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    Between Rounds , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 374min
    O. Henry was the greatest short-story writer of his day. His characters may be from America at the turn of the century, but their foibles and eccentricities are known to us all, irrespective of culture or time. This selection includes such classics as: 'The Gift of the Magi', 'A Service of Love', 'Makes the Whole World Kin', 'Let Me Feel Your Pulse', and, of course, 'Between Rounds'. About Assembled Stories: Over the years the national press have reviewed Assembled Stories titles as "excellent", "remarkable", "entrancing", "superb", "magic for sure", "masterly", "wonderful", "a class act" and "a splendid example of audio at its best". ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Joyce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/assm/000054/bk_assm_000054_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire - Pax Britannica, Volume 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1024min
    The Pax Britannica trilogy is Jan Morris’s magnificent history of the British Empire from 1837 to 1965. Huge in scope and ambition, it is always personal and immediate, bringing the story vividly to life. Pax Britannica, the second volume, is a snapshot of the Empire at the Diamond Jubilee of 1897. It looks at what made up the Empire —from adventurers and politicians to communications and infrastructure, as well as anomalies and eccentricities. This humane overview also examines the muddle of jumbled ideologies behind it, and how it affected its 370 million people. 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: Roy McMillan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/naxo/000665/bk_naxo_000665_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire - Pax Britannica Vol. 2, Hörbuch, Digital, 439min
    The Pax Britannica trilogy is Jan Morris’s magnificent history of the British Empire from 1837 to 1965. Huge in scope and ambition, it is always personal and immediate, bringing the story vividly to life. Pax Britannica, the second volume, is a snapshot of the Empire at the Diamond Jubilee of 1897. It looks at what made up the Empire —from adventurers and politicians to communications and infrastructure, as well as anomalies and eccentricities. This humane overview also examines the muddle of jumbled ideologies behind it, and how it affected its 370 million people. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. Language: English. Narrator: Roy McMillan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/naxo/000666/bk_naxo_000666_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Princess of the Fillmore Street School , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 23min
    Olivia Sharp, cousin to super sleuth Nate the Great, is a detective too! Rather than solve mysteries like Nate, Olivia helps friends with their problems by detecting what's wrong beneath the surface. You'll be won over by Olivia's spunk, eccentricities, and can-do spirit. What does a princess do best? Give (unwanted) orders! Olivia Sharp, agent for secrets, is taking on a tough case. Her friend Desiree wants to run the Fillmore Street School. But Desiree is bossy. She wants everyone to stand up straight. And get a haircut. Desiree is driving all the kids crazy! Can Olivia help Desiree be the Princess of the Fillmore Street School - and keep the peace? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emily Eiden. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/003038/bk_lili_003038_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Has China Won? (eBook, ePUB)
    The defining geopolitical contest of the twenty-first century is between China and the US. But is it avoidable? And if it happens, is the outcome already inevitable?China and America are world powers without serious rivals. They eye each other warily across the Pacific; they communicate poorly; there seems little natural empathy. A massive geopolitical contest has begun.America prizes freedom; China values freedom from chaos.America values strategic decisiveness; China values patience.America is becoming society of lasting inequality; China a meritocracy.America has abandoned multilateralism; China welcomes it.Kishore Mahbubani, a diplomat and scholar with unrivalled access to policymakers in Beijing and Washington, has written the definitive guide to the deep fault lines in the relationship, a clear-eyed assessment of the risk of any confrontation, and a bracingly honest appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses, and superpower eccentricities, of the US and China.
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    Mister Sandman: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 605min
    Barbara Gowdy's outrageous, hilarious, disturbing, and compassionate novel is about the Canary family, their immoderate passions and eccentricities, and their secret lives and histories. The deepest secret of all is harbored in the silence of the youngest daughter, Joan, who doesn't grow, who doesn't speak, but who can play the piano like Mozart though she's never had a lesson. Joan is a mystery, and in the novel's stunning climax her family comes to understand that each of them is a mystery, as marvelous as Joan, as irreducible as the mystery of life itself. In its compassionate investigation of moral truths and its bold embrace of the fractured nature of every one of its characters, Mister Sandman attains the heightened quality of a modern-day parable. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Erin Moon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/030753/bk_adbl_030753_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Murders of Richard III: A Jacqueline Kirby Mystery , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 411min
    When attractive American Jacqueline Kirby is invited to an English country mansion for a weekend costume affair, she expects only one mystery. Since the hosts and guests are all fanatic devotees of King Richard III, they hope to clear his name of the 500-year-old accusation that he killed the little princes in the Tower of London. Jacqueline is amused at the group's eccentricities until history begins to repeat itself. A dangerous practical joker recreates famous 15th-century murder methods: beheading, poisoning, smothering, and even drowning in a butt of malmsey. As the jokes become more and more macabre, one at last proves fatal. Jacqueline puts all her observations together for a dazzling solution that will surprise even the most attentive listener. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Grace Conlin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/002137/bk_blak_002137_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Sly Spy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 25min
    Olivia Sharp, cousin to super sleuth Nate the Great, is a detective too! Rather than solve mysteries like Nate, Olivia helps friends with their problems by detecting what's wrong beneath the surface. You'll be won over by Olivia's spunk, eccentricities, and can-do spirit.Sometimes it takes a sleuth to catch a sleuth!Olivia Sharp, agent for secrets, always comes through to help those in need - especially her friends. But this time, Olivia is the one with a problem. Another detective is covering up her ads with those of E. J.'s Spy Service and spoiling Olivia's business. He's also trying to guess what weird feathery birthday present Olivia is hiding in her apartment. Can Olivia fool the sly spy? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Emily Eiden. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/003039/bk_lili_003039_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1835min
    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is closely modelled on the 18h-century novels that Charles Dickens loved as a child, such as Robinson Crusoe, in which the fortunes of a hero shape the plot. The likeable young Nicholas, left penniless on the death of his father, sets off in search of better prospects. His meandering route to happiness includes work as a teacher at Dotheboys Hall, where the brutal Wackford Squeers ill-treats his impoverished pupils, and a spell as an actor with the absurdly melodramatic Crummles troupe. Nicholas's many adventures give Dickens the freedom to follow the eccentricities of a vivid gallery of characters, exploring themes of class, love, and self-awareness with exuberant comedy and biting satire. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Vance. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/001767/bk_tant_001767_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Royalty in All Ages
    Royalty in All Ages ab 1.99 € als epub eBook: The Amusements Eccentricities Accomplishments Superstitions and Frolics of the Kings and Queens of Europe. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Belletristik, Erzählungen,
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