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Hunt, Gather, Parent

What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about Raising Children

by Michaeleen Doucleff ...

Narrated by Michaeleen Doucleff ...

Unabridged

11 hours 10 min

In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff looks back to our ancestors for solutions to our failing modern-day parenting theories.When Dr Michaeleen Doucleff became a mother, she examined the studies behind modern parenting guidance and found that the evidence was frustratingly limited, and the conclusions often ineffective. She began to wonder if an opposite approach was needed – one ... Read more

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In this ground-breaking book, Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff looks back to our ancestors for solutions to our failing modern-day parenting theories.When Dr Michaeleen Doucleff became a mother, she examined the studies behind modern parenting guidance and found that the evidence was frustratingly limited, and the conclusions often ineffective. She began to wonder if an opposite approach was needed – one
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This is Going to Hurt

The Bestselling Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

by Adam Kay ...

Narrated by Adam Kay ...

Unabridged

5 hours 47 min

**Read by the author, Adam Kay.The multi-million copy bestseller**Book of the Year at The National Book Awards‘Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen FryWelcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter ... Read more

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**Read by the author, Adam Kay.The multi-million copy bestseller**Book of the Year at The National Book Awards‘Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen FryWelcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter
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Everything Happens for a Reason

And Other Lies I've Loved

by Kate Bowler ...

Narrated by Kate Bowler ...

Unabridged

4 hours 32 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A meditation on sense-making when there’s no sense to be made, on letting go when we can’t hold on, and on being unafraid even when we’re terrified.”—Lucy KalanithiNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE**Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A meditation on sense-making when there’s no sense to be made, on letting go when we can’t hold on, and on being unafraid even when we’re terrified.”—Lucy KalanithiNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE**Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a
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Don Failla "Own Your Life The 45 Second Presentation That Will Change Your Life!"

Own Your Life Success Audio Book

by Don Failla ...

Unabridged

3 hours 48 min

Don & Nancy Failla - Own Your Life, the 45 Second Presentation that will Change Your Life!The teachings in this audio book is what “cracked the code” for Don & Nancy Failla to build a duplicable organization to over 1,000,000 people. As Don said, “100 percent of people outside Network Marketing don’t understand it. And 90 percent of people inside Network Marketing don’t understand it!”Don's ... Read more

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Don & Nancy Failla - Own Your Life, the 45 Second Presentation that will Change Your Life!The teachings in this audio book is what “cracked the code” for Don & Nancy Failla to build a duplicable organization to over 1,000,000 people. As Don said, “100 percent of people outside Network Marketing don’t understand it. And 90 percent of people inside Network Marketing don’t understand it!”Don's
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In Love with the World

What a Buddhist Monk Can Teach You About Living from Nearly Dying

by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche ...

Narrated by Feodor Chin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

A rare, intimate account of a world-renowned Buddhist monk’s near-death experience and the life-changing wisdom he gained as a result.'One of the most generous, beautiful, and essential books I’ve ever read – thoroughly engaging, so clear, so honest, so courageous and full of wisdom.' George Saunders, Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the BardoYongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s experience begins ... Read more

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A rare, intimate account of a world-renowned Buddhist monk’s near-death experience and the life-changing wisdom he gained as a result.'One of the most generous, beautiful, and essential books I’ve ever read – thoroughly engaging, so clear, so honest, so courageous and full of wisdom.' George Saunders, Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the BardoYongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s experience begins
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The Year I Met My Brain

A travel companion for adults who have just found out they have ADHD

by Matilda Boseley ...

Narrated by Matilda Boseley ...

Unabridged

9 hours 13 min

Matilda Boseley's adult ADHD diagnosis was a massive, earth-shattering event. She was given a prescription but had no idea what ADHD meant for her identity, her relationships or her future.Twelve months of confusion later, journalist Matilda embarked on an epic voyage to figure out what's really happening in the stormy seas of the ADHD brain and write the guide she wished she'd had.The Year I Met ... Read more

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Matilda Boseley's adult ADHD diagnosis was a massive, earth-shattering event. She was given a prescription but had no idea what ADHD meant for her identity, her relationships or her future.Twelve months of confusion later, journalist Matilda embarked on an epic voyage to figure out what's really happening in the stormy seas of the ADHD brain and write the guide she wished she'd had.The Year I Met
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Fake Law

The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies

by The Secret Barrister ...

Narrated by Jack Hawkins ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCould the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the ... Read more

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THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCould the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the
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With the End in Mind

Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial

by Kathryn Mannix ...

Narrated by Kathryn Mannix, Elizabeth Carling ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Impossible to read with dry eyes or an unaltered mindset’ Sunday Times‘Illuminating and beautiful’ Cathy RentzenbrinkWith the End in Mind is a book for us all: the grieving and bereaved, the ill and the healthy. By turns touching and tragic, funny and wise, it tells powerful human stories of life and death.Eric, the retired head teacher who even with Mot... ... Read more

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Impossible to read with dry eyes or an unaltered mindset’ Sunday Times‘Illuminating and beautiful’ Cathy RentzenbrinkWith the End in Mind is a book for us all: the grieving and bereaved, the ill and the healthy. By turns touching and tragic, funny and wise, it tells powerful human stories of life and death.Eric, the retired head teacher who even with Mot...
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Caged Lion

Joseph Pilates and His Legacy

by John Howard Steel ...

Narrated by John Howard Steel ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

The surprising story of Pilates - the man and the method.Part biography, part history, and part memoir, Caged Lion untangles for the first time Joseph Pilates’s opaque life story and the perilous journey of his exercise program known the world over as Pilates.This is the story of Joseph Pilates, a gifted man who immigrated to the United States at forty-three with no assets or credentials. He not ... Read more

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The surprising story of Pilates - the man and the method.Part biography, part history, and part memoir, Caged Lion untangles for the first time Joseph Pilates’s opaque life story and the perilous journey of his exercise program known the world over as Pilates.This is the story of Joseph Pilates, a gifted man who immigrated to the United States at forty-three with no assets or credentials. He not
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The Vanishing Family

Love, Fate and the Quest to End Dementia

by Robert Kolker ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

10 hours

'This is a triumph of reporting, and an absolutely compelling exploration of neuroscience and genetics. At its heart, though, it's a poignant, heartfelt story about family and how love sustains even in the most difficult circumstances. Like Kolker's other work, it is full of deep humanity. It's a beautiful book' Susan Orlean, bestselling author of The Orchid ThiefFrom the #1 New York Times ... Read more

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'This is a triumph of reporting, and an absolutely compelling exploration of neuroscience and genetics. At its heart, though, it's a poignant, heartfelt story about family and how love sustains even in the most difficult circumstances. Like Kolker's other work, it is full of deep humanity. It's a beautiful book' Susan Orlean, bestselling author of The Orchid ThiefFrom the #1 New York Times
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What A Body Remembers

A Memoir of Sexual Assault and Its Aftermath

by Karen Stefano ...

Narrated by Nicole Poole ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

On a summer night in 1984, nineteen-year-old UC Berkeley sophomore Karen Thomas leaves her uniformed patrol job at the University of California Police Department and walks home alone in darkness. At the threshold of her apartment a man assaults her at knife point. After a soul chilling struggle she manages to escape and call 911. Police catch her assailant, she identifies him, and he is arrested ... Read more

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On a summer night in 1984, nineteen-year-old UC Berkeley sophomore Karen Thomas leaves her uniformed patrol job at the University of California Police Department and walks home alone in darkness. At the threshold of her apartment a man assaults her at knife point. After a soul chilling struggle she manages to escape and call 911. Police catch her assailant, she identifies him, and he is arrested
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Divine Intervention

A Tragic Memoir of Unwavering Faith

by Gunmolly Kodiad ...

Narrated by Johnathan Welsh ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

A journey full of pain, romance, self-sacrifice, humor and finally Catharsis. A book that touches every emotion. A story that makes you want more and more! ... Read more

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A journey full of pain, romance, self-sacrifice, humor and finally Catharsis. A book that touches every emotion. A story that makes you want more and more!
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Cómo cambiar tu mente

Lo que la nueva ciencia de la psicodelia nos enseña sobre la conciencia, la muerte, la adicción, la depresión y la transcendencia

by Michael Pollan ...

Narrated by Sebastián Rosas ...

Unabridged

17 hours 35 min

Una brillante y valiente investigación de Michael Pollan, autor de cinco best sellers de The New York Times, sobre la revolución médica y científica en torno a las drogas psicodélicas, y la fascinante historia de sus propias experiencias psicodélicas que le cambiaron la vida.Cuando Michael Pollan se propuso investigar por qué el LSD y la psilocibina (el componente activo de las setas alucinógenas) ... Read more

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Una brillante y valiente investigación de Michael Pollan, autor de cinco best sellers de The New York Times, sobre la revolución médica y científica en torno a las drogas psicodélicas, y la fascinante historia de sus propias experiencias psicodélicas que le cambiaron la vida.Cuando Michael Pollan se propuso investigar por qué el LSD y la psilocibina (el componente activo de las setas alucinógenas)
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Surviving Cancerland

Intuitive Aspects of Healing

by Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos ...

Narrated by Kate Mulligan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 34 min

When Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos discovered a pea-sized lump in her breast, she did what any sensible woman would do: She went to see her doctor, who assured her that she was in good health and that the lump was nothing but a fibrous tumor and posed no threat. Kathleen was not convinced, particularly in light of the fact that her mother had recently died of cancer. In a dream that night, Kathleen saw ... Read more

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When Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos discovered a pea-sized lump in her breast, she did what any sensible woman would do: She went to see her doctor, who assured her that she was in good health and that the lump was nothing but a fibrous tumor and posed no threat. Kathleen was not convinced, particularly in light of the fact that her mother had recently died of cancer. In a dream that night, Kathleen saw
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Det er et fucking eventyr! - Betændt politik - EP#04

Med DNA-forskeren på sporet af mennesket

by Eske Willerslev ...

Narrated by Eske Willerslev ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Det er et fucking eventyr!
Unabridged

21 min

Tag med DNA-forskeren og eventyreren Eske Willerslev på rejser ud i verden og tilbage i tiden.Eske har gang i sin videnskabelige karriere med at analysere fortidens DNA, hvilket kan have store implikationer for nulevende mennesker. Det er et minefelt at bevæge sig ind i nordamerikansk arkæologi og minoriteters historie – med videnskabsfolk på den ene side og indianerstammer på den anden. I BETÆNDT ... Read more

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Tag med DNA-forskeren og eventyreren Eske Willerslev på rejser ud i verden og tilbage i tiden.Eske har gang i sin videnskabelige karriere med at analysere fortidens DNA, hvilket kan have store implikationer for nulevende mennesker. Det er et minefelt at bevæge sig ind i nordamerikansk arkæologi og minoriteters historie – med videnskabsfolk på den ene side og indianerstammer på den anden. I BETÆNDT
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Lazy B

Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest

by Sandra Day O'Connor, H. Alan Day ...

Narrated by Sandra Day O'Connor ...

Abridged

5 hours 13 min

What was it in Sandra Day O'Connor's background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today-the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O'Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B ... Read more

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What was it in Sandra Day O'Connor's background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today-the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O'Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B
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This Is Not the End of Me

Lessons on Living from a Dying Man

by Dakshana Bascaramurty ...

Narrated by Farah Merani, A. K. Wilson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 3 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF 2020CBC – The Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2020The Globe and Mail’s Globe 100: Our Favourite Books of 2020**Chatelaine’s 10 Best Books of 2020The Walrus’s Favourite Books of 2020For readers of Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air and Will Schwalbe, t... ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF 2020CBC – The Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2020The Globe and Mail’s Globe 100: Our Favourite Books of 2020**Chatelaine’s 10 Best Books of 2020The Walrus’s Favourite Books of 2020For readers of Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air and Will Schwalbe, t...
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Civil Rights Queen

Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality

by Tomiko Brown-Nagin ...

Narrated by Karen Chilton ...

Unabridged

15 hours 57 min

**A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The first major biography of one of our most influential judges—an activist lawyer who became the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary—that provides an eye-opening account of the twin struggles for gender equality and civil rights in the 20th Century. • “Timely and essential."—The Washington Post“A must-read for anyone who dares to believe that ... Read more

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**A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The first major biography of one of our most influential judges—an activist lawyer who became the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary—that provides an eye-opening account of the twin struggles for gender equality and civil rights in the 20th Century. • “Timely and essential."—The Washington Post“A must-read for anyone who dares to believe that
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Henry Ford and the Building of Modern Capitalism

by Jeff Webb ...

Narrated by Jeff Webb ...

Series series Learn25: Biographies
Unabridged

3 hours 51 min

Explore the compelling and complex legacy of the man Forbes Magazine named “The Businessman of the 20th Century.Your guide for this audio course is celebrated history professor Jeff Webb, voted Teacher of the Year at Huntington University. Each captivating lecture guides you through a different facet of Henry Ford’s life and accomplishments.Few industrial leaders rival Ford in their contributions ... Read more

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Explore the compelling and complex legacy of the man Forbes Magazine named “The Businessman of the 20th Century.Your guide for this audio course is celebrated history professor Jeff Webb, voted Teacher of the Year at Huntington University. Each captivating lecture guides you through a different facet of Henry Ford’s life and accomplishments.Few industrial leaders rival Ford in their contributions
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Rester en vie

by Matt Haig ...

Narrated by François Tavares ...

Unabridged

4 hours 7 min

N°1 sur la liste du Sunday TimesÀ vingt-quatre ans, souffrant d'anxiété et de dépression, Matt Haig s'est retrouvé au bord d'une falaise, les pieds à moitié dans le vide, sur le point de se précipiter... Rester en vie : cela paraît si difficile à celles et ceux qui sont au fond de l'abîme, qui ne voient poindre aucune lueur.Ce livre vif et sensible, plein d'humour aussi, raconte les batailles que ... Read more

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N°1 sur la liste du Sunday TimesÀ vingt-quatre ans, souffrant d'anxiété et de dépression, Matt Haig s'est retrouvé au bord d'une falaise, les pieds à moitié dans le vide, sur le point de se précipiter... Rester en vie : cela paraît si difficile à celles et ceux qui sont au fond de l'abîme, qui ne voient poindre aucune lueur.Ce livre vif et sensible, plein d'humour aussi, raconte les batailles que
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Beyond Love

The Epic Story of Doctors and Scientists, Sisters and Patients, Heroes and Dreamers, Fighting the Greatest Plague of Our Time

by Dominique Lapierre ...

Narrated by Michael York ...

Abridged

3 hours 5 min

From its first appearance in the late 1970s to the remarkable treatment methods that are now keeping millions alive, AIDS has been a headlining topic for decades. Master storyteller Dominique Lapierre— renowned for his best sellers Is Paris Burning? and The City of Joy— has created his most extraordinary epic of human endeavor. In this dramatic, inspiring, and tender work, the author recounts the ... Read more

R419,07 or Free with Kobo Plus

From its first appearance in the late 1970s to the remarkable treatment methods that are now keeping millions alive, AIDS has been a headlining topic for decades. Master storyteller Dominique Lapierre— renowned for his best sellers Is Paris Burning? and The City of Joy— has created his most extraordinary epic of human endeavor. In this dramatic, inspiring, and tender work, the author recounts the
... Read more
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Every Living Thing

The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet

by James Herriot ...

Narrated by Nicholas Ralph ...

Unabridged

12 hours 38 min

The fifth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small. Charmingly read by Nicholas Ralph, who plays James Herriot in the TV series.In Every Living Thing James Herriot brings back familiar and much-loved friends, including his partner Siegfried and his most lucrative patient, the delightful Tricki Woo. There are some some new arrivals ... Read more

R312,11

The fifth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small. Charmingly read by Nicholas Ralph, who plays James Herriot in the TV series.In Every Living Thing James Herriot brings back familiar and much-loved friends, including his partner Siegfried and his most lucrative patient, the delightful Tricki Woo. There are some some new arrivals
... Read more
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Letters to a Young Therapist

by Mary Pipher ...

Narrated by Eliza Foss ...

Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

A bestselling author and gifted healer’s guidance on how therapy can restore us in an increasingly stressful world.**“A wise and compassionate book.” -**Washington PostIn Letters to a Young Therapist, psychologist Mary Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years of clinical practice helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their ... Read more

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A bestselling author and gifted healer’s guidance on how therapy can restore us in an increasingly stressful world.**“A wise and compassionate book.” -**Washington PostIn Letters to a Young Therapist, psychologist Mary Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years of clinical practice helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their
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Stephen Hawking

A Life from Beginning to End

by Hourly History ...

Narrated by Mike Nelson ...

Series series Biographies of Physicists
Unabridged

1 hour 12 min

In 1963, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and given two years to live. More than half a century later, Hawking had made some of the most significant contributions to our understanding of the universe since Albert Einstein. The world's most famous physics professor, a best-selling author, and a father of three, Stephen lived his life to its fullest. Bridging the world of ... Read more

R95,37 or Free with Kobo Plus

In 1963, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and given two years to live. More than half a century later, Hawking had made some of the most significant contributions to our understanding of the universe since Albert Einstein. The world's most famous physics professor, a best-selling author, and a father of three, Stephen lived his life to its fullest. Bridging the world of
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Hunt, Gather, Parent

This is Going to Hurt

Everything Happens for a Reason

Don Failla "Own Your Life The 45 Second Presentation That Will Change Your Life!"

In Love with the World

The Year I Met My Brain

Fake Law

With the End in Mind

Caged Lion

The Vanishing Family

What A Body Remembers

Divine Intervention

Cómo cambiar tu mente

Surviving Cancerland

Det er et fucking eventyr! - Betændt politik - EP#04

Lazy B

This Is Not the End of Me

Civil Rights Queen

Henry Ford and the Building of Modern Capitalism

Rester en vie

Beyond Love

Every Living Thing

Letters to a Young Therapist

Stephen Hawking