41 Results for : idling
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Acing Tidal Scions , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 42min
Sixteen speculative fiction adventures, ranging from fantasy to science fiction to magical realism. No horror. Each single page story is about a two minute listen.The titles are based on anagrams of "social distancing" and were used as writing prompts - none of the stories are specifically about the coronavirus (COVID-19) or the pandemic.Here are the first seven titles and the first sentence of their related story. Some titles remained connected to the final version of the story. Others, not so much.Acing Tidal Scions - Laura flexed her hands, watching through her VR goggles how the gloves of her spacesuit did the same.Calico Dating Sins - After two attempts to upload his profile picture, Snowball finished his listing on the CatNip app.Casino Acts Idling - Ellis and Cavney stood in the street, taking in the destruction.Classic Indigo Ant - I thought he was a mannequin dressed in a gas mask and suit of dusk orange with a windowpane pattern.Clinic Goads Saint - Penrose's monitors caught on fire, freaking out the intern.Cold Gin Is in a Cast - When my desdeer Gin lost one of her hind legs fighting a sand snake, we augmented her other leg instead of putting her down.Dancing to Silicas - BreakRod entered the 200th Annual Ten-World Rally in his trusty, rusty minivan. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marcelle McGuirk. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/231050/bk_acx0_231050_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Stop Procrastinating for Good: Self-Hypnosis with Binaural Beats and Subliminal Messages, Hörbuch, Digital, 305min
There is no doubt that procrastinating will keep you from achieving your full potential. It is something we all deal with, and each of us pays in some way for idling away our time. Make the most use of the time you have to achieve your dreams while you still can. As you listen to the affirmations, the audio will take you through three different hypnosis techniques.The first section of the audiobook focuses on self-hypnosis in a meditative state. The binaural beats induce a relaxed state, helped along by other soothing melodies. The combination of sounds and vibrations help to seep the information into your subconscious mind as you take in each affirmation. The second section is meant for listening before bed. Since information consumed before going to sleep has been shown as easier to recall and digest, the affirmations in the second section are best listened to before or during sleep. They are specifically designed to be tranquil and more mellow than the daytime version. The third section can be listened to either during the day or at night, as it contains subliminal affirmations, binaural beats that stimulate the subconscious and relaxing music. Each section is designed to help you change your current thinking patterns into thoughts that help you stop procrastinating. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Griffith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/014815/bk_acx0_014815_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Hard Count , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 666min
Nico Medina's world is 11 miles away from mine. During the day, it's a place where doors are open - where homes are lived in, and neighbors love. But when the sun sets, it becomes a place where young boys are afraid, where eyes watch from idling cars that hide in the shadows and wicked smoke flows from pipes. West End is the kind of place that people survive. It buries them - one at a time, one way or another. And when Nico was a little boy, his mom always told him to run. I'm Reagan Prescott - coach's daughter, sister to the prodigal son, daughter in the perfect family. Life on top. Lies. My world is the ugly one. Private school politics and one of the best high school football programs in the country can break even the toughest souls. Our darkness plays out in whispers and rumors, and money and status trump all. I would know - I've watched it kill my family slowly, strangling us for years. In our twisted world, a boy from West End is the only shining light. Quarterback. Hero. Heart. Good. I hated him before I needed him. I fell for him fast. I loved him when it was almost too late. When two ugly worlds collide, even the strongest fall. But my world...it hasn't met the boy from West End. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kai Kennicott, Wen Ross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/074501/bk_acx0_074501_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Edisto Revisited: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 271min
In the sequel to Powell’s acclaimed debut, Edisto, Simons Manigault is older - if not particularly wiser - and searching for the cure to his restlessness in memory, travel, and forbidden loveFourteen years after we first met Simons Manigault, our protagonist is newly graduated from Clemson University, bored, unfocused, and idling his summer away at his mother’s home in Edisto, South Carolina. Not yet ready to fully embrace adulthood, Simons finds himself surrendering to cynicism, as well as to the temptations of his "turned-out-well" first cousin, Patricia. To avoid sinking further into his rut, Simons embarks on a road trip through the South. After a disastrous stint as a Corpus Christi fisherman, he exits the Lone Star State, doubling back to the Louisiana bayou to spend some quality time with his former friend and mentor - and his mother's ex-lover - Taurus. But as even Taurus' once sought-after wisdom wears thin, Simons begins to suspect that the grass is not greener on the other side - it may be burnt, brown, and dead wherever he goes. Padgett Powell's literary return to Edisto is as outrageous, witty, and bitingly sharp as its predecessor. Listeners who adored their first meeting with Simons Manigault will relish a second helping of his ennui and bad behavior. Newcomers will likewise be heartily glad they made the trip. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Liam Aiken. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015883/bk_adbl_015883_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Flexible Wings , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 269min
Summer Stevenson is an 11-year-old military kid who dreams of having a permanent home and swimming in the Olympics one day, just like her idol, Olympian Lia Neal. But those things seem out of reach as her parents, "the heroes", continually move the family from house to house like boxed-up toys. After their last move, she thought her life would never change, but now the moving truck is idling in front of her house again, this time taking the family to Valencia, a small town in Southern California known for its bike trails, roller coasters, and great schools. But things aren't so great for Summer. She worries constantly that her fighter-pilot mom could be redeployed at any moment, and she struggles to make new friends, finding herself in humiliating circumstances with her neighbors. Summer sees a glimmer of hope when her parents sign her up for competitive swimming, but she turns out to be the worst swimmer on the team. Inspired by nature and drawing support from friendships both old and new, including those with Grandma "Bachaan", her coaches, and other kids on the swim team, Summer seeks the courage she'll need to tackle life's challenges. It isn't until her little sister is in an accident that Summer truly finds the source of her inner strength and uses it to face her greatest fears head on. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Natalie Hoyt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/048648/bk_acx0_048648_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Daily Affirmations Bundle: Practice Positive Thinking, Increase Self-Love, Relieve Stress and Overcome Procrastination with the Law of Attraction and Positive Affirmations , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 89min
This is an audiobook bundle of daily affirmations for increasing self-love, stress relief, and overcoming procrastination. Audiobook 1: Daily Affirmations: Increase Your Self-Love We live in a society that makes you feel guilty for spending time on yourself - but self-love is an important component of being a compassionate person who is able to give and receive love. Quality time with yourself is just as important as quality time with your loved ones. This audiobook includes inspiring music set to soothing affirmations, allowing you to spend time with yourself in a positive mental atmosphere. Consider the time you spend with these affirmations as a date with yourself. Audiobook 2: Daily Affirmations: Mind Control for Stress Relief As everyone knows, anxiety and stress can prevent you from having a quality life. Stress can also inhibit you from dealing with challenges in a positive and healthy way. This audiobook includes inspiring music set to soothing affirmations, helping you relax your mind and regain your inner peace. Audiobook 3: Daily Affirmations: Stop Procrastinating for Good There is no doubt that procrastinating will keep you from achieving your full potential. It is something we all deal with, and each of us pays in some way for idling away time. Make the most of the time you have to achieve your dreams while you still can. This audiobook includes inspiring and motivational music set to powerful affirmations, recharging your motivation to get things done. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Law of Attraction Manifestation. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/049819/bk_acx0_049819_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Sinking of PT-109: The History of the Controversial Incident That Made John F. Kennedy a War Hero , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 103min
There's nothing in the book about a situation like this. A lot of you have families, and some of you have children. What do you want to do? I have nothing to lose. (John F. Kennedy after the collision with a Japanese destroyer) On the night of August 1, 1943, and in the early morning hours of the next day, one of America's many patrol torpedo boats in the Pacific, PT-109, with her crew of 12 men, was performing its usual role in the Pacific Islands: a night patrol of the Blackett Strait in search of enemy convoys transporting large numbers of Japanese troops to Southern Guadalcanal and other strategic locations. However, on this dark, moonless night, PT-109, with its engines idling to avoid creating wake, was severed in two by a collision with a Japanese destroyer, the Amagiri. With only seconds to respond after sighting the destroyer, the crew was unable to get the boat out of the Japanese destroyer's path, and it's unclear whether the Japanese destroyer even knew the other boat was there. While the destroyer suffered minimal damage, two crew members on PT-109 were instantly killed, and the other 10 who initially survived would have to struggle for their lives. In many ways what happened following the collision is remembered better than the actual sinking, in part because the survivors' tale was so harrowing, and their survival was marked by their own bravery. Though the role and effectiveness of PT boats continues to be a topic of debate, the crew's survival is a story of undisputed valor and providence. Of course the story's association with a future president never hurts, and like so much of John F. Kennedy's life, the PT-109 incident is controversial. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: R. Keith Miles. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/032949/bk_acx0_032949_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Coaster , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 485min
Bob Patterson considers himself an everyman - albeit an everyman with a rich, beautiful wife, two good kids, and a mail-it-in job that ignores his law degree. Despite his good fortune, Bob is idling through life, bored at work and at home. In short, he is the proverbial coaster. Bob's wife, Sarah, is the anointed heir to the empire built by her father, Sam, a kind of Kansas City, Missouri, Warren Buffet. Fine by Bob, the family soccer mom, but early one morning he and Sarah awake to terrible news. Sam's death reveals he appointed Bob to be the trustee of his personal fortune and, as the IRS currently has it, he'll be in charge of his mother-in-law's money. Even more terrifying, Bob realizes he faces the prospect of actually working all day, for stakes that matter. Is the reappearance of Bob's wildest fraternity brother from college and a proposal from a bland businessman with a plan that seems too good to be true mere coincidence? After a lifetime of choosing the path of least resistance, will Bob finally take a stand when his family needs him most? If so, where? Bob peppers his story with sports and pop culture references and wry commentary on everything from the sex lives of married couples (such as they are) to the enormous cost of being "honored" at a charitable event. Bob knows what the hero should do in the situations he encounters (he's read the books and seen the movies, too). He doesn't have "a very particular set of skills" or a secret past in the special forces. He's just a regular guy who handles extreme pressure and threats to his family about like you'd expect (not well). It's going to take all he's got (really, more than he's got) to raise his game. Fortunately he's got an ace-in-the-hole…at home. Darkly comic, The Coaster turns the conventions of the mystery/suspense genre upside down. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Johnny Heller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/009517/bk_blak_009517_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Experience of Idling in Victorian Travel Texts 1850-1901
The Experience of Idling in Victorian Travel Texts 1850-1901 - Auflage 2018: ab 85.49 €- Shop: ebook.de
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The Experience of Idling in Victorian Travel Texts 1850-1901
The Experience of Idling in Victorian Travel Texts 1850-1901: ab 60.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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