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ID: 514136

Title: Plunder: Napoleon's Theft of Veronese's Feast

Author: Cynthia Saltzman

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:54:14

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Military

Summary:

Cynthia Saltzman's Plunder recounts the fate of Paolo Veronese's Wedding Feast at Cana, a vast, sublime canvas that the French, under the command of the young Napoleon Bonaparte, tore from a wall of the monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore, on an island in Venice, in 1797. Painted in 1563 during the Renaissance, the picture was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. In 1801, the Veronese went on exhibition at the Louvre, the new public art museum founded during the Revolution in the former palace of the French kings.

As Saltzman tells the larger story of Napoleon's looting of Italian art and its role in the creation of the Louvre, she reveals the contradictions of his character: his thirst for greatness-to carry forward the finest aspects of civilization-and his ruthlessness in getting whatever he sought. After Napoleon's 1815 defeat at Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington and the Allies forced the French to return many of the Louvre's plundered paintings and sculptures. Nevertheless, The Wedding Feast at Cana remains in Paris to this day, hanging directly across from the Mona Lisa.

Expertly researched and deftly told, Plunder chronicles one of the most spectacular art appropriation campaigns in history, one that sheds light on a seminal historical figure and the complex origins of one of the great museums of the world.

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ID: 514191

Title: Asteroids: How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space

Author: Martin Elvis

Narrator: Nigel Patterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:30:14

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics

Summary:

A unique, wide-ranging examination of asteroid exploration and our future in space

Human travel into space is an enormously expensive and unforgiving endeavor. So why go? In this accessible and authoritative book, astrophysicist Martin Elvis argues that the answer is the asteroid exploration, for the strong motives of love, fear, and greed.

Elvis's personal motivation is one of scientific love-asteroid investigations may teach us about the composition of the solar system and the origins of life. A more compelling reason may be fear-of a dinosaur killer-sized asteroid hitting our planet.

Finally, Elvis maintains, we should consider greed: asteroids likely hold vast riches, such as large platinum deposits, and mining them could provide both a new industry and a funding source for bolder space exploration. Elvis explains how each motive can be satisfied, and how they help one another. From the origins of life, to 'space billiards,' and space sports, Elvis looks at how asteroids may be used in the not-so-distant future.

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ID: 520484

Title: Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction

Author: A. C. Grayling

Narrator: Kyle Munley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:44:23

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, History & Culture, Philosophy

Summary:

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A. C. Grayling makes Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general listener by explaining the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He describes both his early and later philosophy, the differences and connections between them, and gives a fresh assessment of Wittgenstein's continuing influence on contemporary thought.

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ID: 514036

Title: Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, Second Edition with a New Preface

Author: Eric Klinenberg

Narrator: Michael Butler Murray

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:44:56

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: History, Non-Fiction, World, North America, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Social Science

Summary:

On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. The heat index, which measures how the temperature actually feels on the body, would hit 126 degrees by the time the day was over. When the heat wave broke a week later, city streets had buckled; the records for electrical use were shattered; and power grids had failed, leaving residents without electricity for up to two days. And by July 20, over seven hundred people had perished-more than twice the number that died in the Chicago Fire of 1871-in the great Chicago heat wave, one of the deadliest in American history.

Heat waves in the United States kill more people during a typical year than all other natural disasters combined. Until now, no one could explain either the overwhelming number or the heartbreaking manner of the deaths resulting from the 1995 Chicago heat wave. Meteorologists and medical scientists have been unable to account for the scale of the trauma, and political officials have puzzled over the sources of the city's vulnerability. In Heat Wave, Eric Klinenberg takes us inside the anatomy of the metropolis to conduct what he calls a 'social autopsy,' examining the social, political, and institutional organs of the city that made this urban disaster so much worse than it ought to have been.

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ID: 519233

Title: Haven Hart Boxed Set: Books 1-4

Author: Davidson King

Narrator: Joel Leslie, Philip Alces

Format: Unabridged

Length: 25:59:29

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, LGBTQ+

Summary:

Books 1-4 in the Haven Hart series

Snow Falling: A man with a dangerous past and a man with a dangerous future find love amidst murder and mayhem. But with Snow's life being threatened at every turn, will Christopher's best be enough to prevent Snow Falling?

Hug It Out: When a mole is discovered within Riordan's organization, relationships are compromised, and people's lives are in danger. Time isn't on their side, and they discover answers can't always be found by hugging it out when someone is hell-bent on eliminating each and every one of them.

A Dangerous Dance: Bill and Mace's traitorous hearts draw them closer together no matter how hard they fight the inevitable. With the lives of their loved ones hanging in the balance, they find themselves in the middle of a dangerous dance.

From the Ashes: Unknowingly sharing the same goal-burying their own pasts deeper than the fires of hell can reach-Black and Quill are unaware that jumping into that fire will do more than ignite their feelings, it could lead to their own demise.

Contains mature themes.

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ID: 520447

Title: Cosmology: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Peter Coles

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:32:20

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics

Summary:

Written in simple and accessible language, this non-technical introduction to cosmology, or the creation and development of the universe, explains the discipline, covers its history, details the latest developments, and explains what is known, what is believed, and what is purely speculative. In addition, the author discusses the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter.

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ID: 520434

Title: Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Christopher Janaway

Narrator: Kyle Munley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:09:34

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, History & Culture, Philosophy

Summary:

Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein. Schopenhauer's central notion is that of the will-a blind, irrational force that he uses to interpret both the human mind and the whole of nature. Seeing human behavior as that of a natural organism governed by the will to life, Schopenhauer developed radical insights concerning the unconscious and sexuality which influenced both psychologists and philosophers

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ID: 520410

Title: Entrepreneurship: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Mike Wright, Paul Westhead

Narrator: Jason Huggins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:27:55

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Business & Economics, Business Development

Summary:

There has been an explosion of interest in entrepreneurs in the popular media, as well as in business, policy, and education. But what do entrepreneurs do? What is entrepreneurship and why is it important? What is distinctive about entrepreneurs? And where do they come from?

In this Very Short Introduction Paul Westhead and Mike Wright weave a pathway through the debates about entrepreneurship, providing a guide to the entrepreneurial process. They look at how the actions of entrepreneurs are shaped by the external environment and availability of resources, consider the types of organizations in which entrepreneurs can be found, and look at the diversity in their backgrounds, experience, and how they think and learn. Lastly, they consider the impact that entrepreneurs have on modern market economies and look at the future of entrepreneurship in our increasingly globalized world.

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ID: 512130

Title: Anatomy of a Witch: A Map to the Magical Body

Author: Laura Tempest Zakroff

Narrator: Romy Nordlinger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:02:37

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Health & Wellness, Naturopathy & New Age, Counseling & Inspirational

Summary:

This book is a guide to the most magical tool in your possession-your body. Not just your physical flesh and blood body, but also your symbolic Witch body, the conduit for bringing the material and metaphysical worlds together. Within this book, you will explore hands-on magical practices and exercises related to your lungs, heart, bones, mind, and the serpent.

Explore the profound correspondences between your body, the mythos of tarot, and the five elements. Practice rituals and activities designed to put you in touch with the rhythms and energies of your material and spiritual being. Anatomy of a Witch is all about embracing the body and tapping into your personal power, despite the limiting beliefs that society foists upon us. Through dozens of activities, writing prompts, spells, and rituals, you will connect with the seen and unseen worlds, your ancestors, and your living community. Magic flows most freely when you are in tune with your intuition and your capable, present, and powerful true self.

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ID: 514129

Title: Horned God of the Witches

Author: Jason Mankey

Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:34:23

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-21

Publisher: Tantor Media

Genres: Health & Wellness, Naturopathy & New Age

Summary:

Horned gods have influenced the development of many magical traditions. This book explores the deep spiritual and historical roots of these gods, and shares rituals and activities designed to help you get closer to them. From ancient Greece to the Renaissance, to the contemporary age of Witchcraft and ritual magick, horned deities have been honored as gods of nature, sex, fertility, passion, sacrifice, death, and rebirth. The Horned God of the Witches reveals the origins and features of their most common guises-Pan, Cernunnos, Herne, Elen of the Ways, the Green Man, and even the Christian devil.

Whether you are interested in the Wiccan Horned God-a composite of several deities-or in the general topic, you will discover rituals for meeting the powerful deity, adding a spiritual charge to your lovemaking, and receiving the gifts of the Witch Father. Author Jason Mankey also includes an in-depth guided meditation for connecting with the Green Man, tips for setting up a devotional altar, directions for the kiss of the eight-pointed star, and much more. Designed to be useful for beginners as well as for those who already have an active devotional practice, this book shares fascinating perspectives and practices that will help you achieve your spiritual and magical goals.

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