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  I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 302min

  Celebrated journalist, TV personality, and award-winning author Touré investigates one of the most enigmatic and fascinating figures in contemporary American culture: Prince. Drawing on new research and enlivened by Touré's unique pop-cultural fluency, I Would Die 4 U relies on surprising and in-depth interviews with Prince's band members, former girlfriends, musicologists, and even Bible scholars to deconstruct the artist's life and work. Prince's baby boomer status allowed him to play a wise older brother to the latchkey kids of Generation X. Defying traditional categories of race, gender, and sexuality, he nonetheless presented a very traditional conception of religion and God in his music. He was an MTV megastar and a religious evangelist, using images of sex and profanity to invite us into a musical conversation about the healing power of God. By demystifying the man and his music, I Would Die 4 U shows us how Prince defined a generation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Touré. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/028219/bk_adbl_028219_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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• Muse

  Meet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history. Who was Picasso's 'Weeping Woman'? Why was Grace Jones covered in graffiti? How did Francis Bacon meet the burglar who became his muse? The perception of the muse is that of a passive, powerless model, at the mercy of an influential and older artist. But is this trope a romanticised myth? Far from posing silently, muses have brought emotional support, intellectual energy, career-changing creativity and practical help to artists. Muse tells the true stories of the incredible muses who have inspired art history's masterpieces. From Leonardo da Vinci's studio to the covers of Vogue, art historian, critic and writer Ruth Millington uncovers the remarkable role of muses in some of art history's most well-known and significant works. Delving into the real-life relationships that models have held with the artists who immortalised them, it will expose the influential and active part they have played and deconstruct reductive stereotypes, reframing the muse as a momentous and empowered agent of art history.

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  Muse (eBook, ePUB)

  Meet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history.Who was Picasso's 'Weeping Woman'? Why was Grace Jones covered in graffiti?How did Francis Bacon meet the burglar who became his muse?The perception of the muse is that of a passive, powerless model, at the mercy of an influential and older artist. But is this trope a romanticised myth? Far from posing silently, muses have brought emotional support, intellectual energy, career-changing creativity and practical help to artists.Muse tells the true stories of the incredible muses who have inspired art history's masterpieces. From Leonardo da Vinci's studio to the covers of Vogue, art historian, critic and writer Ruth Millington uncovers the remarkable role of muses in some of art history's most well-known and significant works. Delving into the real-life relationships that models have held with the artists who immortalised them, it will expose the influential and active part they have played and deconstruct reductive stereotypes, reframing the muse as a momentous and empowered agent of art history.

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  True Believers: The Tragic Inner Life of Sports Fans, Hörbuch, Digital, 174min

  At last author Joe Queenan has turned his attention to a truly weighty issue: the wide world of sports fans. In True Believers he attempts to answer the bewildering question: What does anyone get out of it? For Yankees and Lakers fans the return on emotional investment is relatively high. But why do people root so passionately for inept teams like the Red Six, the Cubs, and the Phillies? Is it pure tribalism? An attempt to maintain contact with one's vanished childhood? A lifelong Phillies fan, Queenan addresses these other questions, shedding light on the culture and psychology of his fellow fans. "Fans Who Love Too Much" illuminates the plight of men who, like the author, actually resort to psychotherapy to deal with their unhealthy addiction. "Fans Who Misbehave" attempts to deconstruct otherwise solid citizens who, once they enter a stadium, spill beer on women or moon other fans. True Believers is a hilarious but also heartfelt look into the world of those fans who realize that it is, in fact, more than just a game. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Queenan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/000295/bk_aren_000295_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Cultural Netizenship (eBook, ePUB)

  How does social media activism in Nigeria intersect with online popular forms-from GIFs to memes to videos-and become shaped by the repressive postcolonial state that propels resistance to dominant articulations of power? James Yékú proposes the concept of "cultural netizenship"-internet citizenship and its aesthetico-cultural dimensions-as a way of being on the social web and articulating counter-hegemonic self-presentations through viral popular images. Yékú explores the cultural politics of protest selfies, Nollywood-derived memes and GIFs, hashtags, and political cartoons as visual texts for postcolonial studies, and he examines how digital subjects in Nigeria, a nation with one of the most vibrant digital spheres in Africa, deconstruct state power through performed popular culture on social media. As a rubric for the new digital genres of popular and visual expressions on social media, cultural netizenship indexes the digital everyday through the affordances of the participatory web.A fascinating look at the intersection of social media and popular culture performance, Cultural Netizenship reveals the logic of remediation that is central to both the internet's remix culture and the generative materialism of African popular arts.

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  The City: The Jane Harvest: The City, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 859min

  Winning battles means ink honors, prestige, and life itself. Yet, nobody understands what losing truly means.On another planet, 200 years in the future, 21-year-old Isla Jane struggles helplessly to figure out who she is and what her world really means. Marked with a forbidden tattoo of the rising sun, she is a natural champion of humanity. She is also a gifted warrior in Heats - lavish battles fought in the conjoined minds of the participants for the morbid amusement of the masses.Despite Isla’s desire to fade into the background, she emerges as an obvious leader of her people when the senseless assassination of a youth forces her to face the truth. Her volatile world, disguised by its elaborate battles and constant mayhem, is a prison without bars and a coffin, the lid already half-closed, that they must escape.But when she vows to find a way to bring her people back home, Isla will have to deconstruct consciousness and the very nature of the space-time continuum to unravel good from evil, truth from lies, and survival from true love.Welcome to the City, where it takes lives to save lives... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Shannon Naylor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/174209/bk_acx0_174209_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Learning: How to Learn 2x Faster , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 30min

  Do you want to learn the secret to learning anything fast? If you do, then let this audiobook show you!In this audiobook, you will discover the most essential steps on how to learn anything fast. Specifically, you will learn techniques on how to maximize focus, determine your learning style, deconstruct a complicated skill into manageable, easily learnable sub-skills, and apply the most effective retention strategies.This audiobook was written for anyone who wants to learn a new skill or improve on an existing one. Whether you are a determined student who wants to get high scores, a corporate officer who wishes to upgrade his or her abilities, a budding entrepreneur with big goals, or a passionate hobbyist who wishes to become a master artisan, you will find all these strategies applicable to your life.Even famous entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist Tony Robbins once said that the one skill you should master to live the life you want is the ability to learn fast.What you will learn in this guide:"Focus: The Key to Lifelong Faster Learning""Learning Style: Know What Makes You Tick""Deconstruction: How Smart People Learn Something New""Master Memory: Apply the Best Information Retention Strategies"And much more! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Daniel McColly. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/104779/bk_acx0_104779_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Learning at Speed: How to Upskill and Reskill Your Workforce at Pace to Drive Business Performance

  The world is changing fast, but are you? Do you know where the skills gaps are in your organization? Do you know how to fill these gaps? Most importantly, can you make the necessary changes quickly enough to succeed?Learning at Speed is a practical book which brings together the best from lean and agile methodologies to show how they can be applied to learning and development (L&D) to improve individual and organizational performance. This provides a people development framework which can be used to deconstruct a learning strategy and optimise each element for improved results. It shows how to identify learning barriers and possible solutions, leverage company data to understand learning needs and how to assess the most effective learning resources and delivery channels. Crucially, Learning at Speed shows how to track metrics that matter, get the most from your budget and how to build a business case to get stakeholder buy-in. Understanding how to continuously upskill and reskill a workforce at speed will ensure that organizations can stay ahead of the competition. Supported by templates, worksheets, case studies, examples and practical advice, this book is the practical guide that shows learning and development (L&D) professionals how to achieve this.

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  The Incredible Power of Inspiration: Creating the Life You Yearn For , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 623min

  Many of us wait for a clear signal that our lifestyles are causing us harm. Whether it’s a diagnosis that strikes out of the blue or a bad relationship that reaches a tipping point, the message is clear: It’s time to change our lives. We need to form new habits that promote our physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. But how do we make room for change when we barely have the time or energy to get through the day?In The Incredible Power of Inspiration, author and motivational speaker Jenifer Zetlan helps you look at the story of your life, first from the outside in - from your circumstances to your feelings and then from the inside out - from your dreams into the world.Zetlan’s revolutionary, holistic approach to body, mind, and spirit helps you deconstruct unhealthy habits and design healthier, more vibrant lives. Zetlan guides you on a journey through your own life, recasting your past, present, and future in order to reconnect with your deepest inspiration and your most joyful feelings. With this powerful method, you can inspire your own character, rewrite your story, and enable yourself to live the life you deserve."The renowned inspirational speaker offers “smart, soulful, and deep wisdom” on how to rewrite your own story and live into your fullest potential." (Louise Baxter Harmon, author of Happiness A-Z) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lisa S. Ware. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/174312/bk_acx0_174312_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything... Fast! , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 437min

  Learn anything... fast! Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What's on your list? What's holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills - time you don't have and effort you can't spare? Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? To make matters worse, the early hours of practicing something new are always the most frustrating. That's why it's difficult to learn how to speak a new language, play an instrument, hit a golf ball, or shoot great photos. It's so much easier to watch TV or surf the web... In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition: how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you'll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. This method isn't theoretical: it's field-tested. Kaufman invites readers to join him as he field tests his approach by learning to program a Web application, play the ukulele, practice yoga, re-learn to touch type, get the hang of windsurfing, and study the world's oldest and most complex board game. What do you want to learn? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Josh Kaufman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/007539/bk_acx0_007539_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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