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Following the death of his little sister and the publication of his New York Times best-selling memoir The Little Way of Ruthie Leming, Rod Dreher found himself living in the small community of Starhill, Louisiana, where he grew up. But instead of the fellowship he hoped to find, he discovered that fault lines within his family had deepened. Dreher spiraled into depression and a stress-related autoimmune disease.

With 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 is a web of symbols that can help us better understand what that behavior means. A thick description explains not only the behavior, but the context in which it occurs, and to describe something thickly, Geertz argues, is the fundamental role of the anthropologist.

An irreverent podcast about Service Design Principles hosted by Guy Martin and Daniele Catalanotto. Join us as we provide you with a deeper understanding of service design principles, enhanced by real-world examples and anecdotes from Daniele’s extensive expertise as a leading service design practitioner and founder of the Swiss Innovation Academy, and Guy’s experience from working with global companies and startups in various roles, including service delivery, client services, and corporate education. Explicit tag is for language (we drop a few swear words here and there) and occasional ...

More than 100 years after his birth, Pablo Neruda's poetry is as vital and beloved as ever. This collection presents 50 of the most essential poems by one of history's greatest poets in dynamic new translations, the result of an unprecedented collaboration among a team of poets, translators, and the world's leading Neruda scholars.

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Written in the sixteenth century, The Journey to the West tells the story of the 14-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang and his three supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures. Throughout his journey, Xuanzang fights demons who wish to eat him, communes with spirits, and traverses a land riddled with a multitude of obstacles, both real and fantastical. An adventure rich with danger and excitement, this seminal work of the Chinese literary canonis by turns allegory, satire, and fantasy. Ebook and Audiobook are Avalable on Amazon Kindle Store, Kobo, Google Books, AppleBooks etc

A podcast for learners of the Polish language who love books, movies and all sorts of storytelling. Podcast dla cudzoziemców i cudzoziemek uczących się języka polskiego i kochających książki, filmy i wszelkie opowieści. Sign up to my newsletter / Zapisz się do mojego newslettera: www.polishstories.net Jeśli podoba Ci się mój podcast i chcesz mnie wesprzeć, możesz to zrobić na portalu BuyMeACoffee.com: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/polishstories. Bardzo dziękuję!

What exactly are the weird and the eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the most haunting and anomalous fiction of the 20th century belongs to these two modes. The weird and the eerie are closely related but distinct modes, each possessing its own distinct properties. Both have often been associated with horror, yet this emphasis overlooks the aching fascination that such texts can exercise. The weird and the eerie both fundamentally concern the outside and the unknown, which are not intrinsically horrifying, even if they are always unsettling.

Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. New episodes every Thursday, from Symphony Space.

Now in the pantheon of great thinkers, Simone Weil (1909–1943) lived largely in the shadows, searching for her spiritual home while bearing witness to the violence that devastated Europe twice in her brief lifetime. The letters she wrote to her parents and brother from childhood onward chart her intellectual range as well as her itinerancy and ever-shifting preoccupations, revealing the singular personality at the heart of her brilliant essays. The first complete collection of Weil's missives to her family, A Life in Letters offers new insight into her personal relationships and experiences.

Over the course of a steamy and tense afternoon, 12 jurors deliberate the fate of a 19-year-old boy alleged to have murdered his own father. A seemingly open and shut case turns complicated, igniting passions and hidden prejudices.

Romance, Erotica, a sexy voice, humor and artful storytelling. Everything you need to feel great.

The last book written by the most famous literary critic of his generation, on the sustaining power of poetry.

Laurence Sterne’s most famous novel is a biting satire of literary conventions and contemporary 18th-century values. Renowned for its parody of established narrative techniques, Tristram Shandyis commonly regarded as the forerunner of avant-garde fiction. Tristram’s characteristic digressions on a whole range of unlikely subjects (including battle strategy and noses!) are endlessly surprising and make this one of Britain’s greatest comic achievements.

Written by Daniel Nettle - author of the popular book Happiness - this brief volume takes the listener on an exhilarating tour of what modern science can tell us about human personality. Revealing that our personalities stem from our biological makeup, Nettle looks at the latest findings from genetics and brain science, and considers the evolutionary origins and consequences of different personalities. The heart of the book sheds light on the "big five": Extraversion, Neuroticism, Conscientious, Agreeableness, and Openness.

Over the last 60 years, the Marvel superhero comic books have grown into a gigantic mountain in the middle of contemporary culture. They are the longest continuous, self-contained work of fiction ever created: over half a million pages to date - and growing. Thousands of writers and artists have contributed to it. Every schoolchild recognises its protagonists: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men. And not even the people telling the story have read the whole thing - nobody's supposed to. So, of course, that's what Douglas Wolk did.

Melmoth the Wanderer is a chilling gothic horror novel about a man who sells his soul for extended life and then desperately seeks someone to take his place. With eerie subplots, supernatural elements, and deep existential dread, this is one of the earliest and most haunting horror masterpieces.

Aboriginal lawyer, writer and filmmaker Larissa Behrendt has long been fascinated by the story of Eliza Fraser, who was purportedly captured by the Butchulla people after she was shipwrecked on their island off the Queensland coast in 1836. In this deeply personal audiobook, Behrendt uses Eliza's tale as a starting point to interrogate how Aboriginal people – and indigenous people of other countries – have been portrayed in their colonisers' stories.

The Fluffernutter is a dedicated podcast on the Expeditionary Force book series by Craig Alanson.

Can't get enough #Outlander? Join sisters and long-time fans Ginger and Summer as they literally chat All Things Outlander: books, TV show, Scotland, and everything in between. Whether you're a brand-new, show-only fan or have been reading the books since 'Outlander' was first published, this is the podcast for you. Join us to continue the conversation in our exclusive Facebook community (https://www.outlanderpod.com/group) !