DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. Who is more curious? The man or the woman? On whom is the guilt for the expulsion from paradise resting - the man or the woman? Everything depends on how the world originated...was it divine creation or a battle between God and the devil? Blasphemy? Or more a fruit of the mind of Machado de Assis? Adam listens to Eve. Neither resists temptation. Original Portuguese description: Quem e mais curioso? O homem ou a mulher? A quem cabe a culpa pela expuls?o do paraiso? Ao homem ou a mulher? Tudo depende de como se originou o mundo... Criac?o Divina ou um embate entre Deus e o Diabo? Sandices? Blasfemia? Ou mais um fruto da mente brilhante de Machado de Assis? Ouca Ad?o e Eva. N?o resista a tentac?o.
DescriptionTomandole el pelo a la humanidad. La vision del mundo que tuvo Voltaire debio haber sido muy risuena, ya que su obra es un conjunto de ironias y de humor que va de lo escabroso a lo filosofico. Lo notable es que todo esto estuvo al servicio de ideas, en l…
DescriptionLaylora, the Paradise Planet, is a world of breath-taking beauty, where peace-loving aboriginals live in harmony with their environment. Or do they? The Doctor and Rose arrive to find that the once-perfect eco-system is showing signs of failing. The parad…
DescriptionWhen Pauline Watkins wakes up one morning to discover she's 39, she decides Something Must Be Done - about her marriage, her routine job, her routine life. Fairexchange.biz offers a solution: swap her council estate semi for paradise in Australia. On the other side of the world, Lorna Mackenzie has reached a similar conclusion. A family wedding provides the excuse for Lorna to sweep her mother and faithless husband up and head to Chez Watkins.
DescriptionCritic and author Robert Alter presents a new translation of Genesis that reveals the complexity, depth, and eloquence of this beloved biblical Book. Alter's perceptive translation is both contemporary and literary, revealing the meaning of the ancient Hebrew text through language that is both modern and strikingly poetic. From Adam and Eve to Noah and the Great Flood, to the covenant with Abraham, Genesis contains some of the most sacred stories of Western civilization. Alter uses his literary genius to evoke these stories in all their epic splendor, philosophical weightiness, and powerful beauty. This audio also includes an exclusive interview with Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul, in which he discusses the meaning of Genesis for today's generation.
