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    The Iliad, Hörbuch, Digital, 371min
    One of the true masterpieces of all time, The Iliad tells the story of Achilles, the greatest warrior of ancient Greece, and how his wrath brought about the fall of the city of Troy. The Iliad contains the very essence of the world of ancient Greece - mysterious, implacable, metaphysical, heroic, and tragic, a world in which honor is both man's highest integrity and his downfall. It speaks across the ages of the tragedy and grandeur of the human condition. Originally meant to be heard rather than read, this great epic returns to the oral form for today's listeners. (Translated by Samuel Butler) Language: English. Narrator: Roger Rees. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alit/000157/bk_alit_000157_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Tao Te Ching , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 120min
    The Tao Te Ching, a 6th century B.C. Chinese masterpiece, is one of the world's most revered sources of spiritual wisdom. This authoritative translation by Gia-fu Feng and Jane English captures the essence of Lao Tsu's language, bringing the Tao Te Ching's powerful message to a whole new generation of students. This collection is read by renowned philosopher and author Dr. Jacob Needleman, who also provides illuminating commentary on the text. This ancient classic presents timeless spiritual meditations on wisdom in action, illustrating important lessons that have resonated with its students for centuries. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dr. Jacob Needleman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alit/000043/bk_alit_000043_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence, Hörbuch, Digital, 180min
    Fear can save your life. It directs you to avoid that stranger, to leave the room, to call for help. The intuitive message of fear, together with rational principles, can help you to predict and thereby avoid personal violence. In this program Gavin de Becker, America's leading expert on predicting violent behavior, demystifies the apparently random and unpredictable nature of violence and shows you how interpersonal violence can be detected and derailed. De Becker's clients include celebrities, corporations, and political organizations, and he serves as an adviser to the CIA and the U.S. Supreme Court. Language: English. Narrator: Gavin de Becker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alit/000018/bk_alit_000018_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    I Am Becoming the Woman I've Wanted, Hörbuch, Digital, 174min
    This vibrant, provocative collection from the publishers of the best selling, award-winning When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple is a compelling anthology of poems and short stories through which women candidly reveal their hidden feelings about their bodies. They delve into such compelling topics as budding sexuality, childbirth, physical strength and weakness, menopause, and aging. Read with passion, energy, and empathy by legendary actresses Ellen Burstyn, C.C.H. Pounder, and Alfre Woodard, I Am Becoming the Woman I've Wanted articulates the physical aspects of being female with disarming honesty and remarkable emotion. Language: English. Narrator: Ellen Burstyn, Alfre Woodard, C. C. H. Pounder. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alit/000047/bk_alit_000047_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Succulent Wild Woman: Dancing with Your Wonder-Full Self, Hörbuch, Digital, 184min
    Author, artist, and free spirit SARK tells women - and men - how to live life to its fullest in her empowering guide to fun and fulfillment. The irrepressible SARK lives in a magic cottage in San Francisco, where she creates books that reveal how people can freely express themselves and in the process achieve a richer, more succulent life. SARK's stories, anecdotes, and observations explore everything from sexuality, love, and romance to money, power, fat, fears, and recovery. Her enlightening guide is a one-of-a-kind, life-affirming work that heightens self-worth and cultivates joy. Language: English. Narrator: SARK. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alit/000050/bk_alit_000050_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Classic Continental Traveler's Companion (Unabridged Selections), Hörbuch, Digital, 92min
    Even if the act of travel has been transformed beyond recognition in a mere decade or two, how much has actually changed in our favorite destinations in the past two hundred years? Listeners are invited to compare their impressions with those of veteran travelers and literary legends: Charles Dickens on Rome; Mark Twain on Paris and Versailles; and Washington Irving on Stratford On Avon. Add to this mix elegiac verse by Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti and here is an experience almost as good as being there, without the headaches of the journey. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Don Schlossman, Michael York. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alit/000194/bk_alit_000194_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    High Water , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 689min
    Beaufort, South Carolina is home to the Smallwoods, a family closely knit but fiercely at odds. Georgie, the youngest, is tormented by worry for her son, who vanished two years earlier, and by her anger at her father. An unforgiving patriarch and ex-Marine, Georgie's father neglects her mother, belittles her brother Ashby, and denies her sister Claire the financial support she needs after a trying divorce. When their mother dies suddenly and Georgie's son returns home on the same day, tensions rise between the siblings, and Georgie begins to suspect their father had a role in both their mother's death and her son's disappearance. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gabrielle De Cuir. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alit/000178/bk_alit_000178_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Lives of the Monster Dogs: A Novel, Hörbuch, Digital, 170min
    In the year 2008, a Malamute arrives in New York City, followed by a pack of German Shepherds, Dobermans, and Great Danes, all dressed in grand old Prussian style. They become the toast of Manhattan - Monster Dogs. But who, or what, are they really? Outfitted with voice boxes and prosthetic arms, the dogs are the result of an experiment begun years ago in a tiny Canadian village. But their creators did not anticipate that these decadent dogs would be threatened by a strange, incurable illness. In Lives of the Monster Dogs, Kirsten Bakis has created a haunting parable for our times. Language: English. Narrator: George DelHoyo, Mary Jo Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alit/000073/bk_alit_000073_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Great Books: My Adventures with Homer, Rousseau, Woolf, and Other Indestructible Writers of the Western World, Hörbuch, Digital, 359min
    At the age of 48, film critic David Denby returned to his alma mater, Columbia University, to re-experience the core humanities courses he had taken as a freshman 30 years before. Facing the question of what he really knows, Denby re-examines the besieged Western classics, ranging from Homer, Sappho, and Sophocles to Dante, Nietzsche, and Woolf. What relevance do the writers and thinkers of the past have to our current life? The answer surprised Denby and will surprise and enlighten his listeners. Great Books is a fascinating look at the crisis of literature in the late 20th century, mixing personal reflection, criticism, and the story of one man's effort "to create a self. Language: English. Narrator: Edward Asner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/alit/000141/bk_alit_000141_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bill for Short , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 72min
    In November of 1920, 7-year-old Bill Sackter walked through the looking glass into a state institution for the retarded. He never saw his family again. 44 years later, a much older Bill re-entered the world, hungry for all it could offer. With a job washing dishes at a country club, and a wig to cover his bald head, Bill met an intensely curious young man fresh out of college - Barry Morrow. "A man needs three things in life: A good job, a good home and a buddy." Morrow became that buddy, and learned to see the world through Bill's eyes, colored by his boundless reserve of good cheer and goofy humor. He tells Bill's story in this highly emotional performance. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: uncredited. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/pf/alit/000136/pf_alit_000136_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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