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The World Broke in Two

Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, E.M. Forster, and the Year That Changed Literature

by Bill Goldstein ...

A revelatory narrative of the intersecting lives and works of four revered authors during 1922, the birth year of modernism.A Lambda Literary Awards FinalistNamed a Best Book by NPR's Book ConciergeThe World Broke in Two tells the fascinating story of the intellectual and personal journeys four legendary writers—Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, and D. H. Lawrence—make over the course of ... Read more

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A revelatory narrative of the intersecting lives and works of four revered authors during 1922, the birth year of modernism.A Lambda Literary Awards FinalistNamed a Best Book by NPR's Book ConciergeThe World Broke in Two tells the fascinating story of the intellectual and personal journeys four legendary writers—Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, and D. H. Lawrence—make over the course of
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And Other Musings: 2nd Edition

by Bill Goldstein ...

A collection of stories, observations and pet peeves. Brassy, breezy - some funny, some serious - always fast and edgy. Like a shot of whiskey in a white wine spritzer world."Bill is a master promoter. Nobody like him. Razor sharp. High spirited. Authentic. These juicy, inside stories about his wild career and also about life - told only the way he can tell them - are pure dynamite."Billie Jean ... Read more

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A collection of stories, observations and pet peeves. Brassy, breezy - some funny, some serious - always fast and edgy. Like a shot of whiskey in a white wine spritzer world."Bill is a master promoter. Nobody like him. Razor sharp. High spirited. Authentic. These juicy, inside stories about his wild career and also about life - told only the way he can tell them - are pure dynamite."Billie Jean
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The World Broke in Two

Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster, and the Year That Changed Literature

by Bill Goldstein ...

Narrated by Bill Goldstein ...

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12 hours 6 min

This program is read by the author.A revelatory narrative of the intersecting lives and works of revered authors Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster and D. H. Lawrence during 1922, the birth year of modernismThe World Broke in Two tells the fascinating story of the intellectual and personal journeys four legendary writers, Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, and D. H. Lawrence, make ... Read more

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This program is read by the author.A revelatory narrative of the intersecting lives and works of revered authors Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster and D. H. Lawrence during 1922, the birth year of modernismThe World Broke in Two tells the fascinating story of the intellectual and personal journeys four legendary writers, Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster, and D. H. Lawrence, make
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Transported

The Everyday Magic of Musical Daydreams

by Elizabeth Margulis ...

Narrated by Holly Adams ...

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7 hours 34 min

A revelatory work—grounded in the author's own pathbreaking research—that explores the capacity for meaning-making and connection through "musical daydreams."We've all had the experience: a song comes on, and suddenly we're not where we were. We're back in the past, or living out a future that never happened, or imagining a scene that never existed. In Transported, Elizabeth Margulis explores the ... Read more

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A revelatory work—grounded in the author's own pathbreaking research—that explores the capacity for meaning-making and connection through "musical daydreams."We've all had the experience: a song comes on, and suddenly we're not where we were. We're back in the past, or living out a future that never happened, or imagining a scene that never existed. In Transported, Elizabeth Margulis explores the
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The Conscious Mind

by Zoltan Torey ...

Narrated by Don Hagen ...

Unabridged

3 hours 32 min

How did the human mind emerge from the collection of neurons that makes up the brain? How did the brain acquire self-awareness, functional autonomy, language, and the ability to think, to understand itself and the world? In this volume in the Essential Knowledge series, Zoltan Torey offers an accessible and concise description of the evolutionary breakthrough that created the human mind. Drawing ... Read more

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How did the human mind emerge from the collection of neurons that makes up the brain? How did the brain acquire self-awareness, functional autonomy, language, and the ability to think, to understand itself and the world? In this volume in the Essential Knowledge series, Zoltan Torey offers an accessible and concise description of the evolutionary breakthrough that created the human mind. Drawing
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Plastic Inc.

The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil's Biggest Bet

by Beth Gardiner ...

Narrated by Deborah McBride ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceAn extraordinary exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic—and now ramping up to make more than ever“A compelling true-crime story.” —Zoë Schlanger, The New York Times Book Review“Deeply researched, sharply written, and totally compelling.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the The Sixth Extinction“It is impossible not to compare Beth Gardiner ... Read more

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**A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceAn extraordinary exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic—and now ramping up to make more than ever“A compelling true-crime story.” —Zoë Schlanger, The New York Times Book Review“Deeply researched, sharply written, and totally compelling.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the The Sixth Extinction“It is impossible not to compare Beth Gardiner
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The Rise of the American Corporate Security State

Six Reasons to Be Afraid

by Beatrice Edwards ...

Narrated by Tanya Eby ...

Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

"A vital book about the ridiculously cozy relationship between corporate wealth and government power and how it only seems to be getting worse" (William Cohan, author of Money and Power).In the United States today we have good reasons to be afraid. Our Bill of Rights has been rendered powerless by ubiquitous surveillance and our freedoms are impaired by government control of information, systemic ... Read more

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"A vital book about the ridiculously cozy relationship between corporate wealth and government power and how it only seems to be getting worse" (William Cohan, author of Money and Power).In the United States today we have good reasons to be afraid. Our Bill of Rights has been rendered powerless by ubiquitous surveillance and our freedoms are impaired by government control of information, systemic
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The Hour of Land

A Personal Topography of America's National Parks

by Terry Tempest Williams ...

Narrated by Terry Williams ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

For years, America's national parks have provided public breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why close to 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now, to honor the centennial of the National Park Service, Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the beloved memoir When Women Were Birds, returns with The Hour of Land, a literary celebration of our ... Read more

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For years, America's national parks have provided public breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why close to 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now, to honor the centennial of the National Park Service, Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the beloved memoir When Women Were Birds, returns with The Hour of Land, a literary celebration of our
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Transported

The Everyday Magic of Musical Daydreams

by Elizabeth Margulis ...

**A Wall Street Journal Best Book To ReadA song comes on—and suddenly, you’re somewhere else.**Reliving past heartbreak. Picturing a serene future. Imagining a fantastical scene. Across genres, music has an uncanny ability to carry us into distinct inner worlds.In Transported, acclaimed music cognition researcher Elizabeth Margulis explores the phenomenon of musical daydreams—the vivid, ... Read more

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**A Wall Street Journal Best Book To ReadA song comes on—and suddenly, you’re somewhere else.**Reliving past heartbreak. Picturing a serene future. Imagining a fantastical scene. Across genres, music has an uncanny ability to carry us into distinct inner worlds.In Transported, acclaimed music cognition researcher Elizabeth Margulis explores the phenomenon of musical daydreams—the vivid,
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Hollywood vs. Nazis

How the Movie Studios Took On Nazis Infiltrating Los Angeles

by Michael Benson ...

Narrated by Tom Beyer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

World War II began at Hollywood and Vine.From the moment Hitler took power in Germany in 1933, there was no American city he wanted to rule more than Los Angeles. Control the moviemaking capital of the world and Hitler could control the message that came out of it: As clear as black and white, America and all of Europe would see him as a hero and Jews as the villains. That the industry was run by ... Read more

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World War II began at Hollywood and Vine.From the moment Hitler took power in Germany in 1933, there was no American city he wanted to rule more than Los Angeles. Control the moviemaking capital of the world and Hitler could control the message that came out of it: As clear as black and white, America and all of Europe would see him as a hero and Jews as the villains. That the industry was run by
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Freeman's Challenge

The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit

by Robin Bernstein ...

Narrated by Shamaan Casey ...

Unabridged

8 hours 6 min

An award-winning historian tells a gripping, morally complicated story of murder, greed, race, and the true origins of prison for profit.In the early nineteenth century, as slavery gradually ended in the North, a village in New York State invented a new form of unfreedom: the profit-driven prison. Uniting incarceration and capitalism, the village of Auburn built a prison that enclosed industrial ... Read more

$35.99 USD

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An award-winning historian tells a gripping, morally complicated story of murder, greed, race, and the true origins of prison for profit.In the early nineteenth century, as slavery gradually ended in the North, a village in New York State invented a new form of unfreedom: the profit-driven prison. Uniting incarceration and capitalism, the village of Auburn built a prison that enclosed industrial
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The Mind Is Flat

The Remarkable Shallowness of the Improvising Brain

by Nick Chater ...

Narrated by Nick Chater ...

Unabridged

7 hours 26 min

In a radical reinterpretation of how the mind works, an eminent behavioral scientist reveals the illusion of mental depthPsychologists and neuroscientists struggle with how best to interpret human motivation and decision making. The assumption is that below a mental "surface" of conscious awareness lies a deep and complex set of inner beliefs, values, and desires that govern our thoughts, ideas, ... Read more

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In a radical reinterpretation of how the mind works, an eminent behavioral scientist reveals the illusion of mental depthPsychologists and neuroscientists struggle with how best to interpret human motivation and decision making. The assumption is that below a mental "surface" of conscious awareness lies a deep and complex set of inner beliefs, values, and desires that govern our thoughts, ideas,
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