61 Results for : adulation
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American Prince: A Memoir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 629min
He was the Golden Boy of the Golden Age. Dashing and debonair, Tony Curtis arrived on the scene in a blaze of bright lights and celluloid. His good looks, smooth charm, and natural talent earned him fame, women, and adulation - Elvis copied his look and the Beatles put him on their Sgt. Pepper album cover. But the Hollywood life of his dreams brought both invincible highs and debilitating lows. Now, in his captivating, no-holds-barred autobiography, Tony Curtis shares the agony and ecstasy of a private life in the public eye.No simple tell-all, American Prince chronicles Hollywood during its heyday. Curtis revisits his immense body of work and regales listeners with stories of his associations with Frank Sinatra, Laurence Olivier, director Billy Wilder, as paramours Natalie Wood and Marilyn Monroe, among others. Written with humor and grace, American Prince is a testament to the power of living the life of one’s dreams. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Don Leslie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bkot/001128/bk_bkot_001128_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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On Bowie , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 287min
From the New York Times best-selling author of Love Is a Mix Tape, a thoughtful and loving meditation on the life of the late David Bowie that explores his creative legacy and the enduring and mutual connection he enjoyed with his fans. Innovative. Pioneering. Brave. Until his death in January 2016, David Bowie created art that not only pushed boundaries but helped fans understand themselves and view the world from fantastic new perspectives. When the shocking news of his death on January 10, 2016, broke, the outpouring of grief and adulation was immediate and ongoing. Fans around the world and across generations paid homage to this brilliant, innovate, ever evolving artist who both shaped and embodied our times. In this concise and penetrating book, highly regarded Rolling Stone critic, best-selling author, and lifelong Bowie fan Rob Sheffield shares his own feelings about the passing of this icon and explains why Bowie's death has elicited such an unprecedented emotional outpouring from so many lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tristan Morris. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/005325/bk_harp_005325_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Warren Buffett: 43 Lessons for Business & Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 98min
Warren Buffett ranks among not only the top investors of our time but among the best of all time. Buffett has managed to rise to the top of the ranks in stellar fashion, confounding the critics and earning the adulation of millions.As a leader, entrepreneur, potential investor, student, or whatever your calling may be, you stand to learn from the many life lessons of one of the most successful investors of all time, and one who is still very active and at the top of his game. The wisdom in this book can literally change your life.Forty-three of his most valuable and inspiring life lessons relating to investment, human relationships, and overall betterment have been deconstructed and explained, including actionable information as to how you can implement the lessons into your day-to-day life.The aim of this book is to be educational and inspirational with actionable principles you can incorporate into your own life straight from the great man himself.Don't wait. Grab your copy today! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Margittai. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/126866/bk_acx0_126866_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Humblebrag: The Art of False Modesty , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 256min
From comedian and writer (Parks and Recreation, Eastbound & Down) Harris Wittels comes a hysterical breakdown of boasts, brags, and self-adulation disguised as humble comments and complaints - based on his popular @humblebrag Twitter feed. Something immediately annoyed Harris Wittels about Twitter. All of a sudden it was acceptable to brag, so long as those brags were ever-so-thinly disguised as transparent humility, such as: "Just filed my taxes. Biggie was right, mo money mo problems." "I hate when I go into a store to get something to eat and the male staff are too busy hitting on me to get my order right :( so annoying!" Taking action by naming this phenomenon and creating the Twitter account called Humblebrag - dedicated solely to retweeting the humblebrags of others - Wittels's new word took the Internet by storm. Harris also shows readers what humblebrags might look like from some of history's most notable names, as well as devoting an entire chapter to a man who just might be the greatest humblebraggart of them all... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Harris Wittels. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/001032/bk_hach_001032_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Accidental American, Hörbuch, Digital, 172min
Read by the author himself, here is the fascinating and compelling story of the special relationship between Tony Blair and America.Blair's affair with America is one of the most compelling stories of our time. He is the prime minister whose bonding with George W. Bush imperiled his political future in Britain while making him a hero to many Americans after 9/11. In this powerful and compelling narrative, James Naughtie asks why Americans took him to their hearts, and what this means for our politics, our leaders, and the kind of country we are.In seven years, Tony Blair turned the "special relationship" into something of a love affair. With unparalleled knowledge and using the testimony of a wide circle of intimate contacts, Naughtie traces the roots of Blair's American obsession - from the intimacy of the Clinton years to the controversy of the Bush administration's War on Terror ¿ showing how he has revelled in the adulation and respect showered on him.This is essential listening for anyone hoping to understand the enigma of Tony Blair. Language: English. Narrator: James Naughtie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/000171/bk_macm_000171_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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River God: Ancient Egypt, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1716min
Fame and popularity breed envy in high places, and the adulation of the mob is fickle. They often take as much pleasure in tearing down the idols that they have grown tired of as they did in elevating them in the first place. It is safer by far to live unseen and unremarked, as I always attempt to do. An ancient kingdom. An incredible destiny. Taita is a humble slave, an expert in art, poetry, medicine and engineering as well as keeping important secrets. He is the most treasured possession of Lord Intef. Yet when Intef's beautiful daughter, Lostris, is married to the Pharaoh, Taita is commanded to follow her and swiftly finds himself deeper than he ever could have imagined in a world of deception and treachery. But outside the palace, the great kingdom of Egypt is divided and in even greater danger. Enemies threaten on all sides, and only Taita holds the power to save them all....The first audiobook in the epic Egyptian Series. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Meadows. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/034300/bk_adbl_034300_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Voyage of Sable Keech: The Spatterjay Series: Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1007min
The Voyage of the Sable Keech is the second book in Neal Asher's Spatterjay series, following on from The Skinner. Sable Keech is a walking dead man. Was he resurrected because he was infected by the Spatterjay virus, or it took place late in a tank of seawater? Taylor Bloc wants to know the truth. He also wants more – adulation, power, control – and will go to any lengths to achieve them.An ancient hive mind has sent an agent to this uncertain world. Does it merely want to obtain the poison 'sprine' that is crucial to immortality? Erlin, still faced with the ennui of immortality, is interrupted by an angry whelkus titanicus, and begins a strange journey.Deep in the ocean the Spatterjay virus has wrought a terrible change that will affect them all. Something long-dormant is breaking free. And Sniper, its Warden, finally receives his new drone shell. It's better than his old one: powerful engines, more lethal weapons, thicker armour. He's going to need them. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: William Gaminara. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/003054/bk_adbl_003054_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Reckless Jesse (eBook, ePUB)
In the space of ten years, Jesse Donavon has gone from chart-topping rock star to a thirty-something has-been longing for the roar of the crowd. When he is forced to sell his apartment to avoid bankruptcy, he finds himself needing a place to stay. Unfortunately, no one is too keen to help out the former heartthrob. Well...there is one person. Robbie O'Carroll isn't like the rest of Jesse's friends. He isn't famous, wealthy, or remotely pretentious. He also happens to be Jesse's number one fan. The lovable goofball worships the ground Jesse walks on, so when the rocker falls on hard times and needs a place to stay, Robbie jumps to his idol's rescue. Jesse can't stop wondering if there is more to his young host's adulation than meets the eye. The more he thinks about it, the more curious he is to see how far Robbie will go to prove his devotion. Jesse coaxes Robbie into sharing his innermost secrets before luring the shy young man into a twisted seduction that tests both their limits. It's exhilarating and addictive, but if Jesse isn't careful he might just lose the one thing he has left…a real shot at love.- Shop: buecher
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Lenin the Dictator: An Intimate Portrait , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1200min
Victor Sebestyen's intimate biography is the first major work in English for nearly two decades on one of the most significant figures of the 20th century. In Russia, to this day, Lenin inspires adulation. Everywhere he continues to fascinate as a man who made history and who created a new kind of state that would later be imitated by nearly half the countries in the world. Lenin believed that 'the political is the personal', and while in no way ignoring his political life, Sebestyen's focus will be on Lenin the man - a man who loved nature almost as much as he loved making revolution and whose closest ties and friendships were with women. The long-suppressed story of his ménage a trois with his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya, and his mistress and comrade, Inessa Armand, reveals a different character to the coldly one-dimensional figure of legend. Told through the prism of Lenin's key relationships, Sebestyen's lively biography casts a new light the Russian Revolution, one of the great turning points of modern history. 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 Aris. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/001191/bk_orio_001191_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Cry to Heaven, Hörbuch, Digital, 172min
In a sweeping saga of music and vengeance, the acclaimed author of The Vampire Chronicles draws listeners into 18th-century Italy, bringing to life the decadence beneath the shimmering surface of Venice, the wild frivolity of Naples, and the magnetic terror of its shadow, Vesuvius. This is the story of the castrati, the exquisite and otherworldly sopranos whose graceful bodies and glorious voices win the adulation of royal courts and grand opera houses throughout Europe. These men are revered as idols - and, at the same time, scorned for all they are not.Praise for Anne Rice and Cry to Heaven"Daring and imaginative.... [Anne] Rice seems like nothing less than a magician: It is a pure and uncanny talent that can give a voice to monsters and angels both." (The New York Times Book Review)"To read Anne Rice is to become giddy as if spinning through the mind of time." (San Francisco Chronicle)"If you surrender and go with her...you have surrendered to enchantment, as in a voluptuous dream." (The Boston Globe)"Rice is eerily good at making the impossible seem self-evident." (Time)PLEASE NOTE: This is the abridged edition. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Curry. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000082/bk_rand_000082_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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