Regional Economics
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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
- A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
- By: Jeff Hobbs
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with the man who would be his college roommate for four years, Robert Peace. Robert's life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, with his father in jail and his mother earning less than $15,000 a year. But Robert was a brilliant student, and it was supposed to get easier when he was accepted to Yale, where he studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics.
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I've Heard This Before
- By Jami on 07-27-16
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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
- A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 09-23-14
- Language: English
- A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets....
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Losing Ground
- American Social Policy, 1950 - 1980
- By: Charles Murray
- Narrated by: Robert Morris
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Beginning in the 1950s, America entered a period of unprecedented social reform. This remarkable book demonstrates how the social programs of the 1960s and ’70s had the unintended and perverse effect of slowing and even reversing earlier progress in reducing poverty, crime, ignorance, and discrimination. Using widely understood and accepted data, it conclusively demonstrates that the amalgam of reforms from 1965 to 1970 actually made matters worse.
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A great book ruined by a terrible recording
- By Michael on 04-05-13
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Losing Ground
- American Social Policy, 1950 - 1980
- Narrated by: Robert Morris
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 03-27-12
- Language: English
- This remarkable book demonstrates how the social programs of the 1960s and ’70s had the unintended effect of slowing and even reversing earlier progress in reducing poverty, crime, and discrimination....
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Children of the State
- Stories of Survival and Hope in the Juvenile Justice System
- By: Jeff Hobbs
- Narrated by: George Newbern, Landon Woodson, Aven Shore, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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From the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace comes “an eye-opening, fully humanizing, deeply affecting look at the often-misunderstood juvenile justice system and its inhabitants—young people of earnestness, disappointment, hope, and resilience” (Booklist, starred review).
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“Lost in the system”
- By S. Saunders on 08-31-24
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Children of the State
- Stories of Survival and Hope in the Juvenile Justice System
- Narrated by: George Newbern, Landon Woodson, Aven Shore, Andre Bellido
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 01-24-23
- Language: English
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From the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace comes a timely, insightful, and groundbreaking look at the school-to-prison pipeline and life in the juvenile “justice” system....
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The Grandees
- America's Sephardic Elite
- By: Stephen Birmingham
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1654, 23 Jewish families arrived in New Amsterdam (now New York) aboard a French privateer. They were the Sephardim, members of a proud orthodox sect that had served as royal advisors and honored professionals under Moorish rule in Spain and Portugal but were then exiled by intolerant monarchs. A small, closed, and intensely private community, the Sephardim soon established themselves as businessmen and financiers. They became powerful forces in society, with some, like banker Haym Salomon, even providing financial support to George Washington's army during the American Revolution.
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Amazing American History - Jews Made a Profound Impact
- By Jimmy Rosen on 12-27-21
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The Grandees
- America's Sephardic Elite
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 07-02-19
- Language: English
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The New World's earliest Jewish immigrants and their unique, little-known history: A New York Times bestseller from the author of Life at the Dakota....
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Sugar in the Blood
- A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire
- By: Andrea Stuart
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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In the late 1630s, lured by the promise of the New World, Andrea Stuart's earliest known maternal ancestor, George Ashby, set sail from England to settle in Barbados. He fell into the life of a sugar plantation owner by mere chance, but by the time he harvested his first crop, a revolution was fully under way, binding together ambitious White entrepreneurs and enslaved Black workers in a strangling embrace....
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A sweet, historical gem
- By Adrian on 06-29-13
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Sugar in the Blood
- A Family's Story of Slavery and Empire
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 03-25-13
- Language: English
- In the late 1630s, lured by the promise of the New World, Andrea Stuart's earliest known maternal ancestor, George Ashby, set sail from England to settle in Barbados....
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The Heart of a Cheetah
- How We Have Been Lied to About African Poverty, and What That Means for Human Flourishing
- By: Magatte Wade
- Narrated by: Magatte Wade
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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In this riveting memoir, Wade challenges Africans to redefine their narrative, casting aside imposed inferiority to reclaim their innate brilliance. This is not a recounting of poverty and politics. It's an indictment of a world that views Africa as nothing more than a colonial chessboard, with charity acting as the block that keeps Africans stuck. The surprising truth: Africa’s problems are not due to colonialism, corruption, bad leadership, poor skills, or a lack of education. It’s something much bigger, and yet it’s only been visible to entrepreneurs...until now.
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Inspiring and Informative
- By Anonymous User on 08-04-24
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The Heart of a Cheetah
- How We Have Been Lied to About African Poverty, and What That Means for Human Flourishing
- Narrated by: Magatte Wade
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 10-18-23
- Language: English
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Join the movement for Africa's rightful place in the 21st century: fostering innovation, earning prosperity, and growing into an economic powerhouse. Wade's impassioned voice promises nothing less than the dawn of a new era....
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North Korea Confidential
- Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors
- By: Daniel Tudor, James Pearson
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
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North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms, which periodically incites risky military clashes with the larger, richer, liberal South, and which forces each and every person to play a role in the "theater state" even as it pays little more than lip service to the wellbeing of the overwhelming majority.
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Interesting portrait of North Korea marred by awful pronunciation
- By Amazon Customer on 08-03-21
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North Korea Confidential
- Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 04-03-18
- Language: English
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North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms....
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The Evolution of Metropolitan Areas
- Exploring the Intricate Dynamics of Urban and Regional Economics in a Globalized World
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Discover the fascinating and ever-evolving world of metropolitan areas with "The Evolution of Metropolitan Areas" eBook. This comprehensive guide explores the intricacies of urban and regional economics, providing readers with an in-depth look at the impact of global influences, business trends, transportation, education, immigration, innovation districts, environmental sustainability, income inequality, technology, real estate development, smart city development, public-private partnerships, and more on metropolitan areas. Featuring a captivating case study of the economic and social ...
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The Evolution of Metropolitan Areas
- Exploring the Intricate Dynamics of Urban and Regional Economics in a Globalized World
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 04-22-24
- Language: English
- Discover the fascinating and ever-evolving world of metropolitan areas with "The Evolution of Metropolitan Areas" eBook. This comprehensive guide ...
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Interrupted Entrepreneurship™
- Embracing Change in the Family Business
- By: Ramez Baassiri
- Narrated by: Patrick Gates
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In Interrupted Entrepreneurship, multigenerational family business member Raméz A. Baassiri seeks answers to an array of hurdles that every family business has faced and could face, not only from the perspective of his own family business but also from the viewpoint of dozens of family businesses that have confronted interruptions and not only weathered the storms, but thrived.
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Great storytelling and wonderful takeaways from an outstanding first book .... want more.
- By Bassel Hamwi on 09-10-18
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Interrupted Entrepreneurship™
- Embracing Change in the Family Business
- Narrated by: Patrick Gates
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 07-13-18
- Language: English
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In Interrupted Entrepreneurship, multigenerational family business member Raméz A. Baassiri seeks answers to an array of hurdles that every family business has faced and could face....
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A Free Man
- A True Story of Life and Death in Delhi
- By: Aman Sethi
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Like Dave Eggers’ Zeitoun and Alexander Masters’ Stuart, this is a tour de force of narrative reportage - an intimate portrait of an invisible man. Mohammed Ashraf studied biology in college, and after college he learned how to repair television sets, cut suit lengths, and slice chicken. He has lived in Mumbai, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Surat, and Patna, but this evening he is stoned on a street in Sadar Bazaar, in North Delhi. The morning shall bring hangovers, whiskey breakfasts, and possibly answers to the lingering questions that haunt Ashraf.
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early lights are bright, but dim as years go by
- By Andy on 11-21-12
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A Free Man
- A True Story of Life and Death in Delhi
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 10-22-12
- Language: English
- Like Dave Eggers’s Zeitoun and Alexander Masters’ Stuart, this is a tour de force of narrative reportage—an intimate portrait of an invisible man....
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Undercurrent
- A Cornish Memoir of Poverty, Nature and Resilience
- By: Natasha Carthew
- Narrated by: Natasha Carthew
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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Natasha Carthew grew up in rural poverty in Cornwall, battling limited opportunities, precarious resources, escalating property prices, isolation and a community marked by the ravages of inequality. Her world existed alongside the postcard picture Cornwall, where wealth and privilege converged on sandy beaches and expensive second homes. In the rockpools and hedgerows of the natural world, Natasha found solace in the beauty of the landscape, and in the mobile library she found her means of escape. In her first non-fiction audiobook she returns to the cliff-paths of her childhood.
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Undercurrent
- A Cornish Memoir of Poverty, Nature and Resilience
- Narrated by: Natasha Carthew
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-13-23
- Language: English
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Undercurrent is part-memoir, part-investigation, part love-letter to Cornwall. It is a vivid, powerful exploration of rural poverty, and the often devastating impact of living without the means or support to build a future....
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