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The Knucklehead of Silicon Valley , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 605min

Ralph Gibsen isn’t your typical spy. In fact, he may not be a spy at all. He's lumpy, blundering and abysmal at chatting up the fairer sex. Yet, he is attracting a significant amount of attention from the intelligence community. After all, as a 30-year Silicon Valley mainstay, he can phish your passwords, bust firewalls, and has developed software used by millions to circumvent government censorship. And now, he thinks he has stumbled upon a cabal who is pushing to misuse his own technology for world domination. Ralph helps create an educational Tool that maps a learner’s neurological processes and pinpoints the exact moment a student learns. But the Tool can also manipulate people’s beliefs. At least, that what several influential people think. Soon, Ralph finds himself the target of increasingly complex attacks on his businesses, reputation, freedom, and life. Ralph enlists an eclectic group of ‘frenemies’ to thwart this nefarious plot. McKenna may or may not still work for the CIA. Beautiful Eva may work for the Chinese government, who wants the Tool for themselves. Even Ralph’s lovely wife Jen could be involved... Ralph simply isn’t equipped to figure it out. And the world is closing in. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: G. Craig Vachon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/183429/bk_acx0_183429_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 489min

What is the Story Grid?The Story Grid is a tool developed by editor Shawn Coyne to analyze stories and provide helpful editorial comments. It's like a CT Scan that takes a photo of the global story and tells the editor or writer what is working, what is not, and what must be done to make what works better and fix what's not.The Story Grid breaks down the component parts of stories to identify the problems. And finding the problems in a story is almost as difficult as the writing of the story itself (maybe even more difficult).The Story Grid is a tool with many applications:It will tell a writer if a story "works" or "doesn't work".It pinpoints story problems but does not emotionally abuse the writer, revealing exactly where a story (not the person creating the story) has failed.It will tell the writer the specific work necessary to fix that story's problems.It is a tool to re-envision and resuscitate a seemingly irredeemable pile of paper stuck in an attic drawer.It is a tool that can inspire an original creation.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan Portnoy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/169126/bk_acx0_169126_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Detroit Address , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 48min

The United States has been plagued with issues of racial tension since its inception, and the issue of racial inequality continues to be at the heart of unrest within the country. The Detroit Address is a Friday sermon delivered by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (rh), the Fourth Khalifah of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, on October 16, 1987, in Detroit to the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. In it, he pinpoints factors that have caused racial tension in some communities in the United States and presents Islam’s longstanding rejection of the notion that any one race if superior to another.The root cause of tension between Pakistani and African American Ahmadis is found to be an inferiority complex in some members of the Community. Giving the example of the people of Nuh(as) [Noah], Ahmadis are warned that failure to change their ways and adopt mutual love and compassion between one another will result in an unfortunate fate for both themselves and their nation. He admonishes the American members of the Community to break the chains of societal and psychological oppression by urgently re-examining their way of life in light of the character of the Holy Prophet of Islam (sa). ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Usama Khan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/211613/bk_acx0_211613_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Florida , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 480min

New York Times best seller Lauren Groff returns with a new book as bold and consuming as her novel Fates and Furies. Lauren Groff is "a writer of rare gifts"*, and Florida - her first new book since her "clear the ground triumph"* Fates and Furies - is an electrifying, expanding listen. Over a decade ago, Groff moved to her adopted home state of Florida. The stories in this collection span characters, towns, decades, even centuries, but Florida - its landscape, climate, history, and state of mind - becomes its gravitational center. Storms, snakes, and sinkholes lurk at the edge of everyday life, but the greater threats and mysteries are of a human, emotional, and psychological nature. Groff's evocative storytelling and knife-sharp intelligence first transport the listener, then jolt us alert with a crackle of wit, a wave of sadness, a flash of cruelty, as she writes about loneliness, rage, family, and the passage of time. With shocking accuracy and effect, Groff pinpoints the moments and decisions and connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury - the moments that make us alive. Vigorous, startling, precise, and moving, Florida is a magnificent achievement. (*The New York Times, Washington Post) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lauren Groff. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/003352/bk_peng_003352_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Best Competitive Self , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 344min

Told from the viewpoint of a self-described competition junkie, Compete, Play, Win is a look at the psychology behind the competitive drive, a look at the sociological ramifications of acting on competitive impulses, and a book of advice on how to channel those impulses for personal gain in business, sport, and in life. In a chapter called “Sperm Wars”, author David Apostolico pinpoints conception as the beginning of our competitive nature, and discusses the competition for a mate that precedes that, setting up the idea that competition is a biological necessity, and evolution has embraced and modified that drive. In a later chapter called “Competitive Nation,” Apostolico uses himself as a test subject, entering a far-flung variety of contests (including competitive eating contests, dog shows, and drag races), in order to test how far he, as a competitive junkie, is willing to go for victory. At the end of each event, he answers a list of 10 questions, concluding with, “Can a competitive junkie ever feel truly satisfied?” Along this personal journey, Apostolico draws parallels between personal competition and competition in the business world, and imparts his firsthand knowledge of how to use the competitive drive to win at everything you do. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alpha Trivette. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/008350/bk_adbl_008350_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 352min

The vast majority of small businesses stay small - and not by choice. Only the most savvy and persistent (a tiny one tenth of one percent) break through to annual sales above $250 million. In The Breakthrough Company, Keith McFarland pinpoints how everyday companies become extraordinary, showing that luck is a negligible factor. Rather, breakthrough success turns out to be associated with a clearly identifiable set of strategies and skills that anyone in any business can emulate, from small startup to industry leader. Encouraged by experts such as business legend Peter Drucker and Good to Great author Jim Collins that identify the drivers that enable a company to push past the entrepreneurial phase, McFarland spent five years building and analyzing the world's largest growth-company performance database and interviewing more than 1,500 growth-company executives on four continents. His goal was simple: to identify the secrets of breakthrough. The Breakthrough Company is the result. Winnowing a study pool of more than 7,000 companies down to nine that have made the transition to major-player status, McFarland highlights real-world tools and myth-busting insights that can be used by anyone wanting his or her business to join this exclusive circle. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Keith R. McFarland. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/001346/bk_rand_001346_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Secret to Peak Productivity: A Simple Guide to Reaching Your Personal Best , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 342min

In this constantly-connected, do-more-with-less world, being able to increase your productivity is a real advantage. Certified Professional Organizer (CPO®) and productivity expert Tamara Myles has developed a simple model - the Productivity Pyramid - which provides an actionable framework for anyone to achieve better results. Based on a sequence of steps leading to peak performance, the author's easily adapt able system consists of five levels: Physical Organization: from de-cluttering to filing - fool-proof strategies for handling incoming papers and ensuring information remains accessible. Electronic Organization: from dealing with email to electronic file management options such as cloud computing. Time Management: mastering the three P's - Plan, Prioritize, and Perform. Activity-Goal Alignment: breaking objectives into specific, relevant, and measurable daily tasks. Possibility: identifying new life and business goals that will help you reach your greatest potential. Since no single solution will work for everyone, The Secret to Peak Productivity helps you tailor your own personal plan. First, a quick assessment determines your strengths and weaknesses and pinpoints where to focus for immediate results. Then, as you reach each productivity level, you will find a range of potential strategies - allowing you to choose the ones that are right for you for truly remarkable results. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cyndee Maxwell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001168/bk_gdan_001168_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Advanced Sales Survival Training, Hörbuch, Digital, 199min

For most sales professionals, stress is the number-one enemy. In his Advanced Sales Survival Training audio program, Tom Hopkins pinpoints The Dirty Dozen - 12 daily stressors that can drag you and your profits into the mud. What are the common stress points for professional salespeople? Rejection, canceled appointments, customer stalls, peer attacks, and more can inhibit performance. Worse, these daily stressors can sap your enthusiasm and prevent you from reaching your sales goals. Learn how to identify these stressors and then modify your thought patterns to banish The Dirty Dozen forever! As top performing salespeople have proven over and over again, the trick to blowing away your numbers is in your mind. Highly effective, often humorous, and always inspirational, Tom Hopkins shows how to relieve stress and communicate better with your clients. Using Tom Hopkins' sales techniques will restore balance to your career and achieve top-performer status in your organization. As these techniques become second nature, you will increase your overall sales performance and, of course, your profits. This audio recording is accompanied by the Advanced Sales Survival Training Workbook, which will guide you through Tom Hopkins' steps to successfully reach your sales goals. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Hopkins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/made/000454/bk_made_000454_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Blood-Bought World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 293min

If the Church is to rise up full of people who don't give a damn about the fleeting pleasures of this life and who care only for the glory of Jesus and his kingdom, we must once again grasp what made Jesus so eminently killable. If Jesus had been born in our day, the council that condemned him would have included a couple of well-known evangelical pastors, a few outspoken pro-life leaders, a conservative-libertarian-leaning politician, and at least one Bible-thumping fundamentalist. Jesus was murdered by church people, for churchy reasons. In Blood-Bought World, Toby J. Sumpter pinpoints the raw spots where modern-day Christians have allowed respectability, comfort, fear, love, fitness, authenticity, or other idols to become "fig leaves" to shield us from the persons of the trinity. We have relegated God to Sunday-school presentations instead of following Jesus on the path to real authority and power: the cross. God's undiluted sovereignty demolishes every false human claim of autonomy. Men and women who know Jesus have no patience for a polite social club with religious jargon. The real Christian faith, delivered to God's people and driven by the Holy Spirit, is a wild, rambunctious, healing force set on the redemption of the world. That is what "being Christian" means: Hello, world! Jesus bought this place with his blood. Deal with it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Toby J. Sumpter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/124535/bk_acx0_124535_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Stop Dieting Start Living: 5 Foundations for Your Health to Permanently Lose Weight Without Dieting, Starvation or Suffering in Silence , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 212min

The number-one international best seller Discover the real secret to losing weight fast and keeping it off! Have you been eating all the "right" healthy foods and just can't seem to lose the weight? Has your weight been a burden and constantly on your mind? You're not alone, and it's not your fault. Whether you know it or not, the odds are stacked against you. In this groundbreaking book, author Ellie Savoy explains the Powerful 5 P's for Permanent Weight Loss and finding freedom from food. Ellie takes your hand and leads you step by step through the same process that has helped her and many women around the country lose the weight for good and regain their health in as little as two weeks. This eye-opening book pinpoints the real reason diets don't work and why they actually contribute to your continued weight gain. By getting off the dieting roller coaster, you will finally be able to stack the odds in your favor, lose weight, and stay slim and healthy for life! If you follow this process, this can and will work for you, too! Prepare to: Get back your energy Stop the aches and pains Lose the bloat Transform your health Get off the medications Lose the weight fast - and forever! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ellie Savoy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/033441/bk_acx0_033441_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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