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    How to Be Productive When You’re Stuck at Home: You Can Be Kind to Yourself & Others in a Pandemic Lockdown , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 45min
    In the present scenario where a pandemic like coronavirus COVID-19 has taken over the world, the least we can do as humans is to stay at home. In order to stop the community spread, staying indoors is the only thing that can help. Whether it’s working from home efficiently, working out, or working on some cool new hobby, the dream is to blossom from our quarantine cocoons like self-improved butterflies. It’s okay if you struggle to be productive. Here’s the thing: When the world is collapsing, there’s no such thing as not being productive enough - much less the moral judgment tangled up with it. If working from home gets your mental juices flowing, that’s awesome.If picking up French or sticking to a fitness routine keeps you sane and happy, more power to you. But we also have bad days, and they’re equally valid. Here in this audiobook, we've included tips on how to be productive but more importantly, how to not feel bad and cope with the situation when you're not. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Eileen Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/205648/bk_acx0_205648_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Treehouses, Towers, and Tea Rooms: The Architecture of Terunobu Fujimori
    A contemporary, eccentric architect who draws on Japanese tradition, Terunobu Fujimori's designs manage to be simultaneously whimsical, beautifully designed, and environmentally sensitive. The projects in this volume will appeal to both architectural professionals and fans of innovative design.This book is an in-depth analysis from a formal, design, and cultural point of view of Terunobu Fujimori's entire architectural production to date. It is not a mere collection of his works, but an exhaustive review delving into many sources, which finally offers a complete critical interpretation of his work.Fujimori has made a name for himself in Japan by crafting beguiling little buildings that refuse to follow any of the usual rules. His hand-made structures look like the nests or cocoons of curious creatures, woven, whittled and thatched with organic, earthy materials that could have been scavenged from the forest floor.This comprehensive monograph provides a complete review of his boldly imaginative projects. The works are presented through lavish and striking photographs, and the volume includes extensive use of sketches and drawings by Fujimori, a section dedicated to his architectural models, and an original essay written by Fujimori for this publication.
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    Born of Earth: The Elemental Origins Series, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 349min
    A trip abroad. A dark secret. Her family's legacy of magic may cost a teen her life....Georjie’s summer is shaping up to be a big disappointment. Trapped in Ireland with her aunt’s gorgeous but cold adopted son, Jasher, her "vacation" gets worse with each passing day. But when a trip to the greenhouse reveals glowing cocoons she shouldn't be able to see, she embarks on a quest to solve a magical mystery....In the pages of an ancient diary, Georjie learns a dark family history and an incredible earthly power. But as she digs deeper and realizes she isn't the only one with a touch of magic, the ghosts of the past may do much more than haunt her. Can Georjie provide justice for her ancestors before she becomes the next family victim? Born of Earth is an enchanting stand-alone novel in the Elemental Origins series YA urban fantasies. If you like powerful young women, dangerous boys, and spooky spirits, you’ll love USA Today best seller A.L. Knorr’s ghostly adventure. Buy Born of Earth to unbury a deadly mystery today!  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gabra Zackman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/106052/bk_acx0_106052_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Adorned: Living out the Beauty of the Gospel Together , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 645min
    New book from best-selling author Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth! Known for her wisdom, warmth, and knowledge of scripture, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth has encouraged millions through her books, radio programs, and conferences. Now she's back with a legacy work on Titus 2 and its powerful vision for women. From Nancy: "Cross-generational community between women is the biblical antidote for being chronically, hopelessly overwhelmed, as so many of us are. "When older women come out of their protective cocoons to invest themselves in the lives of younger women, whole families and churches feel the blessing. When young moms and singles widen their peer groups to include women who have already braved the same rapids and lived to tell about it, both sides of the relationship are strengthened and grow. We all, in different ways and in different seasons, need to be on both the giving and receiving end of this life-to-life process. "So I invite you to join me as we look to God's word for his perspective on the character, commitments, and attitudes of godly women - and his prescribed process for helping us live out these virtues not only today, but from generation to generation." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Leslie Basham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hove/002025/bk_hove_002025_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Chasing Petalouthes: The Gift Saga, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 831min
    The Gift Saga concludes with the next generation coming into the forefront of the story during their tumultuous years between adolescence and adulthood.Evvie has lived through more tragedy than a young girl should ever endure, having lost both her father and a most beloved grandmother at a young age. Her rebellious ways are her only defense to mask the ever-present pain in her heart. Closing herself off emotionally, Evvie vows to never let anyone into her heart. But will her determination to keep everyone out see her lose the only person who could heal her broken soul?Over-achieving, focused, talented, determined to succeed. Those are the traits Stella envies in her siblings and cousins. Her insecurities and lack of confidence stunts her ability to realize her own worth. When an older, handsome young man claims her as his own, Stella believes she has finally found who she has been looking for—someone to love her enough to mold her into the best version of herself. But has she fallen in love too quickly for a man she barely knows anything about?Chasing Petalouthes (Chasing Butterflies) is the coming of age story of two flawed, young women who push their way out from the confines of the cocoons they’d built around themselves and discover how to soar.Chasing Petalouthes can be read as a standalone novel. To understand the full emotional impact of these characters histories and lives read Evanthia's Gift & waiting for Aegina. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emily Lawrence. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/126061/bk_acx0_126061_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Gospel According to Cane , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 488min
    Beverley Cottrell had a dream life: a prestigious job, a beautiful husband and baby boy. This is stolen from her one winter afternoon when her son Malakay is kidnapped from a parked car. Despite a media campaign, a full police investigation, and the offer of a reward, Malakay is never found. Beverley's marriage soon dissolves and her husband immigrates from England to the U.S. with a new wife. Beverley gives up her job,, sells the house, and moves from the leafy suburbs to the inner city to reside in a west London housing project. She cocoons herself in grief, growing more isolated with each passing year. After two decades she gives up any hope of finding her son. She teaches children who have been expelled from school in the local community center, bright kids thrown on society's scrap heap. Beverley starts to believe she has finally pieced her life together - until a young man starts appearing wherever she goes. Beverley is convinced that he's stalking her. One dark evening the stalker gets past her security door and calls through her letterbox. He tells her not to be scared. He says that he is Malakay, her son. The Gospel According to Cane is a novel about inner-city youth in contemporary London. It's a meditation on pain and loss, the burden of heritage, and how the past can blur the present. It's about trust and the perceived lack of trust, disillusion, and its consequences. A world where everyone is the victim, and no one is to blame. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robin Miles. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/011102/bk_adbl_011102_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Mosaic Principle: The Six Dimensions of a Remarkable Life and Career , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 728min
    Life - personally and professionally - is lived to the fullest as a mosaic, encompassing a rich and complex set of diverse experiences that provide purpose, meaning, happiness, and success. Yet, the pressures of modern society push us toward narrower focus and deeper specialization in our lives and careers. Our pursuit of specific expertise risks us becoming isolated from those different from us; our lack of shared experience fosters suspicion and conflict. Today we have businesspeople and government officials who persistently distrust and demonize each other; a fortunate swath of society with professional and financial security, increasingly isolated from those left behind; and community leaders who struggle to relate to and connect with the communities they serve. In every walk of life we have allowed ourselves to be pushed into self-defining cocoons from which it is difficult to break out. Nick Lovegrove's compelling vision provides the way out of this contemporary trap. He supplies vivid portraits of those who get it right (such as Paul Farmer, the physician whose broad and imaginative choices bring health and hope to the world's poorest people) and those who get it deeply wrong (such as Jeffrey Skilling, the former CEO of Enron) and connects their experiences with a blueprint of six skills - a moral compass, transferrable skills, contextual intelligence, prepared mind, intellectual thread, and extended network. The Mosaic Principle will help you to succeed in an ever-changing, more complex, and diverse world, and build a more remarkable and fulfilling life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Sullivan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/029802/bk_adbl_029802_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Improve Your Social Skills: Stop Procrastinating, Retrain and Lead Your Brain Without Boundaries to Build Mental Toughness for Dare in Your Life and Improve Critical Aspects for High-Level Conversations , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 115min
    What does it take to generate the willfulness to participate proactively in shaping your environment and personal relationships? Is it possible to acquire a sense of purpose that can serve as an active spring of action for you? Many people go through life without a well-thought-out understanding of the true essence of their existence. They're contented to always go with the grain, and to live "normal" lives, even if they don't really understand what the real essence of the "normal" life they're living is. Over time, the human brain develops a comfort zone and cocoons inside of it, and tends to renounce contradictions and inconsistencies in order to remain in the comfort zone. As a result, many people do not consciously control any more than 5% of the choices they make. This can be really frustrating especially for people looking to adopt new habits to improve their social lives. Their inability to direct most of their choices aright and to kick back against procrastination holds them back from adopting habits that would enhance their social skills. Improve Your Social Skills: Stop Procrastinating, Retrain and Lead Your Brain Without Boundaries to Build Mental Toughness for Dare in Your Life and Improve Critical Aspects for High-Level Conversations is a transformative piece that can help you break away from your timid and lackluster social life with ease. The principles in this book will help you beat procrastination to reinvent yourself as well as your relationships with friends and family. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cliff Weldon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/144928/bk_acx0_144928_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Dragon Keeper: The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1022min
    Guided by the great blue dragon Tintaglia, they came from the sea: a Tangle of serpents fighting their way up the Rain Wilds River, the first to make the perilous journey to the cocooning grounds in generations. Many have died along the way. With its acid waters and impenetrable forest, it is a hard place for any to survive. People are changed by the Rain Wilds, subtly or otherwise. One such is Thymara. Born with black claws and other aberrations, she should have been exposed at birth. But her father saved her and her mother has never forgiven him. Like everyone else, Thymara is fascinated by the return of dragons: it is as if they symbolise the return of hope to their war-torn world. Leftrin, captain of the liveship Tarman, also has an interest in the hatching; as does Bingtown newlywed, Alise Finbok, who has made it her life's work to study all there is to know of dragons. But the creatures which emerge from the cocoons are a travesty of the powerful, shining dragons of old. Stunted and deformed, they cannot fly; some seem witless and bestial. Soon, they become a danger and a burden to the Rain Wilders: something must be done. The dragons claim an ancestral memory of a fabled Elderling city far upriver: perhaps there the dragons will find their true home. But Kelsingra appears on no maps and they cannot get there on their own: a band of dragon keepers, hunters and chroniclers must attend them. To be a dragon keeper is a dangerous job: their charges are vicious and unpredictable, and there are many unknown perils on the journey to a city which may not even exist... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Saskia Butler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/000446/bk_hcuk_000446_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Infotopia: How Many Minds Produce Knowledge , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 464min
    The rise of the "information society" offers not only considerable peril but also great promise. Beset from all sides by a never-ending barrage of media, how can we ensure that the most accurate information emerges and is heeded?In this book, Cass R. Sunstein develops a deeply optimistic understanding of the human potential to pool information, and to use that knowledge to improve our lives.In an age of information overload, it is easy to fall back on our own prejudices and insulate ourselves with comforting opinions that reaffirm our core beliefs. Crowds quickly become mobs. The justification for the Iraq war, the collapse of Enron, the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia - all of these resulted from decisions made by leaders and groups trapped in "information cocoons", shielded from information at odds with their preconceptions. How can leaders and ordinary people challenge insular decision making and gain access to the sum of human knowledge?Stunning new ways to share and aggregate information, many Internet-based, are helping companies, schools, governments, and individuals not only to acquire, but also to create, ever-growing bodies of accurate knowledge. Through a ceaseless flurry of self-correcting exchanges, wikis, covering everything from politics and business plans to sports and science-fiction subcultures, amass--and refine--information. Open-source software enables large numbers of people to participate in technological development. Prediction markets aggregate information in a way that allows companies, ranging from computer manufacturers to Hollywood studios, to make better decisions about product launches and office openings. Sunstein shows how people can assimilate aggregated information without succumbing to the dangers of the herd mentality - and when and why the new aggregation techniques are so astoundingly accurate. In a world where opinion and anecdote increasingly compete on equal footing with hard evidence, th ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marc Cashman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/001609/bk_adbl_001609_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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