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A Republic, Not an Empire: Reclaiming America's Destiny , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

All but predicting the September 11 attacks, Pat Buchanan warns that America is inviting terrorist attacks and conflict by engaging in an interventionist foreign policy that is costly, dangerous, and does not serve our own interests. Anyone who has caught Pat Buchanan's television appearances, or heard his campaign rhetoric, will be surprised at his relatively evenhanded and thoughtful tone as he writes - often quite persuasively - in favor of the restoration of the political, military, and economic independence that largely drove U.S. foreign policy in the 19th century. At the heart of A Republic, Not an Empire is a well-written history of U.S. foreign policy beginning with the end of the American Revolution, going through the First and Second World Wars, Vietnam, and the end of the cold war, up to the superpower's involvement in the Persian Gulf and the former Yugoslavia. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ron Dewey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/020080/bk_acx0_020080_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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All In: The Education of General David Petraeus , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

General David Petraeus is the most transformative leader the American military has seen since the generation of Marshall. In All In, military expert Paul Broadwell examines Petraeus's career, his intellectual development as a military officer, and his impact on the U.S. military. Afforded extensive access by General Petraeus, his mentors, his subordinates, and his longtime friends, Broadwell embedded with the general, his headquarters staff, and his soldiers on the front lines of fighting and at the strategic command in Afghanistan to chronicle the experiences of this American general as they were brought to bear in the terrible crucible of war. All In draws on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with Petraeus and his top officers and soldiers to tell the inside story of this commander's development and leadership in war form every vantage point. When Petraeus assumed command in Afghanistan in July 2010, the conflict looked as bleak as at any moment in America's nine years on the ground there. Petraeus's defining idea - counterinsurgency - was immediately put to its most difficult test: the hard lessons learned during the surge in Iraq were to be applied in a radically different theater. All In examines the impact in Afghanistan of new counterinsurgency as well as counterterrorism strategies through the commands of several Petraeus protégés, with special emphasis on those who, like Petraeus, have served with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). To inform this unprecedented reporting of Petraeus's command in Afghanistan, Broadwell examines his evolution as a solider from his education at West Point in the wake of Vietnam to his earlier service in Central America, Haiti, Kuwait, Bosnia, and Iraq. All In also documents the general's role in the war in Washington, going behind the scenes of negotiations during policy reviews of the war in Afghanistan in Congress, the Pentagon, and the White House. Br ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Lurie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/001842/bk_peng_001842_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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For Every Action: The Quantum Mechanic, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

Desperate to prove that he has found the unified field theory in the Bible, young mathematics prodigy Jacob Saylor runs away to the Middle East. But when he and his brother venture into the desert they disappear, only to return years later with no memory of where they have been. Jacob's fragmented mind descends into madness and nearly a decade passes before he can find a way to hold onto his sanity. Daily life becomes a struggle and he makes ends meet by working and sleeping in his father's old garage. Then a group of cybernetic terrorists calling themselves The Embodied attack. Having discarded their humanity for bodies of living technology they serve their masters by secretly manipulating world events, eliminating enemies, and toppling nations. Explosions claim thousands of lives across the country and Jacob watches in horror as his family is lost. But then he sees that his 11-year-old niece has survived - and something inside of him snaps. She's trying to crawl from the wreckage on broken limbs, and he knows that he's the only one who can save her. What he does next changes the world as he manipulates the very fabric of reality. Now The Embodied are seeking him and he will have to overcome the horrors of his past if he is to fight for our survival. But the most terrifying demons he must face are his own, and redemption will mean returning to the source of his torment. Time is running out and the only way forward is for him to face the consequences of tampering in God's domain. Now the world needs this shattered soul to find a way through his pain to fight for humanity. Can he become what we so desperately need...one last and final hero? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Judy Rounda. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/083238/bk_acx0_083238_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Carpe Diem: Liaden Universe Agent of Change, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

On the run from interplanetary assassins, covert operative Val Con yos'Phelium and former mercenary sergeant Miri Robertson end up stranded on a distant planet - with no rescue in sight. Until they figure out a way back to Liad, these two lost souls must find a way to trust each other - and let their true love heal the dark wounds of their past. Back on Liad, Shan yos'Galan, Val Con's cousin and foster brother, and his life-partner, Priscilla Mendoza, have initiated their own search for the missing member of Clan Korval. But what they don't know is that those who seek to destroy Val Con and Miri are just as determined to bring down Clan Korval. All the deadly enemy needs is someone to unwittingly lead them to their target.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andy Caploe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/003735/bk_adbl_003735_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Hippopotamus Pool: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 8 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

The spunky Victorian Egyptologist Amelia Peabody Emerson has returned to the exotic Nile valley. Parasol aloft and hot on the trail of an unexplored tomb, she must outwit a shadowy evildoer, a questionable antiquities dealer, and her loquacious son, Ramses. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/001201/bk_reco_001201_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Treasure for Treasure: Being(s) in Love, Book 7 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

A Being(s) in Love story: In the 19th century, the dragon Dìzhèn put the small coastal town of Everlasting under her protection. Her family was supposed to carry on the tradition, but all of Dìzhèn the Great’s heirs eventually left rather than live in the shadow of such a powerful dragon. Only the youngest dragon of the current generation remains: Zarrin, the softhearted disgrace of his family. He might be weak, small, and afraid, but he is determined to show the humans they have not been forgotten...one human in particular. The problem is, Zarrin can barely get that human to talk to him. It should be a dream come true to have a dragon trying to get his attention. But Joe refuses to bow to Zarrin like everyone else. Yes, Zarrin is sexy, oddly gentle, for a dragon and stares at Joe with a gaze so hot it makes him shiver. But hurt, mistrustful Joe can’t believe Zarrin’s promises that he’s here to stay. Joe doesn’t realize he is the treasure Zarrin has been looking for his whole life, a treasure he once let slip through his fingers out of fear. Now, to win Joe’s trust, Zarrin has to be brave and become as strong as Dìzhèn herself. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dominic Carlos. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/115346/bk_acx0_115346_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Pentagram Child: Part 2: Afterlife Saga, Volume 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

As Keira and Draven reunite, it is but a bittersweet moment as it is time they must put their loyalty on the line in the ultimate test of trust in order to seek the truth. But making it through the gates of Hell and back in one piece isn't something they can expect or take lightly. As for one of our destined lovers, a fight for the other's survival is something they will have to face alone. Will Draven release Hell on Earth for the sake of the woman he loves or let her go? Is one love strong enough to live through the end of the world or in fact, powerful enough to save it? Warning: This book contains a battle of wills like no other and an explosive mix of both new and old characters all coming together with one goal.... To save a King's soul. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rebecca Rainsford. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/029772/bk_adbl_029772_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Victorian Freaks: The Social Context of Freakery in Britain , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

While "freaks" have captivated our imagination since well before the 19th century, the Victorians flocked to shows featuring dancing dwarves, bearded ladies, "missing links", and six-legged sheep. Indeed, this period has been described by Rosemarie Garland-Thomson as the epoch of "consolidation" for freakery: an era of social change, enormously popular freak shows, and taxonomic frenzy. Victorian Freaks: The Social Context of Freakery in Britain, edited by Marlene Tromp, turns to that rich nexus, examining the struggle over definitions of "freakery" and the unstable and sometimes conflicting ways in which freakery was understood and deployed. As the first study centralizing British culture, this collection discusses figures as varied as Joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man"; Daniel Lambert, "King of the Fat Men"; Julia Pastrana, "The Bear Woman"; and Laloo, "The Marvellous Indian Boy" and his embedded, parasitic twin. Victorian Freaks contributors examine Victorian culture through the lens of freakery, interpreting the production of the freak against the landscape of capitalist consumption, the medical community, and the politics of empire, sexuality, and art. Collectively, these essays ask how freakery engaged with notions of normalcy and with its Victorian cultural context. This book is published by The Ohio State University Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fred Humberstone. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/087620/bk_acx0_087620_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Last Oracle: A Sigma Force Novel, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

What if you could bioengineer the next great world prophet: scientifically produce the next Buddha, the next Muhammad, or the next Jesus? Would it mark the Second Coming or initiate a chain reaction with disastrous consequences? In Washington, D.C., a homeless man dies in Commander Gray Pierce's arms, shot by an assassin's bullet. But the death leaves behind a greater mystery: a bloody coin found clutched in the dead man's hand, an ancient relic that can be traced back to the Greek Oracle of Delphi. As ruthless hunters search for the stolen artifact, Gray Pierce discovers that the coin is the key to unlocking a plot that dates back to the Cold War and threatens the very foundation of humanity. An international think tank of scientists known as the Jasons has discovered a way to bioengineer autistic children who show savant talents - mathematical geniuses, statistical masterminds, brilliant conceptual artists - into something far greater and far more frightening, in hopes of creating a world prophet for the new millennium, one to be manipulated to create a new era of global peace . . . a peace on their own terms. Halfway around the world, a man wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of who he is, knowing only that he's a prisoner in a subterranean research facility. With the help of three unusual children, he makes his escape across a mountainous and radioactive countryside, pursued by savage hunters bred in the same laboratory. But his goal is not escape, nor even survival. In order to thwart a plot to wipe out a quarter of the world's population, he must sacrifice all, even the children who rescued him. From ancient Greek temples to glittering mausoleums, from the slums of India to the toxic ruins of Russia, two men must race against time to solve a mystery that dates back to the first famous oracle of history - the Greek Oracle of Delphi. But one question remains: Will the past be enough to save the future? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Jay Fernandez. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001662/bk_harp_001662_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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In the Stormy Red Sky: RCN Series, Book 7 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 869min

Daniel Leary is Cinnabar's most successful space captain; his friend, Lady Adele Mundy, is its most efficient spy - but they've got their hands full as they face: A Cinnabar Senator furious at losing an election - and still powerful enough to make her anger deadly The boy ruler of a star cluster who thinks he's a god - and who can sign the death warrants of even Cinnabar officials if a mad whimsy tells him to A world of slaves and escaped slaves, where the most savage beasts in the jungle used to be human An enemy base that could shrug off attack by powerful battlefleets - but which must fall to a single cruiser if Cinnabar is to surviveFrom palace to reeking jungle, from gunfights in grimy hangars, to the flagship's bridge during a sprawling space battle, Leary and Mundy are in the thick of it again. Watch the galaxy explode In the Stormy Red Sky. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Drake, Victor Bevine. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/000804/bk_adbl_000804_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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