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  Charlotte and the Hunting Man: A Tale of Horror , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 14min

  Charlotte has been tormented and horrified by thought of the Hunting Man roaming free in the forest near her cottage. Nonetheless, she ventures out in the night, unable to resist the call of the wind and the forest. Too late, she realizes the Hunting Man is after her, and a night of terror follows. How can she survive? How can she get back to her cabin, and how can she live a life free of the torments of the unending hunt? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nichelle Gregory. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/007259/bk_acx0_007259_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Characters, Hörbuch, Digital, 45min

  Characters describes the ways people live their lives. Perhaps there are some stereotypes of people - and you may even notice some of your own peculiarities. Each character lives their life in their own unique way, seeing the world as best suits their needs. From the outside point of view, we see the funny side and can identify with the mannerisms and character traits even if only a little. Or perhaps we know someone like that. Nonetheless we human beings can be a funny bunch. Language: English. Narrator: Knower Peace. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bigh/000599/bk_bigh_000599_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Wanton Wives of Windsor, Part 1: Healing Parson Bideford’s Wife , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 86min

  In the town of Windsor, Dr. Rumper runs a residential clinic, catering for patients suffering from nervous disorders that affect the libido. His methods are unorthodox, but are nonetheless highly effective in curing cases of acute frigidity. When Parson Bidewick's wife attends the clinic, it is not long before she overcomes her inhibitions and she, her husband, the doctor and Matron Quiff experience a range of therapy sessions that are unforgettable for all. Victorian erotica does not get steamier than this! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emmannuelle Blue. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/redd/000039/bk_redd_000039_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Simple Act of Kindness , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 203min

  After a devastating car accident, Carole escapes from an oppressive marriage in England to begin again in rural France. Yet she is haunted by the knowledge that Paul, her husband, has tracked her down before...and will do his best to do it again. Afraid to share her fears with her new neighbours, Carole nonetheless finds herself drawn to a local farmer, who helps her to create a new and independent life. But then she learns that Paul is on her trail and closing in fast.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carol Drinkwater. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/002941/bk_howe_002941_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Arbidol: an antiviral against globally prevalent viruses

  Antiviral drug development has led to significant advances in the control of globally prevalent viral infections by the hepatitis C (HCV) and the human immunodeficiency viruses. Nonetheless, there are current gaps in the armamentarium against global viral infections due to some herpes viruses, the hepatitis B virus, and the deadly filovirus Ebola and arenavirus Tacaribe responsible of outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in emerging countries. Arbidol (ARB) is a cost-effective antiviral with broad-spectrum activity, administered for decades in Russia and China against flu. We showed that ARB inhibits HCV infection, and has potent antiviral activity against the Ebola, Tacaribe, hepatitis B and human herpes-8 viruses. Since these viruses have divergent life cycles, we posit that ARB may exhibit varied modes of action against different viruses. Careful dissection of molecular mechanisms of action of ARB against HCV and the Ebola virus revealed that ARB blocked viral entry. ARB might, therefore, constitute a pharmacological approach against globally prevalent viruses, and an affordable molecule for emerging countries in urgent need for effective antiviral therapies.

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  Dandelion (eBook, ePUB)

  When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen or heard from again. Now, as a new mother herself, Lily becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Swee Hua. She recalls the spring of 1987, growing up in a small British Columbia mining town where there were only a handful of Asian families; Lily's previously stateless father wanted them to blend seamlessly into Canadian life, while her mother, alienated and isolated, longed to return to Asia. Years later, still affected by Swee Hua's disappearance, Lily's family is nonetheless stubbornly silent to her questioning. But eventually, an old family friend provides a clue that sends Lily to Southeast Asia to find out the truth. Winner of the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award from the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop, Dandelion is a beautifully written and affecting novel about motherhood, family secrets, migration, isolation, and mental illness. With clarity and care, it delves into the many ways we define home, identity, and above all, belonging.

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  The Chancellors

  When the Treasury lost control of interest rates to the Bank of England in 1997, its status looked under threat. However, it quickly reasserted its power by dominating policy-making across Whitehall and diminishing other ministries in the process. It also successfully fought off attempts by Prime Ministers, from Blair to Johnson, to cut it down to size.In this fascinating insider account, based on in-depth interviews with the Chancellors and key senior officials, Howard Davies shows how the last 25 years have nonetheless been a roller-coaster ride for the Treasury. Heavily criticised for its response to the financial crisis, and for the rigours of the austerity programme, it also ran into political controversy through its role in the Scottish referendum and the Brexit debate. The Treasury's dire predictions of the impact of Brexit have not been borne out. Redemption of a kind, though a costly one, came from its muscular response to the COVID crisis.Anyone with an interest in economic policy-making, in the UK and elsewhere, will find this a valuable and entertaining account.

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  The Chancellors

  When the Treasury lost control of interest rates to the Bank of England in 1997, its status looked under threat. However, it quickly reasserted its power by dominating policy-making across Whitehall and diminishing other ministries in the process. It also successfully fought off attempts by Prime Ministers, from Blair to Johnson, to cut it down to size.In this fascinating insider account, based on in-depth interviews with the Chancellors and key senior officials, Howard Davies shows how the last 25 years have nonetheless been a roller-coaster ride for the Treasury. Heavily criticised for its response to the financial crisis, and for the rigours of the austerity programme, it also ran into political controversy through its role in the Scottish referendum and the Brexit debate. The Treasury's dire predictions of the impact of Brexit have not been borne out. Redemption of a kind, though a costly one, came from its muscular response to the COVID crisis.Anyone with an interest in economic policy-making, in the UK and elsewhere, will find this a valuable and entertaining account.

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  The Pragmatic Ideal (eBook, ePUB)

  Following the life of a charismatic woman committed to reform, The Pragmatic Ideal provides an introduction to the politics that dominated the early decades of the twentieth century, ideas that are the basis for much of today's progressive thought. As one of the "new women" who came of age during the Progressive era, Mary Field Parton, a close friend of Clarence Darrow, pursued social justice as a settlement house worker and as a leading writer on labor organizing, transforming pragmatic principles into action.Mark Douglas McGarvie shows how, following the upheavals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, liberals such as Mary Field Parton turned to pragmatism, hoping to generate greater social awareness from constructions of values rooted in personal experiences instead of philosophical or religious truths. The Pragmatic Ideal reveals how Mary Field Parton sought to expand her rights as a woman while nonetheless denigrating rights as artificial legal impediments to social progress. The issues she faced and the options she considered find important currency in the political divisions confronting Americans a century later.

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  We Uyghurs Have No Say: An Imprisoned Writer Speaks

  In Xinjiang, the large northwest region of China, the government has imprisoned more than a million Uyghurs in re-education camps. One of the incarcerated--whose sentence, unlike most others, has no end date--is Ilham Tohti, an intellectual and economist, a prolific writer, and formerly the host of a website, Uyghur Online. In 2014, Tohti was arrested; accused of advocating separatism, violence, and the overthrow of the Chinese government; subjected to a two-day trial; and sentenced to life. Nothing has been heard from him since.Here are Tohti's own words, a collection of his plain-spoken calls for justice, scholarly explanations of the history of Xinjiang, and poignant personal reflections. While his courage and outspokenness about the plight of China's Muslim minorities is extraordinary, these essays sound a measured insistence on peace and just treatment for the Uyghurs.Winner of the PEN/Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought while imprisoned, this book is nonetheless the only way to hear from a man who has been called "a Uyghur Mandela".

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