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    Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital or Institutions, Enriched the World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1778min
    There's little doubt that most humans today are better off than their forebears. Stunningly so, the economist and historian Deirdre McCloskey argues in the concluding volume of her trilogy celebrating the oft-derided virtues of the bourgeoisie. The poorest of humanity, McCloskey shows, will soon be joining the comparative riches of Japan and Sweden and Botswana. Why? Most economists - from Adam Smith and Karl Marx to Thomas Piketty - say the Great Enrichment since 1800 came from accumulated capital. McCloskey disagrees - fiercely. "Our riches," she argues, "were made not by piling brick on brick, bank balance on bank balance, but by piling idea on idea." Capital was necessary, but so was the presence of oxygen. It was ideas, not matter, that drove "trade-tested betterment". Nor were institutions the drivers. The World Bank orthodoxy of "add institutions and stir" doesn't work and didn't. McCloskey builds a powerful case for the initiating role of ideas - ideas for electric motors and free elections, of course, but more deeply the bizarre and liberal ideas of equal liberty and dignity for ordinary folk. Liberalism arose from theological and political revolutions in Northwest Europe, yielding a unique respect for betterment and its practitioners and upending ancient hierarchies. Commoners were encouraged to have a go, and the bourgeoisie took up the Bourgeois Deal, and we were all enriched. Few economists or historians write like McCloskey - her ability to invest the facts of economic history with the urgency of a novel, or of a leading case at law, is unmatched. She summarizes modern economics and modern economic history with verve and lucidity yet sees through to the really big scientific conclusion. Not matter, but ideas. Big books don't come any more ambitious or captivating than Bourgeois Equality. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marguerite Gavin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/002260/bk_gdan_002260_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Cloud Town
    MAD SCIENCE ADVENTURE: Mad scientists, monsters, and giant robots fill this fast-paced adventure story.COMING OF AGE STORY: Faced with new challenges and unexpected trials, best friends Pen and Olive must come to terms with growing up and growing apart.EXCITING NEW AUTHOR: Dan McCloskey is passionate about creating comics and stories that appeal to reluctant readers.TWO FORMATS: Available in hardcover (978-1-4197-5311-4) and paperback (978-1-4197-4964-3) editions.
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    Cloud Town
    MAD SCIENCE ADVENTURE: Mad scientists, monsters, and giant robots fill this fast-paced adventure story.COMING OF AGE STORY: Faced with new challenges and unexpected trials, best friends Pen and Olive must come to terms with growing up and growing apart.EXCITING NEW AUTHOR: Dan McCloskey is passionate about creating comics and stories that appeal to reluctant readers.TWO FORMATS: Available in hardcover (978-1-4197-5311-4) and paperback (978-1-4197-4964-3) editions.
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    Dreams: The Morrow Family Saga, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 158min
    Historical fiction based in the 1950s. Follows one family through the turbulent 50s as rivalries are born and the political and social environment changes. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lydia McCloskey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/205543/bk_acx0_205543_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Dallas - Staffel 8 DVD-Box (DVD)
    Die Schüsse in J.R.s Büro haben Bobby getroffen. Und wieder war es eine Frau, die geschossen hatte. Auf Southfork taucht eine Fremde auf. Jamie Ewing, die behauptet, die Tochter von Jocks Bruder Jason zu sein. Während Bobby und Jenna Hochzeitspläne schmieden, steigert sich Pam in die Vorstellung hinein, Mark Graison sei noch am Leben. Cliff verbündet sich mit Jamie, um einen Anteil an Ewing Oil heraus zu schlagen. J.R. findet in dem Model Mandy Winger eine neue Gespielin. Cliffs Triumph über J.R. dauert nur kurz. Bobby wird klar, dass er Pam mehr liebt als Jenna und bittet sie, ihn noch einmal zu heiraten.Darsteller:Barbara Bel Geddes, Jim Davis, Patrick Duffy, Alberto Morin, Alejandro Rey, Alexis Smith, Alice Hirson, Amy Stock-Poynton, Andrew Prine, Andrew Stevens, Annabel Schofield, Anne Francis, Art Hindle, Arthur Malet, Audrey Landers, Barbara Babcock, Barbara Carrera, Barbara Eden, Barbara Stock, Barry Corbin, Barry Jenner, Ben Piazza, Bert Remsen, Beth Toussaint, Bill McIntyre, Burke Byrnes, Cathy Podewell, Charlene Tilton, Charles Bateman, Charles Grant, Christopher Atkins, Christopher Neame, Christopher Stone, Craig Stevens, Dack Rambo, Daniel Pilon, Danone Camden, Daryl Roach, David Ackroyd, David Sage, David Wayne, Deborah Marie Taylor, Deborah Rennard, Deborah Shelton, Deborah Tranelli, Deborah Tucker, Deirdre Imershein, Dennis Patrick, Derek McGrath, Don Starr, Donald May, Donna Reed, E.J. André, Elaine Wilkes, Evelyn Guerrero, Fern Fitzgerald, Francine Tacker, Fredric Lehne, Gayle Hunnicutt, George Chakiris, George Kennedy, George Petrie, Glenn Corbett, Howard Duff, Howard Keel, Hunter von Leer, Ian McShane, J. Eddie Peck, J. Patrick McNamara, Jack Scalia, James Brown, Jared Martin, Jeanna Michaels, Jeff Cooper, Jenilee Harrison, Jeri Gaile, Jim McMullan, Joan Van Ark, Joanna Cassidy, Joel Fabiani, John Anderson, John Ashton, John Beck, John Harkins, John Larch, John Posey, John Reilly, John William Hoge, John Zaremba, Jonathan Goldsmith, Joseph Campanella, Joshua Harris, Karen Carlson, Karen Kopins, Kate Reid, Keenan Wynn, Ken Kercheval, Kenneth Kimmins, Kimberly Foster, Lance LeGault, Larry Hagman, Laurence Haddon, Leigh McCloskey, Leigh Taylor-Young, Lesley Woods, Lesley-Anne Down, Leslie Bevis, Linda Gray, Lindsay Bloom, Lois Chiles, Marc Singer, Margaret Michaels, Marj Dusay, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Martha Scott, Martin E. Brooks, Marty Schiff, Mary Crosby, Meg Gallagher, Merete Van Kamp, Michael Bell, Michael Wilding Jr., Monte Markham, Morgan Brittany, Morgan Woodward, Omri Katz, Pat Colbert, Peter White, Priscilla Pointer, Priscilla Presley, Randy Powell, Ray Wise, Richard Narita, Sandy Ward, Sasha Mitchell, Shalane McCall, Shannon Wilcox, Sheree J. Wilson, Sherill Lynn Rettino, Solomon Smaniotto, Stephanie Blackmore, Stephen Elliott, Steve Forrest, Steve Kanaly, Susan Flannery, Susan Howard, Susan Lucci, Ted Gehring, Ted Shackelford, Terrence E. McNally, Timothy Patrick Murphy, Tina Louise, Tom Fuccello, Tom McGreevey, Victoria Principal, William Prince, William Smithers, Zane Lasky
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    Songs of the 1890's
    AFTER THE BALL|America the beautiful|Asleep in the deep|THE BAND PLAYED ON|BEAUTIFUL ISLE OF SOMEWHERE|THE BOWERY|Break the news to mother|The cat came back|Coax me|DAISY BELL|GYPSY LOVE SONG|HEARTS AND FLOWERS|Hello Ma Baby|Her eyes don't shine like diamonds|THERE'LL BE A HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT|Humoresque|I DON'T WANT TO PLAY IN YOUR YARD|I've been working on the railroad|In the baggage coach ahead|Just tell them that you saw me|KENTUCKY BABE|Little Annie Rooney|THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO|Maple leaf Rag / Joplin Scott|Mother was a lady|Musettas Walzer (aus La Boheme) / Puccini Giacomo|My wild irish rose|O sole mio / Capua Eduardo di|OH PROMISE ME|On the banks of the wabash far away|The red river valley|THE ROSARY|SAY AU REVOIR BUT NOT GOODBYE|SHE IS MORE TO BE PITIED THAN CENSURED|She may have seen better days|She was bred in old Kentucky|She'll be comin' 'round the mountain|SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK|STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER / Sousa John Philip|The story of the rose|The streets of Cairo|THE SUNSHINE OF PARADISE ALLEY|SWEET ROSIE O'GRADY|The sweetest story ever told|TA RA RA BOOM DER E|Take back your gold|Those wedding bells shall not ring out|THROW HIM DOWN MCCLOSKEY|To a wild rose / MacDowell Edward Alexander|WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER|WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN|WHERE DID YOU GET THAT HAT|WHO THREW THE OVERALLS IN MISTRESS MURPHY'S CHOWDER|YOU TELL ME YOUR DREAM (I'LL TELL YOU MINE)|You're not the only pebble on the beach
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    Homer Price , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 141min
    Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk. The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers and listeners in stitches for generations! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mike Ferrerir. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/003025/bk_lili_003025_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Put Comfortable Shoes in My Coffin: True Stories of Faith, Family, and Fortitude , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 168min
    In her book Put Comfortable Shoes in My Coffin, Jennifer McCloskey and her mother and writing partner Mary Rey Girardi share a treasure trove of small stories with huge heart.Jen has been a motivational speaker and trainer across the country since 1986, and she created this book as a reminder of the numerous heroes surrounding us. “I have always been surprised by the number of books sold that only depict pain and heartache. I wanted my children to read real stories about people who succeed through trying times, and how they mastered the art of obtaining resources, embracing teamwork, and garnering inner strength, while working toward a greater good, something greater than themselves.” We all have living legends, currently surrounding us. We don’t need to look only to the famous or the wealthy as our models of strength, but we can observe inner strength through our daily interactions, even in our own households or, maybe, in the next room. If we can’t see them, all we need to do is open our eyes a little wider. This book lifts the spirits of the listener and brings more positivity and hope to the world.Jennifer speaks at civic organizations, schools, and corporate events to discuss ways we can all be heroes in our daily lives and how to recognize our own personal heroes every day. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jennifer Girardi McCloskey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/188656/bk_acx0_188656_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Laughing: The Morrow Family Saga, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 155min
    Natalia continues her journey through the 1950s with a trip to Broadway and Washington, DC.The year 1952 started off with the realization that what had been was now no longer. The world had inexorably changed and left Natalia stranded. Everything had grown darker. Daddy was now embroiled in a battle to save his business and his reputation. Part of this battle was also to keep the family together. He struggled to prevent their being shipped off piece by piece. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lydia McCloskey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/230360/bk_acx0_230360_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bourgeois Dignity: Why Economics Can't Explain the Modern World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1242min
    The big economic story of our times is not the Great Recession. It is how China and India began to embrace neoliberal ideas of economics and attributed a sense of dignity and liberty to the bourgeoisie they had denied for so long. The result was an explosion in economic growth and proof that economic change depends less on foreign trade, investment, or material causes and a whole lot more on ideas and what people believe. Or so says Deirdre N. McCloskey in Bourgeois Dignity, a fiercely contrarian history that wages a similar argument about economics in the West. Here she turns her attention to 17th- and 18th-century Europe to reconsider the birth of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of capitalism. According to McCloskey, our modern world was not the product of new markets and innovations but rather the result of shifting opinions about them. During this time, talk of private property, commerce, and even the bourgeoisie itself radically altered, becoming far more approving and flying in the face of prejudices several millennia old. The wealth of nations, then, didn't grow so dramatically because of economic factors: It grew because rhetoric about markets and free enterprise finally became enthusiastic and encouraging of their inherent dignity. An utterly fascinating sequel to her critically acclaimed book The Bourgeois Virtues, Bourgeois Dignity is a feast of intellectual riches from one of our most spirited and ambitious historians - a work that will forever change our understanding of how the power of persuasion shapes our economic lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marguerite Gavin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/002259/bk_gdan_002259_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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