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Death Is My Comrade: Chester Drum, Book 11 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 406min
With a body in his office and a pocketful of secrets, Drum heads to Moscow. Eugenie is 17, with long legs, blonde hair, and an appetite for misery. Daughter of a corrupt millionaire, she has bounced around Europe’s finest boarding schools, and Chester Drum knows she’s trouble the moment he sees her tearing her blouse to implicate Ilya Alluliev, a Russian diplomat, in rape. The man came to give her a message, an envelope that quickly finds its way to Drum’s safe. Inside is an unsigned note claiming that a Russian Nobel Prize-winning poet is in grave danger. As soon as he reads it, Drum joins the poet on the Kremlin’s hit list. The next day, Drum goes to his office and finds Alluliev on the floor, shot dead. The police cannot help him; Drum will find answers only behind the Iron Curtain. At the height of the Cold War, Drum will risk his life for the sake of a fire-eyed teen with a heart made of ice. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Larkin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/005919/bk_adbl_005919_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Light of Amsterdam , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 660min
It is December; Christmas is approaching and the magic of one of Europe’s most beautiful cities beckons. A father looks for himself in the past, struggling to deal with a recent divorce, his teenage son in tow. A single, selfless mother accompanies her only daughter and friends for a weekend-long bachelorette party. And a husband treats his wife to a birthday weekend away, somehow heightening her anxieties and insecurities about age, desire, and motherhood. During their brief stay in the city, the confusions and contradictions inherent in their relationships assert themselves in unexpected ways, forcing each couple into a sometimes painful reassessment and a new awareness of the price that love demands. As these people brush against each other in the squares, museums, and parks of Amsterdam, their lives are transfigured in the winter light as they encounter the complexities of love in a city that challenges what has gone before. Tender and humane, elevating the ordinary to something timeless and important, The Light of Amsterdam is a novel of compassion and rare dignity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009530/bk_adbl_009530_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Harappa: Curse of the Blood River , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 474min
2017, Delhi - Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction. 1700 BCE, Harappa - Harappa is a magnificent city on the banks of the mighty Saraswati river. The darkness of treachery, taantric exorcism and bloodshed unleashes itself on the last devta, paving the way for his devastating revenge...and the horrifying truth behind the fall of the glorious civilisation. 2017, Paris - The world’s most powerful religious institution is rattled. Europe’s dreaded crime lord meets a mysterious man in Paris. A lethal assassin boards a train, as Rome fears the worst. The prophesied devta has returned. What connects Banaras, Harappa and Rome? What was the ancient curse, and who was the last devta? What is the terrible secret behind the fall of the colossal Indus Valley? Listen on as you travel through a saga of deceit and violence, gods and demons, love and ambition. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Neel Chaudhuri. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/050767/bk_adbl_050767_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Origins of the Vikings: The History and Legacy of the Early Norsemen Who Became Medieval Europe’s Most Notorious Explorers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 86min
Over the centuries, the West has become fascinated by the Vikings, one of the most mysterious and interesting European civilizations. In addition to being perceived as a remarkably unique culture among its European counterparts, what’s known and not known about the Vikings’ accomplishments has added an intriguing aura to the historical narrative. Were they fierce and fearsome warriors? Were they the first Europeans to visit North America? It seems some of the legends are true, and some are just that, legend. Like many civilizations of past millennia, the Vikings are remembered in popular culture more for the fantastical accounts of their history than for reality. The written records of the history of the Viking period, consisting mostly of Norse sagas, metaphoric poems called skalds and monastic chronicles, were written down well after the events they described and tended to be lurid accounts rife with hyperbole. Furthermore, the most scathing tales of Viking raids are contained in the histories of monastic communities, which were targets of Norse rapacity. These chronicles speak of the heathen Viking depredations of monastic treasuries and the ferocious torture and killing of Christian monks. The colorful bloody tales were certainly based on more than grains of truth, but they were also purposefully augmented to inject drama into history. Similarly Norse sagas written down in the post-Viking Age fixed what had hitherto been flexible oral tradition. They were often slanted to legitimize a clan or leader's authority by emphasizing an ancestor's bravery and skill in pillaging opponent's communities. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan Gallagher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/117756/bk_acx0_117756_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life from Beginning to End , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 71min
Eleanor of Aquitaine became the queen of both France and England, the wife of two kings, and later the mother of two kings. Heiress to the rich French provinces of Aquitaine and Poitou, she was undoubtedly one of medieval Europe’s most powerful and wealthiest women. Inside you will read about: Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen of France Eleanor and King Louis joins the crusade The royal divorce Continuing conflict and courtly love At the center of rebellion Fifteen years of captivity And much more! Eleanor of Aquitaine has, not surprisingly, captured many imaginations. From inciting her sons to rebel against their father to the tale of her “courts of love”, where she reportedly fostered the idea of courtly love and promoted the arts, to her captivity and later tireless work to rescue her son Richard the Lionheart from his imprisonment, Eleanor’s life is a tangle of legend mixed with the struggle to interpret the sometimes scarce facts. This does not make it any less fascinating - or any less worthy of study. In this audiobook, you will find a concise exploration of the life of one of the medieval world’s most memorable figures. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mike Nelson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/115240/bk_acx0_115240_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Hunted by the Wolf: Shadow Series, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 202min
She’s running of her life. He’s in the wrong place, wrong time. Will he risk everything to protect her?After fleeing her abusive ex, wulfkin Cacey Varg and her daughter settle happily with a new pack in Finland. As Christmas approaches, Cacey learns her ex has found them and is on his way to take their daughter back.But a massive snowstorm prevents her from packing up and leaving town and, instead, it delivers a sexy stranger at her doorstep. Can she trust that he isn’t one of her ex’s henchmen?Second-in-command to Europe’s most powerful wulfkin, hunter Vincent Lyall’s spur-of-the-moment decision to check on his ailing mother soon finds him marooned at a cabin in the woods by the blizzard of the century.Trapped with this spirited vixen, resisting temptation is easier said than done. But she refuses to believe he is who he says he is. Is love powerful enough to win when two sexy wolf shifters, an unwelcome past, and animalistic urges wreak havoc on the holiday season?Note: This is a stand-alone story. Each story will follow the tale of a different couple set in the same world. This is a re-release of a previously published book. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ann Russek, HotGhost Productions. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/193341/bk_acx0_193341_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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From Christ to Confucius: German Missionaries, Chinese Christians, and the Globalization of Christianity, 1860-1950 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 677min
A bold and original study of German missionaries in China, who catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself...In this accessibly written and empirically based study, Albert Wu documents how German missionaries - chastened by their failure to convert Chinese people to Christianity - reconsidered their attitudes toward Chinese culture and Confucianism. In time, their increased openness catalyzed a revolution in thinking among European Christians about the nature of Christianity itself. At a moment when Europe’s Christian population is falling behind those of South America and Africa, Wu’s provocative analysis sheds light on the roots of Christianity’s global shift. "From Christ to Confucius offers an intriguing and revisionist account of German Christian missionary activity in China. Breaking out of the conventional debate about cultural imperialism, Albert Wu presents a sophisticated study of the ambiguities and the counter-intuitive effects of the German missionary presence in China.” (Sebastian Conrad, author of What Is Global History?)“In this engaging and learned history of Christianity in modern Germany and China, Albert Wu has given us a splendid transnational account that will be of interest to students and scholars of imperialism and anti-imperialism, Christianity, nationalism, and cosmopolitanism.” (Andrew Zimmerman, George Washington University) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Wes Freeman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/203638/bk_acx0_203638_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Selling to Win: 25th Anniversary Edition , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 402min
Richard Denny is the "godfather of salesmanship" and Selling to Win has established itself as both an international best seller and a classic sales text. The most inspirational business speaker in the UK, Richard has helped countless thousands of salespeople become high flyers and here he explains how to put his winning techniques into action. Selling to Win is full of unbeatable sales tips and essential practical advice, such as how to: get a sale when you are not the cheapest, turn your customer into an ambassador, build a positive attitude that gets results, beat the competition, and close a sale. Widely recognised as one of the most effective and powerful sales-improvement guides ever written, Selling to Win has become the salesperson's bible. Richard Denny is a broadcaster, highly sought-after motivational speaker, chairman, and facilitator; described by The Times as "the master of professional salesmanship". With a diverse business sector background, including chairing one of Europe’s fastest growing telecommunications companies, he now advises corporate and private clients with real and practical solutions for their business growth. He is the author of five books: Selling to Win, Communicate to Win, Motivate to Win, Succeed for Yourself and Winning New Business. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Denny. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/005819/bk_adbl_005819_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Elixir of Immortality , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1207min
A mesmerizing debut novel that spans a thousand years of European and Jewish history seen through the beguiling members of the Spinoza family.Since the eleventh century, the Spinoza family has passed down, from father to son, a secret manuscript containing the recipe for immortality. Now, after thirty-six generations, the last descendant of this long and illustrious chain, Ari Spinoza, doesn’t have a son to whom to entrust the manuscript. From his deathbed, he begins his narrative, hoping to save his lineage from oblivion.Ari’s two main sources of his family’s history are a trunk of yellowing documents inherited from his grandfather, and his great-uncle Fernando’s tales that captivated him when he was a child. He chronicles the Spinozas’ involvement in some of Europe’s most formative cultural events with intertwining narratives that move through ages of tyranny, creativity, and social upheaval: Into medieval Portugal, Grand inquisitor Torquemada’s Spain, Rembrandt’s Amsterdam, the French Revolution, Freud’s Vienna, and the horrors of both world wars.The Elixir of Immortality blends truth and fiction as it rewrites European history through comic, imaginative, scandalous, and tragic tales that prove “the only thing that can possibly give human beings immortality on this earth: Our ability to remember.” ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Corey Snow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/017416/bk_adbl_017416_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Last Battle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 945min
The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler’s Third Reich. The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater. The last offensive against Hitler’s Third Reich, it devastated one of Europe’s historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war’s bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come. The Last Battle is Cornelius Ryan’s compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate imperatives of survival, where, as the author describes it, “to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to endure more militarily correct than to win.” The Last Battle is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Vance. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/004956/bk_blak_004956_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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