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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
... Read more
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The Spell of the Sensuous

Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World

by David Abram ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity ... Read more

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For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity
... Read more
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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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Más allá del bien y del mal

Edición con prólogo analítico: Preludio de una filosofía del futuro y la demolición de la moral tradicional

by Friedrich Nietzsche ...

Narrated by Fernando Gómez ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Friedrich Nietzsche en español
Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

La obra cumbre donde Friedrich Nietzsche desnuda los prejuicios de los filósofos y redefine la moral humana.En Más allá del bien y del mal, Nietzsche afila su ingenio y su mordacidad para realizar una crítica radical a la religión, la política y la filosofía occidental. El pensador alemán acusa a los filósofos del pasado de fundar sus sistemas sobre dogmas y prejuicios camuflados de verdades ... Read more

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La obra cumbre donde Friedrich Nietzsche desnuda los prejuicios de los filósofos y redefine la moral humana.En Más allá del bien y del mal, Nietzsche afila su ingenio y su mordacidad para realizar una crítica radical a la religión, la política y la filosofía occidental. El pensador alemán acusa a los filósofos del pasado de fundar sus sistemas sobre dogmas y prejuicios camuflados de verdades
... Read more
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Radical Wholeness

The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being

by Philip Shepherd ...

Narrated by Philip Shepherd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 45 min

There are qualities we all yearn to experience in our lives—peace, simplicity, grace, connection, clarity. Yet these qualities evade us because each of them arises from an experience of wholeness, and we live in a culture that enforces divisions within each of us. In Radical Wholeness, Philip Shepherd shows the countless ways in which we are persuaded to separate from the body and live in the head ... Read more

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There are qualities we all yearn to experience in our lives—peace, simplicity, grace, connection, clarity. Yet these qualities evade us because each of them arises from an experience of wholeness, and we live in a culture that enforces divisions within each of us. In Radical Wholeness, Philip Shepherd shows the countless ways in which we are persuaded to separate from the body and live in the head
... Read more
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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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Constitution, The: Floor Missing

A Revaluation of Founding Principles

by Ravinder Nath Bhalla MD ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 22 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The American Constitution is the most admired founding document in the world. It is also missing something essential.In DeShaney v. Winnebago County (1989), the Supreme Court confirmed what the text had always implied: the Constitution imposes no affirmative obligation on government to protect citizens from harm it did not directly cause. The Preamble ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The American Constitution is the most admired founding document in the world. It is also missing something essential.In DeShaney v. Winnebago County (1989), the Supreme Court confirmed what the text had always implied: the Constitution imposes no affirmative obligation on government to protect citizens from harm it did not directly cause. The Preamble
... Read more
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If I Don'T Change Now What Will the Future Be?

Brockwood Park 1972 Public Talk 1

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Brockwood Park 1972 Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

If I don’t change now what will the future be? - 10 September 1972• Is thought responsible for fragmentation?• Does fragmentation have its own activity?• What is the energy that perceives the total and doesn’t live in fragmentation?• Does comparison bring about fear and pleasure?• Is thought seeking security in belief and dogma?• Can the mind learn instantly all the content of the unconscious in ... Read more

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If I don’t change now what will the future be? - 10 September 1972• Is thought responsible for fragmentation?• Does fragmentation have its own activity?• What is the energy that perceives the total and doesn’t live in fragmentation?• Does comparison bring about fear and pleasure?• Is thought seeking security in belief and dogma?• Can the mind learn instantly all the content of the unconscious in
... Read more
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The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence

Ideas from Philosophy That Change the Way You Think

by Robert Pantano ...

Narrated by Christopher Grove ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

Without any of the sugarcoating often found in the modern hyper-positive self-help genres, Robert Pantano attempts to provide the value of motivation and personal development through unwavering philosophical honesty. Studying and pulling from ideas in Stoicism, Existentialism, Nihilism, Absurdism, Buddhism, Taoism, and more, he combines his own thoughts with concepts from philosophy to create ... Read more

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Without any of the sugarcoating often found in the modern hyper-positive self-help genres, Robert Pantano attempts to provide the value of motivation and personal development through unwavering philosophical honesty. Studying and pulling from ideas in Stoicism, Existentialism, Nihilism, Absurdism, Buddhism, Taoism, and more, he combines his own thoughts with concepts from philosophy to create
... Read more
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Elogio da loucura

by Erasmo de Rotterdam ...

Narrated by Alberto Eloy ...

Abridged

6 hours 42 min

Elogio da loucura (Moriae Encomium, sive Stultitiae Laus, 1509) foi escrito durante viagem a Inglaterra para uma visita a seu grande amigo Thomas More. Publicado em 1511, foi sem dúvida um dos maiores sucessos editoriais do século XVI e permanece ainda como o livro mais conhecido de Erasmo. Sátira cujos antecedentes encontram-se no estilo de Luciano de Samosata, autor de predileção de Erasmo e ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Elogio da loucura (Moriae Encomium, sive Stultitiae Laus, 1509) foi escrito durante viagem a Inglaterra para uma visita a seu grande amigo Thomas More. Publicado em 1511, foi sem dúvida um dos maiores sucessos editoriais do século XVI e permanece ainda como o livro mais conhecido de Erasmo. Sátira cujos antecedentes encontram-se no estilo de Luciano de Samosata, autor de predileção de Erasmo e
... Read more
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What Is Science?

by Mary C. Findley, Michael J. Findley ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Serial Antidisestablishmentarianism
Unabridged

5 hours 1 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Secularists like Charles Watts and Richard Dawkins affirm a single belief, though they vary in their methods of stating it. They believe that there is no evidence for the truth of any "revealed faith and that only secularist science should be permitted to exist. People who call a religion "revealed" mean that somehow these people were told what to ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Secularists like Charles Watts and Richard Dawkins affirm a single belief, though they vary in their methods of stating it. They believe that there is no evidence for the truth of any "revealed faith and that only secularist science should be permitted to exist. People who call a religion "revealed" mean that somehow these people were told what to
... Read more
Audiobook

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
... Read more
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Does Self-Knowledge Come Through Searching?

Ojai 1949 - Public Talk 1

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Ojai 1949 - Public Talk
Unabridged

58 min

Does self-knowledge come through searching? - 16 July 1949• What is it that most of us are seeking?• Does clarity come through searching and trying to find out what others say?• Can incessant search and longing give you the extraordinary sense of reality orcreative being that comes when you really understand yourself?• Without knowing your background and the substance of your thought, whereit ... Read more

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Does self-knowledge come through searching? - 16 July 1949• What is it that most of us are seeking?• Does clarity come through searching and trying to find out what others say?• Can incessant search and longing give you the extraordinary sense of reality orcreative being that comes when you really understand yourself?• Without knowing your background and the substance of your thought, whereit
... Read more
Audiobook

Essais

Versuche

by Michel de Montaigne ...

Narrated by Volker Braumann ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Montaigne Essais
Unabridged

6 hours 11 min

"Dass ein solcher Mensch geschrieben hat, dadurch ist wahrlich die Lust, auf dieser Erde zu leben, vermehrt worden", schreibt Friedrich Nietzsche über einen Mann, den jedes Lexikon als Philosophen führt, der aber von sich selbst sagte, alles mehr zu sein als eben das: Ein Philosoph. Michel de Montaigne, der diese Selbsteinschätzung vornimmt, tat dies nicht aus Koketterie. Denn ihn kümmert weniger ... Read more

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"Dass ein solcher Mensch geschrieben hat, dadurch ist wahrlich die Lust, auf dieser Erde zu leben, vermehrt worden", schreibt Friedrich Nietzsche über einen Mann, den jedes Lexikon als Philosophen führt, der aber von sich selbst sagte, alles mehr zu sein als eben das: Ein Philosoph. Michel de Montaigne, der diese Selbsteinschätzung vornimmt, tat dies nicht aus Koketterie. Denn ihn kümmert weniger
... Read more
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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
... Read more
Audiobook

Misery of Christianity, The

A Plea for a Humanity Without God

by Joachim Kahl ...

Narrated by Hannibal Hills ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

In this provocative and newly expanded edition, Joachim Kahl challenges the very foundations of Christianity, arguing that the religion has failed to live up to the ideals of its founder. Kahl contends that the gospel of Christ, far from being a message of love and compassion, has instead been used to justify the persecution of Jews, the suppression of women and sexuality, and a cynical ... Read more

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In this provocative and newly expanded edition, Joachim Kahl challenges the very foundations of Christianity, arguing that the religion has failed to live up to the ideals of its founder. Kahl contends that the gospel of Christ, far from being a message of love and compassion, has instead been used to justify the persecution of Jews, the suppression of women and sexuality, and a cynical
... Read more
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Westworld and Philosophy

If You Go Looking for the Truth, Get the Whole Thing

by William Irwin ...

Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer, Eva Wilhelm ...

Series series Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture
Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's Westworld, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's Westworld, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and
... Read more
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Verlichting vandaag

Een hoorcollege over verlichtingsfilosofie in multidisciplinair en hedendaags perspectief

by Johan Braeckman, Herman Philipse, Tinneke Beeckman, Ronald Commers, Koen Lemmens, Ivan van de Cloot0, Patrick Loobuyck2 ...

Narrated by Johan Braeckman, Herman Philipse, Tinneke Beeckman, Ronald Commers, Koen Lemmens, Ivan van de Cloot1, Patrick Loobuyck3 ...

Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

De historische Verlichting wordt vandaag zowel verguisd als opgehemeld. Sommigen ontwaren in onze politieke zeden een Verlichtingsfundamentalisme, anderen menen dat de idealen van de Verlichting bedreigd worden. In deze serie hoorcolleges worden de verschillende aspecten van de Verlichting belicht en in verband gebracht met hedendaagse problemen en debatten. De zeven deskundigen benaderen het ... Read more

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De historische Verlichting wordt vandaag zowel verguisd als opgehemeld. Sommigen ontwaren in onze politieke zeden een Verlichtingsfundamentalisme, anderen menen dat de idealen van de Verlichting bedreigd worden. In deze serie hoorcolleges worden de verschillende aspecten van de Verlichting belicht en in verband gebracht met hedendaagse problemen en debatten. De zeven deskundigen benaderen het
... Read more
Audiobook

It is Only a Very Silent Mind That Can Actually See

Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk 5

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 21 min

It is only a very silent mind that can actually see - 30 May 1967- Conflict exists only when there are two opposing things: fear and non-fear,violence and non-violence.- A mind that is in a state of inquiry is entirely different from a mind that is seeking. Seeking implies effort, conformity, authority and therefore conflict.- Without space in which there is no boundary, the mind is incapable of ... Read more

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It is only a very silent mind that can actually see - 30 May 1967- Conflict exists only when there are two opposing things: fear and non-fear,violence and non-violence.- A mind that is in a state of inquiry is entirely different from a mind that is seeking. Seeking implies effort, conformity, authority and therefore conflict.- Without space in which there is no boundary, the mind is incapable of
... Read more
Audiobook

Is There Such Thing As Free Will?

Amsterdam 1967 - Students Discussion 3

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Amsterdam 1967 - Students Discussion
Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

"s there such thing as free will? - 31 May 1967• Is freedom partial?• Why should I be bound to destiny? Born in India with the tremendous culturaltraditions, why should I be caught in it?• Man is more important than the frame into which he is put.• Is it possible for a human being to free himself from society, psychologically?• Human beings have to change, and will thought change us?• Man is ... Read more

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"s there such thing as free will? - 31 May 1967• Is freedom partial?• Why should I be bound to destiny? Born in India with the tremendous culturaltraditions, why should I be caught in it?• Man is more important than the frame into which he is put.• Is it possible for a human being to free himself from society, psychologically?• Human beings have to change, and will thought change us?• Man is
... Read more
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Kinds of Minds

Toward an Understanding of Consciousness

by Daniel C. Dennett ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Series series Science Masters
Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were ... Read more

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Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were
... Read more
Audiobook

Cosmic Order

Brockwood Park 1980 - Dialogue 10

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 10 - Brockwood Park 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

1 hour 10 min

Cosmic order - 7 June 1980• Is there an order which is not man-made?• Can the brain ever be free from the impositions, pressures, wounds, bruises, allthe trivialities of existence?• Time is my whole existence. I take refuge in the past, which cannot bechanged. Why does the brain accept this way of living, and why doesn’t it break it down?• As long as I have my roots in the past there cannot be ... Read more

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Cosmic order - 7 June 1980• Is there an order which is not man-made?• Can the brain ever be free from the impositions, pressures, wounds, bruises, allthe trivialities of existence?• Time is my whole existence. I take refuge in the past, which cannot bechanged. Why does the brain accept this way of living, and why doesn’t it break it down?• As long as I have my roots in the past there cannot be
... Read more
Audiobook

What Is an Establishment of Religion?

by Mary C. Findley, Michael J. Findley ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Serial Antidisestablishmentarianism
Unabridged

3 hours 9 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Hint. It's not what you think. It's a recipe for persecution, corruption and heresy. America's founding fathers understood that government must protect freedom, including the freedom to practice all religions. But they also understood that not all religions teach men how to be good citizens and make their countries prosper. The truth isn't out there ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Hint. It's not what you think. It's a recipe for persecution, corruption and heresy. America's founding fathers understood that government must protect freedom, including the freedom to practice all religions. But they also understood that not all religions teach men how to be good citizens and make their countries prosper. The truth isn't out there
... Read more
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On Writing and Failure

Or, the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer

by Stephen Marche ...

Narrated by Stephen Marche ...

Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the ... Read more

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Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the
... Read more

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