123 Results for : muddle
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No Time to Spare , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 393min
From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler, a collection of thoughts - always adroit, often acerbic - on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation. Ursula K. Le Guin has taken listeners to imaginary worlds for decades. Now she's in the last great frontier of life, old age, and exploring new literary territory: the blog, a forum where her voice - sharp, witty, as compassionate as it is critical - shines. No Time to Spare collects the best of Ursula's blog, presenting perfectly crystallized dispatches on what matters to her now, her concerns with this world, and her wonder at it. On the absurdity of denying your age, she says, "If I'm 90 and believe I'm 45, I'm headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub." On cultural perceptions of fantasy: "The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is 'escapism' an accusation of?" On her new cat: "He still won't sit on a lap. I don't know if he ever will. He just doesn't accept the lap hypothesis." On breakfast: "Eating an egg from the shell takes not only practice, but resolution, even courage, possibly willingness to commit crime." And on all that is unknown, all that we discover as we muddle through life: "How rich we are in knowledge, and in all that lies around us yet to learn. Billionaires, all of us." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barbara Caruso. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/011809/bk_reco_011809_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Flowers: How to Grow Flowers for Profit , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 24min
Have you ever wanted a wild flower garden? A wild flower garden is not just a garden that has gone wild; in fact, it is quite the opposite. A garden that has become wild normally looks a bit of a muddle, whereas a wild flower has to have a closely controlled environment. Garden flowers have been hardened, so to speak. They have been cultivated and crossed so that they can put up with not being taken care of by the average gardener who does not know much about gardening, although there are some very delicate garden plants too. However, wild flowers have never had this treatment. They grow only where the circumstances are right or they do not grow at all. It is practically impossible to grow wild flowers where they would not naturally grow. This is why many people's attempts at creating a wild flower garden flop so miserably - they have expected the wild flowers to just grow wild without having made the correct environment. Therefore, if you want to create such a flower garden, you will first have to determine what kind of flowers you want to grow. Do you want meadow flowers, woodland flowers, hedgerow flowers, marsh or riverside flowers? You can amalgamate some of these styles, of course. You could merge meadow and hedgerow varieties, if you put a hedge border around your garden. Thanks again for choosing this book, I hope you enjoy it! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barbara Nevins Taylor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/057305/bk_acx0_057305_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Funny Once: Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 635min
Michael Chabon once said, “I scan the tables of contents of magazines, looking for Antonya Nelson's name, hoping that she has decided to bless us again.” And now she has blessed us again, with a bounty of the stories for which she is so beloved. Her stories are clear-eyed, hard-edged, beautifully formed. In the title story, “Funny Once,” a couple held together by bad behavior fall into a lie with their more responsible friends. In “The Village,” a woman visits her father at a nursing home, recalling his equanimity at her teenage misdeeds and gaining a new understanding of his own past indiscretions. In another, when a troubled girl in the neighborhood goes missing, a mother worries increasingly about her teenage son’s relationship with a bad-news girlfriend. In the novella “Three Wishes,” siblings muddle through in the aftermath of their elder brother’s too-early departure from the world. The landscape of this audiobook is the wide open spaces of Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado. Throughout, there is the pervasive desire to drink to forget, to have sex with the wrong people, to hit the road and figure out later where to stop for the night. These characters are aging, regretting actions both taken and not, inhabiting their extended adolescences as best they can. And in Funny Once, their flawed humanity is made beautiful, perfectly observed by one of America’s best short story writers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/018969/bk_adbl_018969_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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What's Your Future Worth?: Using Present Value to Make Better Decisions , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 276min
We weigh every significant decision based on how it will affect our future. But when it comes to figuring that out, we mostly make the process up as we go along. While financial professional Peter Neuwirth can't help you actually predict the future, he can offer a simple, systematic way to make much better guesses about it - and so make better decisions. Neuwirth offers an accessible, step-by-step guide to using the powerful concept of present value - which allows you to determine the value today of something that might happen in the future - to evaluate all of the outcomes that might arise from choosing one path as opposed to another. Using examples that anyone can relate to, Neuwirth walks you through the process. Your old refrigerator doesn't work as well as it used to - should you buy a new one right away or muddle through for a while? You're offered a great discount on a service you don't need at the moment but eventually will - buy the service now or wait? With just a little math and some common sense, you can compare future costs and benefits with present costs and benefits and make "apples to apples" comparisons. This audiobook will be indispensable for anyone who has ever had to figure out whether to stick with an awful job or follow his or her bliss, fix that old car or buy a new one, increase 401(k) contributions or keep the same take-home pay, and a thousand other decisions. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Don Hagen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001552/bk_gdan_001552_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Gratitude: Discover How to Gain Emotional Freedom Through the Power of Gratitude , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 77min
Do you feel blind to the abundance all around you? Are you tired of feeling unhappy? Whether you want to, (1) live better and feel happier, (2) eliminate negative feelings, or (3) discover a life that is worth living, then this is the audiobook for you! Don't just muddle through in grey oblivion; deliberately choose gratefulness and bring the color back into your life! Don't succumb to the dullness of merely existing. Gratitude has the power to transform your humdrum existence into a life of incredible value, but only if you use it. Discover just how good life can be. It is possible to rediscover the marvel you had as a child. The practice of gratitude can infuse you with fresh hope. The disciplined practice of gratefulness is powerful enough to displace all the dark cynicism a person may have accumulated in the past. Experience the health benefits that come from a thankful heart. Studies report everything from alertness and physical strength to happiness is enhanced by mere thoughts of gratitude. Just imagine the added benefits when you express your gratefulness! Included in this audiobook are practical steps developed by some of the best minds in the world to help you start thinking the right way to become incredibly grateful for all you have! See improvements in all your relationships, thanks to your gratefulness. As gratefulness transforms your outlook on life, it may well rub off on the people around you. Friendships may deepen and marriages may be strengthened. Free yourself. A life of bliss awaits: Buy it now! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joshua Mackey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/042644/bk_acx0_042644_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Darkness Within: Etherya's Earth, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 589min
Arderin, princess of the illustrious Vampyre kingdom, has always marched to the beat of her own drum. Motivated by a calling to heal others, frustration consumes her since her brother King Sathan doesn't understand her desire to study medicine in the human world. Moreover, the son of the Dark Lord Crimeous has moved to their compound, and he seems obsessed with driving her absolutely insane. Hating him for his sharp tongue and dark nature, she tries to squelch her unwelcome attraction to him.Darkrip has been enthralled by Arderin since the night he knocked her unconscious and sent her down the river, prompting the end of the War of the Species. Never has he met a woman more beautiful and passionate. Frustrated by her dramatics, and consumed by his desire for her, he vows to stay away. For, the son of Crimeous, with his malevolent blood, could never have children or a normal life.When Crimeous threatens both their lives, forcing them into a shared captivity, they do everything possible to escape and survive. As their connection grows, so does their attraction. Knowing they have no future together and the consequences of furthering their relationship would be disastrous, they forge ahead in the conflict against the Dark Lord. But the universe is fickle and can muddle with even the best-laid intentions...The Etherya's Earth series is best listened to in order so that the listener can enjoy the evolution of the characters. After all, the author loves a good twist and wants the listener to uncover them organically. However, fans of romance - rest assured, each book has its own featured hero/heroine and HEA. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Devon Wilcox. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/182997/bk_acx0_182997_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Peterkin Papers: The most humorous foibles of the everyday life of a family , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 266min
Originally appearing as a series of short stories in a children's magazine, The Peterkin Papers is a collection of tales of a hysterically inept family named The Peterkins. The Peterkin's unfortunate lack of common sense causes hilarious unintended consequences nearly every time they have an idea. The Peterkins muddle through life's challenges with love and cooperation, but when they come to their wits' end, they know they need help. Table of Contents Chapter 01: The Lady Who Put Salt In Her Coffee Chapter 02: About Elizabeth Eliza's Piano Chapter 03: The Peterkins Try To Become Wise Chapter 04: Solomon John's Book Chapter 05: Mrs. Peterkin Wishes To Go To Drive Chapter 06: The Peterkins At Home. At Dinner Chapter 07: Why The Peterkins Had A Late Dinner Chapter 08: The Peterkins' Summer Journey Chapter 09: The Peterkins Snowed-Up Chapter 10: The Peterkins Decide To Keep A Cow Chapter 11: The Peterkins' Christmas-Tree Chapter 12: Mrs. Peterkin's Tea-Party Chapter 13: The Peterkins Too Late For The Exhibition Chapter 14: The Peterkins Celebrate The Fourth Of July Chapter 15: The Peterkins' Picnic Chapter 16: The Peterkins' Charades Chapter 17: The Peterkins Are Obliged To Move Chapter 18: The Peterkins Decide To Learn The Languages Chapter 19: Modern Improvements At The Peterkins' Chapter 20: Agamemnon's Career Chapter 21: The Educational Breakfast Chapter 22: The Peterkins At The "Carnival Of Authors" In Boston Chapter 23: The Peterkins At The Farm Lucretia P. Hale Lucretia Peabody Hale (1820–1900) was a successful novelist, journalist and served as a member of the Boston School Committee. Born in Boston to a newspaper publisher father, Hale developed her writing skills early on. Hale's childrens' stories are filled with humor and charm, entertaining for adults as well as ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susan McCarthy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alca/000057/bk_alca_000057_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Mysterious Worlds of Jackson Nash , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 229min
The Mysterious Worlds of Jackson Nash is a young adult novel about 13-year-old Jackson's journey to self-discovery. Jackson lives in the small town of Peach Grove, Georgia. He lived a somewhat normal life until the night of his 13th birthday. Ancient visitors reveal that he is of a special lineage, a descendant of an ageless African tribe, the Asutu. Once responsible for maintaining the balance between mankind and nature, the tribe is believed to be a myth. Jackson, however, is more than a descendant. He is the tribe's Shuntah, nature's protector. This discovery does not go without its difficulties. As Jackson develops special gifts, he begins feeling the tension of two worlds collide around and within him. An unexpected arrival from his aunt, Chrystal, helps him muddle through his dual identity. With the aid of fingerprints left behind by their ancestors, Chrystal uncovers their extraordinary family heritage. The Mysterious Worlds of Jackson Nash is a lively story about an eighth-grade boy's journey to understanding his special duty as the Shuntah. As he struggles to both embrace and hide his ancient identity, Jackson's eighth-grade year is off to a rocky start. Amid contending with the class bully, Ty, hiding his secret from his best friends, Raj and Charles, and protecting his headstrong classmate, Hannah, Jackson often finds himself in sticky situations. Instinctively he retreats to nature for strength, comfort, and guidance. Although his special abilities are still in their infancy, Jackson manages to save the life of his dear friend and the town of Peach Grove from a devastating event. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kaitlin Descutner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/094319/bk_acx0_094319_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Asa: A Marked Men Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 558min
Jay Crownover's New York Times and USA Today best-selling Marked Men series continues with the much anticipated story of Southern charmer and certified criminal Asa Cross. Starting over in Denver with a whole new circle of friends and family, Asa Cross struggles with being the man he knows everyone wants him to be and the man he knows he really is. A leopard doesn't change its spots, and Asa has always been a predator. He doesn't want to hurt those who love and rely on him, especially one luscious arresting cop who suddenly seems to be interested in him for far more than his penchant for breaking the law. But letting go of old habits is hard, and it's easy to hit bottom when it's the place you know best. Royal Hastings is quickly learning what the bottom looks like after a tragic situation at work threatens not only her career but her partner's life. As a woman who has only ever had a few real friends, she's trying to muddle through her confusion and devastation all alone. Except she can't stop thinking about the sexy Southern bartender she locked up. Crushing on Asa is the last thing she needs, but his allure is too strong to resist. His long criminal record can only hurt her already shaky career, and chasing after a guy who has no respect for the law or himself can only end in heartbreak. A longtime criminal and a cop together just seems so wrong...but for Asa and Royal, being wrong together is the only right choice to make. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christian Fox, Harper Kendall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/004400/bk_harp_004400_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Communicate NOT Communihate: 8 Keys for Leaders and Professionals to Communicate Effectively , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 151min
Do you desire to be a better communicator?We all communicate every day, whether we choose to or not, and we all want something as a result of the messages we communicate. But, most people confuse talking with communicating and muddle through their interactions with others. However, if you want to be an outstanding communicator, Chris Johnson has the answer. Communicate NOT Communihate is a powerful, insightful, and easy-listening book that has been geared towards leaders and professionals. It was meticulously crafted to empower you with vital tools, techniques, and advice you need to become an effective communicator.Communication is a must-have skill for all people, especially leaders and professionals. It does not matter what industry you’re working in, the role, or size of the organization you’re leading, you will inevitably interact with many different people. And effective communication is the main component to ensure professional success, regardless if your interactions are interpersonal, group, or corporately oriented. Therefore, it is critically important to develop or sharpen your skills and abilities to clearly communicate your thoughts and build trusting relationships.It is nearly impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator. The keys to become a great communicator is scarcely found in the realm of academia. In most cases, it is the subtle elements of communication that are rarely taught in a classroom (the essential others-centered facets), which leaders and professionals desperately need to be effective. Examine history and you will find the greatest leaders, were also exceptional communicators and regardless of which leaders you choose to examine, they all exhibit certain traits that set them apart.In Communicate NOT Communihate, Chris gives you eight keys, which if used consistently, will unveil your ability to confidently stand out as an effective communicator. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chris Johnson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/122959/bk_acx0_122959_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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