15 Results for : huddles
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Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 661min
A group of traders huddles around a pile of dried shark fins on a gleaming white floor in Hong Kong. A Papua New Guinean elder shoves off in his hand-carved canoe, ready to summon a shark with ancient magic. A scientist finds a rare shark in Indonesia and forges a deal with villagers so it and other species can survive. In this eye-opening adventure that spans the globe, Juliet Eilperin investigates the fascinating ways different individuals and cultures relate to the ocean’s top predator. Along the way, she reminds us why, after millions of years, sharks remain among nature’s most awe-inspiring creatures. From Belize to South Africa, from Shanghai to Bimini, we see that sharks are still the object of an obsession that may eventually lead to their extinction. This is why movie stars and professional athletes go shark hunting in Miami and why shark’s fin soup remains a coveted status symbol in China. Yet we also see glimpses of how people and sharks can exist alongside one another: surfers tolerating their presence off Cape Town and ecotourists swimming with sharks that locals in the Yucatán no longer have to hunt. With a reporter’s instinct for a good story and a scientist’s curiosity, Eilperin offers us an up-close understanding of these extraordinary, mysterious creatures in the most entertaining and illuminating shark encounter you’re likely to find outside a steel cage. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bernadette Dunne. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/002670/bk_rand_002670_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Story of a Brief Marriage , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 373min
Shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize Two and a half decades into a devastating civil war, Sri Lanka's Tamil minority is pushed inexorably towards the coast by the advancing army. Amongst the evacuees is Dinesh, whose world has contracted to a makeshift camp where time is measured by the shells that fall around him like clockwork. Alienated from family, home, language, and body, he exists in a state of mute acceptance, numb to the violence around him, till he is approached one morning by an old man who makes an unexpected proposal: that Dinesh marry his daughter, Ganga. Marriage, in this world, is an attempt at safety, like the beached fishing boat under which Dinesh huddles during the bombings. As a couple, they would be less likely to be conscripted to fight for the rebels, and less likely to be abused in the case of an army victory. Thrust into this situation of strange intimacy and dependence, Dinesh and Ganga try to come to terms with everything that has happened, hesitantly attempting to awaken to themselves and to one another before the war closes over them once more. Anuk Arudpragasam's The Story of a Brief Marriage is a feat of extraordinary sensitivity and imagination, a meditation on the fundamental elements of human existence - eating, sleeping, washing, touching, speaking - that give us direction and purpose, even as the world around us collapses. Set over the course of a single day and night, this unflinching debut confronts marriage and war, life and death, bestowing on its subjects the highest dignity, however briefly. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ronny Matthew. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/030635/bk_adbl_030635_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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World Class Administrative Assistant , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 400min
Club Wealth’s World Class Administrative Assistant book is meant for administrative assistants who want a guidebook specific to working with a real estate agent or team. We also encourage team leaders who want to improve their organization to share this book with their admins. Cowritten by powerhouse agent and Club Wealth coach Sarah Santa Ana, who developed the Club Wealth’s Admin Assistant Bootcamp, which is a impactful training for all assistants (general admins, transaction coordinators, marketing managers, listing and buyer agent admins) - and by Tara Hellickson, who is the rock-star office manager and client care specialist for the Club Wealth organization and has more than 20 years in working in the real estate industry, this hands-on guide is a must-have for real estate team leaders and their assistants. It has practical advice and dozens of readymade forms, detailed checklists, and tools including: Plans for setting goals and developing the perfect daily scheduleTelephone and email training, including answering techniques and words to avoidAdvice on establishing a world-class office procedures and policy manual, including job roles and descriptions Open house management Planning client events, team huddles, and staff meetings Onboarding and offboarding procedures and administrative training Managing your database The World Class Administrative Assistant book will identify the key roles of a real estate assistant, while breaking down the precise workflow of each when serving as a general admin, office manager, listing and buyer agent admin, transaction coordinator, marketing director, and bookkeeper. Listeners will discover how to organize everything from their workspace to meetings and events, and they’ll gain a better understanding of their organization style preferences for space and time. For the team leader or solo real estate agent, usi ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lee Jagow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/235017/bk_acx0_235017_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Great Teams: 16 Things High Performing Organizations Do Differently , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 428min
What makes a team great? Not just good. Not just functional. But great? Over the last six years, longtime Sports Illustrated associate editor Don Yaeger has been invited by some of the greatest companies in the world to speak about the habits of high-performing individuals. Delivering an average of 80 keynote speeches per year, Don was approached by his most consistent client, Microsoft, to develop a talk on what allowed some teams to play at a championship level year after year. From Microsoft and Starbucks to the New England Patriots and San Antonio Spurs, what do some organizations do seemingly better than most all of their opponents? Don took the challenge. He began building into his travel schedule opportunities to interview our generation's greatest team builders from the sports and business worlds. During this process he has conducted more than 100 interviews with some of the most successful teams and organizations in the country. From those interviews Don has identified 16 habits that drive these high-performing teams. Building on the stories, examples, and firsthand accounts, each chapter in Great Teams comes with applicable examples of how to apply these characteristics in any organization. Great Teams is the ultimate intersection of the sports and business worlds and a powerful companion for thought leaders, teams, managers, and organizations that seek to perform similarly. The insight shared in this book is sure to enhance any team in its pursuit of excellence. Great teams understand the "why" Great teams allow culture to shape who they recruit Great teams run successful huddles Great teams manage dysfunction, friction, and strong personalities Great teams see value others miss Great teams know how to win in critical situations Great teams embrace change Great teams build a mentoring culture Great team ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steven Roy Grimsley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tnwd/000578/bk_tnwd_000578_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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But the Children Survived , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 836min
What if the world ended overnight and everyone died but you? How would you cope? What would you do to take care of yourself when there is very little food left in your cupboard and no clean water coming out of your faucet? And you have a little dog who must eat and drink, too? This is what happens to Mindy Lane, the heroine of But the Children Survived. One day, her grammy goes to the grocery store and never returns. Her parents are on vacation a thousand miles away, but the phone doesn't work and there is no way to communicate with them. Mindy doesn't know everyone in North America had died following the release of a biological weapon. She just knows she's running out of food and must decide what she'll do next. One night, frightened by the prospect of strangers finding her alone, she hides with her grammy's little dog, Baby Girl, under a ramp attached to the mobile home she's occupying. She watches two men in hazmat suits go into her house and overhears them say they are looking for a child. As she huddles with Baby Girl under the ramp, her fear of discovery grows. Who are the men and why are they looking for her? Why did Mindy survive when everyone else succumbed to the deadly poison? Why did Baby Girl live when all other animals perished? The answer lies in a mysterious plant found deep in the Brazilian rain forest. Two scientists - one who desires to preserve life and one driven to destroy - travel to the rain forest seeking the woman who discovered the plant. Can they compel her to share her marvelous discovery? But the Children Survived is the story of survival and endurance in the face of unspeakable odds.Will Mindy find her parents? Are they still alive? Listen to But the Children Survived, a mystery with many layers that will keep you engaged until the end. But the Children Survived has been called "great science fiction" and "engrossing, entertaining, and a fun read" by readers on Amaz ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael T Bradley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/013497/bk_acx0_013497_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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