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A Garbageman's Story

by Simon Paré-Poupart ...

Narrated by Jean Brassard ...

Unabridged

3 hours 10 min

A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears”This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean.Paré-Poupart’s story is atypical: he started ... Read more

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A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears”This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean.Paré-Poupart’s story is atypical: he started
... Read more
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Chokepoint Capitalism

How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We'll Win Them Back

by Rebecca Giblin, Cory Doctorow ...

Unabridged

11 hours 56 min

A call to action for the creative class and labor movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big MediaCorporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers)—or both.In Chokepoint ... Read more

$20.00 USD

A call to action for the creative class and labor movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big MediaCorporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers)—or both.In Chokepoint
... Read more
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Coffeeland

One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug

by Augustine Sedgewick ...

Narrated by Jason Culp ...

Unabridged

14 hours 56 min

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice“Extremely wide-ranging and well researched . . . In a tradition of protest literature rooted more in William Blake than in Marx.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker**The epic story of how coffee connected and divided the modern worldCoffee is an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world. But few coffee drinkers know this story ... Read more

$25.99 USD

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice“Extremely wide-ranging and well researched . . . In a tradition of protest literature rooted more in William Blake than in Marx.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker**The epic story of how coffee connected and divided the modern worldCoffee is an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world. But few coffee drinkers know this story
... Read more
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Labor Law for the Rank & Filer

Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law

by Daniel Gross, Staughton Lynd ...

Narrated by Brian Arens ...

Unabridged

3 hours 8 min

Blending cutting-edge legal strategies for winning justice at work with a theory of dramatic, bottom-up social change, this practical audio guide to workers’ rights aims to make work better while reinvigorating the labor movement. A powerful organization model called "solidarity unionism" is explained, showing how the labor force can avoid the pitfalls of the legal system and utilize direct action ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Blending cutting-edge legal strategies for winning justice at work with a theory of dramatic, bottom-up social change, this practical audio guide to workers’ rights aims to make work better while reinvigorating the labor movement. A powerful organization model called "solidarity unionism" is explained, showing how the labor force can avoid the pitfalls of the legal system and utilize direct action
... Read more
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Не торопитесь посылать резюме: Нетрадиционные советы тем, кто хочет найти работу свой мечты

by Джеффри Дж. Фокс ...

Narrated by Виктор Попов ...

Unabridged

3 hours 26 min

Поиск работы — занятие непростое, а тем более поиск работы "вашей мечты". Автор нескольких бестселлеров, мастер оригинальной мысли Джеффри Дж. Фокс, предлагает новый, нестандартный способ ее поиска. По его мнению, недостаточно обратиться в бюро по трудоустройству или разослать резюме. Нужен план и комплекс маркетинговых мероприятий, включающий изучение компаний, выяснение круга лиц, принимающих ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Поиск работы — занятие непростое, а тем более поиск работы "вашей мечты". Автор нескольких бестселлеров, мастер оригинальной мысли Джеффри Дж. Фокс, предлагает новый, нестандартный способ ее поиска. По его мнению, недостаточно обратиться в бюро по трудоустройству или разослать резюме. Нужен план и комплекс маркетинговых мероприятий, включающий изучение компаний, выяснение круга лиц, принимающих
... Read more
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Bias Interrupted

Creating Inclusion For Real and For Good

by Joan C. Williams ...

Narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers ...

Unabridged

5 hours 15 min

A cutting edge, relentless, objective approach to inclusion.Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity efforts, with remarkably few results. Too often diversity efforts rest on the assumption that all that's needed is an earnest conversation about "privilege." That's not enough. To truly make progress with diversity, equity and inclusion, we must focus less on documenting the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A cutting edge, relentless, objective approach to inclusion.Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity efforts, with remarkably few results. Too often diversity efforts rest on the assumption that all that's needed is an earnest conversation about "privilege." That's not enough. To truly make progress with diversity, equity and inclusion, we must focus less on documenting the
... Read more
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An Unpromised Land

by Leon Gettler ...

Narrated by Leon Gettler ...

Unabridged

4 hours 25 min

In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute ... Read more

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In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute
... Read more
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At the Coalface

The memoir of a pit nurse

by Joan Hart ...

Narrated by Maggie Ollerenshaw ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

A heart-warming story of a woman who devoted her life to helping others. This is the memoir of Joan, who started nursing in the 1940s and whose experiences took her into the Yorkshire mining pits and through the tumult of the 1984-85 miners’ strike.Joan Hart always knew what she wanted to do with her life. Born in South Yorkshire in 1932, she started her nursing training when she was 16, the ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A heart-warming story of a woman who devoted her life to helping others. This is the memoir of Joan, who started nursing in the 1940s and whose experiences took her into the Yorkshire mining pits and through the tumult of the 1984-85 miners’ strike.Joan Hart always knew what she wanted to do with her life. Born in South Yorkshire in 1932, she started her nursing training when she was 16, the
... Read more
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Clubland

How the working men’s club shaped Britain

by Pete Brown ...

Narrated by Pete Brown ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

The untold story of a British institution‘Brilliant.’ Alan Johnson‘Compelling.’ David Kynaston‘The beer drinkers’ Bill Bryson.’ Times Literary SupplementFerment Magazine’s Best Beer Book of the YearPete Brown is a convivial guide on this journey through the intoxicating history of the working men’s clubs. From the movement’s founding by teetotaller social reformer the Revere... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

The untold story of a British institution‘Brilliant.’ Alan Johnson‘Compelling.’ David Kynaston‘The beer drinkers’ Bill Bryson.’ Times Literary SupplementFerment Magazine’s Best Beer Book of the YearPete Brown is a convivial guide on this journey through the intoxicating history of the working men’s clubs. From the movement’s founding by teetotaller social reformer the Revere...
... Read more
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Make Bosses Pay

Why We Need Unions

by Eve Livingston ...

Narrated by Steph Bower ...

Series series Outspoken by Pluto
Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

With the world changing at breakneck speed and workers at the whim of apps, bad bosses and zero-hours contracts, why should we care about unions? Aren’t they just for white-haired, middle-aged miners anyway?The government constantly attacks unions, CEOs devote endless time and resources to undermining them, and many unions themselves are stuck in the past. Despite this, inspiring work is happening ... Read more

$22.99 USD

With the world changing at breakneck speed and workers at the whim of apps, bad bosses and zero-hours contracts, why should we care about unions? Aren’t they just for white-haired, middle-aged miners anyway?The government constantly attacks unions, CEOs devote endless time and resources to undermining them, and many unions themselves are stuck in the past. Despite this, inspiring work is happening
... Read more
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Documentation is Key: A Manager’s Guide to Effective Counseling

by HR Legal Literature ...

Narrated by Alana Cheuvront ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Keys to Working Smarter
Unabridged

50 min

The Keys to Working Smarter series brings to you feasible ways to work smarter through easy to follow guidebooks. In A Manager's Guide to Effective Counseling, readers will learn that documentation is key!Document, document, document. When in a managerial position, it's vital to put the pen to the paper, so to speak, especially when counseling employees, regardless of the reason for the ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Keys to Working Smarter series brings to you feasible ways to work smarter through easy to follow guidebooks. In A Manager's Guide to Effective Counseling, readers will learn that documentation is key!Document, document, document. When in a managerial position, it's vital to put the pen to the paper, so to speak, especially when counseling employees, regardless of the reason for the
... Read more
Audiobook

Consejos Para El Empleo

Guía Del Éxito Profesional En Un Mercado Laboral En Constante Cambio

by Owen Jones ...

Narrated by Erika Marcheggiani ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

Este libro está diseñado para servirle de hoja de ruta en los vericuetos de un mercado laboral en constante cambio, ofreciéndole ideas prácticas y estrategias aplicables para hacer frente a las últimas tendencias, seguir siendo competitivo y aprovechar las nuevas oportunidades profesionales. A medida que las industrias se transforman, las trayectorias profesionales tradicionales dan paso a nuevas ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este libro está diseñado para servirle de hoja de ruta en los vericuetos de un mercado laboral en constante cambio, ofreciéndole ideas prácticas y estrategias aplicables para hacer frente a las últimas tendencias, seguir siendo competitivo y aprovechar las nuevas oportunidades profesionales. A medida que las industrias se transforman, las trayectorias profesionales tradicionales dan paso a nuevas
... Read more
Audiobook

The Craftsman

by Richard Sennett ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

11 hours 6 min

The Craftsman explores the relation between the hand and the head. Richard Sennett argues that working with physical things stimulates people to think.Craftsmanship, says Sennett, names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake, and good craftsmanship involves developing skills and focusing on the work rather than ourselves. The computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The Craftsman explores the relation between the hand and the head. Richard Sennett argues that working with physical things stimulates people to think.Craftsmanship, says Sennett, names the basic human impulse to do a job well for its own sake, and good craftsmanship involves developing skills and focusing on the work rather than ourselves. The computer programmer, the doctor, the artist, and even
... Read more
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Ét liv Én tid Ét menneske

Hvordan vi glemte at leve et meningsfuldt liv

by Morten Albæk ...

Narrated by Morten Albæk ...

Unabridged

4 hours 31 min

I ÉT LIV, ÉN TID, ÉT MENNESKE stiller filosoffen og lederen Morten Albæk spørgsmålet, hvordan det kan lade sig gøre, at vi som et af verdens rigeste og mest lykkelige folkeslag samtidig kan være så hårdt ramt på vores mentale velbefindende, målt på antallet af mennesker, der lider af stress, angst og depression. Undervejs gør han op med begrebet work-life balance og forestillingen om, at en ... Read more

$18.99 USD

I ÉT LIV, ÉN TID, ÉT MENNESKE stiller filosoffen og lederen Morten Albæk spørgsmålet, hvordan det kan lade sig gøre, at vi som et af verdens rigeste og mest lykkelige folkeslag samtidig kan være så hårdt ramt på vores mentale velbefindende, målt på antallet af mennesker, der lider af stress, angst og depression. Undervejs gør han op med begrebet work-life balance og forestillingen om, at en
... Read more
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Seu chefe, como gerenciá-lo

muitas pessoas se demitem do seu chefe, não propriamente da empresa. Este livro vai te ajudar a gere

by Vantuir D. Almeida, Vantuir D. Almeida ...

Narrated by Equipe Multicast ...

Abridged

2 hours 32 min

Você já se demitiu ou conhece alguém que se demitiu do chefe? Aprender a gerenciar o chefe pode ser uma excelente alternativa para evitar esse tipo de situação. Além disso, considere que todos nós temos alguém que de alguma forma precisamos prestar contas. Esse livro traz uma compreensão clara sobre os principais motivos que todo profissional precisa entender sobre a arte de gerenciar seu próprio ... Read more

Was $7.99 USD Now $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Você já se demitiu ou conhece alguém que se demitiu do chefe? Aprender a gerenciar o chefe pode ser uma excelente alternativa para evitar esse tipo de situação. Além disso, considere que todos nós temos alguém que de alguma forma precisamos prestar contas. Esse livro traz uma compreensão clara sobre os principais motivos que todo profissional precisa entender sobre a arte de gerenciar seu próprio
... Read more
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Uberland

How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Rules of Work

by Alex Rosenblat ...

Narrated by Emily Beresford ...

Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

Silicon Valley technology is transforming the way we work, and Uber is leading the charge. An American startup that promised to deliver entrepreneurship for the masses through its technology, Uber instead built a new template for employment using algorithms and internet platforms. Upending our understanding of work in the digital age, Uberland paints a future where any of us might be managed by a ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Silicon Valley technology is transforming the way we work, and Uber is leading the charge. An American startup that promised to deliver entrepreneurship for the masses through its technology, Uber instead built a new template for employment using algorithms and internet platforms. Upending our understanding of work in the digital age, Uberland paints a future where any of us might be managed by a
... Read more
Audiobook

The Next Shift

The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America

by Gabriel Winant ...

Narrated by BJ Harrison ...

Unabridged

13 hours 32 min

Pittsburgh was once synonymous with steel. But today most of its mills are gone. Like so many places across the United States, a city that was a center of blue-collar manufacturing is now dominated by the service economy—particularly health care, which employs more Americans than any other industry. Gabriel Winant takes us inside the Rust Belt to show how America's cities have weathered new ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Pittsburgh was once synonymous with steel. But today most of its mills are gone. Like so many places across the United States, a city that was a center of blue-collar manufacturing is now dominated by the service economy—particularly health care, which employs more Americans than any other industry. Gabriel Winant takes us inside the Rust Belt to show how America's cities have weathered new
... Read more
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Smart Saver A Guide to Budgeting for Home Upgrades

by Othrin Jelth ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madelyn G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 32 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book offers practical tips and expert advice on creating a budget, identifying priorities, and making informed purchasing decisions for essential household items. The first section of the book focuses on the importance of budgeting and setting financial goals when upgrading home appliances and furniture. Readers will learn how to assess their ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book offers practical tips and expert advice on creating a budget, identifying priorities, and making informed purchasing decisions for essential household items. The first section of the book focuses on the importance of budgeting and setting financial goals when upgrading home appliances and furniture. Readers will learn how to assess their
... Read more
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Gaffs

Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It

by Rory Hearne ...

Narrated by Rory Hearne ...

Unabridged

13 hours 57 min

The book that has been waiting to be written – how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.Millennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their parents. Trapped in a game of rental roulette, stuck living at home as adults, and many on the brink of homelessness, the Irish housing crisis has defined the ... Read more

$32.99 USD

The book that has been waiting to be written – how Ireland’s housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it.Millennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their parents. Trapped in a game of rental roulette, stuck living at home as adults, and many on the brink of homelessness, the Irish housing crisis has defined the
... Read more
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Badass Advocacy

by Victor Waid ...

Narrated by Rich Brennan ...

Unabridged

4 hours 32 min

The critical steps to prepare for a small claims court case with confidence. Your tenant rights decoded – navigate any housing dispute with ease. Overcome public speaking anxiety with proven techniques to project authority and calm. Discover the most effective strategies for negotiating salary increases that lead to success. How to file a complaint against a company while maintaining ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The critical steps to prepare for a small claims court case with confidence. Your tenant rights decoded – navigate any housing dispute with ease. Overcome public speaking anxiety with proven techniques to project authority and calm. Discover the most effective strategies for negotiating salary increases that lead to success. How to file a complaint against a company while maintaining
... Read more
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Raising the Floor

How a Universal Basic Income Can Renew Our Economy and Rebuild the American Dream

by Andy Stern, Lee Kravitz ...

Narrated by Chris Sorensen ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

Andy Stern, the former president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), spent four years traveling the country and asking economists, futurists, labor leaders, CEOs, investment bankers, entrepreneurs, and political leaders to help picture the U.S. economy twenty-five to thirty years from now. He vividly reports on people who are analyzing and creating this new economy—such as ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Andy Stern, the former president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), spent four years traveling the country and asking economists, futurists, labor leaders, CEOs, investment bankers, entrepreneurs, and political leaders to help picture the U.S. economy twenty-five to thirty years from now. He vividly reports on people who are analyzing and creating this new economy—such as
... Read more
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Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

by Barbara Ehrenreich ...

Narrated by Cristine McMurdo-Wallis ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often
... Read more
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Strike

Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire

by Sarah E. Bond ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome, revealing how groups of ancient workers unified, connected, and protested as they helped build an empireFrom plebeians refusing to join the Roman army to bakers withholding bread, this is the first book to explore how Roman workers used strikes, boycotts, riots, and rebellion to get their voices—and their labor—acknowledged. ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome, revealing how groups of ancient workers unified, connected, and protested as they helped build an empireFrom plebeians refusing to join the Roman army to bakers withholding bread, this is the first book to explore how Roman workers used strikes, boycotts, riots, and rebellion to get their voices—and their labor—acknowledged.
... Read more
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Theatre Work

Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production

by Brídín Clements Cotton, Natalie Robin ...

Narrated by Eleanor McCormick ...

Unabridged

10 hours 58 min

Theatre Work: Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production investigates both the history and current realities of life and work in professional theatrical production in the United States and explores labor practices that are equitable, accessible, and sustainable.In this book, Brídín Clements Cotton and Natalie Robin investigate the question of artmaking, specifically theatrical production, as ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Theatre Work: Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production investigates both the history and current realities of life and work in professional theatrical production in the United States and explores labor practices that are equitable, accessible, and sustainable.In this book, Brídín Clements Cotton and Natalie Robin investigate the question of artmaking, specifically theatrical production, as
... Read more

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