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    Spinner
    Fifteen-year-old Alex is a "spinner." His friends are "dummies." Two clandestine groups of humans want his power. And an ancient evil is stalking him. If people weren't being murdered, Alex might laugh at how his life turned into a horror movie overnight. In a wheelchair since birth, his freakish ability has gotten him kicked out of ten foster homes since the age of four. Now saddled with a sadistic housemother who uses his spinning to "fix" the kids she injures, Alex and his misfit group of learning disabled classmates are the only ones who can solve the mystery of his birth before more people meet a gruesome end.They want to know who murdered their beloved teacher, and why the hot young substitute acts like she's flirting with them. Then there's the mysterious medallion that seems to have unleashed something evil, and an ancient prophecy suggesting Alex has the power to destroy the world.Friendships are tested, secrets uncovered, love spoken, and destiny revealed. The kid who's always been a loner will finally learn the value of friends, family, and loyalty. If he survives...
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    The Postcard , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 446min
    She died today. One phone call changes Jason's summer vacation - and life - forever.When Jason's grandmother dies, he's sent down to her home in Florida to help his father clean out her things. At first he gripes about spending his summer miles away from his best friend, doing chores, and sweating in the Florida heat, but he soon discovers a mystery surrounding his grandmother's murky past.An old, yellowed postcard...a creepy phone call with a raspy voice at the other end asking, "So how smart are you?"...an entourage of freakish funeral goers....a bizarre magazine story. All contain clues that will send him on a thrilling journey to uncover family secrets.Award-winning author Tony Abbott weaves an intriguing and entertaining mystery of adventure, friendship and family. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lincoln Hoppe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/000781/bk_lili_000781_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Devil's Financial Dictionary , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 353min
    Your Survival Guide to the Hades of Wall Street The Devil's Financial Dictionary skewers the plutocrats and bureaucrats who gave us exploding mortgages, freakish risks, and banks too big to fail. And it distills the complexities, absurdities, and pomposities of Wall Street into plain truths and aphorisms anyone can understand. An indispensable survival guide to the hostile wilderness of today's financial markets, The Devil's Financial Dictionary delivers practical insights with a scorpion's sting. It cuts through the fads and fakery of Wall Street and clears a safe path for investors between euphoria and despair. Staying out of financial purgatory has never been this fun. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dana Hickox. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/001735/bk_gdan_001735_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Callahan's Key , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 761min
    Nobody blends good science with bad puns as brilliantly as Spider Robinson. Now he's back with the latest chapter of the Callahan saga: an improbable tale of impending doom, a road trip, space, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.The universe is in desperate peril. Due to a cluster of freakish phenomena, the United States' own defense system has become a doomsday machine, threatening the entire universe. Only one man can save everything-as-we-know-it from annihilation. Unfortunately, he's not available. So the job falls instead to bar owner Jake Stonebender, his wife Zoey, and their superintelligent toddler, Erin, not to mention two dozen busloads of ex-hippies and freaks, Robert Heinlein's wandering cat, a whorehouse parrot, and misunderstood genius-inventor, Nikola Tesla, who is in fact alive and well. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barrett Whitener. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/000606/bk_blak_000606_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Nero's Fiddle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 525min
    One death by spontaneous human combustion is a rare act of God. Two... is surely a freakish coincidence. Three... well, that's starting to look deliberate. Cara has a new role as Queen Victoria's artifact hunter, she's adapting to married life and living in a country manor that more closely resembles a mausoleum. In London, Inspector Fraser investigates a series of strange deaths by divine fire - except he doesn't believe in coincidences. Despite himself, he enlists Cara's help to identify what artifact could cause such a hideous death while his desire to bring her husband to justice burns unabated. Someone's intent on making sure a decades old secret stays hidden and Cara must figure out who is responsible before this case consumes her family and rocks the entire realm to its foundations. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gemma Dawson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/018067/bk_adbl_018067_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Cave Man , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 388min
    The Cave Man is an extraordinary and moving portrait of a man brutalized in Mao’s China, stripped of his most basic human faculties and emotions.The story begins as Ja Feng is contained within a three-foot by four-and-one-half-foot solitary confinement cell in a prison camp. He has survived this punishment for a miraculous nine months, a period of time that has forced him to question his most basic thoughts and perceptions.The Cave Man follows Ja Feng once he is released from his solitary confinement, as he is forced to integrate with fellow prisoners who view his skeletal figure and erratic screaming fits as freakish, and as he makes heartbreaking attempts to assimilate into Chinese culture, reestablish familial bonds, and seek out an ordinary human experience. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Chen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/001576/bk_adbl_001576_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Mothman Prophecies , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 570min
    West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare that culminates in a tragedy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman, trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found slaughtered and mutilated. And journalist John Keel, arriving to investigate the freakish events, soon finds himself an integral part of an eerie and unfathomable mystery. Translated into over thirteen languages, John Keel's unsettling account of what he encountered in Point Pleasant has long been regarded as a classic in the literature of the unexplained. It is now the basis of a major motion picture starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney. The Mothman Prophecies is also available in print from Tor Books. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Craig Wasson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhau/000093/bk_rhau_000093_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Supernatural Summer , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 68min
    School's out in Santa Barbara and Summer Desilva's got her eye on the hottest guy in high school. But every time she gets close to Joshua, Summer's new paranormal ability betrays her feelings! How is she supposed to flirt with him when her power makes things mysteriously bursts into flames? When Summer tries to control her poltergeisting, it only creates more havoc, and her family is no help. Summer's hippie mother wants her to embrace the gift while her nine-year-old brother takes every opportunity to torment his freakish sister. Summer is determined to keep her ability a secret from Joshua and takes a huge risk when she sets out to make Joshua hers. But when things get steamy between them, sparks literally fly. Is Joshua adventurous enough to take a chance on Summer, or is her gift a supernatural deal breaker? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marilyn Ghigliotti. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/006695/bk_acx0_006695_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Struck by a Lightning Bolt , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 65min
    When basketball turns electric, being grounded just isn't enough.Jay is an ordinary 15-year-old girl from Bush, California. She and her two best friends like to play basketball but can never make even teams. Their prayers for a fourth member seem to be answered when Bryan moves to town. They become fast friends both on and off the court. But just as quickly as he shows up, Bryan vanishes when the kids get caught in a freakish storm and he's struck by lightning.Jay, Lucas, and Aniyah must come together to uncover Bryan's mysterious disappearance: Did he run away? Was he imbued with powers? Or did the unthinkable happen? The trio push death out of their minds and forge ahead, but will they be able to unravel the secret behind the strange lighting?Order your copy today and embark on this electric adventure! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Zack Percell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/213152/bk_acx0_213152_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Resurrection of Brian Cockerill , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 400min
    Brian Cockerill was once a brutal gangland enforcer who climbed the criminal ladder taxing drug dealers for fun. A six-foot-three, 24-stone man mountain with the freakish strength of a gorilla, Brian was linked with and fought some of the hardest men in England. Brian started taking the drugs he was taxing, which led to many years of addiction, depression, and anxiety that cost him everything he had but his home. The "Taxman" who had made thousands ended up broke and a recluse. Brian finally started to turn his life around in 2019 and has now started to put his efforts into educating youngsters on the importance of how not to live a life of crime. The Resurrection: Brian Cockerill is the hard-hitting, brutally truthful story of regret and repentance and Brian's journey from the dark to the light. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Craig Hannaway. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/216475/bk_acx0_216475_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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