Ergebnis für "Book of Night" in Politik & Sozialwissenschaften

In April 1962, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy hosted 49 Nobel Prize winners - along with many other prominent scientists, artists, and writers - at a famed White House dinner. Held at the height of the Cold War, the dinner symbolizes a time when intellectuals were esteemed, divergent viewpoints could be respectfully discussed at the highest level, and the great minds of an age might all dine together in the rarefied glamour of "the people's house."

This collection of 24 essays is a perfect introduction to the world of Lewis Thomas. Topics ranging from the riddle of smelling to nuclear proliferation carry the gentle, unassuming persuasiveness that characterizes the author’s work. Here we are also introduced to the concerns that have distinguished Thomas’ literary career: the natural altruism of organisms; the inter-relatedness of all creatures; the fragility of the human species; the uneasiness of life on a threatened planet.

A podcast about the dark and grim universe of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise. Detailed storytelling of the world, monsters, and events that make up the lore of this indie cult-classic horror game series. Symbolism, theories, science and paranormal magic adventures await. Will you choose to take a trip Into the Night?

Although he is guided and inspired by the people he respects, and despite the insufficiency of his knowledge and experience - an insufficiency shared by most (or all) other humans, Wallace Shawn can’t see any real alternative to trying to figure out his own answers to the most essential questions about the world he lives in.

Harriet Tubman is among the most famous Americans ever born and soon to be the face of the twenty-dollar bill. Yet often she’s a figure more out of myth than history, almost a comic-book superhero. You could almost say she’s America’s Robin Hood, a miraculous vision, often rightly celebrated but seldom understood. Tiya Miles’s extraordinary Night Flyer changes all that.

An electric and intimate story of 1970s gay Atlanta through its bedazzling drag clubs and burgeoning rights activism.

In A Watchman in the Night, Cal Thomas takes the listener on a “road trip” through over 50 years of journalism and American life, serving as a “watchman” on culture and politics and seeking to conform it to a standard that never changes.

Whether you like reading or enjoy discussing interesting themes, like the apocalypse, feminine rage, therapy, or true crime, this funny podcast will have you hooked. Join sisters Suzanne & Presley as they talk spoiler-free about books, life and everything in between.  Come for the laughs, stay for the haiku and cheese pairing.

Vampire! The very word conjures up visions of ruined castles, of enigmatic, pale-skinned noblemen shrouded in dark cloaks, of slumbering beauties being bloodily ravished by supernatural, nocturnal creatures. But just how accurate is that picture? How much do we really know about these mysterious entities? Surprisingly, perhaps, almost every culture can boast of its own vampire beings, few of which correspond to the stock Hollywood image - some are not even human in form; some do not drink blood; some appear in daylight.

Author Michael Oren takes listeners on a behind-the-mind tour of his exciting new collection of short stories, The Night Archer.Hear the inspirations, experiences, and adventures that sparked these stories. Mystery, murder, history, faith, and love – each of the more than fifty stories in this extraordinary collection is completely different. And now you can learn why. 

Nate Night Talks (NNT) is a community and research database dedicated to (re)exploring the fundamental questions that have captivated and vexed humanity throughout the ages. Together we will examine these crucial questions through a more enlightened and modern lens. It is time we fearlessly scrutinize the old narratives about life, the planet, and our place in the universe. If we don’t understand our own consciousness or the nature of the universe we will never understand our place within it.MISSION:The mission of the NNT community is to expand consciousness and encourage critical thinking ...

Featuring the spoken words of poets from all walks of life.