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Teach Us to Sit Still: A Sceptic's Search for Health and Healing , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 657min

Just when the medical profession had given up on me and I on it, just when I seemed to be walled up in a life sentence of chronic pain, someone proposed a bizarre way out: sit still, they said, and breathe... TEACH US TO SIT STILL is the visceral, thought-provoking and improbably entertaining story of Tim Parks' quest to overcome ill health. Bedevilled by a crippling condition which nobody could explain or relieve, he confronts hard truths about the relationship between the mind and the body, the hectic modern world and his life as a writer. Following a fruitless journey through the conventional medical system he finds solace in an improbable prescription of breathing exercises that eventually leads him to take up meditation. This was the very last place Parks expected or wanted to find answers; anything New Age simply wasn't his scene. Meantime, he is drawn to consider the effects of illness on the work of other writers, the role of religions in shaping our sense of self, and the influence of sport and art in our attitudes to health and well-being. Most of us will fall ill at some point; few will describe that journey with the same verve, insight and radiant intelligence as Tim Parks. Captivating and inspiring, TEACH US TO SIT STILL is an intensely personal - and brutally honest - story for our times. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME TRUST BOOK PRIZE FOR MEDICINE IN LITERATURE. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Parks. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/001229/bk_rhuk_001229_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Songs Without Words , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 836min

Ann Packer's debut novel, The Dive from Clausen's Pier, was a nationwide best-seller that established her as one of our most gifted chroniclers of the interior lives of women. Now, in her long-awaited second novel, she takes us on a journey into a lifelong friendship pushed to the breaking point. Expertly, with the keen introspection and psychological nuance that are her hallmarks, she explores what happens when there are inequities between friends and when the hard-won balances of a long relationship are disturbed, perhaps irreparably, by a harrowing crisis. Liz and Sarabeth were childhood neighbors in the suburbs of Northern California, brought as close as sisters by the suicide of Sarabeth's mother when the girls were just 16. In the decades that followed - through Liz's marriage and the birth of her children, through Sarabeth's attempts to make a happy life for herself despite the shadow cast by her mother's act, their relationship remained a source of continuity and strength. But when Liz's adolescent daughter enters dangerous waters that threaten to engulf the family, the fault lines in the women's friendship are revealed, and both Liz and Sarabeth are forced to reexamine their most deeply held beliefs about their connection. Songs Without Words is about the sometimes confining roles we take on in our closest relationships, about the familial myths that shape us, both as children and as parents, and about the limits, and the power, of the friendships we create when we are young. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cassandra Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/001229/bk_rand_001229_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show: Wonga, Hörbuch, Digital, 589min

Take one wife, calm and level headed. Add a pinch of sarcasm. Fold in one husband, suitably dense. Stir until fully blended. Sprinkle with wisecracking children, a goofy sidekick, a volcanic boss, and an annoying brother-in-law. Cook until half baked. Phil Harris, the swaggering, cocky cornball, is in top form. Alice Faye delights as the glamorous yet grounded retired movie star. Elliott Lewis lives it up as Frankie Remley, Phil's best friend and provocateur, along with costars Walter Tetley, Robert North, Gale Gordon, Jeanine Roos, and Ann Whitfield and guest Sheldon Leonard. Episodes include: "Indians Don't Pay Income Taxes" 11-25-51, "Frankie's TV Show" 12-02-51, "Mr. Scott's Clock" 12-09-51, "Phil's Easy Chair Must Go" 12-16-51, "Stolen Christmas Presents" 12-23-51, "Need Tickets to the Rose Parade" 12-30-51, "Pebble Beach Golf Trip" 01-06-52, "Surprise Present for Phil's Birthday" 01-13-52, "Fund Raising for the March of Dimes" 01-20-52, "Phil Is in Charge of the House" 01-27-52, "The Day After Mr. Scott's Dinner Party" 02-03-52, "A Wife for Frankie?" 02-10-52, "Seeing Phil's New Movie" 02-17-52, "Phil's Band to Play for Mr. Scott's Daughter" 02-24-52, "Frankie Is Not Going with Phil to Las Vegas" 03-02-52, "Children's Costume Party" 03-09-52, "Choosing Where to Go on Vacation" 03-16-52, "Phil Is Made Honorary Colonel" 03-23-52, "Grogan Wants a Party at Phil's House" 03-30-52, "Is Alice Broke?" 04-06-52. Language: English. Narrator: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/radi/001229/rt_radi_001229_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Learn Polish - Level 2: Absolute Beginner Polish: Volume 1: Lessons 1-25, Hörbuch, Digital, 195min

Start speaking Polish in minutes and grasp the language, culture, and customs in just minutes more with Absolute Beginner Polish, a completely new way to learn Polish with ease! Absolute Beginner Polish will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your Polish friends. Why are the audio lessons so effective? Short and to the point - 25 eight-minute lessons make them the perfect length Syllable-by-syllable breakdown of each word and phrase so you can say every word and phrase instantly Repeat after the professional teacher section so you can practice proper pronunciation Quick cultural tips in each lesson will help you navigate your way even better Above all, a fun and relaxed approach to grasping a lot of information quickly and easily - effortlessly learn from a bilingual and bicultural host as they guide you through pitfalls and pleasures of Poland and the Polish language You see, unlike other audiobooks, we actually teach Polish and Polish culture. With each lesson you will master a target phrase and key vocabulary. This is a complete lesson taught by a professional bilingual teacher! Listen to the preview now! This is not a vocabulary audiobook with just words and their translations. These 25 short and effective audio lessons will allow you to: Speak Polish within minutes of your first lesson Understand the culture, customs, and people of Poland Master manners, etiquette, and customs Surprise with phrases and tips that will leave your guests wondering where you learned them This audiobook comes with downloadable lesson notes totaling more than 200 pages. Start speaking Polish now! PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference m Language: English. Narrator: PolishPod101.com. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/inno/001229/bk_inno_001229_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Man Up!: Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 310min

As a young kid growing up in a farm town, Ross Mathews might as well have wished for a pet unicorn or a calorie-free cookie tree to grow in his front yard. Either of those far-fetched fantasies would have been more likely to come true than his real dream: Working in television in Hollywood, California. Seriously, that stuff just doesn't happen to people like Ross. But guess what. It totally did. Now, with his first book, Ross takes us inside his journey as a super-fan, revealing the most embarrassing and hilarious moments of his small-town life and big-city adventures. From learning to swear like a hardened trucker to that time in high school when had to face down the most frightening opponent of all (his girlfriend's lady bits), Ross holds nothing back. Oh, then there's his surprisingly shady past involving the cutest pair of plus-sized women's pajama bottoms, deliciously dangerous pot butter, and embezzled sandwiches. And, of course, how he's managed to turn an obsession with pop-culture into one-on-one interactions with celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Tiffani-Amber Theissen, Madonna, Michelle Kwan, and countless more without ever having a single restraining order issued against him. Infused with Ross's trademark humor, unique voice, and total honesty, Man Up! is a mission statement for anyone who doesn't fit the mold. His hasn't been the most traditional way to build a career in Hollywood, but Ross has somehow managed to make his mark without ever compromising who he is. He is as serious about this as he is about Golden Girls trivia: You don't need to change who you are to achieve your dreams (although there's nothing wrong with a makeover every now and then). You just need to Man Up! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ross Mathews. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/001229/bk_hach_001229_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 658min

Since her death, people have got Jane Austen wrong. The real Jane - revealed for the first time in this landmark biography - was a less cosy, more spiky, more modern figure than she is usually imagined to be. Far from retelling a familiar story, Byrne’s book uses new research and new techniques to give us Jane Austen for the 21st century. Paula Byrne - an internationally renowned Jane Austen scholar and a best-selling biographer – has uncovered a very different Jane Austen from the Jane of popular imagination. This Jane is a woman deeply immersed in the culture around her, but also far ahead of her time in her independence and tough-mindedness.... Throughout, this audiobook gives the sense of Austen as an astute commentator on human nature in general and her own age in particular, and above all as a writer of independence and ambition. Each chapter is focussed on a key moment in Austen’s life: eg. When her handicapped brother is removed from the family, when her exotic cousin Eliza arrives in the family circle, when her aunt was arrested for shoplifting, her time alone in London.The book also gives detailed attention to the novels themselves. After this book, no longer can Austen be viewed as someone who did not engage with the great political events of her time. How many lovers of her work are aware that the Prince Regent kept a debauched household down the road from her village, that she was related by marriage to other major literary figures of the time such as the libertine Gothic novelist William Beckford and her favourite poet, George Crabbe. The book will also identify her long lost seaside love as well as argue that her assumed "genteel" sense of humour could also be savage, highly subversive irony. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Louise Hulland. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/001229/bk_hcuk_001229_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Dirty Blonde, Hörbuch, Digital, 339min

New York Times best-selling author Lisa Scottoline delivers a gripping stand-alone thriller that features a female judge who gets into trouble when the defendant in a high-profile lawsuit is killedLawyer Cate Fante, who is attractive, sexy, and tough-minded, has just been appointed to the federal bench in Philadelphia. With her new status in the elite meritocracy that is the federal judiciary, she often feels like an imposter because of her working-class background. For instance, at a fancy dinner, she's more likely to joke with the waiters than her colleagues. Divorced, Cate also has a secret sex life. She's attracted to bad boys and working-class men, like the ones she grew up with in the former coal-mining town of Centralia in northeastern Pennsylvania.Cate is presiding over a high-profile multi-million dollar breach-of-contract lawsuit in which a former Philly ADA is suing the producer of a highly successful TV series for stealing his ideas. All true, but the verbal contract isn't enforceable. As difficult as it is, this means that Cate has to make a ruling that ends the lawsuit in the sleazy TV guy's favor. Cate learns that being a judge doesn't always mean that she can do justice.Upset over the ruling she had to make, Cate heads for a bar and there meets a good-looking rough-hewn leather-jacketed hunk and goes off with him to a nearby motel. Cate quickly realizes she's made a mistake, apologizes, and turns to leave, but the guy becomes aggressive and Cate barely manages to get out of the room. At home, she turns on the local news to learn that the TV producer from her court case has been shot to death outside a local restaurant. Not only that, but she soon also finds out that a man has been found dead after a fall from a motel's exterior staircase. A stricken Cate recognizes instantly the pictures of the leather-jacketed man who’d attacked her at the hotel.Things go from bad to worse in a hurry, and amazingly Language: English. Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001229/bk_harp_001229_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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