551 Results for : evokes
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My Head Is Missing: A Kerry Detective Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 294min
Strange goings on in Powl Duv, a sleepy village in Kerry, Ireland, where the one-man Kerry Detective Agency (KDA) gets bogged down in one mystery after another. And what sort of place is the mysterious Powl Duv anyway? It seems to exist in a time warp. My Head is Missing is a delightful romp; it evokes the writing style of Alexander McCall Smith, Carlos Castenada, and Flann O’Brien. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gabriel Rosenstock. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/179171/bk_acx0_179171_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Mr. Memory and Other Stories of Wonder , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 140min
Uttering the name Mr. Memory evokes the live performances and talk-show appearances when he would impress the world with his abilities of recollection. His clarity of remembrance has kept listeners captivated for days while sharing the adventures of his life. In this collection of short stories, we learn the truth about Mr. Memory, the fantastic gone unseen, and a world of wonder that can inspire us to believe. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Linnea Sage. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/138304/bk_acx0_138304_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Safe From the Sea , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 473min
In his “finely crafted first novel” (Booklist), Peter Geye evokes the savage beauty of Lake Superior’s north shore and the bittersweet reunion of a dying father and his hurting son after decades of estrangement. When Noah Torr returns to his family’s Minnesota cabin to reconnect with his father, he learns for the first time what really happened 35 years ago—and how it changed his father forever. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Aaron Baker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/004521/bk_reco_004521_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Diary of a Bookseller , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 581min
Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. In these wry and hilarious diaries, Shaun provides an inside look at the trials and tribulations of life in the book trade, from struggles with eccentric customers to wrangles with his own staff. He takes us with him on buying trips to old estates and auction houses, recommends books and evokes the rhythms and charms of small-town life, always with a sharp and sympathetic eye. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robin Laing. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/003463/bk_howe_003463_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Billy Budd , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 236min
In 1797, young Billy Budd is impressed into naval service. It is a perilous time for a British Royal Navy still reeling from mutinies and marauding French ships. When Billy is forcibly transferred to HMS Bellipotent, he evokes the wrath of John Claggart, the ship's master-at-arms. Claggart falsely accuses Billy of conspiracy to mutiny, a charge that will have a profound effect on the fates of both seamen. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Lackey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/drms/000276/bk_drms_000276_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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One Day I Will Write About This Place , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 615min
Binyavanga Wainaina tumbled through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out of kilter with the world around him. Here he takes us through his chaotic school days, his attempt to study in South Africa, a moving family reunion in Uganda, and his travels around Kenya. The landscape in front of him always claims his main attention, but he also evokes the shifting political scene that unsettles his views on family, tribe, and nationhood. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ivanno Jeremiah. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/001352/bk_howe_001352_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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All About Love , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 833min
Alasdair Cynster, known to his intimates as Lucifer, decides to rusticate in the country before the matchmaking skills of London's mamas become firmly focused on him. But an escape to Devon leads him straight to his destiny in the irresistible form of Phyllida Tallent, a wilful, independent beauty who brings all his masterful Cynster instincts rioting to the fore. Lucifer tries to deny the desire Phyllida evokes, but destiny intervenes.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Prebble. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/004221/bk_howe_004221_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Alamo , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 432min
Poet, novelist, and historian John Myers Myers gives us a fascinating account of an American symbol. With exhaustive research and obvious passion for his subject, Myers evokes the situation and characters of the legendary siege, bringing to life such figures as Bowie, Travis, Crockett, and Santa Ana with authentic details and great gusto. Here is the "master tale of the American frontier" with all the facts behind the genuine heroism that has made the story immortal. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robert Morris. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/001236/bk_blak_001236_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Young King Arthur Lady of the Mists , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 54min
The devil is in the details is the motto of many, but one Arthur is still learning. Merlin and Arthur take a journey into mysticism and friendship as they move to rescue a child so lost that death would be a welcome fate to him. What happens during the course of that journey is a warm hearted, deeply touching adventure that evokes the great warmth and humor of the great author T.H. White. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alexia Hodgson Cross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/102841/bk_acx0_102841_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Perfume Garden , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1026min
High in the hills of Valencia, a forgotten house guards its secrets. Emma Temple is the first to unlock its doors in 70 years and it seems like the perfect retreat. But for her grandmother, Freya, a nurse who stayed here during Spain's devastating civil war, the house evokes terrible memories. Emma is drawn deeper into Freya's story: one of crushed idealism, lost love, and families ripped apart by war. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Maggie Mash. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/001484/bk_howe_001484_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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