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    Asking for a Friend , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 559min
    A delightful history of Americans' obsession with advice - from Poor Richard to Dr. Spock to Miss Manners Americans, for all our talk of pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps, obsessively seek advice on matters large and small. Perhaps precisely because we believe in bettering ourselves and our circumstances in life, we ask for guidance constantly. And this has been true since our nation's earliest days: From the colonial era on, there have always been people eager to step up and offer advice, some of it lousy, some of it thoughtful, but all of it read and debated by generations of Americans.Jessica Weisberg takes listeners on a tour of the advice-givers who have made their names, and sometimes their fortunes, by telling Americans what to do. You probably don't want to follow all the advice they proffered. Eating graham crackers will not make you a better person, and wearing blue to work won't guarantee a promotion. But for all that has changed in American life, it's a comfort to know that our hang-ups, fears, and hopes have not. We've always loved seeking advice - so long as it's anonymous, and as long as it's clear that we're not asking for ourselves; we're just asking for a friend. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karissa Vacker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/004369/bk_hach_004369_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 387min
    The spectacular true story of a scrappy teenager from New York's Lower East Side who stowed away on the Roaring Twenties' most remarkable feat of science and daring: an expedition to Antarctica. It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun. The Great War was over, and American optimism was higher than the stock market. What better moment to launch an expedition to Antarctica, the planet's final frontier? This was the moon landing before the 1960s. Everyone wanted to join the adventure. Rockefellers and Vanderbilts begged to be taken along as mess boys, and newspapers across the globe covered the planning's every stage. The night before the expedition's flagship launched, Billy Gawronski - a skinny, first-generation New York City high schooler desperate to escape a dreary future in the family upholstery business - jumped into the Hudson River and snuck aboard. Could he get away with it? From the grimy streets of New York's Lower East Side to the rowdy dance halls of sultry Francophone Tahiti, all the way to Antarctica's blinding white and deadly freeze, Laurie Gwen Shapiro's The Stowaway takes you on the unforgettable voyage of a gutsy young stowaway who became an international celebrity, a mascot for an up-by-your-bootstraps age. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jacques Roy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/008195/bk_sans_008195_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bootstrap Leadership: 50 Ways to Break Out, Take Charge and Move Up , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 527min
    Leadership training can be inconsistent in the best of times, and in tough economic times, it’s often one of the first things that even the most progressive companies cut back. Nor can you depend on finding that mentor you’ve been hoping for. So now, more than ever, if you’re going to advance your career, you need to lift yourself up by your bootstraps. But not entirely: Steve Arneson is here to give you a boost. In Bootstrap Leadership, Arneson, one of America’s top leadership coaches, offers a complete blueprint for designing your own personal leadership development program. In 50 brief, to-the-point chapters, he provides creative and practical ideas that have been proven successful in his work with executives at Fortune 500 companies like AOL, PepsiCo, and Capital One. But surprisingly, these ideas cost nothing or next to nothing to implement, nor do they require any elaborate equipment or infrastructure—they’re open to anyone with sufficient initiative, drive and ambition. No one is going to just give you that next promotion—you have to develop yourself, and earn it. Bootstrap Leadership shows you how. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Mish. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/002480/bk_adbl_002480_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    George Patton: A Life from Beginning to End: World War II Biography, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 58min
    The name Patton has almost become synonymous with general; the two words have become nearly interchangeable in American history. When the name General Patton comes to mind, we are automatically inundated with themes of strength and tough resolution. Patton was a man who seemed to embody the old American ethos of the rugged individual who shattered all expectations, decimated the status quo, and pulled himself up by his bootstraps, succeeding when all odds were against him just because he was audacious enough to try. In his exploits, Patton seems to loom larger than them all. Inside, you will hear about.... A Patent for Patton In Between War This Means War Operation Husky Invasion of Normandy The Battle of the Bulge Man of Controversy The Last Days of Patton And much more! But Patton was not some comic book superhero, he was a real person and just as flawed as the rest of us. He had his hopes and fears, he made his mistakes, and he lived his life. In order to understand Patton, you can’t focus on just one side of this larger-than-life personality; you have to take in the whole picture. This audiobook allows you to do just that. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen Paul Aulridge, Jr.. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/109369/bk_acx0_109369_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Tied Up, Tied Down: Rough Riders, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 566min, (USK 18)
    Businesswoman Skylar Ellison is firmly in control of her life. So getting tangled up with a sexy Wyoming cowboy - and conceiving a baby in the parking lot of a honky-tonk - wasn't in her plan. Since it appears the daddy has taken off for greener pastures, the only thing to do is pull up her bootstraps and carry on alone. Cattle rancher Kade McKay returns home after a year on the range, and is knocked for a loop when he learns he's the father of a three-month-old baby girl. When Skylar refuses to marry him, Kade grits his teeth, moves in and plays house by her rules to prove he's a man in for the long haul. Despite Skylar's insistence they are to remain strictly parenting partners, their old passions flare hot as a brush fire, spurring Kade to demand absolute sexual surrender from the headstrong woman. Skylar willingly submits her body to the hot-blooded cowboy but she's leery of handing Kade the reins to her heart. Can Kade convince Skylar the wicked sex games aren't a temporary distraction? Or will he have to bust out the ropes to show her he wants to be tied to her.forever? Warning: this book contains: no holes barred kinky sex scenes, wicked rope play, blunt language, and yowza! lots of hot cowboy nekkidness. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rebecca Estrella. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/inbl/000007/bk_inbl_000007_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ellen Browning Scripps: New Money and American Philanthropy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 530min
    Molly McClain tells the remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps (1836-1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist, abolitionist, and social reformer who used her fortune to support women’s education, the labor movement, and public access to science, the arts, and education. Born in London, Scripps grew up in rural poverty on the Illinois prairie. She went from rags to riches, living out that cherished American story in which people pull themselves up by their bootstraps with audacity, hard work, and luck. She and her brother E.W. Scripps built America’s largest chain of newspapers, linking Midwestern industrial cities with booming towns in the West. Less well known today than the papers started by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, Scripps newspapers transformed their owners into millionaires almost overnight. By the 1920s Scripps was worth an estimated $30 million, most of which she gave away. She established the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, and founded Scripps College in Claremont, California. She also provided major financial support to organizations worldwide that promised to advance democratic principles and public education. In Ellen Browning Scripps McClain brings to life an extraordinary woman who played a vital role in the history of women, California, and the American West.   The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mary Ann Jacobs. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/109064/bk_acx0_109064_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Birdie and Jay: A Novel, Hörbuch, Digital, 626min
    From the famed halls of the American Museum of Natural History to the opulent parties of Manhattan’s Gilded Age elite to a muddy dig site that may be hiding a groundbreaking discovery, Birdie & Jay is a captivating historical novel that will take you on an unforgettable journey.Birdie, a young woman born into wealth, has a deep passion for art and science which leads her to a position painting landscape habitats at the new Museum of Natural History. Her mother - who sees this pursuit as a distraction from her daughter’s obligatory society functions - tries to forbid her from the museum, but Birdie’s dedication only grows once she meets Jay, an intelligent Irishman who’s yanked himself up by his dusty bootstraps to join the museum’s elite team of researchers.Captivated by each other despite their class differences, Birdie and Jay steal away to Central Park each day, where they discuss the work of Darwin and other forces shaping their changing world. When the two are pulled apart for the summer - Jay to an expedition in England that could make or break his career, and Birdie to the mansions of Newport towards more acceptable suitors - both of them will have to fight for what’s right, and for a chance to be together.A rich blend of the past, passion, and scientific truth-seeking adventure, Birdie & Jay is a powerful story that will transport listeners to an era of both extraordinary risk and glittering opportunity.  Language: English. Narrator: Eva Kaminsky, Gerard Doyle. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/or/orig/000933/or_orig_000933_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Walt Disney: The Man Behind the Mouse (Great Biographies) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 82min
    Was Walt Disney a purveyor of homely patriotic values or a representative of American imperialism? He could be said to be the quintessential American. He came from a family of immigrants, he worked his way to the top, and he always had a story to tell. The main theme always running through Disney productions was that of the underdogs and misfits trying to make it against seemingly insurmountable odds. It was just a part of his mentality, since for most of his life, he undoubtedly viewed himself as that self-same underdog fighting against powerful forces seeking to keep him down. Because, although we see Disney now as an incredible success story, it wasn’t always that way.Inside you’ll find chapters, such as:The Making of a LegendTaking His Art to the Next LevelStriking It Out on His OwnMixing Family and BusinessDisney Hits the Big TimeTriumph and TragedyDisney’s WarThe Last Days of DisneyAnd much more!Disney just like many of the character’s he portrayed - even when the chips were down - picked himself up by his bootstraps and always showed the utmost of tenacity and perseverance. Disney knew what it was he wanted in life. He knew the vision he had for the future, and he was just stubborn enough to hold on until it was fulfilled.Get the audiobook and listen to this biography now!PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Zenobia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/214908/bk_acx0_214908_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Benediction: Cattenach Ranch, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 574min
    As a child, Nakos Hunt left behind the familiarity of his Native American Arapaho tribe for time on Cattenach Ranch. Now the foreman, he's happily settled into his life, but the girl who befriended him all those years ago suddenly has him twisted inside out. He craves stability and purpose, and Amy Woods is anything but a calming presence. Though she's unbelievably gorgeous and about the only person who can drag a laugh from him, he's never been able to understand her. Then a moment changes everything, and an urgent need to protect her rises inside him. And doesn't let go. So does an aching desire and a bond he can't seem to control, no matter how hard he fights the need.She's no one's version of ever-after...Amy's not a stranger to disappointment. She's spent the majority of her life pulling up her bootstraps and flipping karma the bird. Once, she may have dreamed of things like happiness and love, but those were for other people. Nakos has never been someone she deserves, yet the attraction between her and the meticulous sexy-as-sin cowboy is undeniable. And too tempting to ignore. Not only is he strong, patient, and respectful, he's showing her a kind of romantic passion she didn't think existed. But the secret she's keeping could shatter their perfect bubble, and when an old nightmare comes crawling back from the past, she realizes losing Nakos will be the one thing she can't recover from."Benediction is friends-to-lovers done oh so right! I devoured this book!" (Laura Kaye, The New York Times and USA Today best-selling author) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gene Branson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/164533/bk_acx0_164533_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Back to Us: Phlox Beauty Series, Volume 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 533min
    When an assignment in the Middle East goes bad, adventure journalist Colt Buchanan comes home to New York and the love of his life.The only problem? She says they broke up four years ago.The daughter of an actress, Zee Maliszewski grew up on movie sets and in boarding schools. As an adult, she's built a life away from all that - and a successful cosmetics business with her best friend - in New York City. Men? They've come and gone. Mostly gone. She's sworn off the male species anyway after her latest boyfriend tampers with her company's new product and nearly destroys everything for which she and her business partner have spent years working. Now, Zee wants a home of her own, and she's done waiting for Prince Charming to show up and share it with her.Adventure journalist Colt Buchanan grabbed his own bootstraps and yanked hard - leaving the poverty of his rural hometown behind for a scholarship to a fancy East Coast college and then the bright lights of the big city. But when an assignment in the Middle East leaves his interview subject dead and Colt's memory riddled with holes you can drive a bus through, he comes back to the only place that's ever felt like home - the Manhattan apartment of a pretty Hollywood princess he never had any business wanting."Back to Us is a unique romance about falling in love all over again." (RT Book Reviews)"Deeply moving storytelling evokes every facet of emotion from the reader." (InD'Tale Magazine)Back to Us is a stand-alone romance with a hero who can’t remember...and a heroine who’s equally determined not to forget. No cliff-hanger. Definitely a happy ever after. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cindy Kay. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/195083/bk_acx0_195083_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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