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    Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work (A StoryCorps Book) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 106min
    In Callings, StoryCorps founder Dave Isay presents unforgettable stories from people doing what they love. Some are paid well for their work, others not at all; some found their paths at very young ages, others later in life; many overcame great odds or upturned their lives in order to pursue what matters to them. Many of these stories have never been published or broadcast by StoryCorps until now. We meet a man from the barrios of Texas whose harrowing experiences in a family of migrant farmers inspired him to become a public defender. We meet a longtime waitress who takes pride in making regulars and newcomers alike feel at home in her Nashville diner. We meet a young man on the South Side of Chicago who became a teacher in order to help at-risk teenagers like the ones who killed his father get on the right track. We meet a woman from Little Rock who helps former inmates gain the skills and confidence they need to rejoin the workforce. Together they demonstrate how work can be about much more than just making a living, that chasing dreams and finding inspiration in unexpected places can transform a vocation into a calling. Their shared senses of passion, honor, and commitment brings deeper meaning and satisfaction to every aspect of their lives. An essential contribution to the beloved StoryCorps collection, Callings is an inspiring tribute to rewarding work and the American pursuit of happiness. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Isay. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/001063/bk_high_001063_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ignite: A Devil Chaser's MC Romance series, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 329min, (USK 18)
    Lily's quiet life was upturned the day she found out her sister was dead. Now, she only has one thing on her mind - to keep her sister's baby safe . . . at all cost.  A new life, a new job . . . a new world awaits Lily in Paris, Tennessee. She's determined to make it work. Not even the sexy mountain of a man, Goliath, is going to stand in her way.  She had no idea why her presence has him so riled, but she really doesn't care what he thinks. She's there for one reason, and one reason only - to protect her nephew. A brooding biker is the last thing on her mind.  As Vice President of the Devil Chaser's MC, Goliath's main focus is the club. He's worked hard to help make it legal and successful, and it's finally paying off. He's committed to the Devil Chaser's, and his brothers know he'll do anything for them. Goliath had no clue what he was getting into the day he matched wits with the sassy spitfire Bishop hired to run the bar. All he knew was he was instantly captivated by her. He had an overwhelming need to protect her from anything or anyone that might cause her harm, including his brothers.  Sometimes fate intervenes when we least expect it, and forces collide so fast and so hard, they can't help but ignite. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Amelie Griffin, Rudy Sanda. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/011006/bk_tant_011006_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Severe Spankings Are Best for Tom , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 200min, (USK 18)
    No! Please Sir! It HURTS TOO MUCH Sir!"It’s for your own good, Tom, so stick that bottom UP!When handsome, new shop assistant Tom is rude and obnoxious to a valued customer, he discovers the painful way to learn to be polite - through the indignity of hard, regular spankings and canings applied to his upturned bare bottom. The irate customer, Mr. Parkinson, is expert at severe and humiliating corporal punishment for misbehaving adults. It’s so embarrassing, and it hurts so much - but soon, Tom’s fear and dread of the cane turns to acceptance, and finally a real craving for more and more imaginative discipline, which his new master is only too keen to give. Sometimes, Tom’s punishments are administered in front of enthusiastic witnesses, and to add even more to his distress and embarrassment, his flatmate, Neil, is invited to watch as well. (Neil particularly enjoys seeing the effects produced by Mr. Parkinson’s small, polished wooden hairbrush.)Hear vivid descriptions of Tom’s increasing torments as his bare, exposed buttocks writhe and flinch under the excruciating sting of the cruel cane brought down hard on the most sensitive parts of his bottom, over and over again. He is reduced to begging and pleading for it to stop, but Mr. Parkinson well knows that regular, good, old-fashioned, traditional canings, combined with prolonged bare bottom spankings, always brings about a change in behavior. This complete, highly erotic corporal punishment novel is for adults only (over 18) and contains strong, graphic descriptions of humiliating, naked adult discipline, together with strong sexual scenes.A fem-dom version of this hot story is available as "Domestic Discipline for Daniel", by Mistress Jade with Mark Maguire. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Saul Jones. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/160300/bk_acx0_160300_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 684min
    The Foundling tells the incredible and inspiring true story of Paul Fronczak, a man who recently discovered via a DNA test that he was not who he thought he was - and set out to solve two 50-year-old mysteries at once. Along the way he upturned the genealogy industry, unearthed his family's deepest secrets, and broke open the second longest cold case in US history, all in a desperate bid to find out who he really is. In 1964 a woman pretending to be a nurse kidnapped an infant boy named Paul Fronczak from a Chicago hospital. Two years later police found a boy abandoned outside a variety store in New Jersey. The FBI tracked down Dora Fronczak, the kidnapped infant's mother, and she identified the abandoned boy as her son. The family spent the next 50 years believing they were whole again - but Paul was always unsure about his true identity. Then, four years ago - spurred on by the birth of his first child, Emma Faith - Paul took a DNA test. The test revealed definitively that he was not Paul Fronczak. From that moment on, Paul has been on a tireless mission to find the man whose life he's been living - and to discover who abandoned him and why. This is the story of Paul's heart-wrenching and tortuous journey to solve both mysteries and finally learn the truth about his identity. The Foundling is a touching and inspiring story about a child lost and faith found, about the permanence of families and the bloodlines that define you, and about the emotional toll of both losing your identity and rediscovering who you truly are. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kirby Heyborne. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/007860/bk_sans_007860_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man's Search for Anything Across Ireland, Las Vegas, and Thailand , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 331min
    What is a man to do after the tragic ending of his loving marriage and a nasty divorce? How does he rediscover the essence that makes him a man after years of being forced to attend ballets, eat vegan food, and participate in intimacy seminars? There is only one way: drink, play, f@#k. In Drink, Play, F@#k, Bob Sullivan*, a jilted husband, sets off to explore the world, experience a meaningful connection with the divine, and rediscover his passion. His travels lead him from his home in New York City, on a drinking bender across Ireland, through the glitz and glamour that is Las Vegas, and to the hedonistic pleasure palaces of Thailand. After a lifetime of playing it safe, Mr. Sullivan finally follows his heart and lives out everyone's deepest fantasies. For who among us hasn't dreamed of standing stark naked, head upturned and mouth agape beneath a cascading torrent of Guinness Stout? What could be more exhilarating than losing every penny you have because Charlie Weiss went for a meaningless last second field goal? And what sensate creature could ever doubt that the greatest pleasure known to man can be found in a leaky bamboo shack filled with glassy-eyed, bruised Asian hookers? Bob Sullivan has a lot to teach us about life. Let's just pray we have the wisdom to put aside our preconceptions and listen. Because what Bob Sullivan finds isn't at all what he expected. Mr. Sullivan's mythic journey is lovingly transcribed by Andrew Gottlieb.* Bob Sullivan is a pseudonym. Drink, Play, F@#k is a work of fiction and is in no way connected to any books currently on numerous best-seller lists. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dick Hill. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/001557/bk_brll_001557_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Deadly Divergence , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 573min
    When FBI special agent Mariah Conners is injured in the line of duty, her partner, Quinn MacAllister, decides Bermuda is the perfect place for them to relax and recuperate. But it isn’t called the Bermuda triangle for nothing! First, their charter plane goes down in a freak electrical storm, and they’re cast adrift with two spoiled teenagers and an elderly retired couple. Then, they discover that the remote tropical island sheltering them holds a deadly secret - a unique sentient life-form with incredible healing power for those few who can survive exposure to its potent spores. And to really cap things off, an old enemy is in hot pursuit! He wants the spores for himself, and he’ll kill anyone who gets in his way! Can Mac and Conners keep their companions alive and escape the mysterious island before he destroys them all?Excerpt:"Mac!”Mariah stared in blank horror as the plane’s shattered nose sank beneath the choppy, storm-darkened waves, leaving behind only a trail of shimmering bubbles. “Mac!”Someone was holding her back, pleading with her, clutching her arms in a fierce paralyzing grip. “Let me go!” she yelled, wrenching free. “He’s my partner!”The bubbles were slowly fading away. She dove, kicking hard, following the plane’s lazy descent. Icy darkness enveloped her. Her lungs began to ache, and fiery spots danced before her eyes.More rising air bubbles suddenly exploded in her face, blinding her. Then her groping fingers brushed against something slippery. Mac’s leather jacket!One last frantic surge of energy moved her weakening legs, propelling her upward again, dragging his heavy weight behind her.Cold rain suddenly lashed against her upturned face. Sputtering, she sucked in deep breaths of precious air. Lightning flared overhead, painfully bright against her dilated eyes as she fought to keep Mac’s sagging head above the waves.New energy surged through her aching ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Aiden Black. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/169990/bk_acx0_169990_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Warden's Reign: A Young Adult Fantasy Adventure: (Essence of Ohr, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 607min
    As a dark flame consumes the world, a larger threat looms over the refugees of Solpate.Winner: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Winter 2020 - Best Young Adult Fantasy"The world-building is intricate, strange but compelling, drawing fantasy elements into its own cohesive and engaging lore... The moving trees, or the ramblers, and the gods of the realm known as the Souls add a mythical and fantastical charm to the story.... Full of dark thrills, adrenaline-pumping moments, and heavy emotions.... With twists, loss, revenge, and a quest for peace and freedom, Warden's Reign hits all the right notes not just for YA readers but older fantasy fans as well." (Readers' Favorite Book Reviews, Lit Amri, 5 stars)Orphans are snagged from their beds and used in the Warden's dark experiments. Those who seek asylum in the forest must survive the dangers of the night, when the forest trees uproot and roam free.Fifteen-year-old Kole, with the help of his mentor, Russé, has adapted. He's learned to tame the rampant trees and protect the orphans. But when one of the Warden's mutated creatures discovers the camp and sets it aflame, Kole's life is upturned and the refugees' haven is lost.Kole must convince the others to make a stand to save themselves — and all their people — from the anguish of becoming the next subjects of brutal experiments. Yet what chance does a rag-tag band of refugees have against the malevolent power and magic of the Warden and his vile creations?Evolved Publishing presents the first book in the Essence of Ohr series of wondrous young adult fantasy adventures. "Unique, imaginative, and well-crafted world-building and a plot rife with danger and startling discoveries make for addictive reading." (Readers' Favorite Book Reviews, Caitlin Lyle Farley, 5 stars) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dominic Olcan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/228251/bk_acx0_228251_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Laments: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 654min
    Meet the Laments - the affably dysfunctional globetrotting family at the center of George Hagen’s exuberant debut novel.Howard is an engineer who dreams of irrigating the Sahara and lives by the motto “Laments move!” His wife Julia is a fiery spirit who must balance her husband’s oddly peripatetic nature with unexpected aspirations of her own. And Will is the “waif with a paper-thin heart” who is given to Howard and Julia in return for their own child who has been lost in a bizarre maternity ward mishap. As Will makes his way from infancy to manhood in a family that careens from continent to continent, one wonders where the Laments will ever belong.In Bahrain, Howard takes a job with an oil company and young Will makes his first friend. But in short order he is wrenched off to another land, his mother’s complicated friendship with the American siren Trixie Howitzer causing the family to bolt. In Northern Rhodesia, during its last days as a white colony, the twin enfants terribles Marcus and Julius are born, and Will falls for the gardener’s daughter, a girl so vain that she admires her image in the lid of a biscuit tin. But soon the family’s life is upturned again, this time by their neighbor Major Buck Quinn, with his suburban tirades against black self-rule. Envisioning a more civilized life on “the sceptered isle,” the Laments board an ocean liner bound for England. Alas, poor Will is greeted by the tribal ferocity of his schoolmates and a society fixated on the Blitz. No sooner has he succumbed to British pop culture in the guise of mop-top Sally Byrd and her stacks of 45s, than the Laments uproot themselves once again, and it’s off to New Jersey, where life deals crisis and opportunity in equal measure.Undeniably eccentric, the Laments are also universal. Every family moves on in life. Children grow up, things are left behind; there is always something to lament. Through the Lament’s restlessness, responses to adversity, and espec ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Matthews. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bkot/000225/bk_bkot_000225_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Laments: A Novel, Hörbuch, Digital, 367min
    Meet the Laments, the affably dysfunctional globetrotting family at the center of George Hagen's exuberant debut novel.Howard, an engineer, dreams of irrigating the Sahara and lives by the motto "Laments move!" His wife Julia is a fiery spirit who must balance her husband's oddly peripatetic nature with unexpected aspirations of her own. Will is the "waif with a paper-thin heart" who is given to Howard and Julia in return for their own child who has been lost in a bizarre maternity ward mishap. As Will grows up in a family that careens from continent to continent, one wonders where the Laments will ever belong.In Bahrain, Howard works at an oil company and Will makes his first friend. But in short order he is wrenched off to another land, his mother's complicated friendship with American siren Trixie Howitzer causing the family to bolt. In Northern Rhodesia, during its last days as a white colony, the twin enfants terribles Marcus and Julius are born, and Will falls for the gardener's daughter, a girl so vain that she admires her image in the lid of a biscuit tin. Soon the family's life is upturned again, this time by their neighbor Major Buck Quinn, with his suburban tirades against black self-rule. Envisioning a more civilized life on "the sceptered isle," the Laments head to England. Alas, poor Will is greeted by the tribal ferocity of his schoolmates and a society fixated on the Blitz. No sooner has he succumbed to British pop culture in the guise of mop-top Sally Byrd and her stacks of 45s, than the Laments uproot themselves once again, and it's off to New Jersey, where life deals crisis and opportunity in equal measure.Undeniably eccentric, the Laments are also universal. Every family moves on in life. Children grow up, things are left behind; there is always something to lament. Through the Laments' restlessness and unwieldy love for one another, George Hagen gives us a portrait of every family that is funny, tragic, and improba Language: English. Narrator: Clare Higgins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000438/bk_rand_000438_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Sydney Noir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 442min
    Sydney is a good choice for Akashic's first noir anthology set in Australia.... The 14 uniformly strong selections feature familiar subgenre figures: gangsters, ethically compromised cops, and people bent on revenge for the loss of a loved one.... Fans of dark crime fiction will want to seek out other works by these contributors, most of whom will be unfamiliar to American readers. (Publishers Weekly)"The former British penal colony provides fertile ground for dark doings, as these 14 tales demonstrate.... The stories [Dale's] assembled offer ample variety in this cavalcade of crime Down Under." (Kirkus Reviews)Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.Brand new stories by: Kirsten Tranter, Mandy Sayer, John Dale, Eleanor Limprecht, Mark Dapin, Leigh Redhead, Julie Koh, Peter Polites, Robert Drewe, Tom Gilling, Gabrielle Lord, Philip McLaren, P.M. Newton, and Peter Doyle.From John Dale's introduction to the book:"Nothing lasts in Sydney, especially good fortune: lives are upturned, shops are sold, roads dug up, trees and houses knocked down, premiers discarded, and entire communities relocated in the name of that economic mantra - growth and progress. Just when you think the traffic can't get any worse and the screech of the 747s descending over your roof can't get any louder, along comes a wild electrical storm that batters the buildings and shakes the power lines and washes the garbage off the streets and you stand, sheltered under your broken brolly in the center of Sydney, admiring this big beautiful city.What never changes, though, is the hustle on the street. My father was a detective in the vice squad shortly after the Second World War, and he told stories of busting SP bookies in Paddingto ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Corfield, Martin Moolman, Lee Cormie, Simone Gescheit, Ivy Jones, Christopher Brown, Milan Perkins, Helen Doig, Les Horovitz, Mark Coles Smith, Eloise Mignon, Neil Pigot, John Voce, Stacy Gougoulis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/050860/bk_adbl_050860_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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