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Adriatic
- A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age
- Auteur(s): Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrateur(s): Arthur Morey
- Durée: 11 h et 26 min
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In this insightful travelogue, Robert D. Kaplan, geopolitical expert and bestselling author of Balkan Ghosts and The Revenge of Geography, turns his perceptive eye to a region that for centuries has been a meeting point of cultures, trade, and ideas. He undertakes a journey around the Adriatic Sea, through Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, and Greece, to reveal that far more is happening in the region than most news stories let on.
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Fascinating, but…
- Écrit par JD le 2022-07-05
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Adriatic
- A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age
- Narrateur(s): Arthur Morey
- Durée: 11 h et 26 min
- Date de publication: 2022-04-12
- Langue: Anglais
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In this insightful travelogue, Robert D. Kaplan, geopolitical expert and bestselling author of Balkan Ghosts and The Revenge of Geography, turns his perceptive eye to a region that for centuries has been a meeting point of cultures, trade, and ideas....
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Critique of Pure Reason
- Auteur(s): Immanuel Kant
- Narrateur(s): Peter Wickham
- Durée: 25 h et 9 min
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Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason is a core text of modern philosophy. Presenting an examination of the nature of human reason, its central argument is that the way in which man perceives his environment is a direct consequence of the mind’s ability to act on this environment and convert it into something meaningful. The work brings together two opposing schools of philosophy—rationalism and empiricism—and proposes a third way, which came to be known as transcendental idealism. The work proved to be hugely influential, not least on Marx, Heidegger and Nietzsche.
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Critique of Pure Reason
- Narrateur(s): Peter Wickham
- Durée: 25 h et 9 min
- Date de publication: 2022-04-04
- Langue: Anglais
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Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason is a core text of modern philosophy. The work brings together two opposing schools of philosophy—rationalism and empiricism—and proposes a third way, which came to be known as transcendental idealism....
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Ayn Rand Answers
- The Best of Her Q & A
- Auteur(s): Ayn Rand
- Narrateur(s): Bernadette Dunne
- Durée: 10 h
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After the publication of Atlas Shrugged in 1957, Ayn Rand occasionally lectured in order to bring her philosophy of Objectivism to a wider audience and apply it to current cultural and political issues. These taped lectures and the question-and-answer sessions that followed added not only an eloquent new dimension to Ayn Rand's ideas and beliefs, but a fresh and spontaneous insight into Ayn Rand herself.
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Ayn Rand Answers
- The Best of Her Q & A
- Narrateur(s): Bernadette Dunne
- Durée: 10 h
- Date de publication: 2009-08-04
- Langue: Anglais
- Ayn Rand occasionally lectured in order to bring her philosophy of Objectivism to a wider audience and apply it to current cultural and political issues....
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The Visionaries
- Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times
- Auteur(s): Wolfram Eilenberger, Shaun Whiteside
- Narrateur(s): Hannah Curtis
- Durée: 12 h et 26 min
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The period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty. It was also a crucial decade in the dramatic, intersecting lives of some of history’s greatest philosophers. There were four women, in particular, whose parallel ideas would come to dominate the twentieth century—at once in necessary dialogue and in striking contrast with one another.
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The Visionaries
- Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times
- Narrateur(s): Hannah Curtis
- Durée: 12 h et 26 min
- Date de publication: 2023-08-01
- Langue: Anglais
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The period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty. It was also a crucial decade in the dramatic, intersecting lives of some of history’s greatest philosophers....
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How We Got to Now
- Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
- Auteur(s): Steven Johnson
- Narrateur(s): Steven Johnson
- Durée: 2 h et 57 min
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Innovation starts with a problem whose solution sets in motion all kinds of unexpected discoveries. That's why you can draw a line from pendulums to punching the clock at a factory, from ice blocks to summer movie blockbusters, from clean water to computer chips. In the lively storytelling style that has made him a popular, best-selling author Steven Johnson looks at how accidental genius, brilliant mistakes, and unintended consequences shape the way we live in the modern world.
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Enjoyable story
- Écrit par Laura Kovshoff le 2022-12-25
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How We Got to Now
- Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
- Narrateur(s): Steven Johnson
- Durée: 2 h et 57 min
- Date de publication: 2018-10-16
- Langue: Anglais
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This adaptation of New York Times best-selling author Steven Johnson's adult book and popular PBS series explores the fascinating and interconnected stories of innovations - like clean drinking water and electricity - that changed the way people live....
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How We Got to Now
- Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
- Auteur(s): Steven Johnson
- Narrateur(s): George Newbern
- Durée: 6 h et 11 min
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In this volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences. Filled with surprising stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakes - from the French publisher who invented the phonograph before Edison but forgot to include playback, to the Hollywood movie star who helped invent the technology behind Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
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Great info
- Écrit par J.R. Kenny le 2020-01-04
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How We Got to Now
- Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
- Narrateur(s): George Newbern
- Durée: 6 h et 11 min
- Date de publication: 2014-09-30
- Langue: Anglais
- How We Got to Now investigates the secret history behind the everyday objects of contemporary life....
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The Temptation to Exist
- Auteur(s): E. M. Cioran
- Narrateur(s): Rick Adamson
- Durée: 9 h et 1 min
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In this work Cioran writes about Western civilizations, the writer, the novel, about mystics, apostles, philosophers. For those to whom the very word philosophy brings visions of arduous reading, be assured: Cioran is crystal-clear, his style quotable and aphoristic.
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The Temptation to Exist
- Narrateur(s): Rick Adamson
- Durée: 9 h et 1 min
- Date de publication: 2022-12-16
- Langue: Anglais
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In this work Cioran writes about Western civilizations, the writer, the novel, about mystics, apostles, philosophers. For those to whom the very word philosophy brings visions of arduous reading, be assured: Cioran is crystal-clear, his style quotable and aphoristic....
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Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine
- Popular Culture and Philosophy
- Auteur(s): Kevin S. Decker, Jason T. Eberl, William Irwin
- Narrateur(s): Joseph Bevilacqua
- Durée: 8 h et 4 min
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The Star Wars films continue to revolutionize science fiction, creating new standards for cinematographic excellence and permeating popular culture around the world. The films feature many complex themes ranging from good versus evil and moral development and corruption to religious faith and pragmatism, forgiveness and redemption, and many others.
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Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful than You Can Possibly Imagine
- Popular Culture and Philosophy
- Narrateur(s): Joseph Bevilacqua
- Durée: 8 h et 4 min
- Date de publication: 2019-02-14
- Langue: Anglais
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The Star Wars films continue to revolutionize science fiction, creating new standards for cinematographic excellence and permeating popular culture around the world. The films feature many complex themes....
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HTML and CSS QuickStart Guide
- The Simplified Beginners Guide to Developing a Strong Coding Foundation, Building Responsive Websites, and Mastering the Fundamentals of Modern Web Design
- Auteur(s): David DuRocher
- Narrateur(s): Andrew Hansen
- Durée: 6 h et 57 min
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David's unique and engaging approach to teaching HTML and CSS principles means that listeners are ready to start designing from the very first chapter without enduring an avalanche of boring jargon or dry technobabble.
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HTML and CSS QuickStart Guide
- The Simplified Beginners Guide to Developing a Strong Coding Foundation, Building Responsive Websites, and Mastering the Fundamentals of Modern Web Design
- Narrateur(s): Andrew Hansen
- Durée: 6 h et 57 min
- Date de publication: 2022-10-27
- Langue: Anglais
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David's unique and engaging approach to teaching HTML and CSS principles means that listeners are ready to start designing from the very first chapter without enduring an avalanche of boring jargon or dry technobabble.
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Synchronicity, Science, and Soul-Making
- Understanding Jungian Synchronicity Through Physics, Buddhism, and Philosophy
- Auteur(s): Victor Mansfield
- Narrateur(s): Charles Henderson Norman
- Durée: 11 h et 56 min
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The central motif running through this thought-provoking book is Jung's most misunderstood concept, synchronicity. By deftly meshing his interpretation of synchronicity with key concepts in quantum physics and Middle Way Buddhism, Victor Mansfield brings fresh insight to our understanding of synchronicity.
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Synchronicity, Science, and Soul-Making
- Understanding Jungian Synchronicity Through Physics, Buddhism, and Philosophy
- Narrateur(s): Charles Henderson Norman
- Durée: 11 h et 56 min
- Date de publication: 2019-06-17
- Langue: Anglais
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The central motif running through this thought-provoking book is Jung's most misunderstood concept, synchronicity....
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The First Three Minutes
- A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
- Auteur(s): Steven Weinberg
- Narrateur(s): Raymond Todd
- Durée: 5 h et 37 min
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Our universe has been growing for nearly 14 billion years. But almost everything about it, from the elements that forged stars, planets, and lifeforms, to the fundamental forces of physics, can be traced back to what happened in just the first three minutes of its existence. In this book, Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg describes in wonderful detail what happened in these first three minutes.
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The First Three Minutes
- A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
- Narrateur(s): Raymond Todd
- Durée: 5 h et 37 min
- Date de publication: 2022-11-01
- Langue: Anglais
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A Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened at the very beginning of the universe, and how we know, in this popular science classic....
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All Joy and No Fun
- The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
- Auteur(s): Jennifer Senior
- Narrateur(s): Jennifer Senior
- Durée: 8 h et 20 min
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Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. But almost none have thought to ask: What are the effects of children on their parents? In All Joy and No Fun, award-winning journalist Jennifer Senior tries to tackle this question, isolating and analyzing the many ways in which children reshape their parents' lives, whether it's their marriages, their jobs, their habits, their hobbies, their friendships, or their internal senses of self. She argues that changes in the last half century have radically altered the roles of today's mothers and fathers, making their mandates at once more complex and far less clear.
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Unbelievable read!
- Écrit par Elliott Sprageu le 2019-09-22
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All Joy and No Fun
- The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
- Narrateur(s): Jennifer Senior
- Durée: 8 h et 20 min
- Date de publication: 2014-01-28
- Langue: Anglais
- Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children....
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Half Wild
- The Half Bad Trilogy, Book 2
- Auteur(s): Sally Green
- Narrateur(s): Carl Prekopp
- Durée: 9 h et 20 min
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Kept in a cage for two years by the Council of Fairborn Witches, Nathan was trained to kill his father, the most violent and feared of the Blood Witches. Now Nathan has escaped, and he dreams of a quiet life of freedom with Annalise, the girl he loves—but Annalise is a prisoner, wasting away in a deathlike sleep. Nathan’s friend, Gabriel, is missing, likely dead, and although Nathan has found his unique magical Gift, he can’t control it. The Council's Hunters are on his trail, so he is always on the run.
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Half Wild
- The Half Bad Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrateur(s): Carl Prekopp
- Série: The Half Bad Trilogy, Livre 2
- Durée: 9 h et 20 min
- Date de publication: 2015-03-24
- Langue: Anglais
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Kept in a cage for two years by the Council of Fairborn Witches, Nathan was trained to kill his father, the most violent and feared of the Blood Witches. Now Nathan has escaped, and he dreams of a quiet life of freedom with Annalise, the girl he loves—but Annalise is a prisoner....
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Wisdom of a Yogi
- Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi
- Auteur(s): Rizwan Virk
- Narrateur(s): Paul Mclaughlin
- Durée: 9 h et 10 min
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The impact of the autobiography wasn't limited to musicians or spiritual seekers. Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., which became the world's most valuable company, was a big fan and went so far as to say it was one of his favourite books. Jobs first read it as a teenager and claimed to have re-read it every year since then.
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Good story, but really annoying impressions
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2024-06-03
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Wisdom of a Yogi
- Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi
- Narrateur(s): Paul Mclaughlin
- Durée: 9 h et 10 min
- Date de publication: 2023-09-22
- Langue: Anglais
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The impact of the autobiography wasn't limited to musicians or spiritual seekers. Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., which became the world's most valuable company, was a big fan and went so far as to say it was one of his favourite books....
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Legends II: Volume I
- New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy
- Auteur(s): Anne McCaffrey, George R.R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Graeme Malcolm, Alyssa Bresnahan
- Durée: 5 h et 13 min
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Each of the best-selling writers represented in Legends II return to the special universe of the imagination that its author has made famous throughout the world. Whether set before or after events already recounted elsewhere, whether featuring beloved characters or compelling new creations, these masterful short novels are both mesmerizing stand-alones (perfect introductions to the work of their authors) and indispensable additions to the epics on which they are based.
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Legends II: Volume I
- New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy
- Narrateur(s): Graeme Malcolm, Alyssa Bresnahan
- Série: Legends II, Livre 1, Legends, Livre 2
- Durée: 5 h et 13 min
- Date de publication: 2003-12-24
- Langue: Anglais
- Fantasy fans, rejoice! Seven years after writer and editor Robert Silverberg made publishing history with Legends....
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Don't Believe a Word
- The Surprising Truth About Language
- Auteur(s): David Shariatmadari
- Narrateur(s): Damian Lynch
- Durée: 8 h et 59 min
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Everyone likes to think they know a bit about language: There are some words that you simply can't translate into English. The origin of a word tells you how it should be used. A dialect is inferior to a language. The problem is, none of these statements are true. In Don't Believe a Word, linguist David Shariatmadari explodes nine common myths about language and introduces us to some of the fundamental insights of modern linguistics.
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Don't Believe a Word
- The Surprising Truth About Language
- Narrateur(s): Damian Lynch
- Durée: 8 h et 59 min
- Date de publication: 2020-01-07
- Langue: Anglais
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An entertaining and highly informed guide to what languages are and how they function: In Don't Believe a Word, linguist David Shariatmadari explodes nine common myths about language and introduces us to some of the fundamental insights of modern linguistics....
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Modern HERstory
- Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History
- Auteur(s): Blair Imani, Tegan and Sara - foreword
- Narrateur(s): January LaVoy, Blair Imani, Bree Wernicke, Autres
- Durée: 4 h et 48 min
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An inspiring and radical celebration of 70 women, girls, and gender nonbinary people who have changed - and are still changing - the world, from the Civil Rights Movement and Stonewall riots through Black Lives Matter and beyond.
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Modern HERstory
- Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History
- Narrateur(s): January LaVoy, Blair Imani, Bree Wernicke, Tegan Rain Quin
- Durée: 4 h et 48 min
- Date de publication: 2018-10-16
- Langue: Anglais
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An inspiring and radical celebration of 70 women, girls, and gender nonbinary people who have changed - and are still changing - the world, from the Civil Rights Movement and Stonewall riots through Black Lives Matter and beyond....
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The Faith
- What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why It Matters
- Auteur(s): Charles W. Colson, Harold Fickett
- Narrateur(s): Charles W. Colson
- Durée: 6 h et 35 min
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Rightly understood and rightly communicated, the Christian faith is one of great joy. It is an invitation to God's kingdom, where tears are replaced by laughter and longing hearts find their purpose and their home. This is the heart of the gospel: God's search to reclaim us and love us as his own. But have we truly grasped this? Those of us who have disdained Christianity as a religion of bigotry - have we repudiated the genuine article or merely demonstrated our own prejudice and ignorance?
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The Faith
- What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why It Matters
- Narrateur(s): Charles W. Colson
- Durée: 6 h et 35 min
- Date de publication: 2008-02-01
- Langue: Anglais
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Rightly understood and rightly communicated, the Christian faith is one of great joy. It is an invitation to God's kingdom, where tears are replaced by laughter and longing hearts find their purpose and their home....
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Our Own Worst Enemy
- The Assault from Within on Modern Democracy
- Auteur(s): Tom Nichols
- Narrateur(s): Tom Nichols
- Durée: 7 h et 30 min
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Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians and platforms. Democracy is in trouble - but who is really to blame? In Our Own Worst Enemy, Tom Nichols challenges the current depictions of the rise of illiberal and antidemocratic movements in the United States and elsewhere as the result of the deprivations of globalization or the malign decisions of elites. Rather, he places the blame for the rise of illiberalism on the people themselves.
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Our Own Worst Enemy
- The Assault from Within on Modern Democracy
- Narrateur(s): Tom Nichols
- Durée: 7 h et 30 min
- Date de publication: 2021-08-19
- Langue: Anglais
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Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians and platforms. Democracy is in trouble - but who is really to blame? Tom Nichols explains....
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Train
- Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World - from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief
- Auteur(s): Tom Zoellner
- Narrateur(s): Grover Gardner
- Durée: 12 h et 13 min
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Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new audiobook he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again. From the frigid Trans-Siberian Railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic maglev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines both the mechanics of the rails and their engines and how they helped societies evolve. Not only do trains transport people and goods in an efficient manner, but they also reduce pollution and dependency upon oil.
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Train
- Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World - from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief
- Narrateur(s): Grover Gardner
- Durée: 12 h et 13 min
- Date de publication: 2014-01-30
- Langue: Anglais
- Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion....
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