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    Twilight of Democracy (eBook, ePUB)
    A FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'The most important non-fiction book of the year' David HareIn the years just before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall, people from across the political spectrum in Europe and America celebrated a great achievement, felt a common purpose and, very often, forged personal friendships. Yet over the following decades the euphoria evaporated, the common purpose and centre ground gradually disappeared, extremism rose once more and eventually - as this book compellingly relates - the relationships soured too.Anne Applebaum traces this history in an unfamiliar way, looking at the trajectories of individuals caught up in the public events of the last three decades. When politics becomes polarized, which side do you back? If you are a journalist, an intellectual, a civic leader, how do you deal with the re-emergence of authoritarian or nationalist ideas in your country? When your leaders appropriate history, or pedal conspiracies, or eviscerate the media and the judiciary, do you go along with it?Twilight of Democracy is an essay that combines the personal and the political in an original way and brings a fresh understanding to the dynamics of public life in Europe and America, both now and in the recent past.
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    Hiring "Forever War" Veterans: Myths, Misconceptions, Misunderstandings , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 209min
    On September 11, 2001, a cadre of fanatics instigated what would turn into the longest war that the United States of America has ever endured: the “Global War on Terrorism”, now better known to generations of veterans as the “Forever War”. This world-wide conflagration had hopped from country to country in pursuit of a never-ending parade of adversaries. This book isn’t about the war itself; it’s about the people who served during it and came home to a bewildering rebuke from current and potential employers. Public sentiment soured early on in the war, leading to damaging stereotypes and subversive tropes that actively impede veterans’ attempts to find gainful employment in the private sector. This book explores why this happened, how it manifests, and what we can all do to mitigate it. If you’re a “Forever War” veteran looking for work, a hiring manager looking for people, or a leader trying to understand tensions in the office, this book is for you. It’s meant to inspire conversation, challenge assumptions, and clear away some of the common myths, misconceptions, and misunderstandings that beleaguer veterans in the modern workplace. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jack Nolan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/155744/bk_acx0_155744_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Below the Belt: Worth the Fight Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 597min
    In Sidney Halston's latest sizzling MMA romance, a former title contender turns the tables on his knockout trainer with a lesson in seduction. Once one of the most sought-after names on the mixed martial arts circuit, Antonio "Scarface" Marino watched his career go down for the count as he chased skirts and made tabloid headlines. Now he's finally making a comeback, and it's all thanks to Francesca Silva, a Brazilian bombshell as tough as any of her fighters. But who's the real Francesca: the trash-talking trainer who rides him hard, or the vulnerable woman who blushes at his touch? Francesca went to the mat to sign Tony because she believes he still has the potential to bring big success to her gym - if she can keep his head in the cage and out of her personal life. After a short-lived marriage soured her on love, a one-night stand is all she can handle. Now Tony's kisses are stirring up complicated feelings - especially when he agrees to face her ex in the ring. Francesca's used to freezing guys out. But Tony's tempting her to give in to the heat. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dara Rosenberg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/048608/bk_acx0_048608_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Amaretto Amber: Franki Amato Mysteries, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 543min
    Now in development for a TV movie!Private investigator Franki Amato has just turned 30, and she feels anything but festive. For starters, she can't have cake because she's given up sweets, and one of her teeth is torturing her. To add insult to birthday injury, she has to investigate a surreal strip club homicide - with her 60ish ex-stripper landlady. Then her Sicilian grandma crashes the New Orleans non-party and insists that she steal a lemon to land a husband. Unfortunately for Franki, the man she has in mind has his mind somewhere else, and their relationship seems to have soured. Adding to her troubles, she has to figure out what a missing amber pendant and a mysterious amaretto bottle have to do with the murder, not to mention why she's being followed. When a second dancer goes down and a third is threatened, Franki turns to a weird witch to crack the case and cancel a curse before someone blows out her candles for good. Franki Amato Mysteries: Limoncello Yellow (Book One) Prosecco Pink (Book Two) Rosolio Red (Holiday short story) Amaretto Amber (Book Three) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Madeline Mrozek. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/089037/bk_acx0_089037_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Missing : Mecklenburg, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 437min
    The town of Mecklenburg has soured. People are missing, and evil is running amuck in this pause-resisting nightmare. While investigating an incident 7,000 feet deep inside the Duke Mining copper mine, Tom Porter stumbles across a doorway that transports him into a parallel world of hell. He wakes up hairless, bruised, and naked in a wasteland controlled by an insidious faction of people, led by Chief Sanders, Trashman, and The Preacher. Tom journeys through this hell while searching for a way home as insidious men fight to stop him. Follow Walter Pauls, Tom Porter, Charlotte Kane - her dog, Bran - and others as they discover supernatural forces eating the soul of this town. Follow Detective McKinney as he attempts to solve the mystery of the dead, the murders, and "The Missing." This is a haunting tale of spilled blood in a town that God has forsaken. Why are people missing, and why do so many bad things happen in Mecklenburg? First came Under the Dome, then came Desperation. Now there's The Missing by Olin Lester, to make you think twice about visiting small towns! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Micah Mason. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/223119/bk_acx0_223119_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Favourite , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1064min
    Sarah Churchill, first Duchess of Marlborough, was the glamorous and controversial subject of hundreds of satires, newspaper articles and publications both during her lifetime and after her death.  Tied to Queen Anne by an intimate friendship, Sarah hoped to wield power equal to that of a government minister. When their relationship soured, she blackmailed Anne with letters revealing their intimacy and accused her of perverting the course of national affairs by keeping lesbian favourites - including Sarah's own cousin Abigail Masham.  Sarah was a compulsive and compelling writer, narrating the major events of life at Blenheim Palace and at court with herself often centre stage. Attacked for traits that might have been applauded in a man, she was also capable of inspiring intense love and loyalty, deeply committed to her principles and to living what she believed to be a virtuous life.  This biography brings Sarah Churchill's own voice, passionate and intelligent, back to life and casts a critical eye over images of the Duchess handed down through art, history and literature. Here is an unforgettable portrait of a woman who cared intensely about how we would remember her. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Natalie Boscombe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/oras/000034/bk_oras_000034_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Deacon's Touch: Cowboy Kink , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 209min, (USK 18)
    After her own engagement goes to hell, workaholic Jessica Talbot dreads her friend's bachelorette party at a dude ranch in Nowheresville, Texas. But the outlook for the weekend brightens when Deacon Dumen picks her up at the airport. The sexy cowboy awakens every dormant sexual fantasy with nothing more than a friendly smile and a handshake. Ex-Air Force Pararescueman Deke Dumen doesn't know what to make of the sexy yet reserved brunette who breaks through the walls he built after an injury ended his career and a divorce soured him on relationships. As a guest at his family's ranch Jessie is off limits, but the Dom in him rebels at the restriction, even as he realizes his penchant for control in the bedroom would likely scare the holy hell out of her. When Jessie shocks Deke by asking for exactly what he's been craving, he's ready to break the rules and introduce her to his own brand of dominance. Her willing surrender rocks them both to the core. But once the weekend's over, they must decide if it was just a wild fling or the start of something more. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ann Hart. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/005074/bk_acx0_005074_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Battle of Peach Tree Creek: Hood's First Effort to Save Atlanta , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 560min
    On July 20, 1864, the Civil War struggle for Atlanta reached a pivotal moment. As William T. Sherman's Union forces came ever nearer the city, the defending Confederate Army of Tennessee replaced its commanding general, removing Joseph E. Johnston and elevating John Bell Hood. This decision stunned and demoralized Confederate troops just when Hood was compelled to take the offensive against the approaching Federals. Attacking northward from Atlanta's defenses, Hood's men struck George H. Thomas's Army of the Cumberland just after it crossed Peach Tree Creek on July 20. Initially taken by surprise, the Federals fought back with spirit and nullified all the advantages the Confederates first enjoyed. As a result, the Federals achieved a remarkable defensive victory. Offering new interpretations of the battle's place within the Atlanta campaign, Earl J. Hess describes how several Confederate regiments and brigades made a pretense of advancing but then stopped partway to the objective and took cover for the rest of the afternoon on July 20. Hess shows that morale played an unusually important role in determining the outcome at Peach Tree Creek - a soured mood among the Confederates and overwhelming confidence among the Federals spelled disaster for one side and victory for the other. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bob Souer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/008393/bk_tant_008393_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Other Oregon: A Thriller , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 491min
    Can an idealist from the city stop his estranged friend in the country from exposing a grim and damning secret from their past? On the surface, Greg Simmons seems an utterly improbable informant. He's an idealistic, Cascadia independence proponent from the city of Portland. When the FBI calls on Greg to go undercover to investigate a dangerous militia movement out in rural Oregon, he knows exactly why: his long-estranged friend from the country, Donny Wilkie, could have deep ties to the militia. Greg doesn't want the FBI's help. He needs to pursue the threat all on his own, because his true motives run far deeper - making sure that his former friend will never reveal a damning secret from their past. Greg strikes out for the remote small town of Pineburg, a fish out of water. As he grapples with his and Donny's relationship and why it soured, as the threats to his worldview and to hiding the grim truth darken and mount, he discovers that no one is really who they seem, least of all himself. The dark misdeeds that both he and Donny covered up for so long threaten to reap their toll in the most deadly way. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marc Vietor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/022859/bk_adbl_022859_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Broken Beauty: Broken Beauty Novellas, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 178min
    Just a broken girl in her broken world. When socialite party girl Mia Abbott-Renou wakes up in a garden, she has little recall of the previous night - except that she is naked...hurt...terrified. Not only has she been raped, but she knows one of her assailants: the son of a wealthy politician, who happens to be her own father’s political ally.Mia wants and needs justice. Except, this privileged boy has an alibi, and her father forbids her from going to the police. It’s a critical election year - one that his party might lose if his image as a doting father is soured due to Mia being labeled a lush or, worse, promiscuous.Devastated at not having the support of her family, Mia finds herself in a tug-of-war with her conscience over what to do, especially since she can’t remember exactly what happened that night. Worse, the men who attacked her have hurt several other girls, and Mia may be the key to stopping them. Mia tries to forget, until the unthinkable happens, and she’s left reeling once again, faced with a new challenge that will force her to take more control of her life.Trigger warning: contains the sensitive topic of rape and its aftermath. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Catie Carlton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/233833/bk_acx0_233833_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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