Audiobooks narrated by Joel Richards

Better Not Burn Your Toast: The Science of Food and Health

"If you have an appetite for digestible science, you will find plenty of tasty morsels here. Discover why some people see red over red food dyes, why Sherlock Holmes was interested in jellyfish, why King George III was plagued with purple urine, and why phrenology is a pseudoscience. You will learn about the links between the Pope, Lionel Messi, and yerba mate, Harry Potter and the mandrake root, and how Bicycle Day came to commemorate the first use of LSD. Have you ever wondered whether negative ions have positive effects, if memory supplements work, if performance-enhancing supplements really enhance performance, or if taurine in Red Bull is a lot of bull? Look no further. Are you confused about ultra-processed foods, free radicals, calcium propionate in your daily bread, endocrine disruptors, preservatives, rejuvenation, aspartame, Ozempic, Oxycontin, or whether you can eat to beat disease? You've come to the right place. You will also find out why Woody Allen's 'orgasmatron' in Sleeper was a parody of an actual device created by Wilhelm Reich, how time-restricted eating works, why kimchi traveled to outer space, and where not to stick a magnesium rod. Then, of course, you will also discover why you should not burn your toast!"

Dr. Joe Schwarcz (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents, 3rd Edition: A Complete Guide for Families of Teens

"Navigate the challenges of BPD in teens with Dr. Blaise Aguirre's classic guide, now updated with the latest research and topics and featuring reflective prompts for parents. Borderline Personality Disorder is a startlingly common condition, affecting as many as 3% of people under the age of 18. Characterized by struggles with emotional regulation, self-image, self-worth, mood swings, and impulse control, and often appearing alongside other conditions like anxiety, depression, and substance use, BPD is a condition any parent with an adolescent should be aware of. The good news is that BPD is treatable, and families can find relief with an accurate diagnosis and proper treatment. A long-trusted BPD reference, Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents offers parents, caregivers, and adolescents a complete understanding of this complex and tough-to-treat disorder. Written by one of the foremost experts in the field, this fully up-to-date and comprehensive guide includes: - A thorough explanation of what BPD is that brings into focus what we know, and don't know, about this condition - Prognosis and treatment options, including recent advances and an overview of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), the most common and effective treatment - A deep dive into the development of BPD research - Myths and misunderstandings about BPD - Tips and strategies for parents, including practical techniques for effective communication with those who have BPD - NEW to this edition, a discussion on the intersection of BPD with neurodiversity and gender, as well as the impact of social media - NEW to this edition, reflective prompts and exercises for parents to help them take what they're learning and practically apply it to their family's unique situation With thoughtful updates and practical tools throughout, the third edition of Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents remains an indispensable resource, empowering families to navigate diagnosis, build effective support systems, and foster resilience and hope."

Blaise Aguirre (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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The 1-Page Marketing Plan: Get New Customers, Make More Money, And Stand out From The Crowd

"Your Entire Marketing Strategy on One Page To build a successful business, you need to stop doing random acts of marketing and start following a reliable plan for rapid business growth. Traditionally, creating a marketing plan has been a difficult and time-consuming process, which is why it often doesn't get done. In The 1-Page Marketing Plan, serial entrepreneur and rebellious marketer Allan Dib reveals a marketing implementation breakthrough that makes creating a marketing plan simple and fast. It's literally a single page, divided up into nine squares. With it, you'll be able to map out your own sophisticated marketing plan and go from zero to marketing hero. Whether you're just starting out or are an experienced entrepreneur, The 1-Page Marketing Plan is the easiest and fastest way to create a marketing plan that will propel your business growth. In this groundbreaking new book you'll discover: How to get new customers, clients or patients, and how to make more profit from existing ones. Why "big business" style marketing could kill your business and strategies that actually work for small and medium-sized businesses. How to close sales without being pushy, needy, or obnoxious, while turning the tables and having prospects begging you to take their money. A simple step-by-step process for creating your own personalized marketing plan that is literally one page. Simply follow along and fill in each of the nine squares that make up your own 1-Page Marketing Plan. How to annihilate competitors and make yourself the only logical choice. How to get amazing results on a small budget using the secrets of direct response marketing. How to charge high prices for your products and services and have customers actually thank you for it."

Allan Dib (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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The Hidden Cost of Freedom: The Untold Story of the CIA's Secret Funding System, 1941-1962

"How is it possible for an agency of the United States government to be exempt from providing what the US Constitution's Appropriations Clause describes as 'a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money'? In The Hidden Cost of Freedom, author Brad Fisher presents a comprehensive narrative of the origin and early development of the CIA's clandestine financial system, beginning with the establishment of the Office of Strategic Services' Special Funds Branch during World War II. Fisher documents the controversial legislative history of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 from the standpoint of the CIA, the General Accounting Office, and congressional insiders, and describes the act's role in the transformation of the CIA's financial administration into a global enterprise for financing its foreign intelligence activities. Finally, he brings to light the story of his grandfather, Edwin Lyle Fisher, who had a major role in the postwar establishment of the CIA's funding system as the GAO's legal liaison to the CIA. While the existence of the CIA's clandestine funding is no secret, Fisher's book is the first to trace its development and to show how the CIA's covert financial system was allowed to develop in a democracy devoted to checks and balances."

Brad L. Fisher (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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A Concise Business Guide to Climate Change: What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to Know

"Understanding the ground rules of climate change for business. Climate has changed the game for business around the world. With climate-related disasters causing billions in damage and public pressure rising, over 100 nations have set 2050 net-zero carbon-emissions targets within the framework of the 2015 Paris Agreement. Thousands of companies have registered with the Carbon Disclosure Project. In a recent survey of large, global firms, one-third reported that climate change was already affecting their operations. As managers around the world confront and educate themselves about how climate change is affecting their businesses, A Concise Business Guide to Climate Change provides a single, short, and accessible account of the information crucial to understanding and addressing these new challenges. What causes climate change? How do countries and companies measure their climate impact? What is the role of carbon markets? How are governments responding? What kind of corporate emissions targets make sense, and how can they be achieved? This book presents the basic scientific, economic, policy, and accounting frameworks that managers need to answer these questions."

Gunnar Trumbull (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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The Not-Yet God: Carl Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, and the Relational Whole

"We are a species between axial periods. Thus, our religious myths are struggling to find new connections in a global, ecological order. Delio proposes the new myth of relational holism; that is, the search for a new connection to divinity in an age of quantum physics, evolution, and pluralism. The idea of relational holism is one that is rooted in the God-world relationship, beginning with the Book of Genesis, but finds its real meaning in quantum physics and the renewed relationship between mind and matter. Our story, therefore, will traverse across the fields of science, scripture, theology, history, culture and psychology. Our guides for a new myth of relational holism are the psychoanalyst Carl Jung, and the Jesuit scientist-theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. The complex human can no longer be simplified to one view or another: one must see the whole of our existence or one does not see at all. This audiobook is masterfully read by Joel Richards, with audio engineering by Sam Platt. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, LLC an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont."

Ilia Delio (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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When the City Stopped: Stories from New York's Essential Workers

"In When the City Stopped, Robert Snyder tells the story of COVID-19 in the words of ordinary New Yorkers, illuminating the fear and uncertainty of life in the early weeks and months, as well as the solidarity that sustained the city. New Yorkers were 'alone together,' separated by the protective measures of social distancing and the fundamental inequalities of life and work in New York City. Through their personal accounts, we see that while many worked from home, others knowingly exposed themselves to the dangers of the pandemic as they drove buses, ran subways, answered 911 calls, tended to the sick, and made and delivered meals. Snyder builds bridges of knowledge and empathy between those who bore dangerous burdens and those who lived in relative safety. The story is told through the words of health care workers, grocery clerks, transit workers, and community activists who recount their experiences in poems, first-person narratives, and interviews. When the City Stopped preserves for future generations what it was like to be in New York when it was at the center of the pandemic."

Robert W. Snyder (Author), Joel Richards, Kelli Tager (Narrator)

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Blindspotting: How to See What's Holding You Back as a Leader

"As leaders, we all hit a point when things stop going well. A problem emerges that we think we can handle but discover we can't. The tools that got us this far somehow stop working. We don't understand; what are we missing? What we don't see is what we can't see: we have blindspots. It's a known fact that we're often not great judges of ourselves, even when we think we are. Sometimes we're simply unaware of a behavior or trait that's causing problems. Other times, where we see normal, effective behavior, others see tremendous deficits. Bottom line: until we uncover these blindspots, we can't move forward or deliver on our goals as leaders. The good news is that you can learn to do your own blindspotting. Clinical-psychologist-turned-entrepreneur-turned-business-coach Martin Dubin has spent years learning when and how leaders get in their own way, and he has turned that experience into a deeply practical blueprint to help you identify your professional blindspots and work to overcome them. Blindspotting provides a framework for understanding six types of blindspots, then takes you inside coaching sessions with profoundly relatable leaders going through the process of learning to recognize their own blindspots. Along the way, you get the practical guidance you need to identify and manage those same blindspots in yourself, unlocking high performance and great leadership."

Martin Dubin (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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The Caregiver

"She's meant to care for my family. But actually, she wants to destroy us all. I'm at breaking point. I'm a stay-at-home mom and I love my four-year-old twins more than anything—but they're a handful. My husband's always away on business. My mother's in the early stages of dementia. It's a lot. How does an 81-year-old woman, who hasn't left her bedroom in months, simply vanish into thin air? I'm trying not to freak out at the thought of my mother wandering the neighborhood, lost in a daze of confusion. We found her—but that was the moment I knew I needed help. So I let Dana into my home. She seems like the answer to my prayers. She'll be my mother's live-in caregiver. Soon, there are red flags. I catch Dana gazing at my husband when she thinks I'm not looking. She tells my daughter she's 'part of the family now'. My son Sam becomes silent and withdrawn. And then, a few weeks after Dana's arrival, I enter my mother's bedroom—and get the shock of my life. I ask Dana to leave. But she won't. An exhilarating blend of breathtaking suspense and nail-biting tension with a shocking final twist. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Valerie Keogh, Lucy Foley, Shari Lapena, T.M. Logan, and Clare Mackintosh."

N.L. Hinkens (Author), Joel Richards, Stephanie Németh-Parker (Narrator)

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Divine Renovation: Bringing Your Parish from Maintenance to Mission

"An engaging guide for parishes seeking to cultivate communities of discipleship and vibrant, dynamic faith. Highly acclaimed for his work with parish renewal and the New Evangelization, Fr. James Mallon shares with us the many ways for bringing our parishes to life. Through humorous and colorful stories, Mallon challenges us to rethink our models of parish life, from membership-based communities to assemblies of disciples of Jesus who proclaim and share the good news with all peoples. Accessible and engaging, Divine Renovation turns to the Church's many writings on evangelization and mission so as to articulate practical ways for injecting new life into our parishes. Pastors and parish ministers will be inspired by this book and turn to it for many years to come. This audiobook is masterfully read by Joel Richards, with audio engineering by Sam Platt. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont."

James Mallon (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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Microsoft Power Platform For Dummies

"Build business intelligence with insight from a professional Microsoft Power Platform For Dummies covers the essentials you need to know to get started with Microsoft Power Platform, the suite of business intelligence applications designed to make your enterprise work smarter and more efficiently. You'll get a handle on managing and reporting data with Power BI, building no-code apps with Power Apps, creating simple web properties with Power Pages, and simplifying your day-to-day work with Power Automate. Written by a business consultant who's helped some of the world's largest organizations adopt, manage, and get work done with Power Platform, this book gets you through your work without working too hard to figure things out. ● Discover the tools that come with Power Platform and how they can help you build business intelligence ● Manage data, create apps, automate routine tasks, create web pages, and beyond ● Learn the current best practices for launching Power Platform in an organization ● Get step-by-step instructions for navigating the interface and setting up your tools This is a great quick-start guide for anyone who wants to leverage Power Platform's BI tools."

Jack Hyman (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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Tenuous Defense

"The Union will stop at nothing to achieve victory. Will Swiftsure be able to withstand the relentless waves of attacks? Cliff Rawlins, after recovering from the explosion that destroyed his headquarters, finds he has no time to rest. The Union is determined to wipe out anything that prevents them from absorbing the most economically powerful solar systems in settled space. They launch waves of attacks, devastating Rawlins' forces. With his fleet down to its last ships, Rawlins launches a 'Hail Mary' attack to buy his forces time that they need desperately. The Union, with too few ships to resume the offensive, offers bounties to the major criminal syndicates to prey upon the convoys Swiftsure protects. Swiftsure must find an answer. The race is on. Whichever side manages to finish building new ships first will have a huge advantage. Swiftsure pulls just far enough ahead in the arms race to position itself on the cusp of victory, but its clients pull them back. They decide to negotiate with the Union, whose only intent is to buy time to rebuild its fleets. The war between the Union of Free Planets and the mercenary navy is about to reach a climax. At stake is the fate of settled space."

John J. Spearman (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Joel Richards