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The Impossible Dream , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 389min
Aleck Morganson just wants to live an ordinary life: helping out on her family's farm, attending high school, and making friends. The only problem is that she's a cyborg forged as the ultimate weapon against a savage invading race bent on the destruction of humanity. In her debut novel, Joy Yakovlev tells the galaxy-spanning story of a girl with immense physical power whose biggest dream is to just be like everyone else. A warrior from the age of eight, most of Aleck's life has consisted of one horror piled upon the next. But during a rare lull in the fighting, she is given leave to live with her aunt and uncle. Desperately attempting to overcome her mental scars, she attends high school, and there she forms a circle of friends with three other students: tech-genius Ben, the observant Odette, and Jareth, disgraced high prince of the planet Rillia. Though close to them all, her bond with Jareth is much deeper, and the two discover that they have a unique telepathic connection that gives them great power when they need it. But the war still rages, and Aleck must travel to the stars to fight once again. This time, however, she has the help of her friends, and her developing love for Jareth, to help her through the horrors she must face. In the end, she will need every bit of their strengths and talents to defeat the powerful forces she faces and return to the common realities of the small-town world that she truly loves. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brian Meslar. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/098227/bk_acx0_098227_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Piano Cemetery , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 539min
Set in the working-class district of Benfica in Lisbon, The Piano Cemetery tells the story of a family, and especially of the hopes and fears of the fathers who pass the baton of the generations on to their sons. The Lazaro family are cabinet-makers who would rather be piano-makers. They have a carpentry shop in the Benfica district of Lisbon and there at the back is the 'piano cemetery' piled high with broken-down pianos that provide the spare parts needed for repairing pianos all over the city. It is a mysterious and magical place, a place of solace, a dreaming place and, above all, a trysting place for lovers. The Piano Cemetery is a wonderfully accomplished novel in which the true story of the Portuguese marathon-runner, Francisco Lazaro, is woven into a rich narrative of love, betrayal, domestic happiness and dashed hopes. Narrated in part by the father of Francisco Lazaro on the day his grandson is born and the day he himself dies and in part by his son as he runs the Stockholm marathon of 1908, remembering his family and his loves as he struggles against the heat and strives to outrun death itself. It is a beautifully constructed tale, that is by turns, violent and tender, funny and moving, with flashes of true insight, startling imagery and an instinctive understanding of families and their ways. The Piano Cemetery establishes Jose Luis Peixoto not only as the leading Portuguese novelist of his generation, but as a major figure on the international literary scene. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009496/bk_adbl_009496_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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We Were Royal Refugees: How One Family Survived the Mass Slaughter in Rwanda , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 178min
Six. That was the number of people killed every minute of every hour of the day for 100 days. The dead lay there mutilated, raped, disfigured, and dismembered. They were strewn across the African countryside, piled up in empty churches, and thrown in the lakes and rivers. Alphonse and Thacienne had their dream life. They were in love, they had five children, and they pastored a great church in Rwanda's capital city of Kigali. But in 1994, it all came to a cataclysmic end as almost 1,000,000 people were slaughtered in an eruption of violence that lasted three months. As Alphonse is trapped in his church fighting to stay alive, Thacienne embarks on a courageous journey to get her children to safety, holding hope she will be reunited with her husband. Authored by one of the survivors, We Were Royal Refugees is the gripping and heart-wrenching true story of the horror, loss, forgiveness, and triumph of a family in one of the worst tragedies in modern history, the Rwandan genocide. About the author: Chris Karuhije is a former refugee who miraculously escaped the 1994 Rwanda genocide. His story of survival, purpose, and forgiveness is both intense and inspiring and will keep you on the edge of your seat. He and his wife, Kristy, are parents of twin girls, London Kate and Kyleigh Anne, who were born three and a half months premature but miraculously survived. He lives in Vancouver, BC, where he serves on the pastoral team for Coastal Church. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: William Elsman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/122659/bk_acx0_122659_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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For Queen and Currency , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 705min
In For Queen & Currency, investigative journalist Michael Gillard exposes a massive fraud and security scandal at Buckingham Palace that Scotland Yard and the Royal Household tried to suppress. Drawing on thousands of leaked documents and police sources, Gillard tells the inside story of a group of Royalty Protection officers who entertained a life of high-risk gambling, brown envelopes of cash, and striking gangsta poses on the throne of England while supposedly guarding the royal family and their secrets from terrorism and press intrusion. Paul Page, a young Royal Protection officer turned degenerate gambler, ran a hedge fund for cops during the credit and property booms. His Currency Club bet millions on movement in sterling and gold and paid investors returns beyond the dreams of avarice and financial logic. As word spread to other royal palaces, more protection officers and their friends piled in with savings and cheap loans from banks, many of which were running their own Ponzi scams. Page was hiding huge gambling losses, and when the returns dried up, a hit man threatened his family, sending the royal cop over the edge and on the rampage with a gun. Scotland Yard tried to spin the scandal to divert attention from its own regulatory failures. But Page refused to go quietly. His sensational trial became an arena to expose the so-called elite Royalty Protection squad and the private life of a senior royal. "The queen is going to be mightily pissed off," he warned. "[There was] an agreed understanding that what happened at Royalty stayed at Royalty." Not anymore. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Mace. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/026229/bk_adbl_026229_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 413min
A former paramedic's visceral, poignant, and mordantly funny account of a decade spent on Atlanta's mean streets saving lives and connecting with the drama and occasional beauty that lies inside catastrophe. In the aftermath of 9/11, Kevin Hazzard felt that something was missing from his life - his days were too safe, too routine. A failed salesman turned local reporter, he wanted to test himself, see how he might respond to pressure and danger. He signed up for emergency medical training and became, at age 26, a newly minted EMT running calls in the worst sections of Atlanta. His life entered a different realm - one of blood, violence, and amazing grace. Thoroughly intimidated at first and frequently terrified, he experienced on a nightly basis the adrenaline rush of walking into chaos. But in his downtime, Kevin reflected on how people's facades drop away when catastrophe strikes. As his hours on the job piled up, he realized he was beginning to see into the truth of things. There is no pretense five beats into a chest compression or in an alley next to a crack den or on a dimly lit highway where cars have collided. Eventually, what had at first seemed impossible happened: Kevin acquired mastery. And in the process he was able to discern the professional differences between his freewheeling peers, what marked each - as he termed them - as a "tourist", "true believer", or "killer". Combining indelible scenes that remind us of life's fragile beauty with laugh-out-loud moments that keep us smiling through the worst, A Thousand Naked Strangers is an absorbing listen about one man's journey of self-discovery - a trip that also teaches us about ourselves. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: George Newbern. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/007315/bk_sans_007315_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Party Favour: Lusty Landlords Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 21min, (USK 18)
Within a week, Lisa had gone from a shy, 19-year-old student to a cock- and pussy-hungry nympho, thanks to the depraved attentions of her landlord and landlady who have taken her under their wing in exchange for not evicting her and boyfriend, Eric, when the rent wasn't paid. After having her eyes opened to all sorts of sex, Lisa is now required to serve at one of the couple's notorious swinging parties. Of course, luscious Lisa won't just be pouring the drinks. Extract: Isabella casually stroked the young woman's soft skin. "Just perfect," she said to no one in particular. Then, taking her by the hand, she led Lisa to the beach and helped her to get comfortable on her back. "You're going to like this game," she winked, before re-joining the crowd. Several tables were brought up and piled high with Tequila bottles, shots glasses, salt cellars, and bowls of quartered limes. "Let's have the first volunteer," called Helen, approaching the bench. As a young man came forward, she bent over Lisa and licked her on the belly, carefully pouring a little peak of salt on the damp spot. Then she offered a lime quarter to the girl's lips, rind first, waiting patiently until she held it firmly in her mouth. The volunteer then bent over her body, steadying himself with a hand on her pubic bone and licked the salt off in one. Helen passed him a Tequila glass; he banged it on the table, drank it in one, and then bent over the bench again to drunkenly take the lime from Lisa's lips with his own. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Veronica Fox. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/042886/bk_acx0_042886_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Yellowstone National Park: The History of America's Most Famous Park , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 78min
Judge, then, what must have been our astonishment, as we entered the basin at mid-afternoon of our second day's travel, to see in the clear sunlight, at no great distance, an immense volume of clear, sparkling water projected into the air to the height of one hundred and twenty-five feet. 'Geysers! geysers!' exclaimed one of our company, and, spurring our jaded horses, we soon gathered around this wonderful phenomenon. It was indeed a perfect geyser. The aperture through which the jet was projected was an irregular oval, three feet by seven in diameter. The margin of sinter was curiously piled up, and the exterior crust was filled with little hollows full of water, in which were small globules of sediment, some having gathered around bits of wood and other nuclei. This geyser is elevated thirty feet above the level of the surrounding plain, and the crater rises five or six feet above the mound. It spouted at regular intervals nine times during our stay, the columns of boiling water being thrown from ninety to one hundred and twenty-five feet at each discharge, which lasted from fifteen to twenty minutes. We gave it the name of 'Old Faithful.' (Nathaniel P. Langford) The United States is full of natural wonders, but few rival Yellowstone National Park, which is full of features that led Native Americans to believe the land was possessed by spirits and compelled people who heard accounts from white explorers to assume the explorers had suffered hallucinations. Today, of course, all Americans are instantly familiar with the name Old Faithful, and even among those who have never visited the park, Yellowstone is practically synonymous with its geysers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Diane Lehman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/033781/bk_acx0_033781_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Never Get Lost Again: How to Find Your Way Without Someone Riding Shotgun , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 79min
Has this happened to you? Picture this: You've piled the whole family into the car for a weekend adventure. You are absolutely certain that you know exactly where you are headed. Yeah right! After taking the third wrong turn and ending up miles away from your destination you finally acquiesce to your partner who is riding shotgun that maybe you can't find your way out of a paper bag! This is the right time to stop and ask for directions (duh) or, perish the thought, buy a map! There probably isn't a single person who drives that hasn't gone through some variation of that scenario. The good news is that the only harm done is arriving at the destination a bit later than planned. But, what about those situations where it's a bit more than just light-hearted humor? What if you become lost while hiking a trail in the mountains? Or, your boating adventure becomes life threatening. These are situations that are no laughing matter. It happens frequently every year. The headlines have us riveted to the television screen while we watch rescue workers attempting to save someone from a treacherous event. You need to prepare yourself and your loved ones for the unknown disaster. No one ever 'plans' to place him or herself in a position that requires rescuing. The thing to do is insure that you are always prepared for any eventuality. That's where Never Get Lost Again! comes in. Written in plain English this tutorial has the potential of saving you from various kinds of disasters without depending on a GPS device. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Andrews. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/081809/bk_acx0_081809_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1024min
Using unprecedented, dramatically compelling sleuthing techniques, legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applies his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Jewelry and valuables were left in plain sight, bodies were piled together, faces covered with cloth. Some of these cases, like the infamous Villasca, Iowa, murders, received national attention. But few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated baseball statistician and true-crime expert Bill James first learned about these horrors, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern. Applying the same know-how he brings to his legendary baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then, after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts, and public records, he and his daughter, Rachel, made an astonishing discovery: They learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal. In turn they uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in America. Riveting and immersive, with writing as sharp as the cold side of an axe, The Man from the Train paints a vivid, psychologically perceptive portrait of America at the dawn of the 20th century, when crime was regarded as a local problem and opportunistic private detectives exploited a dysfunctional judicial system. James shows how these cultural factors enabled such an unspeakable series of crimes to occur, and his groundbreaking approach to true crime will convince skeptics, amaze aficionados, and change the way we view criminal history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Bedford Lloyd. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/007961/bk_sans_007961_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Understanding the Depressed Person: Gain Compassion Through Learning Why Depressed People Act the Way They Do , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 29min
Are you frustrated with the behaviors of a friend, family member, coworker, child, or spouse who suffers from depression? Do you find yourself feeling rejected, neglected, or abandoned at times because the person in your life invests a lot of time in trying to stay emotionally and chemically balanced but excludes you in the process? Do you get angry with your depressed loved one and then feel guilty afterward, as you realize he or she has little control over his or her emotions? Do you get irritated when your significant other breaks the plans you have for spending time together because he or she is feeling depressed or anxious? Do you lose your temper when you come home from a hard day's work to find dishes in the sink, the house a mess, the laundry piled up, and your depressed spouse, roommate, boyfriend, or girlfriend sitting on the couch, watching TV or reading a book? Do you find yourself worrying about the person you love who suffers from depression because he or she may attempt to take his or her own life? Does it feel as though your life revolves around how the depressed person is feeling most of the time? If you identified with some of those questions, then the wisdom Cindy Help offers about understanding the depressed person will help you. When you finish this audiobook about depression, you will understand: How a depressed person feels What triggers depression What depressed people fear and believe What chronic and situational depression are like How medications affect a depressed person's mood What depressed people need ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: J. C. Anonymous. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/032674/bk_acx0_032674_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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