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999. Inside Death Row in the United States

de Arnaud Gaillard ...

Narrado por Alan Cook ...

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6 hora 21 minutos

On death row, the poorest and most numerous, with no family and no decent lawyer, are sometimes executed before all their appeals have been exhausted. Their fate consigned to modest prison cemeteries. In Texas, the number engraved on the cement stone begins with 999. Out of 50 American states, 34 still have the death penalty. Why and how? The author's investigation took him to California, Utah, ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

On death row, the poorest and most numerous, with no family and no decent lawyer, are sometimes executed before all their appeals have been exhausted. Their fate consigned to modest prison cemeteries. In Texas, the number engraved on the cement stone begins with 999. Out of 50 American states, 34 still have the death penalty. Why and how? The author's investigation took him to California, Utah,
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Being Mortal

Medicine and What Matters in the End

de Atul Gawande ...

Narrado por Robert Petkoff ...

Completo

9 hora 3 minutos

**#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 ... Leer más

$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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The Seven Ages of Death

‘Every chapter is like a detective story’ Telegraph

de Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Narrado por Dr Richard Shepherd ...

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11 hora 25 minutos

Brought to you by Penguin.The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd.This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life...What can death teach us about life?Conducting many thousands of post-mortems has given Dr Richard Sh... ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd.This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life...What can death teach us about life?Conducting many thousands of post-mortems has given Dr Richard Sh...
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When Breath Becomes Air

de Paul Kalanithi ...

Narrado por Sunil Malhotra, Lucy Kalanithi ...

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5 hora 28 minutos

**#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 ... Leer más

$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

de Suleika Jaouad ...

Narrado por Suleika Jaouad ...

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13 hora 2 minutos

**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, ... Leer más

$22.50 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,
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Die Wise

A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul

de Stephen Jenkinson ...

Narrado por Stephen Jenkinson ...

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18 hora 43 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$44.95 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
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With the End in Mind

Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial

de Kathryn Mannix ...

Narrado por Elizabeth Carling ...

Completo

11 hora 47 minutos

For readers of Atul Gawande and Paul Kalanithi, a palliative care doctor's breathtaking stories from 30 years spent caring for the dying.Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and fuller lives than ever before. And for the most part, that is good news. But with changes in the way we understand medicine come changes in the way we understand death. Once a familiar, peaceful, and ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

For readers of Atul Gawande and Paul Kalanithi, a palliative care doctor's breathtaking stories from 30 years spent caring for the dying.Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and fuller lives than ever before. And for the most part, that is good news. But with changes in the way we understand medicine come changes in the way we understand death. Once a familiar, peaceful, and
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Memento Mori

The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life

de Joanna Ebenstein ...

Narrado por Joanna Ebenstein ...

Completo

8 hora 41 minutos

A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling lifeTalking about death has been deemed morbid, taboo, or even pathological. But in order to fully embrace life, scientists, psychologists, and spiritual leaders all agree—contemplating death is the key to living a life with meaning.This life-changing book will give you a 12 week program to befriend death in your own ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling lifeTalking about death has been deemed morbid, taboo, or even pathological. But in order to fully embrace life, scientists, psychologists, and spiritual leaders all agree—contemplating death is the key to living a life with meaning.This life-changing book will give you a 12 week program to befriend death in your own
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Unnatural Causes

Gripping true stories from the Sunday Times bestselling forensic pathologist

de Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Narrado por Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Completo

11 hora 46 minutos

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, ... Leer más

$16.38 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,
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Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them)

A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying

de Sallie Tisdale ...

Narrado por Gabra Zackman ...

Completo

7 hora 11 minutos

You get ready to die the way you get ready for a trip. Start by realizing you don't know the way. Read a few travel guides. Study the language, look at maps, gather equipment. Let yourself imagine what it will be like. Pack your bags. This book is one of those travel guides—a guide to preparing for your own death and the deaths of people close to you.The fact of death is hard to believe. Sallie ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

You get ready to die the way you get ready for a trip. Start by realizing you don't know the way. Read a few travel guides. Study the language, look at maps, gather equipment. Let yourself imagine what it will be like. Pack your bags. This book is one of those travel guides—a guide to preparing for your own death and the deaths of people close to you.The fact of death is hard to believe. Sallie
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Buried

An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain

de Alice Roberts ...

Narrado por Alice Roberts ...

Completo

10 hora 15 minutos

Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried provides an alternative history of the first millennium in Britain. As she did with her pre-history ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried provides an alternative history of the first millennium in Britain. As she did with her pre-history
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Living into Death, Dying into Life: A Christian Theology of Life Eternal

de Peter C. Phan ...

Narrado por Peter C. Phan ...

Series series Learn25: Religion
Completo

5 hora 2 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$17.99 USD o gratis con 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
... Leer más
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The Other Side of Sadness

What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss

de George A. Bonanno ...

Narrado por Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Completo

9 hora 9 minutos

In this thoroughly revised and updated classic, a renowned psychologist shows that mourning is far from predictable, and all of us share a surprising ability to be resilientThe conventional view of grieving--encapsulated by the famous five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance--is defined by a mourning process that we can only hope to accept and endure.In The Other ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

In this thoroughly revised and updated classic, a renowned psychologist shows that mourning is far from predictable, and all of us share a surprising ability to be resilientThe conventional view of grieving--encapsulated by the famous five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance--is defined by a mourning process that we can only hope to accept and endure.In The Other
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Entrevista - Carolina Rocha sobre o Brasil: Lula, Marielle e a intervenção militar no Rio de Janeiro

de Fumaça ...

Narrado por Fumaça, Carolina Rocha ...

Completo

43 minutos

Carolina Rocha, poeta brasileira e socióloga, fala de “genocídio” da população negra e da “ameaça de ditadura” no Brasil. Explica ainda como a morte de Marielle Franco é um recado para quem desafia as estruturas políticas do Brasil. ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Carolina Rocha, poeta brasileira e socióloga, fala de “genocídio” da população negra e da “ameaça de ditadura” no Brasil. Explica ainda como a morte de Marielle Franco é um recado para quem desafia as estruturas políticas do Brasil.
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In Vitro - ep. 5 - Jaime Jorge (CEO da Codacy)

de Público ...

Narrado por Maria Fernandes ...

Completo

24 minutos

Como nascem as ideias e como elas tomam forma In Vitro é uma expressão que designa a criação num tubo de ensaio. Focamo-nos em como são feitas as coisas que consumimos e que moldam a nossa sociedade, sejam elas criadas em laboratório, no quarto, no atelier ou no escritório. No Podcast In Vitro, Maria Fernandes conta a história de cinco pessoas através de cinco fases do processo criativo: a ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Como nascem as ideias e como elas tomam forma In Vitro é uma expressão que designa a criação num tubo de ensaio. Focamo-nos em como são feitas as coisas que consumimos e que moldam a nossa sociedade, sejam elas criadas em laboratório, no quarto, no atelier ou no escritório. No Podcast In Vitro, Maria Fernandes conta a história de cinco pessoas através de cinco fases do processo criativo: a
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Die sieben Schalen des Zorns

de Markus Thiele, Markus Thiele ...

Narrado por Herbert Schäfer ...

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14 hora 25 minutos

Wo endet das Recht auf einen selbstbestimmten Tod?Dr. Max Keller ist Arzt mit Leib und Seele. Für seine Patienten will er nur das Beste. Bis ihn seine totkranke Tante mit einem letzten Wunsch konfrontiert, der sein Leben aus den Fugen geraten lässt: Er soll ihr helfen, zu sterben.Obwohl er als Arzt dem Leben verpflichtet ist, hilft Keller der alten Frau das ihre zu beenden. Er beschafft die ... Leer más

$24.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Wo endet das Recht auf einen selbstbestimmten Tod?Dr. Max Keller ist Arzt mit Leib und Seele. Für seine Patienten will er nur das Beste. Bis ihn seine totkranke Tante mit einem letzten Wunsch konfrontiert, der sein Leben aus den Fugen geraten lässt: Er soll ihr helfen, zu sterben.Obwohl er als Arzt dem Leben verpflichtet ist, hilft Keller der alten Frau das ihre zu beenden. Er beschafft die
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[Tradução] Série “A Serpente, o Leão e o Caçador” | Ep.1: A Serpente

de Fumaça ...

Narrado por Fumaça ...

Completo

31 minutos

[Nota: Esta é uma versão traduzida de um episódio que tem partes, originalmente, faladas em inglês.] Os habitantes da tabanca de Djobel, uma pequena aldeia no noroeste da Guiné-Bissau, não compreendem porque está a natureza de que sempre cuidaram a castigá-los. A fábula da serpente é, para alguns, uma forma de fazerem sentido do que lhes está a acontecer. O mar está a subir e a roubar-lhes a terra ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

[Nota: Esta é uma versão traduzida de um episódio que tem partes, originalmente, faladas em inglês.] Os habitantes da tabanca de Djobel, uma pequena aldeia no noroeste da Guiné-Bissau, não compreendem porque está a natureza de que sempre cuidaram a castigá-los. A fábula da serpente é, para alguns, uma forma de fazerem sentido do que lhes está a acontecer. O mar está a subir e a roubar-lhes a terra
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Obitchuary

The Big Hot Book of Death

de Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes ...

Narrado por Spencer Henry, Madison Reyes, Annette Amelia Oliveira ...

Completo

5 hora 39 minutos

Based on the popular podcast, Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death is a smart, funny look at the American culture of death and how we’re remembered.It’s safe to say everyone thinks about death—whether they want to or not. But have you ever wondered about what sort of keepsakes you can make with your remains, or given any thought to the most scandalous deathbed confessions throughout history? Well ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

Based on the popular podcast, Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death is a smart, funny look at the American culture of death and how we’re remembered.It’s safe to say everyone thinks about death—whether they want to or not. But have you ever wondered about what sort of keepsakes you can make with your remains, or given any thought to the most scandalous deathbed confessions throughout history? Well
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Com tempo alma - ep.30

de Público ...

Narrado por Vários Autores ...

Completo

15 minutos

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

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Um jornalista e especialistas convidados pela Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos conversam sobre temas relevantes da sociedade.
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Catinga - ep.8

de Público ...

Narrado por Nástio Mosquito e Vítor Belanciano ...

Completo

22 minutos

Isto anda tudo ligado. Público e privado, sociedade e política, arte e vida. ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Isto anda tudo ligado. Público e privado, sociedade e política, arte e vida.
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Grieving the Death of a Mother

de Harold Ivan Smith ...

Narrado por Mike Carnes ...

Completo

4 hora 55 minutos

A mother's death can make a shambles of schedules, priorities, agendas, commitments, and, sometimes, even our most important relationships. A mother's last breath inevitably changes us. Drawing on his own experience of loss, as well as those of others, Harold Ivan Smith guides listeners through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a mother after her ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

A mother's death can make a shambles of schedules, priorities, agendas, commitments, and, sometimes, even our most important relationships. A mother's last breath inevitably changes us. Drawing on his own experience of loss, as well as those of others, Harold Ivan Smith guides listeners through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a mother after her
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Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates

Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explore Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in Between

de Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein ...

Narrado por Thomas Cathcart ...

Completo

4 hora 24 minutos

From the authors of the bestselling Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . ., a new book on the meaning of death (and life, too). ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

From the authors of the bestselling Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . ., a new book on the meaning of death (and life, too).
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Death By Shakespeare

Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts

de Kathryn Harkup ...

Narrado por Nicky Diss ...

Completo

9 hora 31 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Death By Shakespeare by Kathryn Harkup, read by Nicky Diss.A deep dive into the science behind the creative ways Shakespeare killed off his characters.William Shakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, and audiences today still enjoy the same reactions – shock, sadness, fear – that they did more than 400 years ago when these plays were first ... Leer más

$18.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Death By Shakespeare by Kathryn Harkup, read by Nicky Diss.A deep dive into the science behind the creative ways Shakespeare killed off his characters.William Shakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, and audiences today still enjoy the same reactions – shock, sadness, fear – that they did more than 400 years ago when these plays were first
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Bridget Christie: A BBC Radio 4 Stand-Up Comedy Collection

Bridget Christie Minds the Gap, Utopia & Mortal

de Bridget Christie ...

Narrado por Bridget Christie ...

Completo

7 hora 24 minutos

The collected radio shows of award-winning stand-up comedian Bridget Christie'The current queen of crusading UK comedy' - GuardianWriter, actress and stand-up star Bridget Christie has won numerous awards, performed 12 hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and written the critically-acclaimed comic memoir A Book for Her. She's also created three hilarious and thought-provoking radio series, all of ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

The collected radio shows of award-winning stand-up comedian Bridget Christie'The current queen of crusading UK comedy' - GuardianWriter, actress and stand-up star Bridget Christie has won numerous awards, performed 12 hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and written the critically-acclaimed comic memoir A Book for Her. She's also created three hilarious and thought-provoking radio series, all of
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