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  The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: The History of the Controversial Law That Sparked the Confederacy's Secession and the Civil War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 105min

  Despite the attempt to settle America's slavery issue with the Missouri Compromise in 1820, the young nation kept pushing further westward, and with that more territory was acquired. After the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the sectional crisis was brewing like never before, with California and the newly-acquired Mexican territory now ready to be organized into states. The country was once again left trying to figure out how to do it without offsetting the slave-free state balance that was already dividing the nation. With the new territory acquired in the Mexican-American War, pro and anti-slavery groups were at an impasse. The Whig Party, including a freshman Congressman named Abraham Lincoln, supported the Wilmot Proviso, which would have banned slavery in all territory acquired from Mexico, but the slave states would have none of it. Even after Texas was annexed as a slave state, the enormous new territory would doubtless contain many other new states, and the North hoped to limit slavery as much as possible in the new territories. The Compromise of 1850 was authored by the legendary Whig politician Henry Clay. In addition to admitting California to the Union as a free state to balance with Texas, it allowed Utah and New Mexico to decide the issue of slavery on the basis of what became known as "popular sovereignty", which meant the settlers could vote on whether their state should be a free state or slave state. Though a Whig proposed popular sovereignty in 1850, popular sovereignty as an idea would come to be championed by and associated with Democratic Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Clem. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/084664/bk_acx0_084664_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  CBT (New Edition): Tips and Tricks to Overcome Depression, Anxiety, and Fear Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 339min

  You are about to learn how to leverage the power of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to overcome negative emotions, depression, anxiety and fear! Have you been struggling with depression, anxiety, and constant fears, or certain negative emotions that you’ve been trying to manage and eliminate - without success? Then keep reading... Are you sick and tired of not being able to lead a normal life, free from damaging or offsetting mental or emotional problems?Have you tried endless other solutions but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks or have you only ended up becoming dependent on drugs and other substances that you don’t want to be dependent on anymore?Do you finally want to say goodbye to living under the torment of a destabilized mind, negativity and perhaps experiencing relapses in your journey towards sound mental health and discover something, which works for you? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, having a stable mind, being happy and positive, and generally leading a normal life doesn’t have to be difficult.In fact, it’s easier than you think.A study published in National Institutes of Health asserts that Cognitive Behavioral Technique is more effective than other treatment methods in the management and treatment of stress, depression and related mental problems, terming it as the gold standard of psychotherapy.Another report in psychiatrictimes.com demonstrates the positive and promising effects of CBT on mental disorders by outlining 5 clinically relevant studies on the practice.What’s more CBT has been proven just as effective as antidepressants – with up 50-70 percent effectiveness when used individually and 70-90 perfect effectiveness when used along with antidepressants.That means you can get a long-term relief of whatever mental problem you are suffering from right now without having to go through endl ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jay Terry, Sally-Rouge. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/203535/bk_acx0_203535_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Framley Parsonage , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1179min

  Exclusively from Audible In the fourth audiobook in Anthony Trollope's series known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, the values of a Victorian gentleman, the young clergyman Mark Robarts, are put to the test. Though he lives a comfortable life, has a doting wife, children and a patroness in Lady Lufton, his ambitions stretch beyond the little village of Framley. Through a combination of naivety and social climbing, Robarts is compromised and brought to the brink of financial and social ruin by the disreputable politician, Sowerby. Meanwhile, a romance develops between Mark's younger sister, Lucy, and Lady Lufton's son. He proposes, but the marriage is firmly opposed by his mother. Lucy recognises the difference in their social positions, which forces her to reject Lord Lufton's proposal unless his mother asks her to accept him. Working with the prose of one of the most successful and respected English novelists of the Victorian era, narrator Timothy West captures Trollope's customary humour, offsetting the drama of the tale with great compassion. Like all in the Barsetshire series, it is an extraordinarily evocative picture of everyday life in 19th-century England that delves deep into the social issues of the time. Narrator Biography Timothy West is prolific in film, television, theatre, and audiobooks. He has narrated a number of Anthony Trollope's classic audiobooks, including the six Chronicles of Barsetshire and The Pallisers series. He has also narrated volumes of Simon Schama's A History of Britain and John Mortimer's Rumpole on Trial. Timothy West's theatre roles include King Lear, The Vote, Uncle Vanya, A Number, Quarter, and Coriolanus and his films include Ever After, Joan Of Arc, Endgame, Iris, The Day of the Jackal. On television, Timothy has appeared in Broken Biscuits (BBC), Great Canal Journeys (across 3 Series), regular role of S ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Timothy West. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/002096/bk_bbcw_002096_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  American Legends: The Life of John Brown , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 121min

  A lot of ink has been spilled 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 to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. Throughout the 1850s, American politicians tried to sort out the nation's intractable issues. In an attempt to organize the center of North America - Kansas and Nebraska - without offsetting the slave-free balance, Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Kansas-Nebraska Act eliminated the Missouri Compromise line of 1820, which the Compromise of 1850 had maintained. Settlers could now vote whether they wanted their state to be slave-free. The primary result was that thousands of zealous pro-slavery and anti-slavery advocates moved to Kansas to influence the vote, creating a dangerous and ultimately deadly mix. The most famous and infamous of them all was John Brown, one of the most controversial men in American history. A radical abolitionist, Brown organized a small band of like-minded followers and fought with the armed groups of pro-slavery men in Kansas for several months, including a notorious incident known as the Pottawatomie Massacre, in which Brown's supporters murdered five men. "I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done." - John Brown the day of his execution This audiobook includes Brown's jailhouse interview and courtroom statement after being convicted and sentenced to death. It also discusses the relationships Brown had with famous contemporaries like Frederick Douglass, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Les Holliday. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/043785/bk_acx0_043785_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Domino Lady , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 284min

  Back in 1936, an obscure New Orleans pulp writer named Lars Anderson created a remarkable character for an even more obscure girlie magazine, Saucy Romantic Adventures. She is the slinky sleuth celebrated today as one of the rare pioneering pulp heroines of the Great Depression, the Domino Lady! Clad in a shimmering evening gown, a black domino mask offsetting her golden blonde hair, daring socialite Ellen Patrick takes the trail to crime, motivated by the murder of her father, District Attorney Owen Patrick. Since the Hollywood beauty suspects that a powerful state political machine was responsible for her father's assassination, she targets high-society crime exclusively, hoping to bag a big shot. In the tradition of pulp heroes of that era, she left behind her calling card, which read Compliments of the Domino Lady. That famous masked protector of Old California, Zorro, would have recognized her M. O. instantly. Ellen packed an automatic, a hypodermic loaded with knockout serum, and her feminine wiles as she plunges into the social webs of extortion and murder, often teaming up with up-and-coming private investigator Roge McKane, more frequently tangling with suave big-game hunter turned blackmailer, Rob Wyatt, who is her recurring Nemesis. Or is it the other way around? The self-described "young avenger" appeared in every issue of Saucy Romantic Adventures until it folded with the October, 1936 issue, popping up in Hollywood, San Francisco, and on the high seas, in her pursuit of swift justice. A month later, glorified by a stunning Norman Saunders cover, she made her final bow in "The Domino Lady Double," for the November, 1936 Mystery Adventure Magazine, where she matches wits with an equally gorgeous impostor. The Domino Lady faded from the pulp scene, but was not forgotten. Fondly remembered by fans of the genre, she has been revived in new stories for a new century. And how she appears in her first audiobook. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Santa Maria. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/024167/bk_acx0_024167_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Darwin Economy: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 503min

  Who was the greater economist--Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? The question seems absurd. Darwin, after all, was a naturalist, not an economist. But Robert Frank, New York Times economics columnist and best-selling author of The Economic Naturalist, predicts that within the next century Darwin will unseat Smith as the intellectual founder of economics. The reason, Frank argues, is that Darwin's understanding of competition describes economic reality far more accurately than Smith's. And the consequences of this fact are profound. Indeed, the failure to recognize that we live in Darwin's world rather than Smith's is putting us all at risk by preventing us from seeing that competition alone will not solve our problems. Smith's theory of the invisible hand, which says that competition channels self-interest for the common good, is probably the most widely cited argument today in favor of unbridled competition--and against regulation, taxation, and even government itself. But what if Smith's idea was almost an exception to the general rule of competition? That's what Frank argues, resting his case on Darwin's insight that individual and group interests often diverge sharply. Far from creating a perfect world, economic competition often leads to "arms races," encouraging behaviors that not only cause enormous harm to the group but also provide no lasting advantages for individuals, since any gains tend to be relative and mutually offsetting. The good news is that we have the ability to tame the Darwin economy. The best solution is not to prohibit harmful behaviors but to tax them. By doing so, we could make the economic pie larger, eliminate government debt, and provide better public services, all without requiring painful sacrifices from anyone. That's a bold claim, Frank concedes, but it follows directly from logic and evidence that most people already accept. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Walter Dixon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/000606/bk_gdan_000606_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Offsetting Penalties: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance

  Offsetting Penalties: A Friends-to-Lovers Sports Romance: ab 3.49 €

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  Carbon Offsetting in International Aviation in Asia and the Pacific

  Carbon Offsetting in International Aviation in Asia and the Pacific - Challenges and Opportunities: ab 5.49 €

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  CO2-Offsetting. Symbolisches und substanzielles Handeln in der Logistikbranche

  CO2-Offsetting. Symbolisches und substanzielles Handeln in der Logistikbranche - DHL GoGreen - Substanzieller Umweltschutz oder symbolisches Handeln?: ab 14.99 €

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  rConstitution Papers

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