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  GDP - A Brief but Affectionate...

  Diane Coyle

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  This audiobook narrated by acclaimed economist Diane Coyle explains how GDP came to rule our lives—and why it needs to change
  
  Why did the size of the U.S. economy increase by 3 percent on one day in mid-2013—or Ghana's balloon by 60 percent overnight in 2010? Why did the U.K. financial industry show its fastest expansion ever at the end of 2008—just as the world's financial system went into meltdown? And why was Greece's chief statistician charged with treason in 2013 for apparently doing nothing more than trying to accurately report the size of his country's economy? The answers to all these questions lie in the way we define and measure national economies around the world: Gross Domestic Product. This entertaining and informative book tells the story of GDP, making sense of a statistic that appears constantly in the news, business, and politics, and that seems to rule our lives—but that hardly anyone actually understands.
  
  Diane Coyle traces the history of this artificial, abstract, complex, but exceedingly important statistic from its eighteenth- and nineteenth-century precursors through its invention in the 1940s and its postwar golden age, and then through the Great Crash up to today. The reader learns why this standard measure of the size of a country's economy was invented, how it has changed over the decades, and what its strengths and weaknesses are. The book explains why even small changes in GDP can decide elections, influence major political decisions, and determine whether countries can keep borrowing or be thrown into recession. The book ends by making the case that GDP was a good measure for the twentieth century but is increasingly inappropriate for a twenty-first-century economy driven by innovation, services, and intangible goods.

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  Death to Beauty - The...

  Eugene M. Helveston

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  In the 1970s, Dr. Alan Scott sought to selectively weaken eye muscles to treat strabismus (when one or both eyes are misaligned) without surgery. After failed attempts with other agents, Scott developed a method to stabilize the bacteria that causes botulism, culminating in a drug that eventually became known as Botox. 
   
   
   
  In Death to Beauty, Eugene M. Helveston, MD, follows the unlikely story of botulism's 1817 discovery in contaminated German sausages, to its use in military and research facilities, to Scott, an ophthalmologist who aimed to safely use the drug in humans. Scott struggled alone as an unknown in the pharmaceutical industry, searching for clinical trial financing and FDA approval, which he achieved at a fraction of the billions big pharma usually spends to bring a drug to market. Eventually, the company Allergan bought him out, capitalizing on the possibilities for cosmetic uses. Scott's formula was renamed "Botox" and reached annual sales in the billions. After the sale, Scott received no further compensation from Botox sales and remained the same unassuming man. 
   
   
   
  A fascinating walk through the intricate history of how the world's deadliest toxin starting as a treatment for crossed eyes became a routine tool for the cosmetic industry, Death to Beauty will make you rethink success, beauty, and deadly bacteria.

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  Effective Healing Without...

  MD Istvan Lukacs

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  Effective Healing Without Medication – Volume I is a clear and practical guide to understanding musculoskeletal pain from a broader, integrative medical perspective. 
   
  In this audiobook, Dr. Istvan Lukacs, MD explains why pain is not always the enemy, but often an important signal from the body. The book explores the role of muscle tone, posture, load distribution, stress, sleep, recovery, inflammation, and patient education in persistent pain conditions. 
   
  Written for patients and health-conscious listeners, this volume helps explain why painkillers may reduce symptoms but often do not address the underlying causes of pain. It encourages better self-observation, more informed decision-making, and a deeper understanding of how the body responds to strain, tension, and imbalance. 
   
  This audiobook is narrated by an AI voice.

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  Strangers to Ourselves -...

  Rachel Aviv

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  A New York Times Book Review Ten Best Books of 2022 A Wall Street Journal Ten Best Books of 2022 The acclaimed, award-winning New Yorker writer Rachel Aviv offers a groundbreaking exploration of mental illness and the mind, and illuminates the startling connections between diagnosis and identity. In Strangers to Ourselves, a powerful and gripping debut, Rachel Aviv raises fundamental questions about how we understand ourselves in periods of crisis and distress. Drawing on deep, original reporting as well as unpublished journals and memoirs, Aviv writes about people who have come up against the limits of psychiatric explanations for who they are. She follows an Indian woman, celebrated as a saint, who lives in healing temples in Kerala; an incarcerated mother vying for her children’s forgiveness after recovering from psychosis; a man who devotes his life to seeking revenge upon his psychoanalysts; and an affluent young woman who, after a decade of defining herself through her diagnosis, decides to go off her meds because she doesn’t know who she is without them. Animated by a profound sense of empathy, Aviv’s exploration is refracted through her own account of living in a hospital ward at the age of six and meeting a fellow patient with whom her life runs parallel—until it no longer does. Aviv asks how the stories we tell about mental disorders shape their course in our lives. Challenging the way we understand and talk about illness, her account is a testament to the porousness and resilience of the mind.

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  MCAT Power Play: Transformative...

  Quinlan Breckenridge

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  MCAT Power Play: Transformative Secrets to Elevate Your Success 
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  Learn Spanish while you sleep -...

  1000-words.com

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  Learn Spanish anytime, anywhere — while you sleep, drive, walk, study, or work out.  
   
  1000 Words is your calm and immersive way to master Spanish through audio.  
  Each episode helps you expand your vocabulary, improve pronunciation, and understand real Spanish — without stress, screens, or interruptions.  
   
  In this audiobook, you’ll hear 1000 Spanish phrases for beginners, clearly spoken with English translations.  
  Perfect for beginners, travelers, and language lovers who want to absorb Spanish naturally through repeated listening.  
   
  Listen in bed, at the gym, in the car, or during your daily routine — every minute helps you grow your Spanish effortlessly.  
   
  🌙 Relax. Focus. Learn Spanish anywhere.  
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