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    Keeping Your Marriage Strong : In a World that Wants to Tear It Apart: How to Do It (From Wooing to Wedlock, Book 3) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 100min
    Marriage in the 21st century is weird. Marriage seems to be in a funny transitional period. The ancient perspectives on marriage and what it means to be endowed to another person is evolving, taking shape as something familiar...but altogether new. This book will address matters of marriage today such as: Communicating in a technology heavy world and the added importance of doing so Knowing when and how to compromise What can be defined as "Quality Time" in this crazy world How to have excellent self-control How to be an adult in your marriage and actually take responsibility for yourself Why you need to Let. Things. Go. How to effectively be an individual, but also a couple How to achieve balance in your relationship Effectively creating new traditions that stop you from simply going through the motions Unplugging Intimacy and sex Yes, you can be a better spouse in a world that wants to split your marriage to pieces. Listen to this easily digestible book and improve your life and the life of your spouse today. Not tomorrow, today.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julian Pearson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/209214/bk_acx0_209214_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Alexander Hamilton: A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Wrote the Majority of the Federalist Papers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 212min
    If you want to discover the captivating life of Alexander Hamilton, then pay attention.... Alexander Hamilton, unlike many of the other founding fathers of the United States, was born outside of wedlock and was an orphan at the age of 13 after his mother died. He was thrown into the world, depending on the charity of friends and neighbors. That perhaps is one of the reasons why Alexander Hamilton was fiscally sensitive and always anxious about funding and finance, not only for himself but for the new nation of the United States, where he emigrated when he was in his late teens. It is no wonder then that he became the first secretary of the treasury of the United States and that he even saved banks from financial collapse. Hamilton had a brilliant mind. Although the law was his calling, he was blessed with charisma that could persuade even the stoniest of hearts. As a prolific writer, he never shied from presenting his legal (and personal) opinions regarding the political issues of the day. In Alexander Hamilton: A Captivating Guide to an American Founding Father Who Wrote the Majority of the Federalist Papers, you will discover topics such as:From Nevis to BostonFrom pen to swordOnset of Hamilton’s political careerEconomy and the first national bankThe time the troubles startEmpowerment of political partiesThe bitterly fought electionsBottom of the curveAnd much, much more!So if you want to learn more about Alexander Hamilton, buy this book today! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jamie Peters. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/170266/bk_acx0_170266_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Scarlet Letter , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 413min
    One of the most important novels in classic literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter tackles the subject of adultery, with the notorious Hester Prynne at the forefront of the scandal in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In the beginning of the novel, Hester is serving time in prison for having a child out of wedlock and is forced to wear a scarlet A on her clothing at all times, so she cannot run from her sin no matter where she goes. Her husband has been away for around two years, and she refuses to name the father of her daughter, Pearl. The father is actually Reverend Dimmesdale, a timid man who keeps his secret from the community. Hester's husband returns to the colony, where he finds out what has happened and makes it his personal goal to torment the father of Pearl. He discovers that it is Dimmesdale and tries to intimidate him. The pressure becomes too much for Dimmesdale, and after seven years of torture the reverend eventually admits what he has done and dies before a crowd of people. Not long after, Hester's husband also passes away, leaving Hester and her daughter enough money to escape the colony and finally have some peace. At the end, however, Hester decides to come back to the colony, and when she passes away, she is buried next to the reverend, with whom she had been in love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kate Petrie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/047112/bk_acx0_047112_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ida: The Last Lupino: A One-Woman Play in Two Acts: The Hollywood Legends , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 75min
    Ida Lupino was a trail-blazer. Not only was she one of the most vibrant Hollywood actresses of the 1940s and 1950s, starring in such film classics as They Drive by Night, High Sierra, The Sea Wolf, Ladies in Retirement, Road House, Lust for Gold, and The Big Knife, but she was also only the second woman to become a member of the Director's Guild.  As an independent writer-producer-director, her bold films dealt with subjects that the major Hollywood studios were afraid to tackle: out-of-wedlock mothers, polio, and rape. Her 1953 directorial effort, The Hitch-Hiker, is a benchmark of the film noir genre.Ida's personal life was not easy. The daughter of a British theatrical family that stretched back generations, she moved to Hollywood while still in her teens, languishing in mediocre films until she garnered the role of a mad woman of the streets in director William Wellman's The Light That Failed. She was also married three times: to actor Louis Hayward, producer Collier Young, and to actor Howard Duff, the longest and certainly the stormiest union of them all. Michael B. Druxman's one-woman play, Ida: The Last Lupino, joins Ida in 1983 when she is living alone in her decaying Brentwood home as a virtual hermit, lamenting the break-up of her marriage with Duff. Ida: The Last Lupino is a vivid, often witty, portrait of a woman who conquered a man's world. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kathleen Godwin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/146898/bk_acx0_146898_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Duke, the Spy, an Artist, and a Lie (eBook, ePUB)
    Founded by the ton's most ingenious countess, the secret society The Widow's Grace comes to the aid of ill-treated widows and wives and helps them regain their fortunes, their families, and sometimes discover true love. . . For adventurous heiress Cecilia Charity Thomas, marrying charming military lieutenant Viscount Gantry to save him from danger-and herself from mercenary suitors-was a painful mistake. Instead of a passionate life together, she's stranded at his chilly mansion with his unaccepting family. Worse, she finds he is actually a spy dedicated to duty over wedlock-and secrets over trust. So when she hears her sister has been driven to her death, Cecilia is determined to expose the powerful man responsible. Assisted by The Widow's Grace, she flees to Covent Garden with a new identity. But can she elude her formidable husband-even as the desire between them continues to flare even hotter? Always calm, forever controlled, Gantry has put everything aside to hunt down the traitor who nearly killed him. It's only when Cecilia leaves that he realizes his real duty should have been to her. As she continually outwits him through London's most perilous streets, Gantry realizes his wife is a resourceful, courageous woman he longs to truly know. But when her pursuit threatens influential enemies, will his and Cecilia's only chance to gain justice separate them once and for all? RAVES FOR VANESSA RILEY "Bridgerton fans, if you read just one book on this list, make sure it's Vanessa Riley's terrific An Earl, the Girl, and a Toddler." -Popsugar "Riley gifts readers a sparkling love story." -Entertainment Weekly on A Duke, The Lady, and a Baby
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    Mary Shelley: A Very Short Introduction (eBook, ePUB)
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring In 1816, when eighteen-year old Mary Godwin began writing Frankenstein, the idea that a woman could dream up such a tale was as far-fetched as raising a being from the dead. But Mary wasn't just any woman. The daughter of two notorious radicals, Mary had become an outcast from English society when she was only sixteen. A lifelong advocate for the rights of women, she refused to be governed by social conventions, running away with a married man, having children out of wedlock, and authoring books, stories, and essays that broke literary conventions. This Very Short Introduction explores the context, background, and important themes contained in Shelley's most famous novel, Frankenstein, as well as demonstrating the importance of her work after Frankenstein. Over the course of her long career, Shelley developed a distinctive voice, and a political and philosophical stance. Exploring key themes throughout Shelley's work, Charlotte Gordon shows how she devoted herself to the propositions her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, outlined in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: that women are equal to men; that all people deserve the same rights; that human reason and the capacity for love can reform the world; and that every person is entitled to justice and freedom. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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    Born of Sin , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 707min
    Conceived out of wedlock and "born of sin," Jacob Dewitt suffers deeply at the hands of his resentful stepfather. In the midst of family chaos, Jacob is shipped off to boarding school. Years later, when the school expels him, he believes he can't go back home. As a young man alone on the streets of Pittsburgh, Jacob lies about his age and assumes a new identity. Intelligent and ambitious, he soon gets recruited by the city's crime organization. Yearning for acceptance, Jacob embraces his new family that consists of an up-and-coming Madame, his primary mentor, and other drug runners. He grows up fast. It doesn't take long for the big boss to discover Jacob's quick mind and other talents. Despite his rising status, Jacob yearns for a righteousness the streets can't provide. To fill the void, he attends the local university and uses his gifted knowledge about the Bible to encourage his crew. Word of mouth spreads and miraculous things happen to the people he helps. Unfortunately, Jacob discovers that church and crime are an unholy union. Alternating between the fictional town of Edgeboro, North Carolina in 1976 and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the early 1980's, Jacob must choose between leaving the street family that embraced him and seeking a legitimate life with the family that disowned him. Born of Sin follows a complex and layered African American family as each member deals with the universal affects of betrayal, unrequited love, and the desire to have something more. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dirk Watson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/057806/bk_acx0_057806_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Scarlet Letter (Annotated): Essential Classics, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 546min
    The Scarlet Letter is generally considered to be Nathaniel Hawthorne’s masterpiece. Set in 17th-century Boston, it follows the plight of Hester Prynne, a young woman who bears a child out of wedlock, refuses to name the father, and is condemned to wear a scarlet "A" for the rest of her life. With The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne reaches back to America’s Puritan roots to probe themes of lust, sin, guilt, and redemption. This Essential Classics edition includes a new introduction by Professor Vivian Heller, PhD, in literature and modern studies from Yale University.Born in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote at the forefront of dark romanticism. His renderings of colonial America reflect the strictures of New England Puritanism and give voice to characters who try to extricate themselves from social conventions.Vivian Heller received her PhD in English literature and modern studies from Yale University. She is author of Joyce, Decadence, and Emancipation (University of Illinois Press) and of The City Beneath Us (W. W. Norton & Company), a history of the building of the New York City subway system. She is an associate at Columbia’s School of Professional Studies and is the writing tutor for the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. She is also a long-standing member of the nonfiction committee of the PEN Prison-Writing Committee, which awards prizes to inmates from across the country.Essential Classics publishes the most crucial literary works throughout history, with a unique introduction to each, making them the perfect treasure for any listener. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Melissa Durbin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/165192/bk_acx0_165192_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Miracles Still Happen...Trust Me: Giving Up Is Not an Option , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 152min
    Miracles Still Happen...Trust Me is about a young African American woman from a rural country town of Northwest Louisiana (Coushatta) who had some unfortunate tragedies throughout life that began with being molested by two uncles. This molestation set the tone for keeping secrets throughout her life's journey. With a hidden teenage pregnancy, suicide attempt, homelessness, a failed abusive marriage, surviving cancer, and a neurological disorder which resulted in a total body paralysis, it is only through continued prayer and strong faith in God's divine promises that she overcomes the many challenges from childhood through her adult years.Throughout her life, she experiences trials, tragedies, and triumphs. However, it is not until she is challenged with a total body paralysis and has to depend on her 13-year-old son as her caretaker that her faith is tested greater than ever before, and she regains the most compelling spiritual, mental, and emotional connection with God.Miracles Still Happen...Trust Me shows how God chose a broken, hurt country girl who mothered a child out of wedlock and protected her from death numerous times to witness and share her life's miracles. These same miracles would be used to encourage every soul to pray, to build a relationship with God, and to never give up or let anyone's opinion define who you are or determine who you can become.Each of us is a unique miracle from God. Each time life begins, a miracle happens. Every walk of life is designed to build and mold you into the miracle that you are. If only we would have faith, learn to listen, obey, and trust God's direction, we could be assured that miracles still happen. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mary LaShonda Webber. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/168415/bk_acx0_168415_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    In Bed with Susie Bright 450: The Chinese Wall of Abstinence - and the Librarian who wanted to say 'Yes', Hörbuch, Digital, 45min, (USK 18)
    Those crazy American evangelicals are at it again. Always trying to tell everybody else what to do, they've now decided to save Chinese teenagers from becoming sinners. Yes, it's true, the abstinence program heads to Bejing! Well, Susie has a few words to say about all this. It seems that the group Focus on the Family is behind attempts to convert the entire planet to saying "just say no" to sex before wedlock. Although it hasn't had much luck in the U.S., they continue to push the abstinence agenda in other countries. Whatever happened to sex ed and learning how to have safe sex and use condoms? Next, in our "Tell Me Your Sex Story" segment, Susie continues to ask all those nosy, personal questions to a willing listener. This week "Mary" gets into the sexual confession booth and begins by telling Susie all about her early sex life. She remembers her first orgasm and talks about how she felt as a teenager that she masturbated too much. "Never!" says Susie. They also talk about Mary's desire to be as uninhibited with her husband as she is in her fantasy life. Then, in our "Try This at Home" mailbag, Susie gets a letter from a battered husband who is white-knuckling it and needs some real advice. "Susie, where do I go from here? I feel like I need some professional help to end this nightmare." Have a question? You can call Susie's hotline at 831-480-5110. And you can send your confidential questions - plus requests for free samples and blog banners! - to susie@susiebright.com. [Episode 450, October 1, 2010] Explicit Language Warning: You must be 18 years or older to purchase this program. Language: English. Narrator: Susie Bright. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/pf/suzy/101001/pf_suzy_101001_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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