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  The Premonitions Bureau (eBook, ePUB)

  Premonitions are impossible. But they come true all the time.You think of a forgotten friend. Out of the blue, they call.But what if you knew that something terrible was going to happen? A sudden flash, the words CHARING CROSS. Four days later, a packed express train comes off the rails outside the station.What if you could share your vision, and stop that train? Could these forebodings help the world to prevent disasters?In 1966, John Barker, a dynamic psychiatrist working in an outdated British mental hospital, established the Premonitions Bureau to investigate these questions. He would find a network of hundreds of correspondents, from bank clerks to ballet teachers. Among them were two unnervingly gifted "percipients". Together, the pair predicted plane crashes, assassinations and international incidents, with uncanny accuracy. And then, they informed Barker of their most disturbing premonition: that he was about to die.The Premonitions Bureau is an enthralling true story, of madness and wonder, science and the supernatural - a journey to the most powerful and unsettling reaches of the human mind.

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  The Premonitions Bureau

  Premonitions are impossible. But they come true all the time.You think of a forgotten friend. Out of the blue, they call.But what if you knew that something terrible was going to happen? A sudden flash, the words CHARING CROSS. Four days later, a packed express train comes off the rails outside the station.What if you could share your vision, and stop that train? Could these forebodings help the world to prevent disasters?In 1966, John Barker, a dynamic psychiatrist working in an outdated British mental hospital, established the Premonitions Bureau to investigate these questions. He would find a network of hundreds of correspondents, from bank clerks to ballet teachers. Among them were two unnervingly gifted "percipients". Together, the pair predicted plane crashes, assassinations and international incidents, with uncanny accuracy. And then, they informed Barker of their most disturbing premonition: that he was about to die.The Premonitions Bureau is an enthralling true story, of madness and wonder, science and the supernatural - a journey to the most powerful and unsettling reaches of the human mind.

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  How to Write About the Holocaust (eBook, PDF)

  How to Write About the Holocaust is a contribution to ongoing debates in historiography and Holocaust studies. More specifically, it combines the theoretical framework that has developed in historiography in the last half a century with the demands of Holocaust representation. The first part of the book analyzes the newest trends in theory of history, focusing especially on postmodernism, starting from the works of the American historian and theorist Hayden White and tracing the genealogy of the postmodern influence in history both from an epistemological and from a political perspective. The second part continues by incorporating these theoretical developments into specific written examples on the Holocaust. By analyzing major works about it, including Saul Friedländer's and Dan Stone's histories of the Holocaust, the book attempts to answer questions like: what is the most appropriate way to write about the Holocaust and what can theory teach us about the practice of history? To conclude, the volume explores the connection between history and literature and asks if the distinction between fact and fiction has become outdated.

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  How to Write About the Holocaust (eBook, ePUB)

  How to Write About the Holocaust is a contribution to ongoing debates in historiography and Holocaust studies. More specifically, it combines the theoretical framework that has developed in historiography in the last half a century with the demands of Holocaust representation. The first part of the book analyzes the newest trends in theory of history, focusing especially on postmodernism, starting from the works of the American historian and theorist Hayden White and tracing the genealogy of the postmodern influence in history both from an epistemological and from a political perspective. The second part continues by incorporating these theoretical developments into specific written examples on the Holocaust. By analyzing major works about it, including Saul Friedländer's and Dan Stone's histories of the Holocaust, the book attempts to answer questions like: what is the most appropriate way to write about the Holocaust and what can theory teach us about the practice of history? To conclude, the volume explores the connection between history and literature and asks if the distinction between fact and fiction has become outdated.

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  New Model Island: How to Build a Radical Culture Beyond the Idea of England , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 293min

  In the early 21st century, “Englishness” suddenly became a hot topic. A rash of art exhibitions, pop albums, and coffee table books arrived on the scene, all desperate to recover England’s lost national soul. But when we sweep away the patriotic stereotypes, we begin to see that England is a country that does not - and perhaps should not - exist in any essential sense.In this provocative text combining polemic and memoir, Alex Niven argues that the map of the British Isles should be torn apart completely as we look towards a time of radical political reform. Rejecting outdated nationalisms, Niven argues for a renovated model of culture and governance for the islands - a fluid, dynamic version of regionalism preparing the way for a new “dream archipelago”. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alan Gilchrist. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/189329/bk_acx0_189329_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Behind Closed Doors: Sex Education Transformed (Outspoken) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 289min

  One thing we know for certain is that sex is personal - perhaps, the most intimate thing of all. But sex is also shaped by a complicated web of cultural, social, and political forces outside of ourselves.Fear-mongering, moral panic, and outdated attitudes prevail, but if #MeToo has taught us anything, it's how dangerous it is to keep conversations about sex hidden from view. Behind Closed Doors invests in a radical, inclusive, and honest sex education, taking us beyond learning about the "birds and the bees", to identifying inequality that stands in the way of sexual freedom.From contraceptives to virginity, consent to pornography, transphobia to sexual abuse, the audiobook explains how our desires are influenced by powerful political processes that can be transformed. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cat Baroco. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/207545/bk_acx0_207545_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  On the Anvil: Being Shaped Into God's Image, Hörbuch, Digital, 126min

  The craftsman uses various instruments (hammers, forges, anvils) to shape his tools. Some of his work now lies on a junk pile, broken, outdated, dull, rusty. There, heaped in a cobwebbed corner, they have become useless, never fulfilling the purposes for which they were created. Other tools are still on the anvil, being melted down, molten, changeable. They wait on the anvil, being shaped by the craftsman's hammer, becoming in the sometimes painful process what they were meant to be. These become tools of usefulness; sharpened, primed, defined, mobile. They lie ready in the craftsman's tool chest, available to their master, ready to fulfull their calling. As Max Lucado draws these parallels we realize we are all there, somewhere in the Craftsman's shop. Language: English. Narrator: Mike Kellogg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/oasi/000037/bk_oasi_000037_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Church History , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 794min

  Often called the "Father of Church History", Eusebius was the first to trace the rise of Christianity during its crucial first three centuries from Christ to Constantine. Our principal resource for earliest Chrisitianity, The Church History presents a panorama of apostles, church fathers, emperors, bishops, heroes, heretics, confessors, and martyrs.This audiobook edition includes Paul L. Maier's clear and precise translation, historical commentary on each book in The Church History, and numerous maps, illustrations, and photographs. These features promise to liberate Eusebius from previous outdated and stilted works, creating a new standard primary resource for listeners interested in the early history of Christianity.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Lescault. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/011828/bk_blak_011828_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Shadows of a Princess , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1176min

  Reissued for the 20th anniversary of Diana's death, this sensational best seller is an explosive account of her life, from the man who was by her side throughout its most turbulent period. In 1981 Lady Diana Spencer was seen by many as a lifeline for the outdated Windsor line. But Diana didn't follow the script. Instead she brought a revolution. Patrick Jephson was Diana's closest aide and adviser during her years of greatest public fame and deepest personal crisis. He witnessed the disintegration of her marriage to Prince Charles and the negotiation of the royal divorce. Rooted in unique firsthand experience, Shadows of a Princess is an authoritative, balanced account of one of the world's most famous and tragic women. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Patrick Jephson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/003017/bk_hcuk_003017_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Awesome Movie Trivia Book: Interesting Movie Questions and Facts of the 21st Century , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 111min

  Did you know?Rupert had to leave the set when Emma kissed Daniel in the seventh Harry Potter film because he was laughing so hard, he couldn’t watch the scene unfold. Packed with more than 700 movie trivia, this book is perfect for car rides, field trips, or family gatherings! It can make for a fun game night or trivia night while learning new things together. It can make for some really fun memories with your spouse or children.You will find only fun facts of the movies in the 21st century and not outdated ones. We bet you didn’t know that Leonardo DiCaprio's father is a comic book writer or the actor (Jeremy Renner) who plays Hawkeye was trained by Olympic archers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Reece. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/144462/bk_acx0_144462_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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