102 Results for : devours
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Talk to Me
How far would you go to save someone you love? And what if that someone was ... not exactly human?Guy Schermerhorn, brilliant young professor of psychology and disciple of the pioneering Dr Moncrieff, is making a name for himself on the talk show circuit with an unusual protégé in tow: a chimp by the name of Sam. Sam lives in Guy's apartment, wears diapers and neckties, devours pizza and Macdonalds - and, through Guy's careful training, can communicate through sign language.But living with Sam is wreaking havoc on Guy's personal life, and when shy, meek undergraduate Aimee Villard volunteers to take on babysitting for him, he can't believe his luck. Aimee and Sam have an immediate rapport, and before Guy knows it she's moved in, proudly devoting herself to Sam's care and Guy's project.Aimee has never known purpose and happiness like this; but when Guy's funding is imperilled, and Sam is taken away by the sinister Moncrief, her world falls apart. Aimee discovers just how far she'll go to, and just what she'll risk, to be united with the chimp she's come to love so much.- Shop: buecher
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Talk to Me
'Howlingly marvellous ... Gripping and inescapably bittersweet' Boston Globe'Hits the mark ... Real and relevant' BookTrib____________________Guy Schermerhorn, brilliant young professor of psychology and disciple of the pioneering Dr Moncrieff, is making a name for himself on the talk show circuit with an unusual protégé in tow: a chimp by the name of Sam. Sam lives in Guy's apartment, wears diapers and neckties, devours pizza and Macdonalds - and, through Guy's careful training, can communicate through sign language. But living with Sam is wreaking havoc on Guy's personal life, and when shy, meek undergraduate Aimee Villard volunteers to take on babysitting for him, he can't believe his luck. Aimee and Sam have an immediate rapport, and before Guy knows it she's moved in, proudly devoting herself to Sam's care and Guy's project. Aimee has never known purpose and happiness like this; but when Guy's funding is imperilled, and Sam is taken away by the sinister Moncrief, her world falls apart. Aimee discovers just how far she'll go to, and just what she'll risk, to be united with the chimp she's come to love so much._____________'Boyle tells this story with clear-eyed, flinty intelligence' Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald'An engaging tale' The Blurb, Australia- Shop: buecher
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Yesterday
In the city of San Agustín de Tango, the banal is hard to tell from the bizarre. In a single day, a man is guillotined for preaching the intellectual pleasures of sex; an ostrich in a zoo, reversing roles, devours a lion; and a man, while urinating, goes bungee jumping through time itself-and manages to escape. Or does he? Witness the weird machinery of Yesterday, where the Chilean master Juan Emar deploys irony, digression, and giddy repetitions to ratchet up narrative tension again and again and again, in this thrilling whirlwind of the ecstatically unexpected-all wed to the happiest marriage of any novel, ever. Born in Chile at the tail end of the nineteenth century, Juan Emar was largely overlooked during his lifetime, and lived in self-imposed exile from the literary circles of his day. A cult of Emarians, however, always persisted, and after several rediscoveries in the Spanish-speaking world, he is finally getting his international due with the English-language debut of Yesterday, deftly translated by Megan McDowell. Emar's work offers unique and delirious pleasures, and will be an epiphany to anglophone readers.- Shop: buecher
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A Court of Earth and Aether: A Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance (War of the Gods, Book 4) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 448min
Cass Saélihn is the weapon, the hybrid born to kill the Olympian gods. Only the price is her own life. One dies so millions can live. So her mates will live. But Cass can't just abandon them, can she? She's just found them - a home she'd never imagined she could have. So when Death offers her a way out if she plays one of his sick games, she can't refuse. If she plays it right, she might just rise from ash and ember. And her loyal warrior-mates will be with her in life, or death. Even when she has to become the Darkness that devours the worlds. Even when she's lost to herself. She's not lost to them. So, she'll play the final deadly game, and when Cass unleashes her true, powerful self, the immortal gods will burn in her flames. *This is the final book in the popular War of the Gods series. It contains brutal battles, explicit love scenes, raw language, magic, swordfights, Greek gods, dark fae, vampires, shifters, and a lot more assholes. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Victoria Mei. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/155370/bk_acx0_155370_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Sineater , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 582min
According to legend, the sineater is a dark and mysterious figure of the night, condemned to live alone in the woods. He may come out only when a death in the community occurs. As the mourners turn their backs in fear, the sineater devours food from the chests of the dead, thereby absorbing the sins of the departed and freeing the soul to enter heaven. Yet in a small mountain town, the order has been broken. The sineater has a family of his own, even though they must avert their gaze on the rare occasions he visits them. With the violated taboo comes a rash of horrifying events. But does the evil emanate from the sineater, his family, or from an even darker force?PRAISE FOR SINEATER:"I gotta tell you...Sineater is one of the best, most touching, most intense "horror" novels I ever read. I actually cried at the end.... Real tears streaming down my face.... It is S-O-O-O-O good! Read it! Now!" (Rick Hautala, author of Winter Wake, Schoolhouse, Reunion) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Geoffrey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/169434/bk_acx0_169434_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 392min
For Eugene Appleton, the summer of 1876 in Rattlesnake Junction, Colorado, promises to be just as sleepy as the ones before, his only excitement provided by the pulse-pounding dead-eye Dan adventure novels he devours. But Eugene's life takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of Tumbleweed Thompson, a gangly, red-haired boy who spins yarns about whaling voyages in the Atlantic and hidden stashes of gunpowder. Drawn into Tumbleweed's orbit, Eugene soon finds himself chasing smugglers, firing rifles, and competing for the attention of the lovely Charlotte Scoggins.The pair's innocent mischief takes a serious turn when they stumble across a sinister plot hatched by the infamous Clean Shave Gang. Soon, Eugene and Tumbleweed are smack inside the middle of a twisty plot lifted from the pages of a dead-eye Dan book. They've learned a lot from each other's friendship. But will it be enough to thwart the Clean Shave Gang's plans?The debut novel from Glenn McCarty The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson is a wild and woolly tale that's classic Americana for a new generation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Glenn McCarty. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/140265/bk_acx0_140265_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Follow Him , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 566min
True love doesn't die - it devours. Just outside the sleepy town of Dreury, a mysterious cult known as The Shared Heart has planted its stakes. Its followers are numerous. More join every day. Those who are lost and suffering seem to be drawn to it; a home for the broken. When Jacob finds himself in need of such a home, he abandons his dead name and gives himself over to the will of The Great Collector. However, love refuses to let Jacob go so easily; his ex-fiancé, Nina, kidnaps him in the hopes that he can be deprogrammed. As she attempts to return Jacob to the life they once had, a terrible fear creeps in: What if there isn't enough of her Jacob left? When The Great Collector learns of his missing follower, the true nature of The Shared Heart is unleashed. Nina discovers what Jacob already knows: That hidden behind the warm songs and soaring bonfires is a terrifying and ancient secret; one that lives and breathes and hungers. And it's coming for them. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brett M Boles. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/211594/bk_acx0_211594_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Ravenous Dead , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 205min
This time the dead are hungry.... Rachel Miller doesn't just see dead people, she rescues them. As a member of The Order of Rescue Mediums, she spends most of her time helping stubborn spirits move on from the world. But after she learns the details of three brutal murders, she knows the culprit can only be a reaper - an undead monster that relentlessly stalks its victims to feed on their souls. A reaper once consumed the soul of Rachel's mentor as she watched frozen in fear. Now, Rachel is in the role of teacher to Kit Elkeles, a rodach just learning to control his wraithlike powers. After Kit and Rachel rescue a half-vampire, they work to protect him while searching for a way to stop the reaper. But when Rachel realizes who the monster is really after - and just what kind of dark magic she'll need to stop it - will she be able to do what is necessary before it devours one of her friends, or even herself? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emma Taylor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harl/000981/bk_harl_000981_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Box of Memories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 23min
A Box of Memories is a container of someone's little joys, tears, feelings of helplessness, and the inexpressible pains that remain concealed deep down inside and get revealed only on certain special occasions. This is the story of Naro, a girl from a small, poor town in India, who grows into a fine young lady with unbelievable beauty and a good job in a reputed university. Yet every day, she holds on to unbearable pain inside. She has held on to the same pain for years. It feeds on her and finally devours her completely.She lost her parents and her only friend in the entire world at a very young age. The friend returns to her after years, and only then does she realize that the pain of having lost her had been plaguing him just as it plagued her. In the end, all that remains in the world is the box of memories which Naro leaves for her dear friend, Mark.It was fate that brought them together, and fate, itself, that tore them apart. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Linda Mae Roper. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/152134/bk_acx0_152134_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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America's Secret Hauntings , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 292min
Do you think you have heard about the most haunted places in America? Over the past five years, the interest in the paranormal has decidedly come to the forefront. People flock to locations who wish to have experiences of their own and delve into the exciting, quizzical and frightening world of those who have passed on. When speaking about haunted places there are more than a few that are surely recognizable to most people. However, for the avid ghost teller or hunter these long told tales have almost lost their ebullience and the romance is long gone. Discovering new haunts are like diamonds in the rough. Unchartered ghost stories and research are the crème de la crème for anyone who devours such tales. In this audiobook, author and ghost hunter Sarah Ashley will take you on a new adventure of mysterious happenings, strange sights, horrific details of torture and torment and share with you some truly startling evidence from some of the most haunted, yet less glamorized locations across the United States. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Elizabeth J. Taylor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/013035/bk_acx0_013035_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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