English | ASIN: B09LWS9LWB | 2021 | 8 hours and 16 minutes |MP3|M4B | 228 MB
The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present. The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants and paints a vivid picture of the wider context in which the country house in Britain flourished and subsequently fell into decline before enjoying a renaissance in the 21st century. The genesis, style, and purpose of architectural masterpieces such as Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, and Chatsworth are explored, alongside the numerous country houses lost to war and economic decline. The Story of the Country House takes a fresh look at this enduringly popular building type, exploring why it continues to hold such fascination for us today.

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English | ASIN: B09F5ST6Y5 | 2021 |MP3|M4B | ~07:02:00 | 200 MB
Jonathan Gottschall, Joshua Kane (Narrator), "The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down"

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English | ASIN: B09GCSG6ZB | 2021 | 9 hours and 29 minutes |MP3|M4B | 261 MB
More than a decade ago, the historian Tony Judt considered whether the behavior of Israel was becoming not only "bad for Israel itself" but also, on a wider scale, "bad for the Jews." Under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu, this issue has grown ever more urgent. In The State of Israel vs. the Jews, veteran journalist Sylvain Cypel addresses it in depth, exploring Israel's rightward shift on the international scene and with regard to the diaspora.

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English | ASIN: B09MSTC9DR | 2021 | 4 hours and 15 minutes |MP3|M4B | 118 MB
In the mid-1990s, a clandestine group of high-ranking churchmen began gathering in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Opposed to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the circle Descriptionted a revolution in stealth. By 2015, their secret ached to be told. Before an audience, Cardinal Godfried Danneels joked of being a part of a "mafia." But as explosive as Danneels' confession was, a thick cloud of mystery still enshrouds the St. Gallen mafia. In this compelling book, Julia Meloni pieces together the eerie trail of confessional evidence about the St. Gallen group.

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English | ASIN: B09DHRZ8M1 | 2021 | 10 hours and 30 minutes |MP3|M4B | 578 MB
In the last decades, America has gone to war as supposed defenders of democracy. The War on Terror was waged to protect the West from the dangers of Islamists. US soldiers are stationed in more than 800 locations across the world to act as the righteous arbiters of the rule of law. In this book, Andrew Cockburn brilliantly dissects the intentions behind Washington's martial appetites.

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English | ASIN: B09KHL14PP | 2021 |MP3|M4B | ~06:53:00 | 196 MB
Jaime Breitnauer, Gabrielle Baker (Narrator), "The Spanish Flu Epidemic and Its Influence on History"

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English | ASIN: B09FNFPM38 | 2021 | 9 hours and 34 minutes |MP3|M4B | 263 MB
In The Soul of Desire, psychiatrist Curt Thompson suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be known - and what's more, that this fundamental yearning manifests itself in our deep need to make things of beauty, revealing who we are to others. Desire and beauty go hand in hand. The Soul of Desire is a mature, creative work, weaving together neuroscience and spiritual formation to open up new horizons for thinking not only about the nature of the mind but about what it means to be human.

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English | 2019 |MP3|M4B | ASIN: B07W7LNXG1 | Duration: 8:55 h | 228 MB
Arthur Kleinman / Narrated by Arthur Morey

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October 8, 2021 | ISBN: 9781649470775 | Language: English | File size: 163.03 MB |MP3|M4B | 5 hr 56 min
Many who aspire to be organizational leaders focus on developing "hard" skills, related to quantitative action and analytical thinking. These are important, but over his many decades of executive leadership, Dr. Eugene B. Habecker has learned to value the "softer" side of leadership. Unfortunately, these "soft" skills and behaviors are often neglected, to the detriment of both leadership and organizational development.

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English | ASIN: B0954XFJ4R | 2021 | 8 hours and 25 minutes |MP3|M4B | 459 MB
A thinking person's guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy to grasp yet challenging to master, the method will change the way you think about life's big questions. About 2,500 years ago, Plato wrote a set of dialogues that depict Socrates in conversation. The way Socrates asks questions, and the reasons why, amount to a whole way of thinking. This is the Socratic method - one of humanity's great achievements. More than a technique, the method is an ethic of patience, inquiry, humility, and doubt. It is an aid to better thinking, and a remedy for bad habits of mind, whether in law, politics, the classroom, or tackling life's big questions at the kitchen table.

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