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    Mistakes Misuse Murder: The Quick and Dirty Guide to the Five Greatest Olympic Disasters and Why Rio Could Fail Too , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 55min
    The Olympics. The legacy of an ancient culture. A marvel of the modern world. An opportunity for a host city to embarrass itself royally... It is now 120 years after the first modern Olympic Games, and the tradition is as strong as ever. Over 200 countries and 10,000 athletes will gather in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Games. The ancient host city of Olympia may have crumbled to dust, but the Olympics capture the attention of the world like no other event. But how much do you know about this esteemed affair - both its ancient origin and its modern incarnation - and the downright disaster it has sometimes turned out to be? Here's your chance to learn about some of the most catastrophic Olympic Games in history, from the Munich massacre to the St. Louis sideshow. You'll even get an oracle-esque glimpse of what could befall the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ian Russell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/065033/bk_acx0_065033_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Midsummer's Nightmare , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 404min
    Whitley Johnson's dream summer with her divorced dad has turned into a nightmare. She's just met his new fiancee and her kids. The fiancee's son? Whitley's one-night stand from graduation night. Just freakin' great. Worse, she totally doesn't fit in with her dad's perfect new country-club family. So Whitley acts out. She parties. Hard. So hard she doesn't even notice the good things right under her nose: a sweet little future stepsister who is just about the only person she's ever liked, a best friend (even though Whitley swears she doesn't "do" friends), and a smoking-hot guy who isn't her stepbrother...at least not yet. It will take all three of them to help Whitley get through her anger and begin to put the pieces of her family together. Filled with authenticity and raw emotion, Whitley is Kody Keplinger's most compelling character to date: a cynical Holden Caulfield-esque girl you will wholly care about. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Renata Friedman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/022307/bk_adbl_022307_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Pushback , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 654min
    Dave, an investment counselor with PTSD, survives a blowout that kills his fiancee, Allison.  A year later, Dave has found unexpected happiness with Cathy. At Dave's very-small-high-school reunion, Dave is stunned that he doesn't recognize anyone there. Cathy, who was previously victimized by a con man, breaks it off. Late that night, Dave gets a text: "How does it feel to be so quickly forgotten?" Apparently, someone close to Allison is angry that he has moved on so "soon."  Dave's PTSD symptoms make him avoid conflict at almost any cost, so he hopes this will pass. It doesn't. The harassment escalates. And now, someone is trying to kill him.  Dave's only choices are to flee or stay and fight. Has somebody picked on the wrong guy?  "Stith...successfully expands his horizons with this unsettling Hitchcockian thriller.... Judicious use of humor provides some relief from the dark plot line. Fans of Daniel Palmer-esque intelligent suspense will be pleased." (Publishers Weekly) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Graham Halstead. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/051352/bk_adbl_051352_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    North of Crazy: A Memoir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 744min
    Imagine a world of Gatsby-esque glamor, opulence, and cultural prestige, of exclusive parties and elegant dinners, of literary luminaries including Somerset Maugham, Daphne du Maurier, Irving Stone, and Theodore Roethke, of Manhattan townhouses and country estates. This is a world where children are raised by nannies, tutors, chauffeurs, gardeners, butlers, maids, and assorted staff, sent off to private schools - and largely ignored by their parents. Publishing magnate Nelson Doubleday's daughter, Neltje, was raised to assume her place as a society matron. But beneath a seemingly idyllic childhood, darker currents ran: a colorful but alcoholic father whose absences left holes, a mother incapable of love, a family divided by money and power struggles, and a secret that drove the young woman into emotional isolation. North of Crazy is her story - written with the same fierce passion, wit, and emotion that drove her off the conventional path to reconstruct her life from base zero. She became an artist, a cattle rancher, and an entrepreneur. The prologue of this program is read by the author. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Patricia Kalember. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/002348/bk_aren_002348_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Mind Over Madeleine: The Garden Key Tales, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 561min
    The mind of Madeleine is filled with fear. Fear of not being a good enough wife to Peter, her beloved gorgeous professional musician husband of less than one year. She is consumed with the fear of one of the super model-esque groupies who hang around the band, taking her place at Peter’s side.Maddy navigates life on tour with Peter’s successful band with humor, faith and prayer, but inside, she is shaking in her black and white creepers. While Peter is away recording in Nashville, the opportunity to fulfill one of her greatest dreams - to write and publish a book - falls into her lap. But Maddy’s fear and loneliness leave her open to travel down a road she never imagined she would take - where temptation and deception reside.Will Maddy survive this adventure and come away with her life intact? Will she be able to survive the unimaginable event that could take Peter, the love her life, away from her forever?Mind Over Madeleine is a story of fear and love, and the one perfect love that casts out all fear. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Angela Dolbear. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/202963/bk_acx0_202963_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Showdown: Why China Wants War With the United States , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 300min
    Are China and the United States headed for war? Yes, say best-selling authors Jed Babbin (former deputy undersecretary of defense) and Edward Timperlake (veteran defense analyst) in this riveting new book that takes you from the latest developments in China's quest to become a superpower to the possible battlefields of what might become World War III. Babbin and Timperlake unveil China's aggressive military buildup (more rapid than that of Nazi Germany before World War II) and expose how China is engaging in a new Cold War aimed at expanding its commercial and military reach at the expense of the United States. Babbin (a former Air Force JAG) and Timperlake (a former Marine fighter pilot) do more than offer expert analysis. In dramatic Clancy-esque style, they take you into the field with Navy SEALs and Air Force bomber pilots, invite you inside the war councils at the White House and the Pentagon, and peer within China's own Politburo in an exciting - and all too likely - series of war scenarios. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Thomas E. Olejniczak. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/001542/bk_acx0_001542_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Secrets of the Little Blue Box: Esquire, October 1971 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 118min
    There is an underground telephone network in this country. Al Gilbertson, creator of the "blue box", discovered it the very day news of his own arrest hit the papers. That evening his phone began ringing. Phone phreaks from Seattle, from Florida, from New York, from San Jose, and from Los Angeles began calling him and telling him about the phone-phreak network. He'd get a call from a phone phreak who'd say nothing but, "Hang up and call this number". Often cited as one of the greatest magazine stories ever written, Ron Rosenbaum's singular, Pynchon-esque "The Secrets of the Little Blue Box", about an underground group of hackers who built devices that could crack the telephone companies' networks, has staked its claim in the annals of history as the story that inspired the partnership of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and helped create hacker culture. Features an afterword by the author. "The Secrets of the Little Blue Box" was originally published in Esquire, October 1971. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: LJ Ganser. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/030741/bk_adbl_030741_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    What I Thought Was True , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 770min
    The eagerly anticipated follow-up to My Life Next Door is a magnetic, push-me-pull-me summer romance for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han. Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her idyllic Nantucket-esque island this summer. He's a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island's summer people happy. Gwen worries a life of cleaning houses will be her fate too, but just when it looks like she'll never escape her past - or the island - Gwen's dad gives her some shocking advice. Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true - about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself - with what really is. Huntley Fitzpatrick delivers another enticing summer listen full of expectation and regret, humor and hard questions, and a romance that will make every listener swoon. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Erin Spencer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/001819/bk_lili_001819_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    You'll Grow Out of It , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 441min
    The instant New York Times Top 10 best seller 'Jessi Klein is a brilliant comedic mind, and this book is a perfect reflection of that. It's like having a glass of wine with the best friend you wish you had' (Amy Schumer) As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. In You'll Grow Out of It, Klein offers - through an incisive collection of real-life stories - a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a variety of topics she has experienced along her strange journey to womanhood and beyond. These include her "transformation from Pippi Longstocking-esque tomboy to are-you-a-lesbian-or-what tom man", attempting to find watchable porn, and identifying the difference between being called 'ma'am' and 'miss' ('Miss sounds like you weigh ninety-nine pounds'). Raw, relatable, and consistently hilarious, You'll Grow Out of It is a one-of-a-kind book by a singular and irresistible comic voice. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jessi Klein. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/001053/bk_hodd_001053_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Innocence: Or, Murder on Steep Street , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 361min, (USK 18)
    Famed Holocaust memoirist Heda Margoulis Kovaly (Under a Cruel Star) knits her own terrifying experiences in Soviet Prague into a powerful, Raymond Chandler-esque work of literary suspense. Prague in the 1950s is a city of numerous small terrors, of political tyranny, corruption, and surveillance. There is no way of knowing whether one's neighbor is spying for the government or what one's supposed friend will say under pressure to a state security agent. A loyal party member might be imprisoned or executed as quickly as a traitor; innocence means nothing for a person caught in a government trap. But there are larger terrors, too. When a little boy is murdered at the cinema where his aunt works, the ensuing investigation sheds a little too much light on the personal lives of the cinema's female ushers, each of whom is hiding a dark secret of her own. Nearly lost to censorship, this rediscovered gem of Czech literature depicts a chilling moment in history, redolent with the stifling atmosphere of political and personal oppression of the early days of Communist Czechoslovakia. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carine Montbertrand, Saskia Maarleveld. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/008694/bk_reco_008694_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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