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    The Real Thing and Other Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 263min
    Illusion and love - two of James' favourite things - grin thorough this collection of funny and wicked tales. The illusion of social class, a favourite stamping ground for James, is explored in the glittering social comedy "The Real Thing", first published in 1892, in which an artist attempts vainly to capture the nature of aristocracy via painting what he takes to be 'real' members of that social group. In "Broken Wings", the question of whether lovers ever settle down gets the James examination. Greville Fane gleefully teases the world of Barbara Cartland- type romantic fiction, and in "Four Meetings" we get a taste of that distant, slightly chilly, but extraordinary passion that Henry James perfected. With his usual mix of femme fatales, self-deprecating writers and social climbers running riot around Europe, this collection provides some prime examples of James' extraordinary skill in creating complete worlds for the listener in snapshot glimpses. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeremy Northam. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/slks/000044/bk_slks_000044_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    When Life Grabs You by the Baseballs: Finding Happiness in Life's Changeups , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 485min
    When dreams collapse... Jon Peters had it all: record-breaking high school baseball pitcher, on the cover of Sports Illustrated, a beautiful girlfriend. He was going to play professional baseball. He was going to have everything he'd ever wanted. Until a shoulder injury and four surgeries changed his life.  With dreams shattered, Jon struggled to find value and happiness. After years of searching vainly to make sense of it all, alcohol, a suicide attempt, deep-seated anger, and a failed marriage made him feel even more desperate. When new dreams come... In the worst place of his life, he reached out and found help and hope. Trading in his old dreams for beautiful new ones birthed out of the ashes of his past, he’s at last found value, fulfillment, and purpose. Now, in When Life Grabs You by the Baseballs, Jon shares the secrets he’s learned to living a happy life. His message is universal: No matter what dreams you've lost or what demons you’re battling, you too can find hope, redemption, and joy. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kyle Tait. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/118042/bk_acx0_118042_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Bargain , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 760min
    Clare Hobb is weary of the strict boundaries her uncles impose at the family conclave, Hobb's Mills. She's in love with Larkin Wade, a handsome farmer her uncles disdain. During one of many trysts between Clare and Larkin, they find her beloved, brain-damaged father, Frank, vainly attempting to aid his brother, Samuel, who has been fatally injured in a wagon runaway accident. It's a festering sore with her uncles that the mentally deficient brother they could do without survives, while Samuel, strong family leader has passed.Guilt that she might have helped prevent the accident brings Clare to painfully end her romance with Larkin, pledge full attention to her family, and be the buffer between her father and her extended family's continuing ill-treatment of him. But nothing seems to be enough and when her uncles will have her father committed to an institution Clare knows it's time to take her parents and siblings from Hobb's Mills for good.Would a new life in Kansas where Larkin has gone ahead be the answer? Will he wait? Is it possible, ever, to bargain true love away? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Janean Jorgensen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bimo/000630/bk_bimo_000630_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Lolly Scramble: A Memoir of Little Consequence , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 473min
    Comedian Tony Martin has strip-mined his often unremarkable life to tell 16 small tales fraught with laughter and detail. Choosing to ignore his many dubious achievements in the world of Australian show business (Martin/Molloy, The Late Show) and a short-lived but torrid affair with Sharon on Kath & Kim, New Zealand-born Martin instead recalls dozens of tiny life-changing moments that, frankly, could have happened to anybody.In a damning personal testimony spanning nearly 40 years on both sides of the Tasman, Martin wreaks havoc as an apprentice props man in amateur theatre, attempts to corrupt his school's "weird religious kid", tries vainly to seduce an unwilling babysitter, turns an entire tour bus against him, battles an addiction to Donkey Kong, seeks to master the art of "kerning" under the tutelage of a tyrannical Geordie, and is forced to donate an unfeasible amount of blood in an attempt to save his own life.Reprinted five times since its publication in 2005, this cult classic is available for the first time in audio form, with the author doing all the voices, including his own."Everyone who reads it agrees it should never have ended. Brilliant and funny." (PopMatters, "The Best Non-Fiction Books of 2005") ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tony Martin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/225531/bk_acx0_225531_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Meaning of the Cross , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 593min
    This audiobook reveals the meaning of the most momentous act in human history - the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This epoch event was predetermined by God from before the beginning of time to accomplish His eternal purpose. Although there is no truth of greater importance to God's people than the meaning of Christ's death on the cross, it is astonishing that there is no truth of which there is greater ignorance among professing Christians. Although they know they are saved by faith, very few Christians know how to live by faith. Consequently, they trust Jesus as Savior and hope one day to go to heaven but, in between, they struggle vainly to live in this sin-sick world by the best of their ability and often mistake their self-effort for faith. This is not only tragic, it is alarming because God's people can be ignorant about a lot of things, but if they are ignorant about the cross, they are in real trouble. The author clearly explains the glorious mystery of the cross, which is the key to understanding the whole gospel. Salvation is only the beginning and not the end of God's purpose for His people, for the cross of Christ is the door that leads to eternal union and intimate friendship with God. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Doug Hannah. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/012009/bk_acx0_012009_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 503min
    Danny Goldberg's new book is a subjective history of 1967, the year he graduated from high school. It is, he writes in the introduction, "an attempt at trying to remember the culture that mesmerized me, to visit the places and conversations I was not cool enough to have been a part of." It is also a refreshing and new analysis of the era; by looking at not only the political causes, but also the spiritual, musical, and psychedelic movements, Goldberg provides a unique perspective on how and why the legacy of 1967 lives on today. 1967 was the year of the release of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and of debut albums from the Doors, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin, among many others. In addition to the thriving music scene, 1967 was also the year of the Summer of Love, the year that millions of now-illegal LSD tabs flooded America. Muhammad Ali was convicted of avoiding the draft; Martin Luther King, Jr., publicly opposed the war in Vietnam. Stokely Carmichael championed Black Power. Israel won the Six-Day War, and Che Guevara was murdered. It was the year that hundreds of thousands of protesters vainly attempted to levitate the Pentagon. It was the year the word "hippie" peaked and died, and the Yippies were born. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Johnny Heller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/007809/bk_tant_007809_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 450min
    Following his two New York Times best sellers, Brain Droppings and Napalm & Silly Putty, comes George Carlin's third audiobook, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, a riotous journey through the mind of one of America's premiere comic observers. Ranging from his absurdist side (Message from a Cockroach; TV News: The Death of Humpty Dumpty; Tips for Serial Killers) to his unerring ear for American speech (Politician Talk; Societal Cliches; 13 Sections of Euphemisms) to his unsparing views on America and its values (War, God, Stuff Like That; Zero Tolerance; Tired of the Handi-crap), Carlin's legendary irreverence and iconoclasm are on full display as he vainly scours the American landscape for signs of intelligence. He also has a silly side: You know what kind of guy you never see anymore? A fop. A good motto to live by: "Always try not to get killed." I've never seen a homeless guy with a bottle of Gatorade. A lot of gay men stay in the closet because they're interested in fashion. I have an impersonal trainer. We meet at the gym, we don't talk, he works out alone, and I go home. Here's something you can't do by yourself: practice shaking hands. When it comes to God's existence, I'm not an atheist and I'm not an agnostic. I'm an acrostic. The whole thing puzzles me. Good news for senior citizens: Death is near! O.J. Simpson has already received the ultimate punishment: For the rest of his life he has to associate with golfers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: George Carlin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hype/000021/bk_hype_000021_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Sex Positions: The Complete and Effective Guide to Turning On the Passion in Couple's Sex Life.: Discover & Enjoy the Best Sex Positions , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 81min, (USK 18)
    Do you want to know how to turn on the passion in your sex life? Well, this book is the answer!If you are looking for the best guide for sex, you are in the right place!Don’t go thru short and incomplete list which will just make you regret, get a copy of Sexual Positions to surprise your partner and transform your sex life in a burning fire.You will have every day the opportunity to choose a new sex position and never get bored anymore!This book is for all the couple who want to transform their sex life into a mix of love and sex that will improve their relationship in all aspects.In couple’s sex life, it is normal to go through periods during which the excitement comes down with the consequence of experiencing boredom in bed.Finally, you found the solution to your problems! You will find a creative list of sex positions that will explode your life in bed.What you’ll find inside:The Positive and Negative Impact of PornographyThe Benefits of Sexual Exploration and DiscoveryOral Sex TechniquesThe Evergreen PositionsPassion Sex PositionsNaughty Sex PositionsThe Spicy Sex PositionsLotus Sex ExplainedBath Shower Sex PositionsMastering the Art and Lead up to SexClitoral Stimulation For Female OrgasmsThe Human Body and Sexual SensitivityThe Wonderful World of Spooning SexAnal Preparation for BeginnersAnd much, much more...This book differs from the other books on sex for many important aspects: It is very complete; a wide range of positions are described making sure that there is never lack of news.The roles of man and woman during each position are perfectly described.Each position is explained in detail and described in such a way that the excitement rises without becoming vainly vulgar.In this manusc ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Diedra Eby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/164800/bk_acx0_164800_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ancient Code: Are You Ready for the REAL 2012? , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 73min
    Some say the end of mankind is near. Some say that financial turmoil is part of the process, along with global warming, warfare and the spread of mass psychosis. Children are fed drugs to keep them calm; nations are invaded by their neighbors; the climate is changing all around us; celebrities become our gods; and materialism is the new mantra. But what is the real truth? Is there an answer to all this? Does not the problem increase as the population of mankind multiplies beyond all reason? Are our material lives making us happier and if so, then why so many self-help books, films and philosophies? It can’t be denied that the times are changing. Every day sees new challenges for our species. Everyday our species causes mayhem and madness on an unbelievable scale. But there is a ratio to it all, a rhyme and reason behind everything that we do and everything that affects us. In Ancient Code, a group of experts will harness a power so great that our ancestors were in awe of it. This power has been hidden and lost. Knowledge of it has been destroyed. Many have sought to rediscover it and wield it and many have fallen foul of their own selfishness. Like mad magicians seeking to rule the world, men of renown have fleetingly seen the incredible nature of this Ancient Code and all too often they have missed the point. Today we too have missed the point. We spend our lives naming things and separating them, when they remain whole all the same. We vainly believe that we can disconnect ourselves. It needs no material gain. It needs no hatred and warfare. It needs no drugs. You are the key to the code…. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Graham Jarvis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/real/000050/bk_real_000050_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Submarine Warfare in World War I: The History and Legacy of the German U-boats and Allied Efforts to Counter Them , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 91min
    Submarine warfare began tentatively during the American Civil War (though the Netherlands and England made small prototypes centuries earlier, and the American sergeant Ezra Lee piloted the one-man "Turtle" vainly against HMS Eagle near New York in 1776). Robert Whitehead's invention of the torpedo introduced the weapon later used most frequently by submarines. Steady improvements to Whitehead's design led to the military torpedoes deployed against shipping during both World Wars. World War I witnessed the First Battle of the Atlantic, when the Kaiserreich unleashed its U-boats against England. During the war, the German submarines sent much of the British merchant marine to the bottom. Indeed, German reliance on U-boats in both World War I and World War II stemmed largely from their nation's geography. The Germans eventually recognized the superiority of the Royal Navy and its capacity to blockade Germany's short coastline in the event of war. While the British could easily interdict surface ships, submarines slipped from their Kiel or Hamburg anchorages unseen, able to prey upon England's merchant shipping. The sleek hunter-killers lurking beneath the waves, using periscopes to close in unnoticed on their prey, added a new, nerve-wracking element to naval warfare. The mere threat of submarine attack immediately altered naval tactics and strategies employed by both the Western Allies and the Central Powers, shifting them towards a more cautious approach, especially at the war’s start when the submarine threat remained untested. During World War I, German U-boats operated solo except on one occasion. Initially, the British and nations supplying England with food and materiel scattered vessels singly across the ocean, making them vulnerable to the lone submarines. However, widespread late war re-adoption of the convoy system tipped the odds in the surface ships' favor, as one U-boat skipper described: "The oceans at once became bare ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bill Hare. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/110814/bk_acx0_110814_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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