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Good Girls, Good Food, Good Fun: The Story of USO Hostesses during World War II , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 493min

Throughout World War II, when Saturday nights came around, servicemen and hostesses happily forgot the war for a little while as they danced together in USO clubs, which served as havens of stability in a time of social, moral, and geographic upheaval. Meghan Winchell demonstrates that in addition to boosting soldier morale, the USO acted as an architect of the gender roles and sexual codes that shaped the "greatest generation". Combining archival research with extensive firsthand accounts from among the hundreds of thousands of female USO volunteers, Winchell shows how the organization both reflected and shaped 1940s American society at large. The USO had hoped that respectable feminine companionship would limit venereal disease rates in the military. To that end, Winchell explains, USO recruitment practices characterized white middle-class women as sexually respectable, thus implying that the sexual behavior of working-class women and women of color was suspicious. In response, women of color sought to redefine the USO's definition of beauty and respectability, challenging the USO's vision of a home front that was free of racial, gender, and sexual conflict. Despite clashes over class and racial ideologies of sex and respectability, Winchell finds that most hostesses benefited from the USO's chaste image. In exploring the USO's treatment of female volunteers, Winchell not only brings the hostesses' stories to light but also supplies a crucial missing piece for understanding the complex ways in which the war both destabilized and restored certain versions of social order. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015590/bk_adbl_015590_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Queen Bees: Six Brilliant and Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars - A Spectacle of Celebrity, Talent, and Burning Ambition , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 720min

Queen Bees looks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses, including Lady Astor, who went on to become the first female MP, and Mrs Greville, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Lady Colefax. Told with wit, verve and heart, Queen Bees is the story of a form of societal revolution and the extraordinary women who helped it happen. In the aftermath of the First World War, the previously strict hierarchies of the British class system were weakened. For a number of ambitious, spirited women, this was the chance they needed to slip through the cracks and take their place at the top of society as the great hostesses of the time. In an age when the place of women was uncertain, becoming a hostess was not a chore but a career choice, and though some of the hostesses' backgrounds were surprisingly humble, their aspirations were anything but. During the interwar years, these extraordinary women ruled over London society from their dining tables and salons - entertaining everyone from the Mosleys to the Mitfords, from millionaires to maharajas, from film stars to royalty - and their influence can still be felt today. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carole Boyd. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/001013/bk_hodd_001013_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Love Season , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 268min, (USK 18)

Summer is the season for sin. When Ted Clinton arrived at the vacation inn, he found that it featured some unexpected diversions. Like sleek Ruth Henderson and her bevy of hostesses whose job it was to please male guests. Lady vacationers, too, starving for love and excitement, did their share to turn summertime into playtime. Office-girl Mary Gordon, for, instance, as accessible as the adjoining room, managed to be wearing not a thing when Ted opened her door. It made little sense to Sally, one of the waitresses, a fresh young product of the local countryside. Then one night an old codger caught her alone, forced her to learn how hotel guests could be amused. At this point Ted had a change of heart. He figured Ruth and her hostesses were fine for games, and Mary Gordon was perfect for hot-weather romance. But the slightly used Sally was good for more than vacation pleasures. She had enough unslaked passion to last a man a lifetime. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alan Taylor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/008089/bk_acx0_008089_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Old Woman in the Wood , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 4min

This short story follows a servant girl on a journey of peril. The lone survivor of an attack she lives to follow the advice of a key-bearing pigeon. She must best the wily practices of an old woman who is not the best of hostesses. Who is the pigeon and how is he responsible for a happily ever after? Narrated by Glenn Hascall. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Glenn Hascall. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mike/000989/bk_mike_000989_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Pauline Circle

The Pauline Circle ab 5.94 € als epub eBook: Engaging Portraits of Paul's Friends Co-Workers Hosts and Hostesses. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Religion,

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Pekoe Most Poison: Tea Shop Mysteries, Book 18 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 541min

In New York Times best-selling author Laura Childs' newest Tea Shop Mystery, Theodosia Browning attends a "Rat Tea", where the mice will play at murder. When Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning is invited by Doreen Briggs, one of Charleston's most prominent hostesses, to a "Rat Tea", she is understandably intrigued. As servers dressed in rodent costumes and wearing white gloves offer elegant finger sandwiches and fine teas, Theo learns these parties date back to early 20th-century Charleston to promote better public health. But this party goes from odd to chaotic when a fire starts at one of the tables and Doreen's entrepreneur husband suddenly goes into convulsions and drops dead. Has his favorite orange pekoe tea been poisoned? Theo smells a rat. And as she reviews the guest list for suspects, she soon finds herself drawn into in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barbara McCulloh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/009976/bk_reco_009976_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Vanitas , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 230min

When you wish upon a star... ...your dreams come true? They did, at any rate, for Florinda Quenby, though not in the way she had planned. When she flew out to Hollywood to become a movie star, she could not imagine the terrible struggles ahead of her, from riches back to rags. Fame and wealth finally came from an entirely different quarter - her fantastical soup factory in Harlem, modelled on the Taj Mahal. Florinda became one of New York's grandest hostesses and one of the America's most beloved celebrities. Her legendary Christmas parties in her huge, gold-lined apartment overlooking Central Park were an unmissable part of Manhattan's social calendar. The parties grew wilder and wilder every year, until she decided to throw one final party - to top all the others.... This is a tale of ambition and wealth and fame and vanity. This is Florinda's incredible story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matthew Waterhouse. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/020752/bk_acx0_020752_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Berkeley Square Affair , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 929min

A stolen treasure may hold the secret to a ghastly crime. Ensconced in the comfort of their elegant home in London's Berkeley Square, Malcolm and Suzanne Rannoch are no longer subject to the perilous life of intrigue they led during the Napoleonic Wars. Once an Intelligence Agent, Malcolm is now a Member of Parliament, and Suzanne is one of the city's most sought-after hostesses. But a late-night visit from a friend who's been robbed may lure them back into the dangerous world they thought they'd left behind. Playwright Simon Tanner had in his possession what may be a lost version of Hamlet, and the thieves were prepared to kill for it. But the Rannochs suspect there's more at stake than a literary gem - for the play may conceal the identity of a Bonapartist spy - along with secrets that could force Malcolm and Suzanne to abandon their newfound peace and confront their own dark past. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Derek Perkins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/016611/bk_adbl_016611_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Sex & Satisfaction: Erotic Stories Collection One, Hörbuch, Digital, 143min, (USK 18)

Here is a collection of erotic short stories, offering a fresh focus on erotic writing for women. Whatever your pleasure, you'll love what you hear. Hot sex and fabulous fantasies await your delectation! The stories include:"The Blue Roman": A pleasurable visit to an erotic strip club ends in a shocking twist."Netsuke": An erotic Japanese statue comes to life."Any Day of the Week": He set himself the challenge of seducing his girlfriend on a weeknight."Rock Hard": This time her rock star fantasy was going to come true."The V.I.P.": The sights, sounds (and men) of New York are hers for the taking."Don't Mind Me": A voyeur's tale of his erotic encounters."Favourite Flight": His opinion of flying was vastly improved by the sexy air hostesses."Coffee Break": His special coffee turned his sales staff into willing sex slaves."Fratel": She encountered a tall dark stranger on a train. Language: English. Narrator: Katy Anderson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/summ/000026/bk_summ_000026_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Queen Bees

Queen Bees ab 3.99 € als epub eBook: Six Brilliant and Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars - A Spectacle of Celebrity Talent and Burning Ambition. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Geschichte & Dokus,

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