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ID: 408698

Title: fMRI

Author: Peter A. Bandettini

Narrator: Chris Sorensen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:46:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-02-20

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Summary:

The discovery of functional MRI (fMRI) methodology in 1991 was a breakthrough in neuroscience research. This non-invasive, relatively high-speed, and high sensitivity method of mapping human brain activity enabled observation of subtle localized changes in blood flow associated with brain activity. Thousands of scientists around the world have not only embraced fMRI as a new and powerful method that complemented their ongoing studies but have also gone on to redirect their research around this revolutionary technique. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers an accessible introduction to the history, fundamental concepts, challenges, and controversies of fMRI, written by one of the pioneers in the field.

Peter Bandettini covers the essentials of fMRI, providing insight and perspective from his nearly three decades of research. He describes other brain imaging and assessment methods; the sources of fMRI contrasts; the basic methodology, from hardware to pulse sequences; brain activation experiment design strategies; and data and image processing. A unique, standalone chapter addresses major controversies in the field, outlining twenty-six challenges that have helped shape fMRI research. Finally, Bandettini lays out the four essential pillars of fMRI: technology, methodology, interpretation, and applications.

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ID: 412961

Title: Museum of Forgotten Memories

Author: Anstey Harris

Narrator: Tania Rodrigues

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:21:56

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-20

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

From the bestselling author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton

Hatters Museum of the Wide Wide World, a dilapidated, once-whimsical museum, offers unexpected solace to a grieving widow, and exposes secrets that will alter the course of her life.

When Cate and Richard met at university they felt an immediate spark, but as the couple matured Richard’s inner demons threatened their happiness. With time, he receded further and further into darkness until he disappeared altogether.

Now, four years after Richard’s passing, Cate is let go from her teaching job and can’t pay the rent on the London flat she shares with her and Richard’s son, Leo. She packs the two of them up and ventures to Richard’s grandfather’s old Victorian museum in the small town of Crouch-on-Sea, where the dusty staff quarters await her. Despite growing pains and a grouchy caretaker, Cate falls in love with the quirky taxidermy exhibits and sprawling grounds and makes it her mission to revive them. But as Cate becomes more invested in Hatters, she must finally confront the reality of Richard’s death – and the role she played in it – in order to reimagine her future.

The Museum of Forgotten Memories masterfully weaves life with death, past with present, and grief with hope.

‘An incredibly moving and atmospheric novel, as beautiful and complex and curious as the museum in which it is set’

Beth O’Leary, author of The Flatshare

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ID: 423804

Title: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk

Author: Harvard Business Review

Narrator: Daniel Henning, Janina Edwards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:55:28

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Business & Economics, Management & Leadership, Business Development

Summary:

Is your business playing it safe—or taking the right risks?

Risk is a regular part of business, but knowing which risks to take and when to step back is often unclear. Whether you're assessing a new opportunity for innovation or thinking about your long-term strategy in an unsteady economy, you need to know the best way to proceed while ensuring that your company is financially secure and thriving.

We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the ten most important ones to help you determine which risks are worth taking and mitigate those your company—and your industry at large—are already facing.

This book will inspire you to: understand the three categories of risk and tailor your risk-management processes accordingly; gain experience through small strategic bets before launching larger initiatives; embrace uncertainty as a key element of breakthrough innovation; find opportunities in emerging markets—and avoid those you can't practically serve; get ahead of and minimize political risk; and avoid common mistakes when confronting risk.

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ID: 429846

Title: Power of the Master Mind

Author: Mitch Horowitz

Narrator: Mitch Horowitz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:24:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Health & Wellness, Naturopathy & New Age

Summary:

Millions read the works of Napoleon Hill and are catapulted to their dreams. Others say they get nowhere. Why? The difference between success and failure lies in the use of the Master Mind.

The Master Mind, Hill taught, is the pooling of intellectual, intuitive, and creative mental resources which occurs when two or more people enter a supportive pact to assist one another's aims. A Master Mind group multiplies the mental powers of all its participants. This is the 'secret ingredient,' Hill insisted, that delivers lasting success.

Now, acclaimed historian and New Thought author Mitch Horowitz shows you, step by step, how and why the Master Mind works—and how truly easy it is to form and maintain your own Master Mind group.

If you love the motivational lessons of Napoleon Hill, you cannot afford to be without the Napoleon Hill Success Course on the Master Mind. 'Great power,' Hill wrote, 'can be accumulated through no other principle.'

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ID: 423806

Title: Parents Who Lead: The Leadership Approach You Need to Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career, and Create a Richer Life

Author: Alyssa F. Westring, Stewart D. Friedman

Narrator: Graham Rowat

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:03:28

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Business & Economics, Management & Leadership

Summary:

How working parents can lead more purposeful lives, characterized by harmony, connection, and impact.

Parents in today's fast-paced, disorienting world can easily lose track of who they are and what really matters most. But it doesn't have to be this way. As a parent, you can harness the powerful science of leadership in order to thrive in all aspects of your life.

Drawing on the principles of his book Total Leadership—a bestseller and popular leadership development program used in organizations worldwide—and on their experience as researchers, educators, consultants, coaches, and parents, Stew Friedman and coauthor Alyssa Westring offer a robust, proven method that will help you gain a greater sense of purpose and control. It includes tools illustrated with compelling examples from the lives of real working parents that show you how to: design a future based on your core values; engage with your children in fresh, meaningful ways; cultivate a community of caregiving and support, in all parts of your life; and experiment to discover better ways to live and work. Powerful, practical, and indispensable, Parents Who Lead is the guide you need to forge a better future, foster meaningful and mutually rewarding relationships, and design sustainable solutions for creating a richer life for yourself, your children, and your world.

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ID: 422771

Title: Doing Agile Right: Transformation Without Chaos

Author: Darrell K. Rigby, Sarah Elk, Steven H. Berez

Narrator: Steve Menasche

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:46:03

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-20

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Business & Economics, Management & Leadership, Business Development

Summary:

For decades business leaders have been painfully aware of the huge chasm between their aspiration for a nimble, flexible enterprise and the reality of silos, sluggishness, and frustrated innovation. Today, agile is being hailed as the essential bridge across that chasm. Agile, say its enthusiasts, can transform your company, catapulting you to the head of the pack.

Not so fast. In this clear-eyed and indispensable book, Sarah Elk and Steve Berez provide a much-needed reality check. They dispel the myths and misconceptions that have accompanied agile's growth—the idea that it can reshape your organization all at once, for instance, or that it should be used in every function and for all types of work. They affirm and illustrate that agile teams can indeed transform the work environment, make people's jobs more rewarding, and turbocharge innovation—but only if the method is fully understood and implemented the right way.

Agile, done well, frees and facilitates vigorous innovation without sacrificing the efficiency and reliability essential to traditional operations. The authors break down how agile really works, show what not to do, and explain the crucial importance of scaling agile properly in order to get its full benefit. They then lay out a road map for leading the transition to a truly agile enterprise.

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ID: 423801

Title: Scaling Your Startup: Mastering the Four Stages from Idea to $10 Billion

Author: Peter S. Cohan

Narrator: Matthew Josdal

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:52:48

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-20

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Business & Economics, Accounting & Finance

Summary:

Know how your company can accelerate growth by not only tapping into new growth vectors, but also by adapting its organization, culture, and processes.

To oversee growth from an idea to a company with billions in revenue, CEOs must reinvent many aspects of their company in anticipation of it reaching ever-higher revenues. Author Peter Cohan takes you through the four stages of scaling: winning the first customers, building a scalable business model, sprinting to liquidity, and running the marathon. What you'll learn:

● Discover how founders keep their CEO positions by managing the organizational change needed to reach the next stage of scaling

● Hear case studies that illustrate how CEOs craft growth strategies, raise capital, create culture, build their organizations, set goals, and manage processes to achieve them

● Discover principles of successful scaling through comparisons of successful and less successful companies

● Use the scaling quotient to assess your startup's readiness to grow

Follow a road map for turning your idea into a company that can change the world

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ID: 423807

Title: Lead from the Future: How to Turn Visionary Thinking Into Breakthrough Growth

Author: Josh Suskewicz, Mark W. Johnson

Narrator: Derek Shoales

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:51:59

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-20

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Business & Economics, Management & Leadership, Business Development

Summary:

We all know a visionary leader when we see one. They're bold and prophetic and at the same time pragmatic. They don't just promote change—they drive it, while inspiring and mobilizing others to do the same. Visionaries like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos possess a host of innate qualities that make them extraordinary, but what truly sets them apart is their ability to turn vision into action.

In Lead from the Future, Innosight's Mark W. Johnson and Josh Suskewicz introduce a new way of thinking and managing, called 'future-back,' that enables any manager to become a practical visionary. Addressing the many barriers to change that exist in established organizations, they present a systematic approach to overcoming them that includes: the principles and mindset that allow leadership teams to look beyond typical short-term planning horizons; a method for turning emerging challenges into the growth opportunities that can define an organization's future; a step-by-step approach for translating a vision into a strategic plan that teams can align around and commit to; and ways to ensure that visionary thinking becomes a repeatable organizational capability. As practical as it is inspiring, Lead from the Future is the guide you and your team need to develop a vision and translate it into transformative growth.

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ID: 423802

Title: Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 Steps

Author: Daniel Drescher

Narrator: Matthew Boston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:06:24

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-20

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Genres: Science & Technology, Computers

Summary:

In twenty-five concise steps, you will learn the basics of blockchain technology. No mathematical formulas, program code, or computer science jargon are used. No previous knowledge in computer science, mathematics, programming, or cryptography is required. Terminology is explained through analogies and metaphors.

This book bridges the gap that exists between purely technical books about the blockchain and purely business-focused books. It does so by explaining both the technical concepts that make up the blockchain and their role in business-relevant applications.

What you'll learn: what the blockchain is; why it is needed and what problem it solves; why there is so much excitement about the blockchain and its potential; major components and their purpose; how various components of the blockchain work and interact; limitations, why they exist, and what has been done to overcome them; and major application scenarios.

Who this book is for: Everyone who wants to get a general idea of what blockchain technology is, how it works, and how it will potentially change the financial system as we know it.

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ID: 392006

Title: Kill the King

Author: Sandrone Dazieri

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15:19:18

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-20

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

The third novel from the acclaimed author of Kill the Father, a Richard and Judy 2017 Bookclub pick and Sunday Times bestseller, this thriller is multi-layered, complex, full of twists and turns and satisfyingly dark –  one of those novels you just have to read late into the night.

 

Praise for Kill the Father:

'Absolutely electrifying' Jeffery Deaver

'A thriller of the highest order. Highly recommended' Christopher Reich

'A mind-bending, stunningly original page-turner' Jonathan Kellerman

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