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The Day After Tomorrow, Hörbuch, Digital, 409min

In Paris, an American surgeon named Paul Osborn sees a man he believes murdered his father years ago - and tries to kill him. In London, a renowned homicide detective from Los Angeles on assignment to Interpol investigates a baffling series of decapitations. In Geneva, a beautiful medical resident begins a love affair that will change her life forever. In New Mexico, a physical therapist is invited to accompany a very special patient back to Switzerland. And in Germany, a select group of industrialists prepares for a momentous celebration... Deftly weaving together these disparate events, Allan Folsom reveals an international conspiracy of apocalyptic proportions, a sinister cabal that will send Paul Osborn on a heart-pounding chase across Europe - and keep listeners up long into the night. Language: English. Narrator: Edward Herrmann. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bant/000197/bk_bant_000197_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Master Key System , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 328min

In 1909 a deep secret was rediscovered. A secret that drove those that knew it to the furthest reaches of total success. Wealthy industrialists, politicians, and captains of industry flocked to the man that knew the secret. They paid him vast sums of money for it. They all enjoyed unparalleled success. They became the greatest people of all time. They all agreed the secret would never be revealed to the public. The first World War broke out in 1914. Those who knew the secret were protected. The Great Depression crippled the Nation in 1929. Those who knew the secret prospered. The Catholic Church learned of the secret in 1933. It was banned by the Church. The "secret" can now be found in the Master Key System. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Core Media Productions. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bill/000001/bk_bill_000001_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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100 quotes by Mark Twain, Hörbuch, Digital, 24min

Mark Twain is one of the wittiest and most prolific writers of all time. He is mostly known for "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and its sequel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", which is often called the Great American Novel. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist this country has produced" and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse, but he became a chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies, and murderous acts of mankind. His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. These 100 quotes have been carefully selected from his huge body of work to introduce you to his character and provide you with some of his sharpest thoughts and phrasings. Language: English. Narrator: Paul Spera. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/cids/001527/bk_cids_001527_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Three Hostages , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 743min

Hannay to the rescue once more! This time...our hero is summoned from his tranquil life in rural Oxfordshire to save the world from a financial conspiracy which threatens the global economy. Hannay comes to believe that the villain behind all this must be Dominick Medina. But can such a brilliant, charming idol of the nation be using Eastern magic to suborn industrialists, magnates and other such pillars of society as his slaves? Is Medina also capable of holding hostages as insurance against the failure of his dastardly schemes and to guarantee his escape from justice? Infiltrating the organisation, Hannay befriends Medina and starts to investigate. His mission takes him from England to Norway and culminates in Scotland, where the protagonists stalk each other in a most thrilling chase and the outcome is death - but who will be the victor? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Joyce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/assm/000095/bk_assm_000095_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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City of Light, Hörbuch, Digital, 365min

The year is 1901. Buffalo, New York, is poised for glory. With its booming industry and newly electrified streets, Buffalo is a model for the century just beginning.Louisa Barrett has made this dazzling city her home. Headmistress of Buffalo’s most prestigious school, Louisa is at ease in a world of men, protected by the titans of her city. But nothing prepares her for a startling discovery: evidence of a murder tied to the city’s cathedral-like power plant at nearby Niagara Falls.This shocking crime - followed by another mysterious death - will ignite an explosive chain of events. For in this city of seething intrigue and dazzling progress, a battle rages among politicians, power brokers, and industrialists for control of Niagara. And one extraordinary woman in their midst must protect a dark secret that implicates them all....Please note: This is an abridged edition. Language: English. Narrator: Jan Maxwell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bant/000257/bk_bant_000257_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Andrew Jackson: The Making of America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 253min

Born in the Carolina backwoods, Andrew Jackson joined the American Revolutionary War at the age of 13. After a reckless youth of gunfights, gambling, and general mischief, he rose to national fame as the general who defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans. Afterwards, Jackson ran for president as a political outsider, championing the interest of common farmers and frontiersmen. Determined to take down the wealthy, well-educated East Coast elites, he pledged to destroy the national bank, which he believed was an engine of corruption serving the interest of bankers and industrialists. A staunch nationalist, he sought to secure and expand the nation's borders. Believing that we the people included white men only, he protected the practice of slavery and opened new lands for white settlers by pushing the Native people westward. A polarizing figure in his era, Jackson ignited a populist movement that remains a powerful force in our national politics. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pete Cross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/drms/003265/bk_drms_003265_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Magnificent Ambersons , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 621min

Set in the Midwest in the early 20th century - the dawn of the automobile age - The Magnificent Ambersons (perhaps best known for the Orson Welles film it inspired) begins by introducing the Ambersons, the richest family in town. Exemplifying aristocratic excess, the Ambersons have everything money can buy - and more. But George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled grandson of the family patriarch, is unable to see that great societal changes are taking place and that business tycoons, industrialists, and real-estate developers will soon surpass him in wealth and prestige. Rather than join the new mechanical age, George prefers to remain a gentleman, believing that "being things" is superior to "doing things". But as his town becomes a city, and the family palace is enveloped in a cloud of soot, George's protectors disappear one by one, and the elegant, cloistered lifestyle of the Ambersons fades from view and finally vanishes altogether. Winner of the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Berkrot. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/001728/bk_tant_001728_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Dizzy City: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 641min

The year is 1916, Europe is at war, and American industrialists are getting rich. Englishman Benedict Cramb deserts the trench warfare of northern France and stows away on an outbound transatlantic ship. When the ship docks in New York City, a place untouched and largely unaware of the horrors of war, he realizes that this is the place to reinvent himself. Ben soon falls under the sway of the urbane and mysterious Julius McAteer, who sees in Ben his chance to finely hone the tools of someone who can master the art of the con. They concoct a ruse, pick their mark - a blustering Midwestern cattleman named Henry Jergens - and the game is afoot. In the process, Ben falls in love with the beguiling actress Katherine Howells, who in turn is connected to even more men of vast means. But the further Ben follows the money in New York, the closer he moves back to the war in Europe and his shattering experiences there. This compellng novel is rich in historical detail and filled with suspense, romance and adventure. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Bishop. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/000149/bk_acx0_000149_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Terror of the Machine, Hörbuch, Digital, 27min

In this autobiography, the American industrialist Henry Ford wrote, "Repetitive labor... is a terrifying prospect to a certain kind of mind... but to other minds, perhaps I might say the majority of minds, repetitive operations hold no terrors." Pushing the "efficiency of movement" system of Frederick Winslow Taylor to its ultimate realization, Ford tirelessly toiled to reduce factory and assembly line work to its essential operations. This, in turn, reduced factory workers to automatons, seemingly nothing more than extensions of the machines for which they labored.Ford was not bothered by the prospect of reducing people to machines, since he firmly believed that it did not bother them and that they could do no better. But, paradoxically, and like all the great American industrialists, Ford feared the prospect that these 'mindless automatons' might get organized and demand their rights. So along with efficiency of movement came a system of indoctrination and punishment to insure that workers obeyed orders. In short, the industrialized west was built on the systematic oppression of its working people. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Scott. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/edel/008366/bk_edel_008366_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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We Are All Weird: The Myth of Mass and the End of Compliance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 135min

We Are All Weird is a celebration of choice, of treating different people differently and of embracing the notion that everyone deserves the dignity and respect that comes from being heard. The book calls for the end of "mass" and for the beginning of offering people more choices, more interests, and giving them more authority to operate in ways that reflect their own unique values. For generations, marketers, industrialists, and politicians have tried to force us into little boxes, complying with their idea of what we should buy, use, or want. And in an industrial, mass-market driven world, this was efficient and it worked. But what we've learned in this new era is that mass limits our choice, because it succeeds through conformity. As Godin has identified, a new era of weirdness is upon us. People with more choices, more interests, and the power to do something about it are stepping forward and insisting that the world work in a different way. By enabling choice, we allow people to survive and thrive. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Seth Godin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/003222/bk_brll_003222_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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