112 Results for : chancer
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Darien: Empire of Salt Trilogy, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 602min
From acclaimed historical novelist Conn Iggulden, Empire of Salt is an epic new fantasy series of spellbinding imagination. Twelve families. One throne. Welcome to the Empire of Salt. The city of Darien stands at the weary end of a golden age. Twelve families keep order with soldiers and artefacts, spies and memories, clinging to a peace that shifts and crumbles. The people of the city endure what they cannot change. Here, amongst old feuds, a plot is hatched to kill a king. It will summon strangers to the city - Elias Post, a hunter; Tellius, an old swordsman banished from his home; Arthur, a boy who cannot speak; Daw Threefold, a chancer and gambler; Vic Deeds, who feels no guilt; and Nancy, a girl whose talent might be the undoing of them all. As the sun sets, their arrival inside the walls will spark a series of explosive events. Before the sun returns, six destinies will have been made - and lost - in Darien. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Daniel Weyman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pauk/000965/bk_pauk_000965_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 596min
Ben was once a stay-at-home dad. Now, after a tragic accident left him with no home and no family, he is trying to rebuild his life with a career in caregiving. His first client is Trev, a sarcastic teenager with muscular dystrophy. In the mornings, Trev watches the weather channel in his wheelchair. In the evenings, he works on a giant wall map of America's weirdest tourist sites. He rarely leaves the house. But when Trev's estranged father gets in touch, Ben breaks all the rules of caregiving by taking Trev on a road trip to visit him. Heading west in an ancient Winnebago via such roadside attractions as The Biggest Pit in the World and The Mormon Tabernacle, Ben and Trev crack jokes about girls, argue about fathers, philosophise about life and, slowly, start to mend their broken hearts. Acutely moving, full of warmth and compassion, this is a life-affirming story about finding hope and redemption after terrible tragedy. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Chancer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/007073/bk_bbcw_007073_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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No Way Back , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 886min
Jimmy thinks he knows about loss, about fear, about paranoia. He should think again. Every time Jimmy Thane has been faced with a crossroad, he's taken the wrong path. But after years of drinking and womanising, he has been given one last chance to save both his career and his marriage - he has seven weeks to transform a failing company. From the moment he enters the building there's something wrong - the place is too quiet, too empty. When the police come calling about the disappearance of the former CEO, Jimmy starts to wonder what he's got himself into. Then he discovers surveillance equipment in his neighbour's house, looking straight into his front room. And his wife isn't just tired, she's terrified and trying to hide it. Nothing is as it seems. Jimmy's not living his dream - he's been plunged into the worst kind of nightmare. And when the truth comes out, it's more terrifying than he could ever imagine.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Chancer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/006733/bk_bbcw_006733_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Fortune Men
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD 2021'Chilling and utterly compelling, The Fortune Men shines an essential light on a much-neglected period of our national life' Sathnam Sanghera, author of EmpirelandMahmood Mattan is a fixture in Cardiff's Tiger Bay, 1952, which bustles with Somali and West Indian sailors, Maltese businessmen and Jewish families. He is a father, chancer, some-time petty thief. He is many things, in fact, but he is not a murderer. So when a shopkeeper is brutally killed and all eyes fall on him, Mahmood isn't too worried. It is true that he has been getting into trouble more often since his Welsh wife Laura left him. But Mahmood is secure in his innocence in a country where, he thinks, justice is served. It is only in the run-up to the trial, as the prospect of freedom dwindles, that it will dawn on Mahmood that he is in a terrifying fight for his life - against conspiracy, prejudice and the inhumanity of the state. And, under the shadow of the hangman's noose, he begins to realise that the truth may not be enough to save him.'A writer of great humanity and intelligence. Nadifa Mohamed deeply understands how lives are shaped both by the grand sweep of history and the intimate encounters of human beings' Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire'A novel of tremendous power, compassion and subtlety, it feels unsettlingly timely' Pankaj Mishra- Shop: buecher
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The Entire Life Story of Giacomo Casanova: The Most Famous Womanizer , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 108min
Was Giacomo Casanova one of the most prolific lovers in history? Casanova’s description of himself suggests a hero, a lover, a charmer, an intellectual genius, and a man of intense creativity who was able to turn every adversity into a triumph. Yet equally one modern perspective views as an amoral misogynist, a rapist, and sexual predator driven by his selfish desires, a chancer who got lucky more times than he deserved. Inside you’ll read aboutA City of Culture and LibertyThe Lure of ReligionExchanging Lust for LoveA Man AbroadThe Loves of a LibertineA Time for ReflectionAnd much more!History likes to glamorize; it also favors hyperbole and romanticism. The truth of the man is that while he may not have been as bad as we might fear, he certainly was not as good as he liked to boast. When we use the term "a Casanova" to describe someone, it is up to our judgment as to whether we use the term as one of derision or compliment.Do not hesitate, get this audiobook now! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Zenobia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/183415/bk_acx0_183415_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Me Bandy, You Cissie: Volume IV of The Bandy Papers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 625min
Peace has broken out, and World War I flying ace and all-round chancer Bartholomew Bandy isn’t exactly making a success of being a commercial pilot in the USA. But when a job lot of aircraft bits purchased with the last of his pay turns out to be a complete Vickers Vimy bomber, he feels his luck has changed.With the help of his very tall, very sweet girlfriend Cissie, and the hindrance of his very short, very bad, and beautiful girlfriend Dasha, Bart smashes (literally) straight into the exciting new world of the movies. Not an ideal career for someone whose face, as he says himself, resembles that of a Tibetan yak, but then absolutely nothing about Bart is ideal.With the blackest of black comedy and seat-of-the pants escapades, Donald Jack’s series about a young pilot is uniquely funny and compelling.Editorial reviews: “Jack does more than play it for laughs.... The mingling of humor and horror is like a clown tap-dancing on a coffin, but Jack is skillful enough to get away with it.” (Time Magazine) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robin Gabrielli. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/160005/bk_acx0_160005_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Good Hope Road , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1024min
At the outset of the Great War in 1914, New England Yankee James Stonebridge and Louisiana native Obadiah Nelson volunteer with the French Foreign Legion. They are among a handful of Americans who do so, young men lured by the chance of adventure and of upholding all-American values. Despite their very different backgrounds, James and Obadiah forge a friendship which helps them endure the squalor of the trenches and the brutal realities of war. Both survive, but when they leave the trenches behind they are changed men. Returning to his New Hampshire farm, James becomes a recluse. Only years later, when Obadiah visits the farm, can James' son, Jim, begin to understand what his father went through in the muddy fields of France. Jim has fallen in love with Madeleine, a carefree bohemian who brings light and laughter to the sombre world of the farm. But with another war looming and the weight of his father's story heavy upon him, Jim finds that he has decisions to make - decisions that will alter the course of his life forever. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Chancer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000852/bk_orio_000852_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Stranger in the Woods , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 368min
In 1986, 20-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine and disappeared into the woods. He would not speak to another human being until three decades later when he was arrested for stealing food. Christopher survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store food and water in order to avoid freezing to death in his tent during the harsh Maine winters. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothes, reading material and other provisions, taking only what he needed. In the process, he unwittingly terrified a community unable to solve the mysterious burglaries. Myths abounded amongst the locals eager to find this legendary hermit. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of his secluded life and the challenges he faced returning to the world. The Stranger in the Woods is a riveting story of survival that asks fundamental questions about solitude and what makes for a good life. Above all, this is a deeply moving portrait of a man determined to live life his own way. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Chancer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/029955/bk_adbl_029955_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Pearl Harbor: 75th Anniversary , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 374min
On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a devastating surprise attack on the US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, leaving 2403 Americans dead and more than 1000 wounded. Five ships and 188 aircraft were destroyed. The offensive stunned a nation that had - to this point - avoided being dragged into the Second World War. Within days, America had declared war on Japan and entered what was now a truly global conflict. More than a century of isolationism had been swept aside, and the US was propelled into a conflict that would ultimately result in it becoming the international superpower and "policeman of the world" that we know today. Released to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the attack, this volume looks in detail at how the events of December 7, 1941, unfolded at Pearl Harbor, the military forces involved from both sides, and the key people who played a part. The story is told through rare eyewitness accounts with in-depth analysis of this critical turning point that changed world history forever. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Chancer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/071538/bk_acx0_071538_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Kill List , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 615min
The Kill List: a top-secret catalogue of names held at the highest level of the US government. On it, those men and women who would threaten the world's security. And at the top of it, The Preacher, a radical Islamic cleric whose sermons inspire his followers to kill high-profile Western targets in the name of God. As the bodies begin to pile up in America, Great Britain and across Europe, the message goes out: discover this man's identity, locate him and take him out. Tasked with what seems like an impossible job is an ex-US marine who has risen through the ranks to become one of America's most effective intelligence chiefs. Now known only as The Tracker, he must gather what scant evidence there is, collate it and unmask The Preacher if he is to prevent the next spate of violent deaths. Aided only by a brilliant teenaged hacker, he must throw out the bait and see whether his deadly target can be drawn from his lair... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Chancer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/007200/bk_bbcw_007200_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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