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    Zoey Rogue: Incubatti, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 595min
    He only needs three nights to make her his....With more heart than sense, fearless, beautiful Zoey has saved countless college-aged women from horrifying deaths at the hands of supernatural sadists. She may be a mere half-succubus in a society that views half-breeds with derision, but she still retains the highest rescue rate of any hunter in the Sucubatti society. As the calm, disciplined leader of the Incubatti Enforcers, Declan is the polar opposite of Zoey - and the sworn enemy of her society. Forced to rescue her one night, Declan realizes two things: He doesn’t need someone as wild and independent as Zoey in his life, and he can’t live without her. In this world, there’s only one Incubus for every Sucubatti, and Zoey and Declan are stuck with each other. They’re just as likely to kill each other as they are to yield to each other’s sex magic. She has authority issues and drinks too much. He is the irresistibly sexy Incubus pre-ordained to tame her. Neither can fight their intense attraction, and yet trusting each other is out of the question. What happens when their worlds crash down around them? Strike three. You’re mine. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sophie James. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/238917/bk_acx0_238917_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Megan Faces Derision: A Spirit Guide, a Ghost Tiger, and One Scary Mother!: The Megan Series, Book 8 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 97min
    Megan is a 13-year-old girl who realizes that she has psychic powers that others do not have. At first, she tried to talk to her mother about them, but with disastrous consequences, so she learned to keep quiet about them.However, some people do offer to help, and an animal showed a special friendship, but they were not "alive" in the normal sense of the word. They had passed on.Megan has three such friends: Wacinhinsha, her spirit guide, who had been Sioux in his last life on Earth; her maternal grandfather, Gramps; and a huge Siberian tiger called Grrr.Wacinhinsha is extremely knowledgeable in all things spiritual, psychic, and paranormal. Her grandfather is a novice "dead person", and Grrr can speak only Tiger. As one might imagine, most of that, of course, is unintelligible to humans.In this episode, Megan receives mild but irritating bullying at school because of the mistakes she makes at reading. Her parents are not sure of the cause of the problem, but it could be dyslexia. Megan overcomes the bullying in her own unique way with a little amusing help from her father. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Sebastian Cooper. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/184948/bk_acx0_184948_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Heiress Effect: Brothers Sinister, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 716min
    Miss Jane Fairfield can't do anything right. When she's in company, she always says the wrong thing - and rather too much of it. No matter how costly they are, her gowns fall on the unfortunate side of fashion. Even her immense dowry can't save her from being an object of derision. And that's precisely what she wants. She'll do anything, even risk humiliation, if it means she can stay unmarried and keep her sister safe. Mr. Oliver Marshall has to do everything right. He's the bastard son of a duke, raised in humble circumstances - and he intends to give voice and power to the common people. If he makes one false step, he'll never get the chance to accomplish anything. He doesn't need to come to the rescue of the wrong woman. He certainly doesn't need to fall in love with her. But there's something about the lovely, courageous Jane that he can't resist...even though it could mean the ruin of them both. The Heiress Effect is the second full-length book in the Brothers Sinister series. It is preceded by The Governess Affair, a prequel novella, and The Duchess War, the first in the series. Each story stands alone, but those who prefer to read in order might want to start at the beginning. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rosalyn Landor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/013064/bk_acx0_013064_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism, Hörbuch, Digital, 400min
    While the Civil War raged in America, another, very different revolution was beginning to take shape across the Atlantic, in the studios of Paris. The artists who would make Impressionism the most popular art form in history were showing their first paintings amid scorn and derision from the French artistic establishment. Indeed, no artistic movement has ever been, at its inception, quite so controversial. The drama of its birth, played out on canvas, would at times resemble a battlefield. With a novelist's skill and the insight of a historian, Ross King reveals how Impressionism would reorder both history and culture as it resonated around the world. A tale of many artists, The Judgment of Paris revolves around the lives of two, described as "the two poles of art": Ernest Meissonier, the most famous and successful painter of the nineteenth century, hailed for his precision and devotion to history; and Edouard Manet, reviled in his time, who nonetheless heralded the most radical change in the history of art since the Renaissance. Out of the most fascinating story of their parallel lives, illuminated by their legendary supporters and critics, King recalls a seminal period when Paris was the artistic center of the world, and a revolutionary art movement had the power to electrify and divide a nation. Language: English. Narrator: Tristan Layton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/000515/bk_aren_000515_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 887min
    While the Civil War raged in America, another very different revolution was beginning to take shape across the Atlantic, in the studios of Paris. The artists who would make Impressionism the most popular art form in history were showing their first paintings amid scorn and derision from the French artistic establishment. Indeed, no artistic movement has ever been, at its inception, quite so controversial. The drama of its birth, played out on canvas, would at times resemble a battlefield. With a novelist's skill and the insight of a historian, Ross King reveals how Impressionism would reorder both history and culture as it resonated around the world. A tale of many artists, The Judgment of Paris revolves around the lives of two, described as "the two poles of art": Ernest Meissonier, the most famous and successful painter of the 19th century, hailed for his precision and devotion to history; and Edouard Manet, reviled in his time, who nonetheless heralded the most radical change in the history of art since the Renaissance. Out of the most fascinating story of their parallel lives, illuminated by their legendary supporters and critics, King recalls a seminal period when Paris was the artistic center of the world, and a revolutionary art movement had the power to electrify and divide a nation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tristan Layton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/000514/bk_aren_000514_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Urban Legends: The Pocket Essential Guide , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 187min
    To many, urban legends are nothing more than harmless tales told round a camp fire, in a dormitory, or 'round a table in a pub with the express aim of provoking a frisson of fear in the listener through the use of some horrific shock element in a familiar location and an unlucky protagonist who is known to a friend of a friend of a friend. But is there something working at a deeper level? We have all heard stories of the Deep Fried Rat, the Ghostly Hitchhiker, the Hook Handed Killer, or the Poodle in the Microwave, but should we take them at face value or greet them with scorn and derision? Did the events in these tales ever really happen or are they the product of over-active imaginations fearful of the outside world? In this book Nick Harding sets out to describe a host of urban legends, suggesting that we should not dismiss them purely as nonsense nor accept them as gospel truth but strive to understand their underlying meanings and begin to see their true worth as folklore for the modern world. To understand folklore, and therefore the realm of the urban legend, is to understand the psyche of a nation. By understanding urban legends we can gain an insight into our own fears and those of our fellow human beings. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Ryder. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/summ/000174/bk_summ_000174_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Seductive Powers: The Capes , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 274min
    This title has been previously published and has been re-edited for your enjoyment. Wendy Warner is a bit of an oddball. Raised in an orphanage, she's found solace and friendship by watching the television show, Space Adventures, and participating in its fan clubs. Twice a month, Wendy comes to work dressed in a costume from the show that she wears to charity events. She's been able to ignore the looks of distain from many of her coworkers, but when the president of the company gazes at her with something more, she knows she's in deep. Draco Powers rather likes the way the uniform hugs all her curves in the just the right places. He's also a real-life Guardian who told the world that, yes, some people had superhuman abilities, but, no, they wouldn't work for free or without health insurance. Some people refer to him with derision as the "Capitalist Guardian". While Draco doesn't care what he's called, he's also being hunted by a group called the Organization, whose motives are unclear and yet still cause death and destruction wherever they go. The Organization has decided that Draco's biggest weakness is the way he cares about his employees and has chosen Wendy as their next target. To save her, Draco will have to come to terms with his real feelings and the reason he's long resisted complicated relationships... but he's running out of time. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Buck J. Deat. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/028817/bk_acx0_028817_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Fact, Fiction, and Flying Saucers: The Truth Behind the Misinformation, Distortion, and Derision by Debunkers, Government Agencies, and Conspiracy Conmen , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 580min
    There is a clear conspiracy to deny the existence of UFOs. The mainstream media has misinformed us for years about UFO studies conducted by highly regarded scientists associated with some of the finest universities in the country. There is significant evidence that the US government has covered up the alien presence through misinformation, distortion, obfuscation, and ridicule. Some prominent, politically connected scientists have engaged in the cover up. And a few professional writers have helped to successfully label any scientists who have been persuaded by the evidence and brave enough to take a stand as unscientific charlatans, fanatics, and kooks. Fact, Fiction, and Flying Saucers examines the wealth of archival documents that clearly demonstrate this cooperative disinformation effort and refute the false claims made by these professional scoffers. Stanton T. Friedman and Kathleen Marden set the record straight by examining politically motivated misinformation and presenting compelling evidence that separates fact from fiction. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chris Sorensen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/006566/bk_tant_006566_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Sharp , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 694min
    Dorothy Parker, Rebecca West, Hannah Arendt, Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, Pauline Kael, Joan Didion, Nora Ephron, Renata Adler, and Janet Malcolm - these brilliant women are the central figures of Sharp. Their lives intertwine as they cut through the cultural and intellectual history of America in the 20th century, arguing as fervently with each other as they did with the sexist attitudes of the men who often undervalued their work as critics and essayists.These women are united by what Dean terms as "sharpness", the ability to cut to the quick with precision of thought and wit, a claiming of power through writing rather than position.  Sharp is a vibrant and rich depiction of the intellectual beau monde of 20th-century New York, where gossip-filled parties at night gave out to literary slanging matches in the pages of the Partisan Review or the New York Review of Books as well as a considered portrayal of how these women came to be so influential in a climate where women were treated with derision by the critical establishment. Mixing biography, literary criticism, and cultural history, Sharp is an enthralling exploration of how a group of brilliant women became central figures in the world of letters despite the many obstacles facing them, a testament to how anyone not in a position of power can claim the mantle of writer and, perhaps, help change the world.  A BookRiot Pick of Most Anticipated Books of 2018.  A Millions.com Pick of Most Anticipated Books of 2018. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bernadette Dunne. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/011553/bk_blak_011553_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Democrats Are so Dumb: They Probably Think This Book Is about Them , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 25min
    Democrats are so dumb they think it's cool to have a jackass for their party symbol. The association goes back to the election of 1828. Andrew Jackson's opponents started calling him Jackass Jackson as a term of derision. The story is the old general took a shine to the name and started printing up posters with a picture of a jackass next to his name. Over the years the symbol just sort of stuck. Sometime in the 1870s humorist Thomas Nast created a cartoon for Harper's Weekly that portrayed the Democratic jackass and the newly created Republican elephant. Ever since then they've been the party mascots. Pretty appropriate if you think about it, one is an ass, and the other one drops a really big load. Politics 101. All it takes is an ass and a really big load of shit. Put the two together and you've got a politician. This book is a snarky, somewhat twisted look at politics. Along the way, you'll meet Obama, Clinton, and Biden. Even though it's a book about democrats we're going to do a little Bush bashing - father and son. If you dislike Democrats this may be the book for you. If you dislike politics in general, this may be the book for you. I'm a political agnostic. I've got no love for Democrats, Republicans, or the Tea Party. And, yes, that irreverence shows throughout the book. If you're fed up with politics, politicians, and all of their BS - Read this book, and register a vote for sanity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dave Wright. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/024826/bk_acx0_024826_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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