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    Unquiet: Resilient Love , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 632min
    A Resilient Love story Loren Smith has been in love with Eliot Devlin almost his entire life. During their turbulent childhood and teen years, Loren didn't always understand Eliot, and sometimes he could be a challenge, but Eliot was the only one to ever truly ease Loren's deep loneliness and accept him. When Eliot's increasingly erratic and self-destructive behavior culminates in a suicide attempt at 17, Loren is devastated. Upon meeting again by chance nine years later, Loren is enjoying a successful career as a police officer while Eliot's life has been a constant struggle for stability. In and out of mental hospitals, with a rap sheet a mile long, he continues to be buffeted by the twin storms of mania and depression. Loren's love and protectiveness for Eliot are deeply ingrained in him, however, and their feelings for each other are quickly rekindled. Loren has issues of his own that he's dealing with, and trying to understand and cope with Eliot's bipolar disorder isn't easy. They believe they're meant to be, and Eliot brings a fulfillment to Loren's life that no one else will ever match. But, as they both come to realize, love by itself can't cure all. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Stellman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/096158/bk_acx0_096158_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Secret of Lighthouse Pointe , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 511min
    From the moment she stepped foot in the ominous and towering Gerard House, Constance Beechum sensed an evil chill that was far more deadly than the frigid blasts which had buffeted her on the way to Castine, Maine. She couldn't turn back. She had left nothing behind, not even a life-line. Her uncle had found her a job caring for the old and dying Lady Elizabeth Gerard. Although she hadn't an ounce of experience in nursing or caring for the ill, Constance had no choice but to accept the offer. She was penniless. After meeting Lady Gerard's two sons, Edward and Roger, and Edward's wife, Catherine, she became more certain that there was danger in Gerard House. The Gerards had left no doubt that she was unwelcome. Constance could not know then that she had become a stumbling block to their evil intentions. They had no desire to wait for Lady Gerard to die. And now Constance, and her discovery of a long hidden secret, presented a new threat. But she had found the woman of her dreams, a true love in the face of evil, and she was determined to fight any obstacle to keep that love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Rose Richter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/019080/bk_acx0_019080_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Train Dreams and Jesus' Son , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 336min
    Here are two complete audiobooks by Denis Johnson, narrated by Will Patton. Listen to both Train Dreams, and Jesus’ Son, as well as an excerpt from Denis Johnson’s National Book Award-winning Tree of Smoke. In Train Dreams Robert Grainer is a day laborer in the American West at the start of the 20th century—an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainer struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats and the radical changes that transform America in his lifetime. Suffused with the history and landscapes of the American West—its otherworldly flora and fauna, its rugged loggers and bridge builders—this new novella by the National Book Award-winning author of Tree of Smoke captures the disappearance of a distinctly American way of life. Jesus's Son, recently adapted for the screen, is a now-classic collection of 10 stories from the author of Resuscitation of a Hanged Man and Angels. The stories are narrated by a young man, a recovering alcoholic and heroin addict, whose dependencies have led him to petty crime, cruelty, betrayal, and various kinds of loss. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Will Patton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/001286/bk_aren_001286_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    All the Kremlin's Men: Inside the Court of Vladimir Putin , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 973min
    All the Kremlin's Men is a gripping narrative of an accidental king and a court out of control. Based on an unprecedented series of interviews with Vladimir Putin's inner circle, this book presents a radically different view of power and politics in Russia. The image of Putin as a strongman is dissolved. In its place is a weary figurehead buffeted - if not controlled - by the men who at once advise and deceive him. The regional governors and bureaucratic leaders are immovable objects, far more powerful in their fiefdoms than the president himself. So are the gatekeepers - those officials who guard the pathways to power - on whom Putin depends as much as they rely on him. The tenuous edifice is filled with all of the intrigue and plotting of a Medici court, as enemies of the state are invented and wars begun to justify personal gains, internal rivalries, or one faction's biased advantage. A best seller in Russia, All the Kremlin's Men is a shocking revisionist portrait of the Putin era and a dazzling reconstruction of the machinations of courtiers running riot. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dan Woren. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/003579/bk_hach_003579_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Tail Gunner , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 278min
    This gripping story of one man’s involvement in RAF Bomber Command’s fledgling offensive was first published in 1943.Written only months after the events described, R. C. Rivaz provides a uniquely fresh and immediate perspective on some of the most harrowing episodes of the war.He was tail gunner to Leonard Cheshire, one of the most famous RAF pilots of the Second World War, and flew in Whitleys with 102 Squadron and Halifaxes with 35 Squadron.Rivaz describes his experiences of nighttime bombing attacks against heavily defended enemy targets like Duisburg, Dusseldorf, and Essen, recording in captivating detail the sights and sounds of these dangerous nighttime raids.He describes equally well the color pallet of the setting sun from 15,000 feet and his turbulent mind-set as he prepares for each death-defying mission.He relates a dramatic shoot-out with German fighters over La Rochelle in broad daylight and describes his near-death encounters with cool but honest detail.Rivaz also describes two agonizing crashes over the sea, one occasion of which he waits nearly frozen for seven hours, buffeted by stormy weather in a rubber dinghy.Tail Gunner is not only unrivalled in its immediacy and insight, but gripping and eminently listenable. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: William Huggins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/145609/bk_acx0_145609_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    El olvido que seremos
    La obra maestra de Héctor Abad Faciolince, uno de los libros fundamentales de la literatura contemporánea en español. El 25 de agosto de 1987 Héctor Abad Gómez, médico y activista en pro de los derechos humanos, es asesinado en Medellín por los paramilitares. El olvido que seremos es su biografía novelada, escrita por su propio hijo. Un relato desgarrador y emocionante sobre la familia, que refleja, al tiempo, el infierno de la violencia que ha golpeado Colombia en los últimos cincuenta años. Esta novela de Héctor Abad Faciolince ha sido ganadora del Premio WOLA-Duke en Derechos Humanos en Estados Unidos y del Prémio Criaçao Literária Casa da America Latina de Portugal. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Héctor Abad Faciolince's masterpiece, one of the fundamental books in contemporary Spanish-language literature. On August 25, 1987, Héctor Abad Gómez, doctor and human rights activist, is murdered by paramilitaries in Medellín. Oblivion: A Memoir is his biographical novel, written by his own son. A heartrending, emotional tale about family which at the same time reflects the hellish violence that has buffeted Colombia for the last fifty years. This novel by Héctor Abad Faciolince has won the WOLA-Duke Book Award for Human Rights in the United States and the Casa da America Latina Literary Creation Prize in Portugal.
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    Essential Stoic: Eudaimonia & Essentialism (II in I): Learn Principles Avidly Consumed by Intellectuals and Proactive People , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 336min
    This audiobook contains: Eudaimonia: Learn Ancient Stoic principles - A Guide for the UninitiatedEssentialism: Rediscover the Power of Less with a Stoic MindStoicismHow often do we find ourselves merely reacting to events as they play out? Like toy boats buffeted by the wind, we are being constantly blown off course. Did you ever wish there was a way to get a handle on all of this? To feel like there is some way to manage? That maybe it could even be possible - even though we cannot stop the weather - to keep our hands on that tiller, and set our own course? Well, there are no guarantees in life, some rules are immutable, but, luckily, there are some ways to set our course, even when the wind becomes a gale. One of those ways is philosophy, the study of our questions about existence, knowledge, and values. In Eudaimonia:Relevance of Philosophy Stoicism in Context Marcus Aurelius Eudaimonia The Dichotomy of ControlEmotional Endurance  Stoicism and EmotionsPrepare for the DayConquer FearsPracticing vs. ExplainingIn Essentialism:Adopting the Habits of an EssentialistThe Invaluable Benefits of Becoming an EssentialistReclaiming Control to Become the Master of Your Own Destiny The Principles of EssentialismFueling Your Focus - Building Clarity and Purpose with Stoicism The Devastating Debt Disadvantage Understanding the Nature of Your Possessions Decluttering Your Life Time Is of the Essence Creating an Effective Routine for Yourself ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mathew Pietri. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/167942/bk_acx0_167942_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Paving the Way for Reagan: The Influence of Conservative Media on US Foreign Policy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 478min
    From 1964 to 1980, the United States was buffeted by a variety of international crises, including the nation's defeat in Vietnam, the growing aggression of the Soviet Union, and Washington's inability to free the 52 American hostages held by Islamic extremists in Iran. Through this period and in the decades that followed, Commentary, Human Events, and National Review magazines were critical in supporting the development of GOP conservative positions on key issues that shaped events at home and abroad. These publications and the politicians they influenced pursued a fundamental realignment of US foreign policy that culminated in the election of Ronald Reagan.Paving the Way for Reagan closely examines the ideas and opinions conveyed by the magazines in relationship to their critiques of the dominant liberal foreign policy events of the 1960s and 1970s. Revealed is how the journalists' key insights and assessments of the US strategies on Vietnam, China, the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT), the United Nations, the Panama Canal, Rhodesia, and the Middle East applied pressure to leaders on the Right within the GOP who they believed were not being faithful to conservative principles. Their views were ultimately adopted within the conservative movement, and subsequently, helped lay the foundation for Reagan's "peace through strength" foreign policy.The book is published by The University Press of Kentucky. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Moriarty. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/155738/bk_acx0_155738_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Rage Under the Red Sky: A Hawke & Carmody Western Novel, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 273min
    Nature’s fury and a gang leader’s white-hot lust for revenge combine to threaten the lives - and the friendship - of a frontier marshal and his deputy. When Marshal Josiah Hawke kills a man who ambushes him in a bizarre and unprovoked attack, he unwitting triggers a cascade of events that lead to a final confrontation with the most feared gunfighter in the West. As Hawke and Deputy Tom Carmody pull on the strands of a web leading to the center of a vast criminal conspiracy, they are buffeted by a violent flood and windstorm that strips away the veneer of the civilization they are pledged to protect. And as they grow closer to solving the pattern of seemingly inexplicable crimes, they confront escalating violence and eventually must face a final showdown with the fastest man Hawke has ever seen - a gunfighter who attempts to goad Carmody into drawing on him. It’s not Carmody’s kind of fight, and Hawke knows it - but Carmody doesn’t want Hawke to fight it for him. Rage Under the Red Sky combines an intriguing mystery, non-stop western action, and unexpected nuggets of laugh-out-loud humor in the third installment of what noted action/adventure narrator Philip Benoit calls “the best buddy series since Robert B. Parker’s Cole and Hitch”. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Philip Benoit. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/144835/bk_acx0_144835_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    John Adams: Revealing Relationships of a Founding Father , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 163min
    John Adams didn't cut a dashing figure like George Washington. He was not the darling of France, as was Benjamin Franklin. He was not a wealthy and statuesque plantation owner like Thomas Jefferson. Adams was highly opinionated, blunt, and often tactless in his social interactions. To top it off, he was short, fat, and awkward. This does not sound like the description of a Founding Father we should want to know any better - but that's where you're wrong. Adams, perhaps more than any other Founding Father, was a driving force that pushed America to declare its independence from Britain. It was Adams who supplied the raw ideas of what a new government should look like. He always represented the larger public good in all of his public service, even when buffeted by the forces of antagonistic party politics during his tenure as the second president of the United States. The details and legacy of his life's work are best viewed through the lens of his relationships with people, places, and ideas. In John Adams: Revealing Relationships of a Founding Father, you will learn how Adams was frustrated with France, jostled by Jefferson, aided by Abigail and flummoxed by Franklin as well as how he masterminded his son's success in politics with Monroe and was often perplexed by politics. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jim D. Johnston. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/059537/bk_acx0_059537_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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