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The Devil's Right Hand: The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 566min

The Devil's Right Hand chronicles the legacy of death and destruction in the gunmaking Colt family during the 19th century, a legacy largely remembered for a lurid murder case that inspired Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Oblong Box" - but one that encompassed much more.... New York Times and nationally best-selling author M. William Phelps reveals an unfathomable pattern surrounding repeating arms inventor Samuel Colt - from the death of all his children, including Sam's sea captain son's mysterious demise aboard his yacht, to the eccentric life of his widow. But the tip of this iceberg was the 1841-42 murder case of brother John C. Colt, one of New York's most sensational scandals. Printer Samuel Adams went to collect a debt from bookkeeper and author John Colt and was never seen alive again. Shocking revelations followed: Did John shoot Adams with one of his brother's Colt firearms before hacking him up and packing him in an oblong box? Did Sam Colt invent the revolving pistol, or steal the idea? Part historical true-crime, part family biography and cultural history, The Devil's Right Hand is a stirring narrative about a darkly cursed American dynasty. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Holcomb. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/035404/bk_acx0_035404_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Limited Edition of One (eBook, ePUB)

The more I thought about it, the more I realised my career has been unusual. How did I manage to do everything wrong but still end up on the front cover of magazines, headlining world tours and achieving Top 5 albums? How did I attract such obsessive and fanatical fans, many of whom take everything I do or say very personally, which is simultaneously flattering but can also be tremendously frustrating? Even this I somehow cultivated without somehow meaning to. My accidental career.Limited Edition of One is unlike any other music book you will ever have read.Part the long-awaited memoir of Steven Wilson: whose celebrated band Porcupine Tree began as teenage fiction before unintentionally evolving into a reality that encompassed Grammy-nominated records and sold-out shows around the world, before he set out for an even more successful solo career.Part the story of a twenty-first century artist who achieved chart-topping mainstream success without ever becoming part of the mainstream. From Abba to Stockhausen, via a collection of conversations and thought pieces on the art of listening, the rules of collaboration, lists of lists, personal stories, professional adventurism (including food, film, TV, modern art), old school rock stardom, how to negotiate an obsessive fanbase and survive on social media, and dream-fever storytelling.

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Judge Alvin Wong , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 251min

Judge Alvin Wong is a modern-day story with yesterday’s lessons - all encompassed within a traditional Wild West setting. This all-American story typifies a struggle that exists everywhere: the battle between upper class and the so-called lower class.Matt Shea exemplifies this quirk in human nature by going a step further. He throws in a streetwise Chinese American judge, a crafty individual who uses his charm and common sense to dance around racial barriers while resolving issues.The pinnacle of this story is when a brash rancher named Blaine Wolf sets himself up to be sentenced by Judge Alvin - in a saloon. Blaine is pompous about his wealth and uses every opportunity to highlight it. In fact, he went as far as suing a humble ranch hand - only to disgrace him in court over a small debt. From there, more salt is poured when the plaintiff elects to drop the case midstream, thus denying the hired hand any dignity.Judge Alvin Wong tips the scales even when Blaine tries to save face. Foolishly, he grants Alvin permission to informally sentence him while others watch.The result? A harmless yet poetic justice is set in motion - a soul-searching trek that has one rancher learn about life and the goodness of our Lord. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christopher Lane. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/146208/bk_acx0_146208_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Space Race: A History from Beginning to End , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 66min

During 14 years, from 1955 to 1969, the Soviet Union and the United States of America were engaged in a dramatic race against each other to conquer space. This period encompassed dramatic victories, humbling defeats, and more than one tragedy. This is a story of human courage and ingenuity at its best and political maneuvering at its worst, of almost unbelievable technological progress undertaken with the object not just of advancing human knowledge but also of proving the superiority of one country over another.Here's what you'll learn about:From missiles to rocketsRussia takes the leadEarly American failuresThe first men in spaceFatalities on both sidesThe moon landingAnd much more!The space race culminated in man setting foot upon the moon, but each milestone on the way to that final goal was bitterly contested. Two powerful nations pledged a substantial part of their national resources to beat the other in a scientific and technological race to be the first to achieve new records. In terms of contests between major powers, there has never been anything quite as dramatic, public, and sustained as the space race; it remains one of the most fascinating and engaging episodes of the Cold War. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen Paul Aulridge, Jr.. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/136136/bk_acx0_136136_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Call to Christian Perfection , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 165min

What is Christian Perfection? Why are so many professing Christians afraid of the doctrine? Why is the idea so vehemently resisted? These answers and more are found in Samuel Chadwick's The Call to Christian Perfection; Christian Perfection, says Chadwick, is not infallibility. And neither is it encompassed in the dissolution of our physical existence. Is moral perfection possible in this life? Chadwick's presentation to the affirmative is contained in this audiobook. Based on John Wesley's teachings on entire sanctification, The Call to Christian Perfection examines the Biblical basis of the doctrine. The reality of entire sanctification is only realized through crises in which the soul cries out to be conformed to the image of Christ, and the experience is as much a crises as conversion itself. Without holiness, says the Scriptures, no man shall see the Lord. This being so, it is vitally important that we rightly and Biblically define holiness. To the shame of the professing church, much of it is content in their less than perfect state, actually defending their spots and wrinkles, casting the blame for their worldly imperfection upon their domineering flesh, or even on God Himself. It is a tragedy when "holiness" people are not holy people. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Micah Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/030040/bk_acx0_030040_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Sites of Genocide (eBook, ePUB)

"Genocide" may be the most powerful word in the English language. What is the significance and relevance of this formative concept today? In an extraordinarily wide-ranging collection of essays and interviews, Adam Jones, one of the world's leading genocide scholars, explores the uses and controversies surrounding the term that Raphael Lemkin coined during the Second World War to describe and prohibit mass atrocities against defined human groups. In a style that is learned but always accessible and engaging, Jones addresses key historical and contemporary issues, such as: What were the motivations and proclaimed justifications for genocide in the "long nineteenth century" that shaped our modern world? How can "humanitarian" interventions in genocide avoid sliding into new imperialism? What are the connections between religion and genocide? How can the gender variable in genocide perpetration and victimization be understood? A wide range of historical and contemporary genocides and crimes against humanity, from the eighteenth-century slave rebellion in Haiti to Myanmar's destruction of the Rohingya, and to the forms of structural and systemic violence that Jones argues should be encompassed by any global-historical understanding of genocide. Sites of Genocide is illustrated with photos from Jones's own collection and other sources. It will be of interest to all students and scholars of human rights and for general readers seeking a point of entry to the rich and provocative debates in comparative genocide studies.

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Sites of Genocide (eBook, PDF)

"Genocide" may be the most powerful word in the English language. What is the significance and relevance of this formative concept today? In an extraordinarily wide-ranging collection of essays and interviews, Adam Jones, one of the world's leading genocide scholars, explores the uses and controversies surrounding the term that Raphael Lemkin coined during the Second World War to describe and prohibit mass atrocities against defined human groups. In a style that is learned but always accessible and engaging, Jones addresses key historical and contemporary issues, such as: What were the motivations and proclaimed justifications for genocide in the "long nineteenth century" that shaped our modern world? How can "humanitarian" interventions in genocide avoid sliding into new imperialism? What are the connections between religion and genocide? How can the gender variable in genocide perpetration and victimization be understood? A wide range of historical and contemporary genocides and crimes against humanity, from the eighteenth-century slave rebellion in Haiti to Myanmar's destruction of the Rohingya, and to the forms of structural and systemic violence that Jones argues should be encompassed by any global-historical understanding of genocide. Sites of Genocide is illustrated with photos from Jones's own collection and other sources. It will be of interest to all students and scholars of human rights and for general readers seeking a point of entry to the rich and provocative debates in comparative genocide studies.

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The Indian Frontier, 1763-1846 (Histories of the American Frontier) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 649min

This synthesis of Indian-white relations west of the Appalachians from the end of the French and Indian War to the beginning of the Mexican War is not simply a story of whites versus Indians. The term "whites" encompassed British, Spanish, and American settlers and governments, and the hundreds of Indian tribes who opposed them were no more unified than their European colonizers. The author focuses on relations among the British, the Spanish, the Americans, and Indian tribes in territories claimed by more than one of these groups, with particular emphasis on Indian tribes' pursuit of trade, peace, and guarantees of their land. Self-interest motivated all the players in these complex interactions, and when irreconcilable differences inevitably resulted these were settled by force. The broad chronological and geographical scope of this volume encompasses British efforts to enforce new settlement policies after their defeat of the French, the Spanish system of missions and presidios, trade in the Columbia River basin of the Pacific Northwest, the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears, and the establishment of a strong military presence to defend the trade routes of the Great Plains. The author's clear explanations of complex negotiations over trade, land, and policy among countless conflicting groups during a period of transition will be invaluable for students and for the interested general listener. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fred Filbrich. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/035655/bk_acx0_035655_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Black Star , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 289min

Welcome to the universe of Black Star, an auditory experience like no other. In a setting without limits, Black Star feels both massive and personal. It combines a love for science fiction with the desire to explore the final frontier. As a journey through the stars unwinds, so too does the journey within the characters themselves. As Sebastian, played by the charismatic Tanner Honor, crash-lands on an unknown moon, he soon discovers what drew him to there: a being far beyond his recognition. Sebastian finds himself encompassed by the ability to create and manipulate black holes. What happens next? You’ll have to listen and find out. Join Sebastian on his journey through an assortment of planets, aliens, assassins, and excitement as he navigates the vastness of space and the vulnerability of himself. Tanner is joined by a cast of over two dozen fantastic actors and actresses. And this fully produced audio drama has it all. From a full array of sound design to original music, Black Star puts you in the pilot's seat of The Lightrunner, hits warp speed, and lets you feel and hear more than imaginable. Part Indiana Jones, part Star Wars, even part Alien, and packed with heart, triumph, and originality, Black Star is more than an audio drama - it’s an audio odyssey. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tanner Honor, Corie Youngblood, Raquel Hall, Erika Dehart. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/132747/bk_acx0_132747_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Spider #11 August 1934, Hörbuch, Digital, 342min

During the difficult decade encompassed by the years 1933-43, a commanding figure blazed his way through a legion of Depression-era supercriminals, Nazi spies and saboteurs. He was wealthy criminologist Richard Wentworth. He was also secretly the Spider! Never before or since has there been a hero like the Spider. Driven, hunted, and violently committed to exterminating criminals of all calibers. A self-appointed savior of humanity, driven manic-depressive, and possibly undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, the Spider was known as the Master of Men. “There's a madness that gets in me when the Spider walks....”; Wentworth once admitted. The most compelling of the classic pulp heroes, Richard Wentworth had a fiancé, a coterie of equally committed aides, and a tense relationship with New York Police Commissioner Stanley Kirkpatrick, Wentworth's best friend, but also a dedicated lawman sworn to send the Spider to the electric chair-no matter who he turns out to be. These riveting stories ran the gamut of incendiary thrillers to ultra-violent showdowns between an obsessed superhero and his depraved arch-foes. Manhattan is the backdrop for Wentworth's apocalyptic adventures. A new skyline has arisen over the penthouses, nightclubs, breadlines, and ghettos of the Big Apple. With the repeal of Prohibition, wealthy gangsters are in search for new rackets. And standing ready to keep them in check, the dreaded Spider. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Santa Maria, Robin Riker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/018210/bk_acx0_018210_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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