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  Essays on Philosophical Subjects

  Adam Smith

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. State-of-the-art voice generation technology, combined with careful human editing, has been employed in this production of "Essays on Philosophical Subjects" by Adam Smith in order to make these important texts more widely accessible to modern audiences. Listeners are invited to explore the audio sample and judge the quality for themselves. 
   
  This audiobook contains the following essays: "Considerations Concerning the First Formation of Languages"; three essays under the title "The Principles Which Lead and Direct Philosophical Inquiries, Illustrated by" — "The History of Astronomy", "The History of the Ancient Physics", and "The History of Ancient Logics and Metaphysics"; "Of the Nature of that Imitation which takes place in what are called the Imitative Arts"; "Of the Affinity between Music, Dancing, and Poetry"; "Of the External Senses"; and "Of the Affinity between Certain English and Italian Verses". 
   
  Across these works, Smith explores the processes by which human beings seek to understand and organize experience. He is interested in the movement from uncertainty and wonder toward explanation, order, and intellectual satisfaction. His reflections connect the development of ideas to broader features of human nature, showing how habits of thought, imagination, perception, and social life shape the systems through which people interpret the world. 
   
  The collection reveals the remarkable breadth of Smith’s philosophical interests. Moving between questions of knowledge, aesthetics, language, and sensory experience, he approaches seemingly different subjects through a common concern with the workings of the human mind and the forms of order it creates. Taken together, the essays in this audiobook offer a broader view of Adam Smith as a philosopher of human nature as well as an economist.

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  War Is A Racket

  General Smedley Darlington Butler

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  War Is a Racket is Marine General Smedley Butler's classic treatise on why wars are conducted, who profits from them, and who pays the price. Few people are as qualified as General Butler to advance the argument encapsulated in his book's sensational title. When War Is a Racket was first published in 1935, Butler was the most decorated American soldier of his time. He had led several successful military operations in the Caribbean and in Central America, as well as in Europe during the First World War. Despite his success and his heroic status, however, Butler came away from these experiences with a deeply troubled view of both the purpose and the results of warfare.

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  The Clash's Sandinista!

  Micajah Henley

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  Following the success of their instantly iconic double LP, London Calling, The Clash set out to do something “triply outrageous.” Named after the Nicaraguan rebels who successfully overthrew an authoritarian dictator, Sandinista! consists of 36 songs across six sides of vinyl. Produced by the band, it showcases their politics as well as their ability to adopt a multitude of genres ranging from punk, reggae, jazz, gospel, calypso, and hip hop. Free from the influence of their Machiavellian manager, Bernie Rhodes, The Clash still battled their record label to release the triple LP on their terms: three for the price of one.Despite its polarizing reception from critics at the time of its release, Sandinista! is often considered one of the greatest albums of all time. Nevertheless, critics and fans have spent over 40 years debating whether the album would be better as a 12-track LP. This book entertains that idea and considers what is lost or gained in the process. To do so, the book delves into the politics of The Clash, the spliff bunkers constructed for the production of the album, and the sacrifices made upon its release. It examines the album's 36 tracks and considers the significance of the record's dissection on behalf of fans who curate their own versions of the album in the mixtape, CD, and playlist eras.

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  A Rare Recording of Film Icon...

  Veronica Lake

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  Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922 - July 7, 1973), born in Brooklyn, NY, known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, her peek-a-boo hairstyle, and films such as Sullivan's Travels (1941) and I Married a Witch (1942). The following audio recording is from a 1971 television interview.

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  Tips from the Top - Architects...

  Clifford Pearson, Ken Yeang,...

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  Tips from the Top is a collection of advice from more than sixty architects who have earned the respect of their peers and are willing to share their knowledge on building a successful and meaningful career in architecture. 
   
   
   
  This book compiles more than sixty tips from a broad range of successful architects and design professionals from around the world. Organized by theme in seven broad categories—Beginnings, Inspiration, Values, Engagement, Process, Personal Development, and Determination—this book of advice offers thoughtful and thought-provoking guidance on such topics as: designing what you believe in; learning from other disciplines; serving humanity; learning how to say "no"; viewing artificial intelligence as an asset, not an enemy; and much more. 
   
   
   
  For those just exploring the idea of architecture as a career, students in architecture school, and graduates entering the profession, this book should be treated as a snack box—a source of nourishing advice that can be raided whenever one is hungry and in need of some help. Perfect for anyone looking for inspiration, good ideas, and help from architects and design professionals at the top of their game.

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  This is Not New - Art Culture...

  David Balzer

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  Praise for Curationism: "Balzer writes with zest, skepticism, and sly humor" —Sheila Heti, author of Pure Colour 
   
   
   
  What does it mean to call something "new"? Why is Western art and culture, even after postmodernism, still so obsessed with the concept? What are the consequences of relying on culture to bring about social change? 
   
   
   
  In this provocative book, David Balzer argues that Western culture was never designed to produce truly new or original artifacts. Rather, we move from fixation to fixation, trend to trend—a cycle of creation and destruction with deep origins in Judeo-Christianity and the paganism that preceded it. The culture industry promises its own form of change while preserving existing systems of power exactly as they are. 
   
   
   
  From the New Jerusalem to the New Left, from Vannevar Bush to Kate Bush, This is Not New asks difficult questions about the role of culture not in making change, but in delaying—even preventing—it.

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