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Johanna Mawet ist Molekularbiologin und forscht an Zebrafischen und Mäusen zur Unsterblichkeit von Zellen. Während eines Forschungsaufenthalts in den USA gabelt sie einen merkwürdig alterslosen Herrn auf. Je näher sie ihn kennenlernt, desto abstrusere Erfahrungen macht sie mit ihm. Schließlich gibt er, den Johanna schlicht für einen Verrückten hält, sein Geheimnis preis. Er sei der Physiker Johann Wilhelm Ritter, geboren 1776. Starker Tobak für eine Naturwissenschaftlerin von heute. Um seiner vermeintlichen Unsterblichkeit auf die Spur zu kommen, lässt sie seine DNA sequenzieren. Als Johannas Kollegen misstrauisch werden, bleibt dem sonderbaren Paar nur eines: die Flucht, dorthin, wo das Streben nach wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnis und schwarze Romantik sich schon immer gerne ein Stelldichein geben - nach Deutschland.

Als Gerichtsmedizinerin kennt sich die Medusa Seremela Telemar mit den Gefahren, die da draußen lauern, bestens aus. Daher ist ihre Sorge groß, als ihre Nichte plötzlich fortläuft - nach Devil's Gate, einer wilden und gesetzlosen Stadt, die im Zuge des modernen Goldrauschs entstanden ist. Seremela setzt alles daran, das rebellische Mädchen zu finden, bevor ein Unglück geschieht. Hilfe erhält sie dabei von dem Vampyr Duncan Turner, der schon lange ein Auge auf die schöne Medusa geworfen hat...

Die Lehrerin Alice Clark ist ein Wyr. Als zwei ihrer Freunde in kürzester Zeit ermordet werden, nimmt die junge Frau die Nachforschungen selbst in die Hand. Da geschieht ein weiterer Mord, und Alice will einen Blick auf den Tatort werfen. Hier trifft sie auf den ermittelnden Detective Gideon Riehl, einen Wolfgestaltwandler, in dem sie auf den ersten Blick ihren Seelengefährten erkennt. Und er muss alles daran setzen, Alice aus der Gefahrenzone herauszuhalten.

In 1926, the American version of the film classic Metropolis was cut in half, now for the first time in seventy years you can experience the whole story. A very important book in the development of the audiobook industry. The music and sound effects are piped through differant speakers so the listener gets the surround sound or 3-D effect. The futuristic music alone (and the listener's imagination) tells part of the story without any words describing the action.

In her flat above Drylands' newsagency, Janet Deakin is writing a book for the world's last reader. Little has changed her in 50 years, except for the coming of cable TV. Loneliness is almost a religion, and still everyone knows your business. But the town is being outmanoeuvered by drought and begins to empty, pouring itself out like water into sand.

Leverson, the narrator at the centre of these stories, calls himself a "people freak". Seduced by north Queensland's sultry beauty and unique strangeness, he is as fascinated by the invading hordes of misfits from the south as by the old established Queenslanders.

Nothing is what it used to be for our salesman narrator: not his family, not his commissions, not even the commuter jets that carry him from client to client. Having lost his top-of-the-heap status in his profession, he reflects on his new reality with a darkly comic perspective that resonates deeply with each of us who has desperately needed a new direction in life.

Two separate classes exist in a futuristic world of rich and poor. The son of a rich ruler and a poor girl from the working underclass attempt to overcome the societal barriers. This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short, easy-to-understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story. Composition includes original custom background music. This adventure tale is appropriate for children and adults.

One family traced from the 1860s to the 1980s, beginning with Cornelius Laffey, an Irish-born journalist. Wresting his kin from the easy living of 19th century Sydney, he takes them to northern Queensland where thousands of hopefuls are digging for gold in the mud. The family confronts the horror of aboriginal dispossession, and Cornelius is sacked for reporting the slaughter. The cycles of generations turn, one over the other.

For a librarian with a focus on rare magic books, Olivia's new job is a dream come true. She has been hired as part of a team to help manage the safe transportation of the collection of books owned by the Vampyre sorceress Carling Severan. The fact that the library is located on a mysterious island in an Other land only heightens the adventure. Head of security for the expedition, Sebastian Hale is tired of his rootless life of adventure and finds himself attracted to the calm, beautiful librarian. But he is living a personal nightmare.

Reeling from a deep loss, the magical prince of the Wyr, Dragos and Pia's son Liam Cuelebre, turns inward and withdrawn as he struggles to come to terms with who he is, along with the challenges that lie before him.

In the latest story of the Elder Races, two mates face their deadliest challenge yet-each other… Pia and Dragos's magical young son Liam (the Peanut), is growing at an unprecedented rate, and if that isn't enough, he is also exhibiting new, and unpredictable, magical gifts. To protect him, the concerned parents decide to move to upstate New York. Both Dragos and Pia relish the idea of leaving behind the city. They finally have the space to indulge their Wyr side, and Liam can grow in safety.

After the destructive events of the last 18 months, the Elder Races are heading to Washington, DC to foster peace with humankind. Not known for his diplomacy skills, Dragos must rely on his mate Pia to help navigate a battlefield of words and polite smiles rather than claws. With Dragos's mating instinct riding close to the surface, his temper is more volatile than ever and the threat of violence hovers in the air.

This audiobook presents inspirational stories with actionable advice from interview guests on the world's longest running daily real estate podcast.

Alaysha is not your ordinary witch. She's an elemental, the only elemental witch of her kind. A young woman feared and cast out from her tribe because she can't control the magic powerful enough to suck a man dry at a breath, she's jaded from being exploited as a weapon by her war-mongering father. But all that is about to change.

Dragos Cuelebre is no longer the only dragon. Dragos’s son Liam Cuelebre (a.k.a. Peanut) is springing into existence, reminiscent of the first of the Elder Races who were born at the beginning of the world. At just six months of age, he has already grown to the size of a large five-year-old boy. He can read, write in complete sentences, and his math skills are off the chart. A white dragon in his Wyr form, Liam also holds more power than almost anyone else.

Have you ever wanted to quit something? For more than two decades, David Ross, founder of I Finally Quit, Inc., struggled with addictions to cigarettes, alcohol, making excuses, and more. The loss of his income, fiancé, and friends; being homeless for five years; and nearly dying inspired him to put bad decisions in the past and become known as David "the quitter" Ross. As you hear David's compelling story, you may wonder, "Could I do this, too?"

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The Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever, Volume 2 is the collection of the top techniques and strategies of the most successful real estate professionals that were interviewed on the world's longest running daily real estate podcast from episodes 101 to 199.

Sarum is under siege and a recovering Alaysha finds herself at the heart of a covert war where even the enemy is unknown. Whether it's the father she has spent 19 years killing for, the witch of flame who promises to teach her control, or the charismatic Yenic who claims to love her, she must ultimately decide who to trust. If only that trust didn't come at such a high price.