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    The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 560min
    By the world-renowned seismologist, a riveting history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes - they stem from the same forces that give our planet life. Earthquakes give us natural springs; volcanoes produce fertile soil. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Together they have shaped our cities and their architecture; elevated leaders and toppled governments; influenced the way we think, feel, fight, unite, and pray. The history of natural disasters is a history of ourselves. In The Big Ones, leading seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones offers a bracing look at some of the world's greatest natural disasters, whose reverberations we continue to feel today. At Pompeii, Jones explores how a volcanic eruption in the first century AD challenged prevailing views of religion. She examines the California floods of 1862 and the limits of human memory. And she probes more recent events - such as the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the American hurricanes of 2017 - to illustrate the potential for globalization to humanize and heal. With population in hazardous regions growing and temperatures around the world rising, the impacts of natural disasters are greater than ever before. The Big Ones is more than just a work of history or science; it is a call to action. Natural hazards are inevitable; human catastrophes are not. With this energizing and exhaustively researched book, Dr. Jones offers a look at our past, readying us to face down the Big Ones in our future. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dr. Lucy Jones. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/006076/bk_rand_006076_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    You Make Me Tremble , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 405min
    Animal rescue worker Iris Mallery thinks she has created a stable and secure home for herself, but when her small town is battered by an earthquake, Iris needs to rebuild not only her own life, but the lives of the displaced dogs and cats now filling her shelter. The quake's effects are personal for Iris, but not for seismologist Casey Radnor. Casey is a scientist above all else, logical and disconnected from the natural disasters she studies. When she rescues a stray dog from some rubble, she finds herself caught up in the lives of Iris and the others affected by the quake, despite her best efforts to remain professional. The beautiful San Juan Islands in Washington State become the epicenter of both the earthquake and the collision of Iris's and Casey's hearts. Can love bind the shattered fragments together again? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brittni Pope. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/091108/bk_acx0_091108_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Museum of You , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 636min
    Clover Quinn was a surprise. She used to imagine she was the good kind, now she's not sure. She'd like to ask Dad about it, but growing up in the saddest chapter of someone else's story is difficult. She tries not to skate on the thin ice of his memories. Darren has done his best. He's studied his daughter like a seismologist on the lookout for waves and surrounded her with everything she might want - everything he can think of, at least - to be happy. What Clover wants is answers. This summer, she thinks, she can find them in the second bedroom, which is full of her mother's belongings. Volume isn't important; what she is looking for is essence; the undiluted bits: a collection of things that will tell the full story of her mother, her father and who she is going to be. But what you find depends on what you're searching for. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Katy Sobey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/028116/bk_adbl_028116_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Hammer of Eden , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 781min
    Nobody can cause an earthquake...can they? This is the question that troubles hotshot young FBI agent Judy Maddox in Ken Follett's hold-your-breath thriller. Judy's boss has a grudge against her, so he gives her a dumb assignment: to investigate an anonymous threat from a group that claims that it can trigger earthquakes. Judy's research leads her to maverick seismologist Michael Quercus, who tells her it is possible for an earthquake to be caused deliberately. And when a tremor in a remote desert area shows signs of being machine-generated, Judy knows he was right. But who is responsible for the earthquake? Judy must find out before another tremor strikes. Helped by the erratic but attractive Michael, she races to pinpoint the terrorists' next target before they trigger the ultimate disaster. With The Hammer of Eden Ken Follett is at the top of his form, delivering a state-of-the-art suspense thriller to rival his best work. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: January LaVoy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/001869/bk_macm_001869_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Hammer of Eden, Hörbuch, Digital, 185min
    Nobody can cause an earthquake...can they? This is the question that troubles hotshot young FBI agent Judy Maddox in Ken Follet's hold-your-breath thriller. Judy's boss has a grudge against her, so he gives her a dumb assignment: to investigate an anonymous threat from a group that claims that it can trigger earthquakes. Judy's research leads her to maverick seismologist Michael Quercus, who tells her it is possible for an earthquake to be caused deliberately. And when a tremor in a remote desert area shows signs of being machine-generated, Judy knows that he's right. But who is responsible for the earthquake? Judy must find out before another tremor strikes. Helped by the erratic but attractive Michael, she races to pinpoint the terrorists' next target before they trigger the ultimate disaster. With The Hammer of Eden, Ken Follett is at the top of his form, delivering a state-of-the-art suspense thriller that rivals his best work. Language: English. Narrator: Lorelei King. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/000089/bk_macm_000089_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Women Under Siege , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 402min
    Nora Bookbinder runs an art gallery on the upper coast of Maine and hosts fundraisers to support safe homes for women fleeing from abusive men. Single by choice, she mistrusts the history of warring, raping, and misogyny, and views heterosexuality as a conundrum. Marrying into this culture is out of the question. But when a sudden earthquake strikes her village, Nora falls in love with the seismologist heading up the investigation. Passion for the man weakens her independent nature and puts her in crisis mode. She goes off to a hideaway in the Colorado Plateau to heal up and consider the risks of marrying the only man she has ever loved. Underlying this love story is the question of marriage and the intrigue that develops in the life of a woman who chooses to remain single. In the real world, more women are raising children without getting married, and many others choose not to have children due to the imposed financial burden. The choice to govern their lives puts women in a situation never before possible, let alone thinkable. Nora Bookbinder's reason for dodging marriage is more daunting, even grim, because her choice is grounded in mistrust of the inherent nature of men. Here, on this playing field, is where the axis of culture, tradition, and biology collide. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karesa McElheny. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/090096/bk_acx0_090096_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Saving Cascadia , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 720min
    A few hundred years ago, Cascadia Island didn't even exist. Like the Washington seacoast, it was rock submerged beneath the Pacific. A massive earthquake changed that, exploding the rock upward, making it land - unstable land, according to seismologist Dr. Doug Lam.Lam has spent years researching the Cascadia Subduction Zone. He published a theory that the unrelieved tectonic strain beneath the idyllic landscape of Cascadia Island could be triggered with modern construction processes - with catastrophic results. The paper was disregarded, even ridiculed, by his peers and by mega wealthy developer Mick Walker, who stands to earn millions from the construction of a luxury resort on Cascadia. The elegant casino, hotel, and convention center will reap millions for him even if the tiny island only lasts for a short time...When a series of earthquakes begins to shake the Northwest Corridor, Doug's worst fears are confirmed. In an attempt to convince Walker to evacuate Cascadia immediately, Doug hurries to join guests arriving for the resort's grand opening. As the tremors wreak havoc across the Northwest coastal area, the military is left with too few resources to assist the people on Cascadia. Convinced that the island will be in ruins within hours, Doug reluctantly calls upon his girlfriend, Jennifer Lindstrom, president of Nightingale Aviation - a major medical transport helicopter company - for help.With snow falling, visibility dropping, and winds increasing, Doug embarks on an impossible mission with Jennifer and Nightingale's helicopters to evacuate over 300 people, while smaller earthquakes continue to herald the approach of a catastrophic tsunami.John J. Nance hurtles readers along a nail-biting quest to rescue hundreds of stranded vacationers and resort staff. Meticulously researched, and with the signature authenticity only a veteran pilot could provide, Saving Cascadia is a hair-raising thriller of awesome magnitude. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John J. Nance. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/001143/bk_brll_001143_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Krieg
    Remixe aus der Feder von Mitgliedern der Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, Danzig, Static-X, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Prong, Combichrist u.v.a.Der Käptn und seine Mannschaft scheinen nie zu schlafen: Nach der überaus erfolgreichen Kooperation mit dem MarilynManson Soundwizzard Tim Skold und dem die Welttournee flankierenden Albumrelease Blitz erscheint das Remixalbum Krieg , dessen teilnehmendes Bandlisting sich wie das Who is Who des Alternative ausnimmt. Zwölf Songs,55 Minuten voller innovativer Remixe aus der Feder von Mitgliedern der Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, Danzig, Static-X, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Prong, Combichrist, Apollo 440, tweaker, Icon Of Coil, Pop Will Eat Itself, Die Warzau, Gaye Bikers On Acid, Stabbing Westawrd, Zombie Girl, Assemblage 23, Jackalope, Vile Evils, Metl, Salvo,Healer, Revolve, Seismologist, Girder belegen die Relevanz von KMFDM auch weit zwanzig Jahre nach ihrer Gründung. TRACKS: 01.Bait & Switch (All 4 One Mix) 4:21 02.Strut (Disco Balls Mix) 3:52 03.Potz Blitz! (Harmonic Tremors Mix) 4:23 04.Bait & Switch (Sacred Cow Mix) 4:00 05.Never Say Never (Naughty Habit Mix) 4:19 06.People of The Lie (Requiem Mix) 4:53 07.Bitches (Pop Will Eat This Mix) 4:36 08.Never Say Never (Confessional Mix) 5:53 09.People of The Lie (Crooked Illusion Mix) 5:38 10.Davai (Cyrillic Mix) 5:16 11.Never Say Never (Candy Apple Mix) 3:56 12.Davai (Bloody Fog Mix)
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