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  Brief Diversions

  Brief Diversions ab 15.49 € als Taschenbuch: Being Tales Travesties and Epigrams. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Romane & Erzählungen,

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  Cascade , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 121min

  This is a short novel about a troubled, retired police officer struggling with PTSD. Detective Saverio has been living off the grid in Upstate New York since he retired, trying to forget the travesties of his military and police careers. When he thinks he has finally buried some of his past and learns to deal with his nightmares, a car shows up unexpectedly and changes his life. As a well-known tracker and outdoorsman and respected detective, he is asked to come out of hiding to consult on the death of a young woman. Detective Saverio struggles with his own insecurities and the web of lies and suspicion of a small town rooted deep in the Adirondack Mountains. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Keith Gallucci. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/228959/bk_acx0_228959_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Island of Doctor Moreau

  HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics."That these man-like creatures were in truth only bestial monsters, mere grotesque travesties of men, filled me with a vague uncertainty of their possibilities far worse than any definite fear."Edward Prendick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck in the South Pacific, is set ashore on an island where he meets the mysterious Doctor Moreau. Horrified by the discovery that Moreau is performing vivisection on animals to form monstrous human hybrids, Prendick flees into the jungle. But he soon realises that the island is populated with Moreau's terrible creations, and not all are divested of their savage habits . . .H. G. Wells pioneered ideas of society, science and progress in his works, which are now considered modern classics. Written in 1896, The Island of Doctor Moreau is an imaginative exploration of the nature of cruelty and what it means to be human.

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  The Fourteenth of September: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 819min

  On September 14, 1969, Private First Class Judy Talton celebrates her 19th birthday by secretly joining the campus anti-Vietnam War movement. In doing so, she jeopardizes both the army scholarship that will secure her future and her relationship with her military family. But Judy's doubts have escalated with the travesties of the war. Who is she if she stays in the army? What is she if she leaves? When the first date pulled in the Draft Lottery turns up as her birthday, she realizes that if she were a man, she'd have been number one & dashed off to Vietnam with an under-fire life expectancy of six seconds. The stakes become clear, propelling her toward a life-altering choice as fateful as that of any draftee. The Fourteenth of September portrays a pivotal time at the peak of the Vietnam War through the rare perspective of a young woman, tracing her path of self-discovery and a "Coming of Conscience." Judy's story speaks to the poignant clash of young adulthood, early feminism, and war, offering an ageless inquiry into the domestic politics of protest when the world stops making sense. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marissa DuBois. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/127391/bk_acx0_127391_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Surreal: The Divine Trilogy, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 654min, (USK 18)

  Catherine O'Chancey is a young submissive who has found her happily ever after, with a man far better than she'd ever dreamed. Or has she? Is life that easy? Jayden Masterson first opened his playroom to Catherine - a provocative Irish beauty with a penchant for pain - and then his heart to her everyday persona, Erin. For him, life has never been more perfect...or more confusing. He's comfortable as a Dominant, but still finding his way as a lover and equal partner. Jayden is also learning that he can't protect his jewel from everything - nor should he. Some battles she must fight on her own. The travesties of Erin's past still haunt her, and as the couple move forward in their merging relationship, they must now cope with the physical damage left behind by her abuser. Catherine and her Master have a lot to learn - about each other, and about themselves. If Jayden and his jewel can overcome the challenges they'll face on the next leg of their journey, their ending just might be...surreal. Contains explicit sexual content (including multiple partners and gender pairings) and mature situations which could be trigger-inducing for some listeners. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Hollie Jackson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/083764/bk_acx0_083764_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Travesties of Justice: Flaws in Our Legal System That Imprison the Innocent: An Essay by David Boyer , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 41min

  I know what a true travesty of justice is - from personal experience.In March of 2003, while still struggling with an alcohol addiction, I was arrested for a DUI - and my life was turned completely upside down for the next two and half years.You'd have thought I'd committed murder.Before I continue, please allow me to let the listener of this story know that yes, I fully understand the possible consequences of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated; I could have killed myself - and other innocent drivers and their family members. I do understand why the law is so tough on drunk drivers and habitual offenders.But in my case, nobody was hurt. Except me, that is. Over the next two and half years, I would become almost a permanent fixture at the Knox County jail, an escaped inmate on the loose, and would even be placed in prison before it was over - for a first-time offense - and because they had tired of messing with me from a financial point of view.Welcome to our justice system. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joe Wosik. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/224016/bk_acx0_224016_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Infocrats: A Political Thriller , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 483min

  Are you appalled with the way politicians are dividing Americans? Forcing them to choose between Liberal or Conservative? Red or Blue? Left or Right?  What if we had another choice?  JJ Smith, the reluctant hero of the Infocrat party, fights for her life on the debate stage and on the run, battling to keep the Infocrat’s political movement alive. Presidential candidates Senator Freeman of the Democratic Liberal Socialists and General Harrison of the Republican National Conservatives conspire to annihilate JJ Smith and her passionate supporters. Merisol Bechase, Director of Homeland Security, is enlisted by the Republicans and Democrats. He is a willing participant knowing the collusion will further his ambitions. Christine Goodman’s few remaining relationships have been destroyed by strife and bickering over rhetoric the liberal and conservative media ruthlessly promote. Naval Master at Arms, Michael Macrae, must choose between loyalty to his ultra-conservative family and carrying out his sworn duty. Maria Santana, a Mexican immigrant, struggles to balance her subservience and her free will, terrified of the consequences if she makes the wrong choices. The characters’ lives collide unexpectedly, resulting in a cascade of unimaginable tragic events. Only in these travesties will the ugly truths about the Republican and Democrat duopoly be unveiled. “The politics of ideology create bonds that are infinitely stronger than the politics of policy. Don’t let Republicans or Democrats fleece you into becoming another one of their ideologues. Be an individual. Think for yourself.” (JJ Smith ) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kathleen A. McLean. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/210725/bk_acx0_210725_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Across Great Divides , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 478min

  Across Great Divides is a timeless, World War II story of the upheavals of war, the power of family, and the resiliency of human spirit. When Hitler comes to power in 1933, one Jewish family refuses to be destroyed and defies the Nazis only to come up against another struggle - confronting Apartheid in South Africa. Sixteen-year-old Eva and her twin sister, Inge, witness their lives in Berlin change before their eyes. Their best friend, Trudy, betrays them when she becomes a member of the Hitler Youth. A valuable family heirloom, a beautiful emerald and diamond pendant necklace, is confiscated by the Nazis as they harass Jewish families and businesses. Their younger brother, Max, a member of the underground resistance, sees even greater danger ahead. Their father, Oskar, refuses to leave his beloved Germany and believes Hitler will eventually fail. They finally flee Nazi Germany with the help of the underground resistance - a young German man, a nun, a countess conspiring against the Nazis, and a winegrower secretly hiding Jewish children. War continues to follow them until they arrive in Cape Town, South Africa. The family hires an impoverished colored woman, Zoe, as their maid and shields her and her daughter, Zola, from the dangers they face in the slums and from the horrors of Apartheid, which are all too reminiscent of Nazi Germany. Across Great Divides illuminates a Jewish family in Germany in WWII caught in significant 20th century travesties: the Nazi occupation of Europe during World War Two and Apartheid in South Africa. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Angela Ness. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/095974/bk_acx0_095974_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  RISE UP! (eBook, ePUB)

  RISE UP! Poems of Protest, Poems of Praise Is a poetry collection of powerful imagery braided together from the poems of a grandfather born to parents who were slaves and his granddaughter, who have linked the travesties of racism and slavery , and the devastation and waste of war, with hope, grace, and peace. The underlying themes of the beauty and awe of creation, the wonders of nature and stars, and mankind's sense of place and belonging are spun throughout the book.The insights of each poem reflects the rich legacy of this African American family, and how their writing creates a connection to other generations. North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green states, "These poems are emblematic of the reality that many things that cause strife and sorrow are also the things that cause an uprising in the spirit. The pages of RISE UP! Poems of Protest, Poems of Praise is a metaphorical offering of a wellspring of solidarity that our world needs. These pages help us drink fully of the possibilities of laughter knowing that weeping dehydrates the body; reminding us that we are the water bearers of hope."This book also speaks to other people who, in their Christian walks have been summoned to give more than a nod to the injustices of the past, but urged to acknowledge, and recognize their responsibility to help solve issues of social injustice boldly through Christ's love.

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  The Portrait of a Lady , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1435min

  Exclusively from Audible When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors, declaring that she will never be wed. It is only when she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the cultivated but worthless Gilbert Osmond that she discovers that wealth is a two-edged sword. She becomes a victim of her own provincialism and the scheming of her friends, learning only too late that there is a price to be paid for independence. A tragic tale of love and betrayal, it still resonates with audiences today. With its subtle delineation of American characters in a European setting, The Portrait of a Lady is considered the masterpiece of the first phase of James's career and arguably his most popular story. Within it we find a reflection of James's interest in the differences between the New World and the Old, often to the detriment of the former. A film adaptation was made in 1996 by New Zealand director Jane Campion, starring Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, and Barbara Hershey. Narrator Biography Having begun his career on stage, John Wood spent seven years in television before eventually playing lead roles in Tom Stoppard's teleplays in 1967. After two Tony nominations for his performances in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and Sherlock Holmes, he won the award for Best Actor for his role in Stoppard's surrealistic farce, Travesties, in 1976. He also had a long career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and continued his theatre work in both America and the UK, eventually receiving a Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 1997 for his role in Stoppard's Invention of Love. In 1996, Wood performed in BBC Radio 3's audio production o ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Wood. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/003426/bk_bbcw_003426_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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