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The Business Blockchain: Promise, Practice, and Application of the Next Internet Technology , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 311min

The definitive pioneering blueprint covering the what, why, and how of the blockchain. Blockchains are new technology layers that rewire the Internet and threaten to side-step older legacy constructs and centrally served businesses. At its core, a blockchain injects trust into the network, cutting off some intermediaries from serving that function and creatively disrupting how they operate. Metaphorically, blockchains are the ultimate non-stop computers. Once launched, they never go down, and offer an incredible amount of resiliency, making them dependable and attractive for running a new generation of decentralized services and software applications. The Business Blockchain charts new territory in advancing our understanding of the blockchain by unpacking its elements like no other before. William Mougayar anticipates a future that consists of thousands, if not millions of blockchains that will enable not only frictionless value exchange, but also a new flow of value, redefining roles, relationships, power, and governance. In this book, Mougayar makes two other strategic assertions. First, the blockchain has polymorphic characteristics; its application will result in a multiplicity of effects. Second, we shouldn't ask ourselves what problems the blockchain solves, because that gives us a narrow view on its potential. Rather, we should imagine new opportunities, and tackle even more ambitious problems that cross organizational, regulatory and mental boundaries. Drawing on 34 years of technology industry experience as an executive, analyst, consultant, entrepreneur, startup mentor, author, blogger, educator, thought leader, and investor, William Mougayar describes a future that is influenced by fundamental shifts brought by blockchain technology as the catalyst for change. William Mougayar has been described as the most sophisticated blockchain business thinker. He is a blockchain industry insider whose work has already shaped and in ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christopher Grove. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/028923/bk_adbl_028923_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 770min

John Locke (1632-1704) was a product of his troubled times: he lived through the English Civil War, the Interregnum, the Restoration, Monmouth’s Rebellion, the Bloody Assizes and the Glorious Revolution. His empirical thinking was very much directed at finding rational solutions to the root causes of those troubles. Considered the founder of English empiricism and a precursor of the Enlightenment, his ideas on religious toleration, human rights and limitations on governmental power may seem so normal to us now as to be common sense, so well have they been assimilated by the social psyche; but this was far from being the case when Locke proposed them. The son of a Puritan family - his father fought as a captain of cavalry in the parliamentary army in the English Civil War - Locke was educated at Westminster school and then Oxford University, where he studied medicine and natural philosophy. He became the personal physician to the Earl of Shaftesbury, later the Lord Chancellor and founder of the Whig party. It was probably at Shaftesbury’s behest that he produced the Two Treatises Concerning Government. He began work on these in 1679, after travelling extensively in France. But in 1683 he fled to Holland following the failed Rye House Plot, in which he was suspected of having been involved by the authorities. The Two Treatises would not be published until 1689, after the Glorious Revolution. The first treatise is essentially an in-depth critique of Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha, a work which argued in favour of the divine right of kings and which was much referred to in the reign of Charles II, mainly by clerics preaching from the pulpit asserting the divine right in support of the monarch. Locke systematically dismantles and invalidates every one of Filmer’s assertions, dissecting his arguments one by one, invoking scriptural references in support of his counterarguments and disentangling and clarifying a host of ideas ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Leighton Pugh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/dhrm/000249/bk_dhrm_000249_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Songwriting for Wellness: Using Music to Heal the Mind , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 725min

Mental health is on everyone’s minds these days. In addition to the large spike we’re seeing in diagnoses of depressive and anxiety-related disorders, there’s an alarming rate of teen suicide due to a number of factors: lack of access to health care, lack of resources, social change, thin social bonds, and lack of coping skills. People feel desperate. Not only the sufferers of the disease but those who are charged to care for them; parents and school staff. People are looking for a something to help but don’t know what to do.Pioneering a program to meet this need head on, the author found a way to reach students and give them the tools they need through a medium they already experience daily: music. This book is written in a popular, conversational style. It’s easily accessible to those who don’t know much about music, providing just enough information to get them started writing great songs without overwhelming them with heavy theory. It is a practical guide for using songwriting for personal fulfillment that backs up its assertions with research-based evidence from multiple fields of study: physics, psychology, anthropology, music therapy, evolutionary biology, and the wisdom of centuries of music makers. In this book:The author presents his story and how he uses songwriting to address his mental illnessPresents stories of other songwriters and students who have used songwriting for their own benefit Presents a compelling tour of the history and science behind music and its power on the human mind and body Teaches basic music theory Offers a practical guide to personal songwriting Presents exercises to work songwriting into a daily practice of wellness The listener will gain an understanding of the mechanics of sound and its pathway to our brainThe listener will learn why music has an impact on our minds and bodies The listener will explore and be challenged ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Husbands. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/141839/bk_acx0_141839_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover-up in History, Hörbuch, Digital, 375min

What if everything you think you know about Jesus is wrong? In The Jesus Papers, Michael Baigent reveals the truth about Jesus's life and crucifixion. Despite, or rather because of, all the celebration and veneration that have surrounded the figure of Jesus for centuries, Baigent asserts that Jesus and the circumstances leading to his death have been heavily mythologized. As a religious historian and a leading expert in the field of arcane knowledge, Baigent has unequaled access to hidden archives, secret societies, Masonic records, and the private collections of antiquities traders and their moneyed clients. Using that access to full advantage, Baigent explores the religious and political climate in which Jesus was born and raised, examining not only the conflicts between the Romans and the Jews, but the strife within the different factions of the Jewish Zealot movement. He chronicles the migrations of Jesus' family, his subsequent exposure to other cultures, and the events, teachings, and influences that were most likely to have shaped his early years. Baigent also uncovers the inconsistencies and biases in the accounts of the major historians of Jesus' time, including Josephus, Pliny, and Tacitus. The enduring influence of these accounts in forming our most common conceptions of Jesus reveals that spin is not a new phenomenon. Taking us back to sites that over the last 20 years he has meticulously explored, studied, and in some instances excavated for the first time, Baigent provides a detailed account of his groundbreaking discoveries. The evidence he has uncovered has lead him to make shocking new assertions that threaten the conventional account of Jesus' life and death and shake the very foundation of Western thought, based as it is upon the assumption of Jesus's divinity. Ultimately, his investigation raises the hope that we may gain a new understanding of Jesus. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Baigent. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001239/bk_harp_001239_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1228min

In July 1995, San Jose Mercury-News reporter Gary Webb found the Big One - the blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams about - without even looking for it. A simple phone call concerning an unexceptional pending drug trial turned into a massive conspiracy involving the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, L.A. and Bay Area crack cocaine dealers, and the Central Intelligence Agency. For several years during the 1980s, Webb discovered, Contra elements shuttled thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States, with the profits going toward the funding of Contra rebels attempting a counterrevolution in their Nicaraguan homeland. Even more chilling, Webb quickly realized, was that the massive drug-dealing operation had the implicit approval - and occasional outright support - of the CIA, the very organization entrusted to prevent illegal drugs from being brought into the United States. Within the this audiobook version of Dark Alliance, Webb produces a massive amount of evidence that suggests that such a scenario did take place, and more disturbing evidence that the powers that be that allowed such an alliance are still determined to ruthlessly guard their secrets. Webb's research is impeccable - names, dates, places, and dollar amounts gather and mount with every page, eventually building a towering wall of evidence in support of his theories. After the original series of articles ran in the Mercury-News in late 1996, both Webb and his paper were so severely criticized by political commentators, government officials, and other members of the press that his own newspaper decided it best not to stand behind the series, in effect apologizing for the assertions and disavowing his work. Webb quit the paper in disgust in November 1997. This audiobook serves as both a complex memoir of the time of the Contras and an indictment of the current state of America's press; Dark Alliance is as necessary and valuable as it is horrifyin ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christian Rummel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015968/bk_adbl_015968_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the Twenty-First Century , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 423min

The True, the Good, and the Beautiful are as timeless a trio of concepts as Western culture has to offer. Since before Socrates, humankind has explored these virtues in an attempt to describe and categorize them. Our definitions of these concepts, moreover, have unceasingly changed over the ages and across continents. Every known civilization has developed its own interpretations of them and so has confronted difficult questions: Is truthfulness inherent or inculcated? Is beauty achieved or a gift bestowed by the gods? Is goodness a birthright or determined by society? In Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed, Howard Gardner explores the meaning of these virtues in a contemporary world of vast technological change and relativistic understandings of human nature. Today’s technologically saturated era poses profound challenges to once uncontroversial assertions of what is good. Our search for truth is besieged by a miasma of blogs, forums, and open-source references that obscure the origins of information, and tabloids, cable news, and talk radio that proffer the most convenient, popular, and profitable truths. Our understanding of beauty is bombarded by air-brushed advertisements and Photoshopped portrayals of perfection. And the concept of the good is increasingly politicized and debated as we determine who is a terrorist and who is a freedom fighter, which liberties are inexorable and which are negotiable in the name of national security. In this incisive and elucidating study, Gardner reveals that while the concepts of truth, beauty, and the good are changing faster than ever, they are - and will remain - cornerstones of our society. These virtues, though in flux and under attack, are essential to the human experience. While they may be obscured and exploited, we must continue to pursue truth, beauty, and goodness to ever-greater heights. This insightful, illuminating analysis provides an approachable primer on the foundations of ethics and ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Grover Gardner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/004267/bk_blak_004267_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Atheism vs. Spirituality: Quest for Truth , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 72min

Many of us were raised in a tradition or understanding that bent our minds toward either an atheistic or spiritual understanding, and lifestyle. Still, most of us do feel unsatisfied, dry and deeply frustrated. Does this sound familiar? The author of this intriguing dilemma has spent a large portion of his life in a dedicated pursuit of finding possible answers to this enigma. In this book, he addresses an essential lack and pain that burns inside all of us. Even without a conscious knowledge of this pain, human beings can get torn apart because of a lack of clarity on these exact topics - topics that Victor Ramsey has unveiled in a simple yet direct way. Men and women who strive to find real answers about the link between absolute truth and their existence will definitely benefit from this original and special work. It is bare and honest exposure of a person who does indeed "walk the walk". Long before he started his successful fiction writing career, Ramsey traveled around the world - not just to see beauty in nature and architecture - but to learn from people with rock solid realizations and knowledge. He wanted to meet individuals with well-developed intelligence and something to offer, NOT dry philosophy, but solid arguments. This audiobook is essentially a summary of his extensive quest.This audiobook clearly differs from other works that explore these themes. It surpasses the mental plane of endless opinions, speculations, and words without real substance. Despite its size, this audiobook retains enormous strength of clear reason and understanding.Unlike some fanatical assertions, or nicely packaged attempts to manipulate readers' free will, the author of this book leads readers by offering options. However, this audiobook doesn't portray anything like an all-size-fits approach - it has a very defined edge. I believe it will be warmly welcomed by anyone who is open and ready to explore. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dave Wright. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/015273/bk_acx0_015273_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Good Christian Books for Young Adults: The Way to Become a Good Christian Husband and Wife , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 253min

In some cases, when we glance through the family album and go to an early family photograph, we become intelligent. The photo is a demonstration of the capability of each Christian family.The adored faces in our family album surely advise us that there is a ton of living ahead and, in light of the fact that the way of life of a spirit is a wild ride, some profound high points and low points. In any case, we likewise review that it is a lifting ride in light of the fact that the trained use of God's intelligence to the family has, throughout the years, raised the otherworldly limits of the two guardians and youngsters.Marriage is enormous. What you're thinking about or preparing for here is no fool. Try not to figure you can simply add marriage as another layer to effectively bustling life. Marriage requests a full preparing for marriage resources. Reconsider your duties, check your needs, reevaluate your ordinary. Ideally, this audiobook and different assets like it will help. It's definitely justified even despite the speculation of genuine inquiries and cautious idea.The reason for this examination is to talk about various fundamental standards to assist individuals with preparing for marriage or improve the marriage. While preparing for marriage, or even in simply starting to think about it, it is of huge assistance to have the point of view not just of a prepared spouse of more than 40 years, yet in addition a prepared minister and scholar.For godly ladies, life isn't constantly a luxurious situation. Ordinarily, it can get hard and appear to be excruciating. The Bible advises us that every day we will be oppressed and confronted with a wide range of hardships. Along these lines, we can profit incredibly from day by day, presenting resoundingly God's guarantees, word, and arrangements to us. Right now, you will discover assertions or uplifting statements that will motivate you with the goal that Jesus, not Satan, will have the triu ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Connor Chaney. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/200095/bk_acx0_200095_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Complete Guide to Be a Good Christian: A Romance Series for Adults and Boys , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 783min

In some cases, when we glance through the family album and go to an early family photograph, we become intelligent. The photo is a demonstration of the capability of each Christian family.The adored faces in our family album surely advise us that there is a ton of living ahead and in light of the fact that the way of life of a spirit is a wild ride, with some profound high points and low points. In any case, we likewise review that it is a lifting ride in light of the fact that the trained use of God's intelligence to the family has, throughout the years, raised the otherworldly limits of the two guardians and youngsters.Marriage is an enormously important event. What you're thinking about or preparing for here is no joke. Try not to figure you can simply add marriage as another layer to effectively bustling life. Marriage requires a full preparation of resources. Reconsider your duties, check your needs, reevaluate your ordinary. Ideally, this audiobook and different assets like it will help. It's definitely justified, even despite the speculation of genuine inquiries and cautious idea.The reason for this examination is to talk about various fundamental standards to assist individuals with preparing for marriage or improve the marriage. While preparing for marriage, or even in simply starting to think about it, it is of huge assistance to have the point of view not just of a prepared spouse of more than 40 years, but in addition a prepared minister and scholar.For godly ladies, life isn't constantly a luxurious situation. Ordinarily, it can get hard and appear to be excruciating. The Bible advises us that every day, we will be oppressed and confronted with a wide range of hardships. Along these lines, we can profit incredibly from day by day, presenting resoundingly God's guarantees, word, and arrangements to us. Right now, you will discover assertions or uplifting statements that will motivate you with the goal that Jesus, not Satan, ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Connor Chaney. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/217271/bk_acx0_217271_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Who Are the Illuminati: The Secret Societies, Symbols, Bloodlines and the New World Order , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 210min

Hidden behind the veil of their secret society the group known as the Illuminati have still managed to garner great attention and acclaim. They have been blamed for everything imaginable such as being the igniting force behind the French Revolution and being the real masterminds behind the 9/11 attacks. They have even been credited with assassinating both Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy, because these two celebrated presidents made the unfortunate mistake of trying to usurp their unquestionable power. The so called conspiracy theorists say that they are hell bent on ushering in their new world order which consists of the establishment of a one world government, a one world army and destroying the sovereignty of every nation. They are said to be implementing their New World Order through organizations they are identified with as being part of like The Bilderberg Group, The Council on Foreign Relations, The Trilateral Commission, The Club of Rome and many others. There are prominent families who are also said to be part of the Illuminati like the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds. But are these assertions valid? Does popular society have it right or have they simply misunderstood this secret group? Have they been given a bad rap? In his revealing book entitled Who Are the Illuminati: The Secret Societies, Symbols, Bloodlines and the New World Order author Frank White takes a critical look at this powerful underground secret society, who they are and what their intentions are in a world filled with scorn for them. He explores not only the true facts about the group, but also the urban legends attributed to them, some of which are true and others of which have been greatly exaggerated. For example, do they really control the world and everyone else are just slaves to their whims and madness? Do they have a stranglehold on the entertainment and music industries and are the popular stars just puppets carrying out their agenda to the masses? Did t ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mysti Jording. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/014592/bk_acx0_014592_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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