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The Picture of Dorian Gray

par Oscar Wilde ...

Lu par Simon Callow ...

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2 heure 46 min

The classic of eternal youth.'How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrid, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young… If it was only the other way!'Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful. The painting, which reflects each of ... En savoir plus

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The classic of eternal youth.'How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrid, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young… If it was only the other way!'Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful. The painting, which reflects each of
... En savoir plus
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In Service of the Republic

par Amit Varma ...

Lu par Amit Varma ...

Collections Livre audio : 4 - The Book Club with Amit Varma
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14 min

Economic policy sounds boring – but it affects all our lives. In episode 4 of The Book Club, Amit Varma raves about 'In Service of the Republic', a masterful book by Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah that distills decades of experience of shaping public policy. In their book, Kelkar and Shah write not about how to make policy, but about how to think about policy, in clear lucid prose that makes its ... En savoir plus

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Economic policy sounds boring – but it affects all our lives. In episode 4 of The Book Club, Amit Varma raves about 'In Service of the Republic', a masterful book by Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah that distills decades of experience of shaping public policy. In their book, Kelkar and Shah write not about how to make policy, but about how to think about policy, in clear lucid prose that makes its
... En savoir plus
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The Romantic Manifesto

A Philosophy of Literature

par Ayn Rand ...

Lu par Bernadette Dunne ...

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7 heure 22 min

In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned collection of essays, Ayn Rand throws new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Once again, Rand demonstrates her bold originality and her refusal to let popular catchphrases and conventional ideas define her sense of the truth.In her ethics AynRand extolled the virtue of selfishness—and in her theory of art she was no less ... En savoir plus

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In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned collection of essays, Ayn Rand throws new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Once again, Rand demonstrates her bold originality and her refusal to let popular catchphrases and conventional ideas define her sense of the truth.In her ethics AynRand extolled the virtue of selfishness—and in her theory of art she was no less
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High Heel

par Summer Brennan ...

Lu par Allyson Ryan ...

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4 heure 14 min

Fetishized, demonized, celebrated, and outlawed, the high heel is central to the iconography of modern womanhood. But are high heels good? Are they feminist? What does it mean for a woman (or, for that matter, a man) to choose to wear them?Meditating on the labyrinthine nature of sexual identity and the performance of gender, High Heel moves from film to fairytale, from foot binding to feminism, ... En savoir plus

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Fetishized, demonized, celebrated, and outlawed, the high heel is central to the iconography of modern womanhood. But are high heels good? Are they feminist? What does it mean for a woman (or, for that matter, a man) to choose to wear them?Meditating on the labyrinthine nature of sexual identity and the performance of gender, High Heel moves from film to fairytale, from foot binding to feminism,
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Ballot

Object Lessons

par Anjali Enjeti ...

Lu par Tyra D’Costa ...

Collections series Object Lessons
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3 heure 54 min

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Ballot examines the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting in an increasingly anti-voting climate. Armed with her personal experiences as a poll worker, electoral organizer, and activist, Anjali Enjeti unspools a timely narrative about the precarious state of the ballot ... En savoir plus

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Ballot examines the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting in an increasingly anti-voting climate. Armed with her personal experiences as a poll worker, electoral organizer, and activist, Anjali Enjeti unspools a timely narrative about the precarious state of the ballot
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The Mayflower and Miscellaneous Writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Essays on History, Faith, and Social Thought

par Harriet Beecher Stowe ...

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This audiobook collection includes historical reflection and social essays by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Exploring faith, moral responsibility, and American identity, it offers insight into nineteenth-century thought and reform. ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook collection includes historical reflection and social essays by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Exploring faith, moral responsibility, and American identity, it offers insight into nineteenth-century thought and reform.
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The Interpretation Of Cultures

par Clifford Geertz ...

Lu par Tim Dixon ...

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21 heure 3 min

One of the twentieth century's most influential books, this classic work of anthropology offers a groundbreaking exploration of what culture isWith The Interpretation of Cultures, the distinguished anthropologist Clifford Geertz developed the concept of thick description, and in so doing, he virtually rewrote the rules of his field. Culture, Geertz argues, does not drive human behavior. Rather, it ... En savoir plus

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One of the twentieth century's most influential books, this classic work of anthropology offers a groundbreaking exploration of what culture isWith The Interpretation of Cultures, the distinguished anthropologist Clifford Geertz developed the concept of thick description, and in so doing, he virtually rewrote the rules of his field. Culture, Geertz argues, does not drive human behavior. Rather, it
... En savoir plus
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Taco

Object Lessons

par Prof. Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado ...

Lu par Michel Issa Rubio ...

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3 heure 23 min

Bloomsbury presents Taco by Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, read by Michel Issa RubioObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Taco is a deep dive into the most iconic Mexican food from the perspective of a Mexico City native. In a narrative that moves from Mexico to the United States and back, Sánchez Prado discusses the definition of the taco, the question of ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Taco by Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado, read by Michel Issa RubioObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Taco is a deep dive into the most iconic Mexican food from the perspective of a Mexico City native. In a narrative that moves from Mexico to the United States and back, Sánchez Prado discusses the definition of the taco, the question of
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Restaurant

Object Lessons

par Dr. or Prof. Brian Duff ...

Lu par Chris Gaines ...

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3 heure 41 min

Bloomsbury presents Restaurant by Brian Duff, read by Chris GainesObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders, well-executed entrées go viral, dining out has become theater, plating has become art and ubiquitous Instagram ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Restaurant by Brian Duff, read by Chris GainesObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders, well-executed entrées go viral, dining out has become theater, plating has become art and ubiquitous Instagram
... En savoir plus
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Un Aladino y dos lámparas

par Jeanette Winterson ...

Lu par Elsa Veiga ...

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6 heure 43 min

SHEREZADE INVENTA CUENTOS PARA APLAZAR LA MUERTE. WINTERSON LOS REESCRIBE PARA DEVOLVERNOS LA VIDA.Vuelve la mejor Jeanette Winterson con una revolucionaria obra inspirada en Las mil y una noches: un alegato sobre el poder de la imaginación como motor de cambio.«Winterson dinamita categorías, vocabularios y convenciones tristes. Una escritora maravillosa».Marta Sanz, BabeliaUna mujer lucha ... ... En savoir plus

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SHEREZADE INVENTA CUENTOS PARA APLAZAR LA MUERTE. WINTERSON LOS REESCRIBE PARA DEVOLVERNOS LA VIDA.Vuelve la mejor Jeanette Winterson con una revolucionaria obra inspirada en Las mil y una noches: un alegato sobre el poder de la imaginación como motor de cambio.«Winterson dinamita categorías, vocabularios y convenciones tristes. Una escritora maravillosa».Marta Sanz, BabeliaUna mujer lucha ...
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Sleep Works

Experiments in Science and Literature, 1899–1929

par Sebastian P. Klinger ...

Lu par Mike Chamberlain ...

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6 heure 18 min

At the turn of the twentieth century, sleep began to be seen not merely as a passive state but as an active, dynamic process crucial to our understanding of consciousness and identity. In Sleep Works, cultural historian and literary scholar Sebastian P. Klinger explores the intriguing connections between scientific inquiry and literary expression during an era when sleep was both a scientific ... En savoir plus

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At the turn of the twentieth century, sleep began to be seen not merely as a passive state but as an active, dynamic process crucial to our understanding of consciousness and identity. In Sleep Works, cultural historian and literary scholar Sebastian P. Klinger explores the intriguing connections between scientific inquiry and literary expression during an era when sleep was both a scientific
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Semicolon

The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark

par Cecelia Watson ...

Lu par Pam Ward ...

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3 heure 47 min

A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuation markThe semicolon. Stephen King, Hemingway, Vonnegut, and Orwell detest it. Herman Melville, Henry James, and Rebecca Solnit love it. But why? When is it effective? Have we been misusing it? Should we even care?In Semicolon, Cecelia Watson charts the rise and fall of this infamous punctuation ... En savoir plus

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A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuation markThe semicolon. Stephen King, Hemingway, Vonnegut, and Orwell detest it. Herman Melville, Henry James, and Rebecca Solnit love it. But why? When is it effective? Have we been misusing it? Should we even care?In Semicolon, Cecelia Watson charts the rise and fall of this infamous punctuation
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Metronome

Object Lessons

par Matthew H. Birkhold ...

Lu par Chris Gaines ...

Collections series Object Lessons
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3 heure 13 min

Bloomsbury presents Metronome by Matthew H. Birkhold, read by Chris GainesObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.When the metronome was invented in 1815, it transformed the music world. Composers and musicians now had a tool that could help them maintain a precise and consistent tempo. And while giants of classical music like Beethoven early embraced ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Metronome by Matthew H. Birkhold, read by Chris GainesObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.When the metronome was invented in 1815, it transformed the music world. Composers and musicians now had a tool that could help them maintain a precise and consistent tempo. And while giants of classical music like Beethoven early embraced
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Pub

Object Lessons

par Professor Philip Howell ...

Lu par Tim Frances ...

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2 heure 44 min

Bloomsbury presents Pub by Philip Howell, read by Tim Frances"Erudite, quirky, and amusing." Sebastian FaulksObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The pub is an English institution. Yet its history has been obscured by myth and nostalgia. In this unique book, Philip Howell takes the public house as an object, or rather as a series of objects: he takes ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Pub by Philip Howell, read by Tim Frances"Erudite, quirky, and amusing." Sebastian FaulksObject Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.The pub is an English institution. Yet its history has been obscured by myth and nostalgia. In this unique book, Philip Howell takes the public house as an object, or rather as a series of objects: he takes
... En savoir plus
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Hood

Object Lessons

par Alison Kinney ...

Lu par Rachel Handshaw ...

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3 heure 20 min

Bloomsbury presents Hood by Alison Kinney, read by Rachel Handshaw.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.We all wear hoods: the Grim Reaper, Red Riding Hood, torturers, executioners and the executed, athletes, laborers, anarchists, rappers, babies in onesies, and anyone who’s ever grabbed a hoodie on a chilly day. Alison Kinney’s ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Hood by Alison Kinney, read by Rachel Handshaw.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.We all wear hoods: the Grim Reaper, Red Riding Hood, torturers, executioners and the executed, athletes, laborers, anarchists, rappers, babies in onesies, and anyone who’s ever grabbed a hoodie on a chilly day. Alison Kinney’s
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Den naive og den sentimentale romanforfatter

Charles Eliot Norton-forelæsningerne 2009

par Orhan Pamuk ...

Lu par Henrik Hartvig Jørgensen ...

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4 heure 17 min

Essays om romankunstens inderste væsen: Hvad sker der i vores sind, når vi læser? Hvordan skaber romanen sine særlige sanseindtryk i fht. andre kunstarter? Pamuk besvarer spørgsmålene ved at læse sin ungdoms elskede forfattere Tolstoj, Dostojevskij, Flaubert og Proust. ... En savoir plus

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Essays om romankunstens inderste væsen: Hvad sker der i vores sind, når vi læser? Hvordan skaber romanen sine særlige sanseindtryk i fht. andre kunstarter? Pamuk besvarer spørgsmålene ved at læse sin ungdoms elskede forfattere Tolstoj, Dostojevskij, Flaubert og Proust.
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GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History

par Amit Varma ...

Lu par Amit Varma ...

Collections Livre audio : 11 - The Book Club with Amit Varma
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7 min

The GDP is today more a political tool than a statistical one. In episode 11 of The Book Club, Amit Varma recommends 'GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History" by Diane Coyle, a perfect primer on the origin and drawbacks of this controversial measure. ... En savoir plus

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The GDP is today more a political tool than a statistical one. In episode 11 of The Book Club, Amit Varma recommends 'GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History" by Diane Coyle, a perfect primer on the origin and drawbacks of this controversial measure.
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The Mayflower and Miscellaneous Writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Essays on History, Faith, and Social Thought

par Harriet Beecher Stowe ...

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12 heure 39 min

This audiobook collection includes historical reflection and social essays by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Exploring faith, moral responsibility, and American identity, it offers insight into nineteenth-century thought and reform. ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook collection includes historical reflection and social essays by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Exploring faith, moral responsibility, and American identity, it offers insight into nineteenth-century thought and reform.
... En savoir plus
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La civilización del espectáculo

par Mario Vargas Llosa ...

Lu par Julio García ...

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6 heure 40 min

En el pasado, la cultura fue una especie de conciencia que impedía dar la espalda a la realidad. Ahora, actúa como mecanismo de distracción y entretenimiento. Escucha La civilización del espectáculo en audiolibro.«La cultura, en el sentido que tradicionalmente se ha dado a este vocablo, está en nuestros días a punto de desaparecer.»Mario Vargas LlosaLa banalización de las artes y la literatura, el ... En savoir plus

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En el pasado, la cultura fue una especie de conciencia que impedía dar la espalda a la realidad. Ahora, actúa como mecanismo de distracción y entretenimiento. Escucha La civilización del espectáculo en audiolibro.«La cultura, en el sentido que tradicionalmente se ha dado a este vocablo, está en nuestros días a punto de desaparecer.»Mario Vargas LlosaLa banalización de las artes y la literatura, el
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Apocalípticos e integrados

par Umberto Eco ...

Lu par Diego Rousselon ...

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13 heure 32 min

Una colección de ensayos magistrales sobre la cultura de masas.En estos ensayos magistrales, en los que analiza la estructura del mal gusto, la lectura de cómics, el mito de Superman, la canción de consumo, el papel de los medios audiovisuales como instrumento de información o el influjo de la televisión en el mundo actual, Umberto Eco se plantea el problema central de la doble postura ante la ... En savoir plus

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Una colección de ensayos magistrales sobre la cultura de masas.En estos ensayos magistrales, en los que analiza la estructura del mal gusto, la lectura de cómics, el mito de Superman, la canción de consumo, el papel de los medios audiovisuales como instrumento de información o el influjo de la televisión en el mundo actual, Umberto Eco se plantea el problema central de la doble postura ante la
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Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

par Susan Sontag ...

Lu par Tavia Gilbert ...

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4 heure 38 min

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as “one of the most liberating books of its time.” A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the ... En savoir plus

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In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as “one of the most liberating books of its time.” A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the
... En savoir plus
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Vilters leksikon over børnebandeord

par Lars Henriksen, Anders Larson ...

Lu par Mathias Elmose ...

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2 heure 17 min

Børn bander, og det er helt okay. Faktisk er det sundt at sætte trumf på følelserne indimellem, men det lyder forfærdeligt. Især i ørerne på de voksne, så hvad kan man gøre? Vilters Leksikon over børnebandeord viser en ny og sjov måde at bande på, hvor ingen bliver sure.I denne bog finder man 50 børnebandeord, der føles lige så gode at sige som voksenbandeord, men som lyder meget pænere. Man ... En savoir plus

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Børn bander, og det er helt okay. Faktisk er det sundt at sætte trumf på følelserne indimellem, men det lyder forfærdeligt. Især i ørerne på de voksne, så hvad kan man gøre? Vilters Leksikon over børnebandeord viser en ny og sjov måde at bande på, hvor ingen bliver sure.I denne bog finder man 50 børnebandeord, der føles lige så gode at sige som voksenbandeord, men som lyder meget pænere. Man
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Magazine

Object Lessons

par Prof Jeff Jarvis ...

Lu par Prof Jeff Jarvis ...

Collections series Object Lessons
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3 heure 29 min

Bloomsbury presents Magazine, written and read by Jeff Jarvis.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.For a century, magazines were the authors of culture and taste, of intelligence and policy — until they were overthrown by the voices of the public themselves online. Here is a tribute to all that magazines were, from their origins in London and on Ben ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Magazine, written and read by Jeff Jarvis.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.For a century, magazines were the authors of culture and taste, of intelligence and policy — until they were overthrown by the voices of the public themselves online. Here is a tribute to all that magazines were, from their origins in London and on Ben
... En savoir plus
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A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory

par Stephen Frosh ...

Lu par Sofia Engstrand ...

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13 heure 13 min

Bloomsbury presents A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory by Stephen Frosh, read by Sofia Engstrand.Psychoanalytic theory remains hugely influential to our understanding of the mind and human behaviour. It provides a rich source of ideas for therapeutic practice while offering dramatic insights for the study of culture and society, with applications that extend across film, literature and ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory by Stephen Frosh, read by Sofia Engstrand.Psychoanalytic theory remains hugely influential to our understanding of the mind and human behaviour. It provides a rich source of ideas for therapeutic practice while offering dramatic insights for the study of culture and society, with applications that extend across film, literature and
... En savoir plus

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