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  What IS Sex? (eBook, ePUB)

  Why sexuality is at the point of a "short circuit” between ontology and epistemology.Consider sublimation—conventionally understood as a substitute satisfaction for missing sexual satisfaction. But what if, as Lacan claims, we can get exactly the same satisfaction that we get from sex from talking (or writing, painting, praying, or other activities)? The point is not to explain the satisfaction from talking by pointing to its sexual origin, but that the satisfaction from talking is itself sexual. The satisfaction from talking contains a key to sexual satisfaction (and not the other way around)—even a key to sexuality itself and its inherent contradictions. The Lacanian perspective would make the answer to the simple-seeming question, "What is sex?” rather more complex. In this volume in the Short Circuits series, Alenka Zupancic approaches the question from just this perspective, considering sexuality a properly philosophical problem for psychoanalysis; and by psychoanalysis, she means that of Freud and Lacan, not that of the kind of clinician practitioners called by Lacan "orthopedists of the unconscious.” Zupancic argues that sexuality is at the point of a "short circuit” between ontology and epistemology. Sexuality and knowledge are structured around a fundamental negativity, which unites them at the point of the unconscious. The unconscious (as linked to sexuality) is the concept of an inherent link between being and knowledge in their very negativity.

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  Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1658min

  The definitive biography of Herbert Hoover, one of the most remarkable Americans of the 20th century - a revisionist account that will forever change the way Americans understand the man, his presidency, and his battle against the Great Depression. A poor orphan who built a fortune, a great humanitarian, a president elected in a landslide and then routed in the next election, arguably the father of both New Deal liberalism and modern conservatism - Herbert Hoover is also one of our least understood presidents, conventionally seen only as a heartless failure for his handling of the Great Depression. Kenneth Whyte fully captures this rich, dramatic life: from Hoover's difficult childhood to his meteoric business career, his work saving hundreds of thousands of lives during World War I and after the 1927 Mississippi floods, his presidency, his painful defeat by Roosevelt, and his return to grace as Truman's emissary to help European refugees after World War II. Whyte brings to life Hoover's complexity and contradictions - his modesty and ambition, ruthlessness and extreme generosity - as well as his political legacy. Here is the epic, poignant story of the poor boy who became the most accomplished figure of his time, who worked ceaselessly to fight the Depression yet became the public face of America's greatest economic crisis. Here, for the first time, is the definitive biography that captures the full scale of this extraordinary life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Ferrone. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/005357/bk_rand_005357_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  God - the Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 484min

  Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology, while science has sat on the sidelines. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and greatly clarified our understanding of the world, somehow the notion has arisen that it has nothing to say about the possibility of a supreme being, which much of humanity worships as the source of all reality. This book contends that, if God exists, some evidence for this existence should be detectable by scientific means, especially considering the central role that God is alleged to play in the operation of the universe and the lives of humans. Treating the traditional God concept, as conventionally presented in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, like any other scientific hypothesis, physicist Stenger examines all of the claims made for God's existence. He considers the latest Intelligent Design arguments as evidence of God's influence in biology. He looks at human behavior for evidence of immaterial souls and the possible effects of prayer. He discusses the findings of physics and astronomy in weighing the suggestions that the universe is the work of a creator and that humans are God's special creation. After evaluating all the scientific evidence, Stenger concludes that beyond a reasonable doubt the universe and life appear exactly as we might expect if there were no God. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Smalley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/056573/bk_acx0_056573_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Horror at Red Hook, Hörbuch, Digital, 53min

  The Horror at Red Hook is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written on August 1-2, 1925. "Red Hook" is a transitional tale, situated between the author's earlier work and the later Cthulhu Mythos. Although the story depicts a sinister cult, this cult offers a conventionally occult devil-worshipping threat, rather than the cosmic threat depicted in his later work.Living in poverty in the slum of Red Hook at the time of writing, Lovecraft was at this time urgently attempting to widen his markets in the pulp magazines. By having an unusually proactive Irish New York police detective as his protagonist, he hoped for a swift sale to a detective pulp, which would have opened up a new market other than his usual Weird Tales magazine. He did not get such a sale, and had to fall back on Weird Tales. "Red Hook" was thus first published in the January 1927 issue of Weird Tales.Famous works of the author Howard Phillips Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness, The Dreams in the Witch House, The Horror at Red Hook, The Shadow Out of Time, The Shadows over Innsmouth, The Alchemist, Reanimator, Ex Oblivione, Azathoth, The Call of Cthulhu, The Cats of Ulthar, The Dunwich Horror, The Doom that Came to Sarnath, The Festival, The Silver Key, The Other Gods, The Outsider, The Temple, The Picture in the House, The Shunned House, The Terrible Old Man, The Tomb, Dagon, From Beyond, What the Moon Brings. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Coates. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/edel/014401/bk_edel_014401_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Internal Flame: New Insights into Silent Inflammation, Longevity, and the Science of Functional Food , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 318min

  All the health-conscious seek insights that will lead to a long life.... So, if you want to know what is going to kill you, I can tell you. Perhaps not literally - all rules have exceptions, but if you are in reasonable health and live in the western world, you are unlikely to die of infection. Malnutrition, almost certainly not. A car crash is possible, but unlikely. If you fulfill the destiny of most affluent humans in this epoch, you will die of your immune system.You may be lucky enough to enjoy good health until the very end of your days, but the odds are against it. As you get older, the chances go up that something big, like a stroke or cancer, will drag down your quality of life.Well-known healthy options, like eating colored plants and exercising, suppress big diseases. In large part, they work by keeping the immune system in balance. A further option in the longevity anti-inflammatory tool kit, and a major theme of this audiobook, is the developing science of "functional food". Functional foods, also known as nutraceuticals (and bioactives and super foods) are foods, and edible novelties, like leaves and seeds, that are almost drug-like in their capacity to suppress inflammation. Seeking them out is indispensable for a maximum longevity strategy.If you're already leading a conventionally healthy lifestyle, there's still more you can you do. This is the story of inflammation and health - what goes wrong as we age and what you can do about it.(Dr. R. Mulgan, www.lifeguard.health) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ian A. Miller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/170368/bk_acx0_170368_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Changing Habits: How to Effectively Form New Habits That Lead to Success in Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 30min

  How to Effectively Form New Habits That Lead to Success in Life! Everybody chases success in life, but it is not easy to know what each one of them considers successful. One would wonder if those with low self-esteem share this dream. What about the most ambitious people? Do they want success more than others? The bottom line is there are no ideal parameters for measuring achievement. However, there are some factors that can come into play. Conventionally, failure or prosperity comes through a person's effort or lack of it. As such, it is fair to deduce that you have complete control of your destiny. In some sobering words, Aristotle once said, "People are what they do in repetition. Then, excellence is a habit, not an act." This statement is a reminder nobody can become successful overnight. It is a procedural activity that goes from one point in life to another. In our modern lives, it is daunting to build habits because there are several distractions that can lead a person astray. The distractors can get you out of the narrow and straight paths to your old ways of going about things. As the saying goes, perfection is achievable through practice. Here is a preview of what you'll learn.... The importance of goal-setting Creating several chains of behavior Process planning The Rs of habit change Setting a reminder for the new habit Selecting a habit that is easy to start The rules of effective habits And much, much more! Download your copy today! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Gilboe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/038011/bk_acx0_038011_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Feeling of Life Itself

  An argument that consciousness, more widespread than previously assumed, is the feeling of being alive, not a type of computation or a clever hack. In The Feeling of Life Itself, Christof Koch offers a straightforward definition of consciousness as any subjective experience, from the most mundane to the most exalted—the feeling of being alive. Psychologists study which cognitive operations underpin a given conscious perception. Neuroscientists track the neural correlates of consciousness in the brain, the organ of the mind. But why the brain and not, say, the liver? How can the brain, three pounds of highly excitable matter, a piece of furniture in the universe, subject to the same laws of physics as any other piece, give rise to subjective experience? Koch argues that what is needed to answer these questions is a quantitative theory that starts with experience and proceeds to the brain. In The Feeling of Life Itself, Koch outlines such a theory, based on integrated information. Koch describes how the theory explains many facts about the neurology of consciousness and how it has been used to build a clinically useful consciousness meter. The theory predicts that many, and perhaps all, animals experience the sights and sounds of life; consciousness is much more widespread than conventionally assumed. Contrary to received wisdom, however, Koch argues that programmable computers will not have consciousness. Even a perfect software model of the brain is not conscious. Its simulation is fake consciousness. Consciousness is not a special type of computation—it is not a clever hack. Consciousness is about being.

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  Grow Marijuana: How to Easily Grow Cannabis, Marijuana Indoor, Outdoor, Hydroponics, Indica and Sativa for Medical Use , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 239min

  Marijuana is a consequential herbaceous species originating from Central Asia, which has been utilized in folk medicine and as a source of textile fiber since the dawn of times. This expeditious-growing plant has recently optically discerned a resurgence of interest because of its multi-purport applications: it is indeed a treasure trove of phytochemicals and an affluent source of both cellulosic and woody fibers. Extremely fascinated with this plant are the pharmaceutical and construction sectors, since its metabolites show potent bioactivities on human health and its outer and inner stem tissues can be acclimated to make bioplastics and concrete-like material, respectively.The coalescence of historical medical use, modern research, and clinical experience have demonstrated many of cannabis’ therapeutic effects, including analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-epileptic, and migraine palliation.Growing this plant, called the most exhaustively studied plant on Earth, is ergo inspirited. This book will teach you all you require to ken to be able to cultivate marijuana alfresco and indoor. A revolution is going on in the cannabis world, especially with daily innovations that are being witnessed. Thanks to incipient technology and legislation that legalized cannabis in certain components of the world, cannabis entrepreneurs and researchers are finding incipient ways to make a whole variety of marijuana products that open up a whole incipient world of possibilities for users.By growing your own weed, you can become a component of this incipient weed revolution. By having plants, you’ll have access to a lot more buds than you would mundanely, as well components of the plant which you conventionally can’t get your hands on.If you have ever imagined yourself growing your own marijuana...today your dream is realized. Just click the buy button. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Belvill. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/186500/bk_acx0_186500_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Organic Gardening for Beginners: Learn How to Easily Start and Grow Your Home-Made Vegetable Cultivation and Enjoy Healthy Organic Foods for a Better Lifestyle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 203min

  Do you want to learn how to build your organic garden? Then, keep reading...Everyone wants the food we serve to our families, as well as our environment, to be safe and healthy. A good organic gardener strives to ensure that his or her activities are in harmony with the natural ecosystem and aims at minimizing exploitation and replenishing all the resources consumed by his or her garden.Once you have made the decision to grow your own veggies and fruit, rather than buying what is available on the shelves, you are in control of what you put into your body. This is the beauty of organic gardening. You can now safeguard your body’s health by avoiding harmful pesticides and fertilizers.  There are studies which support both viewpoints, but it is generally agreed that food grown organically is higher in phytochemicals and vitamins. Organic produce may contain up to 40 percent more antioxidants than what conventionally grown food has. And although the debate is still open with regard to the benefits of antioxidants, why not give it the benefit of the doubt and go for the potentially healthier option.This audiobook covers the following topics:Organic gardening versus the traditional gardeningThe dangers of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and their effects on your wealthThe importance of a healthy soilSteps to control your soil’s healthThe weeds and how to keep them under controlThe pests: how to fight them with natural remediesOrganic tips and mistakesIdeas for gardening in small spacesAnd much more!Ready to get started? Then, scroll up, click the “buy now” button, and start your healthy organic garden! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John G. Moore. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/196962/bk_acx0_196962_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Calling , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 409min

  Danny Bishop is successful, happy, and the epitome of a good person. Young and energetic, there is no obstacle Danny believes he won't overcome. Life is his highway, one he designed. Everything is ideal until that road comes to a grinding halt and Danny finds out he has six weeks to live. A routine physical shows an irregular heartbeat, and after further testing, Danny is diagnosed with fibro-cystic tumors on the heart. There is no cure, no way to stop the degenerating progress; the tumors are growing at a rapid and crushing rate. Snatched from his picture perfect world into a painful reality, Danny refuses to give into the conception of death. He insists until the moment he takes his last breath, he is alive will not die... at least not conventionally. With limited time remaining, Danny must put his life in order. In doing so, he finds a mission; one considered impossible. However, to Danny, nothing is impossible. He sets out not to defeat the illness that threatens to conquer him, but rather defeat death by finding assurance that once he leaves the earth, he will be able to return. Using the help of a paranormal specialist, and drafting the aid of his best friend, Fr. Michael Craven, Danny begins a remarkable journey of living. He must face his convictions in faith, discover the truth of death before he passes, while acquiring the answers that he needs: Does an "other side" exist? Is there a truly a heaven? And if so, can Danny not only get there, but map his way back so he can watch over the wife and daughter he loves so much? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gene Blake. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/011065/bk_acx0_011065_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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