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Monasticism A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook]


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English | December 12, 2018 | ASIN: B07KQHBQ94 | M4B@64 kbps | 4h 15m | 119 MB
Author: Stephen J. Davis | Narrator: Adam Verner
Monasticism is a social and religious phenomenon which originated in antiquity and which still remains relevant in the 21st century. But what exactly is it, and how is it distinguished from other kinds of religious and non-religious practice?

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Lincoln A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CD2QGHXX | 2023 | 4 hours and 36 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 254 MB
Author: Allen C. Guelzo
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of democracy. Now, in Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction, the award-winning Lincoln authority Allen C. Guelzo offers a penetrating look into the mind of one of our greatest presidents. Guelzo takes us on a wide-ranging exploration of problems that confronted Lincoln and liberal democracy-equality, opportunity, the rule of law, slavery, freedom, peace, and his legacy.

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Lakes A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook]


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English | December 18, 2018 | ASIN: B07L19CN7M | M4B@64 kbps | 4h 29m | MB
Author: Warwick F. Vincent | Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
In this Very Short Introduction, Warwick Vincent outlines the essential features of lake environments and their biology, offering an up-to-date view of lake ecosystems. Vincent traces the origins of lake science (limnology) from the seminal work of Francois Forel on Lake Geneva at the edge of the Swiss Alps, to modern approaches such as environmental sensors, satellite observations, stable isotope analysis, and DNA-based technologies which are used to probe the microbial life support systems that lead from sunlight to fish.

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Energy Systems A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook]


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English | March 31, 2020 | ASIN: B0861LRZ2N | M4B@128 kbps | 4h 26m | 242 MB
Author: Nick Jenkins | Narrator: Chris Sorensen
Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as for electricity generation.

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Dyslexia A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook]


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English | September 24, 2019 | ASIN: B07XSLR7NY | M4B@128 kbps | 4h 18m | 237 MB
Author: Margaret J. Snowling | Narrator: Heather Wilds
Since dyslexia was first described in the British Medical Journal in 1896, there has been debate about the definitions and diagnostic procedures used, with some casting doubt on its very existence. However, there is now a considerable body of research regarding the nature and characteristics of this relatively common learning disorder. The contemporary view of dyslexia has emerged from a century of research in medicine, psychology, and more recently, neuroscience, and we now understand enough about this learning disorder to guide policy and practice.

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Demography A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook]


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English | September 11, 2018 | ASIN: B07GZV5HWV | M4B@64 kbps | 4h 2m | 110 MB
Author: Sarah Harper | Narrator: Samantha Desz
The generation into which each person is born, the demographic composition of that cohort, and its relation to those born at the same time in other places influences not only a person’s life chances, but also the economic and political structures within which that life is lived; the person’s access to social and natural resources (food, water, education, jobs, sexual partners); and even the length of that person’s life. Demography, literally the study of people, addresses the size, distribution, composition, and density of populations, and considers the impact the drivers which mediate these will have on both individual lives and the changing structure of human populations.

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Dementia A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook]


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English | July 31, 2020 | ASIN: B08D6V5N2P | M4B@128 kbps | 4h 52m | 267 MB
Author: Kathleen Taylor | Narrator: Mary Sarah
As more of us live longer, the fear of an old age devastated by brain diseases like dementia is growing. Many people are already facing the challenges posed by these progressive and terminal conditions, whether in person or because they are caring for loved ones. Dementia is now the fifth most common cause of death across the world. It is a small wonder that understanding, preventing, and finally curing these illnesses is now a global priority.

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Critical Theory (Second Edition) A Very Short Introduction [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CD2QM621 | 2023 | 4 hours and 14 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 223 MB
Author: Stephen Eric Bronner
Narrator: Justin Price

Critical theory emerged in the 1920s from the work of the Frankfurt School, the circle of German-Jewish academics who sought to diagnose-and, if at all possible, cure-the ills of society, particularly fascism and capitalism. In this book, Stephen Eric Bronner provides sketches of leading representatives of the critical tradition (such as George Lukács and Ernst Bloch, Theodor Adorno and Walter Benjamin, Herbert Marcuse and Jurgen Habermas) as well as many of its seminal texts and empirical investigations.

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