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    The Happiest Man on Earth
    'Eddie looked evil in the eye and met it with joy and kindness . . . [his] philosophy is life-affirming' - Daily ExpressHolocaust survivor Eddie Jaku made a vow to smile every day and believed he was the 'happiest man on earth'. In his inspirational memoir, he paid tribute to those who were lost by telling his story and sharing his wisdom.Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you.Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp.Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on a Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country.The Happiest Man on Earth is a powerful, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful memoir of how happiness can be found even in the darkest of times.'Australia's answer to Captain Tom . . . a memoir that extols the power of hope, love and mutual support' - The Times
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    The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook Gift Set [Book ] Tea Towel]
    This gift set edition captures the essence of teatime at Downton Abbey, pairing an exclusive tea towel with the Afternoon Tea Cookbook, featuring classic recipes for sweets and savories, etiquette notes, and lavish imagery. The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook - Gift Set Edition presents over 55 recipes of the revered and treasured English teatime tradition. With an exclusive tea towel and an alluring and vibrant cookbook, fans of the PBS series and anglophiles alike can stage every stylish element of this cultural staple of British society at home. Spanning sweet and savory classics-like Battenberg Cake, Bakewell Tart, toffee puddings, cream scones, and tea sandwiches-the recipes capture the quintessential delicacies of the time, and the proper way to serve them. This charming cookbook also features a detailed narrative history and extols the proper decorum for teatime service, from tea gowns and tearooms to preparing and serving tea. Gorgeous food photographs, lifestyle stills from the television series and recent movie, and character quotes bring the characters of Downton Abbey-and this rich tradition-to life in contemporary times.
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    Coming Back to Ourselves: Finding Authentic Direction in the Chaos of Being , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 60min
    Our default setting has become to decide everything rationally and consciously. We don't know, or have forgotten, how to trust our higher aspirations and the authentic insight and wisdom of our "inner genius". Society extols our lower aspirations, such as competition, materialism, cold-heartedness and "every man for himself", but this is a recipe for mediocrity. Those who aspire to excellence need to find ways to discover their suppressed talents and bring them to life. When our potentials are not actualized we may experience fear, anxiety, addiction, and depression, which can be messages to look in another direction. In this conversation, Scott points out that many of our desires are learned desires - pastimes, amusements, and substitutes for what we truly want. "Our real craving is for our authentic being. Once we connect back to ourselves, that's the cure for everything." So where do we begin? How do we come back to our authentic selves and find our direction in the chaos of being? Is it even worth the effort? Coming Back to Ourselves is Scott Teitworth's refreshing and inspiring response to these vital questions. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Teitsworth. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/006339/bk_acx0_006339_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Threescore and More: Applying the Assets of Maturity, Wisdom, and Experience for Personal and Professional Success , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 382min
    Ageism is too often an accepted form of bias, even though the facts support the value of aging. Airline pilots forced to retire at the arbitrary age of 65 are usually at the top of their game. Forced retirement in most organizations remove highly skilled performers as well as role models and trainers for newer generations. Instead of revelling in who we are, we begin to try to look younger as soon as possible, with 16-year-old women receiving nose and breast surgery as birthday presents. People have become inured to "losing" abilities as they age instead of appreciating new abilities that only age can bestow. Everyone extols the need for gender equality, lest we lose the talents of half of our population. Yet, people over 65 are currently 15 percent of the US population (46.2 million) and this is projected to rise to 34 percent. Due to the IRA legislation of the Reagan era - and the lack of need to purchase homes, college educations, cars, or health care - the discretionary assets are also substantial. It's time these people took control of their lives and influence on everything from business to politics. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve Menasche. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/002924/bk_gdan_002924_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Devon: The Wild Adventures of Devon and Friends, Hörbuch, Digital, 67min
    Reviewer's Choice List Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch, June 2015 "A deftly crafted and original story, 'Devon: The Wild Adventures of Devon and Friends' is very highly recommended for both school and community library collections." "...alo available in an impressively produced CD audio book format." Devon, the Wild Adventures of Devon and Friends is a one-hour, 4-part version of the children's adventure book with the same title. It is appropriate for children 4-12. The story is written in catchy rhyming verses, clearly recited, and the characters are acted by 5 different voices. Original music background punctuates the action. The story is both entertaining and educational and may be used by non-English speakers to study English, on account of its rhyming recall qualities. Little boy Devon visits the Zoo with his friends Qi, the wise panda bear, and his hungry, not-so-wise mutt, Picco. The Panda and Picco get in trouble and Devon enlists Hot Trot and his army of strays to save them. Violence doesn't pay, and the strays are locked up as 'mean' dogs. A new friendship, a smart first grade girl and her classmates, will help Devon liberate all his furry friends from their scary plight through smarts and artistic talent. The story extols values such friendship, learning, peaceful solutions, at the expense of violence and vanity. Original music: Evan Pyle, Phoenix, Arizona Sound mastering and effects: Aaron Miller, Casa Grande, Arizona Language: English. Narrator: Pamela Rand, Dale Camden, Burl Lampert, Kevin Brown, Marsha Joy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/032339/bk_acx0_032339_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 581min
    Reflecting on his career, Stephen E. Ambrose - one of the country's most influential historians - confronts America's failures and struggles as he explores both its moral and pragmatic triumphs. To America celebrates the men and women who invented the United States and made it exceptional. Taking a few swings at today's political correctness, Ambrose grapples with the country's historic sins of racism, its neglect and ill treatment of Native Americans, and its tragic errors. He reflects on some of the early founders - great men such as Washington and Jefferson - who, while progressive thinkers, lived a contradiction as slaveholders. He contemplates the genius of Andrew Jackson's defeat of a vastly superior British force with a ragtag army in the War of 1812. He describes the grueling journey that Lewis and Clark made to open up the country, and the building of the railroad that produced great riches for a few barons. Ambrose explains the misunderstood presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, records the country's assumption of world power under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, and extols the heroic victory of World War II. He explores women's rights and civil rights, immigration, and museum and nation-building. Most importantly, Ambrose tells us about writing history, and about what an historian's job is all about. As he says, "The last five letters of the word 'history' tell us that it is an account of the past that is about people and what they did, which is what makes it the most fascinating of subjects." As he reflects upon American history, Ambrose shares his own personal history. To America is an instant classic for those interested in history, patriotism, and the love of writing. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Henry Strozier. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/005512/bk_sans_005512_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian, Hörbuch, Digital, 269min
    Reflecting on his career, Stephen E. Ambrose - one of the country's most influential historians - confronts America's failures and struggles as he explores both its moral and pragmatic triumphs. To America celebrates the men and women who invented the United States and made it exceptional. Taking a few swings at today's political correctness, Ambrose grapples with the country's historic sins of racism, its neglect and ill treatment of Native Americans, and its tragic errors. He reflects on some of the early founders - great men such as Washington and Jefferson - who, while progressive thinkers, lived a contradiction as slaveholders. He contemplates the genius of Andrew Jackson's defeat of a vastly superior British force with a ragtag army in the War of 1812. He describes the grueling journey that Lewis and Clark made to open up the country, and the building of the railroad that produced great riches for a few barons. Ambrose explains the misunderstood presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, records the country's assumption of world power under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, and extols the heroic victory of World War II. He explores women's rights and civil rights, immigration, museum and nation-building. Most importantly, Ambrose tells us about writing history, and what an historian's job is all about. As he says, "The last five letters of the word 'history' tell us that it is an account of the past that is about people and what they did, which is what makes it the most fascinating of subjects." As he reflects upon American history, Ambrose shares his own personal history. To America is an instant classic for those interested in history, patriotism, and the love of writing. Language: English. Narrator: Jeffrey DeMunn, Stephen Ambrose - introduction. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/000391/bk_sans_000391_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ageless Body, Timeless Mind , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 386min
    You are only as old as you think you are. It's an old saying. But few people would take it seriously... even the scientists who are beginning to discover how true it really is have trouble believing their own findings. Yet study after study confirms that people can transform their bodies with their beliefs. The more we understand about the power of the human mind and spirit to create the life - and the world - we believe in - the more we discover how truly amazing reality is. In Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Dr. Deepak Chopra explores the experience of health and aging. He discusses with you fascinating new discoveries in science, true-life accounts from his years of medical practice, philosophy from great literatures and religions of the world, quantum physics - all interpreted with his boundless wisdom and common sense. It explodes the myth of the "wear-and-tear" theory of aging and extols the amazing capability of the human body to renew itself minute by minute and to actually improve the more it is used. Dr. Chopra teaches that "today is the youth of your old age" and offers practical steps you can take now to create a positive outcome 30 or 40 years in the future - to actually change the way your body metabolizes time. In this program, you'll find the tools to control the way you age and release your body's beautiful, healthful potential. You'll develop new assumptions about yourself that can dramatically improve the way you think and feel about your body and your health, including: How to develop your awareness, the all-important, first step toward positive change. Ten new assumptions to help you see your world in a more exciting way. Making the seven qualities of highly creative people work for you. How your biological age is affected by your reactions to the events of your life. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying referen ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dr. Deepak Chopra. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/ntgl/000303/bk_ntgl_000303_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Testify!
    Rocky Jackson - Testify! (High Life Records) Though a proud son of the Lone Star state that has produced an extraordinary number of blazing guitar slingers, Rocky Jackson goes to the heart of the blues where the seductive groove and emotional expression meet like "the Southern crossing the dog." On his new CD he digs into the deep mojo of the southwest as well as Chicago and the Delta, and the result is a rare treat for the body and soul. Of course, "T" for Texas also stands for "tone" and Jackson has it pouring out of his guitar like boiling molasses. Ernest W. "Rocky" Jackson III was born May 29, 1947 in Austin, Texas. Completely self-taught, he started playing bottleneck and lap steel in the sixties after seeing Hound Dog Taylor perform. Surprisingly, a move to L.A. in the seventies allowed him the chance to play more straight ahead blues on the active Southern California scene. From 1980-88 he was a member of the Magic Blues Band that backed many blues luminaries, including George "Harmonica" Smith, Paul Butterfield and Coco Montoya. He cut Blue Streak as a trio and following the recording of Squeeze Here in 2006, Jackson recruited the backing band for live performances. He opens his 13-song set of covers and originals with a dark version of Muddy Waters' "I Just Want to Make Love to You," making it a hypnotic incantation of raw carnality inflamed by his stinging lead licks. His original "Big Legs Don't Mean Fat" follows with a jaunty shuffle and wry lyric content that declaims, "Those fine long legs, man, is where it's at." "Voodoo Spell" gets all funky with a spooky guitar/bass unison lick contributed by guest bassist Hank Van Sickle that is driven forward by the fatback drumming of Eliot Witherspoon. Visiting primary roots, Jackson offers his creative take on the Robert Johnson classic "Stop Breakin' Down." With harmonicist Michael Fell filling and soloing on his "Mississippi saxophone," Jackson sings with controlled passion that perfectly complements his razor sharp slide accompaniment. A pilgrimage to the West Side of Chicago produces the minor key "Like Magic" that pays homage to Magic Sam. A musical spell is cast on the saucy, slow blues instrumental with Fell's warbling harp and Jackson's rhythm guitar before the leader opens up with a solo of uncompromising lyricism. "I Wanna Testify (About My Baby)" shuffles in with a swinging, finger-snapping bounce given buoyancy by bassist Joel T. Johnson as Jackson extols the virtues of his woman. As opposed to many of his contemporaries, he sings the blues with unforced authenticity that is totally convincing. John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson's "Early in the Morning" finds Jackson and Fell dueting like a modern day Buddy Guy and Junior Wells. Powered by a churning bass string riff, the tune subtly rocks as it sets a flexible foundation from which Jackson soars and Fell explores the upper range of his harmonica. Without breaking stride the band transitions smoothly into the epic, heavyweight slow blues of "Shoulda Never Left Texas" featuring an extended, smoldering intro and two devastating solos from Jackson. The centerpiece of the disk and a vocal and instrumental showcase, it is a jaw-dropper that will have aspiring blues guitarists scurrying to the woodshed. Jackson's voice drips with world-weary resignation as he defiantly responds to his "blues" by screaming and crying through his axe. "Chicken-Legged Woman" is a dynamic change of pace as Jackson overdubs two acoustic guitar parts, strutting his Dobro slide chops with unquestioned authority. Jimmy Reed's obscure tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson, "Don't Say Nothin'," has the band locking into the chugging boogie shuffle rhythm with conviction and power. Jackson then strikes a potent electric country blues stance on his "In the Doghouse Now" with appropriate imagery intensified by his guitar doubling the vocal hook. Keeping his set percolating "down in the alley," he next proffers a dead on, greasy version of Waters' classic "Long Distance Call" with nasty, snaky slide and a raw, shimmering harp solo from Fell. Apropos of a record that tells it like it is, the closing track, "L.A. to Austin" spins an autobiographical story that is both literal and symbolic of Jackson's return to his home state. Musically it is also his tribute to Hound Dog Taylor as he rips and runs on the electric slide with lusty abandon. B.B. King once said, "The blues are simple, anyone can play them, but would you want to hear anyone play them?" It should be added that it is not simple to come up with a recognizable signature sound and delivery, but Rocky Jackson is well on his way. Anyone who has caught his explosive live show or hears this record will certainly "testify" to that fact. Dave Rubin Staff Writer Guitar Edge Magazine.
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    Going Back to Tennessee
    Going Back to Tennessee is an 8 song collection of country flavored music. Michael Desselle (The artist formerly known as Molten Mike) has created an intriguing stew of country genres with songs that are sure to please the most discerning country fans. Michael has penned stories that will captivate the imagination. The title track 'Going Back to Tennessee' is an uptempo shuffle about returning to the mountains to see the girl he left behind. The lyric starts with 'She's got a little red pick up truck, she drew a smile on a dixie cup, oh yeah' and the chorus 'I'm Going Back to Tennessee, I've got a girl on top of that mountain I know she's waitin for me, I'm going back to the one I love, She's got the body of a devil but the face, the face of an angel above'. Perfect for line dancing! Track 2 is a tribute to all of our troops. 'Thank a Soldier' is a patriotic song and pays homage to all our soldiers and veterans. This song has been performed live many times and was released as a single in 2010. Audiance response to this song has been incredible. Track 3 'Gas on the Flames' is a protest song that shows the irony of conspiracy theories. This one is very serious and controversial. Track 4 'Low-Tech Redneck' is a hilarious spoof on the buzz words surrounding the computer age. Every line is a laugh and the song serves as a powerful counterweight to Track 3. Track 5 is a beautiful Country Wedding Waltz with warm lyrics and excellent back up harmonies. A great love song. Track 6 is an uptempo Country- Rock song about Cowgirls another good line dance tune and one the girls should love. Track 7 is a break-up love song that tells an inteeresting tale of third party influence. Track 8 is a Bluegrass, Porch Music song that extols the virtues of 'That old time music, It never gets Old' The instrumentation is diverse on the album and the players read like a who's who of Bay Area Country musicians. Michael is on every cut playing Accoustic guitar. Sprinkled throughout the album are the stylings of Ace recording artist Kenny K on Pedal Steel, Electric Guitar, and Dobro. Canadian 'Fiddler John' Richard brings the unmistakeable country fildlle lines, National Award winner Billy Sandlin is on Banjo, Recording artist Glenn Stevenson is on Stand up and Electric Bass, Bill 'Julio' Barrett is on Piano, along with Glenn Laubaugh on Piano and String Synthesizer, Randall Ierna is on percussion, Ralph Famiglietti is on Mandolin and Back up vocals are by April Yerger and Linda Carmichael. The production and mix of this CD are excellent. The vocals are clear and crisp and The CD includes the words for all the songs. 'Going Back To Tennessee'' is Michael Desselle's 6th full length disc. His previous CD's have all tracked to #1 on MP3tunes and Michael has received 12 awards and nominations including best singer/songwriter, best guitarist and best entertainer.
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