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    Baikonur
    The Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was created by the Soviets in the 1950s. It was from Baikonur in 1988 that the first Soviet spaceplane, Buran, was launched, in response to the United States Space Shuttle.¿¿The Buran programme would officially end in 1993 during the presidency of Boris Yeltsin, with only one Buran launch ever taking place - in 1988. Thereafter, parts of the Baikonur Cosmodrome fell into disuse, notably the sites connected with the launch of these Soviet craft. The two shuttles that were completed remain abandoned there, ¿laid to rest in this atmospheric place. This is the first time that photographs of these spectacular locations have been published in a book. Jonk travelled 20km through the Kazakh desert under cover of night, entered the hangars clandestinely, and spent three nights there under the radar of military security to produce a truly incredible photographic reportage of what is considered today the world's most important urban exploration site. Jonk reveals to us his excellent collection of photographs taken in the disused part of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. As well as providing us with these amazing pictures, he describes for us the incredible adventure of visiting a location that is unique in the world.
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    Predators of Eden: Horizon Alpha, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 314min
    There's plenty of jet fuel for the imagination. The pace is fast, the stakes are high, and the safety of no one is guaranteed. (John Burris, author of Brothers) “We never would have come here if we’d known.” Two hundred years ago, the great Ark Horizon Alpha escaped a doomed Earth and went searching for a new home. The passengers landed on Tau Ceti e expecting paradise, but instead they discovered a planet stuck in its own version of the cretaceous period. The humans’ one defense against the dinosaurs ravaging the planet is an electric fence, built from the remains of the shuttles that brought them there. But Eden base has only days of power left. With most of the adult men dead, rookie soldier Caleb Wilde and his unit of teenage boys leave the electric fences of Eden in search of a reactor core lost deep in the jungle. The last remnant of the human race waits behind the electric fence for their return. The dinosaurs wait, too - for the electricity to die and the feast to begin."I've often dreamt of trying to survive on a new planet and pitting myself against nature. My dreams were never this chilling, nor the ending as thrilling. I highly recommend this high energy adventure and would place it between Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clark." (Reid Minnich, author of Koinobi trilogy) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jay Benson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/157030/bk_acx0_157030_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Artifice: The Silver Ships Series, Book 12 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 928min
    The great spheres and probes of Artifice, humankind's enemy, haunt every inhabited world near and far. The Omnians' long and arduous search for Artifice has ended. They've located Artifice's lair in the Talus system.The sentient digital entity rules a vast swath of worlds, known as the federacy, through ruthless intimidation. Its insidious programs are embedded in every races' digital systems - warships, shuttles, stations, domes, comm platforms, and power plants. One misstep by a race could see its citizens exterminated in vast numbers. The survivors, if there were any, would be thrown back to the days before spaceflight.Artifice has had millennia to secure its base. Powerful battleship fleets guard the system's periphery and the approaches above and below the entity's planet, Toral. Probes surround the system and warn of unauthorized encroachment, and Artifice has control of the planet's army of bots.The Omnian expeditionary fleet, led by Alex Racine, desperately needs allies in order to defeat or circumvent Artifice's defensive measures. The Omnians are curious about the fleet of black-hulled battleships, which bear a resemblance to Artifice's probes and guard the Talus system. The SADEs, the Omnians' digital friends, believe that the sentients aboard the black fleet and Artifice share a common history.Whether or not the Omnians can gather allies, they don't intend to abandon their goal and return to Omnia. They mean to capture or destroy the entity, Artifice, or die trying. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Grover Gardner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/012849/bk_blak_012849_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Another Good Dog: One Family and Fifty Foster Dogs , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 468min
    When Cara felt her teenaged children slipping away and saw an empty nest on the horizon, she decided the best way to fill that void was with dogs - lots of them - and so her foster journey began.  In 2015, her Pennsylvania farm became a haven for Operation Paws for Homes. There were the nine puppies at once, which arrived with less than a day's notice; a heart-worm positive dog; a deeply traumatized stray pup from Iraq; and countless others who just needed a gentle touch and a warm place to sleep. Operation Paws for Homes rescues dogs from high-kill shelters in the rural south and shuttles them north to foster homes like Cara's on the way to their forever homes.  What started as a search for a good dog, led to an epiphany that there wasn't just one that could fill the hole left in her heart from her children gaining independence - she could save dozens along the way. The stories of these remarkable dogs-including an 80-pound bloodhound who sang arias for the neighbors - and the joy they bring to Cara and her family (along with a few chewed sofa cushions) fill this touching and inspiring new book that reveals the wonderful rewards of fostering.  When asked how she can possibly say goodbye to that many loveable pups, Cara says, "If I don't give this one away, I can't possibly save another." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Xe Sands. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/012309/bk_tant_012309_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    His Winter Wonderland: White Chocolate Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 68min, (USK 18)
    Alexandria Clinton is a woman living in a privileged world. She thinks nothing about the issue of race or the color of her skin as she moves throughout her day.Those things are not relevant to the black-haired, green-eyed beauty. Her classic American looks, youthful body, and moderate wealth have distanced her from the reality of others.Alexandria does not see the color black, not in her professional world of business. And definitely, not in her private circle of friends.More blatantly put, she does not socialize with black people. Nor does she date black men. To her, neither exists.So what happens to Alexandria is completely shocking when she agrees to house-sit for a friend.She never expects to meet a successful black astronaut who cannot take his eyes off her. Even more scandalous is his instant decision to claim her body as his own personal wonderland.Keith Robinson is a man living "The Dream". He has raced jetliners across the American skies. He has navigated the great oceans of the world while commanding US naval vessels, and he has piloted space shuttles into the Great Unknown.But Keith has never met a woman like Alexandria Clinton. Her body is a blissful paradise. Her breasts remind him of snow capped mountains waiting to be explored. Her waist and hips cause him to think of the pristine slopes of his favorite ski resort.And her eyes twinkle like dangling icicles melting beneath the warm rays of a winter sun.Keith wants Alexandria badly, but how can he get her into his bed? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mandy Kaplan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/134178/bk_acx0_134178_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Delicious Foods: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 666min
    Held captive by her employers--and by her own demons--on a mysterious farm, a widow struggles to reunite with her young son in this uniquely American story of freedom, perseverance, and survival. Darlene, once an exemplary wife and a loving mother to her young son, Eddie, finds herself devastated by the unforeseen death of her husband. Unable to cope with her grief, she turns to drugs and quickly forms an addiction. One day she disappears without a trace. Unbeknownst to 11-year-old Eddie, now left behind and in a panic-stricken search for her, Darlene has been lured away with false promises of a good job and a rosy life. A shady company named Delicious Foods shuttles her to a remote farm, where she is held captive, performing hard labor in the fields to pay off the supposed debt for her food, lodging, and the constant stream of drugs the farm provides to her and the other unfortunates imprisoned there. In Delicious Foods James Hannaham tells the gripping story of three unforgettable characters: a mother, her son, and the drug that threatens to destroy them. Through Darlene's haunted struggle to reunite with Eddie, through the efforts of both to triumph over those who would enslave them, and through the irreverent and mischievous voice of the drug that narrates Darlene's travails, Hannaham's daring and shape-shifting prose infuses this harrowing experience with grace and humor. The desperate circumstances that test the unshakeable bond between this mother and son unfold into myth, and Hannaham's treatment of their ordeal spills over with compassion. Along the way we experience a tale at once contemporary and historical that wrestles with timeless questions of love and freedom, forgiveness and redemption, tenacity and the will to survive. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Hannaham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/001964/bk_hach_001964_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Contact: Alien Invasion, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 582min
    Find the missing. Fear the found. Three months have passed since the aliens' arrival, but little has changed in the skies. Motherships still hover, impervious to attack and communication. Spherical shuttles ferry about with unclear intentions. But the abductions of select humans have ended, and most of those taken have been returned - dazed, incoherent, and prophesying glory or doom, but home where they belong. Still, nine seemingly unconnected people remain missing. Trapped in their besieged bunker outside Vail, Piper, Trevor, Lila, and Heather wait for one. All of this has happened before.... For his entire life, Benjamin Bannister has sought the connections uniting the planet's ancient wonders. And for years he's pursued evidence that extraterrestrial life isn't new to Earth. For years he was dismissed as a fool. Now the spheres have arrived, and Benjamin has found vindication...along with troubling theories. His research facility rests on a paranormal hotspot in Moab, Utah - but Vail, Colorado is where his interests lie. He's sent an emissary to Meyer Dempsey's ranch to find out what makes the Missing Nine so special to the planet's invaders. What news will those nine bring when they return? And what, as the motherships again move like pieces finding positions on a chessboard, will happen next? And...it will all happen again. Vail and Moab, Moab and Vail - two epicenters in the cold alien war. The locations' fates seem somehow intertwined as Earth's clock ticks toward midnight. The roads and communications have been closed, but now it seems that the planet's future might depend on a journey from one to the other, no matter the cost. Humanity must find the value of those who have been taken...or become mere fossil evidence for future archaeologists to puzzle over. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ray Porter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/podm/000211/bk_podm_000211_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Kiev Travel Guide: The Essential Kiev Guide (2017 Edition) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 49min
    The Essential Kiev Guide (2017 Edition) has been revised and updated to introduce Kiev's key sights, experiences and travel essentials to make your stay in the Ukrainian capital and enjoying and exciting one. Our experience as one of the top Kiev private guides leading tours for hundreds of western visitors every year has helped us craft a book which we hope we offer practical advice and useful tips when navigating our city and its many attractions. The guide is packed full of Kiev travel advice for visitors. The important things you need to know when planning a trip to Kiev Ukraine, one of Eastern Europe's most enchanting capitals. The Guide provides a bumper list of Kiev attractions, captivating historical sites, stunning from Kievan Rus architecture and rich cultural sites in the Ukrainian capital. The best Kiev nightlife, culture, shopping and Kiev clubs are also revealed for those who want to know what to do in Kiev after dark from partying at the famous Buddha Bar Kiev to enjoying the classic music at the National Philharmonic. We'll introduce Kiev food and you'll discover Ukrainian traditional dishes and the best Kiev restaurants serving Ukrainian cuisine. We'll reveal the best airport shuttles, the easy way to travel from Kiev Borispol Airport to the city centre and Zhuliany airport transfers, Kiev's city airport. We share essential tips on using the Kiev metro, how to book a taxi in Kiev, and how to get around Kiev. The Guide recommends the range of the best Kiev hotels in good areas to stay plus Kiev apartment rental options for those tourists looking for to extend their stay. Apartments for rent in Kiev are an increasingly popular and good option for foreign visitors ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Theis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/086803/bk_acx0_086803_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    After the Revolution (eBook, ePUB)
    What will the fracturing of the United States look like? After the Revolution is an edge-of-your-seat answer to that question. In the year 2070, twenty years after a civil war and societal collapse of the "old" United States, extremist militias battle in the crumbling Republic of Texas. As the violence spreads like wildfire and threatens the Free City of Austin, three unlikely allies will have to work together in an act of resistance to stop the advance of the forces of the white Christian ethnostate known as the "Heavenly Kingdom." Out three protagonists include Manny, a fixer that shuttles journalists in and out of war zones and provides footage for outside news agencies. Sasha is a teenage woman that joins the Heavenly Kingdom before she discovers the ugly truths behind their movement. Finally, we have Roland: A US Army vet kitted out with cyberware (including blood that heals major trauma wounds and a brain that can handle enough LSD to kill an elephant), tormented by broken memories, and 12,000 career kills under his belt. In the not-so-distant world Evans conjures we find advanced technology, a gender expansive culture, and a roving Burning Man-like city fueled by hedonistic excess. This powerful debut novel from Robert Evans is based on his investigative reporting from international conflict zones and on increasingly polarized domestic struggles. It is a vision of our very possible future.
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    Lion on Fire: A Casino-Heist Thriller , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 263min
    Sometimes you have to burn your world down before you can live in it. Brian, a clean-cut recent college grad, takes a side job in an underground casino in New York City to make extra cash to help his derelict brother out of a jam. Nothing goes as planned, and soon, Brian is forced to team up with a charismatic co-worker to rob the mobsters who run the casino. Lion on Fire is the third book by Ted Galdi, the Amazon number one best-selling author of Elixir and An American Cage. He's been featured by Kirkus magazine, ABC, FOX, iHeartRadio, and many other media outlets. Main character Brian is shocked to learn that his younger brother not only has been dealing cocaine but foolishly lost a whole package of it, and now owes his boss $30,000. If Brian's brother doesn't come up with the money in a few weeks, he's dead. Brian decides to help. However, he realizes scrapping together that sort of cash in such a short time frame is nearly impossible legally. So he approaches Dusty, another driver at the limousine company where he works, and asks him about the whispers of lucrative yet illegal side jobs he's heard among the staff. After proving himself trustworthy with an initiation test, Brian is invited to participate in an underground driving network that shuttles wealthy individuals to extravagant, though illicit, gambling events set up in multi-million-dollar Manhattan penthouses. At first things go smoothly, and Brian pockets a lot of much-needed extra income. However, they turn jarring once he finds out a high-profile Russian gangster is behind the gambling events and becomes mixed up with him not only professionally but personally. With tensions rising, and the fate of Brian's relationships with his parents and girlfriend now entangled with the underground casino, not to mention the life of his brother, he winds up in a posit ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott R. Pollak. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/108232/bk_acx0_108232_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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