Essential Histories

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    • The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
    • By: Paul E. Ceruzzi
    • Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon
    • Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 10-30-15
    • Language: English
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    • The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software or the story of the Internet or the story of "smart" handheld devices....

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    • MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
    • By: Mark Coeckelbergh
    • Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
    • Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 04-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 70 ratings
    • Artificial intelligence powers Google's search engine, enables Facebook to target advertising, and allows Alexa and Siri to do their jobs. AI is also behind self-driving cars, predictive policing, and autonomous weapons that can kill without human intervention....

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    • The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
    • By: Ethem Alpaydi
    • Narrated by: Steven Menasche
    • Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 09-26-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 294 ratings
    • In this audiobook, machine learning expert Ethem Alpaydin offers a concise overview of the subject for the general listener, describing its evolution, explaining important learning algorithms....

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    • MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
    • By: Nolen Gertz
    • Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
    • Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 09-10-19
    • Language: English
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    • In this addition to the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Gertz traces the history of nihilism in Western philosophy from Socrates through Hannah Arendt and Jean-Paul Sartre....

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    • Walking the Path of Norse Paganism
    • By: Diana L. Paxson, Isaac Bonewits - foreword
    • Narrated by: Ann Richardson
    • Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 04-06-21
    • Language: English
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    • In Essential Asatru, renowned author and priestess Diana Paxson demystifies an ancient, rich, and often misunderstood religion, and offers a practical guide for its modern followers....

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    • Essential Essays from Five Decades
    • By: Fritjof Capra
    • Narrated by: Gareth Richards
    • Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 11-30-21
    • Language: English
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    • Fritjof Capra, scientist, educator, activist, and accomplished author, presents the evolution of his thought over five decades in Patterns of Connection....

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    • MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
    • By: Ansgar Allen
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 05-05-20
    • Language: English
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    • Everyone's a cynic, yet few will admit it. Today's cynics excuse themselves half-heartedly - "I hate to be a cynic, but...." - before making their pronouncements. Narrowly opportunistic, always on the take, contemporary cynicism has nothing positive to contribute....

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    • The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
    • By: Timothy P. Hubbard, Harry J. Paarsch
    • Narrated by: Sean Pratt
    • Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 01-29-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • This concise, accessible, and engaging book explains both the theory and the practice of auctions. It describes the main auction formats and pricing rules....

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    • Essential Lessons from Those Who Made History
    • By: Andrew Roberts
    • Narrated by: John Lee
    • Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 10-29-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 164 ratings
    • A comparison of nine leaders who led their nations through the greatest wars the world has ever seen and whose unique strengths—and weaknesses—shaped the course of human history, from the bestselling, award-winning author of Churchill and Napoleon....

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    • Essential Scholars
    • By: Donald J. Boudreaux
    • Narrated by: Satauna Howery
    • Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 02-01-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Nobel laureate economist F. A. Hayek first revolutionized economists' understanding of markets, and then profoundly challenged the public's understanding of government....

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    • Set in Modern Language with Introduction and Suggestions for Group Use
    • By: David Wentz
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 55 mins
    • Release date: 02-22-24
    • Language: English
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    • “An excellent small group study.” – Rev. Travis Knoll In a time of upheaval in the largest denomination of the Methodist movement, this ...

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    • Highlights from the Twentieth Century
    • By: Howard Zinn
    • Narrated by: Matt Damon, Howard Zinn
    • Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 02-26-04
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1,300 ratings
    • Revised and updated with new chapters on Clinton's presidency, the 2000 election, and the War on Terrorism, A People's History of the United States features insightful analysis....

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    • The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
    • By: Samuel Greengard
    • Narrated by: Derek Shetterly
    • Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 04-22-15
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 132 ratings
    • The Internet of Things is a networked world of connected devices, objects, and people....

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    • The Ideas That Have Shaped Our World
    • By: Philip Stokes
    • Narrated by: Steven Crossley
    • Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 11-03-15
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 114 ratings
    • This engaging and accessible book invites the listener to explore the questions and arguments of philosophy through the work of 100 of the greatest thinkers....

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    • Essentials of Biblical Studies Series
    • By: Susan E. Hylen
    • Narrated by: Susan Hanfield
    • Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 12-18-18
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • Modern readers of the New Testament often notice its varying ideas about women. Women in the New Testament World helps listeners understand this conflicting evidence....

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    • By: Dr. Josh Axe
    • Narrated by: Chris Abell
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 02-02-21
    • Language: English
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    • Best-selling author Dr. Josh Axe explains how to treat more than 70 diseases, lose weight, and increase vitality with traditional healing practices passed down through the ages....

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