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Van Gogh is a vivid portrait of the great Impressionist painter that traces his life from the Netherlands, where he was born into a family of art dealers, through his years in England, the Hague, and Paris, to his final home in Arles, where he discovered the luminous style of his late paintings before his suicide at the age of thirty-seven.

Another rapid-fire selection of short, stimulating and entertaining capsules of philosophy from the master of the genre. This time Baggini applies his philosophical scalpel to famous sayings, proverbs and pieces of homespun wisdom. Should you really do as the Romans do when in Rome and practice what you preach? Is the grass always in fact greener on the other side of the fence, and is there ever smoke without fire? Is beauty always in the eye of the beholder and is it actually better to be safe than sorry?

In the summer of 1885, three Frenchmen arrived in London for a few days’ shopping. One was a Prince, one was a Count, and the third was a commoner with an Italian name, who four years earlier had been the subject of one of John Singer Sargent’s greatest portraits. The three men's lives play out against the backdrop of the Belle Epoque in Paris. The beautiful age of glamour and pleasure more often showed its ugly side: hysterical, narcissistic, decadent and violent, a time of rampant prejudice and blood-and-soil nativism, with more parallels to our own age than we might imagine.

In the six volumes of the Library of the World’s Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stories from all corners of the world. Some of the stories appeared in this 1907 collection for the first time translated into English, and many of them come from unexpected sources, such as the letters of Pliny the Younger, or a Tibetan manuscript. In the first volume, we find stories written by American authors.

Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour, and wit. Maybe Adrian was more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is retired.

When you want to accomplish anything in life, you must create goals, make a plan of action, and establish daily practices to make your dreams become a reality. This is the essence of what it means to manage your mind. Every step you take toward your goals brings you one step closer to leading an overall happier and more positive life.

Una interpretación clara de los textos bíblicos, que transforma a la Biblia en un manual de conducta para el hombre moderno. Instrucciones precisas que llegan desde el fondo de los tiempos para acercarnos preceptos de vida de una vigencia asombrosa.

Do we have free will? It's a question that has puzzled philosophers and theologians for centuries and feeds into numerous political, social, and personal concerns. Are we products of our culture or free agents within it? How much responsibility should we take for our actions? Are our neural pathways fixed early on by a mixture of nature and nurture, or is the possibility of comprehensive, intentional psychological change always open to us?

Afterword by Professor Stephen Hawking The historic race that reawakened the promise of manned spaceflight Alone in a spartan black cockpit, test pilot Mike Melvill rocketed toward space. He had eighty seconds to exceed the speed of sound and begin the climb to a target no civilian pilot had...

Is it right to eat a pig that wants to be eaten...? Thought experiments are short scenarios that pose a moral or philosophical problem in a vivid and concrete way. In this book Julian Baggini presents 100 of the most intriguing thought experiments from the history of philosophy and ideas.

A New York Times Notable Book! A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice The story of how Newt Gingrich and his allies tainted American politics, launching an enduring era of brutal partisan warfare When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, President Obama observed that Trump “is not...

Friday Night Live was a late night programme that pushed comedy on TV to new levels. Most TV comedy at that time was a rather safe affair full of middle aged comics and impersonators. Friday Night Live brought in a new generation of comedians; some from the growing club circuit and some along the path from University. On Volume 1, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie can be heard alongside Lee Evans and Jo Brand. This was her TV debut whilst Lee Evans was also just starting his own phenomenal career.

Frank had always wondered why he sensed the nearest of God from his earliest childhood memories. Suddenly he realized that prior to his birth, his father had been very ill. They thought he had stomach cancer. His parents were Catholic. In their own way, they dedicated him to God.

Titus Montgomery, aka thief, is the most hated student at his prestigious school. The title of the thief is not something he has earned but was given to him by Sean Harper, the most popular student at his school. No one hated Titus more than Sean Harper, the boy who used to be his best friend. Sean was no longer that sweet boy who had so much affection in his eyes for Titus. Now, every time Titus met Sean's eyes, he saw hatred. Things went so wrong between them that there was no patching it anymore.

Sud Stories — Des parcours, des rencontres, un territoire. Et si on déconstruisait les clichés sur le Sud de la France ? Sud Stories, c'est le podcast qui part à la rencontre de celles et ceux qui ont un lien avec le Sud. Ils sont d'ici ou de passage — artistes, entrepreneurs, artisans, sportifs, créateurs, électrons libres. Chacun vient partager son histoire sans filtre : un parcours, un changement de vie, une reconversion, un déclic, un projet un peu fou lancé entre mer et montagne. Start-up ou atelier d'artisanat, business ou aventure en solo, gastronomie ou bien-être, carrière...

Little State Mural—Mongolia Updated delivers bite-sized news briefs on the ever-evolving state of Mongolia — a companion show to The Great State Mural.

The Alog plunges listeners into a futuristic Los Angeles where society is governed by the enigmatic Veritas Corporation. Justin Larkin, a solitary figure tethered to the flow of digital streams, discovers a hidden truth that threatens to upend the controlled reality crafted by the Alog—a powerful, omnipresent system managing life in Sector One.

Bienvenidos a Célebres Anónimos, el podcast donde descubrimos a esas personas fascinantes que, aunque no salen en portadas de revistas, mueven el mundo y nos llegan al corazón. Soy Julián Fernández, tu anfitrión, y aquí conversamos con CEOs, actores, profesores, deportistas y más, explorando sus historias, anécdotas locas, miedos y sueños. Cada semana, un episodio cortito de 20 minutos, como un buen café, donde comparto reflexiones, aprendizajes y esas pequeñas historias de gente anónima que te deja con la boca abierta. Además, una vez al mes, una entrevista en profundidad con ...

It's the first day of fourth-grade for twins Andy and Anna. Andy is a shy boy obsessed with dinosaurs and Anna is an adventurous girl willing to take risks. One day when they step off the school bus, Anna suggests taking a shortcut through a dark alley to get home. As they navigate through the abandoned alley, they find a mysterious large egg tucked under a bush. They take it home and try to hatch it, careful not to tell their parents who are strict about pets.

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