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  • Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning Part 5

    'A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped PyjamasA prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the concentration camp prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Frankl came to believe man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.


    45 min
  • Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning Part 4

    'A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped PyjamasA prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the concentration camp prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Frankl came to believe man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.


    1 hr
  • Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning Part 3

    'A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped PyjamasA prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the concentration camp prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Frankl came to believe man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.


    1 hr
  • Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning Part 2

    'A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped PyjamasA prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the concentration camp prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Frankl came to believe man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.


    1 hr
  • Einstein: His Life and the Universe Part 5

    Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius.He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the universe that he discovered.Einstein's success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marvelling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a worldview based on respect for free spirits and free individuals. All of which helped make Einstein into a rebel but with a reverence for the harmony of nature, one with just the right blend of imagination and wisdom to transform our understanding of the universe. This new biography, the first since all of Einstein's papers have become available, is the fullest picture yet of one of the key figures of the twentieth century.


    1 hr 2 min
  • Einstein: His Life and the Universe Part 4

    Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius.He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the universe that he discovered.Einstein's success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marvelling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a worldview based on respect for free spirits and free individuals. All of which helped make Einstein into a rebel but with a reverence for the harmony of nature, one with just the right blend of imagination and wisdom to transform our understanding of the universe. This new biography, the first since all of Einstein's papers have become available, is the fullest picture yet of one of the key figures of the twentieth century.


    1 hr 2 min
  • Einstein: His Life and the Universe Part 3

    Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius.He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the universe that he discovered.Einstein's success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marvelling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a worldview based on respect for free spirits and free individuals. All of which helped make Einstein into a rebel but with a reverence for the harmony of nature, one with just the right blend of imagination and wisdom to transform our understanding of the universe. This new biography, the first since all of Einstein's papers have become available, is the fullest picture yet of one of the key figures of the twentieth century.


    1 hr 2 min
  • Polo Ye - Kanye West Cookin Soul Lofi Mix

    Tracklist :

    01: 00:00 4 yall
    02: 01:04 Bitterwest
    03: 03:47 Black Balls (Good Lovin)
    04: 05:00 Brand Nu
    05: 06:21 GOTD
    06: 07:52 Real Life (Dream Killers)
    07: 09:10 Girlfriend
    08: 11:08 Real World
    09: 12:18 Emotional
    10: 13:33 4 bar drop
    11: 15:08 Chicago

    18 min
  • Japanese Female Artists Funk and Soul on Vinyl (late 70's, early 80's)

    A mix of Japanese Female Artists of the Funk and Soul sound on Vinyl.


    Tracklist:

    Yasuko Agawa - L.A. Night (1980-Invitation)
    Manna - Yellow Magic Carnival (1980-Epic/Sony)
    Yumi Arai - Anata Dake No Mono / あなただけのもの (1980-Alfa)
    Minako Yoshida - Uptown (1983-Alfa)
    Yumi Seino - You & I (1981-Blow Up)
    Taeko Ohnuki - Summer Connection (1984 Panam/Crown)
    Yasuko Agawa - Meant To Be (1980-Invitation)
    Taeko Ohnuki - 4:00 A.M. (1978-RCA)
    Aiko ‎- Time Machine (Reissue of 2 tracks from Aiko - “My Home Town” LP on ADY Recording, Inc. (ADY-1990))
    Taeko Ohnuki - 海と少年 (1978-RCA)
    Rie Nakahara - Togire Togirete (1978- CBS/Sony)
    Haruko Kuwana - そして電話のベルは (1979-Philips)
    Kimiko Kasai - バイブレイション (1977-CBC/Sony)
    当山ひとみ - Sexy Robot (1983-Columbia)
    Yasuko Agawa - New York Afternoon (Reissue; HMV-1987)

    59 min
  • Robert Greene - The Laws of Human Nature Part 1

    We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose.


    Whether at work, in relationships, or in shaping the world around you, The Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success, self-improvement, and self-defence.

    1 hr

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