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We Were Never Really Friends

by Timothy King ...

Narrated by Joe Hempel ...

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5 hours 10 min

Trapped on an island. Nowhere to hide. The hunt has begun.For Roger, Jerome, Ryan, and Chris, a trip to a private island mansion off the coast of Louisiana was supposed to be a grand reunion. It was a chance to relive their high school glory days with their wives, fueled by billionaire-status luxury and endless drinks.But as the sun sets over the bayou, the group realizes that the foundations of ... Read more

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Trapped on an island. Nowhere to hide. The hunt has begun.For Roger, Jerome, Ryan, and Chris, a trip to a private island mansion off the coast of Louisiana was supposed to be a grand reunion. It was a chance to relive their high school glory days with their wives, fueled by billionaire-status luxury and endless drinks.But as the sun sets over the bayou, the group realizes that the foundations of
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What Are Drugs For?

An Exploration of Stolen Fire

by Timothy McMahan King ...

We live in a pharmaceutical age where drugs contribute to and are a potential solution for many personal and societal problems. But instead of serious ethical inquiry into these substances' role in our lives, we've embraced harmful political and cultural trends of wholesale rejection of "evil" drugs while searching for "miracle" cures. But for most of human history, what we today call drugs were ... Read more

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We live in a pharmaceutical age where drugs contribute to and are a potential solution for many personal and societal problems. But instead of serious ethical inquiry into these substances' role in our lives, we've embraced harmful political and cultural trends of wholesale rejection of "evil" drugs while searching for "miracle" cures. But for most of human history, what we today call drugs were
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The Bunker

Eleven Down

by Timothy King ...

“Who knows Bob,” John said to the Colonel in a solemn tone. “As far as I am aware, nobody has ever done what we are about to do. Think about it: we are going to put twelve strangers in a bunker one hundred feet underground, and then tell them that all we are going to do is observe their interactions while they perform basic tasks for two weeks. Then we are going to fake a cataclysmic event ... Read more

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“Who knows Bob,” John said to the Colonel in a solemn tone. “As far as I am aware, nobody has ever done what we are about to do. Think about it: we are going to put twelve strangers in a bunker one hundred feet underground, and then tell them that all we are going to do is observe their interactions while they perform basic tasks for two weeks. Then we are going to fake a cataclysmic event
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The Newbie’s Guidebook to ChatGPT: A Beginner's Tutorial

The Newbie’s Guidebook

by Timothy King ...

Series series The Newbie’s Guidebook
This guidebook is designed to help beginners navigate the exciting world of AI, specifically focusing on ChatGPT. Structured in an easy-to-follow outline format, it allows readers to quickly locate the sections they need, or reference information on-the-go. While the lessons here can be applied to various AI programs, they are particularly tailored for ChatGPT. ... Read more

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This guidebook is designed to help beginners navigate the exciting world of AI, specifically focusing on ChatGPT. Structured in an easy-to-follow outline format, it allows readers to quickly locate the sections they need, or reference information on-the-go. While the lessons here can be applied to various AI programs, they are particularly tailored for ChatGPT.
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Blink

A Collection of Poetry

by Timothy Found ...

Narrated by Lilah Monroe, Wren Carter, King Key, Mina Fairlow, Emmie de Búrca, Jessi Jones, Lucy Vale, Garett Wiese, Jo Ryder, Kat Dawson, Rayne Baker, T. Lupa Carver, Demi Akinrowo, Max Themer, Brittany Bryan, Trenton Blackwood, Andrea Lee, Max Davidson, Katrina Winter, Jenna Paris, Tyler Laux, Luulu Soul, Conner Blackwater, Vic Fraser, Nikki Lyons, Lauren Hilary, Simon Garbutt, Robin Amanda, Ryan Pierson, David Winter ...

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35 min

Blink is a collection of poems exploring the relationship between time, language and emotion. In one breath, we describe aeons of complex existence; in another, we delve into the richness of our most private thoughts and feelings. In a life which seems limited by the constant ticking of time, is time the only steady companion we have? Performed by an ensemble cast of narrators, this collection ... Read more

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Blink is a collection of poems exploring the relationship between time, language and emotion. In one breath, we describe aeons of complex existence; in another, we delve into the richness of our most private thoughts and feelings. In a life which seems limited by the constant ticking of time, is time the only steady companion we have? Performed by an ensemble cast of narrators, this collection
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Corporate Governance in the Banking and Financial Sector

Innovations and Adaptations in a Changing Landscape

Edited by Timothy King, Jonathan Williams ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This book examines several contemporary issues which are shaping corporate governance in the banking sector. These issues have been evolving over the past decade and even more so since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC, 2007-09) revealed many significant weaknesses in corporate governance structures at banks. Alongside major reforms to the architecture of the global financial system, like the ... Read more

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This book examines several contemporary issues which are shaping corporate governance in the banking sector. These issues have been evolving over the past decade and even more so since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC, 2007-09) revealed many significant weaknesses in corporate governance structures at banks. Alongside major reforms to the architecture of the global financial system, like the
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Addiction Nation

What the Opioid Crisis Reveals About Us

by Timothy McMahan King ...

Narrated by Timothy McMahan King ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

When a near-fatal illness led his doctors to prescribe narcotics, media consultant Timothy McMahan King ended up where millions of others have: addicted. Eventually King learned to manage pain without opioids - but not before he began asking profound questions about the spiritual and moral nature of addiction, the companies complicit in creating the opioid epidemic, and the paths toward healing ... Read more

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When a near-fatal illness led his doctors to prescribe narcotics, media consultant Timothy McMahan King ended up where millions of others have: addicted. Eventually King learned to manage pain without opioids - but not before he began asking profound questions about the spiritual and moral nature of addiction, the companies complicit in creating the opioid epidemic, and the paths toward healing
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Addiction Nation

What the Opioid Crisis Reveals about Us

by Timothy McMahan King ...

“Opioids claim the lives of 115 people per day. One of them could have been me.”When a near-fatal illness led his doctors to prescribe narcotics, media consultant Timothy McMahan King ended up where millions of others have: addicted. Eventually King learned to manage pain without opioids—but not before he began asking profound questions about the spiritual and moral nature of addiction, the ... Read more

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“Opioids claim the lives of 115 people per day. One of them could have been me.”When a near-fatal illness led his doctors to prescribe narcotics, media consultant Timothy McMahan King ended up where millions of others have: addicted. Eventually King learned to manage pain without opioids—but not before he began asking profound questions about the spiritual and moral nature of addiction, the
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Disruptive Technology in Banking and Finance

An International Perspective on FinTech

Edited by Timothy King, Francesco Saverio Stentella Lopes, Abhishek Srivastav, Jonathan Williams ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book exemplifies the potential of FinTech to deliver important economic and societal gains, such as enhancing competition and financial inclusion to deliver tailored financial products and services at more affordable prices and at greater convenience. The emergence of FinTech directly challenges the business models of incumbent financial intermediaries like banks, which are adapting by ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book exemplifies the potential of FinTech to deliver important economic and societal gains, such as enhancing competition and financial inclusion to deliver tailored financial products and services at more affordable prices and at greater convenience. The emergence of FinTech directly challenges the business models of incumbent financial intermediaries like banks, which are adapting by
... Read more
Music Makers

Portraits and Songs from the Roots of America

Edited by Timothy Duffy ...

When he was in graduate school in the late 1980s, Timothy Duffy began documenting the “roots” music styles of largely forgotten southern musicians in a series of field recordings. Recognizing that too many artists working in these traditions — blues, R&B, hillbilly music, and other now increasingly popular forms — had been either ignored or taken advantage of by mainstream record labels and music ... Read more

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When he was in graduate school in the late 1980s, Timothy Duffy began documenting the “roots” music styles of largely forgotten southern musicians in a series of field recordings. Recognizing that too many artists working in these traditions — blues, R&B, hillbilly music, and other now increasingly popular forms — had been either ignored or taken advantage of by mainstream record labels and music
... Read more
Chinese and Japanese Films on the Second World War

Edited by King-fai Tam, Timothy Y. Tsu, Sandra Wilson ...

Series series Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
This book examines representations of the Second World War in postwar Chinese and Japanese cinema. Drawing on a wide range of scholarly disciplines, and analysing a wide range of films, it demonstrates the potential of war movies for understanding contemporary China and Japan. It shows how the war is remembered in both countries, including the demonisation of Japanese soldiers in postwar socialist ... Read more

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This book examines representations of the Second World War in postwar Chinese and Japanese cinema. Drawing on a wide range of scholarly disciplines, and analysing a wide range of films, it demonstrates the potential of war movies for understanding contemporary China and Japan. It shows how the war is remembered in both countries, including the demonisation of Japanese soldiers in postwar socialist
... Read more
Walking in the Moment between Tick and Tock

From Passover to Pentecost

by J. Timothy King ...

The journey from chaos to fulfillment begins…The Passover story ends with the Israelites escaping across the Red Sea and, after much turmoil and struggle, finally gaining the prize—to roam the desert.This is the beginning of the story, not the end. And it is the beginning of our story, too, not the end. A story that culminates with Pentecost, the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, when God gave the Torah ... Read more

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The journey from chaos to fulfillment begins…The Passover story ends with the Israelites escaping across the Red Sea and, after much turmoil and struggle, finally gaining the prize—to roam the desert.This is the beginning of the story, not the end. And it is the beginning of our story, too, not the end. A story that culminates with Pentecost, the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, when God gave the Torah
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