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[Spanish] - Otra Vez: Diario del segundo viaje por Latinoamérica

El diario del segundo viaje a lo largo de Latinoamérica de un joven argentino, revelando el afloramiento de un comprometido revolucionario conocido como 'el Che.' Esta secuela a Diarios de motocicleta incluye cartas, poesía y periodismo que documentan el segundo viaje latinoamericano del joven Ernesto Guevara después de obtener su título de la facultad de medicina en 1953. Revela como el joven argentino se transforma en un revolucionario militante, listo para comprometerse a la lucha guerrillera que Fidel Castro y sus compañeros están por lanzar en Cuba contra la dictadura del general Fulgencio Batista. Luego de viajar a través de Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador y Centroamérica, Ernesto es testigo del golpe de Estado inspirado por Estados Unidos en Cuba en 1954, el cual tiene un profundo efecto en su conciencia política. Huye a México donde conoce a Fidel Castro, marcando el principio de una colaboración política que provoca un cambio profundo en el mundo y en el Che. Incluye un prólogo de Alberto Granado, el compañero del Che en sus primeras aventuras a lo largo de Latinoamérica en una motocicleta Norton antigua, y presenta poemas escritos por el joven Ernesto inspirados por sus experiencias. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The sequel to The Motorcycle Diaries, this book is Ernesto Che Guevera's journal documenting the young Argentine's second trip through Latin America, revealing the emergence of a committed revolutionary. These letters, poetry, and journalism document young Ernesto Guevara's second Latin American journey following his graduation from medical school in 1953. Together, these writings reveal how the young Argentine is transformed into a militant revolutionary. After traveling through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Central America, Ernesto witnesses the 1954 US-inspired coup in Guatemala, which has a profound effect on his political awareness. He flees to Mexico where he encounters Fidel Castro, marking the beginning of a political partnership that profoundly changes the world and Che himself. Includes a foreword by Alberto Granado, Che's companion on his first adventures in Latin America on a vintage Norton motorcycle, and features poems written by young Ernesto inspired by his experiences.

Ernesto Che Guevara (Author), Gustavo Dardes, Ignacio Rodriguez De Anca (Narrator)

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How To Talk About Guns with Anyone

Firearms-related incidents kill more than 45,000 people in the US every year and are the leading cause of death for US children and adolescents. But talking about guns doesn't have to be scary or divisive. With this easy-to-read and politics-free guide, you can arm yourself with the facts and strategies to calmly discuss firearms laws, firearms ownership, court decisions, and the Founding Fathers’ thinking behind the Second Amendment. Whether you're a novice or a gun expert, this book offers valuable insights into red flag laws, background checks, semi-automatic weapons, AR-15s, video games, ghost guns, firearms training requirements, state laws, US Supreme Court decisions, and the role guns play in domestic violence and mental health matters. Rural America suffers most when more than 50% of firearms deaths annually are suicides. And in urban areas, where more than 80% of our population lives, firearms homicides persist. But you don't have to feel helpless or hopeless. Join the army of those ready to take back our safety and solve one of the most divisive issues facing our nation today. Gain the confidence to discuss practical solutions to stop the killing. Solutions don’t come from silence. This book is packed with information about dozens of solutions under consideration. What is your role in reducing gun violence? Find it here.

Katherine Schweit (Author), Katherine Schweit (Narrator)

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Cold Rivals: The New Era of US-China Strategic Competition

Leading authorities analyze growing tensions in US-China relations and what this means for the future The US-China relationship is now defined by 'strategic competition.' In Cold Rivals, a distinguished group of scholars from the United States and China examine the reasons for this deterioration and its implications for world politics. The two countries are now competitors locked in a long-term rivalry, but how volatile this rivalry will become is still to be determined. The book explores not only the historical roots and contemporary foreign policy aspects of this era, but also looks at the economic, military, and technological arenas of US-China strategic competition. In doing so, this volume highlights important differences in US and Chinese perspectives. A final section of the volume explores future scenarios for this relationship from a variety of perspectives, all coming to a sobering conclusion. This policy-relevant book provides a comprehensive overview of US-China strategic competition and reinvigorates thinking about how to avoid reaching a crisis point.

Evan S. Medeiros (Author), Tom Parks (Narrator)

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[German] - Pulverfass Balkan - Wie Diktaturen Einfluss in Europa nehmen (Ungekürzt)

Der nächste Brandherd vor unserer Haustür? Vor über hundert Jahren entzündete sich auf dem westlichen Balkan der Erste Weltkrieg. Verantwortlich dafür waren die Großmächte, die ihr Ringen um Vormacht in der Region austrugen. Heute baut China dort Straßen, Russland spornt Nationalisten an, die Türkei und die Golfstaaten investieren in Moscheen und Hotels. Sie alle sehen darin einen Weg, Einfluss auf Europa zu nehmen. Wiederholt sich die Geschichte? Florian Bieber, einer der besten Kenner des Balkans, schildert die explosive Gemengelage in der Region. Sie ist Schauplatz des neuen globalen Konflikts zwischen dem Westen und der autokratischen Internationale. Zugleich verfolgen die Akteure vor Ort ihre ganz eigene Agenda. Das Hörbuch ist ein Weckruf an Europa, endlich aktiv zu werden. Denn in der Region könnte sich seine Zukunft entscheiden. 'Florian Bieber ist ein großer Balkan-Kenner, der den gegenwärtigen Blick auf Europas Krisen kunstvoll und kenntnisreich weitet. Ein sehr erhellendes Buch!' Jagoda Marinić 'Souverän dekonstruiert Bieber pseudohistorische Mythen und Halbwahrheiten.' Michael Martens, FAZ

Florian Bieber (Author), Nils Nelleßen (Narrator)

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Canada and Climate Change

Pandemics, massive earthquakes, war, and other catastrophes inspire immediate action because their casualties and destruction are immediately visible. Climate change is an unyielding problem because its long-range dangers are hidden, and thus it is a global risk unlike anything in human experience The federal government recently announced aggressive climate targets for Canada. We have committed to producing net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will require major changes for our economy and way of life. Canadian citizens need to understand why our most distinguished climate scientists and our senior political leaders think that we must meet this target. Canada and Climate Change explains the importance of policies that will ensure we meet the net-zero emissions target. William Leiss provides a firm grasp on what climate change is and how scientists have described shifts in the earth’s climate as they have occurred over hundreds of millions of years and as they are likely to occur in the near future, especially by the end of this century. Leiss argues that citizens have a right to place their trust in what climate scientists tell us. Canada and Climate Change is an essential primer on where we stand on the issue of climate change in Canada and what will unfold in the years ahead.

William Leiss (Author), Braden Wright (Narrator)

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[German] - Karma

Dawid Snowden (Author), Dawid Snowden (Narrator)

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UN Agenda 2030: 17 Sustainable Destruction Goals

The 2030 Agenda, proclaimed at the 2015 United Nations Summit in New York, is a 'global future contract ' which national governments are expected to adhere. This agenda includes 17 so-called 'sustainability goals' that look good on the surface. A closer look reveals the same actors who want nothing less than full control over the earth's resources, a single centralized world government, and the enslavement of all human beings on earth. In order to influence all areas of life and structures, these goals are not only pursued by the United Nations itself, but also by influential partners such as the World Economic Forum with its 'Great Reset'. For more than 50 years, the WEF has brought together the most influential people from politics, business, science, the media, trade unions, NGOs, culture and churches, and brought them together with the world's richest people. Moreover, they have been educating the world's corporate and political elite for more than 30 years. Great examples are Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Viktor Orban or Vladimir Putin - they all went through the WEF school as 'Young Global Leaders'. No wonder the forum's founder, German professor Klaus Schwab, is considered one of the most influential figures of our time. The United Nations Agenda 2030. a 17-point program for global domination and the enslavement of every nation!

Dawid Snowden (Author), Dawid Snowden (Narrator)

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[German] - Das Jahrzehnt der Entscheidung. Deutschland 2030

Wir befinden uns im Jahrzehnt der Entscheidung. Unser Handeln und Nicht-Handeln jetzt hat enorme Folgen für die kommenden Generationen und entscheidet darüber, ob sich auch für sie das Wohlstandsversprechen der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft erfüllt. Die Übernahme von Verantwortung und die Übersetzung in Handlung ist wichtiger denn je. Insofern muss das Jahrzehnt der Entscheidung auch ein Jahrzehnt der Umsetzung sein. Wie lässt sich eine intelligente Transformation beschleunigen und wie stärken wir Deutschland bzw. Europa dabei als globalen, wettbewerbs- und leistungsfähigen Industrie- und Technologiestandort? In diesem Buch versammeln sich Pionierinnen und Pioniere des Fortschritts aus den unterschiedlichsten gesellschaftlichen Bereichen, um auf diese Fragen zukunftsgerichtete und lösungsorientierte Antworten zu geben. Das Buch ist insofern auch ein Mutmacher, der Veränderung als Chance begreift!

Verlag Herder (Author), Erich Wittenberg, TBD (Narrator)

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[German] - Internet Blackout

Schauen wir uns heute das Internet kurz an, dieses Ding, über das wir heute unsere Daten übertragen oder mit anderen teilen. Es ist im Grunde nichts anderes als eine Datenautobahn, auf der über ein Protokoll, das man Regeln oder Gesetze nennen könnte, Daten transportiert werden, so wie LKWs Waren und Güter von A nach B transportieren. Diese Daten werden heutzutage größtenteils von Anwendungen generiert, also von Softwareanwendungen, die von Algorithmen verarbeitet werden, die sich zunehmend der künstlichen Intelligenz bedienen. Künstliche Intelligenz ist nichts Intelligentes, sie berechnet nur Wahrscheinlichkeiten, also Muster, die dann in Datenbanken gespeichert und weiterverarbeitet werden. Würde man Künstliche Intelligenz mit Schwachsinn füttern, hätte man eine KI, die am Fließband nach vorgegebenen Mustern nur noch absoluten Schwachsinn produziert. Diese Ki-Muster werden zunehmend in der Automatisierung eingesetzt, um bestimmte Prozesse wie die Verarbeitung oder Erzeugung von Bildern, Tönen, Musik, Videos und deren Auswertung oder die Auswertung von Bewegungs- und Verhaltensmustern einfacher zugänglich zu machen. Diese Daten werden natürlich über das Internet zur weiteren Verarbeitung übertragen, da sie enorme Ressourcen benötigen, um verarbeitet zu werden.

Dawid Snowden (Author), Dawid Snowden (Narrator)

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National Ballot Measures 2024

National Ballot Measures 2024 - Living Democracy is my gift to the country that I love dearly and have always wanted to see it survive, thrive and improve. Whenever I am forced to listen to a speech made by any of our Congressmen or women, I will often count the number of times they will refer to America as a 'Democracy'. They use that word an average of 15 to 20 times per speech. They'll say things like - 'Democracy is not pretty.' Or they'll say, 'Democracy is messy and people don't want to see how the sausage is made.' Or they will say that people are trying to 'end the 'American experiment in Democracy.' Or they'll quote one of the greatest of the founding fathers - Benjamin Franklin who was asked as the signers of of the Constitution were leaving: 'Mr. Franklin, what kind of government have you given us?' And Franklin replied: 'A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it.' Today, it looks as though we are going to lose our half-ass democracy because the voters in this country are sick and tired for voting for the same old same old time after time. It's every Tweedle-Dee or Tweedle-Dumb, while in the states we are allowed to lower our taxes and legalize marijuana. The people are wondering why we don't do this on the National Elections. The reason we don't is covered in this book as well as complete instructions on how we can start using National Ballot Measures in every federal election and create our own national laws and policies. We also include 100 of my favorite National ballot measures. We hope you will think of many more and help to force our election process into a Real Democracy soon. In the age of technology, the Internet and Artificial Intelligence it's a curiosity that we are not using our own innate intelligence to upgrade our ancient, worn out old voting systems. If you still believe in keeping your freedom, if you still believe in democracy, if you still believe in America - you need to read this book.

Michael Mathiesen (Author), Michael Mathiesen (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Pikoletos: La derrota de la ETA y la élite de la Guardia Civil (The Downfall of ETA and

A finales de los años 70 la ETA había impuesto su ley de hierro en las provincias vascas y Navarra, especialmente en las zonas rurales. Sus continuos y feroces atentados estremecían al país y abrumaban al Estado. Y las fuerzas de seguridad (junto a los militares, sus dianas preferidas) se veían impotentes para contrarrestar la embestida criminal. En febrero de 1980, tras el atentado en Ispáster que acabó con la vida de seis guardias, comienza su actividad una nueva unidad de élite de la Guardia Civil: el Grupo Antiterrorista Rural (GAR) cuyos objetivos eran reconquistar el espacio público, dar seguridad a personas e instituciones, luchar contra la banda con nuevos métodos y llegar hasta el último rincón de las provincias vascas para sentar las bases de la información antiterrorista. En definitiva, acosar a la ETA y su entorno hasta su última madriguera. Treinta años después, invertidas las tornas, la ETA fue derrotada, aunque nunca lo reconociera. De la mano de Juan José Mateos, veterano de la unidad y víctima de la ETA, esta es la historia de su peor pesadilla y una de las causas principales de su desaparición: el GAR, a quien debemos gran parte de la victoria de la democracia contra la barbarie.

Juan José Mateos (Author), José María Agulló (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - El oro de Mussolini (Mussolini's Gold): Cómo la República planeó vender parte de España

En 1937, tras un año de guerra civil, el gobierno de la república activó la Operación Schulmeister con el objetivo de lograr la retirada de la ayuda de Hitler y Mussolini al bando nacional, para lo cual se planteó la cesión de territorios como las Baleares, Canarias o el Marruecos español. Dada la importancia del botín en juego, las grandes potencias desplegaron un juego diplomático con espías, empresas pantalla y testaferros para controlar el Mediterráneo occidental. A pesar de la posterior oposición de Franco a la enajenación de Mallorca, Mussolini compró la tercera finca en extensión de la isla con el fin de colonizarla y de establecer una cabeza de puente para el futuro. En 1950 la exministra republicana Federica Montseny señaló «Aún es demasiado pronto para escribir toda la historia». En 2022, tras quince años de investigaciones en siete ciudades de cuatro países diferentes, Manuel Aguilera nos desvela el secreto mejor guardado de la Segunda República. Lo hace con un pulso narrativo propio de la novela, pero con un apoyo documental férreo. Estamos ante el explosivo descubrimiento de un episodio desconocido de la guerra civil que levantará ampollas. contra la barbarie.

Manuel Aguilera Povedano (Author), Joel Valverde (Narrator)

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