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The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine, Hörbuch, Digital, 349min
It was the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold. In 1985, at a heated auction by Christie's of London, a 1787 bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux - one of a cache of bottles unearthed in a bricked-up Paris cellar and supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson - went for $156,000 to a member of the Forbes family. The discoverer of the bottle was pop-band manager turned wine collector Hardy Rodenstock, who had a knack for finding extremely old and exquisite wines. But rumors about the bottle soon arose. Why wouldn't Rodenstock reveal the exact location where it had been found? Was it part of a smuggled Nazi hoard? Or did his reticence conceal an even darker secret? It would take more than two decades for those questions to be answered and involve a gallery of intriguing players - among them Michael Broadbent, the bicycle-riding British auctioneer who speaks of wines as if they are women and staked his reputation on the record-setting sale; Serena Sutcliffe, Broadbent's elegant archrival, whose palate is covered by a hefty insurance policy; and Bill Koch, the extravagant Florida tycoon bent on exposing the truth about Rodenstock. Pursuing the story from Monticello to London to Zurich to Munich and beyond, Benjamin Wallace also offers a mesmerizing history of wine, complete with vivid accounts of subterranean European laboratories where old vintages are dated, and of Jefferson's colorful, wine-soaked days in France, where he literally drank up the culture. Suspenseful, witty, and thrillingly strange, The Billionaire's Vinegar is the vintage tale of what could be the most elaborate con since the Hitler diaries. It is also the debut of an exceptionally powerful new voice in narrative non-fiction. Language: English. Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/001480/bk_rand_001480_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Biafra: The History and Legacy of the Secessionist Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 79min
[A] cardinal principle of British colonial policy [is] that the interests of a large native population shall not be subject to the will...of a small minority of educated and Europeanized natives. - Lord Frederick Lugard Nigeria was the creation of a British businessman by the name of Sir George Taubman Goldie. The gifted son of a substantial Manx military officer and politician, Goldie was educated at the prestigious Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, after which he served briefly in the army before embarking on a journey of adventure to West Africa. The year was 1877, and the West African coast was sub-divided into the spheres of influence of various European trading concerns, and while some exploration of the interior had taken place, the European rush to claim the region had yet to begin in earnest. Nigeria was an unpopular destination for European settlement, thanks to its punishing climate and proliferation of tropical disease, so it saw very little direct European influence. Europeans were posted to Nigeria or sought employment purely to satisfy the needs of administration, and, of course, the various Christian missionary organizations were led largely by whites. Christian missions, incidentally, succeeded spectacularly in the spreading of Christianity across the animist south, but they made absolutely no inroads in the Muslim north. Nigeria was among the first African colonies to be groomed for independence, and upon its success as a free nation, Britain staked a great deal. The process was lengthy, bearing in mind both the intricate ethnic tapestry of the region and the relatively complex systems of government, involving a number of different permutations in the 15 years between the end of World War II and 1960, when independence was finally granted. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bill Hare. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/094817/bk_acx0_094817_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Closing the Gap, Hörbuch, Digital, 163min
When did that sudden gap divide your home into territories staked and claimed, with music blasting through the halls, and fists banging on doors to turn down the stereo/TV/video game? Teens, when did you start seeing your parents as your enemies instead of your heroes? And parents, when did you start seeing your teens as crazy little demons instead of your loving children? Finally, there is a solution for both sides, and one that will not only bridge that gap but show parents and teens how to prevent it. Jay McGraw, the author of The New York Times best-seller Life Strategies for Teens, is the ideal person to write a book for both parents and teens. A best-selling author by the age of 21, and son of number-one New York Times best-seller Dr. Phillip C. McGraw (known to millions worldwide as Dr. Phil), Jay has seen the parent-teen battle from all angles. In this groundbreaking work, he introduces a new plan for both teens and their parents to work through the issues that divide them and, in the process, rediscover the love that initially defined their relationship. In this entertaining, informative, and life-changing audiobook, Jay gives instructions to both sides of the familial gap on: Dos and Don'ts for Parents and Teens Parent and Teen Myths Discovering Your Needs Tuning In to the Needs of Others Ten Ways to Bridge the Gap and Reconnect In finding a common ground, and even more important, a common respect for one another, parents and teens can break down the walls, and welcome each other back into one another's lives again. Language: English. Narrator: Jay McGraw. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/000973/bk_sans_000973_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Tempting Olivia's Father: A Single Dad and a Virgin Romance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 81min, (USK 18)
Scarlett stared at the sign staked in the grass at the side of the highway. "Paradise Peak, population 1100", it read; a sign she hadn’t seen since her family had passed it on their way out. It was the same sign though, rickety and worn. It was a wonder the rotting legs hadn’t given out years ago.This was it. Just a few more minutes and she would be home. At the moment though, the idea of coming home seemed more daunting than comforting. Not for the first time on her 1100-mile trek up the west coast, she wondered what the hell she was doing. This had seemed like a good idea six months ago in California. Now though, she couldn’t help but wonder if she’d gone just a smidge - or off-her-rocker - crazy.But it wasn’t crazy, she reassured herself. The oversized, glass-walled monstrosity her family had moved to in California had never felt much like home. Hell, she’d needed to use the intercom to call to the opposite side of the house. No, the quaint, ranch-style house she’d grown up in...that was home. Of course, home was situated in a place where everyone knew absolutely everything there is to know about...well...everyone. So, if she thought she could keep her homecoming quiet, she really was losing her marbles. Realizing she’d slowed to a crawl’s pace, she forced her foot down on the pedal. It was too late to change her mind now. Besides, it was entirely possible nobody would recognize her and she’d at least make it through the day before the Paradise Peak Gazette’s only reporter was banging down her door....Warning: This book contains sexual content. 18 years and up only! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Theresa Stephens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/103480/bk_acx0_103480_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Romance Collection: 5 Single Dad and a Virgin Short Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 402min
Scarlett stared at the sign staked in the grass at the side of the highway. "Paradise Peak, population 1,100", it read; a sign she hadn’t seen since her family had passed it on their way out. It was the same sign though, rickety and worn. It was a wonder the rotting legs hadn’t given out years ago. This was it. Just a few more minutes and she would be home. At the moment though, the idea of coming home seemed more daunting than comforting. Not for the first time on her 1,100-mile trek up the west coast, she wondered what the hell she was doing. This had seemed like a good idea six months ago in California. Now, though, she couldn’t help but wonder if she’d gone just a smidge - or off-her-rocker - crazy. But it wasn’t crazy, she reassured herself. The oversized, glass-walled monstrosity her family had moved to in California had never felt much like home. Hell, she’d needed to use the intercom to call to the opposite side of the house. No, the quaint, ranch-style house she’d grown up in...that was home. Of course, home was situated in a place where everyone knew absolutely everything there is to know about...well...everyone. So, if she thought she could keep her homecoming quiet, she really was losing her marbles. Realizing she’d slowed to a crawl’s pace, she forced her foot down on the pedal. It was too late to change her mind now. Besides, it was entirely possible nobody would recognize her, and she’d at least make it through the day before the Paradise Peak Gazette’s only reporter was banging down her door. She drove the half mile into town and stopped at the nearest.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Theresa Stephens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/110869/bk_acx0_110869_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Fritz Lang: The Life and Legacy of the Influential German-American Film Legend , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 91min
“I was something that is always hated in Hollywood - a perfectionist; nobody likes a perfectionist, you know.” (Fritz Lang) While it’s easily forgotten today, during the early 20th century, various European countries had vibrant film industries, and even though Hollywood had already staked its claim as the forerunner of the international cinematic landscape by the 1920s, national cinemas in Sweden, Germany, and elsewhere throughout Western Europe enjoyed great power during this period.In the early 20th century, Germany's most renowned film directors were pioneering the genre known as "expressionism", and within it, Fritz Lang was known as the "Master of Darkness". Together with his eventual wife Thea von Harbou, Lang wrote a number of acclaimed movies. Some of his well-known films include Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922), Die Nibelungen (1924), Metropolis (1927), and Woman in the Moon (1929). Eventually, a number of Europe’s biggest movie stars and directors came to Hollywood, such as Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, and Alfred Hitchcock, but Lang’s course to America came under far different circumstances. As Adolf Hitler rose to power and strengthened the Nazis’ grip over Germany, the party’s coarse antisemitism took root across all segments of society. As Jews were further persecuted, German Jews from all walks of life went into exile, and the loss of so many bright minds has led historians to the conclusion that the exodus could have made the difference in World War II. As scientists like Albert Einstein made their way out of the country to safety, they served as further proof that in addition to being dogmatically racist, the Nazis were also incompetent and self-defeating.Coinciding with Hitler’s rise, Lang was filming The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, and it was quickly viewed as a biting commentary on the Nazi Party. On March 30, 1933, the Nazi regime banned it, and Lang later claimed that prop ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bill Hare. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/182805/bk_acx0_182805_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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'Fetchers of Water': The Panda-Polar Bear War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 604min
Climate change has caused a global water crisis. China has occupied three Canadian prairie provinces and is hauling fresh river water from Hudson Bay to Beijing by the northwest passage which is open year-round. The story has special insights into Canada's water resources, geography, and history.Environmentalists who appreciate the north and Canada's water resources will enjoy listening to Jeremiah Coffey's first novel.The US President is allowing the Chinese to destabilize Canada so that British Columbia might join the United States. Drought stricken Americans want him to bring water to California from British Columbia's rivers. US State Department and CIA tactics are shown through Lee Girard their asset in the field.The Green Party has been in power for five months, and Sheila Thompson the new Prime Minister must defend Canada from Chinese occupation, and American meddling. Her Minister of National Defence 'Rolly' O'Brien is a salty old Newfoundlander who fought in the Korean war.Canadian Chief of Defence Staff General Robert Fraser and his husband to-be, staff sergeant Stuart McGee have staked everything on a plan to attack the Chinese on Remembrance Day. The British Prime Minister is dealing with post Brexit woes, and the collapse of NATO.Canada's PM has advised him to revitalize the British Commonwealth. Some African Commonwealth nations that experienced crimes by General Shang-Lu while building "One Belt One Road" want to be part of the offensive and arrest the evil man and place him on trial at the Hague. The evil general Shang-Lu has plans for a billion dollar real estate fraud exploiting the situation when Calgary runs completely out of water.Listeners of war books and military action thrillers will stay interested from more than enough spy tradecraft and thoroughly researched operations of 850 British and German battle tanks , the Queen Mary 2, British Royal Navy aircraft-carriers, nuclear submarines, destroy ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Doug Greene. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/173205/bk_acx0_173205_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Tiaras & Terror: A Kaley Kalua Aloha Lagoon Mystery (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries, Book 13) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 297min
From USA Today best-selling author Anne Marie Stoddard comes a frighteningly fashionable mystery that asks the question: What do zombies, vampires, and beauty pageants have in common? They’re all about to make Kaley Kalua’s life a waking nightmare....Happy Hula Boutique Manager Kaley is excited to celebrate Halloween with her friends at Aloha Lagoon’s upcoming Alohaween Festival - that is until her aunt Rikki drags her to a ghoul-themed beauty pageant to cheer on her longtime nemesis, Harmony Kane. The competition is stiff, and things turn deadly when the winner is found staked with her own scepter and stuffed inside a coffin on one of the floats for the annual Halloween parade. Kaley is even more shocked when she receives a call from Harmony, begging her to prove that she didn’t kill the woman. She reluctantly accepts, and with the help of her pal Jamie and the oh-so-tempting resort lifeguard Noa, Kaley delves into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the beauty queen’s ghastly murder. Did a scorned pageant contender take out the competition, or does one of the judges have something to hide? It seems nearly everyone has a skeleton in their closet, and someone wants theirs to stay buried. Kaley finds herself in the killer’s cross-hairs, and if she doesn’t uncover the truth soon, she may wind up in a coffin of her own. The Aloha Lagoon Mysteries: Ukulele Murder (Book 1) Murder on the Aloha Express (Book 2) Deadly Wipeout (Book 3) Deadly Bubbles in the Wine (Book 4) Mele Kalikimaka Murder (Book 5) Death of the Big Kahuna (Book 6) Ukulele Deadly (Book 7) Bikinis & Bloodshed (Book 8) Death of the Kona Man (Book 9) Lethal Tide (Book 10) Beachboy Murder (Book 11) Handbags & Homicide (Book 12) Tiaras & Terro ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mary Hildebrandt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/223127/bk_acx0_223127_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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American Legends: The Life of Walt Disney , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 74min
Over at our place, we're sure of just one thing: everybody in the world was once a child. So in planning a new picture, we don't think of grown-ups, and we don't think of children, but just of that fine, clean, unspoiled spot down deep in every one of us that maybe the world has made us forget and that maybe our pictures can help recall. - Walt Disney A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. When it comes to the entertainment world and movie business, few names are as recognizable as Walt Disney, a versatile writer, producer, director, artist, and voice actor who literally turned his name into a billion-dollar business. Whether it was through the creation of iconic cartoons like Mickey Mouse or America's favorite theme parks, Disney and his assorted businesses have entertained countless numbers of people across the globe, particularly young kids. At a time when cinema was still a new and growing business, Disney staked out unique turf by bringing comics to life on screen, with his first big hit being Mickey Mouse. Of course, the popularity of Mickey Mouse helped spawn future creations like Donald Duck and Pluto, all household names that have long since become part of Americana and the English lexicon. Disney had already earned an Academy Award by 1932, but he was far from done, later introducing viewers to new characters like Snow White and continuing to make popular cartoon series for decades. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve Rausch. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/035109/bk_acx0_035109_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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First Blood , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 537min
In the darkness of a cold December morning, Detective Kim Stone steps through the doors of Halesowen Police Station. She’s about to meet her team for the first time. The victim of her next case is about to meet his killer....When the body of a young man is found beheaded and staked to the ground in a secluded area of the Clent Hills, Kim and her new squad rush to the crime scene. Searching the victim’s home, Kim discovers a little girl’s bedroom and a hidden laptop. Why is his sister relieved to hear he’s dead - and where is the rest of his family? As Kim begins to unearth the dark secrets at the heart of the case, DC Stacey Woodward becomes convinced that this murder is somehow linked to a women’s shelter. As a child of the care system herself, Kim knows all too well what it means to be vulnerable. With the killer about to strike again, Kim is in deep water with a rookie squad. Inexperienced Stacey is showing signs of brilliance but struggling to hold her nerve and, while D.S. Bryant is reliable and calm, D.S. Dawson is a liability. With his home life in pieces, his volatile behaviour is already fracturing her fragile new team. Can Kim bring Dawson in line and pull her crew together in time to catch the killer before another life is taken? This time, one of her own could be in terrible danger....Discover where it all began for Kim and her team. An absolutely heart-stopping mystery thriller. Perfect for Kim Stone fans and new listeners to the million-copy best-selling series.This audio edition includes exclusive bonus content. In conversation with narrator Jan Cramer, Angela Marsons talks about her writing process, her journey to being published, and never-before-told insights into the series and Kim Stone’s character. Not available in other formats. A detective hiding dark secrets, Kim Stone will stop at nothing to protect the innocent. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jan Cramer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/172110/bk_acx0_172110_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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