Development Sociology

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    • And Other Lessons from the Crematory
    • By: Caitlin Doughty
    • Narrated by: Caitlin Doughty
    • Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 09-19-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9,246 ratings
    • Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty - a 20-something with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre - took a job at a crematory....

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    • Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
    • By: Chip Heath, Dan Heath
    • Narrated by: Charles Kahlenberg
    • Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 12-18-06
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,078 ratings
    • In Made to Stick, Chip and Dan Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that stick and explain ways to make ideas stickier, such as applying the human scale principle, using the Velcro Theory of Memory, and creating curiosity gaps....

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    • Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
    • By: Charles Montgomery
    • Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
    • Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 12-08-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 402 ratings
    • After decades of unchecked sprawl, more people than ever are moving back to the city. Dense urban living has been prescribed as a panacea for the environmental and resource crises of our time....

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    • Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
    • By: Andrew Holecek, Tulku Thondup Rinpoche - foreword
    • Narrated by: Karen White, Neil Shah
    • Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 12-09-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 115 ratings
    • Preparing to Die is for anyone interested in learning how to prepare for death from a Buddhist perspective, both spiritually and practically....

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    • Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief
    • By: Pauline Boss PhD
    • Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
    • Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 04-13-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 67 ratings
    • In this sensitive and lucid account, Pauline Boss explains that, all too often, those confronted with ambiguous loss fluctuate between hope and hopelessness. But the central message of this book is that they can move on....

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    • By: Robert Greene
    • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
    • Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 11-13-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,085 ratings
    • The eagerly anticipated new book from the author of the best-selling The 48 Laws of Power....

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    • 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies
    • By: Alan D. Wolfelt PhD
    • Narrated by: John Pruden
    • Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 02-19-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 73 ratings
    • Helping widows and widowers learn how to cope with the grief of losing their helpmate, their lover, and perhaps their financial provider, this guide reveals how to find continued meaning in life when doing so seems difficult....

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    • Daughters Discuss Life, Love, and Why Losing a Dad Means So Much
    • By: Elyce Wakerman
    • Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
    • Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 11-04-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • Father Loss provides the clearest portrait yet of a very special group of women. As a group, they express their insecurities....

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    • What the Bonds among Brothers and Sisters Reveal about Us
    • By: Jeffrey Kluger
    • Narrated by: Pete Larkin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 09-15-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 90 ratings
    • Nobody affects us as deeply as our brothers and sister - not parents, not children, not friends....

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    • A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)
    • By: Eve Rodsky
    • Narrated by: Eve Rodsky
    • Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 10-01-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 993 ratings
    • Fair Play is a time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up chores and responsibilities....

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    • The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
    • By: David Brooks
    • Narrated by: David Brooks
    • Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 10-24-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,511 ratings
    • As David Brooks observes, “There is one skill that lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or society: the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen—to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood.”

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    • How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids' Sports--and Why It Matters
    • By: Linda Flanagan
    • Narrated by: Abby Craden
    • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 08-23-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
    • Some 75% of American families want their kids to play sports. Athletics are training grounds for character, friendship, and connection; at their best, sports insulate kids from hardship and prepare them for adult life.

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    • The Fate of Romance over Time
    • By: Stephen A. Mitchell
    • Narrated by: Adam Lofbomm
    • Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 04-28-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
    • A fascinating look at the key components of romantic love that argues that romance does not diminish in a long-term relationship, describes the barriers to lasting love, and offers helpful advice on how to promote an enduring love by eliminating self-destructive efforts....

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    • How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
    • By: Madeline Levine PhD
    • Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 09-29-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 217 ratings
    • In recent years, numerous studies have shown that bright, charming teenagers from affluent, loving families are experiencing epidemic rates of mental illness....

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    • What You're Missing and Why It Matters
    • By: Kate Murphy
    • Narrated by: Kate Murphy
    • Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 01-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,251 ratings
    • At work, we’re taught to lead the conversation. On social media, we shape our personal narratives. At parties, we talk over one another. So do our politicians. We’re not listening. And no one is listening to us....

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    • What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
    • By: Geoff Colvin
    • Narrated by: Geoff Colvin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 11-26-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 419 ratings
    • Why are certain people so incredibly great at what they do? Most of us think we know the answer - but we’re almost always wrong. That’s important, because if we’re wrong on this crucial question, then we have zero chance of getting significantly better at anything we care about....

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    • A Hopeful History
    • By: Rutger Bregman, Erica Moore, Elizabeth Manton
    • Narrated by: Rutger Bregman, Thomas Judd
    • Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 06-02-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,137 ratings
    • If there is one belief that has united the left and the right, psychologists and philosophers, ancient thinkers and modern ones, it is the tacit assumption that humans are bad. It's a notion that drives newspaper headlines and guides the laws that shape our lives....

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    • The Science and Art of Self-Assurance - What Women Should Know
    • By: Katty Kay, Claire Shipman
    • Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
    • Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 04-15-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,299 ratings
    • Working women today are better educated and more well-qualified than ever before. Yet men still predominate in the corporate world....

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