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    Jack the Ripper: The Pocket Essential Guide , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 281min
    So who was Jack the Ripper? No one in the annals of crime is capable of arousing such passionate debate as the perpetrator of the Whitechapel Murders in 1888. Was he a demented Royal, a Masonic assassin, a sexually frustrated artist, a member of the Czarist secret police, a crazed reformist or even an escaped gorilla? More than a century has passed since this unknown killer murdered East End prostitutes under the very noses of the police, and yet we seem no closer to uncovering the Ripper's identity. Countless volumes have been written by warring researchers, seemingly unable to agree even on the number of his victims. Is it possible that we will ever know the truth, or is the Ripper destined to remain an enigma, his place in history secured as both an English-heritage crime icon and a universal bogeyman? This revised and updated edition contains a summary of Jack's crimes, victims, and the ill-fated police investigation. It considers many of the Ripper's proposed identities, bringing you up to date with the latest suspects and includes a guide to the Ripper's many fictional outings, from The Lodger to From Hell. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lynsey Frost. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/summ/000218/bk_summ_000218_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Pablo Escobar: The History of the Biggest Narco , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 50min
    Murderer, philanthropist, drug dealer, politician, devil, saint: many words have been used to describe Pablo Escobar, but one is irrefutable - legend. For the poor of Colombia, he was their Robin Hood, a man whose greatness lay not in his crimes, but in his charity; for the Colombian rich he was just a bloodthirsty gangster, a bogeyman used to scare children in their beds; for the rest of the world flush with his imported cocaine, he was public enemy number one. When talking about Colombia, there is usually one thing that instantly comes to mind - cocaine. While this stereotype is not completely fair, it is difficult not to associate the country with drugs. Naturally, the name Pablo Escobar will come up when hearing about the emergence of the drug industry in the country. Escobar and his Medellin Cartel once led the drug trade in Colombia, trafficking around 80% of the world's cocaine supply. During his period of influence, Escobar amassed an estimated net worth of $25 billion. Here is a preview of what you'll learn.... Early years of Pablo Escobar Escobar and his rise to power Pablo's family Was Pablo Escobar like Robin Hood? Prison of La Catedral The end of Escobar Much, much more! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matt Montanez. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/087147/bk_acx0_087147_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    True Crime: The Horrific Crimes and Accounts of Some of the Worlds Worst Murderers, Butcherers and Serial Killers: True Crime Stories, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 118min
    In 1984, a woman in Texas was placed on death row - her sentence divided the state: on one side were her supporters, claiming that she shouldn't be put to death, while on the other corner were her detractors who stipulated "an eye for an eye". Before the 1970s, a deadly Candy Man was roaming free in Houston, Texas; before the police knew it, he had already killed 28 teenage boys. Was it the police's fault for not knowing better? In the year 1978, one man led more than 900 people to "commit" suicide - he was successful, but he too, was a casualty. How did he manage it? For 30 years, a man performed various crimes, but he remained at large. Not once did his childhood indicate that he would grow up to be a murderer, but he did. What went wrong? Lastly, a Bogeyman killed his family in their own home, but he was able to make a new life for himself. What drove him to do his filial crimes? Here is a preview of what you'll learn: One Leader, 900 Deaths 18 Years in Hiding The Texan's 14-year battle Robinson's money and murders The Candy Man's murderous desires ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeffrey A. Hering. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/066539/bk_acx0_066539_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Dead Run , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 651min
    Adam Mansbach, the acclaimed #1 New York Times best-selling author of Go the F**k to Sleep and Rage Is Back, turns to a new tale of suspense, horror, and supernatural action in The Dead Run. Wrongfully imprisoned in a Mexican jail, Jess Galvan, an outlaw-with-a-conscience, accepts a devil's bargain: transport a sinister package across the border in twenty-four hours for the jail's mythical - and terrifying - bogeyman El Cucuy. If Jess can make it across alive and give the iron box to cult leader Aaron Seth, he will be free and able to regain custody of his estranged daughter. But, as Jess navigates a blighted desert full of deadly surprises, girls go missing on both sides of the border and bodies begin to surface. It's a deadly epidemic of crime that plunges small-town sheriff, Bob Nichols, into a monster of an investigation that he's not equipped to handle, especially when sixteen-year-old Sherry disappears. An ancient evil has awoken in the empty wastelands along the border and now everyone - the innocent and the guilty alike - must face their deepest fears as epic myth and human malice combine to bring forth the end of the world as we know it. With The Dead Run, acclaimed author Adam Mansbach mixes horror, the supernatural, and suspense to deliver a chilling, high-octane adventure. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Erik Bergmann. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/003624/bk_harp_003624_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Moon Spell , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 682min
    From the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of On Dublin Street: Enter a world of fierce wolves, stunning magic, and romance. It’s bad enough feeling different among the human crowd, but feeling different among wolves? No one said returning to her pack would be easy, especially after ten years without them, but 17-year-old Caia Ribeiro is unprepared for the realities of the transition. Raised in a world where kids aren’t scared by bedtime tales of the bogeyman but by the real life threat of enemy supernaturals who might come creeping into their community to kill them in their sleep, Caia is used to the darkness; she’s used to the mystery and the intrigue of the ancient underworld war she’s bound to by chance of birth. What she’s having trouble with are pack members treating her with wary suspicion, the Elders tucking secrets behind their backs, and her young Alpha, Lucien, distracting her with a dangerous attraction from her decision to uncover the truth. But as the saying goes "the truth will out", and when it does, Caia will only have so long to prepare herself before the war comes pounding on their door threatening to destroy the safe, secret lives of the wolves…and the girl they protect. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lucinda Gainey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/010372/bk_adbl_010372_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Great Book of New York: The Crazy History of New York with Amazing Random Facts & Trivia: A Trivia Nerds Guide to the History of the United States Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 203min
    Want to learn more about New York? Sure, you've heard about the Statue of Liberty, but how much do you really know about the Empire State? Do you know why it's even called the Empire State? There's so much about New York that even state natives don't know. In this trivia audiobook, you'll learn more about New York's history, pop culture, folklore, sports, and so much more! In The Great Book of New York, you'll learn the answers to the following questions: Why is New York City called the Big Apple? What genre of music started out in New York City?Which late actress's life is celebrated at a festival held in her hometown every year?Which monster might be living in a lake in New York?Was there really a Staten Island bogeyman? Which movie is loosely based on New York in the 1800s? Which cult favorite cake recipe got its start in New York?Why do the New York Yankees have pinstripe uniforms? It doesn't matter if you consider yourself a New York state expert or if you know nothing about the Empire State. You're bound to learn something new as you journey through each chapter. You'll be able to impress your friends on your next trivia night!So, what are you waiting for? Dive in now so you can learn all there is to know about New York! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Derek Newman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/120287/bk_acx0_120287_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Skinwalker Ranch: Facing the Unknown Force That Haunts the Uinta Basin: Paranormal and Unexplained Phenomena, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 112min
    There are some places where so many seemingly unexplainable things happen that it is really hard to believe that there’s not some kind of explanation to make sense of it all. The Skinwalker Ranch is such a place. Unbelievable and still unexplained paranormal activities set the Skinwalker Ranch apart. Perhaps no place on Earth has been the focal point for as many strange phenomena as the little corner of Utah known as the Skinwalker Ranch. This nebulous stretch of terrain in the Uinta Basin has hosted numerous sightings of blue orbs, UFOs, wolfmen, Bigfoot, and practically every other paranormal bogeyman you could think of. Despite these heady tales of the bizarre, the outside world knew very little about the strange happenings at Skinwalker Ranch until fairly recently. But for the Native Americans of the region, the history of high strangeness goes back at least 1,000 years. Deep in their ancestral memory, frightening tales of the skinwalker roam across their consciousness. The dread is so great, in fact, that many residents of the nearby Ute Indian Reservation still refuse to set foot in the area known as Skinwalker Ranch. For them, the land is hopelessly cursed and to be avoided at all costs. But for the purpose of this book, we are going to cast these ancient words of wisdom to the wayside and delve right into the thick of things. Come along with us as we march headlong right into the uncertain and unsettling world of the unknown - right into Skinwalker Ranch! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charles D. Baker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/147558/bk_acx0_147558_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ancient Cities: The History of Carthage , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 96min
    Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. ("Furthermore, I consider it imperative that Carthage be destroyed.") (Cato the Elder) At its peak, the wealthy Carthaginian Empire dominated the Mediterranean against the likes of Greece and Rome, with commercial enterprises and influence stretching from Spain to Turkey, and at several points in history it had a very real chance of replacing the fledgling Roman Empire or the failing Greek poleis (city-states) altogether as master of the Mediterranean. Although Carthage by far preferred to exert economic pressure and influence before resorting to direct military power, (and even went so far as to rely primarily on mercenary armies paid with its vast wealth for much of its history,) it nonetheless produced a number of outstanding generals, from the likes of Hanno Magnus to, of course, the great bogeyman of Roman nightmares himself: Hannibal. Through clever use of force projection, both by maintaining a large and very active navy to dominate the seaborne routes along which most of their vast trading empire's lifeblood flowed and by paying allies with gold or recruiting mercenary armies to fight for them, Carthage was able to go from a minor Phoenician settlement to one of the most powerful trading empires of antiquity. However, the Carthaginians' foreign policy had one fatal flaw; over the centuries, they had a knack for picking the worst enemies they could possibly enter into conflict with. The first serious clash of civilizations which Carthage was involved in was with Greece. Unfortunately for the Carthaginians, Carthage would not endure the next major confrontation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Edoardo Camponeschi. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/035172/bk_acx0_035172_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The KGB and the Stasi: The History of the Eastern Bloc’s Most Infamous Intelligence Agencies , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 200min
    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, and even Vladimir Putin, the KGB has long been viewed as the West’s biggest bogeyman during the second half of the 20th century. Aside from the KGB, the 20th century’s most notorious spy agency was the Stasi, which was instrumental in the history of East Germany. In an era of totalitarian countries dominated by repressive state agencies, the Stasi stood out for its size, and the sheer breadth and depth of its surveillance. Despite its notoriety, the legacy of the Stasi is contested in modern Germany. Former West Germans, and Westerners more generally, closely align the East German state and the Stasi, framing a "Stasi State". Those in the former East Germany, however, resent the patronizing attitudes and conflation of the two institutions, preferring to focus on the social elements of the East German state. The East German State Security Service, or Staatssicherheitsdienst in German (abbreviated to Stasi) was formed in 1950. It purported to be the state’s "shield and sword" and closely monitored much of the population for the next 40 years. Some of the figures are startling. By the end of the 1980s, Stasi files were kept on six million out of 18 million inhabitants. When the Stasi archives were opened in the 1990s, files were discovered that stretched for 178 kilometers. Over the course of East Germany’s existence, up to two million people acted as spies, and 90,000 people worked at the Ministry, not to mention the numerous "unofficial" informe ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/110830/bk_acx0_110830_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Punic Wars: The History of the Conflict that Destroyed Carthage and Made Rome a Global Power , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 111min
    Carthage was one of the great ancient civilizations, and at its peak, the wealthy Carthaginian empire dominated the Mediterranean against the likes of Greece and Rome, with commercial enterprises and influence stretching from Spain to Turkey. In fact, at several points in history it had a very real chance of replacing the fledgling Roman Empire or the failing Greek poleis (city-states) altogether as master of the Mediterranean. Although Carthage by far preferred to exert economic pressure and influence before resorting to direct military power (and even went so far as to rely primarily on mercenary armies paid with its vast wealth for much of its history, it nonetheless produced a number of outstanding generals, from the likes of Hanno Magnus to, of course, the great bogeyman of Roman nightmares himself: Hannibal. However, the Carthaginians' foreign policy had one fatal flaw; they had a knack over the centuries of picking the worst enemies they could possibly enter into conflict with. The first serious clash of civilizations in which Carthage was involved was with Greece, which rapidly became hostile when the Carthaginians began pushing to spread their influence towards the colonies known as Magna Graecia, which had been established in southern Italy and Sicily by several Greek poleis. These territories would become a casus belli of the First Punic War. Certain foreign policy decisions led to continuing enmity between Carthage and the burgeoning power of Rome, and what followed was a series of wars which turned from a battle for Mediterranean hegemony into an all-out struggle for survival. Although the Romans gained the upper hand in the wake of the First Punic War, Hannibal brought the Romans to their knees for over a decade during the Second Punic War. While military historians are still amazed that he was able to maintain his army in Italy near Rome for nearly 15 years, scholars are still puzzled over some of his decisions, including why ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/078195/bk_acx0_078195_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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