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A Second Life

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"Thinking is a bold and risky game," writes Michel de Montaigne in 'Philosophizing means learning to die': In the midst of life, the author is confronted with a fatal diagnosis and the short time left to her. She looks back on her life, her great love and her family and tries to see our world in a new light in order to learn to die. In doing so, she realizes that true beauty is only visible in the ... Read more

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"Thinking is a bold and risky game," writes Michel de Montaigne in 'Philosophizing means learning to die': In the midst of life, the author is confronted with a fatal diagnosis and the short time left to her. She looks back on her life, her great love and her family and tries to see our world in a new light in order to learn to die. In doing so, she realizes that true beauty is only visible in the
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Uplifted

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This crime satire is told from the perspective of seven protagonists: the freelancer who escapes a serial rapist and encounters him again years later when he is elevated to star artist status with the help of a gallery owner; the appraiser whose expertise is ignored; the lawyer who enables the felon to live a free artistic life; the famous filmmaker who wants to redefine the world, and his art ... Read more

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This crime satire is told from the perspective of seven protagonists: the freelancer who escapes a serial rapist and encounters him again years later when he is elevated to star artist status with the help of a gallery owner; the appraiser whose expertise is ignored; the lawyer who enables the felon to live a free artistic life; the famous filmmaker who wants to redefine the world, and his art
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Exophony

Voyages Outside the Mother Tongue

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Translated by Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda ...

An electrifying new side of the National Book Award Winner Yoko Tawada: her first book of essays in EnglishSHORTLISTED FOR THE NBCC AWARD IN CRITICISM AND THE GREGG BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZEA New Yorker Best Book of 2025I am trying to learn, with my tongue, sounds that are unfamiliar to me. A foreign-sounding word learned out of curiosity is not “imitation” per se. All of these ... ... Read more

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An electrifying new side of the National Book Award Winner Yoko Tawada: her first book of essays in EnglishSHORTLISTED FOR THE NBCC AWARD IN CRITICISM AND THE GREGG BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZEA New Yorker Best Book of 2025I am trying to learn, with my tongue, sounds that are unfamiliar to me. A foreign-sounding word learned out of curiosity is not “imitation” per se. All of these ...
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Forbidden Science

From Ancient Technologies to Free Energy

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Reveals the cutting edge of New Science and shows how established science disallows inquiry that challenges the status quo--even when it produces verifiable results• Contains 43 essays by 19 researchers denoting cutting-edge, heretical, or suppressed scientific research, including Immanuel Velikovsky, Nikola Tesla, Rupert Sheldrake, and Masaru Emoto• Edited by Atlantis Rising publisher, J. Douglas ... Read more

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Reveals the cutting edge of New Science and shows how established science disallows inquiry that challenges the status quo--even when it produces verifiable results• Contains 43 essays by 19 researchers denoting cutting-edge, heretical, or suppressed scientific research, including Immanuel Velikovsky, Nikola Tesla, Rupert Sheldrake, and Masaru Emoto• Edited by Atlantis Rising publisher, J. Douglas
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The Palliative Society

Pain Today

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Our societies today are characterized by a universal algophobia: a generalized fear of pain. We strive to avoid all painful conditions – even the pain of love is treated as suspect. This algophobia extends into society: less and less space is given to conflicts and controversies that might prompt painful discussions. It takes hold of politics too: politics becomes a palliative politics that is ... Read more

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Our societies today are characterized by a universal algophobia: a generalized fear of pain. We strive to avoid all painful conditions – even the pain of love is treated as suspect. This algophobia extends into society: less and less space is given to conflicts and controversies that might prompt painful discussions. It takes hold of politics too: politics becomes a palliative politics that is
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Cosmos: Possible Worlds

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This sequel to Carl Sagan's blockbuster continues the electrifying journey through space and time, connecting with worlds billions of miles away and envisioning a future of science tempered with wisdom.Based on National Geographic's internationally-renowned television series, this groundbreaking and visually stunning book explores how science and civilization grew up together. From the emergence ... Read more

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This sequel to Carl Sagan's blockbuster continues the electrifying journey through space and time, connecting with worlds billions of miles away and envisioning a future of science tempered with wisdom.Based on National Geographic's internationally-renowned television series, this groundbreaking and visually stunning book explores how science and civilization grew up together. From the emergence
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Encountering the Self

Transformation & Destiny in the Ninth Year

by Hermann Koepke, Virginia Sease, Walter Holtzapfel ...

It is between the ages of nine and ten that children begin to experience themselves as "I" for the first time--as separate individuals, different from their parents and peers and essentially alone. This inner experience is sometimes precipitated by the child's first encounter with death and the first notion that earthly life is fragile and temporary.In this insightful book, Koepke offers the ... Read more

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It is between the ages of nine and ten that children begin to experience themselves as "I" for the first time--as separate individuals, different from their parents and peers and essentially alone. This inner experience is sometimes precipitated by the child's first encounter with death and the first notion that earthly life is fragile and temporary.In this insightful book, Koepke offers the
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FORBIDDEN SCIENCE 6

Scattered Castles, The Journals of Jacques Vallee 2010-2019

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ONE DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO, Jacques Vallee realizes why the highly classified project he joined two years earlier will never solve the many-dimensional mystery it investigates. That insight into UFO phenomena leads him into a deeper independent field exploration of cases in Brazil and Argentina, Europe and Russia. Back home in Silicon Valley, his professional fascination for new business ventures ... Read more

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ONE DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO, Jacques Vallee realizes why the highly classified project he joined two years earlier will never solve the many-dimensional mystery it investigates. That insight into UFO phenomena leads him into a deeper independent field exploration of cases in Brazil and Argentina, Europe and Russia. Back home in Silicon Valley, his professional fascination for new business ventures
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Nature Futures 1

Science Fiction from the Leading Science Journal

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This book brings together 97 short stories that seek to answer the question 'what will the future look like?' First published in the leading science journal Nature, these 900-word tales come from scientists, journalists and many of the most famous SF writers in the world.Initially published in book form as Futures from Nature, this is the first time this collection has been available as an eBook. ... Read more

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This book brings together 97 short stories that seek to answer the question 'what will the future look like?' First published in the leading science journal Nature, these 900-word tales come from scientists, journalists and many of the most famous SF writers in the world.Initially published in book form as Futures from Nature, this is the first time this collection has been available as an eBook.
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The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events

A Seth Book

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From the Bestselling Author of Seth Speaks and The Nature of Personal RealitySpeaking exclusively through Jane Roberts, Seth has repeatedly stressed the concept that we create our own reality according to our individual beliefs. But how do our realities merge and combine to form mass reactions such as the overthrow of governments, the birth of a new religion, wars, epidemics, earthquakes, and new ... Read more

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From the Bestselling Author of Seth Speaks and The Nature of Personal RealitySpeaking exclusively through Jane Roberts, Seth has repeatedly stressed the concept that we create our own reality according to our individual beliefs. But how do our realities merge and combine to form mass reactions such as the overthrow of governments, the birth of a new religion, wars, epidemics, earthquakes, and new
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101 Amazing Facts About Japan

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In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of Japan. Separated into sections such as its geography, its landmarks, famous Japanese figures from history and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting Japan, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an ... Read more

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In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of Japan. Separated into sections such as its geography, its landmarks, famous Japanese figures from history and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting Japan, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an
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**A New Scientist Best Popular Science Book of 2023How seeing Earth through the eyes of an astronaut brings new wonder and meaning to life on our planet.**One stifling summer night, the poet and journalist Marjolijn van Heemstra lay awake, unable to sleep—like so many of us feeling anxious and alienated, deeply exhausted yet restless. Amid the suffocating stream of daily obligations, the clamor of ... Read more

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**A New Scientist Best Popular Science Book of 2023How seeing Earth through the eyes of an astronaut brings new wonder and meaning to life on our planet.**One stifling summer night, the poet and journalist Marjolijn van Heemstra lay awake, unable to sleep—like so many of us feeling anxious and alienated, deeply exhausted yet restless. Amid the suffocating stream of daily obligations, the clamor of
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