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How Christianity Saved Civilization...and Must Do So Again , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 433min

Ancient Rome's brutal culture exploited the weak and considered human life expendable. Women were used as property; unwanted children were left on the streets to die.Four centuries later, even ordinary men and women prospered in what had become a vigorous new Christian society, a society that served the vulnerable, exalted women, treasured virtue, and loved peace.Faith had triumphed. Truth was proclaimed. And on this rock-solid foundation, Christian society flourished in the West for the next 1500 years.These eye-opening sections document the many ways in which Christians penetrated and civilized that debased Roman empire, introducing then-radical notions such as the equal dignity of women, respect for life, protection of the weak and vulnerable, and the obligation of rulers to serve those they rule and maximize their freedom.Here you'll learn about the seven specific areas where any paganism, ancient or modern, is particularly vulnerable. They provide a roadmap for modern Christians to reclaim for the faith our own neo-pagan modern culture.Facing an overwhelmingly dark and hostile culture, Rome's early Christians took the steps necessary to transform it. Their struggles and the hard lessons they learned documented here afford us hope that, by imitating their example, we may do the same for our culture today.How Christianity Saved Civilization was previously published as Seven Revolutions: How Christianity Changed the World and Can Change It Again. This new edition has been brought into print to offer hope that Christianity may once again transform our dark and hostile culture. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peggy Normandin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/155318/bk_acx0_155318_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Expendable: The True Story of Patrol Wing 10, Pt Squadron 3, and a Navy Corpsman who Refused to Surrender when the Philippine Islands Fell to Japan , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1024min

As smoke billows skyward from Pearl Harbor, Japan throws its full military might against the outnumbered and under-equipped Filipino forces. Admiral Hart sends his US Asiatic Fleet south, to the safety of Allied waters. When remnants of PBY Patrol Wing 10 depart with the fleet, Charles Beckner, corpsman for Squadron 102, is left behind with no apparent avenue for escape. Under relentless pressure from Japanese forces, American and Filipino troops retreat down the Bataan Peninsula. Sick with malaria and dysentery and out of food and ammunition, surrender is imminent for those who survive. Charles joins Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 as machine gunner and corpsman on PT-34. After two months of fighting along the Bataan coast, Squadron 3 is tasked with a critical, covert mission that once more leaves Charles stranded, this time on the southern Philippine island of Cebu. As the Japanese noose tightens, Charles makes his way to the island of Mindanao and joins other sailors and soldiers preparing for guerrilla resistance. His plans are interrupted by new orders that will unexpectedly reunite him with crewmen of his old seaplane squadron. With advancing Japanese troops only minutes away, there is one possibility for escape. It is risky, and failure will be fatal. "Highly readable narrative of personal courage from PBYs to PT boats John Floyd has done an admirable job of preserving the stories of his father-in-law in a fast-paced and highly readable narrative. Originally assigned as a Navy corpsman to a PBY patrol wing, Charles Beckner was not only on Corregidor with MacArthur, but also in the chaos of the start of the war in the Pacific he ended up in the PT-boat squadron that evacuated the general from the Philippines. Highly recommended as the story of one family’s sacrifices well told in the context of the broader war." (Walter Borneman, author of The Admirals and MacArthur at War)Winner, Arizona Authors Association 2020 L ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Phil Thron. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/221222/bk_acx0_221222_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Time Salvager , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 937min

Time Salvager: a fast-paced time travel adventure from Wesley Chu, the award-winning author of The Lives of Tao. Convicted criminal James Griffin-Mars is no one's hero. In his time, Earth is a toxic, abandoned world, and humans have fled into the outer solar system to survive, eking out a fragile, doomed existence among the other planets and their moons. Those responsible for delaying humanity's demise believe time travel holds the key, and they have identified James, troubled though he is, as one of a select and expendable few ideally suited for the most dangerous job in history. James is a chronman, undertaking missions into Earth's past to recover resources and treasure without altering the timeline. The laws governing use of time travel are absolute; break any one of them and, one way or another, your life is over. Most chronmen never reach old age; the stress of each jump through time, compounded by the risk to themselves and to the future, means that many chronmen rapidly reach their breaking point, and James Griffin-Mars is nearing his. On a final mission that is to secure his retirement, James meets Elise Kim, an intriguing scientist from a previous century who is fated to die during the destruction of an oceanic rig. Against his training and his common sense, and in violation of the chronmen's highest law, James brings Elise back to the future with him, saving her life but turning them both into fugitives. Remaining free means losing themselves in the wild and poisonous wastes of Earth, somehow finding allies, and perhaps discovering what hope may yet remain for humanity's home world. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin T. Collins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023560/bk_adbl_023560_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Prince of Scandal: Seduced by Scandal, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 231min

Prince of Scandal is the first book in USA Today best-selling author, Angelique Armae's, Best-selling Regency series Seduced by Scandal.A prince who can't afford another sin...As the seventh son of King Bertram II of Countavia, Prince Frederick knows the cruel reality of having been born after the cut off for counting among princes. Even while still in the cradle, king and tutors alike grilled Freddie of his designation as the expendable son his father would never grieve over should he ever have to sacrifice his life at war. So when the enticing Lady Eliza Littlefield strikes up a friendship with him strictly for the kind, loveable man she sees at his core, he does the only thing that comes natural to him...he pushes her away. Now she's returned. And Freddie is still just as much in love with her today, as he was when he'd dismissed her for her own good two years back.Falls for a lady in need of a scandal...Nothing short of a ruined reputation will allow Lady Eliza Littlefield to escape her pending marriage to the beastly earl her brother promised her to. But bringing on scandal will also destroy any chances she has at keeping the orphanage she runs. So when her old friend Freddie Baine re-enters her world, she has little choice but to accept his help. Though being found in his bed at Montgrieve House - headquarters to the Crown's covert operation to bring down Countavia's anti-monarchist movement, operating under the guise of a brothel - isn't what she had planned. Now she's compromised everything, including Freddie's hunt for the realm's most notorious serial killer. Courting scandal has never been this dangerous. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Katrina Payne. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/179688/bk_acx0_179688_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Section Eight (Shadow Warriors) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 481min

Section 8: The men and women called upon by The Organization to do the impossible. They are the soldiers with nothing to lose, making up a top–secret unit tasked with what others call suicide missions. Long before the United States existed, The Organization pulled strings…Dating back to the destruction of the Knights Templar, possibly even further in history. Captain Jim Vaughn is an officer in disgrace. Commanding a Special Forces mission to rescue hostages in the Philippines, Vaughn's team is destroyed, and when the smoke clears, he becomes the scapegoat. Forced into the shadows by the scandal, Vaughn is offered a chance to redeem himself when he is approached by an enigmatic government agent working for The Organization. Vaughn is shocked to meet his new teammates, a group outside of the regular chain of command. These are soldiers who have used up all their second chances - the men and women who have crossed the line one too many times. Drug users. Felons. The terminally ill. And now, these are the soldiers that Vaughn must trust with his life. Even with a traitor in their ranks. But is the traitor actually the patriot? This group of misfits has been assembled for two reasons - they are skilled and they are expendable. They are needed to attempt the missions that the government can't acknowledge, the country can't condone. The team cannot fail. But the deeper Vaughn gets into the group, the more he realizes that The Organization may be concealing more than the just rap sheets of its most unusual operators. A team of such unique properties is the perfect tool to use against America's enemies... and possibly America itself. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/009754/bk_acx0_009754_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Romancing My Love , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 599min

After months of caring for her terminally ill mother, Rebecca Rivera is left all alone in a world she doesn't trust - but she's determined not to let her mother's death define her. Losing her job, having to pummel some jerk for being too handsy, and living in her car are just temporary setbacks to an otherwise solid plan in finding her footing. Full of pride and used to being in control of her life, she's certain she can make it on her own. The last thing Rebecca needs is a man to fix her troubles - even if that man is strikingly handsome, wealthy, and charismatic Pierce Braden. Pierce is a powerful real estate investor on the verge of a major acquisition. As the eldest of six siblings raised by a single mother, he's spent his life protecting those he loves. He's used to being in charge and making things right, and although he'd give his life for his family, he treats the women he dates as expendable - until he meets sexy and stubborn Rebecca Rivera, a woman who is as strong as she is vulnerable. Passion ignites between them, and the two share their most intimate thoughts and desires. It doesn't take long for Pierce to realize that Rebecca is as determined not to be saved as he is to find a way into her heart. As their love grows, Rebecca must face fears she didn't even realize she had - and Pierce must learn the hard truth that sometimes less really is more. Is the power of true love enough for Rebecca and Pierce to learn to give up control and allow their hearts to take over? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: B.J. Harrison. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/055296/bk_acx0_055296_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Dark Psychology Manipulation: Highly Effective Techniques for Influencing People Using Mind Control, Persuasion, NLP and Deception-The Subtle Art of Brainwashing , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 228min

Have you wanted to be the one in control for a change? Are you often the one that is seen as expendable, or easily controlled? No matter how much you try to better yourself, do you find yourself getting knocked right back down by society around you and you struggle to make your way back up? If you are ready to live your life in control of yourself and how those around you see you once and for all, keep reading.Manipulators are everywhere - spinning their webs of deceit and control wherever they can and taking advantage as they do so. They seek to take control of everyone and everything around them simply because they can - many manipulators are born with a sense of manipulating others, and they utilize this as effectively as they can manage. Despite this fact that many manipulators are simply born that way, you too can learn the skills utilized by the dark manipulators in the world. By opening your world to dark psychology, you begin to understand the actions of those around you and how they can be used to better yourself for a change. Within this audiobook, you will find:The definition of dark psychology, as well as the modern uses in society and what dark psychology users look likeInformation on the dark triadHow to read a wide range of body languageA comprehensive guide to covert emotional manipulation and the tactics utilized by covert manipulatorsDefinitions of dark persuasion as well as how to use it, detailing the principles of persuasion, and several darkly persuasive techniquesWhat mind control is and how it worksHow to play mind gamesA guide to deception and the types of lies people tellHow to brainwashA brief guide to NLPDark seductionAnd more!If any of this sounds useful to you, get this audiobook today! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sam Slydell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/173135/bk_acx0_173135_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Legend of the Storm Hawks: Rootstock Saga , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 889min

A master player convinces the pawn the move is its own. Nigel has been at the game longer than most, but lately kings, queens, and bishops keep turning into rogue knights. It’s damned inconvenient of them, considering the world is about to end again. Brynmohr is King of the Firstborn, and Twelvestones is the last bastion of a once-mighty nene dynasty. As the first people to walk the earth, Firstborn consider dominion over mankind their birthright. Half-breeds between their kinds had always been sterile, but the daughters born of Brynmohr’s irrational affection for a woman are shifting the patterns. He must face the unthinkable choice of turning his daughters into rootstock for the sake of Firstborn survival.Sethlyan and Isobel are unware they’re expendable pawns in an increasingly complex game. Sethlyan is the second son of the Second of Aleron. He’s grown tired of hearing he and his friends are the prophesied Storm Hawks, returned to free Rhynn from centuries of oppression. Seth knows better. So do the voices whispering inside his head. Isobel survived the Beast of Monaughty. Her father is dead, but his brutality haunts her. When her brother, the Rhi’Iverach, forges an alliance with the Hawks of Aleron, Isobel dutifully marries a stranger named Sethlyan. Her trust is hard to earn. His is hard to give. A deadly attack leaves them with a telepathic bond neither wants, and awakens mindgifts they struggle to accept. When rebellion brings them to the precipice of war, they must choose between hiding their secrets or using their mindgifts, fighting their oppressors or sacrificing freedom for peace.Legend of the Storm Hawks is the prelude to the Rootstock Saga. Set on a future Earth where our history echoes from the shadows, the tale is filled with political intrigue, inner demons, swords, and magic. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jorge Gonzalez Peña. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/184589/bk_acx0_184589_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Lost Boy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 510min

In the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), girls can become valuable property as plural wives, but boys are expendable, even a liability. In this powerful and heartbreaking account, former FLDS member Brent Jeffs reveals both the terror and the love he experienced growing up on his prophet's compound and the harsh exile existence that so many boys face once they have been expelled by the sect. Brent Jeffs is the nephew of Warren Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of the FLDS. The son of a prominent family in the church, Brent could have grown up to have multiple wives of his own and significant power in the 10,000-strong community. But he knew that behind the group's pious public image - women in chaste dresses carrying babies on their hips - lay a much darker reality. So he walked away, and was the first to file a sexual-abuse lawsuit against his uncle. Now Brent shares his courageous story and that of many other young men who have become "lost boys" when they leave the FLDS, either by choice or by expulsion. Brent experienced firsthand the absolute power that church leaders wield, the kind of power that corrupts and perverts those who will do anything to maintain it. Once young men no longer belong to the church, they are cast out into a world for which they are utterly unprepared. More often than not, they succumb to the temptations of alcohol and other drugs. Tragically, Brent lost two of his brothers in this struggle, one to suicide, the other to overdose. In this book he shows that lost boys can triumph and that abuse and trauma can be overcome, and he hopes that readers will be inspired to help former FLDS members find their way in the world. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mike Chamberlain. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/001863/bk_rand_001863_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Animators: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 924min

“A wildly original novel that pulses with heart and truth.... That this powerful exploration of friendship, desire, ambition, and secrets manages to be ebullient, gripping, heartbreaking, and deeply deeply funny is a testament to Kayla Rae Whitaker’s formidable gifts. I was so sorry to reach the final page. Sharon and Mel will stay with me for a very long time.” (Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest)Named one of the best books of the year by Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Kirkus Reviews, and BookPage.She was the first person to see me as I had always wanted to be seen. It was enough to indebt me to her forever. In the male-dominated field of animation, Mel Vaught and Sharon Kisses are a dynamic duo, the friction of their differences driving them: Sharon, quietly ambitious but self-doubting; Mel, brash and unapologetic, always the life of the party. Best friends and artistic partners since the first week of college, where they bonded over their working-class roots and obvious talent, they spent their 20s ensconced in a gritty Brooklyn studio. Working, drinking, laughing. Drawing: Mel, to understand her tumultuous past, and Sharon, to lose herself altogether. Now, after a decade of striving, the two are finally celebrating the release of their first full-length feature, which transforms Mel's difficult childhood into a provocative and visually daring work of art. The toast of the indie film scene, they stand at the cusp of making it big. But with their success come doubt and destruction, cracks in their relationship threatening the delicate balance of their partnership. Sharon begins to feel expendable, suspecting that the ever-more raucous Mel is the real artist. During a trip to Sharon's home state of Kentucky, the only other partner she has ever truly known - her troubled, charismatic childhood best friend, Teddy - reenters her life, and long-buried resentments rise to the surface, hastening a reckoning ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alex McKenna. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004915/bk_rand_004915_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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