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The Book of Science and Antiquities , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 582min

In a novel of breathtaking reach and inspired imagination, the Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's Ark tells the stories of two men who have much in common. What separates them is 42,000 years. Shade lives with his second wife amid their clan on the shores of a bountiful lake. A peaceable man, he knows that when danger threatens, the Hero ancestors will call on him to kill, or sacrifice himself, to save his people. Over 40,000 years later, Shade's remains are unearthed near the now dry Lake Learned in New South Wales. The sensational discovery fascinates Shelby Apple, a documentary film maker who tracks the controversies it provokes about who the continent's first inhabitants were and where Shade's bones belong. Shelby goes on to follow his own heroes to the battlefields of Eritrea and the Rift Valley where Homo sapiens sprang from. When he, too, faces mortality and looks back on his passions, ideals and sorely tested marriage, Learned Man stands as an enduring spirit, a fellow player in the long, ever-evolving story of humankind. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul Haley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/002139/bk_hodd_002139_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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What the Nose Knows: The Science of Scent in Everyday Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 536min

Everything about the sense of smell fascinates us, from its power to evoke memories to its ability to change our moods and influence our behavior. Yet because it is the least understood of the senses, myths abound.For example, contrary to popular belief, the human nose is almost as sensitive as the noses of many animals, including dogs; blind people do not have enhanced powers of smell; and perfumers excel at their jobs not because they have superior noses, but because they have perfected the art of thinking about scents.In this entertaining and enlightening journey through the world of aroma, olfaction expert Avery Gilbert illuminates the latest scientific discoveries and offers keen observations on modern culture: how a museum is preserving the smells of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row; why John Waters revived the "smellie" in Polyester; and what innovations are coming from artists like the Dutch "aroma jockey" known as Odo7.From brain-imaging laboratories to the high-stakes world of scent marketing, What the Nose Knows takes us on a tour of the strange and surprising realm of smell. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeff Woodman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/001010/bk_adbl_001010_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Faceless Villain: A Collection of the Eeriest Unsolved Murders of the Twentieth Century (Volume Three) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 588min

What is it about these unsolved murders that still fascinates us long after the cases have gone cold? Is it simply that we enjoy being able to come up with our own theories about what happened to the unfortunate victims? Or are we intrigued by the terrifying possibility that the killers are still out there somewhere?The Faceless Villain is the final installment in a three-volume series that explores the most mysterious and disturbing unsolved murders of the 20th century. This volume is comprised of the years 1980 through 1999, and includes all of the best known cases of the period, as well as many more lesser-known murders, all presented in a compelling chronological narrative that takes the listener on a grisly journey through the blood-soaked avenues of late 20th century crime.Featuring:The Keddie murdersThe nude in the nettlesThe highway of tearsThe Chicago tylenol murdersThe redhead murdersThe Kerry Babies caseGünther Stoll: The YOG’TZE caseThe Texas killing fieldsThe frog boysThe Dardeen familyVenus XtravaganzaThe Bolney torsoJoe ColeMr. CruelThe Alcàsser GirlsThe cheerleader in the trunkThe Inokashira Park dismemberment incidentThe Bain family murdersJudy SmithAmber HagermanThe kingfish boat ramp murdersJonBenét RamseyJill DandoRicky McCormickAnd much more ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jenny Ashford. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/161611/bk_acx0_161611_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 391min

For professional cyclists, going faster and winning are, of course, closely related. Yet surprisingly, for many, a desire to go faster is much more important than a desire to win. Someone who wants to go faster will work at the details and take small steps rather than focusing on winning. Winning just happens when you do everything right - it's the doing everything right that's hard. And that's what fascinates and obsesses Michael Hutchinson. With his usual deadpan delivery and an awareness that it's all mildly preposterous, Hutchinson looks at the things that make you faster - training, nutrition, the right psychology - and explains how they work and how what we know about them changes all the time. He looks at the things that make you slower and why they do so and how attempts to avoid them can result in serious athletes gradually painting themselves into the most peculiar lifestyle corners. Faster is a book about why cyclists do what they do; about what the riders, their coaches, and the boffins get up to behind the scenes; and about why the whole idea of going faster is such an appealing, universal instinct for all of us. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Vance. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/059034/bk_acx0_059034_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Vulgar Heart: The Unmarriageable Series, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 383min

When convention clashes with love.... Eager to outshine her older sisters, Henrietta Maybury is disappointed to discover the first man to make her heart race is the scion of a banking family, and therefore quite ineligible as a husband to a viscount’s daughter.But as it turns out, Captain Sydney Cromarty is even less marriageable than she first imagined. For beneath his respectable facade, he’s a notorious smuggler – as Henrietta discovers during a reckless evening at the Hart Inn. And the more she learns, the more he fascinates her.As Henrietta begins to doubt her values, Cromarty is forced to reassess his own. No one is more amused than he to discover he is now the Earl of Silford’s heir, a position he has no intention of embracing, but it becomes a situation that makes him dangerous enemies who are not above using his growing feelings for the charming Henrietta to destroy him.Will he accept his patrimony as a means to win Henrietta, or will they both succumb to the threats that surround them?The Unmarriageable Series:The Deserted HeartThe Sinister HeartThe Vulgar Heart ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brian J. Gill. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/196352/bk_acx0_196352_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Incursion , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 183min

When the local authorities ask Kyle Juenger to hunt a shape-shifting Glyrinny spy, he can't refuse. After all, he can use the reward to replace his paralyzed legs with cyberware, and maybe even to return to his home planet. Besides, he hates the morphs - those invasive, brain-eating monstrosities whose weapons cost him his legs. Kyle's best lead is the Scorpion, a mercenary ship armed to the teeth. Grimm, the Scorpion's pilot and captain, fascinates Kyle. He's everything Kyle lost with his legs, and he's from the same home world. He's also of the warrior caste - half priest, half savior. But Grimm's been twisted by life as a merc, and Kyle's stuck undercover as a criminal on the run. That doesn't stop Grimm from coming on to Kyle, or from insisting he's more than the sum of his past and his useless legs. But Kyle has other concerns - like tracking a dangerous morph who could be wearing anyone's face. And as if things weren't complicated enough, Kyle can't tell if Grimm is part of the solution... or part of the problem. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gomez Pugh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/041168/bk_acx0_041168_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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His Wicked Sins , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 613min

If you love historical romantic suspense with a Gothic vibe, don't miss this thrilling listen! His Wicked Sins is a stand-alone story. The Dark Gothic series can be listened to in any order!Determined to help her impoverished family, Elizabeth Canham accepts a position at Burndale Academy, an isolated girl's school filled with secrets and shadows. There she meets mysterious widower Griffin Fairfax, a man dogged by dark rumors, a man who both frightens and fascinates her. But Beth has secrets of her own, nightmares that haunt her and fears that follow her into the light of day when a woman is found dead in the nearby woods - the victim of a brutal murder...a murder that bears terrifying similarity to others. Then Beth discovers all the victims were intimately connected to Griffin. Beth’s past has taught her to be wary, but her heart tells her Griffin cannot be the charming, seductive killer stalking the night, stealing women’s hearts...and lives. Eve's Gothic romances include: Dark Desires His Dark Kiss Dark Prince His Wicked Sins Seduced by a Stranger Dark Embrace ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lucy Scott. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/050030/bk_adbl_050030_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Tarot for Beginners: The Practical Guide to Learn How to Read Tarot Cards, Understand Secret Meanings of Symbolism, Improve Your Inner Intuition Through the Divination and Unlock Hidden Psychic Powers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 353min

Is tarot reading something that has always fascinated you but you’ve never found the time to learn more about it?Is it something that you have always wanted to know more about, or even try for yourself?In this audiobook, you will find all the information that you will need to form a broad understanding of the basics of tarot. These are some of the topics included in the book:History of TarotAstrology and Zodiac signs secretsThe modern Tarot deckThe cards classification of the Major and Minor ArcanasStep by step guide for reading and cleansing your deckNumerology and symbolismAnd much more!This audiobook is a great place to start for anyone who wants to know more about the mystery of Tarot and didn't know where to start. It is an informative guide that provides the fundamentals, that you can then build a solid base of knowledge upon.Listen to this audiobook to grow your intuition and develop a closer relationship with your inner self with the spiritual power of tarot reading.If tarot fascinates you and is drawing you towards it with its mysterious and perplexing practices. Listen to this audiobook now! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Elizabeth Moore. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/231794/bk_acx0_231794_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Charisma: How to Develop Personal Charisma and Leave That Lasting Impression on Everyone You Meet , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 32min

Charisma is very important to success! To be able to reach the heights you want, you need to possess charisma! When you have the perfect combination of charm, passion and persuasiveness, the world becomes your oyster. You are a winner! Charisma is that ineffable quality that attracts, fascinates and influences people around you. Sometimes it is just there for you, and sometimes, you acquire it through diligent practice. In plain words, charisma can weave into your life if you are ready to welcome it! Charisma helps people lead. Such leaders have captivating communication skills that engage people in a deep and emotional way. Charismatic and magnetic people like Steve Jobs, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and many others, communicate in such a way that it is difficult to look away when they speak. You connect with them on a different level. In this audiobook you'll learn: The magic of charisma Ten traits and useful tips Verbal and non-verbal skills for charismatic leaders And much, much more! Listen to this audiobook today and begin leaving a lasting impression on the people you meet. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chris Martinez. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/055537/bk_acx0_055537_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Ghostly Encounters: The Hauntings of Everyday Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 362min

In the top corner of the window a pale, milky-white wisp is rising almost to the top of our ten-foot ceiling.... I am startled but not afraid.... Mostly, I am engrossed; I have never seen anything like this before (or since) and it fascinates me. Dennis Waskul wrote these lines - about his firsthand experience with the supernatural - in the introduction to his beguiling book Ghostly Encounters. Based on two years of fieldwork and interviews with 71 Midwestern Americans, the Waskuls' book is a reflexive ethnography that examines how people experience ghosts and hauntings in everyday life. The authors explore how uncanny happenings become ghosts and the reasons people struggle with or against a will to believe. They present the variety and character of hauntings and ghostly encounters, outcomes of people telling haunted legends, and the nested consequences of ghostly experiences. Through these stories, Ghostly Encounters seeks to understand the persistence of uncanny experiences and beliefs in ghosts in an age of reason, science, education, and technology - as well as how those beliefs and experiences both reflect and serve important social and cultural functions. The book is published by Temple University Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Killavey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/071676/bk_acx0_071676_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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