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  Bag of Meat on Ball of Dirt , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 97min

  Every day hundreds of human beings board long-haul flights to India on extended breaks from their everyday lives, in search of something seemingly easy to find: themselves. That quixotic quest for understanding has drawn much of the world's population eastward ever since Buddha first assumed the lotus position, and writer Mara Altman needed to know why. So she flew around the world in search of an answer not only to that mystery but also to the deeper questions that plague all who yearn to define the meaning of life. What Altman found in her wild, comic 18-day reporting trek across India - a journey that took her on a laborious 37-hour cross-country train trip, onto a mystical flat rock by the ocean in Pondicherry, and eventually into the emergency room of a cut-rate Bangalore hospital - will make you laugh, learn, and ponder. By the end of her epic odyssey, it will also take you unexpectedly and thrillingly close to the pulsing heart of human existence. After graduating from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Mara Altman worked as a staff writer for The Village Voice. In 2009 HarperCollins published Altman's first book, Thanks for Coming: A Young Woman's Quest for an Orgasm, which was optioned as a comedy series by HBO. She has published seven best-selling Kindle Singles, including the number-one best seller Bearded Lady, and has written for New York Magazine and The New York Times. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mara Altman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/027953/bk_adbl_027953_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Way to Love: The Last Meditations of Anthony de Mello : Image Pocket Classics , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 336min

  Sooner or later there arises in every human heart the desire for holiness, spirituality, God, call it what you will. One hears mystics speak of a divinity all around them that is within our grasp, that would make our lives meaningful and beautiful and rich, if we could only discover it. Instead, there is heartache everywhere, loneliness, fear, confusion, inner conflict, outer conflict.  In this spiritual masterpiece, Anthony de Mello opens you to the possibility that there is a way of getting rid of all of that. There is a way to transcend the sad condition wherein you are always wanting to change yourself, wherein your self-intolerance grows with every effort you make to improve yourself at the cost of struggle and pain. Anthony de Mello invites you to suppose a way of being in which you desist from all efforts to change yourself and from all self-dissatisfaction. Would you then think that you were doomed to go to sleep having passively accepted everything in you and around you? The Way to Love reveals that there is another way besides laborious self-pushing on the one hand and stagnant acquiescence on the other. It is the way of self-understanding. These things in you that you struggle to fix just need to be understood. If you understood them, they would change, and you would discover that here and now is all is well. Though everything seems a mess, all is well. You would discover that you are already happy and fulfilled right now, and always have been, though you don’t yet know it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul Coutinho. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/192365/bk_acx0_192365_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Unhurried at Work , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 100min

  How can we work in a way that makes the most of our human qualities, at a speed that works for us?Being unhurried is about working as we are: messy, imperfect, normal human beings. The more we accept that, the more fun it turns out we can have.To be unhurried is to move at the right pace for the task at hand, to understand our place in relation to others and to be realistic about what can and should be achieved.This book tells the story of my journey towards a more unhurried way of working and living, drawing on five years of conversational experiments and over 15 years facilitating meetings and events around the world.I share what I have learned, and offer some pointers to a way of working that allows human beings to work at their best - instead of rushing to keep up in a world dominated by machines and algorithms. When we hurry less, we increase the likelihood of serendipity and discover the benefits of “effortless effort”.This short book might take you less than an hour to listen - beginning to end. And I’ve written it for dipping in and out, because I don’t want listening to be laborious. It's not an instruction manual, how to guide, or self-help book. I'm aiming to provide inspiration and food for thought so that you can find your own unhurried path with your own surprises and discoveries. Johnnie Moore is a facilitator who has worked with businesses, charities, and activists around the world. He’s a visiting tutor at the Saïd Business School at Oxford University. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Johnnie Moore. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/197021/bk_acx0_197021_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 355min

  Humans have long turned to gardens—both real and imaginary—for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. Those gardens may be as far away from everyday reality as Gilgamesh’s garden of the gods or as near as our own backyard, but in their very conception and the marks they bear of human care and cultivation, gardens stand as restorative, nourishing, necessary havens. With Gardens, Robert Pogue Harrison graces readers with a thoughtful, wide-ranging examination of the many ways gardens evoke the human condition. Moving from from the gardens of ancient philosophers to the gardens of homeless people in contemporary New York, he shows how, again and again, the garden has served as a check against the destruction and losses of history. The ancients, explains Harrison, viewed gardens as both a model and a location for the laborious self-cultivation and self-improvement that are essential to serenity and enlightenment, an association that has continued throughout the ages. The Bible and Qur’an; Plato’s Academy and Epicurus’s Garden School; Zen rock and Islamic carpet gardens; Boccaccio, Rihaku, Capek, Cao Xueqin, Italo Calvino, Ariosto, Michel Tournier, and Hannah Arendt—all come into play as this work explores the ways in which the concept and reality of the garden has informed human thinking about mortality, order, and power. Alive with the echoes and arguments of Western thought, Gardens is a fitting continuation of the intellectual journeys of Harrison’s earlier classics, Forests and The Dominion of the Dead. Voltaire famously urged us to cultivate our gardens; with this compelling volume, Robert Pogue Harrison reminds us of the nature of that responsibility—and its enduring importance to humanity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Drew Birdseye. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/crvn/000058/bk_crvn_000058_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Complete Keto Diet Cookbook for Beginners: 600 5-Ingredient Low-Carb Ketogenic Diet Recipes to Lose Weight Quick & Easy (28 Days Meal Plan Included) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 381min

  Do you find it difficult to cook delicious foods because the recipes are not only hard to follow, but they also require many ingredients?Do you want to enjoy food minus the fuss of laborious kitchen preparation?Then this five-ingredient recipe book is right for you. Not only does it allow you to cook delicious foods, but it also saves you a lot of time and money because you don't need a lot of ingredients to cook your meals. This is a great book not only to kitchen neophytes but also busy home cooks who want nothing more than to serve good food to their family and friends but don't have time for complicated preparations requires when cooking with recipes with so many ingredients. This simple and straight-forward book contains huge value in the following categories: Introduction to easy 5-ingredient cookingThe basics about keto dietThe keto diet action plan (28 days meal plan included)The most important tips and FAQs about keto dietHelpful nutritional info to track your macrosSix hundred delicious recipes under various chapters such as:Eggs and dairy recipesAppetizer recipesVegan recipesSaladVegetable recipesSauces and dressingSmoothiesSide dishes and snack recipesFish and seafoodPoultry recipesPork recipesBeef and lambDesserts and soupThis complete five-ingredient recipe book will help you whip up delectable meals even with limited ingredients. The thing is that you don't need sophisticated ingredients to create delicious meals. All you need are few ingredients and creativity to create delicious meals almost worthy for an excellent dining experience.We want to share this kitchen hack to you. So get your copy now and start cooking with ease in the kitchen. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rebecca Dandy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/218084/bk_acx0_218084_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  How to Set Goals with Kaizen & Ikigai: A Japanese Strategy-Setting Guide. Focus, Cure Procrastination, & Increase Personal Productivity. (Achieve Success Through Discipline and Making Good Habits.) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 213min

  Do you have trouble setting and achieving your goals?Do you procrastinate, or put things off till the last moment?The truth is...80 percent of New Year's resolutions have failed by February. Why? Because people were simply never taught how to set goals properly. Most goals are never completed on time. And even highly-skilled and dedicated professionals, still struggle to accomplish goals, and overcome procrastination.The solution lies in understanding the innate psychological forces that conspire against us. We must become aware of these mental traps which prevent us from getting things done.What if I told you that the Japanese have solved this problem?In this audiobook, we'll be introducing you to three concepts from Japan:Hansei - The art of honest self-reflection.Ikigai - How to find your "true calling."Kaizen - Goal achievement--through incremental progress.Each one of these techniques is a powerful goal-setting aid. But when combined together, they can multiply your productivity by a factor of 10, and make your most ambitious dreams appear achievable!This Audiobook Will Teach You How to Discover Your Purpose and Accomplish Any Goal You Set!You will understand why so many Fortune 500 companies (like Toyota, Nestle, and Lockheed Martin) have enthusiastically adopted Kaizen with great success.You will learn:Why traditional goal-setting causes so many people and projects to fail.The one clever trick that immediately allows you to stop procrastinating, and start working.The Japanese method to find your life's purpose, and ignite the flames of internal motivation that stir within you.The one-minute principle that makes the laborious chore of "habit-forming" much, much easier.How to avoid allowing excuses or inconsequential interruptions from dist ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Anthony Raymond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/143222/bk_acx0_143222_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Return to Life (eBook, ePUB)

  Dr. Tucker, in a follow-up to his book Life Before Life, explores American cases of young children who report memories of previous lives in the New York Times bestseller, Return to Life. A first-person account of Jim Tucker's experiences with a number of extraordinary children with memories of past lives, Return to Life focuses mostly on American cases, presenting each family's story and describing his investigation. His goal is to determine what happened-what the child has said, how the parents have reacted, whether the child's statements match the life of a particular deceased person, and whether the child could have learned such information through normal means. Tucker has found cases that provide persuasive evidence that some children do, in fact, possess memories of previous lives. Among others, readers will meet a boy who describes a previous life on a small island. When Tucker takes him to that island, he finds that some details eerily match the boy's statements and some do not. Another boy points to a photograph from the 1930s and says he used to be one of the men in it. Once the laborious efforts to identify that man are successful, many of the child's numerous memories are found to match the details of his life. Soon after his second birthday, a third boy begins expressing memories of being a World War II pilot who is eventually identified. Thought-provoking and captivating, Return to Life urges its readers to think about life and death and reincarnation, and reflect about their own consciousness and spirituality.

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  A Conception of the Universe or Exploring the Universe from Within: A Thought Experiment and Essay , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 160min

  Visualize and explore the wonders of our universe. Black holes, dark matter, space-time, gravity, light-speed, orbits, photons, dark energy, solar systems, the big bang, expansion, the shape of the universe, and even the multiverse! "The following is an intellectual exercise used in an attempt to formulate a larger perspective of the cosmos, applying evidence, logic, and imagination; to lay the ground on which one is able to construct hypothetical tentative chains of thought. Doing so, an individual has the opportunity to formulate diverse models of various subjects, including the very universe of which they or we are a part; thus providing potential explanations and viewpoints to subjects that may otherwise be unattainable or at times even undefinable. Together we shall endeavor to visualize a handful of the universe's known laws. Then continue further by speculating likely or at least possible solutions to other issues that we are currently only able to speculate on. Provisional or temporary concepts we are willing to amend as updated data is acquired or learned." Using a series of brilliantly described thought experiments, Vogt illustrates his ever-evolving models, laying the foundation to conceptualize concepts that may at times be difficult to fully imagine. Science teaches us one hard-earned, laborious step at a time, how nature itself unfolds. However, without imagination, science would never make the great leaps forward we are all growing so used to. "In the lab, we have access to an unlimited supply of hypothetical technology and infinite space to create, all at our control, and it's all free to use." Explore the universe within your own mind and expand your conceptual understanding of the cosmos with this amazing and inspiring, thought-provoking and wonderfully written adventure. "Daddy, why is the moon following us?" ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/043206/bk_acx0_043206_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Manipulative Copywriting: How to Grasp Clients’ Attention on Social Media and Make Any Offer Inviting Using Enticing Words , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 221min

  Are you looking to find an effective way to advertise your products? Do you wish to develop better skills to convince your clients into buying your product or service? Do you want to learn how to master copywriting?If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then keep reading...Selling goods and services has turned into a laborious task in this day and age of relentless competition. With so much chaos, it can seem like a very daunting task to advertise your product and get the message to the masses. People, these days, have become very smart, and trying to fool them or taking their negligence for granted can be a big mistake. The average Joe is now technology-savvy and can easily know if someone is fooling him, just by hitting a few buttons on the keyboard.For anyone who writes or agrees to copy, this is just the book you require: copywriters, multichannel marketers, creative directors, freelancers, as well as owners of small businesses. It reveals dozens of copywriting techniques that can help you write clear, persuasive content to sell more products - both print and online advertisements, emails, and websites.Copywriting refers to creating ads and sales letters for products and services to effectively sell it to people. These people need not even be potential customers, but the company strives to grab their attention and get their products off of their shelves.This audiobook covers the following topics:What copywriting is all aboutAn explanation of the main purpose of copywriting and giving away some secrets that some of the most successful copywriters in the world employ to sell their products. Writing attention-grabbing headlines to generate more sales and profitsTips for boosting landing page conversion rates as well as techniques to ensure your emails get high open and click-through ratesReviewing the “4S” formula for simple, succinct, and convincing copyingPsy ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Wosik. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/215064/bk_acx0_215064_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Corrosion and Corrosion Protection of Wind Power Structures in Marine Environments: Volume 1: Introduction and Corrosive Loads

  Corrosion and Corrosion Protection of Wind Power Structures in Marine Environments: Volume 1: Introduction and Corrosive Loads offers the first comprehensive review on corrosion and corrosion protection of offshore wind power structures. The book provides extensive discussion on corrosion phenomena and types in different marine corrosion zones, including the modeling of corrosion processes and interactions between corrosion and structural stability. The book addresses important design issues, namely materials selection relative to performance in marine environments, corrosion allowance, and constructive design. Active and passive corrosion protection measures are emphasized, with special sections on cathodic corrosion protection and the use of protective coatings. Seawater related issues associated with cathodic protection, such as calcareous deposit formation, hydrogen formation and fouling, are discussed. With respect to protective coatings, the book considers for the first time complete loading scenarios, including corrosive loads, mechanical loads, and special loads, and covers a wide range of coating materials. Problems associated with fouling and bacterial-induced corrosion are extensively reviewed. The book closes with a chapter on recent developments in maintenance strategies, inspection techniques, and repair technologies. The book is of special interest to materials scientists, materials developers, corrosion engineers, maintenance engineers, civil engineers, steel work designers, mechanical engineers, marine engineers. Offshore wind power is an emerging renewable technology and a key factor for a cleaner environment. Offshore wind power structures are situated in a demanding and challenging marine environment. The structures are loaded in a complex way, including mechanical loads and corrosive loads. Corrosion is one of the major limiting factors to the reliability and performance of the technology. Maintenance and repair of corrosion protection systems are particularly laborious and costly.

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