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    Long After Midnight , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 537min
    Two drifters caught in the backwash of space wander from city to dead city, sifting the rubble for the fabled Blue Bottle of Mars - and find in it two different, equally entrancing, dooms.A young boy in Green Town, Illinois, does not marry - yet marries - his beloved eighth-grade teacher.... In the hell of a Manhattan July night, Will Morgan is offered a possibly Mephistophelean proposal by which he might gain a perfect love and a magical immunity.... A jealous husband who orders an exact replica of his unfaithful wife from an android manufacturing company (purpose: murder) runs afoul of the compassionate new "live robot" law....At 48, seized with an overwhelming desire to settle an old score, a man journeys back into the past under the spell of his "utterly perfect, incredibly delightful idea", only to recoil in stunned disbelief when he confronts, at last, his former tormentor.... Bradbury's imaginative field is boundless. In this book, his 22 stories carry us from the cozy familiarity of the small-town America we lived in, in Dandelion Wine, to the frozen desert and double moon that have been part of our interior landscape since The Martian Chronicles. His characters range from the "ordinary" - a rookie cop, an unhappy wife on vacation in Mexico, an old parish priest hearing confession - to the quite extraordinary: the parrot to whom Ernest Hemingway confided the plot of his last, greatest, never-put-down-on-paper novel, and a woman who, in New York City in the summer of 1974, hangs out a sign reading "Melissa Toad, Witch".Fantastic or conventional, chillingly suspenseful, or hauntingly nostalgic, each of these stories has that aura of the unexpected combined with the special ring of absolute rightness that is brilliantly, uniquely Bradbury. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Prichard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/001548/bk_tant_001548_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Trust Works: Four Keys to Building Lasting Relationships , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 130min
    Best-selling author Ken Blanchard brings you the tie-in guide to accompany his TrustWorks! training program. Ken Blanchard is famous for his ability to make the seemingly complex simple. In Trust Works! he brings his talent to bear on the complicated and timely issue of trust. The book begins with an allegory – in this case, it’s the story of a dog and a cat with major trust issues. Their fighting, backbiting, and sabotaging soon affects the whole household – including the humans. It quickly becomes clear that unless the ongoing conflicts can be resolved, all of the pets will be without a home. Through the counsel of a wise old parrot, the animals learn the ABCDs of trust, becoming aware of the unconscious behaviours that had been eroding their relationships and begin to change their actions. In the end, the results have a positive effect that reaches far beyond the dog and cats’ relationship. Applying lessons presented in the fable to real life situations, Blanchard explores his ABCD trust model to address issues like poor morale, miscommunication in relationships, poor customer service issues, and dysfunctional leadership. Trust is an evergreen topic but is particularly relevant today, as protests in cities throughout the world underscore a growing distrust of corporations and institutions. Now more than ever, people need trust-building skills and a common language for learning the behaviours that build – or erode – trust. Trust Works! is the first book to create a common, easy-to-learn language for talking about trust in a way that can bring peace and co-operation where once there was dissension. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan Woren, Ken Blanchard, Cynthia Olmstead. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/001311/bk_hcuk_001311_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Economic history of Wales
    Economic history of Wales ab 16.49 € als Taschenbuch: Defunct companies of Wales Mining in Wales Welsh inventions Slate industry in Wales Tonypandy Riots Rigid-hulled inflatable boat Parrot Corporation List of Welsh inventors Gilbern Tyrone O'Sullivan Welsh gold Bank y Llong. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Wirtschaft & Soziales,
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    An Unlasting Home (eBook, ePUB)
    The debut novel from an award-winning short story writer: a multigenerational saga spanning Lebanon, Iraq, India, the United States, and Kuwait that brings to life the triumphs and failures of three generations of Arab women.In 2013, Sara is a philosophy professor at Kuwait University, having returned to Kuwait from Berkeley in the wake of her mother's sudden death eleven years earlier. Her main companions are her grandmother's talking parrot, Bebe Mitu; the family cook, Aasif; and Maria, her childhood ayah and the one person who has always been there for her. Sara's relationship with Kuwait is complicated; it is a country she always thought she would leave, and a country she recognizes less and less, and yet a certain inertia keeps her there. But when teaching Nietzsche in her Intro to Philosophy course leads to an accusation of blasphemy, which carries with it the threat of execution, Sara realizes she must reconcile her feelings and her place in the world once and for all.Interspersed with Sara's narrative are the stories of her grandmothers: beautiful and stubborn Yasmine, who marries the son of the Pasha of Basra and lives to regret it, and Lulwa, born poor in the old town of Kuwait, swept off her feet to an estate in India by the son of a successful merchant family; and her two mothers: Noura, who dreams of building a life in America and helping to shape its Mid-East policies, and Maria, who leaves her own children behind in Pune to raise Sara and her brother Karim and, in so doing, transforms many lives.Ranging from the 1920s to the near present, An Unlasting Home traces Kuwait's rise from a pearl-diving backwater to its reign as a thriving cosmopolitan city to the aftermath of the Iraqi invasion. At once intimate and sweeping, personal and political, it is an unforgettable epic and a spellbinding family saga.
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    An Unlasting Home
    The debut novel from an award-winning short story writer: a multigenerational saga spanning Lebanon, Iraq, India, the United States, and Kuwait that brings to life the triumphs and failures of three generations of Arab women.In 2013, Sara is a philosophy professor at Kuwait University, having returned to Kuwait from Berkeley in the wake of her mother's sudden death eleven years earlier. Her main companions are her grandmother's talking parrot, Bebe Mitu; the family cook, Aasif; and Maria, her childhood ayah and the one person who has always been there for her. Sara's relationship with Kuwait is complicated; it is a country she always thought she would leave, and a country she recognizes less and less, and yet a certain inertia keeps her there. But when teaching Nietzsche in her Intro to Philosophy course leads to an accusation of blasphemy, which carries with it the threat of execution, Sara realizes she must reconcile her feelings and her place in the world once and for all.Interspersed with Sara's narrative are the stories of her grandmothers: beautiful and stubborn Yasmine, who marries the son of the Pasha of Basra and lives to regret it, and Lulwa, born poor in the old town of Kuwait, swept off her feet to an estate in India by the son of a successful merchant family; and her two mothers: Noura, who dreams of building a life in America and helping to shape its Mid-East policies, and Maria, who leaves her own children behind in Pune to raise Sara and her brother Karim and, in so doing, transforms many lives.Ranging from the 1920s to the near present, An Unlasting Home traces Kuwait's rise from a pearl-diving backwater to its reign as a thriving cosmopolitan city to the aftermath of the Iraqi invasion. At once intimate and sweeping, personal and political, it is an unforgettable epic and a spellbinding family saga.
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    Captain Luna , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 9min
    You, beat the Kraken? The captain was astonished. "You're just one little girl!”Who says little girls can’t defeat sea monsters and save the day? Luna is a girl who wants to sail the Seven Seas and be a pirate, while being kind and polite to everybody! She comes from a pirate family and dreams of setting sail and being the captain of the family ship.All the other pirates think that her kindness and pirate life don’t go together, but Luna knows better: You can be brave and kind at the same time, and polite too!When a sea monster takes her family, Luna has to embark on a scary journey to save them. She will find out if she has what it takes to be a captain!Captain Luna is a delightful children’s book for any young pirate lover in your life. It’s especially good for little girls who love seafaring stories and pirates, or girls who may have been told they can’t do something because they are girls. This book will teach a child that they can be anything they want to be, if they work hard, there is no such thing as being “too nice”, and that kindness saves the day!It’s full of reminders about being polite and nice to everybody, behind a fun seafaring adventure for a brave little girl and her loyal parrot friend.Best for kids who:Love piratesLike fantasy storiesCan identify with a little girl who dreams of glory and braveryEnjoy sea storiesHave been told they can’t do or be something because they are girlsDream of sailing the seasNeed to learn that girls can do anythingHave been told they are “too nice”Gift this book if you’re looking for:A story to teach a child that they can be anything they want to be in lifeA heartwarming tale about a brave girlA lovely pirate storyA sea story for a girlA delightful short story for a pirate lover in your life ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Noah DeBiase. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/177663/bk_acx0_177663_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Surviving the Press-Gang: 70 Crazy Years in Journalism , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 458min
    From humble junior reporter on the Luton News to globe-trotting feature writer for the Daily Mail and a sometime television executive - this is Leslie Watkins - Les to his friends - reporting the news over 70 years. He tells of Fleet Street in its heyday revealing what went on inside the newspaper world, of scoop after scoop, fake news, murder, and political corruption. Honest, humorous, surprising, and sometimes tragic his journalist's eye view of the world, of breaking news, drink fuelled editorial feuds, and dirty tricks lifts the lid on journalism's golden age.Revealed why Arthur H. Fowler, a man who never existed, was regularly named in The Evening World and eventually, despite never living, had to be killed.Hear the story of Lord Porn and his female followers.Was the report of bowler hatted beggars surrounding the White House, printed in the Daily Mail just fake news?Speaking of bowlers, discover why celebrated cartoonist Keith Waite began adding characters in bowler hats to his cartoons - first one, then two then more each day.Was President Jimmy Carter really told to grow a beard one inch long? The editor of the Daily Mail believed so and published the story.Exposed - the politician who sold secret designs for Concord to the Russians and then pretended to die. His story was on news-stands across the globe.Then there's Monty Fresco MBE, the award winning Daily Mail photographer, who 'kidnapped' boxing legend Mohammed Ali and took him to the wrong London park.Sally Coxsedge of Hastings, England, sold the family's pet parrot. Why? Because during arguments, she says, it always took her husband's side.But journalism isn't all fun and games, scoops and interviews. Sometime journalist becomes part of a story that's making the news."At 20 minutes past three in the afternoon the haggard man knew he was about to die. That was wh ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Graham Watkins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/156607/bk_acx0_156607_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Dutch East India Company: The History of the World's First Multinational Corporation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 75min
    From classic grilled meat to exotic and savory five-star dishes, pepper has long been the ultimate staple spice. While bulk pepper may be readily stocked in supermarkets and convenience stores today, there was once a time when the common spice was considered one of the most valuable commodities in the world. Merchants tripped over one another to get their hands on the tiny black beads, which live in colorful clusters of berry-like shells reminiscent of Christmas lights. They were so precious that an uncountable number of men crossed the turbulent and uncharted seas for them. In fact, the tropical spice was so highly sought after that blood was shed over the edible gold. To many, the mention of maritime merchants evokes an imagery of growling pirates donned in their stereotypical hats and a colorful parrot perched upon their shoulders. These nautical rascals wander the high seas in search of treasure and adventure. Though that imagery may be inaccurate, the real life companies that once dominated international waters operated on a similar thirst for conquest and riches. Perhaps the most famous – or as many would put it, infamous – of these naval corporations was the Dutch East India Company, also known as VOC. Established around the beginning of the 17th century, this nautical behemoth of a corporation was determined to squeeze everyone else out of the market. Vested with the power to wage war and exterminate any who dared stand in their way, the rest of the world stood by as the unstoppable force took over the whole of international maritime trade. The company would crush its opponents on the way to the top, establishing a monopoly on the global spice trade that would not only rock the world but forever change the course of modern business history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Clem. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/074166/bk_acx0_074166_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Alex & Me , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 339min
    On September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age 31. His last words to his owner, Irene Pepperberg, were "You be good. I love you." What would normally be a quiet, very private event was, in Alex's case, headline news. Over the 30 years they had worked together, Alex and Irene had become famous - two pioneers who opened an unprecedented window into the hidden yet vast world of animal minds. Alex's brain was the size of a shelled walnut, and when Irene and Alex first met, birds were not believed to possess any potential for language, consciousness, or anything remotely comparable to human intelligence. Yet, over the years, Alex proved many things. He could add. He could sound out words. He understood concepts like bigger, smaller, more, fewer, and none. He was capable of thought and intention. Together, Alex and Irene uncovered a startling reality: We live in a world populated by thinking, conscious creatures. The fame that resulted was extraordinary. Yet there was a side to their relationship that never made the papers. They were emotionally connected to one another. They shared a deep bond far beyond science. Alex missed Irene when she was away. He was jealous when she paid attention to other parrots, or even people. He liked to show her who was boss. He loved to dance. He sometimes became bored by the repetition of his tests, and played jokes on her. Sometimes they sniped at each other. Yet nearly every day, they each said, "I love you." Alex and Irene stayed together through thick and thin - despite sneers from experts, extraordinary financial sacrifices, and a nomadic existence from one university to another. The story of their 30-year adventure is equally a landmark of scientific achievement and of an unforgettable human-animal bond. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julia Gibson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001755/bk_harp_001755_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Altar of Eden: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 692min
    A master at combining heart-stopping suspense and scientific intrigue, New York Times best-selling author James Rollins returns with a thrilling adventure like no other--a shocking story of cruel genetic experiments done in the name of national security and, most disturbing of all, tied to a secret history of the Book of Genesis. Following the fall of Baghdad, two Iraqi boys stumble upon armed men looting the city zoo, opening the floodgates for the smuggling of hundreds of exotic birds, mammals, and reptiles to Western nations. But this crime hides a deeper secret. Amid a hail of bullets, an underground secret weapons lab is ransacked--and something even more horrific is set free. Seven years later, Louisiana state veterinarian Lorna Polk stumbles upon a fishing trawler shipwrecked on a barrier island. The crew is missing or dead, but the boat holds a frightening cargo: a caged group of exotic animals, clearly part of a black market smuggling ring. Yet, something is wrong with these beasts, disturbing deformities that make no sense: a parrot with no feathers, a pair of Capuchin monkeys conjoined at the hip, a jaguar cub with the dentition of a saber-tooth tiger. They also all share one uncanny trait--a disturbingly heightened intelligence. To uncover the truth about the origin of this strange cargo and the terrorist threat it poses, Lorna must team up with a man who shares a dark and bloody past with her, now an agent of the U.S. Border Patrol, Jack Menard. Together, the two must hunt for a beast that escaped the shipwreck while uncovering a mystery tied to fractal science and genetic engineering, all to expose a horrifying secret that traces back to mankind's earliest roots. But can Lorna stop what is about to be born upon the altar of Eden before it threatens not only the world, but also the very foundation of what it means to be human? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paula Christensen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/002067/bk_harp_002067_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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