Thinking About Religion and Violence
By: Jason C. Bivins
3.94
Format: 230 pages, Audible Audio
What is it that causes some people to commit violent acts in the name of religion, either against t…
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1. The Other 1492: Ferdinand, Isabella, and the Making of an Empire
By: Teofilo F. Ruiz
3.78
Format: 304 pages, Audio CD
Ask anyone about the significance of the year 1492, and you're almost certain to hear something abo… read more
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2. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
By: Charles Yu
3.45
Format: 233 pages, Hardcover
A story of a son searching for his father . . . through quantum space–time. Minor Universe 31 is a… read more
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"If I could be half the person my dog is, I'd be twice the human I am."-Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
"You can just sit in here, impervious and invisible. So invisible you might even forget yourself."-Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
"You want to tell a story? Grow a heart. Grow two. Now, with the second heart, smash the first one into bits."-Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
"Desire is suffering. A simple equation, and a nice catchphrase. But flipped around, it is more troubling: suffering is desire."-Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
3. The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague
By: Dorsey Armstrong
4.32
Format: 13 pages, Audible Audio
Many of us know the Black Death as a catastrophic event of the medieval world. But the Black Death … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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4. The History of the Bible: The Making of the New Testament Canon
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.10
Format: 6 pages, Audio CD
What different kinds of books are in the New Testament? When, how, and why were they written? And w… read more
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- religion
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5. The New Testament
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.30
Format: 36 pages, Audio CD
audio course taught by Professor Bart D. Ehrman, U. North Carolina Whether taken as a book of fa… read more
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- nonfiction
- religion
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6. The Great Courses: Understanding the Mysteries of Human Behavior
By: Mark R. Leary , Mark Leary
3.94
Format: 456 pages,
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7. The Historical Jesus (Great Courses, #643)
By: Bart D. Ehrman
2.75
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Who was Jesus of Nazareth? What was he like? For more than 2,000 years, people and groups of varyin… read more
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8. The Early Middle Ages
By: Philip Daileader
4.20
Format: None pages, Audiobook
We often call them the "Dark Ages," he era which spanned the decline and fall of Rome's western emp… read more
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9. 1066: The Year That Changed Everything
By: Jennifer Paxton
3.57
Format: 432 pages, Audio CD
If you were to look back at hundreds of years of history in search of the one critical moment after… read more
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10. Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Cultures
By: Mark Berkson
3.62
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons from World Cultures is an uplifting, meaningful, and multi… read more
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11. Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
By: Ian Fleming
3.74
Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
British Secret Service agent James Bond, a.k.a. 007, is sent to France to play in a high-stakes bac… read more
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"Mine’s Bond – James Bond."-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
"Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket."-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
"In his mind he fingered the necklace of the days to come."-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
"Like all harsh, cold men, he was easily tipped over into sentiment."-Ian Fleming, Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
12. Myth in Human History
By: Grant L. Voth
3.53
Format: None pages,
Myths provide the keys to truly grasping the ways that principles, rituals, codes, and taboos are w… read more
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13. Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
By: Machado de Assis
4.25
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A publicação de 'Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas' não só inaugura o Realismo no Brasil, como inicia… read more
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"Quem escapa do perigo vive a vida com outra intensidade."-Machado de Assis, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
"Em verdade vos digo que toda a sabedoria humana não vale um par de botas curtas."-Machado de Assis, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
"Diz que o homem tem “uma grande vantagem sobre o resto do universo: sabe que morre, ao passo que o universo ignora-o absolutamente"-Machado de Assis, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
"هر دوره زندگی چاپ جدیدی است که چاپ قبلی را تصحیح میکند و خودش هم در چاپ بعدی تصحیح میشود، تا برسد به چاپ متن نهایی که ناشر به کرم ها تقدیم میکندش."-Machado de Assis, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
14. Behavioral Economics When Psychology and Economics Collide
By: Scott A. Huettel
3.91
Format: None pages, Audio CD
11 hrs and 58 mins Behavioral economics is the study of decision making, and of the related themes … read more
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15. The Lost City of the Monkey God
By: Douglas Preston
3.93
Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition
A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A stunning medical mystery. And a pioneering jour… read more
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16. Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
By: Amanda Montell
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The word "bitch" conjures many images for many people but is most often meant to describe an unplea… read more
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- history
- sociology
"Language pedantry is snobbery and snobbery is prejudice,"-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
"One of the burdens of being a woman is the imperative to be nice."-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
"Hitler wasn’t any less fascist because he could write a coherent sentence."-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
"Anytime language reform happens, it has to happen in the context of social change,"-Amanda Montell, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
17. The Pagan World: Ancient Religions Before Christianity
By: Hans-Friedrich Mueller
3.75
Format: 13 pages, Audible Audio
In The Pagan World: Ancient Religions Before Christianity, you will meet the fascinating, ancient p… read more
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- religion
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18. Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
By: Anne Applebaum
3.91
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, professor, and historian offers an expert guide to understanding… read more
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- history
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"Unity is an anomaly. Polarization is normal. Skepticism about liberal democracy is also normal. And the appeal of authoritarianism is eternal."-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy. Indeed, if history is anything to go by, all of our societies eventually will."-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Olga Tokarczuk, 2019: We horen niet langer de harmonie van de wereld, maar de kakofonie van geluiden, een ondraaglijke ruis waarin we wanhoping een een rustiger melodie proberen te ontdekken, al is h…"-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Throughout history, pandemics have led to an expansion of the power of the state: at times when people fear death, they go along with measures that they believe, rightly or wrongly, will save them—ev…"-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
19. The Greatest Controversies of Early Christian History
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.14
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Without the presence of Christianity, our world would be considerably different. Whether we view it… read more
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20. Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
By: Kathleen Belew
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
"Belew's book helps explain how we got to today's alt right."―Terry Gross, Fresh Air The white p… read more
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- history
- sociology
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"The story of white power as a social movement exposes something broader about the enduring impact of state violence in America. It reveals one catastrophic ricochet of the Vietnam War, in the form of…"-Kathleen Belew, Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
21. Rise and Fall of the Borgias
By: William Landon
3.81
Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio
Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins Since its rise to the highest ranks of power in Renaissance Europe, the… read more
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22. Why Evil Exists
By: Charles T. Mathewes
4.09
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Presents historical, religious and philosophical explanations for the existence of evil. read more
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23. Thinking About Religion and Violence
By: Jason C. Bivins
3.94
Format: 230 pages, Audible Audio
What is it that causes some people to commit violent acts in the name of religion, either against t… read more
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24. Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs
By: Johann Hari
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the drugs u… read more
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25. Years That Changed History: 1215
By: Dorsey Armstrong
4.12
Format: 13 pages, Audible Audio
None read more
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26. Anthropology and the Study of Humanity
By: Scott M. Lacy
3.91
Format: 24 pages, Audible Audio
11hrs 55mins What does it mean to be human? Where did we come from? And what unites us in our di… read more
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27. Masters of War: History's Greatest Strategic Thinkers
By: Andrew R. Wilson
4.07
Format: 12 pages, Audio CD
(Course Number 9422 Audio CD) What can Thucydides teach us about the war in Iraq in 2003? What is… read more
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28. Understanding the Dark Side of Human Nature
By: Daniel Breyer
3.78
Format: 13 pages, Audible Audio
Hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear about someone committing a violent, reprehensible, even evi… read more
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29. The Celtic World
By: Jennifer Paxton
4.09
Format: 13 pages, Audible Audio
Following the surge of interest and pride in Celtic identity since the 19th century, much of what w… read more
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30. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
By: Anthony Fauci
4.59
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more
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31. Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women Before 1400
By: Joyce E. Salisbury
4.12
Format: 18 pages, Audible Audio
Throughout history, women have played integral roles in family, society, religion, government, war … read more
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