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Homer, the world-renowned Blind Wonder Cat, returns this holiday season with an ins-purr-ational tale filled with holiday cheer! Fifteen years earlier, doctors had warned that Homer - a tiny, sightless kitten - was unlikely to survive and probably wouldn't have much of a life even if he did. Miraculously and against all the odds, Homer grew into a feline dynamo who scaled seven-foot bookcases, saved his human mom's life when he chased a late-night burglar from their apartment, and rose to global fame-paving the way for other special-needs animals once considered "unadoptable".

It is the early 60s and Ann, who is Jewish, and Ty, who is Black, are college students excited to meet each other's families. Along the way they encounter potentially violent racially charged situations as their parents cope with children in the forefront of changes yet to come. Ty and Ann learn about their lovers' community and families as they struggle with the interracial relationship. And we, the listeners, have a window into exactly how far we've come in the last half century in America. Or have we?

Starclucks save the day! But can Ophelia live up to the family name? Ophelia Starcluck’s family is jam-packed with famous captains who served on United Bird Featheration starships for the bird planet, Aves. On her first day at a new school, Ophelia hears that Birds of Prey, or BOPs, have returned. When Ophelia meets one, she isn’t sure if the falcon is friend or foe. If they’re up to no good, isn’t it her job to save the day? Chester P. Chickadee was born to royalty. Or he would be royal if his villainous great-grandfather had not lost the throne.

For 12 years, Katrina held all the "most horrible, most expensive" titles for US hurricanes. When the monster storm slammed into Mississippi's Gulf Coast in 2005, public health physician Dr. Robert Travnicek firmly faced the disaster. In Katrina, Mississippi: Voices from Ground Zero, Dr. Travnicek and other first responders reveal what really happened during Katrina: what they did to get ready, how they managed from inside the emergency operations centers in Hancock and Harrison Counties, and the catastrophic destruction they dealt with for several years to come.

While looking for ghosts among Mardi Gras revelers in New Orleans, Annja Creed is asked to help recover sacred objects stolen from a church. Instead, her efforts lead her into a vast conspiracy and blackmail scheme that stretches thousands of years into the past. Joined by Garin Braden, who has his own score to settle, Annja follows the path of seven ancient coins into the lair of Spider, one of history’s deadliest assassins. Will Annja and Garin find Spider’s legendary treasure, or fall into her web, never to see the light of day again?

Ash Ayininkalbi has spent her whole life searching for who she is supposed to be. She doesn't know where she came from, why she can use magic, or why these two mega hot alien bear-shifters have suddenly kidnapped her. But, she does know one thing. Science. Her brains have gotten her out of worse situations than being stuck between two...aliens? Bears? Supermodels?

Kady Ayininkizi, your anything but average curvy geek girl, has isolated herself in her brand-new tiny house in the mountains because she’s tired of being bullied by the alphaholes of the world. The spaceship that crashes in her backyard brings the first alien she’s ever encountered - make that the sexiest alien ever. When he insists she help him get to some weird place called Magic, New Mexico, she is determined to outwit the men in black in spite of the growing attraction that she knows will never come to fruition.

Bridging the Confidence Gap: How Empowered Women Change the World is a startlingly insightful and inspiring discussion of female leadership by celebrated executive, business leader, and author Sheena Yap Chan. Yap Chan delivers a transformative and fresh take on the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities women face when they reach for the reins of leadership in business. She walks you through how to navigate those challenges and realize those opportunities with powerful observations drawn from a lifetime in business.

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1606. Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him.

Welcome! This book addresses the needs of individuals plagued by miscommunication and frustration. In this book, we'll explore the transformative power of active listening, which, once mastered, can completely change how you connect with others. Reflect on an experience where you felt that someone truly listened to and understood your thoughts and feelings and consider the impact that had on you. Maybe it was a friend who sat with you silently while you vented or a colleague who listened intently as you pitched an idea at work.

Piper Pascal has spent her life on the Escape, a city-sized cruise liner holding all that's left of America. She does not remember the world before the Flood. All she knows is that she'll do anything to please the Godmother, the head of the Escape, the only parent Piper has ever really had.

Welcome to The Brass Teapot and Other Stories - the best of Season 1 of the Fiction on the Web audiobook series. There are so many people out there making beautiful literary art, so many niches snugly filled, so many jokers and prophets and lovers and fighters, so many wonderful stories finding an audience. Literary magazines are packed full of love, craft, art for art's sake, art for life's sake. In a world full of divisions, where we're bombarded by shallow media and tyrannised by selfish politics, literary magazines are antidote, antithesis, haven.

Ophelia Starcluck can’t lose another friend. When her last bestie, Keira, moved away, she told Ophelia that since she didn’t like jumpers and sunflower seeds, she never wanted to see her again. Then Ophelia met Finn, and she’s 95.7 percent sure they have everything in common. Nothing could rock their friendship…until weasels, intent on terrorizing the galaxy, invade their spaceship and knock all the adults out with sleeping gas.

Jody Reed will Anna alias Hannah Herold für sich gewinnen und macht sie auf den ungewöhnlichen BND-Erfolg bei der Überwachung der Sauerland-Gruppe aufmerksam. Doch warum hilft die CIA-Agentin, etwas Konkretes gegen Manfred Mor in die Hand zu bekommen? Annas Aussprache mit ihrem Vater Klaus Gudwin entwickelt sich derweil völlig anders als erwartet. Aber die Ereignisse erfordern es, dass beide weiterhin zusammenarbeiten. Lino die Conti erhält unerwartet Besuch und muss sich für seine Zusammenarbeit mit Klaus Gudwin verantworten.

Anna alias Hannah Herold versucht die Bedeutung von Andrejs letzten Worten zu ergründen. Wer ist Samantha Smith? Manfred Mor rückt sich bei seinem Vorgesetzten nach der Wirecard-Anhörung wieder ins richtige Licht und legt die Saat für einen Feldzug gegen Klaus Gudwin. Nora Pahlewi findet nicht nur heraus, wer Samantha Smith ist, und steht vor einem moralischen Dilemma. Klaus Gudwin nutzt die Gelegenheit, spontan mit Anna in die USA zu reisen, um ihr den Schauplatz eines bittersüßen Dramas aus der Zeit des kalten Krieges zu zeigen, das ein Schlüsselmoment seines eigenen Lebens war.

Auf dem Anwesen ihres Lebensretters Roman Boyko kann sich Anna alias Hannah Herold ein paar Tage erholen. Obwohl sie nicht ganz sicher sein kann, ob sie hier Gast oder Geisel ist. Dass seit dem russischen Einmarsch in die Ukraine einige russische Oligarchen mysteriöse Freitode gestorben sind, trägt nicht gerade zur Entspannung der Situation bei. Während Anna darauf wartet, dass Andrej Sokolow sie abholt und sicher zurück nach Deutschland geleitet, erhält sie von ihrem Vater Klaus Gudwin einen neuen Auftrag.

Andrej kann Anna Gudwin (alias Hannah Herold) überzeugen, dass beide von Mor gegeneinander ausgespielt wurden und ihre einzige Chance darin besteht, sich gegenseitig zu vertrauen. Beim luxuriösen Empfang des russischen Oligarchen Roman Boyko in einer Bremer Werft versöhnen sich die beiden, um sich kurz darauf auf dessen Mega-Yacht wiederzufinden. Während Andrej einen überraschenden Auftrag erhält, wird Anna von Manfred Mor mit einem scheinbar absurden Auftrag konfrontiert. Nach dem Einmarsch von Putins Truppen in die Ukraine stelle Boykos Yacht ein Risiko dar und müsse versenkt werden.

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Anna spielt die Affäre mit Andrej weiter, um herauszufinden, wer er wirklich ist. Von ihrem Vater erhält sie indes einen neuen Rechercheauftrag. Kann sie diesmal beweisen, dass Manfred Mor eine eigene Agenda hinter dem Rücken des BND verfolgt? Hat Mor russische Hackerangriffe ausgenutzt, um die Computer von Bundestagsabgeordneten für eigene Zwecke zu überwachen? Oder ist Anna, alias Hanna Herold, bereits als Auftragskillerin wider Willen unterwegs, um einen politisch unautorisierten Rachefeldzug gegen die russischen Hacker zu vollenden.

Beim überstürzten Abzug der Deutschen aus Afghanistan braucht Klaus Gudwin die Hilfe seines Widersachers Manfred Mor. Aber was ist das Wort eines Mannes wert, der mit einem Mausklick töten kann, jedoch ein Faxgerät braucht, um Leben zu retten? Um es herauszufinden, schlägt Anna (alias Hannah Herold) alle Hilfsangebote von Mor aus und vertraut sich dem mysteriösen Masut an, um sie zu ihrem Vater in die Berge zu begleiten. Doch Masut ist in seiner Heimat längst nicht mehr willkommen. Als Anna fernab aller Zivilisation entführt wird, scheint Mor mit allen Warnungen Recht zu behalten.