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The Socrates Express

In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers


2020

EN

The New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss and The Geography of Genius embarks on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history’s greatest thinkers and showing us how each—from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir—offers practical and spiritual lessons for today’s unsettled times.We turn to philosophy for the same reasons we travel: to see the world from a different perspective, to uneart...

Price$14.99 USD

also available as audiobook

Man Seeks God

My Flirtations with the Divine


2011

EN

Bestselling author of Geography of Bliss returns with this funny, illuminating chronicle of a globe-spanning spiritual quest to find a faith that fits.When a health scare puts him in the hospital, Eric Weiner-an agnostic by default-finds himself tangling with an unexpected question, posed to him by a well-meaning nurse. "Have you found your God yet?" The thought of it nags him, and prods him-and ultimately launches him on a far-flung journey to do just tha...

Price$9.99 USD

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The Geography of Bliss

One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World


2008

EN

Now a new series on Peacock with Rainn Wilson, THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS is part travel memoir, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide that takes the viewer across the globe to investigate not what happiness is, but WHERE it is.Are people in Switzerland happier because it is the most democratic country in the world? Do citizens of Qatar, awash in petrodollars, find joy in all that cash? Is the King of Bhutan a visionary for his initiative to calculate Gross Natio...

Price$12.99 USD

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Ben & Me

In Search of a Founder's Formula for a Long and Useful Life

Unabridged

11 hours 48 min

2024

EN

Part biography, part travelogue, part self-help, New York Times bestselling author Eric Weiner follows in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin, mining his life for inspiration and practical lessons for living a purposeful and virtuous life.Ben Franklin lingers in our lives and in our imaginations. One of only two non-presidents to appear on US currency, Franklin was a founder, statesman, scientist, inventor, diplomat, publisher, humorist, and philosopher. He...

Price$26.99 USD

Man Seeks God

My Flirtations with the Divine

Unabridged

12 hours 23 min

2011

EN

Bestselling author of Geography of Bliss returns with this funny, illuminating chronicle of a globe-spanning spiritual quest to find a faith that fits.When a health scare puts him in the hospital, Eric Weiner-an agnostic by default-finds himself tangling with an unexpected question, posed to him by a well-meaning nurse. "Have you found your God yet?" The thought of it nags him, and prods him-and ultimately launches him on a far-flung journey to do just tha...

Price$31.99 USD

also available as ebook

The Socrates Express

In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

2020

EN

The New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss and The Geography of Genius embarks on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history’s greatest thinkers and showing us how each—from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir—offers practical and spiritual lessons for today’s unsettled times.We turn to philosophy for the same reasons we travel: to see the world from a different perspective, to uneart...

Price$26.99 USD

also available as ebook

The Famously Funny Parrott

Four Tales from the Bird Himself

2022

EN

From the co-creator of the hit children’s show, Dora the Explorer, comes a hilarious and timeless collection of stories about the friendship between Freddie Parrott and his loyal butler, Peccary.Ride through Rubberwick in your Rolly Royce with Freddie and Peccary! This story collection is full of whimsical illustrations and laugh-out-loud adventures.From solving problems like the mysterious knock-knocking door, to saving the day with a fresh batch ...

Price$4.99 USD

2024

EN

From the co-creator of the hit children’s show, Dora the Explorer, comes four more hilarious stories about the friendship between Freddie the purple parrot and his loyal butler, Peccary.Return to Rubberwick with this new collection of short stories, full of whimsical illustrations and laugh-out-loud hijinks!These brand new adventures find our favorite duo deciphering morse code, getting into trouble with the town Judge, and even trying a n...

Price$9.99 USD

also available as audiobook

Unabridged

1 hour 43 min

2024

EN

From the co-creator of the hit children’s show, Dora the Explorer, comes four more hilarious stories about the friendship between Freddie the purple parrot and his loyal butler, Peccary.Return to Rubberwick with this new collection of short stories, full of laugh-out-loud hijinks!These brand new adventures find our favorite duo deciphering morse code, getting into trouble with the town Judge, and even trying a new breakfast treat (don't wo...

Price$11.00 USD

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The Shadow Market

How a Group of Wealthy Nations and Powerful Investors Secretly Dominate the World

Unabridged

8 hours 59 min

2010

EN

Eric J. Weiner's critically acclaimed first book, What Goes Up: The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, Brokers, CEOs, and Scoundrels Who Made It Happen, was selected as one of the year's best books by Barron's magazine and one of the year's Most Enriching Reads by Kiplinger's. Weiner has demonstrated a deep knowledge of Wall Street and how the international financial world operates. Now, in The Shadow Market, he reveals that...

Price$17.99 USD

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Fighting for Air

The Battle to Control America's Media

Unabridged

11 hours 15 min

2008

EN

This groundbreaking investigative work by a critically acclaimed sociologist exposes the corporate takeover of local news and what it means for all Americans.Early in the morning of January 18, 2002, a train derailment near Minot, North Dakota, sent a cloud of poisonous gas drifting toward the small town. Minot's fire and rescue departments were unable to get word out by radio because Clear Channel, which is canned programming, operated all six radio stations—resulting in one death...

Price$20.95 USDor Free with Kobo Plus

Fur, Fortune, and Empire

The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America

Unabridged

11 hours 59 min

2010

EN

Fur, Fortune, and Empireis the most comprehensive and compelling history of the American fur trade ever written.As Henry Hudson sailed up the broad river that would one day bear his name, he grew concerned that his Dutch patrons would be disappointed in his failure to find the fabled route to the Orient. What became immediately apparent, however, from the Indians clad in deer skins and "good furs" was that Hudson had discovered something just as tantalizing. The news of Hu...

Price$22.95 USDor Free with Kobo Plus