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    Between Islam and Byzantium (eBook, ePUB)
    Between Islam and Byzantium provides the first complete analysis of the development of the visual expression of medieval Armenian rulership during the years 884-1045 CE. During this period, the Armenian rulers had loosened the ties that subjected them to the Arab caliphate, but by its end the Byzantine empire had instead become dominant in the region. The influences exerted by these external, opposing powers are a major theme in this book. Lynn Jones re-contextualizes the existing royal art and architecture by integrating analyses of contemporary accounts of ceremonial and royal deeds with fresh examinations of the surviving monuments, of which the church at Aght`amar, with its famous carvings, is the prime example. Setting the art and architecture of the period more clearly in its original context, the author reveals the messages these buildings, sculptures and manuscripts were intended to convey by those who created and viewed them. This study provides a new perspective on the complex interactions between a broad range of nationalities, ethnicities and religions, shedding fresh light on the nature of medieval identity. It adds to a growing literature on the eastern neighbours of Byzantium, and opens up new issues on the relationship between the Byzantine empire and the Islamic caliphate in the medieval period.
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    The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 705min
    Written by a preeminent religious historian, this book provides an introduction to early Christian thought. Focusing on major figures such as St. Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa, as well as s host of less well known thinkers, Robert Wilken chronicles the emergence of a specifically Christian intellectual tradition. In chapters on topics including early Christian worship, Christian poetry and the spiritual life, the Trinity, Christ, the Bible, and icons, Wilken shows that the energy and vitality of early Christianity arose from within the life of the Church. While early Christian thinkers drew on the philosophical and rhetorical traditions of the ancient world, it was the versatile vocabulary of the Bible that loosened their tongues and minds and allowed them to construct the world anew, intellectually and spiritually. These thinkers were not seeking to invent a world of ideas, Wilken shows, but rather to win the hearts of men and women and to change their lives. Early Christian thinkers set in place a foundation that has endured. Their writings are an irreplaceable inheritance, and Wilken shows that they can still be heard as living voices within contemporary culture. The book is published by Yale University Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Walter Dixon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/redw/000061/bk_redw_000061_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Defied (A Dark Reverse Harem Romance): The Devil's Syndicate, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 458min
    Two become three. Lies, lust and betrayal. Who will fall first? It started when I chose to remain with them. The ones who took me from my life and changed all the rules. The chains binding me to my family loosened their hold. Little did I know that by taking me, Quinn and his friends began the long process of setting me free. And even as I got closer to the boys, the past always held us back. Keeping our feelings at bay. The questions plagued me. Where did my loyalties lie? Who could I trust? And the biggest one of all. Could I really go against everything I knew to be with the four people who kept me captive to use me against my father? Our secrets brought us closer. Our lies tore us apart. And it became crystal clear that every decision you make in life comes at a price. A dark reverse harem series with cliffhangers and drama in abundance and a HEA in the final book. Get ready for more of Ash and her boys - Quinn, Xavier, Eric, and Rory. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Bishop. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/213772/bk_acx0_213772_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    After Hours: The Boardroom , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 526min, (USK 18)
    What's your pleasure? From Lynda Aicher, author of the best-selling Wicked Play books, comes an exclusive invitation to the Boardroom - where working late has its rewards. The Boardroom. After hours, it's where Bay Area moguls indulge their fantasies. Ties are loosened. Inhibitions, too. Assistant Avery Fast watched from a distance, mouth gaping, blood roaring wildly in her ears as she stared at the naked woman on the table before her. At executive Carson Haggert ordering a man to pleasure her. It made her feel guilty, embarrassed...and hot. Carson watched and waited. Waited for Avery to notice him in the Boardroom. Waited for her to like what she saw. Waited to see what she'd do the next day. And the next. He couldn't let her go - not when she'd seen what goes on in the Boardroom. He couldn't stop thinking about the desire in her eyes, the flush on her cheeks, her obvious arousal. Getting her to join was easy. But now Carson wants Avery all to himself. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you're looking for with an HEA/HFN. It's a promise! Carina Press acknowledges the editorial services of Rhonda Merwarth. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Aiden Snow, Lidia Dornet. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/006494/bk_harp_006494_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Halfway To Hollywood: Diaries 1980 To 1988 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 293min
    The second volume of Michael Palin's diaries covers the 1980s, a decade in which the ties that bound the Pythons loosened as they forged their separate careers. After a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl, they made their last performance together in 1983 in the hugely successful Monty Python's Meaning of Life. Writing and acting in films and television then took over much of Michael's life, culminating in the smash hit A Fish Called Wanda, in which he played the hapless, stuttering Ken (for which he won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor), and the first of his seven celebrated television journeys for the BBC. He wrote much of the dialogue and acted in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits and acted in his next film, Brazil. He co-produced, wrote and played the lead in The Missionary opposite Maggie Smith, who also appeared with him in A Private Function, written by Alan Bennett. For television he wrote East of Ipswich, inspired by his links with Suffolk. With Terry Jones he updated an earlier volume modestly retitled Dr Flegg's Encyclopaedia of All World Knowledge. His family remains a constant as his and Helen's children enter their teens. The decade - and this volume - ends with the hugely successful Around the World in 80 Days, which sees the start of a new career. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Palin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000305/bk_orio_000305_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Highland Heist: A Contemporary Romance: The Highland Heart Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 317min
    From USA Today best-selling author Cali MacKay...Feisty and fiery security expert, Maggie Brennan, is thrilled when she lands the job to design the security system for the Highlander's Hope. At the top of her field, she usually prefers to work alone, but when the owner of the priceless jewels insists she work with his computer security expert, Conall Stewart, she doesn't mind it as much as she thought she would - not when Conall is damn smart and smoking hot, despite his gruff and grumpy exterior. Maggie loves a challenge, and she's sure Conall could be a whole lot of fun if he just loosened up a little. The last thing Conall wants is to deal with Maggie, especially when she pushes all his buttons with her perky and highly caffeinated demeanor. All he wants is to be left alone, but the woman is distractingly gorgeous, brilliant, and funny. Before he even has a chance to shore up his defenses, she's managed to weasel her way into his heart, despite him having sworn off any type of relationship. Yet outside forces are playing dirty, and there's suddenly more on the line than the Highlander's Hope and a love they never thought they'd find. Note: This is book three in the The Highland Heart Series and was previously titled The Heist. Although part of a series, it can easily stand alone and does not end on a cliff hanger. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ged Bowie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/041842/bk_acx0_041842_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1370min
    A brilliant investigative marrative: How six average Soviet men rose to the pinnacle of Russia's battered economy. David Hoffman, former Moscow bureau chief for The Washington Post, sheds light onto the hidden lives of Russia's most feared power brokers: the oligarchs. Focusing on six of these ruthless men Hoffman reveals how a few players managed to take over Russia's cash-strapped economy and then divvy it up in loans-for-shares deals. Before perestroika, these men were normal Soviet citizens, stuck in a dead-end system, claustrophobic apartments, and long bread lines. But as Communism loosened, they found gaps in the economy and reaped huge fortunes by getting their hands on fast money. They were entrepreneurs. As the government weakened and their businesses flourished, they grew greedier. Now the stakes were higher. The state was auctioning off its own assets to the highest bidder. The tycoons go on wild borrowing sprees, taking billions of dollars from gullible western lenders. Meanwhile, Russia is building up a debt bomb. When the ruble finally collapses and Russia defaults, the tycoons try to save themselves by hiding their assets and running for cover. They turn against one another as each one faces a stark choice - annihilate or be annihilated. The story of the old Russia was spies, dissidents, and missiles. This is the new Russia, where civil society and the rule of law have little or no meaning. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve Coulter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/017176/bk_adbl_017176_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Expedition , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 66min
    Find out what happens when a Mars Expedition unwittingly recruits a psychopath among its crew on a one-way trip to the red planet. Emil Lance loosened the tight tie around his neck. He knew that he was about to feed himself to a pack of hungry wolves. A room full of terrified, angry, and grieving family members awaited him. Instead of turning away, instead of letting someone else handle it like any sane man would, he let his conscience get the better of him. He went to offer his condolences and help this family move forward. However futile that idea might have been. Emil took the stage, stepping behind the podium that separated him from the rest of the room. He took a deep breath to steady himself. Short and sweet. That's what he had told himself that he would do. He wouldn't be able to get through it otherwise. He could see people watching him anxiously-over a hundred pairs of eyes staring at him as he squinted into the bright light from above. No one really understood how hot it got under those things, and under pressure, until they were in the situation themselves. Each person was looking at him with something dangerously close to hope in his eyes. It sickened him. He had suggested when the program sent out the emails informing the mass group of people about the new information that it explicitly state there had been no survivors. They hadn't heeded his advice. And now, he was stuck dealing with the consequences, putting these people through more heartache. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Z.. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/027432/bk_acx0_027432_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Pleasing the Colonel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 259min, (USK 18)
    Trapped in a crevice after a carriage accident, Amanda Downy is not sure whether she'll ever see the light of day again. With her tongue loosened by a fellow passenger's flask of brandy, she reveals several well-guarded secrets about her life as a governess at Colonel Watson's residence, including the fact that she falsified her references to gain her employment. The next morning Amanda is horrified when she finds that the passenger who saved her life after the carriage crash is sitting at the breakfast table at Colonel Watson's estate, and it appears that he is the long-absent Colonel himself! Amanda is certain that she will be immediately dismissed, but the Colonel has a different sort of discipline in mind for her. The Colonel soon learns that in spite of the deceitful manner with which she obtained the position, Miss Downy is an excellent governess and is much loved by his children. After a firm dose of the leather strap on her bare bottom, he lets her know that she may keep her position as long as she is truthful with him in the future. As time passes, though, the Colonel finds himself thinking of Amanda as he has not thought about any woman since his beloved wife passed away. Though he has no intention of ever marrying again, he cannot deny his growing need for her. Amanda has a longstanding dislike for stiff military men, yet she warms to the Colonel, discovering that underneath his gruff exterior he is kind and generous. As she wonders if the attraction is mutual, another suitor makes his interest known. Should she accept his offer? Or should she wait to see if the Colonel will ever make his move? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Faith Alowyn Alden. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/063439/bk_acx0_063439_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Blood Infernal: The Order of the Sanguines Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 950min
    In a masterpiece of supernatural mystery and apocalyptic prophecy, New York Times best-selling authors James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell bring to a thunderous conclusion their epic trilogy of novels set between the worlds of shadow and light, between salvation and damnation, where the very gates of Hell must be shattered to discover the true fate of humankind in... As an escalating scourge of grisly murders sweeps the globe, archaeologist Erin Granger must decipher the truth behind an immortal prophecy foretold in the Blood Gospel, a tome written by Christ and lost for centuries: The shackles of Lucifer have been loosened, and his Chalice remains lost. It will take the light of all three to forge the Chalice anew and banish him again to his eternal darkness. With the Apocalypse looming, Erin must again join forces with Army Sergeant Jordan Stone and Father Rhun Korza to search for a treasure lost for millennia. But the prize has already fallen into the hands of their enemy, a demon named Legion, before whom even the walls of the Vatican will fall. The search for the key to salvation will take Erin and the others across centuries and around the world, from the dusty shelves of the Vatican's secret archives to lost medieval laboratories, where ancient alchemies were employed to horrific ends. All the while, they are hunted, besieged by creatures of uncanny skill and talent. As clues are dug free from ancient underground chapels and found frozen in icy mountain caverns, one that will destroy not only her, but all she loves. To protect the world, Erin must walk through the very gates of Hell and face the darkest of enemies: Lucifer himself. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christian Baskous. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/004305/bk_harp_004305_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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