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From the Spotlight to Real Life

Tips from the stage to reignite teams and spark communication skills.

by Lisa David Olson ...

From the Spotlight to Real Life is a book to guide speakers to their message, and guide teams to become a cohesive unit through communication tips, listening skills, humor, and trust building. Whether you have a work team or a social event gathering - you'll have fun with the section of improvisation games and dare zone prompts for small or large groups. Imagine trying out creative ideas like ... Read more

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From the Spotlight to Real Life is a book to guide speakers to their message, and guide teams to become a cohesive unit through communication tips, listening skills, humor, and trust building. Whether you have a work team or a social event gathering - you'll have fun with the section of improvisation games and dare zone prompts for small or large groups. Imagine trying out creative ideas like
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Supremacy

AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World

by Parmy Olson ...

Narrated by Lisa Flanagan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

In November 2022, a webpage was posted online with a simple text box. It was ChatGPT, and was unlike any app people had used before. It was more human than a customer service agent, more convenient than a Google search. Behind the scenes, battles for control and prestige between the world’s two leading AI firms, OpenAI and DeepMind, who now steers Google's AI efforts, has remained elusive—until ... Read more

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In November 2022, a webpage was posted online with a simple text box. It was ChatGPT, and was unlike any app people had used before. It was more human than a customer service agent, more convenient than a Google search. Behind the scenes, battles for control and prestige between the world’s two leading AI firms, OpenAI and DeepMind, who now steers Google's AI efforts, has remained elusive—until
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Harlequin Blaze January 2016 Box Set

An Anthology

by Anne Marsh, Lisa Childs, Ali Olson, Taryn Leigh Taylor ...

Harlequin® Blaze brings you four new red—hot reads for one great price, available now! This Harlequin® Blaze bundle includes:PLEASING HER SEAL Uniformly Hot!by Anne MarshWedding blogger Madeline Holmes lives and breathes romance— from the sidelines. That is, until Navy SEAL Mason Black promises to fulfill all of her fantasies at an exclusive island resort. But is Mason her ultimate fantasy—could ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Harlequin® Blaze brings you four new red—hot reads for one great price, available now! This Harlequin® Blaze bundle includes:PLEASING HER SEAL Uniformly Hot!by Anne MarshWedding blogger Madeline Holmes lives and breathes romance— from the sidelines. That is, until Navy SEAL Mason Black promises to fulfill all of her fantasies at an exclusive island resort. But is Mason her ultimate fantasy—could
... Read more
Gender-based Violence and Rurality in the 21st Century

Interdisciplinary Approaches

by Millan A. AbiNader, Sam Allen, Madison Bainter, Kelle Barrick, Kaiti Blackburn, Christie Brungardt, Julia K. Campbell, Mari-Esther Edwards, Jennifer Farrington, Kelli Grant, Nasifa Halim, Abby Hammeke, Brandi Hanson, Megan Howard, Cristina Jimenez, Diane Kinney, Ann Kirkner, Viviana Lizarraga, Amy M. Magnus, Joshua McDowell, Carly E. McPeak, Rachel Moravek, Lisa M. Olson, Nicholas Richardson, Emily F. Rothman, Samueal J.A. Scaggs, Marc Settembrino, Valerie K. Sprout, Rebecca Stone, Susan L. Williams, Camara Wooten ...

Series series Research in Rural Crime
Gender-based violence (GBV) can take many forms and have detrimental effects across generations and cultures. The triangulation of GBV, rurality and rural culture is a challenging and essential topic and this edited collection provides an innovative analysis of GBV in rural communities.Focusing on under-studied and/or oppressed groups such as immigrants and LGBTQIA+ people, the book explores new ... Read more

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Gender-based violence (GBV) can take many forms and have detrimental effects across generations and cultures. The triangulation of GBV, rurality and rural culture is a challenging and essential topic and this edited collection provides an innovative analysis of GBV in rural communities.Focusing on under-studied and/or oppressed groups such as immigrants and LGBTQIA+ people, the book explores new
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Empress of the Nile

The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction

by Lynne Olson ...

Narrated by Lisa Flanagan ...

Unabridged

13 hours 42 min

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • The remarkable story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam, by the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade’s Secret War“A female version of the Indiana Jones story . . . [Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt] was a daredevil whose real-life ... Read more

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New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • The remarkable story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam, by the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade’s Secret War“A female version of the Indiana Jones story . . . [Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt] was a daredevil whose real-life
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The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück

How an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-Female Concentration Camp

by Lynne Olson ...

Narrated by Lisa Flanagan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 45 min

The extraordinary true story of a small group of Frenchwomen, all Resistance members, who banded together in a notorious concentration camp to defy the Nazis—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade’s Secret War“At once heartbreaking and beautifully told, this is a masterwork of nonfiction, a must-read for anyone who wants more of the incredible true story behind Lilac Girls.” ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

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The extraordinary true story of a small group of Frenchwomen, all Resistance members, who banded together in a notorious concentration camp to defy the Nazis—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade’s Secret War“At once heartbreaking and beautifully told, this is a masterwork of nonfiction, a must-read for anyone who wants more of the incredible true story behind Lilac Girls.”
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Women of War

The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis

by Suzanne Cope ...

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

The gripping, true, and untold history of the Italian anti-fascist resistance during World War II, told through the stories of four spectacularly courageous women fightersFrom underground soldiers to intrepid spies, Women of War unearths the hidden history of the brave women who risked their lives to overthrow the Nazi occupation and liberate Italy. Using primary sources and brand new scholarship, ... Read more

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The gripping, true, and untold history of the Italian anti-fascist resistance during World War II, told through the stories of four spectacularly courageous women fightersFrom underground soldiers to intrepid spies, Women of War unearths the hidden history of the brave women who risked their lives to overthrow the Nazi occupation and liberate Italy. Using primary sources and brand new scholarship,
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A Measure of Intelligence

One Mother’s Reckoning with the IQ Test

by Pepper Stetler ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

When Pepper Stetler was told that her daughter who has Down Syndrome would be regularly required to take IQ tests to secure support in school, she asked a simple question: why? In questioning the authority and relevance of the test, Stetler sets herself on a winding investigation into how the IQ test came to be the irrefutable standard for measuring intelligence. The unsettling history causes ... Read more

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When Pepper Stetler was told that her daughter who has Down Syndrome would be regularly required to take IQ tests to secure support in school, she asked a simple question: why? In questioning the authority and relevance of the test, Stetler sets herself on a winding investigation into how the IQ test came to be the irrefutable standard for measuring intelligence. The unsettling history causes
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The Cardinal

A Novel of Love and Power

by Alison Weir ...

Narrated by Rosalyn Landor ...

Unabridged

17 hours 18 min

In this “immersive tale of Tudor intrigue” (Publishers Weekly), the New York Times bestselling author of The Last White Rose explores the rise of Thomas Wolsey, who was Henry VIII’s chief adviser—until the king accused him of treason.“Henry VIII’s beloved cardinal leaps from the page in all his brilliance, complexity, and humanity... ... Read more

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In this “immersive tale of Tudor intrigue” (Publishers Weekly), the New York Times bestselling author of The Last White Rose explores the rise of Thomas Wolsey, who was Henry VIII’s chief adviser—until the king accused him of treason.“Henry VIII’s beloved cardinal leaps from the page in all his brilliance, complexity, and humanity...
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Good Judgment

Making Better Business Decisions with the Science of Human Personality

by Richard Davis ...

Narrated by Tim H. Dixon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

An instant USA Today bestseller • A Globe and Mail Top 10 Business and Management Book of 2024From an experienced organizational psychologist comes a unique guide to learning how to better read and understand people and make improved, more informed business decisions about them—including choosing the right employees, fostering relationships in the workplace, resolving conflicts more effectively, ... Read more

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An instant USA Today bestseller • A Globe and Mail Top 10 Business and Management Book of 2024From an experienced organizational psychologist comes a unique guide to learning how to better read and understand people and make improved, more informed business decisions about them—including choosing the right employees, fostering relationships in the workplace, resolving conflicts more effectively,
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The Vietnam War

An Intimate History

by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ...

Narrated by Ken Burns, Brian Corrigan, Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

31 hours 15 min

From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, and others: a vivid, uniquely powerful history of the conflict that tore America apart--the companion volume to the major, multipart PBS film to be aired in September 2017.More than forty years after it ended, the Vietnam War continues to haunt our country. We still argue over why we were there, ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

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From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, and others: a vivid, uniquely powerful history of the conflict that tore America apart--the companion volume to the major, multipart PBS film to be aired in September 2017.More than forty years after it ended, the Vietnam War continues to haunt our country. We still argue over why we were there,
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The Infernal Machine

A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective

by Steven Johnson ...

Narrated by Steven Johnson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

**“A fast-burning fuse of a book, every page bursting with revelatory detail.”—ERIK LARSONA sweeping account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York and the detective duo who transformed policing to meet the threat—a tale of fanaticism, forensic science, and dynamite from the bestselling author of The Ghost Map**WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD • A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE ... Read more

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**“A fast-burning fuse of a book, every page bursting with revelatory detail.”—ERIK LARSONA sweeping account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York and the detective duo who transformed policing to meet the threat—a tale of fanaticism, forensic science, and dynamite from the bestselling author of The Ghost Map**WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD • A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE
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