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The Giants of Irish Literature: Wilde, Yeats, Joyce and Beckett , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 497min

Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett: These four masters of Irish literature created works of startling innovation and unparalleled literary merit. They defied popular expectations and confounded critics with unique masterpieces that one might think of as puzzles, the solution of which lies at the heart of the modern age. Understanding the works of these greats, all associated to some degree with the Irish Literary Revival, is fundamental not only to a richer appreciation of Irish literature, but to a better comprehension of modern literature in all its manifestations, for these authors struggled with the idea of modernity and all it entailed, and the fruits of their struggle stand as monuments to the remarkable capacity of literary imagination. Renowned professor George O'Brien of Georgetown University provides the biographical background of these authors and an in-depth analysis of their greatest works. In the course of these lectures, O'Brien discusses the very qualities that set these works apart and the "Irishness" that characterizes each of them. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: George O'Brien. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/sp/reco/002076/sp_reco_002076_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Peter 2.0

The incredible and inspiring book behind the primetime Channel 4 documentary, Peter: The Human Cyborg'Peter's story is one of the most extraordinary you will ever hear. Remarkable. I urge people to read it' Stephen Fry'With candour and bravery, Peter tells how he explored new frontiers of science to give himself a chance of survival in a digital afterlife' Daily Mail__________Peter didn't choose to live forever. He simply chose not to die.Diagnosed with a rare but terminal Motor Neuron Disease, brilliant scientist Peter Scott-Morgan refused to accept that within a few short years he'd be dead.Instead, he embarked on a dangerous journey - to cross the border between mortality and immortality. He would meld his humanity with the latest computer and robotic technology to become Peter 2.0.This is the astonishing story of a man uniquely placed to pursue a new way of life that would not only alter him but perhaps redefine what it means to be human forever.__________'A remarkable story . . . you're left desperate to take nothing for granted' Radio Times'What's striking is Peter's constant optimism, bravery and his ability to find radical answers to problems that have confounded Britain's brightest minds' Daily Telegraph'Intriguing' The Times'Fascinating and extremely moving' Sun'A remarkable account of what it means to be human and what technology can really achieve' Sunday Telegraph

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Lost and Missing: True Stories of People Gone Missing and Never Found: Murder, Scandals, and Mayhem, Book 5) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 109min

Your loved one is missing! What can you do? The minutes, hours, days, and even weeks drag by with no word. Imagine living the rest of your life never knowing what happened to them, where they are, if they are even alive! Lost and Missing: True Stories of People Gone Missing and Never Found contains true life stories of people who have disappeared from the face of the earth, including the circumstances surrounding their disappearances, the investigations, the results, and the current status of the cases. In some instances, foul play is definitely involved. In other cases, bad luck, poor judgment, or just wrong place, wrong time factors have affected the outcomes. Some of the stories within are: The missing colonists of Roanoke Island The heiress who went shopping and never returned The English Lord who disappeared after a night of bloodshed The tragic mystery of three missing Australian children The man who vanished from a cruise ship And many more. Be prepared to be confounded, confused and left curious. These cases have never been solved and some continue to be investigated to this day. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul Aulridge. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/029642/bk_acx0_029642_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Saint Goes On: The Saint, Book 14 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 467min

The Saint is back - fifty audiobooks are now available starring the debonair classic crime hero. Simon Templar is the Saint - daring, dazzling, and just a little disreputable. On the side of the law, but standing outside it, he dispenses his own brand of justice one criminal at a time. In these three classic stories, the Saint investigates crimes that have left the police confounded. In "The High Fence", he hunts down a villain who somehow manages to kill people just before they can reveal his identity; "The Elusive Ellshaw" sees him on the track of a man meant to have died a year before; and a letter calling for help sends him to a sleepy seaside pub disturbed by mysterious underground rumblings in "The Case of the Frightened Innkeeper." One thing is sure: despite death threats, gunfire and kidnapping, the Saint will go on until his curiosity is satisfied. Leslie Charteris was born in Singapore and moved to England in 1919. He left Cambridge University early when his first novel was accepted for publication. He wrote novels about the Saint throughout his life, becoming one of the 20th century's most prolific and popular authors. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Telfer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/018851/bk_adbl_018851_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Paul and Me: Fifty-three Years of Adventures and Misadventures with My Pal Paul Newman , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 375min

Best-selling author A. E. Hotchner's intimate account of his 52-year friendship with his pal Paul Newman. A. E. Hotchner first met Paul Newman in 1956 when the then relatively unknown actor assumed the lead role in Hotchner's first television play, based on an Ernest Hemingway story. The project elevated both men from relative obscurity to recognition, and began a close and trusting friendship that lasted until Newman's death in 2008. Here, Hotchner presents a complicated, unpredictable, fun-loving, talented man, and takes the listener along on their adventures. The pair traveled extensively, skippered a succession of bizarre boats, confounded the business world, scored triumphs on the stage, and sustained their friendship through good times and bad. Most notably, they started Newman's Own as a prank and watched it morph into a major enterprise that has given its $260 million in profit to charities, including the Hole in the Wall Camps worldwide, dedicated to helping thousands of children with life-threatening illnesses. This is the story of an unusual bond and a tribute to the acclaimed actor who gave to the world as much as the world gave him. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: A. E. Hotchner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/002238/bk_rand_002238_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, Hörbuch, Digital, 546min

The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history, the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry and detectives on a wild 12-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia, while the nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror and sadness. At the very center of this story is John Wilkes Booth, America's notorious villain. A Confederate sympathizer and a member of a celebrated acting family, Booth threw away his fame and wealth for a chance to avenge the South's defeat. For almost two weeks, he confounded the manhunters, slipping away from their every move and denying them the justice they sought. Based on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln's own blood relics, Manhunt is a fully documented work, but it is also a fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, this is history as you've never read it before. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Thomas. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001198/bk_harp_001198_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Skitter: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 531min

First there was the black swarm that swallowed a man whole, the suspicious seismic irregularities in India that confounded scientists, the nuclear bomb China dropped on its own territory without any explanation. Then, scientist Melanie Guyer's lab received a package containing a mysterious egg sac; little did Dr. Guyer know that almost overnight, Earth would be consumed by previously dormant spiders that suddenly wanted out. Now tens of millions of people around the world are dead. Half of China is a nuclear wasteland. Mysterious flesh-eating spiders are marching through Los Angeles, Oslo, Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, and countless other cities. According to Dr. Guyer, the crisis may soon be over. But in Japan, a giant, glowing egg sac gives a shocking preview of what is to come, even as survivors in Los Angeles panic and break the quarantine zone. Out in the desert, survivalists Gordo and Shotgun are trying to invent a weapon to fight back, but it may be too late, because President Stephanie Pilgrim has been forced to enact the plan of last resort. America, you are on your own. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: George Newbern. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/007888/bk_sans_007888_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The New Colossus , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 555min

Greed. Corruption. Murder. New York in 1880 is a hell of a place to make your living. Nellie Bly arrives at age 24 in Manhattan, lacking connections and money, but blessed with an abundance of courage and a skill for reportage. Within ten months she lands two front-page stories on the country’s most widely-read newspaper, Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World. The pugnacious and voluble Pulitzer is so impressed that he assigns her to get to the bottom of a murder that has confounded the police—the untimely death of his friend Emma Lazarus, the controversial poet and activist. Her investigation leads to tense encounters with some of the most powerful and ruthless men of the time, in an era where elected officials are bought and sold, and where greed runs rampant on an unregulated Wall Street. Outgunned and ignoring her contemptuous all-male colleagues, Bly has only two real allies: a doctor who uses scientific techniques to establish criminal behavior, and a theater critic with unlimited access to underground New York. As the pieces fall into place Bly uncovers layer after layer of corruption, getting closer to a dangerous core - and to the truth. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Molly Elston. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/018486/bk_adbl_018486_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Framed , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 418min

A little boy turns the perfect crime into a work of art. Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage - and when he's not trying to persuade his sisters to play football, Dylan is in charge of the petrol log. And that means he gets to keep track of everyone coming in and out of Manod - what car they drive, what they're called, even their favourite flavour of crisps. But when a mysterious convoy of lorries trundles up the misty mountainside towards an old, disused mine, even Dylan is confounded. Who are these people - and what have they got to hide? A story inspired by a press cutting describing how, during WWII, the treasured contents of London's National Gallery were stored in Welsh slate mines. Once a month, a morale-boosting masterpiece would be unveiled in the village and then returned to London for viewing. This is a funny and touching exploration of how Art - its beauty and its value - touches the life of one little boy and his big family in a very small town. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Hughes. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/000412/bk_macm_000412_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 785min

Bishop Juan Gerardi, Guatemala's leading human rights activist, was bludgeoned to death in his garage on a Sunday night in 1998, two days after the presentation of a groundbreaking church-sponsored report implicating the military in the murders and disappearances of some 200,000 civilians. Realizing that it could not rely on police investigators or the legal system to solve the murder, the church formed its own investigative team, a group of secular young men in their 20s who called themselves Los Intocables (the Untouchables). Known in Guatemala as "The Crime of the Century", the Bishop Gerardi murder case, with its unexpectedly outlandish scenarios and sensational developments, confounded observers and generated extraordinary controversy. In his first nonfiction book, acclaimed novelist Francisco Goldman has spoken to witnesses no other reporter has reached, and observed firsthand some of the most crucial developments in the case. Now he has produced The Art of Political Murder, a tense and astonishing true detective story that opens a window on the new Latin American reality of mara youth gangs and organized crime, and tells the story of a remarkable group of engaging, courageous young people, and of their remarkable fight for justice. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Kilban. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/021813/bk_adbl_021813_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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