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How to Find Happiness

An Ancient Guide to the Good Life

by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Katharina Volk ...

Narrated by Lisa S. Ware ...

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2 hours 18 min

Does happiness come from the pursuit of pleasure or moral virtue? A vivid new translation of Cicero’s exploration of a timeless question“Of course, we all want to be happy.” So wrote the Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero. He and his fellow Greek and Roman philosophers agreed that the secret to happiness—or what they called the “good life”—is pursuing the “greatest good ... Read more

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Does happiness come from the pursuit of pleasure or moral virtue? A vivid new translation of Cicero’s exploration of a timeless question“Of course, we all want to be happy.” So wrote the Roman statesman, orator, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero. He and his fellow Greek and Roman philosophers agreed that the secret to happiness—or what they called the “good life”—is pursuing the “greatest good
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Calls May Be Recorded

A Novel

by Katharina Volckmer ...

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3 hours 44 min

Jimmie works in a London call center, fielding complaints from dissatisfied travelers. Concerns range from whether compulsive itching will attract sharks in Mykonos, to the queue at the infinity pools in Maldives, to stray hairs on pillows: "the utterings of people at odds with their own hedonism, holidays made unenjoyable by their own expectations."Today is different, Jimmie's co-worker Elin ... Read more

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Jimmie works in a London call center, fielding complaints from dissatisfied travelers. Concerns range from whether compulsive itching will attract sharks in Mykonos, to the queue at the infinity pools in Maldives, to stray hairs on pillows: "the utterings of people at odds with their own hedonism, holidays made unenjoyable by their own expectations."Today is different, Jimmie's co-worker Elin
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Cartographic Humanism

The Making of Early Modern Europe

by Katharina N. Piechocki ...

Piechocki calls for an examination of the idea of Europe as a geographical concept, tracing its development in the 15th and 16th centuries.What is "Europe," and when did it come to be? In the Renaissance, the term "Europe" circulated widely. But as Katharina N. Piechocki argues in this compelling book, the continent itself was only in the making in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ... Read more

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Piechocki calls for an examination of the idea of Europe as a geographical concept, tracing its development in the 15th and 16th centuries.What is "Europe," and when did it come to be? In the Renaissance, the term "Europe" circulated widely. But as Katharina N. Piechocki argues in this compelling book, the continent itself was only in the making in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
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The Mad English

A Ride through the Sixties

by Katharina Flowers, David Flowers ...

In the Cotswolds and beyond, far out to Africa Way back in the sixties, in the good old times May it be in civvy street or in the Army I will remember with you my friend Just what a treat life could be A lovely collection of funny short stories that will bring you back to a by gone time and leave you with a smile on your lips... ... Read more

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In the Cotswolds and beyond, far out to Africa Way back in the sixties, in the good old times May it be in civvy street or in the Army I will remember with you my friend Just what a treat life could be A lovely collection of funny short stories that will bring you back to a by gone time and leave you with a smile on your lips...
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Food Beyond Terroir

Tasting Place and Placing Taste in Global Perspective

Edited by Anna Colquhoun, Katharina Graf ...

Series Book 9 - Food, Nutrition, and Culture
From winemaking in occupied territories to fishing in polluted seas, home cooking in refugee communities, and vegan cheesemaking, this collection explores the complex ways taste and place intersect with political, ecological, social, and economic issues. Through diverse ethnographic case studies, leading food scholars examine the meaning and making of place and taste. In doing so, the book ... Read more

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From winemaking in occupied territories to fishing in polluted seas, home cooking in refugee communities, and vegan cheesemaking, this collection explores the complex ways taste and place intersect with political, ecological, social, and economic issues. Through diverse ethnographic case studies, leading food scholars examine the meaning and making of place and taste. In doing so, the book
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To Steal a Moment's Time

by Katharina Berger, G. J. Berger ...

"I've decided to write it down. Later, when he is a grown man and I might have the fortune to still be alive, I will no longer remember one thing or another. I will, therefore, whenever I am able to steal a moment's time, record what is happening with us and around us while he is becoming accustomed to life—to this life which seems to offer little more than death." -Katharina BergerOn the brink of ... Read more

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"I've decided to write it down. Later, when he is a grown man and I might have the fortune to still be alive, I will no longer remember one thing or another. I will, therefore, whenever I am able to steal a moment's time, record what is happening with us and around us while he is becoming accustomed to life—to this life which seems to offer little more than death." -Katharina BergerOn the brink of
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Katharina Von Bora: First Lady of the Reformation

The Legendary Women of World History, #12

by Laurel A. Rockefeller ...

Series Book 12 - The Legendary Women of World History
Born in 1499, Katharina started her education at first the convent at Brehna, then continued it in Kloster Nimbschen where she took vows as a nun at the age of sixteen and expected to live the whole of her life in seclusion.God, however, had other plans. On Easter Eve 1523 she escaped with eleven other nuns to Wittenberg, a move meant to be temporary until a more permanent home could be found for ... Read more

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Born in 1499, Katharina started her education at first the convent at Brehna, then continued it in Kloster Nimbschen where she took vows as a nun at the age of sixteen and expected to live the whole of her life in seclusion.God, however, had other plans. On Easter Eve 1523 she escaped with eleven other nuns to Wittenberg, a move meant to be temporary until a more permanent home could be found for
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The Making of You

The Incredible Journey from Cell to Human

by Katharina Vestre ...

A quirky and inspired guide to your very own origin story.This enlightening and irresistible book for adults explains how you were made—not with the standard euphemisms told to us as children, but with vivid, exacting prose that unveils all the complex processes we never knew produced human life.With a brilliant talent for thoughtful, charming science writing, Katharina Vestre takes us from cell ... Read more

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A quirky and inspired guide to your very own origin story.This enlightening and irresistible book for adults explains how you were made—not with the standard euphemisms told to us as children, but with vivid, exacting prose that unveils all the complex processes we never knew produced human life.With a brilliant talent for thoughtful, charming science writing, Katharina Vestre takes us from cell
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Staying Human

The Story of a Quiet WWII Hero

by Katharina Stegelmann ...

During World War II, Heinz Drossel saved Soviet prisoners of war and several Jews, including Marianne Hirschfeld. Again and again, he wasn’t afraid to risk his own life when others’ safety was at risk. Nearly all of Hirschfeld’s family members were murdered by Nazis; she survived in hiding-and met Heinz again by coincidence after the war was over.They married in 1946. At that time, starting over ... Read more

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During World War II, Heinz Drossel saved Soviet prisoners of war and several Jews, including Marianne Hirschfeld. Again and again, he wasn’t afraid to risk his own life when others’ safety was at risk. Nearly all of Hirschfeld’s family members were murdered by Nazis; she survived in hiding-and met Heinz again by coincidence after the war was over.They married in 1946. At that time, starting over
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The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Mother Nature

33 Worst Mistakes for Writers, #5

by Katharina Gerlach ...

Series Book 5 - 33 Worst Mistakes for Writers
This book is not just about mistakes writers make but about things they tend to neglect. However it will not tell you "How To" create a world. That is still up to you but the most important point is to create an abundance of living beings and all they need to survive in a believable way.Generally, this book is aimed at writers of SF or Fantasy. Of course it also is of help in any other genre if ... Read more

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This book is not just about mistakes writers make but about things they tend to neglect. However it will not tell you "How To" create a world. That is still up to you but the most important point is to create an abundance of living beings and all they need to survive in a believable way.Generally, this book is aimed at writers of SF or Fantasy. Of course it also is of help in any other genre if
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Calls May Be Recorded

by Katharina Volckmer ...

Calls May Be Recorded is a ribald and mordantly hilarious workplace satire from an iconoclastic new voice, featuring one of the most charmingly troubled narrators of recent memory.Jimmie works in a London call center, fielding complaints from dissatisfied travelers. Concerns range from whether compulsive itching will attract sharks in Mykonos, to the queue at the infinity pools in Maldives, to ... Read more

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Calls May Be Recorded is a ribald and mordantly hilarious workplace satire from an iconoclastic new voice, featuring one of the most charmingly troubled narrators of recent memory.Jimmie works in a London call center, fielding complaints from dissatisfied travelers. Concerns range from whether compulsive itching will attract sharks in Mykonos, to the queue at the infinity pools in Maldives, to
... Read more
Katharina Luther

Nun, Rebel, Wife

by Anne Boileau ...

On 31st October 1517, Martin Luther pinned ninety-five theses on the Castle Church door, Wittenberg, criticizing the Church of Rome; they were printed and published by Lucas Cranach and caused a storm. Nine young nuns, intoxicated by Luther's subversive writings, became restless and longed to leave their convent. On Good Friday 1523 a haulier smuggled them out hidden in empty herring barrels. Five ... Read more

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On 31st October 1517, Martin Luther pinned ninety-five theses on the Castle Church door, Wittenberg, criticizing the Church of Rome; they were printed and published by Lucas Cranach and caused a storm. Nine young nuns, intoxicated by Luther's subversive writings, became restless and longed to leave their convent. On Good Friday 1523 a haulier smuggled them out hidden in empty herring barrels. Five
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