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    Care for the World
    This volume convenes leading scholars to reflect on the legal, economic, practical, and philosophical implications of religious values. Inspired by the celebrated encyclical Laudato Si', they offer gracefully written and learned reflections on what it would mean to express an ethic of compassion and care for the world.
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    Lesbian Ann Summers Party , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 26min, (USK 18)
    A woman convenes a group of her friends at her home for an Ann Summers party. However, her plan of getting them in a more free spirited mood by lightly spiking their drinks results in them turning their enraged sexuality on her in a display of wanton carnal lust as they make use of every sex toy that's offered.This story is a work of fiction and contains sex scenes and is suitable for adults only. All characters are fictional and are over 18 years old. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jessica Howard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/132662/bk_acx0_132662_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Hope for Democracy: How Citizens Can Bring Reason Back into Politics , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 450min
    Hope for Democracy introduces new tools for tamping down hyper-partisanship and placing citizens at the heart of the democratic process.It showcases the Citizens' Initiative Review, which convenes a stratified random sample of citizens to study ballot measures. Citizen panelists interrogate advocates, opponents, and experts, then write an analysis that distills their findings for voters. Gastil and Knobloch reveal how this process has helped voters better understand the policy issues placed on their ballots.Placed in the larger context of democratic reforms, Hope for Democracy shows how citizens and public officials can work together to bring more rationality and empathy into modern politics. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Victor Bevine. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/213948/bk_acx0_213948_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Clock Strikes Twelve , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 478min
    Miss Silver investigates the murder of a great British industrialist. Though they share a manor house, the Paradines are not close, and their patriarch does nothing to discourage the petty jealousies that divide wealthy families. A cold figure, James Paradine prefers work to his relations, but on New Year's Eve he convenes the household. Valuable plans have been stolen from his office, and only one person could be to blame. He knows the culprit's name and gives the thief until midnight to come forward. By midnight, James Paradine is dead. Was it the thief who killed him, or could it have been someone else acting on different motives entirely? The local constables are baffled, and it is left to prim detective Maud Silver to out the murderer. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Diana Bishop. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/026319/bk_adbl_026319_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Seduction: Love, Loss, Leverage, Murder: Seduction Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 517min
    In Seduction, renowned author Rachel Allen, in her quest for independence and relief from her PTSD symptoms, moves to New York City. There she reunites with Theodore X. Donovan, the man who saved her life from a brutal rapist years before. Ted, wealthy philanthropist with international connections and founder of The PRAISE Foundation, harbors a dangerous personal agenda.Because of Rachel's and Ted's high profile work for human rights, both are invited to serve on an eight member presidential think tank that convenes at an isolated Lake George cabin in the Adirondack Mountains of NY. It is here that Rachel recognizes the depth of Ted's skewed sense of love and patriotism, forcing her to face her worst fears.Meanwhile, the FBI, in pursuit of a serial killer with ties to PRAISE, needs to interview Ted who has accepted a covert deadly presidential mission with international repercussions. With many lives are at stake, a terrified Rachel must fight for her own life, love, and country. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christa Lewis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/099877/bk_acx0_099877_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Best Defense: Star Trek: Legacies, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 594min
    A debt of honor: One brave woman ventures alone into a parallel universe to save her old shipmates exiled there decades earlier by a mysterious device called the Transfer Key. She soon learns the alternate universe harbors not just an alien invasion force but a secret that underpins its very existence. A mission of peace: A long-awaited Klingon-Federation peace conference convenes, led by Ambassador Sarek of Vulcan and Councillor Gorkon of Qo'noS. But both sides have enemies who would prefer the two great powers remain at war - and who will do anything to make certain hate wins the day. An errand of justice: Captain Kirk and his crew seek the stolen Transfer Key that opens a door between universes, but their hunt is cut short by Ambassador Sarek's plea for help. The Enterprise crew soon become targets in a deadly crossfire - one whose outcome will decide the fate of two universes. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Petkoff. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/007565/bk_sans_007565_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Cloak of Deception, Hörbuch, Digital, 364min
    The Chancellor has little real power- He is mired down by baseless accusations of corruption," Senator Palpatine told Queen Amidala in Episode I. Tracing the thrilling chain of events that leads up to the Republic's current chaotic state, Cloak of Deception follows Chancellor Valorum as he struggles with his fall from power- and the dark forces who have benefitted greatly from his weakened position. Hoping to stem the growing tide of unrest, Valorum convenes an emergency trade summit on the planet Eriadu. At his request, a group of Jedi Knights is sent to protect the delegates from possible terrorist attack. But what should have been a simple peacekeeping assignment turns out to be a mission into the heart of a political firestorm. For shadowy forces are at work, pulling the strings in a masterful bid for power that could leave the Republic reeling. And the Chancellor is only its most visible victim. One man's fall from power could lead to the end of the Republic, and the irreversible rise of the dark side. Language: English. Narrator: Alexander Adams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/000441/bk_rhuk_000441_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Fate of Thorik: Altered Creatures Epic Adventures, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 793min
    The Grand Council - whose members, many of which are ancient enemies, represent the last of the free nations - convenes in the sacred Mountain King Temple to determine action against a leader with new drive and strength. Some claim this man promises greatness for all, some claim he is the greatest threat their lands have ever seen. But before any consensus can be made, an immense power is unleashed, annihilating the temple and killing the council members inside. Young Thorik Dain’s journey to discover who or what destroyed his people's most sacred center, leads him on an unexpected quest to prevent the fall of the great Dovenar Kingdom, and the elimination of all mankind. Struggling to find the truth, Thorik confronts an entirely new world to him with overwhelming magic, altered beasts, battle-risen undead, and even deceivers amongst his closest allies. Weighing upon Thorik's shoulders are his uncle’s desire to control him, his mentor’s obsession to vanquish the new rising leader, and Thorik's own internal demons of self-doubt. The land’s destiny is in Thorik’s hands, while his confidence and conviction to his beliefs will define his own fate. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jerry Sciarrio. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bimo/001050/bk_bimo_001050_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Lysistrata , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 112min
    The Peloponnesian War drags on and on with no end in sight, and the tough-minded Lysistrata has had enough. Men! - always making stupid decisions that affect everyone. Women's opinions are never listened to.Taking matters into her own hands, Lysistrata convenes a meeting of women from warring city-states across Greece and calls for a sex strike. It's a hard sell, but in the end, it is agreed: They will withhold sex until the war is brought to hasty a close.Playing their part, too, the old women of Athens seize control of the Acropolis - and with it, the treasury - holing up behind it's barred gates and choking off the silver that funds the interminable war.It's a waiting game, and a difficult one - some of the women are already becoming desperate for sex and deserting the cause. But Lysistrata is determined to stay the course and soon restores discipline. The men can't hold out forever...can they?First staged in 411 BC, Lysistrata is the bawdy, comic account of one woman's singular mission to end the Peloponnesian War using the only means that seems available to her in a male-dominated world. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marnye Young. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/012868/bk_blak_012868_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Operation End Game: From the Declassified Files of Team of Darkness , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 693min
    In his final volume, award-nominated author Tony Ruggiero weaves a tale of intrigue, secrecy, and choices. Commander John Reese will bring an end to the vampire saga - whatever the consequences. But to do so, he must defeat the forces that are trying to control him in reality and in his dreams, before the human race as we know it is irreparably changed. In his dreams, a trial convenes as Reese is accused of crimes against humanity and faces his old enemies... In his waking world, The Agency wants to use Reese to capture additional vampires as Reese continues to hide the truth about the Team of Darkness vampire deaths. Unbeknownst to Reese, The Agency has fallen under the purview of a private organization that can even pull strings in the highest and most covert organizations. Their involvement could change the destiny for all humanity. Being pulled in so many directions over the years, Reese's sanity is fragile. He has debated giving up his humanity, and he has sacrificed much to understand the enigmatic life of the vampire. But even he has had enough. Reese vows that finally there will be a resolution to it all. Yet he realizes that there is only one letter that stands between the two distinctly different meanings of the words resolution and revolution. And that one letter is a V. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andrew B. Wehrlen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/042579/bk_acx0_042579_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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