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    Saturn Returns: The Private Papers of a Reluctant Astrologer , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 401min
    The Saturn Return profoundly changes everyone's life around the ages of 29 and 59. What happens to us then? And how do we understand the "fated" astrological predictions that challenge us in these times? Author Elizabeth Spring, M.A. is a professional astrologer who has written a fictionalized memoir about the poignant journey of Isabelle, a 'reluctant astrologer,' as she makes her way through her second Saturn Return at age 59, while also mentoring a young woman through her first Saturn Return at 29. In this dramatic story, Isabelle is forced to leave Boston to reunite with her ex-husband at the bedside of her nearly drowned daughter on a remote Celtic island off the coast of Scotland. Her journey continues from old bookshops to sacred monasteries, from Carl Jung's stone retreat in Switzerland, to the back streets of Beacon Hill, Boston. Isabelle is dealing with issues of fate, destiny and prediction as she re-discovers herself through a quest to save her life, her marriage, and her daughter, Kendra. Although written as fiction, the listener learns some astrology as the book proceeds...as Isabelle dares to re-imagine how to change her broken life into an enchanted life. Elizabeth's work has been endorsed by many writers and astrologers, including: Alice Howell, Steven Forrest and Donna Cunningham, and Jungian analyst, James Hollis. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Laura Jennings. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/008198/bk_acx0_008198_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Summer We All Ran Away , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 578min
    When 19-year-old Davey finds himself drunk, beaten, and alone, he is rescued by the oddly assorted inhabitants of an abandoned and beautiful house in the West Country. Their only condition for letting him join them is that he asks them no questions. More than 30 years ago in that same house, burned-out rock star Jack Laker writes a ground-breaking comeback album, and abandons the girl who saved his life to embark on a doomed and passionate romance with a young actress. His attempt to escape his destructive lifestyle leads to deceit, debauchery, and even murder. As Davey and his fellow housemate Priss try to uncover the secrets of the house's inhabitants, both past and present, it becomes clear that the five strangers have all been drawn there by the events and the music of that long-ago summer. "The story is fresh and original, written vividly and with flair. I was completely engrossed!" (Katherine Webb, international best-selling author) "Beautiful.... A fascinating tale of the meeting of lost souls. Of danger, and trust and self-worth. Read it." (Jen Campbell, author of Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops) "The characters grabbed my heart, the story pulled me in and I sailed through the pages.... Put Cassandra Parkin's debut novel on your To-Read list." (Women's World) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matthew Lyon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/136141/bk_acx0_136141_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Only Diet That Always Works , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 57min
    Although the shelves of bookshops groan with diet books, this one is called, mysteriously, The Only Diet. The excuse that Nathaniel Blix gives for claiming this name is that, really, there is only one diet. While other diet books dress up this basic regime in huge variety of ways, what they all aim for-or should aim for-is the same thing, and that's a healthy diet that's right for you. This entertaining little book strips such fancy programmes down to their bare essentials to reveal the basic diet beneath. Blix has removed all the prescriptive stuff about what you should eat for lunch and how many baked beans you can have for your dinner. A diet has to work for you, he says, not for some non-existent average citizen. The Only Diet is surely the most down-to-earth diet book on Earth. It doesn't contain any recipes and it uses only one technical term. Drawing from his own experience-he confesses to being a serial dieter-Blix knows how difficult it is to lose weight. In this book, he makes it easier for everyone to understand how their bodies work and the principles of weight loss. Armed with this knowledge and the zeal that Blix inspires, listeners of The Only Diet are well placed to achieve weight-loss and healthy-living success. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ted Gould. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/026104/bk_acx0_026104_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Brontes: The True Story of the Life & Time of the Great Authors , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 43min
    Do you want to learn more about the Bronte Sisters, but don’t have time to rlisten to huge, long biographies? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of their lives.The Brontes are one of the most famous literary families the world has ever known. Their magnificent novels such as Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights continue to be the epitome of English Literature and can still be found in our bookshops and on library shelves, as well as online. Since the 19th century Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Bronte have all played their part in captivating hearts and minds with their passionate novels as well as touching reader’s souls with their moving poetry. Even their brother Branwell Bronte and father Patrick Bronte enjoyed a measure of success with their verses.You will learn about:Father Patrick, mother Maria, the births of the Bronte children.The move to Haworth, early deaths and schooling.Missing home, the heath and learning to be governesses.Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, death of brother Branwell.Further family tragedies and the growing fame of the Brontes.Charlotte alone, death and the Bronte legacy.The History JournalsWe create enlightening history books for people looking to learn about topics in a quick study guide format. Our books won’t take you days to read (or listen to) - but can be enjoyed over a cup of coffee and an hour or so of your time. They are the perfect starter to see if you’d like to delve deeper into any specific subject. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Liam Dale. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/181581/bk_acx0_181581_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Pursuit of Happiness: From Heels to Wheels , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 130min
    The intimate memoir of a young woman handed a future she refused to accept, and how she discovered the secret to rewriting her own destiny. Newly divorced and happily single, Mayuri Saxena had just relaunched her life in the Big Apple. She faced many of the challenges common to women in their early 30s: the shock of suddenly being independent again, the frustration of a stalled career, and of course, an unhealthy addiction to cute dogs and expensive bookshops. But a devastating, unforeseen diagnosis would wrench the rug from under Mayuri’s feet, leaving her old anxieties to scatter like snowflakes on the wind. Tiny, insignificant, and temporary. Her new reality, however, was none of those things. Permanently confined to a wheelchair at the ripe old age of 32, activities as simple as using a public bathroom became feats of courage and endurance that left her gasping for breath - and her dignity. But amidst the wreckage of her old identity, hidden truths and promises waited to be discovered, if Mayuri could only bring herself to find them. With humor, candor, and a healthy dose of irony, Mayuri invites us to follow her as she navigates her new existence - and runs over a few toes in the process. With grit and grace, she discovers five pillars of truth that arise throughout her adventures, including dramatic rescues by uniformed hunks and a survival guide to New York’s notoriously inaccessible subway system. The Pursuit of Happiness: From Heels to Wheels is a bittersweet ride through losing everything, to finding more than you ever bargained for. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jennifer Clark. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/195451/bk_acx0_195451_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Her Clan’s Baby: A FFM Bear Shifter Pregnancy Romance: Bearing the Billionaire's Baby, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 150min, (USK 18)
    An adventurous married couple, determined to have a baby. A gorgeous surrogate thrust into a world of danger. Will these three be able to protect their growing family from a monstrous threat?Millie Foss has it all...almost. She’s a bear shifter, an heiress with over a billion dollars to her name, and she’s drop dead gorgeous. But the one thing she wants - to have a baby - has always been out of reach. When she finally decides to employ a surrogate to have the child she’s unable to bear, she worries about everything that might go wrong. The only thing she’s not prepared for is falling in love.Oliver Foss is an attorney gunning for a promotion to the top. When his wife, Millie, asks him to consider using a surrogate to bear their child, he’s thrilled. Once he meets the woman who will carry his child, though, Oliver’s entire world shifts. He can’t keep his eyes off this new woman in his life, and he can’t help noticing that his wife wants her, too.Alex Castle is an experienced surrogate who dreams of sharing her unique pastry recipes with the world. When she’s hired to carry Millie and Oliver Foss’s child, she’s more than happy to help them build their family. As Alex begins to get closer to the couple, her world is turned upside down by an unexpected threat. Can love save the day?Her Clan’s Baby is a short, sizzling romance. If you love magical bookshops, FFM action between the sheets, and daring rescues, then you’ll love A. J. Tipton’s sizzling story.Listen to Her Clan’s Baby to be part of the romance today! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rose Lane. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/165364/bk_acx0_165364_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bloomsbury Girls (eBook, ePUB)
    One bookshop. Fifty-one rules. Three women who break them all.1950. Bloomsbury Books on London's Lamb's Conduit Street has resisted change for a hundred years, run by men and guided by the manager's unbreakable rules. But after the turmoil of war in Europe, the world is changing and the women in the shop have plans. The brilliant and stylish Vivien Lowry, still grieving her fiancé who was killed in action, has a long list of grievances, the biggest of which is Alec McDonough, the head of fiction.Loyal Grace Perkins is torn between duty and dreams of her own while struggling to support her family following her husband's breakdown.Fiercely bright Evie Stone was one of the first female Cambridge students to earn a degree, but was denied an academic position in favour of a less accomplished male rival. Now she plans to remake her own future.As these Bloomsbury Girls interact with literary figures of the time among them Daphne du Maurier, Samuel Beckett, Peggy Guggenheim, Vivien, Grace and Evie plot out a richer and more rewarding future.'A book lover's dream.' Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary'A timely and beautiful ode to ambition, friendship, bookshops, and the written word.' Janet Skeslien Charles, author of The Paris Library
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    The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 929min
    An enthralling collection of nonfiction pieces on myriad topics - from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories to comics, films, and literature - observed in award-winning number-one New York Times best-selling Neil Gaiman's probing, amusing, and distinctive style. An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his fiction. Now The View from the Cheap Seats brings together, for the first time ever, more than 60 works of his outstanding nonfiction on topics and people close to his heart. As Neil explains, "This book is not 'the complete nonfiction of Neil Gaiman'. It is, instead, a motley bunch of speeches and articles, introductions and essays. Some of them are serious, and some of them are frivolous, and some of them are earnest, and some of them I wrote to try to make people listen." In prose that's analytical yet playful, erudite yet accessible, Neil explores a broad range of interests and topics, including (but not limited to) authors past and present; music; storytelling; comics; bookshops; travel; fairy tales; America; inspiration; libraries; ghosts; and the title piece, at turns touching and self-deprecating, which recounts his experiences at the 2010 Academy Awards in Hollywood. Neil ponders the truth of fiction and the power of stories (and why we tell them) and offers his own profiles of and insights into writers who have influenced him, including C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, Diana Wynne Jones, Stephen King, Rudyard Kipling, James Thurber, and his dear friend, Terry Pratchett. He offers unlikely perspectives on subjects as diverse as The Bride of Frankenstein, Doctor Who, Batman, Tori Amos, Lou Reed, They Might Be Giants, and Amanda Palmer. And he includes a moving essay on the plight of Syrian refugees in a United Nations camp in Jordan. Illu ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Neil Gaiman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005243/bk_harp_005243_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe's Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 820min
    For fans of The Monuments Men and The Hare with Amber Eyes, the story of the Nazis' systematic pillaging of Europe's libraries and the small team of heroic librarians now working to return the stolen books to their rightful owners. While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves, Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the books they stole were not burned. Instead, the Nazis began to compile a library of their own that they could use to wage an intellectual war on literature and history. In this secret war, the libraries of Jews, communists, liberal politicians, LGBT activists, Catholics, Freemasons, and many other opposition groups were appropriated for Nazi research and used as an intellectual weapon against their owners. But when the war was over, most of the books were never returned. Instead many found their way into the public library system, where they remain to this day. Now, Rydell finds himself entrusted with one of these stolen volumes, setting out to return it to its rightful owner. It was passed to him by the small team of heroic librarians who have begun the monumental task of combing through Berlin's public libraries to identify the looted books and reunite them with the families of their original owners. For those who lost relatives in the Holocaust, these books are often the only remaining possession of their relatives they have ever held. And as Rydell travels to return the volume he was given, he shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kaleo Griffith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/003032/bk_peng_003032_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Iron & Fire (eBook, ePUB)
    1675 -- Plymouth Colony -- Verity Parker promised to look after her family. Raised among the bookshops and turmoil of Reformation London, Verity now finds herself in Puritan New England, where she must learn to keep her head down and her mouth shut, or risk dire consequences. The only person who values her tenacity is Kit, the heretical ironworker she has been forbidden to see. When King Philip's War breaks out, Verity must stay silent as the Puritan elders spread hateful rhetoric about the "savages" in the forest. When she witnesses a young girl die in childbirth, Verity must stand by as neighbors blame God's vengeance. But when tragedy strikes her own home, Verity must choose between her duty to her family and her love for Kit. Will she choose to keep the peace, or will she defy the leaders of the colony for a chance at happiness? Set against the backdrop of King Philip's War, the bloodiest war per capita in American history, Iron & Fire explores the experience of a clever, educated woman at a time when being so often resulted in death. Perfect for fans of Amy Belding Brown's Flight of the Sparrow, or Elizabeth George Speare's The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Iron & Fire was written for those who read the original American Girl series as children and are now all grown up.
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