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  The Cricket on the Hearth, Hörbuch, Digital, 226min

  The Cricket on the Hearth is a Christmas novella by Charles Dickens.John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and stays at Peerybingle's house for a few days. The life of the Peerybingles intersects with that of Caleb Plummer, a poor toymaker employed by the miser Mr. Tackleton. Caleb has a blind daughter Bertha, and a son Edward, who travelled to South America and is thought to be dead. The miser Tackleton is now on the eve of marrying Edward's sweetheart, May, but she doesn't have feelings for Tackleton... Language: English. Narrator: Edith Harson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/edel/011287/bk_edel_011287_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 198min

  Everyone knows about Santa Claus of course and his wonderful trip around the world on the night before Christmas. But what about his early life? Where was he born? What was he like as a youth? How did he come to be such a wonderful toymaker? When did he start using the Reindeer? And, most importantly, how has he been able to live so very long?In this holiday classic from the author of The Wonderful Wizard of OZ, all these questions are answered. We find out about Santa's life from his birth and childhood days all the way up to the time he began his magical trips on Christmas Eve. Baum paints a picture of a wonderful place called Burzee, where Santa grew up, that has all the charm and fantasy of Oz. This is a must-listen for all ages. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cindy Hardin Killavey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/jimc/000219/bk_jimc_000219_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Coilhunter: A Coilhunter Chronicles Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 270min

  Welcome to the Wild North, a desolate wasteland where criminals go to hide - if they can outlast the drought and the dangers of the desert. Or the dangers of something else. Meet Nox, the Coilhunter. A mechanic and toymaker by trade, a bounty hunter by circumstance. He isn't in it for the money. He's in it for justice, and there's a lot of justice that needs to be paid. Between each kill, he's looking for someone who has kept out of his crosshairs for quite a while - the person who murdered his wife and children. The trail has long gone cold, but there are changes happening, the kind of changes that uncover footprints and spent bullet casings. Plagued by nightmares, he's made himself into a living one, the kind the criminals and con men fear. So, welcome, fair folk, to the Wild North. If the land doesn't get you, the Coilhunter will. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: R.C. Bray. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/132296/bk_acx0_132296_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  I Shall Live: Surviving the Holocaust Against All Odds , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 697min

  I Shall Live tells the gripping true story of a Jewish family in Germany and Russia as the Nazi party gained power in Germany. When Henry Orenstein and his siblings ended up in a series of concentrations camps, Orenstein's bravery and quick thinking help him to save himself and his brothers from execution by playing a role in the greatest hoax ever pulled on the upper echelons of Nazi command. Orenstein's lucid prose recreates this horrific time in history and his constant struggle for survival as the Nazis move him and his brothers through five concentration camps. His description of their roles in the fake Chemical Commando sheds new light on an incredible and generally unknown event in the history of the Holocaust. This edition of I Shall Live contains new evidence about this false Commando, including letters signed to and from Himmler himself. Orenstein, aside from being a Holocaust survivor, has made a name for himself as a toymaker who called for the production of Transformers, as well as a poker player. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Henry Orenstein. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001134/bk_gdan_001134_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Honeycomb

  An astonishing, richly interwoven story from #1 bestselling author Joanne M. Harris (The Gospel of Loki, Chocolat), beautifully illustrated by the multiple award-winning Charles Vess (Stardust, The Books of Earthsea).Long ago and far away,Far away and long ago,The World was honeycomb, we know,The Worlds were honeycomb.The beauty of stories is that you never know where they will take you. Full of dreams and nightmares, Honeycomb is an entrancing mosaic novel of original fairy tales from bestselling author Joanne M. Harris and legendary artist Charles Vess in a collaboration that's been years in the making. Dark, gripping, and brilliantly imaginative, these magical tales will soon have you in their thrall.Each original tale is a small piece of the larger picture - a clue or a message, a theme, or a warning - interwoven with the tale of the Lacewing King as he travels the Worlds and encounters a multitude of characters: a toymaker who wants to create the perfect wife; a princess whose heart is won by words, not actions; a tiny dog whose confidence far outweighs his size; and the vengeful Spider Queen, and deadly Harlequin . . .Turn the page, and be swept up in the adventure.Perfect for fans of Sandman, The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye, Piranesi and The Midnight Library, this tour de force is a beautiful achievement, from two exceptional creators at the top of their game.

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  Visions of Sugar Plums: A Stephanie Plum Holiday Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 190min

  It's four days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for fugitive apprehension agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. There's not a twinkle light to be seen anywhere in her apartment. And there's a strange man named Diesel in her kitchen. Sure, this has happened before. Strangers, weirdos, felons, creeps, and lunatics are always finding their way to her front door. But this guy is different. He's mysterious, sexy - and he's a man on a mission. The question is, What does he want with her? Can he help her find a little old toymaker who has skipped out on his bail right before Christmas? Can he survive the Plum family holiday dinner? Can he get Stephanie a tree that doesn't look like it was grown next to a nuclear power plant? Plus, Stephanie needs to find a bunch of nasty elves, her sister Valerie has a Christmas "surprise" for the Plums, her niece Mary Alice doesn't believe in Santa anymore, and Grandma Mazur has a new stud muffin. So bring out the plastic reindeer, strap on your jingle bells, and get ready to celebrate the holidays - Jersey style. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lorelei King. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/000270/bk_aren_000270_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation, Hörbuch, Digital, 112min

  Tony Robinson stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's renowned Christmas story, which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. It is Christmas Eve, and young Mary and Fred are opening presents from their godfather, Drosselmeier the toymaker. Mary's favourite gift is a nutcracker soldier, and she is disappointed when his jaw breaks on a particularly hard nut. She puts him away carefully, promising that Drosselmeier will mend him - and at that moment he seems to come alive. Surely she is just imagining things. But as the grandfather clock begins to chime midnight, all her toys spring to life! Led by the Nutcracker, they rush into battle with an army of mice who emerge from beneath the floorboards - including the seven-headed Mouse King.... Hoffmann's classic children's tale is adapted by Brian Sibley (who also dramatised The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia for radio). Starring Tony Robinson as the Nutcracker, Edward de Souza as Drosselmeier, Eric Allen as the Mouse King and Angela Shaftoe as Mary, it is sure to delight fans of Tchaikovsy's famous ballet - and anyone who loves the magic of a good fairy tale. Language: English. Narrator: full cast, Tony Robinson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/002167/bk_rhuk_002167_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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• Robert 4: Die Rache der Teufelspuppe

  In Nazi-Deutschland nimmt ein Spielzeugmacher ein mystisches Buch in Besitz, das das Unbelebte belebt. Nachdem er vor der SS geflohen ist, die von Hitler den Befehl hatte, das Buch zu holen, besteigt der Spielzeugmacher einen Zug, um das Land zu verlassen. Zunächst noch in der Annahme, dass er in Sicherheit ist, entdeckt der Toymaker bald, dass auch eine Gruppe hochrangiger Nazi-Offiziere an Bord ist. Schließlich wird sein Geheimnis enthüllt und die Nazis kreisen ihn ein. Aber der Spielzeugmacher hat bereits den magischen Wälzer benutzt, um eine alte Puppe namens Robert zum Leben zu erwecken. Rechte: Daredo

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  Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 623min

  Brick by Brick takes you inside the LEGO you've never seen. By following the teams that are inventing some of the world's best-loved toys, it spotlights the company's disciplined approach to harnessing creativity and recounts one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent memory. Brick by Brick reveals how LEGO failed to keep pace with the revolutionary changes in kids' lives and began sliding into irrelevance. When the company's leaders implemented some of the business world's most widely espoused prescriptions for boosting innovation, they ironically pushed the iconic toymaker to the brink of bankruptcy. The company's near-collapse shows that what works in theory can fail spectacularly in the brutally competitive global economy. It took a new LEGO management team - faced with the growing rage for electronic toys, few barriers to entry, and ultra-demanding consumers (10-year old boys) - to reinvent the innovation rule book and transform LEGO into one of the world's most profitable, fastest-growing companies. Along the way, Brick by Brick reveals how LEGO: Became truly customer-driven by co-creating with kids as well as its passionate adult fans Looked beyond products and learned to leverage a full-spectrum approach to innovation Opened its innovation process by using both the "wisdom of crowds" and the expertise of elite cliques Discovered uncontested, "blue ocean" markets, even as it thrived in brutally competitive red oceansGave its world-class design teams enough space to create and direction to deliver built a culture where profitable innovation flourishes Sometimes radical yet always applicable, Brick by Brick abounds with real-world lessons for unleashing breakthrough innovation in your organization, just like LEGO. Whether you're a senior executive looking to make your company grow, an entrepreneur building a star ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Thomas Vincent Kelly. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/003555/bk_rand_003555_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Coilhunter Chronicles - Omnibus (Books 1-3) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 839min

  2019 Independent Audiobook Award Winner for Contemporary FantasyCoilhunterWelcome to the Wild North, a desolate wasteland where criminals go to hide - if they can outlast the drought and the dangers of the desert. Or the dangers of something else.Meet Nox, the Coilhunter. A mechanic and toymaker by trade, a bounty hunter by circumstance. He isn't in it for the money. He's in it for justice, and there's a lot of justice that needs to be paid.Between each kill, he's looking for someone who has kept out of his cross hairs for quite a while - the person who murdered his wife and children. The trail has long gone cold, but there are changes happening, the kind of changes that uncover footprints and spent bullet casings.Plagued by nightmares, he's made himself into a living one, the kind the criminals and con men fear.So, welcome, fair folk, to the Wild North. If the land doesn't get you, the Coilhunter will.RustkillerWelcome to the Rust Valley.The Wild North is full of nasty places, but there are some places you just don’t go. One of them is that scrapyard desert known as the Rust Valley. It’s where vehicles go to die. That’s why you don’t go in after them.The bounty hunter Nox made a promise to himself he’d never be caught dead there. Yet when a couple of kids end up wandering inside that metal maze, he finds himself with no other choice.He decks himself out in his finest armor. He’ll need it. That land is where the rust-covered Clockwork Commune live, and if they don’t scavenge the metal off you, they’ll scavenge the flesh instead. Nox is used to being called the Coilhunter, but this time, he’s saddling up with a new, more fitting title: the Rustkiller.DustrunnerNox is a wanted man.While searching for a criminal, the fabled Coilhunter wanders into a tribal village massacre. He didn’t do it, but that doesn’t matter. The clues point to h ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: R.C. Bray. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/132424/bk_acx0_132424_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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