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Not the End of the World
- How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
- By: Hannah Ritchie
- Narrated by: Hannah Ritchie
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 103
We are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won't be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, that we should reconsider having children. But in this bold, radically hopeful book, data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that if we zoom out, a very different picture emerges. The data shows we've made so much progress on these problems, and so fast, that we could be on track to achieve true sustainability for the first time in history. Packed with the latest research, this book will make you rethink almost everything you've been told about the environment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a great environmental book.
- By James Hobbs on 29-04-24
- Not the End of the World
- How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
- By: Hannah Ritchie
- Narrated by: Hannah Ritchie
Cutting through the noise on sustainability.
Reviewed: 31-08-24
A must read for all with an interest in a sustainable future (hopefully everyone?). Valuable mythbusting and updating of the big picture. Recommended as a primer for navigating what we know and where we need to get to on sustainability. Full of pragmatism, realism and hope informed by good information and points for action - inspired by Hans Rosling's Factfulness. Thank you, Hannah Ritchie. Already recommended to many!
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Regenesis
- Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet
- By: George Monbiot
- Narrated by: George Monbiot
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 518
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 460
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 455
People talk a lot about the problems with intensive farming. But the problem isn't the adjective. It's the noun. Around the world, farming has been wiping out vast habitats, depleting freshwater, polluting oceans, and accelerating global heating, while leaving millions undernourished and unfed. Increasingly, there are signs that the system itself is beginning to flicker. But, as George Monbiot shows us in this brilliant, bracingly original new book, there is another way.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A Damaging and dangerous book
- By Dingo on 05-10-22
- Regenesis
- Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet
- By: George Monbiot
- Narrated by: George Monbiot
Important clarity for food, future and planet
Reviewed: 12-06-23
Strongly recommend to anyone interested in understanding the highest impact actions we can take to limit/reverse climate and ecological breakdown. An enjoyable listen too - evocative, interesting, hard-hitting.
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Doughnut Economics
- Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
- By: Kate Raworth
- Narrated by: Kate Raworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 866
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 737
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 727
Economics is broken. It has failed to predict, let alone prevent, financial crises that have shaken the foundations of our societies. Its outdated theories have permitted a world in which extreme poverty persists while the wealth of the super-rich grows year on year. And its blind spots have led to policies that are degrading the living world on a scale that threatens all of our futures. Can it be fixed?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Got better as it went along
- By S J Bennett on 21-05-18
- Doughnut Economics
- Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
- By: Kate Raworth
- Narrated by: Kate Raworth
Read this book.
Reviewed: 10-04-20
A brilliantly explained guide to the pitfalls of economics (read life) as we know it and a powerful manual for the starting points to the solutions. Of course we can find more depth and analysis elsewhere but this book does a brilliant job of scope, synthesis and balancing different approaches to complex existing issues around our combined social, economic and ecological challenges which face us all in the 21st century globalised world. Your mind will be a richer place for reading. And we will all be better primed for action and intelligent dialogue for getting our heads around these issues. Thank you, Kate Raworth. I hope this soon makes it onto the school curriculum too.
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Factfulness
- Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- By: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,066
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,527
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,500
Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of carrying only opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not really suitable for an audio book
- By Mr. Philip Relph on 18-04-19
- Factfulness
- Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- By: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
Sense in the chaos. Read it.
Reviewed: 26-04-19
The most important book I have encountered in a long time. Rosling clearly explores the misconceptions and facts of the world we think we know, how we see it and what the numbers and evidence tell us about how it actually is. He outlines the distortions of perception that shape the way we see world issues from population to disease to climate change, and provides sage approaches for how we can face our big challenges in education, policy and daily life. This is an antidote to the world of sensationalism, fake news and ideologues. A guide for everyone but definitely essential reading for educators.
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Presence
- By: Amy Cuddy
- Narrated by: Amy Cuddy
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 705
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 615
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 611
How can we be our strongest selves in life's most challenging situations? We often approach these situations - job interviews, difficult conversations, speaking up for ourselves - with anxiety and leave them with regret. Moments that require us to be genuine and powerful instead cause us to feel phoney and powerless, preventing us from being our best selves.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not as Good as the TED TALK
- By Bernice on 17-03-16
Such important stories and research!
Reviewed: 29-05-18
As a teacher and indeed human being in general I can't recommend this book enough. This is such important and exhilarating research and the way Amy Cuddy combines the personal with the academic research is so informative and powerful. It's helped me and my students (I believe) and having seen the TED talk, I definitely found it helpful to get a deeper insight into the stories and research that tell us how much the body speaks to the mind. I hope we keep spreading the word :)
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The Defining Decade
- Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now
- By: Meg Jay
- Narrated by: Meg Jay
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 417
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 337
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 338
Contemporary culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter. Clinical psychologist Dr Meg Jay argues that this could not be further from the truth. In fact, your 20s are the most defining decade of adulthood. The Defining Decade weaves the latest science of the twentysomething years with real-life stories to show us how work, relationships, personality, social networks, identity and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Some good advice within the rubbish
- By beth on 02-09-20
- The Defining Decade
- Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now
- By: Meg Jay
- Narrated by: Meg Jay
As it says on the tin :)
Reviewed: 25-03-18
Sage thought-provoking stuff I have been challenged to think about now. Helpful mix of research and personal accounts - very digestible.
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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,901
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,283
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,213
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the best-selling Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, envisions a not-too-distant world in which we face a new set of challenges. Now, in Homo Deus, he examines our future with his trademark blend of science, history, philosophy and every discipline in between. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the 21st century - from overcoming death to creating artificial life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Full of "wow, I never thought of it like that!"
- By david on 17-03-17
- Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Cracking. A must read/listen.
Reviewed: 20-01-18
Controversial, hard hitting and evocative. This book helped me to think about and better understand some of the big issues of the world we are living in. Great follow up to Sapiens. Hararri explores some of the prejudices, assumptions and directions we all need to have a better understanding of. Great read.
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Drive
- The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us
- By: Daniel H Pink
- Narrated by: Daniel H Pink
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,865
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,533
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,518
A book that will change how you think and transform how you live.Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people – at work, at school, at home. It is wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his paradigm-shattering book Drive, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today’s world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Essential motivational theory reading
- By Elizabeth on 17-04-11
- Drive
- The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us
- By: Daniel H Pink
- Narrated by: Daniel H Pink
Useful, accessible and thought-provoking
Reviewed: 13-02-17
'Drive' clarifies and brings together a range of theory and research on motivation and engagement. As a teacher, I found this book provides useful insights and practical strategies.
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Humanizing the Economy
- Co-operatives in the Age of Capital
- By: John Restakis
- Narrated by: David M. Adams
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
At the close of the twentieth century, corporate capitalism extended its reach over the globe. While its defenders argue that globalization is the only way forward for modern, democratic societies, the spread of this system is failing to meet even the most basic needs of billions of individuals around the world. Moreover, the entrenchment of this free market system is undermining the foundations of healthy societies, caring communities, and personal wellbeing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating book
- By Graeme on 21-05-24
- Humanizing the Economy
- Co-operatives in the Age of Capital
- By: John Restakis
- Narrated by: David M. Adams
Richly researched and a grounding eye-opener
Reviewed: 08-01-14
What did you like most about Humanizing the Economy?
This book has changed the way I see the world. Its rich exploration of cooperatives across the globe is handled with an accessible and always deeply human perspective. It is balanced and thorough but never closes its eyes to the fact that these stories are about real people and their experiences. It travels across continents with its rigorous and thorough analysis of each case explored and gives a clear history of the ideas building into cooperative economies and suggests limitations and possibilities to be explored in the future.
Despite being totally new to economics, I found this book fully accessible; wise and insightful without being preachy.Thanks John Restakis, you've given me new eyes. This is a discussion of economics with a soul.
Who was your favorite character and why?
N/A
What about David M. Adams’s performance did you like?
The performance was clear, strong and easy to follow.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Bit too heavy for only one sitting, but a book I was keen to tear through.
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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
- By: Michael J. Sandel
- Narrated by: Michael J. Sandel
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 315
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 258
Considering the role of justice in our society and our lives, Michael Sandel reveals how an understanding of philosophy can help to make sense of politics, religion, morality - and our own convictions. Breaking down hotly contested issues - from abortion, euthanasia, and same-sex marriage to patriotism, dissent, and affirmative action - Sandel shows how the biggest questions in our civic life can be broken down and illuminated through reasoned debate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An accessible introduction to political philosophy
- By Neil on 13-04-13
- Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
- By: Michael J. Sandel
- Narrated by: Michael J. Sandel
Broad-scoped, engaging and clear
Reviewed: 10-11-13
What did you like most about Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do??
Sandel challenges and engages the listener and also presents a clear, broad picture of the philosophy of modern values. Fascinating, clear and accessible. Sandel cuts through the field to offer a logical walk-through of the philosophy behind the principles of justice. Highly recommended from both an academic point of view, and a personal one. Sandel questions to provoke real thought about your own personal values as a reader, at the same time as remaining clear, balanced and critical in his coverage of the different philosophies and case studies explored.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Uhm... Jeremy Bentham's head? Undoubtedly a character.
Have you listened to any of Michael J. Sandel’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It's more accessible in chunks.
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