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The Undrowning Lotus: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Sexual Slavery Survivor , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 245min

Based on a true story, The Undrowning Lotus centers on Chunhua who grew up during the opium crisis in Shanxi, located in Northern China. After being sold as a child bride, her feet were bounded by her in-laws, a popular practice in China at the time. She worked on the farm day and night while trying to find meaning in her life.As communism rose in China, she became a revolutionary. This allowed her to contribute to her country at a time of civil war in China. During the invasion of China by the Imperial Japanese Army, she was captured and put into sexual slavery known as comfort women station. According to Iris Chang, the author of The Rape of Nanking, these women were called "public toilets" by Japanese soldiers.This is a story of survival through the comfort woman station in Northern China, where our heroine escaped and was recaptured a couple of times before the war ended.This book features interviews from 2014 with Chinese comfort women from Shanxi before they passed away. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Suzie Yeung. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/218083/bk_acx0_218083_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Great Escape: The Untold Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 531min

A unique retelling of WWII’s most dramatic escape, told through first-hand recollections of the airmen who experienced it.On the night of March 24, 1944, 80 Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 336-foot-long tunnel and slipped into the forest beyond the wire of Stalag Luft III, a German POW compound near Sagan, Poland. The event became known as "The Great Escape"; an intricate breakout more than a year in the making, involving as many as 2,000 POWs working with extraordinary coordination, intelligence, and daring. Yet within a few days, all but three of the escapees were recaptured. Subsequently, 50 were murdered, cremated, and buried in a remote corner of the prison camp.But most don’t know the real story behind The Great Escape. Now Ted Barris writes of the key players in the escape attempt, those who got away, those who didn’t, and their families at home.Barris marshals groundbreaking research into a compelling firsthand account. For the first time, The Great Escape retells one of the most astonishing episodes in WWII directly through the eyes of those who experienced it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ted Barris. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/222533/bk_acx0_222533_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Bounty Hunter , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 266min

Dare to fall in love. Dare to change the world. Logan Mitchell doesn't mess around when it comes to business. He is a rarity, a half-breed human/alien who has survived the purge. The product of an illicit affair between a charismatic human rebel and a sympathetic female alien from the planet Lonegal, he is an outsider. He is a bounty hunter, and he is the best at what he does. Enslaved from the age of fifteen, Alabama Newsome is a half-breed who's managed to escape once and exact her revenge on the killer of her human mother and Lonegal father. Labeled a terrorist she was recaptured, tortured, and made to suffer for her actions. With the help of Logan's imprisoned father she escapes once again and General Runyon wants her back. She's pregnant with his child and he's sure she'll abort it. When her case file comes across Logan's desk he's forced to deal with the truth mixed in with the lies. And he must decide, bring her in, or risk everything just to save her life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Killavey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/027511/bk_acx0_027511_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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In Re: Sherlock Holmes : The Adventures of Solar Pons, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 412min

Once again in old London, "the game is afoot."In these pastiches of the sacred writings, written when he was 19 and 20, August Derleth has recreated the London of Sherlock Holmes. It does not matter that the familiar name has become Solar Pons, or that the familiar Baker Street has become Praed Street - something of the nostalgic charm and fascination, of the remembered quickening of the pulse and the familiar settings of the original London of Sherlock Holmes, has been recaptured in these pages. And what intriguing titles there arc to these 12 pastiches, chosen from among a greater number!Here are:The Adventure of the Frightened Baronet - about a spectral image of Siva seen at a country estate beyond LondonThe Adventure of the Purloined Periapt - which is the purest of pastiches and perhaps the closest of all the tales in this book to the original spiritThe Adventure of the Norcross Riddle - containing some of the neatest deduction in the bookThe Adventure of the Man with the Broken Face - a tale of "dark waters"and eight others.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve White. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/149880/bk_acx0_149880_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Marie Antoinette's Darkest Days: Prisoner No. 280 in the Conciergerie , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 581min

This compelling book begins on the 2nd of August 1793, the day Marie Antoinette was torn from her family's arms and escorted from the Temple to the Conciergerie, a thick-walled fortress turned prison. It was also known as the "waiting room for the guillotine" because prisoners only spent a day or two here before their conviction and subsequent execution. The ex-queen surely knew her days were numbered, but she could never have known that two and a half months would pass before she would finally stand trial and be convicted of the most ungodly charges. Will Bashor traces the final days of the prisoner registered only as Widow Capet, No. 280, a time that was a cruel mixture of grandeur, humiliation, and terror. Marie Antoinette's reign amidst the splendors of the court of Versailles is a familiar story, but her final imprisonment in a fetid, dank dungeon is a little-known coda to a once-charmed life. Her 76 days in this terrifying prison can only be described as the darkest and most horrific of the fallen queen's life, vividly recaptured in this richly researched history. The book is published by Rowman & Littlefield. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Aaron Killian. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/091276/bk_acx0_091276_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Clover: A Doctor Galen Novel, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 339min

It started with a dead lady.... That chance discovery, on a dingy river bank in New Jersey, changed the life of 8-year-old Robert Galen forever. It propelled him into a lifelong study of medicine, beginning under the sage counsel of his mentor, Dr. Agnelli. In turn, his medical career led him to two ill-fated marriages and one would-be recaptured romance. Then, alone and in near despair, Galen found a new reason for being, in his old friend Bob Edison, along with his patient wife, Nancy, and in the three, orphaned Hidalgo children, Carmelita, Antonio and Federico, whom he rescued from the wrath of a hurricane. Together, the six - and a host of other injured souls - attained solace living at Safehaven, the often-miraculous refuge perched on the side of a mountain in the endless hills of northeastern Pennsylvania. R.A. Comunale chronicled this deeply human saga in his first two novels, Requiem for the Bone Man and The Legend of Safehaven, both of which won him widespread praise for his vivid characters and sharp insights into the human condition. Now, in the long-anticipated third installment of the series, Comunale brings the residents of Safehaven together once more, perhaps for the last time. Join them, and celebrate Clover. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ron David. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/001252/bk_acx0_001252_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Aeon Fugitive: Alien Menage Romance: Sensual Abduction Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 100min

Having been recaptured by an evil alien race, Earth woman Sarah’s only hope of being saved is Gar, the alien she’s fallen in love with.Sarah finds herself millions of lightyears from home, held captive on the Aeon planet. The Aeons are a race of psychic aliens, hellbent on destroying their enemies, the Zaytarians. To do that, they need their doomsday weapon, which can only be run by the crystal Sarah has worn on a necklace around her neck for years.Unable to handle the crystal themselves, the Aeons are forced to keep Sarah alive, at least until they’re ready to strike against their enemies. Gar meanwhile teams up with Adam, another human lost to the stars like his new love, and he heads across the galaxy in hopes of finding Sarah and saving her before the Aeons can harm her.Will Gar find Sarah in time? Will the crystal be used to power the super weapon against the Zaytarians? Can Sarah survive on a strange planet where every creature and beast seems to be out for her blood? And most importantly, if Gar does find Sarah, how in the world are they going to get off of a hostile planet? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Erin Coker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/106972/bk_acx0_106972_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Just a Wish Away: Wish Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 380min

#1 New York Times best-selling Author, Barbara Freethy, takes us back to the beach in an emotional love story between two best friends who have been separated for a very long time. Alexa Parker and Braden Elliott fell in love when they were 12 years old. On a summer day, while searching for sea glass on the beaches of Washington State, they discovered an unusually shaped blue bottle. The ever-imaginative Alexa declared it a genie's bottle. Popping the cork, they were surprised by a rogue wave that sprayed them with a fine, cool mist. Closing their eyes, they each made a wish... Before their love had a chance to grow, life, family and tragedy separated the two best friends. Now fifteen years later, Alexa returns to Sand Harbor after her aunt is injured in a mysterious break-in at her antique store. Braden is also back, but he's not the innocent boy Alexa remembers. His military service has left him with physical and emotional scars. Can the sweet love of youth be recaptured by two now cynical souls? Can solving the mystery of the past bring them to a new future? Or will it take a wish, maybe two... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sandy Rustin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/004886/bk_acx0_004886_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Last of the Mohicans , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 831min

The Last of the Mohicans is a riveting tale set during colonial times, when the French and Indian War is in full swing in the western part of New York. During an attack by the French on a British outpost, two young sisters, Alice and Cora, are guided through the forest by an Indian guide and a British Army Colonel, to find their father. Several strangers they meet along the way join them on their journey which include two Mohican companions, who are the very last of their kind. On their journey the group discovers that one of them, Magua, is a traitor and a scout for the Huron which are allied with the French army. After the traitor is ousted, he returns with Huron reinforcement and the group is attacked, and four of the members, including the two sisters, are captured. Hawk-Eye and the two Mohicans escape, vowing to return and rescue their friends. While they wait, the girls and two other members of the group are held captive and live amongst the Huron. After a triumphant rescue, the group is reunited and continues their journey on to the English stronghold that has been taken by the French. Alice and Cora find their father only to be recaptured once again. An elaborate plan, full of surprises, is put into action as the Mohicans and their friends try to save the girls once more. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David McCallion. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/066557/bk_acx0_066557_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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I Held Lincoln: A Union Sailor's Journey Home , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 385min

Lt. Benjamin Loring (1824-1902) lived the life of an everyman Civil War sailor. He commanded no armies and devised no grand strategies. Loring was a sailor who just wanted to return home, where the biggest story of his life awaited him.Covering almost a year of Loring’s service, I Held Lincoln describes the lieutenant’s command of the gunboat USS Wave, the Battle of Calcasieu Pass, the surrender of his ship, and his capture by the Confederates. He was incarcerated in Camp Groce, a deadly Confederate prison where he endured horrific conditions and abuse. Loring attempted to escape, evading capture for 10 days behind enemy lines, only to be recaptured just a few miles from freedom. After an arduous second escape, he finally reached the safety of Union lines and gained his freedom.On the night of April 14, 1865, Loring attended Ford’s Theater and witnessed one of the single most tragic events in American history: the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. After the shot rang out, Loring climbed into the presidential box and assisted the dying president, helping to carry him across the street to the Peterson House. Using Loring’s recently discovered private journal, Richard E. Quest tells this astonishing now-recovered story, giving insight into a little-known Confederate prison camp during the last days of the Civil War and providing much-deserved recognition to a man whose journey was nearly lost to American history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Treg Monty. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/233154/bk_acx0_233154_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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