18 Results for : outlawing
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Excess of Evil: An Alternatively Factual Trump/Putin Romance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 111min
The 100th day of POTUS 45's reign encounters its first ever conflict of interest. Vladimir Putin dispatches his most dangerous, undercover agents to collect President Trump and forces him to keep his promise: the surrender of America's nuclear arsenal, and his butthole. Meanwhile, with Congress celebrating the outlawing of Democrats, the EU invading American shores, and Steve Bannon sublimating Mike Pence, only Ivanka Trump is willing to save her father. What will America hail so proudly at the twilight's last gleaming? Time to find out what's blue-balled, white and covered in red stripes. This lightning-fast surrealist satire about a presidency beyond imagination which isn't afraid to plagirze quotes and conspiracies from reality TV. All sales from both the digital short story and audiobook (narrated by the author) will be donated to the ACLU and The Trevor Project. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bryce Chadwell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/084722/bk_acx0_084722_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Dragon Hunter and the Mage: Wounds in the Sky, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1168min
Two brothers destined to change the world.... Aric and Fadan are half-brothers. Both sons of the empress, but only one of them son of the emperor. A decade earlier, Fadan's powerful father tore the empire in two by outlawing the use and practice of magic. When Aric and Fadan stumble upon an ancient manual of magic, they're faced with a choice: take the book straight to the emperor or see if one of them has the forbidden magical talent. But dark forces are moving in the shadows. Tragedy and conspiracy send Aric and Fadan to either end of the empire, one to train as a dragon hunter, the other tapping into magical powers that could spell his execution. In a world of dark mages, fearsome dragons, and vengeful gods, only friendship, loyalty, and love can keep the brothers from meeting their doom. The Dragon Hunter and the Mage is the first audiobook in a series of coming-of-age epic-fantasy novels. If you like fast-moving plots, magical world-building, and political intrigue, then you'll love V. R. Cardoso’s spellbinding tale. Buy The Dragon Hunter and the Mage and start the magical adventure today! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Todd Menesses. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/067798/bk_acx0_067798_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Christmas in Clear Creek: Prairie Brides, Book 7 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 328min
Bowen Drake had a gift. Unfortunately, he didn't want it. He even went so far as to do "bad" in order to thwart the "good" that seemed to follow him everywhere. For when he needed it, the darn thing didn't do him any good at all! He tried drinking, he tried womanizing, he even tried outlawing, but nothing worked. Finally, he stumbles into the little town of Clear Creek and discovers why we've been given the gifts we have.... Elsie Waller came to Clear Creek after the death of her grandfather. She had high hopes for her life in the little town, including looking for a husband. Imagine her elation when she happens upon the man of her dreams the very day after she arrives! Of course, the fact he was half frozen did put a damper on things, but once the townsfolk of Clear Creek thawed him out, she endeavored to make sure Bowen Drake stayed around long enough to see she'd make him a mighty fine wife. The only question was, "How?" Enjoy Bowen and Elsie's fanciful tale of mishaps, miracles, and love! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Rahhal. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/047401/bk_acx0_047401_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Butterfly Winter , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 502min
Butterfly Winter, W.P. Kinsella's first novel in 15 years, is the story of Julio and Esteban Pimental, twins born in the Caribbean country of Courteguay, a lush and enchanted but impoverished enclave on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic where time moves at its own pace and reality is open to question. The brothers are destined to play ball in America, and to shape the history of their baseball-crazed homeland. They mature quickly and by the age of 10 they leave home for the Major Leagues. Julio is a winning pitcher who, much to the chagrin of any team that signs him, will only throw to his catcher brother, who is a very weak hitter. As they pursue their baseball dreams, events in their homeland, including political brutalities and the outlawing of baseball, continue to shape their lives. They are monitored by the Wizard, a mysterious figure who controls events behind the scenes. In his last years, the Wizard tells the story of the twins, their family and their lovers to a skeptical gringo journalist. Butterfly Winter is a magical literary romp that includes a diabolical chiropractor, a romance blessed by butterflies, and a deep political undercurrent that unites the wealthy North with the baseball-loving, talent-laden but oppressed and deprived South. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Zach Villa. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/010594/bk_adbl_010594_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Hedge School , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 271min
It is perilous to be a Catholic in the Ireland of 1735, and it's almost more than can be borne for 15-year-old Padraic Fitzbrian. Nearly 100 years before, Lord Protector Cromwell of England had put down the Irish rebellion confiscating lands, killing priests, outlawing the Mass, and prohibiting education of any kind for Irish Catholics. Padraic and his two friends, Liam and Rose, are in their last year as scholars in the forbidden and risky all-weathers classroom under the hedgerow. Fiery Padraic, whose family lands had been seized so long before, chafes under the injustice as though it were yesterday, making trouble for himself and those around him. Liam, as determined a patriot, holds the hope of being able to fight for his people's freedom in an entirely different way. And warm-hearted Rose, gifted with pluck, is also thankfully rich in good sense. Behind the scenes, a mysterious figure called Kestrel stirs the fires of Irish identity, and Padraic longs to do as much. Harmless adventures mount into dangerous trouble as the three young people strive, in each new difficulty, to take hold of the faith and patience that brings freedom amidst the worst tyranny. Gloria Whelan is a National Book Award winner for Young People's Literature and author of many books, including The Miracle of St. Nicholas. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/046805/bk_acx0_046805_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Reenvisioning Sexual Ethics (eBook, ePUB)
A profound feminist Christian reframing of sexuality examines contemporary social practices and ethical sexFrom the sexual abuse crisis in the Roman Catholic Church to the US Supreme Court decision outlawing state-level bans on same-sex marriage, it has become clear that Catholics and other Christians cannot afford to downplay sex or rely on outdated normative understandings of its moral contours. Feminist theological approaches offer a way forward by considering not just what we should do in sexual spheres but also what sort of sexual people we should aspire to be.In Reenvisioning Sexual Ethics, author Karen Peterson-Iyer adopts a feminist Christian anthropological framework to connect robust theological and ethical analysis to practical sexual issues, particularly those confronting college-aged and younger adults today. The book examines four divergent yet overlapping contemporary social practices and phenomena wherein sex plays a central role: "hookup" culture; "sexting"; sex work; and sex trafficking. Through these case studies, Peterson-Iyer shows that ethical sex is best demarcated not as a matter of chastity on the one hand and purely free consent on the other, but rather as ideally expressing the fullness of human agency, communicating the joy of shared pleasure, and conferring a deep sense of possibility and wholeness upon all participants.This feminist Christian framework will help facilitate frank and profound discussions of sex, enabling young adults to define themselves and others not by hypersexualized and gendered social norms or attitudes but by their fundamental status as dignified and beloved by God.- Shop: buecher
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A Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt - And Why They Shouldn't , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 353min
Insults are part of the fabric of daily life. But why do we insult each other? Why do insults cause us such pain? Can we do anything to prevent or lessen this pain? Most importantly, how can we overcome our inclination to insult others?In A Slap in the Face, William Irvine undertakes a wide-ranging investigation of insults, their history, the role they play in social relationships, and the science behind them. He examines not just memorable zingers, such as Elizabeth Bowen's description of Aldous Huxley as "The stupid person's idea of a clever person", but subtle insults as well, such as when someone insults us by reporting the insulting things others have said about us: "I never read bad reviews about myself," wrote entertainer Oscar Levant, "because my best friends invariably tell me about them." Irvine also considers the role insults play in our society: They can be used to cement relations, as when a woman playfully teases her husband, or to enforce a social hierarchy, as when a boss publicly berates an employee.He goes on to investigate the many ways society has tried to deal with insults - by adopting codes of politeness, for example, and outlawing hate speech - but concludes that the best way to deal with insults is to immunize ourselves against them: We need to transform ourselves in the manner recommended by Stoic philosophers. We should, more precisely, become insult pacifists, trying hard not to insult others and laughing off their attempts to insult us.A rousing follow-up to A Guide to the Good Life, A Slap in the Face will interest anyone who's ever delivered an insult or felt the sting of one-in other words, everyone. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Johnny Heller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/012061/bk_tant_012061_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Blood on the Roses , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 432min
In his fourth and finest novel, Robert Hays writes with the journalist’s careful attention to detail and an exquisite authenticity drawn from his own half-century love affair with the American South. Blood on the Roses is a frank and honest story that does justice to its splendid east Tennessee setting, stunning from beginning to end in its juxtaposition of raw ugliness and beauty and its historical veracity that captures both the engaging qualities of the Southern people and the terrible wrongs of discrimination and outrageous acts of pure racism carried out by a few. In the autumn of 1955, at the height of America’s concern over the murder of a black teenager by white racists in Mississippi and in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing school segregation, Rachel Feigen’s Baltimore editor sends her South to report on a missing person case. Guy Saillot’s last contact with his family was a postcard from the Tennessee Bend Motel, a seedy establishment situated on scenic Cherokee Lake. But she finds no record that he ever stayed there. Feigen gets a tip that the motel caretaker, a deaf-mute named George, may know something about the missing man. George’s consuming interest is the Tennessee Bend’s arresting rose garden - its only truly positive quality - and she gains his favor by showing her appreciation for his beautiful roses.Feigen quickly finds herself caught up in the bigotry she expected to observe as an outsider when three local extremists decide to teach a lesson to this "uppity jewgirl" from the North who’s poking around in things that are none of her business. Their plan? Kidnap two black men and lock them and Feigen in Room 10 of the Tennessee Bend, complete with its two-way mirror voyeur’s window, and let nature take its course. They’re confident the men’s “jungle instincts” will take over and she’ll get her comeuppance, after which they’ll give the "boys" a good whipping for messing with a white woman. But the tw ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gary Gerard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/008129/bk_acx0_008129_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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