11 Results for : dustbowl
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The Filthy Thirteen: From the Dustbowl to Hitler's Eagle’s Nest - The True Story of the101st Airborne's Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 618min
Since World War II, the American public has become fully aware of the exploits of the 101st Airborne Division, the paratroopers who led the Allied invasions into Nazi-held Europe. But within the ranks of the 101st, a sub-unit attained legendary status at the time, its reputation persisting among veterans over the decades. Primarily products of the Dustbowl and the Depression, the Filthy13 grew notorious, even within the ranks of the elite 101st. Never ones to salute an officer, or take a bath, this squad became singular within the Screaming Eagles for its hard drinking, and savage fighting skill - and that was only in training. Just prior to the invasion of Normandy, a "Stars and Stripes" photographer caught U.S. paratroopers with heads shaved into Mohawks, applying war paint to their faces. Unknown to the American public at the time, these men were the Filthy 13. After parachuting behind enemy lines in the dark hours before D-Day, the Germans got a taste of the reckless courage of this unit - except now the men were fighting with Tommy guns and explosives, not just bare knuckles. In its spearhead role, the 13 suffered heavy casualties, some men wounded and others blown to bits. By the end of the war 30 men had passed through the squad. Throughout the war, however, the heart and soul of the Filthy 13 remained: a survivor named Jake McNiece, a half-breed Indian from Oklahoma - the toughest man in the squad and the one who formed its character. McNiece made four combat jumps, was in the forefront of every fight in northern Europe, yet somehow never made the rank of PFC. The survivors of the Filthy 13 stayed intact as a unit until the Allies finally conquered Nazi Germany. The book does not draw a new portrait of earnest citizen soldiers. Instead it describes a group of hardscrabble guys whom any respectable person would be loath to meet in a bar or dark alley. But they were an integral part of the U.S. war against Nazi Germany. A brawling ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kaleo Griffith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/010083/bk_adbl_010083_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Stone Rider , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 499min
Blackwater. A dustbowl town on the edge of a poisoned desert. A place where life is cheap and death comes easy. Adam Stone wants a new life. He wants freedom and peace and a chance to escape Blackwater. Most of all he wants the beautiful Sadie Blood. To earn that new life, Adam will risk everything. Alongside Sadie and the enigmatic outsider Kane, Adam will ride the Blackwater Trail - a brutal race that will test them all body and soul. Only the strongest will survive. Only one winner will gain the ultimate prize, a one-way ticket to Sky Base, and a life of unimaginable luxury. Good luck - and may you live to see the sky.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matthew Morgan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pauk/000602/bk_pauk_000602_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Alone in the Wind: A Journal of Discovery in 'The Summer of 88' , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 246min
In the long hot summer of '88, the author packed up his motorcycle and pulled out of the garage with no destination or return date in mind. The year 1988 would prove to be the worst drought since the dustbowl of the 1930s. Yellowstone would burn, Ronald Reagan would shake his fist at the Evil Empire, and the author, oblivious to it all, hit the road and never looked back. That trip would consume the entire summer, logging over 12,000 miles from sea to sea and back. Alone in the Wind is the account of that trip. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Rossman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/073031/bk_acx0_073031_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Mr Shivers , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 609min
It is the time of the Great Depression. The dustbowl has turned the western skies red and thousands leave their homes seeking a better life. Marcus Connelly seeks not a life, but a death - a death for the mysterious scarred man who murdered his daughter. And soon he learns that he is not alone. Countless others have lost someone to the scarred man. They band together to track him, but as they get closer, Connelly begins to suspect that the man they are hunting is more than human. It is said that he who hunts monsters should take care lest he thereby become a monster, and as the chase becomes increasingly desperate, the scarred man’s pursuers are forced to choose between what is right and what is necessary. Having come so far and lost so much, Connelly must decide just how much more he is willing to sacrifice to have his revenge. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jeff Harding. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000402/bk_twuk_000402_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Humans: A Brief History of How We F--ked It All Up , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 387min
An exhilarating journey through the most creative and catastrophic f--k ups in human history, from our very first ancestor falling out of that tree to the most spectacular fails of the present day. Perfect for fans of Sarah Knight and Giles Milton. This is Humans.In the 70,000 years that modern human beings have walked this earth, we've come a long way. Art, science, culture, trade - on the evolutionary food chain, we're real winners. But, frankly, it's not exactly been plain sailing, and sometimes - just occasionally - we've managed to really, truly, quite unbelievably f--k things up. From Chairman Mao's Four Pests Campaign to the sinking of the Titanic; from the American Dustbowl to the world's leading superpower electing a reality TV mogul as President...it's pretty safe to say that, as a species, we haven't exactly grown wiser with age. So next time you think you've really f--ked up, this book will remind you: it could be so much worse.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nish Kumar. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/head/001255/bk_head_001255_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Forging Constance: Forging Constance, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 656min
In a greasy, dustbowl world where men are murdered in the streets and where kidnappers sell children to the highest bidders, Aduro - the god of flames - demands justice. And he will reap his justice through his Intercessors - Intercessors like siblings Constance and Hyek Revaria who follow his teachings to the letter. Whenever injustices arise, Reapings are routine, except when a mysterious letter shows up at Constance's door. Believing the letter to be their next objective, Constance opens the envelope to find that she is wrong. Instead, it appears to be from an unknown source, requesting a secret meeting with her and her brother. Skeptical but intrigued, the two of them agree to meet on a far hill near the top of the city. But when a rustic, blond-haired engineer with a shotgun and his well-built, enhanced comrade, step out of two gyrocopters, that's when Constance and Hyek realize that these two men are looking for more than just a casual conversation. Neglecting to get involved with these men, Constance and Hyek find themselves snatched into a world of gears and grease and enhancements and steam and petticoats - a world that if they aren't careful, might just cost them their lives. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kalinda Little. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/059852/bk_acx0_059852_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Hard Fast Ride , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 135min
You know you want it. In the dusty wastelands of postmodern Kansas sits a motel that serves as a cheap place to bring cheap dates for cheap tricks, but that all changes when a shot up hot rod crashes into the parking lot. There's a dead man in the passenger seat, a treasure map on the dashboard, and a trunk full of guns. Before the driver gives up the ghost he tells of a daring heist and bags of cash. Two bi-curious prostitutes, Charity (blonde bombshell) and Desire (gothic bad girl), sniff out that there's gold to score and hit the road first after finishing up with a client of peculiar tastes. Hot on their high heels are two trailer trash sisters, Tonya (ex-stripper) and Tammy (perpetual teenager), who see the mystical money as a ticket out of this dustbowl. These ladies will have to face off and race off against bully-boy enforcers, high speed thugs, vengeful rednecks, and a peyote-munching bounty hunter who loves his rocket launcher almost as much as his fine mustache. Whether you strap on or strap in, it's going to get wet and wild in this snarky tall tale of sexy violence on the open road. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dorinda Ravish. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/082776/bk_acx0_082776_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Humans
'This book is brilliant. Utterly, utterly brilliant. Apart from the epilogue, which is idiotic' Jeremy Clarkson'F*cking brilliant' Sarah KnightAN EXHILARATING JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOST CREATIVE AND CATASTROPHIC F*CK-UPS OF HUMAN HISTORYIn the seventy thousand years that modern human beings have walked this earth, we've come a long way. Art, science, culture, trade - on the evolutionary food chain, we're real winners. But, frankly, it's not exactly been plain sailing, and sometimes - just occasionally - we've managed to really, truly, quite unbelievably f*ck things up.From Chairman Mao's Four Pests Campaign, to the American Dustbowl; from the Austrian army attacking itself one drunken night, to the world's leading superpower electing a reality TV mogul as President... it's pretty safe to say that, as a species, we haven't exactly grown wiser with age.So, next time you think you've really f*cked up, this book will remind you: it could be so much worse...FURTHER PRAISE FOR HUMANS:'Very funny' Mark Watson'A light-touch history of moments when humans have got it spectacularly wrong... Both readable and entertaining' The Telegraph'Chronicles humanity's myriad follies down the ages with malicious glee and much wit ... a rib-tickling page-turner' Business Standard'A timely, irreverent gallop through thousands of years of human stupidity' Nicholas Griffin, Ping-Pong Diplomacy: The Secret History Behind the Game That Changed the World- Shop: buecher
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