James Carter has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is Champions Day.
Champions Day
Summary
How a single day revealed the history and foreshadowed the future of Shanghai. It is November 12, 1941, and the world is at war. In Shanghai, just weeks before Pearl Harbor, thousands celebrate the birthday of China's founding father, Sun Yat-sen, in a new city center built to challenge European imperialism. Across town, crowds of Shanghai residents from all walks of life attend the funeral of China's wealthiest woman, the Chinese-French widow of a Baghdadi Jewish businessman whose death was symbolic of the passing of a generation that had seen Shanghai's rise to global prominence. But it is the racetrack that attracts the largest crowd of all. At the center of the International Settlement, the heart of Western colonization - but also of Chinese progressivism, art, commerce, cosmopolitanism, and celebrity - Champions Day unfolds, drawing tens of thousands of Chinese spectators and Europeans alike to bet on the horses. In a sharp and lively snapshot of the day's events, James Carter recaptures the complex history of Old Shanghai. Champions Day is a kaleidoscopic portrait of city poised for revolution.
©2020 James Carter (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
American Cooking Cookbook: More and More Recipes for Great Cooking
Summary
An American cookbook is important as a time capsule for the cuisine of a culture. Because American cooking is a conglomerate of all the cultures that America entails, a cookbook can detail not only the recipes but also the culture that the recipe represents and their unique American story. American cookbooks will also be divided by region. There are regional favorites that tend to transcend the barriers of ethnicity and detail the communities where the recipes originate as well as the region as a whole. This is necessary to preserve the original recipe before it is altered by all who encounter and enjoy the cooking.
©2014 Speedy Publishing LLC (P)2015 Speedy Publishing LLC
How to Analyze People
Summary
Do you want to know how to analyze people and to best interpret what their behaviors mean? If yes, then keep reading.... It is important to understand that there is a difference between reading and analyzing someone in your presence and telepathy. Many people confuse the two. Science fiction fans are more than conversant with the concept of telepathy. You are thousands of miles away, yet somehow, just when you are thinking about someone, they call you. This is a different story altogether. Analyzing someone is about being in their presence. You must be aware of their role at the moment and yours to accurately analyze them. Do you want to know how to manipulate people? Manipulation is fundamentally the art of getting others to do exactly what you want them to not necessarily by paying attention to their desires or in extreme cases even harming them. It comprises a series of techniques such as charm, charisma, hypnotism, persuasion, trickery, coaxing, misinformation, and much more. In this book, we will discuss the following topics: • The science of body language • Different signs of body language • Signals to analyze people • Deep analysis of people thought • Body language for effective communciation
©2020 James Carter (P)2021 James Carter