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ID: 481925

Title: Reframing Academic Leadership

Author: Joan V. Gallos, Lee G. Bolman

Narrator: Kris Koscheski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:23:27

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Education

Summary:

The authors apply the powerful Four Frames model developed by Bolman and Deal to the unique challenges of higher education leadership, illustrating the different view of academic leadership. Part I: Leadership Epistemology: When You Understand, You Know What to Do Chapter 1: The Opportunities and Challenges in Academic Leadership Chapter 2: Sensemaking and the Power of Reframing Chapter 3: Knowing What Youre Doing: Learning, Authenticity, and Theories for Action Part II: Reframing Leadership Challenges Chapter 4: Building Clarity and Capacity: Leader as Analyst and Architect Chapter 5: Respecting and Managing Differences: Leader as Compassionate Politician Chapter 6: Fostering a Caring and Productive Campus: Leader as Servant, Catalyst, and Coach Chapter 7: Keeping the Faith and Celebrating the Mission: Leader as Prophet and Artist Chapter 8: Leading from the Middle: The Academic Leader as Boundary Spanner Part III: Courage and Hope Chapter 9: Sustaining Higher Education Leaders: Advancing the Work Chapter 10: Sustaining Higher Education Leaders: Feeding the Soul Epilogue: Higher Education as Sacred Calling

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ID: 481965

Title: Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys: Strategies that Work -- and Why

Author: Michael Reichert, Peg Tyre, Richard Hawley

Narrator: Hal Wiedeman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:23:46

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Education

Summary:

Challenging the widely-held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling, Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys features more than 100 detailed examples of classroom activities--along with real-world teaching techniques--that have proven effective with male students. Based on a wide-ranging, worldwide study of more than 1,500 boys and 1,000 teachers, the book reveals what boys need in order to want to succeed in school and offers tips for forging successful relationships with boys. Woven throughout the book is moving testimony from both boys and teachers that validates the effectiveness of these lessons. ADVANCE PRAISE FOR REACHING BOYS, TEACHING BOYS '...the best, most practical book about teaching boys that I have ever read.' --Michael Thompson, bestselling author of Raising Cain and Best Friends, Worst Enemies 'Like true explorers, Reichert and Hawley have ventured into the unknown and returned with a remarkable gift: a map for guiding boys toward their full potential. If you are a teacher--or if you want to understand the unique combination of factors that ignites boys to learn--you need to buy this urgent, timely, and terrific book.' --Daniel Coyle, bestselling author of The Talent Code 'Our schools must evolve in order to a better job educating our young men. It wont happen overnight but it must happen. How to start? Open this book and turn to Chapter One. Youll be taking the first step on what I promise you will be a fascinating journey.' --from the foreword by Peg Tyre, bestselling author of The Trouble With Boys

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ID: 485700

Title: Beer School: Bottling Success at the Brooklyn Brewery

Author: Michael R. Bloomberg, Steve Hindy, Tom Potter

Narrator: Steve Hindy, Tom Potter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:59:38

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Business & Economics, Business Development

Summary:

This is the story of a banker and a foreign correspondent, neighbors in Brooklyn, who decide to quit their jobs and start their own brewery in 1986. Improbably, they succeed.Starting with no knowledge of commercial brewing, they learn that their four combined Ivy League degrees only take them so far. They nevertheless tackle one of the hardest challenges imaginable: building a sales-driven manufacturing company from scratch in the heart of New York City. In the next 15 years, they encounter an encyclopedia of obstacles and build a company that is not just economically successful, but one that serves the community as well.This is a howto do it book for current business managers/owners, and a you can do it, too book for those people that are dreaming of being an entrepreneur. It contains practical and crucial lessons and tells the story of the Brooklyn Brewery rising from the dreary recession of the late '80s and expanding into the urban renewal and growth of the '90s.

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ID: 481986

Title: Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone: Better Than a Lump of Coal

Author: Fritz Allhoff, Scott C. Lowe, Stephen Nissenbaum

Narrator: Gregory Itzin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:05:59

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Philosophy

Summary:

Some wise men, a stable, a few sheep, and a young virgin giving birth to the mortal son of a prefect God: Christmas is one of Christianitys holiest days, and yet it is also a major pagan festival, a secular, cultural celebration, and a commercial event of epic proportions. As consumerism runs rife, have we lost sight of its very essence? Is celebrating Christmas really a good idea? From elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth, Christmas- Philosophy for Everyoneunwraps the religious and moral issues surrounding the Yuletide season, including: Should parents lie to their children about Santa Claus? What relevance does Christmas hold to atheists and pagans? What does the Bible actually say about the virgin birth? How does Santa know if we have been naughty or good is there a darker side to our festive friend? Christmas- Philosophy for Everyoneoffers thoughtful and humorous philosophical and cultural insights into the festive season with plenty of goodwill and just a little bah humbug.

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ID: 481977

Title: Mansions of the Heart: Exploring the Seven Stages of Spiritual Growth

Author: R. Thomas Ashbrook

Narrator: Dennis Holland

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:26:35

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Summary:

For those curious about the more of their relationship with God, those stuck and confused, and those responsible to lead others, this book clearly delineates the goal of spiritual formation and leadsreaders step-by-step through a Spiritual Formation Roadmap based upon Teresa of Avilas Seven Mansions (basically seven stages of spiritual growth and development). It further provides a Mapping Tool to help readers discern their place in the spiritual journey. Finally, Mansions of the Heartwill help leaders look at a process they can usehelp churchmembers to grow into spiritual maturity. Mansions of the Heart is a complete program for spiritual growth, based on the ancient wisdom of one of Christianity's most profound and beloved mystical teachers.

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ID: 434700

Title: Bourbon Nights

Author: Shari J. Ryan

Narrator: Wayne Mitchell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:58:18

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

One kiss . . . and her lips forever lingered on mine as if tattooed there.

Melody Quinn, all through high school I loved her from afar. Of course, in a cruel twist of fate, she waited until right before I left for boot camp to confess she felt the same. In that tender moment, we shared a kiss that branded her name onto my heart. Despite intense training, deployments, and life-altering tragedies, never once did she leave my thoughts.

Now, years later, fate has led me home. I can't help but wonder . . . is a second chance possible? Reconnecting won't be easy. My life has changed in ways she may never accept. But the spark that has always been between us explodes into an electrifying jolt every time she looks my way. The timing is horrible, but I have to risk it. She needs to know no matter how stormy these Bourbon Nights get, I'll never walk away from her again.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 481864

Title: What Would Ben Stein Do?: Applying the Wisdom of a Modern-Day Prophet to Tackle the Challenges of Work and Life

Author: Ben Stein

Narrator: Ben Stein, Peter Ganim

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:12:00

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Business & Economics, Non-Fiction, Career Development, Philosophy

Summary:

Ben Steins experience from Washington to Hollywood and everywhere in between-- makes him the ideal individual to offer advice to others. His expertise in countless fields make his valuable, keen observations that cover the range of topics and challenges that most people face every day -- the perfect topic for his next book, What Would Ben SteinDo?: Its a question wed all be wise to ask ourselves when contemplating an array of issues in both business and life: What Would Ben SteinDo... Abouta 401(k)? When traveling in a country where he didnt know the language? Performing a job he was rapidly outgrowing? Trapped in a struggling relationship? Negotiating a pay increase? Job hunting in a difficult economy? Delivered with the dry, honest wit that millions of people have come to know and love, Ben Steins next work What Would Ben SteinDo? will provide advice on any question imaginable from the man who has all the answers.

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ID: 481885

Title: Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self

Author: Richard Rohr

Narrator: Kevin Pierce

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:48:48

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

In Falling Upward (and in many of his other teachings), Richard Rohr talked at length about ego (or the False Self) and how it gets in the way of spiritual maturity, especially if its preoccupations continue into the second half of life. But if there's a False Self, is there also aTrue Self? What is it? How is it found? Why does it matter? And what does it have to do with the spiritual journey? In this new book, he likens True Self to a diamond, buried deep within us, formed under the intense pressure of our lives, that must be searched for, uncovered, separated from all the debris of ego that surrounds it. In a sense True Self must, like Jesus, be resurrected, and that process is not resuscitation buttransformation.Immortal Diamond (whose title is taken from a line in a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem)explores the deepest questions of identity, spirituality, and meaning in Richard Rohr's inimitable style.

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ID: 481943

Title: Surviving Your Child's Adolescence: How to Understand, and Even Enjoy, the Rocky Road to Independence

Author: Carl Pickhardt

Narrator: Christopher Tavlos

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:02:05

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Health & Wellness, Parenting

Summary:

Pesents a dynamic 4-stage model of adolescent growth that helps parents predict many of the common developmental changes that will unfold. Early Adolescence (ages 9 13.) The function of the first adolescent stage is to accomplish the separation from childhood. The parenting challenge during this stage is to absorb the childs negative response to giving up the comforts of childish ways and to enduring parental restriction of personal freedom, without taking these injured feelings personally or reacting negatively in return. Mid Adolescence (ages 13 15.) The function of the second stage of adolescence is to establish an independent family of peers. The parenting challenge during this stage is to provide loyal opposition to the young persons push for more social freedom with friends when it appears unwise or unsafe, without resorting to coercion or censure to settle disagreements. Late Adolescence (ages 15 18.) The function of the third stage of adolescence is to experiment with acting older to get ready to operate more grown up. The parenting challenge during this stage is to allow more grown-up freedoms while imparting the necessary knowledge and insisting on the commensurate responsibility needed for successfully mastering the next level of independence soon to come. Trial Independence (ages 18 23.) The function of the fourth and last stage of adolescence is to practice taking care of oneself on ones own. The parenting challenge during this stage is to communicate full faith in the young persons capacity to assume more independence, to let go and still be there to provide helpful advice and problem solving when asked, without rescuing or criticizing when the young person makes a serious mistake. It alsodifferentiates parenting challenges between mothering and fathering adolescent sons and daughters.

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ID: 481948

Title: Spider-Man and Philosophy: The Web of Inquiry

Author: Jonathan J. Sanford, William Irwin

Narrator: Alan Marriott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:17:00

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-20

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Non-Fiction, Philosophy

Summary:

Since Stan Lee and Marvel introduced Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962, everyone's favorite webslinger has had a long career in comics, graphic novels, cartoons, movies, and even on Broadway. In this book some of history's most powerful philosophers help us explore the enduring questions and issues surrounding this beloved superhero: Is Peter Parker to blame for the death of his uncle? Does great power really bring great responsibility? Can Spidey champion justice and be with Mary Jane at the same time? Finding your way through this web of inquiry, you'll discover answers to these and many other thought-provoking questions.

- Gives you a fresh perspective and insights on Peter Parker and Spider-Man's story lines and ideas

- Examines important philosophical issues and questions, such as: What is it to live a good life? Do our particular talents come with obligations? What role should friendship play in life? Is there any meaning to life?

- Views Spider-Man through the lens of some of history's most influential thinkers, from Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and Immanuel Kant to Nietzsche, William James, Ayn Rand, and Alasdair MacIntyre

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