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    The Decade After: Surviving Thriving After Divorce , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 190min
    After nine years of marriage, Toyin M. Falusi, MD, a specialist in infectious diseases, found herself divorced and raising two young children. It was a trying, stressful time, but rather than accept the hackneyed stereotype of the miserable and overwrought single mom, Falusi chose to embrace her new existence.Twelve years later, she’s still leading a happy, successful life. In The Decade After: Surviving Thriving After Divorce, she shares what she’s learned along the way.While this is not a self-help manual, much inside will resonate with recently divorced women. It is also not exactly an advice book, although Falusi does offer tips and tactics to help you adjust to life after marriage breakdown and separation. Rather, this is an informal, often funny conversation, with Falusi expounding on such topics as raising well-adjusted kids, working with - not against - your ex-spouse, building a support system, and taking care of yourself.Life does not end after divorce, nor does it have to plunge into stress, loneliness, and despair. Take it from Falusi - 12 years later, she’s still going strong. While she remains willing to entertain the possibility of a new serious relationship, she’s quite happy as she is - self-reliant, successful, and fulfilled!#getbetternotbitter #thrivingafterdivorce This book empowers women of all ages to celebrate their awesomeness and to grow daily. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sheryl Mebane. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/123631/bk_acx0_123631_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Aleister Crowley: Man, Myth & Magick , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 262min
    Ask almost anyone their view on Aleister Crowley and opinions will polarize: he was a genius; a psychopath; a drug-riddled sex maniac; a champion of sexual freedom against the restrictions of Victorian prudery and hypocrisy; he was a secret agent; a lost-soul poet; a playboy with little better to do than dabble in magic; a lifestyle imitator of Oscar Wilde and Richard Burton; a drug addict; a narcissistic sadist; a visionary artist. Few commentators are qualified to critique Crowley's esoteric motivations and ambitions and most simply dismiss him as a black magician who had fallen from the path. But if he did fall, why? Exactly where did he imagine the path led in the first place? And how far did he actually succeed in his life-long mission to overthrow the established order and herald a new age of magick? Ashe thinks he knows and has written a narrative that presents a lively biography from the perspective of understanding Crowley's roots in the magic of the Order of the Golden Dawn. Crowley was not the first of the great English magicians and certainly will not be the last. This work has been written for the general audience with a simple elegance, but has enough surprises to delight the most hackneyed Crowley expert. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cliff Truesdell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/040649/bk_acx0_040649_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    American Legends: The Life of Robert Mitchum , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 74min
    I never take any notice of reviews - unless a critic has thought up some new way of describing me. That old one about my lizard eyes and anteater nose and the way I sleep my way through pictures is so hackneyed now. - Robert Mitchum A lot of time has been spent covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute. And they can do so while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. If one assembled a list of the most iconic actors of the film noir genre, Robert Mitchum would surely rank at the top of the list. With his deadpan façade and slow, monotone verbal delivery, Mitchum encapsulated the disillusioned hero of the postwar crime genre. In many of his most famous movies from the postwar era, including Out of the Past (1947) and Angel Face (1952), Mitchum plays anti-heroes who are victims of circumstance. But even as he is placed in situations beyond his control, he maintains a cool, if dispassionate countenance. Mitchum was, in short, neither a hero nor a villain but someone who seemed to defy the often-simplistic distinctions between protagonist and antagonist, hero, and villain. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Geremy "Wolf" DuBois. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/035314/bk_acx0_035314_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Midlife Crisis: Middle Aged Myth or Reality? , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 46min
    Is there really such a thing as a midlife crisis - a true crisis in a person's life that happens in midlife? Yes, there is. But fortunately for most of us, it is a fairly rare event. Unlike the midlife crisis, a midlife transition is a quasi-universal reaction to the major changes that take place in midlife, mentally, physically, and in relationships. This book describes the powerful, dynamic forces that underlie both the midlife crisis and midlife transition, and provides, through clinical case material, a detailed description of each. With expertise, understanding and empathy, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Calvin Colarusso, M.D., uses his 50 years of experience of working with midlife individuals to explain this hackneyed, but real, crisis in plain English for the general public. Think of this book as a way to calmly navigate through the turbulent waters of midlife without experiencing a true midlife crisis or a particularly difficult midlife transition; and to understand the often-times puzzling behavior of those you know and love. Midlife Crisis: Middle Aged Myth or Reality? contains: A definition of a midlife crisis A definition of a midlife transition An understanding of the dynamics underlying both the midlife crisis and transition A description of midlife physical and psychological challenges Information about the changing attitude toward birthdays across the life cycle A detailed clinical example of a midlife transition A description of the Gauguin syndrome Two detailed descriptions of midlife crises About the author, Calvin Colarusso, M.D.: An eminent authority in the field of adult development, Dr. Colarusso is a board certified clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California at San Diego. He is also a training and supervising analyst in child and adult psychoanalysis at the San Diego Psychoanalytic ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Maxon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/001166/bk_acx0_001166_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Message Not Received: Why Business Communication Is Broken and How to Fix It , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 506min
    George Bernard Shaw once famously said, "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." Although he died in 1950, Shaw's words live on, especially in the business world. Far too many executives, salespeople, consultants, and even rank-and-file employees suck at communicating. Some think that they're speaking and writing effectively when they drop ostensibly sophisticated terms like paradigm shift, synergy, net-net, form factor, and optics. Others think that they're being clever. No doubt that you know the type. Maybe you're even one of them and don't realize it. These are the folks who regularly rely upon obscure acronyms, technobabble, jargon, and buzzwords when plain English would suffice just fine. They constantly invent new tech-laden words, bastardize others, and turn nouns into verbs. They ignore their audiences, oblivious to the context of their words. In other words, they talk without speaking. If bad business communication is a disease, the prevalence of hackneyed and utterly meaningless terms is just one of its major causes. Aside from using confusing language, many corporate folks depend almost exclusively on a single communications vehicle: email. In the process, they actively resist new, powerful, and truly collaborative tools specifically designed to make people work and communicate better. What's the net effect of this near-pervasive failure to effectively communicate while at work? The precise monetary figure is impossible to quantify. At the same time, though, it cannot be overstated. At a minimum, communication breakdowns are directly responsible for myriad inefficiencies, duplicate efforts, ineffectual campaigns, project failures, largely avoidable gaffes, internal political squabbles, and forgone business opportunities. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the aud ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Yen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023781/bk_adbl_023781_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Haunted Liverpool 30 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 727min
    Turn the phone off, lock yourself away, and give your mind the holiday it deserves from the cares and stresses of this world when you read the latest volume of cult author Tom Slemen’s Haunted Liverpool. It is always an event when Tom publishes a new book and this one is definitely no exception. In this chilling volume of more than 30 chapters - with many chapters containing more than one story - you will meet the Faceless Bride of Lime Street and you will also be introduced to Anfield’s unknown ghostly woman before visiting the creepy establishment known as The Devil’s Arms, where everything is just too good to be true. You will not find the usual hackneyed stories of supernatural cliché in this volume; you will find extraordinary and sometimes surreal terror lurking that will play on your mind and possibly inspire a nightmare or two. You will be greeted by the terrifying Tickler - a bizarre entity which attempts to tickle his victims to death, and you will learn about the Yovar - a race of ancient beings who are said to be even more evil than the Devil. There are accounts of timeslips in this amazing book and tales of witchcraft, possession and nercomancy; furthermore, you will listen to two spine-chilling accounts of haunted sleepovers and an unearthly story about two strange deities who resurrected a heroin addict. Lose yourself in the uncanny story of the teenager who fell in love with a satyr, but peruse the chapter on omens of death at your own risk, and do not dwell too long on the unsettling accounts of the ghost that gets around - the Night Maiden - or she may pay you a visit. These are just some of the terrors you will encounter in Haunted Liverpool 30.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nigel Peever. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/132657/bk_acx0_132657_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Boy Scouts: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Popular Youth Organization , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 82min
    On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty, to God and my country, and to obey the Scout Law, to help other people at all times, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. - Scout OathTo most, a Boy Scout is the personification of righteousness, self-sufficiency, and adaptability. In contemporary culture, particularly in the West, the stock images of Boy Scouts are associated with irreproachable conduct, so much so that they have been inordinately branded as Goody Two-Shoes.For the most part, the cliché is well-intentioned and somewhat endearing. For such an interpretation, viewers can refer to the character Russell from the Disney-Pixar movie Up, a Junior Wilderness Explorer who embarks on a quest to secure the “Assisting the Elderly” badge. The nervous, but delightfully bubbly Scout, was quick to capture the hearts of millions upon millions around the world.On the other end of the same spectrum is the stereotype that reduces them to unimaginative conformists, bookish narks, and blind followers. Many Americans have heard the phrase, “He is such a Boy Scout,” in passing, perhaps said with a scoff or followed by a dramatic eyeroll. The Boy Scout trope is frequently woven into movies, TV shows, and other works of fiction as one-dimensional characters. More often than not, they are polite to a fault and depicted as obsessive patch collectors, the hackneyed antithesis of the rebellious protagonist. While most know better, it bears noting that the Boy Scouts are an entity far more well-rounded and proficient than they are often given credit for in America. A reported 85 percent of FBI agents are former Boy Scouts, and NASA reported that of the two dozen men who landed on the moon, 20 were former Scouts, including all three members of Apollo 13 and 11 of the 12 who walked on the moon. Of course, this isn't to say that the organization was the sole reason behind their successes, but these sta ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan Gallagher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/136093/bk_acx0_136093_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Frank Kunert
    Ausgezeichnet mit dem Deutschen Fotobuchpreis 2009."German Photo Book Award," 2009A multistoried apartment building. Its plaster is grayish beige and exudes a kind of petit-bourgeois tristesse; it has the requisite carpeted balcony railings, the lone flower box, even the deckchair is there. A familiar view. It is only on second glance that we see that something is wrong. All of the balcony doors lead to nowhere, and in turn, the balconies themselves cannot be accessed.German photographer Frank Kunert (*1963 in Frankfurt/Main) has not uncovered any sort of architectural scandal. With Balcony is one of the works that sensitively and enigmatically turn familiar narrative contexts upside down and question reality itself. Far from being simply photographic satire, Kunert s miniatures give three-dimensional form to puns on thoughts and words, making them tangible in the truest sense of the word. Kunert spends weeks constructing his model sets down to the smallest detail and then photographs them in his studio in the process, creating the antithesis of worn and hackneyed concepts and ideas.Exhibition schedule: Galerie S, Siegen, February 22 March 28, 2008 · Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie, Darmstadt, April 18 20, 22008 · Galerie Camera Obscura, Dortmund, August 16 September 6, 2008 · Artbox Frankfurt, Galerie der Editionen, October 2 29, 2008 · Stadtmuseum Münster, February 23 April 11, 2010Ein mehrstöckiges Mietshaus. Der Putz graubeige, kleinbürgerliche Tristesse: an den Balkonbrüstungen Teppiche, ein einsamer Blumenkasten, auch der Liegestuhl fehlt nicht. Ein vertrauter Anblick. Erst auf den zweiten Blick sehen wir, dass etwas nicht stimmt. Alle Balkontüren führen ins Leere, die Balkone wiederum haben keine Zugänge.Der Fotograf Frank Kunert (*1963 in Frankfurt/Main) hat keinen architektonischen Skandal aufgedeckt. Mit Balkon ist eine seiner Arbeiten, mit denen er feinsinnig und hintergründig unsere Wahrnehmung ad absurdum führt, vertraute Erzählzusammenhänge auf den Kopf und Wirklichkeit in Frage stellt. Weit davon entfernt, nur fotografische Satire sein zu wollen, geben Kunerts Miniaturen Gedanken- und Wortspielereien dreidimensionale Gestalt und machen sie dadurch im wahrsten Sinne begreifbar. In den Modellkulissen, die in wochenlanger Kleinstarbeit gefertigt und schließlich im Studio fotografiert werden, denkt und baut Frank Kunert auf schönste Weise gegen unsere abgenutzten Begriffs- und Vorstellungswelten an.Ausstellungen: Galerie S, Siegen 22.2. 28.3.2008 · Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie 18. 20.4.2008· Galerie Camera Obscura, Dortmund 16.8. 6.9.2008 · Artbox Frankfurt, Galerie der Editionen 2. 9.10.2008· Museum Haus Löwenberg, Gengenbach 25.7. 1.11.2009 · Stadtmuseum Münster 23.2. 11.4.2010
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    The Snark Handbook: Clichés Edition
    The Snark Handbook: Clichés Edition - Overused Buzzwords Hackneyed Phrases and Other Misuses of the English Language: ab 8.43 €
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    The Jane Austen Collection
    This release contains six different BBC productions of classic works by Jane Austen including the full versions of Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park,Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma.SCENE INDEX:Disc #1 -- Sense and Sensibility1. Governed Feelings [6:03]2. Poetic Squabbles [4:14]3. Harmony In Nature [5:21]4. Garnered Attention [7:00]5. A Humble Gathering [2:43]6. End Credits [1:06]1. Admired Grace [4:31]2. Chivalrous Actions [5:44]3. Youthful Affection [6:08]4. Agreeable Disputes [5:03]5. A Love Never Had [3:11]6. End Credits [1:08]1. Natural Talent [4:31]2. Gift of Imagination [5:44]3. Minor Amusement [6:08]4. Prolonged Engagement [5:03]5. Mutual Affection [3:11]6. End Credits [1:08]1. Late Correspondence [6:21]2. Polished Image [4:46]3. Desperate Necessity [5:44]4. Abominable Treatment [3:43]5. Formal Introductions [4:38]6. End Credits [1:09]1. Splendid Boys [5:09]2. Unwarranted Flattery [4:52]3. Well Acquainted [4:59]4. Heated Discussion [6:16]5. Informed Decisions [3:14]6. End Credits [1:06]1. Grave Injustice [6:14]2. In From the Cold [5:10]3. Putrid Infection [4:35]4. Healing Slumber [4:20]5. Foolish Naiveté [4:53]6. End Credits [1:08]1. Welcome Greetings [5:21]2. Romantically Pale [4:59]3. No Time for Regrets [6:04]4. Undesirable Traits [3:31]5. Proper Places [5:17]6. End Credits [1:06]Disc #2, Side A -- Emma: Episodes 1-41. Alone Together [5:43]2. Handsome Letters [5:15]3. Splendid Gathering [9:19]4. Manof Knowledge [12:47]5. Simplicity of Character [8:31]6. End Credits [:37]1. Ridiculous Infatuation [6:12]2. Conundrums and Riddles [7:53]3. Inducements to Marry [4:08]4. Grievous Business [11:45]5. Object of Desire [13:22]6. Credits [:46]1. Unpleasant News [6:12]2. Wedding Announcement [7:53]3. General Store Gossip [4:08]4. Dinner Visiting [11:45]5. Exquisite Performance [13:22]6. Credits [:46]1. Morning Room [11:08]2. Wise Judgement [9:49]3. Conflict of Interest [9:50]4. Private Conversations [2:53]5. Hard on the Eards [8:20]6. Credits [:37]Disc #2, Side B -- Emma: Episodes 5-61. Ensemble Dance [12:23]2. Rise to the Occasion [12:00]3. April Showers [6:58]4. Conspiring Voices [5:46]5. A Proper Picnic [6:55]6. Credits [:45]1. Stricken by Sickness [10:04]2. Requesting Counsel [4:03]3. Hidden Admiration [10:03]4. Request for Love [13:27]5. A Father's Blessing [6:25]6. Credits [:45]Disc #3, Side A -- Mansfield Park: Episodes 1-41. Burden of Benevolence [8:08]2. Sober Reflection [8:22]3. Last Living Moment [8:39]4. Childess Courtship [9:09]5. Plans for Conquest [14:50]6. End Credits [1:20]1. General Distinctions [10:34]2. Altered Approach [7:51]3. Readily Forgiven [10:14]4. Tour of Antiquities [12:24]5. A Walk in the Park [10:34]6. End Credits [1:19]1. Honest Gentlemen [10:34]2. Theatrics of Poetry [7:51]3. Boitsterous Behavior [10:14]4. Epitome of the World [12:24]5. Lord of the Manor [10:34]6. End Credits [1:19]1. Quiet Household [7:53]2. Obliged to Serve [8:06]3. A Hole in the Heart [7:59]4. Gifts of Vanity [6:10]5. A Day of Pleasure [20:18]6. End Credits [1:23]Disc #3, Side B -- Mansfield Park: Episodes 5-61. Tangled Schemes [8:41]2. Unnecessary Indulgences [9:11]3. Feelings Unchanged [6:56]4. Misshapen Ideals [16:56]5. A Brother's Wisdom [8:39]6. End Credits [1:20]1. Home Sweet Home [10:23]2. Ladies in Tow [9:44]3. A Sailor's Providence [12:20]4. Traveling in Secret [9:07]5. Reminisence of the Past [9:02]6. End Credits [1:20]Disc #4 -- Persuasion1. Ill-Mannered Heir [9:18]2. Sensible Gentleman [13:45]3. Day of Sadness [7:15]4. Love of a Child [9:37]5. Bereaved Mother [10:26]6. Fit for Service [11:19]7. Fashionable Request [9:50]8. Chivalrous Men [9:26]9. Country Landscapes [10:05]10. Short On Time [9:42]11. Coastal Visit [7:38]12. Sea of Tranquility [3:04]1. Far From Hopeless [9:59]2. Honorable Duty [9:05]3. Confirmation of Love [10:45]4. Loneliness of a Widow [9:03]5. Interests of the Family [11:07]6. Stormy Weather [11:46]7. Pleasurable Concert [14:39]8. Subtle Agendas [5:36]9. Eavesdropping [13:06]10. Women of Simple Desires [10:52]11. Farewell to Inhibitions [6:56]12. End Credits [1:08]Disc #5, Side A -- Pride and Prejudice: Episodes 1-31. Making Appearances [10:03]2. Social Gathering [8:34]3. Conflicting Stories [12:04]4. Guided by Reason [12:16]5. Incorrigible Relations [8:49]6. End Credits [1:33]1. Presumptive Relative [9:54]2. Accomplished Company [12:26]3. Unpleasant Manner [10:40]4. Troublesome Child [7:57]5. Burdensome Secret [10:38]6. End Credits [1:33]1. Contradicting Opinions [11:21]2. Immediate Invitation [7:27]3. Hackneyed Routine [13:56]4. Strong Objections [7:51]5. Demanded Attention [11:34]6. End Credits [1:32]Disc #5, Side B -- Pride and Prejudice: Episodes 4-51. Unfortunate Review [11:12]2. Man of Preference [10:58]3. Nature in Good Taste [9:15]4. Patience is a Virtue [8:28]5. Requested Guidance [12:11]6. End Credits [1:37]1. Parental Misfortune [12:19]2. Sibling Rivalry [8:20]3. Unforeseen Generosity [8:37]4. Desired Misgivings [8:59]5. Distressing Visit [13:22]6. End Credits [1:38]Disc #6 -- Northanger Abbey1. Dark Daydreamer [9:24]2. Loss of All Reason [7:17]3. People of Interest [4:53]4. Honest & Agreeable [6:36]5. The Work of Man [11:25]6. Of Little Consequence [7:09]7. Countryside Conversation [7:26]8. Excess of Punctuality [9:09]9. Mother's Favorite Walk [12:00]10. Chapters of Deception [4:52]11. A Farewell to Mystery [7:44]12. End Credits [1:21]Jane Austen: The Complete Collection
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