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    The KGB: The History and Legacy of the Soviet Union's Notorious Spy Agency , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 105min
    The KGB is one of the most famous abbreviations of the 20th century, and it has become synonymous with the shadowy and often violent actions of the Soviet Union’s secret police and internal security agencies. In fact, it is often used to refer to the Soviet state security agencies throughout its history, from the inception of the Cheka (Extraordinary Commission) in 1917 to the official elimination of the KGB in 1992. Whether it’s associated with the Russian Civil War’s excesses, Stalin’s purges, or even Vladimir Putin, the KGB has long been viewed as the West’s biggest bogeyman during the second half of the 20th century. The KGB: The History and Legacy of the Soviet Union’s Notorious Spy Agency examines the history of one of the most famous agencies in history. You will learn about the KGB like never before. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/102477/bk_acx0_102477_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Sepharad , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 929min
    From one of Spain's most celebrated writers, an extraordinary, inspired book - at once fiction, history, and memoir - that draws on the Sephardic diaspora, the Holocaust, and Stalin's purges to tell a twentieth-century story. Shifting seamlessly from the past to the present and following the routes of escape across countries and continents, Muoz Molina evokes people real and imagined who come together in a richly allusive pattern - from Eugenia Ginsburg to Grete Buber-Neumann, the one on a train to the gulag, the other heading toward - a Nazi concentration camp; from a shoemaker and a nun who become lovers in a small Spanish town to Primo Levi bound for Auschwitz. From the well known to the virtually unknown - all of Molina's characters are voices of separation, nostalgia, love, and endless waiting. Written with clarity of vision and passion, in a style both lyrical and accessible, Sepharad makes the experience our own. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David DeSantos. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/001892/bk_adbl_001892_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Socialism, Fascism, and the Tyranny of Big Government , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 83min
    How do tyrants enslave entire nations? In popular political discourse, fascism and socialism are portrayed as polar opposites. The former is pegged on the far Right, the latter on the far Left. But this categorization is flat-out wrong. Despite their superficial differences, fascism and socialism - along with Nazism and theocracy - are fundamentally the same. They are all examples of statism and totalitarianism. These systems oppose freedom, liberty, and individual rights. They impose one-party rule, control or abolish private property, and censor or oppress racial, religious, political, and ideological enemies. They also seek to export their particular brand of tyranny throughout the world. Whether the goal of a tyrant is achieving utopia, enforcing God's will, or establishing a master Aryan race, the results are always the same: purges and show trials, man-made famines and concentration camps, war and mass murder. Socialism, Fascism, and the Tyranny of Big Government surveys the main statist politico-economic systems. And it concludes with a brilliant analysis of the nature and causes of tyranny. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Nagle. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/082269/bk_acx0_082269_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Maisky Diaries: Red Ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1498min
    The terror and purges of Stalin's Russia in the 1930s discouraged Soviet officials from leaving documentary records, let alone keeping personal diaries. A remarkable exception is the unique diary assiduously kept by Ivan Maisky, the Soviet ambassador to London between 1932 and 1943. This selection from Maisky's diary grippingly documents Britain's drift to war during the 1930s, appeasement in the Munich era, negotiations leading to the signature of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, Churchill's rise to power, the German invasion of Russia, and the intense debate over the opening of the second front. Maisky was distinguished by his great sociability and access to the key players in British public life. Among his range of regular contacts were politicians, press barons, ambassadors, intellectuals, writers, and indeed royalty. His diary further reveals the role personal rivalries within the Kremlin played in the formulation of Soviet policy at the time. Scrupulously edited and checked against a vast range of Russian and Western archival evidence, this extraordinary narrative diary offers a fascinating revision of the events surrounding the Second World War. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/005471/bk_tant_005471_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ghalib: The Man, The Times , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 535min
    A brilliant biography of one of India’s greatest poetsMirza Mohammad Asadullah Khan Ghalib began writing poetry in Persian at the age of nine and the pre-eminent poet of the time, Mir, predicted a great future for the precocious genius when he was shown his verse. But success and material rewards did not come to Ghalib easily, for the times were against him, and he did not suffer fools gladly even if they occupied positions of importance.Ghalib was at the height of his powers when events took a turn for the worse. First came the decline of the Mughal court, then the rise of the British Empire and, finally, the Revolt of 1857. Though Ghalib lived through the upheavals and purges of the Revolt, in which many of his contemporaries and friends died and his beloved Delhi was irrevocably changed, he was a broken man and longed for death. When he died, on 15 February 1869, he left behind some of the most vivid accounts of the events of the period ever written. In this illuminating biography Pavan K. Varma evocatively captures the spirit of the man and the essence of the times he lived in. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Vikrant Chaturvedi. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/006510/bk_rand_006510_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 584min
    In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker provides new insight into contemporary Russia and its search for a new identity, telling the story through the country's troubled relationship with its Soviet past. Walker not only explains Vladimir Putin's goals and the government's official manipulations of history, but also focuses on ordinary Russians and their motivations. He charts how Putin raised victory in World War II to the status of a national founding myth in the search for a unifying force to heal a divided country, and shows how dangerous the ramifications of this have been. The book explores why Russia, unlike Germany, has failed to come to terms with the darkest pages of its past: Stalin's purges, the Gulag, and the war deportations. The narrative roams from the corridors of the Kremlin to the wilds of the Gulags and the trenches of east Ukraine. It puts the annexation of Crimea and the newly assertive Russia in the context of the delayed fallout of the Soviet collapse. Packed with analysis but told mainly through vibrant reportage, The Long Hangover is a thoughtful exploration of the legacy of the Soviet collapse and how it has affected life in Russia and Putin's policies. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Page. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/001440/bk_high_001440_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Joseon Dynasty
    Joseon Dynasty ab 30.99 € als Taschenbuch: Japanese invasions of Korea History of the Joseon Dynasty Hwaseong Fortress Joseon missions to Japan Kisaeng Korean literati purges Joseon Dynasty politics Turtle ship Gungnyeo Kangnido French campaign against Korea. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,
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    First Train out of Denver , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 364min
    On a tenebrous winter morning in Denver, Colorado, Leo Jenkins felt the weight of the world crushing him. Leo has a decision to make - maintain a comfortable position in a career he's no longer passionate about - or take a massive leap of faith. Giving up everything he's ever known, Jenkins sells his business, purges every possession that won't fit into a single backpack, and sets off into the world in pursuit of answers. Along the way, Leo accepts a challenge from another former Army Ranger to see how far they can travel together in three weeks with nothing but a backpack and 100 dollars to raise awareness and funds for a veteran charity. By any means necessary, the two manage to traverse two continents and film an award-winning documentary along the way. In true nomadic hobo fashion, the pair stow away on coal trains, talk their way onto a boat, hitch rides, and walk their way over 8,000 miles in 21 days, raising nearly 33,000 dollars for their fellow veterans. Leo's personal journey continues through Eastern Europe, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and beyond. Upon arrival in Alaska, Jenkins allots himself 24 hours to find and buy a vehicle to drive south, continuing his exploration of not just the world, but of the mind. Contains mature themes. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Corey M. Snow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/011187/bk_tant_011187_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Rise and Fall of Soviet Communism: A History of 20th-Century Russia, Hörbuch, Digital, 730min
    From the Oval Office to the streets of Moscow, world leaders and ordinary citizens alike share interest and concerns about Russia. Can democracy survive there? What does the future hold for the once expansive and still powerful Russian nation? Is Soviet Communism truly dead? These are the kinds of questions diplomats struggle with every day. And now, through this series of 16 incisive lectures by an acclaimed scholar of Russian history, you can begin investigating them for yourself as you take a probing historical journey through the recent history and near future of a key world power. Whether your chief interest is Russian or world history, political theory, or international relations, you'll take away fresh knowledge and insight as Professor Hamburg examines the improbable origins of Communist rule in Russia, the ascent of the Red Star to its zenith, and its decline and apparent end in the wake of 1989's events. Using new material from previously sealed Soviet archives and covering recent controversial findings by both Russian and Western scholars, he begins with the failures of the czarist regime and the horrors of the First World War, then takes you through the bloody era of Josef Stalin's purges and beyond to Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika to offer you a thoroughgoing analysis of the Soviet experiment. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Language: English. Narrator: Gary Hamburg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tcco/000256/bk_tcco_000256_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Enjoy Working Out Subliminal Affirmations: Love Exercise, More Energy & Motivation, Solfeggio Tones, Binaural Beats, Self Help Meditation Hypnosis, Hörbuch, Digital, 79min
    Start feeling strong and capable. Release the toxins from your body that make you feel bad. Push your body and change and love every minute of it! This subliminal hypnosis program works for you on three different levels - positive affirmations will be spoken during your deepest state of open relaxation, low binaural beats that are almost imperceptible to the human ear work with your subconscious mind to anchor the positive affirmations for workout enjoyment, and ancient Solfeggio tones encourage healing and wholeness with powerful harmonic frequencies. Along with seven different soothing sounds of nature, these three elements combined together are the triad of positive change that will propel you toward a better future. Enjoy Working Out Affirmations in this program are: Working out makes me feel strong I can breathe easier after a long run Sweat purges the poisons from my body I am capable and powerful The stronger I am the better I feel I can run for long distances I am motivated. I enjoy pushing my body to change Exercise makes me feel happy and fulfilled My body is my tool to achieve better health Instructions: There are no relaxation suggestions in this subliminal hypnosis program, so you can listen at any time of the day or night. You may listen to the entire program as a whole or select only specific nature sounds that you enjoy most - the positive affirmations will still be effective for change. Language: English. Narrator: Joel Thielke. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/sp/sdhp/000202/sp_sdhp_000202_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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