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    Detroit: Engine of America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 393min
    This is the story of how a crude French settlement along the Detroit River in 1701 became the birthplace of the automotive industry in 1900. Forging the first industrial powerhouse wasn’t easy. Scant inbound supplies from the English colonies took months, if they arrived at all. The first 100 inhabitants led by explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, with the guidance of Native American tribes, built a fledgling economy of fishing, farming, and hunting - the latter propelled mightily by the fur trade. As the populace sputtered and grew, they developed the machinery and skilled trades that produced - in volume - wagons, stagecoaches, steamships, hearths, locomotives, boxcars, furniture, stoves, equipment, marine engines, pharmaceutical drugs, and, finally, the horseless carriage. Detroit’s grit and brawn ignited ingenuity and self-sufficiency that thrust the first city in the Midwest onto the world stage. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: R. J. King. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/235665/bk_acx0_235665_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Lily: A Miss King Novel, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 456min
    Ten-year-old Lily King and her mother are being forced from their home in 1952 as part of Detroit’s planned “slum clearance.” With nowhere to go, the prospect of losing her home is just part of Lily’s mistrust of almost everyone, including her bed-bound mother - all 627 pounds of her. Young Lily learns quickly to hate washing each and every inch of that enormous body. She’s full of resentment toward her unloving mother and is searching for a way out. Two bright spots in Lily’s life are Miss Jackson, a numbers runner who also sells home-cooked dinners, and Miss Jackson’s boyfriend, London “Shorty” Biggs, a self-proclaimed gangster and jazz trombonist with a big heart. While they watch out for Lily, she’s worried that one day they may leave, too, like everyone else who’s been good to her - including her dad. Spend time with Lily, the first in a series and a decades-long journey of heartbreak, tragedy, and most of all - survival, and get to know how Lily becomes Miss King. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cheryl Robinson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/156793/bk_acx0_156793_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Sweet Women Lie , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 389min
    A faded film star asks Detroit PI Amos Walker to get her out of a relationship with a deadly mobster. When Amos Walker was a teen, he had a poster of Gail Hope on his wall. A 60s bombshell in the beach-blanket tradition, she has fallen hard since her glory days as one of the dying studio system’s final starlets. But when she calls on Amos Walker she remains as lovely as ever: an elegant beauty with a $750,000 problem. Since her career evaporated, she has played the part of moll to one of Detroit’s big-name gangsters, a powerful man stalked by death. Tired of a life looking over her shoulder, Hope pawns everything she owns in an attempt to buy her way out. She entrusts Walker with a suitcase heavy with cash, and asks him to play delivery boy - a simple assignment that doesn’t take long to turn deadly. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author’s personal collection. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mel Foster. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/006082/bk_adbl_006082_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Warlock's Curse , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 765min
    From the author of the Nebula Award-nominated The Native Star. The Year is 1910. Eighteen-year-old Will Edwards has landed a prestigious apprenticeship at Detroit’s Tesla Industries, the most advanced scientific research center in the United States. It’s a plum prize for a young man who dreams of a career in the new science of Otherwhere Engineering. But his father doesn’t want him to go. And he won’t tell him why. Determined to get there by any means necessary, Will finds unexpected support along the way. His old friend Jenny Hansen - daughter of a San Francisco timber baron - is eager to help him for reasons of her own. And so is his estranged brother Ben, who he hasn’t seen in over 10 years. But running away turns out to be the easy part. On the first full moon after his 18th birthday, Will is stricken by a powerful magic - a devastating curse laid upon his ancestors by the malevolent sangrimancer Aebedel Cowdray. Will must find a way to control the magic that possesses him - or the vengeful warlock’s spirit will destroy everything and everyone he loves. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pat Young. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/011154/bk_adbl_011154_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Betrayal of Faith: A Zachary Blake Legal Thriller, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 824min
    Can one have faith when faith itself is corrupt?  Spotlight meets The Firm in this award-winning first installment of the Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series....Zachary Blake was once Detroit’s King of Justice before his partners stole his practice, and his wife kicked him out and took everything. Now he spends his time getting plastered at the local strip club or hustling traffic cases. Things are about to change... The Coalition is the church’s super-secret organization whose leader will stop at nothing to protect it. Will these evil actors thwart justice once again? Jennifer Tracy is a woman of deep faith and grim determination whose children have fallen victim to a vicious predator. Will the unconscionable evil of The Coalition victimize Jennifer and her boys a second time? The three converge in Detroit for the trial of the century. This compelling and realistic courtroom action drama spins a web of greed, power, and unspeakable acts of betrayal. Will victims and perpetrators get the justice they so richly deserve? Bello keeps you guessing until the jury speaks.Scroll and hit the "Buy" button to find the answers in this controversial first Zachary Blake Legal Thriller today!  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lee Alan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/199596/bk_acx0_199596_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Empty Rooms : The Krebbs and Robey Casefiles , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 689min
    Richie Krebbs is an ex-cop, a walking encyclopedia of crime and criminals who chafes at bureaucracy. Frank Robey quit the FBI and joined the Detroit PD, obsessed with the case of a missing child and unwilling to leave the city before she was found. When Richie unearths a possible clue in one of Detroit’s many abandoned homes, it puts him on a collision course with Frank - and with depths of depravity that neither man could have imagined. How do people who dwell in the darkest places - by profession or predilection - maintain their connection to the world of light and humanity? Richie and Frank will need every coping mechanism at their disposal to survive their descent into darkness and emerge unbroken on the other side. With Empty Rooms, best-selling award-winning novelist Jeffrey J. Mariotte introduces crime savant Krebbs and obsessive comic book fan Robey, who will quickly join the ranks of the most beloved heroes of thriller literature."This is not a book for the timid or easily shocked...despite this, Empty Rooms remains a highly recommended read.” (Mystery Scene) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Taverna. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/133467/bk_acx0_133467_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Runyon Ave: The Block Remembers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 220min
    When Detroit rap group D12 signed with Eminem’s Shady Records and hit it big, it wasn’t just a victory for the six members of the group, but a game changer for the whole Runyon Ave. crew — all thirty of them. As CB watched his best friends’ rise to fame, he knew it was only a matter of time before D12 reached back and pulled the rest of them up, too. But it didn’t take long for him to realize that, despite the backstage access, the parties, and the fans, D12 couldn’t save him — none of them. With a foreboding outlook on the future for his famous friends, CB carves his own path to travel, one that carries him far away from hip-hop. But it will take a string of devastating tragedies, suicide, and even murder before many of the crew realize the same. Behind the glaring spotlight and shimmers of stardom lies the foundation for Detroit’s multi-platinum-selling rap group — the block from which they all came. Runyon Ave. paid a hefty price for fame, one that CB and the crew couldn’t afford. D12’s rise and fall created some of their best and worst times, but the story isn’t over. Runyon Ave. is still alive, and the block remembers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lamont Mapp. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/187794/bk_acx0_187794_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    American Street , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 515min
    A National Book Award Finalist with five starred reviews! A New York Times Notable Book * Publishers Weekly Flying Start * Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * ALA Booklist Editors' Choice of 2017 (Top of the List winner) * School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * BookPage Best YA Book of the Year American Street is an evocative and powerful coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Everything, Everything; Bone Gap; and All American Boys. In this stunning debut novel, Pushcart-nominated author Ibi Zoboi draws on her own experience as a young Haitian immigrant, infusing this lyrical exploration of America with magical realism and vodou culture. On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie—a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola’s mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess; the grittiness of Detroit’s west side; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own. Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself, and Fabiola soon realizes that freedom comes at a cost. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robin Miles. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005793/bk_harp_005793_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Freaky Deaky Tiki: A Moonstone Bay Cozy Mystery, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 629min
    Hadley Hunter is learning about life, love...and being a witch. She has a hot and hunky boyfriend, new friends, and family she didn’t know existed until recently. Her plate is full. Life gets even busier when a Detroit grim reaper named Aisling Grimlock hits Moonstone Bay for her honeymoon. Aisling is loud, brash...and pregnant. Unfortunately, she’s not one of those women who gets happy and develops a glow at the notion of a new baby. When a body turns up on the docks, Hadley decides to help her boyfriend Galen investigate. All she knows for certain is that the murder looks ritual thanks to the tiki mask left behind...and the gaping wound in his chest.Since she’s bored and limited, Aisling latches on to Hadley and volunteers to help. That means zipping around the island and investigating the local cult that lives in the forest. Aisling has specific ideas about what should be done. Hadley has her own ideas. And Galen wants them both to steer clear of his investigation.Things are bound to collide...and they do in spectacular fashion. What happens when Detroit’s mouthiest reaper and Moonstone Bay’s newest witch collide? You’re about to find out.The stakes are high, death is in the air...and a few more secrets are about to be unveiled. Strap in, because things are about to get freaky. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Angel Clark. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/138742/bk_acx0_138742_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Black and White Like You and Me: Parallel Lines Sometimes Intersect , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 246min
    Even in 1960s Detroit, race isn't everything.Tom Daniels and "Cookie" Marsh will be the first to tell you that race isn't everything. But it did shape the way they experienced the world growing up in Detroit in the 1950s and '60s. Tom “Cookie” Marsh grew up in a black neighborhood on Detroit’s west side. Tom Daniels grew up in a mixed working-class neighborhood on Detroit's east side.Both men grew up in strict households where they "always got what we needed, and sometimes what we wanted," and both saw their city, their country, and their world transform around them through the Civil Rights movement, riots, and the Vietnam War.But sometimes parallel lines intersect.As each man tells his story, it is apparent that race isn't just "black and white", but it is part of what makes their friendship extraordinary. Their experiences will teach you that race made for huge differences in their experiences, while, in spite of race, there are also touching similarities that made it possible for two men, in their older years, to overcome decades of racial turbulence of their upbringing to become lifelong friends.Follow Tom and Cookie. Hear about their lives, their upbringing, their successes, and regrets growing up in black-and-white Detroit - and how, when it boils down to it, the things that are truly important are actually black and white, like you and me. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Thomas F. Daniels, Thomas C. Marsh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/127151/bk_acx0_127151_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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