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  Fairy Tales of the Fiercer Sex , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 358min

  Hailed by the Times as "hugely entertaining", award-winning narrator Alison Larkin selects fairytales of strong, brave, independent, at times irreverent girls and women who take charge of their lives, go on their own adventures, rescue themselves, and sometimes even save the men they love. These are not stories of helpless females shut up in high towers waiting around for a handsome man to rescue them while they sleep for years or brush their golden hair a lot. These heroines have far more to distinguish them than the fact that they (sometimes) end up married to a prince. Selected and introduced by Alison Larkin, the stories are: "The Snow Queen", "Molly Whuppie and the Double-faced Giant", "A Pottle of Brains", "Cap o' Rushes", "Hansel and Gretel", "Mr. Fox", "Clever Grethel", "Kari Woodengown", "The Twelve Dancing Princesses", "Felicia and the Pot of Pinks", "The Iron Stove", "The Hedley Kow", "The Six Sillies", "Baba Yaga", "The Old Woman in the Woods", "The Idle Spinner", "The Twelve Brothers", "Frederick and Catherine", "Little Red Cap", and "Beauty and the Beast." Award-winning audiobook narrator, comedienne, and best-selling author of The English American Alison Larkin is also a classically trained actress who has appeared on Broadway with the Royal National Theater and off-Broadway with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Recent narrations include her AudioFile award-winning recording of Peter Pan and The Inconsiderate Waiter by J. M. Barrie and Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alison Larkin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/078653/bk_acx0_078653_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Hop-Frog , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 24min

  Hop-Frog" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849. The title character is a dwarf taken from his homeland who becomes the jester of a king particularly fond of practical jokes. Taking revenge on the king and his cabinet for striking his friend and fellow dwarf Trippetta, he dresses them as orangutans for a masquerade. In front of the king's guests, Hop-Frog murders them all by setting their costumes on fire before escaping with Trippetta. It has been suggested that Poe wrote the story as a form of literary revenge against a women named Elizabeth F. Ellet and several others. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849), born in Boston, Mass., was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the merging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Patrick Lawlor, a classically trained stage actor, has performed on-stage throughout the US and Europe. He has appeared in several feature films, as well as on the television series, "LA Heat." His extensive work as an audiobook narrator has garnered numerous awards, including an Audie award nomination. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Patrick Lawlor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/live/000353/bk_live_000353_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  A Pirate's Time Served: 'Thar Be Parole for Good Behavior, Argh, Argh!': Enforcement Division, Volume 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 459min

  The ghost of pirate Black Bart joins forces with two over-privileged teens and their relatives on St. Croix in a modern-day quest to discover priceless buried treasure; and along the way, their life's mission is under the most unlikely and dangerous circumstances. Be careful what you wish for.... Sarah Schilling's 12-year-old brother is wicked smart. But this? Pure genius. Brian snagged an invitation to spend the summer with their favorite aunt and uncle on St. Croix. Uncle Jack tells them, "There will probably be some swimming, some diving. We like to run. There's a range, so maybe you'll learn to shoot. Cooking. Your Aunt Helen is a classically trained chef. You knew that, right? There's the Mallard seaplane, so maybe you'll learn something about flying. That sort of thing." That sort of thing sounds like too much work for Sarah Schilling's summer on the beach - until Brian's scuba regulator mysteriously fails 60 feet underwater. Her training snaps into laser focus. During Brian's rescue, they unearth the 250-year-old secret of Black Bart - the pirate and his ghost. The discovery launches them into a hurricane of peril at the hands of modern-day pirates. The Schilling family will not survive unless Brian and Sarah discover the most powerful weapon that's within themselves. A Pirate's Time Served is a young adult thriller of a ghost story. It shows how two teens can dig deeper than they thought possible, discovering what it means to lead, to follow, and to never ever give up - especially on family. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kasha Reese. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/044881/bk_acx0_044881_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Of Paupers and Peers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 365min

  Overworked and underpaid curate James Weatherly is resigned to a life of genteel poverty, never suspecting he is heir to a dukedom until a solicitor appears on his doorstep. Alas, on the way to claim his inheritance, James is set upon by ruffians whose handiwork deprives him of his memory. Margaret Darrington is no stranger to genteel poverty herself, since the death of her father has left her in charge of her two younger siblings and feather-brained aunt. But Margaret has a plan: To salvage the family's finances, she has only to put her beautiful younger sister, Amanda, in the way of marrying a wealthy man - perhaps the new Duke of Montford, who is expected to arrive any day. When Margaret finds a beaten and bloodied young man in the road, his shabby attire and collection of secondhand books lead her to mistake him for the tutor she has hired for her younger brother. Still reeling from the attack upon his person, James is relieved to have the mystery of his identity so easily "solved" and accompanies her home. As James' bruises fade, Margaret discovers that he is, if not classically handsome, undeniably pleasing to look upon, with an appealingly self-deprecating wit. Suddenly Amanda's brilliant marriage is in jeopardy, for how can any impressionable female resist such a paragon? But nothing about the penniless pedagogue is quite as it seems, and Margaret would do well to forget about her sister's prospects and look to her own heart instead... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stevie Zimmerman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/135576/bk_acx0_135576_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Realism: Aesthetics, Experiments, Politics (eBook, PDF)

  Realism seems to be everywhere, both as a trending critical term and as a revitalized aesthetic practice. This volume brings together for the first time three aspects that are pertinent for a proper understanding of realism: its 19th-century aesthetics committed to making reality into an object of serious art; the experiments with and against realism by 20th-century modernist, postmodernist, or magical realist writing; and the politics of realism, especially its ambitions to map the complex realities produced by global capitalism and climate catastrophe. This juxtaposition of aesthetics, experiments, and politics unsettles the entrenched opposition between realism and experimental literature that tends to ignore the fact that realism, by virtue of its commitment to a changing material and social world, cannot be but continuously experimenting.The innovative chapters of this book address some of the pressing questions of literary and cultural studies today, like the complex relation between historical materialism and new materialisms, between science and art, or the different aesthetic and political affordances of making systemic analyses against depicting the specificity of the local. Some of the chapters deal with classically realist authors, such as George Eliot, Émile Zola, and Joseph Conrad, to gauge the aesthetic radicalism of their diverse realist projects. Others investigate the experimental engagements with realism by authors such as B.S. Johnson, J.M. Coetzee, or Rachel Cusk. Yet others, analyze the politics of realism found in contemporary anglophone novels by writers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, David Mitchell, or Rohinton Mistry. The readings assembled here are a testament to the diversity of literary realism(s) from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, and to the ongoing controversies surrounding definitions and deployments of "realism."

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  Realism: Aesthetics, Experiments, Politics (eBook, ePUB)

  Realism seems to be everywhere, both as a trending critical term and as a revitalized aesthetic practice. This volume brings together for the first time three aspects that are pertinent for a proper understanding of realism: its 19th-century aesthetics committed to making reality into an object of serious art; the experiments with and against realism by 20th-century modernist, postmodernist, or magical realist writing; and the politics of realism, especially its ambitions to map the complex realities produced by global capitalism and climate catastrophe. This juxtaposition of aesthetics, experiments, and politics unsettles the entrenched opposition between realism and experimental literature that tends to ignore the fact that realism, by virtue of its commitment to a changing material and social world, cannot be but continuously experimenting.The innovative chapters of this book address some of the pressing questions of literary and cultural studies today, like the complex relation between historical materialism and new materialisms, between science and art, or the different aesthetic and political affordances of making systemic analyses against depicting the specificity of the local. Some of the chapters deal with classically realist authors, such as George Eliot, Émile Zola, and Joseph Conrad, to gauge the aesthetic radicalism of their diverse realist projects. Others investigate the experimental engagements with realism by authors such as B.S. Johnson, J.M. Coetzee, or Rachel Cusk. Yet others, analyze the politics of realism found in contemporary anglophone novels by writers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, David Mitchell, or Rohinton Mistry. The readings assembled here are a testament to the diversity of literary realism(s) from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, and to the ongoing controversies surrounding definitions and deployments of "realism."

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  Cranford , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 405min

  Exclusively from Audible A vivid and affectionate portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid-19th century, Cranford describes a community dominated by its independent and refined women, relating the adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Through a series of satirical vignettes, Gaskell sympathetically portrays changing small town customs and values in mid-Victorian England, in a community governed by old-fashioned habits and dominated by friendships between women. Her wry account of rural life is undercut, however, by tragedy: with such troubling events as Matty's bankruptcy, the death of Captain Brown and the unwitting cruelty of Peter Jenkyns. Gaskell was an accomplished writer who had many of her stories published in Charles Dickens' magazine Household Words. She was also friends with Charlotte Brontë and after her death, her father, Patrick Brontë, chose Gaskell to write The Life of Charlotte Brontë. Narrator Biography Prunella Scales is a classically trained stage actress but is best known for her role as Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers (1975-1979) and for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (1991), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA. Her film appearances have included Stiff Upper Lips (1997), Howards End (1992) and Wolf (1994). She was awarded the CBE for her services to drama in 1992 and the Patricia Rothermere Award for her contributions to British Theatre in 2001. More recent appearances have included the mini-series The Shell Seekers (2006), a production of Carrie's War at the Apollo Theatre (2009) and Horrid Henry: The Movie (2013). Julian Barnes’ The Lemon Table and Anne Fine’s Charm School are among the many audiobooks Prunella Scales has narrated. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Prunella Scales. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/001816/bk_bbcw_001816_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Nine to Eternity: A Science Fiction Anthology , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 341min

  Nine to Eternity: A Science Fiction Anthology began when editor M. Christian invited the authors to submit “a personal favorite story: one that - also, sadly - didn't get the love they'd put into it”, And so Ernest Hogan, Emily Devenport, Cynthia Ward, and Arthur Byron Cover have been joined by Ralph Greco, Jr., David Lee Summers, Jean Marie Stine, and Jody Scott, as well as M. Christian himself, to make a memorable listening experience. Full of endearing characters, vivid worlds, and thrilling adventures, this anthology is also a touching examination of what these celebrated authors consider their best work."Skin Deep", a wistful science-fiction melody of love and longing - by Emily Devenport"Spitzhkov Red", a haunting tale as real as tomorrow's headlines of comradeship and service - by Jody Scott"Bombastic Christ", a controversial story of what happens when DNA from the Shroud of Turin is cloned - by Ralph Greco, Jr."The Great Mars-a-Go-Go Mexican Standoff", a rollicking future-shock interplanetary Chicano delight - by Ernest Hogan"A Murder", a lyrical but heart-wrenching story of futuristic murder - by Arthur Byron Cover"Whoever Fights Monsters", a ferociously powerful reinterpretation of Nina Harker from Dracula - by Cynthia Ward"An Asteroid by Any Other Name", a classically inspired tale of rapidly approaching doom - by David Lee Summers"In the Canal Zone", a dreamlike tale about a mysterious canal whose location may not even lie within our own universe - by Jean Marie Stine"Why Are There Buildings, Daddy?", a not-far-from-home work of spec-fic about a depressed young man who only ever wanted to be a writer - by M. Christian ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gordon MacCathay. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/234642/bk_acx0_234642_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Rabbit in the Jungle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 258min

  Rabbit in the Jungle tells a classically American story of second chances, hard work, and hope. Sometimes raw and gritty, the book traces Anthony Alegrete's rise from the streets of Los Angeles, through the penal system, to the halls of academia and the competitive business world of Las Vegas. Along the way he had a lot of fun, a little trouble, and learned a few lessons. This book shares his story in a way meant to be cautionary and inspiring. Alegrete wants others to know the important role that family, friends, and education play in keeping their lives on the right track. The title for the book comes from Anthony's ability to survive in multiple dangerous environments. With more tricks than Bugs Bunny and more charm than Roger Rabbit, he navigated the street culture of Los Angeles during the heyday of West Coast hip hop; navigated safely through prison politics; built a reputation for himself at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas and partnered up with local fitness experts to bring a trendy gym to the downtown area of Vegas. In all of these jungles, there were threats to be dealt with, and Alegrete always met them head on. At an early age, he learned not to let fear stand in the way of what he wanted. No matter what the problem, he's a master at taking stock of his resources and plunging ahead. Anthony Alegrete portrays his struggles and achievements with heart in full view on the proverbial sleeve and his energy level locked in at and turbo-charged. With co-author Holly Baker he has crafted a must-listen for anyone fighting their way through the jungle. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Anthony Alegrete. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/009419/bk_acx0_009419_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Autogenic Training Complete: Deep Relaxation for the Entire Body, Hörbuch, Digital, 48min

  All current and efficient formulas of the autogenic training (made in Germany) for holistic relaxation in 30 minutes. This compact relaxation exercise from SyncSouls is a great everyday companion for applying the autogenic training on a regular basis. It supports getting quickly into a deep and comprehensive relaxation. With the simple and memorable formulas of the Autogenic Training, body regions like arms, legs, stomach and face get into state of deep relaxation, the breathing and the heart rhythm will be stabilized. Furthermore, the focus is calming down of thoughts and a relaxed, deep well-being. Look forward to deep relaxed and stress free moments in your everyday life. The formulas are accompanied by a specially composed relaxation music in 432 Hz which is fine tuned on the content and has an additional releasing and stress relieving effect. For beginners we recommend our autogenic training 1. The autogenic training (also known as contrantrative self relaxation) is a worldwide established relaxation technique. The method was developed by the German (Berlin) psychiatrist Johannes Schulz in the 20s of the 20th century. The own body perception is trained and improves. Suggestive techniques are used for bringing off a relaxed muscular system and to feel it faster and more intense. With your own awareness, thus with your own suggestive (meaning self influencing) forces, you can induce your physical and mental relaxation. Autogenic Training is used preemptively for promotion of health but also as an accompaining relaxation technique in psychotherapeuthic treatment: blood flow disorders, gastro-intestinal diseases, sleep disturbances, softening and soothing the pain, depressive mood, cardiovascular disease (hypertonia, tinnitus, coronary heart diseases), asthma, anxiety. The method is applied in this audio book "Autogenic Training Complete" quite simply and classically along the whole body. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Griffiths-Brown. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sync/000119/bk_sync_000119_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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