• 

  Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 649min

  The oldest daughter of revered composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein offers a rare look at her father on the centennial of his birth in a deeply intimate and broadly evocative memoir. The composer of On the Town and West Side Story, chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic, television star, humanitarian, friend of the powerful and influential, and the life of every party, Leonard Bernstein was an enormous celebrity during one of the headiest periods of American cultural life, as well as the most protean musician in 20th-century America.   But to his eldest daughter, Jamie, he was above all the man in the scratchy brown bathrobe who smelled of cigarettes; the jokester and compulsive teacher who enthused about Beethoven and the Beatles; the insomniac whose 4 a.m. composing breaks involved spooning baby food out of the jar. He taught his daughter to love the world in all its beauty and complexity. In public and private, Lenny was larger than life. In Famous Father Girl, Bernstein mines the emotional depths of her childhood and invites us into her family’s private world. A fantastic set of characters populates the Bernsteins’ lives, including: the Kennedys, Mike Nichols, John Lennon, Richard Avedon, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins, and Betty (Lauren) Bacall. An intoxicating tale, Famous Father Girl is an intimate meditation on a complex and sometimes troubled man, the family he raised, and the music he composed that became the soundtrack to their entwined lives. Deeply moving and often hilarious, Bernstein’s beautifully written memoir is a great American story about one of the greatest Americans of the modern age. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jamie Bernstein. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/007482/bk_harp_007482_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  The Tapping Solution to Create Lasting Change: A Guide to Get Unstuck and Find Your Flow , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 718min

  Why do we fear the unknown so intensely that we’re willing to shy away from our deepest desires and settle for playing small? Why do we get enthused when we first start something only to burn out the moment things feel challenging? Why does getting what we want sometimes feel just as scary as not getting what we want? And why, even with new outcomes we desire, do we often struggle to sustain them and instead slip back into old, self-sabotaging patterns?  Jessica Ortner asked herself these questions - as many of us do - until eventually it became clear she was really exploring our relationship with the one unavoidable constant in our lives: change. Her new audiobook, the latest in the best-selling Tapping Solution series, shares the lessons she’s learned about what it feels like to flow through change and how to create positive, lasting change in ways that feel both authentic and empowering.  Ultimately, Jessica tells us, there’s profound beauty and joy in change, even when it doesn’t feel that way at the start. Listeners will learn how to use tapping (also known as emotional freedom techniques, or EFT) to navigate the unknown with new energy, hope, and an open heart. Topics include: Finding our way through fear and uncertainty     Discerning whether our inner critical voice is friend or foe     Learning to release the doubts and fears that cloud our judgment     Getting past procrastination     Letting go of “goals” and finding a new way to focus on what you desire     And much morePLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jessica Ortner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hayh/000928/bk_hayh_000928_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Jude The Obscure , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 921min

  Exclusively from Audible Eager to escape the confines of his lower-class upbringing, Jude Fawley dreams of pursuing higher education, graduating from university and becoming a scholar. Slowly, we witness the resistance Jude is met with and, in keeping with Hardy's other works, the consequences of having dared to defy a society with long-held traditions. Thomas Hardy's last novel, Jude the Obscure, offers scathing commentary and insight into 19th century England. Widely considered Hardy's boldest and most avant-garde work, it was first published in serialised form, sending weekly shockwaves of outrage to its Victorian audiences. Despite being an able and driven young man, Jude's potential is squandered and his aspirations quashed when he relents and becomes a stonemason. Grounded by an unhappy marriage and a lack of opportunity, Jude's only escape comes in the form of his beloved cousin, Sue Bridehead. An unconventional yet extraordinary heroine, Sue becomes Jude's only chance at happiness, but in a society so unwilling to accept change, their love becomes their undoing. One of the most influential and prolific novelists and poets of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Thomas Hardy followed the naturalist movement and was greatly inspired by the works of Charles Dickens and William Wordsworth. In turn, his work enthused the likes of Robert Frost, W.H. Auden and Philip Larkin. Narrator Biography Stephen Thorne is a classically-trained radio, film, stage and television actor. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and has toured with The Old Vic Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His voice experience is extensive and he is credited with over 2000 radio broadcasts and 300 unabridged audiobooks. These include works by James Henry, Dick King-Smith, Arthur Conan-Doyle and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Stephen famously voiced the character of Aslan in the 1979 adaptation of The Lion, the ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen Thorne. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/002466/bk_bbcw_002466_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Nantucket Neighbors: A Beach Plum Cove Novel, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 320min

  Book your visit to the Beach Plum Cove Inn today...meet widow Lisa Hodges and her four adult children, friends, and visitors to the newly opened waterfront bed and breakfast.In the first book, The Nantucket Inn, Lisa learned that her deceased husband had a hidden gambling addiction and had blown through their retirement savings. Since she'd been raising four children and hadn't worked in years, she had no employable skills. Her only option if she wanted to stay on the island near her loved ones, was to rent out her second floor rooms.And she's loving it so far. Lisa's first guest, restaurant owner Rhett Byrne quickly became a close friend and then something more. In her early fifties, it sounds strange to her to call him her boyfriend, but that's what he is.Her daughter Kristen, finally ended things with Sean, the separated man that no one in the family was excited about. It wasn't until she was beginning to move on, that he filed for divorce, and then begged her for another chance. So she gave him one, much to everyone's dismay. But then the cottage next door is sold, and she discovers who her new neighbor is.Chase, the only boy in the family, has never been serious about anyone before. But he's suddenly withdrawn and has been secretive about who he's seeing, which only makes everyone that much more curious. When they learn who it is, the concern grows as no one wants to see Chase hurt, again. Lisa's best friend, Paige, has a new neighbor too and it's one she is most decidedly not enthused about. Violet was one of the women who stood up at town meeting and protested against Lisa's inn being approved by the selectman. Because the house is right next door, Paige can't help but notice the steady stream of traffic. Violet seems to be very popular with a lot of people.The inn is doing well and bookings are up, but then one Friday night, a guest that prepaid for the weekend never shows up. And quite a few people, incl ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Karissa Vacker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/169246/bk_acx0_169246_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Chakras for Beginners: The 7 Chakras Guide on How to Balance Your Energy Body Through Chakra Healing , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 72min

  Have you heard about chakras but aren't sure what they are and how they can improve your life? The fact is that chakras are energy points located throughout the body. When one of the points becomes blocked, energy cannot flow as it is intended to flow. Thus, there are certain actions that you can take to heal the flow and make sure that the chakra is cleared. This book assumes that you are a beginner. It explores where the chakras are located and what each one of them does to your sense of well-being. When you learn that, you also learn to respect your posture, your interaction with others, and increase your self-esteem levels by making sure that the chakras are always in perfect alignment. Although you may be a little doubtful about whether this really works, it has been proven over centuries and is not something new. Those who have been able to keep the chakras open to the flow of energy that life offers them, tend to be healthy and happy. This book is written to help you achieve that same level of happiness that is available for all, but that few achieve because of their own inadequacies. The book explains exercises that you can do to open up problematic chakras. It talks about things that are important to human beings such as lifestyle and shows you how to gain harmony in your life by balancing your chakras and to encourage great energy flow. The energy that you gain in your life isn't just a matter of physical activity. Sometimes other things can help you and this book looks at the body as a whole and shows you how to make the most of the life that you have, using the energy flow to keep you enthused about each day of your life. Find out where your chakras are blocked and learn how to unblock that chakra that may indeed be stopping your energy flow. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lolita Anderson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/075086/bk_acx0_075086_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

  • Shop: Audible
  • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Die Streichquartette

  For over four decades the Smetana Quartet gained critical acclaim and enthused audiences all over the world. They attained perfect chime and extraordinary flexibility in voice leading, resulting in part from their playing the entire repertoire by heart. The quartet performed Beethoven's works throughout their existence - following Smetana, he was the composer on whose music they focused the most and whose complete quartets were in their repertoire from 1974 onwards.

  • Shop: odax
  • Price: 57.06 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Last Man Out

  Brandyn Nicholas Hazelton was born on November 27, 1989 in Newmarket, Ontario. At the age of one, his parents moved their family to the small town of Epsom, just north of Toronto. During his early life, Brandyn showed little interest in brass and woodwind instruments, achieving only average marks in music. However at the age of 15, after seeing his cousin play an old acoustic guitar, a keen interest was sparked within him, compelling him to pick up the instrument. Teaching himself to play, from that point on he showed a great passion for music, as he was constantly inspired by bands such as Led Zeppelin, Heart and Guns N Roses. While in grade 11 fitness class, he had been training with another student named Bryan Howarth. Already a very talented player himself, Bryan eventually went on to teach Brandyn more techniques on the guitar. Brandyn attended two other high schools, entertaining peers in hallways and singing at family functions, before graduating with honours. Living now in the town of Sunderland with his family, his creative mind ever on music, Brandyn continued to invest in his passion by writing lyrics and composing songs, as well as buying more equipment for rehearsal. In 2008, he met his soon to become drummer, Dave Brian. Sharing common interests, they became friends right away. Impressed by his skills on the drums, over the course of the following year Brandyn asked David to be involved in an upcoming solo album he had been thinking about. While working at a sales position within his town, Brandyn would drive down to Toronto after work to record the album with Steve Sherman, a producer he had met through David. Nearing the end of the album's production, Brandyn made contact again with his old school friend Bryan Howarth, who was very enthused with the material, and gladfully accepted the position of lead guitarist for the project when approached by Brandyn. Brandyn's natural talent and discipline as a musician, his strong stage presence and amazing ability as a songwriter have grown even more to date, and with the constant and eager urging of good friends, as well as unwavering support from his family, he has released his first studio album:'Last Man Out.'

  • Shop: odax
  • Price: 19.90 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Caravan

  Composer Tim Story follows up his critically-acclaimed collaboration 'Lunz' with a soundtrack from another part of the world. From the production company of award-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, Caravan is a feature-length documentary set in Nepal and north Africa. A unique glimpse into two seldom-seen cultures, the film traces the compelling journeys of two adolescent boys: Pemba in Nepal, and Rabdoulah in Niger. Each will embark on an adventure that few of us Westerners will ever experience -the centuries-old salt caravans. For followers of Tim Story's elegantly introspective 'ambient chamber' music, Story might seem an unconventional choice to score a film set in such exotic locales. Steadfastly evolving his own unique palette of Western classical instruments and subtle electronics, Story was never seduced by the 'world music' flourishes that have become so commonplace. But as Caravan's music supervisor Alán Cantos enthused, 'I saw a thousand adventures, dunes, sky, stars, and empty spaces... and I was only two-thirds into {Tim's} first CD!' Discovered one day on a Madrid radio station, Story's music had stayed with Cantos, prompting him to share it with Caravan's director Gerardo Olivares during one of the film crew's shoots in Niger. It became a kind of soundtrack for their long days and nights in the desert. When the time came for the filmmakers to commission a composer to score the film, the choice was already becoming clear. There are the occasional geographic cues in Story's music for Caravan: the tongue drums deftly played by Louie Simon, the oriental flute in one piece, or the chants of Tibetan Buddhist monks in another, all of which conjure for the listener a vivid sense of time and place. But this soundtrack is no world music travelogue. Caravan is a film about people, and Story's music searches for the nuances and truths of human nature. Always a particular strength of Story's solo work, moments of sheer beauty and unsettling dangers intermingle in this music, deepening the film's tone with uncommon delicacy. Beautifully articulated by Kim Bryden's oboe and Martha Reikow's cello, Story's spare yet rich themes map for us the emotional terrain of Pemba and Rabdoulah's journeys, and in doing so, give us a recording that is strikingly haunting and surprisingly cohesive - even when removed from the context of the film itself. Remixed, re-sequenced and in some instances even re-composed for this CD release by Story himself, Caravan shows clearly why the Grammy-nominated composer has been called 'a master of electronic chamber music' (CD Review, USA), and 'a true artist in the electronic medium' (Victory Review, USA).

  • Shop: odax
  • Price: 28.18 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Forever & Ever

  Mike Bella started his career at a very early age. He made his first appearance as an exuberant eight year old with two sticks of wood, playing drums with his father's band. With the music of his father's band ringing in his ears, the seeds of Mike's ambition took root. He is fortunate to have come from a musical family where music is part of their way of life. By the age of thirteen his musical ambitions had him playing many instruments in his own three-piece band. Mike has always performed songs by the Country Legends like Merle Haggard, Charlie Pride. He also has been a lifelong fan of a singer who has influenced him greatly, the one of a kind country legend, Buck Owens. As a young musician he would have no idea that years later his dream would take him to the studios of Nashville and to personal appearances throughout America and Europe. Mike is currently working on promoting his new album 'Forever And Ever'. The reaction to his latest album and European success has Mike yearning for more of the same. This dream remained constant throughout the eighties and nineties as he continued performing with his own group through out the U.S. At the core of Mike Bella's vision is his true love and affection for the traditional Country music that inspired him throughout his life. In 1994, with this dream burning strong, he made the big move to Nashville where he quickly began playing night clubs and appeared on a multi-state radio show. One of the greatest compliments Mike ever received was when a reviewer stated that he was a singer very much in the proud tradition of Buck Owens. This comparison in roots country music made Mike feel he was on the right track. His style is a unique blend of the traditional country music he loves and he performs it with his own brand of enthusiasm that keeps the music of his heritage alive. On stage, Mike's personal performance favorites are the shuffle songs that he has found to be so popular in his concerts. Like so many young vocalists who love what they are doing, Mike wants to continue making country music his full time profession. His first album was released in 1997 and his popularity expanded across the Atlantic to Europe. He toured in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and has since kept in close contact with his fans and the many music industry promoters who have always encouraged him to come back for return engagements. The enjoyment Mike feels and expresses in his music has been noted by reviewers and audiences alike, as it shows in his in-person engagements and is heard in his heartfelt vocalizing on record. Mike is enthused about the acceptance of his independent recordings that have found a growing audience in the U.S. and throughout Europe where he continues to receive considerable air play. Mike recently appeared on a television program in Sweden called Country Music Video and he was very impressed how much Europeans love America's Country music and how knowledgeable they are about it's stars. When traveling between engagements, Mike loves to hear the classic country songs of the fifties and sixties on his radio. When he can't hear his favorites he makes sure he has enough CD's to keep the music alive in his heart as he travels. He gives credit to the many country artists who have inspired him. His personality and style is noticeably characterized by his love of the music of the legendary music greats who created the genre America loves. He always keeps listening to the masters of country music. When asked what he enjoyed so much about singing on stage, Mike replied, 'Seeing someone in the audience singing along to my songs is one of the greatest thrills I have had in performing. To know my music is reaching others who are responding with such enjoyment is something I never get tired of.' Mike's goals include his desire to keep the traditional country music of America alive. He attributes the down-to-earth- personality traits of the traditional artists with having been brought up with a strong family background. He calls it being 'Country raised'. In the recording studio Mike endeavors to make each song his own by putting everything into the performance to make it right for himself and the audience. His fans have a strong belief that he is on the verge of a 'Big Break' that could move him to the next level. This belief is well founded as Mike has a respect for the traditional music that keeps his spirit lifted and his audience calling for more.

  • Shop: odax
  • Price: 30.35 EUR excl. shipping
• 

  Millions

  The Weapons Factory stems from the brainchild of Nick Welch, and the result of a year of intense work creating a solid bed of Electro Ambient D+B mixes as a 15 year old Computer Game and DJ mix fanatic. The mixes were created as one of Nick's bedroom studio hobbies, with the intent to produce just a limited edition for friends and to sell to a few local boutiques and specialised gift stores to cover costs. An opportunity to move to California near silicon valley and the world of computer game development put a hold on any further energies being directed to the music projects., so the CD's and mixes ended up among his Dad's CD archives. Some years later, his father, a musician and producer, revisited the old mixes, and enthused by the sounds and possibilities, brought them to IMMG's studio to explore development and re-mastering. Experimental melodic layers were added, and so began a years work of additional vocals and instrumentation. As the layers and contributing artists grew, so did the excitement around the results. By the time the fourth track was finished, it was obvious that something exciting and releasable was in creation. By the end of the year, the debut 'Weapons Factory' album 'Millions' was complete, and a further selection of tracks laid down for the follow up of WF2. REVIEW: Artist: The Weapons Factory Album: Millions Review by Matthew Forss The electronic wizardry of ambient drum 'n' bass composer and DJ fanatic, Nick Welch, is refreshingly hip and cool with all the fixings for a delicious dance session. The music is largely composed of jazzy, ambient-centered tracks with some dub, trance, and new age elements, too. Nick is joined by sax player, arranger, and vocalist Robin Welch, along with producer, guitarist, and songwriter John Perkins. The performance repertoire is diverse with many musical layers of sound that reach far into the outer reaches of space and time. "Love Don't Live Here" begins with a light percussive sound of drum set swooshes, synth washes, and a single exhaling human voice before the music moves into a scattered break-beat pattern with the addition of a few sax notes. The beat speeds up as a female voice sings a few melismatic vocals, as another voice provides spoken word accompaniment. The break-beat, drum 'n' bass sound is definitely indicative of the music from other groups, including Lamb, Maxinquaye, or Massive Attack. The fast beat sound cuts in and out with room for the spoken word accompaniment, intermittent sax, and vocal melisma. The cascading sounds of the bass-like melody, dub sounds, synth washes, and selected vocals provide a good listening experience with room to dance, daydream, or drift away to a far-off land. "Forsaken" is a song with a gritty opening of equally-measured sounds that slowly speed up into a dance-laden concoction of mixed, male scat vocals. The song takes on an Eastern flair with a bit of bluesy/Western guitar work that would be a perfect addition to HBO's True Blood soundtrack. The haunting vocals are reminiscent of a monastic choir at times, with the guitar work bordering on anything by Chris Isaak, and the dance beats of any trance group. Despite the multi-faceted depiction, the music seems to work together without reverting to anything melancholic. "Desert Dolphins" opens with a few electronic sounds, light percussive swooshes, and a sax intro before the dub 'n' bass leads the song into various directions of electronic blurbs, watery gurgles, and ambient soundscapes. The melodies merge into a heavy, dance track with electronic blurbs, sax accompaniment, and ambient washes. Though, the sax seems to be a pervasive theme throughout the song, and album, it may not be particularly necessary for a majority of the songs. This is mostly due to the electronic, ambient, dance track structure that does not necessarily need sax accompaniment. However, the sax does provide a dub 'n' bass, drum 'n' bass, and jazzy-trance ambiance that smoothes or cools the fiery dance tracks. "New Age Suite" opens with singing birds, water sounds, and synth washes, before a break-beat rhythm dives right into a heavy, dance medley with occasional ambient washes. The sax appears throughout, as muffled and staticky voices break-up the instrumental continuity. Different and clearer scat vocals are repeated a bit near the middle of the song. The electronic blurbs, ambient washes, dance beat, haunting, but indeterminate voices, and the jazzy elements seems to be something that would emanate from a 'New Age' suite. "Millions" begins with an earthy, ambient intro, light sax solo, and a frenzied break-beat rhythm. The slower, jazz elements and fast break-beat rhythm are complete opposites, but work well due to their instrumental polarization. The sax and ambient washes break-up the fast pace, though the rhythm slows half-way through the song, as a mix of radio or television interference and electronic voices take over. Nick Welch is a talented and diverse musician with a clear vision for his music. The incorporation of jazzy elements and electronic music seemed to be divergent, though the musical relationships to jazz and dance music are closer than other forms of music. Millions is an album with danceable tracks and some of the lighter, ambient fare. The scat vocals and mostly unintelligible vocals added a level of mystery to the music. At times, the sax did not seem to be a necessary addition to the songs, but it was not used too pervasively to warrant any major qualms. All in all, the album featured seven songs running around forty-five minutes. The musical arsenal of The Weapons Factory is an exciting contribution to the world of break-beat, trance, dub 'n' bass, and drum 'n' bass. Review by Matthew Forss Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)

  • Shop: odax
  • Price: 17.79 EUR excl. shipping

---

---