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    Lithium Jesus: A Memoir of Mania , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 334min
    Charles Monroe-Kane is a natural raconteur, and boy, does he have stories to tell. Born into an eccentric Ohio clan of modern hunter-gatherers, he grew up hearing voices in his head. Over a dizzying two decades, he was many things - teenage faith healer, world traveler, smuggler, liberation theologian, ladder-maker, squatter, halibut hanger, grifter, environmental warrior, and circus manager - all the while wrestling with schizophrenia and self-medication. From Baby Doc's Haiti to the Czech Velvet Revolution, and from sex, drugs, and a stabbing to public humiliation by the leader of the free world, Monroe-Kane burns through his 20s and several bridges of youthful idealism before finally saying: enough. In a memoir that blends engaging charm with unflinching frankness, Monroe-Kane gives his testimony of mental illness, drug abuse, faith, and love. By the end of Lithium Jesus there may be a voice in your head, too, saying "Do more, be more, live more. And fear less." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charles Monroe-Kane. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/028165/bk_adbl_028165_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Kingdom of Copper
    Return to Daevabad in the spellbinding sequel to THE CITY OF BRASS.In Daevabad, where djinn can summon flames with a snap of their fingers, where rivers run deep with ancient magic, and blood can be as dangerous as any spell, a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom.Nahri's life changed forever when she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad, she needed all of her grifter instincts to survive. Now, as Nahri embraces her heritage and her power, she must forge a new path.Exiled for daring to defy his father, Ali is adrift on the unforgiving sands of his ancestral land, hunted by assassins and forced to rely on frightening new abilities that threaten to reveal a terrible family secret.And as a new century approaches and the djinn gather within Daevabad's brass walls to celebrate, a power in the desolate north will bring a storm of fire straight to the city's gates . . .
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    My Brother's Keeper: A Thirty-Year Quest to Bring Two Killers to Justice , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 527min
    A tremendous story of love and murder, faith and tenacity. (Steve Jackson, New York Times best-selling author of A Clockwork Murder) The moment he found out his brother was missing and presumed dead, Ted Kergan launched a relentless effort to bring two suspected killers - a teenage prostitute and her much older grifter boyfriend - to justice and find Gary Kergan's body. Little did he know his quest would consume a fortune and take 30 years to reach its dramatic conclusion. Thwarted at first by the fact that his brother's body could not be located and a new district attorney reluctant to prosecute as a result, Kergen had to keep track of the killers, from New Orleans' notorious French Quarter to Las Vegas and points in between, and wait for a break in the case that seemed like it would never come. Then nearly 30 years later, science, detective work, and especially a brother's love and tenacity would combine for a resolution that would end in a dramatic trial in which one of the killers' diary would be a star witness. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tonia Blake. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/106982/bk_acx0_106982_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Best American Erotica, Volume 13: The Nasty Kind, Hörbuch, Digital, 380min, (USK 18)
    Featuring erotic stories by Carol Queen, Stephen Elliott, Sera Gamble, and Rachel Kramer Bussell. In Best American Erotica, Volume 13, Bright chooses stories that toy with the most sexually charged and fearless writing of the year. Included in this collection: "Coyote Woman Discovers Email" by Gaea Yudron "Every Good Boy Deserves Favors" by L. Elise Bland "The End" by James Williams Excerpt from Brass by Helen Walsh "Under the House" by Lynn Freed "Heartbeats" by Sidney Durham "Drunkie's Surprise" by Kweli Walker "Fairgrounds" by Peggy Munson "Beatings R Me" by Mr. Sleep "Ukiyo" by Donna George Storey "Grifter" by Carol Queen "Fifteen Minutes" by Gwen Masters "The End" by Rachel Kramer Bussel "Granny Pearls" by Salome Wilde "High Risk" by Bob Vickery "Stalin's Mustache" by Will Heinrich "Bad Education" by Stephen Elliott "The Clay Man" by Sera Gamble "The Sound" by Maxine Chernoff "Paradise City" by Bianca James "The Nasty Kind Always Are" by Steve Almond Previously published as Best American Erotica 2006. Language: English. Narrator: Susie Bright, Ian August, Gabra Zackman, Jeff Mayer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/000035/bk_adbl_000035_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    True West, Hörbuch, Digital, 87min
    Kit Harington (Games of Thrones) and Johnny Flynn (Beast) smolder and burn as sparring brothers in Sam Shepard’s darkly comic 1980 drama. The Cain and Abel conflict is a showdown of sibling rivalry, to be sure, but also bears witness to a legacy of booze-fueled family brawls. As Harington and Flynn duel it out, they bring a cagey, wiry energy to director Matthew Dunster’s West End revival of this Pulitzer Prize finalist. The portrait of the estranged pair is a riveting study in contrasts as Harington’s successful screenwriter and Flynn’s scheming grifter explosively collide in the California desert. The scorched, arid setting is more than just a backdrop; its expanse and emptiness make it a palpable presence in a play about wounded masculinity and broken dreams. The live theatre production of True West was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, United Kingdom, in 2019. It was produced by Joseph Smith and John Brant for Smith & Brant Theatricals and James Bierman for Empire Street Productions.   Portions of this audio drama contain mature language and themes. Listener discretion is advised.   Language: English. Narrator: Kit Harington, Johnny Flynn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/or/orig/000296/or_orig_000296_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Super Con: Billy Cunningham, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 559min
    An adrenaline rush of cons, grift, and murder in a town where deadly double-dealing is the name of the game. Master grifter Billy Cunningham has built a lucrative career conning a long list of Las Vegas casinos. In fact, he's never walked into one he couldn't rip off. Now he's scheming a "super con" with a gang of high-profile cheats - a one-time-only scam that could rake in a cool multi-million-dollar payday. All goes as planned until Chinese crime lord Broken Tooth strong-arms Billy into rigging the Super Bowl, too. Billy has no choice but to play ball. Broken Tooth has a special edge on him: blackmail. When someone on his own team betrays Billy, all bets are off. Both the super con and Super Bowl gambits are in jeopardy. And just who's scamming who? With kickoff time looming, it'll take a Hail Mary pass for Billy to grift the game and survive long enough to pull off the wildest double-cross-with-a-twist in Vegas history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Podehl. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/009688/bk_brll_009688_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Good Riddance
    When Georgie opens for business at the RV park in Santa Monica, one of her first customers is a teenage boy who seems more set on having her arrested than seeking her help. Okay, Georgie knows that it takes all kinds to make a world. After all, she's had to put up with her grifter of a brother Jerry all her life, hasn't she? And not too many people have a Great-Granny like Rosa. She tries to help him despite the attitude. She can sense that there's more behind his football-jock muscles and acne scars than meets the eye and keeps digging-but as the plot thickens, she finds herself calling on her fledgling Crystal Ball Investigation Team for help. What they lack in experience, they make up for in ingenuity! As though the football jock and his gullible mother aren't enough to cope with, her brother Jerry also seems hell-bent on causing trouble - as usual! It's going to take a lot of hard work before Georgie can say a heartfelt 'Good riddance!" to all of these problems in her life.
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    Thieving Weasels , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 382min
    Skip O'Rourke is dragged into one last con...but he doesn't know the con's on him in this funny, pause-resisting YA debut for fans of Winger and Ocean's Eleven. Cameron Smith attends an elite boarding school and has just been accepted to Princeton University alongside his beautiful girlfriend, Claire. Life for Cameron would be perfect, except that Cameron Smith is actually Skip O'Rourke, and Skip O'Rourke ran away from his grifter family four years ago...along with $100,000 of their "earnings" (because starting a new life is not cheap). But when his uncle Wonderful tracks him down, Skip's given an ultimatum: Come back to the family for one last con, or say good-bye to life as Cameron. "One last con" is easier said than done when Skip's family is just as merciless (and just as manipulative) as they've always been, and everyone around him is lying. Skip may have given up on crime, but there's one lesson he hasn't forgotten: Always know your mark. And if you don't know who your mark is...it's probably you. Witty and irresistibly listenable, this standout debut will always keep you guessing. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robbie Daymond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/002097/bk_lili_002097_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ghostly Despair: A Harper Harlow Mystery, Book 10 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 428min
    Almost six years ago, Harper Harlow’s boyfriend was involved in a car accident and walked away from the scene. Severely injured, law enforcement believed him dead and gave up looking.It seems they were wrong.Quinn Jackson is back...and he’s very much alive. His memory isn’t what it used to be, but he’s quickly putting things together. One of the first people he wants to see when his life comes roaring back is the woman he left behind.Quinn doesn’t know what he wants, but Harper is very much taken. Although his death left her searching for answers and respite, she’s moved on. Her current boyfriend, Jared Monroe, is suspicious of Quinn’s return even though the man swears he’s only visiting for closure and nothing else.Murder is on the menu, though, and when a grifter ends up dead, Quinn is one of Jared’s first suspects. Harper isn’t happy with her boyfriend’s reaction, but she’s willing to work with him.Together, Harper and Jared have to solve the mysteries of the past and survive the present.It’s going to be a long, hard slog, and there are no guarantees. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Angel Clark. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/127047/bk_acx0_127047_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Hound of Night: Veil Knights, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 310min
    Sometimes, the magic is real.John Seton is a grifter, an ex-pat Scots kid working penny-ante magic tricks on the streets of L.A. But John has a secret. In his family, sometimes, the magic is real. And sometimes, it gets him noticed.A man named Dante Grimm tells him he’s the modern incarnation of a knight of old and that he is part of a group of companions tasked with holding back the darkness to come in a battle the likes of which the world hasn't seen in centuries, a battle against a foe straight out of their worst nightmares.Grimm sets Seton a quest, to find an item that is required to stop the coming dark, an ancient piece of leather of uncertain provenance, and high magic.Seton sets out onto the streets, and quickly finds that he is not the only one after the halter. He is soon at odds with friends, family and foes alike, and when he is betrayed by the one person he has always been closest to, the quest comes to a head.Seton has a hound on his tail, and he will have to travel far to avoid it, further than he has ever traveled before.Beyond the veil, where the darkness is real, and the hounds bay loudly. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lawrence Locke. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/156702/bk_acx0_156702_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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