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  Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Hörbuch, Digital, 38min

  Following a series of misfortunes, Tess Durbeyfield leaves her impoverished family to seek work with her rich relations. Her new employer, Alec d’Urberville, seems charming and kind. Tess has a mind of her own, but she is vulnerable and alone among strangers. Can she trust Alec? A year later Tess meets Angel Clare, and they fall in love. If Angel discovers the truth about Tess’ past, will he still love her? In this gripping story of courage, love, and betrayal, Thomas Hardy asks many difficult questions. Are the expectations of women and men the same? Can we ever escape the consequences of our past actions? How much pain can one person endure? Many people these days know the novels of Thomas Hardy only through film and television adaptations. But if you haven’t read Hardy, you’ll have missed the subtleties of his characters and the power of his language. Now these Real Reads versions of Hardy offer the young, the busy, and the reluctant reader a bridge to the original. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Cluer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rlrd/000044/bk_rlrd_000044_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Four Greatest Strategic Military Thinkers in History (MP3-Download)

  One Day University presents a series of audio lectures recorded in real-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award-winning professors and experts in their field, these recorded lectures dive deep into the worlds of religion, government, literature, and social justice. Military strategy and tactic matters. Civilizations with the greatest strategist, as well as the greatest resources, have had a powerful edge over competing civilizations. From Napoleon's revolutionary campaigns to the way terrorism and nuclear weaponry have defined the nature of warfare in the 21st century, the results of military strategy have changed the course of history. This class gives you an inside look at the historical context of the world's greatest war strategists. Taught by Professor Andrew R. Wilson, who serves on the faculty of the elite U.S. Naval War College, this lecture will transform you into a military thinker and will change the way you read newspaper headlines by instilling in you a new appreciation for the subtleties and complexities of strategy.

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  The Botany of Gin

  From its roots in ancient Greek herbal medicine, the popular spirit we now know as gin was established by the Dutch in the sixteenth century as a juniper-infused tincture to cure fevers. It gained notoriety during the London 'gin craze' in the eighteenth century before enjoying a recent resurgence and a profusion of new botanical flavourings.Garnished with sumptuous illustrations depicting the plants that tell the story of this complex and iconic drink, this enticing book delves into the botany of gin from root to branch. A diverse assortment of aromatic plants from around the world have been used in the production of gin over the course of several centuries. Each combination of botanicals yields a unique flavour profile that equates to more than the sum of its parts. Understanding the different types of formulation, and the main groups of plants used therein, is central to appreciating the drink's complexities and subtleties. As this book's extraordinary range of featured ingredients shows, gin is a quintessentially botanical beverage with a rich history like no other.

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  The Essentials of Congolese Tax Law

  Taxation is a complex, shifting and changing subject. It is not easy to understand, especially in a country like the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has to deal with an unstable internal situation that is not conducive to the development of an efficient administration, and at the same time with a very competitive international context that requires constant modernization and adaptation. In addition, the Congolese tax system has been decentralized fairly recently, with an increased role for the provinces in tax collection. The difficulty of gaining an overview of the subject matter is reinforced by the fact that the subject matter is scattered in various laws, adopted at different times and of varying effectiveness. In this context, the pedagogical challenge that Mr. Mechack KASANGANA NGOY has taken up is a major one. But it is unquestionably necessary. Works such as this one, which are mainly addressed to a non-specialist public, students and citizens, are important to inform and help understand the specificities and subtleties of Congolese tax law.

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  The Million Dollar Decision: Get Out of the Rigged Game of Investing and Add a Million to Your Net Worth , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 291min

  Are you investing with the help of financial advisers, money managers, or bankers? Are you thinking about investing, but you don't know where to start and who to trust in the financial jungle out there? Are you a busy professional who hates financial mumbo-jumbo and doesn't have time for investing? Are you scared to invest because it seems too overwhelming and complex? The bad news is that most financial advisers, investing gurus, and other financial "experts" are out there to legally steal your invested money. That is why a typical investor loses more than one million dollars in his/her investing career. The good news is that you can smile now because finally there is a simple solution. Robert Rolih will share with you the details and secret subtleties that will enable you to fire your financial adviser, take control of your money and investments, and outperform the pros - while spending only a few hours per year. By listening to The Million Dollar Decision, you'll finally discover how to make sure your invested money works for you...and not for the financial industry. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alexander Masters. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/086564/bk_acx0_086564_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Thousand and One Nights (eBook, ePUB)

  Experience the overflowing bounty of the world's greatest collection of folk myths and fairy tales "Shehrzad was a priestess of the psyche secure in her science. The wonderful ease with which she gave not the best of her tales the opening night, yet enough to pique the invalid king's interest, is one of the subtleties of the collection. Her understanding of the paradoxology of fate was transferred to King Shehriyar's morbid intellect little by little (never more at a time than a self-righteous tyrant could assimilate), until, in the end, what was there left in the world for him to resist or not to love?" - Joseph Campbell, Foreword, The Thousand and One Nights Translated by John Payne and edited by famed mythologist Joseph Campbell, The Thousand and One Nights appears here in its unexpurgated, bountious glory. From well-known tales like "The Fisherman and the Jinni" and "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad" to hundreds of less well known stories, Shehrzad's entertainments are sure to ravish, awe, and astonish even the most jaded reader. (Arabian and Persian literature, folktales and mythology. 1.2 million words; 116 illustrations)

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  Kitchen Julie

  The kitchen is a space where Julija Steponaviciute, a model and the author of the blog KitchenJulie, forgets time and feels happy and safe. In this book, Julija presents her most delicious recipes with a pinch of her personal, infinitely open, heartfelt story that she wishes to share with her readers. The story is about an ordinary girl who got to know the life of the fashion world and her journey home: to herself and a healthier attitude to food. Julija's first culinary teachers were her dad and grandma. It was they who introduced her to as-yet-undiscovered ingredients, instilling curiosity about the subtleties of making food. While travelling the world, Julia continued to nurture her passion for home cooking. Food helped to fill her home with warmth when she needed it most. The recipes in this book are varied, reflecting Julija's eating habits. Here you will find many vegetarian and vegetable-based recipes alternative to dairy and gluten-containing products. We hope that for you too, the kitchen will become an oasis of peace where you will discover a healthy balance not only when choosing foods and recipes, but also in other spheres of life.

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  Things We Set on Fire , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 411min

  From the bestselling author of Carry Yourself Back to Me comes another tightly plotted, emotionally complex audiobook about strangers who happen to be part of the same family. A series of tragedies brings Vivvie's young grandchildren into her custody, and her two estranged daughters back under one roof. Jackson, Vivvie's husband, was shot and killed 30 years ago, and the ramifications have splintered the family into their own isolated remembrances and recriminations. This deeply personal, hauntingly melancholy look at the damages families inflict on each other - and the healing that only they can provide - is filled with flinty, flawed, and complex people stumbling towards some kind of peace. Like Elizabeth Strout and Kazuo Isiguro, Deborah Reed understands a story, and her characters reveal themselves in the subtleties: the space between the thoughts, the sigh behind the smile, and the unreliable lies people tell themselves that ultimately reveal the deepest truths. "Reed is fearless in nudging her characters toward disaster, and the listener follows with a thumping heart, confident in the story's authoritative prose and, ultimately, redeeming spirit. I was genuinely moved by this audiobook, and recommend it highly." (Antonya Nelson, author of Bound: A Novel and Some Fun: Stories and a Novella). ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tanya Eby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/005629/bk_brll_005629_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Game of Thrones: The Masterminds of Westeros: Varys and Littlefinger: Game of Thrones Mysteries and Lore, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 59min

  Full of daring theories and fascinating tales from the World of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones: The Masterminds of Westeros delves deep into the behind-the-scenes politics of Westeros through the eyes of the kingdoms' most skillful strategists - Lord Varys and Petyr Baelish. The extent to which these characters have shaped the game of Westeros is often misconceived among the fandom. This book aims to walk you through the intricacies and subtleties of their many risky gambles and to extrapolate their hidden motives and desires. Exploring fan theories, rumors, and hypotheses built on substantial evidence from A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones: The Masterminds of Westeros will provide you with a wholly different perspective on the events of the show and the books, bringing the two main players of the Game of Thrones back to light. A perfect gift for fans of the TV show as well as the book series, Game of Thrones: The Masterminds of Westeros serves as both an introduction and accompaniment to the existing media. If you want to find out how the World of Ice and Fire came to be or what might happen next, this is the place to start! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Johnny Robinson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/091384/bk_acx0_091384_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Domain-Driven Design Distilled

  Domain-Driven Design (DDD) software modeling delivers powerful results in practice, not just in theory, which is why developers worldwide are rapidly moving to adopt it. Now, for the first time, there's an accessible guide to the basics of DDD: What it is, what problems it solves, how it works, and how to quickly gain value from it. Concise, readable, and actionable, Domain-Driven Design Distilled never buries you in detail-it focuses on what you need to know to get results.Vaughn Vernon, author of the best-selling Implementing Domain-Driven Design, draws on his twenty years of experience applying DDD principles to real-world situations. He is uniquely well-qualified to demystify its complexities, illuminate its subtleties, and help you solve the problems you might encounter. Vernon guides you through each core DDD technique for building better software.You'll learn how to segregate domain models using the powerful Bounded Contexts pattern, to develop a UbiquitousLanguage within an explicitly bounded context, and to help domain experts and developers work together to create that language. Vernon shows how to use Subdomains to handle legacy systems and to integrate multiple Bounded Contexts to define both team relationships and technical mechanisms. Domain-Driven Design Distilled brings DDD to life.

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