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    Star Wars: The X-Wing Series, Volume 1: Rogue Squadron, Hörbuch, Digital, 179min
    They are the X-wing fighters: sleek, swift, and deadly. And as the struggle rages across the vastness of space, the fearless men and women who pilot them risk both their lives and their machines. Their mission: to defend the Rebel Alliance against a still powerful and battle-hardened Imperial foe in a last ditch effort to control the stars! Its very name strikes fear in enemy hearts. So when Rebel hero Wedge Antilles rebuilds the legendary Rogue Squadron, he seeks out only the best, the most skilled, the most daring X-wing pilots. Through arduous training and dangerous missions, he weeds out the weak from the strong, assembling a group of hard-bitten warriors willing to fight and ready to die. Antilles knows the grim truth: that even with the best X-wing jockeys in the galaxy, many will not survive their near suicidal missions. But when Rogue Squadron is ordered to assist in the assault of the heavily-fortified Imperial stronghold of Black Moon, even the bravest must wonder if any at all will survive. Language: English. Narrator: Henry Thomas. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/001102/bk_rand_001102_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Palermo: A Place to Die , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 176min
    It all started with a horse race in picturesque Palermo, Sicily, but this wasn’t your typical race with rules designed to protect the horses, jockeys, and bettors; this was a Mafia-sponsored street race, a blood sport free-for-all more suited for the Coliseum than the backstreets of the Sicilian town.Race promoter Santos Luzzato, nephew to Nicky the Mushroom Fungo, wanted in on his American uncle’s horse-racing connections with the LA triads. The race leads to a series of decisions that end with a suspicious car accident that kills billionaire heiress and race horse owner Josephine Somersby Murphy, sister to the governor of California Samuel Somersby, a man with presidential ambitions and ties to Johnny Luck, LA triad big shot.Love, sex, murder, and race horses create a toxic mix of intrigue and suspense that drives Luck’s protégé Jesse James to Sicily, Argentina, England, and Switzerland in her pursuit of the truth.Who killed Josephine Murphy? Was it Luzzato, Nicky Fungo, Murphy’s brother, the governor, or was it someone closer to Jesse? Palermo, a place to die. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Douglas M. Hayden. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/210492/bk_acx0_210492_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Move Your Blooming Corpse , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 509min
    In the second book from talented writing team D.E. Ireland, famous literary characters Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins once again come to life as a hilarious investigative team. Move Your Blooming Corpse explores the Edwardian racing world and the fascinating characters who people it, from jockeys to duchesses, in this delightful traditional mystery that will appeal to fans of British mysteries. Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins are at the posh Royal Ascot, the biggest horse racing event of the season. Eliza's father is the new co-owner of a champion racehorse, and Eliza and Henry are excited to cheer the Donegal Dancer on to victory. However, their idyllic outing takes a serious turn when a victim is trampled during the Gold Cup race and someone is found murdered in the stables.With time running out before the upcoming Eclipse Stakes, she and Higgins investigate jealous spouses, suffragettes, and the colorful co-owners of the Donegal Dancer. But can they outrace the murderer, or will there be another blooming corpse at the finish line? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jan Cramer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/021124/bk_adbl_021124_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Best Australian Racing Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 145min
    The stories and verses in this collection are not just anecdotes, racing history pieces, or rehashed feature articles from sports journalists; first and foremost they are good literature. The common thread running through the wonderful Australian short stories featured in this volume is the real Aussie character and passion for life that racing seems to bring out in our culture. There are tales of childhood dreams, great achievements, victory in adversity and also tales of tragedy and heartbreak. There are stories of crazy schemes and hilarious events that could only happen on an Australian racetrack. There are colourful, larger-than-life characters immediately recognisable to us all. There is also a fine collection of stirring ballads, hilarious verses and poignant and moving poetry. Racing is the sport of kings and deadbeats. No Australian activity better reflects our national character and its weaknesses and strengths. This volume captures all the colour and passion, tragedy and emotion that thoroughbred racing brings to the lives of the owners, breeders, trainers, jockeys, punters, battlers, and dreamers who live with horses every day, or just love a bet on the Melbourne Cup. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jim Haynes. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/boli/001958/bk_boli_001958_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Treasure Hunters in Trouble: An Unofficial Gamer’s Adventure, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 118min
    In this fourth installment of the Minecraft Gamer's Adventure series, Steve receives a distress call from his friends Max, Lucy, and Henry. They have found an abundance of treasure in a temple, but they can't get out! He immediately sets off for the desert to help his friends. Once Steve gets to them, they will all be rewarded with a supply of emeralds, gold ingots, and many other rare treasures. But saving his friends and helping them extract the treasure isn't as easy as he thinks it will be. He enlists the aid of a neighbor to help him on his quest. With his friend Kyra in tow, the two brave a trip through the nether, get stuck at sea, face hostile chicken jockeys, and become trapped in a cave filled with spiders. They have to find their way to their treasure hunter friends while battling hostile mobs in this tale about trickery and treasuring friendship. Will Steve be able to brave the nether and rescue his friends? And will anyone get to go home with chests full of treasure? Find out in this thrilling fourth installment of the Minecraft Gamer's Adventure series! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Luke Daniels. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/022879/bk_adbl_022879_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Mit dieser Waffe: Homo Sapiens 404, 2, Hörbuch, Digital, 129min
    Dies ist die zweite Episode der Romanserie "Homo Sapiens 404". Es macht keinen Spaß mehr, ein Mensch zu sein. Wegen des Virus, der Menschen bei ihrem Tod in stumpfsinnige Mordmaschinen verwandelt, ist es ihnen verboten, bewohnte Planeten und Monde zu betreten. Erlaubt, wenn auch nicht gern gesehen, sind sie auf Raumstationen. Dort leben sie mit den Außerirdischen, den sogenannten Jockeys mehr schlecht als recht zusammen. Immer wieder kommt es zu Übergriffen und Verbrechen, meistens von menschlicher Seite. Entsprechend kühl wird das Transportschiff Eliot aufgenommen, als es sich schwer beschädigt zu einer Station schleppt. Pilot John Auckland möchte dort eigentlich nur seine unfreiwillig aufgenommenen Passagiere absetzen, aber die bitten ihn um einen letzten Gefallen. Als er wider besseres Wissen zusagt, ahnt er nicht, welch mächtigen Feind er sich damit schaffen wird. Über die Serie: Einige Jahrzehnte in der Zukunft: Dank außerirdischer Technologie hat die Menschheit den Sprung zu den Sternen geschafft und das Sonnensystem kolonisiert. Doch die Reise endet in einer Katastrophe. Auf der Erde bricht ein Virus aus, der Menschen in mordgierige Zombies verwandelt. Daraufhin riegeln die Außerirdischen das Sonnensystem ab und überlassen die Menschen dort ihrem Schicksal. Die, die entkommen konnten, werden zu Nomaden in einem ihnen fremden Universum, verachtet und gedemütigt von den Außerirdischen, ohne Ziel, ohne Hoffnung. deutsch. David Meiländer. https://samples.audible.de/bk/edel/003322/bk_edel_003322_sample.mp3.
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    Snip: A Jack Vu Mystery, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 439min
    The female corpse snagged along the Mississippi riverbank wasn’t the only life that washed ashore that year. Throughout the South, Hurricane Katrina had inflicted death and destruction as quickly as a serpent’s strike. In this third Jack Vu mystery, Air Force Investigator Jack Vu finds himself displaced by Katrina, along with countless others. He has lost his home, a boat christened “The Arctic Wing", which had provided him solitude and solace on the water, much like the Mekong Delta of his youth. Forced to now live in an overcrowded barracks, Jack actually looks forward to investigating the apparent suicide of a female Air Force officer in Louisville, Kentucky because it affords him a clean private hotel room. One death soon becomes two, and Vu finds himself partnered with Big Easy cops Dorene Gates and Bruce Hill, one of whom is being held for murder (implicated by a delicate snip of pubic hair) and the other who is “bunking in” with the reluctant investigator. Louisville’s Southern justice and dark past come back to haunt its residents. From a Mississippi riverbank, to historic Churchill Downs, Jack must tread carefully through tainted jockeys, bantering musicians, and even a quirky Elvis impersonator in order to uncover their secrets. Social classes collide, proud residents protect their own, and some secrets are best taken to the grave. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jerry Lyden, Giz Coughlin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/floa/000001/bk_floa_000001_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Showdown, Hörbuch, Digital, 348min
    Bobby Cameron is a cowboy through and through. An alpha male of the old school, his classic good looks have made women swoon on the racing circuit from Kentucky to Dubai. After inheriting Highwood, his father's magnificent but debt-ridden ranch in California's Santa Ynez Valley, Bobby travels wherever he's wanted, breaking horses for their wealthy owners and raising the cash he needs to protect his land. That's all he cares about, until he meets a young English girl named Milly Lockwood Groves. The 17-year-old daughter of a millionaire Newmarket breeder, Milly has watched her odious older brother become a jockey, and pursue a career she knows should be hers. Forbidden to race because of a childhood accident and her mother's notions about unladylike behavior, Milly is still secretly determined to follow her dreams. Then Bobby Cameron strides into her life, and nothing is ever the same. She accepts his offer to work for a year at Highwood, desperate to make a name for herself in racing, and for Bobby to see her as a woman. Caught up in a world where unscrupulous horse owners and billionaire media moguls rub shoulders, and more, with oversexed racing widows and fiercely ambitious jockeys, Milly must discover if she has what it takes to be a winner, on the track, in the bedroom, and, ultimately, in the game of love. Language: English. Narrator: Sonya Walger. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/time/000465/bk_time_000465_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Louisiana Rambles: Exploring America's Cajun and Creole Heartland , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 585min
    After Hurricane Katrina laid bare the fragility and environmental peril of South Louisiana, author Ian McNulty set out on a series of daytrips to delve into the area's diverse cultural landscapes. He explored communities staked up and down the Mississippi River, nestled into the teeming bayous, braced along the edge of the Gulf, and planted out on the golden prairie stretching to the west. Louisiana Rambles is his richly evocative guide to those journeys.McNulty delivers an inimitable take on Cajun and Creole Louisiana-the siren call of zydeco dance halls pulsing in the country darkness; of crawfish "boiling points" and traditional country smokehouses; of Cajun jam sessions, where even wallflowers are compelled to dance; of equine gambits in the cradle of jockeys; and of fishing trips where anyone can land impressive catches. In South Louisiana, distilled European heritage, the African American experience, and modern southern exuberance mix with tumultuous history and fantastically fecund natural environments. The territories McNulty opens to the listener are arguably the nation's most exotic and culturally distinct destinations.McNulty quests for the heart of these places and people. Much more than a travel guide or collection of travel narratives, Louisiana Rambles is a seasoned writer's witness to an epic locale that is very often joyous, sometimes heartbreaking, and always vital and stimulating. The book is published by University Press of Mississippi. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ben Collins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/173697/bk_acx0_173697_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Taking the Fall , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 429min
    Duncan Claymore could have it all. He's one of the country's up and coming young jockeys and this season his sights are set on getting right to the top. He has the talent and the tenacity, but he also has his demons, and it's these that threaten to overthrow his burning ambition. Duncan was taught everything he knows by his father, Charlie, a former trainer whose career and reputation were destroyed when a series of bitter rivalries got out of hand. It ruined him and Charlie hasn't been able to set foot on a racecourse since. Now, with his father's health rapidly declining, Duncan is desperate to beat the best and at the same time take down the men responsible for Charlie's ruin. But can he do both or must he choose between his family and his future? Dark, gripping and compulsive, Taking The Fall is the first thriller from champion jockey, A.P. McCoy. Read by Daniel Weyman. Daniel appears in Foyle's War for ITV as series regular Adam Wainwright. His many other television appearances include Poirot, Midsomer Murders and Dunkirk. He was nominated for Best Performance in a Play at the TMA Awards for his portrayal of Nicholas Nickleby which played at Chichester Festival Theatre, in the West End and in Toronto. His first professional job was at the Donmar Warehouse in The Vortex directed by Michael Grandage. He has recorded many audiobooks and was included in the ALA's Listen List 2013 for outstanding narration. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Daniel Weyman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000627/bk_orio_000627_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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