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Rhodes: The History and Legacy of the Greek Island from Ancient Times to Today , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 173min
Modern perceptions of Classical Greece are almost invariably based on Athens and Sparta, but there are perhaps few areas as consistently undervalued as the island of Rhodes. Although solidly part of the Greek world for as long as there has been one, Rhodes, located just off the coast of Asia Minor, was also from its earliest times a port opening to the civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean, and Rhodes was involved in every significant moment in ancient Greek history. The island often played a key role in world events which far surpassed its small size, and at one point even stood side-by-side with much larger kingdoms as one of the main powers in the Greek world. Rhodes would reach the zenith of its power in the Hellenistic period following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. Even as the rest of the city-states waned compared to the much larger kingdoms of Alexander’s successors in Egypt and Asia, Rhodes would come to the forefront as a main power in the Greek world, standing toe-to-toe with these Hellenistic kingdoms. Rhodes was for a time the foremost naval power in the Eastern Mediterranean, and one of the most powerful and richest cities in the world. It was during this time that the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built on the island to celebrate Rhodes’ equally monumental triumph over the armies of Demetrius the Besieger. Rhodes also gained a foothold on other islands, and an extensive presence in Asia Minor. With the rise of Rome, Rhodes, along with the rest of the Greek world, lost power, and it was gradually integrated into the Roman sphere of influence as an ally before finally being annexed into the empire. After the partition and collapse of the ancient Roman Empire, in the Middle Ages Rhodes would share in both the fortunes and vicissitudes of Rome’s successor state, the Byzantine Empire. Along with the Byzantines, Rhodes would face off first against the Arabs from the East, and then ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Norman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/119343/bk_acx0_119343_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Angel Promises Fulfilled , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1142min
Henry couldn't get over the fact that he had purchased Jenny's home! It was all there in her diary , which he had just discovered the day before. How they had met in 1956 and instantly fell in love and the wonderful summer that followed, only to end when Jenny's family moved away. Although separated for 32 years, their love was sustained by an angelic power that had never waned. If only he had known sooner that his teenage sweetheart was critically ill in the care home just miles away...the time they could have spent together! Incredibly, Camilla, too, had just discovered the truth that Jenny is her birth mother and on her death bed in the care home that Henry is racing to! Fear grips Camilla at the thought of losing her mother again.... Will she ever find out if Henry is her birth father? Even Father Engelmann had been astonished to learn that the Jenny he had been seeing in the care home for the past few months was the same young girl who had frequented his store so long ago - and Henry's first love. He knew there was something special about Jenny Hamilton...but how could he possibly have known? In his final act of love, and in hope that the two lovers can finally realize their deep love for one another, Father Engelmann offers his life for Jenny's. There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for a friend. Will the Lord accept Father's plea to take his life for Jenny's? Can Camilla and Henry reach Jenny in time? And what of Jenny and her wish to her guardian angel to see her beloved Henry and Camilla before she dies? Can her angel's solicitude to God answer Jenny's prayer? Angel Promises Fulfilled, book five in The Angelic Letters series, powerfully examines many life challenges, such as forgiveness, unconditional love, and why God allows suffering and pain in the world. The insights revealed through the author's beloved characters will have an astounding, transforming effect on your life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Marvin Van Der Molen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pios/000003/bk_pios_000003_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Legends of Music: The Life and Legacy of Elvis Presley , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 128min
Born in Mississippi, a young kid named Elvis Presley came to Memphis as a teenager and changed music forever. Fusing country and rhythm and blues with rock, Elvis brought traditional African-American sounds to the forefront of music in the 1950s, but he did so as a handsome white man before the height of the Civil Rights Movement. On top of that, his famous stage fright led to the hip gyrations that would make him the envy of young girls and the scorn of their parents. What followed was rock music's perfect storm. Managed by Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis became the biggest music act in the world, producing about holiday classics, love ballads, and up-tempo rock songs that all hit the top of the charts in the late '50s. Elvis merged the quintessential rock star looks with success, scoring nearly 20 #1 singles. With live broadcasts on TV appearances and movie roles, Elvis became a pop culture fixture and a music icon that made even The Beatles giddily nervous to meet him. Given the unprecedented success of his musical career, the last decade of Elvis's life is a tragic tale of substance abuse, controversy, and an inevitable slide down from the top, as new music acts started to eclipse him. Despite all that, however, Elvis' sudden death, like his meteoric rise to fame, shook the world, when he was found dead in his bathroom in 1977 at just 42 years old. Fittingly, Elvis has been just as big in death as he ever was in life. His fame never waned, and in 1982, portions of Graceland were opened to the public and it quickly became the third most visited home in the United States behind the White House and Biltmore. Elvis' had a fervent following during his life, but it morphed into something borderline religious following his death. His fans, who remain tirelessly devoted decades after his passing, make pilgrimages to Graceland, treating it like a shrine. Legends of Music: The Life and Legacy of Elvis Presley chronicles the amazing story of how ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robin McKay. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/034773/bk_acx0_034773_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Still Rockin' My Soul
The Fairfield Four blicken auf eine fast 100-jährige Geschichte und bleiben ihrem Stil treu: Musik, tief verwurzelt in den frühen Afro-Amerikanischen Kirchen.The Fairfield Four blicken auf eine fast 100-jährige Geschichte und bleiben ihrem Stil treu: Musik, tief verwurzelt in den frühen Afro-Amerikanischen Kirchen. file under R&B and Soul/Gospel Alegitimate national treasure. The Fairfield Four has a history that goes back nearly 100 years. Today, they still sing in the style that made them famous: music that is rooted in the early African American church. legitimate national treasure. The Fairfield Four has a history that goes back nearly 100 years. Today, they still sing in the style that made them famous: music that is rooted in the early African American church. Started in 1921 in the basement of The Fairfield Baptist Church in Nashville, TN, the group won a promotional contest that gave them a daily appearance on a national radio show for a decade. When radio died out, the fortunes of the group waned, but in a comeback in the 90's, The Fairfield Four received numerous honors including two Grammy awards, a National Heritage Award, and an introduction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. This resurgence of support and recognition led to an appearance in the major motion picture and the corresponding soundtrack, O Brother Where Art Thou, awarding the group Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2002. Now, new music is emerging with the release of Still Rockin' My Soul. The Fairfield Four's distinctive a cappella gospel harmonies takes center stage, and the album features the soulful vocals of Lee Ann Womack. TRACKS: 1. Rock My Soul 2. Come On In This House 3. Baptism of Jesus 4. Children Go Where I Send Thee 5. Jesus Gave Me Water 6. I Love the Lord, He Heard My Cry 7. My Rock 8. That's Enough 9. Don't You Let Nobody Turn You Around 10. Highway to Heaven 11. I Love the Lord (Reprise)- Shop: odax
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Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut, Puccini‘s first major success, is a work of impassioned emotions based on the 18th-century novel by Abbé Prévost, depicting the doomed infatuation of Chevalier des Grieux for beautiful, fun-loving Manon. Puccini clothes the story in warmly passionate music that makes a direct appeal to the listener‘s emotions. “Manon”, wrote Puccini to his publisher Giulio Ricordi in 1889, “is a heroine I believe in and therefore she cannot fail to win the heart of the public.” This turned out to be a truly prophetic statement since none of Puccini’s other world successes were received on their fi rst nights as rapturously as Manon Lescaut. The popularity of Puccini’s great masterpiece has never waned and the production at the Chemnitz Opera House was hailed as “a magnificent event” and “moments we go to the opera for.”- Shop: odax
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Guitar of Artistry of Bert Jansch, The
After Pentangle split in 1973, Bert Jansch returned to his prolific solo career but missed playing in a group context. The Bert Jansch Conundrum came into existence as the 1970s waned. Jansch recorded a solo album called A Rare Conundrum in 1977, with mandolinist Rod Clements and fiddler Mike Piggott as supporting players. When Piggott was unable to go out on a Scandinavian tour, Martin Jerkins hired on to play violin on the dates. They hit it off and Nigel Portman-Smith came aboard to play bass- Shop: odax
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Father's Day
The urban legend known as 'The Father's Day Killer' began some years after the demise of serial rapist/murderer Chris Fuchman. Since the 1970s, the use of contraceptives has tripled in North America alone and a generation of fathers fell asleep with the covers pulled tight, buttocks clenched. The story has become a fire-side cautionary ritual on camping trips, often used by fathers to warn their sons of the dangers of unplanned pregnancy. That deep seeded fear of penetration, violation and eventually death waned as the murder and rape of fathers continued to decline all over the world. Unfortunately those numbers didn't remain low, and it would seem that the legend is not yet complete...- Shop: odax
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Father's Day
The urban legend known as 'The Father's Day Killer' began some years after the demise of serial rapist/murderer Chris Fuchman. Since the 1970s, the use of contraceptives has tripled in North America alone and a generation of fathers fell asleep with the covers pulled tight, buttocks clenched. The story has become a fire-side cautionary ritual on camping trips, often used by fathers to warn their sons of the dangers of unplanned pregnancy. That deep seeded fear of penetration, violation and eventually death waned as the murder and rape of fathers continued to decline all over the world. Unfortunately those numbers didn't remain low, and it would seem that the legend is not yet complete...- Shop: odax
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Hobgoblins
Kevin just got hired to be the assistant night watchman at an old film vault. Waned to stay out of one mysterious chamber, the rookie guar can't help but satisfy his curiousity and unwittingly unleaches a group of hbgoblins: furry aliens who grant people wishes only to kill them in the process. As the body count starts to rise, Kevin, with the help of his friends, decide to track down the deadly creatures before they wreak havoc on the city.- Shop: odax
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