126 Results for : combative
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Wet Work: A Dick Thornby Thriller, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 471min
Dick Thornby is not Hollywood's idea of a spy. He's not a supercool guy in a tuxedo or a crazed loner who does nothing but kill and drive fast. He's just a regular guy with some skills for a job that needs doing. He also has a wife, a teenaged kid, a mortgage, and all the mundane problems associated with life. His friends from the New Jersey subdivision where he lives all think he is a wastewater treatment consultant. But instead of dealing with the dirty job of processing sewage in third world countries, he is really on missions, some mundane and dirty, others of vital importance and even dirtier. He's a new kind of spy for a new kind of world. After taking personal revenge on the criminal behind both his son’s injuries and the continued disintegration of his marriage, Dick Thornby is teamed with Acacia (“Ace”) Zyreb, a young female agent from the East European office of the Subsidiary, to deal with the mystery behind coordinated hacking of the braking systems of several car models. Doing his best to maintain his vows to his wife, Dick struggles to deal with the inexperience and provocative attitude of Ace on her first non-European mission. Their somewhat combative investigation takes a left turn by uncovering a much more sinister threat to the world and to Dick's family. He's willing to risk his job, his partner, and his life to eliminate the threat, but the clock is ticking. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bruce Pilkenton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/226764/bk_acx0_226764_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Hard to Love: Essays and Confessions , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 517min
A sharp and entertaining essay collection about the importance of multiple forms of love and friendship in a world designed for couples, from a laser-precise new voice.Sometimes it seems like there are two American creeds, self-reliance and marriage, and neither of them is mine. I experience myself as someone formed and sustained by others' love and patience, by student loans and stipends, by the kindness of strangers.Briallen Hopper's Hard to Love honours the categories of loves and relationships beyond marriage, the ones that are often treated as invisible or seen as secondary - friendships, kinship with adult siblings, care teams that form in times of illness, or various alternative family formations. She also values difficult and amorphous loves like loving a challenging job or inanimate objects that can't love you back. She draws from personal experience, sharing stories about her loving but combative family, the fiercely independent Emerson scholar who pushed her away and the friends who have become her invented or found family; pop culture touchstones like the Women's March, John Green's The Fault in Our Stars and the timeless series Cheers; and the work of writers like Joan Didion, Gwendolyn Brooks, Flannery O'Connor and Herman Melville (Moby-Dick like you've never seen it!).Hard to Love pays homage and attention to unlikely friends and lovers both real and fictional. It is a series of love letters to the meaningful, if underappreciated, forms of intimacy and community that are tricky, tangled and tough but ultimately sustaining. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Holly Linneman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/051992/bk_adbl_051992_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Gunfighter in Gotham: Bat Masterson's New York City Years , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 530min
The legend of Bat Masterson as the heroic sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas, began in 1881 when an acquaintance duped a New York Sun reporter into writing Masterson up as a man-killing gunfighter. That he later moved to New York City to write a widely followed sports column for 18 years is one of history's great ironies, as Robert K. DeArment relates in this engaging new book. William Barclay "Bat" Masterson spent the first half of his adult life in the West, planting the seeds for his later legend as he moved from Texas to Kansas and then Colorado. In Denver, his gambling habit and combative nature drew him to the still-developing sport of prizefighting. Masterson attended almost every important match in the United States from the 1880s to 1921, first as a professional gambler betting on the bouts, and later as a promoter and referee. Ultimately, Bat stumbled into writing about the sport. In Gunfighter in Gotham, DeArment tells how Bat Masterson built a second career from a column in the New York Morning Telegraph. Bat's articles not only covered sports but also reflected his outspoken opinions on war, crime, politics, and a changing society. As his renown as a boxing expert grew, his opinions were picked up by other newspaper editors and reprinted throughout the country and abroad. He counted President Theodore Roosevelt among his friends and readers. This follow-up to DeArment's definitive biography of the Old West legend narrates the final chapter of Masterson's storied life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fred Filbrich. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/061354/bk_acx0_061354_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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King of the Road: True Tales from a Legendary Ice Road Trucker , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 421min
Inside one of the world's most dangerous jobs with the star of History's top-rated reality show, Ice Road Truckers. The highest-rated reality show ever to hit the History channel, Ice Road Truckers follows the heart-pounding adventures of the tough-as-nails truckers who risk peril every day to deliver goods and supplies in Alaska and across Canada's frozen north. Alex shares tales of his adventures - and misadventures - in the north, and explains, in his own entertaining voice, how he got to where he is today: working class hero, bona-fide celebrity, and the improbable star of a smash-hit television show. Alex is a natural storyteller who knows how to spin tales about his colorful life growing up in the backwoods. Whether he's recounting tales about his hair-raising confrontations with bears, calculating the strength of newly formed ice, divulging the secrets of providing security in a bar room full of combative, drunken miners, or saving the life of another trucker, he keeps you wanting more. The first inside look at industry legend and fan favorite Alex Debogorski, a devout Christian, father of 11 children, and the world's best-known truck driver Includes thrilling adventures and behind-the-scenes insights that you won't find on the show Explains the facts about ice roads, from how they're made to when and why they splinter and break King of the Road gives fans of Ice Road Truckers a deep look inside the life and times of the show's biggest rising star. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jay Snyder. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/002801/bk_adbl_002801_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Death at Sandy Bay: A Sukey Reynolds Mystery, Book 13 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 516min
A manor house hotel, a musical weekend...and a mysterious murder?Spring has arrived in the Bristol countryside, and Sukey Reynolds is enjoying the fine weather and lovely views from her quaint apartment. She has found love with an intrepid crime reporter, and they are busy planning a romantic weekend in London. During her time away, she is determined to avoid any more amateur sleuthing.But life is never quiet for Sukey, and one night before her holiday, she is summoned to the charming Dallington Manor, a country house hotel nestled on the coast in Sandy Bay. She arrives at the starlit grounds to find a terrible tragedy has occurred. Lance Rainbird, a guest at a weekend gathering, has been discovered murdered in the lake.Her superiors close in on a suspect, the man who hosted the party, but Sukey can’t shake the feeling that they’ve got this case completely wrong. During her weekend in the city, she follows a hunch, pokes around Rainbird’s house, and finds an address book that might just be the golden ticket to clearing an innocent man and nailing the true villain.As Sukey examines Rainbird’s acquaintances, she finds old flames, combative colleagues, and an estranged brother, but no one with an obvious motive for murder. He had a reputation for being difficult, but who could have wanted him dead? Then, Sukey finds a name in the address book that shouldn’t be there. Suddenly, she knows who the killer is, but can she convince her boss he’s got the wrong suspect before it’s too late?If murder mysteries by Agatha Christie, Faith Martin, and Joy Ellis have you gripped, then you’ll love this twisty whodunit from the queen of cozy crime!This book was previously published as The Scent of Death. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rosamund Hine. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/172978/bk_acx0_172978_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Stoicism: Introduction to the Stoic Way of Life: Beginner's Guide to Mastery , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 124min
Let's face it, we can't control every aspect of our lives, and the fact is a lot of things we stress about are out of our direct control. The ancient philosophy of Stoicism still stands the test of time and is still practiced in society today all over the world. This is the art of living in true happiness, as stoic principles guide us to live in harmony and flow with life's many challenges. Many times we are taught and encouraged to take more of an aggressive and combative stance towards life's difficulties; however, in this guide to stoic mastery, you will learn how to overcome tribulation through virtue, controlling your emotions, endurance, mindfulness, and affirmations. The stoic way of life can be compared to that of water; the very nature of water entails the state of being fluid, flexible, dynamic, and contains a property of flow, not causing discord but creating perfect harmony. Water doesn't try to shift, force, or demand itself among its surroundings but, on the contrary, aligns itself in harmony with nature. What you'll learn in part one: What is Stoicism Understanding your emotions Staying calm in the midst of tribulation Flowing like water within your surroundings How to become happy regardless of your situation Learning how to re-frame your mind and make the best of your circumstances There's more.... What you'll learn in part two: Recognizing the things you can control Practicing gratitude in our lives Learning how to be virtuous How to practice some mindfulness How to be patient Finding inner peace within yourself without being effected ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lukas Arnold. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/102228/bk_acx0_102228_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Fast Break , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 356min
From the number-one best-selling author of Heat, Travel Team, and Million-Dollar Throw comes a feel-good basketball tale reminiscent of The Blind Side. Forced to live on his own after his mom dies and her boyfriend abandons him, 12-year-old Jayson does whatever it takes to get by. He will do anything to avoid the foster care system. Besides, his real home has always been the beat-up basketball court behind the projects in the North Carolina hills, and his family has always been his friends and teammates. He manages to get away with his deception until the day he gets caught stealing a new pair of basketball sneakers. Game over. Within a day, a social worker places him with a family from the other side of town, the Lawtons. New home, new school, new teammates. Jayson, at first, is combative, testing the Lawtons' patience at every turn. He wants out, yet the Lawtons refuse to take the bait. But not everyone in Jayson's new life is so ready to trust him - and even Jayson's old friends give him a hard time now that he's attending a school full of rich kids. It's on Jayson to believe that he deserves a better life than the one he once had. The ultimate prize if he can? A trip to play in the state finals at Cameron Indoor Stadium - home to the Duke Blue Devils and launching pad to his dream of playing bigtime college ball. Getting there will be a journey that reaches far beyond the basketball court. In the tradition of uplifting stories like The Blind Side, Fast Break has all the family friendly sports action Mike Lupica has become known and loved for. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: MacLeod Andrews. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/001933/bk_lili_001933_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Leading from Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 557min
Barack Obama has never been fully vetted - until now. In Leading from Behind, New York Times best-selling investigative journalist Richard Miniter presents the first book to explore President Obama’s abilities as a leader, by unearthing new details of his biggest successes and failures. Based on exclusive interviews and never-before-published material, Leading from Behind investigates the secret world of the West Wing and the combative personalities that shape historic events. Contrary to the White House narrative, which aims to define Obama as a visionary leader, Leading from Behind reveals a president who is indecisive, moody, and often paralyzed by competing political considerations. Many victories - as well as several significant failures - during the Obama presidency are revealed to be the work of strong women, who led when the president did not: then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and Valerie Jarrett, his closest adviser and an Obama family confidante, whose unusual degree of influence has been a source of conflict with veteran political insiders. In Leading from Behind, you will learn: Why Obama’s relationship with Israel was poisoned years before he met Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu The real reason for Valerie Jarrett’s strong hold over both Barack and Michelle Obama ObamaCare wasn’t Obama’s idea. It was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s. And the real reason he danced to her tune Obama delayed and canceled the mission to kill Osama bin Laden three times and then committed an intelligence blunder that allowed dozens of high-level members of al Qaeda to escape Why Obama destroyed a secret budget deal with House Speaker John Boehner that would have reformed entitlements, slashed spending, and reduced the national debt - without raising taxes Why Obama is determined to save Attorney General Eric Holder, ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Miniter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/001478/bk_aren_001478_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 946min
Lillian Hellman was a giant of 20th-century letters and a groundbreaking figure as one of the most successful female playwrights on Broadway. Yet the author of The Little Foxes and Toys in the Attic is today remembered more as a toxic, bitter survivor and literary fabulist, the woman of whom Mary McCarthy said, "Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the.'" In A Difficult Woman, renowned historian Alice Kessler-Harris undertakes a feat few would dare to attempt: a reclamation of a combative, controversial woman who straddled so many political and cultural fault lines of her time. Kessler-Harris renders Hellman's feisty wit and personality in all of its contradictions: as a non-Jewish Jew, a displaced Southerner, a passionate political voice without a party, an artist immersed in commerce, a sexually free woman who scorned much of the women's movement, a loyal friend whose trust was often betrayed, and a writer of memoirs who repeatedly questioned the possibility of achieving truth and doubted her memory. Hellman was a writer whose plays spoke the language of morality yet whose achievements foundered on accusations of mendacity. Above all else, she was a woman who made her way in a man's world. Kessler-Harris has crafted a nuanced life of Hellman, empathetic yet unsparing, that situates her in the varied contexts in which she moved, from New Orleans to Broadway to the hearing room of HUAC. A Difficut Woman is a major work of literary and intellectual history. This will be one of the most reviewed, and most acclaimed, books of 2012. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Donna Postel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009773/bk_adbl_009773_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Ultimate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Guide to a Better, Healthier, Happier YOU
Are you held back by depression, insomnia, anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, procrastination, addiction, or jealousy?Do you wish you were more assertive and self-confident?Are you struggling with feelings of regret and guilt?Do you want to be better at coping with criticism and boosting mindfulness? Whatever your motivations are, the fact that you're here is a great sign. By recognizing that you need help, you've taken the first step toward true healing and thriving. Now all you're left to do is to find the right kind of help for YOU! In "The Ultimate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Guide to a Better, Healthier, Happier YOU" addresses several emotional, mental, and behavioral issues that you struggle with. Whether it's depression, insomnia, anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, procrastination, addiction, or jealousy. And maybe even feelings of guilt and regret, coping with criticism, becoming more assertive, or boosting mindfulness, this guide may have just the thing for your needs. In this comprehensive guide, you will: Deep dive into what Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is and how it can help you thrive despite your circumstances Adopt powerful behavioral activation and problem-solving tips and techniques that will help you turn your life around Manage depression, anxiety, insomnia OCD, intrusive thoughts, procrastination, addiction, and jealousy using research-backed insights Effectively deal with guilt, regret, and criticism without being combative while also learning to hold healthy boundaries Become more assertive and harness the power of mindfulness in both your personal and professional life And so much more! Life can throw you numerous curveballs, but these hurdles shouldn't stop you from living it to the fullest. With "The Ultimate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Guide to a Better, Healthier, Happier YOU", you too can live the live you've always wanted despite the odds stacked against you! Scroll up, Click on "Buy Now with 1-Click", and Grab a Copy Today!- Shop: buecher
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