Audiobooks narrated by Lyle Blaker

The Entrepreneurial Mindset Advantage: The Hidden Logic That Unleashes Human Potential

Countless books have been written about the exploits of iconic entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk. Yet when we look beyond the headlines and the hype to explore the mindset of everyday entrepreneurs, a hidden logic begins to emerge—one that can empower ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things. In this groundbreaking book, internationally acclaimed author and entrepreneurial mindset expert Gary G. Schoeniger combines insights gleaned from hundreds of everyday entrepreneurs with cutting-edge research to create a practical how-to guide that not only shows us how to be more innovative and entrepreneurial in our own lives but also how to unlock the untapped entrepreneurial potential in others. Drawing from real-world stories, this book shows us how to ● Master a five-step method for identifying, evaluating, and actualizing the opportunities that exist in our everyday lives ● Distinguish between entrepreneurial and managerial attitudes, behaviors, and skills and why we need both ● Unlock the untapped entrepreneurial potential that lies dormant in our children, our students, our workforce, and our communities ● And much more

Gary G. Schoeniger (Author), Lyle Blaker (Narrator)

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Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future

Winner of the 24th Annual Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book Prize Finalist for the 2023 Cundill History Prize Gold Medal Recipient, Nautilus Book Awards, Sustainability To achieve fossil fuel independence, few technologies are more important than batteries. Used for powering zero-emission vehicles, storing electricity from solar panels and wind turbines, and revitalizing the electric grid, batteries are essential to scaling up the renewable energy resources that help address global warming. But given the unique environmental impact of batteries—including mining, disposal, and more—does a clean energy transition risk trading one set of problems for another? In Charged, James Morton Turner unpacks the history of batteries to explore why solving 'the battery problem' is critical to a clean energy transition. As climate activists focus on what a clean energy future will create the history of batteries offers a sharp reminder of what building that future will consume. With new insight on the consequences for people and communities on the front lines, Turner draws on the past for crucial lessons that will help us build a just and clean energy future, from the ground up.

James Morton Turner (Author), Lyle Blaker (Narrator)

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Living Out Loud: Letting Your Love for God Flow into Your Everyday Language

If you cringe at the thought of awkwardly bringing up your faith with others, you're in good company. While most of us have the desire to share the gospel, we don't always know how to bring it up. Let's face it... it's not easy to go from "How's the weather?" to "Jesus died for you"; and no one is walking up to us on the street asking, "What must I do to be saved?" So what's a well-intentioned Christian to do? Enter Living Out Loud. Living out loud isn't a strategy for sharing the gospel; it's about being so comfortable in your own spiritual skin that conversations about faith happen naturally and spontaneously. It's about making God such an integral part of your daily life that you can't help but talk about him - at home, at work, with family, and with friends - not as a sales pitch, but as a facet of your regular conversations. When your faith becomes obvious to those around you in the way you speak and live and love, evangelism stops seeming like a duty and simply flows from who you are. Now doesn't that sound better than having another awkward conversation?

Christine Daniels, Kevin King (Author), Lyle Blaker (Narrator)

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The Driving Machine: A Design History of the Car

Witold Rybczynski (Author), Lyle Blaker, TBD (Narrator)

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Gunlore: Firearms, Folkways, and Communities

Guns are a ubiquitous part of life in the United States. Arguably more pervasive than physical guns is 'gunlore,' which refers to the many folklore genres related to firearms. Gunlore: Firearms, Folkways, and Communities is the first book to engage with the many narratives, rituals, folk-speech, customs, art, and handicraft encompassed by gunlore. Like most expressive cultures, gunlore emerges from specific communities. Groups with a shared interest around firearms may form for many reasons. This collection explores a range of gunlore genres and the 'gunfolk' groups that give rise to them. Contributors examine topics that include the fetishization of firearms, 'Moms Who Carry,' online discussion boards, alternative history cosplay, survivalist communities, gunsmiths and gun craft, and more. Gun owners and gun enthusiasts are one of the largest avocational groups in America. The essays in Gunlore seek to expand our understanding of these communities by looking at the various roles firearms play, have played, and can play in our world. Gunlore, for better or worse, is a powerful and pervasive method of self-expression. In examining the folklore around these controversial and politically charged tools, weapons, and symbols, we can begin to understand the aspects of American culture that will remain prominent for the foreseeable future.

Robert Glenn Howard (Author), Lyle Blaker, Rosemary Benson, Terrence Kidd (Narrator)

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Scaling Smart: How to Design a Self-Managing Business

Embrace financial independence and generate consistent income with this strategic guide for entrepreneurs and investors looking to level up. If you’ve already built a profitable business but you’re ready to free up your time without sacrificing growth, this book is for you. In Scaling Smart, Rich and Kathy Fettke distill more than twenty years of business strategy into the perfect guide for entrepreneurs ready to scale a successful enterprise. Inside, you’ll uncover: - The critical importance of aligning personal and professional visions with practical techniques that inspire your team. - How to unlock passive income and sustainable growth as you level up your business. - The vital distinction between scaling and growth—and clear systems, structures, and processes that prevent burnout. - How to harness technology to streamline your operations and find time freedom for you and your team. Say goodbye to stress, reap the rewards of impactful growth, and save time, money, and energy as you grow your business!

Kathy Fettke, Rich Fettke (Author), Lyle Blaker (Narrator)

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Jesus In Us: Living Wholeheartedly the Life He Intends

When you personally experience Jesus's journey through His earthly life-sharing in His ministry, encounters, prayers, joys, sorrows, dangers, and miracles-that journey will shape and direct your own life in unforgettable ways. Jesus in Us: A 90-Day Devotional offers a transformational invitation to walk in Jesus's footsteps. In this book, you will follow Jesus as He celebrates the Last Supper, is falsely condemned to death, suffers the agony of crucifixion, is gloriously raised from the dead, and ascends to heaven-with the promise of empowering us by His Spirit, who will live within us and enable us continue Jesus's ministry on earth. Each day features a Scripture reading, a "Life Lessons" segment, questions for reflection, and a prayer. Jesus promised to send us His own Spirit so that the historical truth of "Jesus with us" could become the powerful reality of "Jesus in us" for all time and eternity. Jesus in Us is the fourth book in the Life Along the Way series, which takes you through the life of Jesus in all four Gospels and the first chapter of Acts. In four 90-day devotionals, you can travel with Jesus for a full year if you wish-from His birth, to His ministry and miracles, to His relationships with the people around Him, to His death, resurrection, and ascension. The three other devotionals, which you can read either sequentially or in any order, are #1, Jesus with Us: Meeting Him Where He Began, #2, Jesus Among Us: Walking with Him in His Ministry and Miracles, and #3, Jesus Through Us: Following His Example in Love and Service. As you journey each day with the Savior, you will learn to love Jesus and love like Jesus.

Journey Wise (Author), Adam Verner, Charity Spencer, Emma Nossal, Lyle Blaker (Narrator)

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Soul Cure: How to Heal Your Pain and Discover Your Purpose

Your Most Valuable Possession Your soul, simply put, is your mind to think, your heart to feel, and your will to decide. It's the very deepest part of your humanity, the source of all treasure and talent. Refreshingly honest and keenly insightful, pastor and talk show host Gregory Dickow shows how your mindset is the single most powerful force in shaping your emotions, your decisions—and your destiny. When you discover the power of God's healing love, then fear, anxiety, anger and shame will stop sabotaging your happiness—and your life. Your best days are going to be your next days. Turn your pain into purpose and let God continue your winning story.

Gregory Dickow (Author), Lyle Blaker (Narrator)

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Creatures That Eat People: Why Wild Animals Might Eat You

Wild Animals Might Eat You—Learn Which Ones Avoid getting eaten! Do you find yourself wondering: Do bears eat humans? Do birds eat people? Do kangaroos? Could I survive people eating predators of any kind? Perfect for anyone with a fun or morbid interest in wildlife or survivalism, Creatures That Eat People is full of stories of strange animals that eat humans and the situations that lead to it. Learn which wild animals might eat you—from an expert. Cryptozoologist, former zookeeper, current zoological director, bestselling author, and animal enthusiast Richard Freeman examines all the cool man eaters in the animal kingdom—so you can be prepared on your next adventure. You'll find: tips for visiting different types of areas with apex predators in them; bears, sharks, birds, kangaroos, squids, lions, raptors, and all of the other other weird, wild animals that eat people; and real-life, thrilling stories of animals eating people—and some survive and some don't. If you liked How To Survive A Freakin' Bear Attack, Plants That Kill, Surviving the Wild, or In Search of Real Monsters, and if you enjoyed shows like Tiger King or Human Prey, you'll love Creatures That Eat People.

Richard Freeman (Author), Lyle Blaker (Narrator)

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The Unstoppable Sales Machine: How to Connect, Convert, and Close New Customers

Shawn Casemore (Author), Lyle Blaker, TBD (Narrator)

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Big Data in Practice: How 45 Successful Companies Used Big Data Analytics to Deliver Extraordinary R

Big data is on the tip of everyone's tongue. Everyone understands its power and importance, but many fail to grasp the actionable steps and resources required to utilize it effectively. This book fills the knowledge gap by showing how major companies are using big data every day. From technology, media, and retail to sport teams, government agencies, and financial institutions, learn the actual strategies and processes being used to learn about customers, improve manufacturing, spur innovation, improve safety, and so much more. Organized for easy dip-in navigation, each chapter follows the same structure to give you the information you need quickly. For each company profiled, learn what data was used, what problem it solved, and the processes put in place to make it practical, as well as the technical details, challenges, and lessons learned from each unique scenario. ● Learn how predictive analytics helps Amazon, Target, John Deere, and Apple understand their customers ● Discover how big data is behind the success of Walmart, LinkedIn, Microsoft, and more ● Learn how big data is changing medicine, law enforcement, hospitality, fashion, science, and banking

Bernard Marr (Author), Lyle Blaker (Narrator)

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Predestination: An Introduction

A Concise and Systematic Exploration of the Doctrine of Predestination How can God choose to save some and eternally punish others? What about my loved ones who are not believers? For many, contemplating predestination brings about fear, trepidation, controversy, and emotional exhaustion, making it a difficult topic to study―let alone view as a blessing. This addition to the Short Studies in Systematic Theology series carefully examines God's word to answer 15 commonly asked questions regarding the doctrines of election and reprobation. With many helpful tools, this concise guide is perfect for all believers who want to discover and delight in what God has revealed throughout Scripture. Readers will not only learn how God saves his people from their sins, but will be stirred to respond to him in worship. - Great for Theologians, Pastors, and Students: Designed to be short and approachable, this concise study dives deep into the doctrine of predestination - Part of the Short Studies in Systematic Theology Series: Other titles include The Person of Christ; Glorification; and The Doctrine of Scripture - Written by Andrew David Naselli: Pastor and professor of systematic theology and New Testament

Andrew David Naselli (Author), Lyle Blaker (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Lyle Blaker