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    Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent and Utterly Mangle Science , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 398min
    An eye-opening tour of the political tricks that subvert scientific progress. In 1980, Ronald Reagan created one of the dumbest talking points of all time: "I'm not a scientist, but..." Since then, politicians have repeatedly committed egregious transgressions against scientific knowledge prefaced by this seemingly innocuous phrase. Yet, as science journalist Dave Levitan reveals, that line is just the tip of the melting iceberg when it comes to rhetorical tools wielded to attack scientific findings that don't cooperate with political agendas. Just listen to Mike Huckabee dismiss climate change as "a sunburn", Donald Trump suggest that vaccines cause autism, or Todd Akin's infamous invention of "legitimate rape". With a taxonomer's eye, Levitan captures and categorizes these deceptions by chapter, assigning delightful names like "The Butter-Up and Undercut", "The Literal Nitpick", "The Straight-Up Fabrication", and many more. His sharp-elbowed humor dismantles our leaders' deceptive arguments while illuminating the real science behind the worst soundbites from our elected non-scientists. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Pariseau. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/029549/bk_adbl_029549_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Parallel Verse Extracts For Translation Into English And Latin
    Parallel Verse Extracts For Translation Into English And Latin ab 24.99 € als Taschenbuch: With Special Prefaced On Idioms And Metres (1893). Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Englische Taschenbücher,
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    The Bengali Mystic: 88 Insights from Sri Ramakrishna , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 44min
    Sri Ramakrishna is one of the most thoroughly studied saints in the last 150 years. He is by any measure one of the most extraordinary mystics to have emerged from India. Ramakrishna has impacted the lives of millions around the world and he continues to intrigue and puzzle spiritual seekers and scholars alike. After reading many of Sri Ramakrishna’s wonderful sayings, filled with such rich and earthly analogies, I thought it would be instructive to choose 88 of his insights and put them in a short, introductory book. To accomplish this aim, I have drawn from Max Müller’s delightful, and too often neglected, book, Ramakrishna: His Life and Sayings which was first published in 1898. In addition, I have included a brief article I wrote about Ramakrishna’s first Samadhi experience as a young boy who was overcome by a stunningly beautiful sight of white cranes against a cascade of blackened clouds. All of this is prefaced with a brief biography of the Bengali saint who still enthralls us today with his remarkable life and teachings. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Clay Lomakayu. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/111849/bk_acx0_111849_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Dracula's Guest , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 33min
    Dracula's Guest is believed to be the deleted first chapter of Stoker’s masterpiece, Dracula, removed because the publisher felt the chapter was unnecessary due to the length of the manuscript. In the preface to the 1914 short story collection Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories, Stoker’s widow, Florence Bram Stoker, notes "To his original list of stories in this book, I have added an hitherto unpublished episode from Dracula. It was originally excised owing to the length of the book, and may prove of interest to the many readers of what is considered my husband's most remarkable work." Despite the widow Stoker's prefaced note and supporting evidence, some Stoker scholars, including Elizabeth Miller, do not believe that the story was indeed the deleted chapter. Dracula’s Guest tells the story of an unnamed Englishman visiting Munich before departing for Transylvania. Ignoring the warning of his hotelier to return early, the Englishman ventures out to explore an abandoned village. In this village, during a raging storm, he encounters several otherworldly beings and is unsure of the exact events of the night. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Langton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001006/bk_gdan_001006_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    God
    God ab 27.49 € als Taschenbuch: His Knowability Essence and Attributes : a Dogmatic Treatise Prefaced by a Brief General Introduction to the Study of Dogmatic Theology. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,
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    Stray Moments With Thackeray His Humor Satire And Characters
    Stray Moments With Thackeray His Humor Satire And Characters ab 22.99 € als Taschenbuch: Being Selections From His Writings Prefaced With A Few Biographical Notes. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Belletristik, Briefe & Biografien,
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    The Thirteen Principal Upanishads , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 672min
    Upanishads are mankind's oldest works of philosophy, predating the earliest Greek philosophy. They are the concluding part of the Vedas, the ancient Indian sacred literature, and mark the culmination of a tradition of speculative thought first expressed in the Rig-Veda more than 4,000 years ago.  Remarkable for their meditative depth, spirit of doubt and intellectual honesty, the Upanishads are concerned with the knowledge of the Brahman, the Ultimate Reality, and man's relationship with it. The name Upanishad is derived from the face-to-face mode of imparting knowledge - in the utmost sanctity and secrecy, to prevent its trivialisation or perversion. Composed in Sanskrit between 900 and 600 BC, the Upanishads presented here are by far the oldest and most important of those that exist.  Max Muller’s classic translation of the first 12 Upanishads have been extensively revised by Suren Navlakha, who provides an entirely new translation of the 13th, the Kaushitaka Upanishad. The recording opens with an extended and informative introduction to the Upanishads, setting the background to the genre, and each Upanishad is prefaced with a brief introductory passage. The Indian actor Sagar Arya gives an idiomatic reading. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sagar Arya. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/dhrm/000187/bk_dhrm_000187_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Pit , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 757min
    Alexander Kuprin prefaced his novel The Pit about the lives of early 20th century Russian prostitutes as follows, "I know many people will find this novel amoral and inappropriate, but nevertheless I dedicated it from the bottom of my heart to mothers and young people" Indeed, the novel's publication was followed by an explosion of outrage. The "good" society accused Kuprin of slander and forever exiled him from its sitting rooms, charity auctions, and holiday balls. Progressive intellectuals winced and shuddered, but could not help admitting Kuprin had a point. As with the works of Marquis de Sade and George Sand, parents hid copies of the book from their children. But those who wanted to read the book found the way. Whether hated or admired, forbidden or applauded - one thing was certain: Kuprin's beautifully written, brutally realistic, vivid, and poignant novel left no one indifferent. Gender inequality and sex trade are still alive today, in our world of supersonic speeds and instant information exchange, hidden behind the latest and greatest political, social, and technological innovation. Strip away the details of the era, and Kuprin's novel suddenly becomes very modern and topical, filled with archetypes that still exist today, and thought-provoking ideas that are bound to send your mind reeling. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sky Wildmist. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/142841/bk_acx0_142841_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    West Riding Sessions Rolls 1597/8 1602
    West Riding Sessions Rolls 1597/8 1602 ab 47.99 € als Taschenbuch: Prefaced by Certain Proceedings in the Court of the Lord President and Council of the North in 1595. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,
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    People Are Alike All Over: The Classic Twilight Zone Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 24min
    The story that inspired the famous Twilight Zone episode! "People Are Alike All Over" (which starred Roddy McDowall) became one of the most famous episodes of that classic television series. That memorable script was adapted from veteran science fiction author Paul W. Fairman's story for Fantastic Adventures magazine, where it was published under it's original title "Brothers Beyond the Void". As the original magazine blurb described it, "To Marcusson, the thought that people are the same everywhere was comforting. Until he learned that sameness was the very thing he was fighting against!" Eerily familiar and similar to the television version, yet hauntingly different and unique, Fairman's story is wonderful by itself. But for media fans, and especially for fans of the The Twilight Zone, it offers a fascinating example of the skills and the art of adapting a story for the screen and offers a textbook case of how Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling altered and refocused good stories to make them work even better for television.This first ever audio dramatization of "People Are Alike All Over" is prefaced by introductory comments about the author, the story, and the Twilight Zone television show. Enhanced with music and sound effects this REB Audio Book was adapted, produced and performed for this presentation by Bill Mills. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bill Mills. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rebb/000008/bk_rebb_000008_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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