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  Violent Inheritance (eBook, ePUB)

  Violent Inheritance deepens the analysis of settler colonialism's endurance in the North American West and how infrastructures that ground sexual modernity are both reproduced and challenged by publics who have inherited them. E Cram redefines sexual modernity through extractivism, wherein sexuality functions to extract value from life including land, air, minerals, and bodies. Analyzing struggles over memory cultures through the region's land use controversies at the turn of and well into the twentieth century, Cram unpacks the consequences of western settlement and the energy regimes that fueled it. Transfusing queer eco-criticism with archival and ethnographic research, Cram reconstructs the linkages-"land lines"-between infrastructure, violence, sexuality, and energy and shows how racialized sexual knowledges cultivated settler colonial cultures of both innervation and enervation. From the residential school system to elite health seekers desiring the "electric" climates of the Rocky Mountains to the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans, Cram demonstrates how the environment promised to some individuals access to vital energy and to others the exhaustion of populations through state violence and racial capitalism. Grappling with these land lines, Cram insists, helps interrogate regimes of value and build otherwise unrealized connections between queer studies and the environmental and energy humanities.

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  Getting to Happy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 689min

  Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale was more than just a bestselling novel - its publication was a watershed moment in literary history. McMillan's sassy and vibrant story about four African American women struggling to find love and their place in the world touched a cultural nerve, inspired a blockbuster film, and generated a devoted audience. Now, McMillan revisits Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin fifteen years later. Each is at her own midlife crossroads: Savannah has awakened to the fact that she's made too many concessions in her marriage, and decides to face life single again-at fifty-one. Bernadine has watched her megadivorce settlement dwindle, been swindled by her husband number two, and conned herself into thinking that a few pills will help distract her from her pain. Robin has an all-American case of shopaholism, while the big dream of her life - to wear a wedding dress - has gone unrealized. And for years, Gloria has taken happiness and security for granted. But being at the wrong place at the wrong time can change everything. All four are learning to heal past hurts and to reclaim their joy and their dreams; but they return to us full of spirit, sass, and faith in one another. They've exhaled: now they are learning to breathe. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Terry McMillan, S. Epatha Merkerson, Gloria Reuben, LaChanze. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/001566/bk_peng_001566_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer

  THE THRILLING ADVENTURES OF LOVELACE AND BABBAGE . . . in which Sydney Padua transforms one of the most compelling scientific collaborations into a hilarious series of adventures. Meet Victorian London's most dynamic duo: Charles Babbage, the unrealized inventor of the computer, and his accomplice, Ada, Countess of Lovelace, the peculiar protoprogrammer and daughter of Lord Byron. When Lovelace translated a description of Babbage's plans for an enormous mechanical calculating machine in 1842, she added annotations three times longer than the original work. Her footnotes contained the first appearance of the general computing theory, a hundred years before an actual computer was built. Sadly, Lovelace died of cancer a decade after publishing the paper, and Babbage never built any of his machines. But do not despair! The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage presents a rollicking alternate reality in which Lovelace and Babbage do build the Difference Engine and then use it to build runaway economic models, battle the scourge of spelling errors, explore the wilder realms of mathematics, and, of course, fight crime-for the sake of both London and science. Complete with extensive footnotes that rival those penned by Lovelace herself, historical curiosities, and never-before-seen diagrams of Babbage's mechanical, steam-powered computer, The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage is wonderfully whimsical, utterly unusual, and, above all, entirely irresistible. (With black-and-white illustrations throughout.)

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  Electronic Dreams: How 1980s Britain Learned to Love the Computer , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 600min

  Remember the ZX Spectrum? Ever have a go at programming with its stretchy rubber keys? Did you marvel at the immense galaxies of Elite on the BBC Micro or lose yourself in the surreal caverns of Manic Miner on the ZX Spectrum? For anyone who was a kid in the 1980s, these iconic computer brands are the stuff of legend. In Electronic Dreams, Tom Lean tells the story of how computers invaded British homes for the first time, as people set aside their worries of electronic brains and Big Brother and embraced the wonder technology of the 1980s. This book charts the history of the rise and fall of the home computer, the family of futuristic and quirky machines that took computing from the realm of science and science fiction to being a user-friendly domestic technology. It is a tale of unexpected consequences, when the machines that parents bought to help their kids with homework ended up giving birth to the video games industry, and of unrealized ambitions, like the ahead-of-its-time Prestel network that first put the British home online but failed to change the world. Ultimately, it's the story of the people who made the boom happen, the inventors and entrepreneurs, like Clive Sinclair and Alan Sugar, seeking new markets, bedroom programmers and computer hackers and the millions of everyday folk who bought in to the electronic dream and let the computer into their lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Meadows. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/026242/bk_adbl_026242_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Mercy's Magic: The Mercedes Cruz Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 211min

  Mercedes Cruz is a Bruja - or Witch, in Spanish. Just like many first generation sons and daughters of immigrant parents, Mercy has embraced America, its culture, and its customs in their entirety. But Brujeria or Mexican Witchcraft is deeply tied with Mercy's heritage and her family's past, and because she's neglected such a large chunk of her identity, Mercy now stands a stunted witch in her 30's. Mercy, also a single mother of five-year-old Terra, who may also share her attributes, has decided to start her own private investigation firm in the heart of Orange County, California. She's decided to use her budding talents to recruit business, solve challenging cases, and help those in the community who lack a voice and who may be too afraid to report crimes due to their legal status - leaving criminals to freely exploit those who choose to live in the shadows. In this introduction to the Mercedes Cruz series, Mercy's Magic, our budding detective and witch takes on a case near and dear to her heart. A family friend and her ex-husband's best and most trusted employee has gone missing. While investigating his disappearance, Mercy soon finds out the consequences of neglecting the tutelage of her Aunt Itzel throughout the years, a great and powerful Bruja in her own right. Mercy learns a life-changing lesson when she encounters a mysterious and foreboding being, whose dark and brooding powers dwarf her unrealized potential. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Anne Johnston Brown. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/018699/bk_acx0_018699_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Hilma af Klint

  A groundbreaking study of visionary artist Hilma af Klint. When Swedish artist Hilma af Klint died in 1944 at the age of 81, she left behind more than a thousand paintings and works on paper that she kept largely private during her lifetime. Believing the world was not yet ready for her art, she stipulated that it should remain unseen for another 20 years. But only in recent decades has the public had a chance to reckon with af Klint's radically abstract painting practice - one which predates the work of Vasily Kandinsky and other artists widely considered trailblazers of modernist abstraction. Accompanying the first major survey exhibition of the artist's work in the United States, Hilma af Klint represents her groundbreaking painting series while expanding recent scholarship to present the fullest picture yet of the artist's life and work. Essays explore the social, intellectual, and artistic milieu of af Klint's 1906 break with figuration and her subsequent development, placing her in the context of Swedish modernism and folk art traditions, contemporary scientific discoveries, and spiritualist and occult movements. A roundtable discussion among contemporary artists, scholars, and curators considers af Klint's sources and relevance to art in the 21st century. The volume also delves into her unrealized plans for a spiral-shaped temple in which to display her art - a wish that finds a fortuitous answer in the Guggenheim Museum's rotunda, the site of the forthcoming exhibition.

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  What Keeps You up at Night?: How to Find Peace While Chasing Your Dreams , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 341min

  It's easy to feel paralyzed by uncertainty. We want our questions answered, our decisions affirmed, and our plans applauded. But life doesn't come with an instruction manual and rarely follows a straight path. How would your life change if you learned to lean into uncertainty instead of waiting on the sidelines for just the right moment or opportunity? The paradox of faith is that you can't activate it until you act on it. Trust compels us to move forward. If you don't, then you'll be left with a laundry list of unrealized expectations. You were meant to experience a life of abundance and blessing, not frustration and failure. Clarity comes only when we look back. So if you wait until you have clarity, you'll never find it. Instead you must move forward even when you feel scared to death. That is when you'll be able to turn the fears that keep you up at night into fuel for your journey. If you want to experience a breakthrough in your life, then you must find a new cadence that will provide the strength you need to move forward in spite of your doubts, questions, and fears. The rhythm of faith is not hinged upon our circumstances but our willingness to surrender. In his most insightful work since the debut best seller Plan B, Pete Wilson provides a plan for living that will lead you to a place of peace that you've only dreamed about and a life filled with meaning, significance, and satisfaction. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Van Tracy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tnwd/000444/bk_tnwd_000444_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Truth of Our Existence: Four Teachings from the Buddha to Illuminate Your Life, Hörbuch, Digital, 238min

  What would happen if we looked with fresh eyes at the struggles and "impossible situations" that we face every day - and found there four gifts that changed everything? For decades, Pema Chödrön has brought clarity and heart to the core teachings of the Buddha, helping to make them relevant and useful in our everyday lives. With The Truth of Our Existence, she immerses us in one of Buddhism’s essential distillations of written wisdom known as The Four Marks of Existence. These marks that shape all of us, teaches Pema Chödrön, are like forgotten gifts waiting to be found. And while they may ring familiar to some, they hold vast layers of often unrealized understanding to both new and seasoned ears alike. In this four-session learning program, Pema Chödrön illuminates for us: The truth of impermanence and its power to give us strength and courage The truth of egolessness - how it connects us with others and transforms fear and anger into clarity of vision The truth about suffering, how we create it, and what to do when it seems unbearable The truth of peace - that liberation or nirvana is real How to use the wisdom of this profound sutra to touch the open and abundant expanse in which we truly dwell With The Truth of Our Existence, Pema Chödrön invites us to see that there is, in reality, "no score to settle", and that we can step out of confusion, frustration, and fear - and into the space of heartful awareness. Language: English. Narrator: Pema Chödrön. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/sp/true/000577/sp_true_000577_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Family Tree: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 735min

  From the number one New York Times best-selling author comes a powerful, emotionally complex story of love, loss, the pain of the past - and the promise of the future. Sometimes the greatest dream starts with the smallest element. A single cell joining with another. And then dividing. And just like that, the world changes. Annie Harlow knows how lucky she is. The producer of a popular television cooking show, she loves her handsome husband and the beautiful Los Angeles home they share. And now she's pregnant with their first child. But in an instant, her life is shattered. And when Annie awakes from a yearlong coma, she discovers that time isn't the only thing she's lost. Grieving and wounded, Annie retreats to her old family home in Switchback, Vermont, a maple farm generations old. There, surrounded by her free-spirited brother, their divorced mother, and four young nieces and nephews, Annie slowly emerges into a world she left behind years ago: the town where she grew up, the people she knew before, the high school boyfriend turned judge. And with the discovery of a cookbook her grandmother wrote in the distant past, Annie unearths an age-old mystery that might prove the salvation of the family farm. Family Tree is the story of one woman's triumph over betrayal and how she eventually comes to terms with her past. It is the story of joys unrealized and opportunities regained. Complex, clear eyed, and big hearted, funny, sad, and wise, it is a novel to cherish and to remember. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christina Traister. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005422/bk_harp_005422_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Lеаvіng Yоur Mаrk Without Lоѕіng Yоur Mіnd: Ovеrсоmіng Obѕtасlеѕ to the Imроrtаnt Work of Your Lіfе , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 191min

  Most of us in the world would like to leave our mark. We want to do jobs, whether it's a job, a side business, or a voluntary service. But that is impossible! But it is difficult! Stress and greed took a lot of players out of the game and stopped others from starting. Our best intentions are often derailed by interpersonal conflicts, unrealized aspirations, and crippling demands. Most people don't understand the value and power of having goals in their lives. The truth is that most people don't spend time setting their own targets. We never stop and take proper stock of what they want from their lives. You will not understand what you are talking about, if you ask most people whether they have given themselves any goals. The nearest they have come to set goals is what they want to spend on or dream of the next holiday at the weekend.  In thіѕ book, уоu will lеаrn:Ways to develop your mindset for successReasons why people don't achieve their goalsTimes you should be honest with yourself to live your happiest lifeWarning signs you are about to fail at your goalsSimple ways to get rid of a negative mindsetTips on how to develop a long-lasting positive mindsetWhat you want should be transparent about the goals. You also have to set a deadline for each goal. With a timeline, you will have the motivation and concentration you need to reach them. Start with low, realistic goals. It will give you the opportunity to set further until it becomes a routine when you hit the first target. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Courtney Echeff. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/187695/bk_acx0_187695_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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