emergency in town!Story 2 - Amelia, You Are Too ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures Collection!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining collection of stories that transport children to a land of imagination.Story 1 - Max the Bubblegum KidDiscover how Max, a shy boy who just wants to chew bubblegum and ride his skateboard, suddenly finds himself helping with an emergency in town!Story 2 - Amelia, You Are Too
... Read more
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How to Read a Book

The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren ...

Narrated by Edward Holland ...

Unabridged

15 hours 26 min

With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed ZakariaOriginally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed ZakariaOriginally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a
... Read more
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La voz de los libros

by Maribel Riaza ...

Narrated by Lola Sanz ...

Unabridged

11 hours 56 min

En La voz de los libros, la experta en innovación cultural Maribel Riaza nos embarca en un viaje fascinante por la historia de la lectura. Para redescubrir el poder de la palabra hablada, la autora explora desde los escribas que en la antigüedad practicaban la lectura en voz alta hasta el auge de los audiolibros, revelando cómo nuestra forma de leer ha moldeado nuestra mente, el rol que las ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

En La voz de los libros, la experta en innovación cultural Maribel Riaza nos embarca en un viaje fascinante por la historia de la lectura. Para redescubrir el poder de la palabra hablada, la autora explora desde los escribas que en la antigüedad practicaban la lectura en voz alta hasta el auge de los audiolibros, revelando cómo nuestra forma de leer ha moldeado nuestra mente, el rol que las
... Read more
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The New Dark Ages

The Death of Reading and the Dawn of the Post-Literate Society

by James Marriott ...

Narrated by James Marriott ...

Unabridged

4 hours

A provocative argument about how an increase in literacy jumpstarted modern civilization, and how its decline threatens democracy and the future of humanityThe beginning of the modern era saw the widespread adoption of new printing technologies that allowed the written word to spread far and wide. It's not by chance this period also saw the rise of revolutions and the decline of the aristocratic ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

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A provocative argument about how an increase in literacy jumpstarted modern civilization, and how its decline threatens democracy and the future of humanityThe beginning of the modern era saw the widespread adoption of new printing technologies that allowed the written word to spread far and wide. It's not by chance this period also saw the rise of revolutions and the decline of the aristocratic
... Read more
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Deb's Story Time Adventures - Penelope the Dragon Tamer - Part 3

The Dark Forest

by Deb Loyd ...

Narrated by Deb Loyd ...

Unabridged

26 min

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining series of stories that transport children to a land of imagination.Step into the Dark Forest with Penelope & Herbert the dragon as they meet some interesting animals that live there. Herbert is startled by a tiny wood mouse & as it turns out, they both learn an important lesson.Deb takes ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining series of stories that transport children to a land of imagination.Step into the Dark Forest with Penelope & Herbert the dragon as they meet some interesting animals that live there. Herbert is startled by a tiny wood mouse & as it turns out, they both learn an important lesson.Deb takes
... Read more
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A Professora de Fluência Leitora

Drama com suspense baseado em evidências científicas

by Americo Amorim, Matheus Bento, Fabio Uehara, Thiago Nalin, Clayton Heringer ...

Narrated by Flávio Costa, Mariana Neves, Zeza Mota ...

Series Audiobook 2 - A Professora
Abridged

5 hours 42 min

Juliana voltava da escola pedalando enquanto relembrava o que tinha causado o fim do seu relacionamento com Paulo. Antes que pudesse concluir o último pensamento, um grito a despertou do seu transe e um impacto contra uma garotinha a arremessou por cima do guidão da bicicleta. Se alguns anos atrás o sucesso dos estudantes na alfabetização tornou Juliana uma professora admirada e querida, a rotina ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Juliana voltava da escola pedalando enquanto relembrava o que tinha causado o fim do seu relacionamento com Paulo. Antes que pudesse concluir o último pensamento, um grito a despertou do seu transe e um impacto contra uma garotinha a arremessou por cima do guidão da bicicleta. Se alguns anos atrás o sucesso dos estudantes na alfabetização tornou Juliana uma professora admirada e querida, a rotina
... Read more
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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess

The Conflict Between Word and Image

by Leonard Shlain ...

Narrated by Norman Dietz ...

Unabridged

24 hours 5 min

Who changed the sex of God?This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Who changed the sex of God?This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated
... Read more
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Forever Free

A True Story of Hope in the Fight for Child Literacy

by Tracy Swinton Bailey ...

Narrated by Tracy Swinton Bailey ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

A memoir and a call to action, this intimate look at America’s long-standing struggle to adequately educate vulnerable children offers valuable insights for effecting change in families, communities, and nationwide.At the root of every important problem we face, from mass incarceration to income inequality, is an education system influenced by our nation’s fraught history. Just as past generations ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

A memoir and a call to action, this intimate look at America’s long-standing struggle to adequately educate vulnerable children offers valuable insights for effecting change in families, communities, and nationwide.At the root of every important problem we face, from mass incarceration to income inequality, is an education system influenced by our nation’s fraught history. Just as past generations
... Read more
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A Prática Docente no Ciclo de Alfabetização e a Ação do Assistente Pedagógico no Município de Santo André

by Joyce Felix ...

Narrated by Voz Artificial ...

Abridged

4 hours 38 min

O presente estudo teve como objetivo apreender como os docentes alfabetizadores compreendem a ação do assistente pedagógico e sua prática, na rede de Educação de Santo André. Trata-se de um trabalho fundamentado metodologicamente na pesquisa qualitativa, cujo universo foram 6 escolas da rede municipal de Santo André e contou com a participação de 22 docentes (2º e 3º anos) e 8 assistentes ... Read more

$30.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

O presente estudo teve como objetivo apreender como os docentes alfabetizadores compreendem a ação do assistente pedagógico e sua prática, na rede de Educação de Santo André. Trata-se de um trabalho fundamentado metodologicamente na pesquisa qualitativa, cujo universo foram 6 escolas da rede municipal de Santo André e contou com a participação de 22 docentes (2º e 3º anos) e 8 assistentes
... Read more
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Мифы Древнего Китая: четыре свирепых зверя и одна обманщица

by Анастасия Дурыманова ...

Narrated by Анастасия Дурыманова ...

Series series Читаем на иностранном. Лучший способ выучить язык
Unabridged

1 hour 29 min

Понимать китайский язык могут только профессионалы? Конечно, нет. В этой книге вас ждут адаптированные рассказы о загадочном Хаосе Хуньдуне или Дицзяне, который породил мир, ужасном крылатом полутигре-полубыке Цюнци, вероломном и смелом покровителе воинов Таоу, свирепом Таоте, пятом сыне Дракона и хитрой обманщице лисице-оборотне Хули-цзин. Автор-составитель А. Д. Дурыманова, преподаватель РГГУ и ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Понимать китайский язык могут только профессионалы? Конечно, нет. В этой книге вас ждут адаптированные рассказы о загадочном Хаосе Хуньдуне или Дицзяне, который породил мир, ужасном крылатом полутигре-полубыке Цюнци, вероломном и смелом покровителе воинов Таоу, свирепом Таоте, пятом сыне Дракона и хитрой обманщице лисице-оборотне Хули-цзин. Автор-составитель А. Д. Дурыманова, преподаватель РГГУ и
... Read more
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Rhythm in the Novel Delivered in an Alexander Lecture

by E. K. Brown ...

Narrated by Deaver Brown ...

Series series E. K. Brown
Unabridged

4 hours 17 min

A legendary exposition of rhythm in the novel by noted Canadian & American critic; E K Brown. ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A legendary exposition of rhythm in the novel by noted Canadian & American critic; E K Brown.
... Read more
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Bringing Words to Life

Robust Vocabulary Instruction

by Isabel L. Beck, Margaret G. McKeown, Linda Kucan ...

Narrated by Mary Conway ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

Hundreds of thousands of teachers have used this highly practical guide to help K-12 students enlarge their vocabulary and get involved in noticing, understanding, and using new words.Grounded in research, the book explains how to select words for instruction, introduce their meanings, and create engaging learning activities that promote both word knowledge and reading comprehension. The authors ... Read more

$45.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Hundreds of thousands of teachers have used this highly practical guide to help K-12 students enlarge their vocabulary and get involved in noticing, understanding, and using new words.Grounded in research, the book explains how to select words for instruction, introduce their meanings, and create engaging learning activities that promote both word knowledge and reading comprehension. The authors
... Read more

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