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Continue the epic saga of family, love, and war. Across a century of chaos and upheaval, follow three generations of heroes who will change the face of China forever. A young boy on the run from the Communists that murdered his family must survive in the harsh Tibetan wilderness. A grandmother and leader of the underground railroad must face her dark past as a young revolutionary.

When a Jasmine Revolution sweeps away the brutal Communist regime, China transforms into the world's first AI-driven Direct Democracy, ushering in a golden age of peace and prosperity. From the earliest days of revolutionary fervor to the turbulence of war and rebellion, the powerful Zhang family is at the center of the storm. Now when protests and terrorism bring ultra-nationalism storming back, the nation's favorite son, Colonel Ju-Long, must uncover the traitors in his midst before his beloved country explodes into another civil war.

Wyburn-Mason syndrome. Ever heard of it? Dan Jeffries has, and his insightful and hilarious memoir explores what it's like living with one of the world's rarest medical conditions - and then finding out you have another one. Told through an innovative new approach that combines the audiobook experience with modern technology, Me, Myself & Eye really lets the listener delve into Dan's life story.

In the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864, US Major General Philip H. Sheridan led his army to a series of decisive victories for the Union over Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early and the Confederate Army of the Valley. In From Winchester to Cedar Creek, author Jeffry D. Wert highlights Sheridan's victories in the critical area of the Virginia valley as defining moments of the Civil War. Sheridan's campaign ensured Confederate defeat in Virginia and ultimately contributed to Lincoln's reelection and the Union's victory in the Civil War.

Huey P. Newton's powerful legacy to the Black Panther movement and the civil rights struggle has long been obscured. Conservatives harp on Newton's drug use and on the circumstances of his death in a crack-related shooting. Liberals romanticize his black revolutionary rhetoric and idealize his message. In Huey P. Newton: The Radical Theorist, Judson L. Jeffries considers the entire arc of Newton's political role and influence on civil rights history and African American thought.

Lady Minerva Sharpe soll möglichst bald heiraten, wenn sie das Erbe ihrer Großmutter nicht verlieren will. Um der Großmutter einen Strich durch die Rechnung zu machen, täuscht sie eine Verlobung mit dem Draufgänger Giles Masters vor. Doch während Giles und Minerva Nachforschungen über den Tod von Minervas Eltern anstellen, entwickeln sie bald echte Gefühle füreinander.

Lord Gabriel Sharpe ist einer der besten Reiter Englands, der keinem Pferderennen widerstehen kann. Umso überraschter ist er jedoch, als ihn die junge Virginia Waverly herausfordert, deren Bruder bei einem Rennen ums Leben kam. Sie will sich an Gabriel rächen, den sie für den Tod ihres Bruders verantwortlich macht. Doch Gabriel will nicht nur das Rennen gewinnen, sondern auch Virginias Herz.

Als notorischer Spieler kann Lord Jarret Sharpe keiner Herausforderung widerstehen. Schon gar nicht einer, die so entzückend ist wie die hübsche Annabel Lake...

Oliver Sharpe, Marquess von Stoneville hat allen Glauben an die Liebe verloren. Er wird von seiner Vergangenheit verfolgt und sucht Vergessen...

Tristan Bonnauds einziges Ziel ist es, alles, was ihm lieb und teuer ist, vor seinem Halbbruder George zu beschützen - und sicherzustellen, dass dieser Tristans Leben kein zweites Mal zerstört. Als die gerissene Lady Zoe Kane, Tochter des Earls of Olivier, in der Detektei auftaucht und Tristan bittet, ihr auf der Suche nach einer geheimnisvollen Frau aus dem fahrenden Volk zu helfen, sieht er seine Chance gekommen, bei dieser auch Informationen über George zu finden.

Victor Cale hätte es nie für möglich gehalten, dass seine Braut Isabella in kriminelle Machenschaften verwickelt sein könnte. Doch dann verschwindet Isa spurlos, nachdem die Diamanten der königlichen Familie Hollands gestohlen wurden. Und alle Indizien sprechen dafür, dass Isa für den Raub verantwortlich ist. Zehn Jahre später begegnen die beiden sich erneut - doch zu Victors Überraschung beschuldigt Isa nun ihn, die Diamanten einst entwendet zu haben.

Moments after she is born, tiny kitten Tallulah, with her bright eyes and silver and white fur edged with gold, is whisked away from her father Solomon and dumped in the hedge like rubbish. After a tough start to life, neglected and abandoned, Tallulah eventually finds a new home with the Lee family and forms a special bond with their daughter Tammy. But Tammy has a terrible secret and Tallulah must do all in her power to keep the family safe.

Mortally wounded in battle when he was only 31, the dashing J. E. B. Stuart, the South's "plumed warrior knight", stands with Stonewall Jackson as one of the Confederacy's most revered martyrs. Union General John Sedgwick called him "the greatest cavalryman ever foaled in America". Jeffry D. Wert, however, offers a more balanced assessment in this comprehensive biography.

John is a college student currently separated from his fiancée Laura, while she begins a hot sexual affair with her roommate Christine. Though John is anxious to have Laura back, with Christine now a permanent fixture in Laura’s life, the terms of the relationship are about to radically change. Either John agrees to be submissive in a ménage a trois with two dominant females, or he’s out. Eager to stay in Laura’s good graces John agrees to anything....

Karl, a good looking Danish guy; and Asha, an extraordinarily beautiful Asian woman, both work in the UK headquarters of a European cell phone operator. He finds her attractive, intelligent, and great company. Asha admits she likes Karl, but when he asks her out, she turns him down and he is left feeling puzzled. While attending a senior management meeting in Prague, Karl suggests that Asha be offered a sales position. She interviews, is offered the job, and as a thank-you Asha goes on a date with Karl.

In Summer County, South Carolina, Satarah Whitfield, head emergency room nurse, battles to save the lives of countless accident victims of a record-breaking blizzard. She did not have time to think about her husband's and sister's betrayal when they absconded with every dime she had and the only family car, leaving their twin boys behind for her to raise. For one patient, a young boy whose name she did not even know, she risks her career to save his life by performing an unauthorized surgery that, if it goes wrong, could land her in prison.

Wesley Greenfield, aka Ice or the Iceman, a self-professed "corner boy" has no intention of stepping up to Dr. Rosalyn Hunter, his high-school heart throb, even though she has stepped up to help him protect three abandoned neighborhood kids. As the principal of the local elementary school, in his view, she ranks too far above his lowly position as the owner and operator of a struggling community center.

A former Texas beauty queen of African and Native American ancestry is finally moving back to the US after studying abroad and completing her doctorates in architecture and structural engineering. A new career opportunity awaits her in Washington, DC, away from her wealthy, powerful, and manipulative father, Jake Hawkins, and the brutal man she should never have married, international financier Calvin Chapman. The last thing she needs or wants at the beginning of her professional life is to have an unguarded moment with another woman's husband, her new boss.

When the tall, tan, tantalizing Texan strode into her brother’s business office with his bodyguards like he owned the joint, Kelley Baylor didn’t know him from a can of paint. Wearing a black Stetson and cowboy boots complete with spurs, he cast his obsidian gaze on her like she was on the menu of his favorite five-star restaurant. At nearly 40, she instinctively knew men like him came packaged with a capitol “D” for Dangerous. Still, she would do anything for her younger brother and fight by his side to save Baylor Construction no matter what it took.

Tiffany Haddish thinks she's too hot for comedy, and she explains how to please a man. She tells Dom about the L.A. riots and how she eats for free. Then, Jim Jeffries says "g'day" before letting loose with rapid-fire absurdity. He informs Dom that he's been punched by a heckler. Finally, Paul Ogata tells of Hawaiian delicacies, Hong Kong hygiene, and failures in facial hair. He gets nostalgic about the late Don Ho with Dom.