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  Questions of Perspective , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 528min

  No one knew it at the time, but April 19, 2011, was the most important day in the history of the world.After his only friend and colleague John Manta disappears without a word, Dave Randall further entrenches himself in the humdrum life of an unenthusiastic lawyer. But once he begins to understand what happened, he embarks on a journey to uncover the deeper meanings and implications of John’s fate.Accompanied by Peaches the cat, Dave uproots his life and reinvents himself in the midst of his search. Along the way, he is haunted by his piecemeal understanding of John’s fate and what it means for his existence. Little does Dave know, his journey of self-discovery will have ramifications that extend far beyond the borders of his own little life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tyler Wolfe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/225328/bk_acx0_225328_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Hard and Fast Rules of Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 30min

  If only life came with an instruction book. Each of us has surrogate parents, teachers, coaches, trainers, and others throughout life who impart essential wisdom to us; it comes piecemeal and in uneven flows. In this riveting session, professional speaker and author Jeff Davidson lays down the twelve hard and fast rules of life that he has been able to assemble as a result of his journey, and he offers them in an enjoyable and entertaining way. Jeff offers some keen observations and insights that can help propel you to be at your best day after day, on the job and off, and to recognize that you are indeed the captain of your own ship. After listening to this session, don’t be surprised at your ability to leap over roadblocks and to knock down barriers to both your own effectiveness on the job and your enjoyment in life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: uncredited. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/004713/bk_blak_004713_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement - 30th Anniversary Edition , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 705min

  In this intriguing business novel, which illustrates state-of-the-art economic theory, Alex Rogo is a UniCo plant manager whose factory and marriage are failing. To revitalize the plant, he follows piecemeal advice from an elusive former college professor who teaches, for example, that reduction in the efficiency of some plant operations may make the entire operation more productive. Alex's attempts to find the path to profitability and to engage his employees in the struggle involve the listener; and thankfully the authors' economic models, including a game with matchsticks and bowls, are easy to understand. Although some characters are as anonymous as the goods manufactured in the factory, others ring true. In addition, the tender story of Alex and his wife's separation and reconciliation makes a touching contrast to the rest of the book. Recommended for anyone with an interest in the state of the American economy. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: uncredited. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000822/bk_high_000822_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Relational Finance: The New Model to Accelerate Growth, Attract Capital, and Maximize the Value of Your Business , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 305min

  The Future of FinanceFinance is the only function intertwined in every business decision. Despite this, it is often misunderstood and underappreciated within small and midsize businesses (SMBs). Finance is more than numbers; it is a toolbox to craft a culture of accountability, credible goals, and an enticing narrative about the future. In Relational Finance, Ben Lehrer breaks down the finance function into five easily digestible components, the finance spectrum: 1. Data 2. Reporting 3. Projections 4. Planning 5. Capital. Lehrer then introduces the innovative Relational Finance model. Untethered from the rigidity and piecemeal nature of traditional finance models, Relational Finance enables SMBs to harness the entire finance spectrum. The results are powerful and invaluable, with visibility into performance data and future scenarios driving confident decision-making, lower stress, and a more rewarding journey for business owners and leaders. By investing in finance and leveraging Relational Finance, business leaders create better teams, better growth, and better deals while attracting the right capital and partners to achieve their goals. Relational Finance is the future of finance, for the future of your business. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Randy Hames. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/179368/bk_acx0_179368_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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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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  Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses That Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 188min

  Unprecedented access to infinite solutions has led us to realize that having all of the answers is not the answer. From innovation teams to creativity experts to crowdsourcing, we've turned from one source to another, spending endless cycles pursuing piecemeal solutions to each challenge we face.What if your organization had an effective systematic approach to deal with any problem?To find better solutions, you need to first ask better questions.The questions you ask determine which solutions you'll see and which will remain hidden. This compact yet powerful book contains the formulas to reframe any problem multiple ways, using 25 lenses to help you gain different perspectives. With examples and guidance, it contains everything you need to start mastering any challenge.This audiobook will help you:Discover why we are hardwired to ask ineffective questions and learn to work through those barriersUnderstand the power and importance of well-defined questionsReframe any problem multiple ways to help you find the optimal solutionMove from idea-based innovation to the question-based innovation that drives higher ROIApply just one of the lenses to quickly discover better solutionsApply all of them to solve any problem, in business and in lifeBuy the audiobook now. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen M. Shapiro. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/193609/bk_acx0_193609_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Automation Is a Myth (eBook, ePUB)

  For some, automation will usher in a labor-free utopia; for others, it signals a disastrous age-to-come. Yet whether seen as dream or nightmare, automation, argues Munn, is ultimately a fable that rests on a set of triple fictions. There is the myth of full autonomy, claiming that machines will take over production and supplant humans. But far from being self-acting, technical solutions are piecemeal; their support and maintenance reveals the immense human labor behind "autonomous" processes. There is the myth of universal automation, with technologies framed as a desituated force sweeping the globe. But this fiction ignores the social, cultural, and geographical forces that shape technologies at a local level. And, there is the myth of automating everyone, the generic figure of "the human" at the heart of automation claims. But labor is socially stratified and so automation's fallout will be highly uneven, falling heavier on some (immigrants, people of color, women) than others. Munn moves from machine minders in China to warehouse pickers in the United States to explore the ways that new technologies do (and don't) reconfigure labor. Combining this rich array of human stories with insights from media and cultural studies, Munn points to a more nuanced, localized, and racialized understanding of the "future of work."

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  How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 504min

  Penguin presents the audiobook edition of How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, read by Fred Sanders. Two Harvard professors explain the dangerous world we face today. Democracies can die with a coup d'état - or they can die slowly. This happens most deceptively when in piecemeal fashion, with the election of an authoritarian leader, the abuse of governmental power and the complete repression of opposition. All three steps are being taken around the world - not least with the election of Donald Trump - and we must all understand how we can stop them. In How Democracies Die, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt draw insightful lessons from across history - from the rule of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile to the quiet undermining of Turkey's constitutional system by President Recip Erdogan - to shine a light on regime breakdown across the 20th and 21st centuries. Notably they point to the dangers of an authoritarian leader faced with a major crisis. Based on years of research, they present a deep understanding of how and why democracies die; an alarming analysis of how democracy is being subverted today in the US and beyond; and a guide for maintaining and repairing a threatened democracy, for governments, political parties and individuals. History doesn't repeat itself. But we can protect our democracy by learning its lessons before it's too late. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fred Sanders. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pauk/001092/bk_pauk_001092_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  To the Bitter End: Appomattox, Bennett Place, and the Surrenders of the Confederacy : Emerging Civil War Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 253min

  Across the Confederacy, determination remained high through the winter of 1864 into the new year - yet ominous signs were everywhere. The peace conference had failed. Large areas were overrun, the armies could not stop Union advances, the economy was in shambles, and industry and infrastructure were crumbling. The Confederacy could not make, move, or maintain anything. No one knew what the future held but uncertainty. Civilians and soldiers, generals and governors, resolved to fight to the bitter end. Myths and misconceptions abound about those last days of the Confederacy. There would be no single surrender or treaty that brought the war to an end. Rather, the Confederacy collapsed, its government on the run, its cities occupied, its armies surrendering piecemeal. Offering a fresh look at the various surrenders that ended the war, To the Bitter End: Appomattox, Bennett Place, and the Surrenders of the Confederacy by Robert M. Dunkerly brings to light little-known facts and covers often-overlooked events. Each surrender - starting at Appomattox and continuing through Greensboro, Citronelle, and the Trans-Mississippi - unfolded on its own course. Many involved confusing and chaotic twists and turns. Misunderstandings plagued many of the negotiations. Communications were problematic. Discipline often broke down. Tempers flared. It was anything but a nice, neat ending to the war. How did the war finally end? What was the status of former Confederate soldiers? Of slaves? How would everyone get home? Was there even a home to go to? As the surrenders unfolded, daunting questions remained. Appomattox was just the beginning. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bob Neufeld. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/157287/bk_acx0_157287_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Alone No More: Adrian's Undead Diary, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 474min

  Realizing you have a surviving neighbor after the world is overtaken by the undead isn't always a good thing. Unless that neighbor is the grumpy, armed, and retired Green Beret Gilbert Donohue. In that case, finding out you've got a neighbor is a lot like hitting the proverbial jackpot. Adrian's piecemeal life on campus since "That Day" has been a struggle. Retrieving supplies from local neighborhoods filled with the walking dead has been dangerous for him, but he's stayed alive by being a little smarter than the other survivors, and a lot faster than the roaming, hungry zombies that have overtaken his home town, and the world. In Alone No More, the second installment in the smash hit series Adrian's Undead Diary, Adrian's life is poised to become even more complicated and dangerous when some familiar faces find their way to ALPA with some less than friendly folks on their tail. For the first time the breadth of Adrian's Apocalypse widens to reveal the death of one of the oldest cities of mankind in one of the most popular of all the AUD short stories: Jerusalem. Sometimes in the cold of winter, the only thing that can keep you warm is freshly spilled blood. Alone No More is the second entry in the AUD series, and covers Adrian's journal entries from December 3, 2010, through December 27, 2010. Intermingled with his personal diary entries Alone No More also contains five short stories: "One Mistake: The Last Stand of Hall B", "Putting a Name to a Face", "Exodus", "Jerusalem", and "The Chief". ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Foster. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/021467/bk_acx0_021467_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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