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No Calculator? No Problem! Mastering Mental Math , award-winning professor of mathematics and celebrated “mathemagician” Arthur T. Benjamin delivers 10 fun-filled lessons on how to do math in your head with confidence, accuracy, and speed - sometimes faster than a calculator. By the end of Professor Benjamin’s lessons, you’ll be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers faster than ever before. And with your newfound skills, you’ll soon find yourself amazing other people and, perhaps more important, yourself.

From best-selling Kindle Singles author Mishka Shubaly comes Cold Turkey, a step by step roadmap for approaching the harrowing first month of sobriety. Himself 10 years sober, Shubaly addresses the slippery nature of alcoholism, and the messy, anxiety-ridden process of making the decision to stop drinking once and for all.

Words. We use them all the time, every day, mostly without giving them much thought at all. We take for granted that they’re here at our disposal whenever we need them. But if you’ve ever wished you could communicate more effectively, words are the place to start. It’s incumbent upon you to choose the best words to accomplish your goals, because how you choose to communicate influences—well, everything! The power of communication shapes our professional goals, our relationships, and our lives—so the words we choose to use carry a great deal of power.

Education can be enriching and transformative. It can also be downright excruciating—even demoralizing. When it comes to learning, why are some of us lovers and some of us haters? Welcome to the world of educational psychology, which uses science to explore what causes people to engage and learn, and what we can do to make learning opportunities more enjoyable and impactful. Spoiler alert: Teachers can only do so much. Students, too, must take control of their learning. Unfortunately, many of us never, ahem, learned the skills to do just that.

Just before the small-time bootlegger Max Gerlach died, he tried to reveal his secret: he was the inspiration for the mysterious Jay Gatsby. It’s a nice story, but was he telling the truth? Veteran reporter Joe Nocera and producer Poppy Damon investigate this century-old literary mystery and uncover untold secrets about the Great American Novel.

In the six lessons of Why Memoir Matters: Learning from the Lives of Others, associate professor and author Tahneer Oksman guides you through enduring categories and themes within the genre of memoir, exploring how these deeply personal stories work and why they are so impactful. The course also addresses the ethical responsibilities of the memoir writer, in terms of writing about personal life details and what it means to tell the truth as a writer while sharing personal memories, shocking events, and even family secrets.

¡Hola amigos! Transform your language skills with the first installment of a brand-new series created just for audio. Join the Superpolyglotbros on a comprehensive and entertaining tour through your first steps in speaking Spanish. In this fully sound-designed audiobook you’ll learn the most important phrases for Spanish communication, arming yourself with everything you need for your next holiday or school trip or simply to impress. ¡Buen viaje!

Maybe you’ve always considered writing your own romance story, or you’ve just landed on that perfect idea, or you’re curious about what makes a successful romance novel. Regardless of where you are in the process, New York Times best-selling author Laurelin Page offers invaluable tips to help you in her Audible Original When Love Strikes: Reading and Writing Romance.

Why don’t our schools work? Eve L. Ewing tackles this question from a new angle: What if they’re actually doing what they were built to do? She argues that instead of being the great equalizer, America’s classrooms were designed to do the opposite: to maintain the nation’s inequalities...

Join the Superpolyglotbros on the second step of your language learning journey with Fundamental Spanish. If you already know the basics of the language and are looking for a quick, easy and effective way to get your language skills up and running, then you’ve come to the right place. This next step offers another round of 30 lessons to expand on the basics of what you already know and increase your vocabulary even further, to get you that much closer to speaking Spanish like a pro. As always, the Superpolyglotbros will be there to guide you every step of the way!

This system will empower you to speak real conversational Spanish—and with complete confidence—in record time!

O Preço das Emoções é uma audiossérie original da Audible em 8 episódios que investiga como nossos sentimentos moldam, e muitas vezes sabotam, nossa vida financeira. A cada episódio, o educador financeiro Thiago Godoy (Papai Financeiro) conduz uma jornada por histórias atravessadas por emoções como culpa, vergonha, apego, ansiedade e orgulho para mostrar que os maiores desafios financeiros raramente começam na conta bancária, mas nas crenças e experiências que carregamos desde a infância.

There are lots of programs on the market masquerading as "advanced Spanish programs." After completing them, you'll find that your ability to speak conversational Spanish has improved very little, if at all, and that you're still stuck on the same plateau. If you're on an advanced-level - or even if you're on an intermediate level seeking to breakthrough to an advanced level - you have special Spanish needs, such as improving your Spanish pronunciation and Latin American Spanish accent.

In this truly one-of-a-kind audio program, legendary personal growth master Robin Sharma shares his a proven process to help you reconnect with your greatest self while materializing the life of your highest wishes. Listen to The Astonishing Power of Spiritual Success today to awaken your brightest gifts and experience life at the most beautiful level.

Le comédien et humoriste déjanté Paul Taylor, connu en France pour sa série télévisée What the Fuck France et son spectacle #Franglais, devient votre professeur d'anglais particulier ! Avec l'aide de l'Américaine Sarah Donnelly, professeure d'anglais, Paul et Sarah vous font redécouvrir l'apprentissage des langues dans un format 100 % audio adapté aux "Beginners". Si vous avez étudié la langue de Shakespeare au collège ou au lycée, mais que vous avez besoin de rafraîchir votre anglais en immersion avec deux "native speakers", ce programme est fait pour vous !

Veteran journalist Jon Snow gives us unique, untold stories and fresh insight into some of the most poignant news moments in history. Using original news tapes from the ITN archive, Jon takes us behind the scenes of some of the most significant news events of his reporting career.

Der Weltbestseller und das Hauptwerk vom Vater des positiven Denkens Dr. Joseph Murphy. Die Macht Ihres Unterbewusstseins gilt als das Schlüsselbuch des positiven Denkens, das bis heute nichts an Aktualität verloren hat. Es hat das Bewusstsein und das Leben von Millionen von Menschen entscheidend verändert und verbessert. Der Bestsellerautor Dr. Joseph Murphy ermöglicht uns innere und äußere Entfaltung, indem er zeigt, wie sich berufliche, private und gesundheitliche Hürden durch die positive Programmierung des Unterbewusstseins und die darin verborgene Kraft überwinden lassen.

The slap you in your face, stop you in your tracks, colour run from your face moment that changed everything.

We all fail. We all fall. We all need to know how to get back up. Few know this better than New York Times best-selling author Neil Pasricha. Before selling over a million copies of his Book of Awesome series and touring the world to teach Fortune 500 CEOs, Ivy league deans, and members of the royal family how to unlock a positive mind-set, Pasricha’s life hit rock bottom. In this Audible Original, you'll hear for the first time Neil's very personal story of failure and resilience - and you'll learn how you, too, can find the strength to get back up.

How did Shakespeare sound to the audiences of his day? For the first time, this audio offers listeners the chance to hear England's greatest playwright performed by a company of actors using the pronunciation of his time. Under the guidance of Ben Crystal, actor, author of Shakespeare on Toast, and an expert in original Shakespearian pronunciation, the company performs some of Shakespeare's best-known poems, solo speeches, and scenes from the plays.