Nick's Non-fiction

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In an exuberantly poetic work that is less about bees and more about life, beekeeper Maurice Maeterlinck expresses his philosophy of the human condition. The renowned Belgian poet and dramatist offers brilliant proof in this, his most popular work, that "no living creature, not even man, has achieved in the center of his sphere, what the bee has achieved." From their amazingly intricate feats of architecture to their intrinsic sense of self-sacrifice, Maeterlinck takes a "bee's-eye view" of the most orderly society on Earth.

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0:00 Introduction

4:25 About the Author

6:25 Ch1: Bee Backstory

15:15 Ch2: The Swarm

22:10 Ch3: The Life of Bees

26:25 Ch4: Hive Hierarchy

31:35 Next Time & Goodbye!

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Welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz

Many self-help authors focus on the power of thought, but Neville Goddard reveals the even greater power of feeling. This book is concerned with the art of realizing your desire. It gives you an account of the mechanism used in the production of the visible world. It is a small book but not slight. There is a treasure in it, a clearly defined road to the realization of your dreams.

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0:00 Introduction

5:05 About the Author

7:25 Ch1: Laws and Operation

21:10 Ch2: Sleep

28:35 Ch3: Prayer

34:40 Ch4: Feeling

40:30 Next Time & Goodbye!

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Welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz

Kids love fast food. And the fast food industry definitely loves kids. But where do fast food hamburgers come from? And what makes those fries taste so good? When Eric Schlosser’s best-selling book, Fast Food Nation, was published for adults in 2001, many called for his groundbreaking insight to be shared with young people. Now Schlosser, along with co-writer Charles Wilson, has investigated the subject further, uncovering new facts kids and teens need to know. In Chew On This, they share the fascinating and sometimes frightening truth about what lurks between those sesame seed buns.

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0:00 Introduction

6:30 About the Author

10:40 Ch1: The Youngster Business

18:05 Ch2: McJobs

26:20 Ch3: The Secret Fries

34:45 Ch4: Meet Your Meat

42:50 Ch5: Have It Your Way

44:10 Next Time & Goodbye!

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Welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz

In this revolutionary book, Adam Alter, a professor of psychology and marketing at NYU, tracks the rise of behavioral addiction, and explains why so many of today's products are irresistible. Though these miraculous products melt the miles that separate people across the globe, their extraordinary and sometimes damaging magnetism is no accident. The companies that design these products tweak them over time until they become almost impossible to resist.

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0:00 Introduction

4:45 About the Author

7:00 Ch1: Behavioral Addiction

17:30 Ch2: Goals

24:05 Ch3: Progression

33:40 Ch4: Nipping the Addiction

37:40 Ch5: Gamification

44:10 Next Time & Goodbye!

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Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble.

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0:00 Introduction

3:10 About the Author

4:20 Ch1: Two Systems

9:55 Ch2: The Associative Machine

14:50 Ch3: Conclusion Jumper

19:30 Ch4: Availability

22:50 Ch5: Less is More

25:40 Next Time & Goodbye

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The real story of the ’08 crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower- and middle-class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking. Michael Lewis creates a fresh, character-driven narrative brimming with indignation and dark humor, a fitting sequel to his previous bestsellers Liar's Poker and Moneyball.

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0:00 Introduction

4:20 About the Author

5:25 Ch1: In the Land of the Blind

14:35 Ch2: How to Harvest Migrant Workers

22:00 Ch3: Accidental Capitalists

24:20 Ch4: Spiderman at the Venetian

29:00 Ch5: The Long Quiet

35:30 Ch6: A Death of Interest

41:30 Next Time & Goodbye!

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These are the stories that defy conventional logic. The proverbial vanished without a trace incidences, which happen a lot more (and a lot closer to your backyard) than almost anyone thinks. These are the missing whose situations are the hardest on loved ones left behind. The cases that are an embarrassment for park superintendents, rangers and law enforcement charged with Search & Rescue. The ones that baffle the volunteers who comb the mountains, woods and badlands. The stories that should give you pause every time you venture outdoors.

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0:00 Introduction

4:45 About the Author

6:00 Ch1: The Olympic Peninsula

14:30 Ch2: Wyoming

22:25 Ch3: Pacific Crest Trail

27:15 Ch4: Mt Rainer

30:50 Ch5: Olympic National Park

35:50 Next Time & Goodbye!

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Welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz

In this challenging and provocative work, Dr. Carl Jung argues that civilization’s future depends on our ability as individuals to resist the collective forces of society. Only by gaining an awareness and understanding of one’s unconscious mind and true, inner nature can we as individuals acquire the self-knowledge that is antithetical to ideological fanaticism. But this requires that we face our fear of the duality of the human psyche… the existence of good and the capacity for evil in every individual.

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0:00 Introduction

4:10 About the Author

6:15 Ch1: The Plight of the Individual

11:30 Ch2: Religion as a Counterbalance

16:45 Ch3: The Religion of the West

21:30 Ch4: The Individual Understanding Himself

24:50 Ch5: The Philosophical Approach to Life

29:00 Ch6: Self Knowledge

36:10 Next Time & Goodbye!

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Welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz

Why does a director choose a particular script? What must they do in order to keep actors fresh and truthful through take after take of a single scene? How do you stage a shootout involving more than one hundred extras and three colliding taxis in the heart of New York’s diamond district? What does it take to keep the studio honchos happy? From the first rehearsal to the final screening, Making Movies is a master’s take, delivered with clarity, candor, and a wealth of anecdote.

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0:00 Introduction

4:30 About the Author

7:00 Ch1: The Director

15:05 Ch2: Writers

20:45 Ch3: Actors

27:20 Ch4: The Camera

30:25 Ch5: Editing

33:50 Next Time & Goodbye!

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Welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz

After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with meaning. Despite having no formal qualifications or experience, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to the needs of those who were dying, Bronnie’s life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post about the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed.

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0:00 Introduction

4:30 About the Author

5:40 Regret1: Live a Life True to Myself

9:55 Regret2: I Wish I Hadn't Worked So Hard

14:00 Regret3: I Wish I Had The Courage to Express My Feelings

18:10 Regret4: I Wish I’d Stayed In Touch With My Friends

21:10 Regret5: I Wish I’d Let Myself Be Happier

27:20 Next Time & Goodbye!

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