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Bloody Breathitt: Politics and Violence in the Appalachian South: New Directions in Southern History , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 670min
The notorious conflict between the Hatfield and the McCoy families of West Virginia and Kentucky is often remembered as America's most famous feud, but it was relatively brief and subdued compared to the violence in Breathitt County, Kentucky. From the Reconstruction period until the early 20th century, Breathitt's 500 square miles of rugged upcountry land was known as "the darkest and bloodiest of all the dark and bloody feud counties" due to its considerable number of homicides, which were not always related to the factional conflicts that swept the region. In Bloody Breathitt, T. R. C. Hutton carefully investigates instances of individual and mass violence in the county from the Civil War through the Progressive era, exploring links between specific incidents and broader national and regional events. Hutton explains how their causes and implications often reflected distinctly political intentions. By framing the incidents as "feuds," those in positions of authority disguised politically motivated murders by placing them in a fictive past, preventing outsiders from understanding the complex reality. Hutton's timely study reminds listeners that the nation's political stability has had a tremendous cost in terms of bloodshed. Winner of the Weatherford Award for nonfiction. Winner of the Appalachian Writers Association Book of the Year for nonfiction. The book is published by The University Press of Kentucky. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gary L Willprecht. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/101032/bk_acx0_101032_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Maui: Ten Ways to Enjoy the Best Food, Beaches and Locations While on Vacation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 97min
Maui: Ten Ways to Enjoy the Best Food, Beaches and Locations While on Vacation shows you how you can enjoy the best of Maui with the most up-to-date information. What if you could plan the best vacation possible to Maui? What if you could have an incredible vacation in Maui with a few simple steps? Imagine waking up in Maui with the best guide possible to enjoy the best food, beaches, and locations while on vacation in paradise. Here are a few things that you will get out of Maui. In this book, you will learn. Where you should consider staying in Maui How to book your flights and car rental at the best price How to find the best places to complete your grocery shopping and enjoy Hawaiian foods while in Maui Where to find the best restaurants, food trucks, and desserts across Maui with the most current restaurant listing and reviews in the longest chapter of the book Where to find the best beaches and snorkeling Where to find the best place to find souvenirs (hint, it is only open one day a week) How to enjoy the best excursions to the Haleakala Crater and Road to Hana on your own without paying the high tour fees How to explore the Upcountry and Paia What items you should bring in regards to cameras, underwater cameras, high definition video cameras, and other items to maximize your memories while in Maui ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul G. Brodie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/066039/bk_acx0_066039_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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An Elegant Murder: The Cornish Detective, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 648min
Book 3: The Cornish Detective series It's a long, hot summer — good for Cornwall, which depends on tourist income — but bad for crime. The heatwave drives people mad, and two corpses are found on Bodmin Moor. No one has missed the victims. The corpse of a mysterious elderly woman is found floating in a flooded quarry. Dressed in a 1950s ballgown, she carries no identification and can't be traced. Days later, a burglar discovers the mummified corpse of a reclusive farmer, who's been sitting at his kitchen table for five years. His farm is off the grid, and only a short walk from the quarry. Are the two victims connected? No one has missed them. The farming community on Bodmin Moor is insular, not given to sharing information, something Neil knows from personal experience, having grown up on a sheep farm. Thieves are around, stealing property from remote barns and rustling livestock. Stolen to order by armed gangs from upcountry, it's likely they have cooperation from locals betraying their neighbours. Farmers are guarding their animals with shotguns. It's only a matter of time before there's a shootout. Not all dead cattle, deer, and sheep have been taken by rustlers. A stealthy four-legged killer stalks the land: the legendary Beast of Bodmin Moor looks to be a flesh and blood exotic big cat. In a primitive landscape, unchanged for hundreds of years, and with no CCTV cameras and weak mobile phone signals, Neil Kettle tracks down his suspects, while becoming prey himself! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul Whybrow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/232936/bk_acx0_232936_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Love Letter , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 782min
Maybe love can come home after generations in a way not even Hollywood could imagine.Romance has never been actress Chloe Daschle's forte - in life or on screen. But everyone knows who to call for a convincing death scene...and it might be killing her career.When Chloe is given a peek at the script for an epic love story, she decides to take her destiny into her own hands and request an audition for the lead female role, Esther Kingsley. The compelling tale, inspired by family lore and a one-page letter from the colonial ancestor of scriptwriter Jesse Gates, just might break her out of this career-crippling rut. Jesse would rather write about romance than live through it after his past relationship ended in disaster. But once on-set together, the chemistry between Jesse and his leading lady is hard to deny.Centuries earlier, in the heart of the Revolutionary War, Hamilton Lightfoot and Esther Longfellow wrote their saga off the silver screen. Esther's Loyalist father opposes any relationship with Hamilton, but Esther must face her beloved father's disapproval and the dangers of war in order to convince Hamilton of their future together. Hamilton has loved Esther for years, and on the eve of battle pens the love letter she's always wanted - something straight from the heart. Set in stunning upcountry South Carolina, The Love Letter is a beautifully crafted story of the courage it takes to face down fear and chase after love, even in the darkest of times. Full length clean romanceIncludes discussion questions for book clubs ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lisa Larsen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tnwd/001334/bk_tnwd_001334_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Thin Ice: Officer Gunnhildur, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 528min
Snowed in with a couple of psychopaths for the winter.... When two small-time crooks rob Reykjavik's premier drugs dealer, hoping for a quick escape to the sun, their plans start to unravel after their getaway driver fails to show. Tensions mount between the pair and the two women they have grabbed as hostages when they find themselves holed up upcountry in an isolated hotel that has been mothballed for the season. Back in the capital, Gunnhildur, Eiríkur and Helgi find themselves at a dead end investigating what appears to be the unrelated disappearance of a mother, her daughter and their car during a day's shopping and the death of a thief in a house fire. Gunna and her team are faced with a set of riddles, but as more people are quizzed it begins to emerge that all these unrelated incidents are in fact linked. And at the same time, two increasingly desperate lowlifes have no choice but to make some big decisions on how to get rid of their accidental hostages.... Quentin Bates was born in England and, through a series of coincidences, found himself working in Iceland for his gap year. One year turned into ten, plus a wife and children. After 10 years writing on the sea and a move back to the UK, Quentin took to dry land and began work as a nautical journalist and editor of a commercial fishing magazine. He lives in Hampshire with his wife and three children. The Gunnhildur Gisladottir series was born through the author's own inside knowledge of Iceland and its society along with exploring the world of crime. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mel Hudson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/025399/bk_adbl_025399_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Dead in Pukalani: Eddie Naku Maui Mysteries, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 537min
Private investigator Eddie Naku is hired by attractive divorcee Kathryn Higuchi on Maui to investigate the murder of her sister, Suzette Higuchi Bordeau, wife of a well-known criminal defense attorney. She was gunned down in a shopping center in the Upcountry region of Pukalani. What seems like a routine case for the ex-police detective turns into a complex murder mystery as Naku uncovers a web of lies, deceit, arms trafficking, infidelity, seduction, betrayal, and more murders as he tries to solve a deadly crime. In the process he becomes a target and must identify the killer or killers before he winds up breathing his own last breath and leaving life in paradise behind. Included is a complete bonus novelette, Killer Connection. Honolulu fashion designer Kiyoshi Yoshida had just gone through the worst year of her life after her twin brother, Sergio Matsuko, one-time dedicated and decorated homicide detective for the Honolulu Police Department, was identified as the Aloha Black Scarf Killer, a serial killer who had raped and murdered seven women. He committed suicide before he could be apprehended. Kiyoshi relocates to Maui, hoping to escape the notoriety, but is pursed by a true crime writer hoping to get info about Matsuko for a book. Also watching Kiyoshi is a stone-cold killer waiting for the right time to add her to her list of victims. Bonus material also includes excerpts from R. Barri Flowers' Hawaii mystery novels Murder in Maui, Murder in Honolulu, and Seduced to Kill in Kauai. Dead in Pukalani will keep you entertained and in suspense from beginning to end as a Hawaii mystery and spellbinding listen in the spirit of aloha! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jane Boyer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/039289/bk_acx0_039289_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Mini Maui Travel Guide , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 78min
Dena Gray is a writer and graphic artist who lives in Upcountry, Maui, with her husband and two children. After moving to Maui in 2010, she set out to learn all there was to know about this island paradise she now calls home. She has put her many exciting adventures (and occasional mishaps!) to use, frequently guiding family and friends visiting from the mainland to make sure they have the trip of a lifetime. Directing you to the best beaches and most awe-inspiring waterfalls, as well as the best shave ice on the island, Dena shares with you how to enjoy Maui to the fullest! This Maui travel guide has everything you need to know for a magical trip to Maui, without all the excess information to bog you down. Maui's motto - "Maui N? Ka 'Oi" ("Maui is the best!") - is not just an overstated boast. Maui's diverse landscape and picturesque beauty are unmatched, so you will want to plan ahead to make sure you get to take it all in. Detailed descriptions of the best beaches all over the island will help you plan the perfect beach day to remember for a lifetime. A concise guide to the road to Hana will get you out and quickly exploring Maui, rather than researching it for hours on end. Maui's sometimes perplexing weather is explained, and what to do when the best laid plans are foiled by rain or wind. This travel guide was written with one goal in mind - to make sure you have the best experience possible while visiting the Valley Isle! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tom Jaramillo. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/092450/bk_acx0_092450_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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2001 novels (Book Guide)
2001 novels (Book Guide) ab 62.49 € als Taschenbuch: Thinks . . . Choke Dreamcatcher The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents March Upcountry Kushiel's Dart Shell Shaker The Claidi Journals Crystal Mask Atonement Life of Pi Rise to Rebellion Violets Are Blue Oxygen. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Englische Taschenbücher,- Shop: hugendubel
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The Declaration, The Wind, & The Light: A Tales from a Revolution Collection , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 921min
Ordinary people in extraordinary times.The question of how the American colonists made the long trip from being subjects of the British king to being citizens of the independent United States has nearly as many answers as there were people. Within these collected tales, you'll be transported to the time when the American Revolution tested how a tobacco farmer, a Spanish sailor, and a Quaker blacksmith would all navigate the tumultuous times of the American Revolution.The Declaration:A long-lost document and a forgotten heritage.Right when Justin Harris thought he’d secured his family’s comfort on their farm in the upcountry of colonial South Carolina, marauding British forces came to threaten everything he held dear. When he takes up arms in support of the revolution, how will his actions reach across the centuries to change his descendants’ lives?The Wind:The American Revolution reaches the Gulf Coast.Gabriel is a simple sailor, doing the bidding of his captain and king, when he is swept up in a storm that changes his life in ways that he could never have anticipated. Carlotta yearns for her lost home and is searching for her lost husband, but both remain elusive in a world that has been turned upside down by forces far outside of her control. When the storm that is Governor Bernardo de Gálvez breaks over them both, will either of them - or their world - ever be the same?The Light:Caught between the impossible and the forbidden.As a blacksmith in the quiet town of Trenton, New Jersey, Robert Harris was accustomed to working with the challenges of fire and steel. The outbreak of open warfare, though, will test his Quaker faith and its command to avoid all violence. With enemy forces occupying the town and a former business associate determined to destroy his family and friends, ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Shamaan Casey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/181199/bk_acx0_181199_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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2000s science fiction novels (Book Guide)
2000s science fiction novels (Book Guide) ab 60.49 € als Taschenbuch: March to the Sea March Upcountry March to the Stars Quicksilver Unwind The Last Theorem The Host Next A Darkling Plain False Mirrors The Machine's Child The Accidental Time Machine And Another Thing. . . Feed Mortal Engines. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Wirtschaft & Soziales,- Shop: hugendubel
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