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Freedom From The Known

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Adam Behr ...

Unabridged

4 hours 7 min

Born in poverty in India, Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) became a leading spiritual and philosophical thinker whose ideas continue to influence us today. George Bernard Shaw declared that he was the most beautiful human being he had ever seen and Aldous Huxley was one of his close friends. Whether debating politics with Nehru, discussing theories with Rupert Sheldrake and Iris Murdoch, or ... Read more

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Born in poverty in India, Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) became a leading spiritual and philosophical thinker whose ideas continue to influence us today. George Bernard Shaw declared that he was the most beautiful human being he had ever seen and Aldous Huxley was one of his close friends. Whether debating politics with Nehru, discussing theories with Rupert Sheldrake and Iris Murdoch, or
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Nihilism

The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age

by Eugene (Fr. Seraphim) Rose ...

Narrated by David A. Conatser ...

Unabridged

4 hours 35 min

“What does Nihilism mean?” wrote Friedrich Nietszche. “—That the highest values are losing their value. There is no goal…. There is no Truth, no ‘thing in itself.’ There is no answer to the question: ‘why?’”In 1962, the young Eugene Rose—the future Hieromonk Seraphim—undertook to write a monumental chronicle of the abandonment of Truth in the modern age. Of the hundreds of pages of materials he ... Read more

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“What does Nihilism mean?” wrote Friedrich Nietszche. “—That the highest values are losing their value. There is no goal…. There is no Truth, no ‘thing in itself.’ There is no answer to the question: ‘why?’”In 1962, the young Eugene Rose—the future Hieromonk Seraphim—undertook to write a monumental chronicle of the abandonment of Truth in the modern age. Of the hundreds of pages of materials he
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Humanly Possible

Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope

by Sarah Bakewell ...

Narrated by Antonia Beamish ...

Unabridged

14 hours 27 min

**The New York Times bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book“A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.” –Wall Street Journal“Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.” —** The **New York ... Read more

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**The New York Times bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book“A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.” –Wall Street Journal“Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.” —** The **New York
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The Feeling of Life Itself

Why Consciousness Is Widespread but Can't Be Computed

by Christof Koch ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

Psychologists study which cognitive operations underpin a given conscious perception. Neuroscientists track the neural correlates of consciousness in the brain, the organ of the mind. But why the brain and not, say, the liver? How can the brain, three pounds of highly excitable matter, a piece of furniture in the universe, subject to the same laws of physics as any other piece, give rise to ... Read more

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Psychologists study which cognitive operations underpin a given conscious perception. Neuroscientists track the neural correlates of consciousness in the brain, the organ of the mind. But why the brain and not, say, the liver? How can the brain, three pounds of highly excitable matter, a piece of furniture in the universe, subject to the same laws of physics as any other piece, give rise to
... Read more
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Krishnamurti's Notebook

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Anthony Wren ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

When Krishnamurti's Notebook first became available in 1976, it was soon realized that it was a spiritually unique document giving his perceptions and experiences and describing his states of consciousness. It is a kind of diary but one that is little concerned with the day to day process of living, though very much aware of the natural world.Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in ... Read more

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When Krishnamurti's Notebook first became available in 1976, it was soon realized that it was a spiritually unique document giving his perceptions and experiences and describing his states of consciousness. It is a kind of diary but one that is little concerned with the day to day process of living, though very much aware of the natural world.Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in
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The Lucifer Principle

A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History

by Howard Bloom ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

12 hours 3 min

The Lucifer Priciple is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that “evil” is a by-product of nature’s strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric. Though this argument is not a new one—it has been brought forth by such great historical figures as St. Paul, Thomas ... Read more

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The Lucifer Priciple is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that “evil” is a by-product of nature’s strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric. Though this argument is not a new one—it has been brought forth by such great historical figures as St. Paul, Thomas
... Read more
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العودة المحزنة إلى البحر

by الصادق النيهوم, الصادق النيهوم ...

Narrated by محمد بن يوسف ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

متى كانت رحلة القدوم من البحر؟ وأي بحر يقصده الكاتب؟ وما حتمية العودة إلى البحر؟ ولم كانت العودة-بالقطع-حزينة؟ هذه كلها أسئلة تثيرها صفحات الكتاب، منذ سطورها الأولى، حتى آخر كلمة في الكتاب وسوف يبذل القارئ لهذا الكتاب-بلا شك-جهداً كبيراً في سبر أغوار هذه الرحلة، ذهاباً وإياباً كي يستطيع أن يلحق في أفق عوالم مؤلف الكتاب المتعددة المتباينة.ز لكنه يحظى-في نهاية الأمر-إذا أجاد التحليق بجائزة العودة ... Read more

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متى كانت رحلة القدوم من البحر؟ وأي بحر يقصده الكاتب؟ وما حتمية العودة إلى البحر؟ ولم كانت العودة-بالقطع-حزينة؟ هذه كلها أسئلة تثيرها صفحات الكتاب، منذ سطورها الأولى، حتى آخر كلمة في الكتاب وسوف يبذل القارئ لهذا الكتاب-بلا شك-جهداً كبيراً في سبر أغوار هذه الرحلة، ذهاباً وإياباً كي يستطيع أن يلحق في أفق عوالم مؤلف الكتاب المتعددة المتباينة.ز لكنه يحظى-في نهاية الأمر-إذا أجاد التحليق بجائزة العودة
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The Little Book of Humanism

Universal lessons on finding purpose, meaning and joy

by Alice Roberts, Andrew Copson ...

Narrated by Karen Cass, Oliver Hembrough ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWe all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever.In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of ... Read more

$24.99 USD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWe all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever.In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of
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Death of Meaning, The

by R. J. Rushdoony ...

Narrated by Nathan Conkey ...

Unabridged

5 hours 23 min

For centuries on end, humanistic philosophers have produced endless books and treatises which attempt to explain reality without God or the mediatory work of His Son, Jesus Christ. Modern philosophy has sought to explain man and his thought process without acknowledging God, His Revelation, or man's sin. God holds all such efforts in derision and subjects their authors and adherents to futility. ... Read more

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For centuries on end, humanistic philosophers have produced endless books and treatises which attempt to explain reality without God or the mediatory work of His Son, Jesus Christ. Modern philosophy has sought to explain man and his thought process without acknowledging God, His Revelation, or man's sin. God holds all such efforts in derision and subjects their authors and adherents to futility.
... Read more
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The Most Human Human

What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive

by Brian Christian ...

Narrated by Brian Christian ...

Unabridged

9 hours 37 min

The Most Human Human is a provocative, exuberant, and profound exploration of the ways in which computers are reshaping our ideas of what it means to be human. Its starting point is the annual Turing Test, which pits artificial intelligence programs against people to determine if computers can “think.”Named for computer pioneer Alan Turing, the Turing Test convenes a panel of judges who pose ... Read more

$20.99 USD

The Most Human Human is a provocative, exuberant, and profound exploration of the ways in which computers are reshaping our ideas of what it means to be human. Its starting point is the annual Turing Test, which pits artificial intelligence programs against people to determine if computers can “think.”Named for computer pioneer Alan Turing, the Turing Test convenes a panel of judges who pose
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Cleansing the Mind of the Accumulation of Time

Ojai 1980 - Dialogue 2

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Ojai 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

Cleansing the mind of the accumulation of time - 2 April 1980• Time is the enemy of man.• Is there a beginning which is not enmeshed in time?• We said nothingness is everything and so it is total energy. It is undiluted pure, uncorrupted energy. Is there something beyond that?• Has man ever been free from the ‘I’?• That emptiness can only exist when there is death of the particular. ... Read more

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Cleansing the mind of the accumulation of time - 2 April 1980• Time is the enemy of man.• Is there a beginning which is not enmeshed in time?• We said nothingness is everything and so it is total energy. It is undiluted pure, uncorrupted energy. Is there something beyond that?• Has man ever been free from the ‘I’?• That emptiness can only exist when there is death of the particular.
... Read more
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Can the Brain Operate Without Recourse to the Past?

Malibu 1970 - Small Group Discussion 2

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Malibu 1970 - Small Group Discussion
Unabridged

1 hour 31 min

Can the brain operate without recourse to the past? - 22 February 1970• Is there self-progress?• Conflict• Security• Any form of division within oneself is a source of conflict.• Can the brain be quiet? ... Read more

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Can the brain operate without recourse to the past? - 22 February 1970• Is there self-progress?• Conflict• Security• Any form of division within oneself is a source of conflict.• Can the brain be quiet?
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Life, Death And Love

Berkeley 1969 - Public Talk 3

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Berkeley 1969 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 9 min

Life, death and love - 5 February 1969• What is it that we call living?• How can a confused mind find somebody who will tell the truth?• When there is no comparison, no opposite, you are actually faced with the fact of anger, then is there anger?• Without knowing what sorrow is, understanding its nature and structure, we shall not know what love is.• What is it to die?• One is never afraid of the ... Read more

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Life, death and love - 5 February 1969• What is it that we call living?• How can a confused mind find somebody who will tell the truth?• When there is no comparison, no opposite, you are actually faced with the fact of anger, then is there anger?• Without knowing what sorrow is, understanding its nature and structure, we shall not know what love is.• What is it to die?• One is never afraid of the
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Reason and Rationality

by Jon Elster ...

Narrated by John Lescault ...

Unabridged

51 min

One of the world's most important political philosophers, Jon Elster is a leading thinker on reason and rationality and their roles in politics and public life. In this short audiobook, he crystallizes and advances his work, bridging the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess human behavior from a normative point of view and social scientists who use the idea of rationality ... Read more

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One of the world's most important political philosophers, Jon Elster is a leading thinker on reason and rationality and their roles in politics and public life. In this short audiobook, he crystallizes and advances his work, bridging the gap between philosophers who use the idea of reason to assess human behavior from a normative point of view and social scientists who use the idea of rationality
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Born to Wonder

Exploring Our Deepest Questions-- Why Are We Here and Why Does It Matter?

by Alister E. McGrath ...

Narrated by Simon Bubb ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

In Born to Wonder, Alister McGrath, a prolific Oxford scholar, scientist, and theologian, explores the deepest mystery at the heart of life itself.Life is a gift. We never asked to be born. Yet here we are, living in this strange world of space and time, trying to work out what it’s all about before the darkness closes in and extinguishes us. We are adrift on a misty, grey sea of ignorance, ... Read more

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In Born to Wonder, Alister McGrath, a prolific Oxford scholar, scientist, and theologian, explores the deepest mystery at the heart of life itself.Life is a gift. We never asked to be born. Yet here we are, living in this strange world of space and time, trying to work out what it’s all about before the darkness closes in and extinguishes us. We are adrift on a misty, grey sea of ignorance,
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La confianza en uno mismo

by Ralph Waldo Emerson ...

Narrated by ®bseal voice ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

Audiolibro narrado en castellano*. “TODO empieza por creer en uno mismo”* … Ralph Waldo Emerson, escritor, filósofo y poeta estadounidense sus enseñanzas contribuyeron al desarrollo del movimiento “Nuevo Pensamiento” a mediados del Siglo XIX. Su filosofía es típicamente liberal; potencia los valores del individuo y del yo, es optimista y vitalista. Considerado uno de los primeros ensayistas ... Read more

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Audiolibro narrado en castellano*. “TODO empieza por creer en uno mismo”* … Ralph Waldo Emerson, escritor, filósofo y poeta estadounidense sus enseñanzas contribuyeron al desarrollo del movimiento “Nuevo Pensamiento” a mediados del Siglo XIX. Su filosofía es típicamente liberal; potencia los valores del individuo y del yo, es optimista y vitalista. Considerado uno de los primeros ensayistas
... Read more
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Além das Ilusões

Descobrindo Sua Verdadeira Natureza

by Dan Desmarques ...

Narrated by Dan Desmarques ...

Unabridged

2 hours 19 min

Em um mundo saturado de distrações e buscas superficiais, a busca pela felicidade autêntica e pelo amor-próprio muitas vezes pode parecer ilusória. “Além das Ilusões: Descobrindo Sua Verdadeira Natureza” é uma exploração profunda da experiência humana, que investiga as profundezas de nossas identidades, a natureza de nossos relacionamentos e a busca de significado em um mundo caótico.Por meio de ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Em um mundo saturado de distrações e buscas superficiais, a busca pela felicidade autêntica e pelo amor-próprio muitas vezes pode parecer ilusória. “Além das Ilusões: Descobrindo Sua Verdadeira Natureza” é uma exploração profunda da experiência humana, que investiga as profundezas de nossas identidades, a natureza de nossos relacionamentos e a busca de significado em um mundo caótico.Por meio de
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Is It Possible to Renew the Mind?

Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk 3

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 20 min

Is it possible to renew the mind? - 24 May 1967• When the mind is living through imagination and thought, it is incapable ofliving in the complete fullness of the present.• Thought has created time, not chronological time but psychological time. Thatis, ‘I will be,’ ‘I should be.’• Is it possible for the brain to be quiet, to give an interval between the old andthe new? This interval is the ... Read more

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Is it possible to renew the mind? - 24 May 1967• When the mind is living through imagination and thought, it is incapable ofliving in the complete fullness of the present.• Thought has created time, not chronological time but psychological time. Thatis, ‘I will be,’ ‘I should be.’• Is it possible for the brain to be quiet, to give an interval between the old andthe new? This interval is the
... Read more
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Nalule's Travels and Adventures

Writing for Survivors in Africa

by Helen Liebling ...

Narrated by Helen Liebling ...

Unabridged

4 hours 55 min

Nalule’s Travels and Adventures is the autobiography of a feminist, activist and researcher, who acted against atrocities and abuses of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and torture with the aim to improve survivors’ rights to international health, care, and justice.Dr Helen Liebling’s early life of disruption and family separation led to a passion for advocating for the rights of those who ... Read more

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Nalule’s Travels and Adventures is the autobiography of a feminist, activist and researcher, who acted against atrocities and abuses of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and torture with the aim to improve survivors’ rights to international health, care, and justice.Dr Helen Liebling’s early life of disruption and family separation led to a passion for advocating for the rights of those who
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History of Human Migration

by Blake Carson ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook box set - History of
Unabridged

3 hours 15 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The movement of people has shaped civilizations—how has migration influenced history? Human migration has been a constant force, from early hunter-gatherers to modern refugees fleeing conflict and climate change. This book explores the great migrations of history, including the spread of Homo sapiens out of Africa, the settlement of the Americas, and ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The movement of people has shaped civilizations—how has migration influenced history? Human migration has been a constant force, from early hunter-gatherers to modern refugees fleeing conflict and climate change. This book explores the great migrations of history, including the spread of Homo sapiens out of Africa, the settlement of the Americas, and
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Can Human Problems Be Solved?

Brockwood Park 1980 - Dialogue 15

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 15 - Brockwood Park 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

1 hour 12 min

"Can human problems be solved? - 27 September 1980• Why have human beings throughout the world not been able to resolve human,daily problems of life? What are the things that prevent the solution of theseproblems completely?• When there is attention there is no centre from which I attend.• A poor man wants to be rich and a rich man wants to be richer. It is a movementof becoming, becoming, both ... Read more

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"Can human problems be solved? - 27 September 1980• Why have human beings throughout the world not been able to resolve human,daily problems of life? What are the things that prevent the solution of theseproblems completely?• When there is attention there is no centre from which I attend.• A poor man wants to be rich and a rich man wants to be richer. It is a movementof becoming, becoming, both
... Read more
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Dream of a funny man

A philosophical novel

by Fyodor Dostoevsky ...

Narrated by Pandarosh ...

Unabridged

1 hour 6 min

One of the most wonderful and smallest things Dostoyevsky presented to fans of Russian literature ... Read more

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One of the most wonderful and smallest things Dostoyevsky presented to fans of Russian literature
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El arte de ser humanos

Cuatro estudios

by Rob Riemen ...

Narrated by Erick Trujillo ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

El arte de ser humanos radica en la nobleza de espíritu.Ser humano es un arte. No es una ciencia. Si fuera una ciencia, tendríamos definiciones aceptadas, teorías confirmadas, respuestas unívocas, protocolos y manuales para la vida. Pero no los tenemos. Ser humano es un arte. Un arte que cada individuo -con todos los deseos, incertidumbres, dudas, miedos y derrotas que son inherentes a nuestra ... Read more

$27.99 USD

El arte de ser humanos radica en la nobleza de espíritu.Ser humano es un arte. No es una ciencia. Si fuera una ciencia, tendríamos definiciones aceptadas, teorías confirmadas, respuestas unívocas, protocolos y manuales para la vida. Pero no los tenemos. Ser humano es un arte. Un arte que cada individuo -con todos los deseos, incertidumbres, dudas, miedos y derrotas que son inherentes a nuestra
... Read more
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Good Without God

What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe

by Greg Epstein ...

Narrated by David Marantz ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe.Author Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard, offers a world view for nonbelievers that dispenses with the hostility and intolerance of religion prevalent in national bestsellers like God is Not ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe.Author Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard, offers a world view for nonbelievers that dispenses with the hostility and intolerance of religion prevalent in national bestsellers like God is Not
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