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The Shortest History of Eugenics

From “Science” to Atrocity―How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists

de Erik L. Peterson ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

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8 hora 11 minutos

A harrowing history of a grim chapter in politics and science, in which groups of influential thinkers shaped global policy with the aim of determining who had the right to have children—and who was worthy of life.For the last two centuries, groups of influential men have, in the professed interest of fiscal responsibility, crime reduction, and outright racism, attempted to control who was allowed ... Leer más

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A harrowing history of a grim chapter in politics and science, in which groups of influential thinkers shaped global policy with the aim of determining who had the right to have children—and who was worthy of life.For the last two centuries, groups of influential men have, in the professed interest of fiscal responsibility, crime reduction, and outright racism, attempted to control who was allowed
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The Wehrmacht's Last Stand

The German Campaigns of 1944-1945

de Robert M. Citino ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

Completo

25 hora 59 minutos

By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. Citino, the world's leading scholar on the subject, posits a more straightforward solution: Bewegungskrieg, the way of war cultivated by the Germans over the course ... Leer más

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By 1943, the war was lost, and most German officers knew it. What kept the German army going in an increasingly hopeless situation? Where some historians have found explanations in the power of Hitler or the role of ideology, Robert M. Citino, the world's leading scholar on the subject, posits a more straightforward solution: Bewegungskrieg, the way of war cultivated by the Germans over the course
... Leer más

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Death of the Wehrmacht

The German Campaigns of 1942

de Robert M. Citino ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

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16 hora 10 minutos

For Hitler and the German military, 1942 was a key turning point of World War II, as an overstretched but still lethal Wehrmacht replaced brilliant victories and huge territorial gains with stalemates and strategic retreats. In this major reevaluation of that crucial year, Robert Citino shows that the German army's emerging woes were rooted as much in its addiction to the "war of movement" ... Leer más

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For Hitler and the German military, 1942 was a key turning point of World War II, as an overstretched but still lethal Wehrmacht replaced brilliant victories and huge territorial gains with stalemates and strategic retreats. In this major reevaluation of that crucial year, Robert Citino shows that the German army's emerging woes were rooted as much in its addiction to the "war of movement"
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The Hidden River

A Murder in the Everglades

de Mark Thielman ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

Series series Johnson and Nance Mysteries
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11 hora 15 minutos

In the Everglades, a senseless murder unearths long-buried secrets.When artist Hezekiah Freeman is found drowned in the shallow waters of Everglades National Park, Special Agent Alison Nance and Clarence Johnson are tasked with uncovering the truth behind his death. What initially seems like a tragic accident soon reveals itself to be part of a larger, more intricate conspiracy.As they begin their ... Leer más

$25.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In the Everglades, a senseless murder unearths long-buried secrets.When artist Hezekiah Freeman is found drowned in the shallow waters of Everglades National Park, Special Agent Alison Nance and Clarence Johnson are tasked with uncovering the truth behind his death. What initially seems like a tragic accident soon reveals itself to be part of a larger, more intricate conspiracy.As they begin their
... Leer más
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Consorting with Spirits

Your Guide to Working with Invisible Allies

de Jason Miller ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

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7 hora 52 minutos

Throughout history, humans have sought power and knowledge from spirits. Learning how to conjure, communicate, and negotiate with these unseen powers is one of the keys to success in magic.This book will teach you different ways of interacting with spirits, from offerings and invitations to forceful conjurations. With these tools in hand, you can work with your spirit allies to achieve any goal, ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Throughout history, humans have sought power and knowledge from spirits. Learning how to conjure, communicate, and negotiate with these unseen powers is one of the keys to success in magic.This book will teach you different ways of interacting with spirits, from offerings and invitations to forceful conjurations. With these tools in hand, you can work with your spirit allies to achieve any goal,
... Leer más

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Minute Men

Execute and Run

de Lawrence C. Connolly ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

Completo

9 hora

U.S. Marine Daniel Hayes returns from the Middle East in a wheelchair. The only survivor of his team, he's haunted by more than his physical scars.In Africa, Dr. Christian Chase's hands are now useless. Blinded in a rebel ambush, she replays the life she couldn't save as if torturing herself with endless flashbacks could change the past.In Ukraine, kickboxer Zoya Zynchenko wakes in a cold hospital ... Leer más

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U.S. Marine Daniel Hayes returns from the Middle East in a wheelchair. The only survivor of his team, he's haunted by more than his physical scars.In Africa, Dr. Christian Chase's hands are now useless. Blinded in a rebel ambush, she replays the life she couldn't save as if torturing herself with endless flashbacks could change the past.In Ukraine, kickboxer Zoya Zynchenko wakes in a cold hospital
... Leer más
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Reconstructing the Dreamland

The Tulsa Riot of 1921: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation (Updated Edition)

de Alfred L. Brophy ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

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5 hora 47 minutos

The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was the country's bloodiest civil disturbance of the century. Thirty city blocks were burned to the ground, perhaps 150 died, and the prosperous black community of Greenwood, Oklahoma, was turned to rubble.Alfred L. Brophy draws on his own extensive research into contemporary accounts and court documents to chronicle this devastating riot, showing how and why the rule of ... Leer más

$18.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was the country's bloodiest civil disturbance of the century. Thirty city blocks were burned to the ground, perhaps 150 died, and the prosperous black community of Greenwood, Oklahoma, was turned to rubble.Alfred L. Brophy draws on his own extensive research into contemporary accounts and court documents to chronicle this devastating riot, showing how and why the rule of
... Leer más
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Natural Language Processing with Transformers, Revised Edition

Building Language Applications with Hugging Face

de Lewis Tunstall, Leandro von Werra, Thomas Wolf ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

Completo

13 hora 7 minutos

Since their introduction in 2017, transformers have quickly become the dominant architecture for achieving state-of-the-art results on a variety of natural language processing tasks. If you're a data scientist or coder, this practical book shows you how to train and scale these large models using Hugging Face Transformers, a Python-based deep learning library.Transformers have been used to write ... Leer más

$25.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Since their introduction in 2017, transformers have quickly become the dominant architecture for achieving state-of-the-art results on a variety of natural language processing tasks. If you're a data scientist or coder, this practical book shows you how to train and scale these large models using Hugging Face Transformers, a Python-based deep learning library.Transformers have been used to write
... Leer más
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Last Call

Bartenders on Their Final Drink and the Wisdom and Rituals of Closing Time

de Brad Thomas Parsons ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

Completo

6 hora 53 minutos

JAMES BEARD AWARD FINALISTWINNER OF THE TALES OF THE COCKTAIL SPIRITED AWARD®NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNEEveryone knows the parlor game question asked of every chef and food personality in countless interviews: What is the last meal you'd want to eat before you die? But what does it look like when you pose the question to bartenders? In Last Call, James Beard ... Leer más

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JAMES BEARD AWARD FINALISTWINNER OF THE TALES OF THE COCKTAIL SPIRITED AWARD®NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNEEveryone knows the parlor game question asked of every chef and food personality in countless interviews: What is the last meal you'd want to eat before you die? But what does it look like when you pose the question to bartenders? In Last Call, James Beard
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Rent Boy

de Gary Indiana ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

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4 hora 6 minutos

A noir tour-de-force set in the world of hustlers from "one of America's darkest and funniest chroniclers." (The Guardian)It's New York City, 1981, and everyone wants to be at the Emerson Club, from Cindy Crawford to Cindy Adams; from Famous Roger, one-time lion of the talk shows, to Sandy Miller, the "downtown" writer with the tattoos and the leather; from Lauren Hutton to the art star who does ... Leer más

$15.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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A noir tour-de-force set in the world of hustlers from "one of America's darkest and funniest chroniclers." (The Guardian)It's New York City, 1981, and everyone wants to be at the Emerson Club, from Cindy Crawford to Cindy Adams; from Famous Roger, one-time lion of the talk shows, to Sandy Miller, the "downtown" writer with the tattoos and the leather; from Lauren Hutton to the art star who does
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Emotionally Charged

How to Lead in the New World of Work

de Dina Denham Smith, Alicia A. Grandey ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

Completo

9 hora 30 minutos

Broad changes have dramatically disrupted our workplaces and increased the emotional demands on leaders everywhere. Leaders now must support their teams' mental health and burnout (while managing their own), build trust with and motivate a remote and diverse workforce, allay employee fears of obsolescence while driving the integration of new technologies like AI, and demonstrate bottomless ... Leer más

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Broad changes have dramatically disrupted our workplaces and increased the emotional demands on leaders everywhere. Leaders now must support their teams' mental health and burnout (while managing their own), build trust with and motivate a remote and diverse workforce, allay employee fears of obsolescence while driving the integration of new technologies like AI, and demonstrate bottomless
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Walking Back the Cat

de Robert Littell ...

Narrado por Tom Beyer ...

Completo

8 hora 50 minutos

A mesmerizing espionage thriller from the bestselling author of The CompanyRobert Littell has made a name for himself as one of the foremost authors of literary spy thrillers. Here, Littell abandons his usual East European milieu to focus on New Mexico, where a Sovietera KGB agent, code-named Parsifal, has been living under deep cover. Reactivated by a new controller for some particularly brutal ... Leer más

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A mesmerizing espionage thriller from the bestselling author of The CompanyRobert Littell has made a name for himself as one of the foremost authors of literary spy thrillers. Here, Littell abandons his usual East European milieu to focus on New Mexico, where a Sovietera KGB agent, code-named Parsifal, has been living under deep cover. Reactivated by a new controller for some particularly brutal
... Leer más