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    Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 675min
    In modern Britain, the working class has become an object of fear and ridicule. From Little Britain's Vicky Pollard to the demonization of Jade Goody, media and politicians alike dismiss as feckless, criminalized and ignorant a vast, underprivileged swathe of society whose members have become stereotyped by one, hate-filled word: chavs. In this acclaimed investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth.' Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature, he portrays a far more complex reality. The chav stereotype, he argues, is used by governments as a convenient fig leaf to avoid genuine engagement with social and economic problems and to justify widening inequality. When Chavs was first published in 2011 it opened up the discussion of class in Britain. Then, in the public debate after the riots of that summer, Owen Jones's thesis was proved right - the working class were the scapegoats for everything that was wrong with Britain. This new edition includes a new chapter, reflecting on the overwhelming response to the book and the situation in Britain today. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Leighton Pugh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/029744/bk_adbl_029744_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Killing Season , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 673min
    The first thing you should know about me is that my name is not Carter Blake. That name no more belongs to me than the hotel room I was occupying when the call came in. When Caleb Wardell, the infamous 'Chicago Sniper', escapes from death row two weeks before his execution, the FBI calls on the services of Carter Blake, a man with certain specialised talents whose skills lie in finding those who don't want to be found. A man to whom Wardell is no stranger. Along with Elaine Banner, an ambitious special agent juggling life as a single mother with her increasingly high-flying career, Blake must track Wardell down as he cuts a swathe across America, apparently killing at random. But Blake and Banner soon find themselves sidelined from the case. And as they try desperately to second guess a man who kills purely for the thrill of it, they uncover a hornets' nest of lies and corruption. Now Blake must break the rules and go head to head with the FBI if he is to stop Wardell and expose a deadly conspiracy that will rock the country. Slick, fast-paced and assured, The Killing Season is the first novel in the gripping new Carter Blake series. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Eric Meyers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000670/bk_orio_000670_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Case of the Missing Servant , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 502min
    Meet Vish Puri, India’s most private investigator. Portly, persistent and unmistakably Punjabi, he cuts a determined swathe through modern India’s swindlers, cheats and murderers. In hot and dusty Delhi, where call centres and malls are changing the ancient fabric of Indian life, Puri’s main work comes from screening prospective marriage partners, a job once the preserve of aunties and family priests. But when an honest public litigator is accused of murdering his maidservant, it takes all of Puri’s resources to investigate. How will he trace the fate of the girl, known only as Mary, in a population of more than one billion? Who is taking pot shots at him and his prize chilli plants? And why is his widowed ‘Mummy-ji’ attempting to play sleuth when everyone knows Mummies are not detectives? With his team of undercover operatives – Tubelight, Flush and Facecream – Puri ingeniously combines modern techniques with principles of detection established in India more than two thousand years ago -- long before ‘that Johnny-come-lately’ Sherlock Holmes donned his Deerstalker. The search for Mary takes him to the desert oasis of Jaipur and the remote mines of Jharkhand. From his well-heeled Gymkhana Club to the slums where the servant classes live, Puri’s adventures reveal modern India in all its seething complexity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sam Dastor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/000864/bk_rhuk_000864_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Crimea , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1238min
    The terrible conflict that dominated the mid-19th century, the Crimean War, killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire. It was a war for territory, provoked by fear that if the Ottoman Empire were to collapse then Russia could control a huge swathe of land from the Balkans to the Persian Gulf. But it was also a war of religion, driven by a fervent, populist and ever more ferocious belief by the Tsar and his ministers that it was Russia's task to rule all Orthodox Christians and control the Holy Land.  Orlando Figes' major new book reimagines this extraordinary war, in which the stakes could not have been higher and which was fought with a terrible mixture of ferocity and incompetence. It was both a recognisably modern conflict - the first to be extensively photographed, the first to employ the telegraph, the first 'newspaper war' - and a traditional one, with illiterate soldiers, amateur officers and huge casualties caused by disease. Drawing on a huge range of fascinating sources, Figes also gives the lived experience of the war, from that of the ordinary British soldier in his snow-filled trench to the haunted, gloomy, narrow figure of Tsar Nicholas himself as he vows to take on the whole world in his hunt for religious salvation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Malk Williams. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/033979/bk_adbl_033979_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Black Elfstone: Book One of the Fall of Shannara (eBook, ePUB)
    'TERRY'S PLACE IS AT THE HEAD OF THE FANTASY WORLD' Philip Pullman The first book of the triumphant four-part conclusion to the Shannara series, from one of the all-time masters of fantasy.The age of peace that has reigned across the Four Lands is now at an end. An army of invaders, wielding a terrible new magic, is cutting a bloody swathe across the far north . . . The fate of the world now rests on the shoulders of an exiled druid, a conflicted warrior and a young woman struggling to master a powerful magic. As the conflict grows, they will face dangerous adversaries and deadly challenges - and the consequences of their actions will determine the future of the Four Lands.Through twenty-eight novels written over the course of forty years, Terry Brooks's Shannara series has entranced millions of readers around the world. Now, with The Black Elfstone - the first book in the Fall of Shannara - Terry begins to bring his epic vision to a grand conclusion.'I can't even begin to count how many of Terry Brooks's books I've read (and re-read) over the years' Patrick Rothfuss'I would not be writing epic fantasy today if not for Shannara' Peter V. Brett'A master of the craft . . . required reading' Brent Weeks
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    The Empire of Ashes
    'Fabulous . . . Sure to be another fantasy classic' Huffington Post UK'The world Ryan has created for his new dragon adventure is a joy to visualise' SciFiNowThe White Drake's army has cut a bloody swathe across the world, leaving nothing but ash in its wake. Thousands of innocents have died beneath its blades and countless more will surely follow.Only small-time criminal Claydon Torcreek and master spy Lizanne Lethridge - along with their ragtag band of allies - stand between the white drake's fury and the world's end.To save the future, they must delve into the past - and unravel a timeless mystery that might just turn the tide once and for all.Armies will clash and ancient secrets will be revealed in The Empire of Ashes, the thrilling conclusion to Anthony Ryan's Draconis Memoria series.Praise for the series: 'A fascinating world packed with dragons, pirates, political machinations and an interesting magic system to boot' Fantasy Faction'A marvellous piece of imagination with plenty of twists, a refreshingly different setting, and excellent world-building' Mark Lawrence'Memorable characters and great action' Django Wexler'Excellent epic fantasy' BookBagBooks by Anthony Ryan:The Draconis Memoria The Waking FireThe Legion of FlameThe Empire of AshesRaven's ShadowBlood SongTower LordQueen of FireRaven's BladeThe Wolf's Call The Black Song The Covenant of SteelThe Pariah
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    Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Treachery
    The world's most ruthlessly efficient assasin, Jason Bourne, has carved a bloody swathe through all his opponents but now he's facing the one force he can't defeat-his own past-in the latest thrilling entry in Robert Ludlum's New York Times bestselling series. Three years ago, Jason Bourne embarked on a mission in Estonia with his partner and lover, a fiery Treadstone agent code-named Nova. Their job was to rescue a Russian double agent who'd been smuggled out of St. Petersburg in the midst of an FSB manhunt. They failed. The Russian died at the hands of a shadowy assassin known only by the nickname Lennon. Now everything has changed for Bourne. Nova is gone, killed in a mass shooting in Las Vegas. Bourne is a lone operative, working in the shadows for Treadstone, when he's called in for a new mission in London-to prevent another assassination masterminded by Lennon. But nothing about this mission is what it seems. As Bourne engages in a cat-and-mouse game with Lennon across the British countryside, he discovers that everything he thought he knew about the past was a lie. And with the body count rising, he comes to an inevitable conclusion: Some secrets should stay buried.
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    Daring the Doctor : The Billionaire's Consort, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 235min, (USK 18)
    “I’m willing to wait for him.”Neil MacDonough isn’t used to having to work for anything except the high success rates he has with his patients and the new procedure that’s made him a rockstar in the medical world. He’s used to men falling all over themselves for a chance at being with him - and it perplexes him why one sassy-mouthed recruiter for The Club won’t give him the time of day. But Alex has caught his attention - and this stubborn Scotsman is prepared to show Alex just how tender of a lover he can be. "I don’t know if I can trust again."Alex loves his job as a recruiter for The Billionaire Club, but the idea of entering into a contract of his own leaves him with a sour taste in his mouth. He’s tried that - and has the emotional scars to prove it. Besides, he doesn’t have time to date. With an upcoming promotion and a swathe of staff members dropping like flies from the flu, it’s up to Alex to make sure their upcoming gala comes off without a hitch. No matter how distracting Neil’s smile might be....Welcome to The Billionaire Club, where men of certain means are able to match themselves with high quality singles who agree to a relationship bound by contract. This steamy BDSM audiobook features a roguish Scottish doctor, his two twin daughters who can’t wait to see their father happy again, and a lonely Club recruiter who learns that he really can have his own happily ever after. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barney Parkwynne. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/195162/bk_acx0_195162_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Battle Beyond Earth: Survival , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 382min
    The sixth book in an epic sci-fi series that tells of humanity's desperate struggle to survive in an uncertain and war-torn future. Bolormaa's vast and powerful armies have overrun Earth and cut a bloody swathe across every continent. All hope is lost. Most of Mitch Taylor's comrades are dead or captured, and all he has left is the determination to keep on killing - to slaughter as many of his enemies as possible before the overwhelming hordes engulf him.To his astonishment, he discovers he may not be alone. A clue emerges to the location of his closest and bravest ally, Captain William Jones. Taylor leaves the planet in a daring and dangerous hunt for his old friend. But the search almost costs him his life when a new threat emerges. A rebellion has begun in the Krys worlds, led by the treacherous Lord Cakir. Now Taylor needs the support of Captain Jones more than ever, yet Jones proves to be little more than a shattered wreck after the horrors he suffered in captivity.Mitch Taylor has no choice but to battle on two fronts. Bolormaa pursues her murderous campaign on Earth, and Cakir is hunting him to his death. Taylor senses the end is near. All that is left is Captain William Jones. Can he return to the fight at the time of greatest peril? He is humanity’s last best hope to overcome the enormous odds and snatch victory at the final moment.Battle Beyond Earth is a futuristic sci-fi action adventure sequel. It is also a stand-alone story. This will give a new perspective and storyline to those listeners who followed Mitch Taylor's exploits in the best-selling series, Battle Earth. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Loving. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/140370/bk_acx0_140370_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Treachery
    The world's most ruthlessly efficient assasin, Jason Bourne, has carved a bloody swathe through all his opponents but now he's facing the one force he can't defeat-his own past-in the latest thrilling entry in Robert Ludlum's New York Times bestselling series. Three years ago, Jason Bourne embarked on a mission in Estonia with his partner and lover, a fiery Treadstone agent code-named Nova. Their job was to rescue a Russian double agent who'd been smuggled out of St. Petersburg in the midst of an FSB manhunt. They failed. The Russian died at the hands of a shadowy assassin known only by the nickname Lennon. Now everything has changed for Bourne. Nova is gone, killed in a mass shooting in Las Vegas. Bourne is a lone operative, working in the shadows for Treadstone, when he's called in for a new mission in London-to prevent another assassination masterminded by Lennon. But nothing about this mission is what it seems. As Bourne engages in a cat-and-mouse game with Lennon across the British countryside, he discovers that everything he thought he knew about the past was a lie. And with the body count rising, he comes to an inevitable conclusion: Some secrets should stay buried. Story Locale: Quebec, New York City, and Las Vegas Series Overview: A series of action-packed thrillers featuring CIA-operative Jason Bourne.
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