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The Earthspinner
'A writer of great subtlety and intelligence, who understands that emotional power comes from the steady accretion of detail' Kamila Shamsie, Guardian'She writes elegantly and intelligently whatever the subject matter' Francesca Angelini, The Times'A compulsively readable novel' Manil Suri, New York Times'A horse was in flames. It roamed beneath the ocean breathing fire . . . 'When he wakes up, Elango knows his life has changed. His dream will consume him until he gives it shape. The potter must create a terracotta horse whose beauty will be reason enough for its existence. Yet he cannot pin down from where it has galloped into his mind - the Mahabharata, or Trojan legend, or his anonymous potter-ancestors. Nor can he say where it belongs - in a temple compound, within a hotel lobby, or with Zohra, whom he despairs of ever marrying.The astral, indefinable force driving Elango towards forbidden love and creation has unleashed other currents. A neighbourhood girl begins her bewildering journey into adulthood, developing a complicated relationship with him. A lost dog adopts him, taking over his heart. Meanwhile, his community is driven by inflammatory passions of a different kind. Here, people, animals, and even the gods live on a knife's edge and the consequences of daring to dream against the tide are cataclysmic.Moving between India and England, The Earthspinner reflects the many ways in which the East encounters the West. It breathes new life into ancient myths, giving allegorical shape to the war of fanaticism against reason and the imagination.An intricate, wrenching novel about the changed ways of loving and living in the modern world.- Shop: buecher
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Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orléans: The Entire Life Story (Great Biographies) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 86min
Was Joan of Arc accused because she was a woman? Then why did so many fierce and battle-hardened male warriors line up their troops behind her? Yet, not even one of her soldiers, be they longbowmen, cavalry riders, knights, artillerymen, and nobles, ran from the command of a woman. Instead, they marveled at her as she mounted the ladders to a heavily defended castle, right along with the men, shot arrows, thrust spears, and galloped on her great white steed along with the best of them. She was wounded twice and yet did not shirk from battle.Inside you’ll read aboutFrance to be Restored to its GloryJoan of Arc – The French Victory 1429-1453Joan of Arc – The Loire Valley BattlesThe Coronation of Charles and its AftermathThe Brutal TrialThe Exoneration of Joan of ArcAnd much more!This is the story of Joan of Arc - her fears, her courage despite the odds, and her unshakable faith in forces that lie above and beyond what mortals don’t understand. It should never be overlooked that this woman was more than a woman; she was an extraordinary event in the history of humanity. The story about Joan of Arc’s life is a factual one, not an imaginary one, and not a questionable myth nor a fanciful legend. It happened.Do not doubt, order your copy and listen to this biography now!PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ashton Haugen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/184848/bk_acx0_184848_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Never Say Die: A Kentucky Colt, the Epsom Derby, and the Rise of the Modern Thoroughbred Industry , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 300min
A quarter of a million people braved miserable conditions at Epsom Downs on June 2, 1954, to see the 175th running of the prestigious Derby Stakes. Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill were in attendance, along with thousands of Britons who were all convinced of the unfailing superiority of English bloodstock and eager to see a British colt take the victory. They were shocked when a Kentucky-born chestnut named Never Say Die galloped to a two-length triumph at odds of 33-1, winning Britain's greatest race and beginning an important shift in the world of Thoroughbred racing. Never Say Die traces the history of this extraordinary colt, beginning with his foaling in Lexington, Kentucky, when a shot of bourbon whiskey revived him and earned him his name. It also tells the stories of the influential individuals brought together by the horse and his victory - from the heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune to the Aga Khan. Most fascinating is the tale of Mona Best of Liverpool, England, whose well-placed bet on the long-shot Derby contender allowed her to open the Casbah Coffee Club. There, her son met musicians John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison and later joined their band. Featuring a foreword by the original drummer for the Beatles, Pete Best, this remarkable book reveals how an underdog's surprise victory played a part in the formation of the most successful and influential rock band in history and made the Bluegrass region of Kentucky the center of the international Thoroughbred industry. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Chester. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/055605/bk_acx0_055605_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Finding Forever in Hawk Ridge Hollow: Sweet Small Town Happily Ever After (Rich & Rugged: a Hawkins Brothers Romance, Book 2) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 239min
She has three rules for her fake marriage to the billionaire rancher who galloped into her life. He breaks every one of them. But he’s afraid she might just break his heart.Her ex had left her at a dead end. She’d given up everything for him and when she found her way back, she moved to a new town, started over, and focused on the future.Dallen Hawkins is known for his wild ways on and off the ranch, but he learned long ago to trust horses more than women. The Hawkins brothers have a reputation for being rich and rugged, but after a disagreement, they became estranged and he’s desperate to reunite the family.Neither wants to be in a relationship, but a chance meeting at the same wedding prompts them to decide they, too, could say I do. For Kayla, it’s to get her family off her back and so she doesn’t have to answer "no" when asked if she’s dating, engaged, or married. Dallen, heir to the world-famous Hawk Ridge Hollow Ski Resort and global holdings, can move forward with updates to the ranch if he gets married - thanks to the stipulation in his father’s will.Can she tame the handsome, wealthy, and wild cowboy? Can he win her heart? Only if they don’t allow mistakes of their past to dictate the future.This is book two in the Hawkins Family Romance series. Each book stands alone, but listening to them in order provides a deeper, richer experience. It is a sweet, “clean and wholesome” romance without swearing or mature content and contains a happily ever after. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lorana Hoopes. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/236446/bk_acx0_236446_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Good Day to Die: Tales of the Frontier, Volume 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 209min
From the author who brought you The Dead Never Sleep, Key West Redemption, and the thrilling Key West Extraction comes a gripping tale of uncensored conflict in the old West. This book is a non-ending, primal battle for survival. Savage Shoshone, Crow, Blackfoot and Sioux warriors brutally clash with encroaching cowboys and buffalo hunters. All of them intent upon claiming this vast wilderness as their own. See the fledgling town of Big Sky Montana grow before your very eyes. Dance hall girls, card swindlers, and humble townsfolk face the constant danger of shootouts and bank robberies with stoic resolve. For you see, on the frontier, death is always your next door neighbor. Yes, this is a savage land where evil, depraved gunslingers rob and kill for the sheer pleasure of the deed. The ruthless strong unyieldingly crush everything under their spur-covered feet and never think twice about the aftermath. Yet sometimes those soulless desperadoes kill the wrong man. Ed Colstock was a tired gunman who had lost count of all the dead he had left along the twisted streets of his life. His ruthless reputation drove him deeper and deeper into the untamed frontier. Searching for peace and obscurity, he traveled alone with his unwanted past. Colstock was sick of all the carnage and death that constantly haunted him. Ed doggedly kept looking for a place where he could finally hang up his guns and, hopefully, start over. But sometimes you have to kill again in order to protect that precious dream your heart desperately craves. Death rides unbridled, in a posse hell-bent on revenge. Onward they rode, recklessly forward they galloped, on into no man’s land. The gunman. The rancher. And the Texas Ranger who had his own score to settle with the notorious Gene Brady. It was one last bloody ride for all of them. Kill or be killed. Winner take all. Death in the desert. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ellery Truesdell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/114023/bk_acx0_114023_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Black Blood: A Steampunk Tale of Horror , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 14min
What happens when a pursuer can’t be outdistanced, can’t be misled, and can’t be killed. Lark, a city scout, must confront those questions when the demonic creation of the dark scientist Baer Bore sets his sights on him. Can steam and powder overcome the flesh of a hound that cannot die? N. Jacob Wright’s brilliant pacing and steampunk sensibilities make this tale as intriguing as it is horrifying. Why the beast had chosen him and his horse the scout didn’t know. He knew only that like those before him the beast could not be killed by even the most well placed of shots. His only hope was that the metal wonder he rode could outdistance the flesh and bones of his pursuer and that he could make sure the trail stayed cold once it had been lost. “Easy does it girl. “ Smoke billowed from the nostrils of the creature as each hoof ricocheted with a loud ting off the rocks it galloped on. That was something he always loved about this model and that had drawn him to purchase it the moment it was available. The smoke from its nose was so impending, so final. It made him feel like every search across the crags was on a mission that had to be completed at any cost, that lives hung in the balance, that all would be lost if he didn’t report back at the base in time. He smiled ruefully and watched his hands swivel with the joystick to keep the horse in a steady line. “Just a bit more girl.” He had to make it through to the gate that blocked the wildlife here from the rest of the world. This time, at least one life really did hang in the balance. The horse snorted again, letting out more steam so that it could stabilize the pressure at its core. Lark knew the pressure skyrocketed from the running, and he grinned with pride. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jennifer Saucedo. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/020711/bk_acx0_020711_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Elementals: An Elemental Origins Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 443min
Can they use their newfound powers to save their hometown, or will they die trying?The summer is over, and the promised get-together results in an epic sharing of the transformational adventures that have gifted Akiko, Saxony, Georjayna, and Targa with their elemental powers. When the Elementals are recruited by Petra to execute a super-secret global project that is supposed to change humanity for the better, it seems as though the girls will be rocketed to fortune and glory. But when they accidentally unleash a dark and terrible force, things deteriorate rapidly into death and destruction....This deadly entity seems immune to their magic, and it is too late to turn back. The Elementals is authored from three points of view and is the sixth and final audiobook in the Elemental Origins, a series of captivating YA urban fantasy novels that can be listened to in any order. If you like new twists on elemental lore, simmering romance, and strong female lead characters, then you’ll love A.L. Knorr’s teen fantasy adventure. Buy The Elementals and get ready for a speed-rap of a novel that will take you to the edge of your seat! Check out a snippet:The groan became a growl. I whirled, raking the trees for whatever made the sound. The forest had lost its color, just as part of the sky had. I blinked and rubbed my eyes, thinking something was wrong with my vision. When I opened my eyes the view was the same. The forest and sky were shifting from the dim color of early morning to shades of gray. In fact, the edges of everything looked blurry, like a heavy fog had gathered. The growl came again, from everywhere and nowhere. My heart galloped in my chest."Where are you?" I yelled into the trees. "Show yourself!"My answer was a deep roll of thunder...or was it a slow, throaty laugh? The forest grew dark, and the trees faded from view, swallowed up in the unnatural fog. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gabra Zackman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/135848/bk_acx0_135848_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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