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    The Defenders and Other Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 216min
    In a 1978 interview, Phillip K. Dick said "I've always had this funny feeling about reality. It just seems very feeble to me sometimes. It doesn't seem to have the substantiality that it's suppose to have." Fortunately for us, Dick translated his feelings about reality into some of the greatest science fiction writing of all time. This collection features five stories from early in his career, when he found his voice as a writer. In "The Gun," a planet lies dead, destroyed by a devastating war. Only a powerful weapon remains as protection, but what's left to protect? In "Beyond the Door," a man buys 'a cuckoo clock for his wife - without knowing the price he would have to pay. In "The Crystal Crypt," three earthlings attempt to gain advantage over the entire population of Mars, in order to advance Earth's commercial interests. In "The Skull," an imprisoned hunter is offered redemption, if he will agree to embark on the most unusual hunt of several lifetimes. Finally, in "The Defenders," a population of robots fights an Armageddon-like war, while humans live underground, feeding the war machine. But what does winning really mean? These five stories allow us an early glimpse into the mind of the Hugo Award winning author. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: William Coon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/eloq/000004/bk_eloq_000004_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Unweeded Garden: The Prequel to No One's Legacy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 85min
    When it comes to warfare of the mind, the battlefield is an unweeded garden.... Dusan is a young outsider on Ora, a remote island inhabited by a telepathic species who actively avoid the humans who live far across the ocean. He is effectively "deaf" - unable to communicate mind to mind with his peers. In fact, his people regard him as little better than the feebleminded humans. Shunned and taunted by his own people, he leads a dreary existence...until a chance encounter with a human boy from across the sea changes everything. Together, Dusan and his newfound friend discover that their minds aren't nearly as feeble as they've been led to believe...and that they're the linchpins in a war between the Oran people and their past. Shock Totem #1, Steampunk Tales #1,/iZencore: Scriptus Innominatus (the 7th volume of the Nemonymous anthology series, which was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Society Award for Best Anthology). His novelette, "Tongues" won 2nd place in the annual Writers of the Future competition in 2006. He is a graduate of the Odyssey Writers Workshop, where he studied with World Fantasy Award winner Jeanne Cavelos and #1 New York Times best-selling author George R.R. Martin. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Lovett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/004683/bk_acx0_004683_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Chaddi Buddies , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 399min
    Hill Mansion wasn't really a mansion; it was just a ramshackle hut on a small hill. But for Robert Pereira, it was better than any place he had seen in his village, Golvada. His chaddi buddies Anand and Baloo lived there with their elder brother Dattya - his hero and the village cricket team captain. Robert had named their hut Hill Mansion, moved by love for his buddies. It didn't matter to him that they were the sons of a domestic help. Robert loved Hill Mansion more than his own modern house because the poor but strong residents of Hill Mansion had given him the courage to live and fight, bestowing on him the pet name Samson. On the other hand, his siblings and village bullies made fun of his clumsiness and weakness and nicknamed him Pondya - an indolent, feeble fellow. Will Robert be able to fight the village bullies and erase the shameful Pondya tag? Will his love for his buddies stand the test of time and social barriers as he grows up? Chaddi Buddies is a tender story of friendship, love and brotherhood, loosely based on the author's childhood, which will kindle sweet memories as you listen. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/029250/bk_adbl_029250_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Indian Horse: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 411min
    Saul Indian Horse is in critical condition. Sitting feeble in an alcoholism treatment facility, he is told that sharing his story will help relieve his agony. Though skeptical, he embarks on a heartbreaking journey from the present - and into the woods of Northern Ontario, where his life began in a snowy Ojibway camp. The tale that follows is one of great pain and great determination from Richard Wagamese, an author who "never seems to waste a shot" (New York Times). After being taken forcibly from his family, Saul is placed in an abusive boarding school determined to expunge his Ojibway traditions and knowledge. But he finds salvation each morning at dawn, practicing hockey alone on the school's makeshift ice rink. Saul's gift is undeniable: He quickly rises from his school's all-Ojibway team to the white-dominated regional circuit. As his skills improve and he gains notoriety, however, each of his victories on the ice is met by racism and hate. As the years pass, Saul must reconcile his passion - the game he loves, that allowed him to escape poverty - with the harshness of a world that will never make him entirely welcome. Unfolding against the bleak loveliness of Northern Ontario - all rock, marsh, bog, and cedar - this is a singular story of resilience from a beloved storyteller. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Ryll. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/032360/bk_adbl_032360_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Four Fists , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 37min
    The title of this short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a bit deceptive and doesn't do this story justice. The four fists are actually four very valuable life lessons delivered with a fist. "I suppose that there's a caddish streak in every man that runs crosswise across his character and disposition and general outlook. With some men it's secret and we never know it's there until they strike us in the dark one night. But Samuel's showed when it was in action, and the sight of it made people see red. He was rather lucky in that, because every time his little devil came up it met a reception that sent it scurrying down below in sickly, feeble condition. It was the same devil, the same streak that made him order Gilly's friends off the bed, that made him go inside Marjorie's house. If you could run your hand along Samuel Meredith's jaw you'd feel a lump. He admits he's never been sure which fist left it there, but he wouldn't lose it for anything. He says there's no cad like an old cad, and that sometimes just before making a decision, it's a great help to stroke his chin. The reporters call it a nervous characteristic, but it's not that. It's so he can feel again the gorgeous clarity, the lightning sanity of those four fists." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mike Vendetti. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mike/000115/bk_mike_000115_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Expropriation: The Revelation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 246min
    Everything is not as it seems. The universe, in its farthest recesses, unbeknownst to humankind, has abetted the creation of a sinister entity, a malign force capable of rearing bedlam and instilling fear to all that has life. With the world’s impending destruction carefully insured by the extraterrestrial body that lurks in the glitches of nature, life as we know it hangs by a precariously thin thread. Meanwhile, around the globe, uneasiness continues to foster - world leaders have finally taken notice of the invisible enemy. A telltale of a different kind. Things have never been the same for the people involved on that fateful day in the forest. As they continue to grapple with the startling reality that the world is hiding a secret that could unleash anarchy of the highest order, more individuals are finding themselves involved in what could be the dawn of the Earth’s spiraling toward the bitter end. Retaliation. There is one thing the Earth’s adversaries have miscalculated, however. Humankind, feeble they might seem in all their fragile limbs and faulty ways, are made of much sterner stuff - exponentially much more than what they have made their enemies believe. As fates collide and alliances forged, humanity is challenged yet again. Will they be able to defend what is rightfully theirs? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Layfield. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/225407/bk_acx0_225407_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Burning Claw: Grey Wolves Series, Book 10 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 741min, (USK 18)
    Jacque's mind wandered as she hovered somewhere between life and death. Her body longed to let go, to sink into the peaceful abyss, to the place where she didn't have to worry about rabid, child-snatching vampires and the carnage they'd caused to so many innocent families. But something kept her here, tethered to this world. Something she couldn't quite remember hovered just on the edge of her consciousness, something vital. It wasn't Fane; he would be with her on the other side, she knew that. If she died, he died, too, and he wouldn't have it any other way. She could feel Peri's presence in her body. The fae was fighting, expending every ounce of her energy to keep her and Fane alive and the strain was taking its toll on the fae. But why? Why was the fae fighting as if her own life depended upon Jacque's survival? Jacque was starting to remember someone else - someone that depended on her. A brand new life, precious and perfect...her son. Costin's best friend lay as if sleeping, clinging to life by a mere thread, held at the other end by the powerful fae. But the thread holding Costin to his own sanity was just as feeble. Sally, his world, his light, his Brown-Eyes, the only thing that keeps the darkness at bay, was gone. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/010492/bk_tant_010492_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    In the Shadow of the Gods (eBook, ePUB)
    From the acclaimed Wolfson Prize-winning author, a dazzling history of the world's emperorsFor millennia much of the world was ruled by emperors: a handful of individuals claimed no limit to the lands they could rule over and no limit to their authority. They operated beyond normal human constraint and indeed often claimed a superhuman or divine authority. In practice they ran the gamut from being some of the most remarkable men who ever lived, to being some of the worst and least remarkable.Dominic Lieven's marvellous new book, In the Shadow of the Gods, is the first to grapple seriously with this extraordinary phenomenon. Across the world peoples, willingly or unwillingly, fell into orbit around figures who reshaped or destroyed entire societies, imposed religions and invaded rivals. Lieven describes the anatomy of imperial monarchy and the principles by which it functioned. He compares the great emperors of antiquity, the caliphs and the warrior-emperors of the steppe before he turns to the Habsburg, Russian, Ottoman, Mughal and Chinese emperors, packing the book with extraordinary stories, astute observations and a sense of both delight and horror at these individuals' antics. The entire breadth of extreme human behaviour is here - from warlords to patrons of the arts, from political genius to feeble incapacity and pathological violence.As one of the great experts both on empires and on Russian history, Lieven is brilliantly qualified to write a book that brings to life a system of rule that dominated most of human history, as well as some of history's grandest and most dismaying figures.
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    In the Shadow of the Gods
    From the acclaimed Wolfson Prize-winning author, a dazzling history of the world's emperors For millennia much of the world was ruled by emperors: a handful of individuals claimed no limit to the lands they could rule over and no limit to their authority. They operated beyond normal human constraint and indeed often claimed a superhuman or divine authority. In practice they ran the gamut from being some of the most remarkable men who ever lived, to being some of the worst and least remarkable. Dominic Lieven's marvellous new book, In the Shadow of the Gods, is the first to grapple seriously with this extraordinary phenomenon. Across the world peoples, willingly or unwillingly, fell into orbit around figures who reshaped or destroyed entire societies, imposed religions and invaded rivals. Lieven describes the anatomy of imperial monarchy and the principles by which it functioned. He compares the great emperors of antiquity, the caliphs and the warrior-emperors of the steppe before he turns to the Habsburg, Russian, Ottoman, Mughal and Chinese emperors, packing the book with extraordinary stories, astute observations and a sense of both delight and horror at these individuals' antics. The entire breadth of extreme human behaviour is here - from warlords to patrons of the arts, from political genius to feeble incapacity and pathological violence. As one of the great experts both on empires and on Russian history, Lieven is brilliantly qualified to write a book that brings to life a system of rule that dominated most of human history, as well as some of history's grandest and most dismaying figures.
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    Dark Psychology: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Learn Dark Psychology Methods and Prevent Oneself , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 202min
    Dark psychology is at work in the world. As much as you may not like this fact, you cannot change it. Here are your choices: you either make effort to stay uninformed of something so powerful and take the risk of being its next victim, or you take charge of your situation and learn to guard yourself, and those you have love for, from individuals who might destroy you through their merciless psychological abuse.Understanding dark psychology isn't just a defensive measure. There are ideas as well as principles contained in the world of dark psychology that can enable you to progress in your private and professional endeavors. Nobody is requesting that you turn into a psychopath, however, without a doubt, you could make do with more power in your everyday life.How you use this book depends on you. It could be the most powerful defensive book you have at any point stumbled on, or a weapon used to give you a lead in life. The thoughts and instances contained in these pages are basically tools. Use them to create whatever you want.This book is not for the faint-hearted or the feeble minded. It's safe to assume that having taken a peek at the world of dark psychology, there is no turning back. You have obtained such understanding of human nature that only a few have ever acquired. However be warned, with this great power you've acquired comes responsibility! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Russell Archey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/149677/bk_acx0_149677_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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