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Still She Wished For Company , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 415min
The story moves between the 1920s and the 1770s, following two heroines: twentieth-century Jan Challard, a London girl, and eighteenth-century Juliana Clare, the youngest daughter of an aristocratic Berkshire family. Jan is independent and spirited but leads a humdrum life, working in an office, and walks out with a very suitable young man. Juliana, at 17 years of age, is getting the upbringing of a young lady in the enormous family mansion, Chidleigh, and her life is devoid of excitement and event. The two heroines can see one another from time to time, momentarily, through some rent in the fabric of time but never manage to meet and interact. Their lives converge as Juliana’s world is turned upside down; her father dies, and her notoriously wicked and mysterious brother, Lucian Clare, returns to take his position as head of the family. Lucian recognizes a supernatural power in Juliana and uses this to reach out to Jan through the ages. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Eleanor David. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/022202/bk_adbl_022202_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Go Back to Where You Came From
This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where, exactly? Fremont, California, where he grew up, but is now an unaffordable place to live? Or Pakistan, the country his parents left behind a half-century ago? Growing up living the suburban American dream, young Wajahat devoured comic books (devoid of brown superheroes) and fielded well-intentioned advice from uncles and aunties. ("Become a doctor!") He had turmeric stains under his fingernails, was accident-prone, suffered from OCD, and wore Husky pants, but he was as American as his neighbors, with roots all over the world. Then, while Ali was studying at University of California, Berkeley, 9/11 happened. Muslims replaced communists as America's enemy #1, and he became an accidental spokesman and ambassador of all ordinary, unthreatening things Muslim-y. Now a middle-aged dad, Ali has become one of the foremost and funniest public intellectuals in America. In Go Back to Where You Came From, he tackles the dangers of Islamophobia, white supremacy, and chocolate hummus, peppering personal stories with astute insights into national security, immigration, and pop culture. In this refreshingly bold, hopeful, and uproarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons for cultivating a more compassionate, inclusive, and delicious America.- Shop: buecher
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Dear Olly , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 72min
Olly's brother, Matt, has always wanted to be a clown, and when he sees the plight of Africa's children, he makes the decision to fly the family nest to take his skill to a place devoid of laughter. To his family, it is a travesty: this bright, intelligent boy with a glowing future ups and leaves to head into the unknown, leaving behind him a trail of worry and feelings of impending doom. Olly is charged with the care of a family of starlings that she and her brother have been watching over in the garden. After Matt's sudden departure, the nest is ravaged, leaving just one fledgling alive and stunned. Olly nurses him back to health, and names him Hero. It is Hero's subsequent long and perilous flight to Africa that links the story of Olly, at home with her mother in England, to Matt's new life in Africa. Told in three voices - that of Olly, Hero and Matt - this novel spans the continents and delivers love and determination in a poignant, thought-provoking story that stirs the soul. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul McGann. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/000647/bk_hcuk_000647_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Brett Gets Hammered: Brett Cornell Mysteries, Book 6 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 512min
The beautiful and alluring Tammy Rankin and her brother Andy were positively grief-stricken when their well-to-do father died of a fatal heart attack. In fact, their grief was intensified when they realized that their young stepmother stood to inherit his vast fortune - that is, unless they could somehow suggest foul play and pin a murder rap on the woman, notwithstanding her probable innocence. They obviously needed to enlist the services of someone who was totally devoid of any amount of scruples whatsoever. A perfect cue, then, for the entrance of self-proclaimed unscrupulous bastard Brett Cornell who, as expected, is instantly attracted to the prospect of getting his own greedy hands on a portion of the Rankin inheritance - and on the lovely Tammy Rankin herself! However, will his unscrupulous nature alone, coupled with his stunning Adonis-like features, be enough for him to pull it off? Especially when he's been spending the last few months of his life in a state of almost constant inebriation? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Travis Henry Carter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/115279/bk_acx0_115279_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Aspern Papers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 286min
Henry James' short but much acclaimed suspense novel. Set in Venice, it's the story of an American editor's determination to acquire a collection of unpublished letters at any cost. The letters are to the former mistress of a famous, deceased poet, Jeffrey Aspern. The mistress, Miss Bordereau is now very elderly, living modestly in a dilapidated old palazzo with her shy, awkward and uncomely niece Tita, an unwitting 'pawn' in the plot. The strong characterizations of the three main players in the story make for a compelling story of lies, betrayal and psychological warfare. James' gift for building suspense is evident, the tension builds until the very last moment. Henry James (1843–1916) was an American novelist, a 19th century master of literary realism, a movement to portray ordinary lives and situations devoid of romanticism or stylization. Born in Manhattan to a prominent family, Henry James traveled extensively, and eventually settled in England. The cultural differences between Americans and Europeans were a favorite subject of his. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Thorn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alca/000074/bk_alca_000074_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Chef's Choice: Selected Vegan Recipes , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 19min
There are many health benefits to following a plant-based diet. A plant-based diet can lead you to a wonderful, healthy, and energetic life. A plant-based diet contains plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and so on. Such a diet is also known as a vegan diet. Vegan recipes are vegetarian dishes that are absolutely devoid of animal product such as meat, fish and sea food, eggs, cheese, and milk and other dairy products. A vegan diet is packed full of essential nutrients. A vegan diet can help you reduce excess fat. It can lead you to a healthier digestive system and improve kidney function. Vegan recipes are cooked with fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, nuts, beans, and soy products. They may contain one or more ingredients. They help you to prevent consuming high-calorie food. You have to be very sure if you are consuming the correct amount of proteins in vegan form because the animal and dairy proteins are absent here. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Cora. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/135099/bk_acx0_135099_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 314min
From USA Today best-selling author Anthony DeStefano, an entertaining retort to atheism and its proponents, revealing the intellectual bankruptcy at atheism's core and equipping Christians to respond to its hollow arguments. A witty and devastating takedown of the "new" atheist position, Inside the Atheist Mind debunks the theories of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and others, revealing how inconsistent, illogical, and frankly ludicrous their conclusions truly are. Poking fun at atheists in a clever and intelligent way, Anthony DeStefano demonstrates just how full of holes the new atheism is and reveals that it is actually a "religion" of its own, complete with a creed, a set of commandments, a rigid moral code, and rewards and punishments. More than that, DeStefano exposes that atheism is itself a "superstition" of the worst kind. Using irony and a healthy dose of playful sarcasm, Inside the Atheist Mind lampoons, teases, and deflates the atheist position, unmasking it for what it is - an empty, intellectually barren philosophy, devoid of any logic and common sense. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Anthony DeStefano. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tnwd/000811/bk_tnwd_000811_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Parfit Knight: Rockliffe Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 426min
When the Marquis of Amberley's coach is waylaid by highwaymen and his coachman shot, he is forced to take shelter at the first house he finds and is subsequently trapped there for a week by a severe snowstorm. Oakleigh Manor is the home of Rosalind Vernon who lives alone but for her devoted servants and an ill-natured parrot, cut off from the outside world by the tragic result of a childhood accident. But Rosalind is brave and bright and totally devoid of self-pity - and it is these qualities which, as the days pass and the snow continues to fall, touch Amberley's heart. On his return to London, the Marquis persuades Rosalind's brother, Philip, to bring her to town for a taste of society, despite her handicap. But the course of Amberley's courtship is far from smooth. Philip Vernon actively dislikes him; Rosalind appears to be falling under the spell of the suavely elegant Duke of Rockliffe; and worse still, Amberley is haunted by a dark and terrible secret that, if revealed, may cause him to lose Rosalind forever. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alex Wyndham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/051642/bk_acx0_051642_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Serial Killers True Crime Anthology 2014: Annual Anthology (Volume 1) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 477min
Serial killers: They cross the bounds of evil. They murder at random without logic or reason other than the one twisting in their sick and evil minds. They are diabolical, vile creatures devoid of morality or pity. You will meet a chosen few of them in this audiobook. We will see that serial killers are roaming among us all, from small towns to big cities. They are not limited to a particular place, gene pool, culture, social class, or religion. They are not restricted to any particular demographic or political propensity and they can be of any gender. Some of the serial killers chosen for this first annual Serial Killers True Crime Anthology you might have heard of and we present their tales in new ways. Others have not graced every newspaper, tabloid, or television screen and represent tales of true-crime horror told in detail for the first time in these pages. Five of true crime's most prolific authors have come together in this audiobook to present their most compelling cases of serial homicide, famous and not so famous. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Don Kline. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/014904/bk_acx0_014904_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Switched , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 531min
Israel Ingham's life has never been easy. He grew up in a house devoid of love and warmth. Nothing he ever did was good enough. The fact that Israel is gay just added to the long list of his father's disappointments. Then a letter from Eastport Children's Hospital changes everything. A discovery is made, one of gross human error. Twenty-six years ago, two baby boys were switched at birth and sent home with the wrong families. Sam, Israel's best friend, has been his only source of love and support. With Sam beside him every step of the way, Israel decides to meet his birth mother and her son, the man who lived the life Israel should have. Israel and Sam become closer than ever, amidst the tumultuous emotions of meeting his birth family, and Sam finds himself questioning his feelings toward his best friend. As Israel embraces new possibilities, he needs to dissect his painful relationship with his parents in order to salvage what's left. Because sometimes it takes proof you're not actually family to become one. Contains mature themes. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joel Leslie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/008404/bk_tant_008404_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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