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  A Deadly Misunderstanding: Quest to Bridge the Muslim/Christian Divide , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 419min

  Former Congressman and Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Mark D. Siljander takes us on an eye-opening journey of personal, religious, and political discovery. In the 1980s, Siljander was a newly minted Reagan Republican from Michigan who joined Congress in the same generation as Newt Gingrich and Tom DeLay, ready to remake the world. A staunch member of the Religious Right, he once walked out of the National Prayer Breakfast when a Muslim speaker quoted from the Qur'an. Siljander recounts his spiritual odyssey starting as an anti-Muslim Christian conservative to a pioneer in discovering ground-breaking common roots between Islam and Christianity, while trailblazing a unique diplomatic path for bringing the two communities together.This story inspires hope in our increasingly desperate world, uncovering compelling common ground for followers of these two super-power religions. At the root of our mutual discord are basic misunderstandings of foundational concepts such as the meaning of “religion” and “conversion”. His findings are drawn from twenty-seven years of study and real-world diplomatic engagements. Wherever he and his praying partners travel among Muslim nations, the outcome of their quiet diplomacy is respect, trust, love of friends and enemies, and significant real-world breakthroughs in crisis situations of which few are aware.In A Deadly Misunderstanding, Siljander breaks down and re-assembles keys to understanding these concepts through the lens of the ancient Semitic languages of the Abrahamic religions, making paradigm-shifting discoveries that unite rather than divide us. His audiobook offers a new model based on ancient truths, proven to powerfully affect people, conflicts, countries, and potentially change cultures. This seemingly implausible path to peace dismantles the engine of terror without firing a single shot.Credit: John David Mann, contributor ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dave McQuade. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/147139/bk_acx0_147139_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Through the Shadowlands: A Science Writer's Odyssey into an Illness Science Doesn't Understand , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 670min

  Julie Rehmeyer felt like she was going to the desert to die. Julie fully expected to be breathing at the end of the trip - but driving into Death Valley felt like giving up, surrendering. She'd spent years battling a mysterious illness so extreme that she often couldn't turn over in her bed. The top specialists in the world were powerless to help, and research on her disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, was at a near standstill. Having exhausted the plausible ideas, Julie turned to an implausible one. Going against both her instincts and her training as a science journalist and mathematician, she followed the advice of strangers she'd met on the Internet. Their theory - that mold in her home and possessions was making her sick - struck her as wacky pseudoscience. But they had recovered from chronic fatigue syndrome as severe as hers. To test the theory that toxic mold was making her sick, Julie drove into the desert alone, leaving behind everything she owned. She wasn't even certain she was well enough to take care of herself once she was there. She felt stripped not only of the life she'd known, but any future she could imagine. With only her scientific savvy, investigative journalism skills, and dog, Frances, to rely on, Julie carved out her own path to wellness - and uncovered how shocking scientific neglect and misconduct had forced her and millions of others to go it alone. In stunning prose, she describes how her illness transformed her understanding of science, medicine, and spirituality. Through the Shadowlands brings scientific authority to a misunderstood disease and spins an incredible and compelling story of tenacity, resourcefulness, acceptance, and love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julie Rehmeyer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/096856/bk_acx0_096856_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Lost Civilizations: 10 Societies That Vanished without a Trace , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 217min

  From the #1 bestselling author of History's Greatest Generals comes an exciting new book on the greatest societies in history that vanished without a trace, and why their disappearance still haunts us today. Whether it is Plato's lost city of Atlantis, a technological advanced utopia that sank into the ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune"; the colony of Roanoke, whose early American settlers were swallowed up in the wild forest lands of the unexplored continent, or the Ancient American Explorers, who managed to arrive to the New World 2,000 years before Columbus, the disappearance of these societies is as cryptic as it is implausible. This book will look at cultures of the 10 greatest lost civilizations in history. Some were millennia ahead their neighbors, such as the Indus Valley Civilization, which had better city planning in 3,000 B.C. than any European capital in the 18th century. Others left behind baffling mysteries, such as the Ancient Pueblo Peoples (formerly known as the Anasazi), whose cliff-dwelling houses were so inaccessible that every member of society would have to be an expert-level rock climber. It will also at explanations as to how massive societies that lasted for centuries can disappear without a trace. Did the builders of the pyramids handy craftsmen whose method of transporting massive stones are still unexplainable simply disappear or were they part of an advanced alien race, as conspiracy theorists assert? Was the Kingdom of Aksum really the keeper of the Ark of the Covenant, and did this lead to their downfall? Whatever the nature of their disappearance, these lost civilizations offer many lessons for us today - even the greatest of societies can disappear, and that includes us. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Pierce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/018237/bk_acx0_018237_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 319min

  How important is luck in economic success? No question more reliably divides conservatives from liberals. As conservatives correctly observe, people who amass great fortunes are almost always talented and hardworking. But liberals are also correct to note that countless others have those same qualities yet never earn much. In recent years, social scientists have discovered that chance plays a much larger role in important life outcomes than most people imagine. In Success and Luck, bestselling author and New York Times economics columnist Robert Frank explores the surprising implications of those findings to show why the rich underestimate the importance of luck in success - and why that hurts everyone, even the wealthy. Frank describes how, in a world increasingly dominated by winner-take-all markets, chance opportunities and trivial initial advantages often translate into much larger ones - and enormous income differences - over time; how false beliefs about luck persist, despite compelling evidence against them; and how myths about personal success and luck shape individual and political choices in harmful ways. But, Frank argues, we could decrease the inequality driven by sheer luck by adopting simple, unintrusive policies that would free up trillions of dollars each year - more than enough to fix our crumbling infrastructure, expand healthcare coverage, fight global warming, and reduce poverty, all without requiring painful sacrifices from anyone. If this sounds implausible, you'll be surprised to discover that the solution requires only a few, uncontroversial steps. Compellingly listenable, Success and Luck shows how a more accurate understanding of the role of chance in life could lead to better, richer, and fairer economies and societies. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert H. Frank. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/007929/bk_brll_007929_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Wanted Man: Jack Reacher, Book 17, Hörbuch, Digital, 389min

  A masterpiece of suspense from number-one New York Times best-selling author Lee Child   Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, eyes on the road. Another man next to him, telling stories that don’t add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And next to her, a huge man with a broken nose, hitching a ride east to Virginia.   An hour behind them, a man lies stabbed to death in an old pumping station. He was seen going in with two others, but he never came out. He has been executed, the knife work professional, the killers vanished. Within minutes, the police are notified. Within hours, the FBI descends, laying claim to the victim without ever saying who he was or why he was there.   All Reacher wanted was a ride to Virginia. All he did was stick out his thumb. But he soon discovers he has hitched more than a ride. He has tied himself to a massive conspiracy that makes him a threat - to both sides at once.   In Lee Child’s white-hot thriller, nothing is what it seems, and nobody is telling the truth. As the tension rises, the twists come fast and furious, keeping listeners guessing and gasping until the explosive finale.   Praise for number-one best-selling author Lee Child and his Reacher series   “Child is a superb craftsman of suspense.” (Entertainment Weekly) “The truth about Reacher gets better and better.” (Janet Maslin, The New York Times)“Implausible, irresistible Reacher remains just about the best butt-kicker in thriller-lit.” (Kirkus Reviews) Language: English. Narrator: Dick Hill. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/003252/bk_rand_003252_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Greatest Story Ever Told - So Far: Why Are We Here? , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 625min

  From award-winning physicist, public intellectual, and the bestselling author of A Universe from Nothing Lawrence Krauss, comes “a masterful blend of history, modern physics, and cosmic perspective that empowers the reader to not only embrace our understanding of the universe, but also revel in what remains to be discovered” (Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Museum of Natural History).In this grand poetic vision of the universe, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the discovery of the hidden world that underlies reality - and our place within it.Reality is not what you think or sense - it’s weird, wild, and counterintuitive, and its inner workings seem at least as implausible as the idea that something can come from nothing.With his trademark wit and accessible style, Krauss leads us to realms so small that they are invisible to microscopes, to the birth and rebirth of light, and into the natural forces that govern our existence. His unique blend of rigorous research and engaging storytelling invites us into the lives and minds of remarkable scientists who have helped unravel the unexpected fabric of reality with reasoning rather than superstition and dogma, and to explain how everything we see - and can’t see - came about. A passionate advocate for reason, Krauss gives the rationale for the seemingly irrational - and the mysteries and apparent contradictions of quantum physics, and explores what that means for our lives here on Earth - and beyond.At its core, The Greatest Story Ever Told - So Far is about the best of what it means to be human - an epic history of our ultimately purposeless universe that addresses the question, “Why are we here?” ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lawrence Krauss. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/008775/bk_brll_008775_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Operation Relentless: The Hunt for the Richest, Deadliest Criminal in History , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 679min

  The new best-seller from the author of Zero Six Bravo. By 2007 Viktor Bout had become the world's foremost arms dealer. Known as the 'Merchant of Death' he was both "Public Enemy No. 1" to the global intelligence agencies and a ruthless criminal worth around six billion dollars. For years Bout had eluded capture, meanwhile building up a labyrinthine network of airlines selling weapons to order to dictators, rebels, despots and terror groups worldwide. He was hunted by the CIA, NSA, MI6, as well sought by the United Nations for being their top global sanctions buster. Holed up in Moscow - from where he ran a suite of offices selling anything from AK47s to state-of-the-art helicopter gunships and anti-aircraft missiles - he was shielded by a Russian state that was a partner in his dark dealings. In short, Bout appeared utterly invulnerable and beyond any hope of capture. Step forward former SAS man Mike Snow. After serving in the Regiment, Snow had worked as a bush pilot in Africa, where he'd got to know Bout well. Via its own secretive, shadow network, Snow was approached by the US DEA, the Drugs Enforcement Agency. The DEA agents had one question for him: was Snow able to get to Viktor Bout? This is the incredible tale of Operation Relentless, the top-secret mission that Snow and a handful of DEA operatives launched to entrap Viktor Bout - a story that ranges from the steamy jungles of Colombia to the ice-bound streets of Moscow, and from horrific bloodshed and tyranny in the Congo, to a snatch operation like no other. It may read like an implausible thriller, but every word of Operation Relentless is true. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Greg Wagland. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/qpuk/000334/bk_qpuk_000334_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  All the Great Prizes: The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1336min

  If Henry James or Edith Wharton had written a novel describing the accomplished and glamorous life and times of John Hay, it would have been thought implausible - a novelist’s fancy. Nevertheless, John Taliaferro’s brilliant biography captures the extraordinary life of Hay, one of the most amazing figures in American history, and restores him to his rightful place. John Hay was both witness and author of many of the most significant chapters in American history - from the birth of the Republican Party, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War, to the prelude to the First World War. Much of what we know about Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt comes to us through the observations Hay made while private secretary to one and secretary of state to the other. With All the Great Prizes, the first authoritative biography of Hay in 80 years, Taliaferro has turned the lens around, rendering a rich and fascinating portrait of this brilliant American and his many worlds. Hay’s friends are a who’s who of the era: Mark Twain, Horace Greeley, Henry Adams, Henry James, and virtually every president, sovereign, author, artist, power broker, and robber baron of the Gilded Age. As an ambassador and statesman, he guided many of the country’s major diplomatic initiatives at the turn of the 20th century: the Open Door with China, the creation of the Panama Canal, the establishment of America as a world leader. Hay’s peers esteemed him as “a perfectly cut stone” and “the greatest prime minister this republic has ever known”. But for all his poise and polish, he had his secrets. His marriage to one of the wealthiest women in the country did not prevent him from pursuing the Madame X of Washington society, whose other secret suitor was Hay’s best friend, Henry Adams. With this superb work, Taliaferro brings us an epic tale. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Barrett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/012623/bk_adbl_012623_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Wicca for Beginners: Learn About Wiccan History and Beliefs Using Herbs, Crystals and Magic , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 200min

  Discover the life-changing secrets of the Wiccan religion and learn how to start practicing magic and casting spells with this definitive guide for beginners!Are you intrigued by the spiritual and the esoteric, but are often put off by the implausible nature of most religions? Are you searching for accurate information to help you understand the Wiccan religion? Do you want finally learn how to start practicing real magic and casting spell, but don't know where to begin?If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then this guide is for you.Greatly misunderstood by a lot of people, the Wiccan religion is looked down upon, frowned at, and regarded to be a shady, evil cult. This is far from the truth.In this guide, Agata Black demystifies the Wiccan way of life and shows you how the foundational principles of this unique religion are rooted in practicality and empathy for other human beings.Here's a snippet of what you're going to discover in Wicca for Beginners:Everything you need to know about the Wiccan Religion and way of lifeHistory and origins of the Wiccan ReligionThe Wiccan Wheel of the Year, and its eight ritual SabbathsThe five universal elements every Wicca needs to learn and understandThe life-changing concepts of the Wiccan Rede and the Three-fold lawWhat you absolutely need to know before you get started casting spellsFive important things you need to know about WiccaThe 13 core principles of the Wiccan belief and way of lifeMyths and misconceptions about the Wicca religion you need to discard todayThe meaning behind some Wiccan symbols and logos explainedSimple, but effective Wicca daily devotionsThe three key factors you need to know about to make Wicca spells and magick work for youStep-by-step instructions to help you become a WiccaA crash guide to Wicca for health a ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Valentina Di Paola. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/177196/bk_acx0_177196_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Wicca for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Wiccan Beliefs and History , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 203min

  Discover the life-changing secrets of the Wiccan religion and learn how to start practicing magic and casting spells with this definitive guide for beginners!Are you intrigued by the spiritual and the esoteric, but are often put off by the implausible nature of most religions? Are you searching for accurate information to help you understand the Wiccan religion? Do you want finally learn how to start practicing real magic and casting spell, but don't know where to begin?If you answered "yes" to any of the questions above, then this audiobook is for you.Greatly misunderstood by a lot of people, the Wiccan religion is looked down upon, frowned at, and regarded to be a shady, evil cult. This is far from the truth.In this audiobook, Julian Carter demystifies the Wiccan way of life and shows you how the foundational principles of this unique religion are rooted in practicality and empathy for other human beings.Here's a snippet of what you're going to discover in Wicca for Beginners:Everything you need to know about the Wiccan religion and way of lifeHistory and origins of the Wiccan religionThe Wiccan wheel of the year and its eight ritual SabbathsThe five universal elements every Wiccan needs to learn and understandThe life-changing concepts of the Wiccan Rede and the three-fold lawThe things you absolutely need to know before you get started with casting spellsThe five important things you need to know about WiccaThe 13 core principles of the Wiccan belief and way of lifeMyths and misconceptions about the Wicca religion you need to discard todayThe meaning behind some Wiccan symbols and logos explainedSimple but effective Wicca daily devotionsThe three key factors you need to know about to make Wicca spells and magic work for youStep-by-step instructions to help you become a WiccaA crash ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Valentina Di Paola. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/184011/bk_acx0_184011_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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