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  Players of Gor: Gorean Saga, Book 20 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1069min

  John Norman's epic Gorean Saga is one of the longest-running and most successful series in the history of fantasy. It is also one of the most controversial. Over the course of more than 30 books produced over a span of six decades, the series has sold millions of copies and built legions of fans unrivaled in their devotion. Audible invites you to rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire. Players of Gor, book 20 of the Gorean Saga. The games of Gor are diverse, as are their players. There are the games of planetary politics, in which worlds are contested. And those of cities and ubarates, of ponderous cavalries and fleets of lateen-rigged ships. And smaller games, bloody games, played on a square of sand, in which the counters and pieces are edged weapons. And, too, there is Kaissa, common on Gor, played with pieces of wood, on a board of a hundred squares. The major land power in the northern latitudes of known Gor has long been the imperium of mighty Ar. Against her hegemonies on the continent, plans by her major enemies, the maritime ubarates of Cos and Tyros, have been carefully drawn to involve attack from without and subversion from within. Cabot, once of Earth, is drawn into these intrigues. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ralph Lister. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/005403/bk_adbl_005403_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Short Biography of the Scientist Sir Isaac Newton: 30 Minute Book Series 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 52min

  The separation from his mother at an early age appears to have left a permanent scar on young Isaac Newton that followed him through the rest of his life. He never married or had any children and had but a few close friends. He would work frantically for days on end, seemingly without food or rest, resting only when the creative spirit left him. However, the work of this ponderous man would have a profound effect on the world as we know it today. Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist and mathematician who was a prominent figure in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. In his study of optics, he discovered that white light is made up of different colored light. This laid the foundation for the modern field of physical optics. In the field of mechanics, his three laws of motion are the basis of principles of modern physics. This work resulted in the formation of the law of universal gravitation. In the area of mathematics, he was the original discoverer of the infinitesimal calculus. Newton led a double life, a scholar during his public hours and an alchemist and heretic theologian in his private time, away from the scrutiny of his peers. He wrote over a million words on theology and religion, yet few of these words were published during his life - his views were just too controversial for public consumption at that time. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gregory Diehl. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/037739/bk_acx0_037739_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The DNA of Consciousness: A Brief Introduction to Evolutionary Philosophy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 197min

  The new field of evolutionary philosophy, unlike its aborted predecessors of the past, is primarily concerned with understanding why Homo sapiens are philosophical in the first place. It is not focused on advocating some specific future reform, but rather in uncovering why humans are predisposed to ask so many questions which, at least at the present stage, cannot be answered. In other words, if evolution is about living long enough to transmit one's genetic code, how does philosophy help in our global struggle for existence? To answer that question and others branched with it, one has to deal with the most complex physical structure in the universe - the human brain. Because it is from this wonder tissue, what Patricia Churchland has aptly called "three pounds of glorious meat," that all of human thought, including our deep and ponderous musings, is built upon. Take away the human brain and you take away all of philosophy. Therefore, if we are to understand why philosophy arose in the first place, we have to begin with delving into the mystery on why consciousness itself arose. And to answer that question we first have to come to grips with Darwin's major contribution to evolutionary theory - natural selection. Why would nature select for awareness, especially the kind of self-conscious awareness endemic to human beings, when survival for almost all species is predicated upon unconscious instincts? What kind of advantage does self-reflective consciousness confer that would allow it to emerge and develop over time? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: R. Paul Matty. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/053602/bk_acx0_053602_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Ponderous Galapagos Turtle: New and Selected Poems

  The Ponderous Galapagos Turtle: New and Selected Poems: ab 8.49 €

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  Libera Me

  Libera Me: [latin, líberá mé] 1. deliver me, free me Rhinóceri: the most ponderous and terrifying beast of the primeval forest. Libera Me is the adventurous debut album of the Rhinoceri Trio, who take their name from a ponderous and terrifying beast. Firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, the group's repertoire spans and blends a wide tapestry of influences including Ellington's jungle jazz, Eastern European folk music, Bach, Wagner and minimalism. In a world of musical formulas, honed to marketable perfection, why have the Rhinoceri Trio chosen the path of the ponderous/terrifying/beautiful? Perhaps Glenn Gould provides an answer when he writes, "The purpose of art is not the release of momentary ejection of adrenaline but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity." Certainly there is much about their debut album "Libera Me" which speaks to the patient unfolding of a serene concept. Sophisticated through-composed pieces unfold over long arcs. Jungly-latin grooves open seamlessly into minimalist vamps, inverted Serbian grooves morph into Turkish rhythms, free-form improvisation erupts in the midst of disciplined counter-point. In fact, few albums combine such a wide variety of compositional structures. But Mr. Gould would be wrong if he were to imply that Libera Me was void of adrenaline rushes. After all, the Rhino is a wild beast living in the wilds of West Philly. After all "Libera Me", latin for "deliver me" or "liberate me", is the timeless spiritual/political cry of desperation/rage/resistance. This album percolates from start to finish with a constantly shifting terrain of emotional potency. Take drummer Gregg Mervine for instance. A seasoned player, leader of Philly's famous Balkan project the West Philadelphia Orchestra, Gregg came up in Philly admiring local jazz drumming legends such as Edgar Bateman and Mickey Roker. His playing is fiery, innovative and nurtures a deep sense of groove. At the same time there is a constant attention to compositional detail and a responsibility to the long arc of a composition. In his playing we hear endless experiments in Serbian 7/8 grooves, Macedonian 11/8, Turkish and Latin grooves as well as the bristling free-playing of his hero Ed Blackwell. His is not a typical approach to the modern jazz drumming. Or consider the contributions of pianist and composer Brendan Cooney. Many may recognize him as a baritone player in the West Philadelphia Orchestra, but the piano has always been his great love. Crippled by tendonitis at the age of 23 Brendan took a long hiatus from playing jazz as he relearned to play the piano from scratch under the tutelage of Bob Durso, local guru of the Taubman Approach to Coordinate Technique. (The Taubman work boasts such luminous students at Tom Lawton and Danilo Perez.) After years of careful, brutally-slow, reconstruction he has emerged with a virtuosic command of the keyboard matched by few. We hear in his playing the sound of patience reminiscent of Mr. Gould's "gradual, lifelong construction". At the same time it vibrates constantly with restless energy. Perhaps this is why we hear Bach's famous Fugue in Cminor erupt in to a moody afro-Cuban groove, or why a Debussy children's piece becomes a percolating 7/8 study in intensity. Maybe this is why a dark foreboding version of Ornette Coleman's Lonely Woman erupts into a frightening explosion that pushes at the boundaries of piano texture or why the delicate unfolding of a Wagner melody concludes with catastrophic bomastic-ality! Certainly Brendan's approach to the textural possibilities of the piano is a unique contribution to the ever-expanding frontiers of the instrument. Bassist Chris Coyle is the youngster of the group, a recent Temple graduate with a giant musical appetite and driving bass sound. He has studied with the best of the Philly jazz and classical bass worlds under the tutelage of the likes of Philly jazz legend Mike Boone and Philadelphia Orchestra verteran John Hood. He handily doubles Brendan on virtousic bass runs, bows his way beautifully through lyrical Wagnerian passage, delivers up tasty, soulful grooves over Duke Ellington's "I Like the Sunrise", and generally "lays it down" throughout the album. Together the three have created quite the musical adventure in this, their debut trio record. Where some trio albums can become monotonous under the limited timbre of the piano, this album remains vibrant, a constantly shifting array of textures, compositional devices and improvisatory schemes. All the while, the album remains thoroughly accessible to it's audience, unhindered by abstractions. It is a forward-leaning exploration in the creative life.

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