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    Inferno
    HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'There is no greater sorrow then to recall our times of joy in wretchedness.'Considered one of the greatest medieval poems written in the common vernacular of the time, Dante's Inferno begins on Good Friday in the year 1300. As he wanders through a dark forest, Dante loses his way and stumbles across the ghost of the poet Virgil. Virgil promises to lead him back to the top of the mountain, but to do so, they must pass through Hell, encountering all manner of shocking horrors, sins and evil torments along the way, evoking questions about God's justice, human behaviour and Christianity.
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    We Found a Hat
    The multiple award-winning and bestselling Jon Klassen presents the final tale in his acclaimed and bestselling hat trilogy, giving his deadpan finale a surprising new twist...Hold on to your hats! From the Kate Greenaway-winning creator of I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat comes the much-anticipated conclusion to the celebrated hat trilogy. Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. But there are two turtles. And there is only one hat... Evoking hilarity and sympathy, the shifting eyes tell the tale in this perfectly paced story in three parts, highlighting Jon Klassen's visual comedy, deceptive simplicity and deliciously deadpan humour.
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    The Queen's Grace, Hörbuch, Digital, 170min
    Set in the north-east of Scotland during Mary, Queen of Scots, visit in 1562, The Queen's Grace charts the adventures of Patrick Grodon of Balruary - a young highland laird who arrives at the Queen's Court only to be caught up in the web of deceit and treachery that surrounds the Queen, as two of the most powerful men in the land, the Earl of Huntley and Mary's scheming half-brother, Lord James Stewart, struggle to win control of the kindgom. Abridged by Andrew Dallmeyer, The Queen's Grace, is a gripping story of deadly rivalry and bloodly conflict, evoking all the intrigue and drama that characterised the life and violent times of Scotland's most celebrated monarch. Language: English. Narrator: Andrew Dallmeyer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tell/000006/bk_tell_000006_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Blue Flower , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 359min
    From the Booker Prize-winning author of Offshore comes this unusual romance between the poet Novalis and his fiancée, Sophie, newly introduced by Candia McWilliam. The year is 1794, and Fritz - passionate, idealistic and brilliant - is seeking his father's permission to announce his engagement to his heart's desire: 12-year-old Sophie. His astounded family and friends are amused and disturbed by his betrothal. What can he be thinking? Tracing the dramatic early years of the young German who was to become the great romantic poet and philosopher Novalis, The Blue Flower is a masterpiece of invention, evoking the past with a reality that we can almost feel. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Thomas Judd, Stephanie Racine. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/002696/bk_hcuk_002696_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Wicked Autumn: A Max Tudor Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 489min
    Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St. Edwold's in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5 agent. But this new-found serenity is quickly shattered when the highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women's Institute turns up dead at the Harvest Fayre. The death looks like an accident, but Max's training as a former agent kicks in, and before long he suspects foul play. As the investigation unfolds, Max becomes more intricately involved. Memories he'd rather not revisit are stirred, evoking the demons from the past which led him to Nether Monkslip. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Page. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/drms/000064/bk_drms_000064_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Queen of the Jews , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 455min
    Combine Cleopatra and Hillary Clinton. You'll have some idea of Queen Salome Alexandra, who ruled Judea (modern-day Israel) in the first century BCE. Vividly evoking scenes of ancient Jerusalem, Judy Petsonk's novel brings to life the queen's stormy relationship with her husband, and her love for the people who called her Shalom-Zion: the peace of Zion. A gripping, fun, read... Judy Petsonk's sexy heroine, Queen Salome Alexandra, possesses the brains, hutzpah, and vision to save Israel not only from its many enemies but also from its own conflicted nature. A marvelous window into a neglected and little-known chapter of Jewish history." - Ellen Frankel, Former Editor in Chief of the Jewish Publication Society ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pamela Wolken. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/003980/bk_acx0_003980_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Spoon River Anthology , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 264min
    Deemed "essential" in the canon of American literature, this audiobook masterpiece performed in its entirety by a full cast makes the classic accessible to everyone. From a cemetery in a fictional mid-American town, the dead speak the truths about their lives. Some speak of hardships and sordidness; others, of their simple, honest, happy lives. Some are elderly and others are youthful or children; mortality has claimed them all. Their voices reach us deeply, alternately plaintive, anguished, enigmatic, angry, contemptuous, and comedic, evoking themes of love and hope, disappointment, despair, and abiding faith. As the Spoon River residents examine their lives, they invite us to do the same. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Patrick Fraley, Edward Asner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/part/000068/bk_part_000068_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Art of Whisky
    THE ART OF WHISKY is a breathtaking and unusual gift book for whisky connoisseurs celebrating the spirit from an unexpectedly beautiful angle. By chance, award-winning photographer Ernie Button noticed the intricate patterns formed in the residue at the bottoms of (almost) empty whisky glasses - each as different as a snowflake - and began photographing them with inventive lighting techniques. The resulting images are exquisitely gorgeous, evoking earthly landscapes and extraterrestrial visions, with each more amazing than the next. This book collects nearly 100 of those images and adds delightful touches such as tasting notes, as well as a text on the science of what we're seeing, and writing about single malt Scotch by Scotland's leading whisky expert Charles MacLean, commissioned exclusively for this book.
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    My Name Is Leon , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 471min
    A brother chosen. A brother left behind. And a family where you'd least expect to find one. Leon is nine, and has a perfect baby brother called Jake. They have gone to live with Maureen, who has fuzzy red hair like a halo, and a belly like Father Christmas. But the adults are speaking in low voices, and wearing pretend faces. They are threatening to give Jake to strangers. Since Jake is white and Leon is not. Evoking a Britain of the early eighties, My Name is Leon is a heart-breaking story of love, identity and learning to overcome unbearable loss. Of the fierce bond between siblings. And how - just when we least expect it - we manage to find our way home. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lenny Henry. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pauk/000771/bk_pauk_000771_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Beneath the Bonfire: Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 410min
    Young couples gather to participate in an annual "chainsaw party", cutting down trees for firewood in anticipation of the winter. A group of men spend a weekend hunting for mushrooms in the wilderness where they grew up and where some still find themselves trapped. An aging environmentalist takes out his frustration and anger on a singular, unsuspecting target. A woman helps another get revenge against a man whose crime extends far beyond him to an entire community. In these 10 stories, Nickolas Butler demonstrates his talent for portraying "a place and its people with such love that you'll find yourself falling for them, too," evoking an American landscape that will be instantly recognizable to listeners enchanted by his debut, Shotgun Lovesongs. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Holter Graham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/001973/bk_aren_001973_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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