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    Frankenstein (AmazonClassics Edition) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 567min
    Obsessed with the secret of creation, Swiss scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein cobbles together a body he's determined to bring to life. And one fateful night, he does. When the creature opens his eyes, the doctor is repulsed: his vision of perfection is, in fact, a hideous monster. Dr. Frankenstein abandons his creation, but the monster won't be ignored, setting in motion a chain of violence and terror that shadows Victor to his death.Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a gripping story about the ethics of creation and the consequences of trauma, is one of the most influential Gothic novels in British literature. It is as relevant today as it is haunting.Revised edition: Previously published as Frankenstein, this edition of Frankenstein (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nico Evers-Swindell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/008957/bk_brll_008957_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Witch Hammer , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 453min
    July 1585. Desperate to escape Sir Francis Walsingham's clutches and pursue his chosen career as a professional playwright, the young Christopher Marlowe abandons his Cambridge studies to join Lord Strange's men, a group of travelling players. En route to perform at Oxford, the players are rehearsing amongst the famous Rollright Stones on the Warwickshire border when their efforts are interrupted by the discovery of the corpse of actor-manager Ned Sledd, found beneath the King's Stone, a silver-handled bodkin buried deep in his throat. Is it an act of witchcraft, a human sacrifice to mark the witches' festival of Lammastide? Or could the killer have a more personal reason to wish Sledd dead? Kit Marlowe determines to find out. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: M. J. Trow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/002448/bk_isis_002448_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Spirit of Want , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 507min
    A successful female attorney commits adultery when she falls in love with a faith-healing evangelist client and abandons her family and career. He flees to Africa to delay prosecution and she follows. Her husband and family disown her. She detects sinister untruths and returns to rebuild her life and career. Her daughter barely knows her. She meets conspiracy and deceit that bring her to the brink of despair as she painful learns the lost value and pernicious transgressions of family and friends. The souls of the rich and privileged are uncovered, and the pains of the neglected and ignored revealed in this award-winning love-story/medical thriller by William H. Coles, the author of the SILF best read novel, The Surgeon's Wife. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: William H. Coles. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/005432/bk_acx0_005432_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Silver Wings, Iron Cross
    Now in paperback from air combat veteran and acclaimed military thriller author Tom Young, a thrillingly tense, blisteringly authentic, and emotionally powerful WWII saga of two enemy combatants-an American pilot and German U-boat officer-united by fate in an epic fight for survival. Lieutenant Karl Hagan earned his wings the hard way. But when his plane is shot down behind enemy lines, he's forced to make the hardest decision of his life: trusting the enemy. Oberleutnant Wilhelm Albrecht wore his Iron Cross with pride. But when his U-boat is attacked in a devastating air raid, he abandons ship and finds an unlikely ally: the pilot who bombed him. It is November of 1944. The tides of war have turned. Allies have taken back France, and German troops have retreated. But for Karl and Wilhelm, the war is far from over. Each must be prepared to lie for the other, fight for the other, or die with the other. But their short-lived alliance won't truly be put to the test until they reach the end of the line-inside a POW camp...
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    The Redwood Palace , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 618min
    Plum's thrilled about her arranged marriage. Becoming the daughter-in-law of a great chef will let her take her magical cooking skills to new heights. Then her little sister Dami dresses up as a boy and joins the army-a crime punishable by death. To keep her sister safe, Plum abandons her wedding, assumes Dami's identity, and reports for her sister's duties scrubbing dishes at the palace. Lying for Dami leaves Plum tangled up in intrigue and accused of poisoning the royal family. To clear her name, Plum has to figure out who's really behind the attacks. But delving into the identity of the true poisoner unearths darker plots. If Plum wants to save herself, her family, and her nation, she's going to have to cook the dish of a lifetime. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rachel Leblang. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/181537/bk_acx0_181537_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Oregon Trail Journey after the Civil War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 77min
    Oregon Trail Journey after The Civil War, is the story of a southern woman and her older brother, striking out for the West to escape the hardships of the South after the Civil War. She didn't want to leave her home but not wanting to be left isolated, she went with him. The wagon train along the Oregon Trail is led by a seasoned veteran of the War, on the opposite side. Romance develops but the brother is still bitter about the south losing the war. When a virulent disease erupts the wagon master abandons the wagon train, taking just the brother and sister and a single wagon, as he strikes off along the trail alone. Tragedy strikes later and the sister has to make a hard choice. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/028271/bk_acx0_028271_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Deep Fried and Pickled: The Rachael O'Brien Chronicles, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 675min
    It's '86, the era of Pop Rocks, Jelly shoes, and big hair bands. Rachael O'Brien's freshman plan seems simple: Attend a southern college away from her hometown of Canton, Ohio, earn a degree, party, and meet cute guys-hopefully acing the latter two. But being threatened by a jealous She-Devil, avoiding the advances of a 30-something redneck, and discovering an art fraud scheme mess with her "to do" list. On top of her troubles at school, Rachael finds herself forging a new relationship with her emotionally shaken father after Mom abandons the family to pursue a psychic calling. Bad decision-making, law-bending behavior, and surprise romances make freshman year challenging in Paisley Ray's Deep Fried and Pickled quick-witted, south-of-the-Mason-Dixon romp. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Suzanne Cerreta. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/025325/bk_acx0_025325_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Madame Bovary , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 934min
    Madame Bovary is the first novel by French novelist Gustave Flaubert. The story focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, a bored provincial housewife, who abandons her husband to pursue the libertine Rodolphe in a desperate love affair. Attacked for obscenity by public prosecutors when it was first serialized in La Revue de Paris between October 1, 1856 and December 15, 1856, it became a best seller when it was published as a book in April 1857, and is widely considered a masterpiece of realism literature and one of the most influential novels ever written. Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Richmond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rnib/000050/bk_rnib_000050_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Misanthrope: Stone's Story: Ourean Chronicles #1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 279min
    Before Stone trained Kara Magari or taught the First Vagabond to master the blood loyalty, he was nothing more than a slave boy named Terric. Terric is a curious loner hellbent on reading his master's forbidden books. When one heist goes wrong, Terric abandons his old life and runs for freedom - only to fall prey to a ruthless man named Niccoli. Niccoli is an isen - a creature of magic from the hidden world of Ourea - and he awakens within Terric an unimaginable gift. But this gift comes with a catch. Suddenly in control of newfound power he is forbidden to freely use, Terric realizes too late he simply traded one master for another. In Ourea, a world dominated by the gifted, few isen dare defy their masters. Until now. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Campbell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/054589/bk_acx0_054589_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Monstrous Beauty , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 481min
    Fierce, seductive mermaid Syrenka falls in love with Ezra, a young naturalist. When she abandons her life underwater for a chance at happiness on land, she is unaware that this decision comes with horrific and deadly consequences. Almost 140 years later, 17-year-old Hester meets a mysterious stranger named Ezra and feels overwhelmingly, inexplicably drawn to him. For generations, love has resulted in death for the women in her family. Is it an undiagnosed genetic defect...or a curse? With Ezra’s help, Hester investigates her family’s strange, sad history. The answers she seeks are waiting in the graveyard, the crypt, and at the bottom of the ocean - but powerful forces will do anything to keep her from uncovering her connection to Syrenka and to the tragedy of so long ago. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Katherine Kellgren. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/001474/bk_aren_001474_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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