136 Results for : skilful
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The Tempest , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 11min
Set on a remote island, where the sorcerer Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter, Miranda, to her rightful place using illusion and skilful manipulation. This edition of The Tempest is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous drama, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of Shakespeare's original work. Read in English, unabridged. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Josh Verbae. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mxbo/000833/bk_mxbo_000833_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Maigret Hesitates: Inspector Maigret, Book 67 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 231min
'Maigret looked at him in some confusion, wondering if he was dealing with a skilful actor or, on the contrary, with a sickly little man who found consolation in a subtle sense of humour.'A series of anonymous letters leads Maigret into the wealthy household of an eminent lawyer and a curious game of cat and mouse with Paris high society. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gareth Armstrong. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/054255/bk_adbl_054255_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Give Me the Child , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 591min
Imagine your doorbell rings in the middle of the night. You open the door to the police. With them is your husband's eleven-year-old love child. A daughter you never knew he had. Her mother has been found dead in their south London flat. She has nowhere else to go. Would you take her in? Compulsive, dark and devastating, Give Me the Child is a uniquely skilful thriller with an unforgettable twist. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Adjoa Andoh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/002989/bk_hcuk_002989_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Falling Astronauts , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 319min
The space program has finally lost its novelty, and a jaded public hardly notices another moon launch. Skilful PR men preserve the illusion that the missions have become routine. But astronaut Richard Martin can tell a different story. Of panic in deep space, of crewmen pushed beyond breaking point, of official indifference towards his own shattered life. Martin is effectively put under wraps - until the pilot of a moon capsule, loaded with nuclear weaponry goes berserk and a nightmare develops, threatening to engulf the world - a nightmare that only Martin could end. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Ashby. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/010823/bk_adbl_010823_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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25 Original Fairy Tales: The Original Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm 6, Hörbuch, Digital, 187min
In the 19th century, the Brothers Grimm published 200 fairy tales, which, to this day, form the most famous collection of fairy tales worldwide. Part 6 of 8 contains 25 unabridged fairy tales like "Ferdinand the faithful", "The iron stove", "Iron John", "Simeli Mountain", "The six servants", "The four skilful brothers", "One-eye, Two-eyes, and Three-eyes", "The fox and the horse", and many more. 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: Jürgen Fritsche. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/xbae/000174/bk_xbae_000174_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Canterbury Tales: Two Tales , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 60min
THE PARDONER’S TALE AND THE NUN’S PRIEST’S TALE FROM CHAUCER’S CANTEBURY TALES. It has been said that no translation, however studied and skilful, can do justice to the genius of Chaucer’s writing.This work is therefore in the Middle English allowing all of us to at least sample the energy and vitality of Chaucer’s phrasing and appreciate an even more vivid recreation of his characters.Robert Ross, whilst not a scholar, has the advantage of being a fine actor able to convey and interpret the richness of the language and the mastery of Chaucer’s verse. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Ross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/copy/000180/bk_copy_000180_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Elias Zapple's Book of Slugs , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 48min
From the author that brought you Elias Zapple's Rhymes from the cabbage patch... Elias Zapple's Book of Slugs Meet my heroic slugs: Steve the Slug, General Fairfax the Slug, Gino the Slug, Akira the Ninja Slug, Selina the Slug and many, many more. They're my best friends, my loyal servants, my fearless soldiers and my only source of protein. Slugs are useful, skilful, colourful and edible and will cover you in sticky slime if you offend my moustache, Mr Snazzy! Full of cool slug facts and utter Zappleness! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ian Barker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/028152/bk_acx0_028152_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Cock Crowed, Hörbuch, Digital, 11min
This is a story from the Normandy Stories collection. Maupassant is hailed as one of the greatest masters of the short story. This collection focuses upon the land he knew and loved so well - Normandy. Its people and its countryside are portrayed here in vivid color and with great warmth. Amusing, saucy, and sometimes even farcical they may be, but they are also capable of great pathos, often branching off to end tragically. It is this skilful and affecting blend of tragedy and comedy, of tears and laughter, which make Maupassant's Normandy Stories the enduring favorites they are today. Language: English. Narrator: Oliver Montgomery. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/naxo/000950/bk_naxo_000950_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Little Cask, Hörbuch, Digital, 12min
This is a story from the Normandy Stories collection. Maupassant is hailed as one of the greatest masters of the short story. This collection focuses upon the land he knew and loved so well - Normandy. Its people and its countryside are portrayed here in vivid color and with great warmth. Amusing, saucy, and sometimes even farcical they may be, but they are also capable of great pathos, often branching off to end tragically. It is this skilful and affecting blend of tragedy and comedy, of tears and laughter, which make Maupassant's Normandy Stories the enduring favorites they are today. Language: English. Narrator: Oliver Montgomery. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/naxo/000954/bk_naxo_000954_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Master Belhomme's Beast, Hörbuch, Digital, 16min
This is a story from the Normandy Stories collection. Maupassant is hailed as one of the greatest masters of the short story. This collection focuses upon the land he knew and loved so well - Normandy. Its people and its countryside are portrayed here in vivid color and with great warmth. Amusing, saucy, and sometimes even farcical they may be, but they are also capable of great pathos, often branching off to end tragically. It is this skilful and affecting blend of tragedy and comedy, of tears and laughter, which make Maupassant's Normandy Stories the enduring favorites they are today. Language: English. Narrator: Oliver Montgomery. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/naxo/000957/bk_naxo_000957_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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