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    During Wind and Rain: The Jones Family Farm in the Arkansas Delta, 1848-2006 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 290min
    In telling the story of five generations of her family and its farm in the Arkansas Delta, Margaret Jones Bolsterli brings together her own research, historical perspective, and family lore as it reaches her from the days of her great-grandfather down to her nephew. The result is a family saga that is at once universal and personal, historical, and timeless. During Wind and Rain moves from the land's acquisition in 1848 through the Civil War and Reconstruction, the 1927 Flood, the Great Depression, and the drought of 1930 to the modern considerations of mechanization, fertilizer, pesticides, and irrigation. The transformation of dense swamp and forest to today's commercial agriculture is the story of two hundred acres worked by people sowing their fate with sweat, ingenuity, and luck. From the hoes of Bolsterli's great-grandfather Uriah's time to her nephew Casey's machinery capable of cultivating an acre in five minutes, During Wind and Rain poignantly portrays five generations of farmers motivated by dreams of "a crop so good that the memory of it can warm the drafty floors of adversity for the rest of one's life." The book is published by The University of Arkansas Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mindy Grall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/053406/bk_acx0_053406_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Charlotte & Mr. Abernathy (eBook, ePUB)
    Dead people generally cause Charlotte Franklin trouble...and she's got plenty of trouble already. Her mother's decision move to a town one hundred miles away is the worst decision ever. And the house! It's a wreck. Big and old, drafty and ugly, it's the color of a school bus.The boy across the street might be kinda cute, but he's a pain, always on his skateboard, calling her "Kid." Every time she goes outside, there he is, hanging around as if he has nothing better to do than be annoying.It's been a while since Charlotte has seen a walking, talking dead person, and she's glad about that. When she sees Mr. Abernathy, who has been trapped in that awful old house for nearly a hundred years, she tries to ignore him. She's got her own problems, after all.Soon, though, Charlotte realizes that loneliness is a sad state, and you don't have to be a twelve-year-old girl in a strange town to be lonely. Finding out who killed Mr. Abernathy so he can "cross over" turns out to be a quest that keeps her summer busy and more intriguing that she ever imagined. Making friends with a ghost and a bothersome boy is probably the best decision she's ever made.
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    Lincoln and the Dragon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 110min
    The fateful first of January. That's how Abraham Lincoln described New Year's Day in 1841, the day he temporarily broke off his engagement with Mary Todd. Although this fact is well known among historians, what is not known is what else happened that day - when a deranged, dimension-hopping descendant of a Confederate general attempted to assassinate Lincoln long before he became the 16th President of the United States. When the madman's plan goes awry, Lincoln finds himself stranded in the land of Howander, a world populated by brave knights, drafty castles, and a princess terribly scarred by a one-eyed dragon who's promised to return for her on her upcoming birthday. As he finds himself falling for the princess, Lincoln must make a choice: stay and fight the dragon, or heed the call of his dark dreams, which offer him tantalizing glimpses of his native country's future - a country which may need a hero even more than this one. Scott William Carter's first novel, The Last Great Getaway of the Water Balloon Boys, was hailed by Publishers Weekly as a "touching and impressive debut." His short stories have appeared in dozens of popular magazines and anthologies, including Asimov's, Analog, Ellery Queen, Realms of Fantasy, and Weird Tales. He lives in Oregon with his wife, two children, and thousands of imaginary friends. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gary L Willprecht. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/000441/bk_acx0_000441_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 597min
    Rita Hayworth dancing by candlelight in a small Mexican village; Elizabeth Taylor devouring homemade pasta and tenderly wrapping him in her pashmina scarf; streaking for Sir Laurence Olivier in a drafty English castle; terrifying a dozing Jackie Onassis; carrying an unconscious Montgomery Clift to safety on a dark New York City street. Captured forever in a unique memoir, Frank Langella's myriad encounters with some of the past century's most famous human beings are profoundly affecting, funny, wicked, sometimes shocking, and utterly irresistible. With sharp wit and a perceptive eye, Mr. Langella takes us with him into the private worlds and privileged lives of movie stars, presidents, royalty, literary lions, the social elite, and the greats of the Broadway stage. What, for instance, was Jack Kennedy doing on that coffee table? Why did the Queen Mother need Mr. Langella's help? When was Paul Mellon going to pay him money owed? How did Brooke Astor lose her virginity? Why was Robert Mitchum singing Gilbert & Sullivan patter songs at top volume, and what did Marilyn Monroe say to him that helped change the course of his life? Through these shared experiences, we learn something, too, of Mr. Langella's personal journey from the age of 15 to the present. Dropped Names is, like its subjects, riveting and unforgettable. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Frank Langella. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/002796/bk_harp_002796_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 285min
    From New York Times bestselling author Joanne DeMaio comes an enchanting novel about love, family, and the delicate power of snowflakes. Reluctant to leave her cherished New England hometown after her sister's winter wedding, former journalist Vera Sterling makes a sudden decision. She takes what's left of her severance pay and invests it in real estate ... in one particular drafty colonial home and old timber barn set upon the pretty banks of Addison Cove. In that rough-hewn barn, she discovers a secret treasure left behind by the previous owner, the proprietor of the long-forgotten Christmas Barn gift shop. While restoring her run-down, wood-sided home--its creaking floors, broken banister, and neglected widow's walk--that secret slowly unfolds like a bit of snowflake wonder, crystallizing hopes and dreams for many in this small Connecticut town. But mostly for Derek Cooper whose own tragic story has headlined Addison's news. And whom Vera has come to love. When the first snowstorm hits during Derek's annual Deck the Boats Festival at the cove, residents become stranded. It is then up to Vera to not only bring the town together, but to mend one man's heart she fears she may have lost.  Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes is a heartwarming story, one that reminds us to look to winter's stars. Because snowflakes can grant very special wishes ... if only we believe. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Cracknell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/100721/bk_acx0_100721_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The End of Vandalism
    At the heart of Grouse County, in the American midwest, is an unforgettable triangle: Dan Norman, the county sheriff whose empathy exceeds his love for law enforcement; Tiny Darling, a part-time thief who smashes up a "dance against vandalism"; and Louise Darling, the woman forced to choose between them.Ten years ago, Tom Drury's groundbreaking debut, The End of Vandalism, was serialized in The New Yorker, was compared to the work of Sherwood Anderson and William Faulkner by USA Today, and was named a Best Book of the Year in multiple publications. Now, appearing simultaneously with his first new novel in six years, Drury's debut is back in print.Welcome to Grouse County — a fictional Midwest that is at once familiar and amusingly eccentric — where a thief vacuums the church before stealing the chalice, a lonely woman paints her toenails in a drafty farmhouse, and a sleepless man watches his restless bride scatter their bills beneath the stars. At the heart of The End of Vandalism is an unforgettable love triangle set off by a crime: Sheriff Dan Norman arrests Tiny Darling for vandalizing an anti–vandalism dance and then marries the culprit's ex-wife Louise. So Tiny loses Louise, Louise loses her sense of self, and the three find themselves on an epic journey.At turns hilarious and heart-breaking, The End of Vandalism is a radiant novel about the beauty and ache of modern life.
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    A Modern Gay Sex Christmas Carol Four Pack #1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 162min, (USK 18)
    #1: The Silver-Haired Boss and the Sexy Employee - Despite the temperature dropping outside, miserly businessman Dickteaser refuses to let his underpaid, underappreciated employee, Bob, turn up the heat in the drafty office on Christmas Eve, pointing out that there are other ways for Bob to keep warm and keep his job at the same time. Can Bob refuse his boss' kinky sexual advances considering he has an unemployed husband at home as well as the out-of-work college dropout they've recently taken in nicknamed Tiny Twink? #2: Hot Guys Going at It During a Snowstorm - This installment of the holiday series reveals Dickteaser's true feelings about Christmas and his neighbor, Flaming Fred. Later, when two charity workers solicit donations at the investment management office, they discover that although both Dickteaser and the weather outside may be frightful, hot guys can always find a way to get naked and make their bodies feel delightful. #3: College Roommate Friends Become Lovers - This episode brings Dickteaser face to face with the ghost of his deceased partner, Jacob, who convinces him of his authenticity by letting Dickteaser relive the day in senior year that he lost his anal innocence. #4: The Spirit of X-mas Past - The gay erotic holiday serial continues as The Spirit of X-mas Past appears in a surprising form and guides Dickteaser back to the Christmas Eve on campus where the phrase "private jokes in public places" took on a whole new meaning when he pleasured himself under the table. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Luke Avery. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/041059/bk_acx0_041059_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Mr. Wilson Makes It Home: How One Little Dog Brought Us Hope, Happiness & Closure , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 372min
    The Story of a Small Dog Who Needed a Home and the Couple Who Needed Him When Michael and Cheryl Morse slowly drifted apart amid an empty nest, her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, his symptoms of PTSD, and the grief of losing their two beloved dogs put down on the same day three years prior, it became apparent their lives were in need of a little joy. Enter an energetic, white ball of fluff known as Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson's story begins in Arkansas, where he was left in a leaky, drafty barn for days - the result of a child who couldn't care for him and a woman who wouldn't. An escape artist, he eventually found himself on a country road where he was discovered by a neighbor. Familiar with his current living conditions, she took him in, cleaned him up, and created an online adoption profile for him. In Rhode Island, Cheryl Morse clicked on Mr. Wilson's photo and instantly fell in love. A few days later, Mr. Wilson arrived in Rhode Island by a tractor trailer full of dogs needing homes. Upon meeting the Morses, he was happy, affectionate, and excited but how long would it last? Would they be able to care for him and themselves? Had he finally found his forever home? What if they had cats? In Mr. Wilson Makes It Home, the joy Michael and Cheryl so badly needed comes in the form of an adorable schnoodle named Mr. Wilson. This animal rescue story tells of the love, recovery, faith, and hope that a pet can bring to a brokenhearted family. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Young. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/020086/bk_adbl_020086_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Wilt, 1962: The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era, Hörbuch, Digital, 378min
    On the night of March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, right up the street from the chocolate factory, Wilt Chamberlain, a young and striking athlete celebrated as the Big Dipper, scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knickerbockers. In 1962, the National Basketball Association, stepchild to the college game, was searching for its identity. Its teams were mostly white, the number of black players limited by an unspoken quota. Games were played in drafty, half-filled arenas, and the players traveled on buses and trains, telling tall tales, playing cards, and sometimes reading Joyce. Into this scene stepped the unprecedented Wilt Chamberlain: strong and quick-witted, voluble and enigmatic, a seven-footer who played with a colossal will and a dancer¿s grace. Pomerantz tracked down Knicks and Philadelphia Warriors, fans, journalists, team officials, other NBA stars of the era, and basketball historians, conducting more than 250 interviews in all, to recreate in painstaking detail the game that announced the Dipper's greatness. At the heart of the book is the self-made Chamberlain, a romantic cosmopolitan who owned a nightclub in Harlem and shrugged off segregation with a bebop cool but harbored every slight deep in his psyche. March 2, 1962, presented the awesome sight of Wilt Chamberlain imposing himself on a world that would diminish him. Wilt, 1962 is not only the dramatic story of a singular basketball game but a meditation on small towns, midcentury America, and one of the most intriguing figures in the pantheon of sports heroes. BONUS: This audio contains the original fourth quarter radio broadcast of Wilt's record-shattering 100 point game. Language: English. Narrator: Roscoe Orman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000591/bk_rand_000591_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Heartwood , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 722min
    Set in north-central Pennsylvania at the turn of the 20th century, Heartwood is an inspiring and heart-rending novel that traces the intertwined lives of two men with common roots in the rugged timbering industry, but whose destinies and love for Cassandra Erhart, daughter of an industrialist, turn them against each other. Heartwood is a loving and careful preservation of a precious part of American history that has all but vanished.This story of place and a man’s search for significance amidst clashing worlds of humans and nature is more than the tragedy and triumph of Tobias Meier’s passage from woodsman to ostracized heir. His leaving a landscape he knows and to which he is connected spiritually, moving on in pursuit of false opportunity, illuminates the larger-scale sacrifices tolled on an increasingly transient America. Heartwood contemplates what is lost as civilization expands, natural places disappear, and technology renders steadfast traditions obsolete.The scenes of Heartwood, which Jack Driscoll, author of How Like An Angel, calls cinematic, take place in logging camps and the sooty innards of an arc light factory, in the homes of lumber tycoons and the drafty bedrooms of company houses, during a bear hunt and in a parlor room in 1913’s finest New York hotel.The story of Tobias is intertwined with the rise of an empire and the ones who built it, one of the multi-faceted ventures that farmed the region’s natural resources to build the little industrial towns of Pennsylvania. As was true with many of these family operations, the empire follows the economic cycles of the new century and it impacts most every life in the town it occupies. Tobias and the protagonist will choose paths that follow the tide of this empire, and one will get swept into it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andrew Rowe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/203746/bk_acx0_203746_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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