Freethinker

Thomas Paine: A Life from Beginning to End , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 66min

The mind of Thomas Paine was gifted to the American Revolution at just the right time. Right when the fervor of the revolutionary spirit was beginning to subside, the pen of Thomas Paine came along and ignited the fires of American liberty once again. Yet decades later, when Paine returned to the American shores that he helped liberate, he was met with a bitter homecoming. Paine had arrived right on the heels of his association with bloody upheavals in revolutionary France and the publication of his unapologetically anti-Christian tracts, which did not go over well in an America swept by the Second Great Awakening. Both of these aspects of his intellectual life made him an insufferable outcast, shunned by nearly all of his former associates. But Thomas Paine always knew that life was a gamble, and depending on the factors involved he was variously known as the greatest hero of the republic, or the greatest villain.Inside you will hear about:"On the Seas During the Seven Years’ War""The Loss of His Wife and Child""The Father of the American Revolution""Rallying Behind the French Revolution""Escaping the Guillotine""An American Outcast"And much more!Now that the dust of history has finally begun to settle, we can get a much clearer view of who Thomas Paine was. This book seeks to cut through the hype and hyperbole to present to you the life of an unapologetic patriot and inveterate freethinker - Thomas Paine, the father of the American Revolution. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mike Nelson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/157920/bk_acx0_157920_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The 18th Century US Presidents: America's 18th Century Presidents - George Washington and John Adams: US Presidency, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 79min

In this one-hour history book, discover the US Presidents from the 18th century. It all started with Georges Washington, the first American President and John Adams, the second US President. Discover how these Founding Fathers of the U.S.A. became presidents, the main events of their presidency, and their impact on America and World’s history! George Washington. He was a general, a revolutionary, a president and a freethinker. Americans learn many stories about him when they are young — but the funny thing is, much of what has been passed down isn’t actually true! Take, for example, the longstanding myth that Washington had wooden teeth. Nope, because while good old George did have dental problems, his dentures were made of bone, not wood. Another oft-told myth is the story of a young Washington chopping down a cherry tree and when confronted by his father, stating, “I cannot tell a lie!” But this never really occurred. So, just what do we know about George Washington for sure? John Adams had begun his career as a lawyer and part-time social activist who championed causes such as the right to counsel and the presumption of innocence, both of which would become hallmarks of the U.S. legal system. How did this founding father sneak in to become the US second president? Find out in this short book. After listening to it, you will know everything you need to know about the 18th century American Presidents. Scroll back up and click the "Buy Now" button located on the right side of this page. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rory Young. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/201242/bk_acx0_201242_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Terrible Virtue: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 462min

In the spirit of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank, the provocative and compelling story of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the 20th century: Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood - an indomitable woman who, more than any other, and at great personal cost, shaped the sexual landscape we inhabit today. The daughter of a hard-drinking, smooth-tongued freethinker and a mother worn down by 13 children, Margaret Sanger vowed her life would be different. Trained as a nurse, she fought for social justice beside labor organizers, anarchists, socialists, and other progressives, eventually channeling her energy to one singular cause: legalizing contraception. It was a battle that would pit her against puritanical, patriarchal lawmakers, send her to prison again and again, force her to flee to England, and ultimately change the lives of women across the country and around the world. This complex, enigmatic revolutionary was at once vain and charismatic, generous and ruthless, sexually impulsive and coolly calculating - a competitive, self-centered woman who championed all women, a conflicted mother who suffered the worst tragedy a parent can experience. From opening the first illegal birth control clinic in America in 1916 through the founding of Planned Parenthood to the arrival of the pill in the 1960s, Margaret Sanger sacrificed two husbands, three children, and scores of lovers in her fight for sexual equality and freedom. With cameos by such legendary figures as Emma Goldman; John Reed; Big Bill Haywood; H. G. Wells; and the love of Margaret's life, Havelock Ellis, this richly imagined portrait of a larger-than-life woman is at once sympathetic to her suffering and unsparing of her faults. Deeply insightful, Terrible Virtue is Margaret Sanger's story as she herself might have told it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kate Udall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005068/bk_harp_005068_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1849 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1272min

The first of a multivolume history of Lincoln as a political genius - from his obscure beginnings to his presidency, his assassination, and the overthrow of his post-Civil War dreams of Reconstruction. This first volume traces Lincoln from his painful youth, describing himself as "a slave", to his emergence as the man we recognize as Abraham Lincoln. From his youth as a "newsboy", a voracious newspaper reader, Lincoln became a freethinker, reading Tom Paine as well as Shakespeare and the Bible and studying Euclid to sharpen his arguments as a lawyer. Lincoln's antislavery thinking began in his childhood amid the primitive Baptist antislavery dissidents in backwoods Kentucky and Indiana, the roots of his repudiation of Southern Christian proslavery theology. Intensely ambitious, he held political aspirations from his earliest years. Obsessed with Stephen Douglas, his political rival, he battled him for decades. Successful as a circuit lawyer, Lincoln built his team of loyalists. Blumenthal reveals how Douglas and Jefferson Davis, acting together, made possible Lincoln's rise. Blumenthal describes a socially awkward suitor who had a nervous breakdown over his inability to deal with the opposite sex. His marriage to the upper-class Mary Todd was crucial to his social aspirations and his political career. Blumenthal portrays Mary as an asset to her husband, a rare woman of her day, with strong political opinions. He discloses the impact on Lincoln's antislavery convictions when handling his wife's legal case to recover her father's fortune, in which he discovered her cousin was a slave. Blumenthal's robust portrayal is based on prodigious research of Lincoln's record and of the period and its main players. It reflects both Lincoln's time and the struggle that consumes our own political debate. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Arthur Morey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/007488/bk_sans_007488_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Backstage Pass to the Flipside: Talking to the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer, Part One , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 447min

Part one explains the process of obtaining these "interviews from people on the flipside". Jennifer Shaffer is a renowned medium and intuitive who works with law enforcement in the US to help find missing persons. Richard Martini is a best-selling author who either knew the people they seek to interview or their class moderator. Luana Anders (on the flipside) helps moderate the discussions. Each chapter is an exploration of what was said. Research is done to verify details that are heard, and observations of the process are made. The following is just a sampling of some of the people "accessed" via this process. Backstage Pass to the Flipside: Talking to the Afterlife with Jennifer Shaffer Part One interviews: "A Class in Translation" - The genesis of the classroom model for chatting with the flipside"Open Yourself Up to the Possibility" - Atheist and actor Harry Dean Stanton proves he's on the flipside."The Concierge of Connectedness" - Part 2 of Harry Dean's interview after his memorial service"He's Over Your Shoulder" - Michael Newton makes an appearance during a session"Faster, Smarter, More Efficient" - Michael gives noetic science advice on how to communicate with the flipside"Harvard to Oxford and Back" - Julian Baird, PhD: Atheist and freethinker Julian Baird reports on his crossing over"Backstage Pass" Tom Petty makes an appearance in our class, comes up with the name for the book"The Cowboy Buddha" - Actor Rance Howard reports who was there to greet him on the flipside"Irony" - Robin Williams continues to give us advice on his journey into the flipside"It's Fun. I Can Fly" - Bill Paxton proves that he's aware of where he is on the flipside"I Love Him" - Part 2 of "talking to my old friend Billy""Surfing the Ethers" - Prince makes an appearance to give afterlife advice ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Martini. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/123645/bk_acx0_123645_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers

?Boaler is one of those rare and remarkable educators who not only know the secret of great teaching but also know how to give that gift to others.? ? CAROL DWECK, author of Mindset ?Jo Boaler is one of the most creative and innovative educators today. Limitless Mind marries cutting-edge brain science with her experience in the classroom, not only proving that each of us has limitless potential but offering strategies for how we can achieve it.? ? LAURENE POWELL JOBS ?A courageous freethinker with fresh ideas on learning.? ? BOOKLIST In this revolutionary book, a professor of education at Stanford University and acclaimed math educator who has spent decades studying the impact of beliefs and bias on education, reveals the six keys to unlocking learning potential, based on the latest scientific findings. From the moment we enter school as children, we are made to feel as if our brains are fixed entities, capable of learning certain things and not others, influenced exclusively by genetics. This notion follows us into adulthood, where we tend to simply accept these established beliefs about our skillsets (i.e. that we don't have ?a math brain? or that we aren't ?the creative type?). These damaging?and as new science has revealed, false?assumptions have influenced all of us at some time, affecting our confidence and willingness to try new things and limiting our choices, and, ultimately, our futures. Stanford University professor, bestselling author, and acclaimed educator Jo Boaler has spent decades studying the impact of beliefs and bias on education. In Limitless Mind, she explodes these myths and reveals the six keys to unlocking our boundless learning potential. Her research proves that those who achieve at the highest levels do not do so because of a genetic inclination toward any one skill but because of the keys that she reveals in the book. Our brains are not ?fixed,? but entirely capable of change, growth, adaptability, and rewiring. Want to be fluent in mathematics? Learn a foreign language? Play the guitar? Write a book? The truth is not only that anyone at any age can learn anything, but the act of learning itself fundamentally changes who we are, and as Boaler argues so elegantly in the pages of this book, what we go on to achieve.

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