24 Results for : motorcar
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The Open Road from The Wind in the Willows: An Adaptation: Sleep Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 165min
Never before has "The Open Road" been so relaxing! Welcome to Sleep Stories - fairy tales and folk stories specifically engineered to help you fall asleep faster and sleep through the night. Perfect for listeners of any age, just lay back, relax, and let the soothing voice of Ruben de la Plata guide you on this journey to sleep. This take on "The Open Road" from The Wind in the Willows is different from other versions you might've heard before. It contains a soothing sleep induction and introduction that will help you relax and get ready for a great night's sleep, followed by a new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic tale. In this Sleep Story, we follow the adventures of Mole and Ratty as they meet up with Mr. Toad and his brand-new motorcar. When Mr. Toad convinces them to take the car for a journey with him, they are in for the ride of their lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ruben de la Plata. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/136529/bk_acx0_136529_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Murder on Madison Square (eBook, ePUB)
Sarah and Frank Malloy must catch a scheming killer in this latest gripping installment in the USA Today bestselling Gaslight Mysteries Former policeman Frank Malloy is frustrated when a woman requests his private detective services to implicate her wealthy husband in adultery, the only legal grounds for divorce in New York state. Although Mrs. Bing seems genuinely distressed about her marriage and desperate to end it, she refuses to tell Frank the reason she absolutely must divorce her husband and admits she has no legal grounds. Frank explains he won't manufacture evidence for her and sends her on her way. The following week, Frank and Sarah happen to be attending the first ever auto show in Madison Square Garden when they meet the woman's husband, Alfred Bing, who has invested in a company that produces one of the electric motorcars on display. A few days later, the newspapers report that millionaire Alvin Bing has been found dead, pinned beneath one of the wheels of his very own motorcar. But who was driving it? The obvious suspect is Mrs. Bing, but Frank and Sarah find that nothing is as it seems in their puzzling, dangerous search for truth.- Shop: buecher
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Drive
From the first horseless carriage to the AI automobile, this book offers a complete timeline of the history of cars and a colorful insight into their future Charting over a century of progress--from horseless carriages to driverless vehicles--this is a stunning visual celebration of the motorcar and the romance of the open road. Beginning with the birth of the internal combustion engine, Drive explores how this once rare and luxurious status symbol has become a staple of everyday life. It shows you the ways in which the automobile has influenced breakthroughs in new technology and design, while becoming the focal point of an exhilarating genera of sport. Taking you on a journey along Route 66, inside the engine of a sports car, and into the lives of the most successful pioneers of automobile history, the book also explores the possibilities of the "green" car, the electric motor, and AI technology of the future. Combining rarely seen images, insightful biographies. and fascinating features, Drive illustrates how after more than a century of development, the car still conveys a sense of freedom, excitement, and desire.- Shop: buecher
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The Wind in the Willows (eBook, ePUB)
First published in April 1908, 'The Wind in the Willows' is one of the most cherished classics of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, a British writer born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally written as a series of bedtime stories for the author's son, the story begins at the arrival of spring where we find the good-natured Mole tired of doing his spring cleaning. Mole decides to abandon his cleaning in order to enjoy the fresh air of spring. He journeys to the river where he meets Rat, whom he quickly befriends. Together the two row down the river ultimately meeting up with Toad at Toad Hall. There they discover Toad's current obsession with his horse-drawn caravan, one which he quickly abandons for a motorcar when his caravan is run off the road by one. A fourth friend enters the story in the form of Badger and when it is discovered that Toad's obsession is becoming self-destructive, Mole, Rat, and Badger intervene to help protect Toad from himself. This collection of stories is an enchanting and timeless classic that brings alive the creatures of the woodland. This is one of the most treasured works of children's literature ever written, certainly Kenneth Grahame's most famous work.- Shop: buecher
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Crowned and Dangerous , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 597min
Nothing is simple when you're 35th in line for the British crown, least of all marriage. But with love on their side and plans to elope, Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her beau, Darcy O'Mara, hope to bypass a few royal rules.... With Darcy driving me out of London in a borrowed motorcar, I soon discover that he isn't planning to introduce me to the pleasures of sinning in secret - as I had hoped - but to make me his wife! Of course there are some quibbles to be dealt with, such as my needing special permission from the king to marry a Roman Catholic and the question of where we might live after the honeymoon. Though he will inherit a title, Darcy is as broke as I am. Even his family's Irish castle has been sold to a rich American who now employs Darcy's father as a hired hand. Throwing these cares to the wind, nothing could deter us from our mission - except perhaps the news that my future father-in-law has just been arrested. It seems the rich American was murdered, and Darcy's father had more than enough motive to do the deed. With the elopement postponed, we head for Ireland, where he insists he's innocent, and it's up to us to prove it - for better or worse. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Katherine Kellgren. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/025081/bk_adbl_025081_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Murder in an English Village , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 566min
As friends, the boisterous and brash American Beryl couldn't be less alike than the prim and proper British Edwina. But as sleuths in an England recovering from the Great War, they're the perfect match. The year is 1920: Flying in the face of convention, legendary American adventuress Beryl Helliwell never fails to surprise and shock. The last thing her adoring public would expect is that she craves some peace and quiet. The humdrum hamlet of Walmsley Parva in the English countryside seems just the ticket. And, honestly, until America comes to its senses and repeals Prohibition, Beryl has no intention of returning stateside and subjecting herself to bathtub gin. For over three decades, Edwina Davenport has lived comfortably in Walmsley Parva, but the post-World War I bust has left her in dire financial straits and forced her to advertise for a lodger. When her long-lost school chum Beryl arrives on her doorstep - actually crashes into it in her red motorcar - Edwina welcomes her old friend as her new roommate. But her idyllic hometown has a hidden sinister side, and when the two friends are drawn in, they decide to set up shop as private inquiry agents, helping Edwina to make ends meet and satisfying Beryl's thirst for adventure. Now this odd couple will need to put their heads together to catch a killer - before this sleepy English village becomes their final resting place. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/010449/bk_reco_010449_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Proof of Guilt: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery, Book 15 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 625min
Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge must contend with two dangerous enemies in this latest complex mystery in the New York Times bestselling series London, summer 1920. An unidentified body appears to have been run down by a motorcar and Ian Rutledge is leading the investigation to uncover what happened. While the signs point to murder, vital questions remain: Who is the victim? And where, exactly, was he killed? One small clue leads Rutledge to a firm built by two families, famous for producing and selling the world's best Madeira wine. Lewis French, the current head of the English enterprise, is missing. But is he the dead man? And does either his fiancée or his jilted former lover have anything to do with his disappearance - or possible death? What about his sister? Or the London office clerk? Is Matthew Traynor, French's cousin and partner who heads the Madeira office, somehow involved? The experienced Rutledge knows that suspicion and circumstantial evidence are not proof of guilt, and he's going to keep digging for answers. But that perseverance will pit him against his supervisor, the new acting chief superintendent. When Rutledge discovers a link to an incident in the French family's past, the superintendent dismisses it, claiming the information isn't vital. He's determined to place the blame on one of French's women despite Rutledge's objections. Alone in a no-man's-land rife with mystery and danger, Rutledge must tread very carefully, for someone has decided that he, too, must die so that cruel justice can take its course. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Prebble. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/003260/bk_harp_003260_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Murder on Madison Square
Sarah and Frank Malloy must catch a scheming killer in this latest gripping installment in the USA Today bestselling Gaslight Mysteries Former policeman Frank Malloy is frustrated when a woman requests his private detective services to implicate her wealthy husband in adultery, the only legal grounds for divorce in New York state. Although Mrs. Bing seems genuinely distressed about her marriage and desperate to end it, she refuses to tell Frank the reason she absolutely must divorce her husband and admits she has no legal grounds. Frank explains he won't manufacture evidence for her and sends her on her way. The following week, Frank and Sarah happen to be attending the first ever auto show in Madison Square Garden when they meet the woman's husband, Alfred Bing, who has invested in a company that produces one of the electric motorcars on display. A few days later, the newspapers report that millionaire Alvin Bing has been found dead, pinned beneath one of the wheels of his very own motorcar. But who was driving it? The obvious suspect is Mrs. Bing, but Frank and Sarah find that nothing is as it seems in their puzzling, dangerous search for truth. Story Locale: New York, New York Series Overview: In Victorian-era New York, the Malloys may be new to high-society life, but they're no strangers to solving mysteries in this USA Today bestselling series.- Shop: buecher
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Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity, 1884-1914 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 545min
The life of Taj al-Saltaneh, daughter of the ruler of Iran, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, epitomized the predicaments of her changing era. Overcoming her limited education within the harem walls, Taj chronicled a 30-year span in the life of a generation that witnessed a shift from traditional order to revolutionary flux. It is as though she had chosen this moment to recall her personal history - a tale filled with "wonder and anguish" - in order to record a cultural and political leap, symbolic of her time, from the indulgent, sheltered, and often petty world of her father's harem to the puzzling and exposed yet emotionally and intellectually challenging world of a new Iran.Now, almost 100 years later, Taj's memoirs are relevant and qualify her not only as a feminist by her society's standards, but also in comparison with feminists of her generation in Europe and America. Beyond her fascination for the material glamor of the West at the turn of the 20th-century fashion, architecture, furniture, and the motorcar, she was also influenced by Western culture's painting, music, history, literature, and language. And yet, throughout this time, she kept her bond with her own literary and cultural heritage and what she calls her "Persianness".Despite her troubled life of agony - an unloving and harsh mother; a benevolent but self-indulgent father; an adolescent, bisexual husband; separation from her children; financial difficulties; the stigma of leading a libertine lifestyle, and the infamy of removing her veil - Taj's is a genuine voice for women's social grievances in late 20th-century Iran, and one that reveals a remarkable woman in her own right.The release of this audiobook read by the Iranian American actress Kathreen Khavari coincides with the release of the second edition of the paperback. Abbas Amanat, who edited the book, and wrote its superb introduction and historical biographies, has written a new preface that adds details that have eme ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kathreen Khavari. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/232595/bk_acx0_232595_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Come Quick: A Sensual Anthology , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 125min, (USK 18)
Five short fantasies that will fulfill your wildest dreams and leave you craving more! "Playtime - An Erotic Romp" by D. R. Grantwood Ah, to be young and wealthy, an animal unleashed upon the world, to feast on whatever is offered, to experience romance and lust in all their varieties! But such is the way of young passion in that oftimes it is merely unbridled lust wearing a mask of respectability! "Norwegian Morning Wood" by Agnes Kollbertsen Lovers are often separated by distance, by the necessity of their individual lives. Luckily there are ways to keep the passion alive.... "The Bittersweet Departure" by Beatrice C. Joise Everyone travels their path, encountering many others, but sometimes we bond in a more intimate fashion. Lives become entwined, memories form, and vistas and locales are imbued with a nostalgic energy. The choice to leave these places behind as we move on is often a difficult emotional situation for many of us. Sometimes our love partners can ease the transition in some small manner.... "Country Afternoon Drive" by Antoinette Mouei Nothing in the world is as relaxing and yet sensually stimulating as a grand tour in a large, comfortable, and powerful motorcar, travelling through the unexplored back roads of the country. Such an adventure naturally arouses all manner of emotions and passions. When a man and a woman are in tune with each other, the journey is merely the beginning of an intoxication that can be sated only by lust. "The Airport Lounge" by W. R. Cantilla Travel by plane is a necessity for many in the business world, and it takes its toll on relationships. Even the miracle of flight, reducing the time apart to mere hours, sometimes is not sufficient to quell the flames of passion stirring in the hearts of lovers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rebecca Wolfe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/038114/bk_acx0_038114_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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