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  Ego Is the Enemy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 416min

  While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their images with sheer, almost irrational force, I've found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition. (From the prologue) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ryan Holiday. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/senm/000004/bk_senm_000004_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  November 2017 (English), Hörbuch, Digital, 82min

  In this issue:"Stella McCartney Is Weaving a New Way Forward": The designer has always eschewed leather, fur, and feathers in her collections. Now she is going even further. Will luxury fashion follow? "Kevin Durant's Killer Crossover": The Golden State Warriors star forward is making new moves—on an unfamiliar court. "Can Alphabet's Jigsaw Solve Google's Most Vexing Problems?": Jared Cohen, CEO of Google offshoot Jigsaw, is taking on ISIS, fake news, and toxic trolls. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Borgers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/pe/fast/171101/pe_fast_171101_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Lottery Ticket , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 14min

  Considered one of the greatest short story writers of all time, Anton Chekhov heavily influenced the evolution of the modern short story. Most notably, he used a technique that would later be called "stream of consciousness", in which he eschewed the traditional story structure and simply wrote as though he was thinking aloud. Written in that same vein, "The Lottery Ticket" is a story about money, luck, and relationships. Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Patrick Lawlor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/006049/bk_blak_006049_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Death of a Government Clerk , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 6min

  Considered one of the greatest short story writers of all time, Anton Chekhov heavily influenced the evolution of the modern short story. Most notably, he used a technique that would later be called "stream-of-consciousness," in which he eschewed the traditional story structure and simply wrote as though he was thinking aloud. Written in that same vein, "The Death of a Government Clerk" is one of his best-known short stories. The story is about the fragile Ivan Dmitritch Tchervyakov who blows a small breach of etiquette far out of proportion. Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Drummond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/006055/bk_blak_006055_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  First King of Shannara: The Shannara Series, Prequel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1155min

  In this prequel to The Sword of Shannara, in which many details of the Four Lands' history are revealed, Druids, horrified by the misuse of magic, have eschewed it in favor of science. But Bremen the Druid studies magic, and becomes an outcast on its account. Bremen discovers that an invincible army of trolls are fast conquering all that lay to their south. Before them come the Nazgul-like Skull Bearers, disfigured and transformed Druids who have fallen prey to the dark arts. And at their head is an evil archmage and former Druid called Brona. Bremen realizes that if the peoples of the Four Lands are to evade slavery, they will have to unite. But to defeat Brona, they will need a mighty weapon: the Sword of Shannara. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Brick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bkot/000180/bk_bkot_000180_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Best of Car Talk (USA), 2006: Brotherhood of Cheapskateism, February 8, 2020, Hörbuch, Digital, 54min

  This week on The Best of Car Talk, meet Tommy's new best friend, Paul. After the screws holding Paul's gas pedal fell through the rusted floor of his '78 Datsun, Paul eschewed a body shop and found a cheap fix at his local cobbler. Now he needs a podiatrist to help with the limp his brilliant solution gave him.Elsewhere, neat freak Doug thinks his wife is a slob when it comes to cars, so he's considering buying a stick shift so she can't drive it.Also, Kathy's sister's boss suggested putting mothballs in her VW Bus's gas tank to improve mileage; Donna's husband was told to leave his car running an extra 15 minutes in really cold weather to charge the battery, but can't remember to shut it off; and on Stump the Chumps, did Dr. Paul find a new car and a new girlfriend after his life turned into a country song?All this and more, this week on The Best of Car Talk. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/cart/190110/rt_cart_190110_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Power and Restraint: The Rise of the United States, 1898 - 1941 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 835min

  At the end of the nineteenth century, the United States emerged as an economic colossus in command of a new empire. Yet for the next 40 years the United States eschewed the kind of aggressive grand strategy that had marked other rising imperial powers in favor of a policy of moderation.In Power and Restraint, Jeffrey W. Meiser explores why the United States - counter to widely accepted wisdom in international relations theory - chose the course it did. Using 34 carefully researched historical cases, Meiser asserts that domestic political institutions and culture played a decisive role in preventing the mobilization of resources necessary to implement an expansionist grand strategy. These factors included traditional congressional opposition to executive branch ambitions, voter resistance to European-style imperialism, and the personal antipathy to expansionism felt by presidents like Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt. The web of resilient and redundant political restraints halted or limited expansionist ambitions and shaped the United States into an historical anomaly, a rising great power characterized by prudence and limited international ambitions. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin F Spalding. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/040301/bk_acx0_040301_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Sir Ralph Richardson, Hörbuch, Digital, 157min

  Ralph Richardson was a contradictory genius who remains a legendary power and presence. He dominated stage and screen for over 50 years. Richardson eschewed most of the romantic heroes that made his two friends, Olivier and Gielgud, famous; he was the only one of the three thought capable of playing the ordinary man. In his search for the man behind the actor's make-up, the author has talked to Ralph Richardson's friends and colleagues. From their memories and Richardson's own words, John Miller has woven a portrait that shows Richardson in all his complexity and reveals the inner drive which took him, against the odds, to the heights of public and critical acclaim. John Miller also disentangles the real from the apocryphal stories of the eccentricity that contributed to the Richardson legend, discovering most to be true and finding new ones. Sir Ralph believed in keeping the secrets of his art from the public, but those secrets he did show to his fellow players are now told in this biography. Language: English. Narrator: Martin Jarvis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/000315/bk_macm_000315_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Space Dogs

  This fascinating book tells the story of the Soviet space dogs, illustrated with legendary photographer Martin Parr's vintage space-dog memorabilia.In the 1950s the space race between the USA and the USSR was well and truly on, and was for both a matter of pride and propaganda. But before man ventured into the cosmos, his four-legged friends would pave the way for space exploration.The first canine cosmonaut was Laika, meaning 'barker'. The little stray could never have anticipated that she would one day float 200 miles above the Moscow streets. She would be canonized as a proletarian hero, appearing on stamps, postcards and souvenirs. Her successors were Belka and Strelka, the first dogs to successfully return safely to Earth, and with them, the cult of the space dog was born.In a regime that eschewed celebrating individual achievement, the space dogs became Soviet superstars, with a vast array of merchandise, books and films in their honor.A must read for fans of Soviet Space Dogs by Olesya Turkina and Designed in the USSR: 1950-1989 by Moscow Design Museum.

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  Myths and Legends; Kris Kristofferson; Flowers, War and Rebellion; Flashbacks from the 1960s , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 68min

  Kristoffer Kristofferson is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists.        Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein. In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing. In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He is also known for his starring roles in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Heaven's Gate, Blume in Love, Blade, and A Star Is Born, the last of which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Here, he remembers his dear friend and collaborator, the great Janis Joplin.     Musical consultant Alex Franchi in Milan Production executive Avalon Giuliano in London  ICON Intern Eden Giuliano in Delhi    Music by AudioNautix with Their Kind Permission ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kris Kristofferson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/196357/bk_acx0_196357_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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