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Leap of Hope: Chance at an Austen Kind of Life: Crossroads Collection, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 724min

At the Crossroads Center, they’re in the business of handing out second chances. And their newest client is Hope O’Neil - college student and Jane Austen devotee, who has always believed she’d be more at home in the past, wearing corsets and courted by men in cravats.But can a modern girl really fit into a world with no electricity, cell phones, or indoor plumbing? Hope is about to find out when her wish for an Austen kind of life is unexpectedly granted. Although she envisions her second chance will be like something straight out of Pride and Prejudice - complete with her own Mr. Darcy and a romantic happy ending - she gets more than she bargained for in this delightful romp through regency England...a lot more.Leap of Hope is part of in an innovative new collection by author Shannon Winslow - stories all about turning points, possibilities, and second chances. Each book is complete in itself and may be listened to in any order.Austenesque Reviews gave it a full five stars: “Shannon Winslow came up with an inventive and diverting premise and her execution was masterly. Well-written, original, and beautifully composed, Leap of Hope is an entertaining and delightful adventure. Fresh and fun..." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Meagan Moses. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/215273/bk_acx0_215273_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Duchess , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 936min

A New York Times Notable BookNow a major motion picture Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England's richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society and founder of the most important political salon of her time. But Georgiana's public success concealed an unhappy marriage, a gambling addiction, drinking, drug taking, and rampant love affairs with the leading politicians of the day. With penetrating insight, Amanda Foreman reveals a fascinating woman whose struggle against her own weaknesses, whose great beauty and flamboyance, and whose determination to play a part in the affairs of the world make her a vibrant, astonishingly contemporary figure. Praise for The Duchess “Georgiana bursts from the pages of Amanda Foreman’s dazzling biography like the force of nature she undoubtedly was - passionate, political, addicted to gambling, and drunk on life. This is a stunning book about an astonishing woman.” (Simon Schama)“Biography at its best...seamlessly merges a life and its times, capturing not just an individual but an age.” (The New York Times Book Review)“Riveting...marvelously diverting.” (The New Yorker) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Wanda McCaddon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004532/bk_rand_004532_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Fragile Things , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 647min

A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night, taking one of the spectators along with it. In a novella set two years after the events of American Gods, Shadow pays a visit to an ancient Scottish mansion, and finds himself trapped in a game of murder and monsters. In a Hugo Award-winning short story set in a strangely altered Victorian England, the great detective Sherlock Holmes must solve a most unsettling royal murder. Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams and nightmares. In a Locus Award-winning tale, the members of an excusive epicurean club lament that they've eaten everything that can be eaten, with the exception of a legendary, rare, and exceedingly dangerous Egyptian bird. Such marvelous creations and more, including a short story set in the world of The Matrix and others set in the worlds of gothic fiction and children's fiction, can be found in this extraordinary collection, which showcases Gaiman's storytelling brilliance as well as his entertaining (and dark) sense of humor. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most unique writers of our time. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Neil Gaiman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001345/bk_harp_001345_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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All Due Respect , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 718min

Can a first-grade teacher from Grace, Alabama stop a terrorist group from its deadly mission? Can she trust her heart again?Former Air Force scientist Dr. Julia Warner-Hyde went into hiding three years ago to escape her abusive ex-husband. Her new life as a small town school teacher is safe and peaceful-until her old lab partner, Dr. Seth Holt, arrives.Terrorists have stolen the missile system Seth and Julia designed, and they fully intend to use it. Seth needs Julia's help to find, outwit and halt them, but he and she didn't part on the best of terms. He doesn't know that Julia has a secret enemy who might kill them both. Can she fight that threat and the terrorists-all while keeping Seth in the dark? How can she refuse to try, with millions of lives at stake?"When it comes to military romance, Vicki Hinze is a four-star-general." (Harriet Klausner, Book Browser)Nominated for Best Suspense Novel of the Year - RT Book Club"A diverting romantic thriller." (Publishers Weekly)"Five Stars!" (BookReporter.com)Vicki Hinze is the award-winning author of 30 novels, 4 nonfiction books and hundreds of articles, published in as many as sixty-three countries. She is recognized by Who's Who in the World as an author and as an educator. For more information, please visit her website at www.vickihinze.com. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Zehra Fazal. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/007774/bk_acx0_007774_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Run Rose Run

'Told with passion and sensitivity' DAILY MAIL'Will have you rooting for them all the way' GUARDIAN'Like having Dolly in the room with you' VAL McDERMID 'Deserves to be a runaway success' EXPRESS 'Enthralling, terrifying, moving' LEE SMITH 'A thrilling journey' KATHLEEN GRISSOM 'I absolutely loved it!' ROSS KING 'A sublime partnership' SUN 'One great read' LISA GARDNER 'This is going to be BIG' THE TIMES 'Unforgettably good stuff' TONY PARSONS 'You'll find yourself pulled right in' I PAPER 'A diverting duet' FINANCIAL TIMESTHE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, SET TO BECOME A HIT MOVIE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOON AND STARRING DOLLY PARTON___________________________FIND A FUTURE. LOSE A PAST.She's a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her.She's also on the run.Nashville is where she's come to claim her destiny.It's also where the darkness she's fled might find her. And destroy her . . .RUN ROSE RUN: a story glittering with danger and desire.Also available: an album of 12 original Dolly Parton songs made for the novel!____________________________READERS ARE LOVING RUN ROSE RUN:'It feels so authentic''I would give the novel ten stars were it possible''A great read, fabulous characters, short sharp chapters . . . A terrific collaboration''Beautifully written''A wonderful story . . . redemptive and inspiring''A true page-turner''I didn't want to put it down'___________________________SELECTED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2022 BY:THE TIMESDAILY TELEGRAPHGUARDIANDAILY MAILNEW STATESMANBBC NEWSSUNDAILY MIRRORDAILY EXPRESSSUNDAY EXPRESSSCOTSMANIRISH EXAMINERRTEPRESS ASSOCIATIONUNCUT

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Sot-Weed Factor

This is Barth's most distinguished masterpiece. This modern classic is a hilarious tribute to all the most insidious human vices, with a hero who is "one of the most diverting . . . to roam the world since Candide." "A feast. Dense, funny, endlessly inventive (and, OK, yes, long-winded) this satire of the eighteenth-century picaresque novel-think Fielding's Tom Jones or Sterne's Tristram Shandy-is also an earnest picture of the pitfalls awaiting innocence as it makes its unsteady way in the world. It's the late seventeenth century and Ebenezer Cooke is a poet, dutiful son and determined virgin who travels from England to Maryland to take possession of his father's tobacco (or "sot weed") plantation. He is also eventually given to believe that he has been commissioned by the third Lord Baltimore to write an epic poem, The Marylandiad. But things are not always what they seem. Actually, things are almost never what they seem. Not since Candide has a steadfast soul witnessed so many strange scenes or faced so many perils. Pirates, Indians, shrewd prostitutes, armed insurrectionists-Cooke endures them all, plus assaults on his virginity from both women and men. Barth's language is impossibly rich, a wickedly funny take on old English rhetoric and American self-appraisals. For good measure he throws in stories within stories, including the funniest retelling of the Pocahontas tale-revealed to us in the 'secret' journals of Capt. John Smith-that anyone has ever dared to tell." -Time

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The Old Man in the Corner , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 424min

An old man sits in the corner of a London tea house. In comes a young lady reporter, and a conversation ensues. 'Mysteries!' he comments. 'There is no such thing as a mystery in connection with any crime, provided intelligence is brought to bear upon its investigation.' At first, the reporter wants to terminate the exchange, swiftly. But she cannot walk away when a notorious unsolved murder becomes the topic of their conversation and this slightly disreputable yet decided character declares that the solution, of course, is obvious! Miss Polly Burton may be dismissive, but she finds herself drawn into the story he presents. And the scene is set.Though best known for The Scarlet Pimpernel, the Hungarian novelist Baroness Orczy was a prolific and versatile writer who could turn her pen to other genres. So, in the social and literary context of the huge success of Sherlock Holmes, she developed a memorable but nameless character with remarkable powers of detection. The first stories appeared in The Royal Magazine in 1901, and other series followed. The first collection appeared in book form in 1905. Entitled The Old Man in the Corner, it contained a dozen entertaining stories, opening with 'The Fenchurch Street Mystery' and continuing with 'The Robbery in Phillimore Terrace', 'The York Mystery' and 'The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway'. Classic diverting crime of its time. Read with a light touch by Martyn Swain. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Martyn Swain. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/dhrm/000280/bk_dhrm_000280_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Third Eye: 10 Third Eye Activation Methods to Enhance Your Higher Consciousness, Awareness and Foresight , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 66min

Do you believe there is more out there than meets the eye? Do you feel like you want to enhance your intuition? Are you curious about what's beyond ordinary sight? In this book, I will teach you 10 activation methods to awaken your third eye. With this new "organ", you will be capable of perceptions beyond ordinary sight. The third eye is considered to be the gateway of intuition and intellect. Once we have accomplished its full development, the visions that come through it will seem far more real than those that come from your physical eyes. You will learn about: 1: The pineal gland and its connection to the third eye 2: How to decalcify your pineal gland and activate your third eye 3: Diverting energy into the third eye chakra 4: Third eye meditation techniques 5: Brainwave entrainment for the third eye And more! A closed third eye is credited with bringing cynicism, uncertainty, jealousy, envy, pessimism, and one-sidedness into a person's life. Luckily, there's something you can do about it. Only by seeing reality as it is can we do what is within our possibilities to accept it and transform it if it's what we're looking for. Learn these 10 strategies to activate your third eye and you will be amazed by the truths you will discover. Your third eye is craving for awakening - what are you waiting for? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Danielle Lazarakis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/073116/bk_acx0_073116_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Battle Above the Clouds: Lifting the Siege of Chattanooga and the Battle of Lookout Mountain, October 16 - November 24, 1863 : Emerging Civil War Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 240min

In October 1863, the Union Army of the Cumberland was besieged in Chattanooga, all but surrounded by familiar opponents: the Confederate Army of Tennessee. The Federals were surviving by the narrowest of margins, thanks only to a trickle of supplies painstakingly hauled over the sketchiest of mountain roads. Soon, even those quarter-rations would not suffice. Disaster was in the offing.Yet those Confederates, once jubilant at having routed the Federals at Chickamauga and driven them back into the apparent trap of Chattanooga’s trenches, found their own circumstances increasingly difficult to bear. In the immediate aftermath of their victory, the South rejoiced; the Confederacy’s own disasters of the previous summer - Vicksburg and Gettysburg - were seemingly reversed. Then came stalemate in front of those same trenches. The Confederates held the high ground, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge, but they could not completely seal off Chattanooga from the north.The Union responded. Reinforcements were on the way. A new man arrived to take command: Ulysses S. Grant. Confederate General Braxton Bragg, unwilling to launch a frontal attack on Chattanooga’s defenses, sought victory elsewhere, diverting troops to East Tennessee.Battle Above the Clouds by David Powell recounts the first half of the campaign to lift the siege of Chattanooga, including the opening of the “cracker line”, the unusual night battle of Wauhatchie, and one of the most dramatic battles of the entire war: Lookout Mountain. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joseph A Williams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/154440/bk_acx0_154440_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Rich People Things , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 442min

It's never easy being rich: endless tax avoidance, the Sisyphean search for reliable domestic staff, the never-ending burden of surly stares from the Great Sea of the Unwashed as one goes about one's rightful business. Toughest of all is simply keeping track of everything one owns. There's so much of it. And personal possessions are just the beginning. You must keep a gimlet eye, too, on the myriad people and institutions that safeguard your gilded status: politicians, newspapers, financial instruments, branches of government. They all belong to you. But staying on top of what they're up to is a full time job. What's an overstretched gazillionaire to do?Now, with the publication of Rich People Things, the problems of our over-classes are, well, over. In a concise, easy-to-use guide, Chris Lehmann catalogs the fortifications that shelter the opulent from the resentments of the hoi polloi. From ideological stanchions such as the Free Market and the Prosperity Gospel, through the castellation of media, including The New York Times, Wired Magazine and reality television, to burly gatekeepers such as David Brooks, Steve Forbes, and Alan Greenspan, the well-to-do will find, in these pages, a comforting and comprehensive array of the protections that allow them to sleep sound at night. For the rest of us, Lehmann's sparkling prose, at the same time pointed and whimsical, can at least provide a diverting glimpse into how the top one percent maintains an iron grip on almost half of America's financial wealth. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Benjamin J. Kass. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/004339/bk_acx0_004339_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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