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Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 460min
With New York Times best-selling author Dr. Hanson's four steps, you can counterbalance your brain's negativity bias and learn to hardwire happiness in only a few minutes each day. Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences and slowly from good ones, but you can change this. Life isn’t easy, and having a brain wired to take in the bad and ignore the good makes us worried, irritated, and stressed, instead of confident, secure, and happy. But each day is filled with opportunities to build inner strengths, and Dr. Rick Hanson, an acclaimed clinical psychologist, shows what you can do to override the brain’s default pessimism. Hardwiring Happiness lays out a simple method that uses the hidden power of everyday experiences to build new neural structures full of happiness, love, confidence, and peace. You’ll learn to see through the lies your brain tells you. Dr. Hanson’s four steps build strengths into your brain to make contentment and a powerful sense of resilience the new normal. In just minutes a day, you can transform your brain into a refuge and power center of calm and happiness. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rick Hanson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/003635/bk_rand_003635_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Philippine-American War: A Captivating Guide to the Philippine Insurrection That Started When the United States of America Claimed Possession of the Philippines After the Spanish-American War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 220min
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Philippine-American War between 1899-1902, then pay attention...The Philippine-American War of 1899-1902 was a dramatic, world-changing conflict that shaped the century to come and revealed the early stirrings of America’s drive for global power. The conflict and its aftershocks continue to influence the Philippines and the wider region to this day, leaving a legacy of governance, society, and economic organization. The Philippines today is an important American ally and a counterbalance to the growing Chinese power in South Asia, but the history between the United States and the Philippines has not always been as friendly as some may imagine. In fact, American-Filipino history is soaked in blood and defined by brutal, devastating combat.In The Philippine-American War (1899-1902), you will discover topics such as:Manifest Destiny vs. Self-DeterminationThe Waning Power of SpainAn Uneasy AllianceFilipinos Prepare for Independence or WarFebruary 4, 1899: War Breaks OutMajor Campaigns of the WarAmerica’s Military Government in the PhilippinesEscalation: The Naval Blockade and Fierce American CampaignsThe War Hits HomeThe Capture of AguinaldoFilipinos Are DefeatedGuerilla Fighting Continues after the Official End of the WarAnd much, much more!So, if you want to learn more about the Philippine-American War (1899-1902), scroll up and click the "buy now" button! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Zenobia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/168922/bk_acx0_168922_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Grand Inquisitor , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 78min
The Grand Inquisitor is a central chapter of Dostoyevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov. The middle brother, Ivan, is having a conversation with his younger brother, Alyosha. Ivan represents the rationalist and nihilistic ideology that permeated Russia in the 19th Century. Alyosha's beliefs counterbalance his brother's. He embodies hope. Ivan tells Alyosha a vision where the grand inquisitor, during the Spanish inquisition, encounters Jesus Christ, who has made a return to Earth. Here, Jesus is rejected by a world leader who says, "Why have you come now to hinder us? We are working not with you, but with him." Ivan's vision reveals the suffering in his heart, the doubt he feels in the world. He struggles with feeling separate from all whom he loves. Do you see yourself in Ivan? The Brothers Karamazov was written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881). It was written on two levels. On the surface, it is the story of a death of a father, where all three sons share varying degrees of complicity. But on a deeper level, it is a spiritual drama of moral struggles between faith, doubt, reason, and free will. Dostoyevsky interwove themes of a struggling family, the deceptive beauty of institutions, existential angst, and hope. Here, we look at the theme of hope, of spiritual devotion to the divine nature of our world where, in spite of the darkness that slowly clouds our hearts from bitter experiences, there exists proof in the divinity of our universe in our ability to love. Translator David McDuff was educated at the University of Edinburgh. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alan Lamberg, Dan Ribaudo. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/047361/bk_acx0_047361_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Phantom Evil , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 607min
A secret government unit is formed under the oversight of Adam Harrison, famed paranormal investigator. The six members he’s gathered know a little of the otherworldly - each has honed a psychic talent of their own. Jackson Crow, part English, part Cheyenne, heads the group. Haunted by his experience with an ancestral ghost who saved his life as a child, and the recent murders of two previous teammates, Jackson can’t tell if Adam’s demoted him or given him an extraordinary opportunity. Despite his link to the realm of spirits, he’s well aware that the living commit the most heinous crimes, with spiritualist charlatans existing merely to fool and seduce the unwary. To counterbalance Jackson’s careful skepticism, Adam Harrison has paired him with Angela Hawkins, a young woman who learned the painful lesson of loss at an early age. A police officer utilizing her paranormal intuition in Virginia, she already has her hands full. But Adam’s call to New Orleans is strong. The case: In a historic mansion in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a senator’s wife falls to her death from a balcony. Most think she jumped, distraught over the loss of her young son. Some say she was pushed. And yet others believe she was beckoned by the ghostly spirits that inhabit the house - once the site of a serial killer’s grisly work. Whether supernatural or all too human, crimes of passion, greed, and desire will cast the pair into danger of losing their lives... and their immortal souls. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeffrey Cummings. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/002841/bk_brll_002841_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Phantom Evil, Hörbuch, Digital, 341min
A secret government unit is formed under the oversight of Adam Harrison, famed paranormal investigator. The six members he’s gathered know a little of the otherworldly — each has honed a psychic talent of their own. Jackson Crow, part English, part Cheyenne, heads the group. Haunted by his experience with an ancestral ghost who saved his life as a child, and the recent murders of two previous teammates, Jackson can’t tell if Adam’s demoted him or given him an extraordinary opportunity. Despite his link to the realm of spirits, he’s well aware that the living commit the most heinous crimes, with spiritualist charlatans existing merely to fool and seduce the unwary. To counterbalance Jackson’s careful skepticism, Adam Harrison has paired him with Angela Hawkins, a young woman who learned the painful lesson of loss at an early age. A police officer using her paranormal intuition in Virginia, she already has her hands full. But Adam’s call to New Orleans is strong. The case: In a historic mansion in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a senator’s wife falls to her death from a balcony. Most think she jumped, distraught over the loss of her young son. Some say she was pushed. And yet others believe she was beckoned by the ghostly spirits that inhabit the house — once the site of a serial killer’s grisly work. Whether supernatural or all too human, crimes of passion, greed and desire will cast the pair into danger of losing their lives... and their immortal souls. Language: English. Narrator: Jeffrey Cummings. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/002849/bk_brll_002849_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Mermaid Moon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 534min
Book Two in the USA Today best-selling Sunset Cove series."Second chances, old flames, and startling new revelations combine to form a story filled with faith, trial, forgiveness, and redemption. Crack the cover and step in, but beware - Mermaid Moon is harboring secrets that will keep you guessing." - Lisa Wingate, New York Times best-selling author of Before We Were YoursMallory's mother died 15 years ago. But her father's last words on the phone were unmistakable: "Find...mother."Shame and confusion have kept Mallory Davis from her home for the last 15 years, but when her dad mysteriously dies on his mail boat route, she doesn't have any choice but to go back to Mermaid Point.Mallory believes her father was murdered and childhood sweetheart Kevin O'Connor, game warden in Downeast Maine, confirms her suspicions. But Kevin is wary of helping Mallory in her search. She broke his heart and left - without a word -- years ago.When Mallory begins receiving threats on her own life - and her beloved teenage daughter, Haylie - their search intensifies. There's a tangled web within the supposed murder, and it involves much more than what meets the eye.As answers begin to fall into place, Mallory realizes her search is about more than finding her father's killer - it is also about finding herself again, and possibly about healing what was broken so long ago with Kevin. She just has to stay alive long enough to put all the pieces together."Coble's second Sunset Cove novel takes readers on another exciting journey. The game of cat and mouse keeps you involved in the intrigue, with the romantic tension between Mallory and Kevin provides just the right counterbalance." (RT Book Reviews) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Devon O'Day. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tnwd/000533/bk_tnwd_000533_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Clearing: Medieval Tale 2, Hörbuch, Digital, 687min
You change the world, but the world changes you too. There is no getting around it. And thus, the simple wish to live changed the life of medical student Aliya irrevocably. Trapped in a body that isn’t hers, and a world in which she does not belong, Aliya has made her decision - she must survive.Similar to the Middle Ages, but not entirely, Medieval Tale takes place in the dark ages of Ativerna, a universe inhabited by different populations that worship different gods. In this world, women are deprived their voices and their abilities to pursue ambition. There are just five things a woman can be: a daughter, wife, mother, widow, and slut. Women that stand out are burnt on the stake as witches.Will Aliya be able to counterbalance the darkness with her yearning for life, her bright mind and her confidence, without raising too much suspicion? Something smells fishy in the estate of Earton, and despite Aliya's prudence she attracts both curiosity and jealousy. She is too different from the Lilian everyone knew. Will they discover her truth?As if dealing with corruption, discontent, famine and devastation weren’t enough, she has to take care of her stepdaughter Miranda, who acts like a spoiled little brat. Lilian is determined; she will not let her authority be undermined.Silent times make way for a turbulent storm. While Aliya is cleaning the castle of both dust and snitches, her husband the Earl of Earton meets the now widowed Adele. Will he be able to uncover her sinister plans? Meanwhile Prince Richard is allowed to choose his bride. Will princess Anna of Welster succeed in conquering his heart and keep the Jester satisfied?The saga continues... Language: English. Narrator: Tiffany Morgan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/litw/000502/bk_litw_000502_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Scotch-Irish: The History and Legacy of the Ethnic Group in America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 95min
It was no more sin to kill me then to kill a dogg, or any Scotch-Irish dogg. “Scotch-Irish” is an American term that became popular in the latter 1800s, referring to the largely Protestant immigrants to the United States originating in the northern Irish province of Ulster. The majority of Scotch-Irish were people intentionally settled in Ulster as a counter to the native Catholic Irish, who immigrated to Ulster from the lowlands of Scotland and the borderlands between England and Scotland. The Ulster settlers were a solution to depopulation caused by the wars in Ireland, and it was hoped that the Protestant settlers would counterbalance the habitually rebellious Catholic Irish. The regions they came from had a history of violence and poverty. The heritage of violence was thought to have prepared them for withstanding Irish disorder, and poverty made migration to Ulster an attractive proposition. They were deliberately selected by various proprietors, landowners, and King James (1601-1623). The large number of Ulster immigrants to British American colonies in the 1700s were usually simply called “Irish,” but modern historians prefer the term Scots-Irish, on the grounds that “Scotch” refers to whiskey. This is unnecessarily pedantic, not to mention that Scotch-Irish is deeply embedded in the history books and in American tradition. During the colonial era, it is estimated that some 200,000 Scotch-Irish migrated to the mainland colonies. How many may have migrated to Canada (British after 1763) or various Caribbean colonies is not well-known. The colonies, particularly Pennsylvania, attracted the Scotch-Irish for several reasons, the most important of which was the ready availability of farmable land, but also, there was no established church (the official and politically dominant religion in Ireland was the Church of England) that discriminated against dissenters such as the Presbyterians. The colonies were also more stable. In Ir ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Daniel Houle. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/214014/bk_acx0_214014_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Vagus Nerve: Activate Your Vagus Nerve, Unleash Your Body's Natural Ability to Healing Yourself. Self Help Guide with Excercises for Anxiety, Depression and Trauma , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 183min
Do you want to learn how to activate your vagus nerve and unleash your body's natural ability to healing yourself? If yes, then keep listening....The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the body, reaching out from the brain stem as a pair of nerves, one for controlling each side of the body. It got its name from the Latin word for wanderer (vagus) because it wanders throughout the entire body. This is an apt description as the vagus nerve impacts in some way nearly every organ in the body. The vagus nerve is part of the body's parasympathetic nervous system. It provides you with the fight or flight instinct when presented with some sort of sudden, unexpected, or threatening situation. As part of the parasympathetic portion of the autonomic nervous system, the vagus nerve acts as an inhibitor for the sympathetic system, providing a counterbalance to the initial panic from the sympathetic system, and allowing the body to calm down. The vagus nerve’s motor functions extend to the medulla oblongata - where autonomic responses are regulated by the brain, while its sensory functions are directly tied to the cranial neural crest, where the body’s facial muscles reside. This means the vagus nerve is informed and impacted by the very gestures of our face. The vagus nerve is connected to the neuroception system of the body which helps us gather information to determine the safety of our environment on an unconscious level. This book covers the following topics:How can stress and anxiety affect your body and life?Inflammation, and what a stimulated vagus nerve can do about itSelf-help exercises for anxietyCauses of anxiety, depression, and inflammationVagus nerve dysfunctional signalTraumaPotential dysfunctionsIllnesses caused by stressThe polyvagal theory and PTSDPower of your bodyBody and mind control connectionAn ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Taylor Petrie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/231241/bk_acx0_231241_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Wahabbism: The History of the Conservative Islamic Religious Movement in Saudi Arabia , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 113min
In May 2017, President Donald Trump made his first foreign visit, and the first stop was to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For Trump, this visit signified a step towards not only reaffirming and strengthening alliances in the Muslim world, but also taking the opportunity to explicitly lay out the new administration's approach to dealing with terrorism. During his speech in Riyadh, Trump stated his pleasure with the opening of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Saudi Arabia. What is ironic is that the very same extremist ideology that radical Muslim extremists practice is inspired by the Wahhabi ideology propagated by Saudi Arabia and the surrounding countries in the Arabian Gulf. Nonetheless, the West has maintained a close relationship with the Al-Saud family for nearly two centuries, not only most notably due to Saudi Arabia’s oil supply, but also because they have provided a counterbalance against adversaries in the region. Despite this long history, there is speculation that President Trump’s approach to extremist ideology will be markedly different from past presidents, and the world was waiting for his speech in Riyadh to confirm this change. In Trump’s strong speech, he stated, “As we deny terrorist organizations control of territory and populations, we must also strip them of their access to funds. We must cut off the financial channels that let ISIS sell oil, let extremists pay their fighters, and help terrorists smuggle their reinforcements.” Wahhabism is the most common form of politicized fundamentalist Islam, now most associated with the Islamic State and Al Qaeda and the official religion of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. It is widespread throughout the Islamic world, especially in Pakistan and Afghanistan (where it was the official religion of the Taliban). Together, the Saudi and al-Wahhab families formed a potent alliance, with the Saudis gaining an ideological backing for their small state and the Wahhabis gaining ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bill Hare. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/108552/bk_acx0_108552_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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