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Etti's Intended: Prequel to the Coin Forest Gypsy Series (Coin Forest Gypsies, Book 5) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 546min
Lane does a superb job creating layers to the Gypsy culture...a must-have for fans of the series. (Library Journal)When her father, chief of the Gypsies, died, headstrong Etti lost her status but none of her spirit. She's the first woman to race her horse in Marseilles. She survives attacks by her drunken brothers, the very men who should have protected her, and she's turned the head of Rafa, a delicious Gitano Gypsy from Spain with a tantalizing sense of adventure and breathtaking passion. She dares to break all the rules to pursue Rafa - and the exciting life she craves. It will not be an easy journey. The sheltered daughter of an esteemed Gypsy tribal chief, Etti’s prestige crumbles after her parents’ untimely death, and she is left an orphan and outcast. Sprightly and free-spirited, Etti has struggled to meet the behavioral demands and limitations of women in this time of travel and discovery but failed. The men in her tribe find her habits odd.As the tribe travels through the pristine Provence countryside for its annual marriage meeting, Etti is the least desired bride. She fears that the all-male council will match her to a man from another tribe.Then Rafa arrives and sparks a passion in her that surpasses the nightly tribal bonfires. The feeling is mutual. Unwilling to sacrifice his dreams for horse breeding, he has chosen not to wed - until he realizes that, in addition to the heart-stopping passion they share, he and Etti also share the same level of enthusiasm and commitment to horses. Their romance splits the tribe, endangers her life, and inspires Etti to fight for her own future. Etti’s Intended is set in 15th-century England and France during the so-called Gypsy Honeymoon Period, when Gypsies were welcomed, their travels even financed by the nobility in the Western European countries in which they traveled. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Janet Lane. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/147897/bk_acx0_147897_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Glenn Miller: The Life and Legacy of Early 20th Century America's Most Popular Musician , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 70min
“A band ought to have a sound all of its own. It ought to have a personality.” (Glenn Miller)Sprightly swing music spills across the dimly lit club. The grayish curtains of cigarette smoke part every once in a while to reveal a sparkling stage and tables upon tables of patrons, some incurably inebriated and others high on the fast-paced nightlife. Fabulous flappers in shimmery cocktail dresses and stylish feather headbands throw their hands up and stomp their feet to the addictive beat on the dance floor. Smartly dressed men, their hair neatly parted and slicked back, toss fistfuls of dice onto the plush green baize of the craps tables. Some hover over roulette wheels, staring intently at the spinning flashes of silver, while others finger their playing cards as they sip on tumblers of whiskey, eyeing both the river and the tower of tokens next to them. Frisky tunes, chic fashion, and American gambling are nostalgic, rose-tinted images most choose to project when visualizing the Roaring Twenties, but the other side of the coin brought an uninviting, much harsher reality that most would prefer to sweep under the rug. The first real estate bubble was on the brink of bursting, and progress was evident, but painfully slow, which gave way to yet another era of violent riots, lynchings, and other forms of oppression imposed on minorities. The Swing Era was a magical period in American history between the hedonism of the Roaring Twenties and the rebelliousness sparked by rock music beginning in the 1950s. Swing music was rooted in ragtime, blues, and jazz music that had long been popular in African American enclaves in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, and New Orleans, and while musicians like Benny Goodman popularized swing music, big bands produced America’s most popular music. Though it may be hard to fathom in the wake of Elvis Presley and popular rock bands like the Beatles, the early 20th century featured a burgeoning music sales industr ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Clem. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/159528/bk_acx0_159528_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Bugs Moran: The Notorious Life and Legacy of the Chicago Gangster Who Became Al Capone’s Biggest Rival , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 127min
“I hope, when my time comes, that I die decently in bed. I don’t want to be murdered beside the garbage cans in some Chicago alley.” (Bugs Moran)Sprightly swing music spills across the dimly lit club. The grayish curtains of cigarette smoke part every once in a while to reveal a sparkling stage and tables upon tables of patrons, some incurably inebriated and others high on the fast-paced nightlife. Fabulous flappers in shimmery cocktail dresses and stylish feather headbands throw their hands up and stomp their feet to the addictive beat on the dance floor. Smartly dressed men, their hair neatly parted and slicked back, toss fistfuls of dice onto the plush green baize of the craps tables. Some hover over roulette wheels, staring intently at the spinning flashes of silver, while others finger their playing cards as they sip on tumblers of whiskey, eyeing both the river and the tower of tokens next to them.One of the most infamous of the gangsters during this era was George “Bugs” Moran, who bore all the qualities of a stereotypical 20th-century mobster. They didn’t call him “Bugs” for nothing, as the man was a vindictive ticking time bomb who unleashed hell upon anyone who dared cross him. One of the most prolific career criminals of his time, he was convicted and incarcerated at least three times before his 21st birthday. George was a seasoned gunman (so much so that he was eventually crowned the “father of drive-by shootings”), an expert rum-runner, and the fearsome head of one of the most prominent gangs in all of Chicago.Nobody was ever convicted for the “Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre”, the most infamous gangland hit in American history, but it’s an open secret that it was the work of America’s most famous gangster, Al Capone. Indeed, “Scarface” has captured the nation’s popular imagination since Prohibition, managing to be the most notorious gangster in America while living a very visible and high-profile life in Chicago. Bugs and Scarfac ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/144026/bk_acx0_144026_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Benny Goodman: The Life and Legacy of the King of Swing , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 70min
Sprightly swing music spills across the dimly lit club. The grayish curtains of cigarette smoke part every once in a while to reveal a sparkling stage and tables upon tables of patrons, some incurably inebriated and others high on the fast-paced nightlife. Fabulous flappers in shimmery cocktail dresses and stylish feather headbands throw their hands up and stomp their feet to the addictive beat on the dance floor. Smartly dressed men, their hair neatly parted and slicked back, toss fistfuls of dice onto the plush green baize of the craps tables. Some hover over roulette wheels, staring intently at the spinning flashes of silver, while others finger their playing cards as they sip on tumblers of whiskey, eyeing both the river and the tower of tokens next to them. Frisky tunes, chic fashion, and American gambling are nostalgic, rose-tinted images most choose to project when visualizing the Roaring Twenties, but the other side of the coin brought an uninviting, much harsher reality that most would prefer to sweep under the rug. The first real estate bubble was on the brink of bursting, and progress was evident, but painfully slow, which gave way to yet another era of violent riots, lynchings, and other forms of oppression imposed on minorities. When the phrase “the King” is used in the context of American music, most people think of Elvis Presley, but Presley was just a baby when the title was first conferred upon Benny Goodman as the King of Swing in 1935. The Swing Era was a magical period in American history between the hedonism of the Roaring Twenties and the rebelliousness sparked by rock music beginning in the 1950s. Swing music was rooted in ragtime, blues, and jazz music that had long been popular in African American enclaves in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, and New Orleans. Swing took the entire nation by storm thanks in large part to Benny Goodman and his bands, earning Goodman the nearly undisputed title of the King of Swing. Apar ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Clem. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/148804/bk_acx0_148804_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Arnold Rothstein: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Mob Kingpin Accused of Fixing the World Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 113min
Sprightly swing music spills across the dimly lit club. The grayish curtains of cigarette smoke part every once in a while to reveal a sparkling stage and tables upon tables of patrons, some incurably inebriated and others high on the fast-paced nightlife. Fabulous flappers in shimmery cocktail dresses and stylish feather headbands throw their hands up and stomp their feet to the addictive beat on the dance floor. Smartly dressed men, their hair neatly parted and slicked back, toss fistfuls of dice onto the plush green baize of the craps tables. Some hover over roulette wheels, staring intently at the spinning flashes of silver, while others finger their playing cards as they sip on tumblers of whiskey, eyeing both the river and the tower of tokens next to them. Frisky tunes, chic fashion, and American gambling are nostalgic, rose-tinted images most choose to project when visualizing the Roaring Twenties, but the other side of the coin brought an uninviting, much harsher reality that most would prefer to sweep under the rug. The first real estate bubble was on the brink of bursting, and progress was evident, but painfully slow, which gave way to yet another era of violent riots, lynchings, and other forms of oppression imposed on minorities.Then, of course, there were mobsters. Remove the silk three-piece suits, burnished Tommy guns, and obscene stacks of cash from the equation, and one would be left with limp, bullet-ridden bodies either slumped over their steering wheels or sprawled out like broken rag dolls on the floors of public establishments, the walls painted with blood spatters and shattered glass littered about. These, they say, are the lucky ones, for their corpses, though laid out as a public message, provide the deceased's loved ones with some form of closure. Over the decades, dozens involved in this deadly game disappeared altogether, never again to see the light of day.One of the most integral members of that criminal underworld was ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Clem. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/138385/bk_acx0_138385_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Time Troopers
NEW AND CLASSIC STORIES OF TIME TRAVEL MILITARY SF BATTLEZONE: ETERNITY Once, military actions were entirely two dimensional, confined to the surface of land and sea, but then submarines and aircraft added a third dimension, vastly extended by spaceflight. Now, consider that if time travel is possible, the fourth dimension of time opens up new possibilities for combat, necessitating new defenses, new strategies and tactics. A battle that was once decisively won might be refought, or a narrow victory might be subtly tilted to the other side. Never mind the history books, they're only works in progress. There might be even more than four dimensions involved, if parallel universes and alternate realities exist and can be accessed. Imagine a universe where Rome never fell and its troops want to do something about our universe, where it did fall. Or another where more recent wars turned out very differently. Battle is a recurrent motif in the Earth of this universe, and would alternate realities be different or all too similar, with the tune the same, but different lyrics. Supplying the lyrics for spacetime combat in these pages is an all-star general staff including Robert Silverberg, Poul Anderson, Fritz Leiber, John C. Wright, H. Beam Piper and more. It's zero hour, in whatever time stream, so grab your time-appropriate weapon, be it sword or ray blaster, buckle on your general issue timeporter belt, and follow the Time Troopers into action across strange aeons! Praise for previous anthologies edited by Hank Davis: Cosmic Corsairs: "Who doesn't like space pirates? (Well, their victims I guess, but that's beside the point.) . . . Hank Davis has a fine sense for choosing a wide mix of stories, and this book is no exception. No story is like another, yet they manage to form a whole greater than the parts. From sapient ships to piratical sibling rivalry, pirate detectives to ingenious captives seeking freedom, from alien biology to orbital mechanics, the stories share some of the same elements-pragmatic thinking, moral complexity, loyalty, and betrayal. Definitely a fun one."-Analog In Space No One Can Hear You Scream: "[T]he 13 tales in this collection blend sf with horror to demonstrate the resiliency of both genres . . . offers strong tales by the genre's best storytellers." -Library Journal "[F]irst-rate science fiction, demonstrating how short stories can still entertain." -The Galveston County Daily News A Cosmic Christmas 2 You: "This creative and sprightly Christmas science fiction anthology spins in some surprising directions. . . . A satisfying read for cold winter evenings . . . a great stocking stuffer for SF fans." -Publishers Weekly As Time Goes By: "As Time Goes By . . . does an excellent job of exploring not only romance through time travel-relationships enabled or imperiled by voyaging through time-but the intrinsic romance of time travel itself. . . . The range of styles and approaches is as wide as the authors' sensibilities and periods might suggest . . . full of entertaining and poignant stories . . . " -Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, IntergalacticMedicineShow.com About Star Destroyers, coedited by Christopher Ruocchio: ". . . spectacular space battles and alien contacts . . . themes of military ethics, the uses of artificial intelligence, and the limits of the capacity of the human mind. . . . it is the human interactions and decisions that ultimately drive the stories. . . . will appeal to fans of military and hard science fiction and any readers fascinated by the possibilities of space travel."-Booklist ". . . stories of giant spaceships at war, at peace, and in the often-gray areas between. . . . a worthy addition to a long tradition of ship-based fiction, and its authors portray captains, arcane astrogators, and civilian child passengers with equal depth. It's recommended for fans of military SF and space adventure."-Publishers Weekly ". . . you'd probably expect some tight, action-filled space opera stories of giant space battles . . . and there's some of that. But there are also espionage stories, rescue missions, political conflicts, alternate histories, even a few humorous tales. . . . each author took the premise in a different direction . . . if I had to identify one common feature to all the stories, it would be that they're all fun. . . . Like it says, big ships blowing things up. What's not to like?"-Analog- Shop: buecher
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Theo: A Sprightly Love Story
Theo: A Sprightly Love Story: ab 1.93 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Trilaterus
The Music: Tango Sonata (2004-5): Imagine, if you will, a violin and piano duo in the smoke filled lounge of a luxury hotel in Buenos Aires. They start off their evening playing a romantic tango for the lovers dancing in the room. Then, surprisingly, the violinist and pianist take a break from their jobs and, dance a sexy tango with each other. Finally, to show everyone how it is really done, the violin and piano dance with violinist and pianist, or vice versa. In any case, they all dance a tour-de-force before collapsing with exhaustion at the end. Ghaleb and the Donkey (2004): is a short, sprightly, and enjoyable piece radiates nothing but happiness from beginning to end. It was commissioned by the Kayali Family, and tells the true story of Ghaleb, who, as a child dancer on stage in the Ballet, "Union Jack," at the New York City Ballet, had his foot stepped on by a live donkey. Ron witnessed this event from his seat in the orchestra pit and immediately got the idea to set it to music. The piece was choreographed for two boys by Michelle Mola. Ghaleb premiered the role of himself, and Craig Wasserman played the Donkey. It was performed at a New York City Ballet company party. The names of the very short movements are as follows: 1. Ghaleb Dances Happily. 2. The Donkey Enters. 3. The Donkey Gets Excited. 4. In His Excitement the Donkey Steps On Ghaleb's Foot. 5. Ghaleb Nurses His Wounds But Recovers Quickly. 6. Ghaleb Tames The Donkey And They Happily Dance Together. Enjoy!! Sonata for Double Bass and Piano (2003): is dedicated to Frank Proto, one of the deans of bass playing composers. Several years ago, Frank asked Ron to write a short piece for an album of music to be presented to their teacher, the eminent David Walter, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Ron obediently fashioned a short work for solo double bass, and hasn't stopped writing since, hence the dedication, in deep gratitude for that small act of motivation which proved to be a life-changing event. The Sonata, probably the only work on this recording that can not readily be danced to, (and only because of it's unusual instrumentation) is one of the most ambitious solo works ever written for the bass, and borrows much from it's multi-functions as a jazz, pop, and classical instrument. There is no instrument with greater versatility. The piece makes use of a wide array of styles ranging from the classical Sonata-Allegro form, to impressionism, to more modern styles such as minimalism and those of the postmodern populists and crossover artists who utilize rock, and even bluegrass influences. Using various out of the ordinary techniques such as 5/4 time, double stops, portamenti, melodies in the extreme high tessitura, and an overall feeling of improvisation, it should prove to be an enduring work for the advanced soloist at the college to professional level. Trilaterus (2006): refers to three movements by three players, and has, as it's raison d'être, the bringing together of the three solo instruments on this recording. It's three movements are of such vastly different characters they could almost be considered different pieces. The first movement's title is a very simple numerical puzzle relating to the numbers of beats and measures in the piece, multiplied by the number of eighth notes in a beat. The second movement shows reverence to the old torch songs of Tin Pan Alley, and how they have been interpreted by jazz musicians over the years. The third movement is somewhat schizophrenic, successfully switching back and forth between a neo-baroque dance, and a postmodern, downtown, improvised, art-music mood. But once again, most of these pieces are eminently danceable, or at least subconsciously emulate dance music, which is something that Ron Wasserman, try as he might, simply can't escape from. His many years in the ballet orchestra pit seem to have permanently tattooed his musical sensibilities. Trilaterus is warmly and affectionately dedicated to Maria Asteriadou and Kurt Nikkanen in gratitude to the wonderful artistry they contributed to this recording and the creation of the piece. The Artists: Ron Wasserman, Composer Since his first recording was produced in 2004, Ron has had several interesting opportunities come his way. In July 2005, he received his first orchestral commission from the New York City Ballet to compose a short introductory fanfare celebrating the 40 year residency of the Ballet at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center that summer. In January 2005, Ron arranged several Astor Piazzolla Tangos to accompany the new production of Peter Martins' reworked ballet, "Todo Buenos Aires." He also wrote pieces for violin and piano to accompany various New York City Ballet educational programs, one of which involved Christopher Wheeldon extemporaneously choreographing short dances for children called onstage from the audience. His orchestral work, "Lament and Restoration," a 9/11 memorial concerto for violinist, strings, and harpsichord was recorded in 2004 by the micro-label Red Bandanna Records, along with his "Suite of Historical Dances." "Lament and Restoration" was previously performed in Sant' Oreste, Italy, and Nyack, New York. In May of 2005, "Lament and Restoration" was made into a ballet entitled, "Red Bandanna," choreographed by Margo Sappington for a performance by Valentina Kozlova and her Dance Conservatory Performance Project at Symphony Space in New York City. He has also composed several highly regarded arrangements of traditional spirituals, jazz numbers and rags for the Westchester Philharmonic and the New York City Ballet Orchestra. As a veteran of the classical music business, Ron has long been concerned with the financial health of the American symphony orchestra, and has dedicated himself to several imaginative fundraising efforts. He is extremely happy that at almost half of the proceeds from his first recording have gone to support the non-profit classical performing arts industry. In recent months of this writing he has finished part one of "Unrealized Dreams?" a song cycle for baritone and piano, with excerpts from recent presidential inaugural addresses as it's text, and several of what will ultimately be twenty-four preludes and fugues for piano in all keys somewhat in the style of Bach. Most ambitiously, he is working on a full-length children's ballet for orchestra to his own libretto. Ron always welcomes comments on his music and he can be contacted at ronwass@yahoo.com. Ron Wasserman, Bassist Since 1988 Ron has held the position of principal bass for the New York City Ballet Orchestra. He has also served or substituted as principal bass of many other orchestras including the Long Island Philharmonic, The Brooklyn Philharmonic, The American Composer's Orchestra, The Westchester Philharmonic, and the Bard Festival Orchestra. For the past several years he has substituted from time to time with the New York Philharmonic. In 2000 he appeared onstage at the New York City Ballet as a soloist in the Diamond Project ballet, "Appalachia Waltz," becoming one of the very few bassists to recreate the music of Edgar Meyer. He has also performed onstage in the above mentioned "Todo Buenos Aires." Before his orchestra career became full time, Ron played for many years as a jazz, pop, and commercial musician in countless of New York's sundry recording studios, Broadway theaters, concert halls, and clubs. In his earlier, more jazz oriented days he had the great pleasure of appearing with Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Don Elliott and others. Ron attended Indiana University, studying bass with Stuart Sankey, and jazz performance with David Baker. He studied with the late, great David Walter at both the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School, where he received the Master of Music degree in 1985. Maria Asteriadou, Pianist Maria Asteriadou, a native of Greece, has established herself as a well known piano soloist and chamber musician in the United St- Shop: odax
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