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This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans. The pieces that make up the series compel listeners to rethink not only what and how they have arrived at their beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.

All managers have a responsibility for getting their message across effectively, whether it be in a formal or informal setting. In this programme you will find out how to ensure that you present information in such a way that you get your message across perfectly by preparing both your delivery and yourself, to bring your audience with you.

In the mid-21st century, UN Power is constructing solar power satellites in its lunar colonies. Aria arrives on the moon to become the first magistrate appointed there and soon sees hints of an underground movement, the "Coven", that opposes remote rule from Earth. UN Security fears labor unrest about working conditions, but the Coven’s plan is much more ambitious than anyone could have imagined.

Wer bin ich? Mit dieser Frage hat sich Molly so noch nie beschäftigt. Doch dann wird sie auf eine Reise in ihr Innenleben mitgenommen, die alles bislang Gekannte auf den Kopf stellt. Während Molly anfängt, sich selbst in völlig neuem Licht zu sehen, kommt sie des Rätsels Lösung um ihre wahre Natur näher und näher... Folge Molly auf ihrem Abenteuer voller Wunder, Freude und Selbsterkenntnis und tritt mit ihr gemeinsam durch das Tor zu deinem tiefsten, inneren Glück.

Die amerikanische Familie Otis erwirbt Schloss Canterville, obwohl es in dem alten Gemäuer spuken soll. Als moderne, aufgeklärte Amerikaner schenken sie den Gespenstergeschichten jedoch keinen Glauben. Für den alten Schlossgeist brechen harte Zeiten an, denn eine solche Respektlosigkeit hat er in all den Jahrhunderten noch nicht erlebt. Weder lautes Kettenrasseln noch der immer wiederkehrende Blutfleck beeindrucken die Familie - im Gegenteil! Besonders die frechen Zwillinge setzen dem Geist mit ihren Streichen ordentlich zu. Bis sich Tochter Virginia des traurigen Gespensts erbarmt.

In the movies, a hyperspace jump to a galaxy far away is an everyday affair. In colder reality, it takes an expedition from the solar system two millennia to traverse the 10 light years to the star Epsilon Eridani. A few centuries into the journey the fleet loses contact with Earth and drifts along in space as the loneliest human community of all time.

Werde dir selbst und anderen gegenüber achtsamer und lerne, dich und dein Gegenüber positiv zu bestärken. Kraftsätze, eingebunden in meditative Musik und kombiniert mit thematisch passenden Geschichten und kleinen Übungen, finden sich auf diesem Hörbuch. Kurz: viel Raum, um Momente des Innehaltens einzuüben. Geeignet für das gemeinsame Erleben der ganzen Familie.

Three times did the fisherman's wife tell her husband to summon the magic flounder and demand an even finer home than the flounder had given her the last time. In the end, the flounder gave her all she really needed and returned her to the hovel from which she came. In this retelling of the story, a prophesying sybil, a priestess of Artemis installed by the goddess on the Isle of the Flounder, tells the queen of Samris she may have her finer palaces. But it was the sybil's priests, who put these words in her mouth.

Mit autogenem Training lernen Kinder, stressigen Situationen zu entkommen, sich zu beruhigen und zu entspannen. Sie machen die positive Erfahrung, ein mentales Werkzeug zu besitzen, mit dem sie es ohne fremde Hilfe schaffen, sich besser zu fühlen. Das stärkt ihr Selbstbewusstsein und erlaubt ihnen Konzentration, was zu besseren schulischen Leistungen führt - ohne Druck, sondern im Vertrauen auf die eigene innere Stärke.

In the 23rd century, fossil fuels are almost exhausted, and Earth depends on energy from a swarm of solar-powered satellites. Conditions are harsh in the space stations that serve this network, and some of the crews rebel. They move away from Earth's orbit and build their own colonies, the "Seven Dwarfs", meant for life, not labor. The real beginning of the Space Age has come at last.

Let us have a fair hearing at last for the Twelfth Fairy who has for so long been unjustly accused of sending the Sleeping Beauty to oblivion on her 16th birthday. The Lady Melicia never denied that she played a key part in this unhappy affair but, in her defense, has a question for her accusers: Do you really believe in fairies? In this retelling of a classic fairy tale 12 fairies confer miraculous gifts as proof of God’s existence. Things go wrong when one of the 12 turns unbeliever and declares that fairy gifts are nonsense.

Ein Stück Pop-Geschichte wird neu gedichtet: Ammers' Einheit nutzt die Songs der bekanntesten aller LPs, "Abbey Road", nicht für eine erwartbare Coverversion oder als Remix. Die Texte werden vielmehr übersetzt, neu gedichtet oder nach Regeln der Konkreten Poesie "dekonstruiert" mit Geschichten um den damaligen Tontechniker oder Gerüchten um die Gruppe angereichert und von einem Radio-Interview mit John Lennon gerahmt. Als Begleitband treten Heroen der deutschen Popkultur auf.

Ü30 Partys, Parship, Elite Partner: Max, Mitvierziger, erfolgreicher Arzt, hat vieles ausprobiert und die Hoffnung schon fast aufgegeben, nach dem tragischen Verlust von Maria noch einmal die große Liebe zu finden. Dann eine kurze Begegnung, ein Anruf, Emails, ein erstes Wiedersehen, wird daraus doch noch einmal mehr als nur eine kurze leidenschaftliche Liaison?

Die Geschichte ist ein Klassiker: zwei Frauen und zwei Männer, alle vier mitten im Leben, wünschen sich verzweifelt einen Partner. Oder andersrum...

When Vivienne Le Faye, a girl with profound intuitive powers, inherits a priceless family amulet, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Unaware of her hidden heritage, an ancient family curse suddenly haunts her and in her dreams, a mysterious young man with blazing golden eyes and supernatural gifts appears to protect her. Convinced he's real and positive she has fallen in love with him, Vivienne begins a dangerous inter-dimensional journey to a destiny in a mystical world of wizardry and magic.

As managers, we have to make decisions all the time and it is always a concern that you might not make the right decision. In this programme we will consider how you can ensure that you have prepared well to enrich your decision making and be confident that your decision, when implemented, will work.

Do you spend hours of your precious time in boring, ineffective meetings? In this programme you will learn how to prepare for meetings in a way that helps to make them more focused and effective. We will also look at ways of keeping meetings on track so everyone benefits and feels that meetings are no longer a waste of time.

Do you ever wish there were more hours in a day and wonder how you are going to fit everything in? In this programme we will explore how better planning can save you time. How being ready for whatever you have to do allows you to use your time more effectively and how to make time management techniques fit your personal preferences. We also deal with the problem of time-wasters and offer strategies for reducing their effect so that you have control of your time.

As a manager you are a role model to your staff – so what sort of example are you setting? In this programme you will find out what being a role model really means and how to consciously set a good example in behaviour and attitudes. We will also consider how you can use role models yourself to improve the example you set for others.

Why do some people seem to achieve so much more than others? In this programme you will learn how to use long term goals to give direction to your life, professionally and personally. You will be offered ways of setting short-term and interim goals to fit into the content of your long-term goals. Specific techniques will be introduced to assist you in working towards your goals and realistically achieving them.