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Embark on an extraordinary voyage through six captivating worlds of folklore and myth. Across more than one hundred and ten hours of immersive storytelling, you’ll witness common threads of wonder that unite us all—no matter how far apart our cultures may be.

Go from being a good practitioner to being an extraordinary leader of healthcare professionals.

The 18th Century Classics Collection steps into the vibrant and tumultuous world of 18th century Europe. With this captivating anthology of some of the most influential works of 1700s literature, we encounter biting satire, passionate romance, and political tumultuousness. From the philosophical musings of Candide to the dark, gothic suspense of The Monk, this collection provides an eclectic mix of narrative styles and genres, capturing the essence of an age marked by intellectual revolution, social upheaval, and profound artistic expression.

Building Digital Culture aims to answer a simple question: How can organisations succeed when the environment they operate in is changing so quickly? The last thing businesses need today is a digital strategy. Instead, their strategy needs to be fit for our fast-changing digital world, where businesses have more data than they know what to do with, a media landscape that's exploded in size and complexity, the risk of a new disruption around every corner, and only one certainty: that this change won't let up.

When Daniel Ellsberg passed away in 2023 at the age of ninety-two, his lifelong commitment to nuclear disarmament and truth-telling at the highest levels of government enshrined him as one of the most courageous patriots America has ever seen. From his role in leaking the Pentagon Papers in 1971, for which he was charged with multiple felonies under the Espionage Act, to his anti-war activism and writings in the decades that followed, his effects on American nuclear policy, peacemaking efforts, and information politics cannot be overstated.

This is a collection of 14 works of biblical apocrypha for students of lost Christian writings. The Apocrypha are a loosely knit series of books, written by early vanguards of Christianity (covering the eras of both the old and new testaments), which comprise somewhere between about a dozen to several hundred titles, depending on whom you ask and how that person defines the word Apocrypha. A small selection of these can still be found included in the Catholic bible, while a majority of the books in question, were abandoned by church officials in the early centuries of Christianity.

The Dylan Thomas Collection includes modern recordings of some of Dylan Thomas' most iconic works, read by renowned Welsh actor, Iwan Rheon, and cast. Dylan Thomas was born in 1914 in Swansea, Wales. Considered to be one of the greatest Welsh poets of all time, Thomas is largely known for his imaginative use of language and vivid imagery in his poems and radio plays.

[Explicit Content] In The Other Animals, a worm goes through a breakup, a vulture contemplates the act of killing, a whale falls in love with a song, and more.

This funny, moving collection of eight stories - written by a diverse crew of scientists, literary writers, and comics, and informed by science - explores what animal perspectives can show humans about the world we all share....

A short, concise and user-friendly guide to the essential procedures of conducting a meeting, written by the authors of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, the only authorized edition of the classic work on parliamentary procedure Originally published in 1876, General Henry M. Robert's guide...

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)...

The book of Psalms expresses our human experiences through its beautiful prose. But this Old Testament book is more than just relatable poetry—it reveals a rich theology of God, the nature and work of Jesus, and Christ's voice hidden in Scripture. The Psalms are the songs of the Son. But how can these songs point to Jesus if they were transcribed centuries before his life and death on the cross?

Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein aren’t falling for any election-year claptrap—and they don’t want their readers to, either! In Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington, our two favorite philosopher-comedians return just in time to save us from the doublespeak and flimflam of politics in America.

El camino hacia la igualdad es fruto de luchas y rebeliones contra la injusticia, y resultado de un proceso de aprendizaje de medidas institucionales y sistemas legales, sociales, fiscales y educativos que nos permitan hacer de la igualdad una realidad duradera. Thomas Piketty, economista francés y especialista en desigualdad económica, se dirige a un amplio público y presenta una síntesis que trasciende las fronteras nacionales y disciplinarias.

Un futuro sostenible y justo es posible: Piketty nos muestra cómo construirlo. En esta nueva obra, Thomas Piketty recopila sus crónicas escritas entre 2020 y 2024, en las que aborda con lucidez la necesidad de transicionar hacia un modelo económico que integre justicia social y sostenibilidad ambiental. A través de un análisis profundo de las políticas contemporáneas, Piketty critica las fallas del capitalismo actual y propone un cambio transformador hacia un sistema que priorice la equidad y el respeto por el medioambiente.

SEA STORIES tells the entire tale. You will find excerpts of some of the most famous nautical stories of all time. Most of us have passed through a period of life during which we have ardently longed to be, if not actually a rover, a buccaneer, or a pirate, at least and really a sailor!

Bayern und Preußen - wie passt das zusammen? Was hat das mit Kultur zu tun? Wie lebt man als Schauspieler? Wie wird man Eventmanager? Diese Fragen und noch viele mehr versuchen der Hamburger Schauspieler aus Berlin Thomas B. Franz und der bayerische Entertainer Daniel Schrödinger in ihrem brandneuen Podcast "Quasi Kult" zu beantworten. Zwei wie Fischbrötchen und Leberkäs und eins wie Boulettenknödel und Currywurstsemmel. Bereit für das ein oder andere Schmankerl? Na klar. Es geht um Kultur - nicht verpassen! Ihr wollt Kontakt zu uns aufnehmen? Dann freuen wir uns über Eure Nachricht! ...

At this time of the year, as the nights close in and the temperature drops, winter seems like a season that nobody really enjoys, and we look forward all the more to spring. For many children, however, it is the bounty of Christmas that steals their attention, and for others the renewal of the New Year. But for Nature it is a pause for breath, to take stock of what has gone by in the year to date and ready herself for the energies and dramatic development to the landscape that spring will bring.

To have, to be, and to appear: that is the topic of 24-year-old Vivian’s master’s thesis, an ambitious work that explores the role of gender in social, artistic, and intellectual pursuits. To gather her research, Vivian peppers her friends and classmates with a series of increasingly provocative questions guaranteed to spark the curiosity of anyone who has ever questioned why things are the way they are, particularly regarding the perception of gender between individuals and in society. Adventurous listeners are subsequently led through the same questions by a diverse quintet of characters....

In a kingdom fraught with power struggles, an outside force threatens to undermine the centuries-long reign of the Graymere family. At the center of the emerging conflict are young Darrin and Princess Edlen. Darrin desires to overcome the stain of his family history and rise in the ranks of the Eyes of the Forest, a group of men sworn to protect the vast forests of Onyris. Meanwhile Princess Edlen, though deeply loyal to her friends, attempts to thwart the control her royal family holds over her life by sneaking about disguised as a peasant.

Após ser atacada por um urso ao pé de um vulcão na Sibéria, região onde realizava pesquisas sobre o povo even, Nastassja Martin luta por sua sobrevivência, enquanto passa por internações em hospitais da Rússia e da França. Neste livro, misto de relato etnográfico e autobiografia, a antropóloga francesa reflete sobre esse acontecimento, no qual, segundo ela própria, "um urso e uma mulher se encontram e as fronteiras entre os mundos implodem".