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  The Real Deal , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 612min

  From the age of five, when he helped his deaf father negotiate advertising contracts, Richard Desmond has always had an eye for business. In The Real Deal he offers a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary career that has taken him from cloakroom attendant at a north London club to billionaire media owner. En route he tells of his early life as a rock and roll drummer, his first steps in the world of magazine publishing as a purveyor of leisure and top-shelf titles, and finally, after decades of paying his dues building smaller brands, his arrival in the big league with the launch of OK! magazine and the acquisition of Express Newspapers, his purchase and sale of Channel 5, and his £80 million investment in the Health Lottery, combining business innovation with help for good causes. Along the way he imparts many of the secrets of his astounding success as well as giving his forthright opinion (and he always has one) on such diverse subjects as politicians, religion, and the similarities between being a rock and roll drummer and running a business - as well as his views on a cast of characters ranging from Alan Sugar to Victoria Beckham and from Simon Cowell to Jennifer Aniston. Often controversial, frequently revelatory, always entertaining, The Real Deal is the brilliantly frank account of a life spent at the sharp end. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Desmond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/002098/bk_rhuk_002098_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Scandal in the Parish: Priests and Parishioners Behaving Badly in Eighteenth-Century France: McGill-Queen’s Studies in the History of Religion, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 611min

  In 1770, the priest Nicolas Vernier was accused of neglecting church services, inappropriate behaviour in the confessional, financial improprieties, and affairs with the village schoolmistresses. In a contentious church court case, parishioners described all of their priest's wrongdoings, and in turn, he detailed many of theirs. Ultimately, Vernier finished his career as a cathedral canon in another diocese. Scandal in the Parish recounts Vernier's story and many similar 18th-century cases. In fascinating detail that reveals essential facets of rural religion during the Catholic Reformation period, Karen Carter considers French lay people's relationship with their parish curé, who governed and influenced so much of their religious practice. Although the priest's role as purveyor of God's grace through the sacraments was secure as long as he performed his duties appropriately, priests who were unable to navigate the pressures and high expectations put on them by their superiors and parishioners risked broken relationships, public disturbances of the peace, and even prosecution. These scandals, Carter demonstrates, tell us much about rural parish life, the processes of negotiation and accommodation between curés and their parishioners, and ongoing religious reforms and enforcement throughout the 18th century. An engaging venture into the world of the parish that highlights the centrality of the priest-parishioner relationship, Scandal in the Parish reveals the attitudes and practices of ordinary people who were active agents in their religious and spiritual lives.The book is published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks."Well-written and clearly argued study." (Jeremy Hayhoe, Université de Moncton) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Amy Deuchler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/228239/bk_acx0_228239_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Ordinary Decent Criminals: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 982min

  A new edition of one of best-selling author Lionel Shriver's early novels, reissued 25 years after first publication - an engrossing commentary on the intersection of politics and human relationships, set in turbulent Northern Ireland. For 10 years Estrin Lancaster has fled Philadelphia. From the Philippines to Berlin, she's been a traveler without a destination, an expatriate without a motherland. In each of the cities Estrin favors, she manages an apartment, a job, and a lover and never tarries past the first signs of ennui. Her latest destination is Belfast in Northern Ireland. After 20 years of ritualized violence, this city, too, is exhausted - a town where when one more bomb explodes in the city center, old ladies blow the dust off their treacle cakes and count their change. Here the lanky and spiteful Farrell O'Phelan, former purveyor of his own bomb-disposal service, technically Catholic but everyone's aggravation, wrangles through the maze of factions in the North by despising every side. Farrell's affair with the curious Estrin is nonetheless a meeting of two loners; like hers, Farrell's marathoning around the planet has become a running in place. In deadlocked Northern Ireland, it has become harder and harder to believe that anything is happening at all. A grand tragi-comedy - one of the earliest displays of the ambition and intelligence that has since earned Lionel Shriver worldwide acclaim - Ordinary Decent Criminals is about conflict groupies, people terrified of domesticity, who stir up anguish in their lives and their countries to avoid the greater horror of what lies closest to home. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Melanie MacHugh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/004575/bk_harp_004575_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Red Green's Beginner's Guide to Women , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 415min

  Red Green is celebrated as one of the handiest men in North America. But as well as being a purveyor of inventive practical advice on, for example, making a jetpack from two propane tanks, a hybrid car from recycled golf carts and satellite dishes, and a kiddie ride from a bar stool attached to the agitator of a washing machine, Red Green is also noted for his insights into that most difficult of assembly jobs, human relationships. His previous best-selling tome, How to Do Everything, showed Red dipping his toe into the self-help genre with such items as "how to make dinner more romantic" and "the easy way to raise children." Now Red Green - a veteran husband (of Bernice), father, soul-searcher, philosopher, and observer - has devoted an entire book to sharing with other battle-weary and confused males all he has learned about the differences between the sexes. Set out in approximately chronological order, from teen dating to the last words of men ("You know, honey, in the last couple of years, you've really packed on the beef"), this is the testosterone owner's manual to every aspect of finding a mate and then learning to deal with her growing disappointment in you. The man who has already shared such morsels as "if you can't be handsome, be handy" and "quando omni flunkus moritati" ("When all else fails, play dead") here presents a PhD in life-lessons about the most vexing problem facing mankind today, or any day: women. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Red Green. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/arpb/000588/bk_arpb_000588_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Thick: And Other Essays , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 290min

  Recommended by the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Book Riot, BuzzFeed, Bust, LitHub, The Millions, HelloGiggles, and UrbanDaddy “The author you need to read now.” (Chicago Tribune) “To say this collection is transgressive, provocative, and brilliant is simply to tell you the truth.” (Roxane Gay, author of Hunger and Bad Feminist) Smart, humorous, and strikingly original essays by one of “America’s most bracing thinkers on race, gender, and capitalism of our time.” (Rebecca Traister) In these eight piercing explorations on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom - award-winning professor and acclaimed author of Lower Ed - embraces her venerated role as a purveyor of wit, wisdom, and Black Twitter snark about all that is right and much that is wrong with this thing we call society. Ideas and identity fuse effortlessly in this vibrant collection that on bookshelves is just as at home alongside Rebecca Solnit and bell hooks as it is beside Jeff Chang and Janet Mock. It also fills an important void on those very shelves: a modern Black American feminist voice waxing poetic on self and society, serving up a healthy portion of clever prose and southern aphorisms as she covers everything from Saturday Night Live, LinkedIn, and BBQ Becky to sexual violence, infant mortality, and Trump rallies. Thick speaks fearlessly to a range of topics and is far more genre-bending than a typical compendium of personal essays. An intrepid intellectual force hailed by the likes of Trevor Noah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Oprah, Tressie McMillan Cottom is “among America’s most bracing thinkers on race, gender, and capitalism of our time” (Rebecca Traister). This stunning debut collection - in all its intersectional glory - mines for meaning in places many of us miss, and reveals precisel ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tressie McMillan Cottom. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/051836/bk_adbl_051836_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Flash's Song: How One Small Dog Turned into One Big Miracle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 424min

  For those who enjoyed Amazing Gracie or Merle’s Door, here is a completely new tale of a rescued dog who becomes the unlikely purveyor of a powerful gift. What if most people have it wrong, and miracles are not the exception but the norm? Flash’s Song is the true account of how one person discovered the secret of miracles. It is a story of the power of laughter, the power of family, and, ultimately, the power of love to get us through life. Freelance writer Kay Pfaltz was living a quiet, simple life with her three beloved dogs when suddenly her life turns upside down. Coming to terms with a failed relationship, she must now take her ailing dachshund, Flash, in for back surgery. But when the vet tells Kay that Flash’s problem is not a disc but in fact a tumor growing on his spine and Flash has, at most, three weeks to live, Kay is devastated. From here begins a journey of self-discovery and recovery that will open Kay’s heart to the greatest miracle of all. Flash’s Song tells the story of amazing canine courage and remission against all odds. It is a ballad of love and redemption, and a moving account of how Flash’s three-week prognosis became five and a half miraculous months of learning, loving, and finally accepting. Written in luminous prose, accompanied by poignant photos, and filled with keen insight into love, faith, and the power of forgiveness, Flash’s Song is not only a heartwarming ode to a little dog, but also a tribute to life and an invitation to cherish every moment of it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gayle Hendrix. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/013490/bk_adbl_013490_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Paperboy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 645min

  Paperboy tells the story as only an afternoon paperboy in rural America in the sixties can. Thousands of listeners identified with the unique characters of Colby while listening to The Bridge. They grew to love Tommy and the band of boys, were entertained by their childish pranks, and touched by their generosity. In Paperboy, change is coming to Colby. The shoe factory has sold, and a hat factory is taking its place. A factory manager has been named, and he's definitely not from Colby. There's an influx of interesting newcomers.  The high school principal is also new to Colby. He must deal with teenage pregnancy, the snooping high school office secretary, and the Colby Curls rumor mill. He, too, has a mysterious past and uses it to his advantage.  The pregnant teen and her auto-mechanic single mother aren't Colby natives either. Rumors about both abound. The mother has a past which touches the present and eventually involves the entire town. Tommy and Booger, while delivering the Colby Telegraph, discover that Colby's patriarch Mr. Koch has a heroic but classified history. While raking leaves for Mrs. Whitener, they learn the origin of her accent and how she got to Colby. It's not what most people think. Jupiter Storm, the town's primary purveyor of gossip, whose opinion always exceeds his knowledge, is perpetually annoying. But Tommy and Booger learn that Jupiter is a decorated World War II veteran. And when a threatening stranger appears on the scene, the entire town learns of Jupiter's unique but redeeming skill. How will Colby be different, and how will it be the same? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Wes Yeager. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/115403/bk_acx0_115403_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  SEO 2017: Master Search Engine Optimization , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 317min

  The most comprehensive and advanced guide to learning SEO in 2017. Bulletproof SEO information from an industry professional to help guide you through the perilous waters of online marketing.... Before I tell you why you must buy this book, let me tell you a bit about who I am. My name is R.L. "Robert" Adams, and I contribute to some the most prestigious media platforms on the Internet today, including Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Engadget, and the Huffington Post. I'm also the purveyor of one of the most popular and highly-rated SEO courses on Udemy called "SEO Training Academy: Learn Search Engine Optimization", where I offer immersive SEO advice to thousands of students. I've also published some of the most popular books and audiobooks on the subjects of SEO and online marketing, and I'm the founder of a wildly-popular inspirational blog called Wanderlust Worker, which I've offered up as a case study to the rock-solid information contained in this must-have SEO guide. Okay, I know there are a lot of SEO books out there and a lot of so-called experts. But here's why you should listen to me. I don't just talk the talk; I've walked the walk. I've built up Wanderlust Worker to over 3000 visitors per day (and climbing fast) in the past two years. Most of that traffic has occurred in the last 12 months with a more than 1000% increase in traffic. This book is a testament to how I did it and the underlying information used to rocket me to the top of Google's search engine results pages (SERPs). ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Smokey Rivers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/078292/bk_acx0_078292_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Do the KIND Thing: Think Boundlessly, Work Purposefully, Live Passionately , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 461min

  For the socially conscious listener of Blake Mycoskie's Start Something That Matters, Tony Hsieh's Delivering Happiness, and Howard Schultz's Onward comes an inspiring handbook for success in business, life, and the all-important task of building a more compassionate world - by the visionary CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks. When Daniel Lubetzky started KIND Healthy Snacks in 2004, he aimed to defy the conventional wisdom that snack bars could never be both tasty and healthy, convenient and wholesome. A decade later the transformative power of the company's "AND" philosophy has resulted in an astonishing record of achievement. KIND has become the fastest-growing purveyor of healthy snacks in the country. Meanwhile the KIND movement - the company's social mission to make the world a little kinder - has sparked more than a million good deeds worldwide. In Do the KIND Thing, Lubetzky shares the revolutionary principles that have shaped KIND's business model and led to its success while offering an unfiltered and intensely personal look into the mind of a pioneering social entrepreneur. Inspired by his father, who survived the Holocaust thanks to the courageous kindness of strangers, Lubetzky began his career handselling a sun-dried tomato spread made collaboratively by Arabs and Jews in the war-torn Middle East. Despite early setbacks, he never lost his faith in his vision of a "not-only-for-profit" business - one that sold great products and helped make the world a better place. While other companies let circumstances force them into choosing between two seemingly incompatible options, people at KIND say "AND". At its core this idea is about challenging assumptions and false compromises. It is about not settling for less and being willing to take greater risks, often financial. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accomp ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Daniel Lubetzky. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004117/bk_rand_004117_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Olive Pendant: The Stone Bearers' Trilogy, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 604min

  The family saga continues at Rockglass Manor. As she recovers from that fateful evening at the now-deceased Phin Black's house in Whitechapel, Faith prepares to wed her beloved Jack, although she lacks a ring, as of yet. Her cousin Margaret likes to inquire about this as much as the elder of Faith’s two half-sisters, Enid, loves to ask when Faith will, again, become the "lady of the house".Having grown up an orphan, Faith cherishes her new family, teasing and all. When she learns that Lord Rockglass is going to Bombay to bring back yet another illegitimate daughter, Millie, who is almost as old as Faith, she hopes to have a step-sister to love. Sadly, her Robin's Egg Stone hints that Millie, now the bearer of the caustic and influential Grey Celestine, detests Faith, although the two have yet to meet.Faith’s mother, Blanche, newly delivered of Lord Rockglass’ firstborn son (at least the first he’s had in this segment of his unending life), demands to accompany her paramour to India. Faith slides into her dreams and visions, which show her the ugly and antagonistic side of the woman who did not raise her, which does not make Faith feel any better about Millie’s impending arrival. At least her younger half-sister, Bella, and baby Cutler, Jr. come to Rockglass Manor, increasing Faith’s treasured family circle.Tragedy comes in the form of illness, and it touches Faith in more than one way. She learns that she serves a purveyor of magical stones, dispatching them to new bearers when the old ones have passed on. She also finds that the Silver Knife, which she thought belonged to her mother, has attached itself to her. Faith doesn’t mind, but her Robin’s Egg Stone resents it, although it continues to offer her guidance.No one can believe it when Margaret, an unabashed tomboy, agrees to marry Hubert Doublemore, the stout and sensible heir to an age-old winery in France called Deux Raisins. Before Faith can digest this, Margaret is gone to N ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jess Nahikian. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/207209/bk_acx0_207209_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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