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    Apartheid: History , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 9min
    Learn about the Apartheid Policy of South Africa with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series. Until 1994, only one quarter of the South African population voted in elections. People classified as ‘non-White’ were denied basic rights, including the right to vote. This system was known as “apartheid”. The word comes from Afrikaners, a South African language. It literally means “separateness” or “apartness”. Colonialism in Africa occurred in waves. The first was in 1488, when a Portuguese boat moored in southern Africa. But it was not until 1652 that Europeans, this time the Dutch, established a base there which became known as “Cape Town”. The base was staffed by ninety men with the aim of providing provisions to the Dutch East India Company. This group became known as ‘”Boers”. Perfect to listen to while commuting, exercising, shopping or cleaning the house.. iMinds brings knowledge to your MP3 with 8 minute information segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds offers 12 main categories, become a Generalist by increasing your knowledge of Business, Politics, People, History, Pop Culture, Mystery, Crime, Culture, Religion, Concepts, Science and Sport.. Clean and concise, crisp and engaging, discover what you never knew you were missing. Make your MP3 smarter with iMinds MindTracks, intersperse with music and enjoy learning a little about a lot.. knowledge of your own choice and in your own time. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Whiteley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/imnd/000115/bk_imnd_000115_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Ship Asunder
    'Three and a half millennia of British Maritime history, from the Middle Bronze Age to the early 20th century ... This book is written with passion and sympathy. It will live with me for a very long time' Francis Pryor, author of The Fens If Britain's maritime history were embodied in a single ship, she would have a prehistoric prow, a mast plucked from a Victorian steamship, the hull of a modest fishing vessel, the propeller of an ocean liner and an anchor made of stone. We might call her Asunder, and, fantastical though she is, we could in fact find her today, scattered in fragments across the country's creeks and coastlines. In his moving and original new history, Tom Nancollas goes in search of eleven relics that together tell the story of Britain at sea. From the swallowtail prow of a Bronze Age vessel to a stone ship moored at a Baroque quayside, each one illuminates a distinct phase of our adventures upon the waves; each brings us close to the people, places and vessels that made a maritime nation. Weaving together stories of great naval architects and unsung shipwrights, fishermen and merchants, shipwrecks and superstition, pilgrimage, trade and war, The Ship Asunder celebrates the richness of Britain's seafaring tradition in all its glory and tragedy, triumph and disaster, and asks how we might best memorialize it as it vanishes from our shores.
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    The Ship Asunder (eBook, ePUB)
    'Three and a half millennia of British Maritime history, from the Middle Bronze Age to the early 20th century ... This book is written with passion and sympathy. It will live with me for a very long time' Francis Pryor, author of The FensIf Britain's maritime history were embodied in a single ship, she would have a prehistoric prow, a mast plucked from a Victorian steamship, the hull of a modest fishing vessel, the propeller of an ocean liner and an anchor made of stone. We might call her Asunder, and, fantastical though she is, we could in fact find her today, scattered in fragments across the country's creeks and coastlines. In his moving and original new history, Tom Nancollas goes in search of eleven relics that together tell the story of Britain at sea. From the swallowtail prow of a Bronze Age vessel to a stone ship moored at a Baroque quayside, each one illuminates a distinct phase of our adventures upon the waves; each brings us close to the people, places and vessels that made a maritime nation. Weaving together stories of great naval architects and unsung shipwrights, fishermen and merchants, shipwrecks and superstition, pilgrimage, trade and war, The Ship Asunder celebrates the richness of Britain's seafaring tradition in all its glory and tragedy, triumph and disaster, and asks how we might best memorialize it as it vanishes from our shores.
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    The Emperor's Coloured Coat: The Otto Prohaska Novels, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 832min
    Early in the year 1912, the recently-promoted Lieutenant Ottokar Prohaska finds himself stuck as a gunnery officer aboard a battleship mostly moored in harbor. He answers a War Ministry advertisement for training as a naval air pilot, but he soon finds himself appointed aide-de-camp for aviation to the appalling, boorish, near-insane Austro-Hungarian heir-apparent: the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. After breaking a leg in a flying accident, Prohaska is relieved of his duties, and upon his recovery, he is posted to a river gunboat on the Danube. After an ill-considered liaison with a Polish opera singer, he flees her vengeful husband into Serbian territory. There, a case of mistaken identity enmeshes him in a Serbian anarchist plot to kill the Austro-Hungarian chief of staff with a small diversionary operation in the town of Sarajevo - the assassination of the Archduke. His warnings of the assassination plot are mysteriously disregarded by Austrian officials, and Prohaska is whisked off to Shanghai aboard an Austrian liner, where he arrives just in time for the outbreak of World War One. Plenty more outlandish adventures await him: an insider's view of the Japanese siege of a German colony, an escape aboard a Chinese junk, and instruction in the art of flat-earth marine navigation. Finally, Prohaska must come to grips with the decision, by a not-very-bright commandant of a Turkish fort in the Arabian desert, that he should be hanged as a spy. With irony, wit, historical accuracy, and telling detail, Biggins brings alive a time and place that spawned two World Wars, the Cold War, and the Balkan wars of the late 20th century. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nigel Patterson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/104645/bk_acx0_104645_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Music Night at the Apollo: A Memoir of Drifting , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 386min
    What you’ve got to understand is that here in Southall, everyone’s up to something.In 2006, Lilian Pizzichini swaps life on dry land for a narrowboat on the Paddington arm of the Grand Union Canal. The Adam Bonny, moored between Newlocks and Shackleton Estates, is to be the place she can learn more about her extensive working-class London family – and the place where she will become pulled into a strange underbelly of drugs, vagrant neighbours and criminals.Lilian always found it easier to observe than join in. Abandoned by everyone around her, by the time she was fourteen she had developed a taste for Pernod and black. Speed allowed her to talk to boys, but she spent most of her time with her great-aunt Dolly, who had no regard for convention, sang songs and urinated on the street. Born into the slums of Lisson Grove, Dolly spoke like Eliza Doolittle when no-one was listening. With her, Lilian felt the bonds of mischief, gambling, madness and song.As the sad lives of her ancestors sprawl and take root in her head, Lilian drinks endless brandy and cokes in the Brickmaker’s Arms. Pete – ex-burglar and dealer – brings her heroin, skunk and bags of pills and, united by a desire to lose consciousness on a regular basis, becomes her boyfriend. He tells her about the Somalis and Punjabis and their rival gangs, about the honour killings happening under their bridges and they watch as the prostitutes and pimps run the streets.But addiction has a relentless appetite and Lilian soon realises that, just like the Adam Bonny, she is sinking and must, with her help of her ancestors, try to pull herself back. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Penny Scott-Andrews. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/018159/bk_adbl_018159_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    From Fame to Ruin (eBook, ePUB)
    She's survived a murder attempt, heartbreak, and the loss of her livelihood. What comes next might finally destroy her…Carol is having a bad year. As the last remaining Montenegro, she's forced to leave behind her comfortable life and the dreams of a great degree, all so she can sort out the crooked lawsuit she inherited, along with a fiance she detests.Her belief that she's weathered the worst comes crashing the day she receives a frightening letter from an enemy she didn't know she had.Out of options, Carol has no choice but to turn to the man she hurt years ago: the father of her child.Ricardo is past the life where he spent his nights playing rock music and his days enjoying his fame. He's conveniently forgotten the woman who played him for a fool, burying his feelings for her deep and tight. His life now consists of a tiny office in the family's hardware store, standing in for lazy employees, and meaningless dates.So when Carol reaches out with a wild tale, he's not exactly inclined to help her, but finds himself moored by circumstances, half-truths, and memories of the past.Refusal is his only shield, but can he deny the plight of the only woman he's ever loved?From Fame to Ruin is a standalone novel told in different timelines and points of view, set between a stunning seaside resort in Southern England and Rio de Janeiro. It is a story about fame, love, greed, betrayal, and overcoming overwhelming circumstances.
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    Dantes Erotica: Yasmin's Abduction : Private Members Club, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 220min, (USK 18)
    This is a story in it's own right but also continuation of the story from; Steppingley Manor which is the first book in the series. Dantes Erotica - Private Members Club - is the follow up book. Dantes Erotica - Yasmin's Abduction - is this book. A brief recap of the story, Marcus and Vicky met Damian at a club in a Fetish club. Damian fancied Vicky, inviting them both, to join his private member’s club.  The story continues, with Nadia and Lin collecting their husbands from the BDSM Sub training at Steppingley manor. They get invited to a special party with Marcus and Vicky on Damian’s yacht, moored in Antibes South of France.  Enter Yasmin with several other characters from the previous stories. The plot continues with more characters being introduced. Cuckold, wife watching, Husband watching, Threesomes, Abductions, She-males, Dominatrices, along with lots of erotic action. Yasmin runs the ATP club on the cruise ship but gets abducted. Marcus uses his security connections, to help get her back. The abductors don’t give up; they follow Damian’s yacht around the Mediterranean. This story concludes at an exclusive swingers’ party in a stunning villa in Ibiza.  This is a sample excerpt.  A shy Spanish young couple had caught Vicky's eye, they were wandering around but only watching the action and not getting involved with anyone. But Vicky was feeling so turned on with everything going on around them, she wanted to see Marcus playing with another girl again, so started to talk to them. They were both early twenties, quite shy and spoke very little English.  Marcus asked their names, "We Mariana and Vicente we come because...Roberto... he my friend."  "Nice to meet you...We're Vicky and Marcus. Can we sit on that sofa with you...?" Vicky asked and sat next to Mariana.  They started chatting and it turned out, that it was their very fir ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lindsey M. Kline. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/205079/bk_acx0_205079_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Island Summers: Memories of a Norwegian Childhood , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 466min
    In 1947 Tilly’s grandmother bought an island. Its name is Småhølmene and it sits just off the coast of Norway. At first sight, the island seems bare, hardly more than a collection of rocks rising determinedly out of the water. But Mor-mor, as she was known, could see that Småhølmene was more than that when she purchased it in exchange for a mink coat. She built a two-storeyed wooden cabin on the island, an enclave against the sea water that would dash against the outlying rocks, galloping up the lagoon to slap against the moored boats. This is where Mor-mor and her young family would come every summer, escaping their mollycoddled life in the English countryside to run wild, get burnt, forage for juniper berries, thieve for gull eggs and swim in the shining sea. Lean and chic, Mor-mor smoked voraciously and scandalised the local villagers by cycling to the shops in nothing but a healthy tan. She loved the island fiercely; in her otherwise turbulent life, its rugged outcrops, messy abundance and promise of absolute solitude were constants that lasted throughout the years. This is the inheritance that Tilly embraced many years later when her own mother brought her family to Småhølmene. And when the island was in danger of being sold, she was spurred to do something that no one else had done before – she decided to spend a winter there, alone with her boyfriend. Fending for themselves, they were utterly cut off from outside help. But, in the silence of the cold, they gradually discovered that even in the bleakest of times, the island could take on new life. Glittering and bittersweet, Island Summers lovingly portrays three generations of women and the island that became so irrevocably part of their lives. Now Mor-mor’s great-grandchildren are taking their turn, enjoying endless summers on Småhølmene, continuing the story that was begun over 50 years ago. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cat Gould. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/016980/bk_adbl_016980_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Boston Tea Party: History , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 7min
    Learn about the Boston Tea Party with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series. It was another cold night in Boston on the 16th of December 1773. But this was no ordinary night. This night would ignite the flames of injustice within many an American colonist. And it would eventually lead to the American Revolution. That night, three British ships - the Learn about the Boston Tea Party with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.It was another cold night in Boston, Massachusetts on the 16th of December 1773. But this was no ordinary night. This night would ignite the flames of injustice within many an American colonist. And it would eventually lead to the American Revolution. That night, three British ships - the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver - were moored in the Boston harbor. Their holds were filled with British tea that the American colonists had refused to accept. However, Thomas Hutchinson, the royal governor of Massachusetts, in turn, refused to issue the permits which would allow the ships to leave the harbor and return to Great Britain. Already, in Pennsylvania and New York City, public outcry had resulted in ships in harbor there returning to Great Britain without unloading their cargo of tea. But in Boston, Governor Hutchinson was standing strong against the colonists. Perfect to listen to while commuting, exercising, shopping or cleaning the house.. iMinds brings knowledge to your MP3 with 8 minute information segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds offers 12 main categories; become a Generalist by increasing your knowledge of Business, Politics, People, History, Pop Culture, Mystery, Crime, Culture, Religion, Concepts, Science and Sport. Clean and concise, crisp and engaging, discover what you never knew you were missing. iMinds is the knowledge solution for the information age cutting through the white noise to give you quick, accurate knowledge .. Perfect your dinne ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ellouise Rothwell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/imnd/000020/bk_imnd_000020_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Dead Rich (eBook, ePUB)
    'A totally gripping, impeccably crafted thriller that never slackens the tension for a minute. . . Hugely enjoyable' Jane Casey, author of The Killing KindSuper yachts are secretive, like their owners. The bigger the richer. Like castles, they are created to inspire awe. Like castles too, they are defended. They are an entire world, separate from the rest of us.Kai, a carefree once-successful musician is invited by his new Russian girlfriend Zina to join her family's Caribbean holiday. Impulsively accepting he learns that Zina is the daughter of a Russian oligarch, Stepan Pirumov and that the trip is aboard his yacht, the Zinaida, moored in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. The crew consists of Captain Marius Falk, the first mate Erin Wade and a hastily assembled staff, including a chief stewardess Marissa from Miami, a chief engineer from Lagos and a personal trainer from Los Angeles. All know how to behave around the very rich.On arrival Kai discovers that the head of security has been arrested, armed guards are below deck, there's an onboard panic room and a strong sense of all not being quite right beneath the gleaming surfaces of the Pirumov's lives. An unnerving presence punctures the atmosphere: a murderous imposter is on board the Zinaida, but who is it?Kai will find that the only person he can trust will be Erin and that the world of the super-rich will become a prison from which they must escape. Part locked-room suspense, part adventure story, Dead Rich is an unforgettable, edge of the seat thriller set in the blazing heat of the Caribbean
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