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Young Mr. Obama: Chicago and the Making of a Black President , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 562min

Barack Obama’s inspirational politics and personal mythology have overshadowed his fascinating history. Young Mr. Obama gives us the missing chapter: the portrait of the politician as a young leader, often too ambitious for his own good, but still equipped with a rare ability to inspire change. The route to the White House began on the streets of Chicago’s South Side. Edward McClelland, a veteran Chicago journalist, tells the real story of the first black president’s political education in the capital of the African American political community. Obama’s touch wasn’t always golden, and the unflappable and charismatic campaigner we know today nearly derailed his political career with a disastrous run for Congress in 2000. Obama learned from his mistakes, and rebuilt his public persona. Young Mr. Obama is a masterpiece of political reporting, peeling away the audacity, the T-shirts, and the inspiring speeches to craft a compelling and surpassingly listenable account of how local politics shaped a national leader. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dean Sluyter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009714/bk_adbl_009714_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Guns , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 139min

Guns are a black and white issue, right? Well, it's not quite that simple. This book covers every aspect of the gun debate in the US - from hunting to mass shootings to questions about constitutional rights, no angle is left unexplored. Written mostly as the current debate about guns and gun control was heating up, you'll find well-written and thought out points here as well as introspection about the dangers inherent in an armed and sometimes unstable society. Questions about what the Second Amendment is really for and the seeming ubiquity of violence in society are juxtaposed against concrete concerns about self-protection, tradition, and the clash of cultures in a fantastically listenable and engaging format that moves at a breathless pace. One of the only books that presents every side of the issue, this is a must-listen for those even moderately interested in the topic. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Glouchevitch, Tanya Eby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/027813/bk_adbl_027813_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Audacity of Inez Burns , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 788min

Inez Burns was adored by the desperate women who sought her out - and loathed by the power-hungry men who plotted to destroy her. During a time when women risked their lives with predatory practitioners lurking in back alleys, Inez and her team of women, clad in crisp, white nurse's uniforms, worked night and day in her elegantly appointed clinic, performing 50,000 of the safest, most hygienic abortions available during a time when even the richest wives, Hollywood stars, and mistresses had few options when they found themselves with an unwanted pregnancy. In The Audacity of Inez Burns, Stephen G. Bloom reveals a jagged slice of lost American history. From Inez's riveting tale of glamour and tragedy, he has created a brilliant, compulsively listenable portrait of an unforgettable woman during a moment when America's pendulum swung from compassion to criminality by punishing those who permitted women to control their own destinies. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Berkrot. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/011303/bk_blak_011303_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 665min

With a new preface and updated chapters, White Like Me is one-part memoir, one-part polemical essay collection. It is a personal examination of the way in which racial privilege shapes the daily lives of white Americans in every realm: employment, education, housing, criminal justice, and elsewhere. Using stories from his own life, Tim Wise demonstrates the ways in which racism not only burdens people of color, but also benefits, in relative terms, those who are "white like him". He discusses how racial privilege can harm whites in the long run and make progressive social change less likely. He explores the ways in which whites can challenge their unjust privileges, and explains in clear and convincing language why it is in the best interest of whites themselves to do so. Using anecdotes instead of stale statistics, Wise weaves a narrative that is at once listenable and yet scholarly, analytical and yet accessible. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Wise. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/051063/bk_acx0_051063_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Seeds for the Soul: Living as the Source of Who You Are , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 171min

Can we ever find real happiness? Combining eastern philosophy and western psychology, Chuck Hillig points the way to true happiness for those who have struggled to find peace of mind. Whether his profound words act as a gentle reminder or loud alarm clock, they will lovingly direct you to the only person who holds your truth: YOU!Of the thousands of books in the modern spiritual marketplace, few state their message both simply and profoundly. Seeds for the Soul presents a listenable and compelling worldview that speaks directly to the listener's mind, heart, and soul. Like a good friend cutting through the confusion, Chuck Hillig takes you by the hand and leads you to where you can look reality squarely in the face. His words will quietly reverberate in the very depths of your consciousness. Seeds for the Soul is a unique and fascinating gift to the listener that invites you to revisit its enlightening wisdom again and again to discover its multi-layered treasures. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chuck Hillig. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/013789/bk_acx0_013789_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Go-Getter: A Story That Tells You How to Be One , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 62min

In The Go-Getter, Bill Peck, a war veteran, persuades Cappy Ricks, the influential founder of the Rick's Logging & Lumbering Company, to let him prove himself by selling skunk wood in odd lengths - a job that everyone knows can only lead to failure. When Peck goes on to beat his quota, Rick hands Peck the ultimate opportunity and the ultimate test: the quest for an elusive blue vase. Drawing on such classic values as honesty, determination, passion, and responsibility, Peck overcomes nearly insurmountable obstacles to find the vase and launch hia career as a successful manager. In a time when jobs are tight and managers are too busy for mentoring, how can you maintain positive energy, take control of your career, and prepare yourself to ace the tests that come your way? By applying the timeless lessons in this compulsively listenable parable, employees at all levels can learn to rekindle the go-getter in themselves. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason McCoy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bnpp/000061/bk_bnpp_000061_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Unknown Devil: The C.T. Ferguson Mystery Novels, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 458min

A gray hat hacker. A dark-hearted crime boss. Baltimore isn’t big enough for both of them.C.T. Ferguson uses his illicit digital skills as a private investigator. When a teenage boy wants to find his missing brother, C.T. takes up the case. He soon discovers the missing brother is a fellow keyboard wizard, which piques his interest. Then, shadowy figures turn up wherever C.T. goes.He gets an offer he’s not supposed to refuse from a budding gangster. He declines it anyway, of course. But how is it all connected to the missing programmer?When the investigation takes a turn for the worse, C.T. must contend with the police trying to arrest him and a cadre of enforcers trying to kill him. Can he follow the clues online and in the real world in time to reunite a family?You’ll love The Unknown Devil because it combines classic hard-boiled sensibilities and modern tech savvy in a compulsively listenable package. Get it today. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steven Barnett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/194257/bk_acx0_194257_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Soviet Leaders and Intelligence: Assessing the American Adversary During the Cold War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 260min

During the Cold War, the political leadership of the Soviet Union avidly sought intelligence about its main adversary, the United States. Although effective on an operational level, Soviet leaders and their intelligence chiefs fell short when it came to analyzing intelligence. There were, however, important changes over time. Ultimately, the views of an enlightened Soviet leader, Gorbachev, trumped the ideological blinders of his predecessors and the intelligence service's dedication to an endless duel with their ideologically spawned main adversary, making it possible to end the Cold War. Raymond Garthoff draws on over five decades of personal contact with Soviet diplomats, intelligence officers, military leaders, and scholars during his remarkable career as an analyst, senior diplomat, and historian. He also builds on previous scholarship and examines documents from Soviet and Western archives. Soviet Leaders and Intelligence offers an informed and highly listenable assessment of how the Soviets understood, and misunderstood, the intentions and objectives of their Cold War adversary. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Will Tulin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/057139/bk_acx0_057139_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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A Macat Analysis of John P. Kotter's Leading Change , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 91min

Publisher's Weekly called John Kotter's 1996 book Leading Change "a truly accessible, clear and visionary guide" to corporate transformation. A professor at Harvard Business School, Kotter spent years coaching organizations - large and small; successful, less successful, and nearly bankrupt - through their own change processes. Some worked; others didn't. Distilling wisdom from these experiences, Kotter identifies eight common mistakes managers make implementing change. He then uses them to propose an eight-stage model that he argues can lead to successful organizational transformation. Leadership is crucial to change. In Kotter's view, unsuccessful transformations usually result from poor management decisions. Management General named Leading Change the management book of the year in 1996. Nearly 20 years later, would-be change-makers still rely on Kotter's highly listenable, jargon-free combination of visionary guide and practical toolkit. An international best-seller, it remains a "must listen" for anyone who wants to move from thinking about change, to actually making it happen. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Macat.com. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/060843/bk_acx0_060843_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 202min

A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline represents nothing less than a sweeping revisionist history of mankind, in a concise and listenable volume. Dr. Hans-Hermann Hoppe skillfully weaves history, sociology, ethics, and Misesian praxeology to present an alternative - and highly challenging - view of human economic development over the ages. As always, Dr. Hoppe addresses the fundamental questions as only he can. How do family and social bonds develop? Why is the concept of private property so vitally important to human flourishing? What made the leap from a Malthusian subsistence society to an industrial society possible? How did we devolve from aristocracy to monarchy to social democratic welfare states? And how did modern central governments become the all-powerful rulers over nearly every aspect of our lives? Dr. Hoppe examines and answers all of these often thorny questions without resorting to platitudes or bowdlerized history. This is Hoppe at his best: calmly and methodically skewering sacred cows. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Millian Quinteros. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/058516/bk_acx0_058516_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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