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'On My Way': The Untold Story of Rouben Mamoulian, George Gershwin, and Porgy and Bess , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 562min
A revelatory history of the operatic masterpiece that both made and destroyed Rouben Mamoulian, its director and unsung hero. "Bring my goat!" Porgy exclaims in the final scene of Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess. Bess, whom he loves, has left for New York City, and he’s determined to find her. When his request is met with astonishment - New York is a great distance from South Carolina’s Catfish Row - Porgy remains undaunted. He mounts his goat-cart and leads the community in an ecstatic finale, "Oh Lawd, I’m on my way." Stephen Sondheim has called "Bring my goat!" "one of the most moving moments in musical theater history." For years it was assumed that DuBose Heyward - the author of the seminal novella and subsequent play, Porgy, and later the librettist for the opera Porgy and Bess - penned this historic line. In fact, both it and "Oh Lawd, I'm on my way" were added to the play eight years earlier by that production’s unheralded architect: Rouben Mamoulian. Porgy and Bess as we know it would not exist without the contributions of this master director. Culling new information from the recently opened Mamoulian Archives at the Library of Congress, award-winning author Joseph Horowitz shows that, more than anyone else, Mamoulian took Heyward's vignette of a regional African-American subculture and transformed it into an epic theater work, a universal parable of suffering and redemption. Part biography, part revelatory history, On My Way re-creates Mamoulian's visionary style on stage and screen, his collaboration with George Gershwin, and the genesis of the opera that changed the face of American musical life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen Bel Davies. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/013577/bk_adbl_013577_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Failing Heart, Unfailing Hope. My unforeseen journey from heart attack to healing (eBook, ePUB)
A captivating story offering hope and strength.After a vigorous morning walk, Fran Dwelle, an American living in Vienna, Austria, collapses and blacks out at home. When the ambulance paramedic does an EKG, he exclaims, "This woman has a very bad heart!" But after three days in the hospital, no reason for the incident is identified, and she is sent home. Ten days later, she suffers a massive heart attack with extensive damage to her heart, and the doctors give her only 24 hours to live. Thus begins Fran's unforeseen journey from heart attack to healing-a journey of finding hope where there is only hopelessness, a journey of trusting God at every turn, and a journey of finding healing where least expected. For weeks Fran fights to stay alive. Her doctors encourage her to consider a heart transplant as her only hope. But Fran refuses to consider this option because she believes she will recover. Finally, facing imminent death, she must decide whether or not to become a candidate for a heart transplant. With no more time left, which option will she choose? How Fran's dilemma is resolved will inspire your faith that God is always near-even when we don't feel it, and He is always good-even when we can't see it. It's a captivating story that offers hope, strength, and comfort to anyone who finds themselves in the bottom of the pit.- Shop: buecher
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Joy Ride
When a girl and her grandfather put their hearts into sprucing up an old bike by hand, neighborhood kids are less than kind in this tender story about bullying, peer pressure, and feeling the freedom to express yourself. Needing something to fill up her summer days, Joy seeks out her granddad, who also likes to tinker, for something to do. Together they find the perfect project: sprucing up an old bike for Joy. From hardware stores to garage sales, the two find everything they need to transform this bike, little by little, into something that's truly one of a kind. Ornamented with sparkles, a basket, and a brand-new bell, the bike is finally ready for Joy to ride it all over the neighborhood, filling the air with her own kind of music that exudes JOY. But when a few kids take notice of Joy's bike, and not in a good way, Joy makes an impulsive decision that ruins the dazzling bike she and Granddad worked so hard on. Joy realizes quickly, however, that trying to fit in can be boring, and it doesn't make her feel JOY. Just maybe, with a heartfelt apology and Granddad's help, she can get back on track to being true to herself. This touching story, told by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Ana Ramírez González, addresses the moments of uncertainty when trying to fit in with the crowd, and exclaims the joyful exuberance of self-expression.- Shop: buecher
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Cursed: A Reagan Reilly Mystery , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 371min
Private Investigator Regan Reilly moved from Los Angeles to New York City when she married her husband, Jack "no relation" Reilly, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad. To help a friend she ends up taking on a case that calls her back to her old stomping ground. Cursed opens on a cold and gray January morning. Sleet and snow are swirling as Regan arrives at a warehouse in Long Island City with a trunk full of her old case files from Los Angeles. After carting all her boxes into a storage unit, she heads back out into the snow, and her cell phone rings. Abigail Feeney, a young woman who had lived across the hall from Regan in an apartment complex in the Hollywood Hills, is on the line. Abigail believes her life has been cursed since birth. She was born on Friday the 13th of January, and her parents gave her a name with 13 letters. A hairdresser on movie sets, Abigail was recently injured at work when a piece of scaffolding fell and knocked her over, and her arm was broken in two places. But that isn't why she is calling. "Regan!" she exclaims. "The 'no good bum' has been spotted in town. I desperately need the money he owes me. Can you please come out here and help me find him?" Regan immediately knows the identity of the "no good bum." Within hours Regan is on a flight to Los Angeles where her adventure with Abigail will take her from the beaches of Malibu, to the mountains north of the city, to the renovated lofts of downtown L.A. Regan starts to feel Abigail's curse is contagious as she encounters a cast of characters who aren't always welcoming. Some are downright dangerous. And there's one who is the most dangerous of all.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carol Higgins Clark. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/001785/bk_sans_001785_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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How Change Happens
The different ways that social change happens, from unleashing to nudging to social cascades. "Sunstein's book is illuminating because it puts norms at the center of how we think about change."—David Brooks, The New York Times How does social change happen? When do social movements take off? Sexual harassment was once something that women had to endure; now a movement has risen up against it. White nationalist sentiments, on the other hand, were largely kept out of mainstream discourse; now there is no shortage of media outlets for them. In this book, with the help of behavioral economics, psychology, and other fields, Cass Sunstein casts a bright new light on how change happens. Sunstein focuses on the crucial role of social norms—and on their frequent collapse. When norms lead people to silence themselves, even an unpopular status quo can persist. Then one day, someone challenges the norm—a child who exclaims that the emperor has no clothes; a woman who says "me too.” Sometimes suppressed outrage is unleashed, and long-standing practices fall. Sometimes change is more gradual, as "nudges” help produce new and different decisions—apps that count calories; texted reminders of deadlines; automatic enrollment in green energy or pension plans. Sunstein explores what kinds of nudges are effective and shows why nudges sometimes give way to bans and mandates. Finally, he considers social divisions, social cascades, and "partyism,” when identification with a political party creates a strong bias against all members of an opposing party—which can both fuel and block social change.- Shop: buecher
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Semi-Permanent: A Gender Swap Romance , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 60min
Eric has finally reached the end of what he swears must have been the longest semester ever, and this weekend he has plans to celebrate. One of his friends is throwing a costume party, and the prize for most dramatic transformation? Turns out the guy hosting the party has an extra place on the ski trip he always takes over winter. Eric can definitely imagine himself on a snowboard, and he is determined to come up with the ultimate costume. One where no one is going to recognize him. He has always thought he might make a fairly attractive and convincing woman, but to pull this off he is going to need some help....Luckily, he has been chatting with his next-door neighbor, Meredith, for months. Honestly, he has a bit of a crush on her, but she doesn’t seem to respond to his flirting. Still, she seems like his best bet for help with makeup, since she always looks flawless even if she is just gardening in her front yard. Eric asks her for some tips and her face lights up. “Oh I know exactly the thing!” Meredith exclaims. “Come over a few hours before the party, and I’ll help you get ready.”The only issue is that Meredith’s disguise is a little too convincing. Eric wins the prize, but when he wakes up the next morning, he notices something is different. His hips are wider, his skin is softer...his voice has changed. Eric is still Erica, and this is way more than can be explained away with makeup. Erica bangs on Meredith’s door, upset and confused.“When does this wear off?” she demands to know, her voice higher than it was a day ago.“Did I not tell you? It’s sort of...semi-permanent. Like hair dye” Meredith says. “I don’t know why you’re upset though...you’re pretty hot like this.” She smiles up at Erica, who suddenly realizes that maybe there could be a silver lining to this temporary swap.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Claudia Kirk. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/212459/bk_acx0_212459_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire
Accessible, essential coverage of the latest findings in challenging, speculative, and cutting-edge science, from the leaders in scientific journalism at Quanta Magazine If you're a science and data nerd like me, you may be interested in Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire . . . from Quanta Magazine and Thomas Lin. Bill GatesThese stories reveal the latest efforts to untangle the mysteries of the universe. Bringing together the best and most interesting science stories appearing in Quanta Magazine over the past five years, Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire reports on some of the greatest scientific minds as they test the limits of human knowledge. Quanta, under editor-in-chief Thomas Lin, is the only popular publication that offers in-depth coverage of today's challenging, speculative, cutting-edge science. It communicates science by taking it seriously, wrestling with difficult concepts and clearly explaining them in a way that speaks to our innate curiosity about our world and ourselves.In the title story, Alice and Bob beloved characters of various thought experiments in physics grapple with gravitational forces, possible spaghettification, and a massive wall of fire as Alice jumps into a black hole. Another story considers whether the universe is impossible, in light of experimental results at the Large Hadron Collider. We learn about quantum reality and the mystery of quantum entanglement; explore the source of time's arrow; and witness a eureka moment when a quantum physicist exclaims: Finally, we can understand why a cup of coffee equilibrates in a room. We reflect on humans enormous skulls and the Brain Boom; consider the evolutionary benefits of loneliness; peel back the layers of the newest artificial-intelligence algorithms; follow the battle for the heart and soul of physics ; and mourn the disappearance of the diphoton bump, revealed to be a statistical fluctuation rather than a revolutionary new particle. These stories from Quanta give us a front-row seat to scientific discovery.Contributors Philip Ball, K. C. Cole, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Dan Falk, Courtney Humphries, Ferris Jabr, Katia Moskvitch, George Musser, Michael Nielsen, Jennifer Ouellette, John Pavlus, Emily Singer, Andreas von Bubnoff, Frank Wilczek, Natalie Wolchover, Carl Zimmer- Shop: buecher
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Noaccordion
A debut EP by a quirky, electro, pop project, Noaccordion, that is spearheaded by the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Onah Indigo. Noaccordion's songs have been described as "full of hooks", "retro yet futuristic" and sounding like "Portishead meets the B52's". Noaccordion questions society about what it tells us not to do and why, while taking you on a wild ride echoing a European Cabaret Show coupled with 80's Pop and 90's Dance sounds. This debut EP was co-produced by Onah Indigo (producer, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist) and Sean Ingoldsby (producer, engineer, musician). From 2008 to 2010 tucked up in the hills of southern California weekly recording sessions in Sean's red barn took place. Magic occurred as Onah, after many years, finally committed to releasing some of her songs and investing in a good engineer and recording space to do it. Not only did she learn a lot while watching Sean work as an engineer, he also contributed as a producer as well and laid down some great guitar, bass and vocal parts. The project became a creative collaboration with a fusion of styles between Onah and Sean. The name Noaccordion was inspired by a sign Onah saw posted on a building on the Internet that warned of no accordions. Having just been given an accordion, she wondered what raucous behavior must have been happening around that building to cause such an accordion ban. Onah does not like to be told what to do and seeing a sign like that just encourages her to play more music. However, since she started playing the accordion over a year ago she has also witnessed various reactions to accordions. "It seems that people either love them or they can't stand them," exclaims Onah, "I have had people come up to me blissed out by the ethnic, sonic experience and others have begged me to please stop playing that loud thing." Onah's main instrument, the keyboard, has never even generated a ripple in all these years. Noaccordion's main musical influences have been British Electronica, Chopin, Debussy, Satie, Lamb, Massive Attack, Tricky, Cocteau Twins, Propellerheads, Portishead, Drum n Bass, Trip Hop, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, B52's, Bill Withers, X, Stevie Wonder, Thievery Corporation, Air, and Dan the Automator. Onah Indigo is a sonic and visual artist who has been based mainly in Italy, Britain and California, USA.- Shop: odax
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Infinity Overhead
Gegründet im Jahr 2001 fanden die Amerikaner schnell ihren Weg in die Herzen von Experimentalrock-, Mathrock- und Indie-Hörern.Die beiden Vorab-Songs Lonely Gun und die erste Single Steel And Bone verrieten bereits, dass Minus The Bear mit Infinity Overhead nicht zu ihrem einstigen Markenzeichen, das schnelle Gitarrentapping, zurückkehren werden. Bereits das Vorgängeralbum Omni markierte einen Umbruch zu progressivem Indie-Rock. Auf Infinity Overhead geben die Gitarren nach wie vor den Ton an und pendeln zwischen Indie-Melancholie und Prog. Man kann Albumproduzent Matt Bayles getrost zustimmen: Das neue Album ist die goldene Mitte zwischen ihren vorherigen Veröffentlichungen. Bristling with guitar acrobatics and infectious melodies, Minus The Bear's fifth studio full-length album, Infinity Overhead, due September 3rd, is not only a return to form in direction, instrumentation and creation but also the band's most aggressive and confident. The veteran Seattle-based fivesome reunited with former member and longtime producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Isis, Cursive) to create a guitar-laden 10-track record that is heavy both on technicality and pop songcraft and showcases the band doing what they do best - interesting, guitar-based big sounding rock. We wanted to branch out on the last record and explore some more musical directions and work with someone we didn't know, says guitarist Dave Knudson about the band's 2010 LP, Omni, produced by Joe Chiccarelli. That was very educational and eye opening but at the same time we weren't in our wheel house. Drummer Erin Tate adds: I look at it like when we started this band we were building a house with the first three records, then with Omni we decided to go to a beach house. Now, with Infinity Overhead, we are back working on our house. Bassist Cory Murchy succinctly exclaims: We didn't go anywhere, but we're back. TRACKS: 01. Steel and Blood 02. Lies and Eyes 03. Diamond Lightning 04. Toska 05. Listing 06. Heaven Is A Ghost Town 07. Empty Party Rooms 08. Zeros 09. Lonely Gun 10. Cold Company- Shop: odax
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Ugly Love
Spottiswoode's UGLY LOVE is fast becoming a cult classic. Poppy and brooding at the same time, UGLY LOVE has been celebrated by critics around the country. The New Yorker calls Spottiswoode 'a genius.' The Washington Post describes the CD as 'beautiful'. 'Gorgeous' exclaims North Carolina's Creative Loafing. 'Reminiscent of the moodiest material by Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits,' states Athens' Flagpole Magazine. 'Low and slinky with mood galore,' says The Charlotte Observer. UGLY LOVE travels a continent of moods and sonic textures. Peter Fox's production combines such colors as accordion, strings, bouzouki, horns, gospel vocals and lap steel guitar. Yet the record remains spare. Front and center is Spottiswoode's 'deep, rough-hewn voice' (New Yorker), and his direct lyrical style. The first two tracks were recently included in TART, starring Dominique Swain, Brad Renfro & Melanie Griffith.- Shop: odax
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