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Hit Makers
How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction
2017
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**From the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Abundance comes a groundbreaking and entertaining investigation into what makes a hit a hit–from films and music to art and design.“Enthralling—full of 'aha' moments about why some ideas soar and others never get off the ground. This book picks up where The Tipping Point left off**." —Adam GrantNothing “goes viral.” If you think a popular movie, song, or app came out of nowhere...
On Work
Money, Meaning, Identity
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- Atlantic Editions
2023
EN
Accessible
An urgent treatise on the future of work in a precarious world. An Atlantic Edition, featuring long-form journalism by Atlantic writers, drawn from contemporary articles or classic storytelling from the magazine’s 165-year archive.On Work gathers a selection of Derek Thompson’s most popular and significant essays on work, life, and the future of jobs. From essays on how mass automation could change society to his widely read treatise on “workism” ...
Hit Makers
The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
- Narrated by
- Derek Thompson
Unabridged
11 hours 34 min
2017
EN
**From the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Abundance comes a groundbreaking and entertaining investigation into what makes a hit a hit–from films and music to art and design.“Enthralling—full of 'aha' moments about why some ideas soar and others never get off the ground. This book picks up where The Tipping Point left off**." —Adam GrantNothing “goes viral.” If you think a popular movie, song, or app came out of nowhere...
2018
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In 2008, I was diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder, Type I, featuring psychotic manic episodes characterized by thoughts of grandeur, delusions, and hallucinations. Often when I open up about that to someone who knows me, I get, "What's that like?" I guess I don't exactly fit their perception of someone with a mental health issue. I'm not like that person they see in the media, the one who lives with something like bipolar disorder and all its negative stereotypes and stigma. I like tho...
2025
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 • NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2025 • KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2025“A must-read for progressives who want a blueprint for reforming government so it can deliver for working people.” —Barack Obama • “A terrific book...Powerful and persuasive.” —Fareed Zakaria • “Spectacular…Offers a comprehensive indictme...
Islands in Infinity
Galaxies 3-D
2026
EN
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This groundbreaking book brings the cosmos to life like never before. Featuring more than two hundred stunning color photographs from the world’s leading observatories and eighty detailed diagrams, this large-format book offers a mesmerizing journey through the formation, nature, evolution, and classification of galaxies.Highlights include:• A look at the universe in three dimensions with Brian May’s patented 3-D viewer,• Accessible science, offering a non-mathematica...
2014
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This volume contains the proceedings from the conference "The Labyrinth of Star Formation" that was held in Crete, Greece, in June 2012, to honour the contributions to the study of star formation made by Professor Anthony Whitworth of Cardiff University.The book covers many aspects of theoretical and observational star formation: low-mass star formation; young circumstellar discs; computational methods; triggered star formation; the stellar initial mass function; high-mass star for...
2010
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Day is done.For Widdle, Waddle, Piddle, Puddle, and Little Quack that means time for B-E-D! But there's blinking, hooting, and swaying in the night that's keeping everyone awake! Mama wants to know when it will finally be BEDTIME?Find out in this timeless lullaby of a story by renowned author Lauren Thompson in Derek Anderson's splendidly illustrated world!
2023
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Walk by the Spirit is an ebook by Derek Thompson based on a series of after-dinner talks on the Apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians. Topics include Why does Paul get so upset about circumcision? What gave him the confidence that he was right? Do revivals only occur in God's timing? Does disunity in the church hinder revival? What can the church do to revive our unbelieving society? It is not an academic commentary on a biblical book, but it does go through the text of Paul's letter brin...
- Narrated by
- Ezra KleinDerek Thompson
Unabridged
7 hours 14 min
2025
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025 • NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2025 • KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2025“A must-read for progressives who want a blueprint for reforming government so it can deliver for working people.” —Barack Obama • “A terrific book...Powerful and persuasive.” —Fareed Zakaria • “Spectacular…Offers a comprehensive indictme...
Unabridged
1 hour 31 min
2024
EN
Immerse yourself in a captivating anthology of poetic masterpieces in "Short Poetry Collection 152 (Unabridged)." This timeless collection features an array of renowned poets, including Francis Thompson, whose poignant verses explore themes of love, loss, and the human condition. With each turn of the page, discover a symphony of words that evoke emotions, paint vivid imagery, and leave an enduring mark on your soul.
2016
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The Prayer Mission is a book about Christian prayer that surveys the many biblical passages about prayer to arrive at the conclusion that prayer is not an optional extra to the Christian life, but is an integral part of the Christian's mission in life. If we are to have a relationship with God that transcends sterile religion, prayer is essential.Topics covered include the different types of prayer, subjects for prayer, unanswered prayer, and the life of prayer. Jesus and his apostl...











