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    Spider #7 April 1934: The Spider , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 262min
    When the underworld united in one compact army of crime, the Spider - his prestige gone - faced the most vicious collection of criminals and degenerate killers ever assembled under one dark banner of bloody social war! How can Richard Wentworth, robbed of Kirkpatrick and Nita, renew the Spider-fear, which alone can bring him victory from a menace that is making casualty columns of our daily papers and filling our institutions with driveling victims of the new madness? "It's smart to be dopey!" This was the slogan dancing on the laughing lips of the so-called smart set in this hard-hitting Spider novel. According to the slang of 1934, "dope" stood for heroin. And a criminal genius calling himself the Bloody Serpent was its chief pusher. With the repeal of Prohibition, alcohol is now legal. The speakeasies have reopened as legitimate saloons. Bootleggers and their illegal brewers have been thrown out of business. America is celebrating - but also looking for a new illicit kick. Amid this historic upheaval, the Bloody Serpent senses a fresh opportunity. Organizing the New York underworld under his wicked banner, he begins a systematic campaign to undermine law and order - the better to push his narcotic wares on the city's gullible uppercrust. No wonder they called him The serpent of destruction! First, Commissioner Kirkpatrick is framed and disgraced. Then Nita van Sloan is kidnapped with the cruel intention of turning her into a pathetic dope addict. Criminals, once cowing in terror of the Spider's awesome wrath, now laughed at his name, their old arachnophobia gone. That was when the Spider decided to armor himself with a new array of weapons - deadly devices so terrible that they would re-inflict the dread that the master of men had built up in the criminal underworld - and vowing to wage "war to the hilt!" Nick Santa Maria reads this riveting Spider thriller. Originally published in The Spider magazine, Ap ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Santa Maria. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/047717/bk_acx0_047717_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Roll The Bones: The History of Gambling (Casino Edition) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1019min
    Roll the Bones tells the story of gambling: where it came from, how it has changed, and where it is now. This is the new Casino Edition, which updates and expands the global history of gambling to include a greater focus on casinos, from their development in European spas to their growth in Reno and Las Vegas. New material chronicles in greater depth the development of casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and their spread throughout the United States. A new chapter better places Atlantic City's casinos into their correct context, and new material accounts for the rise of casinos in Asia and online gaming.  From the first modern casino in Venice (1638), casinos have grown incredibly. During the 18th and 19th centuries, a series of European spa towns, culminating in Monte Carlo, hosted casinos. In the United States during those same years, gambling developed both in illegal urban gambling halls and in the wide-open saloons of the Western frontier. Those two strands of American gambling came together in Nevada's legal casinos, whose current regime dates from 1931.  Developing with a healthy assist from elements affiliated with organized crime, these casinos eventually outgrew their rough-hewn routes, becoming sun-drenched pleasure palaces along the Las Vegas Strip. With Nevada casinos proving successful, other states, beginning with New Jersey in 1976, rolled the dice. From there, casinos have come to America's tribal lands, rivers, and urban centers. In the last decade, gambling has moved online, while Asia - with multibillion-dollar projects in Macau and Singapore - has become a new casino frontier.  Roll the Bones will give you a better appreciation for how long casinos and gambling have been with us - and what they mean to us today. This audio edition includes a brand-new exclusive author interview with background on the book and developments since its print publication. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Eric Martin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/111174/bk_acx0_111174_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 620min
    The vivid history of Beale Street - a lost world of swaggering musicians, glamorous madams, and ruthless politicians - and the battle for the soul of Memphis. Following the Civil War, Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, thrived as a cauldron of sex and song, violence and passion. But out of this turmoil emerged a center of black progress, optimism, and cultural ferment. Preston Lauterbach tells this vivid, fascinating story through the multigenerational saga of a family whose ambition, race pride, and moral complexity indelibly shaped the city that would loom so large in American life. Robert Church, who would become "the South's first black millionaire," was a mulatto slave owned by his white father. Having survived a deadly race riot in 1866, Church constructed an empire of vice in the booming river town. He made a fortune with saloons, gambling, and - shockingly - white prostitution. But he also nurtured the militant journalism of Ida B. Wells and helped revolutionize American music through the work of composer W. C. Handy, the man who claimed to have invented the blues. In the face of Jim Crow, the Church fortune helped fashion the most powerful black political organization of the early 20th century. Robert and his son, Bob, Jr., bought and sold property, founded a bank, and created a park and auditorium for their people finer than the places whites had forbidden them to attend. However, the Church family operated through a tense arrangement with the Democrat machine run by the notorious E. H. "Boss" Crump, who stole elections and controlled city hall. The battle between this black dynasty and the white political machine would define the future of Memphis. Brilliantly researched and swiftly plotted, Beale Street Dynasty offers a captivating account of one of America's iconic cities - by one of our most talented narrative historians. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mirron Willis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/022799/bk_adbl_022799_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Ownership of the Old World: The End of the Blade, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 386min
    Hi! Stu here - the writer, artist and the voice you are about to hear! If, like me, you like westerns (saloons, guns, courtesans, bandits), fantasy (swords, bows & arrows, elves, dwarves, large Norse types with hammers) and more besides, then this evocative book will intrigue you as it begins to weave the tapestry of the epic tale that lies ahead. I love to immerse myself in this world and hope you feel that coming through. The fusion of western and fantasy worlds provides something fresh and interesting, allowing for some creative approaches when navigating previously overtrodden pathways or routes to avoid them entirely. This installment is the beginning of the tale of Brütan, a criminal-turned-honest-smithy who is struggling to provide for his elven wife in the recession. He is forced into a choice that will change his destiny - and that of those he loves - forever. It is a story about introductions as well as following Brütan's floundering first steps, so it presents a lot, rapidly. We get to meet many of those who will bear witness to the violent evolution of the world as he heads unknowingly toward dark and untamed forces. It is purposefully short, yet there is a lot to take in. It will either leave you wanting more (And part's two and three will be here very soon - if not already, by the time you listen to this) or relieved that you didn't have to waste more time coming to the conclusion that it was not an investment you wanted to continue to make. Let’s face it, we live in a world overflowing with content, and I didn't want to overstay my welcome if you weren't feeling it. For what it's worth, I reckon you’re going to be hooked, but I am obviously biased. I hope you enjoy it and want to join me for the rest of the ride.Warning: The story features some mature content, violence, adult language, and scenes of a sexual nature, so I'd recommend this for a mature audience. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stu Royce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/181747/bk_acx0_181747_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Seattle Noir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 478min
    Launched by the summer '04 award-winning best-seller Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Brand-new stories by: G. M. Ford, Skye Moody, R. Barri Flowers, Thomas P. Hopp, Patricia Harrington, Bharti Kirchner, Kathleen Alcalá, Simon Wood, Brian Thornton, Lou Kemp, Curt Colbert, Robert Lopresti, Paul S. Piper, and Stephan Magcosta. Early Seattle was a hardscrabble seaport filled with merchant sailors, longshoremen, lumberjacks, rowdy saloons, and a rough-and-tumble police force not immune to corruption and graft. By the mid-50s, the town had added Boeing to its claim to fame, but was still a mostly blue-collar burg that was infamously described as "a cultural dustbin" by the Seattle Symphony’s first conductor. Present-day Seattle has become a pricey, cosmopolitan center, home to Microsoft and Starbucks. The city is famous as the birthplace of grunge music, and possesses a flourishing art, theater, and club scene that many would have thought improbable just a few decades ago. But some things never change - crime being one of them. Seattle's evolution to high-finance and high-tech has simply provided even greater opportunity and reward to those who might be ethically, morally, or economically challenged (crooks, in other words). But most crooks are just ordinary people, not professional thieves or crime bosses - they might be your pleasant neighbor, your wife or lover, your grocer or hairdresser, your minister or banker or lifelong friend - yet even the most upright and honest of them sometimes fall to temptation. Within the stories of Seattle Noir, you will find: a wealthy couple whose marriage is filled with not-so-quiet desperation; a credit card scam that goes over-limit; femmes fatales and hommes fatales; a delicatessen owner whose case is less than koshe ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Barrett, Kevin Free, Jonathan Davis, Bronson Pinchot, David Ledoux, Kevin T. Collins, Farah Bala. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/014661/bk_adbl_014661_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Martha: The Marriage Market, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 401min
    From best-selling author Stevie MacFarlane comes the final book in The Marriage Market series! Martha Jonas can't seem to help feeling a bit sorry for herself. Ever since the accident that nearly took Euphemia and Suzanna from them, the men are more determined than ever to assert their authority. Even her gentle Ethan, the man she plans to marry, has put his foot down, telling her what she must and must not do. It's appalling! The very idea that, as her husband, the big Swede would feel justified - no, worse than that - entitled to pull her over his lap and smack her bottom when she displeases him is simply too much to bear. Perhaps she won't marry at all. Yes, she is on the other side of 25, but she's also smart, talented, and turned a tidy profit with her dress shop in Philadelphia before she foolishly replied to that darn advertisement of Hugh's. He'd wanted a bride...one. He got dozens of offers, which, of course, made the women-hungry men of Seattle happy, but didn't do much for her. Many of the other applicants were younger, prettier, and often so flighty she wanted to box their ears. Martha didn't see herself as silly. An independent woman was not a good match for a dominating man. Not at all, and Ethan was becoming more so by the day. No, she would not marry. The money she had in the bank would help her get started and her friends would help. The new Ladies Aide Society would give her plenty to do outside of her shop and she would dedicate herself to serving those women less fortunate than she, and to shutting down Seattle's saloons. While Martha was a novice to the Temperance Movement, Clara Webster, another unmarried bride, seemed to know exactly how to proceed. That, of course, is before all hell breaks loose. In the space of a few days, everything changes. The men find out about the secret plans for ‘that temperance nonsense.’ They are not amused. Jane’s children go missing on their way west, and their escort tu ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Goldsmith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/091362/bk_acx0_091362_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of Annie Oakley , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 32min
    Perfect for ages 7-10."Aim at the high mark and you will hit it. No, not the first time, not the second time and maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect. Finally you'll hit the bull's-eye of success." - Annie OakleyThe Wild West made legends out of many men who came to be identified with the unforgiving nature and spirit of the frontier. Men like Wyatt Earp have long been celebrated for their toughness, swagger, and fearless courage. So it’s no surprise that the few women who could match the men in toughness and gun-play have also become legends of the West.There was little about the childhood of Phoebe Ann Mosey that indicated that she would grow up to become Annie Oakley, one of the best sharpshooters the world has ever seen and an icon of the West. Her parents, Jacob and Susan, were Quakers who migrated from Pennsylvania to Darke County, Ohio, after a fire destroyed their inn and their livelihood. Their daughter, who would become a national celebrity in her own life as "The Little Sure Shot of the West", learned her gun skills out of necessity, using them to hunt for food around the Cincinnati area thousands of miles away from the dusty towns, saloons, and shootouts that have become symbols the Wild West.However, Annie would make her own mark by hitting so many marks back east, and by 18, she had made a name for herself by besting other sharpshooters, including Frank Butler, who performed a traveling act and became smitten by the young teen who beat him. Annie and Frank would marry when she was 16, and they continued to perform together until becoming part of Buffalo Bill’s famous show, where Annie became acquainted with other legends like Sitting Bull.Annie would perform off and on for Buffalo Bill’s show, but she also took her exploits to Europe and even the burgeoning film industry, performing "The Little Sure Shot of the West" for Thomas Edison’s b ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tracey Norman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/107828/bk_acx0_107828_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Legends of the West: Dodge City, Kansas , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 66min
    The Wild West has made legends out of many men, but it has forged a lasting legacy for some of the frontier towns that hosted famous Western icons as well, and aside from Tombstone and Deadwood, no frontier town is better known than Dodge City, Kansas. In the immediate wake of the Civil War, a settlement originally developed around Fort Dodge, which had been built to protect against Indian attacks, and it became a favorite spot for the buffalo hunters on the Plains who were engaged in exterminating the bison to harm the Native American tribes. By 1876, however, Dodge City had become a popular destination spot for cattle drives starting from as far south as Texas. With that, the town also came to symbolize everything about the Old West. Dodge City brought together cowboys, lawmen, saloons, gambling, brothels, and everything in between, creating an environment that was always colorful and occasionally fatal. Since Dodge City was on the frontier, it took awhile for the law to catch up to it; even as late as September 1876, a local paper noted, "The citizens of Dodge have organized a vigilance committee and last week the committee addressed the following pointed note to every gambler in the city: 'Sir: You are hereby notified to leave this city before 6 o'clock, a. m. of Sept. 17th, 1876, and not return here.'" Lawmen finally became a fixture of Dodge City in the late 1870s, but as with so many other places in the West, the line between hero and villain was blurred. Dodge City's lawmen included some of the most famous men of the Wild West, including Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp. Given the way the frontier town developed, as well as the people who called it home, Dodge City was certain to hold a special place in Western lore. Legends of the West: Dodge City, Kansas comprehensively covers the history of the city, profiles the people who called it home, and highlights the attractions and events that made it famous. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Keith Peters. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/035626/bk_acx0_035626_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Soldier's Diary 1893-1918: From Philadelphia to the Philippines,Crawfish Jesse Tells It Like It Was , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 302min
    Digging into one's family history can reveal unusual surprises. In my case, I recently discovered my great grandfather, Jesse C. Davisson's first-hand account of his 25-year military experience during an epic period in American history. Jesse was no angel when he first joined the Army in 1893, as an ordinary young man in Philadelphia. His diary follows his subsequent adventures - from learning to ride a horse with the 7th Cavalry, and befriending Indian Scouts, to surviving ambushes, and water-boarding prisoners - all while serving in the American Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and World War I. A Soldier's Diary 1893-1918: From Philadelphia to the Philippines, Crawfish Jesse Tells It Like It Was, reveals the good and the bad in our human character. In fact, some of the descriptions of brutal killings and torture may not be suitable for some listeners. But for many military history devotees and fans, WWI scholars, and all those who study American history during this era, Jesse's story will not only educate - it will reveal a sordid side of our country's military history, which, up until now, has been either unknown, or largely overlooked. "We all write through pain," a relative told me upon listening to Jesse's diary, and I can say with certainty, that this diary will take listeners to many extraordinary places, as it travels back in time to when this country was not a nation, but a series of staked claims, and territories. You will meet a motley crew of cattle rustlers, thieves, murderers, outlaws, and deserters, as Jesse himself, once became. Between his encounters in saloons with women of the night, Mexican banditos, Yaqui Indians, and German machine guns, it is amazing that he was not injured or killed in action. Instead, Jesse eventually died as a result of chest problems he suffered while being gassed in France, during WWI. Someone once said, "When a man dies, a library burns down." I hope that b ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Leland Horton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/092971/bk_acx0_092971_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Jaguar MkI & II Saloons
    Jaguar MkI & II Saloons: ab 5.99 €
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