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På Sporet Av Pyramidenes Hemmeligheter

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På Sporet Av Pyramidenes Hemmeligheter

by Historie

6,43€

 I over 200 år har monumenter fra det gamle Egypt tiltrukket seg nysgjerrige og forskere fra hele verden. Alt fra små barnemumier til gigantiske pyramider er blitt nøye undersøkt for at vi skal få kunnskap om en av verdens eldste sivilisasjoner, først med graveskjeer, pensler og arkeologisk grundighet, siden med høyt avanserte skanninger og DNA-analyser. Til tross for iherdige undersøkelser er det så langt ingen som har kunnet gi et endelig svar på alle gåtene som riket langs Nilen etterlot seg da det gikk under for bortimot 2000 år siden. Derfor graver forskerne fremdeles etter svar på de store spørsmålene: Hvordan oppsto det egyptiske riket? Hvem oppførte pyramidene? Ble Kleopatra myrdet? I denne boken presenterer forskere og arkeologer de siste teoriene om Egypts storhetstid. Svarene er blant annet å finne i klimaforandringer, heftig monsunregn og en komplisert religion der gudene hadde innflytelse på alt.I bokserien VITENSKAPENS NYE VERDEN deler forskerne sine beste spådommer for de neste store vitenskapelige gjennombruddene fram mot år 2050 - gjennombrudd som blant annet omfatter et botemiddel mot kreft, utvikling av roboter som ikke kan skjelnes fra mennesker, og oppdagelse av de første sikre tegnene til liv i verdensrommet.
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En Verden I Flammer

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En Verden I Flammer

by Historie

5,51€

 Den 9. august 1945 slapp den amerikanske flygeren Charles W. Sweeney en atombombe over den japanske byen Nagasaki. 43 sekunder senere eksploderte den dødelige lasten i luften over havnebyen og forvandlet et blomstrende bysentrum til et smeltet ruinlandskap. Rundt 70 000 mennesker mistet livet. Atombombene over de to japanske byene Hiroshima og Nagasaki var kulminasjonen på seks år med grusomheter. Siden Nazi-Tysklands tropper hadde invadert Polen i 1939 og dermed kastet verden ut i enda en storkrig, hadde kampene utviklet seg til de mest grufulle som verden hadde sett til da. Men brutaliteten stoppet ikke på slagmarken. Hundretusenvis av sivile mistet livet i tilfeldige teppebombinger eller ble ofre for bitre soldaters hevn, mens et helt folk ble forsøkt utslettet i Nazi-Tysklands dødsleirer. "En verden i flammer" er ikke skånsom lesing. Den er som krigen selv både forferdelig og fascinerende.All verdens historie tar deg med på en halsbrekkende reise til fortiden, slik at du kan ta del i historiens største begivenheter. Bli med tilbake i tiden - til frontlinjene under andre verdenskrig, vikingenes herjing og egypternes gudedyrkelse. All verdens historie er for dem som vil vite mer om fortidens spennende og dramatiske begivenheter.
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Egypternes Hemmeligheter

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Egypternes Hemmeligheter

by Historie

5,51€

 Guden for kaos og uorden, Seth, rev i sjalusi liket av broren Osiris i 14 biter og spredte dem over hele Egypt. Gudinnen Isis fant alle bitene, balsamerte liket og rullet det inn i lintøy. Dermed skapte hun ifølge egypternes mytologi verdens første mumie. Skikken med å balsamere de døde slik at kroppen ble bevart for ettertiden, var utbredt i oldtidens Egypt, og de mange mumiene av både mennesker og dyr har fascinert opp gjennom historien. I perioder har pulveriserte mumier til og med vært brukt som medisin mot alle slags sykdommer. De fattige egypternes mumier lå begravd i ørkensanden. Men faraoenes mumier lå i prektige sarkofager dypt inne i gigantiske pyramider. Selv om oldtidens egyptere etterlot seg et utall tekster skrevet med hieroglyfer, er det fremdeles en gåte akkurat hvordan de udødelige monumentene ble bygd. Sikkert er det likevel at de ble skapt av en sivilisasjon som var sterk nok til å blomstre i over 3000 år.All verdens historie tar deg med på en halsbrekkende reise til fortiden, slik at du kan ta del i historiens største begivenheter. Bli med tilbake i tiden - til frontlinjene under andre verdenskrig, vikingenes herjing og egypternes gudedyrkelse. All verdens historie er for dem som vil vite mer om fortidens spennende og dramatiske begivenheter.
Midtens Rike

by Historie

5,51€

 I året 1046 f.Kr. krysset en hær på 45 000 soldater og 300 stridsvogner Huang He. I spissen stod kronprins Wu av Zhou, og snart hadde han beseiret naboen, Shang-dynastiet. De neste ca. 800 årene blomstret Zhou-dynastiet og utviklet det systemet som fortsatte under den senere keiseren. Keiserriket Kina ble samlet i 221 f.Kr. av Qin-kongen Ying Zheng, som erklærte at han var utsett av gudene til å herske som keiser i riket som var sivilisasjonens sentrum. Undersåttene skulle adlyde og tjene Himmelens sønn. De nærmeste naborikene ble vasallstater som avla troskapsed og betalte skatt til Kinas hersker. Ute på den andre siden av vasallstatene huserte barbarene. Bortsett fra hester var det ikke noe godt å hente der, og grensen ble solid bevoktet. Med denne sterke selvbevisstheten trivdes Kina som et nesten helt lukket rike i flere tusen år, helt til møtet med den vestlige verdens handelsmenn og våpen veltet keiseren på begynnelsen av 1900-tallet.All verdens historie tar deg med på en halsbrekkende reise til fortiden, slik at du kan ta del i historiens største begivenheter. Bli med tilbake i tiden - til frontlinjene under andre verdenskrig, vikingenes herjing og egypternes gudedyrkelse. All verdens historie er for dem som vil vite mer om fortidens spennende og dramatiske begivenheter.
A Village In The Third Reich - How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed By The Rise Of Fascism

by Angelika Patel e Julia Boyd

24,29€

 New from the author of Travellers in the Third Reich - the Sunday Times Top Three bestseller and Waterstones Book of the Month: a stunningly evocative portrait of Hitler’s Germany through the people of a single village. Oberstdorf is a beautiful village high up in the Bavarian Alps, a place where for hundreds of years ordinary people lived simple lives while history was made elsewhere. Yet even here, in the farthest corner of Germany, National Socialism sought to control not only people’s lives but also their minds. Drawing on archive material, letters, interviews and memoirs, A Village in the Third Reich is an extraordinarily intimate portrait of Germany under Hitler, of the descent into totalitarianism and of the tragedies that befell all of those touched by Nazism. In its pages we meet the Jews who survived - and those who didn’t; the Nazi mayor who tried to shield those persecuted by the regime; and a blind boy whose life was thought ‘not worth living’. It is a tale of conflicting loyalties and desires, of shattered dreams, despair and destruction - but one in which, ultimately, human resilience triumphs. These are the stories of ordinary lives at the crossroads of history. Praise for Travellers in the Third Reich: ‘Compelling’ Daily Telegraph ‘Thought-provoking reading’ Literary Review ‘Fascinating’ Spectator ‘Absorbing and stimulating’ Mail on Sunday
Spanish Pronuncia_Easy Lear Ea - How To Speak Accurate Spanish

by Collins Dictionaries

6,44€

 A step-by-step guide to Spanish pronunciation that will help you build your confidence and communicate better in Spanish.Aimed at beginners and intermediate students this short course focuses on spoken Spanish, and will help you improve your pronunciation, confidence and fluency. The free booklet will show you how to pronounce each sound and give real-life examples of where these sounds are used. You will recognize why you mispronounce certain words and which sounds you need to focus on. You can practise the Spanish sounds while listening to the Spanish speaker.The booklet contains illustrations of the mouth showing how to make Spanish sounds and memorable cartoons to help you remember pronunciation rules.You will learn the differences between the Spanish and English alphabet, stress and rhythm, the differences between accents within Spain and the differences between the Spanish spoken in Spain and Latin America.
Blasphemy And The Governor Of Punjab

by John Dryden e Owen Bennet-Jones

4,41€

 On 4 January 2011, millionaire businessman and governor of Punjab Salmaan Taseer was shot to death. He had been leading a campaign to amend Pakistan's blasphemy laws, after an illiterate Christian woman was sentenced to death for blasphemy. Within hours, a Facebook page for the assassin Mumtaz Qadri had over 2000 members. Transferred to jail, Qadri was garlanded with roses by lawyers offering to take his case for free. President Asif Ali Zardari, a friend of Taseer's, didn't go to the funeral for fear of inflaming public opinion. Mosque leaders refused to say funeral prayers for Taseer, and the Interior Minister gave a press conference announcing that he too would kill a blasphemer "with his own hands". Presenter Owen Bennett-Jones has interviewed Taseer's family and friends and the family of the assassin, and secured access to court documents including the killer's confession.
Elephants To Catch Eels: Series 2 - Complete

by Nev Fountain e Tom Jamieson

6,63€

 The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village - written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. Starring Sheridan Smith. From April to May 2004. In the complete second series, smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win 'Peasants Personality of the Year', her head is turned by hunky new band of outlaws 'Boyz 2 Rob' and Tamsyn tries to escape from the clutches of French revolutionaries. It's also Jesters' Relief Week - but must Cornish smuggler Tamsyn raise funds for Devonians? Also, smuggler Jago is kidnapped. But can he survive in polite city society? And, lastly, there's a surprise for Tamsyn - and confusion aboard a boat to France.
Elephants To Catch Eels: Series 1 - Complete

by Nev Fountain e Tom Jamieson

6,63€

 The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village - written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. Stars Lucy Speed. From February to March 2003. In this complete first series, Tamsyn Trelawny's band of 18th century Cornish smugglers try to outwit customs officers, a hairy folk band helps Tamsyn and the Cornish smugglers to escape the law and Tamsyn tries to keep her love-life out of the scandal rags. Also, when a new rival appears in town, Tamsyn tries to quit then, finally, Tamsyn joins customs men to stop Courageous Kate from marrying her dad.
A Guide To British Woodland Birds

by Brett Westwood e Stephen Moss

5,53€

 Woods and forests are full of birds and, although you might not immediately see them, you will certainly hear them. This practical and informative audio guide, recorded in springtime in the Forest of Dean, will help you to recognise the birds you see - and those you only hear - when you’re walking in one of Britain’s beautiful woodlands. Each of the programmes focuses on a different group of birds, starting with the Nuthatch and the brightly coloured Woodpeckers, small birds and wonderful songbirds like the Blackcap, the Garden Warbler and the elusive Nightingale. Then there are the specialists, who need coniferous planting to thrive - the Siskin, Goldcrest, Coal Tit and the more exotic Crossbill. Finally, there are the big ones, Sparrowhawks, Jays, Jackdaws and Owls. Whether you’re a novice or an experienced birdwatcher, this series will help you to tell the Chiffchaff from the Willow Warbler, the Redstart from the Pied Flycatcher and to enjoy the astonishing variety of bird life in British woodlands.
Rapid Spanish Vol. 1 (European)

by Earworms Mbt

11,02€

 Earworms MBT Rapid Spanish Vol 1 - This is your personal audio language trainer with 200+ essential words and phrases anchored into your long-term memory with great music! This 1st of 3 volumes, is your survival kit for use when travelling abroad on a business trip or going on vacation.
Rapid Spanish Vol. 2 (European)

by Earworms Mbt

11,02€

 Berlitz and earworms have joined forces to launch a revolutionary new language learning audio programme. It involves a unique musical method that plants more than 200 essential words and phrases into your long-term memory via rhythmic repetitions, so you learn the language just by listening!
Billion-Dollar Brain

by Len Deighton

11,96€

 The classic spy thriller of lethal computer-age intrigue and a maniac’s private cold war, featuring the same anonymous narrator and milieu of The IPCRESS File.The fourth of Deighton’s novels to be narrated by the unnamed employee of WOOC(P) is the thrilling story of an anti-communist espionage network owned by a Texan billionaire, General Midwinter, run from a vast computer complex known as the Brain.After having been recruited by Harvey Newbegin, the narrator travels from the bone-freezing winter of Helsinki, Riga and Leningrad, to the stifling heat of Texas, and soon finds himself tangling with enemies on both sides of the Iron Curtain.
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Mysterious Affair Of Judith Potts

by Robert Thorogood

~~16,55€~~ 14,90€ 10% OFF

 *The Top 3 Sunday Times bestselling author* NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 coming in 2026!'Another joyfully ingenious caper from the master of the game, with one of the most satisfying endings I've read in a long time' Louise Candlish, Sunday Times bestselling author'Smart, funny, and packed with twists, friendship, and of course crosswords' Reader review?????'An entertaining, funny, exhilarating, complex, fabulous novel' Reader review?????'This series just gets better and better' Reader review?????* * * *A killer is on the loose. The bodies are piling up. And Judith is hiding a deadly secret ... Someone from Judith's past has turned up in Marlow and is stirring up trouble. With all the murders that the Marlow Murder Club have had to solve and her work setting crosswords, Judith's been too busy to give her old life much thought. But now it's knocking on her door and won't go away.On top of that, Marlow's celebrities are getting murdered! When a footballer and a thriller writer are found dead, Judith, Suzie, and Becks must untangle a web of scandal to find the killer. But with Judith keeping secrets, the Marlow Murder Club find themselves drifting apart.The pressure is on in more ways than one ...Can they find the killer and help Judith in time, or could this be the end of the Marlow Murder Club?* * * *'The best thing since Jerome K Jerome!' Orlando Murrin, author of Knife Skills for Beginners'An unputdownable page-turner ... and a plot so ingenious it kept me guessing until the very end' Matt Dunn'Full of unexpected twists and turns ... we will be enjoying the mysteries of Robert Thorogood for many years to come' Daily Mail
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We'Ll Prescribe You Another Cat - The Uplifting New Book From The Bestselling Author Of We'Ll Prescribe You A Cat

by Syou Ishida

~~12,89€~~ 11,60€ 10% OFF

 Brought to you by Penguin.The highly anticipated new novel - The Kokoro Clinic for the Soul reopens in this delightful follow-up to the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel We'll Prescribe You a Cat for fans of The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Cat Who Saved BooksIt's time to revisit the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul.Though it is mysteriously located at an uncertain address, the Kokoro clinic can always be found by those who need it. And it has proven time after time that a prescribed cat has the power to heal the emotional wounds of all its patients.This irresistible sequel introduces a new loveable cast of healing cats, from Kotetsu, a four-month-old Bengal who unleashes his energy by demolishing bed linen, to curious Shasha, who won't let her tiny size stop her, and lazy Ms. Michiko, who is as soft and comforting as mochi.As characters from one chapter re-appear as side characters in the next, we follow a young woman who cannot help pushing away the man who loves her; a recently widowed grandfather whose grandson refuses to leave his room; and an anxious man working at a cat shelter who seeks to show how difficult cats can be the most rewarding.This moving, magical novel proves just how eternally unknowable cats are for we humans, even while we continue to cherish their special gift of transforming our lives.(c) Syou Ishida 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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Last Devil To Die - The Thursday Murder Club 4

by Richard Osman

14,72€

 Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home. With the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die?
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Poverty, By America

by Matthew Desmond

11,96€

 Brought to you by Penguin. The United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. One in seven Americans live below the poverty line, a line which hasn't shifted over the last fifty years, despite the efforts of successive governments and extensive relief programs. Why is there so much scarcity in this land of dollars?In Poverty, by America, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond examines the nature of American poverty today and the stories we tell ourselves about it. Spanning racism, social isolation, mass incarceration, the housing crisis, domestic violence, crack and opioid epidemics, welfare cuts and more, Desmond argues that poverty does not result from a lack of resources or good policy ideas. We already know how to eliminate it. The hard part is getting more of us to care.To do so, we need a new story. As things stand, liberals explain poverty through insurmountable structural issues, whereas conservatives highlight personal failings and poor life choices. Both analyses abdicate responsibility, and ignore the reality that the advantages of the rich only come at the expense of the poor. It is time better-paid citizens put themselves back in the narrative, recognizing that the depth and expanse of poverty in any nation reflects our failure to look out for one another. Poverty must ultimately be met by community: all this suffering and want is our doing, and we can undo it.(c) Matthew Desmond 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023
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Bullet That Missed - (The Thursday Murder Club 3)

by Richard Osman

14,72€

 Brought to you by Penguin. THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES. This audiobook in The Thursday Murder Club series is read by a new narrator, Fiona Shaw. It is an ordinary Thursday and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill...or be killed. As the cold case turns white hot, Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), while Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim chase down clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again? ''Full of Osman''s trademark charm, insight and intelligence'' Lee Child ''Tender, hopeful and funny'' Marian Keyes ''I adored this thrilling adventure. His best yet!'' Claire Douglas ''Infectious, charming and full of heart'' Gillian McAllister © Richard Osman 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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To Kill A Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

11,04€

 Brought to you by Penguin. 'ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVELS EVER WRITTEN''Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.'A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man falsely charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story, an anti-racist novel, a historical drama of the Great Depression and a sublime example of the Southern writing tradition.

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Thursday Murder Club - (The Thursday Murder Club 1)

by Richard Osman

11,96€

 Brought to you by Penguin. THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES. In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it''s too late? The Times Crime Book of the Month Guardian Best Crime and Thrillers ''Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny'' Marian Keyes ''So smart and funny. Deplorably good'' Ian Rankin ''Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny'' Mark Billingham Richard Osman, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024 The Bullet that Missed broke the record for the fastest-selling adult fiction hardback ever, September 2022 © Richard Osman 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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Dear Edward - Now A Major New Tv Series With Apple Tv

by Ann Napolitano

11,96€

 Brought to you by Penguin. 'Astonishing' Marian KeyesA luminous, life-affirming novel about a 12-year-old boy who is the sole survivor of a deadly plane crashOne summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles. There are 192 passengers aboard: among them a young woman taking a pregnancy test in the airplane toilet; a Wall Street millionaire flirting with the air hostess; an injured soldier returning from Afghanistan; and two beleaguered parents moving across the country with their adolescent sons, bickering over who gets the window seat. When the plane suddenly crashes in a field in Colorado, the younger of these boys, 12-year-old Edward Adler, is the sole survivor.Dear Edward depicts Edward's life in the crash's aftermath as he struggles to make sense of the meaning of his survival, the strangeness of his sudden fame, and find his place in the world without his family. In his new home with his aunt and uncle, the only solace comes from his friendship with the girl next door, Shay. Together Edward and Shay make a startling discovery: hidden in his uncle's garage are sacks of letters from the relatives of the other passengers, addressed to Edward.As Edward comes of age against the backdrop of sudden tragedy, he must confront some of life's most profound questions: how do we make the most of the time we are given? And what does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live? 'A very moving and emotional read' Anne Tyler'Gripping and elegiac, this is a captivating novel about loss, love and growing up' Rosamund Lupton'That rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together . . . Don't miss this one' Jodi Picoult (c) Ann Napolitano 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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Ghosts - From The Bestselling Author Of Everything I Know About Love And Good Material

by Dolly Alderton

11,96€

 Brought to you by Penguin. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE Narrated by Holliday Grainger, star of Lady Chatterley''s Lover, Tell it to the Bees and Animals. He said ‘I love you’. And then he disappeared. Things that are going right for Nina Dean:<ul><li>She’s found her dream job.</li><li>She finally has her own home.</li><li>She’s met Max, a beguiling romantic hero who has swept her off her feet.</li></ul>Things that are going wrong for Nina Dean:<ul><li>She has the neighbour from hell.</li><li>Her friendships are fracturing, and so is her parents’ marriage.</li><li>She hasn’t seen or heard from Max for weeks.</li></ul>Just as everything ought to be falling into place, it’s all falling apart instead. Nina’s beloved dad’s memory is slipping away from him, and her mum is caught in a baffling mid-life glow-up. Her friends are becoming strangers and her exes are moving on. Everywhere she turns, she’s reminded of time passing. The last thing she needs is another ghost. SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE ''Utter BRILLIANCE . . . I absolutely LOVED it!'' MARIAN KEYES ''An absolute knock-out… Dolly’s voice feels like your very favourite friend’ TAYLOR-JENKINS-REID ''Witty, touching without ever being sentimental ... Hugely enjoyable'' DAVID NICHOLLS © Dolly Alderton 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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New Jim Crow - Mass Incarceration In The Age Of Colourblindness

by Michelle Alexander

11,04€

 Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The New Jim Crow written by Michelle Alexander, read by Karen Chilton. Once in a great while a book comes along that radically changes our understanding of a crucial political issue and helps to fuel a social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Lawyer and activist Michelle Alexander offers a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status, denied the very rights supposedly won in the Civil Rights movement. Challenging the notion that the election of Barack Obama signalled a new era of colourblindness in the United States, The New Jim Crow reveals how racial discrimination was not ended but merely redesigned. By targeting black men through the War on Drugs and decimating communities of colour, the American criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial control, relegating millions to a permanent second-class status even as it formally adheres to the principle of colourblindness. A searing call to action for everyone concerned with social justice, The New Jim Crow is one of the most important books about race in the 21st century.
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Leibniz: Philosophy In An Hour

by Paul Strathern

6,44€

 Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Leibniz in just one hour.Leibniz was the first great German philosopher to produce an all-embracing philosophical system. He came to the remarkable conclusion that space and time do not exist - they are mere superstitious assumptions. Only things exist and only God is able to see things as they truly are - from a perspectiveless viewpoint. Yet the infinite of ultimate objects that make up the world (‘monads’) are not material: they are metaphysical and thus not subject to the laws of cause and effect. Their apparent interaction is the result of a ‘pre-established’ harmony that is part of God’s creation.Here is a concise, expert account of Leibniz’s life and philosophical ideas that is entertainingly written and easy to understand. Also included are selections from Leibniz’s work, suggested further reading, and chronologies that place Leibniz in the context of the broader scheme of philosophy.
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