Nick's Non-fiction

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The monumental statues of Easter Island, both so magisterial and so forlorn, gazing out in their imposing rows over the island’s barren landscape, have been the source of great mystery ever since the island was first discovered by Europeans on Easter Sunday 1722. How could the ancient people who inhabited this tiny speck of land, the most remote in the vast expanse of the Pacific islands, have built such monumental works? No such astonishing numbers of massive statues are found anywhere else in the Pacific. How could the islanders possibly have moved so many multi-ton monoliths from the quarry inland, where they were carved, to their posts along the coastline? And most intriguing and vexing of all, if the island once boasted a culture developed and sophisticated enough to have produced such marvelous edifices, what happened to that culture?

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0:00 Introduction

4:00 About the Author

5:55 Ch1: A Most Mysterious Island

13:50 Ch2: Millions of Palms

20:15 Ch3: The Ancient Path of Stone Giants

29:35 Ch4: The Statues That Walked

39:40 Ch5: Ahu & Houses

46:30 Ch6: The Collapse

55:25 Next Time & Goodbye!

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Welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz!

Poet, shaman, Dionysian drunk, and druggie, Doors lead singer Jim Morrison quickly achieved cult status after his death in 1971. In The Lizard King, Jerry Hopkins reassesses Jim Morrison's life and provides fresh insights into this powerful and troubled talent, considering him as a human being rather than the myth he has become. At the heart of the book is a series of interviews with Morrison by journalists Ben Fong-Torres and Richard Goldstein. Published uncut, they present a previously unseen Morrison: articulate, intelligent, witty, even self-deprecating. Hopkins includes updates on the people the "erotic politician" left behind.

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0:00 Introduction

6:35 About the Author

10:05 Ch1: The Child

17:00 Ch2: The Scholar

28:45 Ch3: The Poet

39:10 Ch4: The Rockstar

53:35 Ch5: The Drunk

1:03:20 Ch6: The Exile

1:13:55 Next Time & Goodbye!

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As an indigenous person, Tyson Yunkaporta looks at global systems from a unique perspective, one tied to the natural and spiritual world. In considering how contemporary life diverges from the pattern of creation, he raises important questions. How does this affect us? How can we do things differently? In this thoughtful, culturally rich, mind-expanding book, he provides answers. He yarns with people, looking for ways to connect images and stories with place and relationship to create a coherent world view, and he uses sand talk, the Aboriginal custom of drawing images on the ground to convey knowledge.

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0:00 Introduction

4:45 About the Author

7:14 Ch1: The Porcupine & The Paleo Mind

14:20 Ch2: Albino Boy

20:00 Ch3: The First Law

26:20 Ch4: Lines in the Sand

33:10 Ch5: Romanticizing the Stone Age

37:30 Ch6: Lemonade for Headaches

46:10 Ch7: Immovable Meets Irresistible

50:45 Ch8: Which Way

58:25 Next Time & Goodbye!

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If you want to really learn about a complex system like the human mind, study what happens when it’s pushed to the breaking point. Deep Survival flawlessly explains how the mind processes strong emotions and instincts, develops models of how the world works, and continuously adjusts those models in stressful and demanding circumstances. Laurence Gonzales’s bestseller has helped save lives from the deepest wildernesses, just as it has improved readers’ everyday lives. Its mix of adventure narrative, survival science, and practical advice has inspired everyone from business leaders to military officers and psychiatric professionals on how to take control of stress and make better decisions under pressure.

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0:00 Introduction

4:10 About the Author

7:20 Ch1: Look Out Here Comes Ray Charles

13:45 Ch2: Memories of the Future

21:05 Ch3: A Map of the World

26:55 Ch4: A Gorilla In Our Midst

34:00 Ch5: Bending the Map

47:40 Ch6: We’re All Going to Die

54:00 Ch7: The Day of the Fall

59:35 Next Time & Goodbye!

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What are the most common dreams and why do we have them? What does a dream about death mean? What do dreams of swimming, failing, or flying symbolize? First published in 1899, Sigmund Freud's groundbreaking book, The Interpretation of Dreams, explores why we dream and why dreams matter in our psychological lives. Delving into theories of manifest and latent dream content, the special language of dreams, dreams as wish fulfillments, the significance of childhood experiences, and much more, Freud offers an incisive and enduringly relevant examination of dream psychology. Encompassing dozens of case histories and detailed analyses of actual dreams, this landmark work grants us unique insight into our sleeping experiences.

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0:00 Introduction

5:50 About the Author

9:50 Ch1: Stimuliar

20:55 Ch2: Evidence Evasion

31:10 Ch3: Wishy Washy

38:10 Ch4: Manifestation Misreporting

43:00 Ch5: Daily Duper

51:20 Ch6: Deceptive Dreamwork

1:02:45 Ch:7 Subconscious Snuffing

1:08:00 Next Time & Goodbye!

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In his classic guide to understanding the opposite sex, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus , provides a practical and proven way for men and women to improve their communication and relationships by acknowledging the differences between them. Based on years of successful counseling of couples and individuals, Dr. John Gray has helped millions of couples transform their relationships. This timeless book has helped men and women realize how different they can be in their communication styles, emotional needs, and modes of behavior while offering the secrets of communicating without conflicts, allowing couples to give intimacy every chance to grow. 

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0:00 Introduction

5:00 About the Author

7:20 Ch1: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

13:05 Ch2: Mr. Fix It

17:40 Ch3: How to Motivate the Opposite Sex

24:20 Ch4: Speaking Different Languages

32:30 Ch5: Men Are Like Rubber Bands

38:15 Ch6: Women Are Like Waves

47:00 Ch7: How to Avoid Arguments

56:55 Ch8: Keeping the Magic of Love Alive

1:04:10 Next Time & Goodbye!

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Eating the flesh of an Egyptian mummy prevents the plague. Distilled poppies reduce melancholy. A Turkish drink called coffee increases alertness. Tobacco cures cancer. Such beliefs circulated in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, an era when the term "drug" encompassed everything from herbs and spices—like nutmeg, cinnamon, and chamomile—to such deadly poisons as lead, mercury, and arsenic. In The Age of Intoxication, Benjamin Breen offers a window into a time when drugs were not yet separated into categories—illicit and licit, recreational and medicinal, modern and traditional—and there was no barrier between the drug dealer and the pharmacist.

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0:00 Introduction

5:00 About the Author

7:20 Ch1: Searching for Drugs

15:00 Ch2: Selling Drugs

29:30 Ch3: Fetishizing Drugs

38:40 Ch4: Occult Qualities

46:50 Ch5: Intoxication and the Enlightenment

56:50 Ch6: Drug Pasts and Futures

1:06:20 Next Time & Goodbye!

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When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections and enslaved great minds. Immerse yourself in the twenty-four maneuvers and strategies of the seductive process, the ritual by which a seducer gains mastery over his target. Understand how to "Poeticize Your Presence," “Keep them in Suspense – What Comes Next” and “Master the Art of the Bold Move”. The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer of persuasion that reveals one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate form of power.

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0:00 Introduction

4:10 About the Author

7:20 Ch1: Feminine Seduction

20:20 Ch2: Masculine Seduction

34:30 Ch3: Rake, Coquette, Natural

44:00 Ch4: Choose the Right Victim

49:40 Ch5: Mixed Signals

53:00 Ch6: The Bold Move

58:50 Ch7: Beware the After Effects

1:02:25 Next Time & Goodbye!

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What does it take to run the American supermarket? How do products get to shelves? Who sets the price? Who suffers the consequences of increased efficiency? In this alarming exposé, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on this highly secretive industry. Combining deep sourcing, immersive reporting, and compulsively readable prose, Lorr leads a wild investigation in which we learn: What it takes for a product to earn certification labels like “organic” and “fair trade”, the struggles entrepreneurs face as they fight for shelf space and the truth behind the alarming slave trade in the shrimp industry. The product of five years of research and hundreds of interviews across every level of the industry, The Secret Life of Groceries delivers powerful social commentary on the inherently American quest for more and the social costs therein.

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0:00 Introduction

3:50 About the Author

6:50 Ch1: Trade Your Hoes

24:20 Ch2: Distribution of Responsibility

34:10 Ch3: Self Realization Through Snacking

42:15 Ch4: The Retail Experience

55:40 Ch5: Backstage Theater of Retail

1:11:25 Ch6: Bottom of the Commodity Chain

1:14:35 Next Time & Goodbye!

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Sun Tzu's Art of War is considered the most famous and thought-provoking, work of strategy ever written. The profound insights of this book have endured for over two thousand years as they continue to reward careful study. By unveiling the complex, often unexpected, interrelationships of armies locked in battle, Sun Tzu’s wisdom reveals the enduring principles of success in the struggle of life itself. This analysis is designed to guide listeners to new insights into the nature of human conflict and a greater understanding of every field of human activity, from playing the game of politics to building a successful marriage, from closing a deal to waging war and making peace.

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0:00 Introduction

3:35 About the Author

6:15 Ch1: Readiness

12:55: Ch2: All In

19:40 Ch3: The Magic Bullet

28:15 Ch4: Devise and Conquer

35:00 Ch5: Hold the Line

41:15 Ch6: Guerillaz

48:25 Ch7: Believe and Achieve

53:50 Next Time & Goodbye!

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