61 Results for : envies
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Years of Shame: FGM Survivor and Other True Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 145min
Incredible stories of subjugation and marginalization of women from infancy to old age.The first story is about an infant who is unwanted by her mother. The infant's aunt, Njana, is horrified when she learns of this. And yet, Njana envies her niece because she is born in the mid-1970s. This means the niece won't be subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) like Njana was before she turned 14 in the 1960s.The second story is about Njana's trauma sanctioned by her parents, the very people who are supposed to protect her from harm. The story is set in Kenya and later in California. Njana discloses, for the first time, how she suffered FGM in the backwoods of Kenya. She tells of her turmoil before the operation, the actual operation, and the effects of the operation. Her main concern is not physical or medical issues. Psychological trauma is Njana's biggest challenge. Besides tainting other areas of her life, the secrecy and shame have devastated her hence the years of shame as she struggles to find relief.The third and final story is titled "The Golden Years." It's about bedroom challenges that women face in their older years. It's based on two couples' marriages - one in San Diego and the other in Nairobi. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jennifer Pineda. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/165013/bk_acx0_165013_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Perennials: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 400min
At what point does childhood end and adulthood begin? Mandy Berman's evocative debut novel captures, through the lens of summer camp, both the thrill and pain of growing up. Rachel Rivkin and Fiona Larkin used to treasure their summers together as campers at Camp Marigold. Now, reunited as counselors after their first year of college, their relationship is more complicated. Rebellious Rachel, a street-smart city kid raised by a single mother, has been losing patience with her best friend's insecurities; Fiona, the middle child of a not-so-perfect suburban family, envies Rachel's popularity with their campers and fellow counselors. For the first time, the two friends start keeping secrets from each other. Through them, as well as from the perspectives of their fellow counselors, their campers, and their mothers, we witness the tensions of the turbulent summer build to a tragic event, which forces Rachel and Fiona to confront their pasts - and the adults they're becoming. A seductive blast of nostalgia, a striking portrait of adolescent longing, and a tribute to both the complicated nature and the enduring power of female friendship, Perennials will speak to everyone who still remembers that bittersweet moment when innocence is lost forever. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mozhan Marnò. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/005135/bk_rand_005135_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Hard Gamble: Caldwell Brothers, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 406min
After my father's tragic death, I swore I'd never fall in love. I'm the golden boy of Vegas. The head of my family. Every woman wants me, and every man envies me.Nothing cracks my cool veneer. Until I fall into the hypnotic depths of her eyes. One breath.One look.One touch. Before I even know her name, she consumes me. Thaws my frozen heart. Exposes my black soul to the light. My conscience screams at me to leave her alone. She's innocence incarnate and I'm the guy who intends to steal it. But the devil always wins, and I can see her as the mother of my children. A future I never thought I deserved hovers right at my fingertips. Until someone else wants what belongs to me. A vicious mafia kingpin. If he can't have her, he vows to turn her against me.Underestimating me is his fatal mistake...I'll do anything to protect what's mine. Anything. And I won't fight fair.Hard Gamble is a full-length steamy romance novel from USA Today best-selling author, Colleen Charles, and narrator Zac Aleman, featuring a compelling cast of characters with a mafia villain you'll want to throat-punch. It's the first audiobook in the spell-binding Caldwell Brothers series. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Zac Aleman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/171614/bk_acx0_171614_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Sister's Secret , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 620min
In the wake of a major loss, five sisters agree to meet on the regular to keep it real. But secrets they never saw coming will challenge them and everything they counted on. Savvy and decisive, Burgundy Reeves feels blessed with a good husband and a successful career. She is the sister everyone envies. Since her beloved mother's death, she's given troubled youngest sister, Elyse, a stable home when she needs it most. And she's taken it on herself to keep her contentious siblings together. Under her guidance, they all meet bimonthly on "Sister Day", a time when they get together to bond, to receive a challenging "assignment", and to cope with a range of things - including their many differences. Among the sisters' most challenging assignments: tell the truth. But truthfulness leads to an unveiling of secrets that may destroy lives. Burgundy is struggling to show Coco the real deal about her unreliable baby daddy. If she and level-headed Drucilla can also convince hard-headed eldest sister Alita to give Coco more love than tough talk, that might heal a longtime rift. But it's teenage Elyse's truth that will shatter Burgundy's perfect world beyond repair. And putting the pieces back together could make the sisters stronger together than ever - or pull them apart for good. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kentra Lynn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/011879/bk_reco_011879_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Rich and Pretty: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 638min
This irresistible debut, set in contemporary New York, provides a sharp, insightful look into how the relationship between two best friends changes when they are no longer coming of age but learning how to live adult lives. As close as sisters for 20 years, Sarah and Lauren have been together through high school and college, first jobs and first loves, the uncertainties of their 20s and the realities of their 30s. Sarah, the only child of a prominent intellectual and a socialite, works at a charity and is methodically planning her wedding. Lauren - beautiful, independent, and unpredictable - is single and working in publishing, deflecting her parents' worries and questions about her life and future by trying not to think about them herself. Each woman envies - and is horrified by - particular aspects of the other's life, topics of conversation they avoid with masterful linguistic pirouettes. Once, Sarah and Lauren were inseparable; for a long a time now, they've been apart. Can two women who rarely see one another, selectively share secrets, and lead different lives still call themselves best friends? Is it their abiding connection or just force of habit that keeps them together? With impeccable style, biting humor, and a keen sense of detail, Rumaan Alam deftly explores how the attachments we form in childhood shift as we adapt to our adult lives - and how the bonds of friendship endure, even when our paths diverge. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julie McKay. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005250/bk_harp_005250_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Adventure Books for Kids: 3 Action Stories for Kids: Children's Adventure Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 113min
Three action stories for kids. Story One: This is what the king's messenger told him. Corbin was a rebel, he was someone who wouldn't bow to the oppressive rules the dictator imposed upon his village. And because of that, he was banished. He was forgotten, but little did they realize that he would return. Hear about betrayal, revolution, and a sincere desire to liberate the people from tyranny in this book about a true warrior. Story Two: One castle, two sides, the one white and the other black...the one gloomy and the other radiating light, each to their divorced parents' preference. In this story of two knights, Radius and Exdobor have always stuck together. They accept each other's' differences, but become suspicious when a scheming servant traps their pride with an anonymous object. The end result is a big battle and a ferocious fight between the siblings. Find out what else happens in this exciting book about two knights. Story Three: Valentina the witch is a little dyslexic, which is why she has a hard time getting that one potion right. But when her book is snatched away by a jealous teacher, one who envies her beauty, she is determined to do something about it. Enjoy this short story about pearls, dragons, potions, beauty, enmity, and friendship. Find out what Valentina has to do to strengthen the bond between her and someone in need. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John H Fehskens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/099710/bk_acx0_099710_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Tempted: Christians and Bad Boys: Naughty Boys Gay Romance, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 49min
Christians and Bad Boys are a Great Mixture The 72 crash course includes: Luke thinks he has his entire life planned out. He's the star of the football team, the darling of his church, and planning a life with his amazing girlfriend. He looks at his parents, and wants the same kind of life with her, as they have. He's on top of the world, with the kind of perfect life you only see in movies, and everyone envies. But it all comes crashing down, when a new student starts at his school. Elliott Danvers always wished he'd had a perfect life, because his own is far from it. After his mother died, grief made his father abusive, until he was taken away and sent to live in a series of foster homes. His once happy life is now barely a memory. With nothing in his life to hold close, he doesn't let himself care about anything. Only singing offers him the outlet and attention he craves. When their paths cross, Luke finds himself lost, suddenly doubting everything in his life. He thought he loved Sarah, but now he finds himself drawn to Elliott. And in a moment of madness, kisses him in the hall. They're convinced that no one saw, but are they right? Could the cost of their kiss be more than Luke can handle? Warning: contains a trouble but loveable rogue, a confused little Catholic boy, and some sparks. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joel Leslie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/042603/bk_acx0_042603_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Chasing Petalouthes: The Gift Saga, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 831min
The Gift Saga concludes with the next generation coming into the forefront of the story during their tumultuous years between adolescence and adulthood.Evvie has lived through more tragedy than a young girl should ever endure, having lost both her father and a most beloved grandmother at a young age. Her rebellious ways are her only defense to mask the ever-present pain in her heart. Closing herself off emotionally, Evvie vows to never let anyone into her heart. But will her determination to keep everyone out see her lose the only person who could heal her broken soul?Over-achieving, focused, talented, determined to succeed. Those are the traits Stella envies in her siblings and cousins. Her insecurities and lack of confidence stunts her ability to realize her own worth. When an older, handsome young man claims her as his own, Stella believes she has finally found who she has been looking for—someone to love her enough to mold her into the best version of herself. But has she fallen in love too quickly for a man she barely knows anything about?Chasing Petalouthes (Chasing Butterflies) is the coming of age story of two flawed, young women who push their way out from the confines of the cocoons they’d built around themselves and discover how to soar.Chasing Petalouthes can be read as a standalone novel. To understand the full emotional impact of these characters histories and lives read Evanthia's Gift & waiting for Aegina. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emily Lawrence. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/126061/bk_acx0_126061_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Drummer's Heartbeat: A Winter Romance : Vale Valley, Book 11 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 319min
When Grayson makes a proposition to Chance for them to become lovers, does he say yes? Or does he walk away from the man that could be his heartbeat?Grayson ValeFollowing his family’s advice, Grayson goes off to college to expand his horizons beyond his small hometown. Years later, Grayson is ready to head back home after accomplishing his goals, both socially and academically. The holidays are the perfect time to return home with a mission in mind. Grayson is ready to start the next stage of his life, a new business and the man he’s been lusting at from afar for years, the sexy as hell Chance Knight. Chance KnightChance is a mechanic who owns Knight’s Auto Repair by day and the drummer for his local band Scott and the Crimson Knights by night. He enjoys his life in Vale Valley, and he has a thriving business and friends, the only thing missing in his life is a lover. With the holidays right around the corner, Chance envies the couples he sees around Vale Valley. It’s been a while since he’s had a warm body to cuddle with on the cold winter nights. A night playing with his band ends with a surprise, a sexy little thing he can't get out of his mind. The Drummer's Heartbeat is the 11th book in a shared world series about Vale Valley, a small town that is open to all who are searching for sweet love and their own happy ever after. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Solo. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/202433/bk_acx0_202433_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Summary, Analysis, and Review of David Finkel's Thank You for Your Service , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 23min
Please note: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and not the original book. Journalist David Finkel, who had previously written about the experiences of an Army infantry division fighting in Baghdad, now tells the story of soldiers grappling with the after-effects of their service in Iraq. Finkel focuses primarily on Adam Schumann, an extremely capable non-commissioned officer now suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after witnessing several horrific scenes during combat as well as feeling tremendous guilt for missions he didn't go on that resulted in the death of colleagues. Schumann returned from Iraq after these events and struggled to readjust to family life. He and his wife Saskia have a strained relationship. She feels the requisite amount of guilt for the injuries that he suffered, but also believes he must put that behind him and return to serving as a husband and a provider. Because he has not won a generous disability pension, like other injured colleagues, his diminished cognition and impaired judgment have combined to limit him to menial jobs and much-reduced workloads. He also experiences mood swings and nightmares, recurring conditions that have not endeared him to Saskia, who is struggling to raise their two children. Saskia has a complicated relationship with Amanda Doster, wife of Adam's deceased friend James Doster and the beneficiary of a large Army death benefit, whom she alternately pities and envies (and borrows money from, without ever paying it back). ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Gilboe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/088851/bk_acx0_088851_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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