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Paul Newman: A Life, Hörbuch, Digital, 358min
Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning actor with the legendary blue eyes, achieved superstar status by playing charismatic renegades, broken heroes, and winsome antiheroes in such revered films as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict, The Color of Money, and Nobody's Fool. But Newman was also an oddity in Hollywood: the rare box-office titan who cared about the craft of acting, the sexy leading man known for the staying power of his marriage, and the humble celebrity who made philanthropy his calling card long before it was cool. The son of a successful entrepreneur, Newman grew up in a prosperous Cleveland suburb. Despite fears that he would fail to live up to his father's expectations, Newman bypassed the family sporting goods business to pursue an acting career. After struggling as a theater and television actor, Newman saw his star rise in a tragic twist of fate, landing the role of boxer Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me when James Dean was killed in a car accident. Though he would joke about instances of "Newman's luck" throughout his career, he refused to coast on his stunning boyish looks and impish charm. In Paul Newman: A Life, film critic and pop culture historian Shawn Levy gives readers the ultimate behind-the-scenes examination of the actor's life, from his merry pranks on the set, to his lasting romance with Joanne Woodward, to the devastating impact of his son's death from a drug overdose. This definitive biography is a fascinating portrait of an extraordinarily gifted man who gave back as much as he got out of life and just happened to be one of the most celebrated movie stars of the 20th century. Language: English. Narrator: Marc Cashman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/001837/bk_rand_001837_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Finding the Source: One Man's Quest for Healing in West Africa (eBook, ePUB)
Somewhere in Africa, the blacksmith's widow is rumored to still be alive. And her dark magic is Dave's last hope of ending a twenty-year curse. If only he can find her. Deep in the heart of Africa, there is a power as old as the Earth. This is a land where ancestors walk among the living and impish spirits dwell in the forest. Occult knowledge is guarded by secret societies, and blacksmith artists carve sacred masks that invoke deities. Here, art is magic…and it is not for the uninitiated. An ocean away, Dave is a struggling artist who longs for adventure in distant places. When fate brings him to West Africa, his dream becomes a reality, and he's drawn into a world of ritual drumming, ancient traditions, and vodoun magic. But the dream soon turns to a nightmare. The mysterious illness comes on violently. As Dave convulses with pain, the villagers call it a curse, suspecting sorcery or ancestor spirits. At first, Dave's not so sure. Back in America, his doctors lead him down a dangerous road of pharmaceuticals and opioid painkillers, but the condition only worsens. As the years go by, Dave's suspicions deepen, and he must decide. Was it really a curse that beset him all those years ago? Facing a life of disability and heartbreak, Dave's final desperate quest for healing brings him back to West Africa to answer that question. To find the source, he must question everything he thinks he knows, and put his trust in the words of a shaman and in spiritual forces he's not sure exist. But in the end, it's his own demons he must confront, before the curse finally destroys him. A touching and profound real-life adventure story that spans continents-and worlds.- Shop: buecher
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American Legends: The Life of Carole Lombard , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 80min
Carole Lombard's tragic death means that something of gaiety and beauty have been taken from the world at a time they are needed most. (Errol Flynn) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. On January 16, 1942, just a few weeks after Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, the nation suffered what were considered the first civilian deaths of the war when a plane crashed into the side of a mountain southwest of Las Vegas. Aboard the plane were 15 servicemen, but the plane was also carrying one of Hollywood's biggest stars: actress Carole Lombard. Although Lombard's death and her marriage to Gone with the Wind star Clark Gable have overshadowed her career, her untimely death in 1942 cut short the life of one of Hollywood's most prominent stars at the time. In fact, Lombard's platinum look and her unique mannerisms had helped her become the biggest star of the screwball genre by the end of the 1930s, and her movies were so successful that she was the highest paid actress in Hollywood by the start of the 1940s. As English critic Graham Greene said of her, "Platinum blonde, with a heart-shaped face, delicate, impish features and a figure made to be swathed in silver lamé, Lombard wriggled expressively through such classics of hysteria as Twentieth Century and My Man Godfrey." Indeed, despite dying at the age of 33, the American Film Institute recognized her as one of the biggest film icons of the 20th century. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Wendy Almeida. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/038405/bk_acx0_038405_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Reach for the Sky: Super Speed Sam, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 27min
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Super Speed Sam to the rescue for yet another mischievous mess six-year-old Jack McClaine's gotten himself into! The lovable basset hound is devoted to his human family, which includes Mom, Dad, Jack, and baby Molly. Sam can almost always be found hanging out with the family, daydreaming, eating, or playing a game with the kids. In most ways, Sam has the typical traits of most other canines. That is, all except for one very top secret thing. Like his great, great, great, great grandfather, Sam can summon the power of super speed along with another helpful ability to suit his need - such as super sleuthing, super cleaning, or super engineering skills! Only the family's princess, Molly, knows about Sam's super secret, which gives the two an extra special bond. So, when Jack gets himself into another crazy mess, Sam springs into action with these mysterious powers! This time, Jack is plotting revenge against Molly, or rather her beloved rag doll. He carries out his devious plan all while making an innovative and elaborate railway masterpiece in his bedroom. Jack's frustration levels rise to dangerous heights, causing him to carry out some cunning yet not-so-safe actions! Once again, it's up to Sam, and Sam alone, to save Jack from crash landing, rescue Molly's beloved rag doll and make sure neither Mom or Molly get too upset with the impish boy! Will he be able to achieve all of this and keep his special powers a secret at the same time? Find out in the adventurous episode entitled Reach for the Sky from the Super Speed Sam series. Jam-packed with suspense, thrills, mystery, revenge, and a tearful reunion, this story will entertain both parents and kids alike! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Millian Quinteros. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/058193/bk_acx0_058193_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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David Jason: My Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 736min
The long-awaited autobiography of one of Britain’s best-loved actors.Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of the Second World War, David Jason spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing. Giving up on an unloved career as an electrician, he turned his attention to acting and soon, through a natural talent for making people laugh, found himself working with the leading lights of British comedy in the 1960s and '70s: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Bob Monkhouse and Ronnie Barker. Barker would become a mentor to David, leading to hugely successful stints in Porridge and Open All Hours. It wasn’t until 1981, kitted out with a sheepskin jacket, a flat cap, and a clapped-out Reliant Regal, that David found the part that would capture the nation’s hearts: the beloved Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. Never a one-trick pony, he had an award-winning spell as TV’s favourite detective Jack Frost, took a country jaunt as Pop Larkin in the Darling Buds of May, and even voiced a crime-fighting cartoon rodent in the much-loved children’s show Danger Mouse. But life hasn't all been so easy: from missing out on a key role in Dad’s Army to nearly drowning in a freak diving accident, David has had his fair share of ups and downs, and has lost some of his nearest and dearest along the way. David’s is a touching, funny and warm-hearted story, which charts the course of his incredible five decades at the top of the entertainment business. He's been a shopkeeper and a detective inspector, a crime-fighter and a market trader, and he ain't finished yet. As Del Boy would say, it's all cushty. With an introduction narrated by David himself. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Fenton Stevens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/001619/bk_rhuk_001619_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Imp Series, Books 1-3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 2070min
Books 1-3 of the bestselling Imp Series all in one package!A Demon Bound - All Samantha Martin wants to do is drink beer by the pool, play mischievous pranks on the humans, and get her hot neighbor in the sack - oh, and avoid the angels who won’t hesitate to execute her on sight. But when her naughty hellhound lands her in trouble and she’s blackmailed into catching a killer, Sam finds herself in the crosshairs of the very beings that want her dead.Run to Hel and give up all the earthly pleasures she’s learned to love? Stay and face a certain death? Or use her impish wiles to and hope to survive? Satan's Sword - Bound by an angel, Sam is the only demon allowed to walk among the humans and live - if she follows the rules. But when Sam’s brother, Dar, finds himself in hot water, following the rules becomes impossible.Retrieve an artifact from the vampires. Save Dar from centuries of enslavement and torture. All it takes is for her to perform a simple courier job, but with demons nothing is simple - especially when Sam must comply with the restrictions her angel has placed on her or face a punishment worse than death Elven Blood - Samantha Martin is an imp, a lesser demon from Hel. She has been living under the radar, posing as a human for the last 40 years, but now that she’s bound to an angel and holds the title of Iblis her life is...complicated.Sam has become buried in angelic bureaucracy, saddled with a succubus house guest, and is fighting off a never-ending slew of demon hit-men. The powerful demon, Haagenti, won’t rest until she’s dragged back to Hel for “punishment”, and he has put a substantial price on her head – a price that threatens not only her, but the human she’s grown to love. When an elven lord offers to take care of Haagenti in return for tracking down and killing a demon half-breed, Sam thinks she’s found the solution to her most pressing problem. But finding and retrieving this hybrid monster isn't proving easy and ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Angela Rysk. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/156084/bk_acx0_156084_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Impish Squirrel and other stories
The Impish Squirrel and other stories - Stories for Boys and Girls: ab 4.49 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Let's Bring Back: The Cocktail Edition
Let's Bring Back: The Cocktail Edition - A Compendium of Impish Romantic Amusing and Occasionally Appalling Potations from Bygone Eras: ab 14.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.11
Lawrence Foster (Dir) // "Virtuosity as impish as it is magisterial ... [he] wings his way through every good-humoured page with a poetic and technical zest that takes us back to the great pianists of the past, to a golden age of piano playing" (BBC Music Magazine)- Shop: odax
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