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    Elon Musk: Elon Musk’s Best Lessons for Life, Business, Success and Entrepreneurship , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 138min
    Elon Musk has been busy improving humanity's chance of long-term survival for nearly 20 years. After helping to form PayPal, Musk went on to form a company whose work has since replaced the space shuttle when it comes to NASA flights to the space station and is behind the recent expansion in the number of electric cars on the road, as well.In addition to being a compelling story of triumphing against adversity, Elon Musk: Best Lessons for Life, Business, Success and Entrepreneurship! has plenty to teach when it comes to learning the lessons that Musk has taken to heart to achieve his success.Musk is a symbol of the American dream, despite not being American. He is truly self-made, working his way through college and starting his first business in time to take advantage of the burgeoning Internet scene to become a millionaire before the age of 30.Unlike many people who might think that was enough, Musk instead put his money into another startup which quintupled his net worth when his company was purchased by eBay. From there, he went on to become the CEO of two companies which are each worth $1 billion. Do yourself a favor, learn from what Musk has done, and listen to this book today. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jarrod Lentz. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/127062/bk_acx0_127062_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Androcles and the Lion , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 106min
    Androcles and the Lion By George Bernard Shaw Presented by The Online Stage George Bernard Shaw based his "religious pantomime" Androcles and the Lion on the ancient fable of the runaway slave who pulls a painful thorn from a lion's paw, thereby making a lifelong friend. Shaw explained that his play was in part a reaction to the huge success of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan: "I wrote Androcles to show what a play for children should be like." This tale of a puny Greek tailor triumphing over the Roman emperor is, as always with Shaw, a commentary on the politics of his time, with the emperor standing in for the British government and, indeed, all repressive regimes. Androcles and the Lion will delight audiences of all ages by alternating laughter with pathos, philosophy with fun, and satire with sincerity. Cast Narrator (G.B. Shaw) - Ben Stevens Androcles - Jeff Moon Megaera - Sara Morsey Centurion - Alan Weyman The Captain - Craig FranklinLavinia - P.J. MorganLentullus - Steve GoughMetellus - Noel BadrianSpintho - Andrew ColemanFerrovius - John Burlinson The Call Boy - Grace Keller-Scotch The Editor - Ron Altman The Menagerie Keeper - David Prickett Caesar/The Emperor - Peter Tucker Secutor - Denis Daly The Retiarius - Marty Krz Audio edited by John Burlinson ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ben Stevens, Jeff Moon, Sara Morsey, Craig Franklin, P. J. Morgan, John Burlinson, Peter Tucker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mike/002619/bk_mike_002619_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Merry Mountain Christmas: Smoky Mountain Romance, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 176min
    He was her first love. But life intervened to keep them apart until fate brought them together again with help from a rescue dog named Chester. Fran is adjusting after her husband’s death when her first love comes back to town upsetting her family and leading her to an inspiration. Fran first fell in love with Michael as a teenager. When he broke her heart, she married Carl and lived a happy life for more than 30 years until Carl died tragically. Just when she’s becoming fed up with the well-meaning, yet tiresome comments about Carl’s death, her first love returns and stirs long-forgotten emotions. The characters from the previous Smoky Mountain Romances by P.C. Zick return to tell Fran’s story filled with heartwarming tales of families, friends, and love triumphing over heartbreak and tragedy. You'll love this sweet Christmas tale featuring rescue dogs and love returning just in time for the merriest holiday of all. A Merry Mountain Christmas is the fourth book in the Smoky Mountain Romances series. If you love a touching sweet romance with moral and decent characters, then you'll be captivated and enchanted with this series. Buy this book and cozy up to the fire to be transported to the Smoky Mountains where you'll discover that family takes many different forms when love is allowed to grow and thrive. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tiffany Trythall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/212764/bk_acx0_212764_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Under the Shadow of Etna: Six Sicilian Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 171min
    Giovanni Carmelo Verga (1840 - 1922) was one of the most prominent Sicilian writers of the 19th century. Today, his stories are best known through their use as the basis of the libretti of iconic verismo operas, like Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana. In the introduction, the translator vividly describes the ground-breaking realism of Verga's stories: It is no land of the imagination into which we are brought by Verga; there is no fascinating glamour of the virtuous triumphing after many vicissitudes, and seeing, at last, the wicked adequately punished. Here it is a grim reality. The poor and weak go relentlessly to the wall; innocence and humble ignorance are crushed by experienced vice, the butterfly is singed by the flame; there is little joy, little peace. But yet the stories are not wholly pessimistic, nor do they give an utterly hopeless idea of the Sicilian peasant. You see that education and a little real sympathy might make a great people out of Verga's "Turiddus" and "Alfios". The little collection of Sicilian pictures here presented is marked by quite wonderful variety and contrast and well illustrates the author's genius at its best.1)      How Peppa loved Gramigna2)      Jeli, the Shepherd3)      Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry)4)      La Lupa (the Wolf)5)      The Story of the St Joseph6)      The Bereaved ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Denis Daly. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mike/003168/bk_mike_003168_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 722min
    The Close sisters are descended from very prominent and wealthy ancestors. When the Close sisters were very young, their parents joined a cult called the MRA, or Moral Rearmament. The family was suddenly uprooted to a cult school in Switzerland and, ultimately, to the Belgian Congo where their father became a surgeon in the war-ravaged republic, and ultimately the personal physician to President Mobutu. Shortly after the girls returned to the US for boarding school, Jessie first started to exhibit symptoms of severe bipolar disorder (she would later learn that this ran in the family, a well-kept secret). Jessie embarked on a series of destructive marriages as the condition worsened. Glenn was always by her side throughout. Jessie's mental illness was passed on to her son, Calen. It wasn't until Calen entered McLean's psychiatric hospital that Jessie herself was diagnosed. Fifteen years and twelve years of sobriety later, Jessie is a stable and productive member of society. Glenn continues to be the major support in Jessie's life. In Resilience, the sisters share their story of triumphing over Jessie's illness. The book is written in Jessie's voice with running commentary and an epilogue written by Glenn. 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: Jessie Close. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/001890/bk_hach_001890_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Grant Moves South , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1078min
    A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's acclaimed Civil War history of the complex man and controversial Union commander whose battlefield brilliance ensured the downfall of the Confederacy. Preeminent Civil War historian Bruce Catton narrows his focus on commander Ulysses S. Grant, whose bold tactics and relentless dedication to the Union ultimately ensured a Northern victory in the nation's bloodiest conflict. While a succession of Union generals - from McClellan to Burnside to Hooker to Meade - were losing battles and sacrificing troops due to ego, egregious errors, and incompetence, an unassuming Federal Army commander was excelling in the Western theater of operations. Though unskilled in military power politics and disregarded by his peers, Colonel Grant, commander of the Twenty-First Illinois Volunteer Infantry, was proving to be an unstoppable force. He won victory after victory at Belmont, Fort Henry, and Fort Donelson, while brilliantly avoiding near-catastrophe and ultimately triumphing at Shiloh. And Grant's bold maneuvers at Vicksburg would cost the Confederacy its invaluable lifeline: the Mississippi River. But destiny and President Lincoln had even loftier plans for Grant, placing nothing less than the future of an entire nation in the capable hands of the North's most valuable military leader. Based in large part on military communiqués, personal eyewitness accounts, and Grant's own writings, Catton's extraordinary history offers listeners an insightful look at arguably the most innovative Civil War battlefield strategist, unmatched by even the South's legendary Robert E. Lee. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bronson Pinchot. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/026013/bk_adbl_026013_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Mountain Miracles: Smoky Mountain Romance, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 234min
    A start-up newspaper. A new coffee shop next door. Two fledgling entrepreneurs forced together by circumstance and drawn together by chemistry.Sissy wants to escape the grasp of her mother by moving to a new community and opening a coffee shop. David hopes to make a success of his own newspaper despite his father's wishes he practice law. When Sissy and David both move to the small Smoky Mountain town of Laurel, they are strangers, but not for long. Renting storefronts next door to one another forces them together, while others in the town decide they should become more than neighboring businesses.However, before Sissy and David can forge a relationship, they must stand on their own as individuals. Sissy must break free of her controlling mother, and David must learn the truth about his own Cherokee mother who he thought had died long ago. As both of them seek the comfort of family they've never known, they struggle to forgive, allowing the attraction to turn into something more.The characters from the previous Smoky Mountain Romances by P.C. Zick return in this heartwarming tale of families, friends, and love triumphing over heartbreak and tragedy. Mountain Miracles is the third book in the Smoky Mountain series of sweet contemporary romances. If you love a touching romance with moral and decent characters, then you'll be captivated and enchanted with this series.Buy this audiobook and be transported to the Smoky Mountains, where you'll discover that family takes many different forms when love is allowed to grow and thrive. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tiffany Trythall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/202509/bk_acx0_202509_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Confetti and Lemon Blossom: Wedding Stories from Don Pericle's Villa, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 150min
    For Don Pericle, wedding organizing is a calling, not just a career. Deep in the Sicilian countryside, between rose gardens and trellised balconies, up marble staircases and across damasked ballrooms, these charming stories unfold: stories of star-crossed love, of comedic misunderstandings and of deep friendships, of love triumphing in the face of adversity (pomegranate-stained dresses, overzealous photographers, missing string quartets, and even a case of sabotage!). To these brides and grooms-to-be, Don Pericle becomes a guru, a mentor, even a friend, solving problems, untangling knots, rearranging menus, and transforming lives. In “The Princess and the Pea”, Natalia wants a fairy-tale wedding, whatever the cost: But what does that mean for the rest of her life with Marco? Sophia and Isaias’ families, in “Be Our Guest”, have decided to boycott the wedding. How will they figure out a way to fill out the guest list? Meanwhile, in “Daniela’s Big Day”, the bride’s older sister is dreading the bouquet toss. Can Don Pericle find a way to ease her worries? Fishmongers and Ferrari drivers, dressmakers and divorcees, gardeners and grandmothers: Within the walls of Villa Lingualarga, all are offered a new chance at understanding each other - and maybe even finding true love. “A super read, and we all enjoyed the quirky, insightful style of storytelling.” (The People's Friend editorial team)"What a lovely story - so sweet and funny. Don Pericle is such an interesting character - we all need someone like that in our lives!" (Ewan Smith, author of pocket novels, short stories, and poems) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stefania Hartley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/231588/bk_acx0_231588_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    GIMP: When Life Deals You a Crappy Hand, You Can Fold or You Can Play, Hörbuch, Digital, 272min
    Mark Zupan was a college soccer star, out drinking one night with friends. Tired from a game and from a few too many beers, he decided to take a nap in the back of his best friend's pickup truck. Still asleep when the pickup started and drove off, he was suddenly jolted awake when the truck crashed. Mark was thrown into a river and trapped in the freezing water, barely clinging to a tree branch, for 14 hours. When Mark was finally rescued, he discovered the terrible truth: he'd broken his neck and was now a quadriplegic, facing life in a wheelchair and only limited use of all four limbs. Always a winner and a fighter, Mark refused to accept that his injury doomed him to a lifetime of passive acceptance. He fought to regain as much mobility as possible, and his indomitable spirit has helped him create a life that's truly exceptional. Now an Olympic athlete (playing Quad Rubgy, aka "murderball") who has starred in a movie, Mark's memoir tells the fascinating story behind his rise to fame. But this is also the story of his everyday life, how he works out every day, still goes out drinking with his friends, has sex with his girlfriend, and even crowd surfs at Pearl Jam shows. Inspiring, defiant, and revealing, Mark's memoir will appeal not only to fans of the film Murderball, but also to anyone ready to be motivated by a touching, captivating, and heartfelt story about triumphing over the odds. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Zupan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001341/bk_harp_001341_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Baking for Dave , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 556min
    Iris Heller, a teenager with Sensory Processing Disorder, runs away to compete in a national bake-off contest. In order to get there, she steals her mom's car, travels along the East Coast, and does the most terrifying thing of all - interacts with actual people! Iris has never been like other girls, but she's not about to start letting that get in the way. Iris has this profound fascination for the musican Dave Matthews, and she feels a compelling need to compete in the bake-off for Dave. To compensate for nervousness, she has the habit of humming, beatboxing, and making musical contraptions out of items around her. It is this talent that gets noticed at several road stops along the way, which leads to her inevitable "gone viral" glory. At a donut shop, Iris sings like an angel. At a coffee shop, she plays a symphony using cups and the soda fountain. At a restaurant, she builds a glorious musical fountain out of dishes and pans. Iris is the kind of pure spirit who brings the best out of the world around her without knowing it. Iris' mom (Maisy) and her best friend Eric set out to find Iris. All lives converge at Happy World, the Disney-esque paradise, where the bake-off takes place. Iris, whose life has been one of isolation and misunderstanding, finds out just how much she is loved. It doesn't matter whether she wins the bake-off, she's already won the biggest contest of all, triumphing in life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jennifer Groberg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/081815/bk_acx0_081815_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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