148 Results for : irascible
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A Study in Scarlet: A Sherlock Holmes Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 317min
In the first of all the Sherlock Holmes stories, Dr. John Watson, discharged from military service after suffering severe wounds, is at a loose end until a chance encounter leads him to take rooms with a remarkable young man. The arrogant, irascible Sherlock Holmes is a master chemist, a talented musician, and an expert on all aspects of crime. And when Watson is drawn into the investigation of a bizarre murder in which Holmes is involved, he is unaware that it is the beginning of the most famous partnership in the history of criminal detection. The mystery begins when a body turns up in an abandoned building. A baffled Scotland Yard calls in the world's first "consulting detective," Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Through observation, subterfuge, and tenacity, he is soon able to discover the identity of the assassin, but that is only the beginning of the bizarre mystery. This audiobook includes the bonus Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Prebble. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/001176/bk_tant_001176_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Charlie Milverton: A Modern Sherlock Holmes Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 21min
A modern reworking of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes story, Charles Augustus Milverton. Instead of the Victorian world of debutants and stolen love letters, we have a fallen tabloid editor capitalizing on the nation's thirst for celebrity gossip and threatening to expose a young pop star for a dalliance caught on a security camera. On the advice of her security manager, ex-Scotland Yard detective Gareth Lestrade, Milverton's blackmail victim consults Sherlock Holmes. Irascible, difficult, eccentric but brilliant, Holmes brings the full weight of his intellect to bear on this new case despite the obstinacy of his opponent. And it all provides a very welcome distraction for his ex-flat mate John Watson, whose book about their adventures together had done little to rescue him from his midlife crisis. Or make his wife happy. First story in a series of five modern Sherlock Holmes adventures based on original works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve White. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/066537/bk_acx0_066537_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Crocodile on the Sandbank: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 527min
Amelia Peabody, that indomitable product of the Victorian age, embarks on her first Egyptian adventure armed with unshakable self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course, a sturdy umbrella. On her way, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been "ruined" and abandoned on the streets of Rome by her rascally lover. With a typical disregard for convention, Amelia promptly hires her fellow countrywoman as a companion and takes her to Cairo. Eluding Alberto, Evelyn's former lover, who wants her back, and Evelyn's cousin, Lord Ellesmere, who wishes to marry her, the two women sail up the Nile. They disembark at an archaeological site run by the Emerson brothers - the irascible, but dashing, Radcliffe and the amiable Walter. Soon their little party is increased by one - one mummy, that is, and a singularly lively example of the species. Strange visitations, suspicious accidents, and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susan O'Malley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/000559/bk_blak_000559_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 57min
There are teachers with a rare ability to enter a child's mind; it's as if their ability to get there at all gives them the right to stay forever." There was a turning point in Michael Lewis' life, in a baseball game when he was 14 years old. The irascible and often terrifying Coach Fitz put the ball in his hand with the game on the line and managed to convey such confident trust in Lewis's ability that the boy had no choice but to live up to it. "I didn't have words for it then, but I do now: I am about to show the world, and myself, what I can do." The coach's message was not simply about winning but about self-respect, sacrifice, courage, and endurance. In some ways, and now 30 years later, Lewis still finds himself trying to measure up to what Coach Fitz expected of him. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Lewis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000611/bk_rand_000611_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Linda, as in the Linda Murder: A Backstrom Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1196min
The irascible, obdurate, and very thirsty Detective Superintendent Evert Bäckström of the National Murder Squad returns in a new novel from the reigning master of Scandinavian fiction.It’s the dead of summer in the sleepy town of Växjö when 20-year-old police cadet Linda Wallin is found lying facedown in her mother’s apartment, brutally murdered and raped. With no clear motive or suspect in sight, a series of bureaucratic mix-ups causes the National Crime Unit to send Bäckström and his team into the countryside to solve the case. The ever-irritable Bäckström leaves his beloved goldfish behind, checks into a local hotel, and begins to reconstruct the night of Linda’s murder. But with more than a few bottles in tow, and a constantly growling stomach to look after, things don’t go so well, and Bäckström has to rely on the help of his colleagues to solve the crime - no matter how angry that makes him. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Erik Davies. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004474/bk_rand_004474_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Extra Man , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 807min
Meet Louis Ives: well-groomed, romantic, and as captivating as an F. Scott Fitzgerald hero. Only this hero has a penchant for ladies clothes, and he's lost his teaching post at Princeton's Pretty Brook Day School after an unfortunate incident involving a colleague's brassiere.Meet Henry Harrison: former actor, failed but brilliant playwright, and a well-seasoned escort for New York City's women of means. He dances alone to Ethel Merman records, second-acts operas, and performs his scrappy life with the dignity befitting a self-styled man of the world. What can this ageless Don Quixote of the Upper East Side have to offer a young gentleman such as Louis? What, indeed.Well, the answer lies somewhere between the needs of an irascible mentor and the education of his eager apprentice, between cocktails on the Upper East Side and an even more intoxicating treat along the secret fringes of Times Square, and between friendship and longing. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Ames. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/000034/bk_adbl_000034_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Pegged by My Kawaii Anime Waifu , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 87min, (USK 18)
Kevin is an otaku. No, scratch that: he's an Otaking. An obsessive anime fan. A total recluse. An irascible Internet scold. But don't worry: he's also found love. He is the proud husband of Akane Matsunaga. Who is Akane? She's the main character of his favorite anime series, of course. A fictional 2D character to whom Kevin has devoted himself completely. In other words: his waifu. But what happens when his waifu becomes corporeal and real? And what if she's a little more kinky and dominant than he might have realized? What if she brought with her a 10-inch toy that she fully intends to use on her 3D suitor? Watch out, Kevin. Akane's about to put the "oh!" in "moe". This femdom story is intended for adults only. It contains graphic descriptions of adult situations, including humiliation, bondage, domination, pegging, psychic sex, and other fun activities. Listener discretion is advised. All characters depicted in this story are over the age of 18. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Audrey Lusk. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/071315/bk_acx0_071315_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Amazon from Source to Sea: The Farthest Journey Down the World's Longest River , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 692min
Fifty-year-old canoe racer-turned-explorer West Hansen is planning to kayak the Amazon River when he learns that everyone - cartographers, adventurers, even his own sponsor, National Geographic Society - has misplaced the source of the world's greatest river. One of exploration's great prizes is suddenly back up for grabs, and to claim it all, Hansen has to shepherd a team of irascible Texans and international whitewater stars some 4,200 miles, from the crest of the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. The journey brings him face-to-face with a controversy as old as Livingstone's quest for the source of the Nile, in addition to the usual obstacles. With great humor and insight, Hansen details a wild ride full of personality conflicts, extortion, Machiavellian subterfuge, pirates, drug lords, uncharted whitewater, massive thunderstorms, injuries, illness, fatigue, tropical heat, blizzards, altitude sickness, jungle drunks, bales of marijuana, substandard scotch, bureaucratic labyrinths, loneliness, colossal tides and the unstoppable force of the largest and longest river on the planet. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: West Hansen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/175511/bk_acx0_175511_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Governess' Debut , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 147min
After her parents died in an accident and her brother gambles away her inheritance and dowry, leaving her to fend for herself while he runs off to the colonies, Miss Felicia Scott must find a way to keep a roof over her head. No longer able to enter the Marriage Mart but certainly not of the servant class, the only option is to find a position as governess. Her luck finally turns when an acquaintance refers her to the haughty widower Lord Victor Astley, Earl of Standish. His spoiled, seven-year-old daughter has been through three governesses in the 18 months since her mother died. The earl is highly doubtful the young, inexperienced Miss Scott could possible manage his irascible daughter but, since he is desperate, he agrees to give her a chance. Much to the astonishment of the entire household, Felicia succeeds beautifully, bringing the little lady under control and brightening the lives of everyone she comes in contact with, including the jaded earl. Will her joyful spirit be able to finally melt his resistant heart? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Eugenie Watson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/060380/bk_acx0_060380_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Christmas Heist: A Courtroom Adventure: Christmas Courtroom Adventure Series, Volume 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 185min
Defendant Henry Edmonds, a homeless man who believes he works for Santa Claus, is on trial for stealing a flash drive full of secrets which may hold the key to Christmas but which is zipped tight in an evidence bag. Several people want Edmonds in jail, including a man who says he works for an international toy company. Witness by witness the facts come out but who is to be believed and are there any True Believers? As the courtroom clock ticks down on Christmas Eve, it becomes clear that the fates of the defendant and Christmas are inextricably intertwined. A local newspaper reporter stirs things up by blogging about what he calls the “Trial of the Century” and tweets that the “Court’s Ruling Could Halt Christmas for Thousands.” Can an irascible judge looking toward retirement find it within himself to save Christmas? With The Christmas Heist: A Courtroom Adventure, Landis Wade has written a Christmas fable for the 21st century, one that reminds all listeners of why they were (or are) True Believers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bill A. Jones. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/211561/bk_acx0_211561_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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