Human Speech

Brought to you by Penguin. A fresh and exciting approach to one of the most controversial subjects of our time ‘Free Speech!’ is a clarion call all over the world, yet what it means today is more contested than ever. Many cultures regard it as dangerous: in China, India, and across the...

What makes us human? Why are we the only animals who wear clothes, drive cars, trawl the internet, and fly helicopters on Mars? It’s all because we’ve learnt to talk, yet remarkably, we still don’t know how we did it. Speech! suggests an answer that’s been hiding in plain sight - the simple yet radical shift that turned our analog grunts and shrieks into words. But, its consequences are far from simple: being able to share ideas through language was an evolutionary tipping point - it allowed us to link up our minds.

Wie man die Liebe jung und frisch erhält, ist heutzutage eine wahre Herausforderung für Liebende. Auch wenn ein Paar sich liebt, stirbt früher oder später die sexuelle Anziehung und sie hören auf, ihre Liebe körperlich zum Ausdruck zu bringen. Diana und Michael Richardson haben zusammen über Jahre auf dem Gebiet der Sexualität und Meditation geforscht und experimentiert. Sie fanden heraus, wie die sexuelle Energie ein heilendes und kraftspendendes Instrument der Liebe werden kann.

Ten years older than Chloe and dealing with issues she knows nothing about, James Woods is about ready to howl in frustration. He's been drawn to Chloe since she was a radiant 19-year-old college student, but the age difference held him back from making a move on her. Now his Wolf wants what's his, and Jim is finally in a place where he can claim her. Between meddling mothers, Hunter brothers, and a mystery that threatens to end Chloe's life, they might find an opportunity to tell each other just how they feel.

Can free speech coexist with an inclusive campus environment? Hardly a week goes by without another controversy over free speech on college campuses. On one side, there are increased demands to censor hateful, disrespectful, and bullying expression and to ensure an inclusive and nondiscriminatory learning environment. On the other side are traditional free speech advocates who charge that recent demands for censorship coddle students and threaten free inquiry.