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    The Persuaders , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 541min
    Every day many people will try to change your mind, but they won't reason with you. Instead you'll be nudged, anchored, incentivised and manipulated in barely noticeable ways. It's a profound shift in the way we interact with one another. Philosopher James Garvey explores the hidden story of persuasion and the men and women in the business of changing our minds. From the covert PR used to start the first Gulf War to the neuromarketing of products to appeal to our unconscious minds, he reveals the dark arts practised by professional persuaders. How did we end up with a world where beliefs are mass produced by lobbyists and PR firms? Could Google or Facebook swing elections? Are new kinds of persuasion making us less likely to live happy, decent lives in an open, peaceful world? Is it too late, or can we learn to listen to reason again? The Persuaders is a call to think again about how we think now. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Chancer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/027183/bk_adbl_027183_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Henry VIII , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 189min
    Henry VIII ruled England from 1509 to 1547. As a young man, he was fond of sports and hunting and was said to be uncommonly handsome. Standing more than six feet tall, he loomed large in the lives and minds of his subjects as he navigated his country through the tricky diplomatic and military hazards of the 16th century. A man of enormous appetites, Henry conducted affairs with many women, married six, and executed two. His infatuation with Anne Boleyn set in motion a chain of events that reshaped the church in England and eroded the dominance of Rome. But the popular image of Henry as a crude tyrant, dispatching courtiers, enemies, and wives with gusto, obscures a more nuanced and fascinating character. He was a true Renaissance king who presided over one of Europe's greatest courts and nudged Western civilization onto a new course. Here, from Abigail Archer, author of the New York Times best seller Elizabeth I, is the story of Henry VIII. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sarah Nichols. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/009833/bk_blak_009833_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Hope, a History of the Future (eBook, ePUB)
    One quiet afternoon in 2037, Joyce Denzell hears a thud in her family's home library and finds a book lying in the middle of the room, seemingly waiting for her-a book whose copyright page says it was published in the year 2200. Over the next twenty-four hours, each of the Denzell family members discovers and reads from this mystical history book from the future, nudged along by their cat, Plato. As the various family members take turns reading, they gradually uncover the story of Gabe, Mia, and Ruth—a saga of adventure, endurance, romance, mystery, and hope that touches them all deeply. Along the way, the Denzells all begin to believe that this book that has seemingly fallen out of time and space and into their midst might actually be from the future—and that it might have something vitally important to teach them. Engaging, playful, and thought-provoking, Hope is a seven-generation-spanning vision of the future as it could be—based on scientific projections, as well as historical and legal precedence—that will leave readers grappling with questions of destiny, responsibility, and the possibility for hope in a future world.
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    Fraud: An American History from Barnum to Madoff , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1167min
    The United States has always proved an inviting home for boosters, sharp dealers, and outright swindlers. Worship of entrepreneurial freedom has complicated the task of distinguishing aggressive salesmanship from unacceptable deceit, especially on the frontiers of innovation. At the same time, competitive pressures have often nudged respectable firms to embrace deception. As a result, fraud has been a key feature of American business since its beginnings. In this sweeping narrative, Edward Balleisen traces the history of fraud in America - and the evolving efforts to combat it - from the age of PT Barnum through the eras of Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff. Starting with an early 19th-century American legal world of "buyer beware", this unprecedented account describes the slow, piecemeal construction of modern regulatory institutions to protect consumers and investors, from the Gilded Age through the New Deal and the Great Society. It concludes with the more recent era of deregulation, which has brought with it a spate of costly frauds. By tracing how Americans have struggled to foster a vibrant economy without enabling a corrosive level of fraud, this book reminds us that American capitalism rests on an uneasy foundation of social trust. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Perkins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/001208/bk_high_001208_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Psychology Behind Yoga : Lesser Known Insights into the Ancient Science of Yoga, Yoga and Meditation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 92min
    Though yoga is well known as a process to achieve the ultimate realization, not much attention is paid to its psychological underpinnings. This audiobook builds up the theory behind yoga based on descriptions given in ancient texts such as the yoga sutras of Patanjali (around 200 BC) and Samkhyakarika of Isvara Krshna (around AD 300). This understanding is essential to get a complete grasp of the yoga process.This audiobook clearly explains the concept of mind as defined in the yoga sutra and Samkhyakarika, the various states this mind can be in, and how by a step-by-step process the mind can be nudged into the ultimate desirable state, namely the Samadhi. It discusses various hindrances one encounters while going through this process as well as how these can be overcome. As often mistaken, samadhi is not a single state but a series of progressive states one goes through as one progresses into the yoga practice. This audiobook explains those stages both with reference to the original sources as well as through simple analogies.The ultimate state of yoga, namely the niruddha state of mind, is also very well explained, telling of its implications and what exactly happens in that stage. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dr. King. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/145461/bk_acx0_145461_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    An Unexpected Grace , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 463min
    From best-selling author Kristin von Kreisler comes a poignant, uplifting novel of one woman's journey to healing, and the surprising soul mate that helps guide her there. Lila Elliot knows she's lucky. A shooting rampage at her office left several colleagues dead and others seriously wounded. Lila's injuries will heal in time. Yet though she gratefully retreats to her best friend's house to recuperate, Lila can't quite move past her fear and anger. Being drafted into caring for Grace - a shaggy, formerly abused golden retriever - only adds to her stress. Lila has been terrified of dogs since childhood. But Grace, like Lila, needs time and space to recover. Grace keeps her distance, sensing Lila's wariness, and only perks up for Adam, the neighbor who rescued her. Though struggling to make sense of her recent tragedy, Lila, an accomplished artist, begins to see beauty in Grace's wisps of fur and haunted eyes. As Adam points out, Grace, too, has suffered through no fault of her own. And in helping Grace to trust, Lila is being gently nudged toward the courage she needs to do the same. Rich in warmth and humor, An Unexpected Grace is a story of compassion and connection, and of finding that what truly makes us whole again may be the love we give away. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Laurence Bouvard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/019705/bk_adbl_019705_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Worlds Collide: Trial by Fire, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 54min
    Ex-Navy SEAL CPO Grant Nilsson has spent enough of his life in the line of fire. There were only three ways you left that level of service - you were forced out, you burned out, or you died. He was right on the cusp of burning out when his superiors had nudged him towards retirement and he'd taken the honorable discharge for what it was. As fresh a start as he'd ever get, damaged as he was. Carly Jackson had come out of law school idealistic and desperate to make a difference in the world. She wanted nothing more than to work in a little non-profit, helping the underdog take down the big guns. Five years on saw her working as a prosecutor for a criminal law firm, jaded and with a lot less faith in the world. When a trio of ex-military end up at the center of a gang-related case, Grant is called in to testify as an expert witness. The AUSA prosecuting the men is Carly's mentor and Carly and Grant find themselves drawn to each other as the case stalls. Right after Carly makes a break in the case, they find themselves under attack. Grant's skills are the only way they'll make it out of it alive. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Anna Sachs. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/063322/bk_acx0_063322_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 629min
    This book began as an attempt to hold on to my witty, storytelling mother with the one thing I had to hand. Words. Then, as the enormity of the social crisis my family was part of began to dawn, I wrote with the thought that other forgotten lives might be nudged into the light along with hers. Dementia is one of the greatest social, medical, economic, scientific, philosophical, and moral challenges of our times. I am a reporter. It became the biggest story of my life. (Sally Magnusson) Regarded as one of the finest journalists of her generation, Mamie Baird Magnusson's whole life was a celebration of words - words that she fought to retain in the grip of a disease which is fast becoming the scourge of the 21st century. Married to writer and broadcaster Magnus Magnusson, they had five children of whom Sally is the eldest. As well as chronicling the anguish, the frustrations and the unexpected laughs and joys that she and her sisters experienced while accompanying their beloved mother on the long dementia road for eight years until her death in 2012, Sally Magnusson seeks understanding from a range of experts and asks penetrating questions about how we treat older people; how we can face one of the greatest social, medical, economic, and moral challenges of our times; and what it means to be human. An extraordinary and deeply personal memoir, a manifesto and a call to arms, in one searingly beautiful narrative. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sally Magnusson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/000657/bk_hodd_000657_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Autoboyography , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 559min
    Includes an extended interview with Christina Hobbs, Lauren Billings, and narrator Deacon Lee! Fangirl meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this funny and poignant coming-of-age novel from New York Times best-selling author Christina Lauren about two boys who fall in love in a writing class - one from a progressive family and the other from a conservative religious community. Three years ago Tanner Scott's family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. Now, with one semester of high school to go and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah. But when his best friend, Autumn, dares him to take Provo High's prestigious Seminar - where honor roll students diligently toil to draft a book in a semester - Tanner can't resist going against his better judgment and having a go, if only to prove to Autumn how silly the whole thing is. Writing a book in four months sounds simple. Four months is an eternity. It turns out, Tanner is only partly right: four months is a long time. After all, it takes only one second for him to notice Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own Seminar novel the year before and who now mentors the class. And it takes less than a month for Tanner to fall completely in love with him. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deacon Lee, Kyle Mason. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/007886/bk_sans_007886_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Adventures of the Lone Jack Kid , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 402min
    Join the fun. Ride along with Jesse and Frank James and the Younger brothers as they share in the adventures of The Lone Jack Kid.This was wartime and men lived and died fighting their enemy...and sometimes they died fighting each other. Cole looked at the men, raised his hand, and said in a voice loud enough for everyone in the room to hear, “Don’t do it, boys. Sturman was a yellow cur, and a deserter, and you don’t have to die trying to avenge the likes of him." There were seven Indians and they were standing around two semi-naked white women who appeared to be a mother and daughter. Charlie took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Then he aimed - and fired, and fired, and fired again, repeatedly. He dropped four of the Indians before they knew what hit them. Then he charged into the clearing and shot another Indian reaching for his gun. “My name is Charles Longstreet.” The men looked at each other as recognition set in. “You’re the Lone Jack Kid?” The Kid smiled. “The one and only.” He pulled his hat off of his head and waved it in the air, then he gave the Rebel yell. “See you money grubbers in hell, boys.” He jerked the reins, and nudged Comet with his heals. She turned her head and leaped into the bubbling stream with water as high as the stirrups, and dashed across, splashing tendrils of water high in the air on both sides of her. It was an impressive display of horsemanship, and the toll collectors watched with grudging admiration. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Slone. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/016236/bk_acx0_016236_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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