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Vocabulary for Adults
- 104 Word Builder for Better Communication; An Interactive Learning Guide
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Marilynne Robinson has plumbed the human spirit in her renowned novels, including Lila and Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In this new essay collection she trains her incisive mind on our modern political climate and the mysteries of faith. Whether she is investigating how the work of great thinkers about America, like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Alexis de Tocqueville, inform our political consciousness or discussing how beauty informs and disciplines daily life, Robinson's peerless prose and boundless humanity are on full display.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Unpersuasive and a bit repetitive
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This landmark book, first published in 1978, remains one of the most influential books in the Social Sciences, particularly Ethnic Studies and Postcolonialism. Said is best known for describing and critiquing "Orientalism", which he perceived as a constellation of false assumptions underlying Western attitudes toward the East. In Orientalism Said claimed a "subtle and persistent Eurocentric prejudice against Arabo-Islamic peoples and their culture."
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We're lucky to have this on audio
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By: Edward Said
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A Time to Build
- From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream
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- Narrated by: Ford Enlow
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Americans are living through a social crisis. Our politics is polarized and bitterly divided. Culture wars rage on campus, in the media, social media, and other arenas of our common life. And for too many Americans, alienation can descend into despair, weakening families and communities and even driving an explosion of opioid abuse. Left and right alike have responded with populist anger at our institutions, and use only metaphors of destruction to describe the path forward: cleaning house, draining swamps. But, as Yuval Levin argues, this is a misguided prescription.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incisive and Illuminating
- By Jakob on 01-26-23
By: Yuval Levin
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About Behaviorism
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About Behaviorism is about the controversial philosophy known as behaviorism, written by its leading exponent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refreshing and concise
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By: B.F. Skinner
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The Twilight of the American Enlightenment
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In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in daily life, but technology and mass culture also threatened to erode the country's traditional moral character. As award-winning historian George M. Marsden explains in The Twilight of the American Enlightenment, postwar Americans looked to the country's secular liberalelites for guidance in this precarious time, but these intellectuals proved unable to articulate a coherent common cause by which America could chart its course.
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Such a relevant book to our current world
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In just 1,337 words, the Declaration of Independence changed the world, but curiously it is now rarely read from start to finish, much less understood. Unsettled by this, Danielle Allen read the text quietly with students and discovered its animating power. "Bringing the analytical skills of a philosopher, the voice of a gifted memoirist, and the spirit of a soulful humanist to the task, Allen manages to find new meaning in Thomas Jefferson' s understanding of equality," says Joseph J. Ellis about Our Declaration.
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By: Danielle Allen
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Fools, Frauds and Firebrands
- Thinkers of the New Left
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- Narrated by: Rory Barnett
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 110
From one of the leading critics of leftist orientations comes a study of the thinkers who have most influenced the attitudes of the New Left. Beginning with a ruthless analysis of New Leftism and concluding with a critique of the key strands in its thinking, Roger Scruton conducts a reappraisal of such major left-wing thinkers as E. P. Thompson, Ronald Dworkin, R. D. Laing, Jurgen Habermas, Gyorgy Lukacs, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jacques Derrida, Slavoj Žižek, Ralph Milliband, and Eric Hobsbawm. Scruton delivers a critique of modern left-wing thinking.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Deconstructing the New Left
- By Wayne on 01-17-20
By: Roger Scruton
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The Japanese Mind
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bad Pronunciation of Japanese terms
- By Joseph O'Donnell on 05-19-20
By: Roger J. Davies, and others
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Not for Profit
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- By: Martha C. Nussbaum
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In this short and powerful book, celebrated philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education. Historically, the humanities have been central to education because they have been seen as essential for creating competent democratic citizens. But recently, Nussbaum argues, thinking about the aims of education has gone disturbingly awry in the United States and abroad.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not for Profit
- By elemarteacher on 07-21-17
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The Givenness of Things
- Essays
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The spirit of our times can appear to be one of joyless urgency. As a culture we have become less interested in the exploration of the glorious mind, and more interested in creating and mastering technologies that will yield material well-being. But while cultural pessimism is always fashionable, there is still much to give us hope.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mostly thoughts on religious things
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In Defense of History
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story5 out of 5 stars 31
Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profuse, they bring an array of tools that range from agreed-upon rules of documentation to the critical application of social and economic theory, all employed with the aim of reconstructing a verifiable, usable past. Evans defends this commitment to historical knowledge from the attacks of postmodernist critics who deny the possibility of achieving any kind of certain knowledge about the past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening
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Deep Thought
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
As Douglas Adams points out, if there is no final answer to the question "what is the meaning of life?" 42 is as good or bad an answer as any other. Indeed, 42 quotes might be even better! Gary Cox guides us through 42 of the most misunderstood, misquoted, provocative, and significant quotes in the history of philosophy, providing witty and compelling commentary along the way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best philosophy intro ever
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By: Gary Cox
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Dark Star Rising
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 128
Within the concentric circles of Trump's regime lies an unseen culture of occultists, power-seekers, and mind-magicians whose influence is on the rise. In this unparalleled account, historian Gary Lachman examines the influence of occult and esoteric philosophy on the unexpected rise of the alt-right.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Step Right This Way!
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Rocks of Ages
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 106
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In this fascinating history of the age-old battle between Science and Religion, evolutionist Stephen Jay Gould argues that part of living the full human experience is achieving a balance between the spiritual and the rational."
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3 out of 5 stars
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Tame and bland compared to his other books
- By John Mertus on 01-15-05
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The Secret Knowledge
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For the past 30 years, David Mamet has been a controversial and defining force in theater and film, championing the most cherished liberal values along the way. In some of the great movies and plays of our time, his characters have explored the ethics of the business world, embodied the struggles of the oppressed, and faced the flaws of the capitalist system. But in recent years Mamet has had a change of heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mamet's Rubicon
- By Kirk on 08-13-11
By: David Mamet
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Students preparing for the SAT should not miss "Master SAT Vocabulary Words: The 5,000 Most Common SAT Vocabulary Words With Sample Sentences and Fun Stories" by Levi Cohen. This audiobook is carefully crafted to improve vocabulary using a methodical technique. It is a thorough study aid for SAT preparation, covering 5,000 of the terms that appear most frequently in the exam. This audiobook's unique characteristic is how every word is used in both entertaining short stories and example sentences.
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Helping me learn without "sitting down to study"
- By James Ramsey on 02-29-24
By: Levi Cohen
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Vocabulary Energizers: Volume 1
- By: David Popkin
- Narrated by: Robert O’Keefe
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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This book builds vocabulary by presenting the fascinating histories behind those words we need for more effective communication and comprehension. Focusing on a core of 100 words and their background stories, the author links these words with hundreds of synonyms and antonyms. Greek and Latin word parts introduce additional words. Informative and amusing exercises reinforce the vocabulary entries.
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This is a great vocabulary audiobook
- By Chun on 04-29-15
By: David Popkin
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Word Power for Business
- 500 Words You Need to Transform Your Career and Your Life
- By: Dan Strutzel
- Narrated by: Derek Shetterly, Carol Dines, Tony Craine
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Business is just like any sector or topic, with its own language, customs, codes, and terminologies. Different aspects of business can have their own distinctive terminology, which can also overlap. For instance, words and phrases from the realm of sales can also apply to management or finance under a variety of circumstances. In Word Power for Business, Dan presents 500 words and short expressions from a variety of different business categories.
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Fun presentation with relevant and practical words
- By C. Brady on 04-17-17
By: Dan Strutzel
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The Great Book of American Idioms
- A Dictionary of American Idioms, Sayings, Expressions & Phrases
- By: Lingo Mastery
- Narrated by: Jason Sullivan
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Sure, you can learn English with a language course or a textbook just fine, and climb up the ranks in terms of your grasp of the language....but are you sure you can talk like a native? For starters, many expressions used by fluent speakers of English can’t exactly be learned in a book, and it can be frustrating to realize that your formal learning hasn’t been enough to teach you the way people talk in real life. Sometimes, it’s all about having the right tools at your disposal...and this is where The Great Book of American Idioms comes in!
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Outstanding!
- By Educated Shopper on 06-25-23
By: Lingo Mastery
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- Zujkywa
- 12-17-22
Wonderful Way to Learn New Words!
Would you like to increase your vocabulary and develop your memory at the same time?
English is a beautiful and rich language, but our generation has abandoned many of its words and nuances in favor of simplified ways of expressing ideas. In light of the literary and linguistic heritage we must enthusiastically strive to preserve, this book is no anachronism, but a timely and relevant addition to your audio library.
As far as the method used to introduce the vocabulary, each word is first read and spelled, and the category of speech is given. Then the definition is read, followed by 2 sentences that use the word. The word is then read and spelled again.
There is a review after every 13 words, including long enough pauses that you can test your memory.
Classical music is played in the background to further enhance the audiobook experience and boost the brain’s ability to remember all the new words.
In addition to adding words such as crepuscular, bowdlerize, and fatuous to my vocabulary, I discovered, much to my chagrin, that I have been pronouncing “cerulean” incorrectly since childhood, when I learned its meaning from a book.
Highly recommended if you love words, appreciate the English language, or just want to sound more intellectual than you do right now. It will help increase your conversational prowess, improve writing abilities, and prepare for the SAT, ACT or any other exam that includes vocabulary. You’ll be amazed at how many words you’ll actually learn and retain in less than 3 hours with the techniques in this book! Get this book today - you'll be glad you did.
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- Sam Gavin
- 12-27-22
Learn vocabulary with ease.
Improving communication skills is now a basic need of every adult. Technology has become so advanced that now we don't need to waste money on academies to improve our vocabulary.
I found this book and it really helped me a lot. It lets me learn new vocabulary as well as to revise it whenever I want.
I highly recommend this book to everyone, especially to ILETS students.
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