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    Black Tide: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 728min
    A searing look at the human face of BP's disaster in the gulf. It is the largest oil disaster in American history, and it could happen again. It is more than a story of ruined beaches, dead wildlife, corporate spin, political machinations, and financial fallout. It is a riveting human drama filled with people whose lives will forever be defined as "before" and "after the gulf oil disaster". Black Tide is the only book to tell this story through the perspective of people on all sides of the catastrophe, from those who lost their lives, loved ones, and livelihoods to those who made the policies that set the devastating event in motion, those who cut the corners that put corporate profits over people and the environment, and those who have committed their lives to ensuring that such an event is never repeated. Dramatic and compelling, Black Tide exposes the human failings and human cost of the largest oil disaster in American history - and how it could easily happen again. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/004695/bk_adbl_004695_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bust Hell Wide Open: The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 620min
    An intimate biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest, arguably the most interesting figure to emerge from the Civil War - widely admired as a military genius. At 14 he became the head of his impoverished family, responsible for feeding 11 on the rough American frontier. By 39 he had established himself as a successful plantation owner worth over $1 million. And at 40 years old, Nathan Bedford Forrest enlisted in a Tennessee cavalry regiment - and became a controversial Civil War legend. The legacy of General Nathan Bedford Forrest is deeply divisive. Best known for being accused of war crimes at the Battle of Fort Pillow and for his role as first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan - an organization he later denounced - Forrest has often been studied as a military figure, but never before studied as a fascinating individual who wrestled with the complex issues of his violent times. Bust Hell Wide Open is a comprehensive portrait of Nathan Bedford Forrest as a man: his achievements, failings, reflections, and regrets. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan John Miller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/009220/bk_blak_009220_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Economics: Making sense of the Modern Economy: The Economist , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 770min
    The real-world realities of the far from dismal science. A radically revised new edition of this highly readable, popular guide aimed at everyone from students to statesmen who want to make sense of the modern economy and grasp how economic theory works in practice. It starts with the basics: what economics is about; the sources of economic growth such as people and investment; the role of central banks and fiscal policy in setting the macroeconomic framework; and the economics of everything - microeconomics. From the underlying theory it moves to the specifics of the world economy: the developed world and the rise of emerging economies; the issues of global imbalances and the runaway world of finance; and the recent "great" recession - why it happened, how it was dealt with, its effects, its legacy and the way ahead. The closing part puts the usefulness and the failings of economics under the spotlight, and looks at the innovative approaches being developed to make what has been called the "dismal science" fit for the modern world. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Thorpe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/012998/bk_adbl_012998_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 16 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 455min
    The latest instalment of the beloved and best-selling series - as endearing and delectable as ever! Business is slow at the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, so at Mma Makutsi’s suggestion, Mma Ramotswe is persuaded to take her first-ever holiday. But just as she’s about to depart, a new client arrives: a young woman whose father was considered a hero in Botswana but whose reputation is now being called into question. Mma Ramotswe almost cancels her trip, but Mma Makutsi is adamant that she and Charlie have the situation in hand. Precious can’t relax, however, if she doesn’t know what’s going on at the agency, so she enlists Charlie to be her eyes and ears while she’s away. But Charlie may not be an altogether reliable emissary, particularly with much of his attention devoted to his newly adopted dog. In the end it’s an investigation that will affect everyone at the agency and a reminder for us all that ordinary human failings should be treated with a large helping of charity and compassion. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Adjoa Andoh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/boli/002578/bk_boli_002578_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Twisted Sisters , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 514min
    Reagan Bishop is a pusher. A licensed psychologist who stars on the Wendy Winsberg cable breakout show I Need a Push, Reagan helps participants become their best selves by urging them to overcome obstacles and change behaviors. An overachiever, Reagan is used to delivering results. Despite her overwhelming professional success, Reagan never seems to earn her family's respect. Her younger sister, Geri, is and always will be the Bishop family favorite. When a national network buys Reagan's show, the pressures for unreasonably quick results and higher ratings mount. But Reagan's a clinician, not a magician, and fears witnessing her own personal failings in prime time. (And seriously? Her family will never let her hear the end of it.) Desperate to make the show work and keep her family at bay, Reagan actually listens when the show's New Age healer offers an unconventional solution… Record Nielsen ratings follow. But when Reagan decides to use her newfound power to teach everyone a lesson about sibling rivalry, she's the one who will be schooled… ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jen Lancaster. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/002288/bk_peng_002288_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    How to Reassess Your Chess: Chess Mastery Through Chess Imbalances
    How to Reassess Your Chess has long been considered a modern classic. Now, this fourth and final edition completely rewritten and featuring all new examples takes Silmans groundbreaking concept of imbalances to a whole new level. Designed for players in the 1400 to 2100 rating range and for teachers looking for a ready-made chess curriculum, the author shares a mind-expanding journey that takes the reader through imbalance-basics, ensures that every detail of all the imbalances are mastered, and leaves the player/lover of chess with something he always wanted but never believed he could achieve: a master-level positional foundation. A section on practical chess psychology (titled Psychological Meanderings) presents never-before-published ideas on psychological processes that hinder players of all levels, and gives easy-to-follow advice and techniques that will help anyone overcome these ubiquitous mental/emotional failings. Hundreds of games brought to life by instruction-rich prose, and stories that offer humor while highlighting various lessons, vividly illustrate all the books topics in a manner thats both personal and fun. If the positional masterpieces of the chess legends have always been a mystery to you, if chess strategy has always been an unsolvable enigma, if you find yourself a positional pawn rather than a positional master, then How to Reassess Your Chess, 4th edition will prove to be a life-changing experience.
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    Rebel Ideas (eBook, ePUB)
    Where do the best ideas come from?And how do we apply these ideas to the problems we face - at work, in the education of our children, and in the biggest shared challenges of our age: rising obesity, terrorism and climate change?In this bold and inspiring new book, Matthew Syed - the bestselling author of Bounce and Black Box Thinking - argues that individual intelligence is no longer enough; that the only way to tackle these complex problems is to harness the power of our 'cognitive diversity'.Rebel Ideas is a fascinating journey through the science of team performance. It draws on psychology, economics, anthropology and genetics, and takes lessons from a dazzling range of case-studies, including the catastrophic intelligence failings of the CIA before 9/11, a communication breakdown at the top of Mount Everest, and a moving tale of deradicalization in America's deep South. It is book that will strengthen any company, institution or team, but it also offers many individual applications too: the remarkable benefits of personalised nutrition, advice on how to break free of the echo chambers that surround us, and tips on how we can all develop an 'outsider mindset'.Rebel Ideas offers a radical blueprint for creative problem-solving. It challenges hierarchies, encourages constructive dissent and forces us to think again about where the best ideas come from.
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    Without a Trace: 1881-2016 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 672min
    For many, aviation still brings with it an air of mystery...a century-long magic trick. Though most of us will board an aircraft at some point in our lives, we know little about how they work and the procedures surrounding their operation. It is that mystery that makes these losses, such as the vanishing of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, so terrifying.Without a Trace: 1881-2016 explores the most interesting of these disappearances: mysteries that have baffled investigators for years. Occasionally tragic and frequently amusing, Without a Trace: 1881-2016 is unerringly accurate and informative. Sylvia Wrigley introduces the crews, innocent bystanders, and rescuers in this collection of true stories. Documenting the popular theories from each case, she uses her knowledge and experience as a pilot and an aviation journalist to demystify aviation jargon and narrow down each disappearance to the most likely explanations.This collection spans 150 years and explores the human failings of great aviators, explorers, and celebrities who have pushed the limits of flight and ended up at the heart of a mystery. The stories encompass airships, military jets, and commercial airlines - all of which have vanished without a trace. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlie Boswell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/176900/bk_acx0_176900_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Best of Bova, Vol. 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1197min
    The third and final volume of the very best of Ben Bova, creator of the New York Times best-selling Grand Tour science fiction series, six-time Hugo award winner, and past president of the National Space Society - a grand master of science fiction storytelling. These stories span the five decades of Bova's incandescent career. Here are tales of star-faring adventure, peril, and drama. Here are journeys into the mind-bending landscapes of virtual worlds and alternate realities. Here you'll also find stories of humanity's astounding future on Earth, on Mars, and in the Solar System beyond - stories that always get the science right. And Bova's gathering of deeply realized, totally human characters are the heroic, brave, tricky, sometimes dastardly engineers, astronauts, corporate magnates, politicians, and scientists who will make these futures possible - and those who often find that the problems of tomorrow are always linked to human values, and human failings, that are as timeless as the stars. Full cast of narrators includes Arthur Morey, Margy Moore, and Stefan Rudnicki. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ben Bova, Paul Boehmer, Cassandra Campbell, Gabrielle de Cuir, Justine Eyre, Susan Hanfield, Alex Hyde-White. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/010184/bk_blak_010184_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Unexpected Journeys of Lawrence Tyrone: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 497min
    A hard-drinking man. A dented Harley. A detour to an unexpected future. Professor Lawrence Tyrone didn't have a drinking problem - or an obsession with his ex-wife - until he discovered she was marrying his brother. When crashing the wedding with disastrous results leaves him divorced for a second time, unemployed, and close to rock bottom, Tyrone moves to the country, buys a Harley, and starts taking riding lessons from a secretive Polish expat. Isolated out in the country, far from his usual haunts and routines, Tyrone gets caught up in the lives of several unpredictable characters - his neighbors and their Labrador dog (who has a mind of her own), his street-smart riding instructor, a rebellious young girl, a gambler, and a medical resident caught in a love triangle. Meddling in other people's lives forces Tyrone to confront his own failings. For the first time in his life he wants to be a different man, but there's that lifetime of bad habits and bad behavior to overcome....The Unexpected Journeys of Lawrence Tyrone is a quixotic, inspiring misadventure with an eccentric assortment of characters! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jacob Saxton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/159169/bk_acx0_159169_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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