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  Yarn , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 646min

  From the neo-feudalistic slubs and cornfields of his youth to his apprenticeship among the saleswarriors of Seattlehama - the sex-and-shopping capital of the world - to the rarefied heights of power that Tain now treads, Yarn takes its readers on a roller coaster ride through his life. Vada, the stylish revolutionary and love of Tane's life, draws him back into a world he had thought was long behind him. The swirling threads of violence and passion threaten to destroy him and the world he has made for himself. Author Jon Armstrong returns to the high fashion dystopia first glimpsed in Grey, weaving a stylish and scintillating tale of a dark past colliding with Tane's supposedly safe and secure present. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Boyett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/003183/bk_adbl_003183_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Metabolic Murders: Edwin Scott Crime Series, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 390min

  Edwin Scott is back! He returns to his old teaching hospital as senior house officer on the metabolic ward and falls in love. When the ward's tranquil routine is interrupted by a series of murders, Detective Superintendent Charles Butter and his sergeant, Timothy Gately, are called in to investigate. All the staff of the Metabolic Unit fall under suspicion - even Edwin himself - but where is the motive? Scott lies on a bed in his own ward, a control subject having an experimental intravenous infusion. He is stricken with a sudden searing chest pain. Has he become the fourth victim? In addition to its hospital setting, the novel explores the brutal realm of organized crime, the rarefied atmosphere of academia, and even the world of counterespionage. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Phillip Goodchild. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/125133/bk_acx0_125133_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Portuguese Irregular Verbs , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 229min

  Alexander McCall Smith, best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, has turned his hand to humour. The delightful result is a creation of comic genius. For in the unnaturally tall form of Professor Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, we are invited to meet a memorable character whose sublime insouciance is a blend of the cultivated pomposity of Frasier Crane and of Inspecteur Clouseau's hapless gaucherie. Von Igelfeld inhabits the rarefied world of the Institute of Romance Philology at Regensburg, a world he shares with his equally tall and equally ridiculous colleagues, Professors Florianus Prinzel and Detlev Amadeus Unterholzer. Their unlikely adventures are described in three deliciously funny instalments: Portuguese Irregular Verbs, The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, and At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Hugh Laurie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000008/bk_twuk_000008_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Chums (eBook, ePUB)

  PowerPrivilegePartiesIt's a very small world at the top'A searing onslaught on the smirking Oxford insinuation that politics is all just a game. It isn't. It matters' Matthew ParrisBoris Johnson, Michael Gove, David Cameron, George Osborne, Theresa May, Dominic Cummings, Daniel Hannan, Jacob Rees-Mogg: Whitehall is swarming with old Oxonians. They debated each other in tutorials, ran against each other in student elections, and attended the same balls and black tie dinners. They aren't just colleagues - they are peers, rivals, friends. And, when they walked out of the world of student debates onto the national stage, they brought their university politics with them. Eleven of the fifteen postwar British prime ministers went to Oxford. In Chums, Simon Kuper traces how the rarefied and privileged atmosphere of this narrowest of talent pools - and the friendships and worldviews it created - shaped modern Britain. This is a searing critique of the British ruling class and its 'chumocracy' by the smartest commentator in journalism today.

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  Ariana: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1407min

  The rarefied realm of opera comes alive in the story of a diva torn between passion and ambition.She is Kavalaris—the most magnificent singer ever to grace the international operatic stage. Her talent is the stuff of legend and has made the men around her rich. Mark Rutherford first saw her when he was a young boy—and he cannot forget her. It will be almost two decades—separated by a depression and a world war—before they meet again and fall deeply in love.Beginning in 1928 and continuing for almost six decades, Ariana tells the story of a performer whose extraordinary gift touches everyone who hears her. But who is the woman behind the phenomenon? As Ariana bestows her gift on other singers, she ensures her immortality. It will come at a great cost to her own life. Because ambition—and the kind of success most people only dream of—always exacts a price. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ann Osmond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/017603/bk_adbl_017603_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Lucky Jim , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 560min

  This is Jim Hart's story: how he survived a violent childhood home, how he overcame obsessive dependencies, and how he finally found the strength to be his true self. A master at building relationships, Jim is charming, funny, and a great listener. His success in life and business was based on his ability to connect with others, from people recovering in 12-step groups in upstate New York to those living in the rarefied air of Martha's Vineyard. But after more than 20 years of being sober, one slip-up triggered an active addiction that threatened his relationships with his then-wife, singer-songwriter Carly Simon; his recovery friends; his severely disabled son; and - as he began to confront his own sexuality - even with himself. With profound clarity and thoughtful language, Jim weaves together the beautiful and all-too-often heartbreaking events of his life into an inspiring tale of bravery, healing, and, above all, love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pete Cross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/drms/001736/bk_drms_001736_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Small Indiscretion , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 703min

  Marianne Jidhoff is having trouble getting back on her feet after the death of her husband, Hans. As Stockholm’s Attorney General, Hans was known as much for his marital indiscretions as his ability to solve complex cases. But Olle Lundqvist, Lead Prosecutor at the department and Marianne’s friend of many years, knows that she was the brain behind Hans’s success. He persuades her to come back to work, and she quickly shakes her grief as she finds herself at the center of a series of mysterious killings among Stockholm’s upper echelons. Marianne teams up with the brash and handsome investigator Torsten Ehn to find out who is behind the murders, and together they uncover a kinky secret society populated by the city’s elite. This sexy twist on the Scandinavian crime tradition - dubbed Elegant Crime by the author - is both a colorful glimpse into the rarefied world of Sweden’s rich and powerful and a beguiling mystery featuring a cast of unforgettable characters. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joyce Bean. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/005870/bk_brll_005870_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Lady and the Duke: The Imperial Regency Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 176min

  Miss Audrey Ellis has failed to catch a wealthy, titled husband in her two London Seasons,and merely wishes to return to her quiet country life, leaving high society behind her for good. But when an unexpected encounter brings the Duke of Halford into her life, she will have to decide if she has the courage to change her prudent, unadventurous plans and reach for something more. William Langston, the Duke of Halford, wasn't looking for love. He came to Town to track down his sister's blackmailer, hoping to head off a scandal in the making. But the Viscount Claremont is more elusive than the duke was prepared for, and leads him on a chase through society's drawing rooms and balls. Will soon finds himself distracted from his mission by Audrey's fresh beauty and lack of pretension, something scarce in his rarefied world. The pair are drawn together despite their differences, but as scandal looms and rumors spread, danger is closer than ever before. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dawn Hyde. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/012819/bk_acx0_012819_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Unintended Consequences: A Stone Barrington Novel, Book 26 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 463min

  Stone Barrington finds intrigue abroad in the sensational new thriller by the New York Times best-selling author. Stone Barrington is no stranger to schemes and deceptions of all stripes - as an attorney for the premier white-shoe law firm Woodman & Weld, he’s seen more than his share. But when he travels to Europe under highly unusual circumstances, Stone finds himself at the center of a mystery that is, even by his standards, most peculiar. Two unexpected invitations may be the first clues in an intricate puzzle Stone must unravel to learn the truth...a puzzle that will lead him deep into the rarefied world of European ultrawealth and privilege, where billionaires rub elbows with spooks, insider knowledge is traded at a high premium, and murder is never too high a price to pay for a desired end. It soon becomes clear that beneath the bright lights of Europe lurks a shadowy underworld...and its only rule is deadly ambition. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tony Roberts. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/002088/bk_peng_002088_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Circle of the Wise: Interviews with California Philosophers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 164min

  In the Fall of 1991 students enrolled in Introduction to Philosophy classes at Mount San Antonio College conducted interviews with some of the most prominent philosophers in California. Ten questions were asked of each philosopher, including queries about the existence of God, life after death, and the interface between human and artificial intelligence. The interviews ranged from personal one on one conversations, to telephone interviews, to mailed written responses. There were originally over 50 interviews that were transcribed. From these the editors selected between 20 and 30 of the most representative and insightful responses. Moreover, it was not required that each question be answered; thus, some philosophers chose to respond to only a few of the posed questions. The overall result is a fascinating study of the rarefied world of professional philosophy that provides a glimpse into how philosophers deal with questions that have held a perennial interest to humankind, regardless of time and place. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Devin Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/111652/bk_acx0_111652_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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