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  Collectors: Bill Dix Detective, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 442min

  While enjoying a leisurely ride from Temecula to see their beloved San Diego Padres play, off-duty detective sergeants Bill Dix and Steve Petersen find themselves in the middle of a jaw dropping firefight… in broad daylight. The two can't believe their luck as this is the second vacation they've taken together that's turned out horribly wrong. They're cleared of any wrongdoing, but now there's plenty of finger pointing and speculation regarding their involvement in a complex investigation including drugs and gun smuggling for terrorist cells...all within the United States. Dix wants to head back to Florida, while Petersen seems to have struck up a relationship interest trying to rebound from an ugly divorce. Whatever it is they've stumbled upon, dead bodies are showing up and Dix gets the sense no one is telling the truth. Dix and Petersen join forces with the locals and try to save one man from being hunted down and work frantically to figure out who's hunting him and why. Good, evil, and everything in between plague the detectives throughout the case. Who ends up surviving? And, when Dix crosses paths with the mastermind, do either of them live long enough to talk about it? Gripping and fast paced, the second novel in the bestselling Bill Dix Detective Series, Collectors, starts out quick and finishes strong. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Patrick Conn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/024152/bk_acx0_024152_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Lady at Arms , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 570min

  He was the vilest of men. Lizanne Balmaine has spent years honing her skills at arms, determined she will never again be at the mercy of any man. When she comes face to face with the one who stole her future, she seizes the opportunity to exact revenge. Soon he is her prisoner, at her mercy. But something is different about him, something that makes her question her purpose. Is it possible a man can be so changed? More, can she right the wrong that could lay ruin to her family? She was a question never before asked of him. Ranulf Wardieu does not seek a bride, nor a settling of scores when his mission for the king places him in the path of a beguiling, raven-haired maiden. But fascination turns to fury when she imprisons him. Accused of wrongdoing, the nature of which she refuses to reveal, he discovers the lady is as skilled at wielding a sword as she is at verbal sparring. When he bests her at her game and his jailer becomes his captive, he is determined to learn what wrong he has done her. However, as they engage in a battle of wits and wills and he glimpses her woman's heart, he discovers Lizanne is a question never before asked of him - one his own jaded heart refuses to answer. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mary Sarah Agliotta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/018736/bk_acx0_018736_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight, Hörbuch, Digital, 288min

  Very few people are on the fence about Tom DeLay, who was nicknamed "the Hammer" for his hard-charging, take-no-prisoners style of leadership. Liberals despise him, but for conservatives, he's a hero: one of the architects of the 1994 Republican revolution. For 12 years afterward, he was the driving force of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives. In this eagerly awaited memoir, DeLay shares fascinating stories from his entire career, starting with his early, raucous days in Texas; his personal conversion to Christ, and how that changed his personal and political life; his work with other rebels to sow the seeds of the shocking 1994 takeover; and his ascension to the top leadership in the House. He offers a behind-the-scenes view of the most talked-about news events of the past decade, involving George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and many others. DeLay also discusses his victories against the odds, with the slimmest of margins; his passionate dedication to abused and neglected children; and his battle to fend off a 10-year barrage of malicious and frivolous allegations of wrongdoing, which ultimately led to his decision to resign from Congress. Perhaps most importantly, DeLay unveils a blueprint agenda for the country's next group of elected leaders, and tells conservatives how to make it a reality. Language: English. Narrator: Tom DeLay. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/000552/bk_peng_000552_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 634min

  Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionPrize-winning poet and journalist Eliza Griswold’s Amity and Prosperity is an expose on how fracking shattered a rural Pennsylvania town, and how one lifelong resident brought the story into the national spotlight. This is an incredible true account of investigative journalism and a devastating indictment of energy politics in America. Stacey Haney, a lifelong resident of Amity, Pennsylvania, is struggling to support her children when the fracking boom comes to town. Like most of her neighbors, she sees the energy companies’ payments as a windfall. Soon trucks are rumbling down her unpaved road and a fenced-off fracking site rises on adjacent land. But her annoyance gives way to concern and then to fear as domestic animals and pets begin dying and mysterious illnesses strike her family - despite the companies’ insistence that nothing is wrong. Griswold masterfully chronicles Haney’s transformation into an unlikely whistle-blower as she launches her own investigation into corporate wrongdoing. As she takes her case to court, Haney inadvertently reveals the complex rifts in her community and begins to reshape its attitudes toward outsiders, corporations, and the federal government.  Amity and Prosperity uses her gripping and moving tale to show the true costs of our energy infrastructure and to illuminate the predicament of rural America in the 21st century. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tavia Gilbert. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/003538/bk_aren_003538_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Convicting the Innocent: Death Row and America's Broken System of Justice , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 626min

  Every day, innocent men across America are thrown into prison, betrayed by a faulty justice system, and robbed of their lives - either by decades-long sentences or the death penalty itself. Injustice tarnishes our legal process from start to finish. From the racial discrimination and violence used by backwards law enforcement officers, to a prison culture that breeds inmate conflict, there is opportunity for error at every turn. Award-winning journalist, Stanley Cohen, chronicles over 100 of these cases, from the 1973 case of the first ever death row exoneree, David Keaton, to multiple cases as of 2015 that resulted from the corrupt practices of NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella (with nearly 70 Brooklyn cases under review for wrongful conviction). In the wake of these unjust convictions, grassroots organizations, families, and pro bono lawyers have battled this rampant wrongdoing. Cohen reveals how eyewitness error, jailhouse snitch testimony, racism, junk science, prosecutorial misconduct, and incompetent counsel have populated America's prisons with the innocent. Listeners embark on journeys with men who were arrested, convicted, sentenced to life in prison or death, dragged through the appeals system, and finally set free based on their actual innocence. Although these stories end with vindication, there are those that have ended with unjustified execution. Convicting the Innocent is sure to fuel controversy over a justice system that has delivered the ultimate punishment nearly 1,000 times since 1976, though it cannot guarantee accurate convictions. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Allan Robertson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/025200/bk_adbl_025200_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  True Crime Stories: Volume 3: 12 Terrifying True Crime Murder Cases , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 110min

  What drives people to act in the most brutal ways? What could have caused a mother to eat her dead baby's brain? What drove a seemingly normal teenager to kill a stranger and chew on their face? It is often difficult to comprehend what makes a person kill. But when they kill and then commit further acts of depravity on their victim, it gives a whole new meaning to wrongdoing. In volume three of the True Crime Stories series, we examine murderers who have all displayed the same gut-churning, wicked twist - each of them ate their victims. In Volume 3, we look at people such as: The hitchhiking hippie who carried human finger bones to chew on The New York teacher who killed a neighborhood boy and ate his body parts The Kansas City youth who became known as the Kansas City Vampire The deeply troubled man who cooked and ate his girlfriend after she dropped him The 450-pound cannibal who served his victim's flesh to customers of his barbecue stand And others who were equally despicable.... Each of these violent killers is examined in detail, from their backgrounds, the crimes they committed, how they were brought to justice, and their sentencing. Get a copy of this fascinating audiobook today and prepare yourself to enter the world of those who committed the greatest taboo of all - the cannibal killers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Goodrick. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/103077/bk_acx0_103077_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Joseph's Journey: A Study of Joseph , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 255min

  As a young foreigner in Egypt, Joseph succeeded against overwhelming odds. Uprooted from his family in Canaan and sold as a slave in Egypt, he made the best of unpromising situations. Sold to Potiphar as a field hand, he worked diligently and soon became overseer of Potiphar's entire estate. Though innocent of any wrongdoing, Potiphar's wife accused him of attempted rape, and Potiphar threw him into a prison house. Joseph acted wisely and discreetly in prison! When Joseph accurately interpreted Pharaoh's dreams, Pharaoh appointed him ruler of all Egypt. Joseph stands as a splendid example of how God blesses and rewards righteous behavior. In scores of ways, Joseph's life foreshadows the life of Jesus our Lord. After his crucifixion, many thought his influence ended. Yet Jesus rose from the dead and became author of eternal salvation to those who trust in him. About the "Biblical Studies 101" Courses: Bible scholar and teacher Dr. John R. Hargrove has designed a wonderful, year-long course for the individual Bible student and for the classroom. Spread over 12 courses, each book is a wonderful and insightful introduction to the Word of God. From Genesis to Revelation, Dr. Hargrove hopes to help you grow in the Lord and to understand his word at a deeper, more profound level. An intimate level. Ideal for small group study and for the individual, the Biblical Studies 101 program is, we think, ideal for you, too. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Grothe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/061377/bk_acx0_061377_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Stolen Words: A Detective Novel of 1929: The Cyrus Skeen Mysteries, Book 11 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 239min

  It is June 1929. The Roaring Twenties are still roaring, but the period is doomed. San Francisco's celebrated Cyrus Skeen, private detective and scion of Eastern wealth, is secure in his solvency; he has never bought stock on margin. He is as finicky about what stocks to invest in as he is in the kind of client he is willing to accept and work for. Soon after his case in The Head of Athena, he is approached by Susan Harker, wife of Hosanna Harker, a noted local novelist accused of murdering his publisher, Marc Pearson, who has apparently pirated many of Harker's novels and sold them under other titles and names. Mrs. Harker wants Skeen to prove that her husband did not murder the publisher. But soon after that visit, another woman, Anya Spearitt, demands that Skeen prove that Hosanna Harker did indeed murder her ex-husband. Skeen does not balk at the challenge; he senses that something is terribly amiss. A third woman calls on Skeen and asks him not to get involved at all. Skeen visits the jailed novelist and is almost sorry that he took on the case; Hosanna Harker is a very nasty person. Skeen rifles through a catalogue of miscreants, malcontents, and suspects, and by the end of Stolen Words isolates the true murderer. Plagiarism isn't the only wrongdoing Skeen encounters but thieves exploiting each other's thieving and a crew of philandering pragmatists. It's a conundrum only Cyrus Skeen can resolve in his own inimitable way. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gregg Rizzo. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/039525/bk_acx0_039525_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1040min

  To many, Walter Johnson is the greatest pitcher of all time. He was a star second to none from the dawn of the game's modern era through the "Golden Age of Sports" of the Roaring Twenties. The playing career of "The Big Train", as the sportswriters called him, spanned the era of such greats as Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Lou Gehrig, and Al Simmons. Johnson knew every President from William Howard Taft to Franklin Roosevelt, and was friends with the likes of Will Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks. But it wasn't Walter Johnson's blazing fastball alone that placed him on a pedestal as high as any in American sports. It was Johnson, above all others, who came to personify "gentlemanly conduct in the heat of battle", as Shirley Povich put it. One of a small number of like-minded stars tempering the game's roughneck reputation in the century's early years, he was still around to help shepherd it through its darkest hour of the "Black Sox" scandal. For several generations, Johnson's presence in the big-league consoled parents all over the country. If the game was good enough for the modest, decent, and honest Kansas farm boy, they figured, it was okay for their sons, too. Throughout a life as full as it gets, and a career as dazzling as any in the history of sports, Walter Johnson remained an unspoiled individual, his name unmarred by any hint of wrongdoing on or off the field. This is the grand story of one of the good guys. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ian Esmo. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/001449/bk_blak_001449_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Punishment , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 167min

  Punishment is a harm or deprivation, imposed by a legitimate authority, based on a legitimate conviction of wrongdoing. In assessing guilt, considerations of intention, action, and results are all relevant. Any understanding of punishment depends heavily on our interpretation of both authority and responsibility. Paternalism is one set of beliefs about who should have authority; it obviously has been applied within the family, and it has a highly controversial application in government. The authority of law and the state is a topic of philosophical interest extending at least back to Socrates. The way one understands the role and power of the state in turn depends on assumptions about human nature. The philosopher Thomas Hobbes emphasized the benefits of a "common power", based on the view that mankind is naturally warlike, acquisitive, and egoistic. By contrast, John Locke emphasized the benefits of liberty, based on the view that people are naturally free and equal, forming governments only for the purpose of protecting life and property. Criminal responsibility requires that a person be able to freely conform his conduct to law. An act is excused if the perpetrator did not act voluntarily (e.g., due to insanity); it is justified if there was good reason to voluntarily commit the act. Assigning criminal responsibility is one of the most difficult and immediate problems in any criminal justice system. Controversy continues today about corporal punishment, imprisonment, and capital punishment. Society questions if any of these methods offer retribution for the crime committed. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cliff Robertson, Robert Guillaume. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/001540/bk_blak_001540_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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