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Bloomsbury presents The Big Myth by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, read by Liza Seneca. “An immense scholarly feat.”—New Yorker * “[A] scorching indictment of free market fundamentalism . . . and how we can change, before it’s too late.”—Esquire The bestselling authors of...

Steve Coll investigates the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States, revealing the true extent of its power. ExxonMobil’s annual revenues are larger than the economic activity in the great majority of countries. In many of the countries where it conducts business...

His mother called him “Bobby Mountain.” Elders called him “Great Man.” His people called him “Chief.” Oil men called him “Mr. Cree.” But the government called him “Number 53.” Robert Cree was all of these while facing his people’s oppressors and freeing the ghosts of tortured spirits. The Many Names of Robert Cree is his first-person account of survival in a brutally racist residential school system designed to erase traditional Indigenous culture, language, and knowledge.

From the author of the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Drive By comes a unique and riveting exploration of one of America’s largest and fastest-growing industries—the business of poverty. Broke, USA is a Fast Food Nation for the “poverty industry” that will also appeal to readers...

We live in an age of addiction, from compulsive gaming and shopping to binge eating and opioid abuse. Sugar can be as habit-forming as cocaine, researchers tell us, and social media apps are hooking our kids. But what can we do to resist temptations that insidiously and deliberately rewire our brains? Nothing, David Courtwright says, unless we understand the history and character of the global enterprises that create and cater to our bad habits.

An accurate picture of the LGBTQ rights movement’s achievements is incomplete without this surprising history of how corporate America joined the cause. Legal scholar Carlos Ball tells the overlooked story of how LGBTQ activism aimed at corporations since the Stonewall riots helped turn them...

Host Ava Grey excavates Big Tobacco's darkest secrets from 93 million pages of leaked internal documents, revealing decades of corporate deception about cancer, addiction, and nicotine manipulation. Through courtroom battles and anonymous leaks, discover how the industry's own words became the smoking gun that exposed a massive racketeering conspiracy. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

A pioneering forecaster predicts the trends and technologies that will shape global culture and commerce in the next two decades—a must-read guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking for an edge. “In a world of half-baked hot takes, Marian Salzman is a true seer...

"A hugely entertaining achievement." –Esquire “An engaging survey through a period of intellectual history that reveals as much about people who wear watches as the objects on their wrists." – Wall Street Journal "As impeccably crafted and precisely engineered as any of the watches on...

This fascinating three-thousand-year history of the census traces the making of the modern survey and explores its political power in the age of big data and surveillance. In April 2020, the United States will embark on what has been called "the largest peacetime mobilization in American...

A thrilling look at the rise and fall of Juul and the danger of e-cigarettes. The story begins with two students who want to quit smoking and culminates with 48 dead and nearly 2,300 injured and counting. The real question is: how? __________ Some say vaping is a public health revolution that...

Shortlisted for the Donner Prize for Best Public Policy Book of the YearFrom the authors of The Big Shift and Empty Planet, a timely and provocative exploration of the seismic forces reshaping Canada’s political, cultural, and economic landscape. Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson’s explosive...

The Big Life NYC, features host Roderick Angle as he speaks with established New York City residents about how they have created big lives in one of the toughest cities in the world. As we learn their personal stories, we will glean practical advice plus insider tips and recommendations on how to live large in NYC. Filmed at Brown Harris Stevens' Studio 1873, Part of the Mastery of Real Estate (MORE) Network. Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/more-network/id6471620155 Connect with Roderick Angle here: https://www.bhsusa.com/real-estate-agent/roderick-angle Brown Harris ...

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Big Locals Podcast is a podcast introducing the innovative, eccentric, and movers-and-shakers of the Denver community. Be prepared to walk through the enthusiasm of the Denverites brought to you by a not-so-local host, Ian Jimeno. If you like the content or if you just want to spread the word of the local Denver scene, be sure to download and leave a like, review, and follow. Make sure to follow the host's journey as a new Denverite on Instagram: @biglocalspodcast Shop Local, Support Local, Big Locals Podcast

All Things Big And Small is hosted by Jeff Volmrich. Join him as he finds ways to generate wellness for ones self and the world at large.

The Collectors Cast is a podcast all about collecting and collectibles. Hosted by Clint Wilson and Mike Bloski, the two collectors talk about the various things people search for, current trends in the collecting space, and much more. New episodes every Friday!