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Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
In the face of catastrophe, spiritual people look to God for relief from their suffering. But how do atheists cope? If there is no grand cosmic plan to explain tragedy or alleviate the tedium of daily responsibilities, why bother to get up in the morning? In this program, biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins explains how science can provide meaning in a universe devoid of God.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Monty Python is back to explain The Meaning of Life. Those naughty Brits offer the usual tasteful sketches involving favorite body parts and bodily functions, the wonders of war, the miracle of birth and a special preview of what's waiting for us in Heaven.
Series
Language
English
Description
The Making of 6 Billion Others takes us behind the scenes of a most intriguing series. The idea of for this series came from Yann Arthus-Bertrand, an award-winning filmmaker who was filming Earth from Above in Mali. One day when the helicopter that he was filming from was out of commission, he tried to draw a portrait of contemporary humankind by asking questions about universal values. What is happiness, love, fear, success, family? What lessons...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Carl is an earthworm. He spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: "Why?" Carl's quest takes him on an adventure to meet all the animals of the forest, each of whom seems to know exactly what they were put on this earth to do, unlike the curious Carl. But it's not until the world around him has changed that Carl begins to realize everyone, no matter how small, makes a big difference...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Most Western democracies have few or no people serving life sentences, yet here in the United States more than 200,000 people are sentenced to such prison terms. Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis of The Sentencing Project argue that there is no practical or moral justification for a sentence longer than twenty years. Harsher sentences have been shown to have little effect on crime rates, since people "age out" of crime-meaning that we're spending a fortune...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Two teenagers with a deadly disease fall in love on the brink of a cure.
Up until his diagnosis, Lane lived a fairly predictable life. Now he is at a tuberculosis sanatorium called Latham House, where he discovers an insular world with paradoxical rules, med sensors, and an eccentric yet utterly compelling confidante named Sadie-- and life as Lane knows it will never be the same. As Lane and Sadie fall in love-- and as their groups begins to fall...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The seven-foot Dirk Nowitzki is one of the great players in basketball history. With a devastating fadeaway and unexpected agility, the Dallas Mavericks superstar helped to pioneer the modern three-shooting game and became a global ambassador for the sport. Award-winning novelist and sportswriter Thomas Pletzinger traveled with Nowitzki for more than seven years, seeking the secret of his success and longevity. In novelistic detail, Pletzinger tells...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This course helps you learn to take small, science-backed actions that increase contentment and provide a foundation for creating the life you want.
Purpose and meaning can be elusive, especially during times of change and uncertainty. In this course, Maxie McCoy, author of the book You're Not Lost: An Inspired Action Plan for Finding Your Own Way, shares her practical, science-backed action plan for finding purpose and meaning in life. First, Maxie...
Author
Series
Amelia rules! volume 7
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
While trying to figure out the meaning of life, Amelia learns that even when the world is scary and life is as mystifying as ever, some things, such as friends, do last.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The Purpose Principles draws on the stories of success, failure, and the common threads among some of today?́?s most successful and influential people, inspiring you to see yourself in the same light as the world?́?s biggest difference-makers. Jake Ducey offers a humorous, action-oriented approach for getting more meaning out of life, teaching you how to live with more excitement, productivity, clarity, and confidence. This can help you tackle...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An elder justice expert uncovers the failures in the systems that are supposed to protect us as we age, and provides a battle plan for families and policy-makers to counter the greed and incompetence. Between 1900 and 2000, Americans gained, on average, thirty years of life. That dazzling feat allowed tens of millions of Americans to reach the once-rare age of 85, now the fastest-growing age group. The bad news: For millions of Americans, the Golden...
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