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    Building Colonial Hong Kong (eBook, PDF)
    In the 1880s, Hong Kong was a booming colonial entrepôt, with many European, especially British, residents living in palatial mansions in the Mid-Levels and at the Peak. But it was also a ruthless migrant city where Chinese workers shared bedspaces in the crowded tenements of Taipingshan. Despite persistent inequality, Hong Kong never ceased to attract different classes of sojourners and immigrants, who strived to advance their social standing by accumulating wealth, especially through land and property speculation. In this engaging and extensively illustrated book, Cecilia L. Chu retells the 'Hong Kong story' by tracing the emergence of its 'speculative landscape' from the late nineteenth to the early decades of the twentieth century. Through a number of pivotal case studies, she highlights the contradictory logic of colonial urban development: the encouragement of native investment that supported a laissez-faire housing market, versus the imperative to segregate the populations in a hierarchical, colonial spatial order. Crucially, she shows that the production of Hong Kong's urban landscapes was not a top-down process, but one that evolved through ongoing negotiations between different constituencies with vested interests in property. Further, her study reveals that the built environment was key to generating and attaining individual and collective aspirations in a racially divided, highly unequal, but nevertheless upwardly mobile, modernizing colonial city.
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    Building Colonial Hong Kong (eBook, ePUB)
    In the 1880s, Hong Kong was a booming colonial entrepôt, with many European, especially British, residents living in palatial mansions in the Mid-Levels and at the Peak. But it was also a ruthless migrant city where Chinese workers shared bedspaces in the crowded tenements of Taipingshan. Despite persistent inequality, Hong Kong never ceased to attract different classes of sojourners and immigrants, who strived to advance their social standing by accumulating wealth, especially through land and property speculation. In this engaging and extensively illustrated book, Cecilia L. Chu retells the 'Hong Kong story' by tracing the emergence of its 'speculative landscape' from the late nineteenth to the early decades of the twentieth century. Through a number of pivotal case studies, she highlights the contradictory logic of colonial urban development: the encouragement of native investment that supported a laissez-faire housing market, versus the imperative to segregate the populations in a hierarchical, colonial spatial order. Crucially, she shows that the production of Hong Kong's urban landscapes was not a top-down process, but one that evolved through ongoing negotiations between different constituencies with vested interests in property. Further, her study reveals that the built environment was key to generating and attaining individual and collective aspirations in a racially divided, highly unequal, but nevertheless upwardly mobile, modernizing colonial city.
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    From the West Comes the Wind
    A war prisoner turned traitor. A slave who's never tilled a field. Nicke was barely a child when she was included in the war terms of the Laertan king: to be sent to that city and be the prisoner that shackled her father's thoughts of revenge. The brutal hand that followed her as she grew and strived for a better life was inescapable, even as her talent in war came to light. Zephyros was a man owned wholly and utterly by fate. Raised in a backwater and bought and sold as a war chest designed to force Laerta's hand, he is quickly sponsored and turned from man hunted to man reborn. When Laerta asserts herself, the city that was unbeatable on land, Nicke and Zephyros find themselves thrown about by the forces around them. And when Lysander, Nicke's lover and Zephyros' brother, is caught in the sights of the Laertan king, will there be enough bravery between them to save him? Or will the city again swallow their hope whole? The first in the Earth and Gods Series, From the West Comes the Wind is a story of stepping beyond the brutality of fate to forge a new path. It tells of how safety and love can be the difference between a life undone and finding happiness.
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    Farewell, Aleppo: My Father, My People, and Their Long Journey Home , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 232min
    The Jews of Aleppo, Syria, had been part of the city's fabric for more than two thousand years, in good times and bad, through conquerors and kings. But in the middle years of the twentieth century, all that changed. To Selim Sutton, a merchant with centuries of roots in the Syrian soil, the dangers of rising anti-Semitism made clear that his family must find a new home. With several young children and no prospect of securing visas to the United States, he devised a savvy plan for getting his family out: "exporting" his sons. In January, he sent two oldest, Meir and Saleh, just 19 and 17 years old, to Shanghai to work in an uncle's export business, with hopes that China would provide a steppingstone to America. All this changed in December 1941 when Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor and seized Shanghai the next day. From then until the end of the war, Mike endured Japanese occupation in Shanghai alone, across the world from his family, with only his mettle to rely on as he strived to survive personally and economically in the face of increasing deprivation. Told with a journalist's eye and a daughter's love, Farewell, Aleppo is the poignant story, written and narrated by Mike's daughter, of the journey that would ultimately take him from the insular Jewish community of Aleppo to the solitary task of building a new life in America. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Claudette E. Sutton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/100760/bk_acx0_100760_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Gilded Hour , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1893min
    The internationally best-selling author of Into the Wilderness makes her highly anticipated return with a remarkable epic about two female doctors in 19th-century New York and the transcendent power of courage and love. The year is 1883, and in New York City it's a time of dizzying splendor, crushing poverty, and tremendous change. With the gravity-defying Brooklyn Bridge nearly complete and New York in the grips of antivice crusader Anthony Comstock, Anna Savard and her cousin, Sophie - both graduates of the Woman's Medical School - treat the city's most vulnerable, even if doing so may put everything they've strived for in jeopardy. Anna's work has placed her in the path of four children who have lost everything, just as she herself once had. Faced with their helplessness, Anna must make an unexpected choice between holding on to the pain of her past and letting love into her life. For Sophie, an obstetrician and the orphaned daughter of free people of color, helping a desperate young mother forces her to grapple with the oath she took as a doctor - and thrusts her and Anna into the orbit of Comstock, a dangerous man who considers himself the enemy of everything indecent and of anyone who dares to defy him. With its vivid depictions of old New York and its enormously appealing characters, The Gilded Hour is a captivating, emotionally gripping novel that proves Sara Donati is an author at the height of her powers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cassandra Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/007878/bk_blak_007878_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Impassioned Choice: Etherya's Earth, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 626min
    A new villain emerges, threatening the peace the immortals crave....Heden, the youngest Vampyre royal, has always strived to live up to his sovereign duty.As the most gifted programmer in the immortal world, he applies his skills to protect the kingdom and the family he adores. But his siblings have all settled down with families of their own, and Heden often feels like a perpetual third wheel.Wracked with guilt after her grandfather’s violent death, Sofia Morelli made a sinister pact with an unknown ally. Utilizing her tech ingenuity to plan the ultimate attack against the immortal royals, she begins to realize they might not be the nefarious enemies she believed them to be.As Heden discovers the new adversaries and learns someone on the Secret Society shares his hacking prowess, he realizes the human, Sofia, might actually hold the key to defeating them. Determined to turn the feisty woman to his side, he employs his jovial nature and seduction skills to win her over. But when their tentative connection turns into something more, Heden understands a coding war isn’t the only thing he could lose to the spunky human. For, he might just lose his heart to someone who can never share his immortal future....The Etherya's Earth series is best listened to in order so the listener can enjoy the evolution of the characters. After all, the author loves a good twist and wants the listener to uncover them organically. However, listeners of romance rest assured that each book has its own featured hero/heroine and HEA. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Devon Wilcox. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/199902/bk_acx0_199902_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Kill the Spider: Getting Rid of What's Really Holding You Back , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 277min
    Carlos Whittaker empowers you to destroy the roots of your deep-seated habits so you can embrace true freedom in Christ. You can't just clear away the cobwebs; you need to find the spider - the source of the issue - and take it out.Are you tired of trying to live for Christ - only to fail time and time again with the same old behaviors? Do you pray for guidance, ask for deliverance, and vow to do better yet fail to progress? As an author, speaker, pastor, and blogger at Ragamuffin Soul, Carlos has lived much of his spiritual life in the spotlight. But like any Christian, his faith story has its ups and downs. He spent decades trying to figure out how to be a "better person." Time and time again, he strived for holiness only to get caught in the web of destructive habits, behaviors, and thought patterns. But the buck stops here. Or, rather, the spider is killed here. In Kill the Spider, Carlos shares personal material ranging from hilarious, self-deprecating stories to passion-filled wisdom - to show others it's not enough to try and "stop sinning". He teaches that knocking out deep-rooted habits and issues comes by treating the issue, not just the symptoms. With transparency, humor, and vulnerable stories, Carlos offers a breath of fresh air to any believer looking to finally step into the freedom in Christ. So sit down. Start listening to the book. And grab a shoe. We're going on a spider hunt.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carlos Whittaker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/zond/001786/bk_zond_001786_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Secret Diary of Boris Johnson Aged 13¼
    100% UNOFFICIAL ___ Tuesday, 20th September, 1977 During Latin this AM, our teacher Mr Beesley - he of the confetti dandruff and bodily odours - demanded that I give a brief talk on Catullus. Apparently I'd volunteered to do so last week, then forgotten about it entirely. Well, dearest D, I don't mind telling you that the Johnson brain was mightily flummoxed. Without the faintest clue what I was about to say, I rose to my feet. "Um, gosh, yes, Catullus," I began. "What can one say about Catullus? Well, I have always strived to keep my feelings on Catullus a secret. But now I shall have to let the Cat-ullus out of the bag." "Yes, yes, very good, Johnson," said Mr Beesley, "but you're meant to be telling us about his poetry". "Well, um, quite," I shot back. "Knowing, as I do, so much about Catullus - and, indeed, his poetry! - it's tough to know where to begin. Perhaps, then, I should start with the basics: Catullus was a Roman. As such, he had a roman head, roman shoulders and, of course, roman hands. Yes, that poet's hands would roam all over the place. He was the most notorious bottom-pincher in the whole republic!" Yet more laughter! Sometimes I wonder whether I should be a comedian when I grow up, rather than Prime Minister. Then again, why not BOTH? Ended the day by raiding the tuck shop, to replenish my dwindling supply of Curly Wurlies. Checked my mons pubis for hair again just now. Still nothing . . .
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    Get Things Done: Achieve Monumental Success with Small Actions , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 41min
    Achieve monumental success by thinking smaller! That's correct. Sometimes the thing that's blocking you from achieving monumental success is the fact that you're not thinking small enough. The power of setting goals is nothing new to anyone who has strived to succeed. From New Year's resolutions to meeting monthly quotas, almost everyone knows that setting goals and success go hand-in-hand. However, the problem is that so often people are setting themselves up for failure by creating goals so big that they have no hope of achieving them. They work hard for weeks and sometimes months without any end in sight. It's no wonder that so many give up. Instead of giving up, learn some tricks that all successful individuals use to make it to the top. In this book, you will learn how to achieve monumental success by making your goals simpler. Unlock the power of setting small goals Learn how to avoid the common pitfalls of goal setting Learn how breaking down big goals into small actions can make all of the difference Avoid procrastinating by transforming intimidating goals into achievable goals Achieve huge success by thinking small What if I told you that you can accomplish any dream, no matter how impossible it might seem right now? Would you jump at the chance to make that dream a reality? Of course you would! Unleash the power of incremental planning. Move toward success one step at a time while building belief in your dream, no matter how big that dream might be. This book is going to show you a trick so simple that it will totally shock you! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Randy Guiaya. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/082887/bk_acx0_082887_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Dating Playbook For Men: A Proven 7 Step System To Go From Single To The Woman Of Your Dreams , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 550min
    This is a straight to the point, no b.s. guide to dating the women you want and living the life you deserve.  No games. No rah rah motivation. No weird seduction tactics. Just raw, actionable content designed to turn you into the strongest version of yourself and equip you with the mindsets and social skills required to level up your life, and achieve the romantic success for which you’ve always strived. Here is a taste of what you’ll learn: The 11 mental models you must adopt to transform yourself from the inside out and develop the skills you need to master your romantic life. Why 93% of the most common dating advice you hear is dead wrong, and the TRUTH about what women actually respond to.A simple three-hour a week strategy to find, meet, attract, and date the women you most desire so you NEVER have to settle into a relationship out of scarcity again.The EXACT conversational strategies that will help you capture any woman’s attention and spark instant attraction - even IF you’re not attractive, ripped, rich, or famous. Proven steps and tactics to escalate your interactions, create sexual tension, and build an abundant dating life where high quality women are chasing you. The number one mistake 97% of men make that leads to toxic relationships (and the exact steps you must take to avoid it). A proven 90-day game plan that will show you EXACTLY how to go from single, frustrated, and alone to dating an abundance of women or the ONE woman you’ve always desired.   Enjoy the journey of a lifetime.– Andrew Ferebee, founder of Knowledge For MeSo what are you waiting for? Scroll up, get the book, and begin your journey!  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andrew Ferebee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/039785/bk_acx0_039785_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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