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Applying insights from neuroscience to philosophical questions about the self, consciousness, and the healthy mind. Can we "see" or "find" consciousness in the brain? How can we create working definitions of consciousness and subjectivity, informed by what contemporary research and technology have taught us about how the brain works? How do neuronal processes in the brain relate to our experience of a personal identity? Where does the brain end and the mind begin?

Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade Daniels is released from prison right before Christmas when her conviction is overturned. But life beyond bars takes a dangerous turn as soon as she returns to Proofrock. Convicted Serial Killer, Dark Mill South, seeking revenge for thirty-eight Dakota men hanged in 1862, escapes from his prison transfer due to a blizzard, just outside of Proofrock, Idaho.

Dove sta la magia? Nella forza del plot? Nella qualità possente dello scenario storico che è in grado di evocare? Nella suspense? Forse, più di tutto, nella gioia del raccontare. Questo capolavoro dell'intrigo cattura a ogni pagina il lettore, lo spiazza, lo depista, lo inganna e lo rende complice, per poi coinvolgerlo in uno strabiliante "effetto meraviglia".

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ""A master comedian with a virtuoso prose style has produced an audacious, original and highly disturbing book . . . an incandescent satire."" —Giles Harvey, The New York Times Magazine From...

Aus dem Wald bei Freddys Bauernhof ertönen außergewöhnliche Geräusche: Ein röhrender Hirsch will mit lautem Getöse alle Tiere vertreiben. Das lassen sich die anderen nicht gefallen! Sie wollen selbst bestimmen, wer Boss im Wald werden soll. Ein spannender Wahlkampf beginnt.

Marc und Carolin sind überglücklich: Endlich kündigt sich der ersehnte Nachwuchs an. Doch Dackel Herkules ist enttäuscht...

Despite the heavy gold bounty on his head, Joey's on the war path to greatness and rising like a star. He has millions of livestream viewers watching him solo an entire dungeon during an apocalypse where the multiverse system integrates whole universes and initiates countless humans to its game-like realms of limitless magic.

Sommes nous seuls dans l'Univers ? Un grand scientifique français nous apporte des éléments de réflexion pour répondre à cette question fondamentale. Cette quête se concentre avant tout sur la chimie du carbone et sur l'eau, les ingrédients à partir desquels la vie s'est développée sur terre. Les exobiologistes sont donc les " sourciers de l'espace " et leurs candidats dans le système solaire sont Mars et les lunes de Jupiter et de Saturne. Ils scrutent également les exo-planètes récemment découvertes hors du système solaire.

Joey Eclipse has returned to his beginner challenge area after winning a solo dungeon crawl. He's the first Dungeon Master of his entire realm and can instantly swap out enchanted weapons from his dungeon inventory dimension. This is during an apocalypse where the multiverse integrates whole universes and initiates countless humans to its game-like realms of limitless magic. And while Joey is still a small part of the system, his shadow, necromancy, dragon magic, and cultivation of fate are way too overpowered for the average beginner to face.

A week ago, all Gabriel wanted was to graduate and settle into a boring but safe job. Last night he tore a man's soul out to save a gorgon. He's never felt more alive. But their victory over his longtime bully provides only a short reprieve. There are darker threats than greedy adventurers hidden deep beneath Lostbarrow, and more enemies await in the city above.

A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker is a celebratory selection from 100 years of influential, entertaining, and taste-making verse in The New Yorker. Seamus Heaney, Dorothy Parker, Louise Bogan, Louise Glück, Randall Jarrell, Langston Hughes, Derek Walcott, Sylvia Plath, W. S. Merwin, Czeslaw Milosz, Tracy K. Smith, Mark Strand, E. E. Cummings, Sharon Olds, Franz Wright, John Ashbery, Sandra Cisneros, Amanda Gorman, Maggie Smith, Kaveh Akbar: these stellar names make up just a fraction of the wonderfulness that is present in this essential anthology.

Set entirely at Wybrany College - a school where the wealthy keep their kids safe from the chaos erupting in the cities - Four by Four is a novel of insinuation and gossip, in which the truth about Wybrany's "program" is always palpable but never explicit. The mysteries populating the novel open with the disappearance of one of the "special", scholarship students. As the first part unfolds, it becomes clear that all is not well in Wybrany and that something more sordid lurks beneath the surface.

Extensively revised, the second edition of The Manager's Guide to HR covers all the key areas and brings listeners up to speed on current developments in employment law, including: how social media is changing the recruitment landscape; shifting labor standards regarding compensation and benefits; the National Labor Relations Board's stance on work-related employee speech on social media; and much more. Featuring step-by-step guidance on everything from COBRA compliance to privacy issues, this trusted resource is now - once again - the most up to date.

Armed with his magical branding iron and his devoted harem of monster girls, William has freed the lands of Solanna and is ready to lead its people in a final battle against the vile sorcerer at the heart of Etria's troubles.

Dall'autore di bestseller №1 del "New York Times"! Questo audiolibro contiene gli strumenti necessari per un profondo cambiamento interiore, che sono stati apprezzati da migliaia di persone in 24 paesi diversi. Il dottor Dispenza dimostra scientificamente che non siamo destinati né programmati geneticamente a essere ciò che siamo per tutta la vita. Combinando la fisica quantistica con la neuroscienza, la chimica del cervello, la biologia e la genetica, il dottor Dispenza ci mostra cosa sia veramente possibile realizzare.

A week ago, Gabriel Grimm would never have imagined that being expelled from the Academy of Magic and turned into a virgin sacrifice would be an experience he was grateful for. Now, bonded to three incredible monster girls and a charming young Dungeon Core, he can’t even imagine going back to his old life. He’s killed dozens of guards and brought down the baron, trapping the man’s soul in a crystal. Mated with a hellhound, then avenged her old Pack by cutting down a monstrous arachne. When that battle almost cost Gabriel his life, he bonded with a feisty werebadger.

"Die magischen Fälle des Peter Grant“ von Ben Aaronovitch sind internationale Bestseller und absoluter Kult. In seinem fünften Roman führt der ausgebildete Buchhändler und ausgezeichnete Drehbuchautor ("Dr. Who") seine Hauptfigur Peter Grant erstmalig in die ländlichen Gefilde außerhalb Londons, um die mysteriöse Entführung zweier Kinder aufzuklären.

The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Harold Lloyd, and nearly four hundred others, assembled from the American Film Institute’s treasure trove of interviews, reveals a fresh history of the American movie...

You will be amazed at this audiobook's down-to-earth practicality. You are presented with simple, usable formulas and techniques that anyone can apply in the workaday world. The special features of this book will enlighten, appeal, and reveal to you the reason why oftentimes many people get the opposite of what they prayed for. This audio will also point out to you clearly the reasons why.

It is belived that, in his lifetime, Michael Jackson sold around 750 million records, making him one of the most successful entertainers ever. This in-depth and affectionate biography traces the rise of the man, from child prodigy to tortured megastar. It is the definitive portrait of a pop legend whose strange and brilliant life will never be forgotten.