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The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
- A Contrivance of Horror
- By: Thomas Ligotti
- Narrated by: Jon Padgett
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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His fiction is known to be some of the most terrifying in the genre of supernatural horror, but Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction book may be even scarier. Drawing on philosophy, literature, neuroscience, and other fields of study, Ligotti takes the penetrating lens of his imagination and turns it on his audience, causing them to grapple with the brutal reality that they are living a meaningless nightmare, and anyone who feels otherwise is simply acting out an optimistic fallacy.
By: Thomas Ligotti
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I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying
- A Memoir
- By: Youngmi Mayer
- Narrated by: Youngmi Mayer
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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In I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying, Youngmi jokes through the retelling of her childhood as an offbeat biracial kid in Saipan, a place next to a place that Americans might know. She jokes through her difficult adolescence where she must parent her own parents: a mother who married her husband because he looked like white Jesus (and the singer of The Bee Gees). And with humor and irreverence and full-throated openness, she jokes even while sharing the story of what her family went through during the last century of colonialism and war in Korea.
By: Youngmi Mayer
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Le Diable et Sherlock Holmes [The Devil and Sherlock Holmes]
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Stephane Cornicard
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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Contrairement aux histoires imaginées par Arthur Conan Doyle, les douze enquêtes racontées par David Grann sont bien réelles. Que l'auteur se penche sur l'infiltration d'un gang de détenus dans le système carcéral américain ou la traque de l'un des grands imposteurs du XXe siècle, affabulateur caméléon aux multiples identités, qu'il retrace la folle cavale d'un vieux braqueur de banque, le démantèlement d'un empire mafieux dans une cité de l'Ohio surnommé "Crimetown"....
By: David Grann
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Slowing
- Discover Wonder, Beauty, and Creativity Through Slow Living
- By: Rachel Schwartzmann
- Narrated by: Rachel Schwartzmann
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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For author and Slow Stories podcast host Rachel Schwartzmann, slowing down has changed her story in ways she could have never imagined. In this poignant and timely collection, she invites us to step away from the turmoil of daily life and awaken to the pleasures of living and creating with intention.
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Sulla letteratura
- By: Umberto Eco
- Narrated by: Alberto Bergamini
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
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Gli scritti riuniti in questa raccolta vertono sulle funzioni della letteratura, su autori che Eco ha frequentato a lungo come Nerval, Joyce, Borges (ma anche Aristotele e Dante), sull’influenza di alcuni testi più o meno letterari sullo sviluppo degli eventi storici, su alcuni problemi tipici del narrare, come la rappresentazione verbale dello spazio, l’ironia intertestuale, la natura dei mondi possibili della finzione, e su alcuni concetti chiave della scrittura "creativa", come il simbolo, lo stile, la "zeppa" (ovvero i momenti apparentemente "morti", e meramente funzionali nello sviluppo d
By: Umberto Eco
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The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024
- By: Padma Lakshmi, Jaya Saxena
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong, Soneela Nankani, Ali Nasser, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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“Food and travel are natural companions,” writes guest editor Padma Lakshmi. From this pairing comes “the possibility of seeing anew, of examining how we make and assign meaning.” The essays in this year’s Best American Food and Travel Writing circle the world—from Dakar in Senegal, to Michoacán in south-central Mexico, to the Camino de Santiago in Spain—and deepen our understanding of our place in it.
By: Padma Lakshmi, and others
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The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
- A Contrivance of Horror
- By: Thomas Ligotti
- Narrated by: Jon Padgett
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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His fiction is known to be some of the most terrifying in the genre of supernatural horror, but Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction book may be even scarier. Drawing on philosophy, literature, neuroscience, and other fields of study, Ligotti takes the penetrating lens of his imagination and turns it on his audience, causing them to grapple with the brutal reality that they are living a meaningless nightmare, and anyone who feels otherwise is simply acting out an optimistic fallacy.
By: Thomas Ligotti
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I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying
- A Memoir
- By: Youngmi Mayer
- Narrated by: Youngmi Mayer
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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In I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying, Youngmi jokes through the retelling of her childhood as an offbeat biracial kid in Saipan, a place next to a place that Americans might know. She jokes through her difficult adolescence where she must parent her own parents: a mother who married her husband because he looked like white Jesus (and the singer of The Bee Gees). And with humor and irreverence and full-throated openness, she jokes even while sharing the story of what her family went through during the last century of colonialism and war in Korea.
By: Youngmi Mayer
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Le Diable et Sherlock Holmes [The Devil and Sherlock Holmes]
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Stephane Cornicard
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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Contrairement aux histoires imaginées par Arthur Conan Doyle, les douze enquêtes racontées par David Grann sont bien réelles. Que l'auteur se penche sur l'infiltration d'un gang de détenus dans le système carcéral américain ou la traque de l'un des grands imposteurs du XXe siècle, affabulateur caméléon aux multiples identités, qu'il retrace la folle cavale d'un vieux braqueur de banque, le démantèlement d'un empire mafieux dans une cité de l'Ohio surnommé "Crimetown"....
By: David Grann
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Slowing
- Discover Wonder, Beauty, and Creativity Through Slow Living
- By: Rachel Schwartzmann
- Narrated by: Rachel Schwartzmann
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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For author and Slow Stories podcast host Rachel Schwartzmann, slowing down has changed her story in ways she could have never imagined. In this poignant and timely collection, she invites us to step away from the turmoil of daily life and awaken to the pleasures of living and creating with intention.
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Sulla letteratura
- By: Umberto Eco
- Narrated by: Alberto Bergamini
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
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Gli scritti riuniti in questa raccolta vertono sulle funzioni della letteratura, su autori che Eco ha frequentato a lungo come Nerval, Joyce, Borges (ma anche Aristotele e Dante), sull’influenza di alcuni testi più o meno letterari sullo sviluppo degli eventi storici, su alcuni problemi tipici del narrare, come la rappresentazione verbale dello spazio, l’ironia intertestuale, la natura dei mondi possibili della finzione, e su alcuni concetti chiave della scrittura "creativa", come il simbolo, lo stile, la "zeppa" (ovvero i momenti apparentemente "morti", e meramente funzionali nello sviluppo d
By: Umberto Eco
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The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024
- By: Padma Lakshmi, Jaya Saxena
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong, Soneela Nankani, Ali Nasser, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
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“Food and travel are natural companions,” writes guest editor Padma Lakshmi. From this pairing comes “the possibility of seeing anew, of examining how we make and assign meaning.” The essays in this year’s Best American Food and Travel Writing circle the world—from Dakar in Senegal, to Michoacán in south-central Mexico, to the Camino de Santiago in Spain—and deepen our understanding of our place in it.
By: Padma Lakshmi, and others
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ひとり生きる 人生は幕引き直前まで面白い
- By: 堀 文子
- Narrated by: 斉藤 範子
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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日本を代表する女流画家である著者は「生き方の達人」としても注目されていた。その考え方に、黒柳徹子はじめ、今なお各界にもファンが多い。本書は、後悔しない人生を送るヒントが詰まった珠玉の一冊です。
By: 堀 文子
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The Best American Essays 2024
- By: Wesley Morris, Kim Dana Kupperman
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin, Cary Hite, Jeanette Illidge, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
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“Imparting some piece of yourself—any part—is arduous and warrants some kind of commendation,” writes guest editor Wesley Morris in his introduction. Both personal and personable, the essayists in this volume use their own vulnerability to guide listeners on excursions that unfold on uncomfortable edges. From contemplating the nuances of memory to exploring the complexities of family, romance, gender identity, illness, and death, Morris’s selection of essays presents a roundup of the thinkers who masterfully grapple with the issues of our time.
By: Wesley Morris, and others
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パリジェンヌはすっぴんがお好き
- By: 藤原 淳
- Narrated by: 宮崎 綸
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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ルイ・ヴィトンのパリ本社に17年間勤務しPRのトップをつとめた「もっともパリジェンヌな日本人」が、どうすれば自分なりの生き方を貫くことが出来るのかを提案する本。
By: 藤原 淳
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長生きは小さな習慣のつみ重ね 92歳、現役看護師の治る力
- By: 川嶋 みどり
- Narrated by: 漆間 朝子
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
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看護の世界で75年、生と死に向き合い〝人間らしく生きる〟ことを問い続けてきた92歳の現役看護師。生命を輝かせ自己治癒力を引き出すには、あたり前の暮らしを見直すこと。ぴんぴんキラリ健康長寿の秘訣決定版。
By: 川嶋 みどり
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ダチョウはアホだが役に立つ
- By: 塚本 康浩
- Narrated by: 小橋 達也
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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ダチョウはホンマにアホな鳥。でも地球を救ってくれるんです――。家族が入れ替わったことにも気づかないほど鈍感力が高いが、卵から取り出す抗体は感染症予防やがん治療、メタンガス削減に役立つとされ、世界中の企業が熱視線を送る。
By: 塚本 康浩
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024
- By: Bill McKibben, Jaime Green
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens, Stephen Graybill, Lee Osorio, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
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Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year. ” The selections in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024 reveal a trying year for our planet—from the Lahaina wildfire tragedy to the lush Amazon jungle slowly turning to savanna—while also celebrating the earth’s beautiful and mysterious ways—from the largest beaver dam on earth to the heroic innovation to prevent birds from crashing into Chicago’s expanse of glass buildings.
By: Bill McKibben, and others
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Love
- By: Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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A remarkable compilation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s reflections on love and its transformative power—a stellar addition to Dr. King’s archives published exclusively by HarperCollins.
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捨てられた僕と母猫と奇跡――心に傷を負った二人が新たに見つけた居場
- By: 船ヶ山 哲
- Narrated by: 馬場 菜緒
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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家族も、健康な心もすべて失ったどん底の僕。そんな人生を変えてくれたのは、一匹の保護猫だった……。
By: 船ヶ山 哲
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50歳からはこんなふうに
- By: 松浦 弥太郎
- Narrated by: 伊坂 秋之介
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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50歳になったら「自分の物語」をはじめようーー松浦弥太郎流・これからの人生がおもしろく、楽しくなる47のヒント
By: 松浦 弥太郎
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A Room of One’s Own
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Marina Arnaudo
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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“A Room of One’s Own” is one of Virginia Woolf’s most influential works and a cornerstone of the feminist movement. In this brilliant essay, Woolf explores the limitations faced by women in the early 20th century, using captivating prose and the poetic style characteristic of a novelist. She compellingly argues that the lack of financial independence and a private space are key barriers preventing women from fully developing their literary talents
By: Virginia Woolf
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El tiempo del fuego
- Historia de un incendio en un mundo más cálido
- By: John Vaillant, David Muñoz Mateos - traductor
- Narrated by: Juan Magraner
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
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Un relato asombroso de un incendio forestal colosal y una exploración panorámica de la relación rápidamente cambiante entre el fuego y la humanidad. En mayo de 2016, Fort McMurray, el centro neurálgico de la industria petrolera canadiense y el mayor proveedor extranjero de Estados Unidos, fue arrasado por un incendio forestal. La catástrofe, valorada en miles de millones de dólares, derritió vehículos, convirtió barrios enteros en bombas incendiarias y expulsó a 88.000 personas de sus hogares en una sola tarde.
By: John Vaillant, and others
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Aufsätze 1914-1925 Teil 9
- By: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der gnadenlosen Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.
By: Karl Kraus
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人生は苺ショート 美女入門22
- By: 林 真理子
- Narrated by: 沢井 真知
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
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酸いも甘いも噛み分けておしゃれはあきらめない"いろいろなことがあってダイエットからは遠ざかり、顔がひとまわり大きくなったような。なんとか努力して、少しはマシになりたいものである。そのためにも女子力を上げなくてはならない。女子力がいちばん上がるのは、もちろん恋愛であるが、このトシでヒトヅマの私には到底無理な話。そうかといって、ことさら推したい芸能人もいない。
By: 林 真理子
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Gulp, Swallow
- Essays on Change
- By: Brooke Boland
- Narrated by: Candice Moll
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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When her son was three, Brooke Boland was diagnosed with depression. She went back to find where it all started–the panic attacks, the dissociation–in the early days of motherhood. When she found it difficult to read or write. In this wide-ranging collection of essays Boland moves on from the person she was and writes to understand who she is now. She swims with sharks, falls in love with a rabbit, and watches her father fight for his life. She is a newcomer in a small regional town and a mother, but what else?
By: Brooke Boland
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Aufsätze 1914-1925 Teil 8
- By: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der gnadenlosen Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.
By: Karl Kraus
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Restauración de la bóveda celeste
- By: Lu Xun
- Narrated by: Luis Marquez
- Length: 23 mins
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"Restauración de la bóveda celeste" es una colección de ensayos y escritos críticos del destacado autor chino Lu Xun. En esta obra, Lu Xun aborda una variedad de temas sociales, políticos y culturales que afectaron a China durante el período de la Revolución Cultural y más allá. A través de sus agudas observaciones y análisis, critica el sistema político y social de su país, así como las tradiciones y costumbres arraigadas en la sociedad china.
By: Lu Xun
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Sämtliche Essays 1
- By: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
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Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.
By: Karl Kraus
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Résister
- By: Salomé Saqué
- Narrated by: Salomé Saqué
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
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Un appel à la résistance, à l'indignation et au retour du collectif pour préserver la démocratie et le bien commun.
By: Salomé Saqué
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Aufsätze 1914-1925 Teil 7
- By: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 55 mins
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Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der gnadenlosen Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.
By: Karl Kraus
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Another North
- By: Jennifer Brice
- Narrated by: Kay Webster
- Length: 9 hrs
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The pieces in this collection capture the feeling of being buffeted by great gusts of middle-aged longing. What began as one woman’s quarrel with Buddhism, especially its doctrine of non-attachment, morphs into a larger question: What’s the right way to love a person or a thing? With voluptuous detail and rigorous self-interrogation, Jennifer Brice looks for answers in family lore, personal experience, conversations with friends, and beloved books.
By: Jennifer Brice
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やっとこっかな 近い未来のためにちょっぴり備える
- By: わたなべ ぽん
- Narrated by: 沢井 真知, 江田 拓寛
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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累計50万部突破!「やめてみた」シリーズのわたなべぽん最新刊。防災、お金、健康、そして住まいのこと。コロナ禍をきっかけに考えた、人生後半、これからも楽しく生きるための準備あれこれ。
By: わたなべ ぽん
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Water, Water Everywhere
- By: Milton Kaletsky
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 12 mins
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Water, Water Everywhere by Milton Kaletsky, narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti reflects on the fundamental role of water in supporting and sustaining life on Earth. It emphasizes water's unique chemical properties, particularly its ability to dissolve substances, which is crucial for biological processes. The narrative traces the origins of life in the oceans millions of years ago, highlighting that even as organisms adapted to land, water remained essential for their development and survival.
By: Milton Kaletsky
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Aufsätze 1914-1925 Teil 6
- Die Feldgrauen, Die Gefährten, Die Sintflut, Die Welt ohne Blatt.
- By: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der gnadenlosen Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.
By: Karl Kraus
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Wake Up from the Colonized Dream...or Don't
- A Reflection on Societal Conditioning, Relationships, and the Path to Reconciliation
- By: Joseff Goodwin
- Narrated by: Joseff McKenneth Goodwin
- Length: 59 mins
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In this thought-provoking essay, Life Coach and Author Joseff McKenneth Goodwin, explores how modern civilization, shaped by a “colonized dream,” manipulates our beliefs, relationships, and overall existence. Through a reflective journey, the essay challenges listeners to examine the hidden forces that influence their desires, values, and pursuit of success. Blending philosophical insights with spiritual perspectives, it uncovers how societal conditioning has trapped us in cycles of self-sacrifice, emotional disconnection, and constant striving for external validation.
By: Joseff Goodwin