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Stan Musial: An American Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 727min
When baseball fans voted on the top 25 players of the 20th century in 1999, Stan Musial didn’t make the cut. This glaring omission - later rectified by a panel of experts - aised an important question: How could a first-ballot Hall of Famer, widely considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, still rank as the most underrated athlete of all time? In Stan Musial, veteran sports journalist George Vecsey finally gives this 20-time All-Star and St. Louis Cardinals icon the kind of prestigious biographical treatment previously afforded to his more celebrated contemporaries Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio. More than just a chronological recounting of the events of Musial’s life, this is the definitive portrait of one of the game’s best-loved but most unappreciated legends, told through the remembrances of those who played beside, worked with, and covered “Stan the Man” over the course of his nearly seventy years in the national spotlight. Stan Musial never married a starlet. He didn’t die young, live too hard, or squander his talent. There were no legendary displays of temper or moodiness. He was merely the most consistent superstar of his era, a scarily gifted batsman who compiled 3,630 career hits (1,815 at home and 1,815 on the road), won three World Series titles, and retired in 1963 in possession of seventeen major-league records. Away from the diamond, he proved a savvy businessman and a model of humility and graciousness toward his many fans in St. Louis and around the world. From Keith Hernandez’s boyhood memories of Musial leaving tickets for him when the Cardinals were in San Francisco to the little-known story of Musial’s friendship with novelist James Michener - and their mutual association with Pope John Paul II - Vecsey weaves an intimate oral history around one of the great gentlemen of baseball’s Greatest Generation. There may never be another Stan the Man, a fact that future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols - relu ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Brick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/002613/bk_rand_002613_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Molecule of More (eBook, ePUB)
Why are we obsessed with the things we want only to be bored when we get them? Why is addiction perfectly logical to an addict? Why does love change so quickly from passion to indifference? Why are some people die-hard liberals and others hardcore conservatives? Why are we always hopeful for solutions even in the darkest times-and so good at figuring them out? The answer is found in a single chemical in your brain: dopamine. Dopamine ensured the survival of early man. Thousands of years later, it is the source of our most basic behaviors and cultural ideas-and progress itself. Dopamine is the chemical of desire that always asks for more-more stuff, more stimulation, and more surprises. In pursuit of these things, it is undeterred by emotion, fear, or morality. Dopamine is the source of our every urge, that little bit of biology that makes an ambitious business professional sacrifice everything in pursuit of success, or that drives a satisfied spouse to risk it all for the thrill of someone new. Simply put, it is why we seek and succeed; it is why we discover and prosper. Yet, at the same time, it's why we gamble and squander. From dopamine's point of view, it's not the having that matters. It's getting something-anything-that's new. From this understanding-the difference between possessing something versus anticipating it-we can understand in a revolutionary new way why we behave as we do in love, business, addiction, politics, religion-and we can even predict those behaviors in ourselves and others. In The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity-and will Determine the Fate of the Human Race, George Washington University professor and psychiatrist Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, and Georgetown University lecturer Michael E. Long present a potentially life-changing proposal: Much of human life has an unconsidered component that explains an array of behaviors previously thought to be unrelated, including why winners cheat, why geniuses often suffer with mental illness, why nearly all diets fail, and why the brains of liberals and conservatives really are different.- Shop: buecher
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Hypnosis Techniques
THIS BOOK WILL LITERALLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE... Are you seeking the best tools for hacking into other people's minds? Obey you want to compel everyone to do your bidding? Do you believe that mind control is the most potent key to obtaining everything you desire? You're on the right road, so keep reading... Everyone desires success in life, but few confess it to themselves... Fewer people admit it to others. Think about the life you've always wanted, imagine it, and develop an image that reflects it for a second. Now concentrate on the emotion elicited by the picture... This is referred to as daydreaming. But what if your dream comes true? Most books will tell you that you must be a better person, the best version of yourself, to be successful. True... but it isn't enough! They don't tell you that you must have the power to force everyone to do what you want when you want. You only have two options. The first is employing a gun (which I do not recommend), and the second is MANIPULATION. I'm telling you that manipulation is essential to reaching your life goals. But what exactly does manipulation have to do with hypnosis? Hypnosis is the most effective and subtle method of mind control. Hypnosis allows you to access a person's subconscious mind and essentially rewrite his actions. This isn't a joke. It was utilized for military purposes and to get individuals to commit political murder while they were utterly unconscious and with no recollection of it. This book will teach you: ¿ The whole truth about hypnosis ¿ The most effective hypnotic methods ¿ The darkest misconceptions about it ¿ The worst hypnotic blunders to avoid ¿ Mind control is an art form. ¿ How to practically brainwash anybody And Much More!.... Hey, I'm not in charge of how you utilize this book. I simply want you to know that improving correctly is a noble endeavor and that everyone can profit from using these tactics. You may use this book to make money for yourself and others you care about or better your relationship with your spouse. So make excellent use of it! Don't squander other people's time; start working towards the life you want right now. Scroll to the top and click the "Buy Now" button!- Shop: buecher
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Wasted
Wasted - How We Squander Time Money and Natural Resources-and What We Can Do About It: ab 16.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Art from the Swamp
Art from the Swamp - How Washington Bureaucrats Squander Millions on Awful Art: ab 24.49 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
An all new feature film from the twisted minds of cult comedy heroes Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB)! Tim and Eric are given a billion dollars to make a movie, but squander every dime and the sinister Schlaaang corporation is pissed. Their lives at stake, the guys skip town in search of a way to pay the money back. When they happen upon a chance to rehabilitate a bankrupt mall full of vagrants, bizarre stores and a man-eating wolf that stalks the food court, they see dollar signsa billion of them. Featuring cameos from Awesome Show regulars and some of the biggest names in comedy today!- Shop: odax
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Lost Son & Other Stories
Nathan Long is a songwriter who is determined to make intelligent, lyrical music. Prone to taking side trips with his wacky sense of humor, Nathan always brings the listener back to themes of human longing, joy, and redemption. The first eleven tracks of this album, 'The Lost Son and Other Stories,' work together to tell the story of the prodigal son, adapted from a parable of Jesus. In it, a son rejects his father, leaves home to squander his inheritance, and after some soul-searching, returns home to ask for forgiveness. The story line has been changed in some respects, but the message of grace is the same. Most of the story is told from the perspective of the runaway son himself, from his rationalization of his behavior, his selfishness and anger, and ultimately, his joy in finding love that overcomes his faults. The musical styles of the songs are as varied as the emotions they express: slow and mournful, upbeat, angry, and elated. Through it all, Nathan's music, delivered mostly with just a guitar and a voice, drives it's message home with rhythmic, poignant lyrics. When he finds himself broke and alone in the big city, the prodigal son tries in vain to deny his feelings of despair: 'When I get home, I turn the TV on/I'm not alone, they keep me company/So many lives come through this room/They're all a blur, now mine is, too/Cause when you live in the big town you never see the stars/It's take and give in the big town, that's just the way things are.' The last few tracks of the album stand alone, and range from 'Perseverance,' a song about depression, joy, and the struggle between faith and reason, to 'Trees,' a bizarre song that claims trees are dangerous: 'They move slowly to belie the threat/politely stand by our houses and give shade to our pets/But the truth of the matter is not what it seems/and we gotta stop these trees!' Listeners will have no trouble discerning that Nathan is a Christian, and the convictions of his faith color any serious thought expressed in his songs. But anyone who has been put off by the mindless repetitions and easy cliches of pop Christian radio will find in this music a faithful companion: honest and complex, never offering easy answers, but always striving on with hope. Non-Christian listeners will see more of themselves in this music than they expect, and may be encouraged by the hope it offers. If music means more to you than a background to your other activities, if you have songs you go back to again and again like old friends, this CD will find a permanent home in your playlist and in your mind.- Shop: odax
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Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
An all new feature film from the twisted minds of cult comedy heroes Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB)! Tim and Eric are given a billion dollars to make a movie, but squander every dime and the sinister Schlaaang corporation is pissed. Their lives at stake, the guys skip town in search of a way to pay the money back. When they happen upon a chance to rehabilitate a bankrupt mall full of vagrants, bizarre stores and a man-eating wolf that stalks the food court, they see dollar signsa billion of them. Featuring cameos from Awesome Show regulars and some of the biggest names in comedy today!- Shop: odax
- Price: 25.15 EUR excl. shipping
