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    Above and Beyond , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 740min
    From the authors of the best-selling The Finest Hours comes the riveting, deeply human story of President John F. Kennedy and two U-2 pilots, Rudy Anderson and Chuck Maultsby, who risked their lives to save America during the Cuban Missile Crisis During the ominous two weeks of the Cold War's terrifying peak, two things saved humanity: the strategic wisdom of John F. Kennedy and the U-2 aerial spy program. On October 27, 1962, Kennedy, strained from back pain, sleeplessness, and days of impossible tension, was briefed about a missing spy plane. Its pilot, Chuck Maultsby, was on a surveillance mission over the North Pole, but had become disoriented and steered his plane into Soviet airspace. If detected, its presence there could be considered an act of war. As the president and his advisers wrestled with this information, more bad news came: another U-2 had gone missing, this one belonging to Rudy Anderson. His mission: to photograph missile sites over Cuba. For the president, any wrong move could turn the Cold War nuclear. Above and Beyond is the intimate, gripping account of the lives of these three war heroes, brought together on a day that changed history.  Selected as a "Top 10 Nonfiction Books to Read" (2018) by the MA Book Awards  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Maxwell Hamilton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/004412/bk_hach_004412_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Why Save the Bankers?: And Other Essays on Our Economic and Political Crisis , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 301min
    Incisive commentary on the financial meltdown and its aftermath from the author of the best-selling global phenomenon Capital in the 21st Century. Thomas Piketty's work has proved that unfettered markets lead to increasing inequality. Without meaningful regulation, capitalist economies will concentrate wealth in an ever smaller number of hands. Armed with this knowledge, democratic societies face a defining challenge: fending off a new aristocracy. For years Piketty has wrestled with this problem in his monthly newspaper column, which pierces the surface of current events to reveal the economic forces underneath. Why Save the Bankers? brings together selected columns, now translated and annotated, from the period bookended by the September 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers and the Paris attacks of November 2015. In between, writing from the vantage point of his native France, Piketty brilliantly decodes the European sovereign debt crisis, an urgent struggle against the tyranny of markets that bears lessons for the world at large. And along the way, he weighs in on oligarchy in the United States, wonders whether debts actually need to be paid back, and discovers surprising lessons about inequality by examining the career of Steve Jobs. Coursing with insight and flashes of wit, these brief essays offer a view of recent history through the eyes of one of the most influential economic thinkers of our time. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: LJ Ganser. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/027438/bk_adbl_027438_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Undeniable: An Epic Journey Through Pain , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 280min
    Imagine being only 26 years old, married for five years, and then in one day, losing both of your children in a fatal car accident! How would you go forward? Undeniable is the story of one couple who has not only survived, but thrived in the face of every parent's worst nightmare. Follow Bryan and Penny's unforgettable saga as they navigate crushing chasms of pain and brokenness followed by awe inspiring mountains of joy. Throughout that path they have screamed in anger and wrestled with the deepest questions. Their anguish is palpable. In raw honesty they have grasped for meaning, something to hold onto. Travel with them as their experiences decimate and transform their lives leaving them changed forever. This poignant book speaks to everyone, regardless of ethnic origin or religious tradition. It exposes the reality of loss which all must face in one form or another. This audio offers powerful lessons about life, death, marriage, heartache, hope, friends, resilience, and ultimately, God. In our world of devastation and loss at every turn, this moving book invites us to consider new thoughts and find hope in the face of our pain. We will realize that there are some experiences we cherish, some we abhor, but in the end, each makes us who we are. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bryan C. Gallant. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/035964/bk_acx0_035964_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, The Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 604min
    The Clockwork Universe is the story of a band of men who lived in a world of dirt and disease but pictured a universe that ran like a perfect machine. A meld of history and science, this book is a group portrait of some of the greatest minds who ever lived as they wrestled with natures most sweeping mysteries. The answers they uncovered still hold the key to how we understand the world. At the end of the 17th century, an age of religious wars, plague, and the Great Fire of London when most people saw the world as falling apart, these earliest scientists saw a world of perfect order. They declared that, chaotic as it looked, the universe was in fact as intricate and perfectly regulated as a clock. This was the tail end of Shakespeare's century, when the natural and the supernatural still twined around each other. Disease was a punishment ordained by God, astronomy had not yet broken free from astrology, and the sky was filled with omens. It was a time when little was known and everything was new. These brilliant, ambitious, curious men believed in angels, alchemy, and the devil, and they also believed that the universe followed precise, mathematical laws, a contradiction that tormented them and changed the course of history. The Clockwork Universe is the fascinating and compelling story of the bewildered geniuses of the Royal Society, the men who made the modern world. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alan Sklar. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/002991/bk_adbl_002991_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    John Amos Comenius: A Visionary Reformer of Schools , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 149min
    John Amos Comenius, a 17th-century theologian and reformer, had so great an influence on Western schooling that he has been called the father of modern education. To this day he remains one of the most influential and fascinating thinkers in the history of education.In this concise introduction to the work of Comenius, Dr. David Smith sketches some of Comenius's central ideas, pointing to several important themes that summarize Comenius's tireless work for educational reform. Listeners will discover that amongst the literally hundreds of works Comenius wrote in Czech and Latin, many of which are lost to us today, he created one of the world's most successful children's books; suggested that learning should resemble gardening; and proposed that joy, piety, and harmony are central to the education of children.In this book, Smith also touches on the key questions with which Comenius wrestled- questions that remain pertinent today. Listeners will learn that Comenius is at once a forerunner of much of what we find and affirm today in education while also an advocate of some ideas that we would pass over. Smith suggests that we should let Comenius "be himself, rather than a forerunner of ourselves," if we wish to be challenged by him afresh.This volume is an important study for any educator wishing to understand the history of education with an eye to recovering perennial educational ideas and practices that will inspire both the present and the future. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Kemper. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/104005/bk_acx0_104005_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Haraken: A Silver Ships Novel, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 656min
    Nine years of tranquility came to an abrupt end when a Méridien starship entered the Hellébore system, sounding a dire warning for Alex Racine, the Haraken president. Unwanted visitors had arrived again. But this time, they're not alien; they're human. Claiming to have followed the course of a colony ship launched a millennium ago when Earth wrestled with resource wars and climate change, the mission commander, Antonio García, requests a meeting with the planet's leaders. The Earthers profess a kinship with all humans, and their great desire is to have Méridien join their United Earth (UE). Alex Racine journeys to Méridien to investigate and uncover the Earthers' intentions. In the Haraken world, SADEs (self-aware digital entities) have been freed from their boxes aboard the Méridien-built starships. The mobile SADEs are powerful players in Alex's strategies, inventing ingenious methods to investigate the Earthers and their ship. Complicating matters, the Méridien leadership is in turmoil. The Council Leader insists her people ignore the Earthers, but this path has costs. As tensions escalate, García sends a request for support to his superiors back on Earth, lest his discovery of the rich, Méridien worlds, boasting unbelievable advanced technology, slip through his grasp. A UE battleshiop heeds the call, escalating the pressure for action. Join the journey as the Harakens and Méridiens work together to protect their planets, and their way of life, from the newest invaders. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Grover Gardner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/008977/bk_blak_008977_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Lady of Conquest: A Medieval Romance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 774min
    Cursed.... England of the Norman Conquest, 1068: Two years have passed since the Battle of Hastings changed the course of a nation. As the defeated Saxons continue to chafe against the yoke of Norman rule, Rhiannyn of Etcheverry finds herself at the center of a rebellion when the conqueror she refuses to wed dies in her arms - cursing her to never know the love of a man or the blessing of children. Certain only her silence can save her people from retaliation, she holds close the dark truth about his death. But when his avenging brother saves her life, she discovers another side to the celebrated warrior of Hastings - one that will test her loyalties and beliefs - and expose the innocent heart beneath her Saxon pride. Unforgiven.... Renouncing his holy vows, Maxen Pendery pledges to discover who murdered his brother - even at the cost of the soul he has wrestled to save since thrusting his sword in the blood-soaked soil of Hastings and walking away. But when Rhiannyn of Etcheverry is at his mercy, she continues to protect the rebel leader to whom she was once betrothed. Though breathtakingly lovely, she refuses to use her wiles against Maxen, instead disarming him with her sharp tongue, strong will, and a selflessness that unexpectedly stirs his ignoble heart. Might the cursed beauty be the death of him? Or, could she prove his redemption? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mary Sarah Agliotta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/049058/bk_acx0_049058_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Saint Monica Club: How to Wait, Hope, and Pray for Your Fallen-Away Loved Ones , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 171min
    In the fourth century, a young man named Augustine turned his back on the church, plunging into a frenzied life of lust and dissipation. His renunciation left Monica, his pious Catholic mother, weeping and praying for his salvation...for more than a decade!Like so many Catholics today - even, perhaps, like you - Monica wrestled daily with the pain of having a loved one fall away from the faith. Like us, she often feared that her prayers and tears were of little worth, empty, futile.Not so! After nearly two decades, Augustine returned to the faith, and in a big way. Revered today as Saint Augustine, he joined in holiness his mother Monica - now Saint Monica - whose sacrifices, prayers, and pain finally won for both of them the crown of sanctity.In this audiobook, author Maggie Green provides wise, compassionate guidance for members of what she calls “The Saint Monica Club”: good Catholics suffering like Monica the rejection of the faith by persons they love dearly.Herself a longtime and long-suffering member of the club, Green shows how persevering as Monica did in devoted love for straying souls - loving them as God does - will not only quiet the lingering, aching cry of our hearts, but will also draw our lost loved ones back to the faith and into the arms of Jesus again.Yes, the nonconfrontational way of Saint Monica is hard. But it is the only way. This book demonstrate that with the souls of our loved ones at stake, it is worth the effort and worth the wait. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Petrea Burchard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/195498/bk_acx0_195498_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    What Just Happened: A Chronicle from the Information Frontier , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 607min
    Here’s some of what just happened: Millions of ordinary, sensible people came into possession of computers. These machines had wondrous powers, yet made unexpected demands on their owners. Telephones broke free of the chains that had shackled them to bedside tables and office desks. No one was out of touch, or wanted to be out of touch. Instant communication became a birthright. A new world, located no one knew exactly where, came into being, called “virtual” or “online,” named “cyberspace” or “the Internet” or just “the network.” Manners and markets took on new shapes and guises. As all this was happening, James Gleick, author of the groundbreaking Chaos, columnist for The New York Times Magazine, and - very briefly - an Internet entrepreneur, emerged as one of our most astute guides to this new world. His dispatches - by turns passionate, bewildered, angry, and amazed - form an extraordinary chronicle. Gleick loves what the network makes possible, and he hates it. Software makers developed a strangely tolerant view of an ancient devil, the product defect. One company, at first a feisty upstart, seized control of the hidden gears and levers of the new economy. We wrestled with novel issues of privacy, anonymity, and disguise. We found that if the human species is evolving a sort of global brain, it’s susceptible to new forms of hysteria and multiple-personality disorder. What Just Happened is at once a remarkable portrait of a world in the throes of transformation and a prescient guide to the transformation still to come.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan Cashman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bkot/000459/bk_bkot_000459_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Devotion: A Memoir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 440min
    In her midforties and settled into the responsibilities and routines of adulthood, Dani Shapiro found herself with more questions than answers. Was this all life was - a hodgepodge of errands, dinner dates, e-mails, meetings, to-do lists? What did it all mean? Having grown up in a deeply religious and traditional family, Shapiro had no personal sense of faith, despite repeated attempts to create a connection to something greater. Feeling as if she was plunging headlong into what Carl Jung termed "the afternoon of life," she wrestled with self-doubt and a searing disquietude that would awaken her in the middle of the night. Set adrift by loss - her father's early death; the life-threatening illness of her infant son; her troubled relationship with her mother - she had become edgy and uncertain. At the heart of this anxiety, she realized, was a challenge: What did she believe? Spurred on by the big questions her young son began to raise, Shapiro embarked upon a surprisingly joyful quest to find meaning in a constantly changing world. The result is Devotion: a literary excavation to the core of a life. In this spiritual detective story, Shapiro explores the varieties of experience she has pursued - from the rituals of her black hat Orthodox Jewish relatives to yoga shalas and meditation retreats. A reckoning of the choices she has made and the knowledge she has gained, Devotion is the story of a woman whose search for meaning ultimately leads her home. Her journey is at once poignant and funny, intensely personal - and completely universal. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dani Shapiro. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/003656/bk_harp_003656_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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