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Clapperton , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 135min

The absurd, the grotesque Thomas Clapperton, hypochondriac, egomaniac, Scotsman, misanthrope, misogynist, menagerie keeper...has a date.His romantic rendezvous is with the girl across the road, Trudy Otter. Although Trudy only has an incestuous eye for her brother, Rex.The most dysfunctional of all beings rub against each other in the desperate search for human happiness in John Herdman's gothic miserene, Clapperton.Also in this volume, The Devil and Dr. Tuberose. The bombastically unbalanced Dr. Marcus Tuberose battles a legless infantry of demons until he finally confronts the devil himself, embodied in the family dog of his blessed colleagues.A story of transgressive madness from the master of the Scottish Gothic, John Herdman.Two tales of the mania, derangement, and the psychopathy peculiar to the Caledonian Antisyzygy. Brace yourself for hilarity, ridicule, and an exquisite dose of oddity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Burnett. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/236403/bk_acx0_236403_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Silence , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 316min

On an early September day in 1979, Jamie Wilson hobbles down the sidewalk on crutches, her broken leg aching. As the school buses rumble past, some jerk yells "Faker!" out the window. Jamie flips the bird in response. Big mistake. She pissed off the wrong egomaniac, and this bully rules the school. High school becomes a daily nightmare when her tormentors wage psychological warfare, starting with a physical attack in the hallway meant to terrorize. With only a three-day suspension as punishment and the threat of expulsion for any further physical attacks, the bitch squad change tactics, relentlessly lobbing verbal hand grenades at every opportunity. Words are powerful weapons, especially when the school offers no protection against verbal assault. Suffering in silence is Jamie's only choice if she doesn't want to end up in ICU. But silence can become an equally dangerous agent of self-destruction. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Laura E. Richcreek. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/034881/bk_acx0_034881_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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I Think I Might Have an Addiction: What Really Counts as an Addiction and Do I Have One? , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 61min

People often pass off addictions to things other than drugs and alcohol, and perhaps gambling, as "not real" addictions. Got a shopping addiction? Surely, you're just a selfish spendthrift. Addicted to Facebook? The verdict: You must be an egomaniac or sad and lonely loser. Addicted to a relationship? I think someone’s needy! People don't seem to treat every addiction with the same compassion or gravity. But we must always have an open mind and remember that our own experience of the world is never the same as anyone else’s. We shouldn’t judge people when we don’t know their backstory or how they feel. Especially when that's exactly the kind of treatment we want from others as well if you are suffering from an addiction silently. Because there is a secret about addiction that barely anyone knows, only dedicated "addiction scientists" and a handful of therapists, who deal with many types of addiction every day. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Judah Paul Andrews. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/205497/bk_acx0_205497_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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What Time Does Midnight Cabaret Start?: Butlins Ayr Trilogy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 393min

Working at Butlins took on a whole new meaning. Suddenly Butlins became the best place in the world. Eighteen-year-old Terry McFadden is stuck on the dole with nowhere to go. Plagued by crippling shyness, he doesn’t have the confidence to do anything, unless it was performing on stage or on the ballroom dance floor. But that wasn’t going to get him a job. Then, his talents set him on the road towards a life-changing summer working as a Butlins Redcoat, where under the guidance of egomaniac Entertainments Manager Ron De Vere, he discovers the person he wanted to be. He also finds true love with the lovely Angie. Blending romantic fiction with historical fact, What Time Does Midnight Cabaret Start? is a coming-of-age love story and the debut novel of former Redcoat, Frank McGroarty. This is the first installment of a Butlins Ayr Trilogy, set in a much-loved and missed holiday camp during the early 1980s, regarded by many as the latter years of the "Hi De Hi" era. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Frank McGroarty. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/108517/bk_acx0_108517_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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AT Large: An Alex Troutt Thriller, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 479min

The pursuit of the truth. The hunt for a life. For the first time in months, FBI Special Agent Alex Troutt feels almost normal, hanging out at a local bar with friends after work. Not long into the evening she stumbles over one of the most disturbing images she has ever seen. And that's only the beginning. A body is found in Lowell, the human damage, once again, inconceivable. Hours later, another strike. Pushing heartache aside, Alex immerses herself in the investigation. But with every new clue comes a new twist. With the killing spree drawing the attention of every intelligence and law enforcement agency in a five-state radius, Alex is forced to partner with an egomaniac from the CIA. Yet, even with limitless resources, every step forward proves to be a step too late, the kill list seemingly endless. Once the killer makes it personal, Alex is left with no other option - she must confront the person who destroyed her life to try to cease the vicious murders. And when she finally learns the killer's end game, every second counts if she has any hope of stopping the brutal killings. The hunt will end. Will Alex? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jodie Bentley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/076012/bk_acx0_076012_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Fire in the Mind: Doctor Wise, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 476min

Leonard "Len" Wise, PhD, tall, attractive, and 29, is lost and aimless in a world he once shared with his deceased fiancée, Cathy. Her death, his telepathic abilities, a fused knee, and stifling guilt are Len's legacy from the car accident where he had been driving. Len has immersed himself in the study of parapsychology to master his strange abilities. He also spent years drowning himself in alcohol. Now, one year sober and one month after securing his PhD, Len has been asked to return to his alma mater to give a lecture. Attending the speech is Detective Bill McGee of the Mountainview Police Department. He wants Len to help investigate a case of spontaneous human combustion - or was it murder? This puts Len in search of a mysterious adversary who is endowed with the ability to manipulate fire. The pursuit of the arsonist/murderer becomes very personal when a woman Len is dating is killed and his best friend's wife is kidnapped. Does Len possess the strength - are his telepathic abilities formidable enough to track down and stop the egomaniac who can create Fire in the Mind? This exciting adventure is captivatingly narrated by the author, Arjay Lewis, a versatile actor and variety performer who has appeared on Broadway and all over the world. This JestMaster Audio presentation is directed by Jon Koons, and recorded at JestMaster Studio. Music by Audionautix.com ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Arjay Lewis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/113376/bk_acx0_113376_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Rumor Has It , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 443min

This is one bad boy who’s fit to print. A notorious jock tackles life - and love - after football with a type-A journalist in this sexy standalone from the author of Eye Candy. “Contemporary romance perfection, with just the right amount of witty banter and stomach-flip romantic moments.” (New York Times best-selling author Lauren Layne) Barrett: As a former pro football star, I’m used to playing the field. After injuries cut my NFL career short, my second act as a broadcaster ended on live television when a hot mic picked up a little verbal...indiscretion. But this latest publicity stunt might just land me back on top - much to the chagrin of Catarina Everhart, the prissy, beautiful journalist who’s been assigned to date a bad boy (i.e., me) and write about it. Catarina swears I’ll never touch her, let alone kiss those full lips of hers. Based on our chemistry, I’m not buying it.... Catarina: Barrett Fox seems to be doing everything in his power to make me hate him. The cocky egomaniac is infamous for his bad behavior, and now, thanks to my boss’s harebrained schemes, he’s apparently my problem. As one fake date leads to another, I start to see a different side of Barrett. He’s close with his family. He does volunteer work. And, okay, he kisses like a dream. Am I really dating Barrett Fox? Or is he playing me? Because suddenly I’m risking my reputation - and my heart. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Aiden Snow, Lucy Rivers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/030706/bk_adbl_030706_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Co-Leaders: The Power of Great Partnerships , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 644min

Today’s celebrity CEO is either a figurehead or an egomaniac, too public a personality to get the real work done. That work is done instead by teams of leaders: exceptional deputies who forge great partnerships to maximize both organizational and personal success. Written for CEOs, managers, and anyone else interested in modern organizations, this is the first comprehensive study of co-leaders and their often quiet power. In a growing number of non-hierarchical organizations, talent, not title, is the source of power; boss and subordinate seem more like peers, with the spotlight on great partnerships. Co-leaders understand both the executive and subordinate experience, making them better adapted to the needs of the new millennium, where those who can command and follow will prove to be the greatest assets of any organization. David A. Heenan is a trustee of the Estate of James Campbell, one of the nation’s largest landowners, with assets valued at over two billion dollars. A former senior executive with Citicorp and Jardine Matheson, Heenan has served on the faculties of the Wharton School and the Columbia Graduate School of Business. He is the author of The New Corporate Frontier and The Re-United States of America. Warren Bennis is Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the University of Southern California and a consultant to multinational companies and governments throughout the world. Author of over a dozen books, including the best-sellers Leaders and On Becoming a Leader, Bennis’s insights have fundamentally shaped the way we think about leaders today. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeff Riggenbach. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/000537/bk_blak_000537_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Southern Gentleman: An Accidental Pregnancy Romance : Charleston Heat, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 568min

I knew two things when I meet my new boss Greyson Parker Montgomery III. One, he’s an egomaniac. And two, we’re going to get naked. Something I didn’t know? That I’d end up pregnant.No one is more surprised by our off-the-charts chemistry than me. I’m a free spirit with a passion for design and a taste for the bohemian. Greyson is a cocky venture capitalist who’s as pretentious as his sharply cut power suits.He owns half of Charleston, and has the other half at his beck and call. But the only place he owns me is in bed...or in the backseat of his car, boneless and begging for mercy.We argue over contracts and costs all day long. Behind closed doors, however, we engage in a different kind of business. The kind that has me surrendering to his unique brand of dominance.Our no-strings attached arrangement suits me just fine. Until I wake up one morning with what I think is a wicked hangover. Only it’s not a hangover.I thought Greyson was a typical “greed is good” grump. But when he demands to be involved in the life we accidentally created, I start to see a different side of him. One that’s more gentleman than jerk.Am I crazy to think we could be a family together? Or is making me fall for him just another one of his power plays?Southern Gentleman is a stand-alone, full-length, accidental pregnancy/enemies-to-lovers romance. The books in the Charleston Heat series are interconnected stand-alone romances, and can be listened to in any order. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Arden, Emma Wilder. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/207532/bk_acx0_207532_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Rip Off , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 692min

Chip Bannister ran the nation's largest real estate rip off from 1965 to 1974. He was the youngest of three boys; smooth, good looking and charming. An egomaniac, but, very smart, extremely cunning. He was an East Coast trust fund kid that attended USC, and then, with the help of his billionaire father, formed Bannister Financial in downtown Beverly Hills. Chip quickly discovered it was easier to simply raise new money, versus, executing the business plan. That was the beginning of a real estate Ponzi scheme that would eventually bankrupt the company and all the investors. One of Chip's college friends introduced him to Captain Donald D. Bowen, commanding officer, Point Mugu Naval Air Station, California. The military was his career; real estate was his business. Careful, discerning, smart and shrewd. It's easy to run a Ponzi scheme on a dummy, but, was it possible for Chip to pull it off on a guy like Captain Bowen who was meticulous and careful? The captain was naturally leery of Chip at first, but, ultimately they began doing some business over a one year period, 11 transactions total. And then the captain figured out the scam. By 1974, Chip knew the company was effectively bankrupt and hired a PR firm to blame the whole thing on his employees. The captain spent some time investigating and preparing; and then, he filed a lawsuit against Chip and Bannister Financial Inc. What Chip didn't know: he had messed with the wrong guy. The captain was the current leader of The Team, a mythic group of World War I veterans that included the captain's father. The Team would eventually do what the courts could not dispense real justice on playboy rip-off artist, Chip Bannister. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alan Wade. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/065787/bk_acx0_065787_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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