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New from the number-one Sunday Times best-selling author of Prisoners of Geography. We feel more divided than ever. This riveting analysis tells you why. Walls are going up. Nationalism and identity politics are on the rise once more. Thousands of miles of fences and barriers have been erected in the past 10 years, and they are redefining our political landscape.

Topics explored in this dialogue include: how you can address the greatest challenge of our times, the role of the arts in deep ecology, how the shift from linear thinking to systems thinking in the sciences affects us now and in the future, understanding the complexity of living systems and life itself, why creativity is the driving force of evolution, what religion and deep ecology have in common, what's really behind the information age, and the mathematics of complexity.

Framed by the author’s personal experience with backyard hens, Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories explores the history of the chicken from its descent from the dinosaurs to the space-age present. En route, Lembke surveys chickens in ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 19th century, and modern times, including the role of chickens in Jewish and Muslim practices. She also investigates the birds’ contributions to science and their jaunty appearances in literature.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Inner Level by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, read by Finlay Robertson. Why is the incidence of mental illness in the UK twice that in Germany? Why are Americans three times more likely than the Dutch to develop gambling problems? Why is child...

"Living in China’s Expanding Deserts" is from the October 23, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Josh Haner, Edward Wong, Derek Watkins and Jeremy White and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Advice for Living" is from the October 1, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Ruth Bader Ginsburg and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Living the Virtual Life at Tech’s Big Show" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Brian X. Chen and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Living Wills' of 5 Banks Fail to Pass Muster" is from the April 13, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Eavis and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

This audiobook describes the foundation of American and Canadian government being English law and the English Constitution. It depicts how the founding fathers created checks and balances to allow the government to sustain itself through tumultuous times.

"Noah Living a Dream in Playing for the Knicks" is from the October 16, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Scott Cacciola and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Oldest Living Yoga Celebrity Tells All" is from the November 27, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Katherine Rosman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Me, Living in Chaos; You, a Decorator" is from the May 04, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Steven Kurutz and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Endlessly Living in the (Same) Moment" is from the June 17, 2016, Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Bruce Weber and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Years before Truck Rampage in Nice, Attacker Wasn't 'Living in Real World'" is from the July 24, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Adam Nossiter, Alissa J. Rubin and Lilia Blaise and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"He Fled Syria to Avoid Prison. He Ended up Living in One Anyway" is from the June 28, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Nina Siegal and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"For Some Living with Flint Water Crisis, Obama Visit Is Overdue" is from the May 3, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Bosman and Michael D. Shear and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Spin Class Full? Feel the Burn from Your Living Room" is from the September 18, 2016, Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Gloria Dawson and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Somalis Living an American Dream in Kansas Glimpse a Nightmare" is from the October 26, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Jack Healy and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Tending to the Living and the Dead in a Battle-Torn Afghan City" is from the December 13, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mujib Mashal and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Colonel David H. Hackworth—one of America's most decorated soldiers—served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. After retiring from the military in 1971, he completed a second tour of battlefield duty as a war correspondent. Accompanying our nation's fighting men and women to the Persian Gulf, Bosnia, Somalia, Korea, and Haiti, what he learned was shocking: high-level military incompetence, futility, and corruption.