How does Tarot work? Why is it so popular today? Is it just for fortune tellers? Tarot has seen a recent uptick in interest that warrants explanation. This book, however, is not another take on the cards' meanings and how to read them. Instead, independent researcher Simon Kenny presents Tarot to the incredulous and curious and those who wish to know the basis for its continued cultural relevance. A Critical Introduction to Tarot explains the practice in its historical and metaphysical con...

From the world’s leading economics podcast comes an irresistible guide to the hidden world of everyday economics.Hello, and welcome to Planet Money! Millions of listeners trust the world’s leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and the forces that affect nearly every decision we make. Through expert research and delightful stories the Planet Money hosts help everyone see the world like an economist...

Enter the molecular world of biology, where mushrooms have built a communication network that rivals the Internet and "everything is somebody's lunch." In this dialogue you'll meet two brilliant "bioneers," Kenny Ausubel and his partner, Nina Simons, who are using nature to heal nature in the battle to restore the Earth from "suicide genes" and "terminator technology."

Our use of spatial prepositions carries an implicit understanding of the functional relationships both between objects themselves and human interaction with those objects.This is the thesis rigorously explicated in Saying, Seeing and Acting. It aims to account not only for our theoretical comprehension of spatial relations but our ability to intercede with efficacy in the world of spatially related objects. Only the phenomenon of functionality can adequately account for wha...

“A delight for baseball lovers” (Kirkus Reviews) and “one of the most significant baseball books of the year” (Bob Costas) Ahead of the Curve uses stories from baseball’s present and past to examine why we sometimes choose ignorance over information, and how tradition can trump logic.Forget batting average. Kill the “Win.” Say goodbye to starting pitchers. And please, please stop bunting. MLB Network anchor and commentator Brian Kenny provides “an...

Bioneers recognize that technical solutions to the ecological challenges we face must be accomplished by a change of heart.

"The Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of Nature" introduces us to the past half-century's most visionary designers, practitioners and pioneers of sustainable living. Inspired by the philosophies of the Deep Ecology movement, the Bioneers are heroic examples of people living as if nature mattered.

A tribute to the golden age of radio from veteran producer Joe Bevilacqua and comic strip artist Donnie Pitchford, The 2nd New & Old Time Radio Collection is a series of new stories and parodies featuring beloved radio characters and shows.A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Volume 1This half-hour anthology represents more than forty years of storytelling by Joe Bevilacqua, a.k.a Joe Bev, the award-winning actor, writer, producer, and director. Each half-hour...

In this highly anticipated sequel to New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Honor–winning author Tony DiTerlizzi’s Kenny and the Dragon, Kenny must cope with many changes in his life—including the fear that he’s losing his best friend.What can come between two best friends?Time has passed since Kenny Rabbit’s last adventure with his best friend, the legendary dragon Grahame, and a lot has changed in the sleepy village of Roundbrook....

emerge 22 brings together ninety writers from Canada and beyond, who journey in fiction, speculative fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, investigating belonging, joy, fear, and fascination along the way. The work in this anthology is both deeply human and unflinchingly unexpected. In it, the body becomes a repository of stories, silence is a form of air pollution, and people turn into strawberries.Join us to paint redwood trees in the Yukon, organize a Muslim funeral in Toronto, and ...

Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling tale of chivalry and showmanship from Tony DiTerlizzi.Kenny is a little rabbit with a very big problem. His two best friends are heading into a battle of legendary proportions—with each other! In one corner there’s Grahame, a well-read and cultured dragon with sophisticated tastes. In the other there’s George, a retired knight and dragon slayer who would be content to spend the rest of his days in his booksh...

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Una poderosa dinastía donde los secretos y el escándalo nunca duermen Siempre al margen, Rafael había sido un niño en la sombra que se pasaba la vida observando a sus privilegiados hermanos Wolfe. Cuando creció, se propuso crear el estilo de vida y la familia que la ilegitimidad le había negado, y se había abierto camino con esfuerzo hacia lo más alto. Su matrimonio con la bella supermodelo Leila Santiago era la guinda en la tarta de...