171 Results for : handpicked
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The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 252min
In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs - including such future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey - landed in France to conduct a secret mission. Armed with truckloads of inflatable tanks, a massive collection of sound-effects records, and more than a few tricks up their sleeves, their job was to create a traveling road show of deception on the battlefields of Europe, with the German army as their audience. From Normandy to the Rhine, the 1,100 men of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known as the Ghost Army, conjured up phony convoys, phantom divisions, and make-believe headquarters to fool the enemy about the strength and location of American units. Between missions, the artists filled their duffel bags with drawings and paintings and dragged them across Europe. Every move they made was top secret, and their story was hushed up for decades after the war's end. The Ghost Army of World War II is the first publication to tell the full story of how a traveling road show of artists wielding imagination, paint, and bravado saved thousands of American lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Stechschulte. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/025813/bk_adbl_025813_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Kashmir Rescue: SAS Operation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 424min
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS be able to storm a terrorist stronghold in the mountains of Pakistan? For Captain Don Headley of the SAS, the police antiterrorist exercise on the outskirts of Heathrow Airport was to have been just another training job. But in the grey suburban sprawl on the edge of London, another far more sinister plot is about to unfold - a plot that sees him dispatched on a hostage-rescue mission to the Indian subcontinent. Under the patronage of inscrutable Intelligence chief Sir Anthony Briggs, the operation reunites him with some of the hardest troopers from Hereford, for only such a handpicked team is capable of storming a terrorist stronghold in the mountains of Pakistan. And only the very best will have a chance of coming back alive. Central to the mission is the mysterious Mr Sanji. It is at the cost of precious lives that Don and his men will learn the horrific secret of this world-weary old man - and understand that the roots of the kidnap plot lie buried in the dying days of the British Raj. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Mace. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/002406/bk_hcuk_002406_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Finance: Financial Blueprint to Success: Money Management, Budgeting, Investing & Planning for Retirement , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 80min
Here are money secrets you need to know. When it comes to money, people can't help but be all ears. Most of us want to know the secret to wealth. Well here's what you need to know; managing your finances is the ultimate solution to your money problems! This book will help you look at money in a different way, allowing you to save more then you spend. When you purchase this book, not only will you be able to keep what more of what you already have, but you will be introduced to tips and tricks on how to increase the figures in your bank account! Here's why you need this book: Learn proven strategies for financial stability Learn the correct way to budget and benefit Learn foolproof measures of money management Learn handpicked retirement benefits just for you Learn budgeting steps Learn money saving techniques Learn debt repayment techniques and so much more! This book will definitely come in handy for you, and if you are currently struggling with debt and any financial issues, now is the perfect time to get this book! Financial freedom is waiting for you. Download now! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Keith McCarthy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/075515/bk_acx0_075515_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 576min
Handpicked by Rhys Bowen, Jasmine Blackborow is the dazzling narrator for the 12th installment of Rhys Bowen's best-selling Royal Spyness Mystery series. Georgie, or Lady Georgiana Rannoch, is busy planning her upcoming nuptials to Darcy O'Mara. Unfortunately, what has started as a simple wedding has become quite a royal headache and grand affair, thanks to a guest list that includes the queen and the appointment of princesses as Georgie's bridesmaids. “If only Darcy and I had eloped!” she thinks, as she attempts to organize her wedding and find a place for her and her husband-to-be to live. Just as she despairs of ever finding a home, her godfather offers his fully staffed country estate. With Darcy off in parts unknown, Georgie makes her way to Eynsleigh alone, only to find the grounds in disarray, and the small staff suspiciously incompetent. Not to mention the gas tap leak in her bedroom, which is beginning to look like an attempt on her life. Something sinister is afoot - and bringing the place up to snuff may put Georgie six feet under before she even gets a chance to walk down the aisle.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jasmine Blackborow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/025083/bk_adbl_025083_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 610min
Earphones Award Winner (AudioFile Magazine) Audible is pleased to announce the premiere of an exciting new series, Audible Signature Classics, featuring literature’s greatest stories, performed by accomplished stars handpicked for their ability to interpret each work in a new and refreshing way. The first book in the series is Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, performed by Elijah Wood. Ernest Hemingway said, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn". One hundred years after its author’s death, this classic remains remarkably modern and poignantly relevant. In this brand new edition, Elijah Wood reads Huck in a youthful voice that may be the closest interpretation to Twain’s original intent. His performance captures the excitement and confusion of adolescence and adventure. Best of all, the immediacy of Wood’s energetic reading sweeps listeners up and makes them feel as though they’re along for the ride, as Huck and Jim push their raft toward freedom. Stay tuned for more one-of-a-kind performances from actors Kenneth Branagh, David Hyde Pierce, Leelee Sobieski, and more, only from Audible Signature Classics. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Elijah Wood. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/002340/bk_adbl_002340_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Nuke Down: The Specialists, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 760min
They are the most talented (and dangerous) fighting force ever assembled, drawn from elite ranks of the FBI, the CIA, the Navy Seals, Britain MI-6, and Israel's Mossad. Handpicked by a reclusive billionaire-patriot, trained in the latest weapons, schooled in all forms of close combat...The Specialists.When a raid on an Iraqi terrorist nest uncovers a list of American targets, the Specialists need answers fast. Is the list real? Which targets will be threatened first? And who's the mastermind behind it all?The Specialists have three chief suspects: the notorious Osama bin Laden; the Iranian Abdel Salim, known as the Muslim Assassin; and a shadowy figure who calls himself the Scimitar: all masters of disguise whose exploits have brought destruction and death to untold innocents.Now the Specialists must stop the most ambitious act of terror yet: the theft of a nuclear bomb and its detonation somewhere within the United States. The Specialists' one slim hope lies in identifying a double-crossing terrorist who plans to sell renegade nukes to the highest bidder - or the world will face its first act of nuclear terror...and a new reign of bloodshed impossible to stop. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gene Engene. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bimo/000148/bk_bimo_000148_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Draw the Dark , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 597min
There are things in Winter, Wisconsin, folks just don't talk about. The murder way back in '45 is one. The near-suicide of a first-grade teacher is another. And then there is 17-year old Christian Cage. Christian's parents disappeared when he was a little boy, and ever since he's drawn and painted obsessively, trying desperately to remember his mother. The problem is Christian doesn't just draw his own memories. He can draw the thoughts of those around him. Confronted with fears and nightmares they'd rather avoid, people have a bad habit of dying. So it's no surprise that Christian isn't exactly popular. What no one expects is for Christian to meet Winter's last surviving Jew and uncover one more thing best forgotten the day the Nazis came to town. Based on a little-known fact of the United States' involvement in World War II, Draw the Dark is a dark fantasy about reclaiming the forgotten past and the redeeming power of love. The narrator of Draw the Dark, Joshua Swanson, was handpicked by author and Audible listener Ilsa Bick. Swanson is known for his excellent work on Ship Breaker and the Crystal Doors books. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joshua Swanson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/002442/bk_adbl_002442_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Sketching from the Imagination: Fantasy
Drawings are the foundations of great fantasy art where concepts, thoughts, and inspirations first become an image. In Sketching from the Imagination: Fantasy, fifty talented traditional and digital artists have been chosen to share their sketchbook works and describe their artistic practices when forging new ideas as beautiful sketches. Ranging from Hollywood film concept designers to talented students, each artist is handpicked from a vibrant international art community and from a wide spectrum of styles and mediums.This exquisite new title explores how fifty artists develop their ideas, drawing on diverse sources and their own imaginations to create incredible images. In each article, artists share their love for fantasy drawing, exploring the inspirations and processes behind their practices. Packed with tips, tricks, and creative insights, the artists reveal how they developed their skills, exercise their talents, and explore new fantasy ideas through the forum of drawing. From doodles and sketches of creative creatures to fully rendered drawings of invented worlds, each collection is a compendium of concepts to intrigue and inspire the creatively minded.Following the runaway success of Sketching from the Imagination: An Insight into Creative Drawing, 3DTotal Publishing's new title Sketching from the Imagination: Fantasy focuses on designing concepts for one of the most popular genres for artists and audiences alike. A visually stunning collection packed with useful advice, Sketching from the Imagination: Fantasy is an excellent value resource for concept design that will inspire artists of all abilities, as well as those that simply admire beautiful art.- Shop: buecher
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The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
National Book Award winner Masha Gessen's biography of a ruthless man's ascent to near-absolute power. "In a country where journalists critical of the government have a way of meeting untimely deaths, Ms. Gessen has shown remarkable courage in researching and writing this unflinching indictment of the most powerful man in Russia." -The Wall Street Journal The Man Without a Face is the chilling account of how a low- level, small-minded KGB operative ascended to the Russian presidency and, in an astonishingly short time, destroyed years of progress and made his country once more a threat to her own people and to the world. Handpicked as a successor by the "family" surrounding an ailing and increasingly unpopular Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin seemed like a perfect choice for the oligarchy to shape according to its own designs. Suddenly the boy who had stood in the shadows, dreaming of ruling the world, was a public figure, and his popularity soared. Russia and an infatuated West were determined to see the progressive leader of their dreams, even as he seized control of media, sent political rivals and critics into exile or to the grave, and smashed the country's fragile electoral system, concentrating power in the hands of his cronies. As a journalist living in Moscow, Masha Gessen experienced this history firsthand, and for The Man Without a Face she has drawn on information and sources no other writer has tapped. Her account of how a "faceless" man maneuvered his way into absolute-and absolutely corrupt-power is the definitive biography of Vladimir Putin.- Shop: buecher
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Erotica for the Soul: RawrWoman, Vol.1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 157min, (USK 18)
Erotica for the Soul, Vol. One In this exciting new book by RawrWoman, we bring you some of those favorite short stories that fall into the top erotic fantasies that the contemporary woman has. Focusing on the sophisticated nature of the female psyche, and the desire for a multi-layered, stimulating experience, RawrWoman creates content that will entice, fascinate, and above all, provide pleasure to the woman who indulges in all we have to offer. The stories created are meant to create a fantasy escapade for the listener, you can fully immerse yourself without ever having to leave the privacy of your own home, or mind. Fifteen fabulous stories, all handpicked on our website. They just happen to be created by all female authors, and that brings you to the core of what women desire most in their sexual fantasies. Let your imagination take you away as our stories captivate each and every one of your senses. Included are three personalized erotic love letters, and a "how-to guide" for you to use with your partner (male and female). Just record it with your own voice, and get the full immersion experience with your lover. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: W. Nilly, Auberon Skye, Jenny English. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/065327/bk_acx0_065327_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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