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The Spell of the Sensuous

Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World

by David Abram ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity ... Read more

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For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity
... Read more
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The Little Book of Humanism

Universal lessons on finding purpose, meaning and joy

by Alice Roberts, Andrew Copson ...

Narrated by Karen Cass, Oliver Hembrough ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWe all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever.In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWe all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever.In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of
... Read more
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The Enigma of Reason

by Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

14 hours 56 min

Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. If reason is so useful, why didn't it also evolve in other animals? If reason is that reliable, why do we produce so much thoroughly reasoned nonsense? In their groundbreaking account of the evolution and workings of reason, Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber set out to solve this double enigma. Reason, they argue with ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. If reason is so useful, why didn't it also evolve in other animals? If reason is that reliable, why do we produce so much thoroughly reasoned nonsense? In their groundbreaking account of the evolution and workings of reason, Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber set out to solve this double enigma. Reason, they argue with
... Read more
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History of Human Migration

by Blake Carson ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook box set - History of
Unabridged

3 hours 15 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The movement of people has shaped civilizations—how has migration influenced history? Human migration has been a constant force, from early hunter-gatherers to modern refugees fleeing conflict and climate change. This book explores the great migrations of history, including the spread of Homo sapiens out of Africa, the settlement of the Americas, and ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The movement of people has shaped civilizations—how has migration influenced history? Human migration has been a constant force, from early hunter-gatherers to modern refugees fleeing conflict and climate change. This book explores the great migrations of history, including the spread of Homo sapiens out of Africa, the settlement of the Americas, and
... Read more
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Origin of Human Migration

by Blake Carson ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook box set - Origin of
Unabridged

3 hours 11 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Why have humans ventured far from their ancestral homelands, and how have migrations shaped civilizations? This book examines the patterns of human migration throughout history, from the movements of ancient hunter-gatherer tribes to contemporary mass migrations driven by conflict, economic opportunity, and environmental factors. It discusses the ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Why have humans ventured far from their ancestral homelands, and how have migrations shaped civilizations? This book examines the patterns of human migration throughout history, from the movements of ancient hunter-gatherer tribes to contemporary mass migrations driven by conflict, economic opportunity, and environmental factors. It discusses the
... Read more
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It is Only a Very Silent Mind That Can Actually See

Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk 5

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 21 min

It is only a very silent mind that can actually see - 30 May 1967- Conflict exists only when there are two opposing things: fear and non-fear,violence and non-violence.- A mind that is in a state of inquiry is entirely different from a mind that is seeking. Seeking implies effort, conformity, authority and therefore conflict.- Without space in which there is no boundary, the mind is incapable of ... Read more

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It is only a very silent mind that can actually see - 30 May 1967- Conflict exists only when there are two opposing things: fear and non-fear,violence and non-violence.- A mind that is in a state of inquiry is entirely different from a mind that is seeking. Seeking implies effort, conformity, authority and therefore conflict.- Without space in which there is no boundary, the mind is incapable of
... Read more
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Is There Such Thing As Free Will?

Amsterdam 1967 - Students Discussion 3

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Amsterdam 1967 - Students Discussion
Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

"s there such thing as free will? - 31 May 1967• Is freedom partial?• Why should I be bound to destiny? Born in India with the tremendous culturaltraditions, why should I be caught in it?• Man is more important than the frame into which he is put.• Is it possible for a human being to free himself from society, psychologically?• Human beings have to change, and will thought change us?• Man is ... Read more

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"s there such thing as free will? - 31 May 1967• Is freedom partial?• Why should I be bound to destiny? Born in India with the tremendous culturaltraditions, why should I be caught in it?• Man is more important than the frame into which he is put.• Is it possible for a human being to free himself from society, psychologically?• Human beings have to change, and will thought change us?• Man is
... Read more
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Cosmic Order

Brockwood Park 1980 - Dialogue 10

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 10 - Brockwood Park 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

1 hour 10 min

Cosmic order - 7 June 1980• Is there an order which is not man-made?• Can the brain ever be free from the impositions, pressures, wounds, bruises, allthe trivialities of existence?• Time is my whole existence. I take refuge in the past, which cannot bechanged. Why does the brain accept this way of living, and why doesn’t it break it down?• As long as I have my roots in the past there cannot be ... Read more

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Cosmic order - 7 June 1980• Is there an order which is not man-made?• Can the brain ever be free from the impositions, pressures, wounds, bruises, allthe trivialities of existence?• Time is my whole existence. I take refuge in the past, which cannot bechanged. Why does the brain accept this way of living, and why doesn’t it break it down?• As long as I have my roots in the past there cannot be
... Read more
Audiobook

What Is an Establishment of Religion?

by Mary C. Findley, Michael J. Findley ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Serial Antidisestablishmentarianism
Unabridged

3 hours 9 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Hint. It's not what you think. It's a recipe for persecution, corruption and heresy. America's founding fathers understood that government must protect freedom, including the freedom to practice all religions. But they also understood that not all religions teach men how to be good citizens and make their countries prosper. The truth isn't out there ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Hint. It's not what you think. It's a recipe for persecution, corruption and heresy. America's founding fathers understood that government must protect freedom, including the freedom to practice all religions. But they also understood that not all religions teach men how to be good citizens and make their countries prosper. The truth isn't out there
... Read more
Audiobook

On Writing and Failure

Or, the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer

by Stephen Marche ...

Narrated by Stephen Marche ...

Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Bond

Connecting Through the Space Between Us

by Lynne McTaggart ...

Narrated by Karen White ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

From the bestselling author of The Intention Experiment and The Field comes a groundbreaking new work—a book that uses the interconnectedness of mind and matter to demonstrate that the key to life is in the relationship between things.We are always connected with others, hardwired at our most elemental level—from the quantum level to the cellular, from personal relationships to business and ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

From the bestselling author of The Intention Experiment and The Field comes a groundbreaking new work—a book that uses the interconnectedness of mind and matter to demonstrate that the key to life is in the relationship between things.We are always connected with others, hardwired at our most elemental level—from the quantum level to the cellular, from personal relationships to business and
... Read more
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Kinds of Minds

Toward an Understanding of Consciousness

by Daniel C. Dennett ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Series series Science Masters
Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were ... Read more

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Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were
... Read more
Audiobook

action of Intelligence, The

Brockwood Park 1972 - Public Discussion 2

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Brockwood Park 1972 - Public Discussion
Unabridged

1 hour 38 min

The action of intelligence - 14 September 1972• Q: Why don’t we see the division between the observer and the observed?• How does the division come about which causes conflict and misery?• Are we aware that we are fragmented? Why does contradiction exist?• Can we have a mind that is not fragmented and contradictory?• Can the mind live without comparison?• The brain sees that nationalities and ... Read more

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The action of intelligence - 14 September 1972• Q: Why don’t we see the division between the observer and the observed?• How does the division come about which causes conflict and misery?• Are we aware that we are fragmented? Why does contradiction exist?• Can we have a mind that is not fragmented and contradictory?• Can the mind live without comparison?• The brain sees that nationalities and
... Read more
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The Last Day

Short dramatic story

by Dr. Marwa Magdy ...

Narrated by Pandarosh ...

Unabridged

19 min

A story that describes the suffering of a man who became disabled after getting married and was exposed to support from the last person he expected it to be, and faced alienation and abuse from the person closest to him. ... Read more

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A story that describes the suffering of a man who became disabled after getting married and was exposed to support from the last person he expected it to be, and faced alienation and abuse from the person closest to him.
... Read more
Audiobook

Can Insight Be Awakened in Another?

Ojai 1980 - Dialogue 8

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Ojai 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

1 hour 17 min

Can insight be awakened in another?" - 19 April 1980What is the relationship to society of a man who has insight? What is his action with regard to war and the whole world?Q: What is the significance of mankind in the universe, or in the ‘ground’?‘Y’ is concerned with ‘Show me, prove it to me, what benefit it has, will I get my future...’ And he is looking at ‘X’ with the eyes that are so ... Read more

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Can insight be awakened in another?" - 19 April 1980What is the relationship to society of a man who has insight? What is his action with regard to war and the whole world?Q: What is the significance of mankind in the universe, or in the ‘ground’?‘Y’ is concerned with ‘Show me, prove it to me, what benefit it has, will I get my future...’ And he is looking at ‘X’ with the eyes that are so
... Read more
Audiobook

Humanist History Before Europe

by Chirag Patel & Rishabh Prasad ...

Narrated by Chirag Patel ...

Unabridged

2 hours 35 min

Follow our most evolved philosophy from its first civilisation through to its ‘birth’ in the Enlightenment and rebirth today as wellness and spiritualityHumanism is our oldest, most well developed spiritual philosophy. Follow humanism’s development from ancient Persia, through India, China, the medieval Middle East and finally into its ‘birth’ in the modern era as a post-enlightenment philosophy. ... Read more

$12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Follow our most evolved philosophy from its first civilisation through to its ‘birth’ in the Enlightenment and rebirth today as wellness and spiritualityHumanism is our oldest, most well developed spiritual philosophy. Follow humanism’s development from ancient Persia, through India, China, the medieval Middle East and finally into its ‘birth’ in the modern era as a post-enlightenment philosophy.
... Read more
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Humanamente possível

Sete séculos de pensamento humanista

by Sarah Bakewell ...

Narrated by Luciana Camasmie ...

Unabridged

14 hours 55 min

A curiosidade intelectual, a empatia e o otimismo que caracterizam o pensamento humanista servem de inspiração há séculos. Sarah Bakewell reúne neste livro as mais extraordinárias jornadas de homens e mulheres que, desde os anos 1300 até os nossos dias, revolucionaram o modo de pensar e existir no mundo.Ao longo dos séculos, houve muitos humanistas. Foram estudiosos exilados, andarilhos que ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

A curiosidade intelectual, a empatia e o otimismo que caracterizam o pensamento humanista servem de inspiração há séculos. Sarah Bakewell reúne neste livro as mais extraordinárias jornadas de homens e mulheres que, desde os anos 1300 até os nossos dias, revolucionaram o modo de pensar e existir no mundo.Ao longo dos séculos, houve muitos humanistas. Foram estudiosos exilados, andarilhos que
... Read more
Audiobook

Wisdom We Cannot Hold

Build Before Time Runs Out

by Ravinder Nath Bhalla MD ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 5 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.We are the universe briefly awake — conscious, mortal, unrepeatable. Across three thousand years, every great tradition, religious and philosophical alike, arrived independently at the same recognition: that each human life carries an equal and immeasurable worth, and that the vulnerable have the first claim on it, not the last. The wisdom is old, ... Read more

$16.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.We are the universe briefly awake — conscious, mortal, unrepeatable. Across three thousand years, every great tradition, religious and philosophical alike, arrived independently at the same recognition: that each human life carries an equal and immeasurable worth, and that the vulnerable have the first claim on it, not the last. The wisdom is old,
... Read more
Audiobook

The Future and You

by Emma Gilligan ...

Narrated by Emma Gilligan ...

Unabridged

52 min

A Reminder of the Rights We Can't Afford to Forget-Reflections on Freedom, Responsibility and What It Means to Be HumanWhat holds us together when the world feels fractured? In The Future and You, Emma Gilligan offers a quiet but powerful meditation on the enduring role of human rights and how they can ground us in a shifting world.Written as a letter to her great-nephew and future generations, ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A Reminder of the Rights We Can't Afford to Forget-Reflections on Freedom, Responsibility and What It Means to Be HumanWhat holds us together when the world feels fractured? In The Future and You, Emma Gilligan offers a quiet but powerful meditation on the enduring role of human rights and how they can ground us in a shifting world.Written as a letter to her great-nephew and future generations,
... Read more
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The Wisdom of the Myths

How Greek Mythology Can Change Your Life

by Luc Ferry ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Series series Learning to Live
Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

A fascinating journey through Greek mythology that explains the myths' timeless lessons and meaningHeroes, gods, and mortals. The Greek myths are the founding narratives of Western civilization: to understand them is to know the origins of philosophy, literature, art, science, law, and more. Indeed, as Luc Ferry shows in this masterful book, they remain a great store of wisdom, as relevant to our ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

A fascinating journey through Greek mythology that explains the myths' timeless lessons and meaningHeroes, gods, and mortals. The Greek myths are the founding narratives of Western civilization: to understand them is to know the origins of philosophy, literature, art, science, law, and more. Indeed, as Luc Ferry shows in this masterful book, they remain a great store of wisdom, as relevant to our
... Read more
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Letters to a Young Contrarian

by Christopher Hitchens ...

Narrated by James Adams ...

Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement.**“Hitchens is, first and last, a writer, an always exciting, often exacting, furious polemicist.” -**The Boston GlobeIn Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry young people of tomorrow. Exploring ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

From bestselling author and provocateur Christopher Hitchens, the classic guide to the art of principled dissent and disagreement.**“Hitchens is, first and last, a writer, an always exciting, often exacting, furious polemicist.” -**The Boston GlobeIn Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens inspires the radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, and angry young people of tomorrow. Exploring
... Read more
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La resistència íntima

Assaig d'una filosofia de la proximitat

by Josep Maria Esquirol ...

Narrated by Roger Isasi-Isasmendi ...

Unabridged

5 hours 31 min

"La resistència íntima" és una reflexió atenta i profunda sobre la condició humana. L'autor ens mostra com la vertadera cura d'un mateix ofereix escalfor als que són a la vora, protegint-los i fent-los de guia en el camí. "Hem de considerar "resistència íntima" com el nom d'una "experiència", pròpia de la comarca de la "proximitat"; comarca que no és visita d'un dia, sinó estança habitual. Avui, ... Read more

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"La resistència íntima" és una reflexió atenta i profunda sobre la condició humana. L'autor ens mostra com la vertadera cura d'un mateix ofereix escalfor als que són a la vora, protegint-los i fent-los de guia en el camí. "Hem de considerar "resistència íntima" com el nom d'una "experiència", pròpia de la comarca de la "proximitat"; comarca que no és visita d'un dia, sinó estança habitual. Avui,
... Read more
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La utilitat de l'inútil

Manifest. Amb un assaig d'Abraham Flexner

by Nuccio Ordine ...

Narrated by Roger Isasi Isasmendi i Jordà ...

Series Audiobook 15 - Quaderns
Unabridged

4 hours 5 min

L'oxímoron evocat pel títol «La utilitat de l'inútil» mereix un aclariment. La paradoxal utilitat a què em refereixo no és la mateixa en el nom de la qual es consideren inútils els sabers humanístics i, més en general, tots els sabers que no produeixen beneficis. En una accepció molt diferent i molt més àmplia, he volgut posar al centre de les meves reflexions la idea d'utilitat d'aquells sabers ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

L'oxímoron evocat pel títol «La utilitat de l'inútil» mereix un aclariment. La paradoxal utilitat a què em refereixo no és la mateixa en el nom de la qual es consideren inútils els sabers humanístics i, més en general, tots els sabers que no produeixen beneficis. En una accepció molt diferent i molt més àmplia, he volgut posar al centre de les meves reflexions la idea d'utilitat d'aquells sabers
... Read more
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El arte de ser humanos

Cuatro estudios

by Rob Riemen ...

Narrated by Erick Trujillo ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

El arte de ser humanos radica en la nobleza de espíritu.Ser humano es un arte. No es una ciencia. Si fuera una ciencia, tendríamos definiciones aceptadas, teorías confirmadas, respuestas unívocas, protocolos y manuales para la vida. Pero no los tenemos. Ser humano es un arte. Un arte que cada individuo -con todos los deseos, incertidumbres, dudas, miedos y derrotas que son inherentes a nuestra ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

El arte de ser humanos radica en la nobleza de espíritu.Ser humano es un arte. No es una ciencia. Si fuera una ciencia, tendríamos definiciones aceptadas, teorías confirmadas, respuestas unívocas, protocolos y manuales para la vida. Pero no los tenemos. Ser humano es un arte. Un arte que cada individuo -con todos los deseos, incertidumbres, dudas, miedos y derrotas que son inherentes a nuestra
... Read more

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