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Walk down the streets of Chinatown in any American or western European city and look around. She is there. Walk through the downtown streets, look in a shop window. She is there. Go to any city in China and open your eyes. She is there, too. Kuan Yin is the most ubiquitous Chinese deity - and the most loved. She is the living expression of compassion whose gentle face and elegant figure form the center of devotion in most Chinese homes and workplaces. Until relatively recently, she was barely known in the West, and few studies had been made of her.

Audible presents The Heartful Life with Daaji, an Audible Original. Life often demands of us that we juggle not one, but many roles at a time. When we are young, we can be both the playful child, and the curious student. As we grow, we mediate between being the supportive partner, the irreplaceable employee, and the enabling leader.

Sir Nigel Hawthorne's inspiring reading brings to life this new translation of Lao Tzu's 2,500 year old Chinese classic. Probably the most influential spiritual book in human history, the Tao Te Ching translates as The Classic of The Tao and Its Power. In 80 short chapters, it reveals a profound view of the Tao, a unique and satisfying way of life and nature.

The Most Venerable Book is one of the five classics. For many centuries it was a central work for anyone wishing to work for the imperial administration, with its prestige stemming from the belief that it had been assembled by Confucius himself. The first emperor tried to have all copies destroyed because of its subversive implication that 'the Mandate of Heaven' could be withdrawn from rulers who failed their people. For similar reasons it was also banned by Mao. Extraordinarily, it has been revived by the Chinese government of the 2010s.

Twin brothers Ethan and Jack Stone have built the ultimate transparency app - Stalker - and it's going to make them rich. But when Ethan's girlfriend dumps him, and his brother bails for their biggest competitor, Ethan is convinced they've run off together. Using Stalker to find out, he tracks them from Silicon Beach to Silicon Valley, and the secret he reveals is even more twisted than he imagined. Between his faith in people and the technology he designed to expose the truth, Ethan is forced to rethink everything he had believed regarding privacy, freedom, and trust.

Baseball Magic is a short fiction collection of eleven original baseball stories by Jay Martin. Believing baseball to be an almost sacred event, author Jay Martin explores the game with a reverence for history, humor, wonder, joy, and occasionally with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Grab a beer and a hot dog with mustard and onions. Settle into your favorite armchair and open these pages for a provocative, entertaining read.

When you are looking to be the life of the party and turn out to be what kills that party, then is what you set out to be fulfilled?

After Special Agent Jennifer Morton is fired from the IRS, she pursues a fat-cat financial felon who has fled to an island with no extradition laws. While off the grid, she discovers a community that shelters some of the most wanted white-collar fugitives in the world. Just as she's about to expose the entire web, she unearths the truth about her father and must choose between two very different kinds of betrayals.

Nobody has your back when it comes to your health, wealth, or happiness. But this is great news — because it puts you in the driver’s seat. Join Jay Martin, investor and CEO of Cambridge House, as he dissects the minds of thought-leaders from around the world with expertise in money management, geopolitics, macro finance, commodities, technology, and any emerging trends you should be paying attention to. Jay's mission is to cut through the noise and get to the signal, so he can find the most lucrative investment opportunities. Tune in for conversations that will challenge the way you think...

So you have an idea but don't know how to go about starting your business yet. You need guidance or just a bit of clarity. This audiobook can help you sort some of those potential fears away. Get comfortable, but not too comfortable, get focused and listen/read because you and your business have the potential to grow.

Podcast by Jay Martin