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    Killer Cousins: Cealie Gunther Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 657min
    Spunky young grandma Cealie Gunther tries to avoid her hunky sometimes-ex lover Gil Thurman so she can rediscover herself. She also wants to avoid relatives so she won't become dependent on them. But a cousin who antagonized her in childhood pleads for Cealie to come to Gatlinburg, TN, needing Cealie's help or she'll face dire consequences. And Gil couldn't be opening another of his Cajun Delights restaurants there - could he? Torn between flying off for her planned exotic vacation or landing in the hills of Tennessee, Cealie knows where she must go. She can't believe what she finds once she gets there and fears someone she knows may be implicated and attack more victims. Murder and mayhem blend with quirky characters in this fun-filled romp. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Beth Richmond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bimo/001290/bk_bimo_001290_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Thaddeus Stevens: Nineteenth-Century Egalitarian , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 650min
    One of the most controversial figures in 19th-century American history, Thaddeus Stevens is best remembered for his role as congressional leader of the radical Republicans and as a chief architect of Reconstruction. Long painted by historians as a vindictive “dictator of Congress”, out to punish the South at the behest of big business and his own ego, Stevens receives a more balanced treatment in Hans L. Trefousse’s biography, which portrays him as an impassioned orator and a leader in the struggle against slavery. Trefousse traces Stevens’ career through its major phases, from his days in the Pennsylvania state legislature, when he antagonized Freemasons, slaveholders, and Jacksonian Democrats, to his political involvement during Reconstruction, when he helped author the 14th Amendment and spurred on the passage of the Reconstruction Acts and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Throughout, Trefousse explores the motivations for Stevens’ lifelong commitment to racial equality, thus furnishing a fuller portrait of the man whose fervent opposition to slavery helped move his more moderate congressional colleagues toward the implementation of egalitarian policies. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Weiner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/005525/bk_blak_005525_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Evita: The Life of Eva Peron , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 81min
    María Eva Duarte de Perón, known to the world as Evita, stands with Jesus Christ as a highly influential historical figure who lived only 33 years. The similarities do not end there: as Argentine novelist Tomás Eloy Martínez has observed, Evita came to "symbolize certain naïve, but effective, beliefs: the hope for a better world; a life sacrificed on the altar of the disinherited, the humiliated, the poor of the earth...myths which somehow reproduce the image of Christ." During her life she was elevated to the status of "spiritual leader" of her country, Argentina, and after death she was regarded there as a martyr and a saint by her many followers. Eva Perón prided herself on having antagonized and earned the hatred of precisely these social classes. Over 50 years after her death, Perónism, the political philosophy devised by her and her husband Juan Domingo Perón, remains a potent force in Argentine politics (the current president identifies herself closely with the Peróns and their legacy), but it also continues to inspire deep enmity. While a large portion of the country sees Evita as a symbol of national pride, there is also a significant sector that sees her as an impostor and a demagogue whose brilliant but irresponsible manipulation of mass politics helped sink the country into chaos. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/036002/bk_acx0_036002_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Taming the Nueces Strip: The Story of McNelly's Rangers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 319min
    Only an extraordinary Texas Ranger could have cleaned up bandit-plagued Southwest Texas, between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande, in the years following the Civil War. Thousands of raiders on horseback, some of them Anglo-Americans, regularly crossed the river from Mexico to pillage, murder, and rape. Their main objective? To steal cattle, which they herded back across the Rio Grande to sell. Honest citizens found it almost impossible to live in the Nueces Strip.In desperation, the governor of Texas called on an extraordinary man, Captain Leander M. McNelly, to take command of a Ranger company and stop these border bandits. One of McNelly's recruits for this task was George Durham, a Georgia farmboy in his teens when he joined the "Little McNellys", as the Captain's band called themselves. More than half a century later, it was George Durham, the last surviving "McNelly Ranger", who recounted the exciting tale of taming the Nueces Strip to San Antonio writer Clyde Wantland.In Durham's account, those long-ago days are brought vividly back to life. Once again the daring McNelly leads his courageous band across Southwest Texas to victories against incredible odds. With a boldness that overcame their dismayingly small number, the McNellys succeeded in bringing law and order to the untamed Nueces Strip - succeeded so well that they antagonized certain "upright" citizens who had been pocketing surreptitious dollars from the bandits' operations. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jamie Renell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/053257/bk_adbl_053257_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Furious Rush , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 837min
    Addicting and heart pounding - you won't be able to put it down until you've devoured every word. (Christina Lauren, New York Times best-selling author of Untamed) The first in an emotion-fueled new-adult series from the number-one best-selling author of the Thoughtless novels. Too fast, too furious - and way too hot to handle... Mackenzie Cox has a lot to prove. Daughter of a racing legend, she is eager to show the world that she has inherited her father's talent in the male-dominated sport of professional motorcycle racing. The last thing Kenzie needs is to be antagonized by her rival team's newest rider, Hayden Hayes. Plucked from the world of illegal street racing, Hayden immediately gets under Kenzie's skin. His insinuations that Kenzie is a spoiled princess who was handed her career fuels her desire to win, and, much to her surprise, Kenzie soon learns she performs better when she's racing against Hayden. As Kenzie and Hayden push each other on the track, the electric energy between them off the track shifts into an intense - and strictly forbidden - attraction. The only rule between their two ultracompetitive teams is zero contact. Kenzie always does her best to play by the rules, but when her team slips into a financial crisis, she has no choice but to turn to Hayden for help. The tension simmers during their secret late-night rendezvous, but Kenzie has too much to lose to give in to her desires. Especially when she begins to doubt that Hayden has completely left his street life behind.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sasha Dunbrooke. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/002677/bk_hach_002677_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Alexander Hamilton: A Captivating Guide to One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 128min
    Explore the fascinating life of Alexander Hamilton! Alexander Hamilton is one of the most extraordinary figures in American history. A deep thinker, a military leader, and a political dynamo, he was George Washington's right-hand man and perhaps the most important figure in the shaping of the Constitution. His policies and practices in government set the United States down a path of commercial wealth and economic stability. His ideas still resonate in the powerful nation he helped create.   During his time, Hamilton was a divisive figure. A political extremist who antagonized the conservative parts of the new republic while protecting its former opponents. The man at the heart of the nation's first major sex scandal. A political operator whose actions outraged opponents and eventually led to the duel that cost him his life.   It was an extraordinary life, made more extraordinary by Hamilton's origins. He was an outsider, an immigrant from the Caribbean who arrived in New York to make a new life for himself. In doing so, he helped to shape the framework of politics and commerce in America. In retrospect, the amazing thing about his fame is not its recent resurgence, but that it took so long for him to be widely recognized.   This audiobook tells the story of Alexander Hamilton. The story of a nation born in blood, in struggle, and in the dynamism that immigrants could bring.   This audioook includes captivating stories and facts about Alexander Hamilton's:  Caribbean childhood Education and quest for finding work Military career First steps in politics Part in the 1796 election campaign Time in public office Life after the treasury Affair with Maria Reynolds Listen to this audiobook now to learn more about Alexander Hamilton! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Duke Holm. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/113150/bk_acx0_113150_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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