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  Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 890min

  Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend is the first book to tell the full story of Speaker’s turbulent life and to document in sharp detail the grit and glory of his pivotal role in baseball’s dead-ball era. Playing for the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians in the early part of the 20th century, Tris “Spoke” Speaker put up numbers that amaze us even today: his record for career doubles - 792 - may never be approached, let alone broken. Tris Speaker explores the colorful life behind the statistics, introducing listeners to a complex and contradictory Texan whose cowboy mentality never left him as he brawled his way through two decades in the big leagues. Speaker’s career put him in the company of Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Honus Wagner, and in describing it Timothy M. Gay gives a rousing account of some of the best baseball ever played - and some of the darkest moments that ever tainted a game and hastened the end of a career.The book is published by University of Nebraska Press. The audiobook will be published by University Press Audiobooks. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dale J Hubbard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/131615/bk_acx0_131615_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Last Jew: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1626min

  Innovative novelist Yoram Kaniuk takes us from the scorched earth of midcentury Europe to the arid plains of the Holy Land to the urban bustle of the American Diaspora, compressing the rise and fall of the Jews into the enigmatic character of one Ebenezer Schneerson. Following the ravages of World War II, Ebenezer finds that although he has no recollection of his family or childhood, he can, at will, recite Einstein's theory of relativity, the entire canon of Yiddish poetry, and the genealogical histories of any number of extinguished shtetls; he has somehow become the final repository for all of Jewish culture. Samuel Lipker, a fellow survivor and crass opportunist, makes money off of Ebenezer's macabre talents, trotting him around Europe to regale spooked cabaret audiences with his uncanny memory. Appearing in English for the first time, The Last Jew is an ingenious tapestry alive with narrative acrobatics and stylistic audacity. Alternately tragic, absurd, heartbreaking, and bitter - not unlike the Bible itself - it is a profound exploration of Jewish identity and the multitude of disparate, often contradictory shapes it has taken in the last century. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Noble. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/021832/bk_adbl_021832_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Zoon Garden: The Decline of a Nation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 282min

  Jordan O'Donnell strikes the heart of the American public with his salient debut novel. A disturbingly brilliant satire in the vein of Orwell's Animal Farm, Zoon Garden tells the story of Clarendon Zoo and the dogmatic wolf and sheep tribes that trigger its downfall. When the mysterious zookeeper of Clarendon Zoo grants his animals freedom to govern themselves, the creatures create a new land founded upon life, liberty, and happiness for all animals. Though the land seems to function well, each species soon realizes they have differing visions for how the land should be governed. With the help of Eagle and Owl’s propaganda, the traditional wolves and the progressive sheep quickly emerge as leaders. The two species fight to spread their contradictory visions, pitting the animals against one another, and inadvertently throw the zoo into chaos. Fact becomes fiction, fiction becomes fact, truth becomes impossible to discern. The wolves and sheep slowly destroy the very land they claim to lead.... Timely, convicting, wickedly creative, Zoon Garden is the warning our fiercely divided nation needs to hear. It will leave you asking: What is the truth? Who is to blame? What is the world’s future? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matthew Higdon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/236242/bk_acx0_236242_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Macat Analysis of Richard J. Evans's In Defence of History , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 122min

  What is history? In his 2001 book In Defence of History, British historian Richard J. Evans debates the very nature of the subject. Certain thinkers known as postmodernists consider history to be not very far removed from a work of fiction, something based on a scholar's own interpretation of the past. Evans, however, argues that historians do not have free reign. Rather, they are constrained and enabled by the nature of the surviving evidence. Evans shows how an understanding of social issues and rigorous scientific research give history shape, and why it is not just about a historian's own opinions and interpretations. He is wary of the postmodernist view that history is simply what we make of it. Evans says this is contradictory and can potentially lead to dangerous political ideologies if we accept all historical interpretations as equally valid. Evans defends a mainstream position, but this provocative and engaging work has become a key part of the general debate about what history is. Twelve editions of In Defence of History have been published to date, proving that Evans's heartfelt championing of the discipline has clearly struck a chord. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Macat.com. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/062570/bk_acx0_062570_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  An Unnatural Metropolis: Wresting New Orleans from Nature , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 558min

  Strategically situated at the gateway to the Mississippi River yet standing atop a former swamp, New Orleans was from the first what geographer Peirce Lewis called an "impossible but inevitable city". How New Orleans came to be, taking shape between the mutual and often contradictory forces of nature and urban development, is the subject of An Unnatural Metropolis. Craig E. Colten traces engineered modifications to New Orleans's natural environment from 1800 to 2000 and demonstrates that, though all cities must contend with their physical settings, New Orleans may be the city most dependent on human-induced transformations of its precarious site. In a new preface, Colten shows how Hurricane Katrina exemplifies the inability of human artifice to exclude nature from cities and he urges city planners to keep the environment in mind as they contemplate New Orleans's future. Urban geographers frequently have portrayed cities as the antithesis of nature, but in An Unnatural Metropolis, Colten introduces a critical environmental perspective to the history of urban areas. His work offers an in-depth look at a city and society uniquely shaped by the natural forces it has sought to harness. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Lerman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/067781/bk_acx0_067781_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Nixon and Kissinger, Hörbuch, Digital, 673min

  More than 30 years after working side by side in the White House, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger still stand as two of the most compelling, contradictory, and powerful American leaders of the second half of the 20th century. Both were largely self-made men, brimming with ambition, driven by their own inner demons, and often ruthless in pursuit of their goals. From January 1969 to August 1974, their collaboration and rivalry resulted in the making of foreign policy that would leave a defining mark on the Nixon presidency. Tapping into a wealth of recently declassified documents and tapes, Robert Dallek uncovers fascinating details about Nixon and Kissinger's tumultuous personal relationship and the extent to which they struggled to outdo each other in the quest for foreign policy achievements. With unprecedented detail, Dallek reveals Nixon's erratic behavior during Watergate and the extent to which Kissinger was complicit in trying to help Nixon use national security to prevent his impeachment or resignation. Illuminating, authoritative, revelatory, and utterly engrossing, Nixon and Kissinger provides a startling new picture of the immense power and sway these two men held in affecting world history. Language: English. Narrator: Eric Conger. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001440/bk_harp_001440_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Streams of Consciousness, Hörbuch, Digital, 42min

  A poetry workshop to celebrate Black History Month at Kingston University led to the formation of Kindred Spirits, a poetry group comprised of students from multiple faculties, all with one thing in common: the need to express themselves through the written word. Streams of Consciousness is the first anthology published by this talented group. While each author writes about subjects that fire their personal passions, universal themes run through their work; loneliness, love, joy, and the importance of family shine through each page, providing common ground despite the authors' diverse backgrounds. Some choose to tackle larger social issues, while others explore the complexities of familial relationships and the expectations of parents. All are powerful works. All are sincere. Edgy and innovative, Streams of Consciousness refuses to mince words, with each author believing authenticity is key to true expression. Several of the poems found within are collaborations with award-winning poets Deanna Rodgers (UK Poetry Slam Champion) and Sabrina Mahfouz (The Clean Collection). The moving force behind the poems, however, is the students themselves, whose voices do what poetry does best - mirror back life in all its inspiring, messy, contradictory glory. Language: English. Narrator: Deanna Rodger, Rasheed Ige. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/039837/bk_acx0_039837_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Cut the Crap: The No-Nonsense Plan for a Healthy Body and Mind , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 335min

  The Grit Doctor is one tough task-mistress.... First she instructed us to lace up our trainers in Run Fat B-tch Run. Then she told us to clear the clutter in Get Your Sh-t together. Now she is ordering us to Cut the Crap and get real with our eating habits. Should you go gluten free? Does detoxing work? What exactly is a superfood? Does healthy eating have to involve obscure ingredients and complex recipes? If you're confused by increasingly complicated - and contradictory - nutritional advice, it's time to call in Ruth Field and her formidable alter-ago, The Grit Doctor. With her familiar tough-love style and wicked sense of humour, The Grit Doctor will demystify and simplify healthy eating, enabling listeners to see past the bullsh-t and make practical and tasty choices for themselves and their families. Cutting the crap is just as much about eliminating unhelpful and unhealthy pseudo-science as it is about reducing your waistline. In Cut the Crap, Ruth Field will empower listeners to ditch faddy diets for good and instead embrace a realistic, sustainable, and enjoyable healthy eating plan. This isn't a diet, it's a way of life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ruth Field. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000883/bk_twuk_000883_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Teach and Grow Rich: The Emerging Opportunity for Global Impact, Freedom, and Wealth: The Audience Revolution, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 85min

  Educate your way to personal success and freedom. The online content industry is undergoing a quiet revolution. Selling information is getting harder every day, refund rates are shooting through the roof, and some of the smartest online entrepreneurs are already changing their business models or quietly exiting the market. But as scary as this is for some people, there are many entrepreneurs who are very excited about it - because when things change, they bring big opportunities for the people who are paying attention. The big emerging opportunity is the Teach and Grow Rich opportunity, allowing anyone to tap in to the multibillion-dollar industry of online education, to create impact, freedom, and wealth. In this short and easy listen, you'll learn how this opportunity is reshaping the online business landscape, which is currently straddling two contradictory business models: a paradigm of information and a paradigm of education. This is unsustainable, and the emerging schism will drive many businesses into the ground and create great opportunities for those who are ready to embrace the better way of doing business and serving their customers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David H. Lawrence XVII. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/047229/bk_acx0_047229_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Field Guide to Melancholy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 322min

  A depressive illness or a passing feeling? Mental detachment or a precursor to genius? Melancholy is a critical part of what it is to be human, yet everything from Prozac to self-help psychology books seems intent on removing all signs of sadness from contemporary existence. Complex and contradictory, melancholy’s presence weaves through the histories of both science and art. The Field Guide to Melancholy surveys this ambivalent concept and takes a journey through its articulation in a variety of languages, from the Russian toska of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, to kaiho – which is expressed in the dancing of the Finnish tango. Melancholy is found in the historic traditions of death’s presence in paradise, the tears of nature, along with nostalgia, pathos, and melancholy’s presiding god, Saturn. In contemporary society, melancholy becomes a fashion statement in the subculture of the Emo. By drawing on a range of disciplines from psychology and philosophy to architecture and design, and by examining the work of creative figures as different as Ingmar Bergman, Albrecht Dürer, WG Sebald and Tom Waits, Jacky Bowring provides an original perspective on one of the most elusive, enigmatic and fascinating of human conditions. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ray Murphy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pros/000002/bk_pros_000002_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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