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What is the connection between the expansion of the universe and sadomasochism? Why is everything in the world striving for decay? How can one realize this and effectively resist self-destruction, at least on an individual level? The peculiarity of this audiobook is that the author tries to make broad generalizations, referring to various scientific disciplines. This audiobook discusses self-destruction at all levels, from cosmology to the human psyche, in which self-destruction is considered a deviation from the norm.

It is a mysterious city whose sun is switched on in the morning and switched off at night, bordered by an abyss on one side and an impossibly high wall on the other. Its inhabitants are people who were plucked from twentieth-century history at various times and places and left to govern themselves, advised by Mentors whose purpose seems inscrutable.

Little Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine's Grey Zone, the no-man's-land between loyalist and separatist forces. Thanks to the lukewarm war of sporadic violence and constant propaganda that has been dragging on for years, only two residents remain: retired safety inspector turned beekeeper Sergey Sergeyich and Pashka, a 'frenemy' from his schooldays. With little food and no electricity, under ever-present threat of bombardment, Sergeyich's one remaining pleasure is his bees.

Eliza Altairsky-Lointaine is the toast of Moscow society, a beautiful actress in an infamous theatre troupe. Her love life is as colourful as the parts she plays. She is the estranged wife of a descendant of Genghis Khan. And her ex-husband has threatened to kill anyone who courts her. He appears to be making good on his promise. Fandorin is contacted by a concerned friend - the widowed wife of Chekhov - who asks him to investigate an alarming incident involving Eliza.

I'm Andrew First, leader of the Architects Clan and the city of Sangis. A million-strong horde of zombies will soon reach the borders of our lands. No clan on Earth has so far encountered such a threat. There are few who believe we have a chance here, but I refuse to give up. The Architects will face these zombies, and we will defend our city!

On April 4, 1975, the U.S. Government's first flight of orphans being evacuated out of South Vietnam just before the fall of Saigon ended in disaster. Over half the passengers and crew survived, however, due to the airmanship, professionalism, and heroic actions of the crew, civilian escorts, and rescuers. Gleaned from survivor and witness statements and direct interviews with others involved the tragic crash, this story comes to life in a way that only first hand accounts can achieve.

When five friends are invited to a religious celebration in a small, isolated town, they are initially showered by the townsfolk with gifts and attention. As the days go by, however, it becomes clear that the community is not as innocuous as it initially presented itself. Mysterious, robed figures violently beat people who express different opinions, strange rituals take place in the church at night, and armed gunmen patrol the town perimeters–all under Prophet Martin’s orders.

Contradictions, errements, lubies, impasses, sadisations : la psychiatrie, en France et dans le monde, a une histoire qui peut faire peur quand on l'examine de près, car, comme toute discipline médicale, elle a eu du mal à naître. Au nom de quoi, par exemple, pendant la Grande Guerre, les Poilus recevaient-ils des décharges électriques pour retourner au front ? Comment les psychiatres allemands ont-ils justifié les expériences qu'ils menaient sur les fous pendant le nazisme ? Comment a-t-on pu penser un jour que la malaria pouvait guérir de la psychose ?

While I’ve been cooling my heels in Africa, things have been happening at a furious pace back home. Zombies have founded a city right next to mine, and the nearest human settlements are now united and busy sharpening their knives. Meanwhile, traitors weave their webs of intrigue within the Architects Clan itself, and a numberless horde of zombies is moving relentlessly toward us from China. And these are just some of the problems I’m going to have to solve as soon as I get home.

Ve městě, kde auta mají volant v kufru, lidé bruslí pozpátku a klavír míchá koktejly, žije idealistický a vynalézavý Colin. Jednoho dne potká svou osudovou lásku Chloé, která je jako jeho milované blues od Dukea Ellingtona. Dívka však onemocní záhadnou nemocí: v plicích jí vykvete leknín... Nejslavnější román francouzského spisovatele Borise Viana je příběhem křehkým jako mýdlová bublina i dovádivým a dokonale humorným. Na půli cesty mezi bezstarostným vyprávěním o lásce a příběhem o obavách z kruté smrti Vian demonstruje pomíjivost lidského štěstí a nemožnost uniknout společenskému systému.

Das neue Kinderhörbuch von Marc-Uwe Kling - Oma und Opa sind zurück! Vom Autor selbst gelesen Diese Ausgabe enthält die inszenierten Lesung und als Bonus einen Live-Mitschnitt von Der Tag, an dem der Opa den Wasserkocher auf den Herd gestellt hat - von Marc-Uwe Kling vor Publikum gelesen im Mehringhoftheater Kreuzberg. Oma und Opa sind wieder da. Zum Aufpassen. Die Kinder wissen eigentlich auch, wer auf wen aufpassen muss. Trotzdem lassen sie den Opa allein in die Küche. Prompt stellt er was an.

When the Tzar's head of security is assassinated, Erast Fandorin is called to investigate: the killer has been overheard mentioning a 'black city' so Fandorin and his trusty companion, Masa, head to Baku, the burgeoning Russian capital of oil. But from the moment they arrive in the city - a hotbed of corruption and greed by the Caspian Sea - they realise someone is watching their every move, and they will stop at nothing to derail their investigation.

Inglaterra (condado de Kent), albores del siglo XX, los padres de la pequeña Rosalinda se separan y ella es enviada a un internado, Saint Mary Rose. Desde ese momento solo verá a su madre en los pocos días de vacaciones. Su padre se ha instalado en la India, oficialmente como agregado comercial, aunque en realidad ejerce como espía.

London is special. For centuries, it has been amongst the greatest cities of the world. But a city is nothing without its people. This sparkling new history of London, told through a relay-race of great Londoners shows in one, personality-packed book that the ingenuity, diversity, creativity and enterprise of London are second to none. Boris Johnson believes that in order to understand London one has to know about its past. The heart and spirit of London lies in its people, in the range of its cultures.

Eli Abramowitz works in his parents’ deli in Williamsburg. Not a bad job during the Depression. His family is his whole world—almost. He spends every Sunday at the movies and hopes to hit it big as a Hollywood screenwriter. But how can he tell his parents that one day he’ll be leaving? Across town, Evelyn Rosenstein’s father works for the mob—undoubtedly the reason they’re doing so well. Definitely the reason she’s not allowed any farther than their mailbox unescorted.

Und sie dachten, es geht ohne Therapie! Lange Zeit hielten Boris Kaiser und Sören Uhle, Chemnitzer Ureinwohner und Zwillinge im Geiste, an der Illusion fest, ohne Aufarbeitung Zukunft gestalten zu können. Doch die Ereignisse des Jahres 2018 haben Chemnitz tiefe Wunden zugefügt. Risse in der Gesellschaft, Wut, Angst und wenig Hoffnung – all das lastet hier schwer auf schwachen Schultern. Mit "Chemnitz be like" wagen beide nun den überfälligen Schritt der Erneuerung. Mit Humor und Leichtigkeit, mit dem nötigen Ernst und mit Tiefgang beleuchten sie die Geschehnisse und ihre Auswirkungen ...

I'm Andrew First, Leader of the Architects Clan. I founded the City of Sangis, and it’s grown so much that it's now become a nation of its own. Together with my friends, I was able to build a place of safety in this post-apocalyptic world. We've been attacked by zombies, monsters, and people—but we've managed to fight off all of them. But it seems the Dark Sphere doesn't want to leave us in peace. It's announced that there's going to be a LEVEL RUN!

On savait que le cerveau était l'entité la plus complexe de l'univers connu. Mais les nouvelles découvertes démontrent que ses possibilités sont bien plus étonnantes qu'on ne le croyait. Non seulement il est totalement élastique - même âgé, handicapé, voire amputé, il peut se reconstruire, apprendre, inventer -, mais aussi totalement social - un cerveau n'existe qu'en résonance avec d'autres : nous sommes neuronalement constitués pour entrer en empathie.

"À 7 ans, j’ai été condamné à mort pour un crime que j’ignorais. Ce n’était pas une fantaisie d’enfant qui joue à imaginer le monde, c’était une bien réelle condamnation." B. C. Boris Cyrulnik a échappé à la mort que lui promettait une idéologie meurtrière. Un enfant qu’on a voulu tuer et qui toute sa vie a cherché à comprendre pourquoi, pourquoi une telle idéologie a pu prospérer. Pourquoi certains deviennent-ils des "mangeurs de vent", qui se conforment au discours ambiant, aux pensées réflexes, parfois jusqu’à l’aveuglement, au meurtre, au génocide ?

Nous sommes en 1999, et les États-Unis sont tranquillement en train d’être capturés par la Grande-Bretagne. En effet, une 3ème faillite envers un cartel de banquiers internationaux, signifie que les Etats-Unis deviennent automatiquement la propriété de THE CROWN, d’après les termes d’un contrat rédigé plus de 200 ans plus tôt.