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  Phantasm Exhumed: The Unauthorized Companion , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 524min

  [A] glorious retrospective on the film franchise that put the fear of the Tall Man in every horror fan's heart. (HorrorHound Magazine)“Dustin McNeill's Phantasm Exhumed is a much-needed, long overdue tribute to these seminal films. Equal parts erudite examination and enthusiastic love-letter, this book provides an in-depth history and a wealth of obscure information that even the most hardcore fan will find fascinating. Engaging, compulsive reading. I highly recommend it!" (Brian Keene, best-selling author of The Rising, Ghoul, and The Last Zombie)Ready your shovels for Phantasm Exhumed, the first book on the making of the Phantasm franchise. Featuring more than 60 new interviews with the cast, crew, effects, creators, and studio executives, Phantasm Exhumed takes listeners behind the scenes of the franchise that catapulted the Tall Man into the annals of horror iconography. Trace Phantasm's history from forerunners Jim the World’s Greatest and Kenny & Company through to Phantasm: Oblivion and beyond. Contained within are the classic tales of Phantasm lore along with production stories never before told by the filmmakers. Careful what you look for... You just might find it within this book!Phantasm Exhumed includes:An introduction by Angus ScrimmExhaustive coverage of the film productionsInformation on deleted scenes and script changesUnprecedented insights into effects, props, and set constructionRare letters, memos, and production artifactsExcerpts from Angus Scrimm’s 1977 set journalsSections on Phantasm 1999, the 2005 remake, and Phantasm Forever New details from Phantasm: RavagerTips and tricks for better embalming (just kidding!) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christian Francis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/234261/bk_acx0_234261_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Laurel & Hardy and Abbott & Costello: America's Most Popular Comedy Duos , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 128min

  By the 1920s English comic Stan Laurel had been in dozens of films, and American Oliver Hardy had appeared in hundreds, but it was not until they formed a duo together in 1926 that they began to truly be noticed. Once they did, however, Laurel and Hardy became one of the most famous comedy teams in American history, with a career that spanned four decades and included over 100 combined shorts and feature films. Even today, nearly 60 years after their last performances together, Laurel and Hardy are still popular, alongside legends like The Three Stooges and Abbott and Costello, and their routines are still watched across the globe. Perhaps most importantly, Laurel and Hardy were forerunners of slapstick comedy and thus influenced those that followed. Their complementary style of slapstick humor, with the thin, childish Laurel acting as a foil for the overweight and overly pompous Hardy, offered a template for others to follow, and the duo established several famous gags that other acts like the Stooges subsequently mimicked. For example, when Laurel occasionally came up with a smart idea, something completely out of character, the surprised Hardy would ask him to repeat what he just said, and Laurel would be unable to replicate it. That theme would recur with Curly and the Stooges, and Laurel and Hardy's use of "D'oh!" has been made even more famous by Homer Simpson in The Simpsons. Of course, the physical aspects of their slapstick, which often included destruction and mayhem, proved popular for them and several groups as well. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter D Stover, Keith Peters. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/038138/bk_acx0_038138_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Moving Up, Moving Out: The Rise of the Black Middle Class in Chicago , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 388min

  In Moving Up, Moving Out, Will Cooley discusses the damage racism and discrimination have exacted on black Chicagoans in the 20th century, while accentuating the resilience of upwardly mobile African Americans. Cooley examines how class differences created fissures in the black community and produced quandaries for black Chicagoans interested in racial welfare. While black Chicagoans engaged in collective struggles, they also used individualistic means to secure the American Dream. Black Chicagoans demonstrated their talent and ambitions, but they entered through the narrow gate, and whites denied them equal opportunities in the educational institutions, workplaces, and neighborhoods that produced the middle class.African Americans resisted these restrictions at nearly every turn by moving up into better careers and moving out into higher-quality neighborhoods, but their continued marginalization helped create a deeply dysfunctional city. African Americans settled in Chicago for decades, inspired by the gains their forerunners were making in the city. Though faith in Chicago as a land of promise wavered, the progress of the black middle class kept the city from completely falling apart. In this important study, Cooley shows how Chicago, in all of its glory and faults, was held together by black dreams of advancement. Moving Up, Moving Out will appeal to urban historians and sociologists, scholars of African American studies, and general listeners interested in Chicago and urban history.The book is published by Northern Illinois University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.Praise for the book:“A well-researched and intriguing book… brings to light fascinating material.” (Todd M. Michney, author of Surrogate Suburbs)“Presents a complex historical and contemporary phenomenon in a clear, accessible manner.” (Robert E. Weems Jr., coeditor of Building t ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andrew L. Barnes. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/191032/bk_acx0_191032_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Journal of An African American Medicine Woman: Tracking Ancient Africans to The Sciences of The Cosmos , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 81min

  It was a normal day in high school, until one of my instructors began to lecture. That day, he used an inane theory to teach classrooms of students, most of whom were white, to believe that people of African descent were intellectually inferior. I didn’t believe him. I noted that this theory he loved so much, placed his group at the top. My African ancestors were forced to leave the truth of their civilizations behind. He knew nothing about them. That teacher, years later, was part inspiration for a personal quest that revealed a rich, ancient, south Saharan African legacy.I learned of great architecture destroyed by colonialists. I learned about art plundered and advancements hidden. I learned about the universities and scholarship valued by their ancient empires, whose wealth helped to enrich their reputations throughout the continent of Africa and other parts of the world. Why, I wondered, were lies told about their intellectualism?This question prompted me to explore the pseudo sciences of the 19th and 20th centuries. I realized that these were the culprits and forerunners to intellectual colonialism which still exists in today’s academic environments and subsequent social cultures. Continuing the quest to know them, at their depth, led me to exploring their cosmic sciences as ideas of advanced technology and knowing became a part of the conversation. That conversation guided me to India’s ancient Mahabharata. Surprisingly, this Hindu connection led me to the legendary jazz artists, John and Alice Coltrane. Alice Coltrane became known as a Swamini by the name of Turiyasangitananda. I attended one of her Darshans where I witnessed amazing things and solidified my belief in the African’s knowledge of the physical universe.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ivy Murphy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/159213/bk_acx0_159213_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Cryptocurrency: A Guide to Understanding Bitcoin, Cryptocurrentcy, Blockchain, Mining, Trading, and Investing , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 151min

  Every day it seems that cryptocurrency has been leading the financial news. Reports are continuously coming in detailing record profits that are unheard of in other investment venues. It leads many people to wonder if this new investment tool is too good to be true. It is true that many people have made fast fortunes in the cryptocurrency world, but in order to do that, one must enter this highly volatile market with their eyes wide open. While it is possible to make great gains with some of the forerunners in the industry, it is not likely you will have consistent returns unless you understand the market and how it works. In this audiobook, we endeavor to break down this complicated industry and explain this exciting virtual world in terms that anyone can understand. We take you step-by-step on a crypto investor journey, detailing everything you need to know to get started on your own personal fortune in the digital world. Here you will learn: The basics of cryptocurrency, why it’s needed and how it works How to get set-up so you can start investing and trading What questions to ask to make sure you’re informed How to spot a fraud when it’s hiding in plain sight How to read the numbers and what they mean Simple Investment strategies Simple trading strategies How to find a good ICO And so much more If you’re serious about learning how to make money with cryptocurrency, you’ve come to the right place. Through this audiobook, we’ll walk the novice investor right through their first sale and hopefully their first profit. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ralph L. Rati. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/110873/bk_acx0_110873_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  American Legends: Laurel & Hardy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 66min

  Mr. Hardy was beginning to forget things, but Mr. Laurel had no fear of losing his memory - as a matter of fact, Mr. Laurel never had a memory to lose. (Title card in Hog Wild) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. By the 1920s English comic Stan Laurel had been in dozens of films, and American Oliver Hardy had appeared in hundreds, but it was not until they formed a duo together in 1926 that they began to be noticed. Once they did, however, Laurel & Hardy became one of the most famous comedy teams in American history, with a career that spanned four decades and included over 100 combined shorts and feature films. Even today, nearly 60 years after their last performances together, Laurel & Hardy are still popular, alongside legends like The Three Stooges and Abbott & Costello, and their routines are still watched across the globe. Perhaps most importantly, Laurel & Hardy were forerunners of slapstick comedy and thus influenced those that followed. Their complementary styles of slapstick humor, with the thin, childish Laurel acting as a foil for the overweight and overly pompous Hardy, offered a template for others to follow, and the duo established several famous gags that other acts, like the Stooges, subsequently mimicked. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter D. Stover. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/037892/bk_acx0_037892_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Ben Preserve Us , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 361min

  I bring you up to believe that nothing is good enough for you, and you grow up to be good for nothing. Thus, Mrs. Bindle, on learning that Ben, her only-begotten son, has decided to be a Rabbi; what is more, a Rabbi in a small provincial town in Scotland. Her anxiety proves to be not unjustified, although Ben's chosen career has its compensations-perhaps Helen, the promiscuous teenage daughter of his housekeeper; perhaps Simmy, the young wife of an elderly parishioner; perhaps the whole incident-prone pace of the pawky Scottish town in which this richly-human story is set. First published in 1965, Chaim Bermant's third novel has all the wit, warmth and colour of its critically-acclaimed forerunners. Chaim Bermant (1929-1998) was born in Breslev, Poland and moved to Glasgow, Scotland at the age of 8. He was educated in Glasgow and became a teacher before joining Scottish TV and then Granada. Bermant became a prominent Anglo-Jewish journalist, and had a regular coloumn in The Jewish Chronicle and occasionally to the national press, particularly The Observer and The Daily Telegraph. During his lifetime, Bermant wrote a number of scripts for both Radio and Television, including the BBC, as well as several for Anglia TV. Bermant's book, The Squire of Bor Shachor was serialized on the Radio and Bermant also appeared in several productions in person, including, in 1981, one of the BBC's 'Everyman' series. Bermant wrote a total of 31 books; his novels and non-fiction works reflect his sometimes controversial opinions and his observations on Anglo-Jewish society. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Angus King. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/022194/bk_adbl_022194_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  United Nations System , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 44min

  When the world shrunk as countries around the world started communicating to each other and trading with each other, it became important to extend the policies and regulations of a country in order to accommodate the relations established with other countries. This is when international organizations began to see the light of the day. Countries required cooperation from each other in order to live together in the world and share the resources available. The United Nations System was not the first organization to see the need for co-operation among countries. It began as early as 1865 when the International Telecommunication Union was founded. The organization now exists as a part of the UN specialized agencies. Then, in 1899, Hague became the site for the International Peace Conference which eventually led to the establishment of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 1902. The objective of this organization was to settle crises peacefully and to avoid war. The Second World War led to the subsequent formation of the United Nations. But even before it existed the League of Nations, which was founded during the First World War in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles. Its objectives were very similar as that of the United Nations System today. The organization aimed at promoting international peace and encouraging co-operation among the participating countries. It failed in its endeavors when the Second World War began and hence stopped its activities. The United Nations picked up from where its predecessors had left and aimed at preventing the events that had led to the Second World War. The attempts of the organization have been more successful than any of its forerunners, and it has thus been able to become one of the most influential organizations in the world. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andrea Giordani. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/103401/bk_acx0_103401_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The History of Protestantism: Volume 1: Books 1-8 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1931min

  When Luther proposed his Ninety-Five Theses and nailed them to the door of the church at Wittenberg, where did his ideas originate? The History of Protestantism can answer that question. James Aitken Wylie, in his phenomenal work The History of Protestantism, details the source of this religious transformation and how it impacted the world.The History of Protestantism by J. A. Wylie is an incredibly inspiring work. It pulls back the divine curtain and reveals God's hand in the affairs of his church during the Protestant Reformation. Throughout the centuries, the sacrifices and victories of God's faithful people have often been obscured and forgotten. Now, once again, you can listen to the fascinating story of how truth triumphed over error, principle over falsehood, and light over darkness.Exposing the forerunners of Protestantism, such as the Waldenses, and describing how the Roman Catholic church had progressed since the fall of the Roman Empire, Wylie explains how discussions on religion and the position of the Church of Rome in mid-16th-century Europe was a hot topic. He writes on the history of the founding fathers - Luther, Hus, Calvin, and Zwingli and how they constructed their churches even while under the oppression of the Roman Catholic leaders, and in some instances, conflict with other Protestant churches. He also discusses how different countries responded to the Reformation during the 16th and 17th centuries. Protestantism was not an organization, so it had no authority to outline its doctrine while these churches were growing. Wylie discusses the theology of the churches and their different beliefs. While Wylie is intent on telling the story of Protestantism, he - in many places - travels back to the Middle Ages and picks up the story and moves forward to the Reformation of the 16th century. When listening to the book, you can find that Wylie is thrilled to see just that men and woman stood f ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Cote. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/189926/bk_acx0_189926_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Donovan's Devils: OSS Commandos Behind Enemy Lines - Europe, World War II , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 733min

  The stirring, little-known story of the forerunners to today's Special Forces. The OSS - Office of Strategic Services - created under the command of William Donovan, has been celebrated for its cloak-and-dagger operations during World War II and as the precursor of the CIA. As the "Oh So Social", it has also been portrayed as a club for the well-connected before, during, and after the war. Donovan's Devils tells the story of a different OSS, that of ordinary soldiers, recruited from among first- and second-generation immigrants, who volunteered for dangerous duty behind enemy lines and risked their lives in Italy, France, the Balkans, and elsewhere in Europe. Organized into Operational Groups, they infiltrated into enemy territory by air or sea and operated for days, weeks, or months hundreds of miles from the closest Allied troops. They performed sabotage, organized native resistance, and rescued downed airmen, nurses, and prisoners of war. Their enemy showed them no mercy, and sometimes their closest friends betrayed them. They were the precursors to today's Special Forces operators. Based on declassified OSS records, personal collections, and oral histories of participants from both sides of the conflict, Donovan's Devils provides the most comprehensive account to date of the Operational Group activities, including a detailed narrative of the ill-fated Ginny mission, which resulted in the one of the OSS's gravest losses of the war. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history - books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times best seller or a national best seller, we are committed to boo ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Noah Michael Levine. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/025203/bk_adbl_025203_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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