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  Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life...

  American Classics

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  Embark on a transformative journey with the audiobook summary of "Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life" by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This concise audio guide distills Schwarzenegger's key teachings and principles into an easily digestible format, perfect for those seeking inspiration and guidance on how to lead a purposeful and impactful life. Whether you're revisiting the book's lessons or discovering them for the first time, this summary provides practical insights you can immediately apply. 
  In "Be Useful," Schwarzenegger shares wisdom gleaned from his multifaceted life experiences, spanning from bodybuilding and acting to politics. The book emphasizes the importance of vision, resilience, persuasion, and knowledge acquisition. Schwarzenegger passionately argues against the concept of being a "self-made man," highlighting the significant roles of mentors, family, and community in personal success. 
  A key theme of the book is altruism, with Schwarzenegger advocating for the joy and fulfillment found in giving back and helping others. He encourages readers to extend compassion and kindness in daily interactions, underscoring that even small acts of generosity can have profound impacts. 
  This audiobook summary captures the essence of Schwarzenegger's message, offering actionable advice for personal growth, self-improvement, and making a positive difference in the world. "Be Useful" is not just a guide for achieving success; it's a blueprint for living a life of meaning and contribution. 
  For anyone looking to be inspired and motivated to make a significant impact in their life and the lives of others, this summary of "Be Useful" offers the tools and insights needed for that transformative journey​​​​.

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  Faust ( First Part)

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  Goethe’s Faust reworks the late medieval myth of a brilliant scholar so disillusioned he resolves to make a contract with Mephistopheles. The devil will do all he asks on Earth and seeks to grant him a moment in life so glorious that he will wish it to last forever. But if Faust does bid the moment stay, he falls to Mephisto and must serve him after death. In this first part of Goethe’s great work, the embittered thinker and Mephistopheles enter into their agreement, and soon Faust is living a rejuvenated life and winning the love of the beautiful Gretchen. But in this compelling tragedy of arrogance, unfulfilled desire, and self-delusion, Faust heads inexorably toward an infernal destruction.The best translation of Faust available, this volume provides the original German text and its English counterpart on facing pages. Walter Kaufmann's translation conveys the poetic beauty and rhythm as well as the complex depth of Goethe's language. Includes Part One and selections from Part Two.

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  News from Lake Wobegon: Spring -...

  Garrison Keillor

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  Funny and touching, these monologues from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion focus on the spring season.Includes: Me and Choir A Day in the Life of Clarence Bunsen Letter from JimFiction

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  Bikini Story

  Patrik Alac

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  It was in 1946 that the world first came to hear of a coral atoll in the Marshall Islands called Bikini. The following year, French couturier Louis Réard borrowed the name and applied it to a bathing costume for women. Breaking from decades of conformity, Réard dared to ‘undress’ women’s bodies in order to better emphasize what remained clothed - albeit in tiny wisps of material. By taking up the bikini as popular beachwear, women also found themselves thinking differently about their bodies. An ideal of perfection was reinforced by the appearance on the cinema screen of stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot and Ursula Andress, all of whom were featured in bikinis that accentuated their own curvaceous contours.
  More than a bathing costume, the bikini made its own contribution during the 1970s to the sexual revolution and to the changing relationship between men and women in general. This book investigates the history of the bikini and its effect on the evolution in the perception of women in society, as women regained responsibility for the way they look and laid claim once more to full sexual equality. A collection of images throughout this book illustrates this progression step-by-step over a period of more than 50 years.

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  Jack Webb Stars in Dragnet

  Carl Amari, Various authors

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  On this week’s episode, we’ll hear police drama with Dragnet and have a western adventure with Have Gun, Will Travel. We’ll also have a few laughs with The Jack Benny Program and The Life of Riley. Plus, The Man Called X and Bill Johnstone as The Shadow.

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  Pretty Good Bits from A Prairie...

  Garrison Keillor

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  Ever wondered what makes over 3 million listeners tune in week after week to Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion? Thought about a visit to Lake Wobegon but never got around to it? Now is the time to find out and take a special tour. Pretty Good Bits is a special limited edition sampler containing "pretty good bits" from this popular radio program, including an episode of Guy Noir: Radio Private Eye, ads from loyal sponsors, trademark sound effects, and a classic News from Lake Wobegon monologue.

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