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Title: Last Out

Author: Moira Rankin, Dan Collison

Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, Moira Rankin, Dan Collison, Margo Adler, Lynn Neary, Alex Chadwick, Gary Covino

Format: Original Recording

Length: 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Soundprint

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

If you are a baseball junkie, this program is for you. Producers Moira Rankin and Dan Collison explore the baseball fan's addiction to the game as they follow two die-hard enthusiasts to see how they endure the off-season. Along the way, they find solace in winter trade news, visit a psychologist, drop in on a support group, and reach nirvana and spring training.

The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries:

The Baseball Plantation Produced by: Kathy McAnally

Chicago: A Rookie Fans Love Story Produced by: Judith Kampfner

Heavy Petting Produced by: Gemma Hooley

Hockey Diaries: Ready to Play Produced by: Gemma Hooley and Chris Nelson

Soundprint Executive Producer: Bill Siemering

Producer: Moira Rankin

Audio Engineer: Anna Maria de Freitas

Associate Producer: Debra Morris

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Title: Serial Killers

Author: William Drummond

Narrator: Barbara Bogaev, Wiliam Drummond

Format: Original Recording

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-03-17

Publisher: Soundprint

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Veteran producer William Drummond examines the shadowy world of serial killers with Dr. Helen Morrison, a forensic psychiatrist who has extensively interviewed many of Americas known serial killers. In the course of analyzing the thousands of hours of interviews with these notorious killers, she has developed intriguing theories about the reasons serial murderers like John Wayne Gacy or Ted Bundy are compelled to kill.

The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries:

Death Unsolved Produced by: Judith Kampfner

The Truth Behind the Liar Produced by: Judith Kampfner

Thinking About Thinking Parts I & II Produced by: Adi Gevins

Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin

Senior Producer: Neenah Ellis

Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas

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Title: The Knowledge Illusion

Subtitle: Why We Never Think Alone

Author: Steven Sloman, Philip Fernbach

Narrator: Mike Chamberlain

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-14-17

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 149 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

We all think we know more than we actually do.

Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don't even know how a pen or a toilet works. How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? Cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach argue that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge. The key to our intelligence lies in the people and things around us. We're constantly drawing on information and expertise stored outside our heads: in our bodies, our environment, our possessions, and the community with which we interact - and usually we don't even realize we're doing it.

The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic. We have mastered fire, created democratic institutions, stood on the moon, and sequenced our genome. And yet each of us is error prone, sometimes irrational, and often ignorant. The fundamentally communal nature of intelligence and knowledge explains why we often assume we know more than we really do, why political opinions and false beliefs are so hard to change, and why individually oriented approaches to education and management frequently fail. But our collaborative minds also enable us to do amazing things. This book contends that true genius can be found in the ways we create intelligence using the world around us.

Critic Reviews:

"The Knowledge Illusion is filled with insights on how we should deal with our individual ignorance and collective wisdom." (Steven Pinker)

Members Reviews:

Welcome insight into what we do and don't know

Informative look at humans and how we process information and perceive knowledge. The authors look at how modern times (and the attendant mass quantities of information and the increasingly specialized nature of expertise) and technology (which makes such information nominally available to anyone with Internet access) combine to make present-day humans simultaneously ignorant while believing themselves to be well-informed. The most interesting parts of the book for me where the sections discussing how individuals mistake the ability to find information for current knowledge, but in fact we often do not know how things work or the nuances of complex processes. Other parts of the book discuss topics that have been handled in book length by other authors, so are less new but nicely integrated into the whole. This includes heuristics, how people react to evidence that cuts against their beliefs, the impact of such processes on politics and opinion, and suggestions for how to become more truly knowledgeable. The authors make persuasive and necessary cases for the fact that no one has the time or mental capacity to truly understand nuance in all the areas necessary for daily life, that we have to rely on experts for certain things, and that a key to being informed is to learn how to evaluate experts. Which is a lesson everyone should learn.

Excellent!

One of the best books I've read in years and the simple explanations on the common illusions we live in modern society are quite eye opening..

great insight into our delusional selves.

You will contemplate and study more after reading.

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Title: The Grace in Dying

Author: Kathleen Dowling Singh

Narrator: Constance Jones

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

In this brilliantly conceived and beautifully written book, Kathleen Dowling Singh illuminates the profound psychological and spiritual transformations experiences by the dying as the natural process of death reconnects them with the source of their being. Examining the end of life in the light of current psychological understanding, religious wisdom, and compassionate medical science, The Grace of Dying offers a fresh, deeply comforting message of hope and courage as we contemplate the meaning of our mortality.

While the prevailing western medical tradition has seen death as an enemy to be fought and overcome, Singh offers a richer and more rewarding path of understanding. Combining extensive training and education in developmental psychology with profound spiritual insight, she balances expert analysis with moving accounts drawn from her experiences working with hundreds of dying patients at a large hospice.

Singh moves beyond the five stages of dying revealed in Kübler-Ross's classic On Death and Dying, and finds in the "nearing death experience" even more significant and forming stages of surrender and transcendence. These stages involve the qualities of grace: letting go, radiance, focusing inward, silence, a sense of the sacred, wisdom, intensity, and, in the end, a merging with spirit. Through this intense process, we come to experience at last the reality of our true self, which transcends our finite ego and bodily existence, and our merging with the source of being from which we originated. Dying is safe.

In clear, nontechnical language, Singh reveals the transformations that come with dying, using the vocabulary of growing western, as well as eastern, wisdom.

Written for those aware that their life is coming to an end, those who care for the dying, and, ultimately, for all of us who inevitably face our own death and the deaths of the people we love, The Grace in Dying reveals that dying is the most transforming, powerful, and spiritually rich of life's experiences.

Members Reviews:

loved the work, reader not so much

This might just be me but I wish the author read her book, the reader is trying to sound transcendent with this breathy voice and I find it really annoying. The words are transcendent enough on thier own. This is one I would recommend reading the old fashioned way.

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Title: The Brain Defense

Subtitle: Murder in Manhattan and the Dawn of Neuroscience in America's Courtrooms

Author: Kevin Davis

Narrator: Jim Frangione

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-17

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 34 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Called "the best kind of nonfiction" by Michael Connelly, this riveting new book combines true crime, brain science, and courtroom drama.

In 1991 the police were called to East 72nd St. in Manhattan, where a woman's body had fallen from a 12th-story window. The woman's husband, Herbert Weinstein, soon confessed to having hit and strangled his wife after an argument, then dropping her body out of their apartment window to make it look like a suicide. The 65-year-old Weinstein, a quiet, unassuming retired advertising executive, had no criminal record, no history of violent behavior - not even a short temper. How, then, to explain this horrific act?

Journalist Kevin Davis uses the perplexing story of the Weinstein murder to present a riveting, deeply researched exploration of the intersection of neuroscience and criminal justice. Shortly after Weinstein was arrested, an MRI revealed a cyst the size of an orange on his brain's frontal lobe, the part of the brain that governs judgment and impulse control. Weinstein's lawyer seized on that discovery, arguing that the cyst had impaired Weinstein's judgment and that he should not be held criminally responsible for the murder. It was the first case in the United States in which a judge allowed a scan showing a defendant's brain activity to be admitted as evidence to support a claim of innocence.

The Weinstein case marked the dawn of a new era in America's courtrooms, raising complex and often troubling questions about how we define responsibility and free will, how we view the purpose of punishment, and how strongly we are willing to bring scientific evidence to bear on moral questions. Davis brings to light not only the intricacies of the Weinstein case but also the broader history linking brain injuries and aberrant behavior, from the bizarre stories of Phineas Gage and Charles Whitman, perpetrator of the 1966 Texas Tower massacre, to the role that brain damage may play in violence carried out by football players and troubled veterans of America's 21st century wars. The Weinstein case opened the door for a novel defense that continues to transform the legal system: Criminal lawyers are increasingly turning to neuroscience and introducing the effects of brain injuries - whether caused by trauma or by tumors, cancer, or drug or alcohol abuse - and arguing that such damage should be considered in determining guilt or innocence, the death penalty or years behind bars. As he takes stock of the past, present and future of neuroscience in the courts, Davis offers a powerful account of its potential and its hazards.

Thought-provoking and brilliantly crafted, The Brain Defense marries a murder mystery complete with colorful characters and courtroom drama with a sophisticated discussion of how our legal system has changed - and must continue to change - as we broaden our understanding of the human mind.

Members Reviews:

As riveting as a crime thriller; fascinating subj

Would you listen to The Brain Defense again? Why?

Absolutely.

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Title: Nobody's Son

Author: Cathy Glass

Narrator: Denica Fairman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-17

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 67 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows.

When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged seven, her immediate reaction is: Why can't he stay with his present carers for the last month? He's already had many moves since coming into care as a toddler and he'll only be with her a short while before he goes to live with his permanent adoptive family. But the present carers are expecting a baby and the foster mother isn't coping, so Alex goes to live with Cathy.

He settles easily and is very much looking forward to having a forever family of his own. The introductions and move to his adoptive family go well. But Alex is only with them for a week when problems begin. What happens next is both shocking and upsetting, and calls into question the whole adoption process.

Members Reviews:

Another excellent read

This is another wonderful book about a little boy who so desperately wants a family to call his own. I experienced the same emotions of anger frustration and sadness along with Cathy and little Alex as they struggled to come to terms with the failure of that first adoption... As the reader looking in, it seemed obvious to me that it wouldn't work. Rosemary and Edward were too formal in their manner. They just couldn't relate to a child like Alex. I cheered for everyone when the second placement worked out so well. Alex had a long hard road ahead of him, and I'm glad things worked out so well for all of them.

Cathy Glass tells this story in the same engrossing style she does all her others. I was hooked from the first page and once again felt like I knew her and her family a little more.

Heart breaking but could not quit reading.

A great listen from the minute the book started. Definitely recommend. Tugs at the heart strings.

Great book!!

I loved this book!! It kept me wondering how things would turn out. It wasn't something that was predictable. Kept my interest.

Cathy Glass - MY HERO

What made the experience of listening to Nobody's Son the most enjoyable?

Cathy Glass is the epitome of what a foster mother should be. She cares about her foster children and their future lives. She helps them deal with their past.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Nobody's Son?

When Cathy talked to the foster parents at the MDT meeting after the child was returned to her home.

Whats the most interesting tidbit youve picked up from this book?

Cathy Glass is the epitome of what a foster mother should be.

Any additional comments?

I'm going to get more of her books. She is a good writer, and a great foster mother.

Very Disappointed

Beautifully read though. Very nice. I wish I hadn't bought it. Not what I thought.

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Title: From Bacteria to Bach and Back

Subtitle: The Evolution of Minds

Author: Daniel C. Dennett

Narrator: Tom Perkins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-07-17

Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 396 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

What is human consciousness, and how is it possible? This question fascinates thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. From Bacteria to Bach and Back is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions, exploring the deep interactions of evolution, brains, and human culture.

Part philosophical whodunit, part bold scientific conjecture, this landmark work enlarges themes that have sustained Dennett's legendary career at the forefront of philosophical thought. In his inimitable style - laced with wit and arresting thought experiments - Dennett shows how culture enables reflection by installing a bounty of thinking tools, or memes, in our brains. Language, itself composed of memes, turbocharged this interplay. The result, a mind that can comprehend the questions it poses, emerges from a process of cultural evolution.

An agenda-setting book for a new generation of philosophers and other researchers, From Bacteria to Bach and Back will delight and entertain anyone who hopes to understand human creativity in all its wondrous applications.

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Title: Mission Possible

Subtitle: A Guide to Mental Health for LDS Missionaries and Their Mission Presidents, Parents, Bishops and Therapists

Author: L. Marlene Payne MD

Narrator: Rachel Payne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-17

Publisher: Firefly Jars Entertainment

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

When should an LDS missionary stay on a mission, despite mental health challenges? When should they go home early? Spiritual growth is more accelerated and intense on a mission than in regular life. While a mission is a deeply rewarding experience, it can also be stressful. L. Marlene Payne, MD, has been a psychiatrist for over 40 years, specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry. She has treated many LDS missionaries over the decades. Dr. Payne received the highest award given by the American Psychiatric Association, the Distinguished Life Fellow, for her years of service to the community. In this book Dr. Marlene Payne provides a guide to mental health for missionaries, their families, church leaders and therapists. Through anonymous case studies and personal interviews with mission presidents and returned missionaries, she addresses the most common psychiatric disorders, their definition, course, and treatment, including: bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, body dysmorphic disorder and Asperger's syndrome. Dr. Payne also advises ecclesiastical leaders and ward members on how they can best help when a missionary comes home early. But most importantly, she offers valuable advice on how a missionary can stay on and complete a successful mission.

Members Reviews:

Great book with some very spiritual accounts

What made the experience of listening to Mission Possible the most enjoyable?

The spiritual experiences included in the accounts of the various people involved. This is a critical piece of work, both for those struggling with the challenges reviewed, as well as those needing to give them love, support and direction. It is incredibly important for leaders, teachers, and individuals to understand that "All the minds and spirits that God ever sent into the world are susceptible of enlargement." (Joseph Smith) This book, and the work that preceded it, are vivid clarity of that point.

What did you like best about this story?

Feeling the Spirit testify of the truths associated with bringing clarity, love and support to our brothers and sisters as they work through challenges whose solutions are not immediately obvious to the rest of us. This is so critical for our time!

What does Rachel Payne bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Rachel Payne's reading was right on the mark for me with this book. Her reading ability was perfect for the material, was not distracting, but felt natural, supportive, and authoritative. Well done Rachel Payne.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Releasing the captive

Any additional comments?

Excellent book. It has given me pause to reflect on several occasions. It delivers a solid message of hope, for leaders, families, and those struggling with mental and emotional concerns themselves. "Where there is no vision, the people perish" - This book provides the vision and perspective that these challenges can be successfully over come. Thank you Dr. Payne for writing and sharing this wonderful book.

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Title: Breaking the Language Barrier

Subtitle: Learning to Interpret Your Dreams

Author: Evette Gardner

Narrator: Nancy Bos

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-11-17

Publisher: MisMag Publishing

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Have you ever woken up with the feeling that a dream you just had contained an important message? For the life of you, however, you just can't wrap your mind around what it could possibly be. First off you should know that if you come out of a dream with a nagging feeling that you just missed out on some valuable communication, you're probably not wrong. But how are you supposed to make sense of these things? Is there an expert you can consult to help you decode these unconscious visions? The answer is yes. And what's more, you see this expert every time you look in a mirror. Did you know that you are the best person to interpret your dreams? And you are also your own best resource when it comes to recognizing what the symbols in your dreams mean. There is no one else on this planet who knows you as intimately as you know yourself; therefore, you are the foremost authority on you that you could ever hope to find. In this book, Evette Gardner outlines a dream interpretation technique that will show you how to take your understanding of self and apply it towards unraveling the true meaning of your dreams.

Members Reviews:

interesting and informative

I've read a bit on dream interpretation and dream significance, I found this book very interesting and quite informative--different from most others. I liked the way Gardner brought it "home"--meaning it was made very personal and not at all general as most books do. Loved that our own particular lives, our "language", is the basis for our dreams. While some images may have general meanings, the context of our own lives is a more accurate means of understanding our dreams. I highly recommend this book, this author, if you want a guide to understanding your dream world.

Very Useful and Insightful!

I am a big dreamer and like most people, I can't fully remember or make sense of them when I wake so when I happened upon Breaking the Language Barrier: Learning to Interpret Your Dreams 2nd Edition, I was thrilled! This book is an easy read and it kept my interest. I appreciated that Gardner gave examples of how she began to interpret her own dreams. I especially liked the Dream Worksheet, Tips and Examples sections of the book as they were helpful for sorting out my own dreams.

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Title: The Power of Meaning

Subtitle: Crafting a Life That Matters

Author: Emily Esfahani Smith

Narrator: Mozhan Marno

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-17

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 228 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

This wise, stirring book argues that the search for meaning can immeasurably deepen our lives and is far more fulfilling than the pursuit of personal happiness.

There is a myth in our culture that the search for meaning is some esoteric pursuit - that you have to travel to a distant monastery or page through dusty volumes to figure out life's great secret. The truth is, there are untapped sources of meaning all around us - right here, right now. Drawing on the latest research in positive psychology; on insights from George Eliot, Viktor Frankl, Aristotle, the Buddha, and other great minds; and on interviews with seekers of meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith lays out the four pillars upon which meaning rests.

Belonging: We all need to find our tribe and forge relationships in which we feel understood, recognized, and valued - to know we matter to others.

Purpose: We all need a far-reaching goal that motivates us, serves as the organizing principle of our lives, and drives us to make a contribution to the world.

Storytelling: We are all storytellers, taking our disparate experiences and assembling them into a coherent narrative that allows us to make sense of ourselves and the world.

Transcendence: During a transcendent or mystical experience, we feel we have risen above the everyday world and are connected to something vast and meaningful.

To bring those concepts to life, Smith visits a tight-knit fishing village on the Chesapeake Bay, stargazes in West Texas, attends a dinner where young people gather to share their experiences of untimely loss, and more. And she explores how we might begin to build a culture of meaning in our schools, our workplaces, and our communities.

Inspiring and story-driven, The Power of Meaning will strike a profound chord in anyone seeking a richer, more satisfying life.

Members Reviews:

Great exploration of meaning

It's a much needled topic for modern living. I find the examples very appealing, easy to follow and quite meaningful. It's a beautifully written book with so much heart. Highly recommend it!

Beautiful inspirational

I thoroughly enjoyed this inspiring book that cuts through the clutter of personal development. Through the telling of poignant and memorable stories and references to philosophers, great minds and modern thinkers the author distills the biggest issues of our human existence.

Good book, sometimes too many stories.

She does a great job authoring the main story and concepts. Most of the stories about the third parties are good. Sometimes I found my mind wandering because I felt disconnected. But overall, solid book about the importance of Meaning in my life.

Loved it

Eye opening and thought provoking. I highly recommend this book to anyone searching for something more for their lives.

Glad I read it.

I enjoyed this book. The reader is engaging with a very pleasant voice. I found myself rewinding it quite often just to make sure I got certain things and didn't miss them. I am sure I will listen again. And even though some of the ideas resonated because I've studied philosophy in college and grad school, I very much enjoyed the way she crafted the book and gave concrete examples to support her ideas. It's well worth your time. #MeaningMatters