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    The Emma Effect (eBook, ePUB)
    The central figure in the story is a young man named Mitch Lavin. He was raised by his great-aunt when his parents were killed when he was six years old. At seventeen years of age, Mitch gets a full scholarship to Widmark College, where he plays center midfielder on the school's soccer team. In his senior year, two beautiful coeds so severely mistreat him that he flees the school to take a job with Mining Consortium International (MCI) as an overseas mining expert. Mitch is sent primarily to northern Afghanistan to find potential mining sites for ore containing the rare elements needed for national defense. The story revolves around his interactions with his boss, Gen. Creighton Wheeler, and his administrative assistant, Miss Emma Waterson.Emma is an attractive woman who projects a strong and mystical sense of serenity to those who come into her milieu. Mitch, a very good-looking young man, is attracted to this young lady because his soul is in turmoil. His feelings toward Emma significantly deepen as he gets to know her. He knows he has to overcome his past, and he turns, at the suggestion of Gen. Wheeler, to MCI's in-house psychiatrist, Dr. Linda House, for counseling.The narrative details Mitch's long struggle to find mental balance and some happiness in life while overcoming what was done to him in the past and how it affects his ability to deal with problems in the present.
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    Death, Time and Mortality in the Later Novels of Don DeLillo (eBook, ePUB)
    This book offers the first systematic study of death in the later novels of Don DeLillo. It focusses on Underworld to The Silence along with his 1984 novel White Noise, in which the fear of death dominates the protagonists most hauntingly. The study covers eight novels which mark the development of one of the most philosophical and prestigious novelists writing in English. Death, in its close relation to time, temporality and transience, has been an ongoing subject or motif in Don DeLillo's oeuvre. His later work is shot through with the cultural and socio-psychological symptoms and responses death elicits. His 'reflection on dying' revolves around defensive mechanisms and destruction fantasies, around immortalism and cryonics, covert and overt surrogates, consumerism and media, the mortification of the body. His characters give themselves to mourning, are afflicted with psychosis, depression and the looming of emptiness. Yet writing about death also means facing the ambiguity and failing representability of 'death.' The book considers DeLillo's use of language in which temporality and something like 'death' may become manifest. It deals with the transfiguration of time and death into art, with apocalypse as a central and recurring subject, and, as a kind of antithesis, epiphany. The study eventually proposes some reflections on the meaning of death in an age fully contingent on media and technology and dominated by financial capitalism and consumerism. Despite all the distractions, death remains a sinister presence which has beset the minds not only of DeLillo's protagonists.
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    Death, Time and Mortality in the Later Novels of Don DeLillo (eBook, PDF)
    This book offers the first systematic study of death in the later novels of Don DeLillo. It focusses on Underworld to The Silence along with his 1984 novel White Noise, in which the fear of death dominates the protagonists most hauntingly. The study covers eight novels which mark the development of one of the most philosophical and prestigious novelists writing in English. Death, in its close relation to time, temporality and transience, has been an ongoing subject or motif in Don DeLillo's oeuvre. His later work is shot through with the cultural and socio-psychological symptoms and responses death elicits. His 'reflection on dying' revolves around defensive mechanisms and destruction fantasies, around immortalism and cryonics, covert and overt surrogates, consumerism and media, the mortification of the body. His characters give themselves to mourning, are afflicted with psychosis, depression and the looming of emptiness. Yet writing about death also means facing the ambiguity and failing representability of 'death.' The book considers DeLillo's use of language in which temporality and something like 'death' may become manifest. It deals with the transfiguration of time and death into art, with apocalypse as a central and recurring subject, and, as a kind of antithesis, epiphany. The study eventually proposes some reflections on the meaning of death in an age fully contingent on media and technology and dominated by financial capitalism and consumerism. Despite all the distractions, death remains a sinister presence which has beset the minds not only of DeLillo's protagonists.
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    The Hexorcist: A Supernatural Speakeasy Cozy Mystery, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 377min
    Ofelia Archer has a full life...which only gets fuller when a dead body lands in her backyard.As owner of New Orleans’ premier supernatural speakeasy, Ofelia is always in the thick of things when the witch hits the fan. That’s no exception now...even when the local police start breathing down her neck.Zach Sully has a colorful background. As a panther shifter, he keeps his true origins secret while walking the colorful streets of the French Quarter keeping law and order. A tourist murder draws him into new and uncharted territory, and a feisty witch is at the center of it.Sully and Ofelia circle one another...warily...as they both try to solve a mystery that revolves around an outsider who somehow had ties to their little corner of the world. Eventually, they’re going to have to join forces...and it’s not exactly a comfortable meeting of the minds.Chemistry is one thing. Trust is another. Ofelia and Sully will be forced to get over their inner misgivings and unite if they want to solve the crime...and stay alive in the process.Welcome to a magical world, where the characters are colorful, the magic is fantastical, and the drinks are poured strong.It’s Bourbon Street, baby, and you’ll never be the same again. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Meghan Kelly. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/173490/bk_acx0_173490_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Self-Esteem Workbook: A Transformative Guide to Boosting Self-Esteem, Build a Healthy Mindset and Embrace Your True Self , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 237min
    Do you often feel incapable? Do you get angry at yourself? Are you struggling because you don’t have enough self-confidence?Stop criticizing yourself, and start your inner journey. This audiobook will help you to find your qualities and rediscover that you’re really valuable.We live in the social media era, where everything revolves around comparison. Sometimes, it can happen that people with low self-esteem feel discouraged and are oppressed by negative thoughts. If you’re one of these people, don’t be ashamed. It’s time to break down these walls.This practical book will help you rebuild your negative mind-set, inspire to grow your self-esteem, and feel truly healthy.Here are some of the topics covered in this audiobook:What is self-image?What are the factors that influence self-esteem?How age influences  our self-esteem?How comparing yourself with others affects your self-esteem?How to boost your self-esteem?What are the things you don’t know about your mind?Stop feeling discouraged or like the worst person on Earth! This guide will show you that many thoughts that are living in your mind aren’t true and will help you develop an healthy mind-set. Don’t waste any more time. Buy The Self-Esteem Workbook and discover who you really are. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brandon Ison. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/188108/bk_acx0_188108_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Vegan Keto Diet: The Right Diet to Change Your Body and Lose Weight Following a 100% Vegan Lifestyle: Meal Plans with Delicious High Protein Recipes , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 228min
    Vegan Keto Diet will open your eyes, showing a new way of making better food choices and starting a path to a healthier lifestyle.One of the problems with the typical Western diet is an unhealthy abundance of carbohydrates.The keto diet, with its focus on fat and protein, helps our body take a break from carbs and fix its metabolism and brain biochemistry.However, the stereotypical keto diet mostly revolves around animal products such as bacon, butter, and full-fat dairy.But…what if you want to reap the benefits of the keto diet without being cruel to animals? Is this even possible?Fortunately, keto is not all about bacon!Here’s what you’ll discover:The truth about the keto diet and veganismThe best vegan alternatives to animal fats and proteinsEssential precautions to consider before trying the vegan keto dietPractical tips and suggestions for making keto veganism a part of your lifestyleA sample vegan keto meal plan so that you can try the vegan keto diet immediately!If you’re not sure if the vegan keto diet is right for you, try it for a week and see how your body looks and feels. If you’re losing weight while feeling cleansed and energized…you’re on the right  track! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Yeow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/200479/bk_acx0_200479_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Cleaning House: A Mom's Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 504min
    Do your kids think that clean, folded clothes magically appear in their drawers? Do they roll their eyes when you suggest they clean the bathroom? Do you think it's your job to pave their road to success? As parents, so often we hover, race in to save, and do everything we can for our kids - unintentionally reinforcing their belief that the world revolves around them. When Kay Wyma realized that an attitude of entitlement had crept into her home, this mother of five got some attitude of her own. Cleaning House is her account of a year-long campaign to introduce her kids to basic life skills. From making beds to grocery shopping to refinishing a deck chair, the Wyma family experienced for themselves the ways meaningful work can transform self-absorption into earned self-confidence and concern for others. With irresistible humor and refreshing insights, Kay candidly details the ups and downs of removing her own kids from the center of the universe. The changes that take place in her household will inspire you to launch your own campaign against youth entitlement. As Kay says, "Here's to seeing what can happen when we tell our kids, 'I believe in you, and I'm going to prove it by putting you to work." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tavia Gilbert. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hove/000871/bk_hove_000871_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Misadventures of Zhou Haisheng: Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 33min
    Zhou Haisheng is a fun-loving and determined young boy, whose life revolves around school and his family’s Chinese restaurant. Always well-intentioned, he finds ways to help out his hard-working parents with the family business. Whether it's inventing his own noodle recipe, delivering the wrong order to a customer, or resorting to extremes when a competing noodle shop opens across the street, Zhou Haisheng manages to combine his mischief and wit to save the day.Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-listen-to novels in Chinese that are fun to listen to and proven to accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know.The breakthrough level is written using only 150 unique Chinese characters and is intended for Chinese learners who have obtained a low elementary or novice level of Chinese. Most learners will be able to approach this book after one year of traditional formal study, depending on the learner and program.This level is designed to help learners begin to listen to full-length texts in Chinese and combines simplicity of characters with an easy-to-understand storyline that helps beginners grow their vocabulary and language comprehension abilities. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Xiao Qing. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/219393/bk_acx0_219393_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Juno's Swans , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 463min
    In 1988, before her senior year of high school, Nina and her best friend spend the summer alone on Cape Cod. Nina has grown up with her ailing grandmother - and she yearns for the chance of a deeper connection. When she enrolls in an acting course, she soon finds romance with Sarah, one of the teaching assistants.  Nina's own world revolves around Sarah, while the rest of the world moves urgently on. Nina's high school teacher does not take the end of their relationship well; her best friend feels abandoned; the AIDS epidemic rages; her fellow actors grow and hone their talents. The novel perfectly captures the revelatory feelings that arrive with young adulthood - the startling awareness of oneself outside the bounds of friends and family, and the twin senses of loneliness and liberation that accompany this knowledge. After a summer of love and loss, Nina slowly finds her way back home.  With lyrical prose, nuanced characters, and an evocative narrative voice, Tamsen Wolff vividly brings to life the dizzying experience of first love - and its inevitable partner, first heartbreak. This honest depiction of female relationships - both romantic and platonic - will capture listeners from 15 to 50. Juno's Swans is rich and sharp and emotional in all the right places.   ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Amanda Dolan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/034075/bk_adbl_034075_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Cats Who Crossed Over from Paris: Inca Cat Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 207min
    Inca, a Siberian puss, tells the story about her furry family - her brother Fromage, who is addicted to cheese and considers himself a cheese monger, and her sister, Cara, a gorgeous but timid Siamese. Inca, an avid fan of Dr. House, considers herself the leader of the troupe and responsible for the well-being of the family. They own, according to Inca, Missy, a young humanoid who has a well-established cheese shop in Paris. The story revolves around how Missy decides to move to London with her co-partners, Jacques and Genevieve, to run their new cheese shop and café. Can Fromage leave his pal, Charlotte, behind? Soon after arriving in London, the three cats accompany Missy to their neighbor’s house where they meet Monk, a blue Russian cat, and Terrance, a golden retriever owned by their famous neighbor, a detective named Solo, living in the same compound in Kensington.Things start to get interesting when Monk tries to help their neighbor, Polo, a sad little Pekingese whose mistress, a formerly well-known opera singer who is pining for her lost husband, has her valuable diamond necklace stolen. Can Inca and her family assist Monk and Terrance to recover the diamond necklace and resolve Polo’s problems? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Riya Aarini. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/151626/bk_acx0_151626_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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