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    Undefeated (eBook, ePUB)
    Jen McAdam, Scottish grandmother and daughter of a coal miner, was a victim of the OneCoin global crypto-currency fraud, which conned between $4 and $14 billion from ordinary people around the world - an estimated £100million from the UK between 2014 and 2017.Jen was the only victim to fight back, and despite consistent harassment and death threats, she has tirelessly fought for justice for herself, her family and friends and the thousands around the world who have lost everything, in some cases even their lives. Jen is a modern day Erin Brokovich, and this is a true David and Goliath story, to give us all a message of hope about the power we as individuals can have, even when things seem hopeless.Undefeated tells the story of how Jen escaped absuive relationships and struggled with chronic illness before undertaking her incredible fight for justice and gives fascinating insight into the murky underworld of crypto-currency and multi-level marketing. Jen refuses to be defeated in all aspects of her life and her remarkable story is being turned into a major film.
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    Staged!: A Hollywood Hustle: Casey Alton Mysteries, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 370min
    Mismatched amateur detectives Casey Alton and Smitty, former biker gang leader, have solved some tough mysteries before. But this one may push them to do some truly creative actions on the edge of what’s legal. Casey and Smitty have a dilemma they have to solve. A longtime good friend of Smitty’s has been conned out of $2,000,000 dollars. The perpetrator’s a known ruthless and murderous crook. The friend has been beaten within an inch of his life to keep him quiet. How can they get the friend’s money back without being killed or worse? Run a racket on a racketeer? Run a hustle on a hustler? Out-con a con artist? How do the movies fit into their plan?Listen to Staged! for the answers to these questions and more.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Carrick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/163498/bk_acx0_163498_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Zigzag: The incredible wartime exploits of double agent Eddie Chapman , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 917min
    Eddie Chapman was a womaniser, blackmailer and safecracker. He was also a great hero - the most remarkable double agent of the Second World War. Chapman became the only British national ever to be awarded an Iron Cross for his work for the Reich. He was also the only German spy ever to be parachuted into Britain twice. But it was all an illusion: Eddie fooled the Germans in the same way he conned his victims in civilian life. He was working for the British all along. Until now, the full story of Eddie Chapman's extraordinary exploits has never been told, thwarted by the Official Secrets Act. Now at last all the evidence has been released, including Eddie's MI5 files, and a complete account of what he achieved is told in this enthralling book. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Roger Davis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/001286/bk_twuk_001286_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Bride for Travis: The Proxy Brides, Book 10 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 215min
    Lydia Hathaway’s greatest wish is to become a mother, but not necessarily a wife. Molly, a little orphan, tugs at her heart, and Lydia knows this is the child she wants to adopt. Lydia is broken-hearted when the orphanage mandates that all prospective parents be married.Travis Bentley had been conned by two mail-order brides, so he decides to stay single and concentrate on his ranch, so when his sister asks him to marry a woman in Denver by proxy so she can adopt a child, he readily agrees. What does he have to lose? He doesn’t even have to meet the woman. Things go well until he decides to marry Myra, and he travels to Denver to get Lydia to sign annulment papers. That’s when his life becomes a convoluted mess! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lili Dubuque. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/143310/bk_acx0_143310_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    High Cotton , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 185min
    High Cotton chronicles the life of a 12-year-old boy, his kidnapping, and being sold into slavery. He suffered torture and abuse and witnessed horrible events prior to and during his journey via slave trader ship to America. He was auctioned to a plantation and eventually emancipated. He returns to the sea aboard the same ship he arrived on and remains until the death of the ship's captain. Left a substantial amount of money by the captain, only to be conned by a carpetbagger, he loses everything and ends up a beggar on the streets of St. Louis. A very talented entertainer, even though a black man in a society of white aristocracy, he gains popularity and becomes an owner of a night club and faces adversity on every hand. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andrew L. Barnes. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/021154/bk_acx0_021154_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, Hörbuch, Digital, 227min
    The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune to one man. The con: Harvey Metcalfe. A brilliant, self-made guru of deceit. A very dangerous individual. And now, a hunted man. With nothing left to lose, four strangers are about to come together, each expert in their own field. Their plan: find Harvey, shadow him, trap him, and penny-for-penny, destroy him. From the luxurious casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot to the bustling streets of Wall Street to fashionable London galleries, their own ingenious game has begun. It's called revenge, and they were taught by a master. Language: English. Narrator: Martin Jarvis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/000373/bk_aren_000373_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Blood Curse: Spell Weaver Series, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 655min
    When Clio conned her way into the Underworld, her job was to steal magic that could protect her homeland. Instead, she escaped with the rebel son of a notorious spell weaver family. And in the process, she exposed his most calamitous spell, putting her people - and all magic - in peril. Now she and Lyre face two impossible feats: Recover his creation, and do it before his family catches up to them. But when the spell is unleashed with devastating results, caution is no longer an option. Clio and Lyre's only chance lies in combining their strength, but to make it out alive, they'll need magic more dangerous than they've ever wielded before. And if they fail, the realms will pay the price. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jorjeana Marie, Melissa Moran, Greg Tremblay. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/011527/bk_tant_011527_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Manipulation: Learn to Spot Bad People and the Tricks They Plan , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 85min
    Have you ever been conned by someone you thought was looking out for your best interests? Have you ever been lied to by your significant other? Did you ever date someone that seemed like they had too many secrets? Then this book is for you. Zina Dotton gives listeners a brief but clear description of the various ways manipulative people try and deceive you to their advantage, sometimes leaving problems for you to deal with and then they suddenly disappear. In this book you will learn about various deceptive behaviors manipulative people play including: money scams, seeking out naive individuals and much more. After listening to this book, you will hopefully learn to discern the intentions of others before they manipulate their way into your life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lynn Longseth. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/068305/bk_acx0_068305_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Habits of Queens: How Wise Women Rule Their Homes and Govern Their Lives , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 44min
    Authored by a registered nurse with over two decades of experience working in women's health, The Habits of Queens concludes thus: Women are being conned, duped, hoodwinked! It's clear that women all across the country are multitasking themselves into mental burnout and physical exhaustion. In other words, we've been suckered!But it doesn't have to be this way. Throughout history, queens have ruled their homes and governed their lives with time-tested principles - principles that became norms, norms that grew into habits.The Habits of Queens gives controversial but truthful advice to young and not-so-young wives on how to:Rule the home, not the manCreate an ordered and contented houseAvoid the infectious "hurried woman syndrome"And much more...A short listen loaded with humor and sho-you-right wisdom, The Habit of Queens is the book you'll recommend to your daughters and sista-friends. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Leesha Saunders. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/178480/bk_acx0_178480_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 156min
    I'm a time pirate - born in 1810, now a 21st-century woman. I travel through time trying to right wrongs without disrupting the fragile balance between what is and what can never be. That's why it's vital that I go to 1836 and find the man who conned my brother out of his Time Travel Mechanism as quickly as possible. If the technology falls into the wrong hands, it could change the world as we know it. The notorious Duke of Leister definitely qualifies as the wrong hands. An amateur scientist of the slightly mad variety, he's bound to figure out how to use the TTM sooner rather than later. "I knew this wouldn't be easy. But I wasn't counting on him being as sexy as hell. Or winding up chained to his bed." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Helen Stern. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harl/000646/bk_harl_000646_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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