71 Results for : indignities
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England in the Age of Shakespeare , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 759min
How did it feel to hear Macbeth’s witches chant of “double, double toil and trouble” at a time when magic and witchcraft were as real as anything science had to offer? How were justice and forgiveness understood by the audience who first watched King Lear; how were love and romance viewed by those who first saw Romeo and Juliet? In England in the Age of Shakespeare, Jeremy Black takes readers on a tour of life in the streets, homes, farms, churches, and palaces of the Bard’s era. Panning from play to audience and back again, Black shows how Shakespeare's plays would have been experienced and interpreted by those who paid to see them. From the dangers of travel to the indignities of everyday life in teeming London, Black explores the jokes, political and economic references, and small asides that Shakespeare’s audiences would have recognized. These moments of recognition often reflected the audience’s own experiences of what it was to, as Hamlet says, “grunt and sweat under a weary life". Black’s clear and sweeping approach seeks to reclaim Shakespeare from the ivory tower and make the plays’ histories more accessible to the public for whom the plays were always intended.The book is published by Indiana University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Barber. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/238634/bk_acx0_238634_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Weather Woman , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 793min
30-year-old Bronwyn Artair, feeling out of place in her doctoral program in Atmospheric Sciences at MIT, drops out and takes a job as a TV meteorologist, much to the dismay of her mentor, Diane Fenwick. After a year of living alone in Southern New Hampshire, enduring the indignities of her job, dumped by her boyfriend, she discovers her deep connection to the natural world has given her an ability to affect natural forces. When she finally accepts she really possesses this startling capability, she must then negotiate a new relationship to the world. Who will she tell? Who will believe her? Most importantly, how will she put this new skill of hers to use? As she seeks answers to these questions, she travels to Kansas to see the tornado maverick she worships; falls in love with Matt, the tabloid journalist who has come to investigate her; visits fires raging out of control in Los Angeles; and eventually voyages with Matt and Diane to the methane fields of Siberia. A woman experiencing power for the first time in her life, she must figure out what she can do for the world without hurting it further. The story poses questions about science and intuition, women and power, and what the Earth needs from humans. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dara Rosenberg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/011149/bk_brll_011149_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Eventide , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 512min
One of the most beloved novels in recent years, Plainsong was a best-seller from coast to coast, and now Kent Haruf returns to the High Plains community of Holt, Colorado, with a story of even more masterful authority. When the McPheron brothers see Victoria Roubideaux, the single mother they'd taken in, move from their ranch to begin college, an emptiness opens before them, and for many other townspeople it also promises to be a long, hard winter. A young boy living alone with his grandfather helps out a neighbor whose husband, off in Alaska, suddenly isn't coming home, leaving her to raise their two daughters. At school the children of a disabled couple suffer indignities that their parents know all too well in their own lives, with only a social worker to look after them and a violent relative to endanger them further. But in a small town a great many people encounter one another frequently, often surprisingly, and destinies soon become entwined (for good and for ill) as they confront events that sorely test the limits of their resilience and means, with no refuge available except what their own character and that of others afford them. Spring eventually does reach across the land, and how the people of Eventide get there makes for an engrossing, profoundly moving novel rich in the wisdom, humor, and humanity for which Kent Haruf is justly acclaimed. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: George Hearn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000412/bk_rand_000412_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 672min
Much has been written about Thomas Jefferson, with good reason: His life was a great American drama, one of the greatest, played out in compelling acts. He was the architect of our democracy, a visionary chief executive who expanded this nation's physical boundaries to unimagined lengths. But Twilight at Monticello is something entirely new - an unprecedented and engrossing personal look at the intimate Jefferson in his final years that will change the way audiences think about this true American icon. It was during these years, from his return to Monticello in 1809, after two terms as president, until his death in 1826, that Jefferson's idealism would be most severely, and heartbreakingly, tested. Based on new research and documents culled from the Library of Congress, the Virginia Historical Society, and other special collections, including hitherto unexamined letters from family, friends, and Monticello neighbors, Alan Pell Crawford paints an authoritative and deeply moving portrait of Thomas Jefferson as private citizen, the first original depiction of the man in more than a generation. Here, told with grace and masterly detail, is Jefferson with his family at Monticello, dealing with illness and the indignities wrought by early-19th-century medicine; coping with massive debt and the immense costs associated with running a grand residence; navigating public disputes and mediating family squabbles; and receiving dignitaries and corresponding with close friends, including John Adams, the Marquis de Lafayette, and other heroes from the Revolution. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Boles. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/000580/bk_tant_000580_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 276min
This program is read by the author. The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater is journalist Alanna Okun's cozy audiobook memoir about life truths learned through crafting. People who craft know things. They know how to transform piles of yarn into sweaters and scarves. They know that some items, like woolen bikini tops, are better left unknit. They know that making a hat for a newborn baby isn't just about crafting something small but appreciating the beginnings of life, which sometimes helps make peace with the endings. They know that if you knit your boyfriend a sweater, your relationship will most likely be over before the last stitch. Alanna Okun knows that crafting keeps her anxiety at bay. She knows that no one will ever be as good a knitting teacher as her beloved grandmother. And she knows that even when we can't control anything else, we can at least control the sticks, string, and fabric right in front of us. In The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater, Okun lays herself bare and takes listeners into the parts of themselves they often keep hidden. Yet at the same time, she finds humor in the daily indignities all crafters must face (like when you catch the dreaded Second Sock Syndrome and can't possibly finish the second in a pair). Alanna Okun's newest audiobook will speak to anyone who has ever said to themselves, or to everyone within earshot, "I made that". ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alanna Okun. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/002755/bk_aren_002755_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Elizabeth's War: Missouri 1863 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 574min
In a time when raiders, bushwhackers, and Redlegs rode the Cass County, Missouri, countryside bringing fear and destruction with them, Elizabeth Miers and her family barely survived into the next day. When the enemy, in the form of Elizabeth's neighbors, comes a-calling more than once with mischief on their minds, Elizabeth fights back to keep her children safe against men she once called friends. On August 25, 1863, following the issuance of General Order No. 11 , thousands of women, children, and the elderly were forced to vacate their homes in the brutal summer heat within 15 days. With determination and a plan, Elizabeth sets out on a 60-mile trek toward St. Clair County. Carrying enough prepared food and water on a rickety built sled to reach her family, she prays her kin are there to welcome them, uncertain whether they survived the buring of Osceola two years prior. Facing more than just the lack of food and shelter and the unbearable heat, they're set upon by raiders and foraging soldiers who try to take more than just their meager provisions. Much more. Left with little, Elizabeth and her fellow travelers continue south, facing more indignities before their journey is done. Through Elizabeth and the thousands of other refugees that traveled ahead of and behind her, feel what they felt in the wake of General Order No. 11, an order that took everything and left them destitute and afraid they wouldn't live to see one more day. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Amy Fox-Berkley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/114042/bk_acx0_114042_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Fat Old Woman in Las Vegas: Gambling, Dieting, and Wicked Fun , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 286min
After fighting off physical indignities that would keep a lesser woman in her recliner, Pat Dennis sets out on a solo journey to experience the loves of her life - Las Vegas, gambling, and all-you-can eat buffets. Pat travels the 2000 miles alone from Minnesota to Sin City by car, train, and greyhound bus. Pat's ability to take an honest and often hilarious look at aging, declining health, out-of-control gambling, and a myriad of nueroses, make this inspiring, funny, and enjoyable.Pat Dennis' short stories and humor appear in magazines such as Woman's World and Minnesota Public Radio's, Minnesota Monthly. Her work has been published in numerous anthologies, including Anne Frasier's Deadly Treats; Who Died in Here?; The Silence of the Loons; Resort to Murder; Fifteen Tales of Murder, Mayhem and Malice From the Land of Minnesota Nice; Once Upon a Crime Anthology; Writes of Spring, and Mood Change. She is the author of the Betty Chance mystery series which includes Murder by Chance, Killed by Chance, Dead by Chance, and Vegas by Chance. Her latest venture is the hilarious Kill Me! My Husband's Retired! - a coloring book for the reluctant adult. Her other novels include Stand-Up and Die, and a Middle School novel The Witches of Dorkdom, written under her pen name, Nora England. Pat performed as a stand-up comedian with more than 1000 performances at comedy clubs, Fortune 500 companies, women's expos, and special events. She has appeared on the same venue as Lewis Black, Phyllis Diller, and Nick Swardson. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Beth Kesler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/140555/bk_acx0_140555_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Wages of War: When America's Soldiers Came Home: From Valley Forge to Vietnam , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1123min
A disturbing chronicle of the US government’s mistreatment of American soldiers and veterans throughout history, with a new introduction by Charles Sheehan-Miles Time and time again, the sacrifices made by veterans and their families have been repaid with scorn, discrimination, lack of health services, scant financial compensation, and other indignities. This injustice dates back as far as the American Revolution, when troops came home penniless and without prospects for work, yet had to wait decades before the government paid them the wages they were owed. When soldiers returned from the Cuban campaign after the Spanish-American War, they were riddled with malaria, typhoid, yellow fever, and dysentery - but the government refused to acknowledge their illnesses, and finally dumped them in a makeshift tent city on Long Island, where they were left to starve and die. Perhaps the most infamous case of disgraceful behavior toward veterans happened after the Vietnam War, when soldiers were forced to battle bureaucrats and lawyers, and suffer media slander, because they asked the government and chemical industry to help them cope with the toxic aftereffects of Agent Orange. In The Wages of War, authors Richard Severo and Lewis Milford not only uncover new information about the controversial use of this defoliant in Vietnam and the subsequent class action suit brought against its manufacturers, but also present fresh information on every war in US history. The result is exhaustive proof that - save for the treatment of soldiers in the aftermath of World War II - the government’s behavior towards American servicemen has been more like that of “a slippery insurance company than a policy rooted in the idea of justice and fair reward.” ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Berkrot. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/053556/bk_adbl_053556_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Very English Murder: A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 536min
An absolutely gripping cozy murder mystery Move over Miss Marple, there’s a new sleuth in town! Meet Eleanor Swift: distinguished adventurer, dog lover, dignified lady…daring detective? England, 1920. Eleanor Swift has spent the last few years travelling the world: taking tea in China, tasting alligators in Peru, escaping bandits in Persia and she has just arrived in England after a chaotic 45-day flight from South Africa. Chipstone is about the sleepiest town you could have the misfortune to meet. And to add to these indignities - she’s now a Lady. Lady Eleanor, as she would prefer not to be known, reluctantly returns to her uncle’s home, Henley Hall. Now Lord Henley is gone, she is the owner of the cold and musty manor. What’s a girl to do? Well, befriend the household dog, Gladstone, for a start, and head straight out for a walk in the English countryside, even though a storm is brewing....But then, from the edge of a quarry, through the driving rain, Eleanor is shocked to see a man shot and killed in the distance. Before she can climb down to the spot, the villain is gone and the body has vanished. With no victim and the local police convinced she’s stirring up trouble, Eleanor vows to solve this affair by herself. And when her brakes are mysteriously cut, one thing seems sure: someone in this quiet country town has Lady Eleanor Swift in their murderous sights....If you enjoy witty dialogue, glamorous intrigue, and the very best of Golden Age mysteries, then you will adore Verity Bright’s whodunit, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T E Kinsey, and Downton Abbey! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Cass. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/188703/bk_acx0_188703_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Living the Dream: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 517min
A cheeky, charming debut about 20-something best friends in London navigating their careers and love lives past postcollegiate turmoil and into adulthood, with lots of pints along the way. Emma is a rising star at the marketing firm she works at as a "creative" but would have trouble describing what exactly it is she does all day. She pours most of her actual creative energy into a popular blog that all of her friends agree is brilliant, but she has yet to make a cent on it. Clem is a massively talented screenwriter just back from New York, where she picked up a fancy graduate degree in film. But until she convinces an agent to take on her masterpiece script, she's stuck hostessing at the bar she frequented as an undergrad, and the only calls she's getting are about bills past due and overdrawn bank accounts. In their ironclad friendship, both girls find a reliable break from the postcollegiate absurdities and indignities that seem to abound in life right at the moment they feel they should finally be getting it all together. With a rotating cast of lovably insufferable friends, from Emma's fabulous DJ and ladies' man roommate to Clem's painfully ordinary and predictable childhood chum, the girls wind their way through the twists and turns of aging parents and terrible bosses and regrettable one-night stands, of unforeseen setbacks and blessings that present as anything but, and remind each other that while their ships might not have come in yet, the after-work drinks are cold, and the company can't be beat. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/002614/bk_aren_002614_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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