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    Heroically Challenged: Last-Chosen Ones, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 686min
    To be an adventurer. One of the elite class of brave souls who travel Eldaria and fight the blight of monsters wherever they are found.Picture rippling muscles, clad in magical armor, perhaps, artfully splattered with the viscera of foes smote in twain. Or...ooh...alternatively, a severely tasteful robe, dusted - equally artfully - with the ashes of enemies immolated with eldritch fyre. Now picture these paragons of heroism sitting astride their muscled warhorses, surrounded by the cheering, garland-throwing peasants of a hamlet they have saved from the blight. Now, throw that image out, because this isn’t that story.Instead, picture a group of adventurers who are not skilled, have slain nothing, don’t own any armor worth burnishing and would probably misspell "eldritch" if given a chance. While the saying holds true that "everybody has to start at zero", it might also be posited that this misfit band of eager wannabes are starting somewhere in the negative.Bards are not going to be composing any epic ballads about their exploits anytime soon, unless it's in the form of a cautionary tale. But despite all these setbacks, they are destined to save the world, right? No. But they might, anyway. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mikael Naramore. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/206047/bk_acx0_206047_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Weight of Blood: The Half-Orcs, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 398min
    Fantasy author David Dalglish begins his series of the half-orc brothers, whose struggles will soon bathe the land of Dezrel in demon fire.... Five hundred years ago, brother gods devastated their world with civil war. When they were imprisoned, their conflict ended without a victor. Centuries passed while their followers secretly continued the war, a war that will soon have an end. The gods have found their paragons. When half-bloods Harruq and Qurrah Tun pledged their lives to the death prophet Velixar, they sought only escape from their squalid beginnings. Instead they become his greatest disciples, charged with leading his army of undead. While they prepare, Harruq trains with an elf named Aurelia, to whom he owes his life. She is a window into a better world, but as war spreads between the races, their friendship takes a dire turn. Velixar orders them to fight alongside the humans, changing Aurelia from friend to foe. To protect her, Harruq must turn against his brother and fight the killing nature of his orcish heritage. To side with one means to turn on another. No matter Harruq's decision, someone he loves will die. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: C.J. McAllister. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/063554/bk_acx0_063554_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Defending Giants: The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 688min
    Giant redwoods are American icons, paragons of grandeur, exceptionalism, and endurance. They are also symbols of conflict and negotiation, remnants of environmental battles over the limits of industrialization, profiteering, and globalization.  Since the middle of the 19th century, logging operations have eaten away at the redwood forest, particularly areas covered by ancient giant redwoods. Today, such trees occupy a mere 120,000 acres. Their existence is testimony to the efforts of activists to rescue some of these giants from destruction. Very few conservation battles have endured longer or with more violence than on the North Coast of California, behind what locals call the Redwood Curtain. Defending Giants explores the long history of the Redwood Wars, focusing on the ways rural Americans fought for control over both North Coast society and its forests. Activists defended these trees not only because the redwood forest had dwindled in size, but also because, by the late 20th century, the local economy was increasingly dominated by multinational corporations. The resulting conflict - the Redwood Wars - pitted workers and environmental activists against the rising tide of globalization and industrial logging in a complex war over endangered species, sustainable forestry, and, of course, the fate of the last ancient redwoods. The book is published by University of Washington Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Doug McDonald. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/108673/bk_acx0_108673_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Proust's Duchess: How Three Celebrated Women Captured the Imagination of Fin-de-Siecle Paris , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1792min
    From the author of the acclaimed Queen of Fashion - a brilliant look at the glittering world of turn-of-the-century Paris through the first in-depth study of the three women Proust used to create his supreme fictional character, the Duchesse de Guermantes. Geneviève Halévy Bizet Straus; Laure de Sade, Comtesse de Adhéaume de Chevigné; and Élisabeth de Riquet de Caraman-Chimay, the Comtesse Greffulhe - these were the three superstars of fin-de-siècle Parisian high society who, as Caroline Weber says, "transformed themselves, and were transformed by those around them, into living legends: paragons of elegance, nobility, and style." All well but unhappily married, these women sought freedom and fulfillment by reinventing themselves, between the 1870s and 1890s, as icons. At their fabled salons, they inspired the creativity of several generations of writers, visual artists, composers, designers, and journalists. Against a rich historical backdrop, Weber takes the reader into these women's daily lives of masked balls, hunts, dinners, court visits, nights at the opera or theater. But we see as well the loneliness, rigid social rules, and loveless, arranged marriages that constricted these women's lives. Proust, as a 20-year-old law student in 1892, would worship them from afar, and later meet them and create his celebrated composite character for The Remembrance of Things Past. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Suzanne Toren. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/006152/bk_rand_006152_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Mystics, Sages, and Saints: Archetypes of Spiritual Excellence, Hörbuch, Digital, 284min
    This course will inspire you and enrich your understanding of the greatest spiritual masters that have ever lived. Your guide is Dr. Kenneth Rose (PhD, Harvard University), an acclaimed expert in comparative religion. Under his tutelage, you’ll discover the lives and teachings of 11 holy persons throughout the ages and from around the world. Each of these legendary men and women helped bridge Eastern and Western spirituality. By examining their respective religious traditions, you will gain a deeper appreciation of world religions and interfaith dialogue. Dr. Rose will help you place these paragons of faith in their historical contexts, showing you how they came to be such extraordinary channels of spiritual power and wisdom. But this brilliantly taught course goes beyond merely identifying a collection of figures of historic and religious import. Through their individual stories, you’ll also do the following:  Grasp the lifeblood of religions like Hinduism, Christianity, and Buddhism Examine the wisdom of both foundational figures (Aquinas, the Buddha) and modern spiritual masters (the Dalai Lama, Thomas Merton)  Meet lesser-known men and women whose thought was ahead of their time  The wisdom of each of these men and women is not only influential but also profound, moving, and beautiful. Through their words and actions, you will discover new ways to deepen your spiritual wisdom and knowledge of world religions.Orient yourself within the sublime tradition of mysticism as you take inspiration from the lives of Dr. Rose’s hand-picked Mystics, Sages, and Saints. Language: English. Narrator: Kenneth Rose. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/nykm/000833/bk_nykm_000833_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Summary of Angela Duckworth's Grit: Key Takeaways & Analysis , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 29min
    Don't miss out on the unforgettable and profound wisdom of Angela Duckworth's New York Times best-selling book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. This SUMOREADS' summary includes key takeaways and analysis to help you quickly soak up the essence of her deep insight. Discover the source of your own grit to start improving your life - and the lives of those around you - today. What will you learn from listening to this book? What grit is and why it matters more than natural ability in achievement The danger of emphasizing talent over effort and commitment How to develop the four psychological qualities of grit - interest, practice, purpose, and hope How experts differ from everyone else in the way they practice and structure their goals How grit ties to a growth mindset, optimism, and satisfaction at work and in life How to raise gritty children by fostering a supportive and demanding environment How to cultivate a culture of grit in teams and organizations Book Summary Overview In this New York Times best seller, Angela Duckworth takes the listener to the playing field of achievement to demystify exceptional performance and distill success into its bare, learnable components. Duckworth contends that IQ, socioeconomic status, physical ability, and other predetermined qualities do not count for as much as effort, passion, and perseverance in any story of success. She draws from her positive psychology research and from the experiences of "grit paragons" to argue for a theory of success that is as accessible as it is inspirational. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Serena Travis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/097806/bk_acx0_097806_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Alpha Victorious: Waking the Dragons, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 313min
    After thousands of years...they’re back. When Nathan wakes up in the home of a strange group of dragons after having been held hostage for months by a group of dragon hunters, he’s overwhelmed by anxiety...until he hears it. Heartsong. Blinking his eyes, he looks over to see a sexy older alpha dragon kneeling at his bedside. His kind, crinkled green eyes and gray streaked hair set Nathan’s heart on fire.Brick is a warrior in his prime and looking for a mate has never been a top concern - not when his focus has been on protecting the Crown Prince of Novis. But his world completely shifts and instantly refocuses when he meets a sweet young man with bouncy blond curls whose heartsong Brick can't get enough of. From their very first meeting, Brick knows that he'll do anything to keep his mate safe, even if it means putting his life at risk to dismantle the Hunters' Guild and the newly risen Paragons of Purity from the inside out.Let our dragons take you to places you've never been before, as they take down the hunters and their villainous leader....But if you don't like to fly, never fear...because the ground troops have rolled on out, and it's going to be a hilariously bumpy ride. Alpha Victorious is the fourth book in the Waking the Dragons series and features legendary hunks, an amazing mama who will knock your socks off, adorable babies, found family who come in unexpected shapes and sizes, and an HEA that will warm your heart. This 43,000-word book contains mpreg and is for listeners 18 years of age and older only.... Did you really expect anything less from Susi Hawke and Piper Scott? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Darcy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/131691/bk_acx0_131691_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak: Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families
    God always keeps His promises, but not always in the way we expect.... ?Have faith? is a phrase we hear all the time. But what does it actually look like to live it out? In The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream examines the lives of biblical women to see how God's plans can turn our worlds upside down. She tells the story of Jochebed, a mother who took enormous risks to protect her son, Moses, from Pharaoh. Could Jochebed have imagined that God's actual design for her son involved flight into exile and danger? And yet this was all part of the master plan to deliver Israel from slavery. Another biblical mother, Rebekah, made terrible choices in an attempt to ensure her son's place in history. And a daughter, Michal, struggled to keep her faithless father, Saul, from sin, while battling pride in herself. Through these stories, Shannon explains the intimate connection between faith and family?and how God's unexpected agenda can redefine the way we think about family. Not all of these mothers and daughters in the Bible were paragons of virtue. Like us, they were human beings who faltered and struggled to do their best. While some heard God's voice, others chose their own paths. Through the lens of their imperfections, we can see how God used their stories to bring about His divine plans. He's still doing the same work in our lives today. The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak shows that faith is more often a twisting road than a straight line. Yet, as the stories of biblical families attest, at the end of these journeys lies greater peace and joy than we could ever imagine.
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    The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak: Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families
    God always keeps His promises, but not always in the way we expect.... ?Have faith? is a phrase we hear all the time. But what does it actually look like to live it out? In The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream examines the lives of biblical women to see how God's plans can turn our worlds upside down. She tells the story of Jochebed, a mother who took enormous risks to protect her son, Moses, from Pharaoh. Could Jochebed have imagined that God's actual design for her son involved flight into exile and danger? And yet this was all part of the master plan to deliver Israel from slavery. Another biblical mother, Rebekah, made terrible choices in an attempt to ensure her son's place in history. And a daughter, Michal, struggled to keep her faithless father, Saul, from sin, while battling pride in herself. Through these stories, Shannon explains the intimate connection between faith and family?and how God's unexpected agenda can redefine the way we think about family. Not all of these mothers and daughters in the Bible were paragons of virtue. Like us, they were human beings who faltered and struggled to do their best. While some heard God's voice, others chose their own paths. Through the lens of their imperfections, we can see how God used their stories to bring about His divine plans. He's still doing the same work in our lives today. The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak shows that faith is more often a twisting road than a straight line. Yet, as the stories of biblical families attest, at the end of these journeys lies greater peace and joy than we could ever imagine. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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    The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak (eBook, ePUB)
    God always keeps His promises, but not always in the way we expect....Have faith is a phrase we hear all the time. But what does it actually look like to live it out? In The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream examines the lives of biblical women to see how God's plans can turn our worlds upside down. She tells the story of Jochebed, a mother who took enormous risks to protect her son, Moses, from Pharaoh. Could Jochebed have imagined that God's actual design for her son involved flight into exile and danger? And yet this was all part of the master plan to deliver Israel from slavery. Another biblical mother, Rebekah, made terrible choices in an attempt to ensure her son's place in history. And a daughter, Michal, struggled to keep her faithless father, Saul, from sin, while battling pride in herself.Through these stories, Shannon explains the intimate connection between faith and familyand how God's unexpected agenda can redefine the way we think about family. Not all of these mothers and daughters in the Bible were paragons of virtue. Like us, they were human beings who faltered and struggled to do their best. While some heard God's voice, others chose their own paths. Through the lens of their imperfections, we can see how God used their stories to bring about His divine plans. He's still doing the same work in our lives today.The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak shows that faith is more often a twisting road than a straight line. Yet, as the stories of biblical families attest, at the end of these journeys lies greater peace and joy than we could ever imagine.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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