29 Results for : undiminished
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The Canterbury Tales II: Modern English Verse Translation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 210min
Four more delightful tales from one of the most entertaining storytellers of all time. Though writing in the thirteenth century, Chaucer’s wit and observation comes down undiminished through the ages, especially in this accessible modern verse translation. The stories vary considerably from the uproarious Wife of Bath’s Tale, promoting the power of women to the sober account of patient Griselda in the Clerk’s Tale.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Philip Madoc, Frances Jeater, John Rowe, Charlie Simpson, John Moffatt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/naxo/000688/bk_naxo_000688_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition
Explosive, subversive, wild and funny, 50 years on the novel's strength is undiminished. Reading Joseph Heller's classic satire is nothing less than a rite of passage.Set in the closing months of World War II, this is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. His real problem is not the enemy - it is his own army which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. If Yossarian makes any attempts to excuse himself from the perilous missions then he is caught in Catch-22: if he flies he is crazy, and doesn't have to; but if he doesn't want to he must be sane and has to. That's some catch...- Shop: buecher
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Stay with Me , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 343min
Zoe thought she could accept the terms of their affair: exceptionally hot, no-strings-attached sex. But when Andrew coldly informs her of his impending move to New York - and unknowingly turns her world upside down - Zoe tries to forget her unspoken wishes for something more and attempts to move on with her life. Just as she seems to have found a bit of stability and serenity, Andrew unexpectedly reappears - as the fiancé of Zoe's vapid, cruel cousin, Ashley. Harboring a secret hope that remains undiminished by time, Zoe attempts to keep her distance and protect her heart. But Andrew's presence is hard to ignore. And if he uncovers the truth, Zoe will be forced to face the consequences of their past and risk opening herself up to an uncertain future. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brittany Pressley, Will Damron. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/007526/bk_brll_007526_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Tilly and Elmer's Thanksgiving - An Unseemly Scene With Warm Whipped Cream: Tilly and Elmer's Carnal Calendar, Book 11 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 16min, (USK 18)
Thanksgiving is coming! This means an amusing but tumultuous day with large and small children on hand to create playful chaos, loud noises, and the need to deal with spilled liquids. Tilly and Elmer love this of course, but they especially enjoy spending the day before Thanksgiving alone together cooking, verifying the quality of the contents of their liquor cabinet, and giving thanks for their continued fondness for one another’s amatory adeptness. This giving of thanks usually takes the form of canoodling on the carpet in front of the fire and demonstrating their undiminished adeptness at pleasing each other’s private parts. When they introduce pumpkin pie, whipped cream, and intoxicating libations into the proceedings however, the outcome can also foreshadow the playful chaos, loud noises, and spilled liquids that they anticipate for the next day. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gene Clements. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/176694/bk_acx0_176694_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Intrigue in Covent Garden: Adventures of Thomas Chaloner, Book 13 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 810min
By January 1666, the plague has almost disappeared from London, leaving its surviving population diminished and in poverty. The resentment against those who had fled to the country turns to outrage as the court and its followers return, their licentiousness undiminished. The death of a well-connected physician, the mysterious sinking of a man-of-war in the Thames and the disappearance of a popular courtier are causing concern to Thomas Chaloner's employer. When instructed to investigate them all, he is irritated that he is prevented from gaining intelligence on the military preparations of the Dutch. Then he discovers common threads in all the cases, which seem linked to those planning to set a match to the powder keg of rebellion in the city.Battling a ferocious winter storm that causes serious damage to London's fabric, Chaloner is in a race against time to prevent the weakened city from utter destruction. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gordon Griffin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/002071/bk_twuk_002071_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Poet and Dancer , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 329min
Angel is dark and plain, introverted and submissive, a spontaneous composer of childish verses, wholly consumed by the wild, seductive spell of her cousin Lara - a beautiful, irresponsible creature who expresses herself in free-form dance.What begins as a tender and intimate attachment between two young girls deepens in adulthood into something complex and perilous, as Lara's life spins in increasingly erratic circles while Angel's passionate devotion to her remains undiminished. It is a feverish and impenetrable relationship, of reckless master and willing slave, one forged to shield both Angel and Lara from the harshness of their surroundings, as well as from the far greater terrors of the self. It is a relationship that will end in terror for the young women and for their families.Set against the vivid, dream-like landscape of of Manhattan in the recent past, Poet and Dancer is an altogether unforgettable novel, written with the subtlety, wry humour and beauty that are the hallmarks of one of the 20th century's most brilliant novelists and storytellers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deborah McBride. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lbas/001055/bk_lbas_001055_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Rescuca: Savior of the Realm , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 101min
Rescuca, leader of a rebel uprising among a tribe of otherworldly beings called the Nomed, is trapped in an interstellar prison. His loyal servant, a dark and rumbling beast known as Thaed, lurks in the next cell. Leachim, Rescuca's trusted friend turned betrayer, stands on the other side of the prison bars, taunting him with the shame of his defeat and the undiminished power of Emperor Evol Epaga. Rescuca is determined to escape. He's sacrificed thousands of his followers and is certain of the righteousness of his cause. If the Realm is to be saved, and the One Hundred Worlds made free, he must defeat Evol Epaga. So begins a fantastical tale that's strangely familiar yet wholly original. Follow the adventures, triumphs, and traumas of Rescuca's revolution as a new picture of life and the meaning of our existence, slowly emerges. Rescuca's bravery will be tested beyond even his own expectations, but for what ultimate purpose? Does he have control of his own destiny? Who is the patriot, and who is the traitor? D. L. Dunnaville's wildly creative novel will fully immerse you in Rescuca's journey, while forcing you to question your own life's direction. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Theis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/057475/bk_acx0_057475_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey, Hörbuch, Digital, 102min
The story picks up from the end of Blue at the Mizzen, when Jack Aubrey receives the news, in Chile, of his elevation to flag rank: Rear Admiral of the Blue Squadron, with orders to sail to the South Africa station. This new novel, unfinished and untitled at the time of O’Brian’s death, would have been a chronicle of that mission, and much else besides. As the novel opens, we are able to visit these friends we have followed so very far in a rare state of almost perfect felicity. Jack has seen his illegitimate son ably discharging important duties. Sophie and his daughters are with him; Brigid is with her father, she's thriving, and Stephen is with a woman who is very dear to him. Jack, at last, is flying a rear-admiral's flag aboard a ship of the line. And so this great ‘roman fleuve’ comes to an end with Jack, with his ‘sacred blue flag’, sailing through fair, sweet days – Stephen with his dissections and new love, Killick muttering darkly over the toasted cheese…. Of course, we would rather have had the whole story; instead we have this proof that O’Brian’s powers of observation, his humour and his understanding of his characters were undiminished to the end. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Hardy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/000562/bk_hcuk_000562_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Last First Day: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 510min
From the author of The Rope Walk, the story of a woman's life in its twilight, as she looks back on both a harrowing childhood and the unaccountable love and happiness that emerged from it. Ruth has always stood firmly beside her upstanding, brilliant husband, Peter, the legendary chief of the Derry School for boys. The childless couple has a unique, passionate bond which grew out of Ruth's arrival on his family doorstep as a young girl orphaned by tragedy. And though sometimes frustrated by her role as lifelong helpmeet, Ruth is awed by her good fortune in Peter. As the novel opens we see the Derry School in all its glorious New England fall colors and witness the loosening of the aging Peter's grasp - he will soon have to retire, and Ruth is wondering what they will do in their old age, separated from the school into which they have poured everything, including their savings. As the novel unfurls, it takes us back through their days and years, revealing the explosive spark and joy of their love - undiminished now in their 70s - and giving us a deeply felt portrait of a woman from the generation that quietly put individual dreams aside for the good of a partnership, twinned with the revelation of the surprising gift of the right man's love, which keeps giving to the end. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jo Howarth. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/016736/bk_adbl_016736_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Silence of War: An Old Marine in a Young Marine's War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 661min
With a foreword by Bill O'Reilly, here is the incredible memoir of a former marine who returns to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan three decades after leaving the corps. Terry McGowan had been a beat cop, a marine captain, and a special agent for the FBI before retiring at the age of 50. But when tragedy struck the United States on September 11, 2001, Terry felt an undiminished sense of duty to protect and serve his country. Six years later he was in Iraq as a member of a team of high-ranking retired and active-duty military working for the highest level of marine military intelligence. His success in Iraq led to a position as a law enforcement professional with the marines in Afghanistan. There he found himself the oldest member of a platoon on the front line - a platoon that was understrength and under fire. While an 18-year-old marine can't look at a crowd of Afghans and pick out the guilty party, with his years of experience in law enforcement, Terry had developed an eye for the "felony look". His training as a marine officer, combined with his experience as an FBI agent, made him a unique asset as he struggled to keep up with young marines while they humped over the mountains. In The Silence of War, Terry recounts the many trials of his life of service, providing an intimate glimpse into the horrible realities of modern military conflict. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pete Larkin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/002852/bk_peng_002852_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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