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Leadership: The Power of Personal Traction Skills with People with Extraordinary Motivation, Positive , Persuasion, Communication and Improve Your Bulletproof Decision Making Confidence Without MBA , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 200min
The best leaders know that the secret to successful leadership lies in earning the respect of the others; leading through fear will never provide your followers with the motivation they need to assist you in reaching any target.No matter how hard people might try, there's no escaping the fact that leadership plays an important role in the role of a business and in daily life.Have you ever wished that you could get clear answers on questions, such as “What are the skills required to be a good leader?”, “How do I evaluate my own leadership capabilities?”There are a lot of things that a good leader should be. Aside from excelling in his or her field of choice, it is just as important to have excellent interpersonal skills and high emotional quotient in order to deal with people of different personalities. Being persuasive, confident, and flexible are some other traits that a good leader should possess.Here are three reasons why you should give the information in this book a try:Help other people with your leadership skillsKnow how to act and speak in important situationsConvince other people to listen to youThis book provides techniques and courses of action for anyone wishing to become a superhuman leader. I hope you take the time to listen to the chapters and integrate the insights you’ve gained into your day-to-day affairs.You will understand that becoming an inspirational leader is not so much a question of natural ability, but rather, it comes about by following a simple set of rules. By following these rules and holding the right mindset, you will find yourself effortlessly exuding the confidence and exerting the influence of a truly world-class leader!A leader merely influences his or her followers’ actions. A leader makes his or her followers believe that what they are doing is beneficial to others, to the organization, or to themselves. This book reveals what ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve Miller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/143933/bk_acx0_143933_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Femininity in Flight: A History of Flight Attendants , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 563min
In her new chic outfit, she looks like anything but a stewardess working. But work she does. Hard, too. And you hardly know it. So read the text of a 1969 newspaper advertisement for Delta Airlines featuring a picture of a brightly smiling blond stewardess striding confidently down the aisle of an airplane cabin to deliver a meal. From the moment the first stewardesses took flight in 1930, flight attendants became glamorous icons of femininity. For decades, airlines hired only young, attractive, unmarried white women. They marketed passenger service aloft as an essentially feminine exercise in exuding charm, looking fabulous, and providing comfort. The actual work that flight attendants did - ensuring passenger safety, assuaging fears, serving food and drinks, all while conforming to airlines' strict rules about appearance - was supposed to appear effortless; the better that stewardesses performed by airline standards, the more hidden were their skills and labor. Yet today, flight attendants are acknowledged safety experts; they have their own unions. Gone are the no-marriage rules, the mandates to retire by thirty-two. In Femininity in Flight, Kathleen M. Barry tells the history of flight attendants, tracing the evolution of their glamorized image as ideal women and their activism as trade unionists and feminists. Barry argues that largely because their glamour obscured their labor, flight attendants unionized in the late 1940s and 1950s to demand recognition and respect as workers and self-styled professionals. In the 1960s and 1970s, flight attendants were one of the first groups to take advantage of new laws prohibiting sex discrimination. Their challenges to airlines' restrictive employment policies and exploitive marketing practices (involving skimpy uniforms and provocative slogans such as "fly me") made them high-profile critics of the cultural mystification and economic devaluing of "women's work." Barry combines atte ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Caroline Miller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/008402/bk_acx0_008402_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 248min
From a Deadpool 2 fan favorite comes a “hilarious, raw” (Rolling Stone) memoir about love, sex, parenthood, work, substance abuse, and everything else that makes life wonderful and/or horrible. Rob Delaney is a comedy superstar. But if you’re ever watched him steal scenes as Peter in Deadpool 2, binged his streaming series Catastrophe, encountered his raunchy and mischievous Twitter presence, or witnessed the hilarious and painful sharing he does in his stand-up, you already know that. In his first book, he traces his journey from middle-class theater geek to public menace to devoted family man and passionately engaged model citizen - from his youthful obsession (and pen pal relationship) with heavy metal band Danzig and an episode of drunken bungee jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge, to his court-ordered stint in rehab and the miracle of his son’s birth. All together, these essays make clear why it is he is so darn lovable - and so f#!%ing funny.Praise for Rob Delaney:“Unlike some books by comics, Delaney’s volume offers a rich, deeply considered (and yes, funny) look at his life.... A great read by any standard, but even more so for including stories about needing (and failing) to find a bathroom while jogging.” (E! Online)“One of the most hilarious bundles of words we have ever read.” (Vice)“A book as funny, sincere, weird, wet, and wonderful as Rob Delaney himself.” (Jimmy Kimmel)“Heart-wrenchingly true tales exuding self-effacing whimsy and smart-guy charm.” (Splitsider)“Delaney has a knack for pinpointing what’s hilarious and sad about adolescent bed-wetting and his own abundant body hair, but somehow the darkest chapters [in this book] make you laugh hardest.” (Entertainment Weekly)“Rob Delaney has done it again! Actually, this is his first book, so he has not ‘done it again.’ Actually, this book is so good, I doubt he will be able to do it again. He’s pea ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rob Delaney. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/003677/bk_rand_003677_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Godfather of Fisherman's Wharf , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 106min
Tony is my appointed godfather. Over a period of time, he has relayed stories about himself and his family to me. To know him and to have listened to these stories, one realizes that these American people have undiluted Sicilian blood coursing through their veins. Tony is a man to be admired; To say that he is a simple man would be a conundrum. He is an imposing figure. A man in his seventies, showing determination and pride in his being. His physical appearance is most impressive, a well-dressed, good looking man with strong character lines etched in his face, exuding a commanding presence. His erect posture and carriage belies his seventy plus years. Throughout the book I have tried to use Tony's own words as much as possible. In the spirit of truthfulness, I will disclose the following fact. The first several chapters of this book are not entirely based on facts, but instead, historical probability. The Godfather’s Parents who are currently in their mid-90s in age, were being asked to recall stories from their childhoods, that their parents had told them. There tends to be too many salient details lost over time, to accurately portray second or third hand stories from over 100 years ago. So, we didn't try. As the family arrives in Monterey California, the stories are the Godfather’s. Although I can't reproduce his strong Sicilian accent, I am hoping to impart the strong Sicilian essence in his story. This book was written to preserve, if even in a small way, the legacy and incredible stories of one of the American immigrant families that came to this country via Steam Ship around the 1900s. They arrived at a time when this country was just beginning to bloom, and was then hit with two World Wars. They stepped up, served their country, and built lasting legacies here by hard work and grit. They paid their taxes and didn't ask for handouts. They didn't resort to a life of crime. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alan Peterson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/125957/bk_acx0_125957_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Meditations with Torrey Hall/Classics & Hymns for
TRACK ONE Clair de Lune is the third movement of Debussy's Suite bergamasque or collection of dances, written in 1890 and published in 1905. It's meaning is "moonlight", though Debussy originally titled it Promenade Sentimentale. Paul Verlaine's poetry, namely "Poems saturniens" influenced the creative process of Debussy in the composition's revision and name change. With vivid colors Mr. Hall recreates with a dazzling display of artistry, the shimmering reflective qualities of orange moonlight cascading through night-time clouds against a backdrop of blackened outer-space, exuding a dreamy and ethereal effect. The light touch and full round tones are reminiscent of Horowitz. TRACK TWO In 1827 Franz Schubert wrote the Opus 90 series of Impromptus, and here for us now, Mr. Hall performs the Opus 90 Number 3 in G flat major. The work is viewed as a variations on a theme, written in a pattern utilized by Beethoven in structure and form. The strong and compelling melody line ushers the listener through a series of ornamental passageways and finally resolving the journey on the other side. Again, the artist displays a commanding gentleness of touch, subtly threading the lines through the needles of structure and dynamic shadings. The colors he paints are a sheer joy to see and behold! TRACK THREE Mr. Hall performs the Andante, the second movement of Mozart's Piano Sonata No 5 K283, written in 1774 during a visit to Munich for the production of his La finta giardiniera. Performing Mozart's piano literature has often been described by artists as akin to a trapeze artist walking the high tight wire in the buff (naked), meaning, "everything shows". The literature is best played by both children, and the most mature keyboard artists. Children find the playfulness in it, and artists recreate that playfulness. All other students of the piano make it sound too much like work! Listen to the subtle use of rubato in Mr. Hall's rendition on this recording, he refuses to give-in to the tilting temptation to play in strict tempo aka metronome. Rubato is rarely used by most performing pianists, due to a lack of understanding it's use. We think Mr. Hall understands it quite well, in fact! TRACK FOUR The piano music of Franz Liszt holds the affections of classical music lovers everywhere. His later music was the result of his personal losses and grief, a creative response to crushing sorrows. CONSOLATION Number #3, is a great example, which Mr. Hall plays with great emotion and color, providing a window into the great composer's heart. Here the artist's own bond with the melancholy is exposed as well. Liszt once told a friend "I carry with me a deep sadness of the heart which must now and then break out in sound." The deaths of his children so close together (Daniel, 1859 and Blandine, 1862) accelerated the rush of heartache upon his soul, and hence, years later, the deaths of friends, colleagues, and note-worthies continued to press the darkness upon him. Desolation, despair and death seemed to be his companions in life, and thus, his work CONSOLATION Number #3, like so much of his piano literature, takes his grief to a level of high art, and in which, as has been said, "a troubled spirit seeks consolation in memories of the past." TRACK FIVE Who among us has not heard those treasured words sung by many, written down so long ago, yet which still speak to the heart! "In the sweet by and by, we shall meet on that beautiful shore." This loved Civil War era hymn, was the result of a brief conversaton which took place between the composer and the lyricist. The former was described by the latter, as having the "melancholy", and so, being his friend, he attempted to raise his spirits by challenging him to compose a new song! The musician, a violinist by the name of Webster, was standing alongside a woodstove when the conversation took place, resulting in this beloved hymn. Bennett, the lyricist (1836 - 1898) asked him "Webster, what is the matter now?!", to which the musician answered dryly "no matter", then adding quietly "it will be alright by and by..........", His comment brought a flash of sunlight to Bennett's mind, who replied "the sweet by and by.......", and it was at that point, that Bennett penned the words, handing them to the musician moments later to read himself. The violinist picked up his instrument and immediately began playing a melody to the words his friend had just written. Thus, in the space of a half-hour, this hymn tune, which has found it's place in American folk music, raised to a higher prominence than that of Stephen Foster, was born! Mr. Hall plays this using nothing but two fingers, one on each hand, the result of his own musical genius! This hymn, like the others on the album, is solely Mr. Hall's own arrangement, and is played as simply as possible, so as to not distract from the message of the hymn. If this doesn't reach your soul, nothing will. TRACK SIX This Nocturne was written by the French composer Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), who was without doubt, the most recent composer whose music is performed by Mr. Hall. The term "nocturne", from the Latin "nocturnus", refers to a musical composition that is inspired and redolent of the night. The great Polish composer Chopin wrote many nocturnes, and perhaps, almost without question, it seems to be a characteristic of both composers and musicians, to be "night owls". It is no secret that Poulenc's personal life was a paradox, full of conflicts and contradictions. Raised in the Roman Catholic Church, he attempted to walk the fence between homosexuality and doctrinal orthodoxy, which flew in the face of his scriptural and theological injunctions. It would appear he chose the former over the latter, if his comment to a friend was taken literally: 'You know that I am as sincere in my faith, without any messianic screamings, as I am in my Parisian sexuality.' (At one point, Poulenc planned to marry a young woman by the name of Raymonde Linossier, but whose sudden death removed all possibilities). Though he never acknowledged it publically, it is believed that he fathered a daughter (Marie-Ange), whose mother ('Freddy') was the dedicatee of two of his works. Nocturne Number #1, performed by Hall, is deceptive in it's simpleness of harmony and melody line, as it requires a certain keyboard technical prowess not possessed by amateur pianists or students. The work includes hair-pin turns for the driver (pianist), without slowing down (maintaining the same speed rounding the corners as driving along the straight stretches). Mr. Hall plays this nocturne at a brisk but steady pace of tempo, holding the melody line in high relief, while shading abrupt passages dynamically aka pianissimos and fortes. As with most of Poulenc's piano literature, this Nocturne Number #1 requires the pianist to have a master's control over finger movement and weight, resulting in quick turns without smearing the colors in this beautiful musical painting. TRACK SEVEN Written in 1929 (published in '32) by Albert Brumley, the song I'LL FLY AWAY was in part, the result of influences (as with other hymn tunes) by an earlier secular ballad. This song holds the bragging rights to 'the most recorded gospel song', and is sung by millions, crossing denominational lines but all within the boundaries of Christiandom. The tune has become part of American folk music, and is often performed or sung at bluegrass music events, and of course, many funerals, given it's message of hope beyond the grave. The whole idea for the song came to the composer, while working on his father's cotton farm in Oklahoma one day. To help pass the hours of work, he began singing the words to a popular ballad.....'if I had the wings of an angel, over these prison walls I would fly.....', It immediately came to him that the seed for growing a great musical crop (gospel song) was found, and he would plant it! It was three years later, that the song was completed, with- Shop: odax
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Potions
Gerard Starkie is one of the finest singers in England. That might sound like pure rhetoric but the evidence has long been evident from the two magnificent albums that Starkie recorded with his former band, Witness. Those records Before the Calm in 1999 and Under a Sun in 2001 received the most extraordinary critical applause, some of which was especially reserved for Starkies own performances. The Times newspaper, for instance, claimed that Starkies vocals are imbued with that nebulous quality of soul fragile, sensitive and exuding a dignified stoicism doubtless born of experience while Q magazines review of Under a Sun stated that almost overburdened by yearning melodies, chief Witness Gerard Starkie sings about lifes travails in aching tones reminiscent of REMs Michael Stipe. Witness were always a band that was meant to be. Even back in 1999 Uncut magazine was claiming that this time next year Witness will be a leading contender for best album of the year. Frustratingly, things didn't work out that way. Formed in Wigan during April 1997, the band moved to Bristol following the release of Before the Calm three years later. In addition to formidable reviews, the album also found favour with the public on the back of a rising live reputation for the band, Before the Calm made the UK charts in the summer of 1999. It was after the release of the second Witness album, however, that the band quit Island Records. Despite phenomenal reviews, the album stubbornly refused to realise it's heightened commercial expectations. By the start of 2004 the band decided on a different direction, with Gerard Starkie now working as a solo artist. 'The band didn't split acrimoniously and there were no bust ups. Dylan Keeton (bass) is still heavily involved in what I'm doing now. Going solo doesn't mean I'll be playing with a bass drum strapped to my back and cymbals on my knees', says Starkie. 'Witness used to work democratically. It's a much more single-minded process now. Obviously that's going to have an effect', he says. 'I've also been working songs on a computer rather than just an acoustic guitar and again, that alters the flavour but, at the end of the day, it's still me writing the songs, so don't expect a hip hop album.'- Shop: odax
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Oklahoma Wind
If you were to look up the phrase "three chords and the truth" in the dictionary, you might see pictures of country legends like Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, and Johnny Cash...but more recently, you might also see Paul Bogart. Though his songs are fresh and he himself is young, he is an old soul with a knack for capturing time-honored traditions and summing up classic sentiments in catchy, three-minute songs. Exuding sincerity and a rare, down-to-earth charm, Paul Bogart is, simply put, the epitome of country music. "All of my music just fits under a cowboy hat," Paul says with an honest laugh, explaining the straightforward appeal of his sound. "I want people to shoot straight with me - to just be real - and that's what my music is: real, sincere songs that people can relate to." Possessing elements of a quippy, good-natured Brad Paisley song along with the Wranglers-and-spurs appeal of a George Strait tune, Bogart's music additionally radiates something that's been missing from the country scene: authenticity. "From the time I was just a kid roping calves, my dad taught me that if you're good, people will see that - there's never any need to brag." That attitude still permeates everything Bogart does today, whether it's touring the country playing upwards of 65 dates a year or writing with some of Nashville's biggest names in country music. Though he clearly has the heart of a cowboy and the spirit of a gentleman, Bogart also possesses an unrivaled work ethic that displays itself with passion and integrity. "I started competing in the American Quarterhorse Association at age 12, and still haven't stopped today. That organization, along with rodeo scholarships, singlehandedly got me through college," he says with sincere gratitude. With several World Championship titles under his belt by his early twenties, he was also becoming increasingly passionate about music. But, Bogart is proof though that one love need not compromise the other. "One night, I had a gig playing at a local high school in Tulsa, but I was also supposed to compete in the World Championship show in Oklahoma City just a couple hours later," he explains. "I couldn't give up either opportunity, so I rented a helicopter, ran offstage after the concert, flew to the arena and roped in the World Show twenty minutes later," he says with a smile. His can-do attitude and naturally positive disposition have served him well in every arena of life, but his story in the music industry actually begins with a fairy tale-esque incident that embodies the stuff Nashville dreams are made of. Having been born and raised in Oologah, Oklahoma, Bogart was playing shows everywhere around the area, including Tulsa and Oklahoma City, by the time he was in college. However, he had yet to play a hometown show, so during his junior year at Rogers State University, he contacted a local school to see if they needed anyone to play for a fundraiser. The event planner accepted, and soon, homemade makeshift flyers were posted everywhere around town announcing the show. A few days later, Bogart received a phone call at his parent's house that threw him for a loop. "I picked up the phone and this guy on the other end says, 'Hi, my name is Floyd and I work for Garth Brooks. Garth saw your flyers and wants to meet you.' Well, I thought it was a joke, so I made up some excuse about having to check my schedule!" he recounts incredulously. "A week later the guy called back and asked again if I had time to meet with Garth, and this time I said, 'Sir, are you serious?' He verified everything, and sure enough, Garth had somehow gotten a hold of my college demo album and wanted to talk music." As further proof of Bogart's commitment and integrity to any task at hand, he fielded a phone call to his dorm room phone line a few weeks later that was straight from Garth Brooks himself - inviting Bogart out to lunch with a few other guys who were in town - but instead of blowing off the class he was en route to, he politely informed Garth that he had to get to class. "Looking back, I can't believe that I turned down lunch with Garth Brooks to attend a college class, but to be honest, I had to work really hard to keep my rodeo scholarships and every class session was essential!" Brooks and Bogart eventually connected and the relationship that ensued from that initial meeting turned into a huge source of encouragement for Bogart, with Brooks urging Bogart to make the quintessential move to Nashville to see if it was a good fit. "I remember Garth telling me, 'You're a successful team roper because you're in Oklahoma, if you want to be a successful musician, you need to move to Nashville.'" Bogart did end up taking the leap and moving to Music City the summer after his graduation from Rogers State, and with determination and integrity, he chose to work hard and start from scratch rather than exploit his connection with one of country's living legends. After taking an initial job as his landlord's fix-it man, Paul got right to work writing and playing with anyone and everyone he could. He soon found himself writing with the likes of Jim Beavers (Dierks Bentley, "Sideways"), Billy Montana (Jo Dee Messina, "Bring On the Rain"), Tom Douglas (Lady Antebellum, "I Run to You"), and Jamie O'Hara (The Judds, "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)"), to name a few. Bogart states, "I just appreciate the opportunity to simply be in the same room with these writers, playing and learning from them." His growing resume actually extends beyond the streets of Music Row and all the way to cable TV, having written the theme song for the Outdoors Channel's hit show "Inside Outdoors TV," in addition to the music for the all-things hunting and outdoors show, "Bringin' It Home with Hazel Creek." These opportunities have been a perfect fit, as Bogart considers himself to be an avid outdoorsman. "Hunting is my other true love. I fell in love with bow hunting in college and my wife actually bought me a rifle as a wedding gift - now that's a good woman!" More than just a good woman, Bogart cites his wife as being everything from his inspiration and muse to his source of encouragement and honest opinions. "So much of what I write was inspired by a conversation I had with Tanya," he confesses. "We were high school sweethearts and she still continues to amaze me today." Originally from Oklahoma as well, Tanya moved to Nashville a year after Bogart deemed it a place they could raise a family together. "I asked for her father's blessing and a year later we were married. I can't wait to see what the next phase of our life together brings." The life he's building right now seems to suit him to a tee, as he recounts stories of scribbling down song lyrics while driving down the interstate pulling a horse trailer on the way back from a roping competition, or playing shows in legendary venues like Cain's Ballroom, a place that's hosted everyone from Willie Nelson to Don Williams, Bogart's personal icon. "I wore out my Don Williams' 'Greatest Hits' album," he recalls. "But I also grew up listening to The Beach Boys and The Beatles." It's evident that sing-along melodies and old-fashioned fun were prominent in Bogart's childhood because his music has an assured sense of humor, yet still maintains a pure veracity. "My audience ranges from teenage kids to 70 year-old's," he says honestly. "It's for anyone who loves their country, loves God, loves their spouse. If you can relate to any of those things, you can probably relate to my music." That music is quickly becoming a staple around town, and it's easy to see why. His songs are infectiously unforgettable and his fine-tuned performances never fail to garner an invitation back. The sincerity and truth that resonates from Bogart's music is disarming, yet confident, his sound is affable, but sincere - much like the singer/songwriter himself. Though he now calls Nashville home, his music is just beginning to catapult him to- Shop: odax
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