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    Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1116min
    In 2013, just two years after the popular overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military ousted the country's first democratically elected president - Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood - and subsequently led a brutal repression of the Islamist group. These bloody events echoed an older political rift in Egypt and the Middle East: the splitting of nationalists and Islamists during the rule of Egyptian president and Arab nationalist leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. In Making the Arab World, Fawaz Gerges, one of the world's leading authorities on the Middle East, tells how the clash between pan-Arab nationalism and pan-Islamism has shaped the history of the region from the 1920s to the present. Gerges tells this story through an unprecedented dual biography of Nasser and another of the 20th-century Arab world's most influential figures - Sayyid Qutb, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood and the father of many branches of radical political Islam. Their deeply intertwined lives embody and dramatize the divide between Arabism and Islamism. Yet, as Gerges shows, beyond the ideological and existential rhetoric, this is a struggle over the state, its role, and its power. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Cameron Stewart. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/002062/bk_high_002062_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1246min
    Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction, 2010This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today. During the Cold War, world superpowers amassed nuclear arsenals containing the explosive power of one million Hiroshimas. The Soviet Union secretly plotted to create the "Dead Hand," a system designed to launch an automatic retaliatory nuclear strike on the United States, and developed a fearsome biological warfare machine. President Ronald Reagan, hoping to awe the Soviets into submission, pushed hard for the creation of space-based missile defenses. In the first full account of how the arms race finally ended, The Dead Hand provides an unprecedented look at the inner motives and secret decisions of each side. Drawing on top-secret documents from deep inside the Kremlin, memoirs, and interviews in both Russia and the United States, David Hoffman introduces the scientists, soldiers, diplomats, and spies who saw the world sliding toward disaster and tells the gripping story of how Reagan, Gorbachev, and many others struggled to bring the madness to an end. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the danger continued, and the United States began a race against time to keep nuclear and biological weapons out of the hands of terrorists and and rogue states. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bob Walter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/002062/bk_rand_002062_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 274min
    From the internationally best-selling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the boldly imagined tale of a poor boy's quest for wealth and love. His first two novels established Mohsin Hamid as a radically inventive storyteller with his finger on the world's pulse. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia meets that reputation - and exceeds it. The astonishing and riveting tale of a man's journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, it steals its shape from the business self-help books devoured by ambitious youths all over "rising Asia". It follows its nameless hero to the sprawling metropolis where he begins to amass an empire built on that most fluid, and increasingly scarce, of goods: water. Yet his heart remains set on something else, on the pretty girl whose star rises along with his, their paths crossing and recrossing, a lifelong affair sparked and snuffed and sparked again by the forces that careen their fates along. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is a striking slice of contemporary life at a time of crushing upheaval. Romantic without being sentimental, political without being didactic, and spiritual without being religious, it brings an unflinching gaze to the violence and hope it depicts. And it creates two unforgettable characters who find moments of transcendent intimacy in the midst of shattering change. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mohsin Hamid. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/002062/bk_peng_002062_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Chocolate Therapist: A User's Guide to the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Chocolate , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 470min
    Take advantage of the health benefits of chocolate with this informative guide. Dark chocolate sales are on the rise as people embrace the concept that chocolate can truly be good for them. But how do they know what to eat, how much, and which kinds are the best? The Chocolate Therapist answers these questions and more. This book has everything a person needs to know to select the best chocolate for health. Both informative and entertaining, it includes alphabetized ailments, each with a chocolate recommendation, followed by supporting research as to how and why it helps the body. The Chocolate Therapist also includes a collection of chocolate necessities: Wine & chocolate pairing section with over 40 wines and three chocolate pairings for each wine; wine aroma and chocolate flavor wheels to help readers discovers new flavors and combinations in both the wines and the chocolates The Chocolate Bible: A unique compilation of websites, chocolate companies, international brands and research sites A "Where Do You Hide Your Chocolate" section, a laugh-out-loud chapter for anyone who has ever hidden a piece of chocolate Over 60 alphabetized ailments from Alzheimer's to Weight Loss The Chocolate Therapist helps readers discover what author Julie Pech has known for years. The only difference between guilt-ridden and guilt-free chocolate enjoyment is simply education, and this book has it all! PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cynthia Barrett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/002062/bk_acx0_002062_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Torch Against the Night: An Ember in the Ashes, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 909min
    The Number-One New York Times Best Seller One of Time Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time Book two in the New York Times best-selling seriesA USA Today best sellerA Wall Street Journal best seller“Spectacular.” (Entertainment Weekly)“Fresh and exciting...Tahir has shown a remarkable talent for penning complex villains.” (A.V. Club)"Even higher stakes than its predecessor...thrilling." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)“[An] action-packed, breathlessly paced story.” (Booklist, starred review)Set in a rich, high-fantasy world inspired by ancient Rome, Sabaa Tahir's An Ember in the Ashes told the story of Laia, a slave fighting for her family, and Elias, a young soldier fighting for his freedom.   Now, in A Torch Against the Night, Elias and Laia are running for their lives.After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf - the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison - to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars' survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom.   But dark forces, human and otherworldly, work against Laia and Elias. The pair must fight every step of the way to outsmart their enemies: the bloodthirsty Emperor Marcus, the merciless Commandant, the sadistic Warden of Kauf, and, most heartbreaking of all, Helene - Elias’ former friend and the Empire’s newest Blood Shrike. Bound to Marcus' will, Helene faces a torturous mission of her own - one that might destroy her: find the traitor Elias Veturius and the Scholar slave who helped him escape...and kill them both. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Katharine Lee McEwan, Fiona Hardingham, Steve West. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/002062/bk_lili_002062_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Political Theory: The Classic Texts and Their Continuing Relevance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 409min
    This exciting course introduces vital works of political theory from history's greatest minds. The theorists we will study wanted very badly to reach their readers, to make them think about their world differently. As you learn about luminaries such as Plato, Thucydides, and Hobbes, you may see connections between their times and our own.Professor Kaplan's goal is to make these works accessible without distorting or oversimplifying them. As you will see, the study of political theory is an enjoyable, gratifying, and challenging subject that will reward the effort you put into thinking about it many times over.Political theory helps us to think about who we are, where we are coming from, and where we are going. At the same time, theory does not tell us what to do, but can help us to act with purpose and vision. It helps us to step back and get perspective on our problems and on who we really are.Here, you'll investigate how the language of political theory conveys its meaning. This course is not a substitute for reading the texts, but it can help you to overcome some of the obstacles that the texts present. It is not easy to pick up a book by Aristotle or Hobbes and figure it out on your own. We all need some help in understanding the world, and that is the starting point for political theory itself.As you embark on this adventure, you are taking part in a community that comes from specific times and places, but transcends them. These great works can speak to us today, wherever we are. Political theory does this better than many other subjects, in part because the theorist wants us to look around and think about the specifics of the world around us, but also to lift our heads and see farther than we normally do. By the conclusion of this course, you will see a dramatic difference in your ability to understand what you read or watch in the news. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joshua Kaplan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/sp/reco/002062/sp_reco_002062_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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