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Nightmare Alley (eBook, ePUB)

One of the twentieth century's most darkly beautiful works of crime fiction-a story of carny life, spiritualism, and a con man of merciless resolve. Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek-alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision-going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, and he wonders how a man could fall so low. There's no way in hell, he vows, that anything like that will ever happen to him. And since Stan is clever and ambitious and not without a useful streak of ruthlessness, soon enough he's going places. Onstage he plays the mentalist with a cute bimbo (before long his harried wife), then he graduates to full-blown spiritualist, catering to the needs of the rich and gullible in their well-upholstered homes. It looks like the world is Stan's for the taking. At least for now.

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Ships , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 191min

Autism-afflicted heroines, killer corporate types, and disembodied aliens...Oh My! Gorgeous and born with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth, Veronica Hamilton has never had to interrupt her dreamy sentimentality to question her cultural snobbery or even whether or not that diagnosis of Asperger's was accurate. But that was before her fabulously wealthy CEO husband framed her for the murders he committed. Now she's fleeing across "fly-over" America with the pedal to the metal of her burgundy-upholstered Rolls. Meanwhile, barreling toward Earth, Histus is suffering from extreme sensory deprivation because he no longer has a body. But his gas-giant home planet has been annihilated, and the only way to survive was to upload his consciousness into his crippled ship. What could these two have in common? Oh, and incidentally, will they save the planet Earth? A little about the author: Sue Hollister Barr's first publishing credits included The New York Times and Twisted, a conventionally published horror novel that's still selling. She's been senior editor at a literary agency, taught creative writing with the blessings of New York State, and is currently an active member of SFWA. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jessica Avila, Danny Hauger. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/119484/bk_acx0_119484_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Sleep Well Tonight: Luxury Hotel, Hörbuch, Digital, 26min

Guided meditation takes you to the finest hotel for the night. When you’ve been traveling and you’re exhausted, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of crawling into an exceptionally comfortable bed, in a hushed suite, in a luxury hotel. In this program you’ll tap into that feeling of complete comfort and total relaxation, to help you deeply relax and easily fall asleep, no matter where you are. As the program begins, you’re riding in the back of a limousine, cosseted in the softly upholstered interior, looking out at the city lights passing by. The big car rides along as if it were on a cushion of air, smooth as silk. Before long, you arrive at your hotel... The program includes gentle narration, soft background music, and a complete body relaxation process. The relaxing music continues for 15 minutes after the narration, helping you drift off into dreamland. From the program: “It’s very late now, and you’re quite tired, so you go into the bedroom. Your bed is ready, and even your sleeping garments have been thoughtfully laid out for you. Everything here has been designed to help you feel totally safe, comfortable, and at peace. So you get ready for bed, and climb under the covers, into what is possibly the most luxurious, comfortable bed you’ve ever slept in. It’s perfect, and you feel ready for a good night’s sleep. So feel your body begin to relax. Starting with your feet, allow all the tension to leave them. They’ve worked hard for you today, and deserve a rest. And so the relaxation in your feet finds its way into your ankles, your calves, and your knees...” Language: English. Narrator: Max Highstein. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/dehe/000068/bk_dehe_000068_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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English Country House Interiors

A highly detailed look at the English country house interior, offering unprecedented access to England s finest rooms. In this splendid book, renowned historian Jeremy Musson explores the interiors and decoration of the great country houses of England, offering a brilliantly detailed presentation of the epitome of style in each period of the country house, including the great Jacobean manor house, the Georgian mansion, and the Gothic Revival castle. For the first time, houses known worldwide for their exquisite architecture and decoration--including Wilton, Chatsworth, and Castle Howard--are seen in unprecedented detail. With intimate views of fabric, gilding, carving, and furnishings, the book will be a source of inspiration to interior designers, architects, and home owners, and a must-have for anglophiles and historic house enthusiasts.The fifteen houses included represent the key periods in the history of English country house decoration and cover the major interior fashions and styles. Stunning new color photographs by Paul Barker-who was given unparalleled access to the houses-offer readers new insights into the enduring English country house style. Supplementing these are unique black-and-white images from the archive of the esteemed Country Life magazine. Among the aspects of these that the book covers are: paneling, textile hangings (silks to cut velvet), mural painting, plasterwork, stone carving, gilding, curtains, pelmets, heraldic decoration, classical imagery, early upholstered furniture, furniture designed by Thomas Chippendale, carved chimney-pieces, lass, use of sculpture, tapestry, carpets, picture hanging, collecting of art and antiques, impact of Grand Tour taste, silver, use of marble, different woods, the importance of mirror glass, boulle work, English Baroque style, Palladian style, neo-Classical style, rooms designed by Robert Adam, Regency, Gothic Revival taste, Baronial style, French 18th century style, and room types such as staircases, libraries, dining rooms, parlors, bedrooms, picture galleries, entrance halls and sculpture galleries.Houses covered include: Hatfield - early 1600s (Jacobean); Wilton - 1630/40s (Inigo Jones); Boughton - 1680/90s (inspired by Versailles); Chatsworth -1690/early 1700s (Baroque); Castle Howard - early 1700s (Vanbrugh); Houghton - 1720s (Kent); Holkham - 1730s-50s (Palladian); Syon Park - 1760s (Adam); Harewood - 1760s/70s (neo-Classical); Goodwood - 1790s/1800s (neo-Classical/Regency); Regency at Chatsworth/Wilton/C Howard etc - 1820/30s; Waddesdon Manor - 1870/80ss (French Chateau style); Arundel Castle -1880s/90s (Gothic Revival); Berkeley Castle - 1920/30s (period recreations and antique collections); Parham House - 1920s/30s (period restorations and antique collections). The range is from the early 17th century to present day, drawn from the authenticated interiors of fifteen great country houses, almost all still in private hands and occupied as private residences still today. The book shows work by twentieth-century designers who have helped evolve the country house look, including Nancy Lancaster, David Hicks, Colefax & Fowler, and David Mlinaric

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Price: 59.99 EUR excl. shipping