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    Decisions , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 40min
    An accident on an icy road pins a paramedic father against his biggest fear: His two children are in the backseat, and only one can be saved. A decision must be made.Excerpt from the book:I'll never forget the cold wind from the north as it blew in off of the Maumee River. I'll never forget the way the tears on my face turned into slivers of ice as they rolled quickly down my crimson cheeks. And worst of all , I'll never forget the taste of the oil, as the barrel of the blued Smith and Wesson model 1911 sat queerly on my tongue.A decision had to be made that November evening, roughly 18 years after the hardest decision of my life and of my career was forced upon me as my Dodge Ram sat idling on the side of Route Six. Only, this time, the decision wasn't mine to make. This time, it was in the hands of my son, Stephen. Literally, in both of his hands. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jake Hunsbusher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/186885/bk_acx0_186885_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Consciousness Plague, Hörbuch, Digital, 501min
    From of the author of The Silk Code, winner of the 1999 Locus Award for Best First Novel, comes another intriguing blend of science fiction and hard-boiled police-procedural mystery. The Consciousness Plague is about memory, more particularly, how the loss of memory, in slivers of time deducted from a growing number of individuals, can subtly undermine and play havoc with everything from the investigation of serial stranglings to candlelight dinners. Dr. D'Amato, NYPD forensic detective, investigates a spate of unusual cases of memory loss and finds evidence of a bacteria-like organism that has lived in our brains since our origin as a species and may be responsible for our very consciousness.There's evidence for this consciousness bug in the ancient Phoenician and Viking cultures and everywhere Phil looks in our world. A new antibiotic crosses the blood-brain barrier and inadvertently kills this essential bug. Phil himself becomes a victim of the memory drain, and must struggle to get the proper authorities to pay attention before everyone loses so much memory that they forget that they forgot in the first place. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Shanahan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/live/000108/bk_live_000108_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Feuding Fan Dancers: Faith Bacon, Sally Rand, and the Golden Age of the Showgirl , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 457min
    Some women capture our attention like no others. Faith Bacon and Sally Rand were beautiful blondes from humble backgrounds who shot to fame behind a pair of oversize ostrich fans, but with very different outcomes. Sally Rand would go on to perform for the millions who attended the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, becoming America's sweetheart. Faith Bacon, the Marilyn Monroe of her time - once anointed the "world's most beautiful woman" - would experience the dark side of fame and slip into drug use.It was the golden age of American entertainment, and Bacon and Rand fought their way through the competitive showgirl scene of New York with grit and perseverance. They played peek-a-boo with their lives, allowing their audiences to see only slivers of themselves. A hint of a breast? A forbidden love affair? They were both towering figures, goddesses, icons. Until the world started to change. Little is known about who they really were, until now. Feuding Fan Dancers tells the story of two remarkable women during a tumultuous time in entertainment history. Leslie Zemeckis has pieced together their story and - nearly 100 years later - both women come alive again. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christa Lewis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/002238/bk_high_002238_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Assume the Worst , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 15min
    This is Oh, the Places You'll Never Go - the ultimate hilarious, cynical, but absolutely realistic view of a college graduate's future. And what he or she can or can't do about it. "This commencement address will never be given, because graduation speakers are supposed to offer encouragement and inspiration. That's not what you need. You need a warning." So begins Carl Hiaasen's attempt to prepare young men and women for their future. And who better to warn them about their precarious paths forward than Carl Hiaasen? The answer, after hearing Assume the Worst, is: Nobody. Following the format of Anna Quindlen's commencement address (Being Perfect) and George Saunders's commencement address (Congratulations, by the way), this might look typical from the outside, but inside it is anything but. This book is bound to be a classic, sold year after year come graduation time. Although it's also a good gift for anyone starting a job, getting married, or recently released from prison. Because it is not just funny. It is, in its own Hiaasen way, extremely wise and even hopeful. Well, it might not be full of hope, but there are certainly enough slivers of the stuff in there to more than keep us all going. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carl Hiaasen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/006063/bk_rand_006063_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Origin Story: A Big History of Everything , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 743min
    A captivating history of the universe - from before the dawn of time through the far reaches of the distant future.  Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals, and documents. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the big bang through the present day - and even into the remote future? How would looking at the full span of time change the way we perceive the universe, the earth, and our very existence?  These were the questions David Christian set out to answer when he created the field of "Big History", the most exciting new approach to understanding where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. In Origin Story, Christian takes readers on a wild ride through the entire 13.8 billion years we've come to know as "history". By focusing on defining events (thresholds), major trends, and profound questions about our origins, Christian exposes the hidden threads that tie everything together - from the creation of the planet to the advent of agriculture, nuclear war, and beyond. With stunning insights into the origin of the universe, the beginning of life, the emergence of humans, and what the future might bring, Origin Story boldly reframes our place in the cosmos. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jamie Jackson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/011954/bk_reco_011954_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Secrets of Health from the Indian Kitchen , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 717min
    Did you know that a couple of bananas a day can lower your blood pressure? That 19th-century sailors used to eat potatoes to fight scurvy? That Ayurveda considers rice the perfect healing food? That turmeric could have anti-carcinogenic properties? That urad dal is an aphrodisiac?Ratna Rajaiah takes a walk down memory lane, only to find it redolent with the aromas of her mother’s and grandmother’s kitchens, and lined with the spices and condiments of her youth. Pausing often, she meets old culinary friends – coconuts and chilies, mangoes and jackfruit, ragi and channa dal, ghee. and jaggery, mustard seeds and curry leaves – and introduces us to almost-forgotten joys, like the sight of steaming kanji or the scent of freshly cut ginger. Taking detours, she shares recipes for old favourites (often with a surprising twist!) and reveals delightful slivers of trivia and fascinating nuggets of gastronomic history.Delving deep, she discovers that traditional fare is much more than comfort food (many local ingredients are health-giving and healing too!) and that much of what the West is discovering about herbs and spices has been known to our ancestors for centuries.An unabashed and wonderful ode to the blessings of simple, traditional vegetarian food.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: Shehnaz Merchant. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/055450/bk_adbl_055450_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Burying Water , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 660min
    The top-selling, beloved indie author of Ten Tiny Breaths returns with a new romance about a young woman who loses her memory - and the man who knows that the only way to protect her is to stay away. Left for dead in the fields of rural Oregon, a young woman defies all odds and survives - but she awakens with no idea who she is, or what happened to her. Refusing to answer to "Jane Doe" for another day, the woman renames herself "Water" for the tiny, hidden marking on her body - the only clue to her past. Taken in by old Ginny Fitzgerald, a crotchety but kind lady living on a nearby horse farm, Water slowly begins building a new life. But as she attempts to piece together the fleeting slivers of her memory, more questions emerge: Who is the next-door neighbor, quietly toiling under the hood of his Barracuda? Why won’t Ginny let him step foot on her property? And why does Water feel she recognizes him? Twenty-four-year-old Jesse Welles doesn’t know how long it will be before Water gets her memory back. For her sake, Jesse hopes the answer is never. He knows that she’ll stay so much safer - and happier - that way. And that’s why, as hard as it is, he needs to keep his distance. Because getting too close could flood her with realities better left buried. The trouble is, water always seems to find its way to the surface. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Josh Goodman, Elizabeth Louise. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/006863/bk_sans_006863_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Illinois Railroads: The History of the Rails That Connect the Heart of the Midwest , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 85min
    When people think of trains, many conjure up visions of Amtrak, with dining cars and sleeper cars. Some think of the song "The Train They Call the City of New Orleans". Plenty remember counting railcars as children, and some probably still do that as the cars clickety-clack past a railroad crossing with its flashing red lights, all along pondering what might be in those massive teetering railcars as they snake slowly through the city or across the wide-open prairie on slivers of steel. But Amtrak did not exist until May 1, 1971, when Congress passed the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, establishing the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Railroads were not created for the purpose of moving people. Railroads were created more than a century ago for transporting goods. Today, there are 48 separate railroads operating throughout just the state of Illinois. Initially, railroads were built a few miles at a time, connecting with waterways and primarily for the transportation of coal. It took decades for these railroads to interconnect. For decades, railroads have been disappearing from the American landscape. The trains that do exist are faster, fewer and a whole new breed. Trains are unlikely to disappear across Illinois, even though mile after mile of railroad track continues to be converted to hiking trails. The reason? Coal. The Illinois Railroads: The History and Construction of the Rails that Connect the Heart of the Midwest looks at the building of the state's rail system and its importance. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jim D Johnston. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/086078/bk_acx0_086078_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    This Is My Energy: Your Mindfulness Guide to Time Management & Stress-Free Living , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 63min
    One of the great tragedies of our time is that we have the tools and technologies available to us to free up our time and open up our lives to learning, creating, relaxing, and building. And yet...we are so attached to being busy that we spend most of our time looking forward, looking backward, and missing those things that are right in front of us. TIME stands for "This Is My Energy." When we look at time as the precious thing that it is, our energy, a measure of our life force, our entire take on how to manage it starts to shift. It's time to stop participating in the insane cycle of cramming every day to overflowing, working ourselves into the ground, and feeling stressed and exhausted all the time. Stepping away from that doesn't mean that we'll be shirking responsibilities; it means we'll be focusing on what is truly important and spending our TIME (read energy) there, where it can make the biggest impact. There is more to life than being busy, and until we stop, breathe, and get our feet firmly planted on the ground we are not going to be able to see or experience the peace and deep satisfaction that comes from truly engaging in the things that are important to us. This guide will help change how you look at time management and encourage you to stop counting minutes and start making memories. By focusing in on those things that are the most important, you will learn how to be exactly as busy as you need to be to build the life you want. You will learn to: Redefine time management; there's a fundamental shift when you go from spending slivers of time on a clock to investing blocks of your life force - this is where things get REAL Find your first things so you can laser focus on what REALLY matters Make mindfulness-based decisions in the moment so you're not creating a dreaded "time tornado" Let go of the things you don't need to be doing; yes you CAN ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sandra Brautigam. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/034498/bk_acx0_034498_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Duplex , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 192min
    Accepting a job in a new city, Dan Hill has just moved his wife and four-year-old daughter into an ordinary-looking duplex. The appliances are avocado, the carpet sea-foam green, and there's a fine layer of ash below the surface from the house that used to stand there. "Well that's a funny thing," the Hill's new neighbor tells Dan. "The house caught fire and the oldest boy thought his sister was still inside. He went in to get her, but never made it back out. The rest of the family - the little girl included - all came through with relatively minor stuff: scrapes and bruises, smoke inhalation.... It was just the one boy who died, burned up...14 or 15 years old, I think." He let the story trail off, shaking his head. "Not the sort of thing they like to advertise, is it?" He leaned back into his lounge chair, considering the small border of earth around the patio. "It's here though, if you dig. I put in those cedars last month," he said, pointing at the small line of shrubs. "Digging the holes, I noticed a lot of ash and some burnt slivers of shingling." He took a long sip off his beer. "Makes you think about where you're sleeping, doesn't it?" Awakened by strange sounds in the dead of night, the Hills soon suspect someone is prowling about their new home, vanishing when they switch on the lights. Little things go missing: spoons, hair ribbons, a black bra...bits of food from the refrigerator. Frustrated, Dan sets up a video camera in hopes of capturing the intruder on tape. Less than a week later, his wife and daughter disappear. Dan retrieves the camera from its hiding spot and plays back the tape.... What he sees turns his blood to ice. Michael James McFarland peels back layers of the human psyche to expose what happens when our worst fears really do come true. Warning: This novella contains graphic material and is not intended for listeners 17 and under. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chris Koprowski. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/050908/bk_acx0_050908_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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