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    All Sorts and Conditions of Men , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1201min
    This book was the inspiration for an enormous achievement. The Peoples Palace for the entertainment and instruction of the working class was opened in the East End in 1887, five years after the book was published. It had changed peoples lives and was an incredible support for those who had previously no art gallery, theatre, library, concert hall or gymnasium. The heroine of the book wants to tell these people "life is full, crammed full, overflowing with all kinds of delights. It is a mistake to think that only rich people can enjoy these things.... You shall learn music and forthwith all the world will be transformed for you; you shall learn to paint, to carve, to model, to design, and the day shall be too short to contain the happiness you will get out of it. You shall learn to dance and know the rapture of a waltz...you shall even learn the great art of writing and learn the magic of a charmed phrase." She does not wish this done purely for altruistic purposes. It is intended to imbue a critical faculty, to cultivate a sense of the arts that will civilise and import a sense of noble discontent which will endow the working man and woman with ambition. However, this is not just a book with a social agenda. It is a hugely informative story, part social documentary, part mystery, part thriller and not least a wonderful romance! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mr Peter Newcombe Joyce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/assm/000096/bk_assm_000096_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Blessed Virgin Mary: A Catholic Guide to The Mother of God in Your Life, Hörbuch, Digital, 298min
    From the earliest days of the church, Mary has loomed large in traditions, doctrines, and devotions. Aside from Jesus Christ, more has been written about her than any other Christian figure. And yet much confusion about her role persists. Luckily, this audio series brings you just the guide to help demystify the mother of God: acclaimed spiritual director and retreat master Fr. Dan Crosby, OFM, Cap. Fr. Crosby delivers lively lectures that endow listeners with an inspiring and informative, fresh and faithful perspective on Mary. Nearly eight years in the making, this 12-lecture series is neither “pious chatter” nor “frilly theology”. It is born, rather, of his serious questions about Mary’s rightful place in Christian faith, his constant grappling with the “So what?” of effective preaching, and his insights into the importance that God desires Mary to have in our lives.As a person of faith, you’ve heard a number of epithets bestowed upon Saint Mary: mother of Jesus, blessed virgin, queen of heaven. But the title of this series illuminates the view of Mary that Fr. Crosby asks you to adopt: Mary, mirror of God.For Fr. Crosby, Mary is the perfect reflector of God. As he demonstrates through these compelling lectures, when you look at her, you behold not only her beauty and goodness, but also God’s beauty and goodness that shines so powerfully through her. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.     Language: English. Narrator: Dan Crosby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/nykm/000877/bk_nykm_000877_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Secret of the Ages , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 543min
    The Secret of the Ages should rightfully be called the original The Secret. It is one of the pioneering works on the powers of the universal mind and the subconscious mind. The author says about this audiobook: "The great 'Middle Class' has to bear the burdens of both the poor and the rich - and take what is left for itself. It is to them that I should like to dedicate this book. If I cannot endow libraries or colleges for them, perhaps I can point the way to get all good gifts for them. For men and women like them do not need 'charity' - or even sympathy. What they do need is inspiration - and opportunity - the kind of inspiration that makes a man go out and create his own opportunity. And that, after all, is the greatest good one can do anyone. Few people appreciate free gifts. They are like the man whom admiring townsfolk presented with a watch. He looked it over critically for a minute. Then - 'Where's the chain?' he asked. But a way to win for themselves the full measure of success they've dreamed of but almost stopped hoping for - that is something every young couple would welcome with open arms. And it is something that, if I can do it justice, will make the 'Eternal Triangle' as rare as it is today common, for it will enable husband and wife to work together - not merely for domestic happiness but for business success as well." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sean Pratt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001602/bk_gdan_001602_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    On Human Nature (eBook, PDF)
    A brief, radical defense of human uniqueness from acclaimed philosopher Roger ScrutonIn this short book, acclaimed writer and philosopher Roger Scruton presents an original and radical defense of human uniqueness. Confronting the views of evolutionary psychologists, utilitarian moralists, and philosophical materialists such as Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett, Scruton argues that human beings cannot be understood simply as biological objects. We are not only human animals; we are also persons, in essential relation with other persons, and bound to them by obligations and rights. Our world is a shared world, exhibiting freedom, value, and accountability, and to understand it we must address other people face to face and I to I.Scruton develops and defends his account of human nature by ranging widely across intellectual history, from Plato and Averroës to Darwin and Wittgenstein. The book begins with Kant's suggestion that we are distinguished by our ability to say "I"-by our sense of ourselves as the centers of self-conscious reflection. This fact is manifested in our emotions, interests, and relations. It is the foundation of the moral sense, as well as of the aesthetic and religious conceptions through which we shape the human world and endow it with meaning. And it lies outside the scope of modern materialist philosophy, even though it is a natural and not a supernatural fact. Ultimately, Scruton offers a new way of understanding how self-consciousness affects the question of how we should live.The result is a rich view of human nature that challenges some of today's most fashionable ideas about our species.
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    Machines like Us (eBook, ePUB)
    How we can create artificial intelligence with broad, robust common sense rather than narrow, specialized expertise. It's sometime in the not-so-distant future, and you send your fully autonomous self-driving car to the store to pick up your grocery order. The car is endowed with as much capability as an artificial intelligence agent can have, programmed to drive better than you do. But when the car encounters a traffic light stuck on red, it just sits there-indefinitely. Its obstacle-avoidance, lane-following, and route-calculation capacities are all irrelevant; it fails to act because it lacks the common sense of a human driver, who would quickly figure out what's happening and find a workaround. In Machines like Us, Ron Brachman and Hector Levesque-both leading experts in AI-consider what it would take to create machines with common sense rather than just the specialized expertise of today's AI systems. Using the stuck traffic light and other relatable examples, Brachman and Levesque offer an accessible account of how common sense might be built into a machine. They analyze common sense in humans, explain how AI over the years has focused mainly on expertise, and suggest ways to endow an AI system with both common sense and effective reasoning. Finally, they consider the critical issue of how we can trust an autonomous machine to make decisions, identifying two fundamental requirements for trustworthy autonomous AI systems: having reasons for doing what they do, and being able to accept advice. Both in the end are dependent on having common sense.
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    Machines like Us
    How we can create artificial intelligence with broad, robust common sense rather than narrow, specialized expertise.It s sometime in the not-so-distant future, and you send your fully autonomous self-driving car to the store to pick up your grocery order. The car is endowed with as much capability as an artificial intelligence agent can have, programmed to drive better than you do. But when the car encounters a traffic light stuck on red, it just sits there indefinitely. Its obstacle-avoidance, lane-following, and route-calculation capacities are all irrelevant; it fails to act because it lacks the common sense of a human driver, who would quickly figure out what s happening and find a workaround. In Machines like Us, Ron Brachman and Hector Levesque both leading experts in AI consider what it would take to create machines with common sense rather than just the specialized expertise of today s AI systems. Using the stuck traffic light and other relatable examples, Brachman and Levesque offer an accessible account of how common sense might be built into a machine. They analyze common sense in humans, explain how AI over the years has focused mainly on expertise, and suggest ways to endow an AI system with both common sense and effective reasoning. Finally, they consider the critical issue of how we can trust an autonomous machine to make decisions, identifying two fundamental requirements for trustworthy autonomous AI systems: having reasons for doing what they do, and being able to accept advice. Both in the end are dependent on having common sense.
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    Radical for Capitalism: An Introduction to the Political Thought of Ayn Rand , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 59min
    This essay explores the political theory of Ayn Rand, a topic that catapulted to the national stage during the last presidential election following the nomination of Rep. Paul Ryan (a self-described enthusiast of Rand's ideas and novels) to the Romney ticket. Ayn Rand's ideas continue to generate public debate in political and cultural circles, but those ideas are frequently misunderstood and misrepresented. This book provides a succinct summary of key aspects of her thought, enabling you to intelligently discuss Rand's ideas with others. It is written by a proponent of Objectivism, the philosophy that Rand founded. Overview of "Radical for Capitalism: An Introduction to the Political Thought of Ayn Rand" Critiques of Ayn Rand that denounce her for a cold materialism are simply off-point, the author argues. Rand looked out on the world and saw endless vistas of possibility for human beings. Hers was not the despairing, post-religious nihilism that characterized so many 20th-century philosophers. Rand's works endow the essential activities of modern human life, including productive work, the use of human reason, and exchange through the marketplace, with the spiritual stature of moral greatness. That her works have this inspirational value is clearly evident in their enduring popularity. Rand projected a sense of nobility appropriate to modern scientific and industrial civilization, embracing business life and technology with a wholehearted appreciation of their potential. This is one basic aspect of the vision she projected in her novels, and it is this exalted view of industry, individualism, and the free market that had the strongest effect on American culture of all her ideas. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: William R Thomas. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/063577/bk_acx0_063577_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Finding Oprah's Roots: Finding Your Own , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 323min
    “Before I have a big meeting or decision to make,” says Oprah Winfrey, “I go and I sit with the ancestors. Literally, I go and sit in my closet and I say their names. I just say their names so that when I walk into the space, I don’t walk alone.” This audiobook will help millions of African Americans never again to walk alone. What’s more, it will show people of all races what the story of Oprah’s ancestors teaches - the legacy one generation bequeaths another, how who we are is startlingly influenced by the paths our ancestors have trod, and the extraordinary impact that even the most humble among us can have on future generations through the simple process of building a life for our loved ones. In Finding Oprah’s Roots, prominent African American scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., shines a brilliant searchlight into the dark shadows that have enveloped African American ancestry. By assembling an elite team of historians and geneticists in coordination with PBS and using Oprah and her forebears as his chief example, Gates unveils a process akin to resurrection. Finding Oprah’s Roots will not only endow listeners with a new appreciation for the key contributions made by history’s unsung but also equip them with the tools to connect to pivotal figures in their own past. For Oprah, the path back to the past was emotion-filled and profoundly illuminating, connecting the narrative of her family to the larger American narrative and “anchoring” her in a way not previously possible. For the listener, Finding Oprah’s Roots offers the possibility of an equally rewarding experience.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dominic Hoffman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bkot/000857/bk_bkot_000857_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Speed Reading: Triple Your Reading Speed in Less Than 24 Hours , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 176min
    Drastically increase your reading speed and comprehension by accelerated learning, and learn how to read faster. Speed reading is sorely misunderstood by many people who think that it is too good to be true. But in this audio guide, you will learn through many examples and simple illustrations how to take your present level of reading, and within the next 24 hours, triple your rate of words per minute. Think about that for a minute. If you are like most people you are probably reading at about 200 to 300 words per minute. This audio guide will teach you to get up to 600 words per minute in the next day. How effective will that make you? How much time would that save you? What is the cost of not taking this on? And what opportunity do you miss out on? Speed reading saves us time. That’s the obvious advantage but not the most beneficial. Each new piece of information when we speed read has the potential to change the trajectory of our lives. It has the potential to endow us with knowledge and that, in turn, has the potential to catapult our lives into the realm of abundant success. First of all, this isn't like any accelerated learning guide you've ever listened to. There's no fluff or filler, just points to learn faster. So like I said, there's more to this little guide than "just" speed reading. Here's a fraction of what you'll learn: Easy speed reading methods How to optimize your head position and posture while reading Different patterns to maximize your learning potential The psychology of reading How to get rid of distractions, be more productive, and learn faster And much more! All that starts here and now. The speed reading strategies in this guide are well proven and well documented, and as you go through them, you will realize how simple they are and wish you had thought about them.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christopher A Leonard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/114302/bk_acx0_114302_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Secret of the Ages: In Seven Volumes (Complete) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 395min
    If you had more money than time, more millions than you knew how to spend, what would be your pet philanthropy? Libraries? Hospitals? Churches? Homes for the blind, crippled, or aged? Mine would be homes - but not for the aged or infirm. For young married couples! I have often thought that if ever I got into the philanthropic billionaire class, I'd like to start an endowment fund for helping young married couples over the rough spots in those first and second years of married life - especially the second year, when the real troubles come.  Take a boy and a girl and a cozy little nest - add a cunning, healthy baby - and there's nothing happier on God's green footstool. But instead of a healthy babe, fill in a fretful, sickly baby; a wan, tired, worn-out little mother; and a worried, dejected, heartsick father, and there's nothing more pitiful. A nurse for a month, a few weeks at the shore or mountains, a lift on that heavy doctor's bill - any one of these things would spell H-E-A-V-E-N to that tiny family.  But do they get it? Not often! And the reason? Because they are not poor enough for charity. They are not rich enough to afford it themselves. They belong to that great middle class that has to bear the burdens of both the poor and the rich and take what is left for itself. It is to them that I should like to dedicate this book. If I cannot endow libraries or colleges for them, perhaps I can point the way to get all good gifts for themselves. For men and women like them do not need charity nor even sympathy. What they do need is inspiration and opportunity - the kind of inspiration that makes a man go out and create his own opportunity. And that, after all, is the greatest good one can do anyone. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barry J Peterson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/110449/bk_acx0_110449_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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