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The Four-Dimensional Human: Ways of Being in the Digital World

by Laurence Scott ...

You are a four-dimensional human.Each of us exists in three-dimensional, physical space. But, as a constellation of everyday digital phenomena rewires our lives, we are increasingly coaxed from the containment of our predigital selves into a wonderful and eerie fourth dimension, a world of ceaseless communication, instant information, and global connection.Our portals to this new world have been ... Read more

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You are a four-dimensional human.Each of us exists in three-dimensional, physical space. But, as a constellation of everyday digital phenomena rewires our lives, we are increasingly coaxed from the containment of our predigital selves into a wonderful and eerie fourth dimension, a world of ceaseless communication, instant information, and global connection.Our portals to this new world have been
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A Row With Two Chairs: Creating a Life Worth Saving

by Scott Laurence Mocha ...

Experience the messy and miraculous journey from addiction to redemption in this powerful Christian memoir.Living the life of a professional nightclub DJ was taking its toll; drugs, booze, and partying seemed like the only way to find happiness until a near-fatal overdose left Scott Mocha broken and lost. In desperation and out of options, he made a decision to "try" Christianity for 30 days. What ... Read more

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Experience the messy and miraculous journey from addiction to redemption in this powerful Christian memoir.Living the life of a professional nightclub DJ was taking its toll; drugs, booze, and partying seemed like the only way to find happiness until a near-fatal overdose left Scott Mocha broken and lost. In desperation and out of options, he made a decision to "try" Christianity for 30 days. What
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Morphology of the Folktale

Second Edition

by V. Propp ...

Translated by Laurence Scott ...

Series series American Folklore Society Bibliographical and Special Series
This book is the classic work on forms of the European folktale. ... Read more

$20.89 USD

This book is the classic work on forms of the European folktale.
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Picnic Comma Lightning

The Experience of Reality in the Twenty-First Century

by Laurence Scott ...

"A stylish, playful exploration of what digital life is doing to the way we find meaning in the world." —GuardianIn Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, Humbert Humbert offers a memorably brief account of his parents’ death: “picnic, lightning.” Picnic Comma Lightning, too, opens with death—that of Laurence Scott’s mother—because, for a philosopher, death raises a profound existential question: How do we ... Read more

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"A stylish, playful exploration of what digital life is doing to the way we find meaning in the world." —GuardianIn Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, Humbert Humbert offers a memorably brief account of his parents’ death: “picnic, lightning.” Picnic Comma Lightning, too, opens with death—that of Laurence Scott’s mother—because, for a philosopher, death raises a profound existential question: How do we
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The Four-Dimensional Human

Ways of Being in the Digital World

by Laurence Scott ...

Narrated by Matthew Brenher ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

You are a four-dimensional human.Each of us exists in three-dimensional physical space. But, as a constellation of everyday digital phenomena rewires our lives, we are increasingly coaxed from the containment of our predigital selves into a wonderful and eerie fourth dimension, a world of ceaseless communication, instant information, and global connection.Our portals to this new world have been ... Read more

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You are a four-dimensional human.Each of us exists in three-dimensional physical space. But, as a constellation of everyday digital phenomena rewires our lives, we are increasingly coaxed from the containment of our predigital selves into a wonderful and eerie fourth dimension, a world of ceaseless communication, instant information, and global connection.Our portals to this new world have been
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Picnic Comma Lightning

The Experience of Reality in the Twenty-First Century

by Laurence Scott ...

Narrated by Laurence Scott ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

A lively and accessible existentialism for our times.What does it mean to be human in the twenty-first century? How do we be real people in a world of online personas and "authentic" simulated experiences? In this innovative examination of our present reality, award-winning writer Laurence Scott charts the ways our traditional mental models of the world have started to fray.Effortlessly applying ... Read more

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A lively and accessible existentialism for our times.What does it mean to be human in the twenty-first century? How do we be real people in a world of online personas and "authentic" simulated experiences? In this innovative examination of our present reality, award-winning writer Laurence Scott charts the ways our traditional mental models of the world have started to fray.Effortlessly applying
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The Antagonist

by Lynn Coady ...

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

A piercing epistolary novel, The Antagonist explores, with wit and compassion, how the impressions of others shape, pervert, and flummox both our perceptions of ourselves and our very nature.Gordon Rankin Jr., aka “Rank,” thinks of himself as “King Midas in reverse”—and indeed misfortune seems to follow him at every turn. Against his will and his nature, he has long been considered—given his ... Read more

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A piercing epistolary novel, The Antagonist explores, with wit and compassion, how the impressions of others shape, pervert, and flummox both our perceptions of ourselves and our very nature.Gordon Rankin Jr., aka “Rank,” thinks of himself as “King Midas in reverse”—and indeed misfortune seems to follow him at every turn. Against his will and his nature, he has long been considered—given his
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The Strange Order of Things

Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures

by Antonio Damasio ...

Narrated by Antonio Damasio, Steve West ...

Unabridged

9 hours

From one of our preeminent neuroscientists: a landmark reflection that spans the biological and social sciences, offering a new way of understanding the origins of life, feeling, and culture.The Strange Order of Things is a pathbreaking investigation into homeostasis, the condition of that regulates human physiology within the range that makes possible not only the survival but also the ... Read more

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From one of our preeminent neuroscientists: a landmark reflection that spans the biological and social sciences, offering a new way of understanding the origins of life, feeling, and culture.The Strange Order of Things is a pathbreaking investigation into homeostasis, the condition of that regulates human physiology within the range that makes possible not only the survival but also the
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Amatka

by Karin Tidbeck ...

Narrated by Kirsten Potter ...

Unabridged

6 hours 10 min

**A LOCUS AWARD FINALISTONE OF THE GUARDIAN’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY BOOKS OF 2017A surreal debut novel set in a world shaped by language in the tradition of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin.**Vanja, an information assistant, is sent from her home city of Essre to the austere, wintry colony of Amatka with an assignment to collect intelligence for the government. Immediately she ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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**A LOCUS AWARD FINALISTONE OF THE GUARDIAN’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY BOOKS OF 2017A surreal debut novel set in a world shaped by language in the tradition of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin.**Vanja, an information assistant, is sent from her home city of Essre to the austere, wintry colony of Amatka with an assignment to collect intelligence for the government. Immediately she
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My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me

A Memoir

by Jason B. Rosenthal ...

Narrated by Jason B. Rosenthal, Miles Rosenthal, Baize Buzan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

An inspiring memoir of life, love, loss, and new beginnings by the widower of bestselling author and filmmaker Amy Krouse Rosenthal, whose last act of love before her death was setting the stage for her husband’s life without her in a Modern Love column in the New York Times.On March 3, 2017, Amy Krouse Rosenthal penned a Modern Love column for the New York Times —"You May Want to Marry My Husband ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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An inspiring memoir of life, love, loss, and new beginnings by the widower of bestselling author and filmmaker Amy Krouse Rosenthal, whose last act of love before her death was setting the stage for her husband’s life without her in a Modern Love column in the New York Times.On March 3, 2017, Amy Krouse Rosenthal penned a Modern Love column for the New York Times —"You May Want to Marry My Husband
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Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs

The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

by Lisa Randall ...

Narrated by Carrington MacDuffie ...

Unabridged

12 hours 32 min

In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times bestselling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven’s Door uses her research into dark matter to illuminate the startling connections between the furthest reaches of space and life here on Earth.Sixty-six million years ago, an object the size of a city descended from space to crash ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist and New York Times bestselling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven’s Door uses her research into dark matter to illuminate the startling connections between the furthest reaches of space and life here on Earth.Sixty-six million years ago, an object the size of a city descended from space to crash
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The Grass Harp

by Truman Capote ...

Narrated by Cody Roberts ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harp tells the story of three endearing misfits—an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies—who one day take up residence in a tree house. As they pass sweet yet hazardous hours in a china tree, The Grass Harp manages to convey all the pleasures and responsibilities of freedom. But most of all it teaches us about the sacredness of love, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harp tells the story of three endearing misfits—an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies—who one day take up residence in a tree house. As they pass sweet yet hazardous hours in a china tree, The Grass Harp manages to convey all the pleasures and responsibilities of freedom. But most of all it teaches us about the sacredness of love,
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