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  Consciousness - How Our Brains...

  John Parrington

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  What is the material basis of the thoughts that occur inside our heads? 
   
  Where do imaginative, creative, or spiritual thoughts come from - can these really be the product of nerve impulses in the brain? And is the human mind radically different from that of other species, or is our uniqueness more superficial than real? 
   
  In this audiobook, Oxford biologist John Parrington proposes a radical new theory of human consciousness, arguing that a qualitative leap in consciousness occurred during human evolution as language and tool use transformed our brains. Rejecting outdated views of the brain as a hard-wired circuit diagram, he draws on the latest insights from neuroscience to show that meaning is created within our heads through a dynamic interaction of oscillating brain waves. 
   
  This new model of consciousness not only provides a material basis of our innermost thoughts but also explains why the mind can sometimes go wrong, causing deep mental distress.

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  Pumpkinflowers - A Soldier's...

  Matti Friedman

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  “A book about young men transformed by war, written by a veteran whose dazzling literary gifts gripped my attention from the first page to the last.” —The Wall Street Journal “Friedman’s sober and striking new memoir . . . [is] on a par with Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried -- its Israeli analog.” —The New York Times Book Review It was just one small hilltop in a small, unnamed war in the late 1990s, but it would send out ripples that are still felt worldwide today. The hill, in Lebanon, was called the Pumpkin; flowers was the military code word for “casualties.” Award-winning writer Matti Friedman re-creates the harrowing experience of a band of young Israeli soldiers charged with holding this remote outpost, a task that would change them forever, wound the country in ways large and small, and foreshadow the unwinnable conflicts the United States would soon confront in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere.Pumpkinflowers is a reckoning by one of those young soldiers now grown into a remarkable writer. Part memoir, part reportage, part history, Friedman’s powerful narrative captures the birth of today’s chaotic Middle East and the rise of a twenty-first-century type of war in which there is never a clear victor and media images can be as important as the battle itself. Raw and beautifully rendered, Pumpkinflowers will take its place among classic war narratives by George Orwell, Philip Caputo, and Tim O’Brien. It is an unflinching look at the way we conduct war today.

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  Paging God - Religion in the...

  Wendy Cadge

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  While the modern science of medicine often seems nothing short of miraculous, religion still plays an important role in the past and present of many hospitals. When three-quarters of Americans believe that God can cure people who have been given little or no chance of survival by their doctors, how do today’s technologically sophisticated health care organizations address spirituality and faith? 
    
  Through a combination of interviews with nurses, doctors, and chaplains across the United States and close observation of their daily routines, Wendy Cadge takes readers inside major academic medical institutions to explore how today’s doctors and hospitals address prayer and other forms of religion and spirituality. From chapels to intensive care units to the morgue, hospital caregivers speak directly in these pages about how religion is part of their daily work in visible and invisible ways. In Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine, Cadge shifts attention away from the ongoing controversy about whether faith and spirituality should play a role in health care and back to the many ways that these powerful forces already function in healthcare today.

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  Bound by the Summer Intern (Gay...

  Archer Vale

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  He’s a college rugby jock, but he says he’s also a “puppet master”. 
  How did it go this far? How did I sink so deep? Cameras have been installed in every room in my office. I now wear a hidden earpiece. 
  Now the master can see what I see. He speaks directly into my ear. He speaks directly into my brain. 
  Only weeks ago, he was my summer intern. Things are different now though. I need to do a good job for him. If I’m obedient, he’ll spread his cheeks. If I work hard, he’ll let me sniff the musk. 
  I spent my life building this company, but it’s all slipping away… 
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  Acts of Resistance - The Power...

  Amber Massie-Blomfield

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  What is the purpose of art in a world on fire? Can it be a genuine form of political resistance? 
   
   
   
  What is the purpose of art in a world on fire? In this exhilarating and deeply inspiring work, Amber Massie-Blomfield considers the work of artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers—such as Gran Fury, Billie Holiday, Alexis Wright, Claude Cahun, Rick Lowe, and Joseph Beuys—alongside collectives, communities, and organizations that have used protest sites as their canvas and spearheaded political movements. From writer Ken Saro Wiwa combating oil pollution in Nigeria and Susan Sontag directing Waiting for Godot in besieged Sarajevo to the women stitching subversive patchworks in Pinochet's Chile and the artist-activists who blocked the building of a new airport in France, with stories drawn from environmentalism, feminism, anti-fascism, and other movements, Acts of Resistance brings together remarkable acts of creativity that have shifted history on its axis.

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  The Strange Case of Dr Schacht...

  Davis Truman

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  In the darkest years of the 20th century, Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime cast a long and terrifying shadow over the world. The swastika, the symbol of Nazi power and oppression, became synonymous with hatred and brutality. However, a curious and enigmatic figure was hidden within this sinister regime, occupying a paradoxical position. Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, a prominent economist and financial wizard, emerged as an intriguing character at the heart of the Third Reich, navigating the treacherous terrain of Hitler's inner circle while harboring a mysterious secret of his own. 
  "The Strange Case of Dr. Schacht and Mr. Hitler: Freemasonry and the Nazi Swastika in the Third Reich" explores the perplexing relationship between Schacht, Hitler, and the clandestine world of Freemasonry that operated within Nazi Germany. Authored by esteemed historians and researchers, this groundbreaking book delves into the depths of historical archives and uncovers a compelling narrative that sheds light on the intricate connections between Freemasonry and the rise of the Nazi regime. 
  "The Strange Case of Dr. Schacht and Mr. Hitler" unveils the clandestine connections between Freemasonry and the Nazi Swastika, challenging conventional understandings of Nazi ideology. It delves into the secretive world of Masonic lodges. It explores the paradoxical coexistence of the Freemasons within the Third Reich, whose beliefs and principles appeared opposed to Hitler's fascist regime. 
  Through a captivating narrative, this book traces the origins and evolution of Freemasonry in Germany and unravels the intricate web of influence that the fraternity wielded. From its members who occupied influential positions within the Nazi Party to the covert networks that operated under darkness, this investigation sheds light on the enigmatic relationship between Freemasonry and the Third Reich.

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