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    Back in the Day
    Melvyn Bragg's first ever memoir - an elegiac, intimate account of growing up in post-war Cumbria, which vividly evokes a vanished world.In this captivating memoir, Melvyn Bragg describes his life from childhood to adulthood in the Cumbrian market town of Wigton, from the early years alone with his mother while his father fought in the war to the moment he left for university. It is the tale of a working-class boy who grew up in a pub and expected to leave school at 16, then won two scholarships to Oxford; who happily roamed the streets and raided orchards with his friends yet had a breakdown when he was 13; and who was deeply embedded in a close-knit community but had to choose whether to leave it and the girl he loved behind. It is equally the tale of the place that shaped him; an elegy to a proud northern town steeped in the old ways but on the cusp of change, with the new NHS and council estates beginning to take effect. Bragg paints vivid portraits of his parents, relatives and the people he grew up with, from vicars to gypsies, teachers to rogues, and evokes such enduring rituals as the horse fair, hound-trailing and potato-picking week. The result is an engrossing, beautifully written memoir, which gives an unusual insight into one of the most renowned figures in the arts and poignantly recreates a vanished era.
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    Sacrifice: A Celtic Adventure , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 303min
    In a time when Celtic druids roamed ancient Ireland, young Sister Deirdre rushes to hunt down the brutal serial killer targeting her beloved monastery. Someone is killing the nuns of Ireland. The grisly discovery of an elderly sister of Saint Brigid's monastery strangled, bled dry, and thrown into a bog is just the beginning. Soon a beautiful, young nun is found decapitated and hung from a barren tree. It doesn't take long before the members of the struggling monastic community of Kildare realize that not only are the nuns being hunted by a serial killer, but the murderer is performing the gruesome slayings in the manner of the ancient druid sacrifices. Set in the turmoil of sixth-century Ireland, where ruthless tribal kings wage constant war for survival and the powerful religious order of the druids is threatened by the newly arrived Christian church, the desperate task of finding the killer falls to Sister Deirdre, a young woman torn between the world of the monastery and her own druidic heritage. Unless Deirdre can find the killer before the cycle of sacrifices is complete, more of her friends will die, the monastery will face destruction, and the whole of Ireland may be plunged into civil war. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fiona Hardingham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/008088/bk_blak_008088_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Sunrise on the Santee: A Memoir of Waterfowling in South Carolina , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 568min
    A duck hunter gets his limit of cherished memories. For more than half a century, Julius M. Reynolds, Jr. has hunted waterfowl, and the Santee lakes of South Carolina have been his sporting paradise. Early mornings, cold duck blinds, and sunrises on the Santee compose some of his most prized memories. Reynolds has lived on both sides of the lakes and has roamed them from the Santee delta to the Pinopolis powerhouse. He has witnessed both the glory days and the decline of duck hunting in South Carolina. With this heartfelt memoir, Reynolds recalls his best hunting stories, shares his knowledge of waterfowling, and chronicles recent dramatic changes in his beloved sport. Describing himself as a Sumter boy who grew up chasing ducks in Pocotaliago Swamp and from one end of the lake to the other, Reynolds takes listeners into the Santee's best duck hunting areas - from Cane Branch, Billup's Slough, and Line Island, all located around Jack's Creek, to McGirt's Lake, Otter Flat, Riser's Old River, Pine Island Creek, Broadwater, Indigo Flat, and Fuller's Earth Creek, his favorite hunting spots in the Santee Swamp.The book is published by University of South Carolina Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chaz Allen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/224336/bk_acx0_224336_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Children of the Chieftain: Betrayed , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 175min
    The year is 950 AD and the story starts in the town of Birka on an island in the great lake which covers a vast area inland of what is today Stockholm. It was a wealthy town at the center of an international trading network where merchants from as far afield as Turkey, Russia, and Ireland met to buy, sell, and barter. The wealth of the island also attracted unwelcome visitors and frequently the Birka warriors had to defend their homes and families against gangs of Viking raiders. The warriors always managed to vanquish the attackers until one day they were tricked by the most feared and fiendish foes, the Jomsviking. These raiders had their base on an island north of what is today Poland and roamed the Baltic waters looting coastal towns and capturing men, women, and children to sell in slave markets in Europe and the Orient. When the adults from the town of Birka were kidnapped by the Jomsviking raiders, Ahl, Ingir, and their friends manage to avoid capture. They set off in pursuit of the raiders’ ships on a quest to rescue the island prisoners. But how could a group of 20 teenagers succeed against a fleet of Viking ships? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Wills. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/147198/bk_acx0_147198_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    True Crime: Deadly Serial Killers and Grisly Murder Stories from the Last 100 Years , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 123min
    I am the devil, and I am here to do the devil's business, he roamed the house to collect the other residents and brought them to the living room. Tex stabbed him numerous times (51) before shooting him twice. Abigail also tried to escape, but Patricia tackled and stabbed her before Tex finished her off. A person sometimes does the unthinkable and kills someone when he or she is driven by strong emotions, such as fear, anger, and temporary madness; but what would drive them to kill many people, repeatedly? A nurse who pledged dedication into serving the sick suddenly found it pleasurable to kill their patients, a promising married man went on top of a tower and shot people as if they were pigs, a person claiming he was the new Messiah instructed his followers to perform gruesome murders, a charming man turned into a vicious serial killer, and a desperate mother killed her own children. What was running through their minds when they committed these murders? Here is a preview of what you'll learn: Poaching people from above Charles and his killer family The murderous mother Code blue prevention strategy The reckless killer What made these killers so bizarre? Much, much more! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Torrente. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/067517/bk_acx0_067517_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Earthspinner
    'A writer of great subtlety and intelligence, who understands that emotional power comes from the steady accretion of detail' Kamila Shamsie, Guardian'She writes elegantly and intelligently whatever the subject matter' Francesca Angelini, The Times'A compulsively readable novel' Manil Suri, New York Times'A horse was in flames. It roamed beneath the ocean breathing fire . . . 'When he wakes up, Elango knows his life has changed. His dream will consume him until he gives it shape. The potter must create a terracotta horse whose beauty will be reason enough for its existence. Yet he cannot pin down from where it has galloped into his mind - the Mahabharata, or Trojan legend, or his anonymous potter-ancestors. Nor can he say where it belongs - in a temple compound, within a hotel lobby, or with Zohra, whom he despairs of ever marrying.The astral, indefinable force driving Elango towards forbidden love and creation has unleashed other currents. A neighbourhood girl begins her bewildering journey into adulthood, developing a complicated relationship with him. A lost dog adopts him, taking over his heart. Meanwhile, his community is driven by inflammatory passions of a different kind. Here, people, animals, and even the gods live on a knife's edge and the consequences of daring to dream against the tide are cataclysmic.Moving between India and England, The Earthspinner reflects the many ways in which the East encounters the West. It breathes new life into ancient myths, giving allegorical shape to the war of fanaticism against reason and the imagination.An intricate, wrenching novel about the changed ways of loving and living in the modern world.
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    Middle Eastern History: History of the Middle East: Melting Pot - Holy Wars & Holy Cities - from the Sumerians to the Ottoman Empire and Today’s Nation States: Israel, Iran, Iraq, and Egypt - Shaping the Near East History , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 88min
    How did a fertile region turn humankind from small tribes of hunter-gatherers into the civilizations we know today?Where did writing, culture, and agriculture begin?How did the belief in a single, all-powerful God sprout and thrive in a world where people worshiped many different gods?These are just some of the questions you’ll find answers to in History of the Middle East: Melting Pot - Holy Wars & Holy Cities - From the Sumerians to the Ottoman Empire and Today’s Nation States: Israel, Iran, Iraq, and Egypt - Shaping the Near East History. The Middle East is the cradle of civilization - where humankind once roamed in small groups of hunter-gatherers and foraged for food and shelter, then learned to plant crops and build structures. Today, we are an advanced civilization that has conquered the skies, oceans, and even the moon. To understand how this transformation occurred, take a brief trip back into the history of the Middle East, where it all began.Go back to the origins of humankind, where two rivers formed the Fertile Crescent and civilization sprouted.Hear the Abrahamic Religions bud in the Levant along the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and develop into Judaism and Christianity.Listen as the steady march of empires hold sway over Middle Eastern trade, resources, religion and culture for millennia.Visit the sacred cities whose connections to holy people and events sparked bitter conflict. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Trevor Clinger. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/100589/bk_acx0_100589_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Power of Us: Native Thoughts , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 61min
    My hope is that this book will help those out there who need to know how to get their lives back on track. For some reason, in between the time when our ancestors roamed this earth to the current point we're at today, we've lost our power. My goal is that the words in this book will help you look at your life a bit differently. Just remember that doing the same things you've been doing will net you the same results. Or, in other words, change your thoughts (and actions), and you'll change your life. You could listen to all of these words here and not do anything more with them. You could hear them once and decide that you'll try some of the thoughts that are here at a later date. I'm thankful that you've made it this far in terms of looking at other people and asking yourself, "What can they bring to the table that perhaps I've been missing?" I, by no means, am perfect, nor do I live a perfect life. The thoughts in this book are just that - thoughts. You can take them or leave them. You can try them now or try them later. Just like life, it's all what you put into it. May the Creator continue to guide you, protect, and love you. Good luck on your journey! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Aaron Thomas. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/053925/bk_acx0_053925_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Hood: An Urban Erotic Tale , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 530min, (USK 18)
    Lamont "Hood" Mason is a fearless 19-year-old gangsta who was born and raised in the projects of Brooklyn, New York. He was an abandoned child who roamed the city streets and fought hard for survival. The only thing constant in his young life was the safety of a Brownsville barbershop owned by a father figure called Fat Daddy. The barbershop is where Hood comes of age, but cutting hair isn't the only thing Fat Daddy has going on. His daughter, Egypt, is the love of Hood's young life and the one person whose dreams of a stable future can lead him off the grimy urban corners and out of the hustling life. But when Fat Daddy crosses paths with Xanbar, a notoriously brutal drug kingpin, his vices threaten to bring death down on the family Hood loves. In an effort to protect his own, Hood and his best friend and hustling partner, Dreko, take to the streets on a bloody mission that doesn't go exactly as planned. Hood returns to find his world turned upside down by a wave of sex, violence, and betrayal. No longer the starving kid on the street, now he's a man seeking vengeance and retribution, and he might be forced to choose between bending and breaking as he picks up the shattered pieces of his life one by one. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cary Hite. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/007504/bk_blak_007504_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1036min
    On a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz makes an unsettling discovery. A history buff since early childhood, expensively educated at university - a history major, no less! - he’s reached middle age with a third-grader’s grasp of early America. In fact, he’s mislaid more than a century of American history, the period separating Columbus’s landing in 1492 from the arrival of English colonists at Jamestown in 16-something. Did nothing happen in between?Horwitz decides to find out, and in A Voyage Long and Strange he uncovers the neglected story of America’s founding by Europeans. He begins a thousand years ago, with the Vikings, and then tells the dramatic tale of conquistadors, castaways, French voyageurs, and many others who roamed and rampaged across half the states of the present-day U.S. continent, long before the Mayflower landed. To explore this history and its legacy in the present, Horwitz embarks on an epic quest of his own - trekking in search of grape-rich Vinland, Ponce de León’s Fountain of Youth, Coronado’s Cities of Gold, Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colonists, and other mysteries of early America. And everywhere he goes, Horwitz probes the revealing gap between fact and legend, between what we enshrine and what we forget. An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, A Voyage Long and Strange allows us to rediscover the New World for ourselves.   ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John H. Mayer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bkot/001087/bk_bkot_001087_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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