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  Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1791min

  Now a major motion picture, Vanity Fair is one of the greatest of English novels, a vast satirical panorama of a materialistic society and a landmark in the history of realistic fiction. Generally considered to be his masterpiece, Vanity Fair is Thackeray's resplendent social satire that exposes the greed and corruption raging in England during the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars. Subtitled "A Novel Without a Hero", it traces the changing fortunes of two unforgettable women: the scheming opportunist Becky Sharp, one of literature's most resourceful, engaging, and amoral heroines, and her foil, the faithful, naive Amelia Sedley. Amid the swirl of London's posh ballrooms and affairs of love and war, their fortunes rise and fall. Thackeray's subversive, comic attack on the hypocrisy and "dismal roguery" of an avaricious world resonates 150 years later with implications for our own times. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Frederick Davidson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/001454/bk_blak_001454_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Gilded Sanctum , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 426min

  A missing student. A mysterious school. And one man's search for the truth.Former FBI agent Ryan Walker is a private investigator who tracks down people for the wealthy and powerful, frequently crossing the line between justice and revenge. Disgraced by his final operation as an agent and haunted by the demons of his past, he is now lost in the world of missing persons.Walker seeks atonement for his sins when a client calls upon him to find his missing daughter, who vanished from her prestigious private school in suburban Washington, D.C., without a trace. But as he delves deeper into the mystery surrounding the girl's disappearance, he unexpectedly enters a hidden world of secrets, lies, and deception.Realizing the elite academy is not what it appears beneath its resplendent surface and driven by a desperate quest for redemption, Walker will risk everything - whatever the cost - to uncover the truth of what really happened at the shadowy school they call...the gilded sanctum. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: ChasMandala. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/223043/bk_acx0_223043_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Cook Like a Native Italian , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 54min

  In my Italian American household and my Taste of Italy cooking classes, fun gatherings have always centered around good food and great conversation. Cook Like a Native Italian focuses on the simple pleasure of cooking healthy, easy-to-follow, time-tested recipes. Cook Like a Native Italian is resplendent of the fresh and seasonal ingredients found in Italy. With the spirit of Italy in mind, you will enjoy creating family favorites such as Aunt Rose’s Tallerina, My Mama’s Artichoke Cheese Squares, The Brooklyn Mama’s Bruschetta, chicken cacciatore, veal scaloppini, zucchini italiano, torte angelica, Nonie Julie’s Anise Biscotti Cookies, and a whole lot more. Buon appetito. Besides tasty Italian recipes, you will find hear quizzes to test your knowledge, such as "You Know You Are Italian When", "How to Spot a Real Italian", "How to Embrace Your Inner Italian Mama", and "Memories of Italian Cooking". This audiobook also includes a handy weights and measuring guide. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Darcey Kobs. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/230913/bk_acx0_230913_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Strange Company , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 113min

  In Strange Company, a delightful collection of short essays, Jean Ryan brings us closer to the natural world. From lizards to lady bugs, from the inscrutable sloth to the resplendent quetzal, Ryan reveals some of our commonalities with earth's creatures and hints at the lessons we might learn from them. Do lizards fall in love? What do sloths think about all day? Why is the blood of a horseshoe crab so valuable? Do starlings flock for fun? Can a parrot serve as a therapist? Do turtles ever grow bored with their long lives? Why would a crow foster a kitten? Can snails be fearless? These are just a few of the questions Ryan poses in Strange Company as she invites the listener on a wild journey through land, sea and sky. While these essays acknowledge our responsibility to Mother Nature, the insights they offer are affirmative and heartening. With her precise, elegant prose, Ryan draws us into the tantalizing world of animals and their oddities. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nikiya Palombi. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/082919/bk_acx0_082919_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Stoner & Spaz , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 175min

  For 16-year-old Ben Bancroft - a kid with cerebral palsy, no parents, and an overprotective grandmother - the closest thing to happiness is hunkering alone in the back of the Rialto Theatre and watching Bride of Frankenstein for the umpteenth time. The last person he wants to run into is drugged-up Colleen Minou, resplendent in ripped tights, neon miniskirt, and an impressive array of tattoos.But when Colleen climbs into the seat beside him and rests a woozy head on his shoulder, Ben has that unmistakable feeling that his life is about to change. With unsparing humor and a keen flair for dialogue, Ron Koertge captures the rare repartee between two lonely teenagers on opposite sides of the social divide. His smart, self-deprecating protagonist learns that kindred spirits may be found for the looking - and that the resolve to follow your passion can be strengthened by something as simple as a human touch. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Josh Hamilton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/001004/bk_lili_001004_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Thief of My Heart , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 740min

  Will Lacie Montgomery hold fast to her greatest deception, or succumb to the seductive stranger who is bent on learning the truth? From acclaimed romance writer Rexanne Becnel comes a story of passion and hidden identity in the post-war American South. As a dark figure on horseback approaches the resplendent Louisiana estate of Sparrow Hill, a chill runs through Lacie Montgomery, the lovely head of the Sparrow Hill School for Young Ladies, because she is not exactly who she appears to be - and the exposure of her darkest secret could mean the closing of her beloved school and the end of its rightful place in the Kimbell family legacy. But Dillon Lockwood, the bastard Kimbell son, can see right through her, and he plans to extract her secret and save his family’s fortune, even if it means taking her to his bed, where deceit will crumble in the heat of a lover’s embrace. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dina Pearlman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015874/bk_adbl_015874_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Shopaholic Ties the Knot , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 867min

  Life has been good for Becky Bloomwood: She's become the best personal shopper at Barneys, she and her successful entrepreneurial boyfriend, Luke, are living happily in Manhattan's West Village, and her new next-door neighbor is a fashion designer! But with her best friend, Suze, engaged, how can Becky fail to notice that her own ring finger is bare? Not that she's been thinking of marriage (or diamonds) or anything. Then Luke proposes! Bridal registries dance in Becky's head. Problem is, two other people are planning her wedding: Becky's overjoyed mother has been waiting forever to host a backyard wedding, with the bride resplendent in Mum's frilly old gown. While Luke's high-society mother is insisting on a glamorous, all-expenses-paid affair at the Plaza. Both weddings for the same day. And Becky can't seem to turn down either one. Can everyone's favorite shopaholic tie the knot before everything unravels? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emily Gray. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/000196/bk_reco_000196_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  SAS Italian Job , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 731min

  An impossible mission in wartime Italy: the next explosive best seller from Damien Lewis.In the hard-fought winter of 1944, the Allies advanced northwards through Italy but stalled on the fearsome mountainous defences of the Gothic Line. Two men were parachuted in, in an effort to break the deadlock. Their mission: to penetrate deep into enemy territory and lay waste to the Germans' impregnable headquarters.At the 11th hour, mission commanders radioed for David 'The Mad Piper' Kilpatrick to be flown in, resplendent in his tartan kilt. They wanted this fearless war hero to lead the assault, piping 'Highland Laddie' as he went - so leaving an indelible British signature to deter Nazi reprisals.As the column of raiders formed up, there was shocking news. High command radioed through an order to stand down, having assessed the chances of success at little more than zero. But in defiance of orders, and come hell or high water, they were going in.Damien Lewis' new best seller tells the incredible story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matt Bates. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/qpuk/000910/bk_qpuk_000910_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone: The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Percival , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 254min

  You would think Petronellas 16th birthday would be cause for celebration. After all, fashionable friends are arriving at her country estate near London, teas are being served, and her coming out party promises to be a resplendent affair. Everything is falling nicely into place, until, suddenly, it isnt. For Petronella discovers that her guardian, Uncle Augustus T. Percival, has developed a most unVictorian compulsion: He must eat bugs. Worse still, because he is her guardian, Uncle Augustus is to attend her soiree and his current state will most definitely be an embarrassment.During the festivities, when Petronella would much rather be sharing pleasantries with handsome Lord James Sinclair (swoon), important guests are disappearing, kidnapping notes are appearing, many of the clues are insects, and Uncle Augustus is surreptitiously devouring evidence. Its more than one 16-year-old girl should have to deal with. But, truth be told, there is far more yet to come. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emily Janice Card. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/001806/bk_adbl_001806_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  I Have Something to Tell You: A Memoir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 509min

  On the eve of Christmas and a proposal, Natalie Appleton discovers she doesn't want to settle for sevens and starts over. So, she abandons everything in Alberta for Bangkok. Along the way, with startling illumination, honesty, and humor, Natalie unpacks the past that caused her to flee: cheating hearts, small-town suffocation, a tattered family, and a genetic disposition to madness. In Bangkok, Natalie kills an albino gecko, crawls into bed with a lamp seller, and nearly calls off her quest when she's almost attacked by a leather vendor. And then, at a grimy guesthouse one year after arriving in Thailand, everything changes.I Have Something to Tell You is a lyrical, vulnerable exploration of the meaning of love, family, home, and the magic of the universe. It's also a captivating window into two equally exotic worlds - the oil-patch-laden prairies and the resplendent Thailand.This is a story for anyone who remembers feeling lost in their 20s, for anyone who has been afraid to leave - a crummy partner or town or job - and for anyone who has ever wondered, "What if?" ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Leslie Howard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/144996/bk_acx0_144996_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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