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Jo’s mother, Babe, liked to drink, dance, and stay up very late. When the husband she adored went on sales calls, she waited for him in the parking lot, embroidering pillowcases. Jo grew up thinking that the last thing she wanted was to be like her mother. Then it dawned on her that her own happiness was derived in large part from lessons Babe had taught her.

Chris Addison – the thinking idiot's pretend anthropologist – takes us on a comic journey through the vast and rich subject of human history in these eight hilarious comedy lectures. Aided by Professor Austin Herring (aka Geoffrey McGivern), Dan Tetsell and Jo Enright, who put their considerable talents to use in sketches illustrating the lectures, he examines how Homo sapiens became Top Species, charts the rise and fall of the Western world and looks at what’s next for the future of mankind.

Thinkers have been fascinated by paradox since long before Aristotle grappled with Zeno's. In this volume in The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Margaret Cuonzo explores paradoxes and the strategies used to solve them. She finds that paradoxes are more than mere puzzles but can prompt new ways of thinking. A paradox can be defined as a set of mutually inconsistent claims, each of which seems true. Paradoxes emerge not just in salons and ivory towers but in everyday life.

American poet Dorothy Parker lived a life of heartache and hardship, but her writing became her weapon to fight back. She refused to temper her strong opinions, even at the cost of her editorial position at Vanity Fair. Parker continued to write—unfiltered and unapologetic—and found solidarity in community with other writers. Enough Rope was Parker’s first volume of poetry, featuring poems originally published in Life, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker.

Zeke Miller is the owner of Eye Candy Ink and the father figure to everyone at the shop. An only child who had to grow up far too young, he’s always felt protective of those he loves. He’s spent years building Eye Candy Ink into what it is today. While others dated and settled down, he worked, honing his skills until he’s one of the best and most sought after tattoo artists in the world. At 36, he thinks his time to meet someone has passed and he’s resigned to being happy with the family that he’s found at his shop.

Los Angeles, 1962. Jimmy Dean, bit part actor befriends famed actress Marilyn Monroe. When Marilyn is found dead in her LA home, the ruling is suicide, but Jimmy thinks otherwise. As he starts digging, he comes up against those who wish to stop him from uncovering the truth. Realizing that he's in over his head, Jimmy calls former business partner, Mississippi truck driver Elvis Presley. As Jimmy and Elvis search deeper, they uncover a potential link between Marilyn's death and the highest office in the land.

Elijah Banks thought he found his one true love—until she walked out their front door without even saying goodbye. For years he’s lived a hedonistic lifestyle and made sure he never got close to a woman again. Hannah Farsey wants the real deal with her new housemate and is willing to overlook the imperfect parts of his history to get it. When their pasts and presents collide in spectacular fashion, she’s not sure she can trust his declarations.

A new serial killer leaves a mysterious signature—the theft of his victims’ wedding rings—and as the trail grows cold, FBI Special Agent Faith Bold knows she will be unable to solve it without the expert assistance of her K9 German Shepherd, Turk. But Faith still suffers from PTSD, haunted by her encounter with a serial killer, and it is only Turk who keeps her going. Together, they will stop at nothing to bring the next killer to justice—and to save the next victim before it is too late.

FBI Special Agent Faith Bold doesn’t believe she can ever return to the force after the trauma she’s been through. Suffering from past demons, she feels unfit for duty and content to retire—until Turk walks into her life.

Ela trabalhava para o governo americano, mas poucas pessoas sabiam disso. Especialista em seu campo de atuação, era um dos segredos mais bem guardados de uma agência tão clandestina que nem sequer tinha nome. E quando perceberam que ela poderia ser um problema, passam a persegui-la. A única pessoa em quem ela confiava foi assassinada. Ela sabe demais, e eles a querem morta. Agora ela raramente fica em um mesmo lugar ou usa o mesmo nome por muito tempo.

Maggie Vine felt like the luckiest girl in the world. Life was perfect, until it wasn't. When Maggie left her small-town Alabama home, she never thought she would return. Fourteen years later, Maggie finds herself driving back toward the town that she's missed and the people she abandoned; toward Rusty. Rusty Jefferson was Maggie's best friend and first love, but she'd driven away in the middle of the night without a good-bye. Broken-hearted, the sweet boy everyone loved became hard and cold; closed off to the world, refusing to be hurt that way ever again.

An adventure in prayer began 40 years ago. It traveled across the globe - from closets to prayer chairs, from the steps where Hitler shouted to the door where Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation. A journey that brought an adventurer to Gateway Church. Take the journey. Start the adventure. Adventures in Prayer: A 40-Day Journey by Pastor Mary Jo Pierce. The book is arranged with 40 inspiring stories from Pastor Mary Jo's life.

Ashur, a simple every-day man, left work one late evening to sleep for his next shift. However, he was suddenly transported into another realm. He finds himself surrounded by a strange environment. Buildings and people are covered in blue. Believing this is a dream, he is proven wrong and finds out that he is in the Ghost Realm and is himself an Unborn Ghost.

Nine Bodies in a Puddle is a collection of nine interconnected short stories that follow nine characters who discover a body of water. When they step into the water, they switch places with their reflection. The stories slowly traverse from a fairy-tale/fantasy style toward the realm of horror.

11 große Philosophen in Denken und Alltag, für das Audio-Book zusammengestellt von Dr. Frieder Lauxmann, Autor von "Der philosophische Garten" und "Der philosophische Himmel", erschienen bei nymphenburger, gelesen von Jo Brauner.

Eine intelligente und unterhaltsame Einführung in die Philosophie. Ein Hör- und Denkvergnügen für alle, die sich dem Thema Philosophie auf unkonventionelle Art nähern wollen.

In the darkness of the woods, Vanessa is hopelessly lost from her campsite. Alone, hungry, and scared, she looks for any sign of help. Just before she gives up, she spots a campfire off in the distance and looks to see if anyone is there. To her surprise, she sees three orcs fast asleep next to their campfire. As she watches them, she can't help but feel a hunger far beyond simply food. The orcs wake up to the smell of her pheromones, and feel their own desires burning. She can't wait any longer, and runs straight into their awaiting arms, and awaiting bodies.

From paddy wagon to rush hour, New York City has given us a number of our popular words and phrases, along the way fashioning a recognizable dialect all its own. Often imitated and just as often ridiculed, New York English has its own identity, imbued with the rich cultural history of (as New Yorkers tell it) the greatest city in the world. In You Talkin' to Me?, E. J. White explores the hidden history of English in New York City - a history that encompasses social class, immigration, culture, economics, and, of course, real estate.

My ex-boss stole my million-dollar concept—and then fired me. So I go back, grab what’s mine, and make an escape. With security guards on my heels, I dive headfirst into Walker Drummond’s limo. Literally. Billionaire. Single father. The kind of man whose attention feels dangerous in all the right ways. When I confess, he doesn’t throw me out. Instead he makes me an offer: be his date, and he’ll consider my pitch.

Throughout World War II, when Saturday nights came around, servicemen and hostesses happily forgot the war for a little while as they danced together in USO clubs, which served as havens of stability in a time of social, moral, and geographic upheaval. Meghan Winchell demonstrates that in addition to boosting soldier morale, the USO acted as an architect of the gender roles and sexual codes that shaped the "greatest generation".

Working at the hottest monster bar in town, Val is one of the top waitresses that enjoys her job more than anyone. Taking care of the bar patrons with more than just drinks, she goes the extra mile to make sure everyone is having a good time. But when she sees the biggest minotaur in her life come in after a bad break up, she pours him a round on the house. After hearing his sad story, Val offers to take him to a special room in the bar to try and help him forget his troubles. He quickly learns why she gets the best tips, and she learns that size does matter.