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In the 99th district of a sprawling labour camp, the Author, Musician, Scholar, Theologian and Technician - and hundreds just like them - are undergoing Re-education, to restore their revolutionary zeal and credentials. In charge of this process is the Child, who delights in draconian rules, monitoring behaviour and confiscating treasured books. But when bad weather arrives, followed by the ‘three bitter years’, the intellectuals are abandoned by the regime and left on their own to survive.

Sensual Self (formerly The Sexually Liberated Woman) is a podcast that invites you to luxuriate in the pleasures of your body. Hosted by sexuality doula® Ev’Yan Whitney, you’ll be guided to slow down, tune in, heal, and feel the sensations and pleasures of your sensual body. Sensual Self explores the nuances of sensuality at the intersection of identity, sexuality, embodiment, and healing, and features conversations and practices to help you connect with your sensual self. Check out the guided journal of the same name coming December 7 from Penguin Random House. Hosted on Acast. See ...

Mo Yan, China’s most critically acclaimed author, has changed the face of his country’s contemporary literature with such daring and masterly novels as Red Sorghum, The Garlic Ballads, and The Republic of Wine. In this collection of eight astonishing stories - the title story of which has been adapted to film by the award-winning director of Red Sorghum, Zhang Yimou - Mo Yan shows why he is also China’s leading writer of short fiction.

Hongmei is the perfect Chinese wife: beautiful, diligent, passive. Glen is the perfect American husband: intelligent, caring, well-off. From the outside, Hongmei and Glen's life in the San Francisco Bay Area seems perfect. But at home, their marriage is falling apart. Post-its left on the fridge are their primary form of communication.

This moving short novel is based on true events that took place during the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, when the Japanese invaded the Chinese city, slaughtering not only soldiers but raping and murdering the civilian population as well. It tells the story of an American missionary who, for a few terrifying days, finds himself sheltering a group of schoolgirls, prostitutes, and wounded Chinese soldiers in the compound of his church.

In Adults in the Room, Yanis Varoufakis exposes the shocking reality of how power is wielded behind the scenes at the EU - and argues that only radical reform can save it from collapse. Yanis Varoufakis became globally famous when was elected finance minister of Greece with a specific mandate to say no to the EU: to reject the forced loans and crushing austerity forced upon his country by the Eurozone.

"Liberty Lounge" is a dynamic podcast where three popular YouTube personalities (Anthony Miranda, the "Armed Scholar," Jared Yanis of Guns & Gadgets, and the hilarious Johnny B ) come together. In this relaxed yet freedom-inspired setting, the trio dives deep into the realms of the Second Amendment, politics, and current news. With a mix of expert opinion and friendly banter, they tackle pressing issues, offering listeners a unique blend of information and entertainment.

本書為簡體中文版作者李延明於1964年出生在物資匱乏的中國瀋陽很小的時候他就發現自己有一種與生具來的靈性天賦但是他的這種天賦不被父母接受所以他必須把這份天賦藏在心里十八歲以後李延明開始運用他的天賦治癒自己的母親以及其他人1994年李延明移居西方後便展開他的教學之路向無數有需要的人傳授這項治癒的方法其中很多的絕症患者都因為這個自愈方法而康復現在定居於美國喬治亞州亞特蘭大的李延明決定與全世界分享這份獨特的禮物---深度自愈的秘密

司马懿的处世智慧、人生哲学处处精彩，处处显示出他的与众不同。本有声书书以“胜者为王”作为命题，借由司马懿的案例来谈如何取得人生的胜利…… 司馬懿的處世智慧、人生哲學處處精彩，處處顯示出他的與眾不同。本有聲書以「勝者為王」作為命題，借由司馬懿的案例來談如何取得人生的勝利……

胡雪岩白手起家，从一介布衣到富可敌国的“大清首富”，他凭借的是“做天下人生意”的眼光和野心，其经商绝学、处世韬略是留给后人的一笔宝贵财富，为世人所称道……胡雪巖白手起家，從一介布衣到富可敵國的「大清首富」，他憑藉的是「做天下人生意」的眼光和野心，其經商絕學、處世韜略是留給後人的一筆寶貴財富，為世人所稱道……

In twenty years, Yan Ge has authored thirteen books written in Chinese, working across an impressive range of genres and subjects. Now, Yan Ge transposes her dynamic storytelling onto another linguistic landscape. The result is a collection humming with her trademark wit and style—and with the electricity of a seasoned artist flexing her virtuosity with a new medium. A young woman bonds with an encampment of poets after a devastating earthquake. Against her better judgment, a college student begins to fall for an acquaintance who might be dead.

Your belly is full of tiny creatures—and they love to eat! Along the river of your gut, tiny creatures move, eat, and grow. Learn more about the garden of microscopic flora growing inside the body and come on a journey that explains an important biological concept: the microbiome, the health of which affects everything in our bodies. Did you know that some foods are better for your microbiome (and you!) than others? The audiobook goes further into the science of the microbiome and reveals amazing facts about the gut.

The farmers of Paradise County have been leading a hardscrabble life unchanged for generations. The Communist government has encouraged them to plant garlic, but selling the crop is not as simple as they believed. Warehouses fill up, taxes skyrocket, and government officials maltreat even those who have traveled for days to sell their harvest. A surplus on the garlic market ensues, and the farmers must watch in horror as their crops wither and rot in the fields. Families are destroyed by the random imprisonment of young and old for supposed crimes against the state. Meanwhile, a blind minstrel incites the masses to take the law into their own hands....

本有声书提供一些拈来就能用的生存技巧，为人处世的技巧和面对复杂社会和人性时的技巧，可以让你在社会这个大舞台上玩得转，玩得顺，玩得赢！……本有聲書提供一些拈來就能用的生存技巧，為人處世的技巧和面對複雜社會和人性時的技巧，可以讓你在社會這個大舞台上玩得轉，玩得順，玩得贏！

Pêche miraculeuse à Milet : un trône d'or forgé par le dieu Héphaïstos lui-même ! Mais il est écrit qu'il doit revenir au plus sage... Thalès, à l'aide ! Où trouver un vrai sage, dans ce monde déchiré par des tyrans cupides ? Pour connaître la réponse, il faudra résoudre une énigme... pharaonique. Lecteur, à toi de choisir ! La sagesse ou la fortune ? La paix ou la gloire ? Thalès, philosophe et géomètre emblématique de la créativité et de la rigueur de la pensée, est aussi tête en l'air : il tombe dans les puits pour, au fond du trou, faire de nouvelles découvertes.

In her highly anticipated English-language debut, Yan Ge explores isolation in nine iridescent, witty and wondrous tales. Both contemporary and ancient, real and surreal, the stories in Elsewhere range from China to Dublin to London and Stockholm. These are strange and beguiling stories of dispossession, longing and the diasporic experience.

Dieses Hörbuch lüftet das Geheimnis der Energie-Balance der Shaolin-Mönche aus erster Hand. Sie lernen, wie Sie mit der Weisheit der Shaolin-Mönche den täglichen Anforderungen gerecht werden und dabei immer in einer optimalen Balance bleiben. In acht konkreten Schritten erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihre Kräfte nicht nutzlos verpulvern, sondern sie möglichst effektiv für Ihre Ziele einzusetzen - und wie Sie immer wieder neue Energie aufbauen können.

In 2008, the universe of Western finance outgrew planet Earth. When Wall Street imploded, a death embrace between insolvent banks and bankrupt states consumed Europe. Half a dozen national economies imploded, and several more came close. But the storm is far from over.... From the aftermath of the Second World War to the present, Varoufakis recounts how the eurozone emerged not as a route to shared prosperity but as a pyramid scheme of debt.

C'est l'erreur de calcul de trop ! Un, Deux, Trois et Quatre se sont échappés, laissant l'univers au bord du chaos. Seul Pythagore peut restaurer l'harmonie du monde, en révélant aux nombres l'antique secret qui rythme leur danse ... Aristote, comme chacun sait, fut le précepteur d'Alexandre. Mais voici longtemps que le turbulent disciple s'est affranchi des sages conseils du Maître pour se lancer à la conquête du monde.

Mimi's Waipo loves liangcha, but Mimi thinks her grandmother's favorite tea is just too bitter. It burns her lips, it tastes sour on her tongue, and it smells like her grandfather's socks—yuck! Mimi secretly feeds her liangcha to the fish, and hides it in a plant, and pours it down the sink—anything to avoid drinking it again. But Waipo has an idea. One morning, she makes a new batch of liangcha for them to share. Will Waipo's secret ingredient be enough to win Mimi over?