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  No Fourth River. A Novel Based on a True Story. A Profoundly Moving Read About a Woman's Fight for Survival. , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 674min

  Electroshock therapy, child abuse, and modern-day slavery... just another day in Christine's life.  Take a heart-wrenching yet inspiring ride through one woman's incredible journey that is so compelling that you are simultaneously trying to look away and unable to stop yourself from listening on.  Christine's father is a wealthy, tyrannical man renowned in the diamond business. At the age of just five, little Christine is cast aside into a boarding school where she is ridiculed for two embarrassing problems. She grows up in a never-ending circle of traumatic experiences both in her boarding school and at home. It culminates into a falling out between father and child that was never fully mended, leading her into a world of promiscuity and alcohol, eventually landing her in a violent marriage.  Driven to the limits of despair and heartache, she creates a plan to escape her world of misery. Will her plan work?  This is a story that asks: How do you find the strength, when you suffer almost unbearable abuse and are broken beyond repair, to pick up the pieces of a shattered life?  This journey shows the tenacity of the human spirit and how the will to survive can often be hidden behind self-destructive tendencies. This beautifully written novel is an incredible inspiring true story about loss, abuse, survival, and hope.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jane Oppenheimer, Punch Audio. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/114380/bk_acx0_114380_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Hundred Lovers (eBook, ePUB)

  An erotic journal in poems, from a rising star in the American poetry scene, author of the highly acclaimed collection Second Empire. "A book of love poems that consciously and subversively hearken back to Shakespeare's sonnets, marking Hofmann's position as one of our necessary poets of erotic desire. These short lyrics come together in their discussion of geography, painting, sculpture, and classical music as if to say that love (that queer love!) is indeed as immortal as a poem. Or as Hofmann himself writes, 'There is so much to say. It may take until night.'" -Jericho Brown, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Tradition A Hundred Lovers is a catalog of encounters, sublime, steamy, and frank. Inspired by French autofiction, the poems feel both sharp and diaristic; their lyrical, intimate world brings us everyday scenes imbued with sex. "Eros enters, where shame had lived," the speaker observes, as the poems explore risk and appetite, promiscuity and violence, and, in the wake of his marriage, questions about monogamy and desire. Bringing us both the carefully knotted silk ties of the wedding pair and their undress in a series of Hockney-like interiors where passion colors every object, Hofmann speaks plainly of the saliva, tears, and guts of the carnal, just as he does of the sublime in works of art. A Hundred Lovers invites us to consider our own memories of pleasure and pain, which fill the generous white space the poet leaves open to us between his ravishing lines.

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  After Perfect: A Daughter's Memoir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 594min

  In the tradition of New York Times best sellers What Remains by Carole Radziwill and Oh the Glory of It All by Sean Wilsey, Christina McDowell's unflinching memoir is a brutally honest, cautionary tale about one family's destruction in the wake of the Wall Street implosion. Christina McDowell was born Christina Prousalis. She had to change her name to be legally extricated from the trail of chaos her father, Tom Prousalis, left in the wake of his arrest and subsequent imprisonment as one of the guilty players sucked into the collateral fallout of Jordan Belfort (the "Wolf of Wall Street"). Christina worshipped her father and the seemingly perfect life they lived...a life she finds out was built on lies. Christina's family, as is typically the case, had no idea what was going on. Nineteen-year-old Christina drove her father to jail while her mother dissolved in denial. Since then Christina's life has been decimated. As her family floundered in rehab, depression, homelessness, and loss, Christina succumbed to the grip of alcohol, drugs, and promiscuity before finding catharsis in the most unlikely of places. From the bucolic affluence of suburban Washington, DC, to the A-list clubs and seedy underbelly of Los Angeles, this provocative memoir unflinchingly describes the harsh realities of a fall from grace. Full of '90s nostalgia and access to the inner circles of the Washingtonian societal elite, Christina McDowell's beautiful memoir is a Blue Jasmine story from a daughter's perspective. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christina McDowell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/022619/bk_adbl_022619_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Little Book of Tourists in Iceland: Tips, Tricks, and What the Icelanders Really Think of You , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 328min

  Iceland is in the midst of an unprecedented tourist boom that has brought wealth to the country, but also myriad issues and challenges. Through a series of short essays, this book provides a unique insight into the social and environmental impact that tourism is having on Iceland.With wit and intelligence, it offers invaluable tips for touring safely, responsibly, and in harmony with the locals. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in contemporary Iceland, and an essential companion for all visitors to the country.Among the topics addressed in this audiobook:Why now? - Reasons for the tourism boom in Iceland The impact of tourism on Iceland’s housing market, health care system, law enforcement, search and rescue operations, and more Klondike fever in the Icelandic tourism industry Touring Iceland and staying safe: the main dangers of travel in Iceland Out driving: essential things to keep in mind on Iceland’s roads What they think of us: complaints that tourists of different nationalities have about Iceland and Icelanders What we think of them: tourist behaviors that really, seriously irk the Icelanders Crazy stories of tourists in Iceland The environmental footprint: depletion of natural resources, pollution, and the physical impact of tourism Taxing tourists, or not - the endless debate How the locals really feel about the tourist invasion The truth about those Iceland myths: jailed bankers, refusal to bail out banks, believing in elves, incest app, promiscuity, disgusting foodAnd much, much more... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alda Sigmundsdottir. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/195740/bk_acx0_195740_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Replacement , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 495min

  Contains sexually explicit content and mature subject matter, including language and elements of abuse. A gritty new adult drama about a young woman's self-destructive quest to find purpose, self-worth, and love in a broken world. My name is Elise Duchamp. I'm 23 years old, and I'm known as the town whore. No, not the kind who exchanges sexual favors for money. The other kind. The kind who gives it all away for free, whenever and however she likes. I am that girl. The one everyone whispers about and the one none of the girls seem to like, because all of their boyfriends either want to sleep with me or already have. Promiscuity is my thing - the kind that slowly, violently turns my insides black but gives me something I need. All things considered, I'm not completely reckless. I'm safe, and contrary to popular opinion, I do have a heart. I live in a world of careless choices, and with those choices come careless people. I cannot judge them, because I am one of them. I, too, bow down to the altar of the self-serving. I am not a good friend. I am not and never could be anyone's girlfriend. I'm convinced any goodness in me shriveled up and died long ago. But I am a replacement. That is something I know how to be, and this is a story of the lengths I'd go to in order to keep it that way. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Melissa Barr. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/046061/bk_acx0_046061_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Divine , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 579min

  Mary Madison was a child of unspeakable horrors, a young woman society wanted to forget. Now a divine power has set Mary free to bring life-changing hope and love to battered and abused women living in the shadow of the nation's capital. Mary is educated and redeemed, a powerful voice in Washington, D.C. both to the politically elite and women like her. But she also has a past that shamed polite society. The experiences created in her paralyzing fear, faithlessness, addiction, and promiscuity. At the crossroads of her life, only one power set Mary free and gave her a lifetime of love and hope. A power that could only be divine. Peggy Madison is Mary's grandmother, a quiet woman who has spent her life praying for her granddaughter. Peggy clings to the belief that God has a special plan for Mary. Through years of sorrow and longing, Peggy walks the journey in faith and watches from a distance as one key person after another comes into Mary's life and demonstrates the timeless, powerful love of the Master, the Savior. The divine Lord. Emma Randall is a single mother fleeing an abusive relationship, wondering whether there is hope for her and her young daughters. She is desperate, broken, and unloved, tempted to commit the unthinkable. Then Mary Madison introduces Emma to the greatest love of all, greater than any either of them has ever imagined. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sharon Williams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/000812/bk_brll_000812_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Hood Rat , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 805min

  Hood rat: a woman of questionable repute, one who has been known to "get around" in the 'hood. Yoshi is young, fine, and larcenous. She lives her life playing on men's hearts as well as their pockets. But she learns the hard way that all that glitters isn't gold. Billy, a former high school basketball star, is at the end of her rope with the opposite sex. To her, all men are dogs, so she secretly seeks comfort in the arms of women - until she meets a man who makes her reevaluate her feelings. Reese is an around-the-way chick trying to keep up with the Joneses. There's a revolving door on her bedroom as she searches for the love she always felt was missing. When her promiscuity leaves her pregnant after a one-night stand, Reese is faced with the task of breaking an age-old cycle passed down from mother to daughter in her family and standing on her own. Rhonda is 20-something with three kids from three different men, and she's riding the system all the way to the bank. To her, work is a dirty word; between the multiple checks she gets from the government and the games she plays with men, she's living the life of a ghetto superstar. But the game soon turns ugly when one of her "sponsors" decides to get some payback. Harlem has never seen four friends as scandalous as these. The neighborhood will never be the same again. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cary Hite. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/008808/bk_blak_008808_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Death of Mr.GoodGame: My Struggle to Get Sober , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 347min

  Charlie Bingham always plays to win.If you didn't know him, you'd think he was born into the American Dream. He's an attorney, happily married with two children, a minister, a philanthropist, and a serial entrepreneur. But growing up in the ghettos of Milwaukee, he was born into the American nightmare and had many obstacles to overcome to achieve success. That journey started with moving over 700 miles away to escape. And while he may have changed his external environment, his internal struggles with depression, substance abuse, and sexual promiscuity followed.Charlie was always a winner. He had good game. There was no feat he could not accomplish, and no challenge he failed. But the battle within was no match for his wit and will alone. To help him win the battle for his soul, Charlie started keeping a journal as a graduate student at Morgan State University to document his thoughts and experiences and heal. Unfiltered and unabashed, these logged streams of consciousness - some positive, others not, but all insightful, allowed Charlie to face his demons head-on.In an effort to save his soul, Charlie turned to God and leaned on His grace and mercy to raise him up and into a path of purpose. No longer ashamed of his past, he decided to finally share his journal, The Death of Mr. GoodGame: My Struggle to Get Sober, to prove that God loves you, you are fearfully and wonderfully made, and God can use you for His purpose no matter how ratchet you are. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Drama Simpson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/234325/bk_acx0_234325_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The World Without You , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 713min

  National Jewish Book Awards 2012, Finalist JJ Greenberg Memorial Award for Fiction From the author of the New York Times Notable Book Matrimony ["Beautiful...Brilliant." (Michael Cunningham)], a moving, mesmerizing new novel about love, loss, and the aftermath of a family tragedy. It’s July 4, 2005, and the Frankel family is descending upon their beloved summer home in the Berkshires. But this is no ordinary holiday. The family has gathered to memorialize Leo, the youngest of the four siblings, an intrepid journalist and adventurer who was killed on that day in 2004, while on assignment in Iraq. The parents, Marilyn and David, are adrift in grief. Their 40-year marriage is falling apart. Clarissa, the eldest sibling and a former cello prodigy, has settled into an ambivalent domesticity and is struggling at age 39 to become pregnant. Lily, a fiery-tempered lawyer and the family contrarian, is angry at everyone. And Noelle, whose teenage years were shadowed by promiscuity and school expulsions, has moved to Jerusalem and become a born-again Orthodox Jew. The last person to see Leo alive, Noelle has flown back for the memorial with her husband and four children, but she feels entirely out of place. And Thisbe - Leo’s widow and mother of their three-year-old son - has come from California bearing her own secret. Set against the backdrop of Independence Day and the Iraq War, The World Without You is a novel about sibling rivalries and marital feuds, about volatile women and silent men, and, ultimately, about the true meaning of family. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Zach Villa. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/010623/bk_adbl_010623_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  soulnotskin: becoming the me I was meant to be , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 287min

  The journey back to faith is one tale many LGBTQ people don't live to tell. This girl did. Inspired by a true story. Just in high school, Jenny is dating a popular football player when she falls in love with a girl from math class. The child of a minister and suffering the impact of her family's divorce and alcoholism, these new feelings further complicate an already difficult adolescence. Jenny turns to alcohol and promiscuity for relief - until she has exhausted the hope that living that way might heal any of her pain. She has an epiphany: What if it's possible to be a Queer woman, to love God with all her heart, and seek a life partner who loves God too? What if this is possible, even in a world that insists it isn't? Will she ever find a place where all of her broken pieces belong? A novel inspired by the life of a young girl who loved God more than anything else, and abused alcohol to survive in a world that told her she wasn't allowed to. A story that encourages the lsitener to courageously reflect on what is true of God and for self within their own heart.Jen courageously invites us in to witness her journey through evolving identities - the daughter of a minister, an alcoholic, and a queer woman (before Ellen came out!). Even if you are none of these things, Jen writes with a raw candor that will grip you from the first sentence, and you'll be amazed at how much you can find your heart and experience in her life's details. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jen SluMac. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/154785/bk_acx0_154785_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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