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John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, Doxology , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 448min
John Calvin's name evokes powerful images, most of them negative. In the minds of many, he is perceived as an ivory-tower theologian who was harsh and unreasonable, the driving force behind a dangerous theological system. In this volume, Burk Parsons and 18 other leading Reformed pastors and scholars authoritatively reveal the truth about Calvin and his teaching - that he was humble, caring, pious, scripture saturated, and, above all, passionate about upholding the glory of God. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bob Souer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hove/001539/bk_hove_001539_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Pickwick Papers, Hörbuch, Digital, 175min
Paul Scofield evokes all the warmth and laughter of the unlikely adventures of the immortal Samuel Pickwick and the other members of the Pickwick Club - Tracy Tupman, Nathaniel Winkle and Augustus Snodgrass. Helped by Sam Weller, Pickwick's faithful manservant, the Pickwickians bumble through hilarious romantic misadventures and other twists of plot, encountering such characters as the tricky Job Trotter, his quick-witted master Alfred Jingle and the greedy Mr Stiggins along the way. Language: English. Narrator: Paul Scofield. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/000470/bk_hcuk_000470_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Bel Ami , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 877min
Guy de Maupassant is revered for his naturalistic fiction, which brilliantly captures flesh-and-blood characters as it evokes the most telling details of everyday life. Considered one of the finest French novels ever written, Bel Ami follows journalist Georges Duroy and his increasing stature among the Paris elite. With an immense thirst for power, Georges is not above an almost gleeful use of wealthy mistresses to achieve his ends. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John McDonough. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/004626/bk_reco_004626_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Lost Generation: American Writers in Paris in the 1920s, Hörbuch, Digital, 447min
The Lost Generation from Professor Michael Shelden evokes one of the most creative periods in American literature. Paris of the 1920s served as a base for such authors as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and Gertrude Stein. In these lectures, Professor Shelden details and provides fresh insight into the unending allure of the Lost Generation - and of the literary output that exerts a continuing influence nearly a century later. Language: English. Narrator: Professor Michael Shelden. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/005897/bk_reco_005897_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Interview with the Vampire, Hörbuch, Digital, 176min
Interview with the Vampire is a novel that evokes the brilliance, the decadence, the horror of The Vampire's world - as he pours out the erotically charged confessions of his first two hundred years as one of the living dead. Interview with the Vampire is Volume 1 of The Vampire Chronicles. For a full selection of Anne Rice programs and to hear the author answering fan mail, visit the Anne Rice store. Language: English. Narrator: F. Murray Abraham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000075/bk_rand_000075_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Look Out Mama
Die beiden legendären Hurray For The Riff Raff Alben wurden bei Loose Music nachgepresst. Die LPs gab es bis dato nur als Import und erscheinen jetzt erstmalig auch auf dem Londoner Label, welches eine der Top-Adressen in Sachen Folk-, Country- und Americana-Musik ist.Hurray For The Riff Raff zählen zu den angesagtesten Americana Acts der vergangenen Jahre. Die Band aus New Orleans veröffentlichte zwei Alben via Loose Music, ihre aktuellen Veröffentlichungen erscheinen via ATO Records.Formate:- CD- Schwarze LP mit bedruckter Innenhülle- "Hurray For The Riff Raff have a gift for crafting songs in a country-folk style that sound fresh, personal and heartfelt." - The Times UK- "Alynda Lee Segarra evokes comparisons to a soulful young Loretta Lynn " - Mojo- Shop: buecher
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The Makioka Sisters
An exquisite novel about four sisters living though a turbulent decade...I'd put it in the 10 greatest books of the 20th century' David Mitchell'A near-perfect novel' Hanya YanagiharaIn the years leading up to the Second World War, four sisters live in dilapidated houses in Osaka and Ashiya, and each navigate their own complex, personal relationship to the fading lustre of the Makioka family name. Rich with breathtaking descriptions of ancient customs and an ever-changing natural world, Junichiro Tanizaki evokes in loving detail a long-lost way of life even as it withers under the harsh glare of modernity.TRANSLATED BY EDWARD SEIDENSTICKERVINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - five masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.- Shop: buecher
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The Garden Book, Revised and updated edition
Phaidon's bestseller - showcasing 500 of the greatest garden-makers of all time - now in a stunning newly-updated editionThis beautifully illustrated, revised and refreshed version of Phaidon's classic The Garden Book is an A-to-Z who's who of the world's finest garden-makers throughout history, spanning all styles and continents. From the first religious gardens to Dan Pearson's heavenly new Tokachi garden in Japan, each entry illustrates a key work by the designer, describes the garden, and evokes its unique spirit and ethos. It's the essential reference for today's gardeners, offering infinite inspiration to create their own signature spaces, whatever their landscape. An exquisite gift and invaluable reference for gardeners and garden lovers alike.- Shop: buecher
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers (eBook, ePUB)
Annawadi is a slum at the edge of Mumbai Airport, in the shadow of shining new luxury hotels. Its residents are garbage recyclers and construction workers, economic migrants, all of them living in the hope that a small part of India's booming future will eventually be theirs. But when a crime rocks the slum community and global recession and terrorism shocks the city, tensions over religion, caste, sex, power, and economic envy begin to turn brutal. As Boo gets to know those who dwell at Mumbai's margins, she evokes an extraordinarily vivid and vigorous group of individuals flourishing against the odds amid the complications, corruptions and gross inequalities of the new India.- Shop: buecher
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The Survivors
Instant New York Times Bestseller"As always, Harper skillfully evokes the landscape as she weaves a complicated, elegant web, full of long-buried secrets ready to come to light." -The New York Times Book ReviewKieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences.The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home.Kieran's parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absent brother, Finn.When a body is discovered on the beach, long-held secrets threaten to emerge. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that have never washed away...- Shop: buecher
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