Nearsighted

The Orphan Band of Springdale , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 580min

With the United States on the verge of World War II, eleven-year-old Gusta is sent from New York City to Maine, where she discovers small-town prejudices - and a huge family secret. It's 1941, and tensions are rising in the United States as the Second World War rages in Europe. Eleven-year-old Gusta's life, like the world around her, is about to change. Her father, a foreign-born labor organizer, has had to flee the country, and Gusta has been sent to live in an orphanage run by her grandmother. Nearsighted, snaggletoothed Gusta arrives in Springdale, Maine, lugging her one precious possession: a beloved old French horn, her sole memento of her father. But in a family that's long on troubles and short on money, how can a girl hang on to something so valuable and yet so useless when Gusta's mill-worker uncle needs surgery to fix his mangled hand, with no union to help him pay? Inspired by her mother's fanciful stories, Gusta secretly hopes to find the coin-like "Wish" that her sea-captain grandfather supposedly left hidden somewhere. Meanwhile, even as Gusta gets to know the rambunctious orphans at the home, she feels like an outsider at her new school - and finds herself facing patriotism turned to prejudice, alien registration drives, and a family secret likely to turn the small town upside down. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kate Rudd. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/010469/bk_brll_010469_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 549min

Chip and Dan Heath, the best-selling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, tackle one of the most critical topics in our work and personal lives: how to make better decisions. Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities: We’re overconfident. We seek out information that supports us and downplay information that doesn’t. We get distracted by short-term emotions. When it comes to making choices, it seems, our brains are flawed instruments. Unfortunately, merely being aware of these shortcomings doesn’t fix the problem, any more than knowing that we are nearsighted helps us to see. The real question is: How can we do better? In Decisive, the Heaths, based on an exhaustive study of the decision-making literature, introduce a four-step process designed to counteract these biases. Written in an engaging and compulsively listenable style, Decisive takes readers on an unforgettable journey, from a rock star’s ingenious decision-making trick to a CEO’s disastrous acquisition, to a single question that can often resolve thorny personal decisions. Along the way, we learn the answers to critical questions such as these: How can we stop the cycle of agonizing over our decisions? How can we make group decisions without destructive politics? And how can we ensure that we don’t overlook precious opportunities to change our course? Decisive is the Heath brothers’ most powerful - and important - book yet, offering fresh strategies and practical tools enabling us to make better choices. Because the right decision, at the right moment, can make all the difference. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kaleo Griffith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/003401/bk_rand_003401_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Sacred Journey, Hörbuch, Digital, 293min

Your quest, your Sacred Journey, begins the moment you entertain the great questions "Where am I going? What is my life about? What do I value? What gives me a sense of purpose? What is sacred, meaningful, of ultimate concern to me? What are my deepest longings? Have I forgotten the adventure I once planned, the dreams that guided me? When I get bogged down, nearsighted, lost in the details of making a living how do I find my way out of the forest?" Join Sam Keen on the quest that begins when you open the secret window into your heart. Ask yourself the questions that recover the innocent eye of childhood which sees wonder and magic in everyday life. You will find in Sam Keen a sage traveler, the kind of person you meet on the road, in a café, on a beach, or trail who can tell you stories about places you have yet to see, help you imagine the path ahead, give you maps, encourage you to undertake the great adventure. You will discover that your journey is one you must take alone, but that others have taken. As you learn to share your experiences and stories with your fellow travelers, you will find a new community of searchers. The Sacred Journey is a personal adventure that a lot more people are taking today because we live in a time of crisis when old myths, values, and world views are beginning to come apart at the seams. In this fascinating program by Sam Keen, you will discover how to: Use a spiritual compass to find your way when you are lost Cultivate silence and the art of listening Realize the extraordinary depths in ordinary moments Encounter the sacred in everyday life Find a vocation rather than merely doing a job Explore the spiritual dimension of sexuality Become more compassionate and generous Locate the symbols and stories that give your life meaning and purpose Begin lis Language: English. Narrator: Sam Keen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/ntgl/000401/bk_ntgl_000401_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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