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Window Shopping (eBook, ePUB)

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!A sizzling, standalone, feel-good winter romance from Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer.Two weeks before Christmas and all through Manhattan, shop windows are decorated in red and green satin. I'm standing alone in front of the famous Vivant department store, when a charming man named Aiden asks my opinion of the décor.It's a tragedy in tinsel, I say, unable to lie. He asks for a better idea with a twinkle in his eye. Did I know he owned the place? No. He put me on the spot. Now I'm working for that man, trying to ignore that he's hot. But as a down on her luck girl with a difficult past, I know an opportunity when I see one - and I have to make it last.I'll put my heart and soul into dressing his holiday windows. I'll work without stopping. And when we lose the battle with temptation, I'll try and remember I'm just window shopping.Why readers love Window Shopping'The perfect holiday romance story! A true delight!' Amazon review'The perfect reverse grumpy-sunshine holiday romance-Aiden and Stella brightened my holiday season!' Amazon review'Snuggle down under a cover with this book and you will end up feeling happy, contented and with a satisfied smile and sigh at the end...' Amazon review

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Saving Ebenezer: The Continuing Saga of a Man Named Scrooge , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 182min

Seven years after Jacob Marley and the three ghosts of Christmas changed Ebenezer’s life, Scrooge has a problem. He’s given away most of his money and brightened many lives, restored churches, and made London workhouses better for those living and working inside. If only all of that made him feel better about his life! Doubt plagues Ebenezer. Even with all of his philanthropy, he still has questions he can’t answer. Are the scales balanced? Did he do enough good after that fateful Christmas Eve to avoid Jacob Marley’s fate? And after a very special person dies, he adds another question: Why did God let it happen? When he falls ill himself, Ebenezer’s questions take on a new desperation. From the Cratchits to the workhouse fundraisers to nephew Fred, you’ll be reintroduced to several old friends as well as a few new ones. With each visitor, Ebenezer tries to get closer to the answers to his questions. As the clock starts to run out, Ebenezer will need the words from an old friend to tip the scales in his favor. Saving Ebenezer picks up on a story started by Charles Dickens in 1843 with A Christmas Carol. Christians will appreciate a heartwarming story of God's love shown in tragedy while all listeners will enjoy the common points between Saving Ebenezer and the original work. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kelvin Witherspoon-Sudron. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/175519/bk_acx0_175519_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Fumblerooski: How the NCAA Dropped the Ball on the Coming Playoff , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 61min

The horizon overlooking the landscape of college football brightened considerably with the announcement that a national committee had approved a four team college football playoff beginning in 2014. At long last, one of America’s most beloved sports and its devoted followers will finally be rewarded with a legitimate champion being crowned on the football field. Or so we’ve been told. Questions still remain. How will these four participants in this playoff be chosen? Will smaller schools and leagues once again be shunned in favor of the prestige, power, and influence of the former BCS elites? Gary Sapp asked himself these exact same questions, and became dismayed with the growing speculation that the NCAA hadn’t done enough to provoke change in the status quo. And then he got busy crafting his own playoff system. He would reduce dependency on the polls; retain many of the country’s top rivalries, while preserving the importance of the regular season. And finally, he would deliver what the NCAA failed to: He’d place 16 teams in a tournament to decide a national championship. Gary Sapp offers his unique perspective on sports issues in an entertaining style. He's sometimes colorful, often poignant, and never quite as funny as he thinks he is. He loves his family, pet Yorkie, and two HD TV's, usually in that order. Check out his blog at garysapp.blogspot.com for more sports analysis and opinion from Gary. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason P. Hilton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/024737/bk_acx0_024737_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Prisoner: A Gay Bondage Novella , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 68min, (USK 18)

The darkness of prison life can only be brightened by intense and hardcore bondage Sexy, 23-year-old Rick has been sent to prison for 12 years. He sits in his cell night after night, longing for the cruel touch of his girlfriend, a woman who had tied him, whipped him, and tickled him to keep him satisfied. Yet in trying to protect her, he killed a man and has now been sent to prison to serve a 12-year sentence. Mr. Santos, however, a man with a master's degree in psychology and a professional corrections officer at the same prison, sees what the young man needs more than anything. He views in Rick the need for bondage and spanking, and he has it in his mind that he will grant this new inmate his deepest most intimate desires. The guilt Rick feels at leaving his girlfriend is only worsened by the fact that he can no longer help her pay her bills. And now he has to contend with not getting his own sexual needs met either. But when Mr. Santos gets hold of Rick, a sweeping bondage and discipline romance between two men begins to flourish as Rick journeys through the dark corridors of gay bondage and discipline. At some point, he starts to question his very sanity as he longs for even tighter, more restrictive bondage positions that will leave him both breathless and perhaps a little insane. And Mr. Santos is all too eager to please. But just how far will these hot men go in their bondage encounters before Rick goes mad? Find out in Prisoner. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Timothy Baxter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/079893/bk_acx0_079893_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home (Barefoot Contessa) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 274min

Hearty boeuf bourguignon served in deep bowls over a garlic-rubbed slice of baguette toast; decadently rich croque monsieur, eggy and oozing with cheese; gossamer crème brulee, its sweetness offset by a brittle burnt sugar topping. Whether shared in a cozy French bistro or in your own home, the romance and enduring appeal of French country cooking is irrefutable. Here is the book that helps you bring that spirit, those evocative dishes, into your own home. What Ina Garten is known for - on her Food Network show and in her three previous best-selling books - is adding a special twist to familiar dishes, while also streamlining the recipes so you spend less time in the kitchen but still emerge with perfection. And that’s exactly what she offers in Barefoot in Paris.Ina’s kir royale includes the unique addition of raspberry liqueur - a refreshing alternative to the traditional crème de cassis. Her vichyssoise is brightened with the addition of zucchini, and her chocolate mousse is deeply flavored with the essence of orange. All of these dishes are true to their Parisian roots, but all offer something special and are thoroughly delicious, completely accessible, and the perfect fare for friends and family. Barefoot in Paris is suffused with Ina’s love of the city, of the bustling outdoor markets and alluring little shops, of the bakeries and fromageries and charcuteries, and of the wonderful celebration of food that you find on every street corner, in every neighborhood. So, take a trip to Paris with the perfect guide - the barefoot contessa herself - in her most personal book yet. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Fria. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/227042/bk_acx0_227042_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression: Shirley Temple and 1930s America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 535min

How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation. Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily; she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of countless admirers: From a black laborer’s cabin in South Carolina and young Andy Warhol’s house in Pittsburgh to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s recreation room in Washington, DC, and gangster “Bumpy” Johnson’s Harlem apartment. A few years later her smile cheered the secret bedchamber of Anne Frank in Amsterdam as young Anne hid from the Nazis. For four consecutive years Shirley Temple was the world’s box-office champion, a record never equaled. By early 1935 her mail was reported as four thousand letters a week, and hers was the second-most popular girl’s name in the country. What distinguished Shirley Temple from every other Hollywood star of the period - and everyone since - was how brilliantly she shone. Amid the deprivation and despair of the Great Depression, Shirley Temple radiated optimism and plucky good cheer that lifted the spirits of millions and shaped their collective character for generations to come. Distinguished cultural historian John F. Kasson shows how the most famous, adored, imitated, and commodified child in the world astonished movie goers, created a new international culture of celebrity, and revolutionized the role of children as consumers. Tap-dancing across racial boundaries with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, foiling villains, and mending the hearts and troubles of the deserving, Shirley Temple personified the hopes and dreams of Americans. To do so, she worked virtually every day of her childhood, transforming her own family as well as the lives of her fans. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kathleen Godwin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/019237/bk_adbl_019237_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Goodbye Cindy

Reviews for Goodbye Cindy: From 'The Voice Magazine' I'm a diehard old folkie. For various intervals in my life it was the only music to which I'd listen. At the same time I'm now so jaded by folk rock-and not always because most of what I hear sounds so contrived-that it's really hard for musicians playing in this genre to grab my attention. I still write about folk rock occasionally for a couple of reasons, the main one being that good stuff is still, occasionally, being recorded. Remember those old songs that you used to play to death? The tracks that got you through depressions, breakups, the terrible angst-filled loneliness of youth, the music that was just as much yours in the city or the country? Is it possible to create songs with built-in nostalgia? Is it possible to pen a brand new tune and lyrics that immediately bring to mind the clouds and tall grasses of childhood, the tortured self-absorption of adolescence? Yes. And here it is. The poignant but relevant lyrics, tight harmonies, wonderfully jangly stings, and brilliant teamwork of Miller-Kelton, a post-Bush alt-folk/country band from Columbus, Ohio, are reminiscent of that folk trio/duo era I'm always harping on about (see Human Statues, Tab, and JD Miner) and will continue to harp on about as long as I have enough self-possession to indulge my whims. Julia O'Keefe's voice is as smooth, powerful, and heartfelt as that of mountain singers I heard at camp meetings years ago-pitch-perfect, resonant, and ripe with holy zeal. Her phrasing is thoughtful and her annunciation is a great vehicle for these lyrics. Her singing has that quality that the Mindful Bard admires more than almost any other in a vocalist: sincerity. She means what she sings and she sings what she means. I am also put in mind of the odd groups that have brightened my days through the years even though not necessarily falling into the "great albums of all time" category or even any conventional musical movement: Poi Dog Pondering, The Incredible String Band, and one album, Ram, by Paul and Linda McCartney are all prime examples. Like these, Goodbye Cindy just makes it seem like the band was having an incredibly good time, and that's infectious. My favourites are "Summerflies," "Glad to See You're Pushing Me Again," and of course the title track, but they're pretty much all good. -- Wanda Waterman St. Louis From 'The Other Paper' LOCAL ROUNDUP: Miller-Kelton -- Fuzzy surface belies CD's depth Due either to it's proximity to Appalachia or to the number of college towns within driving distance, Columbus has never lacked for traditional country and folk acts. The latest to politely mosey up to the stage is Miller-Kelton, which released it's CD, Goodbye Cindy, on New Year's Eve. Like many snobby critics, I don't have a lot of time for folk music, but a couple of spins of this record make the argument for keeping the disc close by. The band plays a pleasant blend of banjo-led Americana wrapped around the honey-sweet vocals of Julia O'Keefe. It's a sound we're all familiar with, one that would fit in just as naturally at Borders as it would at Victorian's Midnight Café. For the most part, it reminded me of the overly pleasant, warm and fuzzy songs you're likely to hear on Nick Jr. Keep your ears peeled, however, and you'll realize the band uses that sort of inoffensive musical language to convey much more mature lyrical themes. There is a veritable one-act play of pathos and interpersonal drama underneath the album's surface. Let's hope this thoughtful work is a harbinger of a musically interesting 2010. -- Rick Allen From 'Country Music Jukebox' Die charismatische Sängerin Julia O'Keefe ist der Dreh- und Angelpunkt der vor gut zwei Jahren gegründeten Band aus Columbus, Ohio. Ganz vorne mit dabei sind die fünf Musiker von MILLER-KELTON in Sachen Folk-Rock/Americana. Sie verbinden auf ihrem Albumdebüt Goodbye Cindy abseits jeglicher Stereotypen authentische Klänge und balladeske Tradition der Appalachen mit inspiriertem, aktuellem Songwriting, großartigem mehrstimmigen Gesang und furiosen Slide Guitar- und Banjo-Grooves. Eine echt hörenswerte musikalische Frischzellenkur. -- Max Achatz From Indie-Music.com Pleasant folk-rock with pleasing vocals, banjo, mandolin, percussion, guitar and more. The female vocals are wistful, like Jill Sobule or a less jazzy Norah Jones. The male vocals have a friendly singer-songwriter vibe - the kind of guy you'd like to sit down with in a coffee shop. 'Throws Like A Girl' is definitely the stand-out cut, with quirky lyrics like 'Wondering why my neighbor's such a fascist and I still throw like a girl.' He never answers that question but you'll be singing along anyway. The banjo is great and I love the harmonica 'cause it gives it all a more rootsy feel. -- Jamie Anderson From Singing Moon Records This might be the album where Miller-Kelton lost it's sense of humor. Only the final track, 'The Boy is Gone,' has any of the tongue-in-cheek delivery of the preceding Cowboys and Trains EP. Replacing it are songs of frustration, bewilderment and seemingly inevitable loss. The beautiful fiddle playing of Ian Jones adds to the somber mood of tracks like 'Goodbye Cindy Too' and the surprisingly poppy (and heartbreaking) 'Summerflies.' These are countered by the country fueled exuberance of tracks like 'Summer Rolls' and 'Throws Like a Girl,' although the exuberance is perhaps a bit sardonic (from Rolls: Jesus didn't help us -- I don't even think he tried -- I am barely conscious -- and very much alive). 'Throws Like a Girl,' incidentally, does not appear to be about gender issues and instead is an oddly life-affirming a saga of cross-country travel, unexpected rejection and sour grapes. Speaking of gender, the boys have conceded the majority of the lead vocals to Julia O'Keefe, whose beautiful voice slips effortlessly from country to rock and at times even touches jazz on the lyrical puzzles 'The Leatherman' and 'A Couple More.' The two real stand-out tracks are 'A Man WIthout a County, ' a vaguely sympathetic send up of Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, and the anthemic 'Glad To See You're Pushing Me Again.' Anthemic in a musical sense, that is, as the lyrics hint only at mixed feelings and resignation. But that's how it goes with Miller-Kelton these days, and it's worth going with them -- Mike Saulson.

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