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    Beastly Things: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, Book 21, Hörbuch, Digital, 274min
    When a man is found stabbed to death floating in the canal, Commissario Brunetti is convinced he recognises him from somewhere. But with no identification on the body and no reports of people missing from the Venice area, it seems as if he has appeared from nowhere, and the case is at a dead end. It doesn't take long for Brunetti to realise why he remembers the dead man - he saw him at a demonstration a couple of years ago, where farmers were protesting about European milk quotas. But what was his involvement with the protest? And could it have anything to do with his murder? Having nothing to go on but the distinctive shoes the man was wearing and a disease that had left his body strangely deformed, Brunetti and Inspector Vianello set out to try and discover the man's identity. Their investigation eventually takes them to a slaughterhouse at Preganziol, on the mainland. It is there that Brunetti discovers the dead man's connection with the slaughterhouse and the world of blackmail and corruption that surrounds it. With a gripping case set before a harrowing exploration of the meat industry, Donna Leon's latest novel is a dark and compelling addition to the Brunetti series. Language: English. Narrator: Andrew Sachs. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/001245/bk_rhuk_001245_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Cuban Grit: A Modern Tale of Revolution , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 186min
    When the ruler of Cuba stepped down in 2018, the Cuban people led by Javier Hernandez started a revolution. Javier's beloved wife was publicly assassinated by an unidentified sniper while peacefully protesting. Her death led to worldwide outrage and ultimately the United States backing the revolution. With the help of the US military, the rebels were successful. The Cuban people were led to believe that the US military would only occupy Cuba for a one year reconstruction period. Several years have now passed, and the US military presence has increased to the point of martial law. It now appears that Cuba traded one oppressive ruler for another, and the Cuban people are growing restless for the freedom they believe they deserve. Javier begins to construct the makings of a second revolution to oust the United States military and truly free Cuba) Meanwhile in the United States, our heroine, the beautiful first generation, Cuban-American, Chevita Diaz, is an American news reporter that begins to question the purpose of the United States military in Cuba, and what it may mean for the upcoming 2026 Presidential election. Chevita observes that the United States government is becoming more and more powerful, and she is concerned about the future of her country) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charity Rodriguez. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/037636/bk_acx0_037636_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 645min
    Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2018Benjamin Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, now tells the one story that encompasses it all: the story of his life.In the early 1980s, when punks and Rastas were on the streets protesting about unemployment, homelessness and the National Front, Benjamin’s poetry could be heard at demonstrations, outside police stations and on the dance floor. His mission was to take poetry everywhere and to popularise it by reaching people who didn’t read books. His poetry was political, musical, radical and relevant.By the early 1990s, Benjamin had performed on every continent in the world (a feat which he achieved in only one year), and he hasn’t stopped performing and touring since. Nelson Mandela, after hearing Benjamin’s tribute to him while he was in prison, requested an introduction to the poet that grew into a lifelong relationship, inspiring Benjamin’s work with children in South Africa. Benjamin would also go on to be the first artist to record with The Wailers after the death of Bob Marley in a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela.The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah is a truly extraordinary life story which celebrates the power of poetry and the importance of pushing boundaries with the arts.    ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Benjamin Zephaniah. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/ssuk/000118/bk_ssuk_000118_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Greatest Beer Run Ever
    An incredible true story of how, in 1967 - having seen students protesting against the Vietnam war - Chickie Donohue and his New York City bar friends decided that someone should go to Vietnam and take their soldier pals a beer and show them that SOMEONE appreciates what they're doing out there. It would be the Greatest Beer Run Ever! But who'd be crazy enough to do it? One man was up for the challenge: John "Chickie" Donohue. A U. S. Marine Corps veteran turned merchant mariner, Chickie decided he wasn't about to desert his buddies on the front lines when they needed him most. In THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER, Chickie sets off on an adventure that changes his life forever. Armed with Irish luck and a backpack full of alcohol, he makes his way to Qui Nho'n, tracking down his disbelieving friends one by one. But Chickie sees more of the war than he ever bargained for, unexpectedly getting caught up for a night on the front line by the Demilitarized Zone, and in Saigon during the Tet Offensive. Donohue talks his way in and out of situations; learns a lot about himself and most importantly, changes his view on the Vietnam War, seeing first-hand the craziness of the whole endeavor and ultimately realising that the protesters were right.
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    Knit or Dye Trying
    Business is booming for Libby Beckett and her fabulous Maryland shop, aptly named Y.A.R.N., but when a town festival brings a fatality with it, Libby gets all tangled up in murder. As fall comes to Collinstown, the village launches a food festival to draw a new group of tourists. Libby, proud owner of Y.A.R.N, has planned a special yarn event to give an alternative option to a foodie weekend. Artisan fiber dyer Julie Wilson-known for her work with animal free fibers such as bamboo and hemp, as well as her brilliant use of color -will hopefully draw a crowd with a special dyeing workshop. The festival begins, but it draws more than crowds. First a flock of sheep parade down the street, herded by farmers protesting Julie's anti-wool stance. Then Julie's celebrity chef sister appears and the siblings continue a long-standing rivalry. But despite all this, Julie's workshop has sold out. Libby is thrilled, and they're preparing for a full house. But the night before the event, Julie is found alone in the warehouse event space, dead. The witty "Watch Julie Dye" seminar title now has a terrible new meaning-and it's up to Libby to catch a crafty killer. Series Overview: A brand-new knitting mystery series featuring yarn shop owner Libby Beckett and her English bulldog, Hank.
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    The SIMPOL Solution: Solving Global Problems Could Be Easier Than We Think , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 497min
    Humanity is failing to tackle urgent global problems like climate change, tax avoidance, mass migration, and wealth inequality. Meanwhile, voters are rebelling in the form of Brexit, Trump and the rise of the Far-Right. The SIMPOL Solution reasons that there is just one barrier that prevents all governments from taking action: the fear that it would make their national economies uncompetitive. No nation can move first for fear of losing jobs and investment to others.The SIMPOL Solution identifies this as "Destructive Global Competition", a global vicious circle in which we’re all caught. It’s not that governments don’t want to act, but that they can’t. Blaming governments or corporations, even protesting against social injustices, simply continues a "them-and-us" polarized politics that goes nowhere.To find a way out, this book proposes an inner revolution in the way we think about and understand the world, a new more complex level of thinking that the authors call "world-centric".John and Nick will outline the necessary psychological steps needed to achieve this before introducing the SIMPOL Solution – a simple but effective way for citizens to democratically impel governments to cooperatively solve multiple global problems, so opening the way to a just and sustainable future. As Noam Chomsky and Ken Wilber agree, The SIMPOL Solution "... is ambitious and provocative. Can it work? Certainly worth a serious try." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Bunzl, Nick Duffell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/213545/bk_acx0_213545_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 552min
    Best-selling author and environmental activist Bill McKibben recounts the personal and global story of the fight to build and preserve a sustainable planet. Bill McKibben is not a person you'd expect to find handcuffed and behind bars, but that's where he found himself in the summer of 2011 after leading the largest civil disobedience in 30 years, protesting the Keystone XL pipeline in front of the White House. With the Arctic melting, the Midwest in drought, and Irene scouring the Atlantic, McKibben recognized that action was needed if solutions were to be found. Some of those would come at the local level, where McKibben joined forces with a Vermont beekeeper raising his hives as part of the growing trend toward local food. Other solutions would come from a much larger fight against the fossil-fuel industry as a whole. Oil and Honey is McKibben's account of these two necessary and mutually reinforcing sides of the global climate fight - from the center of the maelstrom and from the growing hive of small-scale local answers. With empathy and passion he makes the case for a renewed commitment on both levels, telling the story of raising one year’s honey crop and building a social movement that’s still cresting. Includes a bonus interview with the author. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin T. Collins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/001641/bk_aren_001641_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    He Really Did It , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 32min, (USK 18)
    He walked over, showing no shame whatsoever and swinging what god blessed him with. His cock was magnificent and was already showing signs that it wanted to get down and dirty with anyone."I know you. You’re that cameraman that everybody loves, and maybe you are exactly the answer that we are looking for. I think we both know that he’s not coming back. It doesn’t matter how much Timothy begs him to. We are burning daylight, and maybe we can convince you to take his place. Don’t give me that look. I see the way that you’ve been looking at me. You may not want to admit it to yourself, but I can see that you’re curious enough to want to try it. We could put a mask on you, so that nobody will see your face.""Ramon, I’m flattered...believe me, but I really don’t think this is something that I want to do.” I was protesting, but then all of that changed when he grabbed my hand and placed it against his large member. I should’ve pulled away, but instead I grabbed onto it like it was my own personal life line. "I may have talked myself into it. It’s also possible that just feeling that thing makes me curious to see what I can do with it."Warning: This audiobook contains steamy romance scenes and is suitable for 18+ only. Grab your copy today! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tammy Viers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/188465/bk_acx0_188465_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Secular Activist: A How-to Manual for Protecting the Wall Between Church and State , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 181min
    Are you interested in preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation? Do you think a secular system is the only way to ensure freedom of religion and conscience for all? Do you want creationism out of classrooms, religious dogma out of health care, sectarian prayers out of government meetings, and taxpayer funding out of "faith-based" initiatives and programs that promote religious indoctrination? Think there's not much you can do about it? If so, as secular writer and activist Dan Arel demonstrates in word and deed, think again. Drawing on his experience in fighting to keep $18 million in taxpayer money out of the construction of the Noah's Ark theme park in Kentucky, Arel makes it clear that the only way to stop the religious right's assault on the wall separating church and state is for each of us to be active and vocal. He offers pragmatic lessons and guidance for protecting secularism, whether by raising awareness on social media, protesting in the public square, or knocking on doors in government corridors. Sharing not only his story but also the stories of other secular activists, he offers an inspirational and forceful call to action. For those who are waiting for others to stand up against antisecular forces, he reminds us that each of us can make an individual difference - and that ultimately we must be the wall separating church and state. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Smalley, David Silverman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/067345/bk_acx0_067345_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 410min
    During the bitter winter of 1786-87, Daniel Shays, a modest farmer and Revolutionary War veteran, and his compatriot Luke Day led an unsuccessful armed rebellion against the state of Massachusetts. Their desperate struggle was fueled by the injustice of a regressive tax system and a conservative state government that seemed no better than British colonial rule. But despite the immediate failure of this local call-to-arms in the Massachusetts countryside, the event fundamentally altered the course of American history. Shays and his army of 4,000 rebels so shocked the young nation's governing elite - even drawing the retired General George Washington back into the service of his country - that ultimately the Articles of Confederation were discarded in favor of a new constitution, the very document that has guided the nation for more than 200 years, and brought closure to the American Revolution. The importance of Shays's Rebellion has never been fully appreciated, chiefly because Shays and his followers have always been viewed as a small group of poor farmers and debtors protesting local civil authority. In Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle, Leonard Richards reveals that this perception is misleading, that the rebellion was much more widespread than previously thought, and that the participants and their supporters actually represented whole communities - the wealthy and the poor, the influential and the weak, even members of some of the best Massachusetts families. The book is published by University of Pennsylvania Press. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: William Dupuy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/060525/bk_acx0_060525_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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