Cassandra Nuss has narrated 9 audiobooks on Listento.it by 8 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.7★ across 503 ratings. The most-rated is Why You Are Who You Are.
Why You Are Who You Are
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To understand the roots of personality is to understand motivations and influences that shape behavior, which in turn reflect how you deal with the opportunities and challenges of everyday life. That's the focus of these exciting 24 lectures, in which you examine the differences in people's personalities, where these differences come from, and how they shape our lives. Drawing on information gleaned from psychology, neuroscience, and genetics, Professor Leary opens the door to understanding how personality works and why. Throughout his illuminating lectures, five important personality traits come into focus, traits that form the foundation of how psychologists approach the topic of personality: extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness. Combining psychology with neuroscience and behavioral genetics, this exploration will open your eyes to the myriad ways our traits, motives, emotions, beliefs, and values are shaped by things like our genes, environment, experiences, and evolutionary history. Why is it so hard to change our behavior? Why do people develop different values and morals? Does personality change as we age? Is personality passed down through genes? Designed as a fascinating, accessible scientific inquiry, these lectures will have you thinking about personality in a way that enriches your understanding of the complex psychological processes that make you who you are. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
©2018 The Teaching Company, LLC; 2018 The Great Courses
Neglected No More
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It took the coronavirus pandemic to open our eyes to the deplorable state of so many of the nation's long-term care homes: the inhumane conditions, overworked and underpaid staff, and lack of oversight. In this timely new book, esteemed health reporter André Picard reveals the full extent of the crisis in eldercare, and offers an urgently needed prescription to fix a broken system. When COVID-19 spread through seniors' residences across Canada, the impact was horrific. Along with widespread illness and a devastating death toll, the situation exposed a decades-old crisis: the shocking systemic neglect toward our elders. Called in to provide emergency care in some of the hardest-hit facilities in Ontario and Quebec, the military issued damning reports of what they encountered. And yet, the failings that were exposed - unappetizing meals, infrequent baths, overmedication, physical abuse, and inadequate personal care - have persisted for years in these institutions. In Neglected No More, André Picard takes a hard look at how we came to embrace mass institutionalization, and lays out what can and must be done to improve the state of care for our elders, a highly vulnerable population with complex needs and little ability to advocate for themselves. Picard shows that the entire eldercare system - fragmented, underfunded, and unsupported - is long overdue for a fundamental rethink. We need to find ways to ensure seniors can age gracefully in the community for longer, with supportive home care and respite for family caregivers, and ensure that long-term care homes are not warehouses of isolation and neglect. Our elders deserve nothing less.
©2021 Andre Picard (P)2021 Random House Canada
Son of Soron
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Soron and Velaina left the royal life behind, with all its intrigues and dangers, for the small village of Elderwood. For 14 years, they lived a peaceful and simple life, until one day their son Nathan showed signs of possessing magical abilities, and all their plans were thrown into question. Before they could share their secret pasts with their son, a tragic series of missteps by an ambitious duke leads to tragedy. Nathan's quest finds him pitted against deadly bandits, vicious mythical creatures, and a northern king who will either kill him or call him grandson. Watch as the young boy leaves a sheltered childhood and enters into perilous adventures with life or death situations threatening his very existence.
©2015 Robyn Wideman (P)2017 Robyn Wideman
Heir to the Defendants
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Two heirs. One throne. Return to the land of Kale for the third installment in the Rise of the Temple Gods series and follow twin princesses Mariana and Ameria as their struggle for the crown divides not only their hearts, but the kingdom they strive to rule. Named by her grandfather as the future Lady of Serenitas, Princess Ameria distinguishes herself as a ruler while, in secret, delving further into her family's shadowed past. What is the meaning behind the wraith's prophecy and how does it connect to the identity of her father's killer? Seated on the throne as acting queen, Mariana struggles to navigate royal court politics while grappling with the possibility the man she considered a second father, Master Leo, may not have been the hero she once believed. To discover the truth, Mariana sends her trusted captain and love, Kyle, to meet with her sister, Princess Ameria. Kyle is not without secrets of his own. Each night he endures the same dream. Two men, trapped in eternal mortal combat. And behind their clash of blades, a voice growling in the darkness: Beware the twins of Kale.
©2016 K.L. Bone (P)2016 K.L. Bone
The Dark Days
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After the Death Asteroid strikes Earth, Claudia is stranded on a rooftop near Denver International Airport surrounded by the cold waters of the "new" Atlantic Ocean. She and four other misfits have managed to escape the wrath of destruction and must now put the pieces back together. Are there any other survivors? With no choice but to return to DIA, they find a group of survivors led by Dorian Lennox, the former head of security who has put himself in charge. Claudia butts heads with Dorian, who claims he is trying to protect her. He'll wish she were dead as the Dark Days unfold.
©2014 GK Publishing (P)2015 Gk Publishing
The Dark Days: End of the World
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Can't get enough of The Hunger Games? Want to know what could have caused the formation of the 13 districts and what led to Game 1? This is that story. The Dark Days saga of what happened before the games will satisfy your Hunger! End of the World - Episode 1: Nineteen-year-old Claudia Sheeplord is aboard an airplane flying to Denver when she discovers that all attempts to destroy the Death Asteroid before it hits Earth have failed. While still in the air, one of the asteroid masses hits Earth. The sky turns dark, full of particles. When Claudia lands, chaos has flooded the airport. She makes a promise to her new friend, a 13-year old tinkerer named Benjamin Willoby, and together they must fight their way through the destruction and find their own means of survival before it's too late.
©2014 GK Publishing (P)2014 Gk Publishing
Heir to Koloso
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"Fear to the fearless. Hope to the hopeless. Mercy to those who hate you. Death to those who love you. That is your destiny, Princess of Kale, Princess of Koloso, heir to both." - Prophecy of the Kalian Twins The struggle for the throne intensifies as twin princesses Ameria and Mariana are forced to contend with their bitter rivalry and haunted past. In this sequel to Heir to Kale, the sisters learn that they must first expose the secrets of their past before they can begin to unveil their shadowed destiny. Awaiting the Temple bout which will determine her fate, Princess Mariana struggles to unite a kingdom long bereft of leadership. She must navigate a labyrinth of rival families, powerful lords, and the ever-widening rift between those who serve the Temples and those who do not. Unprepared and still grieving the loss of her mentor, Mariana must decide for herself what is right for the kingdom and who, if anyone, can be trusted. Meanwhile, Princess Ameria is more determined than ever to discover the true identity of her father's killer and is willing to risk everything in order to find the answers she seeks. Embarking upon a quest which takes her from gleaming Temples to darkened castles, she endeavors to learn the truth about her family, the prophecy, and the future of the kingdom. Eventually turning to her estranged grandfather, the powerful and dangerous Lord Riccard, Ameria uncovers a truth about her family's past from which will threaten to challenge the very foundations of her beliefs. However, as the sisters come closer to revealing their past and the prophecy which haunts their future, the wraiths watch from the shadows, an ever-present reminder that time is running out and that the fight for the throne looms upon the horizon.
©2014 K.L. Bone (P)2016 K.L. Bone
The Dark Days
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After Claudia and Ben stumble upon Dorian's secret, they are taken prisoner. Food and supplies are running low, and Dorian's ultimate goal is survival of the race - and the fittest. Claudia is smart and able to buy time - time to meet a group of survivors in Denver and possibly the love of her life. But loyalty calls her back to the shelter to save her friends. Plans to reunite with the other survivors are thwarted as she's forced into a caravan to seek out a food source and shed the dead weight. When they stumble upon another group of survivors, someone will have blood on their hands!
©2013 GK Publishing (P)2015 GK Publishing
The Missing Mage
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Nathan and Verin have just rescued Ava, her little sister Rose, Sharon. Their old village having been destroyed, Nathan and the girls decide to trust Verin and follow him to the magical kingdom of Balta. But as they arrive in their new home they are greeted by great clouds of black smoke. Balta is under attack! Book two of the Stoneblood Saga continues the story of Nathan Stoneblood as he discovers the extent of his new-found powers and explores his mother's homeland, a world filled with magic and intrigue.
©2015 Robyn Wideman (P)2017 Robyn Wideman