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Bekindr , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 311min
How far would you go to "bekindr"?Kindness is vital to our relationships and health. It uplifts us and makes us more optimistic about humanity. Bekindr is filled with 64 stories of how people from across the United States and three other countries whose lives were changed by the kindness of strangers. Bekindr also features the author's research into the science of kindness, her actionable top tips to help you to "bekindr", and dozens of inspirational quotes. Bekindr was inspired by the author's father, who was the beneficiary of awe-inspiring kindness: He received a heart transplant. The audiobook features heart-warming, soul-filling stories, such as: A remarkable love story that emerged out of the darkest of timesA love story that's so unusual it became the subject of a Broadway showBekindr was created by the nation's premier kindness expert to help you cultivate your best life - a life overfilling with kindness! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jessica Theriault. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/231709/bk_acx0_231709_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Hard Times with Coronavirus Outbreak
Hard Times with Coronavirus Outbreak ab 21.99 € als Taschenbuch: An Adaptation of Charles Dickens' NovelHard TimesA New VisionFacts of 21st Century. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Romane & Erzählungen,- Shop: hugendubel
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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea
Mishima's greatest novel, and one of the greatest of the past century' The TimesA band of savage thirteen-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical, and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call 'objectivity'. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealise the man at first; but it is not long before they conclude that he is in fact soft and romantic. They regard this disillusionment as an act of betrayal on his part - and the retribution is deliberate and horrifying.VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - five masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.- Shop: buecher
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Lost or Forgotten Oldies, Volume 2: Hit Records from 1955 to 1989 That the Radio Seldom Plays , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 185min
How can you search for oldies you want to hear when you've forgotten them?Radio doesn't play a lot of those oldies anymore, even though you would enjoy hearing them again. This audiobook offers you access to over 150 links to YouTube videos for lost or forgotten oldies as well as history about the artists and their songs.Here are some examples of the music history and trivia you'll find in Lost or Forgotten Oldies, Volume 2:Doo-wop, Country, R&B, instrumentals, and novelty records that made the top forty but are now ignored by radio stationsAn oldie they wanted to use on the X-Files that got nixed by the singerA singer who also starred in a low-budget horror filmAn artist who had two one-hit wonders under two different namesA group named after a horseThe sad tale of a singer who had to re-record his first single three timesA singer from a group with multiple hits who can only use their name in 14 Western Pennsylvania countiesA group that got their hits in the late sixties by re-recording their songs from the fiftiesA singer whose biggest hit came while on Rowan and Martin’s laugh-inSeveral hit records that had sequels that completed a storyA rock group that got nowhere until they recorded in JapanA group that was overshadowed when they shared a bill with the CockroachesBuy the audiobook now and start reliving a past you almost completely forgot about! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dennis J. Baxter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/178884/bk_acx0_178884_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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History of Cuba: A Captivating Guide to Cuban History, Starting from Christopher Columbus' Arrival to Fidel Castro , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 185min
If you want to discover the remarkable history of Cuba, then pay attention....The themes of the history of Cuba are as vast as they are inspiring. Cuba has stared death in the face throughout its rocky history, and most of the time it has gazed into the eyes of death and smiled. Over and over, oppressors have attempted to seize this island and its riches for their own selfish purposes. And over and over, revolutions have risen up to conquer in an attempt to return Cuba to its people.The story of Cuba is a tale of courage and sacrifice, of horrific oppression and inspiring vision. It is a story about exploitation and hope, about a tiny island that rose to global importance.There are battles and shipwrecks, pirates and Indians, tragic sacrifices and resounding triumphs. The Cuban people over and over show their resilience, courage, and passion in the face of incredible odds. They are a people that one cannot help but admire. And in this captivating history audiobook, you'll discover their story.In History of Cuba: A Captivating Guide to Cuban History, Starting from Christopher Columbus' Arrival to Fidel Castro, you will discover topics such as: Cuba before ColumbusThe arrival of the SpaniardsSlavery and sugarcaneWar"The Cry of Yara"FreedomIndependent at lastA new leaderCastro's CubaDesperate timesA new horizonAnd much, much moreSo listen to this audiobook now if you want to learn more about the history of Cuba! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard L Walton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/142713/bk_acx0_142713_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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I'm Waiting For You
THE TIMES SCIENCE FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH'Her fiction is a breath-taking piece of a cinematic art ... powerful and graceful' - Bong Joon-ho, Oscar-winning director of Parasite'Dazzling' - The TimesA stunning collection of short fiction by one of South Korea's most treasured writers, available in English for the first time.In the title story, an engaged couple working in distant corners of the galaxy plan to arrive on Earth simultaneously and walk down the aisle together. But small incidents wreak havoc on their vast journeys, pushing the date of their wedding far into the future. As centuries pass on Earth and the land and climate change, one thing is constant: the desire of the lovers to be together.Through two pairs of interlinked stories stories, Kim explores the driving forces of humanity - love, hope, creation, destruction, and the very meaning of existence.- Shop: buecher
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The Calling of the Grave
'As bone-chillingly bleak as its subject . . . this doesn't disappoint' Financial TimesA serial killer is on the loose and David Hunter suddenly finds that the past is far from dead and buried. The escape of a psychotic rapist and multiple murderer brings DI Terry Connor to David Hunter's doorstep, years after their bitter rift.This unwelcome reminder of the past forces Hunter to confront the situation at hand: eight years earlier Hunter and an ill-fated Body Recovery team, has tried to find the graves of Monk's teenage victims on the bleak expanse of Dartmoor. Only one of the missing girls' bodies was ever found. Suddenly Hunter receives an appeal from Sophie Keller, a young woman who also worked on the operation, and nothing is quite as it seems. Hunter is forced to question who he can really trust. Especially when his own life depends on it.- Shop: buecher
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The Calling of the Grave (eBook, ePUB)
'As bone-chillingly bleak as its subject . . . this doesn't disappoint' Financial TimesA serial killer is on the loose and David Hunter suddenly finds that the past is far from dead and buried. The escape of a psychotic rapist and multiple murderer brings DI Terry Connor to David Hunter's doorstep, years after their bitter rift.This unwelcome reminder of the past forces Hunter to confront the situation at hand: eight years earlier Hunter and an ill-fated Body Recovery team, has tried to find the graves of Monk's teenage victims on the bleak expanse of Dartmoor. Only one of the missing girls' bodies was ever found. Suddenly Hunter receives an appeal from Sophie Keller, a young woman who also worked on the operation, and nothing is quite as it seems. Hunter is forced to question who he can really trust. Especially when his own life depends on it.- Shop: buecher
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On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition
"On Writing Well is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." -New York TimesA beloved classic, this definitive volume on the art of writing nonfiction celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.On Writing Well, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the warmth of its style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you both fundamental principles as well as the insights of a distinguished practitioner. With over a million copies in print, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valued resource for writers and would-be writers.- Shop: buecher
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Fun Home
DISCOVER the BESTSELLING GRAPHIC MEMOIR behind the 2019 Olivier Award nominated musical.'A sapphic graphic treat' The TimesA moving and darkly humorous family tale, pitch-perfectly illustrated with Alison Bechdel's gothic drawings. If you liked Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis you'll love this.Meet Alison's father, a historic preservation expert and obsessive restorer of the family's Victorian home, a third-generation funeral home director, a high-school English teacher, an icily distant parent, and a closeted homosexual who, as it turns out, is involved with his male students and the family babysitter. When Alison comes out as homosexual herself in late adolescence, the denouement is swift, graphic, and redemptive.Interweaving between childhood memories, college life and present day, and through narrative that is equally heartbreaking and fiercely funny, Alison looks back on her complex relationship with her father and finds they had more in common than she ever knew.'A groundbreaking masterpiece' The Independent'A finely woven blend of yearning and euphoric fantasy' Evening Standard**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**- Shop: buecher
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