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    Fighting the Plague in Antiquity and the Middle Ages: The History of Ancient and Medieval Efforts to Prevent the Spread of Diseases , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 126min
    Plague and pestilence have both fascinated and terrified humanity from the very beginning. Societies and individuals have struggled to make sense of them, and more importantly they’ve often struggled to avoid them. Before the scientific age, people had no knowledge of the microbiological agents - unseen bacteria and viruses - which afflicted them, and thus the maladies were often ascribed to wrathful supernatural forces. Even when advances in knowledge posited natural causes for epidemics and pandemics, medicine struggled to deal with them, and for hundreds of years religion continued to work hand-in-hand with medicine.Inevitably, that meant physicians tried a variety of practices to cure the sick, and many of them seem quite odd by modern standards. By the time Rome was on the rise, physicians understood that contagions arose and spread, but according to Galen, Hippocrates, and other Greco-Roman authorities, pestilence was caused by miasma, foul air produced by the decomposition of organic matter. Though modern scientists have since been able to disprove this, on the face of it there was some logic to the idea. Physicians and philosophers (they were very often the same, Galen being an example) noticed that disease arose in areas of poor sanitation, where filth and rotting matter was prevalent and not disposed of, and the basic measures to prevent disease - waste removal, provision of clean food and water, and quarantining - would have been obvious to them. The scenting of miasmic air with incense and other unguents to expel the foulness would also have thus made sense, though people now know that can’t stop the spread of a disease.Ancient physicians at the time believed that miasma was not the direct cause of disease but rather a catalyst. Maladies were caused by an imbalance of what Galen called the four humors. According to him (and Hippocrates before him), the body contained four kinds of fluids: Black bile, yellow bile, blood, and phlegm. These ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Daniel Houle. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/194450/bk_acx0_194450_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Man in the Maze , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 415min
    Once a hero, now a pariah, Richard Muller is humanity's last hope. Richard Muller was an honorable diplomat who braved unimaginable dangers to make contact with the first-known race of intelligent aliens. But those aliens left a mark on him: a psychic wound that emanates a telepathic miasma that his fellow humans can neither cure nor endure. Muller is exiled to the remote planet of Lemnos, where he is left, deeply embittered, at the heart of a deadly maze - until a new alien race appears, seemingly intent on exterminating humanity. Only Muller can communicate with them, due to the very condition that has made him an outcast. But will Muller stick his neck out for the people who so callously rejected him? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/009593/bk_blak_009593_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Edging , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 578min
    Intenze is the newest designer drug. Take it, and nightmares come alive. "Edging" is a better rush than the Tower of Terror. It’s a fraction of the price of a Six Flags admission. And it’s the most addictive high the tiny suburb of New London has ever known.For Rick Carlson, the junkies roaming the streets don’t even scratch the surface of what worries him. He’s trying to win back his cheating wife. He’s trying to protect his residents at Belmont Assisted Living from their own drug-addled grandchildren. And he’s trying to save his twin boy and girl from their mother’s murderous paranoia. But he can’t save them all. The fears of all those who edge summon the Thirst - a living miasma that thrives on terror. It is bringing a storm. And Rick is running out of time. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Justin Hamann. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/162452/bk_acx0_162452_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Gesund in den Himmel
    Menschen werden heutzutage zwar immer älter, aber auch immer kränker. Warumführen konventionelle medizinische Maßnahmen oft nicht zur dauerhaften Heilung?Vor 200 Jahren entdeckte Samuel Hahnemann, dass Krankheiten eine innere Bereitschaftzugrunde liegt, die er als Miasma bezeichnete. Konsequent entwickelte er einespezielle homöopathische Therapie, die aus der Krankheitsspirale herausführt.Das leicht verständliche Lesebuch ist eine Ermutigung für Patienten, Krankheit alssinnvollen und notwendigen Ausdruck des Lebens zuzulassen und sich auf einenganzheitlichen Heilweg zu begeben, der Körper und Seele gleichermaßen einbezieht- um später einmal 'gesund in den Himmel' zu kommen!Als Lehrbuch ermutigt und schult es Homöopathen, miasmatische Therapien durchzuführen.Sie eignen sich besonders bei schweren chronischen Erkrankungen, bishin zum Krebs. Die innere Logik der diagnostisch und prognostisch präzisen Beurteilungvon Krankheits- und Heilungsverläufen ermöglicht eine schlüssige Behandlung'nach deutlich einzusehenden Gründen'. An einer Vielzahl von Fallbeispielenwird ihre praktische Umsetzung veranschaulicht.Ein mitreißender Ruf, sich auf den miasmatischen Heilweg zu begeben.Eine begeisternde Vision von Homöopathie als Heilkunst der Zukunft!- Einführung in die Grundprinzipien der Homöopathie- Wie unterscheiden sich akute und chronische Krankheit?- Was sind Miasmen, welche Bedeutung haben sie und wie entstehen sie?- Die drei Hauptmiasmen (Psora, Sykose und Syphilinie)- Die drei Intermediärmiasmen (Tuberkulinie, Carcinogenie, Parasitose)- Homöopathische Arzneien und ihre miasmatischen 'Haltepunkte'- Die unterschätzte Nosode Carcinosinum und der Krebs- Homöopathie im Sterbeprozess- Zur Philosophie von Krankheit und zur Frage nach den Ursachen
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    Binge Eating Liberation: Functional Eating , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 91min
    This book contains pragmatic approaches to holistically treating the disorder of binge eating and aims to seek the root cause. Delving into the causal level of this disorder, themes of functional eating and other alternative health strategies are discussed within these concise chapters. An empowering book as this piece of work establishes in depth full control, elimination of food toxicity, choice and satiety being the underlying factors to reverse bouts of binge eating. Ultimately we are volitional creatures, but influenced by a toxic miasma fast foods, junk foods, processed foods, etc. These all play a crucial role in perpetuating exaggerated food cravings and, in essence, binge eating. Thus, if you are struggling with binge eating or simply want a new perspective on this topic, it's a worthwhile listen. Binge Eating Liberation will help you understand holistically treating this disorder by addressing: The root cause Psychological aspects Influences Proper nutrition And more! If you are tired of failed treatments, prescription or pharmaceutical approaches that bring temporary fixes, and that only treat symptoms and not the root cause, then it is strongly recommended you take action and listen to this empowering book and stay healthy for the rest of your life! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lukas Arnold. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/093236/bk_acx0_093236_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Queen of the Dark Things: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 894min
    Screenwriter and noted film critic C. Robert Cargill continues the story begun in his acclaimed debut Dreams and Shadows in this bold and brilliantly crafted tale involving fairies and humans, magic and monsters - a vivid phantasmagoria that combines the imaginative wonders of Neil Gaiman, the visual inventiveness of Guillermo Del Toro, and the shocking miasma of William S. Burroughs. Six months have passed since the wizard Colby lost his best friend to an army of fairies from the Limestone Kingdom, a realm of mystery and darkness beyond our own. But in vanquishing these creatures and banning them from Austin, Colby sacrificed the anonymity that protected him. Now, word of his deeds has spread, and powerful enemies from the past - including one Colby considered a friend - have resurfaced to exact their revenge. As darkness gathers around the city, Colby sifts through his memories desperate to find answers that might save him. With time running out, and few of his old allies and enemies willing to help, he is forced to turn for aid to forces even darker than those he once battled. Following such masters as Lev Grossman, Erin Morgenstern, Richard Kadrey, and Kim Harrison, C. Robert Cargill takes us deeper into an extraordinary universe of darkness and wonder, despair and hope to reveal the magic and monsters around us…and inside us. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Vikas Adam. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/003978/bk_harp_003978_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Depravity , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 677min
    The year was 1979. The small town of Lehem, Iowa, was a large clique - content and thriving. When one charming new resident enters the farming community, it's considered an anomaly. When a second stranger appears, it is a concern...Slaughtered livestock and humans are discovered during the full moon of June, forcing the sheriff and his deputies to take to arms. When an unknown assailant targets young Peter Carston, hackles and guns are raised as questions float to the surface of a bloody pool. Peter hopes those questions will be answered in time but is unsure. The next full moon approaches, and time becomes precious for the residents of the small Midwest township. The pressure is on to save their close-knit community before it becomes Satan's playground. Of course, it won't be easy catching the killer. It seldom is. Just as the population believes the nightmare might be over, it begins anew. The residents begin to wonder if they're stuck in a strange vortex of blood and gore. Groups of invaders filled with mal intent try to overtake their territory, only to be met by a rag-tag force that few communities could boast about. This winding tale will not only introduce you to the small society of Lehem, but also to their holiday traditions and the Warfield family. Who and what they are is for the listener to discover. Welcome to the miasma called Depravity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: J. Scott Bennett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/043510/bk_acx0_043510_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    For All the Obvious Reasons: And Other Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 526min
    For All the Obvious Reasons is Lynn Stegner's superb collection of nine remarkably distinct tales of passion, clear-eyed wisdom, and honesty honed to a cutting edge. These are stories the listener can't shake: A woman living a marital shadow life realizes that her long compensating heart has begun to ominously decompensate. An affluent New Yorker becomes a hoarder to escape a future he cannot bear to take up. A baby dies in a miasma of sibling resentments, and from that the secrets of culpability unravel. A construction worker and a bereaved young neighbor together find a way to be in a broken world. And in the beautifully moving narrative that closes the volume, a story about the depth of goodness and duty and of the profound love they both define and prevent. From the wild rivers of British Columbia to the cement jungle of Manhattan, Stegner pulls us from our own worlds into her own. With luminous particulars and in richly orchestrated language, these stories sound the vibrant, sometimes anguished music that composes human lives. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for listeners interested in fiction - novels; novellas; political and medical thrillers; comedy; satire; historical fiction; romance; erotic and love stories; mystery; classic literature; folklore and mythology; literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, and Cather; and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times best seller or a national best seller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bernadette Dunne. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/027079/bk_adbl_027079_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 474min
    We live in a world that's very different from the one in which Emily Post came of age. Many of us who are nice (but who also sometimes say "f*ck") are frequently at a loss for guidelines about how to be a good person who deals effectively with the onslaught of rudeness we all encounter. To lead us through this this miasma of modern manners, syndicated columnist Amy Alkon - The Advice Goddess - gives us a new set of manners for our 21st-century lives. In chapters titled "The Telephone", "The Internet", "The Apology", and "Communicating", among others, Alkon maps out new rules that go beyond what fork to use to answer real questions we all have: When is it okay to phone somebody instead of emailing or texting? When is it rude? Why shouldn't you tweet about a guest at a private dinner party? Everybody knows privacy is dead, right? How do you shut the guy up in the pharmacy line with his cellphone on speaker? When is it right to approach somebody who's crying in public and when is it right to leave him alone? When should you unfriend somebody on Facebook and what do you say when she calls you on it? If you have an STD, when do you tell people, what do you say, and do you have to contact everyone you've ever had sex with? Real advice for today with more than a touch of humor, Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck is destined to give good old Emily a shove off the etiquette shelf (if that's not too rude to say). ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/006170/bk_brll_006170_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    After America: Get Ready for Armageddon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 783min
    Optimistic about America’s future? Don’t be. In his giant New York Times best seller, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It, Mark Steyn predicted collapse for the rest of the Western World. Now, he adds, America has caught up with Europe on the great rush to self-destruction. It’s not just our looming financial collapse; it’s not just a culture that seems on a fast track to perdition, full of hapless, indulgent, childish people who think government has the answer for every problem; it’s not just America’s potential eclipse as a world power because of the drunken sailor policymaking in Washington—no, it’s all this and more that spells one word for America: Armageddon. What will a world without American leadership look like? It won’t be pretty—not for you and not for your children. America’s decline won’t be gradual, like an aging Europe sipping espresso at a café until extinction (and the odd Greek or Islamist riot). No, America’s decline will be a wrenching affair marked by violence and possibly secession. With his trademark wit, Steyn delivers the depressing news with raw and unblinking honesty—but also with the touch of vaudeville stand-up and soft shoe that makes him the most entertaining, yet profound, columnist on the planet. And as an immigrant with nowhere else to go, he offers his own prescription for winning America back from the feckless and arrogant liberal establishment that has done its level best to suffocate the world’s last best hope in a miasma of debt, decay, and debility. You will not read a more important—or more alarming, or even funnier—book all year than After America. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Steyn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pnix/000568/bk_pnix_000568_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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