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  Natural Shocks: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 544min

  A high-flying journalist comes to ground in this brilliant and bittersweet novel about coming to terms with the traumas of life. Fred Wursup has an enviable existence. Paid to travel around the world "harvesting the annual crop of stars and villains", he has a beautiful geophysicist girlfriend and a friendly relationship with his ex-wife Susannah, whose living room he can see into from the roof of his Lexington Avenue apartment. His latest book, a collective portrait of brilliant but flawed leaders called Down the American Drain, had the good fortune to be published at the height of the Watergate scandal, sending it to the top of the best seller lists. A new assignment, however, threatens to bring an end to Wursup's recent string of successes. Asked to write an article on dying - still "undiscovered country", according to his editor - he becomes unsettled by the seemingly random course of his life, the nature of his work, and the mortality that surrounds him. A troubled playwright he once profiled commits suicide. His elderly father, a retired meter reader who writes poetry about the last years of famous old men, seems to be on the verge of something drastic. Cicia, a young woman dying of cancer at St. Vincent's Hospital, is gorgeous, vibrant, and doomed, and Wursup just might be falling in love with her. A charming and richly intelligent story about the disasters, major and minor, that are bound to happen to us all, Natural Shocks showcases the fine craftsmanship and depth of feeling that have established Richard Stern as one of America's most admired authors. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Drummond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/020724/bk_adbl_020724_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Science of Energy: Resources and Power Explained, Hörbuch, Digital, 801min

  Energy is, without a doubt, the very foundation of the universe. It's the engine that powers life and fuels the evolution of human civilization. To better put into perspective the various issues surrounding energy in the 21st century, you need to understand the essential science behind how energy works. And you need a reliable source whose focus is on giving you the facts you need to form your own educated opinions. In the 24 riveting lectures of The Science of Energy: Resources and Power Explained, expert geophysicist Professor Wysession presents an unbiased investigation into the energy sources that power our world. With clear and easy-to-follow explanations that make scientific and mathematical concepts approachable and understandable, this course is a marvelous window into the inner workings of energy that will keep you constantly engaged. You'll examine a wide portfolio of energy sources, how these sources work, the engineering marvels that adapt them to human needs, the economic and environmental consequences of using them, and more. Whatever exciting changes await us in the coming decades (from food production to public transportation to industrial manufacturing), they'll most certainly require lots of power. For this reason and many more, this course imparts essential information for any well-informed citizen of the world - whether you're powering a major city or simply turning on the light. The world-spanning civilizations that we have built rely on a vast, dependable, and lasting supply of energy. The choices we make have profound consequences for how the world will continue to develop. Get the facts you need to choose well. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Language: English. Narrator: Michael E. Wysession. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tcco/000433/bk_tcco_000433_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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