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  Overcoming the Storms of Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 169min

  Being positive is where the road to empowerment begins. Overcoming negativity in the way you look at every action and interaction is the most important step to being positive about your life and your choices, as well as their consequences. When you learn how to focus on what can be done instead of what cannot be done; how to make it happen instead of why it cannot happen; see the humor in the worst situations and see that there are others to show you the way, you will truly empower yourself to do whatever you feel you need to do. You find yourself enjoying life and reaping the benefits of the good choices that you have empowered yourself to make. There will also be the times where you mess up and make a bad choice. But, you will learn from your mistakes and find the motivation for future actions. There is so much to learn from life. If you open yourself up to new possibilities, you will never regret the time you have lived. Regrets are wasteful. Instead, take the steps to living each day better. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Afton Laidy Zabala-Jordan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/193044/bk_acx0_193044_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Abolish Silicon Valley: How to Liberate Technology from Capitalism , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 467min

  Former insider turned critic Wendy Liu busts the myths of the tech industry, and offers a galvanizing argument for why and how we must reclaim technology's potential for the public good.Innovation. Meritocracy. The possibility of overnight success. What's not to love about Silicon Valley? These days, it's hard to be unambiguously optimistic about the growth-at-all-costs ethos of the tech industry. Public opinion is souring in the wake of revelations about Cambridge Analytica, Theranos, and the workplace conditions of Amazon workers or Uber drivers. It's becoming clear that the tech industry's promised "innovation" is neither sustainable nor always desirable.Abolish Silicon Valley is both a heartfelt personal story about the wasteful inequality of Silicon Valley and a rallying call to engage in the radical politics needed to upend the status quo. Going beyond the idiosyncrasies of the individual founders and companies that characterize the industry today, Wendy Liu delves into the structural factors of the economy that gave rise to Silicon Valley as we know it. Ultimately, she proposes a more radical way of developing technology, where innovation is conducted for the benefit of society at large, and not just to enrich a select few. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Katherine Fenton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/193613/bk_acx0_193613_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart's Green Revolution , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 501min

  What happens when a renowned river guide teams up with the CEO of one of the largest - and least Earth-friendly - corporations in the world? Nothing less than a green business revolution reveals Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Edward Humes in his arresting new book, Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart's Green Revolution. Humes, author of Eco Barons, tells the inside story of the little-known and unlikely partnership between former Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott and white water expert-turned Blu Skye sustainability consultant Jib Ellison, and their struggle to redefine what it means to be green in the world of big business. Their efforts transformed a small project initially intended to insulate Wal-Mart from environmental criticism into a massive sustainability makeover, which now has snowballed beyond the retailer to influence whole industries, from apparel to dairy to banking. Now their fresh take on sustainability is empowering a virtual second industrial revolution based on a simple truth: that the clean, green, efficient, less-wasteful, less polluting way of doing business can also be the most profitable way of doing business. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Quinlan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/018475/bk_adbl_018475_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman with Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 694min

  Envision 10,000 mounted men of one of the best cavalries the world has ever produced strung out along 13 miles, marching around Robert E. Lee's right flank, taunting JEB Stuart to come out and fight. In one of the most thrilling and detailed accounts of one of the most important battles of the American Civil War, James Kidd tells this story and much more of the Michigan Wolverine Cavalry under the command of George Armstrong Custer. The popular image of General Custer, James Kidd wrote in 1908, is incorrect. He was not reckless or wasteful of men. The battle was Yellow Tavern, part of the Spottslyvania fight, and Phil Sheridan later said he believed it was the greatest cavalry engagement of the Civil War. JEB Stuart was fatally wounded in the fight. At Gettysburg, Brandy Station, the Trevillian Raid, Kilpatrick's Richmond raid, and the Shenandoah Valley, the Wolverines played a crucial role in the Union victory. Kidd also provides wonderful details about the movement of large cavalry units, especially when they must be turned in battle. In one of the best-written memoirs of the Civil War, Kidd has presented a picture of the Michigan Cavalry and its unforgettable leader that helps complete the image of Custer as a soldier. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brian V. Hunt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/087216/bk_acx0_087216_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 307min

  Call it "Zen and the Art of Farming" or a "Little Green Book", Masanobu Fukuoka's manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it is a spiritual memoir of a man whose innovative system of cultivating the earth reflects a deep faith in the wholeness and balance of the natural world. As Wendell Berry writes in his preface, the book "is valuable to us because it is at once practical and philosophical. It is an inspiring, necessary book about agriculture because it is not just about agriculture." Trained as a scientist, Fukuoka rejected both modern agribusiness and centuries of agricultural practice, deciding instead that the best forms of cultivation mirror nature's own laws. Over the next three decades, he perfected his so-called "do-nothing" technique: commonsense, sustainable practices that all but eliminate the use of pesticides, fertilizer, tillage, and, perhaps, most significantly, wasteful effort. Whether you're a guerrilla gardener or a kitchen gardener, dedicated to slow food or simply looking to live a healthier life, you will find something here - you may even be moved to start a revolution of your own. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Shih. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/008270/bk_tant_008270_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Spectacles of Love: Spinster Orphan Train Bride , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 134min

  Charlene Trumbel is 29 years old, a spinster daughter of a wealthy New York family. However, she is appalled at the wasteful lifestyle her family lives. When given a chance to ride on the Orphan Train to get firsthand experience to write an article to induce wealthy families to support the Orphan Train, Charlene jumps at it. However, her poor eyesight, which has caused her to remain a lonely wallflower her whole life, almost stops her from the trip. That is until she meets a young city boy who agrees to come along with her and be her eyes. Along the way, Charlene learns the ins and outs, ups and downs of what it means for the children to be sent west on the orphan train. Bronson Jacobs, owner of a Kansas brick company is on his way home when he first meets Charlene on the train. He is instantly attracted to her and interested in the concept of the Orphan Train, but he can't understand why she doesn't get some spectacles to help her see better. Bronson offers to tag along and watch the proceedings as the children on the Orphan Train are placed with families in several Kansas towns. When Bronson takes it into his own hands to force Charlene to get a pair of spectacles, will she see his act as one of love? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lili Dubuque. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/112520/bk_acx0_112520_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  All the Money in the World: How the Forbes 400 Make - and Spend - Their Fortunes , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

  Published to coincide with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Forbes 400, All the Money in the World, the work of a team of prominent editors and business writers, goes behind the celebrated list to paint a vivid and revealing portrait of the wealthiest Americans of the past quarter century. Abundantly anecdotal, with insights gleaned from original research, interviews with Forbes 400 members, and never-before-compiled data, it is filled with illuminating "infographics". This book shows how the superrich succeed, how fortunes are made in various industries, and how, once made, they are saved, enhanced, and sometimes squandered.From Wall Street to the West Coast, from blue-collar billionaires to blue-blood fortunes, from the Google guys to hedge fund honchos, All the Money in the World gives us the lowdown on, among other things: the all-time richest Americans, who made and lost the most money in the past 25 years, the fields and industries that have produced the greatest wealth, the biggest risk takers, the most competitive players, the most wasteful family feuds, the trophy wives, the most conspicuous consumers, the biggest art collectors, the most and least generous philanthropists.Produced in collaboration with Forbes magazine, All the Money in the World is a vastly entertaining, behind-the-scenes look at today's Big Rich, a subject of enduring fascination to all Americans. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marc Cashman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bkot/000992/bk_bkot_000992_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  All the Money in the World: How the Forbes 400 Make--and Spend--Their Fortunes, Hörbuch, Digital, 384min

  Published to coincide with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Forbes 400, All the Money in the World, the work of a team of prominent editors and business writers, goes behind the celebrated list to paint a vivid and revealing portrait of the wealthiest Americans of the past quarter century. Abundantly anecdotal, with insights gleaned from original research, interviews with Forbes 400 members, and never-before-compiled data, it is filled with illuminating "infographics". This book shows how the superrich succeed, how fortunes are made in various industries, and how, once made, they are saved, enhanced, and sometimes squandered.From Wall Street to the West Coast, from blue-collar billionaires to blue-blood fortunes, from the Google guys to hedge fund honchos, All the Money in the World gives us the lowdown on, among other things: the all-time richest Americans, who made and lost the most money in the past 25 years, the fields and industries that have produced the greatest wealth, the biggest risk takers, the most competitive players, the most wasteful family feuds, the trophy wives, the most conspicuous consumers, the biggest art collectors, the most and least generous philanthropists.Produced in collaboration with Forbes magazine, All the Money in the World is a vastly entertaining, behind-the-scenes look at today's Big Rich, a subject of enduring fascination to all Americans. Language: English. Narrator: Rick Adamson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/001236/bk_rand_001236_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 570min

  The United States, Barry R. Posen argues in Restraint, has grown incapable of moderating its ambitions in international politics. Since the collapse of Soviet power, it has pursued a grand strategy that he calls "liberal hegemony", one that Posen sees as unnecessary, counterproductive, costly, and wasteful. Written for policymakers and observers alike, Restraint explains precisely why this grand strategy works poorly and then provides a carefully designed alternative grand strategy and an associated military strategy and force structure. In contrast to the failures and unexpected problems that have stemmed from America's consistent overreaching, Posen makes an urgent argument for restraint in the future use of US military strength. After setting out the political implications of restraint as a guiding principle, Posen sketches the appropriate military forces and posture that would support such a strategy. He works with a deliberately constrained notion of grand strategy and, even more important, of national security (which he defines as including sovereignty, territorial integrity, power position, and safety). His alternative for military strategy, which Posen calls "command of the commons", focuses on protecting US global access through naval, air, and space power, while freeing the United States from most of the relationships that require the permanent stationing of US forces overseas. The book is published by Cornell University Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jim R. Sartor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/099385/bk_acx0_099385_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Master Reader , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 172min

  Read less, remember more! Do you get bogged down with memos and e-mail at the office? Is there never enough time for those books you've bought to get ahead? Are you always falling behind with your work, your studies, or even just your newspaper and magazine subscriptions? For years, speed-reading techniques have been reserved mainly for people who can afford an expensive course. But now you can learn to read faster in the privacy of your own home - without having to mortgage that home to pay for it! The highly effective techniques in Master Reader will cut your reading time in half or more while dramatically increasing your recall and understanding of everything you read. Drawing on years of research and experience, the reading experts who developed Master Reader have created a reading program that really works. Rather than teaching only one or two techniques, Master Reader teaches you how to: Read faster than you ever thought possible in any environment Eliminate wasteful, non-productive reading time Remember more of what you read and be able to recall it immediately Shift gears and increase comprehension for those especially difficult reading tasks Listen, speak, and write better, whatever the situation Zip through the mountains of printed and electronic information you have to deal with every day Make your reading time faster, smarter, and more enjoyable with Master Reader! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Edward L. Fristch, Nate Rosenblatt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/000009/bk_gdan_000009_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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