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Moon Men: A Science Fiction Comedy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 174min

Amateur astronomer Rob Crowe is hand picked by the president to negotiate a peace treaty with invading aliens on the Moon.A special agent is sent to protect and escort him to the meeting, but along the way, they are ambushed. It's a race against time, rogue government agencies, and double-dealing alien spies to get Rob to the Moon to save the world from destruction.If you like your scifi with a dash of humor, a lot of cultural references, and some over the top action, you'll love Moon Men by Chris Lowry.Jam packed with asides, hints, and nonstop cross-country action, this novel will keep you listening to find out what happens next.Grab your copy today and listen the night away with some popcorn theater in your mind hole. Download Moon Men now. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Micah Mason. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/184245/bk_acx0_184245_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Sleep Your Way to the Top: And Other Myths About Business Success , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 302min

Jane Miller, CEO and founder of JaneKnows.com, a career advice website, has spent three decades in the corporate world in executive positions at PepsiCo, Heinz, Hostess, and Bestfoods. Now, she's written a how-to for millennials wanting to make it to the top. This is a sassy, substantial listen, headlined with myths (Size Doesn't Matter/You Can Sleep Your Way to the Top); punctuated by devilish asides ("let's walk out now and get drunk on morning martinis"); and containing end of chapter Mirror Mirrors to help the listener develop the roadmap to their “top.” Sleep Your Way to the Top is the go-to guide for grads, pre-grads, and new execs, showing us where it's easy to get tripped up, who might trick us, and how to make it past the pitfalls on our way to the corner office. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jane Miller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/124354/bk_acx0_124354_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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One, Two, Three: Absolutely Elementary Mathematics , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 394min

From the acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Advent of the Algorithm, here is a riveting look at mathematics that reveals a hidden world in some of its most fundamental concepts. In his latest foray into mathematics, David Berlinski takes on the simplest questions that can be asked: What is a number? How do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division actually work? What are geometry and logic? As he delves into these subjects, he discovers and lucidly describes the beauty and complexity behind their seemingly simple exteriors, making clear how and why these mercurial, often slippery concepts are essential to who we are. Filled with illuminating historical anecdotes and asides on some of the most fascinating mathematicians through the ages, One, Two, Three is a captivating exploration of the foundation of mathematics: how it originated, who thought of it, and why it matters. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Byron Wagner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/002623/bk_rand_002623_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Fry's Ties

Discover the tales behind the ties in Stephen Fry's witty companion to our most distinguished accessory 'A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life' Oscar Wilde 'What do ties matter, Jeeves, at a time like this?' 'There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter' P.G. Wodehouse ________ Every single one of Stephen Fry's ties - whether floral, fluorescent, football themed; striped or spotty, outrageous or simply debonair - tells an intimate tale about a moment in Stephen's life. Inspired by Stephen's hugely popular Instagram posts, this book will feature beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations and photographs to celebrate his expansive collection of man's greatest clothing companion: The Tie, in all its sophisticated glory. Distinctively funny and offering witty asides, facts and personal stories, this book will make the perfect gift for anyone who has ever worn a tie.

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The Computer - My Life

Konrad Zuse is one of the great pioneers of the computer age. He created the first fully automated, program controlled, freely programmable computer using binary floating-point calculation. It was operational in 1941. He built his first machines in Berlin during the Second World War, with bombs falling all around, and after the war he built up a company that was taken over by Siemens in 1967. Zuse was an inventor in the traditional style, full of phantastic ideas, but also gifted with a powerful analytical mind. Single-handedly, he developed one of the first programming languages, the Plan Calculus, including features copied only decades later in other languages. He wrote numerous books and articles and won many honors and awards. This is his autobiography, written in an engagingly lively and pleasant style, full of anecdotes, reminiscences, and philosophical asides.

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Him & Me , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 551min

Jack and Michael Whitehall perform their laugh-out-loud autobiography Him & Me as a unique dual-voiced comedy audiobook, filled with ad-libs, asides, and comic dialogue to create a uniquely funny listen. Jack and Michael open up the rich and plentiful family lore archives on topics such as Jack’s nanny’s enormous feet, Michael’s lifetime touchline ban from Jack’s prep-school and the Whitehall collection of downright weird and eccentric relatives. With family photographs and sketches by Jack himself, the result is a hugely entertaining insight into a hilarious and sometimes bumpy journey of self-discovery and into the unique relationship between a father and a son. The devotees that adore and worship Jack are already embracing his lovably grumpy father, who is rather enjoying his newfound fame. Watch out, fans of Reeves & Mortimer, Walliams & Lucas, Morecambe & Wise, there’s a new comedy duo in town. This edition features an extra final chapter, recorded exclusively for Audible listeners. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jack Whitehall, Michael Whitehall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pauk/000424/bk_pauk_000424_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Rogue Warrior: Domino Theory , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 715min

When the Rogue Warrior travels to India to help supervise security arrangements for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, he and his team find themselves up to their skivvies in terrorists of all types - Pakistanis. But it’s not just the Games that are being targeted for disruption - Demo Dick and his young bucks uncover a plot to steal all seventy nuclear warheads the Indians have amassed for war against the Pakistanis. The Rogue Warrior must overcome various obstacles to prevent disaster: a high-tech remote-controlled attack helicopter that makes the Apache look like a child’s toy, an ominous chemical factory about to go boom, and tea and crumpets with the Queen. (We're just kidding about the Queen.) Marcinko and DeFelice sprinkle the action with trademark Rogue Warrior humor and non-PC asides in the latest installment of the best-selling series. As usual, the plot mixes fact with fiction, and incorporates some of the original SEAL Team 6 skipper’s recent experiences in India. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Ganim. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/003610/bk_adbl_003610_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 403min

Steve Almond doesn't just love candy, he unabashedly worships every aspect of confectionary culture, from the creation of an exceptional malt ball through the tragic demise of a badly conceived candy bar, from the emotion-laden memories stirred by a bite of chocolate to his near-drooling anticipation of spotting a new package on the candy shelves. Almond, who claims to have between three and seven pounds of candy in his house at all times, set out to uncover the inexplicable disappearance of the Bit-O-Choc, the Caravelle bar, and other delights. As he documents his visits to candy factories across America, he reveals the true nature of the industry, with hilarious asides examining the role candy plays in our lives, and often confessing his own near-obsessive cravings. Almond's wry writing style is undeniably addictive and impossible to put down until every last bit has been devoured; listeners should be warned to keep a ready supply of sweets on hand. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Oliver Wyman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/high/000168/bk_high_000168_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Percy Jackson's Greek Gods , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 743min

A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, 'Can we do this anonymously?' Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week. So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic - and sarcastic asides - to the classics. He explains how the world was created, then gives listeners his personal take on a who's who of ancients, from Apollo to Zeus. Percy does not hold back: "If you like horror shows, blood baths, lying, stealing, backstabbing, and cannibalism, then read on, because it definitely was a Golden Age for all that." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jesse Bernstein. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/001692/bk_lili_001692_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Purporting to be an autobiography of the antihero Tristram Shandy, Laurence Sterne's novel is a comic masterpiece of digression, egoism and sensationalism, as its hilarious asides, explanations and host of memorable secondary characters - such as Uncle Toby, Dr Slop, Parson Yorick and Widow Wadman - take centre stage, at the expense of the actual life events the book sets out to depict.A humorous compendium of European thought and literature - pastiching the likes of Locke and Bacon and referencing Pope, Swift, Cervantes and Rabelais - emerges amid the convoluted accounts of Tristram's conception, misnaming and accidental circumcision by a sash window, in a shrewd narrative that examines the role and nature of language itself.A very ambitious editorial project which took our team more than a year to bring to perfection. The fresh editorial and typographical approach is of the highest standard, and makes this timeless classic come alive. It's been newly annotated with a thorough but accessible approach, and is offered at a very reasonable price.

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