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    The Taste for Civilization: Food, Politics, and Civil Society , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 776min
    From table talk to farmers' markets, analyzing the cultural politics of what and how we eat. This book explores the idea that table activities - the mealtime rituals of food preparation, serving, and dining - lay the foundation for a proper education on the value of civility, the importance of the common good, and what it means to be a good citizen. The arts of conversation and diplomatic speech are learned and practiced at tables, and a political history of food practices recasts thoughtfulness and generosity as virtues that enhance civil society and democracy. In our industrialized and profit-centered culture, however, foodwork is devalued and civility is eroding. Looking at the field of American civility, Janet A. Flammang addresses the gendered responsibilities for foodwork's civilizing functions and argues that any formulation of "civil society" must consider food practices and the household. To allow space for practicing civility, generosity, and thoughtfulness through everyday foodwork, Americans must challenge the norms of unbridled consumerism, work-life balance, and domesticity and caregiving. Connecting political theory with the quotidian activities of the dinner table, Flammang discusses practical ideas from the "delicious revolution" and Slow Food movement to illustrate how civic activities are linked to foodwork, and she points to farmers' markets and gardens in communities, schools, and jails as sites for strengthening civil society and degendering foodwork. The book is published by University of Illinois press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pam Ward. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/redw/000063/bk_redw_000063_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Liar: A Memoir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 404min
    An intense memoir about mental illness, memory, and storytelling from an acclaimed novelist. When Rob Roberge learns that he's likely to have developed a progressive memory-eroding disease from years of hard living and frequent concussions, he is terrified by the prospect of becoming a walking shadow. In a desperate attempt to preserve his identity, he sets out to (somewhat faithfully) record the most formative moments of his life - ranging from the brutal murder of his childhood girlfriend to a diagnosis of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder to opening for famed indie band Yo La Tengo at The Fillmore in San Francisco. But the process of trying to remember his past only exposes just how fragile the stories that lie at the heart of our self-conceptions really are. As Liar twists and turns through Roberge's life, it turns the familiar story of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll on its head. Darkly funny and brutally frank, it offers a remarkable portrait of a down-and-out existence cobbled together across the country, from musicians' crashpads around Boston to seedy bars popular with sideshow freaks in Florida to a painful moment of reckoning in the scorched Wonder Valley desert of California. As Roberge struggles to keep addiction and mental illness from destroying the good life he has built in his better moments, he is forced to acknowledge the increasingly blurred line between the lies we tell others and the lies we tell ourselves. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rob Roberge. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004457/bk_rand_004457_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Losing the News: The Future of the News that Feeds Democracy  , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 520min
    In Losing the News, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex S. Jones offers a probing look at the epochal changes sweeping the media, changes which are eroding the core news that has been the essential food supply of our democracy. At a time of dazzling technological innovation, Jones believes that what stands to be lost is the fact-based reporting that serves as a watchdog over government, holds the powerful accountable, and gives citizens what they need. In a tumultuous new media era, with cutthroat competition and panic over profits, the commitment of the traditional news media to serious news is fading. Indeed, as digital technology shatters the old economic model, the news media is making a painful passage that is taking a toll on journalistic values and standards. Journalistic objectivity and ethics are under assault, as is the bastion of the First Amendment. Jones characterizes himself not as a pessimist about news, but a realist. The breathtaking possibilities that the web offers are undeniable, but at what cost? Pundits and talk show hosts have persuaded Americans that the crisis in news is bias and partisanship. Not so, says Jones. The real crisis is the erosion of the iron core of news, something that hurts Republicans and Democrats alike. Losing the News depicts an unsettling situation in which the American birthright of fact-based, reported news is in danger. But it is also a call to arms to fight to keep the core of news intact. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kurt Elftmann. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/011575/bk_adbl_011575_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Shiva Option: Starfire, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1550min
    Defeat was not an option. The war wasn't going well. The mind-numbingly alien Arachnids were an enemy whose like no civilized race had ever confronted. Like some carnivorous cancer, the "Bugs" had overrun planet after planet...and they regarded any competing sentient species as only one more protein source. They couldn't be reasoned with, or even talked to, because no one had the least idea of how to communicate with a telepathic species with no recognizable language...and whose response to any communication attempt was a missile salvo. No one knew how large their civilization - if it could be called a civilization - actually was or how it was organized, but the huge fleets they threw against their opponents suggested that it was enormous. The Grand Alliance of Humans, Orions, Ophiuchi, and Gorm, united in desperate self-defense, have been driven to the wall. Billions of their civilians have been slaughtered. Their most powerful offensive operation has ended in shattering defeat and the deaths of their most experienced and revered military commanders. The edge in technology with which they began the war is eroding out from under them, and whatever they do, the Bugs just keep coming. But the warriors of the Grand Alliance know what stands behind them, and they will surrender no more civilians to the oncoming juggernaut. They will die first...and they will also reactivate General Directive 18, however horrible it may be. Because when the only possible outcome is victory or racial extermination, only one option is acceptable. The Shiva Option. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marc Vietor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/025612/bk_adbl_025612_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Gaslighting: How to Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People and Recover from Toxic Relationships , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 228min
    Discover how to steer clear of gaslighters and recover from toxic relationships.From friends, parents, siblings, to spouses, gaslighters are everywhere. Gaslighting is an insidious form of emotional and psychological manipulation that is completely damaging when left unresolved. But what does a gaslighter do that is so harmful?A gaslighter will - slowly, but effectively - make you question your sanity by eroding your self-belief, confidence, decisions, and reality.A gaslighter ensures that their victim is unsure of what they are doing or saying. They keep their victims completely off balance and worried all the time.Do you want to recognize the techniques used in gaslighting? Are you looking to recover from a relationship with a gaslighter? If so, this audiobook is exactly for you.This audiobook will give you insights on how you can identify a gaslighter so that you can avoid such people in your life. It will show you, in a step-by-step manner, how to identify gaslighting techniques and how to tell who's a gaslighter.It is time to take charge of your life and stop being controlled by others.This audiobook will help you:Learn the clear signs that someone is a gaslighterLearn how to be strong and cope with gaslighting effectsGet an effective therapy for gaslighting victimsFix your life and become happy again by regaining your self-confidenceAnd much, much more!FAQsQ: Have I been gaslighted?A: Many people do not recognize when they are being gaslighted. Some obvious signs that you are being gaslighted include regularly feeling unhappy and unloved, second-guessing yourself (even in small decisions) and frequently making excuses for others. Get more warning signs of been gaslighted in the book. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Millie Green. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/176123/bk_acx0_176123_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Making Love Real: The Intelligent Couple's Guide to Lasting Intimacy and Passion , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 528min
    Learn to Deepen your Sexual Intimacy with This Relationship Workbook for CouplesEase that first step into true intimacy: You’ve bought the feathers, the candles, the sex toys. You may have even gone to sex therapy for couples, and learned some communication tools. But if that first step to creating real and lasting change still feels like a mystery, Making Love Real is the book that will help you overcome your blocks and lead you to a lasting marriage and a life of deep sexual intimacy.Take your relationship to the next level: Offering an in-depth understanding of sexual desire and relationship dynamics, this book gives you a highly practical set of tools to help you create the profound transformations in your relationship you crave.Remove the blocks: Do you have the same fight over and over again in your relationship? Don’t know how to break the cycle to repair and heal old resentments? Learn what actually turns people on psychologically and physically, and how to have an honest, supportive conversation about your desires. Learn how to handle the day-to-day ups and downs of a relationship, and how to use challenges in your relationship to deepen intimacy instead of eroding it.Get guidance from world-renowned sexperts: Written by pioneering sex therapists and relationship coaches Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschman, Making Love Real passes on their collected stories and experiences from countless sex therapy sessions. Both individuals and couples will benefit from this comprehensive guide, helping them improve their relationships, and sort out their sexual challenges.Create the passionate connection you’ve always wanted in your life with Making Love Real. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Daniela Acitelli. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/156412/bk_acx0_156412_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Spirit Whirled: The Deaf Phoenicians , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 692min
    You know something is wrong. The paradigm you live in is unjust, rigged against those without money, and completely unsustainable from both an economic and ecosystemic standpoint. Maybe you already know what’s going on, but don’t have the time or resources to bring others up to speed. Refer them to this book. Maybe you have no idea what’s going on, but you can feel the spiritual and physical wickedness eroding your way of life, your rights, your purchasing power, your health, and your ability to make a living. You don’t have time to sacrifice a decade of your life to research it and need something that is both clear and efficient at bringing you up to speed, so that you can take action and help others. This book is for you.The main benefit of the Spirit Whirled series is that it will provide you with the knowledge to understand where you are at all times and not allow other people to transfer your property, rights, or life into man-made constructs where they can be controlled, limited, deprived, or rationed. All control and tyranny is based on jurisdiction and many of the tricks being used to deprive you of your freedom and sovereignty are based on the hidden mechanisms by which you are unknowingly lured (or compelled) into certain jurisdictions, where despots claim to have the right to enforce their whims upon you. Man-made civilization is in a terrible condition, but that condition can be changed, and it starts with you. Don’t give up. If the situation were hopeless, they wouldn’t have to scheme against you so often. Even now you can see their artificial paradigm collapsing. You’re the one you’ve been waiting for. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emiliana Pacheco. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/237606/bk_acx0_237606_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Gaslighting: How to Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People and Recover from Toxic Relationships , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 243min
    Discover How to Steer Clear of Gaslighters and Recover from Toxic RelationshipsFrom friends, parents, siblings to spouses, gaslighters are everywhere. Gaslighting is an insidious form of emotional and psychological manipulation that is completely damaging when left unresolved.But what does a gaslighter do that is so harmful?A gaslighter will - slowly but effectively - make you question your sanity by eroding your self-belief, confidence, decisions, and reality.A gaslighter ensures that their victim is unsure of what they are doing or saying. They keep their victims completely off balance and worried all the time.Do you want to recognize the techniques used in gaslighting? Are you looking to recover from a relationship with a gaslighter? If so, then this book is EXACTLY for you.This book will give you insight on how you can identify a gaslighter - so you can avoid such people in your life. It will show you, in a step-by-step manner, how to identify gaslighting techniques and how to tell who's a gaslighter. It is time to take charge of your life and stop being controlled by others.Here is what you will find inside:Reveal the clear signs that someone is a gaslighterLearn how to be strong and cope with gaslighting effectsGet an effective therapy for gaslighting victimsFix your life and become happy again by regaining your self-confidenceAnd much, much moreFAQQ: Have I been gaslighted?A: Many people do not recognize when they are being gaslighted. Some obvious signs that you are being gaslighted include regularly feeling unhappy and unloved, second-guessing yourself (even in small decisions), and frequently making excuses for others. Get more warning signs of been gaslighted in the book.Want to start listening? Scroll to the top of the page and click on "Buy"! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Millie Green. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/186781/bk_acx0_186781_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Mountain Air: Relapsing and Finding the Way Back...One Breath at a Time: New Horizons in Therapy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 223min
    Deep down inside, each of us knows what our truths are.It is forgivable to lose them....It is unforgivable not to reclaim them....Mountain Air: Relapsing and Finding the Way Back...One Breath at a Time is a brutally honest personal narrative detailing a painful descent into relapse and a powerful journey back to recovering. Without condemnation but with passion and purpose, Mountain Air: Embraces individuals who have abandoned their authentic ways of being for a life of personal neglect, indulgence, or self-destructionSpeaks to individuals who have betrayed their healing tenets - the addict who has lost his sobriety, the abused who has returned to her abuser, or the codependent who continues to rescue the uncontrollableReaches out to individuals who have maintained a life of stability and wellness but who are eroding over time - and losing their sense of self and of spiritMountain Air is for any individual who has experienced relapse and who is fighting to find his way back:By inviting listeners to take a journey with the author as she shares time-tested lessons in the recovering processBy providing thoughtful and accountable exercises with each chapter that guide the listener in the reclaiming and sustaining of their truthsPraise for Kenley's Mountain Air "[A] personal memoir out of which she extracts principles that can be generalized to all who are in recovery, inspiring them to take courage. This poetic and nature-infused account should become a standard for all therapists and all in the process of recovery." (David Van Nuys, PhD, emeritus professor of psychology, host of Shrink Rap Radio)  Learn more at HolliKenley.com ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kristine M. Bowen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/205717/bk_acx0_205717_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Vanishing Neighbor: The Transformation of American Community , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 510min
    A sweeping new look at the unheralded transformation that is eroding the foundations of American exceptionalism. Americans today find themselves mired in an era of uncertainty and frustration. The nation's safety net is pulling apart under its own weight; political compromise is viewed as a form of defeat; and our faith in the enduring concept of American exceptionalism appears increasingly outdated. But the American Age may not be ending. In The Vanishing Neighbor, Marc J. Dunkelman identifies an epochal shift in the structure of American life - a shift unnoticed by many. Routines that once put doctors and lawyers in touch with grocers and plumbers - interactions that encouraged debate and cultivated compromise - have changed dramatically since the postwar era. Both technology and the new routines of everyday life connect tight-knit circles and expand the breadth of our social landscapes, but they've sapped the commonplace, incidental interactions that for centuries have built local communities and fostered healthy debate. The disappearance of these once-central relationships - between people who are familiar but not close, or friendly but not intimate - lies at the root of America's economic woes and political gridlock. The institutions that were erected to support what Tocqueville called the "township" - that unique locus of the power of citizens - are failing because they haven't yet been molded to the realities of the new American community. It's time we moved beyond the debate over whether the changes being made to American life are good or bad and focus instead on understanding the tradeoffs. Our cities are less racially segregated than in decades past, but we’ve become less cognizant of what's happening in the lives of people from different economic backgrounds, education levels, or age groups. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Andres Pabon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001367/bk_gdan_001367_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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