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The ripples from a breakup radiate outwards from the room where a married couple once loved each other, and a bizarre Lonely Hearts advert sets off a train of tragicomic events that lead to an inevitable conclusion. Tove Ditlevsen’s final novel – published a year before her suicide in 1976 – is a masterful conclusion to a great work of writing: a blackly funny and devastating tour-de-force that pulses with life even as it journeys towards death.

This audiobook is your guide to learning philosophy without crying, sounding smart without being a menace to society, and asking big questions without falling into a spiral of despair (unless you're into that, in which case, proceed).

God or Nature, Whatever is what happens when a philosophy grad student decides to explain Baruch Spinoza—the 17th-century lens grinder who got canceled by every major religion—using sarcasm, swearing, and a deeply unhealthy relationship with Euclidean geometry. Sophia Blackwell takes Spinoza's Ethics (a book structured like a math textbook, only less fun) and translates it into plain, hilarious, possibly heretical English. The result? A philosophical roast that actually teaches you something. Inside, you'll learn: Why Spinoza thought God was just...

Ever tried reading Kant and felt your brain melt into a puddle of transcendental confusion? You're not alone! "Kant You Not" is the hilarious antidote to philosophical pretension that explains Immanuel Kant's revolutionary ideas without inducing narcolepsy. In this irreverent guide to history's most unnecessarily complicated philosopher, author Sophia Blackwell translates Kantian gibberish into actual human language while mercilessly mocking his impenetrable prose, bizarre personal habits, and occasionally absurd conclusions.

Being Really Confused is the hilariously brutal, no-holds-barred, sarcasm-soaked guide to Martin Heidegger’s philosophical fever dream. Whether you’re a burned-out philosophy major, a curious masochist, or someone who just wants to sound terrifyingly deep at brunch, this book unpacks the most infamously unreadable thinker of the 20th century—with jokes, rants, and zero patience for pretension.

Entdecke die Geheimnisse der spirituellen Welt: Entschlüssele dein Potenzial mit dieser 5-Buch-Sammlung. In einer Welt, in der der Sinn des Lebens oft verborgen scheint, kann deine Fähigkeit, die spirituellen Kräfte zu nutzen, den entscheidenden Unterschied machen.

Valentine, une jeune femme aussi adroite que Pierre Richard, fraîchement arrivée à la rédaction de Vlogue, tombe sous le charme de son patron Alexander. Ombeline, acariâtre journaliste, a les dents qui rayent le parquet et seul Ludovic ose s'y frotter. Quant à Pistache, précieuse chihuahua, elle risque bien de pimenter l'existence de Valentine. Mélangez le tout au shaker pour obtenir un cocktail rocambolesque, en pleine croisière au milieu des Caraïbes, un 24 décembre. Préparez les tongs et les boules de Noël, parce qu'ici tout est permis !

Foucault's Power is the antidote to pretentious philosophical obscurity you've been waiting for. This irreverent guide takes you on a sarcasm-soaked journey through Michel Foucault's most influential ideas—from his analysis of prisons and power to his baffling observations about sexuality and truth—all while mercilessly mocking the cult of incomprehensibility that has grown around him.

Sophia hat ihr Studium abgebrochen und kellnert im Bacchus. Martin ist Musiker und schweigsamer Stammgast in der zwielichtigen Weinstube. Beide können ihre dunklen Geheimnisse nur schwer voreinander verbergen. Sie werden allerbeste Tresenfreunde in einem gefährlichen Spiel: Denn der Wein, den sie schwenken, führt entweder in den Himmel oder in die Hölle. Dieses Buch ist der Weisheit letzter Stuss und eine Ode an die Önologie. Darin treten u. a. auf: der Nazi-Onkel Hubert, die hinterfotzige Glühwein-Tante und und ein Minister der neuen Bundesregierung als Teufel.

Tara Selter has lived the eighteenth of November 1,143 times when she notices a break in the pattern; a man has changed his shirt. The man is Henry Dale and he remembers all the days that have come before. He knows that time has fallen out of joint. Now they are two of a kind: trapped in the eighteenth of November, but no longer alone. Together they learn to share their present; their voices grow hoarse recounting their small battles against it and their bewilderment at the disintegrating world.

Ever wondered why a rich Athenian who died 2,400 years ago still dominates Western thought? Or why your professor keeps talking about invisible triangles and prisoners staring at shadows? "Plato's Cave: Philosophy's First Reality Show" is the hilarious guide to Plato you never knew you needed. In this irreverent takedown of philosophy's founding father, author Sophia Blackwell translates Plato's lofty ideas into actual human language while mercilessly mocking his metaphysical obsessions, aristocratic biases, and suspicious fondness for "perfect forms."

Ever wanted to sound unbearably pretentious at dinner parties? Wondered how one French philosopher managed to make an entire career out of writing sentences no human being could understand? Curious why your literature professor keeps muttering about "the death of the author" while staring vacantly into space?

Beloved Father Cherian's murder is the latest in line of a slew of priests murdered by a serial killer. Was he just another victim or was his death a culmination of justice? A mysterious beggar loitering outside the church has the answers but it is up to Inspector Sayantani to uncover the secrets and draw out a confession before the evidence is buried forever.

A famous racer announces at his anniversary party that he is giving up motorcycle racing for good in order to spend more time with his family. A few hours later, he is found dead in a motorcycle crash, with an overdose of mind-altering drugs in his blood. The deceased's dog is missing and his copiously grieving widow appears to be hiding something. Inspector Sayantani suspects foul play and with little Ashia's help, she uncovers the shocking truth.

The victim is the suspect's newly discovered uncle who is found in a pool of his own blood, gun in hand and a hole in the back of his head that clearly ruled out suicide. What makes it weirder, is all the skeletons hanging in the closet and arranged elsewhere in the house. Who do those skeletons belong to and how is it connected to the murder? Unless Inspector Sayantani ferrets out the truth, her friend, whom she believes to be innocent, will face trial for murder.

Right off the bat, former Inspector Sayantani suspected that there was more to this hit and run case than met the eye but she's recently been forcefully retired from the police force. She may now be a civilian but she still has all of her old instincts and brilliance. Unfortunately, her former underling is now the new boss and he hates her guts. He arrests Sayantani but can she manage to solve the case from behind bars?

Are you tired of pretending to understand Hegel? Do you feel personally attacked by German idealism? Have you ever wondered if “sublation” is just a fancy word for “I have no idea what I’m saying”? Congratulations. You’ve found your people. In Hegel’s Dialectic: Making Simple Ideas Complicated Since 1807, philosophy finally gets the sarcasm-drenched takedown it deserves.

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I was a patient man to the very core. Always the number two to the man at the top… continuously playing the game. I knew that biding my time would pay off eventually and then a winning bid at auction and it would all be mine. I’d played the role that was expected of me and now it was my time to shine. I could finally live the dream I’d always wanted. I just never expected him; I never expected to lose… I never thought I’d fall for the boss, twelve years younger than me.

Du sehnst dich nach Zufriedenheit und Glück, doch trotz allem, was du hast, nagen ständig Unzufriedenheit und Leere an dir.