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    Twenty-Six Men and a Girl , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 34min
    Twenty-Six Men and a Girl is a short story written by the Russian writer Maxim Gorky in 1899, and is one of his most famous. It is a pioneering tale of social realism (the story predates Soviet socialist realism), and is a lament of lost ideals. Twenty-six men slave away in a cellar, making kringles, looked down on by all around them, including the bread bakers. Their only joy in their lives is the 16-year-old Tanya, who visits them every morning to collect kringles. A new bread baker, a soldier, visits the kringle makers. He befriends them, and boasts of his success with women. The kringle bakers bet him that he will not be able to seduce their beloved Tanya...and watch in an agony of tension as he takes on the bet. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cathy Dobson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/redd/000361/bk_redd_000361_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Brief Guide to Celtic Myths and Legends: Brief Histories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 657min
    A very accessable guide that fills the gap between academic analysis and less-critical retellings of the myths and legends. Marytn Whittock provides an accessible overview while also assessing the current state of research regarding the origins and significance of the myths. Since all records of the myths first occur in the early medieval period, the focus is on the survival of pre-Christian mythology and the interactions of the early Christian writers with these myths. A wide-ranging and enthralling introduction to Celtic mythology, from the Irish gods before gods, the Fomorians, to the children of Llyr, the sea deity; from the hunter-warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill, whose exploits are chronicled in the Fenian Cycle, to Cú Chulainn, the Hound of Ulster; and from the Welsh heroes of the Mabinogion to Arthur, King of Britain, though the mythical, Welsh version who predates the medieval legends. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christopher Oxford. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/016115/bk_adbl_016115_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Solomon's Vineyard , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 338min
    Banned from publication in the U.S. due to its mature subject matter, Solomon's Vineyard is a tense, hard-boiled work starring Karl Craven, a non-nonsense guy who predates detectives like Lew Archer and Mike Hammer. Craven is out to rescue a wealthy heiress from a twisted cult. The novel's famous opening passage: "From the way her buttocks looked under the black silk dress, I knew she'd be good in bed. The silk was tight and under it the muscles worked slow and easy. I saw weight there, and control, and, brother, those are things I like in a woman. I put down my bags and went after her along the station platform" - explains why this was too hot for domestic publication. (Initially published in 1941 in the UK, a heavily bowdlerized version came out in the '50s, but the less said about that one the better.) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Kraft. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015101/bk_adbl_015101_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Where Dead Men Meet , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 641min
    A return to the period adventure thriller in Where Dead Men Meet reestablishes Mark Mills as 'a master storyteller' (Val McDermid). For fans of William Boyd, Charles Cumming or Robert Harris. Paris, 1937. Luke Hamilton - a junior air intelligence officer at the British embassy - finds himself the target of an assassination attempt. A clear case of mistaken identity, or so it first appears. As Luke is hunted across a continent sliding towards war, he comes to learn that the answers lie deep in a past that predates his abandonment as a baby on the steps of an orphanage 25 years ago. From the author of the best-selling The Savage Garden and set against a terrific backdrop of Europe on the cusp of the Second World War, this is compelling audiobook, rich in adventure, espionage, secrets and lies. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Bentinck. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/head/000528/bk_head_000528_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Carmilla , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 161min
    Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu first published in 1872. It tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. Carmilla predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years. Although Carmilla is a lesser known and far shorter Gothic vampire story than the generally-considered master work of that genre, Dracula, the latter is heavily influenced by Le Fanu's short story.Carmilla, the title character, is the original prototype for a legion of female and lesbian vampires. Though Le Fanu portrays his vampire's sexuality with the circumspection that one would expect for his time, it is evident that lesbian attraction is the main dynamic between Carmilla and the narrator of the story.Cradle of Filth produced an album called Dusk & Her Embrace inspired by Carmilla. They also recorded an instrumental track titled "Carmilla's Masque". Lead singer Dani Filth has often cited Sheridan Le Fanu as an inspiration to his lyrics. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Don Gentry. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/191162/bk_acx0_191162_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    New Under the Sun , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 354min
    A brand-new book by master storyteller Nancy Kress Set in the near future, Nancy Kress' story gives us a world increasingly hostile to new ideas as religious fundamentalism dictates social agenda and where the primary use of science is to bolster these very same uncompromising attitudes. This is a world we can imagine very easily, since the author takes us down the sliding slope very gently. Years pass, and attitudes change a little bit here...and a little bit there till the cumulative impact of these cultural changes becomes a thought-controlling nightmare. Annabel Lee is a child of this society but unique. She has been infected by a long-dormant alien parasite. But this "infection" may be the only hope for the world, if she can survive long enough. Therese Pieczynski's companion piece predates the world Nancy Kress gives us and takes us to back to 1980s Nicaragua, where a strange demon lurks. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tamara Marston. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/026380/bk_adbl_026380_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Occult:: The Truth Behind the Word, Hörbuch, Digital, 80min
    What is the Occult? Is it a dark and sinister practice developed by mankind over the millennia in order to manipulate others? Or is it simply that which is not seen by the naked eye? In this program, OH Krill, Brian Allan, and James Earnshaw come together to unlock the mystery, and for the first time definitively explain this enigmatic realm of hidden wisdom, exploring the mysticism of a deeper reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences, the "inner" nature to all things.Religion, shamanism, ritual magick, sacred practices and more are brought forth and put into our modern day perspective. The great master himself, Aleister Crowley, Dr. John Dee, Jack Parsons, L. Ron Hubbard and others are examined.Is the Occult truly synonymous with demonic possession and satanic worship or is it an empowering practice that predates history? Discover the secret and enter the world of Magick unlocking the key to your personal path. Language: English. Narrator: James Earnshaw. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/real/000183/rt_real_000183_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Magic Stars: Grey Wolf, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 121min
    From award-winning author Ilona Andrews, an original novella set in the New York Times number-one best-selling Kate Daniels world and featuring fan favorites Derek, Curran, and Kate's very independent ward, Julie. Scarred, solitary Derek Gaunt has separated from his Pack and is truly a lone wolf. With no family, he answers to no one but is fiercely loyal to a chosen few. So when several of those close to him are murdered, he'll stop at nothing to hunt their killer through the magic-drenched streets of Atlanta. Never one to be left on the sidelines and equally determined - some might say stubborn - Julie Lennart-Olsen soon joins in his pursuit, and what began as revenge turns into a race to save the city. Their search pits them against powers they never imagined and magic so old, it predates history. It may cost Derek his life, but there are things for which even he would risk everything. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/053239/bk_acx0_053239_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Integer: A YA Sci-Fi Adventure: Whitewashed, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 749min
    Some lies are safer in the dark.After months of working with the MTA in search of her captured best friend, Ella Kepler stumbles upon a secret that predates everything she understood about Kara’s kidnapping - including her own past. Armed with a truth that could either destroy or save lives, Ella works alongside a group of metahumans determined to battle injustice and bring every lie to an end. As Ella’s involvement thickens, she’s forced to realize that lies have consequences, enemies wear two faces, and even memories can’t be trusted.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the second book in the Whitewashed trilogy, following Ella as she finds her place in the world of metahumans and Grifters, a world too hungry to let one girl escape.The Whitewashed Series:Book 1: The TraceBook 2: The IntegerBook 3: The Anamnesis (Coming 2019)More Great Young Adult Sci-Fi from Evolved Publishing:Star City by Edwin PengThe Noah Zarc Series by D. Robert PeaseThe Dirt and Stars Series by Kevin KillianyThe Silver Sphere by Michael DadichTwo Moons of Sera by P.K. Tyler ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Becci Martin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/174348/bk_acx0_174348_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Inner Landscape, Hörbuch, Digital, 190min
    Our bodies are mere outlines of a vast and complex interior world, a landscape of contradiction and immense mystery. This Celtic view of the human condition predates Christianity yet survives to this day as part of Ireland's unique spiritual tradition. In The Inner Landscape, poet and Catholic scholar John O'Donohue explores the themes of self-exile and hardship and the Celtic way of welcoming paradox and finding precious light in the darkest valleys of our inner terrain. Instead of fearing the contradictions of the outer world, O'Donohue begins, the Celtic people welcomed them. They developed special blessings for times of suffering in the belief that hardship leads to a special insight or gift of the spirit. When you learn the Celtic "secret of equilibrium" - how to see every difficulty as a threshold of possibility - you renew your life with unending possibilities. Despite our vast technologies, O'Donohue says, our real knowledge is minimal. Only within "the inner landscape" with which we are each blessed can true knowing take place. Language: English. Narrator: John O'Donohue. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/sp/true/000716/sp_true_000716_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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