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In On Decline, Potter surveys the current problems and likely future of Western civilization (spoiler: it’s not great). Economic stagnation and the slowing of scientific innovation. Falling birth rates and environmental degradation. The devastating effects of cultural nostalgia and the havoc wreaked by social media on public discourse. Most acutely, the various failures of Western governments in their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. If the legacy of the Enlightenment and its virtues—reason, logic, science, evidence—has run its course, how and why has it happened?

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local audiobook is for you. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist.

Hur gick det egentligen till när miss Mary Morstan förlorade sin far? Omständigheterna är minst sagt mystiska och ingen verkar kunna reda ut vad det var som faktiskt hände. Men när Mary flera år senare plötsligt mottar ett underligt brev, tillsammans med 6 stycken pärlor, så står det klart att det kalla fallet behöver få en lösning. Till hennes undsättning kommer mästerdetektiven Sherlock Holmes som även denna gång fått en riktigt svår nöt att knäcka.

In 2019, Peter Kreeft published Socrates' Children, a four-volume series on the 100 greatest philosophers of all time, spanning from ancient Greece to contemporary Germany. But he made a terrible mistake: He somehow left out women, and with this, he overlooked the greatest mind of them all. This book is a one-of-a-kind study on Mary of Nazareth, the mother of Jesus. If Jesus Christ is wisdom incarnate, and if Mary loved Him more than anyone else ever did, then it holds that Mary is the greatest philosopher, the greatest wisdom-lover.

La Historia de Actualidad 2: Nuevas revelaciones que cambiarán la Historia es el segundo audiolibro de una entretenida colección de carácter divulgativo y didáctico. Para comenzar, el autor nos traslada al preciso instante en que el paleoantropólogo estadounidense Donald Johanson asiste al excepcional hallazgo de "Lucy". A continuación, nos transporta hasta el Imperio romano para profundizar en la biografía de Nerón. Para continuar, nos sitúa en el siglo XV para intentar descifrar el enigmático lugar de procedencia del gran navegante y descubridor Cristóbal Colón.

Skriven 1887 En Studie i Rött är en av de fyra romaner som Conan Doyle skrev om Sherlock Holmes och Dr Watson. Här får Sherlock Holmes på nytt ge prov på sin enastående slutledningsförmåga och skurkarna kommer till korta. Historien tilldrar sig I London kring tiden för förra sekelskiftet, när det fanns gott om lömska bovar och spännande miljöer. I ett övergivet hus på Brixton Road hittas en mördad man och mördarjakten tar vid. En jakt med egendomliga förgreningar till mormonernas Utah i USA.

Dartmoorheden i sydengland hade ett dystert rykte redan innan berättelserna om den förfärliga hunden som visade sig i närheten av slottet Baskerville Hall började berättas. Tillvaron på slottet blir alltmer pressad till dess att man omdöme nog att kalla in Sherlock Holms. Han kan med uppbådandet av sin fantastiska slutledningsförmåga lösa detta fall, som är ett av de mest spännande i hans karriär. ...

Interested in raising chickens for their delicious, fresh eggs and goats for their farm-fresh dairy? You’ve come to the right homestead! No more doubts, no more feeling overwhelmed, and no more not knowing where to start. Just a straightforward path to happy, healthy chickens and goats—and tasty, high-quality eggs, milk, and meat! These books were written with beginners in mind and contain plenty of useful information! If you want to pursue your dream of becoming more sustainable and gain the skills and confidence you need to succeed, this is the perfect book set for you.

Veterinarian Evie Blake never expected a rogue cougar to turn her life upside down. With the exposure of the shifter species and her boss’ cruel exploitation of them, her dreams are crumbling around her. She chooses to help the sexy shifter claiming to be her mate, but her past resurfaces, forcing her to face an unbearable truth. One that could destroy the Cougar lair. Will Evie save the cougars and herself, or is her future ruled by a monster?

Something strange is happening in Cleveland. Peaceful, law-abiding citizens are turning into violent criminals. Homicide detective Noah Wright isn’t willing to accept the incidents may be supernatural in nature…until he comes face-to-face with the True Self, a dark elemental determined to blanket the world in darkness. Can Project Specter stop the force in time, or will all secrets be revealed?

The Son of God, the Father, desired that this life given to man was to reach its full potential. He planned that it be so abundant that he left his Father’s presence in heaven, coming to this earth to dwell with man.

The ability to hack AI and the technology industry's lack of effort to secure it is thought by experts to be the biggest unaddressed technology issue of our time. Hacking Artificial Intelligence sheds light on these hacking risks, explaining them to those who can make a difference. This book is the first-ever layman's guide to the new world of hacking AI and introduces the field to thousands of people who should be aware of these risks. From a security perspective, AI is today where the internet was thirty years ago. It is wide open and can be exploited.

Stecken Sie in der Vergewisserungsfalle? "Woher weiß ich, ob ich die richtige Entscheidung getroffen habe?" "Was ist, wenn etwas Schlimmes passiert?" "Ich muss mir unbedingt sicher sein!" Kommen Ihnen solche Gedanken? Gedanken, mit denen Sie sich selbst infrage stellen, die Angst, Stress und Sorgen verursachen? Checken Sie immer wieder Ihre Mails, bitten Sie andere wiederholt um deren Meinung oder liegen Sie nachts wach, weil sie in aussichtslosen Beruhigungsversuchen alles haarklein analysieren und vorausplanen?

Why is Texas one of the best places to see the fall migration of hawks and eagles? Where can I see roadrunners in Texas? What is the state bird of Texas? And why might that change soon? If you find yourself asking any of these questions, then this audiobook is for you.... 50 Things to Know About Birds in Texas by author Peter Palmieri offers an elegant approach to finding the most beautiful and varied species of birds on the continent.

Probing the life and work of Kurt Gödel, Incompleteness indelibly portrays the tortured genius whose vision rocked the stability of mathematical reasoning—and brought him to the edge of madness.

Discover the behind-the-scenes story of the founding and exponential growth of Hobby Lobby. Learn the secrets of retail success from the man you built America's home-and-craft superstore—from the ground up. The retail industry has undergone enormous changes during the last thirty years. But...

The Seven Conundrums is seven different short stories. A mysterious man employs three desperate entertainers who have financial problems. The three accept his work proposal, not knowing if they are on the side of good or evil. As they work for the mystery man, they don't know if he is a thief, police, or both, making them spies, guardians, protagonists, and victims of curious adventures. After all, conundrums do not necessarily have a right or reasonable solution by their nature. In the end, however, all becomes known to the trio.

Why GAO did this study. The internet is a global system of interconnected networks used by billions of people across the world to perform personal, educational, commercial, and governmental tasks. The US Government over time has relinquished its oversight role of the internet. A global, multistakeholder community made up of many organizations shapes internet policy, operations, and security. But the ongoing and increasing reliance on the internet underscores the need to understand the risks to its underlying architecture.

Bibliophobia is a book about material books, how they are cared for, and how they are damaged, throughout the 5,000-year history of writing from Sumeria to the smartphone. A global history, covering six continents and seven religions, it discusses topics such as the origins of human script; the development of textual media such as scrolls, codices, printed books, and AI; the collection and destruction of libraries; the use of books as holy relics, talismans, or shrines; and the place of literacy in the history of slavery, heresy, blasphemy, censorship, and persecution.

It started with strange behavior—a hostile outburst here, a peculiar lapse of memory there. Then it became violent. The beautiful, vivacious Carmen Moffett was behaving in ways her husband Pat could not understand. Their marriage had been a long love affair. Together, they raised five beautiful children in Great Neck, New York, and were looking forward to planning their retirement together. Then came the outbursts, both verbal and physical, and the forgetting.