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Murder at Two Rivers: Mike Delo Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 481min
In this fast-moving, suspense-filled thriller, Omaha Private Investigator, Mike Delo, embarks on a new adventure at his client's home, a serene acreage, adjacent to Two Rivers State Recreational Area on the Elkhorn River. An elderly swamp rocker from the 1950s, Ricky Carl engages Mike to find an extortionist who is offering information as to who murdered Carl's daughter, for $150,000. Mike accepts the gig, but becomes caught in a conflict with Carl's granddaughter, June, whose blocked memory of her mother's 20-year-old unsolved murder, has left her mentally challenged. This creates complications in Mike's hunt for the writer of the extortion note. A murder is committed during Mike's search for the extortionist and he begins a new quest. Mike's new love-interest, Smokey, an Omaha police detective, and Leon Alverez, Mike's mentor and former partner on the Omaha Police Department, aid in the search for the murderer. June's romantic pursuit of Mike puts a strain on his romance with Smokey, but Smokey is quick to respond to the young girl's manipulations. Mike struggles to control his alcoholism and having fallen back in his efforts, ends up in a grim situation after a night of abusing the vodka. The exciting conclusion delivered by James Ory Theall will again surprise and delight listeners. Some strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. James Ory Theall has been blind with no light perception for over 30 years, but in spite of his vision loss, he listens to audiobooks at every opportunity. He realizes that to be a good writer, it is important to be a good book consumer. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Paton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/055635/bk_acx0_055635_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Texas Rangers: The History and Legacy of the West's Most Famous Law Enforcement Agency , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 81min
In the second decade of the 19th century, the precarious state of America's transatlantic relationships began to stabilize. The War of 1812 ended, and the border status with Canada grew somewhat more settled. Turning its efforts toward the taming of an unwelcoming West, the young country faced new and less well-understood enemies. These included a vast array of indigenous Native American tribes, a general lawlessness roaming free from an absence of social protections, and Mexico's historical claims on a large swath of the westernmost portions of the continent. The contested ownership of Texas produced hostility over the following decades in what is now the 28th American state. The threat of relocating the border with Mexico far to the south at the Rio Grande River, was seen as an American land grab of enormous proportions. The Comanche, and other large tribes of the region, forced out by farmed acreage and barbed wire fence, viewed the onslaught of American settlement in much the same way. Within these cultural and legal collisions, an outlaw culture took advantage of the structural void. The creation of the Texas Rangers, as a response to Indian retaliations and renegade assaults on the banking and transportation systems, was born of a need to react quickly. Special skills were required, and unlike the military, resourcefulness and improvisatory thinking were prized, alongside obedience to orders. Author Mike Cox described the ideal Texas Ranger as one who is "able to handle any situation without definite instruction from his commanding officer." It is this resourcefulness, a colorful and non-conformist personality, and a sense of vigilantism that has lent the Texas Rangers a special charisma since their formation. From 19th-century newspaper articles and short stories through early films, the legend of this paramilitary organization has never been without a willing audience. The Ranger’s Bride was released in 1901, followed by The Border Ranger ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Clem. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/093474/bk_acx0_093474_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Cattle Kate: The Controversial Life and Legend of the Wyoming Territory’s Most Famous Woman Outlaw , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 88min
In the span of scarcely more than a half century, the West developed from a handful of scattered fur trapping enterprises, predominantly inhabited by males, to a region full of burgeoning rustic communities. Before the government’s official “closure” of the frontier as a lawless expanse, Western societies were essentially living apart from traditional American rule of law. What judicial structures were at work across the West were erratic, often willing to exercise extremes without evidential justification and manipulated by major corporate interests of the day, most notably cattle. As this suggests, despite the fact westward expansion is, more often than not, characterized as a conflict with nature and indigenous cultures, inherent danger existed as frontiersmen, family homesteaders, entrepreneurs, and cattle giants fought for a share in the new frontier life.At times, those in search of wealth, whether from a gold rush, an iconic technology, or from the acquisition of land and livestock, went beyond the decimation of the indigenous peoples. That portion of the frontier offered to the more modestly endowed settlers by federal legislation emerged as an economic irritant to bigger companies and the elite. In some economic quarters, they exerted an extreme effort to sabotage the prevailing structure and remove lower classes from the government’s promise.Where older America depended on the slave culture to sustain its rural existence, cattlemen serving Atlantic appetites for meat-forged empires of unthinkable dimensions in the West. With a weak system of law enforcement and unlimited availability of federal acreage open for public use, cattle barons granted themselves land rights and legal authority without limit.Once in control, they dared anyone to correct them, individual or institutional, and in light of their commercial contribution to the markets back east, there was little chance of government reprisals against their usurpation. / ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kelly McGee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/194183/bk_acx0_194183_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Heart of an Angel: The Angelic Letters, Book 7 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1091min
The Heart of an Angel, is the seventh and final book in the award winning, best selling, Angelic Letters Series. After five decades, the family of characters which readers have lived with, cried with, prayed with, laughed with, attended their weddings and funerals, finally plays out in this epic, heart-stopping, unforgettable saga.You will be right there with Henry as he is once again faced with the possibility of losing the love of his life. While Jenny is lying in a coma, much like his first wife Julean was, Henry struggles with the formidable task of deciding whether to terminate the child Jenny is carrying in her womb or risk delivering the baby at Jenny's peril. He knows only too well what Jenny would want him to do, but the thought of losing Jenny again is unthinkable. The entire gamut of emotions run so high and deep it will be as if you are in the character's skin.Father Engelmann was assigned two tasks by his guardian angel, Zachariah, during his near-death experience. His first mission upon his return, to write the love story of Henry and Jenny, is almost completed. But what about the second task that he was asked to carry out during his brief stint on the other side? What future vision was Father allowed to see on the doorsteps to heaven? What was so compelling that he quickly agreed to put off entering into his heavenly home and returned to the land of the living?Come, join us at Henry s acreage as this breath-taking adventure of love plays itself out. The twists and turns of fate will keep you resisting to pause, as this epic story comes to a conclusion that surprises and satisfies beyond the listener's most wishful imaginings; an ending only angels can bring about.The Heart of an Angel is an inspiring, thought provoking, spiritual, and emotional roller coaster. The insights which are thread and weaved throughout the story will bring clarity, purpose, and meaning into your life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Van Der Molen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/150377/bk_acx0_150377_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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All You Need to Know About Container Gardening: Gardening, Indoor, Outdoor Gardening, Greenhouse , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 98min
Container gardening is the procedure of growing plants solely in planters and containers (pots). Unlike the traditional method of growing plants in the ground, container gardens are displayed throughout a home, office, patio, or terrace. You can grow almost anything in a container. Container gardening is the answer for most people who live in busy cities or those who don't have a big back yard. You can put a container anywhere. And because it's easy, just about anyone can grow flowers and vegetables. You may not have the acreage for flower gardening or vegetable gardening, but you can grow fresh vegetables, flowers, or herbs by growing plants in pots. So, whether you live on a large parcel of land, a townhouse, or an apartment building, you can plant a garden in a container. The creativity and possibilities for container gardening are endless because so many plants grow well in pots. By using your imagination, you can find interesting and unique ways to grow and display just about any plant. By rearranging them in various ways, you can also create an ambiance appealing to the eye and a fragrant scent to make your neighbors envious. Container gardening is so convenient and can be much easier to manage than a traditional garden. Handicapped individuals can use container gardening and have their plants located in positions that are easy for them to access. This is something that just isn't always achievable with traditional gardening. People who are bound to wheelchairs can have their plants in pots on a table where they can easily access them. Elderly people who still enjoy gardening but can no longer manage a traditional garden can easily manage a garden that is broken up into individual pots and tubs so they can again enjoy their love of gardening. Container gardening is also a great way to teach children how to grow and care for plants. Traditional gardening is much more involved, and children can become bored and lose int ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tyler Peterson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/116291/bk_acx0_116291_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming
Grow better not bigger ...should be of great use to market growers everywhere. - Eliot Coleman, organic farming pioneer and author, Winter Harvest Handbook This is a fantastic addition to any aspiring market gardener's library... - Josh Volk, Slow Hand Farm, Portland, Oregon AS LOCAL ORGANIC agriculture continues to flourish, young professional growers like Jean-Martin Fortier are leading the way with their innovative ideas about how to start a farm. Growing on just 1.5 acres, he and his wife have been making a good living from their vegetable operation for over 10 years, feeding more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stand. Based on low-tech, high-yield methods of production, The Market Gardener is packed with practical information on: * Setting-up a micro-farm by designing biologically intensive cropping systems, all with negligible capital outlay * Farming without a tractor and minimizing fossil-fuel inputs through the use of the best hand tools, appropriate machinery and minimum tillage practices * Growing mixed vegetables systematically with attention to weed and pest management, crop yields, harvest periods and pricing approaches. The Market Gardener is a complete, modern, micro-scale farming handbook which shows that making a living wage growing food without large capital outlay or access to an acreage may be closer than you think. ... picks up right where Eliot Coleman has left us, applying many of his core principles, but doing it in such a brilliant way as to provide beginning farmers a solid framework of the information they need to start up and become successful small-scale organic growers themselves. - Adam Lemieux, Product Manager of Tools & Supplies, Johnny's Selected Seeds JEAN-MARTIN FORTIER and his wife Maude-Hélène Desroches are the founders of Les Jardins de la Grelinette, an internationally recognized micro-farm known for its high productivity and profitability using low-tech, high-yield methods of production. A leading practitioner of biologically intensive cropping systems, Jean-Martin has more than a decade's worth of experience in organic farming. Jean-Martin lives and farms in Southern Quebec, Canada, with his wife and their two children.- Shop: buecher
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