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    A Newport Summer
    Newport, Rhode Island, is one of the last bastions of American high society. The grand Gilded Age houses that top its oceanside cliffs and line storied Bellevue Avenue are largely untouched by contemporary renovation and taste, and family heirlooms are passed down from generation to generation with Yankee thrift. Indeed, Newport has an understated elegance that sets it apart from other resort towns. Life behind the facades of these elaborate mansions is rarely revealed, but now, photographer Nick Mele and author Ruthie Sommers, both lifelong Newport residents, share their entrée into the parties, lawn tennis matches, beach clambakes, and family gatherings that make up the glorious days of a Newport summer. Picture the foggy mornings of June, the traditional yacht races of July, the annual meeting of old friends at Marble House in August, and the melancholy close of the season after Labor Day. Through Sommers's personal, evocative text and Mele's exquisite photographs of people, parties, beaches, and houses, the intimate charms of A Newport Summer come poignantly to life.
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    CRUNCH: Patterns in Shadow , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 362min
    At the dawn of the 22nd century, the Rapture Virus has claimed over a third of the world’s population. In the wake of this pandemic, futuristic megacities like Delphi, glittering, technocratic sprawls stand as bastions of safety and progress in an otherwise chaotic world. The epidemiologist, former WHO employee, and misguided idealist Richard Pythagoras Black (Py for short) finds himself out of prison on work release for one of Delphi’s foremost progenitors, the morally ambiguous megacorporation Vergeron. Py isn’t long at his new post when he stumbles upon a corpse in Delphi’s Old Town district, where a glimpse of a shadowy figure sends Py spiraling into a mystery beyond anything he could imagine.Armed with Alice, a fledgling AI tailor made by Doctor Benjamin Whitechapel with a habit of bypassing secure systems, the help of the skeptical officer Logan Maxwell, and his own relentless obsession, Py begins a journey to crunch the data, following a trail of peculiar events never previously connected, revealing a sickness running through the very heart of Delphi. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Anthony Mhor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/169280/bk_acx0_169280_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Black Ships , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 760min
    The world is ending. One by one the mighty cities are falling to earthquakes, to floods, to raiders on both land and sea. In a time of war and doubt, Gull is an oracle. Daughter of a slave taken from fallen Troy, chosen at the age of seven to be the voice of the Lady of the Dead, it is her destiny to counsel kings. When nine black ships appear, captained by an exiled Trojan prince, Gull must decide between the life she has been destined for and the most perilous adventure--to join the remnant of her mother's people in their desperate flight. From the doomed bastions of the City of Pirates to the temples of Byblos, from the intrigues of the Egyptian court to the haunted caves beneath Mount Vesuvius, only Gull can guide Prince Aeneas on his quest, and only she can dare the gates of the Underworld itself to lead him to his destiny. In the last shadowed days of the Age of Bronze, one woman dreams of the world beginning anew. This is her story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gigi Shane. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/029168/bk_acx0_029168_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    New England White: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1340min
    With his powers of observation, and the same richness of plot and character, the author of The Emperor of Ocean Park returns to the New England university town of Elm Harbor, where a murder begins to crack the veneer that has hidden the racial complications of the town's past, the secrets of a prominent family, and the most hidden bastions of African-American political influence. At the center is Lemaster Carlyle, the university president, and his wife, Julia Carlyle, a deputy dean at the divinity school - African Americans living in "the heart of whiteness".Lemaster is an old friend of the president of the United States. Julia was the murdered man's lover years ago. The meeting point of these connections forms the core of a mystery that deepens even as Julia closes in on the politically earth-shattering motive behind the murder.Relentlessly suspenseful, galvanizing in its exploration of the profound difference between allegiance to ideas and to people, New England White is a resounding confirmation of Stephen Carter's gifts as a writer. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bahni Turpin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bkot/000974/bk_bkot_000974_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    New Charity Blues , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 557min
    In the wake of a devastating plague, two communities emerge as bastions of survival. One is called the City, and its people scrabble for scraps in the wasteland. The other, New Charity, enjoys the bounty of its hydroelectric dam and refuses City denizens so much as a drop of precious water. When City-dweller Cressyda inherits her father's ranch within New Charity, she becomes intent on opening the dam to all - no matter the cost. But when Syd reunites with her old best friend, Casandra, a born seer and religious acolyte, she realizes that her plans could destroy the fragile lives they've built in order to survive. What's more, the strange magic securing the dam's operations could prove deadly if disturbed. Yet when Syd discovers evidence that her father might have been murdered, she is more determined than ever to exact revenge on New Charity's corrupt. Pitted against Cas, as well as her own family, Syd must decide how to secure the survival of both settlements without tipping them over the brink to utter annihilation. In this intense and emotional reimagining of the Trojan War epic, two women clash when loyalty, identity, community, and family are all put to the ultimate test. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lauren Ezzo, Whitney Dykhouse. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/007926/bk_brll_007926_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    2019: How Modi Won India , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 797min
    On 23 May 2019, when the results of the general elections were announced, Narendra Modi and the BJP-led NDA coalition were voted back to power with an overwhelming majority. To some, the numbers of Modi's victory came as something of a surprise; for others, the BJP's triumph was a vindication of their belief in the government and its policies. Irrespective of one's political standpoint, one thing was beyond dispute: this was a landmark verdict, one that deserved to be reported and analysed with intelligence - and without bias. Rajdeep Sardesai's new book, 2019: How Modi Won India, does just that. What was it that gave Modi an edge over the opposition for the second time in five years? How was the BJP able to trounce its rivals in states that were once Congress bastions? What was the core issue in the election: a development agenda or national pride? As he relives the excitement of the many twists and turns that took place over the last five years, culminating in the 2019 election results, Rajdeep helps the listener make sense of the contours and characteristics of a rapidly changing India, its politics and its newsmakers. If the 2014 elections changed India, 2019 may well have defined what 'new India' is likely to be all about. 2019: How Modi Won India takes a look at that fascinating story, which is still developing. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rajiv Dadia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/055549/bk_adbl_055549_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Vanishing: 23rd Century TechNoir Tales, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 73min
    Alexandra Brontay: a pear-shaped imperfect in a sterile, antisocial 23C London. Her world is like the city, an uncomfortable hotchpotch of the wrecked and the wondrous. The remains of iconic buildings sit next to towering dome structures, bastions of hard light that sink a mile underground. Down there the past is bastardised, sanitised, and reimagined for mass consumption via the hyperreal systems in every apartment and workplace. Inter-human contact is minimal and strictly rationed. Sexual relationships are limited to 48 hours. Most choose the path of least resistance and stay locked within the system, worshipping the elite cult-culture of VoQue from the safety of living dome. Something inside Brontay hates what has been imposed upon her from birth to the core and she yearns for escape, only to find the only form of reality exists with her sex-pest colleague Simpkin and their regular visits to the clip joint SoSamantha's out East. One night, same as all others, they go looking for some action. Both are stunned by the auburn vamp Katia Kutz, a celluloid dream poured into a dress quite out of place in this hole. She rebuffs Simpkin and hones in on Brontay, who just can't believe her luck. Brontay wished for adventure, now she gets it as she is bundled into the trunk of a vintage BMW by her 256-year-old seductress. Dr. Kutz is a scientist and she has plans for revolution. She's just found the perfect specimen. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lorna Bryant. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/121064/bk_acx0_121064_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Price of Defiance : James Meredith and the Integration of Ole Miss , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1450min
    After fighting a protracted legal battle, James Meredith broke the color barrier in 1962 as the first African American student at the University of Mississippi. The riot that followed his arrival on campus seriously wounded scores of U.S. marshals and killed two civilians; more casualties than any other clash of the civil rights era. To restore order, the Kennedy administration dispatched thousands of soldiers to Oxford. In The Price of Defiance, Charles Eagles shows that the stunning eruption of violence resulted from the "closed society's" long defiance of the civil rights movement and federal law. Using many previously untapped sources, including FBI and U.S. marshal files, army and university records, and Meredith's personal papers, Eagles provides invaluable background for understanding the historic moment by demonstrating the university's - and Mississippi's - history of aggressive resistance to desegregation from the post-World War II years on, including the deliberate flouting of federal law. Ultimately, the price of such behavior - the price of defiance - was not only the murderous riot that rocked the nation and almost closed the university but also the nation's enduring scorn for Ole Miss and Mississippi. Eagles paints a remarkable portrait of Meredith himself by describing his unusual family background, his personal values, and his service in the U.S. Air Force, all of which prepared him for his experience at Ole Miss. Based on extraordinary research, Eagles vividly portrays the culture of segregation and the eventual desegregation of one of the last bastions of racial segregation, Ole Miss. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kyle Munley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/004268/bk_adbl_004268_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Multicultural Ministry: Finding Your Church's Unique Rhythm , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 321min
    Multiculturalism isn’t a trend, it’s a reality. Evidence of this country’s rich racial mix is all around us in our schools, our stores, our neighborhoods, our recreational facilities—everywhere except our churches. Heaven may include every culture, tongue, and tribe, but in the United States, Sunday morning remains one of the last bastions of ethnic separatism. It’s time to stop merely talking about multicultural worship and start living it.In this groundbreaking book, David Anderson invites us all—African-American, Asian, Caucasian, and Latino—to learn how to dance the dance of multicultural ministry. We’ve all got different moves, but that’s the beauty of diversity: the various gifts we bring, the wisdom of our heritages, the different creative ways we express the same Lord. Think it can’t be done? Think again. As Anderson demonstrates, it is being done successfully by more and more churches. Wherever your church is now on the multicultural continuum, you can join the ranks of those moving toward a diverse and thriving ministry. Combining frontline insights with inspiring stories, Anderson takes you and your church into the strategy-level realities of what it takes to make multicultural ministry work in your setting. Do you hear the beat of the Spirit? God is calling your church to the dance of unity in diversity. Don’t hold back! Grab this book, get out on the dance floor, and let Multicultural Ministry show you the steps. Includes a Racial Reconciliation survey and six-session Racial Reconciliation curriculum. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Raymond Scully. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/zond/000665/bk_zond_000665_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Forlorn Hope: The Storming of Badajoz , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 194min
    In the spring of 1812, the British army under Sir Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Wellington, has driven the French from Portugal. With Napoleon obsessed by the invasion of Russia, Wellington turns toward Spain. The way is barred by two fortresses, Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz. When Ciudad Rodrigo collapses after a short siege, Wellington prepares to break the fortress of Badajoz, the most formidable stronghold in Europe and commanded by the seasoned warrior, Baron Armand Philippon. Despite a shortage of engineers and equipment, Wellington must seize Badajoz if he is to have any chance of driving into Spain. When he learns that an army under Marshal Soult is en route to relieve Badajoz, Wellington risks being caught between Soult and Philippon and must execute the attack on Badajoz immediately. If he fails, the British will be trapped between two armies and lose everything for which they and their allies have fought for the past three years. Lieutenant James Webster is in mourning following the loss of his wife, and he volunteers to command the small group that will lead the assault. Second in command is Sergeant Thomas Davis; recently diagnosed with a fatal illness, he prefers a valiant death in battle. Breaches have been blown into the walls of the southern bastions, Trinidad and Santa Maria, and here Wellington will unleash the Fourth and Light Divisions, while launching diversionary assaults on the northern San Vincente bastion, as well as the Badajoz castle. Together with 100 volunteers, the Forlorn Hope, Webster and Davis will storm into the breach. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nigel Patterson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/077550/bk_acx0_077550_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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