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Long out of print, Black Women Writers at Work is a vital contribution to Black literature in the twentieth century. Through candid interviews with Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alexis De Veaux, Nikki Giovanni, Kristin Hunter, Gayl Jones, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange, Alice Walker, Margret Walker, and Sherley Anne Williams, the book highlights the practices and critical linkages between the work and lived experiences of Black women writers whose work laid the foundation for many who have come after. Responding to questions about why and for whom they write, and how they perceive their responsibility to their work, to others, and to society, the featured playwrights, poets, novelists, and essayists provide a window into the connections between their lives and their art. Finally available for a new generation, this classic work has an urgent message for readers and writers today.

Claudia Tate (Author), Allyson Johnson (Narrator)

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Un antropólogo en Marte: Siete relatos paradójicos

Considerado uno de los grandes escritores clínicos del siglo, Oliver Sacks nos presenta en su último libro siete casos neurológicos que constituyen una profunda reflexión sobre la esencia de la identidad y los mecanismos del conocimiento. Un pintor que tras un accidente de coche deja de ver el color; un cirujano cuyos continuos tics y compulsiones sólo remiten cuando opera o pilota su aeroplano; un hombre que tras toda una vida de ceguera recupera la vista sólo para darse cuenta de que no sabe ver; una profesora autista capaz tan sólo de tratar y comprender a los animales, y a quien la complejidad de las emociones humanas deja tan perpleja que se siente como «un antropólogo en Marte»: éstos son algunos de estos «relatos paradójicos» que nos presentan un aspecto de la existencia que nos sería imposible conocer sin esa anomalía denominada enfermedad. Para Sacks, que en cierto modo también comparte esa condición de antropólogo en Marte, no se trata tanto de qué enfermedad tiene una persona, sino de cómo la persona se halla atrapada en la enfermedad y sometida a sus leyes, y de cómo todo lo que constituye la identidad sufre un proceso de adaptación para permitirle habitar ese espacio físico alterado que es el propio cuerpo. La tesis que mantiene el autor es que no se trata tanto de «curarse» de la enfermedad, pues algunas de las que aquí aparecen, como el autismo, el síndrome de Tourette, la acromatopsia, no admiten el concepto de curación, sino de aprender a vivir con ella, a pesar de lo grotescos que puedan ser algunos síntomas de lo diferente que pueda sentirse el paciente respecto a los así denominados normales. Todos estos pacientes encuentran en el doctor Sacks no sólo un médico atento, intuitivo y perspicaz, sino a alguien que comparte sus vidas y aplica el método empático de investigación que G. K. Chesterton presentara a través de su personaje más famoso, el padre Brown. En estas siete parábolas sobre la mutabilidad de la condición humana, Oliver Sacks demuestra otra vez su excepcional talento como narrador, su vastísima cultura y su capacidad para hacer que estos personajes a primera vista estrambóticos acaben pareciéndonos familiares y normales.

Oliver Sacks (Author), Luis García Márquez (Narrator)

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Cooperación o extinción

Una obra imprescindible para tomar conciencia y pasar a la acción. Cooperación o extinción es la última novedad del lingüista, filósofo, politólogo Noam Chomsky, también uno de los activistas más influyentes del mundo. En esta ocasión, se trata de una recopilación que nace de un llamado «Encuentro Chomsky» celebrado en Boston y dedicado a las amenazas a la supervivencia planetaria, cuyos tres temas fundamentales son la emergencia climática, la amenaza nuclear y el peligro que entraña el debilitamiento del sistema democrático en todo el mundo. La solución pasa, según indica Chomsky, por el activismo social e internacional: una serie de movimientos populares que ya se están organizando por todo el globo para forzar acuerdos internacionales y afrontar este reto sin precedentes por la supervivencia de la civilización. «No se puede pasar por alto la alarma de una extinción inminente». Debería constituir un eje central firme de todo programa de concienciación, organización y activismo; figurar como trasfondo de cualquier forma de participación en todas las demás luchas. Y algo asípresupone una sensibilidad más amplia hacia los problemas e injusticias que hostigan al mundo, una toma de conciencia más profunda, que sirva para inspirar un activismo comprometido, con un enfoque más penetrante sobre las raíces de tales asuntos y las interrelaciones que entre ellos se dan. La crítica ha dicho: «Para cualquiera que quiera descubrir más sobre el mundo en que vivimos [...] hay una respuesta simple: lee a Noam Chomsky.» New Statesman

Noam Chomsky (Author), Diego Vélez García, Germán Jaramillo (Narrator)

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My Father's House: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Star of the Sea

Brought to you by Penguin. September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror. The war's outcome is far from certain. An Irish priest, Hugh O'Flaherty, dedicates himself to helping those escaping from the Nazis. His home is Vatican City, the world's smallest state, a neutral, independent country within Rome where the occupiers hold no sway. Here Hugh brings together an unlikely band of friends to hide the vulnerable under the noses of the enemy. But Hauptmann's net begins closing in on the Escape Line and the need for a terrifyingly audacious mission grows critical. By Christmastime, it's too late to turn back. Based on an extraordinary true story, My Father's House is a powerful literary thriller from a master of historical fiction. Joseph O'Connor has created an unforgettable novel of love, faith and sacrifice, and what it means to be truly human in the most extreme circumstances. © Joseph O'Connor 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

Joseph O'connor (Author), Aoife Duffin, Barnaby Edwards, Barry Barnes, David John, Gertrude Thoma, Laurence Bouvard, Roberto Davide, Stephen Hogan, Thomas Hill (Narrator)

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Mrs Van Gogh

“As intricate and absorbing as a Van Gogh painting…MRS VAN GOGH will stay with me for a long time.” New York Times bestseller Hazel Gaynor “All the characters jump off the page…what we have here is a very fine novel.” Historical Novel Society She’s been painted out of history…until now Who tells her story? In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh dies penniless, unknown, a man tortured by his own mind. Eleven years later his work is exhibited in Paris and his unparalleled talent finally recognised. The tireless efforts of one woman gave the world one of its greatest creative minds. But twenty-eight year old Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger, Vincent’s sister-in-law and the keeper of his immense collection of paintings, sketches and letters, has, until now, been written out of history. This beautiful, moving novel finally gives this extraordinary woman a voice… Praise for Mrs Van Gogh: “What an exquisitely written book, I loved every moment! How lucky readers are going to be to read this utterly absorbing and deeply moving book for the first time. Such a treat!” USA Today bestseller Deborah Carr “A truly impressive book and a great talent.” Sunday Times bestseller Caroline Corcoran “Brings to vivid life an extraordinary woman… will appeal to all lovers of historical fiction. A story that deserves to be told and widely known.” Essie Fox ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This book is exquisite! Everything about Johanna's story is astoundingly beautiful and hers is a story that needed to be told, a voice that deserved to be heard” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A beautifully done historical novel, it was so well written and did everything that I was hoping for” ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A beautifully written historical novel… Johanna was ahead of her time and the author portrayed her authentically” ⭐⭐⭐⭐“Historical fiction at its best. A well-written story about a strong woman with a fascinating life” ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The author paints a beautiful picture…If you enjoy historical fiction and you like strong female characters, I highly recommend”

Caroline Cauchi (Author), Catrin Walker Booth, Catrin Walker-Booth (Narrator)

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The New Negro: An Interpretation

'Of all the voluminous literature on the Negro, so much is mere external view and commentary…We turn therefore in the other direction to the elements of truest social portraiture, and discover in the artistic self-expression of the Negro to-day a new figure on the national canvas and a new force in the foreground of affairs.” The New Negro Movement of the 1920s marked a shift in the pursuit of African American equality. African American soldiers were returning home from World War I, and after fighting for freedoms abroad, they were inspired to continue that fight on their own soil. The “old” ways had focused on passively accepting social policies, but the “new” ways would harness their collective voices in defining their own identity. The intellectual and artistic movement of the Harlem Renaissance stirred a tremendous wave of social change. The New Negro was edited by Dr. Alain LeRoy Locke, a great intellectual and social visionary who is also considered the father of the Harlem Renaissance. This collection features works from many influential African American writers, such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Countee Cullen. Alain Locke dedicates this book to future generations. In keeping with his vision, inAudio is honored to share this audiobook production with an enduring legacy of listeners.

Alain Locke (Author), David S. Dear (Narrator)

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The Light of Hermes Trismegistus: New Translations of Seven Essential Hermetic Texts

• Includes Theogony, The Homeric Hymn to Hermes, The Poem of Parmenides, The Poimandres, The Chaldean Oracles, Hymn to Isis, and On Divine Virtue, each translated from the original Greek or Latin • Presents interpretive commentary for each text to progressively weave them together historically, poetically, hermeneutically, and magically Linked to both the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth, Hermes Trismegistus is credited, through legend, with thousands of mystical and philosophical writings of high standing, each reputed to be of immense antiquity. During the Renaissance, a collection of such writings known as the Corpus Hermeticum greatly inspired the thought of philosophers, alchemists, artists, poets, and even theologians. Offering new translations of seven essential Hermetic texts from their earliest source languages, Charles Stein presents them alongside introductions and interpretive commentary, revealing their hidden gems of insight, suggesting directions for practice, and progressively weaving the texts together historically, poetically, hermeneutically, and magically. The book includes translations of Hesiod's Theogony, the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, the "Poem of Parmenides," the Poimandres from the Corpus Hermeticum, the Chaldean Oracles, "The Vision of Isis" from Apuleius's Metamorphoses, and "On Divine Virtue" by Zosimos of Panopolis. Through his introductions and commentaries, Stein explains how the many traditions that use Hermes's name harbor a coherent spirit whose relevance and efficacy promise to carry Hermes forward into the future. Revealing Hermes as the very principle of Mind in all its possibilities, from intellectual brilliance to the workings of the cognitive life of everyone, the author shows how these seven texts are central to a still-evolving Western tradition in which the principle of spiritual awakening is allied with the creative. Never before published together, these texts present a new vehicle for transmission of the Hermetic Genius in modern times.

Charles Stein (Author), Jez Sands (Narrator)

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Thus Came Thus Gone

I crossed paths with a smart, independent girl from California, who simply disappeared after attending a spiritual retreat on ‘living and dying’ in a remote Indian village in the mystical Himalayas; She and only she can find and save herself. Taking on a totally different journey, from the very same retreat,I drop my identity and travel through the exotic east Asia anonymously; I’m on my own search. The occasional dreams, though, keep her alive inside me until… #spiritual-quest #love #mystical-voyage #self-search #travel-adventures #living-and-dying This is a story of two contrasting, adventurous journeys; in the world and in the wild; through exotic landscapes - geographic, emotional, and spiritual. The journey triggered by questions of life and death which questions established beliefs; and finally even the idea of what spirituality is. Like the men of salt who wanted to measure the depth of the ocean; the only way to know is to dive-in knowing very well, one will melt and disappear into the ocean (to be harvested back into the salt again?). You can also say it is a collection of love stories within a love story that breaks the boundaries, barriers, and definitions including the limited idea of what love is. It is about paths that do not end with experiences or even with the realization until one realizes that it is all but play, and drops the idea of an end. Note: Book is narrated by author himself and has an accent of South Indian English. Praise from the readers: - Nice, slow moving, relaxing read - a meditation labyrinth - There is a poetry-like sweetness. - Very engaging imagery - mesmerizing - Wow! Love the way you bring things to life - Great thoughts. Very deep - Compelling spiritual travelogue

Atsara (Author), Atsara (Narrator)

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Grados de miopía

Andrea Chapela, una de las grandes autoras jóvenes en nuestra lengua, empieza con esta confesión: 'A mí la ciencia me parece bella y, al escribir, quiero explorar esa belleza.' En los tres ensayos aquí incluidos, 'El acto de ver a través', 'El acto de verse' y 'La historia de ver', los objetos de la minuciosa observación y animada curiosidad de la autora son, respectivamente, la ventana, el espejo y la luz. Ponerse frente al espejo detona una íntima escritura reflexiva, en voz baja, sobre una misma y sobre ese objeto en el que se refleja; al hablar de experimentos se vuelve ella su propio sujeto experimental. Con una hábil concatenación de estampas sobre ciencia y arte, física y poesía, el lenguaje y el acto de escribir, se termina cocinando una literatura híbrida, afortunada mezcla entre ensayo lírico y divulgación científica que aporta datos factuales con fluidez narrativa. Empujando fronteras y límites, abarcando la dualidad arte /ciencia y viviendo plenamente esos dos mundos, este libro explora desde la prosa poética el lenguaje científico, que es el lenguaje de la infancia de su autora. Para quien 'la idea era encontrar cómo volver a habitar ese lenguaje, cómo podía yo volver a acercarme a lo científico y seguir la corazonada de que la ciencia y la poesía eran mucho más cercanas de lo que se veía. Ver la ciencia desde un punto de vista poético es buscar en el extrañamiento una especie de reencuentro'.

Andrea Chapela (Author), Laura Lecuona (Narrator)

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True North, Down South

Using a Canadian émigré lens, David Wayne Stewart’s essay collection, True North, Down South, entertains and educates readers about immigrant and national identity, cultural misunderstandings, and belonging in the modern world. Stewart’s Canadian identity was contested by Quebec separatists when he was a child, then again in his adult life as an immigrant to the United States. Along the way, he found himself homesick in the U.S., opening an immigration law clinic in North Carolina before he was thrust unexpectedly into a role as a “professional Canadian.” In engaging and compelling prose, True North, Down South tells twenty-eight insightful and sometimes humorous personal stories of growing up in Canada and carving out an adult life in the United States. Stewart details spending his childhood in an asbestos mining town in 1970s Quebec, coming of age in Montreal, establishing roots in the United States, and promoting Canadian-American relations in Silicon Valley. Charming and approachable, this collection leaves readers with a deeper awareness of what it feels like to be an outsider, a homesick immigrant, and a bridge-builder for two nations more culturally distinct than they appear.

David Wayne Stewart (Author), David Wayne Stewart (Narrator)

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Men I'm Not Married To and Women I'm Not Married To - Unabridged

Literary cohorts and members of the famous Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker and Franklin P. Adams wrote these two short books to humorously contrast the experiences of both men and women meeting, dating...and then deciding NOT to marry various men and women in their lives. Adams - a renowned wit and celebrated newspaper columnist - helped to launch Parker's career and they enjoyed a decades-long friendship. These two works are presented here in their original and unabridged format.

Dorothy Parker, Franklin P. Adams (Author), Kevin Theis, Sara Nichols (Narrator)

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Women I'm Not Married To

Literary cohorts and members of the famous Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker and Franklin P. Adams wrote two short books - 'Men I'm Not Married To' and 'Women I'm Not Married To' - to humorously contrast the experiences of both men and women meeting, dating...and then deciding NOT to marry various potential partners. Presented here is Adams' contribution: 'Women I'm Not Married To,' which features short descriptions in both prose and verse of these rejected mates. Adams - a renowned wit and celebrated newspaper columnist - helped to launch Parker's career and they enjoyed a decades-long friendship. This book is presented here in its original and unabridged format.

Franklin P. Adams (Author), Kevin Theis (Narrator)

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