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Operation Valuable Fiend: The CIA's First Paramilitary Strike against the Iron Curtain , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 626min

In 1949, a newly minted branch of the CIA (the precursor of today’s National Clandestine Service), flush with money and burning with determination to roll back the Iron Curtain, embarked on the first paramilitary operation in the history of the agency. They hatched an elaborate plan, coordinated with the British Secret Intelligence Service, to foment popular rebellion and detach Albania, the weakest of the Soviet satellites in Europe, from Moscow’s orbit. The operation resulted in dismal failure and was shut down by 1954. In Operation Valuable Fiend, Albert Lulushi gives the first full accounting of this CIA action, based on hundreds of declassified documents, memoirs, and recollections of key participants, including Albanian exiles recruited for missions and their Communist opponents. Up till now, the story of the operation has been obfuscated and even distorted. Some blamed the Soviet mole Kim Philby for sabotaging it; the communists credited the prowess of their secret police; and CIA memoirs were heavily sanitized. Lulushi documents a range of factors that led to the failure, from inexperienced CIA case officers outsmarted in spy-vs-spy games by their ruthless Stalinist opponents; to rivalries between branches of the CIA and between the agency and friendly intelligence services; and conflicts among anti-Communist factions that included Albania’s colorful exiled leader, King Zog. The book also shows how this operation served as the proving ground for techniques used in later CIA Cold War paramilitary actions - involving some of the same agency operatives - including the coup d’états in Iran and Guatemala and the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Conlan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/017808/bk_adbl_017808_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Poker Math & Strategies: Advanced Strategies to Use Poker Math + Tips and Tricks to Play like a Pro , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 180min

Discover the secrets to mastering the mental game of poker, learn how to crush your opponents, and play poker like the top 1%! Have you always wanted to learn how to completely dominate any poker game, but didn't know where to begin? Are you sick of being the "sucker" at the poker table? Are you tired of the overwhelming sense of defeat that comes with being outsmarted again and again? If yes, then you've come to the right place! In this guide, you're going to learn how to unleash the power of logical and rational poker math to help you get an edge over your "intuition-based" opponents, say goodbye to long losing streaks and line your pockets with cold hard cash. Here's a sample of what you're going to discover in Poker Math:Everything you need to know about poker math to crush it in games and tournamentsThe ultimate guide to poker probabilities and poker handsA step-by-step guide to using poker science to become an unstoppable player How to assess the likelihood that your adversary is bluffing with a high degree of accuracy The four types of poker players and how to figure out your opponents playing styles to come out on top How to work out pot odds like a professional Seven surefire tips to help you drastically improve your odds in every poker game Five nuke-level poker betting strategies you absolutely need to know about How to develop the mindset of a veteran poker player for multi-table tournaments ...and much more! Whether you're a complete beginner to poker or are looking for battle-tested poker techniques to help you take your poker skills to the next level. You'll learn how to make smart poker decisions on the fly even when under pressure, without losing your cool. Scroll to the top of the page and click the "buy now" button to get started today! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julious Z Dyer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/175793/bk_acx0_175793_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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It Was Not Russia , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 138min

Dear listener,Let me put the records straight: I am not affiliated to any political party. I am neither Democratic nor Republican. I registered as independent in the 2016 presidential election. As a voter, I always vote for a candidate’s issues and not political party he/she belongs. This book, therefore, does not provide political parties’ interests. More importantly, it should be noted that, this book only is my personal opinion, observations, and analysis as the voter and political scientist. As graduate of political science for my bachelors and peace studies and conflict resolution for masters, I feel compelled to provide my views on 2016 presidential election. Each person has different opinion on what happened in the election. Therefore, this book contains personal observations and analysis of the election.There are so many questions to ask ourselves about the past election:a) How comes a career politician like Hillary Clinton lost election to Donald Trump, a person who has never held any political position before or served in our military?b) How 16 other Republican Party Candidates failed to “stop” Donald Trump?c) Most importantly: How Donald Trump outsmarted everyone in politics and managed to rewrite the new political playbook in American history.d) What should Democratic Party do for the 2020? Does the party really want to win against the incumbent President Donald Trump?One last thing: This book is not about who would make a better leader, or rather who had better policies. It is all about winning and losing. What one candidate did to win and what another did to lose election is the central part of the analysis of the book. This is what Niccolo Machiavelli expresses as “The ends justify the means”. I know politics has become the most controversial topic everywhere. Some people even fight; beat each other because of politics and politicians. What do you benefit by insulting and attacking a fellow human bei ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bill Franchuk. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/160137/bk_acx0_160137_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Hannibal Barca: A Captivating Guide to the Carthaginian General Who Fought in the Second Punic War Between Carthage and Ancient Rome , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 197min

If you want to discover the captivating life of Hannibal Barca, then pay attention...One of the names most synonymous with brilliant military strategy is Hannibal. He was the legendary Carthaginian general who marched elephants over the snowy Alps and took on Rome, the growing power in Europe at the time. He outsmarted the best strategists that Rome had to offer and twice sat in front of the gates of Rome with his army. There was never any doubt that Hannibal would serve his country in the military, but no one could have predicted just how well he would serve Carthage. Even centuries later, Romans used the phrase “Hannibal’s at the gates!” as a way of indicating misfortune or fear. Even natural disasters were compared to him. His actions would go on to haunt the Romans for centuries. Because of the threat he had been to them, the Roman Republic was forced to learn how to outsmart their opponents and not just beat them. The actions of Hannibal helped to shape and form Rome into the military power that it became because they realized early on that they were not as safe as they had thought they were.In Hannibal Barca: A Captivating Guide to the Carthaginian General Who Fought in the Second Punic War Between Carthage and Ancient Rome, you will discover topics such as:Rome Versus Carthage - The First Punic WarBorn into an Uncertain WorldThe Element of Surprise - The Beginning of a LegendPanic in Rome and the Subsequent Raiding of Roman TerritoryThe Rivalry Between Hannibal and FabiusDefeating HannibalUsing Politics to Improve Carthage and a Final BetrayalCat and Mouse with Rome - Roles ReversedSpeculation on Hannibal’s End and the End of Carthage in the Third Punic WarAnd much, much more...So if you want to learn more about Hannibal Barca, scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Zenobia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/166460/bk_acx0_166460_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Harbinger , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1784min

It starts as a whisper, barely audible. Rumors. Paranoia. Conspiracy theories. Subterfuge. Like lightning, the plague moves across the globe, spreading out in all directions and leaving few alive. But the end is only the beginning. Discovered in the Alaskan permafrost, the ancient virus was reanimated and genetically altered. The new strain showed great promise in curing many of mankind's afflictions. When the specimen fell into the hands of the Russian theocracy, their inept scientists attempted to create a biological weapon - a weapon that outsmarted them. Now, the androvirus is a deadly airborne plague, conquering the world in a matter of days. With a communicability of 100% and a mortality rate of over 90%, there is no immunity. For the survivors, who can suppress the virus, there is only change. A few adapt, but most become walking, talking gray horrors with an appetite for flesh. Primarily set in the American city of Memphis, four loosely-connected strangers, caught up in their lives, find their worlds annihilated by the swiftly-moving plague. Alex Connelly is a wealthy young executive, living an idyllic life with his pregnant wife, Madison. Kirk Foster is a self-absorbed aging gay man, desperate to hang onto his youth and sex appeal. Meredith Brinkley's ongoing war with breast cancer takes a turn for the worse, and she faces an impending double mastectomy. Logan King is a closeted baseball jock, playing for a minor league team while coming to terms with his true identity. And only together will they survive.... Includes Book 1: Pathogen, Book 2: The Curtain Falls, Book 3: Creepers, and Book 4: Numbers. Please note: There are straight and gay characters and a few that exist somewhere in between. There are characters of different races and religious backgrounds. There are opinionated characters. There is profanity. There is intimacy and clipped love scenes, some being of the male-for ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Ahr. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/084212/bk_acx0_084212_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Sci-Fi Siren Who Dared Love Elvis and Other Stars , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 671min

Angelique Pettyjohn (1943-1992) was groomed and pampered to be the next Marilyn Monroe by the studio system. But on her way to stardom, she took a slight detour and became an icon in her own right, beloved by millions of fans worldwide. This is the incredible, true-life story of "the girl in the silver bikini" who dared to love Elvis Presley and give the King of Rock-n-Roll his only son. She also taught Captain Kirk on Star Trek how to make love to alien women, outsmarted Secret Agent Maxwell Smart, spied on the Girl from U.N.C.L.E., came between TV's Batman and Robin, put the sting back in the Green Hornet, showed partner Bruce Lee (as Kato) a few fast moves, headlined several sci-fi movies as an unforgettably sexy siren, was picked up as a hooker on the top-rated Hill Street Blues, and proved that women over 40 were shagadelic, baby! She was also a Las Vegas showgirl, exotic dancer, model, femme fatale, scream queen, comedian, Playboy pin-up, suburban housewife, and friend. During her 30-year career in show business, Angelique Pettyjohn always lit up the stage or screen with her splashy personality and sexy good looks. She dated most of Hollywood's leading men, and if her sex diary ever surfaced, there would be plenty of red faces in Tinsel Town. I met Angelique at a Star Trek convention in 1982, and during the last 10 years of her life, we developed a truly one-of-a-kind friendship. We became inseparable, and there wasn't a thing I would not have done for her. She asked me one final favor, while she lay dying; she asked me to tell her story, warts and all. This book, which has taken 28 years of exhaustive research, is my love letter to Angelique Pettyjohn, her story of tragedy and triumph in show business. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin E. Brown. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/223850/bk_acx0_223850_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Asylum: The Renegades Who Hijacked the World's Oil Market , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 994min

They were a band of outsiders unable to get jobs with New York's gilded financial establishment. They would go on to corner the world's multitrillion-dollar oil market, reaping unimaginable riches while bringing the economy to its knees. Meet the self-anointed kings of the New York Mercantile Exchange. In some ways, they are everything you would expect them to be: a secretive, members-only club of men and women who live lavish lifestyles; cavort with politicians, strippers, and celebrities; and blissfully jacked up oil prices to nearly $150 a barrel while profiting off the misery of the working class. In other ways, they are nothing you can imagine: many come from working-class families themselves. The progeny of Jewish, Irish, and Italian immigrants who escaped war-torn Europe, they take pride in flagrantly spurning Wall Street. Under the thumb of an all-powerful international oil cartel, the energy market had long eluded the grasp of America's hungry capitalists. Neither the oil royalty of Houston nor the titans of Wall Street had ever succeeded in fully wresting away control. But facing extinction, the rough-and-tumble traders of Nymex - led by the reluctant son of a produce merchant - went after this Goliath and won, creating the world's first free oil market and minting billions in the process. Their stunning journey from poverty to prosperity belies the brutal and violent history that is their legacy. For the first time, The Asylum unmasks the oil market's self-described "inmates" in all their unscripted and dysfunctional glory: the happily married father from Long Island whose lust for money and power was exceeded only by his taste for cruel pranks; the Italian kung fu-fighting gasoline trader whose ferocity in the trading pits earned him countless millions; the cheerful Nazi hunter who traded quietly by day Irish-born femme fatale who outsmarted all but one of the exchange's chairmen - the Hungarian emigre who, try as he mig ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Fass. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/002415/bk_harp_002415_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Poker Mind: Play Poker Like the Top 1%. What Everyone Ought to Know About Poker Strategy, Poker Math and the Mental Game Behind the Cards. Make the Right Bet, See the Tells, and Win the Tournament , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 204min

Master the mental game of Texas hold 'em poker and learn how to use simple and effective techniques to crush your opponents in any poker game!If you've always wanted to learn how to master the game of Texas hold 'em poker but don't know how to go about it, then keep reading....Are you sick of not being able to dominate your opponents and control the game? Tired of the ego drop that comes with each crushing loss, knowing that you've been outsmarted...again?Have you tried to get an edge over your opponents using methods and techniques that don't seem to work for you?Do you want to finally say goodbye to long losing streaks and discover a toolbox of simple, straightforward techniques and strategies that will help you win a lot more poker games?If yes, then keep reading....You see, mastering poker doesn't have to be difficult. And it doesn't have to depend on luck either.In fact, I'll go a step further and say it's easier than you think, but you don't have to believe me.An article in Gaming Law Review has demonstrated why poker is a game of skill and not of luck with similar techniques you're going to find in this guide.What does this mean for you?You can master the ins and outs of Texas hold 'em without bleeding yourself dry or feeling as dumb as rocks.Here's a snippet of what you're going to discover in The Poker Mind:The six player types and how you can figure out your opponent's playing style to come out on topThe one remarkable tip that could help you triple your win rateHow to choose the best playing style that helps you dominateSimple techniques so you can master and use poker math like the prosDramatically increase your win rate by learning how to analyze hands and figure out the right time to callThe truth about how to accurately read poker tellsA magic technique that w ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rory Young. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/162230/bk_acx0_162230_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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