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  The History of the United States, 2nd Edition, Hörbuch, Digital, 2603min

  This comprehensive series of 84 lectures features three award-winning historians sharing their insights into this nation's past - from the European settlement and the Revolutionary War through the Civil War, 19th-century industrialization, two world wars, and the present day. While American history spans not much more than two centuries, it is filled with a wealth of leaders, wars, movements, inventions, and ideas - each of which contributed in its own unique way to America's transformation from 13 disparate colonies on the east coast of North America into a global superpower. These lectures give you the opportunity to grasp the different aspects of our past that combine to make us distinctly American, and to gain the knowledge so essential to recognizing not only what makes this country such a noteworthy part of world history, but the varying degrees to which it has lived up to its ideals. The lectures chart the five predominant themes that run throughout the chronicle of U.S. history: The American passion for freedom-including religious, political, and economic freedom. The pursuit of education, which has been the quintessential way for Americans to invent (and reinvent) themselves. The unquestioned faith in the value of popular government. The willingness of Americans to experiment with and adapt to new environments and situations. The belief that the United States is a "city on the hill," a country the likes of which the world has never seen before. Placing familiar historical events in the context of these overarching themes will help you see American history less as a series of separate events and more as a mosaic in which everything is interconnected. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Language: English. Narrator: Allen C. Guelzo, Gary W. Gallagher, Patrick N. Allitt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tcco/000302/bk_tcco_000302_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Echoes of Mindfulness: Over 50 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 168min

  Master over 50 intrinsic meditation techniques in a simplified method for practical meditation.Meditation is our greatest resort in a world that seems to be getting dark and chaotic. The modernity of our times has improved our lives in a greater way than it used to be many years ago. There is much more comfort, beauty, and flexibility. In other words, life is easier and more exciting. The narrative behind different spheres of existence has a totally positive outlook than it ever could have been. I was reflecting on this and was impressed about how time can make a difference in our existence. However, the sad irony if it is the overwhelming distress, hardship, chaos, and tragedies that are forcefully plaguing people, regardless of the promising comfort and ease they seem to offer.Every year, there is an alarming record of increased failure in mental health, especially among young people. The ill-advised strategies employed to handle or ameliorate them often results to deadly outcomes. People go to work and are weighed down by the stress of workload, which in turn affects their productivity and effectiveness.More so, the chaos and conflicts between some countries largely add to the negativity in the atmosphere. This is as a result of how interconnected we are as humans. We share energies and emotions. Illustratively, the peace and serenity predominant in an atmosphere can be disrupted by a burning chaos on the other side of the street or neighborhood. Nevertheless, our hope is not lost, after all.Mindfulness meditation is a strong panacea to break through the blanket of chaos, strife, and negativity that are ravaging our world. This book makes a solid attempt to introduce you to the fundamentals of meditation as well as 50 practical meditations that will help you through overcome occasional stress, anxiety, and other forms of mental sickness. Everything that happens to us begins in the mind; therefore, you will learn to be ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Elena Nichols. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/224306/bk_acx0_224306_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Armed in America: A History of Gun Rights from Colonial Militias to Concealed Carry , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 763min

  This accessible legal history describes the way in which the right to bear arms was interpreted throughout most of American history and shows that today's gun-rights advocates have drastically departed from the long-held interpretation of the Second Amendment. This illuminating study traces the transformation of the right to arms from its inception in English and colonial American law to today's impassioned gun-control debate. As historian and legal scholar Patrick J. Charles shows, what the right to arms means to Americans, as well as what it legally protects, has changed drastically since its first appearance in the 1689 Declaration of Rights. Armed in America explores how and why the right to arms transformed at different points in history. The right was initially meant to serve as a parliamentary right of resistance, yet by the ratification of the Second Amendment in 1791 the right had become indispensably intertwined with civic republicanism. As the United States progressed into the 19th century the right continued to change - this time away from civic republicanism and towards the individual-right understanding that is known today, albeit with the important caveat that the right could be severely restricted by the government's police power. Throughout the 20th century this understanding of the right remained the predominant view. But working behind the scenes was the beginnings of the gun-rights movement - a movement that was started in the early 20th century through the collective efforts of sporting magazine editors and was eventually commandeered by the National Rifle Association to become the gun-rights movement known today. Listeners looking to sort through the shrill rhetoric surrounding the current gun debate and arrive at an informed understanding of the legal and historical development of the right to arms will find this book to be an invaluable resource. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/010392/bk_brll_010392_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A 20-minute Summary of Atul Gawande's Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 47min

  PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary of the book and NOT the original book. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande - A 20-minute Summary Inside this Instaread Summary: Overview of the entire book Introduction to the important people in the book Summary and analysis of all the chapters in the book Key Takeaways of the book A Reader's Perspective Preview of this summary: Chapter 1 Gawande grew up in Ohio. His parents were immigrants from India and both were doctors. His grandparents stayed in India, and there were few older people in his neighborhood, so he had little experience with aging or death until he met his wife's grandmother, Alice Hobson. Hobson was 77 and living on her own in Virginia. She was a spirited widow who fixed her own plumbing and volunteered with Meals on Wheels. However, Hobson was losing strength and height steadily each year as her arthritis worsened. Gawande's father enthusiastically adopted the customs of his new country, but he could not understand the way in which seniors were treated in the US. In India, the elderly were treated with great respect and lived out their lives with family. In the United States, Sitaram Gawande, Gawande's grandfather, likely would have been sent to a nursing home like most of the elderly who cannot handle the basics of daily living by themselves. However, in India, Sitaram Gawande was able to live in his own home and manage his own affairs, with family constantly around him. He died at the age of 110 when he fell off a bus during a business trip. Until recently, most elderly people stayed with their families. Even as the nuclear family unit became predominant, replacing the multi-generational family unit, people cared for their elderly relatives. Families were large and one child ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason P. Hilton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/030817/bk_acx0_030817_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Taken by the Men Who Raised Me: The Complete 27 Book Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 609min, (USK 18)

  If it's so wrong, then why does it feel so right? With Amber Paige's Taken by the Men Who Raised Me series, no man-of-the-house fantasy has been left unexplored. Hailed as the predominant author of forbidden, taboo gangbangs, Amber Paige has created a world where all of your most depraved fantasies are free to run wild without consequence. Now the complete, 27-book series is available in this single collection that is sure to get your heart racing. These are the most hardcore, explicit tales of older-men-on-a-younger-woman group sex you will ever encounter, featuring double penetration, bukakke, rough sex, and taboo cream pies. This massive collection includes: This massive collection includes: The Reunion The Garage The Basement The Vacation The Secret The Road Trip The Feud The Campout The Gamble The Route The Home Movie The Test The Team The Yacht The Treehouse The Intern The Wedding The Blog The Cult The Frat The Gym The Cowgirl The Dinner The Ball Girl The Little Brat The Groupie The Eye Candy Soon, I find myself surrounded by the handsome men who raised me, exposed to them in a way that I never imagined. My body trembles as they look me over with hungry eyes, the group of us well past any hesitation or modesty. We've accepted the path that we're on, as taboo and forbidden as it is. "Did you really mean everything that you said in your letter?" the man of the house asks me. "Everything," I admit. "This isn't going to be a habit," John explains. "But...your grades are important, and I want you to be able to focus. We all do." "How are you going to help me?" I ask coyly, biting my lip. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Amber Paige. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/052022/bk_acx0_052022_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Seeing in the Spirit Made Simple: The Kingdom of God Made Simple, Volume 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 296min

  Can Anyone see in ihe Spirit?   Seeing in the Spirit Made Simple provides clear, simple, biblical instruction that will help you see into the invisible world of the spirit. It is the second book in The Kingdom of God Made Simple series; a self-study course designed to train believers how to live out the fullness of the life offered to us as heirs of God's kingdom. The predominant view in the church today holds that seeing in the spirit is a rare gift given to only a few special people, or an anointing we must seek. With the same straightforward, down-to-earth style used in Divine Healing Made Simple, the author holds this view up to the light of scripture, and suggests that it has no biblical basis. Rather than being a gift given by God to only a few people, seeing in the spirit is an innate ability we all possess, which lies undeveloped in most of us. Through prayer, training and exercise, this ability can be awakened and used by virtually anyone. The author provides Bible-based teaching along with dozens of testimonies and illustrations. There are also practical exercises at the end of the chapters to help develop your ability to see in the spirit. Praying Medic and his wife have only recently learned how to see in the spirit. Come along as they re-trace the path they’ve taken that has led them to see angels, demons and the heavenly realms. Whether you’re a seasoned seer or a newbie, you’ll learn from the experiences and insights they share. Not only will you develop better spiritual eyesight, but your relationship with God will grow too. Here’s a Preview of What You'll Learn:    Misconceptions and Myths About Seeing in the Spirit The Biblical Basis for Seeing in the Spirit The Nature of the Spiritual World Angelic Appearances The Word of Knowledge Working Creative Miracles Visiting the Heavenly Realms ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve Bremner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/104545/bk_acx0_104545_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Three Armies on the Somme: The First Battle of the Twentieth Century , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1589min

  On July 1, 1916, British and French forces launched the first attack on the German armies lined up along the Somme in what was to become the defining battle of World War I. To this day, July 1 is often remembered for being the bloodiest day in British military history. Indeed, the British suffered some 62,000 casualties in that one day of fighting alone. As gruesome as that statistic is, it's just one of the many dark legacies left by the Somme Offensive. Among the others can be found all the sundry inhumanities of modern trench warfare: infantry lined up opposite machine guns; trench conditions in which vermin and disease were rampant; no-man's-land scattered with dead and dying; vicious gas attacks; soldiers rattled with shell shock. And yet, Philpott reminds us, without having fought and won this crucial battle, the Allied forces might never have prevailed over the Germans. Here, Philpott boldly and convincingly breaks with the predominant view among historians, most of whom regard the Battle of the Somme as the worst of military tragedies. Three Armies on the Somme is an attempt to finally set the record straight: Many of the histories and memoirs written about this important battle - including those of the statesmen Winston Churchill and Lloyd George, both of which Philpott powerfully rebuts - recount the missteps of the British command but fail to account for the fact that General Haig was witnessing the spontaneous evolution of warfare as he marched his troops to battle. It's often said that Haig was fighting a 20th century war using 19th century means. As Philpott shows, however, 20th century war as we know it simply didn't exist before the Battle of the Somme. New technologies developed, such as the machine gun and the armored tank; equally important were the technologies that couldn't develop fast enough: communications capabilities lagged far behind the commanders' needs for a battle of such scale. New methods of engagement were ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Adams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/001072/bk_acx0_001072_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Sexy Birth , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 159min

  Childbirth educator and doula Dayna Martin takes the truth about birth to new, provocative levels. In this leading-edge book, you will learn: Why some pregnancy diets can actually cause complications Why Kegels are completely unnecessary, and how they make giving birth more difficult Why semen is surprisingly beneficial for a pregnant woman The little-known mistakes that most women make, during labor, that cause intense pain Finding out you are pregnant is one of the most pivotal times in a woman's life. Your entire future rolls out in front of you, as you are confronted with decisions and choices you have never thought about before. You come to a place in your life where taking full responsibility for yourself and another life, is on your shoulders. Many women aren't ready for this aspect of womanhood; this can lead to a birth experience that she regrets for the rest of her life. Birth can be traumatic or it can be empowering; it can be full of fear or it can be full of love and trust. What she creates for herself and her baby is entirely the woman's responsibility. Being responsible for your birth means shifting from a cultural place of control, to a place of trust and inner knowing that all is well and as it should be. It is a space of acceptance for what is; then from that disposition of well-being, informed decisions can be made. A place of fear or worry isn't the best place to be when making decisions; but unfortunately, in our culture, fear is what fuels most decisions. It is no wonder that birth becomes something very scary for most women. A Sexy Birth is a birth where trust and love are the predominant emotions guiding you through the entire process. Most women and professionals in our culture do not view birth in such a positive way; so much of it, they believe, is just by chance or luck. Nothing could be further from the truth! Dayna Martin shares with you the explicit sec ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Linda Velwest. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/001471/bk_acx0_001471_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The European Discovery of New Zealand: The History and Legacy of Early Expeditions and British Settlements on New Zealand , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 86min

  By the mid-17th century, the existence of a land in the south referred to as Terra Australis was generally known and understood by the Europeans, and incrementally, its shores were observed and mapped. Van Diemen’s Land, an island off the south coast of Australia now called Tasmania, was identified in 1642 by Dutch mariner Abel Tasman, and a few months later, the intrepid Dutchman would add New Zealand to the map of the known world.At the time, the English were the greatest naval power in Europe, but they arrived on the scene rather later. The first to appear was William Dampier, captain of the HMS Roebuck, in 1699, after he had been granted a Royal Commission by King William III to explore the east coast of New Holland. By then, the general global balance of power was shifting, and with the English gaining a solid foothold in India, their supremacy in the Indian Ocean trade zone began. The Dutch, once predominant in the region, began slowly to lose ground, slipping out of contention as a major global trading power. So too were the Portuguese, also once dominant in the region. It was now just the French and the English who were facing one another down in a quest to dominate the world, but their imperial interests were focused mainly in India and the East Indies, as well as the Caribbean and the Americas. By then the world was largely mapped, with just regions such as the Arctic Archipelago and the two poles remaining terra incognita. A few gaps needed to be filled in here and there, but all of the essential details were known. At the same time, a great deal of imperial energy was at play in Europe, particularly in Britain. Britain stood at the cusp of global dominance thanks almost entirely to the Royal Navy, which emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries as an institution significantly more than the sum of its parts. With vast assets available even in peacetime, expeditions of science and explorations were launched in every direction. This was done n ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/122910/bk_acx0_122910_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Quit Like a Woman

  NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The founder of a female-focused recovery program offers a radical new path to sobriety. "You don't know how much you need this book, or maybe you do. Either way, it will save your life."-Melissa Hartwig Urban, Whole30 co-founder and CEO We live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at baby showers and work events, brunch and book club, graduations and funerals. Yet no one ever questions alcohol's ubiquity-in fact, the only thing ever questioned is why someone doesn't drink. It is a qualifier for belonging and if you don't imbibe, you are considered an anomaly. As a society, we are obsessed with health and wellness, yet we uphold alcohol as some kind of magic elixir, though it is anything but. When Holly Whitaker decided to seek help after one too many benders, she embarked on a journey that led not only to her own sobriety, but revealed the insidious role alcohol plays in our society and in the lives of women in particular. What's more, she could not ignore the ways that alcohol companies were targeting women, just as the tobacco industry had successfully done generations before. Fueled by her own emerging feminism, she also realized that the predominant systems of recovery are archaic, patriarchal, and ineffective for the unique needs of women and other historically oppressed people-who don't need to lose their egos and surrender to a male concept of God, as the tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous state, but who need to cultivate a deeper understanding of their own identities and take control of their lives. When Holly found an alternate way out of her own addiction, she felt a calling to create a sober community with resources for anyone questioning their relationship with drinking, so that they might find their way as well. Her resultant feminine-centric recovery program focuses on getting at the root causes that lead people to overindulge and provides the tools necessary to break the cycle of addiction, showing us what is possible when we remove alcohol and destroy our belief system around it. Written in a relatable voice that is honest and witty, Quit Like a Woman is at once a groundbreaking look at drinking culture and a road map to cutting out alcohol in order to live our best lives without the crutch of intoxication. You will never look at drinking the same way again.

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