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    It Started with a Tweet , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 600min
    Could you survive a digital detox? This hilarious new romantic comedy from the author of The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart is perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond and Sophie Kinsella. Daisy Hobson lives her whole life online. A marketing manager by day, she tweets her friends, Instagrams every meal and arranges (frankly, appalling) dates on Tinder. But when her social media obsession causes her to make a catastrophic mistake at work, Daisy finds her life going into free fall....Her sister, Rosie, thinks she has the answer to all of Daisy's problems - a digital detox in a remote cottage in Cumbria that she just happens to need help doing up. Soon, too, Daisy finds herself with two welcome distractions: sexy French exchange-help Jean-Marie and Jack, the brusque and rugged man next door who keeps accidentally rescuing her. But can Daisy, a London girl, ever really settle into life in a tiny, isolated village? And, more importantly, can she survive without her phone? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Larner Wallace-Taylor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/033779/bk_adbl_033779_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Gay Panic in the Ozarks , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 613min
    Wounds and prejudices stemming from the Civil War, the Great Depression and other conflicts run deep in the Ozark hill country. These frailties, like the scab of a putrid wound, will from time to time reopen and ooze pus. In the tumultuous year of 1968, a farmer stumbles onto the gruesome scene of a hate crime: the lynching of a young gay man whose mangled body has been left hanging from a tree. Clues abound, but the investigation withers and dies. Thirty-eight years later, Aubrey Hatfield and the citizens of Campbell County get a second chance to grapple with man's greatest vice - the refusal to see wrong and do something about it. The life journey of protagonist Aubrey Hatfield contrasts the culture of the turbulent Sixties with today's culture, and ponders how we should adapt to or resist the ever-changing notions of right and wrong. Thus, Gay Panic in the Ozarks is a disturbing story of the culture war that society is waging on itself. Brusque but humane, the novel examines love, hate, morality, honor, and duty - the things that inform and shape our destiny. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ed Bethune. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/020407/bk_acx0_020407_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Life: The Citizens of Logan Pond Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 800min
    Her home. Her parents. Her freedom. Gone. His dreams. His sister. Himself. Lost. Two people. One future. The economy crashed, the country is floundering, and Carrie Ashworth struggles to keep her siblings alive. She has two jobs in her newly-formed, newly-outlawed clan: grow crops to feed 36 people, and maintain contact with Oliver Simmons, their local patrolman. Carrie's life is almost perfect when Greg Pierce shows up. He's a man with the ambition to help them survive - a man determined to hate her. Greg sets to work devising systems to protect the clan from the new regime, but it doesn't take long to realize the true reason behind their safety. Patrolman Simmons has fallen for Carrie. When a government raid nearly wipes out their clan, Greg takes it upon himself to give the socially-awkward patrolman what he wants. But Carrie doesn't like Greg throwing her in Simmons' path, especially when Greg's brusque exterior melts, and she catches a glimpse of the real man underneath. Carrie is forced to choose: follow her heart or save her clan. Life won't let her choose both. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rebecca Roberts. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/009067/bk_blak_009067_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Five Children and It , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 344min
    While exploring the beach, four adventurous children make the acquaintance of a very odd creature: a sand fairy. When they have adapted to the brusque and forthright demeanor of the fairy, they discover that he has unusual powers, which he can be persuaded to demonstrate. As a result, the children enjoy many bizarre adventures, some of which are dangerous, but all of which are entertaining. Five Children and It is the first volume of a trilogy. The later escapades of the children are described in the succeeding volumes, The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Story of the Amulet. Narrated by Cate Barratt. Cast Jane - Charlotte Duckett Anthea - Libby Stephenson Cyril - Amanda Friday Robert - Becca Maggie Psammead - John Burlinson Martha - K. G.Cross The Lamb - Amanda Friday Cook - Jennifer Fournier Rebecca - Cate Barratt Mother - Elizabeth Klett Amelia - Maureen Boutillier Jessie - Leanne Yau Little Girl - Miranda Hodges Mr. Beale - Denis Daly Mr. Crispin - Tovarisch Mr. Peasmarsh - Alan Weyman Beale the Gamekeeper - David Prickett Pharaoh - Brett Downey Levi - Brian Mansi Audio edited by Michele Eaton. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cate Barratt, Charlotte Duckett, Libby Stephenson, Amanda Friday, Becca Maggie, John Burlinson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mike/001716/bk_mike_001716_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Scripting the Past , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 346min
    Declan lives in the shadows helping deliver people out of the worst moments of their lives. After his military career ended, he joined a team in a foreign land putting the most lethal skills in his toolbox to best use, all the while watching over his only family from afar. He wants his sister, Morgan, to enjoy all the best in life, free from the confines of the knowledge of what he does and the evil that threatens their world daily. When his sister’s life is unexpectedly jeopardized though, he will need to break every rule to help find answers of historically altering events that will change his world and cause him to question everything in the pursuit of truth.Alessa has always lived a sheltered life under the overly watchful eye of her parents; even after their untimely deaths, she follows their advice to the letter. Avoiding people, technology, and any social interactions, with the only exception being her best friend and editor, Morgan, she maintains the solace she was born into and knows best. When secrets from her parent’s past start threatening her Morgan, she will embark on a journey toward answers with the most brusque, infuriating man she didn’t know she would never be able to live without. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Beauxregard Neylon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/145508/bk_acx0_145508_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Breaking Through "Bitch": How Women Can Shatter Stereotypes and Lead Fearlessly , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 276min
    When a man strongly asserts his point of view and autonomy, he is hailed as a strong, competent leader. When a woman exhibits the same executive qualities, she is labeled a brusque, overbearing bitch. This is not really news anymore, is it? Yet these unfair perceptions are a key reason why only five percent of Fortune 500 company CEOs are women. How can women leaders break through that brick wall of "bitch?" How can they manage gender expectations and still successfully climb the corporate ladder? Breaking Through "Bitch" takes an innovative, sometimes controversial approach, using stories from executives at the highest corporate levels to show how women can hone their innate skills, rise to the top, and be effective, outstanding leaders. It addresses head-on why women cannot and should not "act like men." Breaking Through "Bitch": •Describes the unique profile of behaviors that top women leaders have in common. •Reveals why such stereotypically feminine characteristics as nurturing, empathy, and inclusiveness are the keys to power, not signs of weakness. Shows how these characteristics can be equally effective for men in our fast-changing world. Breaking Through "Bitch" empowers women to be their best selves, overcome stereotypes, and lead! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tanya Eby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/007460/bk_brll_007460_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Good Left Undone
    From Adriana Trigiani, "a master of visual and palpable detail" (The Washington Post), comes a lush, immersive novel about three generations of Tuscan artisans with one remarkable secret. Epic in scope and resplendent with the glorious themes of identity and belonging, The Good Left Undone unfolds in breathtaking turns. Matelda, the Cabrelli family's matriarch, has always been brusque and opinionated. Now, as she faces the end of her life, she is determined to share a long-held secret with her family about her own mother's great love story: with her childhood friend, Silvio, and with dashing Scottish sea captain John Lawrie McVicars, the father Matelda never knew. . . . In the halcyon past, Domenica Cabrelli thrives in the coastal town of Viareggio until her beloved home becomes unsafe when Italy teeters on the brink of World War II. Her journey takes her from the rocky shores of Marseille to the mystical beauty of Scotland to the dangers of wartime Liverpool-where Italian Scots are imprisoned without cause-as Domenica experiences love, loss, and grief while she longs for home. A hundred years later, her daughter, Matelda, and her granddaughter, Anina, face the same big questions about life and their family's legacy, while Matelda contemplates what is worth fighting for. But Matelda is running out of time, and the two timelines intersect and weave together in unexpected and heartbreaking ways that lead the family to shocking revelations and, ultimately, redemption.
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    The Word Is Murder: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 542min
    The New York Times best-selling author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty brilliantly reinvents the classic crime novel once again with this clever and inventive mystery starring a fictional version of the author himself as the Watson to a modern-day Holmes, investigating a case involving buried secrets, murder, and a trail of bloody clues. A woman crosses a London street. It is just after 11 a.m. on a bright spring morning, and she is going into a funeral parlor to plan her own service. Six hours later the woman is dead, strangled with a crimson curtain cord in her own home. Enter disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, eccentric man as quick with an insult as he is to crack a case. And Hawthorne has a partner, the celebrated novelist Anthony Horowitz, curious about the case and looking for new material. As brusque, impatient, and annoying as Hawthorne can be, Horowitz - a seasoned hand when it comes to crime stories - suspects the detective may be on to something, and is irresistibly drawn into the mystery. But as the case unfolds, Horowitz realizes he’s at the center of a story he can’t control...and that his brilliant partner may be hiding dark and mysterious secrets of his own. A masterful and tricky mystery which plays games at many levels, The Word Is Murder is Anthony Horowitz at his very best. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rory Kinnear. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/007307/bk_harp_007307_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    If I Can't Have You , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 294min
    Abby Davison only wants to focus on her career as a nurse, as she has no time for dating after a bad breakup over a year ago. When her mother presses her about settling down, Abby tells her a little white lie: She’s dating Mark Thornton, the handsome and gruff rancher who both frustrates and makes her heart flutter every time they meet. When Mark overhears Abby's lie, he decides to cut her a deal: To keep his silence regarding their make-believe relationship, she'll come to live with him on his ranch until his broken arm heals. Despite her wounded pride and initial trepidation, Abby can’t help but begin to fall for the guarded Thornton brother as the days pass on his ranch. The black sheep of the family, Mark makes no secret that he prefers horses over people. His brusque exterior, though, only conceals hidden depths and a wounded heart that Abby understands all too clearly. As feelings start to bloom between them, neither is sure what is real and what’s make-believe. Yet the sizzling attraction between them is anything but fake, and with every kiss and every touch, they fall harder for each other. But as their pasts begin to creep toward them, unearthing secrets both would rather keep buried, Abby and Mark must learn to trust each other — or risk losing the love both never knew they needed. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Heather Costa, Jeffrey Kafer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/198312/bk_acx0_198312_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Why Bernie Sanders Matters , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 352min
    Missionary. Radical. Hippy. Revolutionary. Red Mayor. Pragmatist. Socialist. Hot from the campaign trail, a vivid new biography that goes inside Bernie Sanders's contradictions, his unusual life, and his electrifying quest to make the American dream a reality for all. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be the least political person in politics - a brusque, unpolished, Jewish Socialist from Brooklyn with deep-seated convictions and distaste for small talk. He is also, at 74, the rising star of the Democratic party, whose underdog bid for the presidential nomination has hit the marks of a serious contender: He's competitive with, and in some cases leading, Hillary Clinton in early state polls. He's closed the fundraising gap, and is drawing crowds of thousands to campaign rallies. Why? Because where most candidates are calculating and rehearsed, Sanders is frank, authentic, and impassioned. For 30 years, he has spoken out against income inequality, environmental injustice, and privatized healthcare. Now - amid an ever-widening chasm between the rich and the rest, and growing voter disenchantment - the country is listening. With reporting from inside the campaign, personal relationships with Sanders' friends and colleagues, and meticulous research, noted reporter Harry Jaffe offers an engaging, insightful portrait of the ultimate outsider candidate, charting Sanders' course from Brooklyn to Burlington, and now to Des Moines and beyond. Within the untold narrative of Sanders' origins and political development, he also examines the growth of the progressive movement, and the recent developments - including the Occupy movement, the Great Recession, and the rise of the millennial generation - that have shifted Sanders' views from fringe to focal point. At once a captivating biography, and a thought-provoking window into the contemporary political landscape, this will become the defining account of a pivotal moment in American history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan Triandiflou. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/026798/bk_adbl_026798_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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