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Francis of Assisi, Hörbuch, Digital, 370min
These twelve lectures by Professors Cook and Herzman will give you a rounded, fully informed introduction to the luminous Francis of Assisi and will tell the intellectually and spiritually rewarding story of how his influence has glowed across the centuries. Just who was Assisi? Despite his continuing influence and the fairly ample writings about him that date from his own time, Francis remains somewhat elusive in history. It is not easy to meet the man who, at about the age of 25, renounced his family and inheritance to serve his God in poverty, simplicity, and obedience. Yet these lectures, with their mastery of history, theology, art, and literature, expertly unlock two sources that are the most revealing and plentiful-written narratives of Francis's life and the images created for Franciscan churches. In charting the life, times, and legacy of Francis, Professors Cook and Herzman include a great deal about the world around Francis as well as on the artwork, the ministries, and the religious communities that he inspired. But through it all shines their deeply human sense of the man himself and what he stood for-things which, they argue, are needed as much today as ever they were when Francis trod the byways of Italy to show what it means to live life to the full in faith, hope, and love. By the time you finish the last lecture, you'll find yourself in agreement that, whatever your background or beliefs, Francis of Assisi remains as fascinating and inspiring a man today as he was more than 800 years ago. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Language: English. Narrator: Ronald B. Herzman, William R. Cook. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tcco/000103/bk_tcco_000103_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Bayonets, Balloons, and Ironclads: Britain and France Take Sides with the South , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 978min
This fascinating third volume in the Britannia's Fist series will have you pondering how easily history could have been swayed differently. What if other countries had become involved in America's Civil War? Historian Peter G. Tsouras presents the third installment in his Britannia's Fist alternate history series. The winter of 1863 lowered a white curtain on the desperate struggle for North America. The United States and Great Britain fought each other to a bitter draw. On both sides of the Atlantic, the forges of battle glowed as they poured out new technologies of war. British and French aid transformed the ragged Confederate armies and filled them with new confidence. Both sides strained to be ready for the coming campaign season. Now both sides seek to anticipate each other. The British strike suddenly at Hooker's strung-out army in winter quarters in upstate New York in a brutal, swirling, late battle across frozen fields and streams. Besieged Portland shudders against relentless assault. The French attack Fort Hudson on the Mississippi. At Lincoln's direction,two great raids are launched at the United Kingdom itself as Russia enters the war on the side of the Union to raid the Irish Sea. These are only preliminaries to the great gathering of modernized armies and ironclad fleets, and with them are deadly submersibles and balloons. Battles rage from Maine to Northern Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay, down to steamy Louisiana. And far away across the sea, Dublin stands siege as Russia simultaneously eyes Constantinople. For Americans (blue and gray), Britons, Irish, Frenchmen, and Russians, the summer of 1864 is the crescendo battle of destinies and dreams. 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: Brian Holsopple. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/020053/bk_adbl_020053_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Zorrie
Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award (Fiction) "A virtuosic portrait." -New York Times Book Review "A tender, glowing novel." -Anthony Doerr, Guardian, "Best Books of the Year" "Pages that are polished like jewels." -Scott Simon, NPR, "Books We Love" "Lit from within." -Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, "Best Fiction Books of the Year" "A touching, tightly woven story from an always impressive author." -Kirkus (starred review), "Best Fiction of the Year" "Radiates the heat of a beating heart." -Vox "A poignant, unforgettable novel." -Hernan Diaz From prize-winning, acclaimed author Laird Hunt, a poignant novel about a woman searching for her place in the world and finding it in the daily rhythms of life in rural Indiana. "It was Indiana, it was the dirt she had bloomed up out of, it was who she was, what she felt, how she thought, what she knew." As a girl, Zorrie Underwood's modest and hardscrabble home county was the only constant in her young life. After losing both her parents, Zorrie moved in with her aunt, whose own death orphaned Zorrie all over again, casting her off into the perilous realities and sublime landscapes of rural, Depression-era Indiana. Drifting west, Zorrie survived on odd jobs, sleeping in barns and under the stars, before finding a position at a radium processing plant. At the end of each day, the girls at her factory glowed from the radioactive material. But when Indiana calls Zorrie home, she finally finds the love and community that have eluded her in and around the small town of Hillisburg. And yet, even as she tries to build a new life, Zorrie discovers that her trials have only begun. Spanning an entire lifetime, a life convulsed and transformed by the events of the 20th century, Laird Hunt's extraordinary novel offers a profound and intimate portrait of the dreams that propel one tenacious woman onward and the losses that she cannot outrun. Set against a harsh, gorgeous, quintessentially American landscape, this is a deeply empathetic and poetic novel that belongs on a shelf with the classics of Willa Cather, Marilynne Robinson, and Elizabeth Strout.- Shop: buecher
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House of Romance, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 99min, (USK 18)
Lilly had requested a bottle of expensive champagne, which was waiting for them along with glasses on the roof. Lilly popped the bottle open and poured each of the girls a glass. The Scandinavian girl was dressed in a skimpy pink one piece and glittery high-heeled stripper shoes that made her altogether far too tall. She had sparkling, dangling earrings that complimented her long blonde hair. She told Lilly that her name was Ivanna, and she had been working at the hotel almost since its beginning. "She must be the Amazon special," Lilly thought and had a quiet laugh to herself. The Mexican girl was Selena. She was dressed in a beautiful jewel-studded bra top and a short, tight black skirt with black heels. Her beautiful white teeth sparkled in the moonlight, and she shook Lilly's hand and told her that she had been working at the Hotel of Nymphos for quite some time now and she loved it. Lilly complemented her on her strong tongue and gave her a quick greeting hug. Finally, the Kenyan girl. Her skin was so dark she would have blended into the darkness if it wasn't for her strappy, neon green dress and heels, which glowed in the night light. She had a matching, cloth green headband on her bald head. The girl was so thin, Lilly wondered how she had even found a dress in her size outside of a kid's clothing store. With some serious envy, Lilly was wondering if the girl weighed less than her and starting to regret that she had decided to indulge in some champagne. She made sure to pour the Kenyan girl a portion size that was at least twice as big as hers, and felt less worried about the calories since she would be consuming less. The girl from Kenya told Lilly that her name was Kioni. She was a new recruit to the Hotel of Nymphos, but she was getting along just fine. "That's good to hear," Lilly told her, extending her arm. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Kioni." Kioni took Lilly's hand and shook it rather firmly. The gi ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Catherine Carter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/059026/bk_acx0_059026_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Lamp Records: It Glowed like the Sun – The Story of Naptown's Motown 1969-1972
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