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  Improv-ing Agile Teams: Using Constraints to Unlock Creativity , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 300min

  Improv is not about being funny, original, or chaotic.It's about embracing change.Improvisation. The mere mention of the word makes many people quake with fear at the prospect of chaos and uncertainty. The fact is, though, human beings are improvising almost every minute of their lives it is more natural, and more filled with possibility, than you might imagine.On stage, improvisational actors use simple rules, collaborative principles, and game constraints to build unscripted yet intriguing storylines. This audiobook explores how those same simple rules and principles can help agile teams collaborate more effectively and how purposefully working within constraints can unlock creativity.In this audiobook, you ll find over 50 techniques and improv games tailored for agile teams, complete with step-by-step instructions. These games are based on five different principles of improvisational theatre:Safety: How accepting failure is essential to discoverySpontaneity: How to increase the flow of ideasStorytelling: How narratives help teams relate to their customers and end usersStatus: How adjusting personal behaviour can encourage collaborationSensitivity: How to become more fully engaged with fellow team members ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul Goddard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/174851/bk_acx0_174851_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 791min

  Nearly every night on every major network, unscripted (but carefully crafted) "reality” TV shows routinely glorify retrograde stereotypes that most people would assume got left behind 35 years ago. In Reality Bites Back, media critic Jennifer L. Pozner aims a critical, analytical lens at a trend most people dismiss as harmless fluff. She deconstructs reality TV’s twisted fairytales to demonstrate that far from being simple guilty pleasures,” these programs are actually guilty of fomenting gender-war ideology and significantly affecting the intellectual and political development of this generation’s young viewers. She lays out the cultural biases promoted by reality TV about gender, race, class, sexuality, and consumerism, and explores how those biases shape and reflect our cultural perceptions of who we are, what we’re valued for, and what we should view as our place” in society. Smart and informative,Reality Bites Back arms readers with the tools they need to understand and challenge the stereotypes reality TV reinforces and, ultimately, to demand accountability from the corporations responsible for this contemporary cultural attack on three decades of feminist progress. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Erin Bennett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/017164/bk_adbl_017164_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  My Beautiful Idol , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 412min

  The author of My Beautiful Idol is on a quest to be successful - in a lucrative job at an advertising agency, in ministry work, even in his relationships. And in a futile attempt to control the sources of love and security, he has turned these things into idols he can keep in his soul's back pocket. He pulls the idols out when he feels vulnerable and defenseless, and hides them again when things are going well. But the idols keep failing - even when he turns to his own Christian faith. In a creative narrative style rooted in raw honesty, My Beautiful Idol invites readers to identify with the young would-be Christian hero as he seeks God, and as he hides from God. Far from reducing complex matters to simplistic formulas, Pete Gall weaves together stories both sublime and wretched, ego-building and humbling, humorous and painful, and successfully celebrates the messiness of faith, the importance of validating truth, and the unscripted nature of experiencing a God who is intimately involved in all of life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pete Gall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/zond/000320/bk_zond_000320_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 295min

  In an irresistible invitation to lighten up, look around, and live an unscripted life, a Stanford University professor and master of the art of improvisation explains how to adopt the attitudes and techniques used by generations of musicians and actors. These secrets are currently being taught to entrepreneurs, engineers, and first responders in a crisis as well as housewives and Alzheimer caregivers. Let's face it: Life is something we all make up as we go along. No matter how carefully we formulate a "script", it is bound to change when we interact with people with scripts of their own. Improv Wisdom shows how to apply the maxims of improvisational theater to real-life challenges - whether it's dealing with a demanding boss, a tired child, or one of life's never-ending surprises. Patricia Ryan Madson distills 30 years of experience into thirteen simple strategies, including "Say Yes", "Start Anywhere", "Face the Facts", and "Make Mistakes, Please", helping readers to loosen up, think on their feet, and take on everything life has to offer with skill, chutzpah, and a sense of humor. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Patricia Ryan Madson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/005136/bk_acx0_005136_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  At the Heart of It , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 575min

  Love doesn't stick to the script in this witty romance from USA Today bestselling author Tawna Fenske. TV producer Kate Geary is in unscripted heaven. She's piloting a reality series featuring her favorite self-help guru, Dr. Vivienne Brandt. The Dr. Viv - whose nuggets of wisdom helped Kate get through some of her toughest times. Thanks to Dr. Viv, Kate is almost on the verge of figuring everything out. That is, until Jonah Porter, the superhot book nerd Kate just spent an amazing date with, appears at the show's first meeting. Jonah did not want to get reeled into a world filled with invasive crews, pushy network execs, and over-the-top drama, but a connection to the story leaves him no choice. Fortunately, Kate - hot, smart, and funny - helps make it bearable. Now they're both on the verge of violating their contracts as they find themselves sneaking around off set. But the cameras have a way of finding out everyone's secrets...especially the ones that can break hearts. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/009463/bk_brll_009463_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Love Unrehearsed: The Love Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 889min

  At last, the rest of the story that began in Love Unscripted. There is no rehearsal for true love. When A-list movie star Ryan Christensen ducked into her pub to escape his screaming fans, never in a million years did Taryn Mitchell think her life was about to change forever. But now, eight months later, after a whirlwind romance, Taryn wakes up in Ryan’s Hollywood hotel room to find a diamond to die for on her left ring finger - and her face splashed across the cover of every gossip magazine. Ryan’s very public proposal is catnip to the tabloids, his management team is worried, and Taryn must figure out how a small town girl like her fits into his glittering world. What does it take to make a relationship work amidst telephoto lenses, daily on-set temptations, and jealous fans who will stop at nothing to keep you from walking down the aisle with the man of your dreams? With no script to follow and no chance for a dress rehearsal, Taryn and Ryan will be forced to take the plunge into real life and risk everything to make their love last. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Madeleine Maby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/006216/bk_sans_006216_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Life Unscripted: Using Improv Principles to Get Unstuck, Boost Confidence, and Transform Your Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 297min

  Learn to collaborate with others, think on your feet, and celebrate mistakes using the skills of improv theaterSo many of us go through life following scripts we didn’t write for ourselves - scripts designed by our family, shaped by our friends, and influenced by the expectations of the people we meet. Using practical self-help skills rooted in improv principles and depth psychology, we can live more authentic, fulfilled, and empowered lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan O'Connor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/prhc/000644/bk_prhc_000644_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Renovated to Death (eBook, ePUB)

  Real-life domestic partners and stars and producers of the new hit reality home renovation show Domestic Partners, bestselling mystery author Peter "PJ" Penwell and actor JP Broadway are enjoying work and life in their sleepy Detroit suburb of Pleasant Woods-until a suspicious death makes an unscripted appearance . . . After a successful first season of Domestic Partners chronicling the renovation of their historic Craftsman Colonial, Peter and JP are taking on a renovation of a local Tudor Revival inherited by identical twin brothers Terry and Tom Cash. But linoleum floors and a pink-tiled bathroom aren't the only unwelcome surprises awaiting inside the house . . . Just as the show is set to start filming, Peter and JP discover Tom Cash dead at the foot of the house's staircase. And when the police ruling changes from accidental death to homicide, the list of suspects grows fast. Could the killer be the crabby next-door-neighbor, the Realtor ex-boyfriend, the bartender ex-boyfriend, the other, much younger, ex-boyfriend, or even renovation-reluctant brother, Terry? And what's that awful smell coming from the basement? Now Peter's mystery writer skills, and JP's experience as the former star of a cop show, will be put to the test-as will their relationship while they uncover the secrets of the house and its owners. With a killer on the loose, this is one fixer upper that may prove deadly . . .

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  The Story of French New Orleans: History of a Creole City , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 544min

  What is it about the city of New Orleans? History, location, and culture continue to link it to France while distancing it culturally and symbolically from the US. This audiobook explores the traces of French language, history, and artistic expression that have been present there over the last 300 years. This volume focuses on the French, Spanish, and American colonial periods to understand the imprint that French sociocultural dynamic left on the Crescent City.The migration of Acadians to New Orleans at the time the city became a Spanish dominion and the arrival of Haitian refugees when the city became an American territory oddly reinforced its Francophone identity. However, in the process of establishing itself as an urban space in the Antebellum South, the culture of New Orleans became a liability for New Orleans elite after the Louisiana Purchase.New Orleans and the Caribbean share numerous historical, cultural, and linguistic connections. The audiobook analyzes these connections and the shared process of Creolization occurring in New Orleans and throughout the Caribbean Basin. It suggests "French" New Orleans might be understood as a trope for unscripted "original" Creole social and cultural elements. Since being Creole came to connote African descent, the study suggests an association with France in the minds of whites allowed for a less racially bound and contested social order within the US. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sally Martin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/122896/bk_acx0_122896_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Brave , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 404min

  A revealing memoir and empowering manifesto - a voice for generations. Rose McGowan was born in one cult and came of age in another more visible cult: Hollywood. In a strange world where she was continually on display, stardom soon became a personal nightmare of constant exposure and sexualisation. Rose escaped into the world of her mind, something she had done as a child, and into high-profile relationships. Every detail of her personal life became public, and the realities of an inherently sexist industry emerged with every script, role, public appearance, and magazine cover. The Hollywood machine packaged her as a sexualized bombshell, hijacking her image and identity and marketing them for profit. Hollywood expected Rose to be silent and cooperative and to stay the path. Instead, she rebelled and asserted her true identity and voice. She reemerged unscripted, courageous, victorious, angry, smart, fierce, unapologetic, controversial, and real as f*ck. Brave is her raw, honest, and poignant memoir/manifesto - a no-holds-barred, pull-no-punches account of the rise of a millennial icon, fearless activist, and unstoppable force for change who is determined to expose the truth about the entertainment industry, dismantle the concept of fame, shine a light on a multibillion-dollar business built on systemic misogyny, and empower people everywhere to wake up and be Brave. Includes two original songs by Rose McGowan. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rose McGowan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/003244/bk_hcuk_003244_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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