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ID: 58364

Title: Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy

Author: James Trefil, Robert M. Hazen

Narrator: Fred Sanders

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:17:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-02-09

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Education, General

Summary:

A science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers. “Hazen and Trefil [are] unpretentious—good, down-to-earth, we-can-explain-anything science teachers, the kind you wish you had but never did.”—The New York Times Book Review

Knowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to cultural literacy. But most books on science are often too obscure or too specialized to do the general reader much good.

Science Matters is a rare exception—a science book that is informative enough for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet lucid enough for readers uncomfortable with scientific jargon and complicated mathematics. And now, revised and expanded, it is up-to-date, so that readers can enjoy Hazen and Trefil's refreshingly accessible explanations of the most recent developments in science, from particle physics to biotechnology.

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ID: 58366

Title: Life Inc.: How Corporatism Conquered the World, and How We Can Take It Back

Author: Douglas Rushkoff

Narrator: Douglas Rushkoff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:29:00

Language: English

Release date: 06-02-09

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Business & Economics, Non-Fiction, Social Science, HR & Office Administration

Summary:

This didn’t just happen.

In Life Inc., award-winning writer, documentary filmmaker, and scholar Douglas Rushkoff traces how corporations went from being convenient legal fictions to being the dominant fact of contemporary life. Indeed, as Rushkoff shows, most Americans have so willingly adopted the values of corporations that they’re no longer even aware of it.

This fascinating journey, from the late Middle Ages to today, reveals the roots of our debacle. From the founding of the first chartered monopoly to the branding of the self; from the invention of central currency to the privatization of banking; from the birth of the modern, self-interested individual to his exploitation through the false ideal of the single-family home; from the Victorian Great Exhibition to the solipsism of MySpace–the corporation has infiltrated all aspects of our daily lives. Life Inc. exposes why we see our homes as investments rather than places to live, our 401(k) plans as the ultimate measure of success, and the Internet as just another place to do business.

Most of all, Life Inc. shows how the current financial crisis is actually an opportunity to reverse this six-hundred-year-old trend and to begin to create, invest, and transact directly rather than outsource all this activity to institutions that exist solely for their own sakes.

Corporatism didn’t evolve naturally. The landscape on which we are living–the operating system on which we are now running our social software–was invented by people, sold to us as a better way of life, supported by myths, and ultimately allowed to develop into a self-sustaining reality. It is a map that has replaced the territory.

Rushkoff illuminates both how we’ve become disconnected from our world and how we can reconnect to our towns, to the value we can create, and, mostly, to one another. As the speculative economy collapses under its own weight, Life Inc. shows us how to build a real and human-scaled society to take its place.

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ID: 155413

Title: Servolution: Starting a Church Revolution through Serving

Author: Dino Rizzo

Narrator: Marc Cashman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:48:52

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-09

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

Servolution is a must-read. It is inspirational. It is practical. And it has the potential to revolutionize your life. Mark BattersonLead Pastor, National Community ChurchA movement is rumbling through the body of Christa revolutionary army of people giving hope to a hurting world through practical, personal acts of service.In Servolution, Dino Rizzo shares the story of his relentless pursuit of ways to bless the lost, poor, and hurting people of his community in Jesus name. Youll be amazed and inspired by the incredible ways God has used Healing Place Church to meet the needs of thousands of people. Each chapter includes practical suggestions and resources for use in any church. Be encouraged by the testimony of how Gods Spirit can use a simple passion to serve to revolutionize your approach to ministry. Wherever you are and whatever your gifts, you can play a vital role in this revolution through serving.

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ID: 58269

Title: What's Next: Dispatches on the Future of Science

Author: Max Brockman

Narrator: Erik Davies, Kirsten Potter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:16:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-09

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Science & Technology, History, Biology & Chemistry

Summary:

Will climate change force a massive human migration to the Northern Rim?

How does our sense of morality arise from the structure of the brain?

What does the latest research in language acquisition tells us about the role of culture in the way we think?

What does current neurological research tell us about the nature of time?

This wide-ranging collection of never-before-published essays offers the very latest insights into the daunting scientific questions of our time. Its contributors—some of the most brilliant young scientists working today—provide not only an introduction to their cutting-edge research, but discuss the social, ethical, and philosophical ramifications of their work. With essays covering fields as diverse as astrophysics, paleoanthropology, climatology, and neuroscience, What's Next? is a lucid and informed guide to the new frontiers of science.

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ID: 344952

Title: Being Digital

Author: Nicholas Negroponte

Narrator: Penn Jillette

Format: Abridged

Length: 01:12:48

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-09

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Science & Technology, Computers, Technology & Engineering

Summary:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • 'Succinct and readable.... If you suffer from digital anxiety ... here is a book that lays it all out for you.' --Newsday

In lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way of the BetaMax.

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ID: 344975

Title: Song of Solomon: A Novel

Author: Toni Morrison

Narrator: Toni Morrison

Format: Abridged

Length: 02:57:37

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-09

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Black Literature, Coming of Age

Summary:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An official Oprah Winfrey’s “The Books That Help Me Through” selection • The acclaimed Nobel Prize winner transfigures the coming-of-age story with this brilliantly imagined novel. Includes a new foreword by the author.

One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years

Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. As Morrison follows Milkman from his rustbelt city to the place of his family’s origins, she introduces an entire cast of strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins, the inhabitants of a fully realized Black world.

“Morrison moves easily in and out of the lives and thoughts of her characters, luxuriating in the diversity of circumstances and personality, and revelling in the sound of their voices and of her own, which echoes and elaborates theirs.” —The New Yorker

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ID: 159731

Title: 10 Great Dates Before You Say 'I Do'

Author: Curt Brown, David And Claudia Arp, Natelle Brown

Narrator: Claudia Arp, Curtis Brown, David Arp, Natelle Brown

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:31:58

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-09

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Christianity, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

10 Fun, Innovative Relationship-Building Dates for Seriously Dating and Engaged Couples!

10 Great Dates Before You Say 'I Do' combines the best of marriage preparation research with a fun, easy-to-follow format. Couples will love growing together while going out together:

- Share your hopes and dreams

- Appreciate your differences

- Communicate and connect

- Develop spiritual intimacy

- Evaluate your relationship

- Celebrate romance

- And more!

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ID: 159675

Title: Leading Kids to Jesus: How to Have One-on-One Conversations about Faith

Author: David Staal

Narrator: John Starnes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:33:20

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-09

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

According to a study by George Barna, a person is most likely to become a Christian between the ages of four and fourteen. Yet the majority of evangelism training is designed to reach adults, not children. Leading Kids to Jesus equips childrens ministry leaders with proven principles to help them have life-changing discussions with kids. The focus is exclusively on personal interactions, not corporate presentations or prop-driven illustrations. Readers learn the best ways to communicate Gods love to toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary school children in words they understand. The book adapts two simple communication tools from the bestselling evangelism course Becoming a Contagious Christian, which helps you develop your own three-part story and the four components of the gospel message. Included is a survey of what questions to expect from kids, along with other helps and childrens ministry experience from Willow Creeks Promiseland staff and volunteers. A companion volume for parents called Leading Your Child to Jesus is also available.

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ID: 159681

Title: Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad?: Understanding the Differences between Christianity and Islam

Author: Timothy George

Narrator: Richard Allen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:35:50

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-09

Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Islam, Religious Studies

Summary:

The days when western Christians could ignore the influence of Islam are over.Today as never before, the worlds second largest religion is shaping our culture, and words such as jihad, imam, Quran, and fatwa have entered our vocabulary. While all Muslims are no more alike than all Christians are alike, there are certain fundamental beliefs that all Muslims hold in commonsome of which Christians would agree with, including belief in one true God. But is it the same God? How does the God of Muhammad differ from the God of Christianity?Written in a clear, passionate style that is conciliatory, balanced, and uncompromisingly biblical, this book describes and contrasts the distinctives of Christianity and Islam. Its author, a noted historian and theologian who has studied Islam for many years, writes with an eye on helping Christians better understand how to interact with Muslims. Beginning with an overview of Islamwhat it is and how it arosehere are fascinating and relevant insights on the Five Pillars of Islam the role of religious violence from the Crusades onward the doctrine of the Trinity and the character of God Christian and Muslim views of Jesus Christ and salvation what Christians can learn from Muslims how Christians can share Christ with their Muslim neighbors . . . and more

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ID: 58205

Title: Under the Beetle's Cellar

Author: Mary Willis Walker

Narrator: Anna Fields

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:36:00

Language: English

Release date: 05-19-09

Publisher: Random House (Audio)

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

The author and heroine of The Red  Scream return in a novel so terrifying, so  filled with squirming suspense, it's bound for the  bestseller lists. When Kirkus  Reviews greeted Mary Willis Walker's last book,  The Red Scream, with "welcome  to the big time," they weren't kidding. That  novel established Walker as an author with  "the kind of clout that sets publishers' mouths  watering" (The Philadelphia  Inquirer). And now she has done it again, with an  unforgettable tale ripped from the headlines and  more terrifying than our worst nightmares. Kidnapped  by a cult of religious fanatics, an Austin school  bus driver and eleven of his young charges have  been held underground at the group's highly  fortified compound for forty-six days. While a team of  federal negotiators begins to lose all hope of  rescuing the hostages, crime reporter Molly Cates sets  outto discover everything she can about the cult's  iron-willed leader, Samuel Mordecai. And as  the clock ticks inexorably, she takes the role of  Clarisse Starling opposite Mordecai's Hannibal Lecter,  engaging in a psychological confrontation as  harrowing as any in The Silence Of  The Lambs. Tough, terrifying, and relentlessly  heart-wrenching, this is a novel whose images no reader will  ever forget.

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