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    The Mistletoe Seller , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 764min
    It's Christmas Eve. Flurries of snow fall on the cobbled streets of Whitechapel, and an abandoned baby, swaddled in a blanket, is found on a doorstep in Angel Lane.... Named after the street on which she was found, Angel Winter was blessed to be taken from the harsh streets into a loving home. But fate deals a cruel blow, and she's torn from the only family she has ever known, thrown onto the cobbles of Covent Garden to fend for herself. With winter closing in, Angel scratches a living selling mistletoe to the city gentlemen who pass through the market, hoping they will take pity on her as she shivers in the snow. The only way she can survive is to make her own luck. She will never sell the one treasure that could feed her for a month, the gold and ruby ring that was hidden in her swaddling - it could hold the key to the secrets of her past.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Annie Aldington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/003134/bk_hcuk_003134_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Extinction Countdown , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 521min
    The greatest discovery in human history may also be our last.Dr. Jack Greer's startling discovery beneath the Gulf of Mexico proved to the world we were not alone in the universe. But when images from the Voyager One space probe reveal an alien doomsday ship hurtling toward the Earth, the human race seems marked for extinction.As news of the approaching ship spreads panic around the globe, signs of a sinister plot begin to emerge - one that threatens to unravel the already fragile fabric of society and everything Jack and Dr. Mia Ward have fought for.But could a mysterious signal emanating from inside Greenland's ice sheet unlock the secrets hidden within our genome and prevent humanity's destruction?From the frozen fields of Greenland to the bustling Indian subcontinent and the cobbled streets of Rome, the race is on to stop the deadliest countdown to extinction the human race has ever known. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gary Tiedemann. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/121135/bk_acx0_121135_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    When Dracula Met the Jabberwocky , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 35min
    This essay resulted from an article written by the author, for a website in the United States. It tells of how four of the greatest British authors of the Gothic period, at one time or another, came to visit or stay in the ancient seaport of Whitby, on England's rugged North Yorkshire Coast. Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Lewis Carroll, and Bram Stoker all came to Whitby and its surrounding area during the 19th century, and received direct, or in some cases and as the author proposes, indirect inspiration for the wonderful works they wrote. You will hear in this audiobook, about where they stayed or dined within the town, as well as what elements of its folklore and scenery became part of their fascinating literary works. It also mentions who they met or chose to be with them, as they roamed this lovely old town's piers, cobbled streets, and narrow yards. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Petrina Kingham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/093980/bk_acx0_093980_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 506min
    Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of the current alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a new sound - dark, hypnotic, intense - that would influence U2, R.E.M., Radiohead, and many others. Inspired by the attitude and energy of punk, Peter Hook and school friend Bernard Sumner joined lead-singer and lyricist Ian Curtis and drummer Stephen Morris, and with some cobbled-together instruments, they created their own unique sound. In 1980 they had released two albums and were on the cusp of touring America when Ian Curtis committed suicide. In this no-holds-barred account, Peter Hook gives us the inside story of life with Joy Division. He talks with candour and reflection about Curtis's suicide and covers the band's friendships and fall-outs; their rehearsals and recording sessions; and the many larger-than-life characters that formed a vital part of the Joy Division legend. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Hook. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/006312/bk_bbcw_006312_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story: The Rocky Roads of the Ronde van Vlaanderen , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 293min
    The Tour of Flanders is Belgium's most brutal day in the saddle. The bike-crazed Flemish don't just send riders over cobblestone roads. Nor are they content to break the racers' legs with nearly 20 steep hills. No, the worst of all cycling worlds meet in Flanders with narrow, vertical roads paved with slippery, dangerous cobbles. The hills are so steep they are called "muurs", or walls, and they come one after another, for hours, until the riders are shattered with exhaustion. The Tour of Flanders is so fiendishly difficult that the man who wins it earns everlasting fame. Les Woodland tells the inside story of how the Flandrians became the world's most formidable racers, and of the dream of one writer to create a signature race, one that would showcase the Flemish virtues of toughness, endurance and determination. That dream became the Tour of Flanders, one of cycling's monuments. Come join Les for a fascinating ride in the cobbled hills of Flanders. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Wyntner Woody. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/015885/bk_acx0_015885_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Monocle Travel Guide to Athens
    Think of Athens and the first things that spring to mind are ancient ruins and camera-toting crowds (before they hotfoot it to the island-bound ferries at the port of Piraeus, that is). It's true, the Acropolis is ever present and during summer the city thrums with schools of holidaymakers. But there's much more to the Greek capital than temples and tourists.We've looked beyond the admittedly awe-inspiring Parthenon and explored the city's modernist marvels, from circular school to colonnaded embassy. We've combed the cobbled streets for independent boutiques offering straw hats, hand-thrown ceramics and golden jewellery - all proudly "Made in Greece". When you're feeling peckish, choose between traditional family-run tavernas and contemporary restaurants spicing up classic Greek dishes.Attica is a region of riches and, of course, some of the nearby islands are simply too good to miss - so we've included a short and sharp list of our top stopovers. For now, though, strap up your sandals and allow us to introduce you to this chaotic but ever-so-charismatic city.
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    Frank 'n' Stan's Bucket List - #2: TT Races , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 696min
    The hilarious sequel to the feel-good smash hit comedy.Frank’s too busy enjoying life just now to worry about dying....Bucket list item number one for Frank and his oldest friend, Stan, was the TT Races. They did it, and loved it so much, that now they’re heading back for item number two on the list - TT Races yet again!The fledgeling race team they’d cobbled together on their first outing - despite moments of definite glory - didn’t exactly thrive. But, despite this, they’ve once again secured the trusty services of Dave and Monty - the two most out of shape, yet passionate and dedicated, racers in the paddock - and they’re optimistically eyeing a top 10 finish. With his unhappy marriage and wallet-draining ex-wife now firmly in the past, Frank is ready for a positive change - time and health permitting. Life in the glorious Isle of Man has rejuvenated him, and he’s now eager, in fact, to make it his home. But he’s not going anywhere unless his mate Stan’s coming, too! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chris Lines. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/156943/bk_acx0_156943_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Part Swan, Part Goose: An Uncommon Memoir of Womanhood, Work, and Family , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 466min
    In a wise, warmhearted memoir that celebrates her extraordinary life and stellar career, Swoosie Kurtz shares just the right combination of personal misadventure and showbiz lore, candidly reflecting on the right choices that empowered her, the wrong choices that enlightened her, and the intimate journey of caring for an aging parent. Animating this remarkable memoir is Swoosie’s relationship with her equally remarkable parents. Her father, Frank, was an Olympic athlete and highly decorated World War II airman. He flew a record number of missions in a cobbled-together B-17D called the Swoose. Her mother, Margo, was the quintessential military wife but with the spunk and will to match her husband’s. Her 1945 memoir, My Rival, the Sky, chronicled their lives up to the time of the birth of their daughter. Today, Margo, who is fast approaching her 100th birthday, lives with Swoosie. And Swoosie’s life has become a precarious and precious balancing act as she struggles to stay ahead of her mother’s increasing needs while navigating a showbiz career that keeps one foot in Hollywood and the other on Broadway. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Swoosie Kurtz. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/002357/bk_peng_002357_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Footnotes: How Running Makes Us Human , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 605min
    Running is not just a sport. It reconnects us to our bodies and the places in which we live, breaking down our increasingly structured and demanding lives. It allows us to feel the world beneath our feet, lifts the spirit, allows our minds out to play and helps us to slip away from the demands of the modern world.  When Vybarr Cregan-Reid set out to discover why running meant so much to so many, he began a journey which would take him out to tread London’s cobbled streets, climbing to sites that have seen a millennium of hangings, and down the crumbling alleyways of Ruskin's Venice. Footnotes transports you to the clifftops of Hardy's Dorset, the deserted shorelines of Seattle, the giant redwood forests of California, and the world’s most advanced running laboratories and research centres, using debates in literature, philosophy and biology to explore that simple human desire to run. Liberating and inspiring, this book reminds us why feeling the earth beneath our feet is a necessary and healing part of our lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Daniel Weyman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/050044/bk_adbl_050044_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Red Sky in the Morning, Hörbuch, Digital, 193min
    A young girl stands alone in the cobbled market place of a small Lincolnshire town, bedraggled, soaked through, and very afraid. Who is she? Where has she come from and from whom is she running away? No one knows or cares. Only kindly farmer Eddie Appleyard recognises something in the girl that touches his heart.In a drunken haze and scarcely realising what he is doing, Eddie takes her home, even though his wife is a tyrant, who will believe the worst. "Is this your fancy piece?" Bertha accuses and turns Anna out into the cold, wet night.Eddie hides the girl in the hayloft and, later, in a tumbledown shepherd's cottage that becomes her new home.Anna's arrival will change their lives - Eddie's, Bertha's, and even that of their young son, Tony, torn between his warring parents and the mysterious stranger. It will take years for the secrets of Anna's former life to be revealed, but Bertha bides her time and awaits her moment, little realising the tragedy her vengeance will unleash. Language: English. Narrator: Susan Jameson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/000264/bk_macm_000264_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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