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    To the Best of Our Knowledge: Worshipping Waterfalls: The Evolution of Belief (English), Hörbuch, Digital, 51min
    Jane Goodall has seen wild chimpanzees dance and bristle with excitement around roaring waterfalls — and she thinks it’s an experience of awe and wonder — and possibly a precursor to animistic religion.But can we ever know why our ancient human ancestors developed spiritual beliefs? Can evolutionary science uncover the roots of religion?At some point our ancestors went from admiring waterfalls to worshipping them - and all kinds of spirits and gods. They developed sacred rituals and turned stones into totems. And then came the Battle of the Gods. [Original Broadcast Date: May 14, 2017] Language: English. Narrator: Anne Strainchamps. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/tbon/190086/rt_tbon_190086_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Conversations with Elizabeth Bishop
    This book brings together almost all of the known interviews Elizabeth Bishop gave over a period of thirty years. Included also are a few selected pieces based on conversations with her. All together they allow her ardent and admiring readers a rewarding, close-up encounter with one of America's great writers. In this collection of conversations Bishop expresses her opinions about various types of poetry, describes her view of the geography of the imagination in the writing process, defends her often criticized feminist views, and discusses her role as teacher and poet. Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) won many prizes for poetry, including a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. She was graduated from Vassar, where she knew Mary McCarthy. She taught at Harvard, New York University, and the University of Washington and was a long-time resident in Brazil.
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    The Dream Wife , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 537min
    Annie is the dream wife. Supportive, respectful, admiring - everything her husband wants her to be. And nothing at all like who she really is....Annie is a prisoner in her own life. Her finances, her routine and her contact with the outside world are all controlled. Annie's only reason for holding it together is her little boy. Her time with him keeps her sane, and at night she escapes into a dreamworld where the two of them are free. But Annie is about to do a very bad thing. And you won't believe how she is going to do it.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Clare Corbett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/001870/bk_orio_001870_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Sunset Ocean Waves: For Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction, Hörbuch, Digital, 58min
    Life satisfaction and overall wellbeing is often enhanced after stopping to watch a glorious sunset, when for a few minutes the sky is a spectacle of colour. Sunset may only last a few moments, but the psychological effects of admiring the sunset may persist long after the colour has faded. Ocean waves splashing in the warm light and the beauty of the setting sun produce a similar impact and enhance these psychological benefits further. This recording offers the natural sound of rolling ocean waves captured at the time of beautiful sunset. An epitome of fleeting beauty captured in vibrations of lush ocean waves. Language: English. Narrator: uncredited. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mxbo/000319/bk_mxbo_000319_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Purgatory: A Novel of the Civil War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 721min
    During the Civil War, two young soldiers on opposite sides find themselves drawn together. One is a war-weary scholarly Southerner who has seen too much bloodshed, especially the tortures inflicted upon the enemy by his vicious commanding officer, his uncle. The other is a Herculean Yankee captured by the rag-tag Confederate band and forced to become a martyr for all the sins of General Sheridan's fires. When these two find themselves admiring more than each other's spirit and demeanor, when passions erupt between captor and captive, will this new romance survive the arduous trek to Purgatory Mountain? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mikael Naramore. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/009281/bk_acx0_009281_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Visions of Columbus
    Visions of Columbus ab 2.99 € als epub eBook: 'And gave the admiring world that bounteous shore Their wealth to Nations and to Kings their power''. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik, Dramen & Lyrik,
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    All of Me , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 372min
    Dirk Sexton is a 30-year-old playboy with a conscience. He wants the sex without feeling the guilt of his meaningless one-night stands. Deciding to take a chance, he finally takes the leap only to realize that he may have chosen the wrong sister.Autumn Dey may be Summer's twin sister, but they are definitely not identical. Summer is tall and toned...and, well, Autumn isn't. When Summer starts dating her sister's gorgeous new boss, Dirk Sexton, Autumn slides herself into the friend zone, admiring from afar. Until, that is, her alter ego and 900 operator discovers Dirk's true desires. Will love truly conquer all? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alexander Cendese, Gabrielle Cendese. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/172804/bk_acx0_172804_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bum Pluck Yonder: Erotic Collection, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 20min, (USK 18)
    Traveling through Kentucky, James Young encounters a cabin off the beaten path where Mistress Cheri Split presents her two partners...Kandy Kane and Reva Lation. Receiving an offer worthy of his dreams, James rises to the occasion and learns a few extraordinary skills.Tempted with a rich variety of flavors, he wields toys and whips while admiring spiked boots from afar. To the trios delight, James offers something rarely seen in their neck of the woods. Keeping his lens open wide, James immortalizes the kinky vixens’ erotic play.What could these marvelous beauties offer an adventurous and worldly traveler within their off-the-grid environment aptly named Bum Pluck Yonder? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Heidi Madagame. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/213033/bk_acx0_213033_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Christmas Village Miracle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 79min
    When Jane steps into the old antique store to look at the lovely Christmas Village, she can only dream of living in a wonderful place like that. But when the owner of the store encourages her to make a wish over the village, she is swept away to a place where her dreams can be fulfilled. When Ron follows the young woman into the old antique store, he finds himself also admiring the lovely Christmas Village. He is encouraged to make his wish over the village, and is swept away as well. Will they find one another, and love, in the Christmas Village Miracle? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephanie Quinn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/048878/bk_acx0_048878_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy in America (eBook, ePUB)
    Democracy in America (1835) was one of the most influential books of the 19th century.Tocqueville believed that equality was the great political and social idea of his era, and he thought that the United States offered the most advanced example of equality in action.In the book, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous several hundred years.Tocqueville speculates on the future of democracy in the United States, discussing possible threats to democracy and possible dangers of democracy. These include his belief that democracy has a tendency to degenerate into "soft despotism" as well as the risk of developing a tyranny of the majority.Tocqueville was impressed by much of what he saw in American life, admiring the stability of its economy and wondering at the popularity of its churches. He also noted the irony of the freedom-loving nations mistreatment of Native Americans and its embrace of slavery.
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