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The Great Poets: Matthew Arnold , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 78min
Considered the bridge between romanticism and modernism, Matthew Arnold wrote verse that is simple, unadorned, and straightforward. From the hypnotic and beautiful lines of "Dover Beach" to the pastoral narrative of "The Scholar Gipsy", Arnold cast a gaze at the main intellectual issues of the 19th century while giving a timeless insight into man and nature. This collection covers his major poetic works, including the narrative poems, sonnets and elegiac poems, illuminating the lyricism and serenity of Arnold's best poetry. The collection includes: "Dover Beach" "Desire" "Longing" "A Summer Night" "Consolation" "Philomela" "A Dream" "The Scholar Gipsy" "East London" "West London" "Thyrsis" "Immortality" "Growing Old" "A Wish" "Bacchanalia; or, the New Age" "A Modern Sappho" "The Hayswater Boat" "The River" "Human Life" "The Buried Life" "Austerity of Poetry" "A Farewell" "Requiescat" PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Keeble. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/naxo/001378/bk_naxo_001378_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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House of Sand and Fog , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 833min
In this riveting novel of almost unbearable suspense, three fragile yet determined people become dangerously entangled in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Colonel Behrani, once a wealthy man in Iran, is now a struggling immigrant willing to bet everything he has to restore his family's dignity. Kathy Nicolo is a troubled young woman whose house is all she has left, and who refuses to let her hard-won stability slip away from her. Sheriff Lester Burdon, a married man who finds himself falling in love with Kathy, becomes obsessed with helping her fight for justice. Drawn by their competing desires to the same small house in the California hills and doomed by their tragic inability to understand one another, the three converge in an explosive collision course. Combining unadorned realism with profound empathy, House of Sand and Fog marks the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andre Dubus III, Fontaine Dollas Dubus. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/000729/bk_harp_000729_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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About Love and Other Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 549min
Raymond Carver called Anton Chekhov "the greatest short story writer who has ever lived". This unequivocal verdict on Chekhov's genius has been echoed many times by writers as diverse as Katherine Mansfield, Somerset Maugham, John Cheever, and Tobias Wolf. While his popularity as a playwright has sometimes overshadowed his achievements in prose, the importance of Chekhov's stories is now recognized by readers as well as by fellow authors. Their themes - alienation, the absurdity and tragedy of human existence - have as much relevance today as when they were written, and these superb new translations capture their modernist spirit. Elusive and subtle, spare and unadorned, the stories in this selection are among Chekhov's most poignant and lyrical. The book includes well-known pieces such as "The Lady with the Little Dog",'as well as less familiar work like "Gusev", inspired by Chekhov's travels in the Far East, and "Rothschild's Violin", a haunting and darkly humorous tale about death and loss. The stories are arranged chronologically to show the evolution of Chekhov's art. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Adam Grupper, T. Ryder Smith, Henry Strozier. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/007609/bk_reco_007609_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Hagia Sophia: The History of the Famous Church and Mosque , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 79min
The Hagia Sophia, built from 532-537, is inarguably the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture and one of the greatest buildings ever constructed. Upon its completion, the Hagia Sophia remained the largest enclosed space in the world for nearly a thousand years, a reign that only ended after the rebuilding of St. Peter's in Rome. Fittingly, the rebuilding of St. Peter's was partly inspired by the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque in 1453. The building of Hagia Sophia itself was shocking and transformational. Beginning with Procopius of Caesarea, Justinian's court historian, visitor after visitor noted that the giant dome seems to hover on air, and it's unquestionably true that the arches, vaults, semidomes, and domes add up for an otherworldly, ethereal effect. The surfaces are enriched by colored marble and elaborate mosaics, and when viewing from the aisles and galleries, looking into the nave is dramatic thanks to all the interconnecting layered spaces and repeating, complex curved forms. Interestingly, however, the brick exterior of the building was left unadorned, representing a shell that houses a magnificent interior. The Hagia Sophia examines the history of one of the world's most famous religious sites and analyzes the religion and politics that shaped its fate. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joseph Chialastri. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/033354/bk_acx0_033354_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Good Enough to Dream , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 722min
Roger Kahn's first major league hit was a grand slam: The Boys of Summer, his runaway best seller that immortalized the 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers. Now Kahn does the same for players whose moment in the sun has not yet arrived. Good Enough to Dream is the story of his year as owner of the Class A, very minor league, Utica Blue Sox. Most of the Blue Sox will never make it to the majors, but they all share the dream that links the small child in the sandlot with the bonus baby who has just smacked one out of the stadium. It's a dream Kahn learned from his father, and in the course of a season, passes on to his daughter - hours of practice for a moment of poetry; a hard living but a touch of legend. Good Enough to Dream presents baseball unadorned, a game still sweet enough to lure grown men to leagues where first-class transportation is an old school bus and the infield is likely to be the consistency of thick soup. It is a funny and poignant story of one season and one special team that will make us hesitate before we ever call anything "bush league" again. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Allan Robertson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009612/bk_adbl_009612_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour, Hörbuch, Digital, 367min
Told from the point of view of the men who waged this steel-shattering battle, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors captures Navy pilots attacking enemy battleships with makeshift weapons and sacrificial valor, a veteran commander improvising tactics never taught in Annapolis, and young crews from across America rising to an impossible challenge. It takes us into the heart and mind of an iron-willed, self-made executive officer leading his men throughout a sea of carnage and two hellish days and nights clinging to survival amid oil, blood, sharks, and madness. And it dramatizes how the overmatched U.S. force, enduring the loss of five gallant ships and nearly a thousand brave men, turned a certain crashing defeat into a momentous victory that would lead to the final surrender of America's ruthless imperial foe. Filled with riveting detail and based on the author's extensive interviews and correspondence with veterans, unpublished eyewitness accounts, declassified documents, and rare Japanese sources, this is war at sea as it has seldom been presented before. It is an unforgettable narrative that captures the essence of heroism, the power of loyalty, and the way in which the unadorned truth is more stirring than legend itself. Also, this audio program contains excerpts of exclusive interviews with Navy veterans conducted by the author. Language: English. Narrator: Grover Gardner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000376/bk_rand_000376_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Law of Success, Hörbuch, Digital, 350min
Napoleon Hill is considered the forefather of the modern personal development movement and his motivational classic, Think and Grow Rich - the twentieth bestselling book of all-time - has inspired millions with its words and thoughts on discovering success and abundance within oneself. But, Think and Grow Rich was but a condensation of his true master work, The Law of Success. Twenty years of research and writing after his first interview with Andrew Carnegie. Twenty years spent interviewing the most famous and successful men of his time, studying their habits, analyzing their methods and unlocking their secrets to success. First published in 1928 as an eight-book series, The Law of Success represents Hill’s complete philosophy of success and mind-power method - the original master key to personal achievement. In this audiobook you will hear Hill’s complete explanation of his method, his philosophy, and his science of personal achievement - unabridged and unadorned with modern updates. Learn the: The Principles of Self-Mastery - the master mind, definite aim, self-confidence and the habit of saving The Principles of Personal Power - initiative & leadership, imagination, enthusiasm and self-control The Principles of Self Creation - doing more than expected, a pleasing personality, accurate thinking and concentration The Principles of Integrity - cooperation, profiting by failure, tolerance, the golden rule and universal law. Language: English. Narrator: Fred Stella. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/003684/bk_brll_003684_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Garden of Happy Endings: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 740min
In Barbara O’Neal’s novel of hope and renewal, two very different sisters discover that life is like a garden: Tend to it daily, nourish it with patience and optimism, and then watch the beauty unfold. After tragedy shatters her small community in Seattle, the Reverend Elsa Montgomery has a crisis of faith. Returning to her hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, she seeks work in a local soup kitchen. Preparing nourishing meals for folks in need, she keeps her hands busy while her heart searches for understanding. Meanwhile, her sister, Tamsin, as pretty and colorful as Elsa is unadorned and steadfast, finds her perfect life shattered when she learns that her financier husband is a criminal. Enduring shock and humiliation as her beautiful house and possessions are seized, the woman who had everything now has nothing but the clothes on her back. But when the going gets tough, the tough get growing. A community garden in the poorest, roughest part of town becomes a lifeline. Creating a place of hope and sustenance opens Elsa and Tamsin to the renewing power of rich earth, sunshine, and the warm cleansing rain of tears. While Elsa finds her heart blooming in the care of a rugged landscaper, Tamsin discovers the joy of losing herself in the act of giving - and both women discover that with time and care, happy endings flourish. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tanya Eby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/005137/bk_brll_005137_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Walking Point: From the Ashes of the Vietnam War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 509min
In this intimate memoir, Perry A. Ulander chronicles with powerful clarity the bewildering predicament he confronted and the fellowship and guidance that transformed him during the year he served as an American GI in the jungles of Vietnam. Conveying with unadorned precision the harrowing experiences that shattered his core beliefs, Ulander also captures the camaraderie and humor of his platoon, the hostility between "lifers" and draftees, the physical hardships of reconnaissance missions, and the unrelenting apprehension underlying everyday life. Ultimately he describes the surrendering of social norms and accepted identities that allowed him to glimpse a previously unimagined realm of heightened awareness. Written after a lifetime of reflection on the nature of war and the effects of violence and domination on the minds and spirits of those forced to practice them, Walking Point offers a powerful narrative for listeners with an interest in the effects of war and violence, American involvement in Vietnam, PTSD, and how trauma can be a catalyst for spiritual transformation. Giving voice to profound insights gained through extreme adversity, Ulander movingly captures the depth of trust and commitment among a group of unwitting warriors who struggled to stay alive and sane in unchartered territory. Contents: Chapter 1: Into the Unknown Chapter 2: The Magic Poncho Liner Chapter 3: Initiation Chapter 4: Head On Chapter 5: The Valley of the Shadow Chapter 6: Into the Light Chapter 7: Short Time Chapter 8: No Time Chapter 9: Home ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alan Ross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004841/bk_rand_004841_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Poetic License: 100 Poems – 100 Performers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 181min
Why a Poetry Album? Easy answer: I love poetry. I love reading it. I love memorizing it. I love hearing great actors recite it. As the poet Mark Strand wrote, “Ink runs from the corners of my mouth / There is no happiness like mine / I have been eating poetry.” In the past, when I was full from eating, I have had the audacity to set poetry to music. But, on this audiobook, you will hear the music of the poems. Poetry unadorned. Words. Because in truth, great poetry needs nothing but a great actor, a voice as eloquent and expressive as the poem itself, to lift the poem off the page and into the heart. I have never done a project which has elicited so much enthusiasm. From the actors arriving at the studio who thanked me for inviting them to participate, "Are you kidding?" I’d say, “Thank you!” to the engineers who would say, “I never got this stuff, but these guys make it so beautiful.” This album has been a joy from beginning to end, a true labor of love. And whenever I heard my stomach rumbling during the production process, I always knew I could find something delicious to eat in the studio. Mmmm. Yeats? That hits the spot. 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: Jason Alexander, Christine Baranski, Charles Busch, Chris Sarandon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael York. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/naxo/000832/bk_naxo_000832_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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