Labor in Career Planning & Job Hunting & Business & Finance Audiobooks

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Trash!

A Garbageman's Story

by Simon Paré-Poupart ...

Narrated by Jean Brassard ...

Unabridged

3 hours 10 min

A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears”This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean.Paré-Poupart’s story is atypical: he started ... Read more

$28.94 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A Montreal garbageman’s sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to “stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears”This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labor, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean.Paré-Poupart’s story is atypical: he started
... Read more
Audiobook

Average Is Over

Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation

by Tyler Cowen ...

Narrated by Andrew Garman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 42 min

Renowned economist and author of Big Business Tyler Cowen brings a groundbreaking analysis of capitalism, the job market, and the growing gap between the one percent and minimum wage workers in this follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Great Stagnation.The United States continues to mint more millionaires and billionaires than any country ever. Yet, since the great recession, three ... Read more

$25.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Renowned economist and author of Big Business Tyler Cowen brings a groundbreaking analysis of capitalism, the job market, and the growing gap between the one percent and minimum wage workers in this follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Great Stagnation.The United States continues to mint more millionaires and billionaires than any country ever. Yet, since the great recession, three
... Read more
Audiobook

Midt i magten

Et portræt af Claus Jensen

by Martin Flink, Sune Ehlers ...

Narrated by Morten Rønnelund ...

Unabridged

6 hours 46 min

Claus Jensen – formand for Dansk Metal – er udnævnt til Danmarks mest magtfulde mand, den person i Danmark, der har mest indflydelse på dansk økonomi og arbejdsmarked.Det stod ikke svejset i jern, at Claus Jensen skulle befinde sig i midt i magten. Fra sit middelklassehjem på Fyn fulgte han i sin far og farfars fodspor og blev som tusindvis af andre unge mænd uddannet smed på Odense Stålskibsværft ... Read more

$21.74 CAD

Claus Jensen – formand for Dansk Metal – er udnævnt til Danmarks mest magtfulde mand, den person i Danmark, der har mest indflydelse på dansk økonomi og arbejdsmarked.Det stod ikke svejset i jern, at Claus Jensen skulle befinde sig i midt i magten. Fra sit middelklassehjem på Fyn fulgte han i sin far og farfars fodspor og blev som tusindvis af andre unge mænd uddannet smed på Odense Stålskibsværft
... Read more
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Why We Work

by Barry Schwartz ...

Narrated by Barry Schwartz ...

Unabridged

2 hours 48 min

An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Professor Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising, complex, and urgent.We’ve long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But Professor Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising, complex, and urgent.We’ve long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we
... Read more
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Que Es La Carrera De La Rata

by Onofre Quezada ...

Narrated by Onofre Quezada ...

Unabridged

44 min

¿Qué Es La Carrera De La Rata? es un libro revelador que expone la trampa moderna en la que millones de personas se encuentran atrapadas: trabajar sin descanso, vivir al límite de sus ingresos, perseguir una "seguridad" que nunca llega, y posponer los sueños una y otra vez. Con un lenguaje claro, directo y profundamente reflexivo, este libro te invita a cuestionar el sistema tradicional de trabajo ... Read more

$5.03 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

¿Qué Es La Carrera De La Rata? es un libro revelador que expone la trampa moderna en la que millones de personas se encuentran atrapadas: trabajar sin descanso, vivir al límite de sus ingresos, perseguir una "seguridad" que nunca llega, y posponer los sueños una y otra vez. Con un lenguaje claro, directo y profundamente reflexivo, este libro te invita a cuestionar el sistema tradicional de trabajo
... Read more
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Mutiny

The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class

by Noam Scheiber ...

Narrated by André Santana ...

Unabridged

10 hours 18 min

The story of a disillusioned generation that set out to reclaim its dignity and take on corporate America. This program is read by award-winning narrator André Santana.“André Santana's performance succinctly conveys the spirit of this audiobook about modern-day organizing and unionizing.” — Kirkus (Earphones Award Winner)In recent years, young college grads have faced an alarming reality: crushing ... Read more

$32.39 CAD

The story of a disillusioned generation that set out to reclaim its dignity and take on corporate America. This program is read by award-winning narrator André Santana.“André Santana's performance succinctly conveys the spirit of this audiobook about modern-day organizing and unionizing.” — Kirkus (Earphones Award Winner)In recent years, young college grads have faced an alarming reality: crushing
... Read more
Audiobook

7 Foot Man Eating Chicken

by Keith Glass ...

Narrated by Keith Glass ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

The stories contained in 7 Foot Man Eating Chicken are meant to drive the listener around the world of professional basketball as seen through the unusual tales of a sports agent.The chapters thankfully are not about me but rather delve into the sometimes surreal and bizarre situations and character's I have encountered during the 35 years I've spent representing over 200 professional basketball ... Read more

$13.85 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The stories contained in 7 Foot Man Eating Chicken are meant to drive the listener around the world of professional basketball as seen through the unusual tales of a sports agent.The chapters thankfully are not about me but rather delve into the sometimes surreal and bizarre situations and character's I have encountered during the 35 years I've spent representing over 200 professional basketball
... Read more
Audiobook

Neon Roses

SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2024

by Rachel Dawson ...

Narrated by Ffion Aynsley ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

A coming-of-age novel about two women falling in love during the culturally and politically turbulent 1980s.It's 1984 in The Valleys, South Wales, and Eluned Hughes is stuck. The miners' strikes are ravaging her family and community, and her boyfriend of six years, Lloyd, is starting to bring up marriage more than she would like. She spends her days selling shoes, listening to Madonna, and trying ... Read more

$39.59 CAD

A coming-of-age novel about two women falling in love during the culturally and politically turbulent 1980s.It's 1984 in The Valleys, South Wales, and Eluned Hughes is stuck. The miners' strikes are ravaging her family and community, and her boyfriend of six years, Lloyd, is starting to bring up marriage more than she would like. She spends her days selling shoes, listening to Madonna, and trying
... Read more
Audiobook

Scope of the American Workforce?

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

7 min

Does new or increased use of technology have a hand in disappointing job growth? Jeffrey Brown takes a closer look at the March numbers and some key longer-term job market trends with Lisa Lynch, former chief economist at the Labor Department, and Andrew McAfee of MIT's Center for Digital Business. ... Read more

$1.25 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Does new or increased use of technology have a hand in disappointing job growth? Jeffrey Brown takes a closer look at the March numbers and some key longer-term job market trends with Lisa Lynch, former chief economist at the Labor Department, and Andrew McAfee of MIT's Center for Digital Business.
... Read more
Audiobook

AI Dystopian Apocalypse

Navigating Joblessness and The End of Employment as We Know It

by Robert Enochs ...

Narrated by James Wilson ...

Unabridged

2 hours 49 min

This visionary work encourages readers to prepare for an AI-dominated world and actively shape a future where technology and humanity coexist harmoniously. In an era where the future of the human workforce is uncertain, this dystopian nonfiction book stands as a beacon of hope and a guide for those willing to understand and adapt. Join us in exploring the labyrinth of challenges and opportunities ... Read more

$10.04 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This visionary work encourages readers to prepare for an AI-dominated world and actively shape a future where technology and humanity coexist harmoniously. In an era where the future of the human workforce is uncertain, this dystopian nonfiction book stands as a beacon of hope and a guide for those willing to understand and adapt. Join us in exploring the labyrinth of challenges and opportunities
... Read more
Audiobook

O Mercado de Trabalho Brasileiro

uma análise socioeconômica com ênfase na precarização do trabalho e os desafios de uma reforma estrutural

by Palloma Parola Del Boni Ramos ...

Narrated by Voz Artificial ...

Abridged

4 hours 27 min

O objetivo deste trabalho é a análise das implicações do subdesenvolvimento na precarização do trabalho, por meio de flexibilizações jurídicas segundo a sua estrutura produtiva, visando traçar uma perspectiva de reforma estrutural, especialmente para a criação de empregos, como forma de bem-estar social. Neste período de incertezas e mudanças em que estamos inseridos, devemos pensar sobre a ... Read more

$12.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

O objetivo deste trabalho é a análise das implicações do subdesenvolvimento na precarização do trabalho, por meio de flexibilizações jurídicas segundo a sua estrutura produtiva, visando traçar uma perspectiva de reforma estrutural, especialmente para a criação de empregos, como forma de bem-estar social. Neste período de incertezas e mudanças em que estamos inseridos, devemos pensar sobre a
... Read more
Audiobook

Descansa

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ...

Narrated by Jonás Merino ...

Unabridged

8 hours 9 min

Para la mayoría de nosotros, el exceso de trabajo es la nueva normalidad. En nuestras ajetreadas vidas, el descanso se define como la ausencia de trabajo o aquello que hacemos cuando hemos terminado toda nuestra lista de tareas pendientes; pero generalmente estás tan cansado para disfrutar de esos momentos que terminas enganchado durante horas a la televisión por la noche o navegando por internet ... Read more

$22.03 CAD

Para la mayoría de nosotros, el exceso de trabajo es la nueva normalidad. En nuestras ajetreadas vidas, el descanso se define como la ausencia de trabajo o aquello que hacemos cuando hemos terminado toda nuestra lista de tareas pendientes; pero generalmente estás tan cansado para disfrutar de esos momentos que terminas enganchado durante horas a la televisión por la noche o navegando por internet
... Read more
Audiobook

50 år i jernet

by Palle Petersen ...

Narrated by Preben Lehrdorff Rye ...

Unabridged

1 hour 39 min

I ”50 år i jernet” fortæller Palle Petersen om sin fars 50 års arbejdsliv som metalarbejder, og hvordan det hårde arbejde endte med at koste ham helbredet. Bogen fortæller samtidig om metalarbejdernes arbejdsvilkår generelt fra omkring århundredskiftet og op til starten af 1970’erne. Bogen er fortalt i et sprog, der kan forstås af både børn og unge, og giver et interessant indblik i et arbejdsliv, ... Read more

$10.79 CAD

I ”50 år i jernet” fortæller Palle Petersen om sin fars 50 års arbejdsliv som metalarbejder, og hvordan det hårde arbejde endte med at koste ham helbredet. Bogen fortæller samtidig om metalarbejdernes arbejdsvilkår generelt fra omkring århundredskiftet og op til starten af 1970’erne. Bogen er fortalt i et sprog, der kan forstås af både børn og unge, og giver et interessant indblik i et arbejdsliv,
... Read more
Audiobook

Fair Shot

Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn

by Chris Hughes ...

Narrated by Chris Hughes ...

Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

In this fascinating audiobook, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that the best way to fight income inequality is with a radically simple idea: a guaranteed income for working people, paid for by the one percent.The first half of Chris Hughes’s life played like a movie reel right out of the “American Dream.” He grew up in a small town in North Carolina. His parents were people of modest means ... Read more

$21.59 CAD

In this fascinating audiobook, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that the best way to fight income inequality is with a radically simple idea: a guaranteed income for working people, paid for by the one percent.The first half of Chris Hughes’s life played like a movie reel right out of the “American Dream.” He grew up in a small town in North Carolina. His parents were people of modest means
... Read more
Audiobook

Utopía para realistas

A favor de la renta básica universal, la semana laboral de 15 horas y un mundo sin fronteras

by Rutger Bregman ...

Narrated by Pep Papell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Un ensayo ágil para reflexionar sobre el tipo de sociedad en la que vivimos y cómo resolver la gran paradoja de nuestro tiempo: que en la era de la abundancia, millones de personas sufran escasez.¡Pongámonos a pensar. Soñemos con la Utopía!Fruto del espectacular avance de la ciencia en los últimos decenios, la globalización está transformando de forma radical el orden social y económico del siglo ... Read more

$22.49 CAD

Un ensayo ágil para reflexionar sobre el tipo de sociedad en la que vivimos y cómo resolver la gran paradoja de nuestro tiempo: que en la era de la abundancia, millones de personas sufran escasez.¡Pongámonos a pensar. Soñemos con la Utopía!Fruto del espectacular avance de la ciencia en los últimos decenios, la globalización está transformando de forma radical el orden social y económico del siglo
... Read more
Audiobook

The Technology Trap

Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation

by Carl Benedikt Frey ...

Narrated by Richard Lyddon ...

Unabridged

15 hours 31 min

This audiobook narrated by Richard Lyddon reveals how the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automationFrom the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic ... Read more

$24.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook narrated by Richard Lyddon reveals how the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automationFrom the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic
... Read more
Audiobook

The New American Workplace

by James O’Toole, Edward E. Lawler ...

Narrated by Patrick Cullen ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

Thirty years ago, the bestselling “letter to the government” Work in America was published to national acclaim, including front-page coverage in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. It sounded an alarm about worker dissatisfaction and the effects on the nation as a whole.Now, based on thirty years of research, this new book sheds light on what has changed since then—and ... Read more

$25.16 CAD

Thirty years ago, the bestselling “letter to the government” Work in America was published to national acclaim, including front-page coverage in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. It sounded an alarm about worker dissatisfaction and the effects on the nation as a whole.Now, based on thirty years of research, this new book sheds light on what has changed since then—and
... Read more
Audiobook

Золотые правила: Как стать чемпионом в том, что ты делаешь (краткое изложение)

by Боб Боуман, Чарльз Батлер ...

Narrated by Николай Блинов ...

Unabridged

26 min

Боб Боуман — тренер по плаванию и руководитель спортивной школы «Медоубрук». Среди его подопечных немало талантливых спортсменов. Самый знаменитый из них — Майкл Фелпс — 23-кратный олимпийский чемпион, абсолютный рекордсмен Олимпийских игр. За свою многолетнюю работу в качестве тренера и спортивного управленца Боуман вывел ряд правил, благодаря которым ему и его команде удается достигать самых ... Read more

$3.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Боб Боуман — тренер по плаванию и руководитель спортивной школы «Медоубрук». Среди его подопечных немало талантливых спортсменов. Самый знаменитый из них — Майкл Фелпс — 23-кратный олимпийский чемпион, абсолютный рекордсмен Олимпийских игр. За свою многолетнюю работу в качестве тренера и спортивного управленца Боуман вывел ряд правил, благодаря которым ему и его команде удается достигать самых
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Максимальная энергия: От вечной усталости к приливу сил (краткое изложение)

by Триша Вулфри ...

Narrated by Ольга Арсентьева ...

Unabridged

29 min

Все мы время от времени чувствуем усталость и упадок сил — это нормальное явление. Но если такое состояние вы испытываете каждый день, и это мешает вам не только продуктивно работать, но и отдыхать, важно разобраться, почему так происходит. Постоянная нехватка энергии может привести к перепадам настроения, апатии, раздражительности, стрессам и депрессии. Прочитав наш обзор, вы узнаете об основных ... Read more

$3.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Все мы время от времени чувствуем усталость и упадок сил — это нормальное явление. Но если такое состояние вы испытываете каждый день, и это мешает вам не только продуктивно работать, но и отдыхать, важно разобраться, почему так происходит. Постоянная нехватка энергии может привести к перепадам настроения, апатии, раздражительности, стрессам и депрессии. Прочитав наш обзор, вы узнаете об основных
... Read more
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Разбуди в себе исполина (краткое изложение)

by Энтони Роббинс ...

Narrated by Николай Блинов ...

Unabridged

35 min

Энтони Роббинс – один из основоположников лайф-коучинга и вдохновляющий мотивационный спикер. Коучинг у него стоит 1 миллион долларов, при этом запись ведется на 2 года вперед. Его услугами пользовались Билл Клинтон, Михаил Горбачев, Андре Агасси, Опра Уинфри и другие знаменитости. Сам Энтони относится к тем людям, которые достигли всего с нуля, поэтому все, о чем, он пишет, пропущено через призму ... Read more

$3.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Энтони Роббинс – один из основоположников лайф-коучинга и вдохновляющий мотивационный спикер. Коучинг у него стоит 1 миллион долларов, при этом запись ведется на 2 года вперед. Его услугами пользовались Билл Клинтон, Михаил Горбачев, Андре Агасси, Опра Уинфри и другие знаменитости. Сам Энтони относится к тем людям, которые достигли всего с нуля, поэтому все, о чем, он пишет, пропущено через призму
... Read more
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Raising the Floor

How a Universal Basic Income Can Renew Our Economy and Rebuild the American Dream

by Andy Stern, Lee Kravitz ...

Narrated by Chris Sorensen ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

Andy Stern, the former president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), spent four years traveling the country and asking economists, futurists, labor leaders, CEOs, investment bankers, entrepreneurs, and political leaders to help picture the U.S. economy twenty-five to thirty years from now. He vividly reports on people who are analyzing and creating this new economy—such as ... Read more

$22.16 CAD

Andy Stern, the former president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), spent four years traveling the country and asking economists, futurists, labor leaders, CEOs, investment bankers, entrepreneurs, and political leaders to help picture the U.S. economy twenty-five to thirty years from now. He vividly reports on people who are analyzing and creating this new economy—such as
... Read more
Audiobook

The Disney Revolt

The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age

by Jake S. Friedman ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

An essential piece of Disney history has been unreported for eighty years.Soon after the birth of Mickey Mouse, one animator raised the Disney Studio far beyond Walt's expectations. That animator also led a union war that almost destroyed it. Art Babbitt animated for the Disney studio throughout the 1930s and through 1941, years in which he and Walt were jointly driven to elevate animation as an ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

An essential piece of Disney history has been unreported for eighty years.Soon after the birth of Mickey Mouse, one animator raised the Disney Studio far beyond Walt's expectations. That animator also led a union war that almost destroyed it. Art Babbitt animated for the Disney studio throughout the 1930s and through 1941, years in which he and Walt were jointly driven to elevate animation as an
... Read more
Audiobook

Brief History of the Gig Economy, A: How Work Was Reinvented

by Robert Ellison ...

Narrated by Robert Ellison ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

Watch casual freelance hustle and algorithmic management collide to completely redefine the modern future of work. Whether you are grinding through a daily commute or navigating your own side gigs, this thought-provoking deep dive reveals the hidden forces shaping your career.Stop buying into corporate marketing slogans that disguise financial instability as ultimate freedom. This urgent, eye ... Read more

$12.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Watch casual freelance hustle and algorithmic management collide to completely redefine the modern future of work. Whether you are grinding through a daily commute or navigating your own side gigs, this thought-provoking deep dive reveals the hidden forces shaping your career.Stop buying into corporate marketing slogans that disguise financial instability as ultimate freedom. This urgent, eye
... Read more
Audiobook

The Horse Is Here to Stay

Work, Wages, and Human Purpose in the Age of Intelligent Machines

by David Vanheeswijck ...

Narrated by AI Voice Jonathan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 17 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Somewhere a factory is running a full shift with the lights off. Not because the bulbs failed, but because no one is there who needs them. The output is real. What has gone missing is the worker, and with the worker, the wage.For thirty years David Vanheeswijck wrote the software that let companies produce more without hiring more. The Horse Is Here to ... Read more

$14.93 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Somewhere a factory is running a full shift with the lights off. Not because the bulbs failed, but because no one is there who needs them. The output is real. What has gone missing is the worker, and with the worker, the wage.For thirty years David Vanheeswijck wrote the software that let companies produce more without hiring more. The Horse Is Here to
... Read more

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