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It's a normal night in August. Literature professor Arne and artist Tove are with their children at the resort in Sørlandet. Their friend, Egil, a driver by day, is staying in a cabin nearby. Kathrine, a priest, is on her way home from a seminar; the journalist Jostein is out on the town; and his wife, Turid, who is an assistant nurse, has a night shift. Above them all, a huge star suddenly appears in the sky. No one, not even the astronomers, knows for sure what kind of phenomenon it is.

High school star athlete Colin Kaepernick is at a crossroads in life. Heavily scouted by colleges and MLB, he has a bright future ahead of him as a highly touted baseball pitcher. Except Colin feels differently. Change the Game is an audio adaptation of celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick’s YA graphic memoir, where he looks back on a pivotal decision he faced as a baseball pitcher during his senior year of high school. Narrated by Colin Kaepernick, this audiobook features a stellar cast including Jaden Michael (Colin in Black and White).

The following books are included...The Deadly Streets and No Doors, No Windows.

For years, I was close enough to fame to touch it. Taste it. Drink it. Until one more drink became my answer to everything. Until one night I made a mistake which couldn't be undone. So, I cut all ties to my former life and the addiction that destroyed it. And I left in search of redemption on the other side of the country. After months building a new future, I thought my past had stayed put. Until I opened my front door to find she'd followed me.

For Spencer, Ellie has always been his rock. His stability. The one who was there for him in his darkest hour. But he's never thought of her as more than a friend...until now. And that's just inconvenient, since he knows what she wants, right down to how she takes her coffee. It isn't him. Ellie wants a stable life and a white picket fence, so she only dates guys who want that, too. She knows Spencer doesn't do relationships. And besides, high school is over, and he's about to be a US Marine.

This audiobook offers a playbook for living a creative and authentic life. Using her own story as a launching spot, Mia Michaels explores the experience of the unicorn in a world of donkeys, a world where fitting in, pleasing others, following rules, and maintaining norms—no matter how messed up those norms are—is the only acceptable path. She acknowledges the struggles of the unicorn life—loneliness, ridicule, being misunderstood and undervalued—and goes on encourage listeners to reframe the unicorn life the way she has, as essential to a life of brilliance.

Sixth grade is supposed to be perfect. Shannon’s got a sure spot in the in-crowd called The Group, and her best friend is their leader, Jen, the most popular girl in school. But the rules are always changing, and Shannon has to scramble to keep up. She never knows which TV shows are cool, what songs to listen to, and who she’s allowed to talk to. Who makes these rules, anyway? And does Shannon have to follow them?

Der unheimliche Stiermensch Minotaurus: Nur eine Gestalt der antiken griechischen Sagenwelt oder steckt mehr dahinter? Der exzentrische Professor Dunst glaubt an die alten Überlieferungen. Zusammen mit seiner Tochter Belle und einigen anderen Begleitern macht er sich auf eine waghalsige Expedition und dringt in das Labyrinth ein. Schon bald wird es ihr kleinstes Problem sein, die Orientierung in den endlosen, verzweigten Gängen zu behalten, denn etwas hat ihre Ankunft bemerkt.

Die Fernsehmoderatorin Graciella wird Zeugin des brutalen Mordes an einer ungeliebten Konkurrentin. Aus einem Versteck heraus beobachtet sie die Bluttat des Maskierten und kann nur mit knapper Not entkommen. Aufgrund ihrer persönlichen Verwicklung in den Fall traut sie sich nicht, zur Polizei zu gehen. Der behandschuhte Mörder sucht weitere Mitarbeiter des Fernsehsenders heim, für den Graciella arbeitet und der gerade eine Reihe mit klassischen italienischen Thrillern der 70er Jahre ausstrahlt.