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  The Perfectionist's Guide to Public Speaking: How to Crush Fear, Ignite Confidence and Silence Your Inner Critic , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 208min

  How would you like to: Shed your primal fear of public speaking and be able to speak in front of anyone, anytime? Get a restraining order against your internal critic? Free yourself from the constant pressure of having to be "perfect"? Build powerful, memorable messages and deliver them with confidence? Listen to the best book ever written Do all of the above (except the last thing) and maybe smile while you're at it? If yes, you will definitely, most likely, maybe, sorta like this book. [The last sentence was put through a lie detector test - results inconclusive.] The book takes you on a journey through the eyes of the author, Matt Kramer, a perfectionist who was once petrified of public speaking. You'll hear about his embarrassing speaking moments as well as the raw, internal thoughts that once crept into his mind time after time. Lastly, you'll know after listening to this book that there is hope for you - that public speaking is not just for the Tony Robbinses of the world. It's for anyone who dares to break through their self-imposed barriers. Matt tells you how he overcame his fear of public speaking and how you can, too. Inside you'll find: Eight methods to control nervousness while waiting your turn to speak How to avoid forgetting what to say (Including one thing you should NEVER do) Several bad jokes How to construct a presentation from nothing but a blank slate The secret to winning the war against your inner critic How to deliver: From your seat to the final call to action How to thoroughly prepare for your next presentation ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gary Johnson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/068589/bk_acx0_068589_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Misadventures of a Civil War Submarine: Iron, Guns, and Pearls : Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 561min

  In 2001, while vacationing on Panama’s Pacific coast, maritime archaeologist James P. Delgado came upon the hulk of a mysterious iron vessel, revealed by the ebbing tides in a small cove at Isla San Telmo. Local inquiries proved inconclusive: the wreck was described as everything from a sunken Japanese "suicide" submarine from World War II to a poison-laden "craft of death" that was responsible for the ruin of the pearl beds, decades before. His professional interest fully aroused, Delgado would go on to learn that the wreck was the remains of one of the first successful deep-diving submersibles, built in 1864 by Julius H. Kroehl, an innovator and entrepreneur who initially sought to develop his invention for military use during the Civil War. The craft’s completion coming too late for that conflict, Kroehl subsequently convinced investors that it could be used to harvest pearls from the Pacific beds off Panama. Delgado chronicles the confluence of technological advancement, entrepreneurial aspiration, American capitalist ambition, and ignorance of the physiological effects of deep diving. As he details the layers of knowledge uncovered by his work both in archival sources and in the field excavation of Kroehl’s ill-fated vessel, Delgado weaves the tangled threads of history into a compelling narrative. The original book is published by Texas A&M University Press. "A wonderfully entertaining and wide ranging foray into the past." - David L. Conlin, archaeologist/chief, National Park Service Submerged Resources Center "A fascinating story of engineering, pioneering undersea exploration and America at the start of the Gilded Age. Delgado restores a forgoteen chapter in submarine development to history." - The Daily News "Truly an original work...Delgado's study is highly recommended. " - Civil War Books and Authors ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kirk O. Winkler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/115109/bk_acx0_115109_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Gambler's Anatomy: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 633min

  The author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude returns with a devilishly entertaining novel about an international backgammon hustler who thinks he's psychic. Too bad about the tumor in his face. Handsome, impeccably tuxedoed Bruno Alexander travels the world winning large sums of money from amateur "whales" who think they can challenge his peerless acumen at backgammon. Fronted by his pasty, vampiric manager, Edgar Falk, Bruno arrives in Berlin after a troubling run of bad luck in Singapore. Perhaps it was the chance encounter with his crass childhood acquaintance Keith Stolarsky and his smoldering girlfriend, Tira Harpaz. Or perhaps it was the emergence of a blot that distorts his vision so he has to look at the board sideways. Things don't go much better in Berlin. Bruno's flirtation with Madchen, the striking blonde he meets on the ferry, is inconclusive; the game at the unsettling Herr Kohler's mansion goes awry as his blot grows worse; and he passes out and is sent to the local hospital, where he is given an extremely depressing diagnosis. Having run through Falk's money, Bruno turns to Stolarsky, who, for reasons of his own, agrees to fly Bruno to Berkeley and to pay for the experimental surgery that might save his life. Berkeley, where Bruno discovered his psychic abilities, and to which he vowed never to return. Amid the patchouli flashbacks and anarchist gambits of the local scene, between Tira's come-ons and Keith's machinations, Bruno confronts two existential questions: Is the gambler being played by life? And what if you're telepathic, but it doesn't do you any good? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Deakins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004747/bk_rand_004747_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Dune: The Machine Crusade , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1656min

  The breathtaking vision and incomparable storytelling of Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson's Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, a prequel to Frank Herbert's classic Dune, propelled it to the ranks of speculative fiction's classics in its own right. Now, with all the color, scope, and fascination of the prior novel, comes Dune: The Machine Crusade. More than two decades have passed since the events chronicled in The Butlerian Jihad. The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years, but the forces led by Serena Butler and Irbis Ginjo have made only slight gains; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat. The fearsome cymeks, led by Agamemnon, hatch new plots to regain their lost power from Omnius, as their numbers dwindle and time begins to run out. The fighters of Ginaz, led by Jool Noret, forge themselves into an elite warrior class, a weapon against the machine-dominated worlds. Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva are on the verge of the most important discovery in human history: a way to "fold" space and travel instantaneously to any place in the galaxy. And on the faraway, nearly worthless planet of Arrakis, Selim Wormrider and his band of outlaws take the first steps to making themselves the feared fighters who will change the course of history: the Fremen. Here is the unrivaled imaginative power that has put Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson on best seller lists everywhere and earned them the high regard of readers around the globe. The fantastic saga of Dune continues in Dune: The Machine Crusade. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Brick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/000326/bk_aren_000326_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Cuban Missile Crisis: 13 Days That Brought the Cold War to the Brink , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 96min

  For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal. (President John F. Kennedy, June 1963) When young president Kennedy came to power in 1961, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was eager to test his mettle from the start. Khrushchev's belief that he could push the inexperienced American leader around grew in the wake of the Bay of Pigs fiasco and the inconclusive Vienna summit in June 1961 that left Kennedy complaining to his brother, Bobby, that Khrushchev was "like dealing with Dad. All give and no take." After the events of the previous year, 1962 saw Khrushchev making his most bellicose decision. Still questioning Kennedy's resolve and attempting to placate the concerns of Cuban leader Fidel Castro following the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, Khrushchev attempted to place medium-range nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles off the coast of the United States. Though Castro warned him that it would seem like an act of aggression to the Americans, Khrushchev insisted, moving the missiles in quietly under the cover of darkness. The missiles could serve not only as a deterrent against any invasion of Cuba but also as the ultimate first-strike capability in the event of a nuclear war. However, in October 1962, American spy planes discovered that the Soviets were building nuclear missile sites in Cuba, and intelligence officials informed Kennedy. It went without saying that nuclear missile sites located just miles off the coast of the American mainland posed a grave threat to the country. Find out how Kennedy responded. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cynthia O'Brien. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/037170/bk_acx0_037170_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Colonial Post-Captain: Carlisle and Holbrooke Naval Adventures Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 684min

  The Western Mediterranean, 1756. An uneasy peace is about to be shattered as France's greatest living general prepares an invasion force in Toulon, but where is it bound? Captain Carlisle hails from Virginia, a loyal colony of the British Crown. As the clouds of war gather, Carlisle's small frigate - Fury - is ordered to Toulon on a reconnaissance mission. If battling the winter weather in the Gulf of Lions is not a sufficient challenge, Carlisle must also juggle the delicate diplomatic issues in this period of pre-war tension while contending with an increasingly belligerent French frigate. But Carlisle has additional problems unique to his colonial origins: He has no professional or political sponsors and an uninspiring group of followers, both of which are essential to a mid-18th century naval career. How can a penniless second son from Virginia overcome these crippling deficiencies? George Holbrooke, Carlisle's reluctant master's mate, cannot disguise his lack of enthusiasm for the tedium of the peacetime navy. His attitude changes as he experiences combat and personal danger, but can he persuade his captain that he has turned the corner? And can he achieve that vital promotion to commissioned status? And then there is the beautiful Chiara Angelini, pursued across the Mediterranean by a Tunisian corsair who appears determined to abduct her, yet reluctant to shed blood. Can Carlisle solve this mystery and protect Chiara? Fury shadows the French fleet as it sails from Toulon and reveals its true destination. Carlisle and Holbrooke are witnesses to the inconclusive sea-battle, which leads to the loss of Minorca, and engage in a thrilling and bloody final encounter with the French frigate. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steven Crossley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/011530/bk_tant_011530_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Cold Hand in Mine , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 529min

  Cold Hand in Mine stands as one of Aickman's best collections and contains eight stories that show off his powers as a 'strange story' writer to the full. The listener is introduced to a variety of characters, from a man who spends the night in a Hospice to a German aristocrat and a woman who sees an image of her own soul. There is also a nod to the conventional vampire story ("Pages from a Young Girl's Journal") but all the stories remain unconventional and inconclusive, which perhaps makes them all the more startling and intriguing. Cold Hand in Mine was first published in the UK in 1975 and in the US in 1977. The story Pages from a Young Girl's Journal won the Aickman World Fantasy Award in 1975. It was originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1973 before appearing in this collection. This collection includes: "The Swords" "The Real Road to the Church" "Niemandswasser" "Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal" "The Hospice" "The Same Dog" "Meeting Mr Millar" "The Clock Watcher" Robert Fordyce Aickman was born in 1914 in London. In 1951, he published his first ghost stories in a volume called We Are the Dark, written in conjunction with Elizabeth Jane Howard, then went on to publish 11 further volumes of horror stories, two fantasy novels, and two volumes of autobiography. Dubbed ‘the supreme master of the supernatural’, he won a World Fantasy Award and British Fantasy Award for his short fiction, and also edited the first eight volumes of The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories. Aside from his writing, Aickman was passionate about preserving British canals and founded the Inland Waterways Association in 1946. He died in February 1981. Reece Shearsmith is a talented actor and writer. He is most fam ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Reece Shearsmith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/010814/bk_adbl_010814_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Diabetes Diet Guide for Men and Women: Understanding the Effects and Differences in Diabetes Between Men and Women , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 69min

  Diabetes Diet Guide for Men and Women: Understanding the Effects and Differences in Diabetes Between Men and WomenDiabetes affects 415 million people in the world, with both men and women being prone to contracting the illness. A number of studies have been conducted into the gender difference in the contraction of diabetes with varying and sometimes inconclusive results. While it is difficult to state with any real certainty that someone may or may not be prone to the illness, doctors and scientists alike agree that diet can have a profound impact on the growth of diabetes, particularly type 2, in both men and women.Donald's Diabetes Diet Guide for Men and Women is a comprehensive look at the role of food in contracting and controlling diabetes and is expertly designed to differentiate between the dietry needs of both men and women in the context of the illness. Recent studies have found that the diabetes itself can affect men and women in very different ways and this diet guide can help to identify those differences and offer suggestions on how to control it.Diabetes in women can:Lead to poor blood glucose controlLead to obesityLead to heightened blood pressureLead to rising levels of cholesterolIncrease the risk of kidney disease Diabetes in men can:Increase the risk of heart diseaseOccur without a significant increase in weightLead to a loss in muscle mass By following the advice in this diabetes diet guide, you will be able to avoid any of the complications associated with being diabetic and perhaps gain control over your body both inside and out. Whether you are male or female, diabetes and the associated implications can have a profoundly negative effect on physical and mental health due to the restrictions on diet and lifestyle changes ot demands. This, however, does not mean that your life should be over ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sangita Chauhan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/197150/bk_acx0_197150_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Roman Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE: The History and Legacy of Rome's Destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 82min

  [T]hey ran every one through whom they met with, and obstructed the very lanes with their dead bodies, and made the whole city run down with blood, to such a degree indeed that the fire of many of the houses was quenched with these men's blood. And truly so it happened, that though the slayers left off at the evening, yet did the fire greatly prevail in the night, and as all was burning, came that eighth day of the month Gorpieus [Elul] upon Jerusalem; a city that had been liable to so many miseries during the siege, that, had it always enjoyed as much happiness from its first foundation, it would certainly have been the envy of the world. Nor did it on any other account so much deserve these sore misfortunes, as by producing such a generation of men as were the occasions of this its overthrow. - Josephus The Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE is arguably the most important event in Jewish history. First, it was the central battle in the First Jewish-Roman war. Second, the failure of the siege on the Jewish side resulted in the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, a disaster that would eventually prove both permanent and catastrophic, since it was never rebuilt. Third, it permanently altered the diaspora of Judaism in the ancient world. Fourth, because it was indecisive in breaking the power of the Jewish revolt permanently, it was also inconclusive and led to further, inevitable revolts that broke Judean identity completely. The siege of Jerusalem was a classic case of two opposing and incompatible worldviews. It was not the first time the Romans had conquered the capital of the kingdom, nor was it the first time Jerusalem had been sacked by a foreign power. It was unusual for the Romans, however, because it was not the final act that such a conquest generally was. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/069981/bk_acx0_069981_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Talisman , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 709min

  The Crusaders, led by Richard I of England, are encamped in the Holy Land, and torn by the dissensions and jealousies of the leaders, including, besides Coeur de Lion himself, Philip of France, the duke of Austria, the Marquis of Montferrat, and the Grand Master of the Templars. The army's impotence is accentuated by the illness of Richard. A poor but doughty Scottish crusader, known as Sir Kenneth or the Knight of the Leopard, on a mission far from the camp encounters a Saracen emir, with whom, after an inconclusive combat, he strikes up a friendship. This emir proves subsequently to be Saladin himself, and he presently appears in the Christian camp in the disguise of a physician sent by the Soldan to Richard, whom he quickly cures. Meanwhile, Sir Kenneth is lured from his post by Queen Berengaria, Richard's wife, who in a frolic sends him an urgent message purporting to come from Edith Plantagenet, for whom Sir Kenneth has a romantic attachment. During his brief absence, his faithful hound is wounded and the English flag torn down. Sir Kenneth, thus dishonored, narrowly escapes execution at Richard's order by the intervention of the Moorish physician, who receives him as his slave. Kindly and honorably treated by Saladin, he is sent, in the disguise of a black mute attendant, to Richard, whom he saves from assassination. Richard pierces Kenneth's disguise and gives him the opportunity he desires of discovering who wounded the hound and tore down the standard. As the Christian princes and their forces file past the re-erected standard, the hound springs on Conrade of Montferrat and tears him from his horse. A trial by combat is arranged in which Sir Kenneth defeats and wounds Montferrat, and is revealed to be Prince David of Scotland. The obstacle that his supposed lowly birth presented to his union with Edith Plantagenet is thus removed. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Whitfield. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/000726/bk_blak_000726_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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