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    The Wedding Promise: Search for Love Series, Book 8 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 371min
    Beth Crandall has known trauma. Kidnapped from her birth family when she was three, abandoned at a mall by her kidnapper a few months later, traumatic amnesia has prevented memories from plaguing her as she was adopted and ushered into a "normal" life. But a twist of fate reunited her with her birth family recently and now she's attempting to move forward in a way she couldn't before. As a teenager, Beth's face was scarred in an attack at a group home where her best friend lived. Now, Beth is seeing a plastic surgeon, Dr. Sam Benedict, so he can remove the scar. Sam volunteers his time to the foundation Kids Cause, which sends doctors all over the world to help children. Sam, who came from an abusive home, feels children need to be listened to and fixed. He and Beth connect on a deep level from the first moment they meet. Beth has believed a romantic relationship is impossible for her given her background. But during integration into her birth family and throughout a search for her teenage best friend, Sam remains by her side. He helps to heal more than the scar on her face. Neither of them realize that Beth's search for her friend with the help of psychic Gillian Bradley will land them in a fight for their lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Diane Piron-Gelman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/060762/bk_acx0_060762_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    On the Whole: A Story of Mothering and Disability , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 51min
    Ona Gritz has had cerebral palsy all her life, but until she gave birth to her son she didn't really understand what it meant to be disabled. Her cerebral palsy affects her coordination and balance but not enough to have ever truly hindered her. "For the most part, I considered my disability a cosmetic issue", she tells us in On the Whole. "Just how obvious is it? Do people see me as pretty despite the limp?" But now she's got a new baby to care for, and no one has warned her what a physical job she has taken on. She can't bathe her son by herself or carry him up or down a flight of stairs. Nor can she feed herself or even open a refrigerator with a baby in her arms. And her baby will settle for nothing less than being in her arms. With lyricism and candor, poet Ona Gritz shares her son's first years with us, a time when she wanted nothing more than what all of us want - to be the perfect mother, only her imperfections kept getting in the way. Ona Gritz is a columnist for the online journal Literary Mama. Her essays have appeared in More, the Utne Reader, New York Family Magazine, Brain Child, the Bellingham Review, and elsewhere. She is the author of two children's books, Starfish Summer (Harper Collins, 1998) and Tangerines & Tea, My Grandparents & Me (Harry N. Abrams, 2005) and a full-length collection of poems, Geode, which was a finalist for the Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award. Ona is currently at work on a memoir. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Diane Piron-Gelman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023645/bk_adbl_023645_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Last Thing to Go: Age, Sex, and Desire , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 60min
    Joan Didion and Nora Ephron have both written, by turns grimly and hilariously, about the indignities of getting older. Now comes Jane Juska, laying bare (literally) everything no one has yet said about life in the later years. With her characteristic wit, unsparing eye for detail, and famously frank opinions on gender issues, Juska, author of the best-selling memoir A Round-Heeled Woman, talks sex, the ups and downs of body parts well below the neck, and the indomitable human need for connection, whatever a woman's age. Jane Juska was born in 1933, was reared in small-town Ohio, and grew up at the University of Michigan and the University of California - Berkeley. She taught high school English for 33 years, taught college and prison classes for five, and then went in search of men to give her aid and comfort. Her ad in the New York Review of Books - "Before I turn 68, I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like" - brought her undreamed of success. She wrote two books about that search: A Round-Heeled Woman and Unaccompanied Women. Since then, her essays have appeared in Vogue and Self, in various anthologies, and online at the Huffington Post and wowOwow. Her book reviews appear in the San Francisco Chronicle. Recently, she left her Berkeley home for life in the mountains next door to her grandchildren and their parents. She has at last completed a novel, Mrs. Bennet Has Her Say, about Pride and Prejudice's foolish mother as she might have been at 15. At present she is working on a last-ditch memoir about aging. This is a short audiobook published by Shebooks - high quality fiction, memoir, and journalism for women, by women. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Diane Piron-Gelman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023653/bk_adbl_023653_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Hello Lovelies!: A Novel, Hörbuch, Digital, 554min
    For fans of Sophie Kinsella and Kevin Kwan comes a laugh-out-loud debut that takes listeners inside the cutthroat world of mommy blogging. Ruthie St. James - formerly a political communications strategist, currently a stay-at-home mom, and all of a sudden friendless after her daughter’s peanut butter cookie sends another toddler to the hospital - needs a break. And when she wins an all-expenses paid cruise vacation with her idol, the superstar mommy blogger Jesca Pine, she can’t wait to connect with other moms IRL. But the cruise is not the Instagram-worthy getaway Ruthie had in mind: Firstly, the other bloggers aren’t here to make friends - they’re here to impress a major talent agent who’s been spotted on the ship, and they’ll do just about anything to get her attention. On top of that, someone aboard keeps leaking scandalous (and off-brand) stories to an unforgiving gossip site, and Jesca’s losing her followers as quickly as her sanity. All this leaves Ruthie walking on eggshells, and after a scandal of her own, she has only one more chance to salvage her vacation: using her political savvy to negotiate with the team of ruthless saboteurs behind Jesca Pine’s demise...Jesca’s own teenage daughters.Hello Lovelies! is a joyous, irreverent debut about friendship, motherhood, and what it takes to survive and thrive in today’s digital world."As a former mommy blogger, I couldn’t stop laughing at the misadventures of poor Ruthie St. James as she finds herself on a cruise with a group of die-hard blogging moms. This is a great cautionary tale of ‘be careful what you wish for.’" (Laurie Gelman, author of Class Mom) Language: English. Narrator: Emily Bauer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/or/orig/000588/or_orig_000588_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    In the I: Easing Through Life-Storms , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 473min
    teZa Lord is an angel of the heart, a sky dancer and dakini who has devoted her life to love, aesthetic beauty, and the art of transformation. In everything she does, every word she writes, every canvas she adorns, she points the way to light and a higher realm of being. - Wade Davis, author, TED speaker, National Geographic Explorer, anthropologist, ecologist "I predict this book will become a classic!" - Alan Garner, multiple best-selling author "A well told, deeply moving story of hope and redemption that will inspire you in your awakening. This book is a gem that you will want to read slowly and savor every passage!" - Dr. Steven Farmer, author of Sacred Ceremony and Healing Ancestral Karma "I couldn't put it down!" - Rita Golden Gelman, author of Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World "In the I is a true-life spiritual adventure story, packed with suspense and helpful hints on how to breathe, be still and learn to love oneself. The actual storm that Lord describes is a metaphor for the human condition: her work with hard-core juvenile delinquent girls, an inspiration to those who wish to make a difference in today's world. This book is a must-read for anyone on a spiritual path." - Reverend Alma Daniel, author of the classic, Ask Your Angels Filled with irreverent humor, this quirky exploration of consciousness is disguised as a real-life saga, perfect for our challenging times. Least likely characters learn empowerment through breath, poses, and presence as Lord helps them create a "heaven in the midst of our hades". This audiobook proves that joy can be nurtured even in a crazy toxic world. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Teza Lord. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/105763/bk_acx0_105763_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bayes Rules! (eBook, PDF)
    Praise for Bayes Rules!: An Introduction to Applied Bayesian Modeling "A thoughtful and entertaining book, and a great way to get started with Bayesian analysis." Andrew Gelman, Columbia University "The examples are modern, and even many frequentist intro books ignore important topics (like the great p-value debate) that the authors address. The focus on simulation for understanding is excellent." Amy Herring, Duke University "I sincerely believe that a generation of students will cite this book as inspiration for their use of - and love for - Bayesian statistics. The narrative holds the reader's attention and flows naturally - almost conversationally. Put simply, this is perhaps the most engaging introductory statistics textbook I have ever read. [It] is a natural choice for an introductory undergraduate course in applied Bayesian statistics." Yue Jiang, Duke University "This is by far the best book I've seen on how to (and how to teach students to) do Bayesian modeling and understand the underlying mathematics and computation. The authors build intuition and scaffold ideas expertly, using interesting real case studies, insightful graphics, and clear explanations. The scope of this book is vast - from basic building blocks to hierarchical modeling, but the authors' thoughtful organization allows the reader to navigate this journey smoothly. And impressively, by the end of the book, one can run sophisticated Bayesian models and actually understand the whys, whats, and hows." Paul Roback, St. Olaf College "The authors provide a compelling, integrated, accessible, and non-religious introduction to statistical modeling using a Bayesian approach. They outline a principled approach that features computational implementations and model assessment with ethical implications interwoven throughout. Students and instructors will find the conceptual and computational exercises to be fresh and engaging." Nicholas Horton, Amherst College An engaging, sophisticated, and fun introduction to the field of Bayesian statistics, Bayes Rules!: An Introduction to Applied Bayesian Modeling brings the power of modern Bayesian thinking, modeling, and computing to a broad audience. In particular, the book is an ideal resource for advanced undergraduate statistics students and practitioners with comparable experience. Bayes Rules! empowers readers to weave Bayesian approaches into their everyday practice. Discussions and applications are data driven. A natural progression from fundamental to multivariable, hierarchical models emphasizes a practical and generalizable model building process. The evaluation of these Bayesian models reflects the fact that a data analysis does not exist in a vacuum. Features . Utilizes data-driven examples and exercises. . Emphasizes the iterative model building and evaluation process. . Surveys an interconnected range of multivariable regression and classification models. . Presents fundamental Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation. . Integrates R code, including RStan modeling tools and the bayesrules package. . Encourages readers to tap into their intuition and learn by doing. . Provides a friendly and inclusive introduction to technical Bayesian concepts. . Supports Bayesian applications with foundational Bayesian theory.
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    Juan Gelman y su tiempo: historias poemas y reflexiones
    Juan Gelman y su tiempo: historias poemas y reflexiones: ab 6.99 €
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    Wild Nights With Emily
    Did Emily Dickinson fit the portrait of the delicate recluse that emerged with the posthumous discovery and celebration of her poetry? That notion is wryly and engagingly challenged in Madeleine Olnek's seriocomic biopic starring Molly Shannon as Dickinson, which explores the challenges she faced getting published in her lifetime, and speculates on the physical extent of her loving bond with sister-in-law Susan Gilbert (Susan Ziegler). Amy Seimetz, Kevin Seal, Brett Gelman co-star. 84 min. Widescreen, Soundtrack: English.
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