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    Heart of Darkness , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 245min
    Exposing the tense relations between white colonists and African natives, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad explores the history of European colonialism in Africa, which has been known for many reasons as the Dark Continent. The book is framed as a story that is being recounted, focusing on a sailor named Marlow who is employed by an ivory trading company, known simply as the Company. Marlow must venture along the Congo, and as a result he witnesses firsthand some of the effects and consequences of European colonialism on the various parts of Africa that he encounters. Many of his observations of how the colonists treated the African natives are horribly tragic, as the natives are overworked and severely underappreciated. His introduction to this view of Africa, however, is not the only mysterious part of the novel. Marlow's meeting and relationship with Kurtz, who is held in high regard by the local African natives, materializes into a depiction of race relations and cultural misconception. Since its publication, Heart of Darkness has triggered heated conversations about the perceptions of Africa and how African natives have been wrongfully perceived throughout the years. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brian Hall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/037601/bk_acx0_037601_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Phantom's Curse , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 342min
    An old evil threatens to rise from the depths of the warded city.Sixteen-year-old Marianne lives a simple life as a healer in the Link, looking after her younger brother since their parents’ exile. Little does she know how everything will change after attending the blessing in the city of Obanac.After her brother is wrongfully imprisoned, Marianne seeks his release from Crawford Reign, the Lord of Obanac. But she’s faced with an impossible choice - the lord wants her in exchange. To save her brother, she turns to the daring outlaw Robbie and his friends for help.Along with the help of Theo, the holy man’s son, a daring rescue soon uncovers rumors of an old sorcerer who may still live and whispers of the phantom’s curse - an evil that requires a host and seeks to destroy the world - threatening to resurface. With the threat of an old evil rising in Obanac and the attacks of the Black Riders throughout the realm, nowhere seems safe. To save the people of the land and everyone she cares about, Marianne must unlock the secret to who she really is and embrace the mage magic that stirs within her. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Anna Fellows. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/211963/bk_acx0_211963_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Study Guide: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson : SuperSummary , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 97min
    SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as institutionalized racism and To Kill a Mockingbird. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics. Part memoir, part call to action for the reform of the American criminal justice system, Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy is a work of nonfiction by the activist lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative, an Alabama-based organization responsible for freeing or reducing the sentences of scores of wrongfully convicted individuals. This audio study guide presents the same expert content - written by experienced teachers, professors, and literary scholars - in an easy-to-access audio format. SuperSummary study guides demonstrate an authoritative voice, present expert analysis, offer big picture ideas, and help listeners understand a work’s underlying meanings and conclusions.Please note that this summary is NOT the original book and is meant to be listened to as a supplement to the original. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steven Spicher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/213305/bk_acx0_213305_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Prophecies Awakening: Legends of Marithia, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 439min
    Legends of Marithia: Prophecies Awakening When her sorceress mother and vampire king father are brutally murdered, Kassina makes a pact with Shindar, the Demon of Darkness. In exchange for her soul, Kassina obtains power to become the most feared sorceress in all the lands, and vows to exact her revenge on the people for the deaths of her parents. Granted eternal life, Kassina and her evil are never far away. For many years, the humans and elves of the mystical world of Marithia have lived in an age of peace. But that peace is shattered when King Arman is slain by his own son, a pawn of the vampire sorceress Kassina. Arman's murder sparks the most brutal and bloody war ever seen between the Forces of Darkness and the peaceful Marithians. In the midst of the conflict, Vartan, a young knight wrongfully outcast from King Arman's court, reluctantly discovers he is the subject of a prophecy involving the fabled weapon, Talonsphere. In alliance with the legendary dragons, he finds himself with the opportunity to rid the world of Kassina and her dark armies forever, and finally return Marithia to an era of peace. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Swanson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/057216/bk_acx0_057216_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Blue Virgin: The Nora Tierney Mysteries , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 579min
    Despite a planned move, the mysterious death of photographer Bryn Wallace keeps American writer Nora Tierney glued to Oxford in order to clear her close friend, artist Val Rogan, who has been wrongfully accused of Bryn's murder. Or has she? Nora quickly becomes embroiled in the murder investigation, much to the dismay of two men: Detective Inspector Declan Barnes, the senior on the case; and Simon Ramsey, the illustrator of Nora's children's book. Simon's efforts to save Nora from herself become increasingly frantic as Nora is forced to push her way into Declan's case, using her wits and her wiles to prove Val's innocence. The first in a series of Nora Tierney mysteries based in the UK, The Blue Virgin is a compelling story of love and intrigue. Nothing, Nora learns, is what it seems, and even the most innocent of choices can lead to murder and revenge. Set in the ancient city of golden spires, the setting lends itself to mystery, as any Inspector Morse fan will agree. The novel is written in classic English style, complete with a cast of characters and chapter epigraphs that add to its literary feel. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ms. Nano Nagle. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/043455/bk_acx0_043455_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Web of Evil: A Novel of Suspense, Hörbuch, Digital, 359min
    The highway from Los Angeles to the Palm Springs desert is parched, unforgiving, and deadly. In the suffocating stillness of a car trunk, a man, his mouth and hands bound with duct tape, awaits his fate. What possible enemy could be bitter enough to commit such a heinous crime? And when will the monster make another move? Ali Reynolds is traveling that same blistering, lonesome highway, looking forward to putting her past behind her. But her cheating husband is in a hurry for a divorce, and the television network that wrongfully dismissed her for the sole sin of being over 40 will face her in court as well. As she passes the site of a horrifying accident, Ali is grateful that it's no longer her job to report the news, until she finds out that the news is her own: the victim is Ali's cheating husband. And soon she'll find herself the prime suspect at the center of a terrifying web of evil. A twisted and lethal drama of heart-pounding suspense, Web of Evil asks the question: If hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, just what punishment could that fury unleash? Language: English. Narrator: Karen Ziemba. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/000837/bk_sans_000837_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Duped (eBook, ePUB)
    Why do people confess to crimes they did not commit? And, surely, those cases must be rare? In fact, it happens all the time-in police stations, workplaces, public schools, and the military. Psychologist Saul Kassin, the world's leading expert on false confessions, explains how interrogators trick innocent people into confessing, and then how the criminal justice system deludes us into believing these confessions.Duped reveals how innocent men, women, and children, intensely stressed and befuddled by lawful weapons of psychological interrogation, are induced into confession, no matter how horrific the crime. By featuring riveting case studies, highly original research, work by the Innocence Project, and quotes from real-life exonerees, Kassin tells the story of how false confessions happen, and how they corrupt forensics, witnesses, and other evidence, force guilty pleas, and follow defendants for their entire lives- even after they are exonerated by DNA. Starting in the 1980's, Dr. Kassin pioneered the scientific study of interrogations and confessions. Since then, he has been on the forefront of research and advocacy for those wrongfully convicted by police-induced false confessions. Examining famous cases like the Central Park jogger case and Amanda Knox case, as well as stories of ordinary innocent people trapped into confession, Dr. Kassin exposes just how widespread this problem is. Concluding with actionable solutions and proposals for legislative reform, Duped shows why the stigma of confession persists and how we can reform the criminal justice system to make it stop.
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    Nationally Recognized Features from Texas Monthly , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 342min
    In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following nationally recognized features are now available in a bundle as an audio download: "Still Life" by Skip Hollandsworth "Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives" by Mimi Swartz "The Innocent Man, Part One" by Pamela Colloff "The Innocent Man, Part Two" by Pamela Colloff "The Witness" by Pamela Colloff "Still Life" by Skip Hollandsworth is the tragic story of John McClamrock, a high school football player paralyzed during a violent tackle, paralleled with an ongoing story of courage, perseverance, and a mother's fierce love. "Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives" by Mimi Swartz is a poignant snapshot of the history of the battle for women's health care, focusing on the depletion of family planning funds by Texas' state legislature. "The Innocent Man, Part One" by Pamela Colloff explores the case of Michael Morton, who, in 1986 in Austin, Texas, was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison. "The Innocent Man, Part Two" by Pamela Colloff details the 25 years that Michael Morton spent imprisoned and the attempts to clear his name and solve what had really happened. "The Witness" by Pamela Colloff profiles Michelle Lyons, whose job for more than a decade was to observe the final moments of death row inmates. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: various. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/005999/bk_rand_005999_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Mr. and Mrs. North: Touch of Death, Hörbuch, Digital, 418min
    Jerry North, the suave and successful book publisher, is married to the resourceful, glamorous, and quick-witted Pam. This terrific twosome is just as comfortable dealing with blood stains and dead bodies as they are hosting dinner parties or going out for an evening of dancing. And that's a good thing...because each week finds them smack in the middle of a murder! Fortunately, these amateur criminologists always get to the bottom of things. The culprits are apprehended, and the wrongfully accused are vindicated. Joseph Curtin, Alice Frost, Richard Denning, and Barbara Britton are featured in this collection of 16 digitally restored and remastered episodes - featuring several broadcasts that have never before been available to the public. Episodes include: The Heavenly Body 03-04-52; Don't Cry Wolf 03-11-52; Murder Mismanaged 03-18-52; Fool's Gold 10-14-52; The Diamond Noose 08-04-53; Runaway from Murder 10-27-53; Too Late to Die 12-15-53; Snowbound 01-26-54; Cry Fowl 02-02-54; Collector's Item 02-09-54; Cross My Heart 03-02-54; The Fallen Star 03-16-54; Operation Murder 09-19-54; Touch of Death; Death with Father; The Color of Blood. Language: English. Narrator: Alice Frost, Joseph Curtin, Barbara Britton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/radi/001206/rt_radi_001206_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Freeing David McCallum: The Last Miracle of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 560min
    In April 2014, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter died after a long battle with cancer. David McCallum was exonerated and freed two months later, after serving 29 years in prison. This is the story of how Carter and his friend and coauthor Ken Klonsky worked for 10 years to help free the wrongfully convicted McCallum, along with a group of committed friends and professionals. It details their struggles from founding an innocence project to take on the case, to finding lawyers willing to work pro bono, to hiring a private detective to sift through old evidence and locate original witnesses, and the most difficult part, convincing members of a deeply flawed criminal justice system to reopen a case that would expose their own mistakes when all they wanted to do was ignore the conflicting evidence. Finally it took a new district attorney, a documentary film, and an op-ed piece written by Carter on his death bed published in the New York Daily News that made a plea for McCallum's release and turned the tide of justice. Freeing David McCallum tells a tale of frustration, agony, and undying hope, and the miracle that resulted in David's release. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright, Prentice Onayemi. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/010445/bk_blak_010445_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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