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  The Undead , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 758min

  Most people avoid the cold, sterile peace of the hospital morgue, but Adam Radburn finds peace in the undemanding responsibilities of caring for the dead. It's the perfect job for someone with an affinity for the night...or a vampire. But Adam's present friend, Michael Bowman, will discover the truth, and Adam's past will rise up to haunt them both,in the form of an enemy--and a hunger--that never dies. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Marantz. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/021181/bk_adbl_021181_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Garden Path: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 806min

  Rosie Mortimer, celebrity gardener with a successful TV show, has a pleasantly uneventful life with her undemanding beau. Her gay son and his partner live nearby. When her estranged daughter, Susannah, product of a fractured family, returns to Rosie's Connecticut town with her husband, a former priest, to open a restaurant, the tense relationships among these three build to a near-tragedy. Rosie is forced to face the mistakes and failures that have plagued her - and Susannah, who has her own demons, learns to forgive. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Liisa Ivary. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/020440/bk_adbl_020440_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A History of the World in 21 Women , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 524min

  I was 10 years old when I came across Boadicea, and she became the first woman to make me realise that the designated future of a girl born in 1950 - to be sweet, domesticated, undemanding and super feminine - was not necessarily the case.Boadicea battled the Romans. Nancy Astor fought in Parliament. Emmeline Pankhurst campaigned for female suffrage. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became a pioneering physician in a man’s profession. Mary Quant revolutionised the fashion industry.Britain has traditionally been defined by its conflicts, its conquests, its men and its monarchs. It’s high time that it was defined by its women. In this unique history, Jenni Murray tells the stories of 21 women who refused to succumb to the established laws of society, whose lives embodied hope and change. Famous queens, forgotten visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politicians - all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world. In Murray’s hands their stories are enthralling and beguiling; they have the power to inspire us once again. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jenni Murray. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/033707/bk_adbl_033707_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Emerson Goes Navy: An Emerson Adventure , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 380min

  Emerson Francis Whitman, whose parents are great admirers of philosophy - and philosophers - has the distinction of being the technical representative of Primary Pulse Energy Systems of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. As a tech rep, Emerson travels to a variety of trade shows and exhibitions to assist distributors and dealers of the company's product line to learn the equipment and to sell more of the same. The work itself is pleasant and relatively undemanding. It allows him to travel across the country in a leisurely fashion, accompanied by his spouse and partner Priscilla Jeanette, aka PJ. In addition to his technical skills, Emerson also has an unfortunate propensity for becoming entangled in sticky situations, through absolutely no fault of his own. Sent to a Navy supply depot in the Pacific Northwest to investigate the cause of an inordinately large number of submarine battery failures, Emerson finds more than either he or the Navy bargained for. Determining the problem with the batteries is child’s play. Deciding what to do about the discovery could have shocking - and possibly deadly - results.   ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Arthur Flavell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/115117/bk_acx0_115117_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Emerson Goes Cowboy: An Emerson Adventure , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 226min

  Emerson Francis Whitman, whose parents were great admirers of philosophy - and philosophers - has the distinction of being the technical representative of Primary Pulse Energy Systems of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. As a tech rep, Emerson travels to a variety of trade shows to assist distributors and dealers of the company's product line to learn the equipment and to sell more of the same. The work itself is pleasant and relatively undemanding. It allows him to travel across the country in a leisurely fashion, accompanied by his spouse and partner of many years, Priscilla Jeanette, aka PJ. He also has an unfortunate propensity for becoming entangled in sticky situations through absolutely no fault of his own. Dispatched to an outdoor equipment show in the ranch country of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Emerson inadvertently embarrasses an egotistical ranch hand of questionable skills and even more questionable character. He awakes from the encounter to find himself stretched out on the venerable mahogany bar of the vaunted Long Drink Saloon & Dining Emporium. Things proceed rapidly downhill from there. He will need a concerted application of both intelligence and troubleshooting skills to survive this ride. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Arthur Flavell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/097538/bk_acx0_097538_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Princess of Aerie , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 659min

  Jak Jinnaka is off to save a princess yet again - except... Ostensibly a diplomat, really a spy in training, Jak Jinnaka has such a gift for getting into trouble that his fellow students have voted him "most likely to have a war named after him." His latest offense against cultural sensitivity would have ended his career at his junior year - except that the Academy is thoroughly corrupt, Jak has powerful and wealthy friends, and there's an easier way for the dean of students to get rid of him: Jak's ex-girlfriend, Princess Shyf of Greenworld (one of hundreds of nations in a space station the size of the moon), sends a cry for help that will conveniently take Jak 185 million miles out of the dean's hair. Just like that, Jak is off to save Shyf in the name of true love, the Aerie for the sake of liberty, and his own potential for a lucrative and undemanding government job. But Shyf has found a very unpleasant use for Jak, and now that she's got him, she might not let him go. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Fouhey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/016746/bk_adbl_016746_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Dead Men's Hearts (eBook, ePUB)

  Edgar Award-winning author: "A cunning plot, a remarkably appealing hero, some uproariously funny dialogue . . . a winning combination." -Booklist An ancient skeleton tossed in a garbage dump is the first conundrum to rattle Gideon Oliver when he arrives in Egypt. There to appear in a documentary film, he expects an undemanding week of movie star treatment and a luxurious cruise up the Nile with his wife, Julie. But when Gideon discovers a tantalizing secret in the discarded bones-and violence claims a famous Egyptologist's life-he is thrust into a spotlight of a different kind. Plying his calipers as the world's foremost forensic anthropologist, Gideon's investigation of the goings-on leads him through the back alleys and bazaars of Cairo and deep into the millennia-old tombs of the Valley of the Kings. As the puzzle is painstakingly pieced together, Gideon will find that the identifying traits of a cunning killer are the same now as they were in the time of the pyramids: greed without guilt, lies without conscience . . . and murder without remorse. Dead Men's Hearts is the 8th book in the Gideon Oliver Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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  Summary, Analysis, and Review of Cal Newport's Deep Work: Rules for Success in a Distracted World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 25min

  Please note: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and not the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Cal Newport's Deep Work: Rules for Success in a Distracted World includes a summary of the book, review, analysis and key takeaways, and detailed "About the Author" section. Preview: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport is a self-help book that stresses the transformative power of concentration. The premise: Today's world is filled with distractions that lead to dissatisfaction and brain drain. With various forces on the Internet constantly seeking to occupy your ever-dwindling attention span, you must fiercely guard the time you set aside for deep contemplation and thoughtful work. Fundamentally, knowledge workers have two modes of work: shallow and deep. Shallow work can take many forms. It can be busywork like meetings or work email. It can be task-oriented, like scheduling or paying bills. It can be undefined or even frivolous, like long sessions of unfocused Internet surfing. The common denominator is that all of these forms of shallow work are undemanding and distracting, making frequent intrusions upon your work day (with email) or hijacking your attention (with social media platforms). ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Gilboe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/099378/bk_acx0_099378_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Summary of The Vegetarian: by Han Kang | Includes Analysis , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 32min

  Summary of The Vegetarian by Han Kang | Includes Analysis Preview: Set in South Korea, The Vegetarian by Han Kang tells the story of Yeong-hye, an ordinary woman who decides to stop eating meat. The novel - part satire, part surreal drama, part horror story - provides accounts of Yeong-hye's vegetarianism and eventual anorexia nervosa from the perspectives of her domineering husband, lecherous brother-in-law, and concerned sister. In part one, titled "The Vegetarian," Mr. Cheong tells the story of his "unremarkable" wife's breakdown. Mr. Cheong marries Yeong-hye because he believes she won't challenge his orderly way of life. Yeong-hye proves to be a hardworking, undemanding wife. Her only quirk is that she doesn't like to wear a bra, which disturbs Mr. Cheong. Early one morning, Mr. Cheong finds Yeong-hye standing motionless in front of the refrigerator. She tells him that she's had a dream. The next morning, she's there again, this time busily stuffing meat into trash bags. When Mr. Cheong asks her what she's doing, Yeong-hye again replies that she's had a dream. PLEASE NOTE: This is summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Inside this Instaread summary of The Vegetarian: Summary of the book Important people Character analysis Analysis of the themes and author's style About the Author With Instaread, you can get the key takeaways, summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susan Murphy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/062828/bk_acx0_062828_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Discursive Design: Critical, Speculative, and Alternative Things

  Exploring how design can be used for good prompting self-reflection, igniting the imagination, and affecting positive social change.Good design provides solutions to problems. It improves our buildings, medical equipment, clothing, and kitchen utensils, among other objects. But what if design could also improve societal problems by prompting positive ideological change? In this book, Bruce and Stephanie Tharp survey recent critical design practices and propose a new, more inclusive field of socially minded practice: discursive design. While many consider good design to be unobtrusive, intuitive, invisible, and undemanding intellectually, discursive design instead targets the intellect, prompting self-reflection and igniting the imagination. Discursive design (derived from discourse ) expands the boundaries of how we can use design how objects are, in effect, good(s) for thinking. Discursive Design invites us to see objects in a new light, to understand more than their basic form and utility. Beyond the different foci of critical design, speculative design, design fiction, interrogative design, and adversarial design, Bruce and Stephanie Tharp establish a more comprehensive, unifying vision as well as innovative methods. They not only offer social criticism but also explore how objects can, for example, be used by counselors in therapy sessions, by town councils to facilitate a pre-vote discussions, by activists seeking engagement, and by institutions and industry to better understand the values, beliefs, and attitudes of those whom they serve. Discursive design sparks new ways of thinking, and it is only through new thinking that our sociocultural futures can change.

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