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Audiobooks Narrated by Paul Brion
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"'Karma' is in our vocabulary, but do we really know what it means?
The word is everywhere—not just in alternative spirituality, and among Hindus and Buddhists, but in news reports, ads, sitcoms, sports columns, and the everyday conversations of people who wouldn't know the Upanishads from Us magazine. Stephen Colbert invokes the term on television and Taylor Swift summons it in song.
This book chronicles the origin and evolution of karmic theory and describes how the concept came to the West. It explains exactly what karma means—and, crucially, what it doesn't mean—then shows how to apply karmically sound ethical principles to relationships, life decisions, health, death, and all aspects of self-development. 'We're always planting karmic seeds,' writes Philip Goldberg. Our task is to 'choose the right seeds and plant them skillfully, in the right way, at the right time, under the right conditions.'
Karma is a profoundly useful idea, and Karmic Relief is a profoundly useful book. It offers a blueprint for building a fulfilling life and a way to reconcile some of life's most vexing conundrums."
"The formative, step-by-step guide to trauma-sensitive mindfulness practice.
Unbeknownst to many, mindfulness can exacerbate symptoms of traumatic stress. Instructed to pay close, sustained attention to their inner-world, people struggling with trauma can experience flashbacks, dysregulation, or dissociation.
Here, trauma specialist David Treleaven builds on his pioneering work to offer a practical guide for integrating trauma-sensitivity into mindfulness practices. From the nuances of trauma's impact on the individual to adapting mindfulness in diverse contexts, Treleaven provides step-by-step guidance, practical exercises, and real-world applications to ensure mindfulness is both safe and transformative. Structured to deepen understanding and skill, this comprehensive resource covers foundational principles and specialized adaptations, empowering mindfulness teachers with cutting-edge tools and insights. This is an essential guide for anyone looking to navigate the complexities of trauma with mindfulness and to foster environments of healing, resilience, and inclusivity."
"For thousands of years people have seen strange lights and hovering shapes in the sky. From an ancient awareness that there might be creatures beyond this world to very recent disclosures of alien activity at a governmental level, speculation about unidentified flying objects—and the alien entities that might have traveled within them—has animated humanity's relationship to the unknown. John Michael Greer, long-time researcher of the unexplained, chronicles 100 of the most fascinating brushes Earth's residents have had with visitors from the cosmos. The UFO Book includes Babylonian engravings, phantom airships of the 1890s, the 'foo fighters' of the Second World War, the Flatwoods Monster and Mothman: Greer weaves these together into a chronological survey of an evolving understanding of alien life. He also covers alien abductions from around the world and throughout time, proving that they are a widespread phenomena that unites all of the residents of this planet. It's undeniable that something very strange is going on, and The UFO Book is a fascinating portal into a question that predates modern history and will continue into the future: is the truth out there, and when will it finally be uncovered?"
"First rule of fake dating: Never fall in love …I agreed to fake date a handsome billionaire I just met over a bowl of spilled candy. (Yes, that’s really how it happened.)
“Why are you bringing a fake girlfriend along to your sister’s wedding? I mean, you’re more than tolerable to look at—”
It was the understatement of the century.
Luke Greyson was rich, sophisticated and gorgeous and now I, Isla Lovely—second oldest of the five Lovely sisters, resident of the small, quaint town of Whisper Cove, aspiring baker and current employee of three measly jobs—have agreed to play girlfriend to the very wealthy and eligible bachelor.
The gig will bring me thousands of dollars closer to my dream of opening a bakery in my hometown. All I have to do is pretend to be madly in love with the man for one weekend…
Keyword: Pretend.
Falling for your Fake Boyfriend is a dual POV cozy, sweet romance that has all the swoon and sizzle without the spice—Kisses only.
Book 1 of London Lovett's 5 book Whisper Cove Sweet Romance series.
Tropes:
- Fake Dating
- Small Town
- Billionaire
- Closed door – kissing only
- Opposites attract"
"Heed the Call of the Greek Gods and Goddesses
The religion of the ancient Greeks has lain dormant for too long. In Hellenismos, Tony Mierzwicki shows how to bring it back in all of its primal glory. Learn how to forge personal relationships with the ancient Greek deities. Recreate the practices of the Greeks and enjoy the richness of their spiritual practices. Explore this accessible introduction to Greek reconstruction and discover:
● Ancient Greek history and culture
● Deities, Daimones, and Heroes
● Simple daily observances and personal practice
● The lunar cycle and festival observances
● Controversial issues regarding Greek reconstruction"
"Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy fans will become enchanted with this deliciously dark and scandalous series by international bestselling author Emily Bex. It's everything vampire romances should be made of!
Are you ready for the secret?
The Medici power grows, as the children enter adulthood and establish their own families. Possessing gifts unique to their bloodline, and the expanded reach of their family tree. They appear untouchable, and yet that very power is what makes them a target.
Natalia and Shade have carried the burden of the knowledge of the curse that plagued each generation of the Medicis. The curse will be revealed. Can it be broken?
Father and son will face off against their greatest threat yet, in an epic battle against the evil Borgia's to rule all of Italy. Lorenzo feels assured of their victory. His gift as a fire-thrower giving him an edge, but Natalia's not so sure. The battle for Castello will be paid for in blood.
Contains mature themes."
"Old allies become enemies, as the Medici's face betrayal.
Lorenzo must learn how to someday lead the Medici coven, and become a warrior as powerful as his father. He quickly discovers not everyone's intentions towards the Medici's are pure.
Sophia pursues a forbidden love and locks horns with her father, as Natalia prepares for her newly discovered destiny, and stumbles upon Shade's long buried secret.
The Medici's take on a new business venture in Italy and run straight into the Mafioso. Lorenzo and Alphie end up in a fatal battle between vampires and mortals.
In classic Emily Bex form, you will be absorbed into the drama that always surrounds the Medici's. Jaws will drop and . . .
. . . someone will die.
Contains mature themes."
"Emmy Bonaire has built a successful career as a historian by anticipating the worst outcome and avoiding it at all costs. What she couldn't foresee was her history museum having to combine with the science museum across campus. Even worse, Emmy now has to share an office and design an exhibition with an annoyingly attractive fellow curator, Dr. Ryan Andersson, a paleontologist whose optimism is only topped by Emmy's skepticism of him.
Ryan considers himself a likeable guy. That is, until he meets Emmy. She seems immune to his midwestern charm and attempts at professional collaboration. Not one to let something go, Ryan embarks on a personal campaign for Emmy to like him. For the museum's sake, of course. Not at all because the gruff historian piques his interest.
As Emmy and Ryan evolve from begrudging coworkers to steamy stolen kisses in the archives, their academic work benefits as well. But when their collaborative exhibition becomes critical to both of their successes—while their career goals become further unaligned—extinction seems imminent."
"Phoebe Whitford has mostly drifted through life, grateful that without a set plan, she completed graduate school, settled into a career, and become the go-to advice giver for her people. But after first watching her brother and then her best friend fall in love, she's wondering when—or if—it will ever be her turn. One night, at the bar she's been frequenting for years, Phoebe asks her favorite bartender a question that changes everything.
Declan McFadden loves his bar. It may not have been the dream his family had for him, but he's built a life he's proud of, cobbled together like the tattoos on his body. Six years ago, he asked Phoebe out and she responded with silence. Content with being friends, he still gets a buzz every time she visits. When Phoebe proposes an arrangement between them, he agrees, grateful for any time with her can get. Maybe away from the bar, they could become something more.
The more time they spend together, the more Phoebe and Dec learn about their individual desires and struggles. How can two independent people rely on each other to help them make their best futures? And does that future include each other?"
"Continue the journey in this dark fantasy with Shade and Kate Medici.
Lorenzo discovers his mother isn't the only one born with unique powers.
Alec makes his final bid for political power and is prepared to take down anyone who stands in his way.
There is nothing more dangerous than a vampire with nothing more to lose. You won't believe what happens when he returns to exact his own revenge.
Contains mature themes."
"How Union victory in the American Civil War inspired democratic reforms, revolutions, and emancipation movements globally
In this international history of Reconstruction, Don Doyle chronicles the world events inspired by the Civil War. Between 1865 and 1870, France withdrew from Mexico, Russia sold Alaska to the US, and Britain proclaimed the new state of Canada. British workers demanded more voting rights, Spain toppled Queen Isabella II and ended slavery in its Caribbean colonies, Cubans rose against Spanish rule, France overthrew Napoleon III, and the kingdom of Pope Pius IX fell before the Italian Risorgimento. Some European liberals even called for a 'United States of Europe.' Yet for all its achievements and optimism, this 'new birth of freedom' was short-lived. By the 1890s, Reconstruction had been undone in the US and abroad and America had become an exclusionary democracy based on white supremacy—and a very different kind of model to the world.
At home and abroad, America's Reconstruction was, as W. E. B. Du Bois wrote, 'the greatest and most important step toward world democracy of all men of all races ever taken in the modern world.' The Age of Reconstruction is a bracing history of a remarkable period when democracy, having survived the great test of the Civil War, was ascendant around the Atlantic world."
"The diplomat and historian George F. Kennan (1904–2005) ranks as one of the most important figures in American foreign policy. Drawing on many previously untapped sources, Frank Costigliola's biography offers a new picture of a man of extraordinary ability and ambition whose idea of containing the Soviet Union helped ignite the Cold War but who spent the next half century trying to extinguish it. Always prescient, Kennan in the 1990s warned that the eastward expansion of NATO would spur a new cold war with Russia.
Even as Kennan championed rational realism in foreign policy, his personal and professional lives were marked by turmoil. And though he was widely respected and honored by presidents and the public, he judged his career a failure because he had been dropped as a pilot of US foreign policy. Kennan was a trenchant critic of both communism and capitalism, and a pioneering environmentalist. Living between Russia and the US, he witnessed firsthand Stalin's tightening grip on the Soviet Union, the collapse of Europe during WWII, and the nuclear arms race of the Cold War. An absorbing portrait of an eloquent, insightful, and sometimes blinkered iconoclast whose ideas are still powerfully relevant, Kennan invites us to imagine a world that Kennan fought for but was unable to bring about—one not of confrontations and crises but of dialogue and diplomacy."
