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A Conscious Thing (Nirvanaing, #3) (eBook, ePUB)
What started out as a human experiment by a mutant race of Cyborgs from a different planet has become a desperate race for survival. Cyborgs changed the human's DNA to remove anger. Those people live on Planet 444 where existential events are eminent. Can a community without anger find a way to survive? The binary star system the planet revolves around emits increasing amounts and strength of x-ray and people are dying from radiation poisoning. The limited amount of fertile soil the Cyborgs gave them can't produce enough food to sustain the population and marijuana crops are using more and more of the food-producing soil. They use the marijuana crops to make pharmaceuticals to fight the radiation poison and the fibers make x-ray protective clothing. The white dwarf star's extreme gravity causes the x-ray quakes to increase on the neutron star and the two will soon collide making a kilonova event that will torch everything and everybody on the planet. One goes in search of answers in the lost sutra believed to be somewhere in the wasteland. One uses a ritual invocation to impregnate the queen with a super-human infant. One follows the exact formula for communal living that leads to transcendence. One focuses on solving the food, pharmaceutical, and fabric shortages by producing a super mind-enhancing strain of skunk-ganja. It won't be enough to save everyone, but then there is a visit from an Earthling who brings a conscious device. It has to be hidden somewhere and theirs is the chosen planet. The Yogini conducts an ancient invocation which results in pregnancy-induced by outcasts demi-gods. The Oracle reveals a more damning prophecy. Then Nirvanna, still not realized, but an infant is the last hope.- Shop: buecher
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A New Way to Think (eBook, ePUB)
Named one of "10 Must-Read Career and Leadership Books For 2022" by ForbesThe ultimate guide to the essentials of strategy and management, from one of the world's top business thinkers.Over a stellar career, Roger Martin has advised the CEOs of some of the world's most successful companies. From the beginning, he noted that almost every executive he talked to had a "model"a framework or way of thinking that guided their strategy and activities. But these models tended to become automatic, so much so that when one didn't work, the typical response was just to apply it againwith greater enthusiasm.Martin took a fresh, critical approach to helping. When company leaders came to him with fundamental questionsHow do you decide where to play and how to win? What is the key to shaping and changing corporate culture? How can you design a successful, sustainable innovation process?his first response was to break the spell of the current model with a memo articulating a new way to think about the problem at hand and a more powerful and effective way to successfully overcome it.Over time, these ideas worked their way into Martin's many Harvard Business Review articles. Now, for the first time, they appear together in A New Way to Think. With his trademark incisive intellect and clarity, Martin covers the entire breadth of the management landscapeilluminating the true nature of competition, explaining how company success revolves around customers, revealing how strategy and execution are really the same thing, and much more.Reading like a series of one-on-one sessions with one of the world's leading business thinkers, A New Way to Think is an essential guide for any current or aspiring business leader.- Shop: buecher
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Samurai Ethics in the Works of Kazuo Ishiguro (eBook, PDF)
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 3,0, University of Würzburg (englische Literaturwissenschaft), language: English, abstract: Japanese-British writer Kazuo Ishiguro is not very fond of critics concentrating on Japanese elements in his works , however, his first short stories and the following two novels take place – even if, as it is the case with A Pale View of Hills, only partly– in Japan, making it hard not to concentrate on the writer´s apparent preoccupation with his Japanese heritage. His third novel, featuring an English setting and characters – an old mansion, a butler, and his employer, may have been viewed as an attempt to break away from this line of interpretation on the one hand, on the other, however, it was the one work which first merited a mention of the similarities between the butler´s philosophy of life and the samurai code of honour. To the author, though, his three novels, namely A Pale View of Hills, An Artist of the Floating World, and The Remains of the Day, are linked primarily by their characters, who all seem to be stuck in similar situations, having to face their past – in all three cases the past ultimately revolves around their choices before, during and in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War – and consequently struggle with their long-repressed feelings of regret and even shame... Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Samurai Ethics in the Novels of Kazuo Ishiguro 2.1.Samurai Ethics – An Overview 2.2.The Position of Woman – Ishiguro’s Female Characters 2.3.Suicide 2.4.The Duty of Loyalty 2.4.1.Filial Piety 2.4.2.Teacher-Student relationship 2.4.3.Loyalty to the Master 2.4.4.Serving a Higher Purpose 2.5.Self-Control 2.6.Ishiguro’s Imaginary Homeland(s) 3.Conclusion 4. Bibliography- Shop: buecher
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Pickman's Model, Hörbuch, Digital, 32min
Pickman's Model is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, written in September 1926 and first published in the October 1927 issue of Weird Tales. It was adapted for television in a 1971 episode of the Night Gallery anthology series, starring Bradford Dillman.The story revolves around a Bostonian painter named Richard Upton Pickman who creates horrifying images. His works are brilliantly executed, but so graphic that they result in the revocation of his membership in the Boston Art Club and he is shunned by his fellow artists.The narrator is a friend of Pickman, who, after the artist's mysterious disappearance, relates to another acquaintance how he was taken on a tour of Pickman's personal gallery, hidden away in a run-down backwater slum of the city. As the two delved deeper into Pickman's mind and art, the rooms seemed to grow ever more evil and the paintings ever more horrific, ending with a final enormous painting of an unearthly, red-eyed and vaguely canine humanoid balefully chewing on a human victim.A noise sent Pickman running outside the room with a gun while the narrator reached out to unfold what looked like a small piece of rolled paper attached to the monstrous painting. The narrator heard some shots and Pickman walked back in with the smoking gun, telling a story of shooting some rats, and the two men departed.Afterwards the narrator realized that he had nervously grabbed and put the rolled paper in his pocket when the shots were fired. He unrolled the paper to reveal that it is a photograph not of the background of the painting, but of the subject. Pickman drew his inspirations not from a diseased imagination, but from monsters that were very much real. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Coates. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/edel/014470/bk_edel_014470_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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I'm Calm and Happy! : Mindfulness and Meditation for Kids: Practical Guide to Outsmart Stress and Increase Health and Happiness and Stories to Fall Asleep (Including Some Christmas Stories), Hörbuch, Digital, 310min
Help your child experience the benefits of meditation with these powerful relaxation stories.Do you want to help your child feel less stressed? Do they often feel overwhelmed by our fast-paced, modern world? Looking for a way to help them relax, reduce their anxiety levels, and promote happiness? Then keep reading.Meditation is an incredibly effective way of promoting relaxation, reducing anxiety and stress levels, and improving day-to-day function. And in today’s world, teaching children this vital skill has never been more important. It’s easy for kids to feel overwhelmed, and this can have a drastic impact on their sleep, learning, and development.But now, this book uses a combination of fun, relaxing stories to help kids meditate and practice essential mindfulness skills. Featuring a ton of amazing tales including wondrous locations, enjoyable characters, and magical settings, this book is bound to have something your child will love! Perfect for all ages, you can either listen along with them or let the narrator do their job!You’ll also discover a wealth of valuable information on the causes of anxiety in children, meditation techniques for well being, and different kinds of meditation such as zen meditation, focused meditation, and transcendental meditation. Here are the engaging stories you’ll find inside:The Magic CrystalThe Magic BellShort Stories: The PrincessThe Train tripSophia, the DogThe Rain AngelThe Pig Who Wanted to FlyShort Christmas StoriesWhen Santa ComesDaniel Builds a SnowmanBobo’s Christmas PartySo don’t wait! Each story revolves around mindfulness, teaching children valuable lessons while helping them drift into a deep sleep. These incredible relaxation stories will help your child experience the benefits of meditation, practice mindfulness, relieve anxiety, and live a happier and more balanc Language: English. Narrator: Anna Wheeler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/183529/bk_acx0_183529_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Safe Place: Rainbow Place, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 321min
Where do you go when your home is no longer a safe place? Alex is about to turn 18 and is firmly in the closet. He’s been biding his time, waiting to escape to uni and finally come out away from the oppressive influence of his homophobic father. When he flunks his exams, he’s stuck in the small town of Porthladock - and what’s worse is that he’s working for his dad. The only thing that makes it bearable is Cam. Cam’s comfortable with his bisexuality, but he doesn’t broadcast it. Young, free, and single, his social life revolves around playing rugby and hanging out with his mates. He’s attracted to Alex, but with the six-year age gap, Cam’s wary of getting involved. Plus, he thinks Alex needs a friend more than he needs a lover, and as their friendship grows, Cam decides he’s not willing to risk ruining it for casual sex. When Alex’s dad finds out about his sexuality, Alex is suddenly both jobless and homeless. He finds work at Rainbow Place, the local LGBT-friendly café, and Cam lets Alex stay in his flat for a while. But Alex would rather be sleeping in Cam’s bed than on his sofa. With them both living under one roof, their feelings for each other grow stronger, and the sexual tension is hard to ignore. Will giving in to it ruin their friendship and complicate things for Alex even more? Although this book is part of a linked series, it has a satisfying happy ending and can be enjoyed as a stand-alone. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Hamish Long. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/053949/bk_adbl_053949_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Teranesia , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 552min
Welcome to Teranesia, the island of butterflies, where evolution has stopped making sense. Prabir Suresh lives in paradise, a nine-year-old boy with an island all his own to name, to explore, and to populate with imaginary monsters stranger than any tropical wildlife. Teranesia is his kingdom, shared only with his biologist parents and baby sister Madhusree. The unexplained genetic mutation of the island's butterflies that brought his family to the remote South Moluccas barely touches Prabir; his own life revolves around the beaches, the jungle, and the schooling and friendships made possible by the net. When civil war breaks out across Indonesia, this paradise comes to a violent end and his family is broken apart, leaving Prabir with nagging feelings of guilt and an overwhelming, almost irrational, sense of responsibility for his sister. The mystery of the butterflies remains unsolved, but nearly twenty years later reports begin to appear of strange new species of plants and animals appearing throughout the region - species separated from their known cousins by recent, dramatic mutations that seem far too efficient and functional to have arisen by chance from pollution, disease, or any other random catastrophe. Madhusree is now a biology student; proud of her parents' unacknowledged work, and with no memories of the trauma of the war to discourage her, she decides to join a multinational expedition being mounted to investigate the new phenomenon. Unable to cast off his fears for her safety, Prabir reluctantly follows her. But travel between the scattered islands is difficult, and Madhusree's expedition is out of contact. A scientific mystery, an adventure story, and a meditation on the origins of love, Teranesia is Greg Egan's most ambitious and accessible novel yet. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Vince Canlas. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/014244/bk_adbl_014244_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Data Science from Scratch: Ultimate Guide to Master Data Mining and Data-Analytic from Linear Algebra and Statistics to Practical Examples of Neural Netwrk ad Machine Learning in Python , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 197min
Do you want to know all about data science? Do you really want to understand why it is the future in all the most demanding job?Over the last few years, data science has changed the concept of technology. It is adding value to every model of business by using deep learning and statistics. Technological benefits of data science cannot also be ignored.The demand for data science is increasing rapidly. The basic reason behind this is the massive boom in the data generated and retained by the companies. Also known as “big data”, data scientists make the best use of this available information and figure out their best use.The team of data scientists also help in generating a good amount of analytics from the information available. This information brings clarity to people on how to interact with the web and are the foundations on which most of the critical business strategies rest. The demand for the data scientists is gradually increasing and so there must be proper learning resources for them to cultivate their knowledge.A data scientist has the following tasks to do: Analyse data Modelling/statistics Engineering/prototyping A lot of data is available in every organization. All of them are not that easy to format. A data scientist’s job mainly revolves around formatting these data, keeping in mind some set of rules.The goal of this book is simple: provide a perfect insight into data science from scratch. It clearly explains the difference between data science and big data, explaining the concept of big data very concisely and clearly. Operations on data are also very clearly explained in this audiobook. The book is also an ultimate guide to master data mining and data-analytic. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chris Lynch. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/168009/bk_acx0_168009_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Herman Melville's Classic: Moby Dick : With a Historical Introduction , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1203min
Unique to this title is:A Historical IntroductionAn Overview of Moby DickA Study of The Themes Present in Moby DickA List of Famous Quotes from Moby DickYou may, of course, skip all of it and go straight to the main title if you do not want any spoilers and come back later to the beginning.Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. He was also a teacher, sailor, lecturer, and customs inspector.Melville was born in New York City in 1819 as the third child of a successful merchant. He started his education at the age of five, but when he was seven, he contracted scarlet fever which affected his eyesight permanently.Although his father described him as "very backwards in speech and somewhat slow in comprehension", over time, Melvill's development improved considerably.The book revolves around the hunt for the giant white sperm whale called Moby Dick. During the previous hunt, captain Ahab had his leg bitten off at the knee. He is determined to catch Moby Dick this time. The book is sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest for Moby Dick.The novel begins with a famous line: “Call me Ishmael.” Ishmael, the narrator of Moby Dick, wants to get away from New York City and decides to find a job on a whaling ship. He had worked as a sailor before, but not as a whaler. He travels to Massachusetts and stays in a whalers' inn.Since the inn is full, he is forced to share a bed with a harpooner from the South Pacific called Queequeg. Enjoy this timeless classic! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brianna Fernandez. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/173440/bk_acx0_173440_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Short Bedtime Stories for Kids: (2 Books in 1) : Short Bedtime Stories for Kids, Vol.1 & 2 - How to Help Children Go to Sleep Feeling Calm - 24 Unique Stories Revolving Around a Moral Lesson , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 248min
Does your child have a hard time falling asleep?This book can help you!Bedtime is an important part of a child's day, and it is vital to establish a set routine at an early age. Bedtime stories are very beneficial aspect of the bedtime routine.Not only does a quick story before help calm your child down, but it can also increase their vocabulary, improve their concentration skills, and stimulate and encourage creativity and imagination. Reading or telling your child a bedtime story is also a good way to bond with them and spend quality time together.This book contains 24 unique stories written specifically to: help your child calm down before bed; they were written for two- to five-years-olds, but they are suitable for older children and are attractive to both boys and girls;each story has its own unique setting and characters and revolves around a moral lesson;some stories are set in the world of fantasy and animals, and some are in the daily lives children are familiar with. Here are the stories:The Dream WhiskerThe Lies That Really HappenedThe Horse That Wanted to Be a UnicornThe Little Girl and the Snow FairyThe Dragon and the PrincessThe Kitten and the OwlThe Story of the Sun and the MoonThe Dog That Didn't Like His NameThe Mean RoseThe Polar Bear That Got ColdThe Hunt for the Christmas CookiesThe Little Wolf's First HuntThe Tiger and the ZebraThe Wedding FairyThe Helper GnomeThe Blind BatThe Lonely MonsterTrue Love’s QuestThe Caterpillar and the SilkwormsThunder and LightingThe Greedy PirateThe Turtle BallerinaThe Brave Teddy BearThe First Christmas TreeBonus story: The Valentine FairyIf you want to know more, sc ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Noureen Syed. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/173477/bk_acx0_173477_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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