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    Seeking Signs , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 329min
    One hundred years ago, Minnie Seamer's death shocked her rural Iowa community. A young farmhand found her body hanging in the barn on a rainy summer morning in 1913. The coroner ruled it a suicide, but distraught family members were not convinced. Was it suicide or was it murder? Seeking Signs, based on actual events, is the story of a young girl's search for answers in the wake of a family tragedy. To solve the mystery of her older sister's puzzling death, 13-year-old Elsie follows tips from a booklet titled The Baum Detective Agency Course. As she begins observing and gathering evidence, Elsie encounters clues that call into question the coroner's report and lead her into a shadowy world of deceit and betrayal. Elsie's notebook and entries from Minnie's diary reveal an unexpected truth: a truth that interprets a young wife's troubled past in a community not as safe as it seems. Seeking Signs takes the listener into a world steeped in history and superstition. As Elsie hunts for signs, her voice brings the time period and its people to life. The answers she finds take her investigation to a conclusion that changes the path of her life forever and ultimately catapults her from innocence to a compelling coming of age. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cindy Piller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/110499/bk_acx0_110499_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    All the King's Horses , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 575min
    2014 EPIC Award Finalist Amy Dover’s dream of training horses has come with a price. The pressures of her career - not to mention an oppressive husband and business partner - have sucked out all the joy the horses used to bring her. After her husband’s sudden death, Amy leaves that world behind and takes a job as a farmhand so she can find her passion - and herself. Dustin King has more than enough on his plate. He’s got a full barn and a packed training roster that includes rescued horses who need more attention than he can spare. The last thing he wants to deal with is a woman who’s unnervingly indifferent toward horses, no matter how attractive she is. Except Amy isn’t as indifferent as Dustin thought. In fact, working with two traumatized horses might be just what she needs, and as Amy and Dustin bond with the rescued horses, they also bond with each other. Dustin reignites something else Amy thought she’d lost forever. No matter how much they try to resist, the spark that draws them together keeps getting hotter.  But Amy has known from the beginning that she’ll one day go back to her old life. She just didn’t plan on having someone to leave behind this time.... This 91,000 word novel was previously published, and has been lightly revised. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Ferraiuolo, Lia Langola. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/118450/bk_acx0_118450_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Boy Kings of Texas: A Memoir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 810min
    Lyrical and gritty, this New York Times best-selling coming-of-age story about a border-town family in Brownsville, Texas, insightfully illuminates a little-understood corner of America. Domingo Martinez lays bare his interior and exterior worlds as he struggles to make sense of the violent and the ugly, along with the beautiful and the loving, in a Texas border town in the 1980s. Partly a reflection on the culture of machismo and partly an exploration of the author’s boyhood spent in his sister’s hand-me-down clothes, this book delves into the enduring, complex bond between Martinez and his deeply flawed but fiercely protective older brother, Daniel. It features a cast of memorable characters, including his gun-hoarding former farmhand, Gramma, and “the Mimis”- two of his older sisters who for a short, glorious time manage to transform themselves from poor Latina adolescents into upper-class white girls. Martinez provides a glimpse into a society where children are traded like commerce, physical altercations routinely solve problems, drugs are rampant, sex is often crude, and people depend on the family witch doctor for advice. Charming, painful, and enlightening, this book examines the traumas and pleasures of growing up in South Texas and the often terrible consequences when different cultures collide on the banks of a dying river. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emilio Delgado. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/011472/bk_adbl_011472_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Shane , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 263min
    I had lain in my bed thinking of our visitor out in the bunk in the barn. It scarce seemed possible that he was the same man I had first seen, stern and chilling in his dark solitude, riding up our road. Something in father, something not of words or of actions, but of the essential substance of the human spirit, had reached out and spoken to him and he had replied to it and had unlocked a part of himself to us. He was far off and unapproachable at times even when he was right there with you. The Starrett family's life forever changes when a man named Shane rides out of the great glowing West and up to their farm in 1889. Young Bob Starrett is entranced by this stoic stranger who brings a new energy to his family. Shane stays on as a farmhand, but his past remains a mystery. Many folks in their small Wyoming valley are suspicious of Shane, and make it known that he is not welcome. But as dangerous as Shane may seem, he is a staunch friend to the Starretts - and when a powerful neighboring rancher tries to drive them out of their homestead, Shane becomes entangled in the deadly feud. This classic western, originally published in 1949, is a profoundly moving story of the influence of a singular character on one boy's life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Eric G. Dove. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/010526/bk_blak_010526_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Arthashastra, or, The Playbook of Material Gain (Annotated): A 2,300-Year-Old Guide on Politics, Statecraft and Power , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 594min
    Truly radical 'Machiavellianism', in the popular sense of that word, is classically expressed in Indian literature in the Arthashastra of Kautilya (written long before the birth of Christ, ostensibly in the time of Chandragupta): compared to it, Machiavelli's The Prince is harmless. (Max Weber, "Politics as a Vocation" (1919))  Chanakya's treatise, written while turning a farmhand into the emperor of the largest empire India had ever seen, focuses on how to manage an empire, covering everything from domestic policy and personal rights to assassination and the dirtier arts of politics. This is not, as with Plato’s Republic, a work of theory. Chanakya’s guidance is entirely practical and is based on both his education and his experience building an empire. It lacks the philosophical ponderings and moralizing of its equivalent Western works (such as The Prince, The Republic, or Leviathan) and instead focuses on how one deals with the messiness of the world in practice. People will occasionally refer to Chanakya as an Indian Machiavelli, but this does some discredit to Chanakya. The Prince is a satire and focused around exposing the tactics and inhumanity of Cesare Borgia. Arthashastra is a manual for every aspect of statecraft, and while it deals in the unethical, it does so only because that is, after all is said and done, one of the options available to a ruler.  If you're after a totally pragmatic analysis of leadership, stripped of moralising and focused on what works and how to deal with real-world issues, this is the audiobook for you. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chirag Patel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/196920/bk_acx0_196920_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Two Man Red: Big Man Blue, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 256min
    In the mood for a steamy, second-chance romance? Blake Brigham knows she's got a bad track record in her choice of men. Prime example: her ex-husband who's about to marry his very young and very pregnant new bride. Stupid exes. Now she's seeing Chase, and he's downright delectable. No, really. She could just eat him up. Have you seen the abs on a hard-working farmhand? They look even better when they're shirtless and rippling with his laughter, at least from what she can see blinking through the humorous tears. She's ready to go all in and sample the goods, right about the time Hunter falls onto the scene. You may not know Hunter yet, but you know the type. The best and the worst type all rolled into one. The type with history. The first love, first kiss, first everything. The kind of man who only looks better with age, and now he has the experience to top it off. Did I mention he can't seem to keep his hands off her? Oh, she's got a choice to make, all right. And she'd better make it fast before she loses them both in the process. Two Man Red is a standalone romance novel that will have you laughing, biting your nails, and will probably leave you just as torn as Blake on who she should choose...at least until you're not! It'll probably get you in the feels a little bit, too, but the HEA is pretty darn satisfying. Go ahead and jump right in! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Merrick Pearce, Christine Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/125917/bk_acx0_125917_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Strasbourg Legacy  , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 295min
    Decades after the defeat of the Third Reich, the SS rears its sinister head in this captivating thriller from the best-selling author of Enemy at the Gates and The Fall of Japan. In the chaos of defeat, while Germany's roads teemed with desperate refugees and jumbled armies, Hitler's inner circle tried to disappear. Heinrich Himmler donned an eye patch and posed as a farmer. Captured by British troops, he bit into a cyanide capsule concealed in a tooth cavity. Rudolph Hoess, former commandant of Auschwitz, was discovered working as a farmhand near Bremen. But many of the most notorious Nazis escaped, including Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann. Martin Bormann, the Fuehrer's private secretary, was rumored to be living everywhere from the Soviet Union to South America. Almost three decades later, CIA agent Matt Corcoran is sent to Bad Nauheim to investigate possible Soviet involvement in the theft of US Army munitions. He hears whispers of German Reds blowing up NATO ammo dumps, neo-Nazis aiding the Arab cause against Israel, and a plot to assassinate the German chancellor. Corcoran soon begins to suspect that behind the turmoil is an organization as diabolical as it is improbable: a cadre of loyal Nazi officers, under the command of Bormann, who are bent on bringing about the Fourth Reich. As action packed and suspenseful as The Odessa File and The Boys from Brazil, The Strasbourg Legacy is first-class entertainment from an acclaimed historian of World War II. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: J. Paul Guimont. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023296/bk_adbl_023296_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Imposter , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 537min
    Katrina Stoltzfus thought she had life and love all figured out: She was going to marry John and live happily ever after. Those plans started to crumble when her father moved the family to Stoney Ridge then completely collapsed when John decided to marry someone else. Katrina is devastated. How could she have felt so loved yet been so deceived? As she struggles to face a future without him, a widow asks for her help to start a new business, and Katrina quickly agrees. She needs time to heal her broken heart, to untangle her messy life, to find a purpose. What she doesn't need is attention from Andy Miller, a farmhand who arrives at the widow's farm just when help is most needed - and who always seems to say the right thing and be in the right place at the right time. Is Andy for real or too good to be true? Deceived once before, Katrina is determined to keep her feelings in check. When a cascade of events is set in motion by some surprising information, the little Amish church is turned upside down. Soon everyone has a stake in the outcome, and the community struggles to find the best response to an imposter in their midst. Can they forgive even the most deceitful deeds? Best-selling author Suzanne Woods Fisher introduces her loyal fans to a brand-new series set in their favorite town - Stoney Ridge. As always, Fisher delivers endearing characters and plot twists that keep listeners captivated minute after minute. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rachel Botchan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/008928/bk_reco_008928_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Rough Love: Tannen Boys, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 671min
    Second chances aren’t always easy. Sometimes, it takes some rough love.Bruce Tannen is better known by his nickname Brutal, because once upon a time, he was a monster on the football field. Now, he’s a farmhand on what used to be his family’s land, and change is all around him.A new family, new expectations, and even new friends. It’s all just fine by him until he runs into the one woman to ever hold his heart. The past comes back with a wallop of a tackle that even he can’t take.Allyson left him a lifetime ago, but she’s the only thing that’s ever felt right...in his arms, in his heart, in his life. Something’s different, though. She’s a shadow of her former self, and he wonders what could’ve dulled her shine. He can help fight her demons to bring back that sunny smile he used to bask in, but should he?  Allyson Meyers knew who she was and where she was going, but a wrong turn years ago took her on a journey she never imagined. Not even in her worst nightmares. It was ugly, but she’s stronger now for the one person who matters: her son, Cooper.  Being a single mother is a burden she’s grateful to bear alone until she sees a pair of all-too-familiar broad shoulders and dark, knowing eyes that remind her of who she once was.   Bruce was the one she'd left behind, the path she should’ve taken. It’s too bad you can’t rewrite history. But if she’s brave enough, maybe they could create a new future? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carly Robins, Tor Thom. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/177434/bk_acx0_177434_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Falling: Adalta, Vol III: A Romantic Fantasy Adventure Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 965min
    My brother tried to kill me three times, at least three times. I understand. I watched him all my life. Watched how he coped with being the only person on Adalta with no magic, the magic we call talent. Watched how he coped with being the oldest son and not the heir because he had no talent. He learned to defend himself with swords, the one in his scabbard and the one in his wit. He learned to earn the respect of his men despite his terrible handicap.   I wondered at his ability to live a full life without even the talent of a farmhand who can barely encourage a few seeds to sprout and grow. I loved him. He tormented me, true, but isn’t that what older brothers are born to do? He never hurt me, not until the assassination attempts began. I loved him even then. I still do. He’s all the family I have.  He cannot have done what so many others believe he’s done. He cannot have. Whatever others think, he’s a victim. He’s the controlled, not the controller. I know when we kill the Itza Larrak, he’ll be free.  Somehow, I will free him. Guardian Daryl Me'Vere needs to finish the battle with the ancient alien which threatens to destroy the planet and deal with his traitorous brother.  Cedar Evans escapes death when her research pod blows away from the space ship hovering over the planet, The ship is failing, and she must convince the other ship officers and relocate thousands from the ship to the planet, help Daryl make Adalta safe from the alien, and find a way to deal with his evil brother. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Amy Deuchler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/202415/bk_acx0_202415_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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