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    The Great Train Robbery (eBook, ePUB)
    From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes an enthralling novel about Victorian London's most notorious gold heist. London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite-yet nonetheless explosive…
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    Moby Dick
    "Moby-Dick" is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab's appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing.
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    Riding in the Zone Rouge: The Tour of the Battlefields 1919 - Cycling’s Toughest-Ever Stage Race , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 619min
    The Circuit des Champs de Bataille (the Tour of the Battlefields) was held in 1919, less than six months after the end of the First World War. It covered 2,000 kilometres and was raced in appalling conditions across the battlefields of the Western Front, otherwise known as the Zone Rouge. The race was so tough that only 21 riders finished, and it was never staged again. With one of the most demanding routes ever to feature in a bicycle race, and plagued by appalling weather conditions, the Circuit des Champs de Bataille was beyond gruelling, but today its extraordinary story is largely forgotten. Many of the riders came to the event straight from the army and had to ride 18-hour stages through sleet and snow across the battlefields on which they had fought, and lost friends and family, only a few months before. But in addition to the hellish conditions there were moments of high comedy, even farce. The rediscovered story of the Circuit des Champs de Bataille is an epic tale of human endurance, suffering and triumph over extreme adversity. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio on our Desktop Site. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Roger Davis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/001962/bk_orio_001962_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Monte Cassino: The Story of the Hardest-Fought Battle of World War Two, Hörbuch, Digital, 358min
    The Battle for Monte Cassino, which blocked the Allies' road to Rome in early 1944, was fought over terrible terrain and in appalling conditions, and saw human sacrifice and privation almost beyond imagination. Based on the first-hand accounts of veterans from around the world, Matthew Parker has recreated this epic battle from the experiences of the men who fought it. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith, Gareth Armstrong. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/head/000086/bk_head_000086_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    What Is Wrong with British Diet?
    What Is Wrong with British Diet? ab 54.99 € als pdf eBook: Being an Exposition of the Factors Responsible for the Undersized Jaws and Appalling Prevalence of Dental Disease Among British Peoples. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Medizin,
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    The Well of Dreams , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 791min
    To outsiders, the golden child of David and Virginia Hall looks set to inherit not only talent, but also wealth and comfort. But after an appalling tragedy, such a future seems threatened, as Isabel Hall finds herself the reluctant inheritor of her parents' complex and bitter past. An enthralling saga of determination and hope, The Well of Dreams is the story of one woman’s fight to inherit her dreams. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alexandra Connor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/isis/001629/bk_isis_001629_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Johnstown Horror!!! Or Valley Of Death
    The Johnstown Horror!!! Or Valley Of Death ab 38.99 € als Taschenbuch: Being A Complete And Thrilling Account Of The Awful Floods And Their Appalling Ruin (1889). Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Belletristik, Briefe & Biografien,
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    Miles Jupp: Everyday Rage and Dinner Party Chit Chat , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 56min
    Here is the award winning, surprisingly angry, but slightly reluctant comedian in his third solo show, all about his little tantrums and snatches of dinner party conversation.Miles sheds the tweed and some of his natural snobbery in order to examine why, despite his outward sweetness and serenity, he repeatedly falls victim to sudden flashes of appalling anger. You'll hear stories, convoluted explanations, misunderstood theories, and half-remembered snatches of postprandial hilarity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Miles Jupp. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/pf/laff/000039/pf_laff_000039_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Signal-Man: A Charles Dickens Ghost Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 30min
    The Signal Man is a magnificent, tightly focused ghost story. Dickens' charm pervades this mysterious and ominous tale. Various grim events occur but feel somewhat calm - not bloody or appalling, but enthralling and other worldly. Dickens invests the signal-man with education beyond his station. This adds to the credibility of the story as well as impressing the narrator. A must-listen for Dickens fans. An American voice at the request of our listeners. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deaver Brown. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/smag/000147/bk_smag_000147_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Workhouse Children , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 621min
    When Cara Flowers' beloved grandmother dies she leaves not only an enormous fortune, but also a huge responsibility - to find their estranged family. Cara's quest leads her to the doors of the imposing Bilston workhouse. Shocked by the appalling conditions, Cara vows to find a way to close the workhouse and rescue its residents. Fraught by countless hurdles, her mission becomes personal; what has her missing mother got to do with the looming workhouse? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lara J West. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/003444/bk_howe_003444_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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