Education audiobooks
Students Build Biological Machines
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Scientists in the growing field of synthetic biology use basic biological "building blocks" -- snippets of DNA -- to engineer useful living organisms, like bacteria that can break down plastic. Tom Bearden reports on a do-it-yourself biology competition for college students. Read more
View audiobookAt-Risk Youth Find Corporate Jobs
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 11 minutes
Abridged: No
To alleviate the 30 percent unemployment rate among urban youth, the Year Up program gives at-risk youth lessons in corporate culture and work ethic. Paul Solman reports on this approach to training young, would-be entrepreneurs. Read more
View audiobookConsiga un trabajo hoy
By: Luis Cortes
Narrated by: Adriana Sananes
Length: 2 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Por medio de su oganizacion Esperanza USA, el reverendo Luis Cortes Jr., ha tenido un tremendo impacto en la comunidad latina con proyectos como Hogares de Esperanza, que conseja acerca de hipotecas y asuntos financiales con el intento de que mas individuos latinos puedan ser propietarios de sus propias viviendas. El ha escrito varios libros que... Read more
View audiobookWie wäre es, gebildet zu sein? - Abridged
By: Peter Bieri
Narrated by: Peter Bieri
Length: 36 minutes
Abridged: Yes
"Bildung beginnt mit Neugierde. Man töte in jemandem die Neugierde ab und man stiehlt ihm die Chance, sich zu bilden. Neugierde ist der unersättliche Wunsch, zu erfahren, was es in der Welt alles gibt. Bildung ist etwas, das Menschen mit sich und für sich machen: Man bildet sich. Ausbilden können uns andere, bilden kann sich jeder nur selbst.... Read more
View audiobookThe Education of Henry Adams
By: Henry Adams
Narrated by: Wolfram Kandinsky
Length: 21 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Few works have so firmly established their position in American literature as The Education of Henry Adams. As a man of extraordinary gifts and learning and a member of one of the greatest American families, Henry Adams wrote an insightful exploration of himself and the tumultuous age in which he lived. In the words of Van Wyck Brooks, he... Read more
View audiobookYour Child's Strengths
By: Jenifer Fox, M.Ed.
Narrated by: Renée Raudman
Length: 12 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
With this groundbreaking work, educator Jenifer Fox is poised to change the conversation about education in America. For too long, parents and teachers have focused on identifying and "fixing" kids' weaknesses to improve academic performance. Passionately written and informed by Fox's twenty-five years of experience, Your Child's Strengths turns... Read more
View audiobookThe Last Lecture
By: Randy Pausch
Narrated by: Eric Singer
Length: 4 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned—about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have—in this life-changing classic."We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." —Randy PauschA lot of professors give talks titled "The Last... Read more
View audiobookTeach Like Your Hair's on Fire
By: Rafe Esquith
Narrated by: James Yaegashi
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Best-selling author Rafe Esquith, the only teacher to receive the National Medal of Arts, has garnered the American Teacher Award and numerous other honors. Still teaching fifth graders in a small, leaky classroom in downtown Los Angeles, Esquith fosters a wholesome climate where character, humility, and diligence matter and support is... Read more
View audiobookThe Trouble with Perfect
By: Elisabeth Guthrie & Kathy Matthews
Narrated by: Kathy Matthews
Length: 7 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Drawing on more than 15 years experience as a clinical psychiatrist, Dr. Guthrie discusses the fine line between good parenting and "pressure parenting." She concludes that if parents focus on their sons' and daughters' healthy development, families can avoid the backlash that results from the current trend of demanding perfection from children. Read more
View audiobookIt's OK if You're Clueless
By: Terry McMillan
Narrated by: Patricia R. Floyd
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
New York Times best-selling author of such hits as How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale, Terry McMillan utilizes her trademark sass to craft this funny and extremely useful guide for today's college-bound young adults. When she was asked to speak at her son's high school commencement, McMillan started jotting down practical tips... Read more
View audiobookHow Much Is Enough?
By: Pamela York Klainer
Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Length: 9 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Pamela York Klainer is an esteemed executive coach and workplace consultant whose clients include Fortune 500 companies such as Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb. This unique book will help you understand your personal money "story." By determining how money is tied to your sense of accomplishment, you will learn to secure the kind of... Read more
View audiobookWhen Your Heart's Work Has Broken Your Heart
By: Parker Palmer, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Doing work coming from the heart can be thwarted by the institutions for which we work. They often are driven by factors far removed from true service. We set out to do meaningful work and become broken hearted as we are forced to compromise our ideals again and again. Here is help for transforming our lives, our work, even the institutions... Read more
View audiobookThe Elements of Style
By: William Strunk & E.B. White
Narrated by: Frank McCourt
Length: 4 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
The Elements of Style has long been a valued and beloved resource for all writers. Hailed for its directness and clever insight, this unorthodox textbook was born from a professor's love for the written word and perfected years later by one of his students-famed author E.B. White. Ever since its first publication in 1959, writers have turned to... Read more
View audiobookThe Cheating Culture
By: David Callahan
Narrated by: Richard Davidson
Length: 11 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
In this provocative audiobook author David Callahan examines the cheating epidemic-at work, in school, on the ballfield and everywhere else-that is the new American plague. Now more than ever, people are bending rules and breaking laws to get what they want. From the Enron scandal to the dot-com collapses to the plagiarism that has rocked the... Read more
View audiobookRapid Arabic (Vol. 1)
By: Earworms Learning
Narrated by: Riem Elfar & Marlon Lodge
Length: 1 hour 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Earworms MBT Rapid Arabic - your personal audio language trainer with 200+ essential words and phrases anchored into your long-term memory with great music! Volume 1 is your survival kit for use when travelling abroad on a business trip or vacation. Read more
View audiobook9 класс. Основы безопасности жизнедеятельности.
By: T. Levashova
Narrated by: A. Barinov
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Данное издание охватывает основные разделы изучения ОБЖ в рамках школьной программы для 9 класса, включает в себя правила поведения школьников в различных экстремальных ситуациях и при природных катаклизмах.
Содержание:
01. Экология
02. Биологические часы
03. Информационные перегрузки
04. Каждый может жить долго
05. Компьютер — друг или враг?
06.... Read more
Eerste Wereldoorlog
By: Maarten van Rossem
Narrated by: Maarten van Rossem
Length: 3 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Het begin van de 20e eeuw werd geconfronteerd met een van de bloedigste conflicten uit de geschiedenis. Een groot deel van de politieke geschiedenis van die eeuw kan herleid worden tot de volkomen onverwachte en desastreuze gevolgen van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Miljoenen mensen komen om in deze eerste gemechaniseerde oorlog en het conflict... Read more
View audiobookDe opstand
By: Aya Peters
Narrated by: Pita Schimmelpenninck van der Oije, Jeroen Jonk...
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
Abridged: No
De Opstand (1568-1648) is in Nederland ook wel bekend onder de naam Tachtigjarige Oorlog. Die tijd zien we als het begin van Nederland. Dat het geen echte oorlog was, hoor je in dit één uur durende luistercollege. Maar waarom werd er dan gevochten? Door wie en waar ging het eigenlijk over? Luister naar de verhalen over Willem van Oranje, de... Read more
View audiobookOorlog in de oudheid
By: Henk Singor
Narrated by: Henk Singor
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Hoe voerden de oude Grieken oorlog? Op welke wijze organiseerde Alexander de Grote de lange veldtochten, de bevoorrading van zijn soldaten en welke middelen had hij om zijn opgebouwde rijk te verdedigen? Hoe organiseerden de Romeinen hun strategische communicatie en hoezeer verschilde die van de Grieken? De legers van de Grieken en Romeinen... Read more
View audiobookEthiek en evolutie
By: Herman Philipse
Narrated by: Herman Philipse
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
De evolutietheorie dwingt de mens na te denken over het fundament van de menselijke moraal. Welke invloed hebben wetenschappelijke ontdekkingen vanaf 1850 op de verdere ontwikkeling van de ethiek? Hoe kunnen we altruïstisch gedrag vanuit de evolutietheorie verklaren en hoe rechtvaardigen we de moraal? Herman Philipse behandelt de relatie tussen... Read more
View audiobookSaint-Saëns
By: Thijs Bonger
Narrated by: Thijs Bonger
Length: 1 hour 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Iedereen die ooit naar de Efteling is geweest, kent de Danse Macabre. Deeltjes uit Le carnaval des animaux doen het goed in reclamespots. Weinig mensen weten dat die muziek uit de pen vloeide van Camille Saint-Saëns. In zijn veelbewogen leven van 1835 tot 1921 componeerde hij een gigantisch oeuvre in elk denkbaar genre, tot filmmuziek aan toe.... Read more
View audiobookVan Babylon tot New York
By: Fik Meijer
Narrated by: Herman Beliën, Fik Meijer & Paul Knevel
Length: 4 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
De stad is een intrigerend fenomeen. Al duizenden jaren wordt er door mensen in gewoond en geleefd. Het is bovendien de plek bij uitstek waar wordt gehandeld, religie en cultuur wordt aangeboden en van waaruit wordt bestuurd. In deze collegereeks wordt een levendig overzicht gegeven van bijna 5000 jaar stadsgeschiedenis aan de hand van een... Read more
View audiobookKlinkende geschiedenis
By: Leo Samama
Narrated by: Leo Samama
Length: 8 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
In dit acht uur durende hoorcollege neemt Leo Samama de luisteraar mee door de geschiedenis van de westerse klassieke muziek. Beginnend bij de kunstuitingen van de troubadours in Frankrijk tot de moderne composities van de 20e eeuwse componisten.
Daarnaast komen de belangrijkste periodes aan bod waaronder de barok, de Weense Klassieken, de... Read more
Vaderlandsliefde
By: Joep Leerssen
Narrated by: Joep Leerssen
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Het nationalisme beheerst sinds twee eeuwen het Europese politieke denken. Het is een onderwerp waarbij iedereen zich betrokken voelt en waarover iedereen een mening heeft. Het leidt tot hevige debatten en geschillen in de samenleving. Vaak worden begrippen als "natie" en "nationalisme" daarbij in tegenstrijdige en uiteenlopende betekenissen... Read more
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