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歴史に名を刻む世紀の発明は、決して孤高の天才による閃きではなく、幾度もの手痛い失敗と強靭な家族の絆、そして泥臭い試行錯誤の末に生み出された。通勤の車内や静かな夜のひとときに、心を落ち着かせながらじっ...

Nach mehr als einem Jahrzehnt im hektischen Seoul zieht sich der Mönch Bokyeong in ein ruhiges Bergkloster zurück. Doch mitten im eisigen Winter taucht ein unerwarteter Gast vor seiner Tür auf: eine Katze, die gekommen ist, um der Kälte zu entfliehen. Was als vorübergehende Hilfe mit etwas Nahrung und Unterschlupf beginnt, entwickelt sich schnell zu einer tiefen Verbindung. Die Katze bleibt. Und sie wird zu seinem größten Lehrmeister.

At the height of her career as the Chief People Officer of a Fortune 500 company, Susan Miele had built the life she once imagined: professional success, a strong marriage, and a home filled with promise. Her career wasn’t just what she did; it was who she was. But when a series of unexpected disruptions—physical, emotional, and circumstantial—began to unravel the stability she had worked so hard to achieve, the foundation of her identity shattered.

Das 20. Jahrhundert war eine Zeit gewaltiger Umbrüche, bahnbrechender Entdeckungen und außergewöhnlicher Menschen. Dieses Hörbuch erzählt die faszinierenden Lebensgeschichten von 20 Persönlichkeiten, die ihre Zeit geprägt und die Welt nachhaltig verändert haben. Von visionären Wissenschaftlern wie Albert Einstein und Marie Curie über politische Wegbereiter wie Nelson Mandela und John F. Kennedy bis hin zu kulturellen Ikonen wie Audrey Hepburn, Elvis Presley und Frida Kahlo – jede Geschichte zeigt Mut, Leidenschaft, Genialität und den Willen, Grenzen zu überwinden.

For the first time ever, Bob Chapek breaks his silence on his tenure as the Walt Disney Company’s CEO, offering a behind-the-scenes account of the challenges he faced—from getting the job just weeks before a worldwide pandemic, to the shifting political landscape, to his ousting given Bob...

When Patti Bevilacqua woke up one ordinary morning with double vision, she didn't know it was the first of many invisible battles. Within months she had lost the teaching career she loved, moved back to her parents' home to recover, and wondered if her future had just vanished. What followed could have been a story of defeat—but Patti chose a different script. In this candid, hope-filled memoir, Patti invites you on a ride that's equal parts raw, hilarious, and deeply inspiring.

We spend a great deal of energy pretending to be certain. We sign our names to opinions we have not examined, defend convictions we inherited rather than chose, and treat the absence of doubt as though it were the same thing as the presence of truth. Bertrand Russell spent a long, turbulent, and astonishingly productive life insisting that this is exactly backward—that the honest mind is not the one that has stopped asking questions, but the one that has learned to keep asking them without falling apart. This book is a portrait of that mind.

Step into the captivating narrative of "When They Walk Through the Door", a memoir that unfolds the remarkable life journey of William Louis Wood Evans. Set against the backdrop of a warm summer's day in a Pimlico mews house office, this compelling story takes listeners on a journey spanning seven decades, navigating through the streets of Tulse Hill to global headquarters in Farmington, Connecticut, Singapore, Japan, Brighton, and Portugal.

Full of unforgettable encounters, Far and Wild shines a light on the deep bond between humans and animals and celebrates empathy, connection, and the extraordinary impact one person can have on the world In this charming memoir, Dr. Cliff opens up about his life and travels as a veterinarian without borders, sharing insights from his surprising, funny, sometimes heart-wrenching, and often dangerous work.

On the verge of a complete breakdown, Peter Hahn quit his globe-trotting corporate job and laid down roots in the French countryside—determined to make a go of winegrowing. Peter bought a run-down, four-hundred-year-old “pile of a house,” ten acres of woodland, and a neglected vineyard in...

On the verge of a complete breakdown, Peter Hahn quit his globe-trotting corporate job and laid down roots in the French countryside—determined to make a go of winegrowing. Peter bought a run-down, four-hundred-year-old “pile of a house,” ten acres of woodland, and a neglected vineyard in...

The inspiring story of one trailblazing California farmer that has proven—with over fifty years of hard-won experience—that large-scale farming of high-value crops can be done in a way that’s positive for the planet and the community—while still making a profit. From a first-generation...

“Wonderfully detailed....Today’s vilified moguls look like pussycats compared with Hetty.” —Forbes A biography of the “Witch of Wall Street,” who amassed a fortune of $100 million before women had the right to vote A full century before Oprah and Martha Stewart became icons of female...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road comes the heart-wrenching journey of a family facing an unthinkable destiny, whose flawed genetic code might hold the long-sought key to a cure for dementia. “A gripping real-life horror story of dementia, love and grief...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Restaurateur and entrepreneur Danny Meyer reveals the secrets of his widely admired leadership philosophy and the tools he uses to build an energized, cohesive, and motivated culture. “Danny Meyer’s stories and lessons are as memorable as the flavors in his...

Bloomsbury presents California Dreams: The Making and Remaking of the University of California, by Miriam Pawel read by Christina Delaine. "Essential reading."— KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR "A must read."—KAI BIRD "In a time of terminal cynicism, Pawel gives us hope."—JERRY BROWN Pulitzer Prize...

Naturforscher, Entdecker, Revolutionär: Bestsellerautorin Andrea Wulf über das außergewöhnliche Leben und die faszinierenden Reisen Georg Forsters Georg Forster drang in die entferntesten Regionen der bekannten Welt vor und stellte mit seinen radikalen Ideen zu Menschlichkeit, Gleichheit und...

Das 19. Jahrhundert war eine Epoche des Umbruchs. Industrialisierung, wissenschaftliche Entdeckungen, politische Revolutionen und kulturelle Meisterwerke veränderten die Welt grundlegend. Dieses Hörbuch stellt 20 außergewöhnliche Persönlichkeiten vor, die diesen Wandel geprägt haben. Begegnen Sie visionären Forschern wie Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, Charles Darwin und Louis Pasteur, erleben Sie die Kreativität von Tolstoi, Dickens, Wagner und van Gogh und entdecken Sie die Lebenswege von Erfindern, Unternehmern und Staatsmännern, die den Grundstein für die moderne Welt legten.

The 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment, great discoveries, and political revolutions. New ideas about freedom, reason, and human rights changed the world. This audiobook introduces 14 extraordinary figures who shaped their era: from Voltaire and Rousseau to Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, and on to George Washington, Catherine the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, James Cook, and Alexander von Humboldt.

Das 18. Jahrhundert war das Zeitalter der Aufklärung, der großen Entdeckungen und der politischen Revolutionen. Neue Ideen über Freiheit, Vernunft und Menschenrechte veränderten die Welt. Wissenschaftler erweiterten die Grenzen des Wissens, Komponisten schufen unvergängliche Meisterwerke und Staatsmänner formten neue Nationen.