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Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave

My Cemetery Journeys

by Mariana Enriquez ...

Narrated by Annette Amelia Oliveira ...

Unabridged

13 hours 45 min

An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world—part travelogue, part memoir, part “excursions through death,” by the author of Our Share of Night and “queen of horror” (Los Angeles Times)**“Not a travelogue so much as a grave-a-logue, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave is an exuberant, witty wander among the dead. You could not have a better friend to take ... Read more

$24.99 USD

An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world—part travelogue, part memoir, part “excursions through death,” by the author of Our Share of Night and “queen of horror” (Los Angeles Times)**“Not a travelogue so much as a grave-a-logue, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave is an exuberant, witty wander among the dead. You could not have a better friend to take
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Being Mortal

Medicine and What Matters in the End

by Atul Gawande ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine ... Read more

$26.99 USD

**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine
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When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi ...

Narrated by Sunil Malhotra, Lucy Kalanithi ...

Unabridged

5 hours 28 min

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLDThis inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?**“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The ... Read more

$20.00 USD

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLDThis inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?**“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The
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Between Two Kingdoms

A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

by Suleika Jaouad ...

Narrated by Suleika Jaouad ...

Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the founder of The Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American SymphonyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads, ... Read more

$22.99 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to re-entry into “normal” life—from the founder of The Isolation Journals and a subject of the Netflix documentary American SymphonyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Rumpus, She Reads,
... Read more
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Die Wise

A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul

by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Narrated by Stephen Jenkinson ...

Unabridged

18 hours 43 min

A fierce, lyrical manifesto that dares readers to face death without sentimentality—and reveals dying well as one of the deepest acts of living, loving, and human responsibility.Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two ... Read more

$44.99 USD

A fierce, lyrical manifesto that dares readers to face death without sentimentality—and reveals dying well as one of the deepest acts of living, loving, and human responsibility.Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two
... Read more
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Dark Archives

A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

by Megan Rosenbloom ...

Narrated by Justis Bolding ...

Unabridged

6 hours 58 min

On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. ... Read more

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On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering.
... Read more
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Unnatural Causes

Gripping true stories from the Sunday Times bestselling forensic pathologist

by Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Narrated by Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd, in the true crime book of the year - brought to you by Penguin.'The dead do not hide the truth and they never lie. Through me the dead can speak . . .'He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including investigating some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre, ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd, in the true crime book of the year - brought to you by Penguin.'The dead do not hide the truth and they never lie. Through me the dead can speak . . .'He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including investigating some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre,
... Read more
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Immortality, Inc.

Renegade Science, Silicon Valley Billions, and the Quest to Live Forever

by Chip Walter ...

Narrated by Graham Winton ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

This gripping narrative explores today's scientific pursuit of immortality, with exclusive visits inside Silicon Valley labs and interviews with the visionaries who believe we will soon crack into the aging process and cure death. We live in an age when billionaires are betting their fortunes on laboratory advances to prove aging unnecessary and death a disease that can be cured. Researchers are ... Read more

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This gripping narrative explores today's scientific pursuit of immortality, with exclusive visits inside Silicon Valley labs and interviews with the visionaries who believe we will soon crack into the aging process and cure death. We live in an age when billionaires are betting their fortunes on laboratory advances to prove aging unnecessary and death a disease that can be cured. Researchers are
... Read more
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AfterLife

What You Really Want to Know About Heaven and the Hereafter

by Hank Hanegraaff ...

Narrated by Jon Gauger ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

Are near-death experiences reliable?New York Times best-sellers on near-death experiences depict:• A 3-year-old who meets Jesus and his rainbow-colored horse• A neurosurgeon encountering Om and the Orb on the wing of a butterfly• A real estate broker descending to earth’s center to discover hell is 300 degrees and zero humidityDo such exotic experiences provide trustworthy information about the ... Read more

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Are near-death experiences reliable?New York Times best-sellers on near-death experiences depict:• A 3-year-old who meets Jesus and his rainbow-colored horse• A neurosurgeon encountering Om and the Orb on the wing of a butterfly• A real estate broker descending to earth’s center to discover hell is 300 degrees and zero humidityDo such exotic experiences provide trustworthy information about the
... Read more
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Heartwood

The Art of Living with the End in Mind

by Barbara Becker ...

Narrated by Gabra Zackman ...

Unabridged

4 hours 37 min

“We can do extraordinary things when we lead with love,” Barbara Becker reminds us in her debut memoir Heartwood.When her earliest childhood friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Becker sets off on a quest to immerse herself in what it means to be mortal. Can we live our lives more fully knowing some day we will die?With a keen eye towards that which makes life worth living, interfaith ... Read more

$17.99 USD

“We can do extraordinary things when we lead with love,” Barbara Becker reminds us in her debut memoir Heartwood.When her earliest childhood friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Becker sets off on a quest to immerse herself in what it means to be mortal. Can we live our lives more fully knowing some day we will die?With a keen eye towards that which makes life worth living, interfaith
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The Coffin Confessor

by Bill Edgar ...

Narrated by Bill Edgar ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

Imagine you are dying with a secret. Something you've never had the courage to tell your friends and family. Or a last wish - a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace. Now imagine there's a man who can take care of all that, who has no respect for the living, who will do anything for the dead.Bill Edgar is the Coffin Confessor - a one-of-a-kind professional, a man on a mission to ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Imagine you are dying with a secret. Something you've never had the courage to tell your friends and family. Or a last wish - a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace. Now imagine there's a man who can take care of all that, who has no respect for the living, who will do anything for the dead.Bill Edgar is the Coffin Confessor - a one-of-a-kind professional, a man on a mission to
... Read more
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Living into Death, Dying into Life: A Christian Theology of Life Eternal

by Peter C. Phan ...

Narrated by Peter C. Phan ...

Series series Learn25: Religion
Unabridged

5 hours 2 min

At the end our lives, we look forward to eternal life. Now you can take a fascinating journey through eschatology, the theology of the Last Things.In these twelve lectures, you will join renowned theologian Dr. Peter Phan in encountering De Novissimis—the “Last Things.” You will explore the realities that occur at the end of life (i.e., death and dying) as well as those that occur in the afterlife ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

At the end our lives, we look forward to eternal life. Now you can take a fascinating journey through eschatology, the theology of the Last Things.In these twelve lectures, you will join renowned theologian Dr. Peter Phan in encountering De Novissimis—the “Last Things.” You will explore the realities that occur at the end of life (i.e., death and dying) as well as those that occur in the afterlife
... Read more
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The Denial of Death

by Ernest Becker ...

Narrated by Raymond Todd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Denial of Death explores how people and cultures around the world have reacted to the concept of death from celebrated cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life’s work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker’s brilliant and impassioned answer to the “why” of human existence. In bold contrast to the ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Denial of Death explores how people and cultures around the world have reacted to the concept of death from celebrated cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life’s work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker’s brilliant and impassioned answer to the “why” of human existence. In bold contrast to the
... Read more
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American Afterlives

Reinventing Death in the Twenty-First Century

by Shannon Lee Dawdy ...

Narrated by Kelly Burke ...

Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

This audiobook narrated by Kelly Burke takes listeners on a mesmerizing trip across America to investigate the changing face of death in contemporary lifeDeath in the United States is undergoing a quiet revolution. You can have your body frozen, dissected, composted, dissolved, or tanned. Your family can incorporate your remains into jewelry, shotgun shells, paperweights, and artwork. Cremations ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook narrated by Kelly Burke takes listeners on a mesmerizing trip across America to investigate the changing face of death in contemporary lifeDeath in the United States is undergoing a quiet revolution. You can have your body frozen, dissected, composted, dissolved, or tanned. Your family can incorporate your remains into jewelry, shotgun shells, paperweights, and artwork. Cremations
... Read more
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El libro tibetano de los muertos para principiantes

Una guía para aprender a Vivir y a Morir

by Lama Lhanang Rinpoche, Mordy Levine ...

Narrated by Miguel Ángel Jenner ...

Series series Autoconocimiento
Unabridged

2 hours 48 min

Un texto clásico y muy relevante del Budismo Tibetano en una versión accesible para todos los lectores.Con incontables ediciones a lo largo de los siglos, El libro tibetano de los muertos ha intrigado a millones de lectores interesados en el enfoque budista tibetano acerca del final de la vida. En un mundo que a menudo ignora la muerte y trata de esconderla u obviarla, los budistas tibetanos la ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Un texto clásico y muy relevante del Budismo Tibetano en una versión accesible para todos los lectores.Con incontables ediciones a lo largo de los siglos, El libro tibetano de los muertos ha intrigado a millones de lectores interesados en el enfoque budista tibetano acerca del final de la vida. En un mundo que a menudo ignora la muerte y trata de esconderla u obviarla, los budistas tibetanos la
... Read more
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Com tempo alma - ep.9

by Público ...

Narrated by Vários Autores ...

Unabridged

21 min

Um jornalista e especialistas convidados pela Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos conversam sobre temas relevantes da sociedade. ... Read more

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Um jornalista e especialistas convidados pela Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos conversam sobre temas relevantes da sociedade.
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Our Last Best Act

Planning For the End of Our Lives to Protect the People and Places We Love

by Mallory McDuff ...

Narrated by Lu Banks ...

Unabridged

6 hours 33 min

As we begin to contemplate death and to embark on practical planning for life's end, many of us long to leave a legacy beyond a transfer of money and property—one that ensures a sustainable earth for our loved ones, our communities, and generations to come. But where do we even begin?With the sudden deaths of both of her parents, Mallory McDuff found herself in a similar position. Utterly ... Read more

$19.99 USD

As we begin to contemplate death and to embark on practical planning for life's end, many of us long to leave a legacy beyond a transfer of money and property—one that ensures a sustainable earth for our loved ones, our communities, and generations to come. But where do we even begin?With the sudden deaths of both of her parents, Mallory McDuff found herself in a similar position. Utterly
... Read more
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Reportagem - As vítimas magoadas e a "mágoa" dos racistas

by Fumaça ...

Narrated by Fumaça, Nicol Quinayas ...

Unabridged

34 min

Desde que Nicol Quinayas foi agredida, no Porto, por um segurança privado da empresa 2045, na noite de São João, várias concentrações anti-racismo aconteceram no Porto, em Lisboa, em Braga. Nos meios de comunicação social pergunta-se: "Portugal é um país racista?" e há muita gente que se ofende com a questão. E as pessoas alvo de agressões racistas? O que sentirão elas, quão magoadas estarão? ... Read more

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Desde que Nicol Quinayas foi agredida, no Porto, por um segurança privado da empresa 2045, na noite de São João, várias concentrações anti-racismo aconteceram no Porto, em Lisboa, em Braga. Nos meios de comunicação social pergunta-se: "Portugal é um país racista?" e há muita gente que se ofende com a questão. E as pessoas alvo de agressões racistas? O que sentirão elas, quão magoadas estarão?
... Read more
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#3 | A Teoria dos Protocolos de Sião: a conspiração anti-semita

by Renato Rocha ...

Narrated by Renato Rocha ...

Unabridged

27 min

Os Judeus nunca tiveram uma vida fácil. Perseguidos ao longo da História, são os protagonistas involuntários de uma conspiração com 150 anos que começou num plágio literário e culminou no Holocausto. No episódio de hoje, falamos de romancistas franceses e espiões russos, de Winston Churchill e Henry Ford. O que os une? A mais sanguinária de todas as teorias da conspiração. ... Read more

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Os Judeus nunca tiveram uma vida fácil. Perseguidos ao longo da História, são os protagonistas involuntários de uma conspiração com 150 anos que começou num plágio literário e culminou no Holocausto. No episódio de hoje, falamos de romancistas franceses e espiões russos, de Winston Churchill e Henry Ford. O que os une? A mais sanguinária de todas as teorias da conspiração.
... Read more
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Extras - Beatriz Gomes Dias sobre James Baldwin

by Fumaça ...

Narrated by Fumaça, Beatriz Gomes Dias ...

Unabridged

44 min

Esta entrevista foi realizada para a preparação da segunda edição do Dois Pontos: a atualidade explicada, dedicada a James Baldwin, onde podem ouvir-se excertos da conversa. Agora, lançamos o bruto da entrevista, na sua totalidade. Beatriz Gomes Dias é professora de Biologia numa escola do ensino secundário, em Lisboa, e uma das fundadoras da DJASS – Associação de Afrodescendentes. ... Read more

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Esta entrevista foi realizada para a preparação da segunda edição do Dois Pontos: a atualidade explicada, dedicada a James Baldwin, onde podem ouvir-se excertos da conversa. Agora, lançamos o bruto da entrevista, na sua totalidade. Beatriz Gomes Dias é professora de Biologia numa escola do ensino secundário, em Lisboa, e uma das fundadoras da DJASS – Associação de Afrodescendentes.
... Read more
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#5 O Saca Sonhos

by Joana Amaral Dias ...

Narrated by Joana Amaral Dias ...

Unabridged

36 min

Há quase uma década, a morte de Carlos Castro em Nova Iorque chocou Portugal. Renato Seabra, num estado mental que deu azo a grandes trocas de argumentos no julgamento que se seguiu, terminou com a vida do colunista social e seu namorado. No quarto 3416, 34º andar do Hotel Intercontinental, o cenário era de filme de horror, chegando Renato ao cúmulo de mutilar Castro com um saca rolhas - cortando ... Read more

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Há quase uma década, a morte de Carlos Castro em Nova Iorque chocou Portugal. Renato Seabra, num estado mental que deu azo a grandes trocas de argumentos no julgamento que se seguiu, terminou com a vida do colunista social e seu namorado. No quarto 3416, 34º andar do Hotel Intercontinental, o cenário era de filme de horror, chegando Renato ao cúmulo de mutilar Castro com um saca rolhas - cortando
... Read more
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#8 | A Teoria dos Mortos-Vivos: McCartney, Elvis e Hitler

by Renato Rocha ...

Narrated by Renato Rocha ...

Unabridged

34 min

O que têm em comum Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley e Adolf Hitler? É simples: as suas mortes, reais ou imaginadas, deram origem às mais absurdas teorias da conspiração. Um foi decapitado, outro não larga o Burguer King e o terceiro mudou-se para a Argentina... mas que pistas, indícios ou relatos alimentam estas crenças? Num episódio “3 em 1”, falamos de hippies e nazis, funerais e medicina oral, ... Read more

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O que têm em comum Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley e Adolf Hitler? É simples: as suas mortes, reais ou imaginadas, deram origem às mais absurdas teorias da conspiração. Um foi decapitado, outro não larga o Burguer King e o terceiro mudou-se para a Argentina... mas que pistas, indícios ou relatos alimentam estas crenças? Num episódio “3 em 1”, falamos de hippies e nazis, funerais e medicina oral,
... Read more
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Catinga - ep.19

by Público ...

Narrated by Nástio Mosquito e Vítor Belanciano ...

Unabridged

22 min

Isto anda tudo ligado. Público e privado, sociedade e política, arte e vida. ... Read more

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Isto anda tudo ligado. Público e privado, sociedade e política, arte e vida.
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[Tradução] Série “A Serpente, o Leão e o Caçador” | Ep.2: O Leão (Parte 1)

by Fumaça ...

Narrated by Fumaça, Adam Al Alou ...

Unabridged

26 min

[Nota: Esta é uma versão traduzida de um episódio que tem partes, originalmente, faladas em inglês.] Quando a guerra chegou, a Síria estava a sair de cinco anos de seca extrema que devastaram o país. Cerca de 800.000 sírios tinham perdido os seus meios de subsistência, milhares mudaram-se para as cidades. Adam Al Alou, investigador, viu isso de perto. Que papel teve a crise climática em tudo isto? ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

[Nota: Esta é uma versão traduzida de um episódio que tem partes, originalmente, faladas em inglês.] Quando a guerra chegou, a Síria estava a sair de cinco anos de seca extrema que devastaram o país. Cerca de 800.000 sírios tinham perdido os seus meios de subsistência, milhares mudaram-se para as cidades. Adam Al Alou, investigador, viu isso de perto. Que papel teve a crise climática em tudo isto?
... Read more

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