146 Results for : drudgery
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David Copperfield , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 2320min
The endearing story of David Copperfield’s endeavor to become the hero of his own life, with its intriguing correspondence to the author’s own life, has delighted readers for generations. Dickens himself called this book his “favourite child,” and it is his most quoted novel. Now you can have the pleasure of hearing Patrick Tull’s brilliant narration of Dickens beloved classic. Listen as David recounts the experiences of his rise to successful novelist - his wretched boyhood , the drudgery of his various jobs, his marriage to the boss’ pretty daughter, his flight to the continent, and finally, a reunion with his true love. Tull’s marvelously resonant voice ushers us smoothly through young David’s trials. His ability to move deftly between different accents gives new life to some of the best-known characters in all of literature. Dora, Uriah Heep, and Mr. Micawber. Close your eyes and soon you’ll find yourself sitting in a little Victorian parlor listening as David tells his story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Patrick Tull. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/004917/bk_reco_004917_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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I Want Superpowers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 566min
The Genetic Wars that turned most of the planet into a wasteland are over. The so-called dregs (short for DNA regulars) and super-powered Supergenics now live separately from each other: the Supergenics in the shiny towers of Jupitar City, the dregs across the river, in the squat concrete buildings of the boroughs. But Supergenic children are still born to dreg parents and, under repressive laws, must be sent to live with their own kind. To find these special few, every teen faces their Testing Day. When her turn comes, socially isolated Caitlin Feral is determined to Manifest superpowers. If she fails, she faces a lifetime of loneliness and drudgery in the boroughs. But how much is she willing to sacrifice to be the supergirl she's always wanted to be? And when she uncovers dark secrets kept by both sides, does she dare start another war to reveal the truth? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steven Bereznai. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/082721/bk_acx0_082721_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Bookkeeper's Guide to Practical Sorcery , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 623min
Henry Noble carries a heavy load. For the two years since the disappearance of his father, he has toiled as the family's chief breadwinner. Protector of his mother and two obnoxious younger brothers, he finds himself trapped in the drudgery of a boring job counting the King's gold, all the while dreaming of a life of magic and wizardry. When a glimmer of light appears, he snatches at it only to stumble into treachery and deceit. Henry and his timid friend Peter are forced to embark upon the scariest journey of their lives. Secretly wishing their fearless friend D.C. was with them, their dread is overshadowed only by the sticky ending they know lurks around every corner. An epic fantasy about courage and passion, friendship and ingenuity, A Bookkeeper's Guide to Practical Sorcery delivers such a no-nonsense description of the mechanics of magic, you'll wonder why you weren't taught it at school. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charles Collingwood. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/087888/bk_acx0_087888_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Echo of Twilight , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 572min
In 1914, despite the threat of war in Europe, Pearl Gibson’s future is bright. She has secured a desirable position as a lady’s maid for Lady Ottoline Campbell. Her new role sees her transported from a life of drudgery to the Campbells' vast Scottish estate. Pearl is quickly drawn into a whirlwind of intrigue, glamour and scandal as she realises her job requires her to become her lady’s confidante as well as her maid. In the confusing world of the upper classes it is Ottoline’s cousin, Ralph, whom Pearl comes to rely on, trust - and love. But when violence erupts in Europe, Pearl and Ottoline’s world is irrevocably changed. As the men in their lives are called to the front line, shocking events unfold at home that both Pearl and Ottoline vow never to reveal. They share a secret that will test their loyalty to one another to breaking point and will bind them together forever.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Helen Vine. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/004619/bk_howe_004619_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Billy Liar , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 370min
For William ‘Billy’ Fisher, an energetic imagination makes life tolerable, but well-nigh intolerable for all around him. He lies his way into and out of every situation, making any promise to get him out of trouble, thereby creating ever more tortuous entanglements to be wriggled out of in the future. Billy dreams of escaping the dull drudgery of his life at home with his parents and grandmother in the monotony of his stifling Yorkshire hometown. He has three fiancées and a truly dead-end job as an undertaker’s clerk, but dreams of becoming a writer for a comedian and escaping his everyday life. Unable to separate fantasy from reality, Billy becomes embroiled in a mess no lie will eradicate; the web of lies will bring many a chuckle to listeners, but will the outcome of his mistruths be quite as funny to Billy? Quasi-comic, this novel has enjoyed many interpretations, as a film, play, musical, TV series and now, an unabridged audiobook. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Simm. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/csaw/000211/bk_csaw_000211_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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So Long at the Fair , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1088min
Growing up in a small Wiltshire village, Abbie Morris knows what lies ahead of her - a life of drudgery as a menial servant, like that of her sisters. But everything changes when Abbie is twelve and their emotional, spirited mother casts them into a crisis for which no one is prepared. Six years later the Morris family have rebuilt their lives, and when Abbie and Beatie, Abbie's adored elder sister, set off for the county fair, the world seems a good place. But their new-found happiness is not to last. A chance encounter with Louis, a personable, handsome stranger, leads to tragedy and has repercussions that threaten to destroy Abbie's peace of mind for ever. Abbie struggles to forget what happened that night, to get on with her life, but when she meets charming, honourable Arthur - and re-encounters Louis - it becomes clear that she might never recover from the night they stayed so long at the fair... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julia Franklin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/000905/bk_rhuk_000905_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The House Cleaning Meditation, Hörbuch, Digital, 36min
Do you get easily bored with household chores? Have you ever thought of making a change in the way you do things? This new book, The House Cleaning Meditation, takes the mundane routine of house cleaning and adds something different to the mix by adding meditation to it. Among the innovative ideas presented are things like: The similarities between household chores and meditation How you can turn a boring and repetitive task into something spiritual How our environment is a reflection of our state of mind The philosophical aspect of the act of cleaning Practical methods on how cleaning can be exercised as form of meditation And more.... If you've ever become tired of the same old drudgery of cleaning your house (and who hasn't?), you can now make it into something that is beautiful and enlightening, as well as serving you better, by listening to this amazing book. Household chores will never be the same again with The House Cleaning Meditation. Language: English. Narrator: Lauren Hartzog. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/093628/bk_acx0_093628_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Charade , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 455min
No kissing necessary. Definitely no sex.Erica Larson had dreamed of being a lawyer for as long as she could remember, but the job at Ford & Associates - a family business run by a father and his three sons - is sheer drudgery. Erica is ready to pull up stakes and move home - until devilishly handsome but arrogant Brock Ford, the youngest son, makes her an offer she can’t refuse.Play his fiancée for a month...maybe two, because his future with the firm depends on deception. Just attend a function here and there. No kissing and definitely no sleeping together. Well...maybe one kiss. Or two.And before Erica knows it, she’s doubting if she can distinguish between fiction and reality because her heart can no longer tell the difference. Can she stop herself from becoming a victim of his charm before it’s too late? If you love cocky heroes, smart men who can’t be tamed, and happily ever afters, this book is for you! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kathryn Lynhurst. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/050490/bk_adbl_050490_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Dark Lord: The Teenage Years , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 346min
Dirk Lloyd has a dark secret. He is the earthly incarnation of a Dark Lord, supreme ruler of the Darklands and leader of armies of orcs and warriors intent on destruction. Following a final battle between the forces of good and evil, the Dark Lord was defeated and hurled into the Pit of Uttermost Despair. At the bottom of the Pit is a supermarket car park in the town of Whiteshields, in modern day England. When he is found, and tries to explain that he is the Dark Lord, people think he means Dirk Lloyd. The fact that he's trapped in the body of a 13-year-old schoolboy doesn't help. So begins Dirk's battle to recover his dignity, his power, and his lands. Along the way he faces the inconvenience of being fostered by the do-gooding Purejoies; endless hours of drudgery at the Whiteshields Brainwashing Centre (aka school); a vengeful Headmaster; two meddling Psychotic Persecutors (psychotherapists); and constant laughter and disrespect... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jamie Thomson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/007190/bk_bbcw_007190_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Back to Eden Organic Gardening: Mastering Ways to Grow Your Own Food , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 50min
Back to Eden Organic Gardening is the amazing, stress-free, no-till farming method that will make your life a whole lot easier. Best of all, this amazing form of organic gardening seeks to replicate what nature has always done naturally! Benefits of this gardening style are: Use 80% less water than you are using now! Organic gardening made easy that works with nature Superior weed control incorporated with this method No more tilling! Ever! No more building raised beds that sink over time! Crop yields that will blow you away! This really is the amazing, natural, "back to basics" gardening method you have been looking for. Get the guide today and be on your way to your best garden ever! See why this "Back to Eden" gardening method is now taking the world by storm! Gardening shouldn't be drudgery! Stop with the methods that require the most work and produce the smallest yield and use the gardening method the maker himself created. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Harris. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/088081/bk_acx0_088081_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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