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British River Navigations

British River Navigations ab 28.49 € als epub eBook: Inland Cuts Fens Dikes Channels and Non-tidal Rivers. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Sonstiges,

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Holland - A fascinating Journey: One Week in Holland - Audiotraveller, Hörbuch, Digital, 51min

The European Kingdom of Holland, also known as "The Netherlands", was a world trading nation that had a large number of colonies. In the 17th century, Holland was even the most prosperous nation in Europe.Amsterdam, Alkmar, Volendam, Edam, Hoorn, Enkhuizen, Houtribdijk, Schokland, Kampen, Flevoland, Nijmegen, Waal-Bommel, Dordrecht, Gauda, Delft, Leiden, Zeeland, Zandvoort, Keukenhof, HaarlemAmsterdam is Holland's cosmopolitan metropolis and the largest pile building settlement in the world.An international garden architecture exhibition is held every ten years near Schiphol Airport. The blooming show gardens of the Floriade are admired by visitors from all over the world.In the 16th century, the seaside location brought great fame to Edam. Over thirty shipyards flourished in the city and the fleet of the legendary Dutch hero Michiel De Ruyter was constructed here.Nijmegen is located on the banks of the Waal River. The origins of the oldest city in Holland date back to the Roman settlement of Noviomagum. The nineteen windmills, the Molens Van Kinderdijk are world famous and have been declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco.The fascinating mix of old cities, dreamy villages, paintings by famous painters and the flat landscape with windmills, dikes and tulip fields. Language: English. Narrator: James T. Brown. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/cfsu/000092/bk_cfsu_000092_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Rising Sea , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 360min

On Shishmaref Island in Alaska, homes are being washed into the sea. In the South Pacific, small island nations face annihilation by encroaching waters. In coastal Louisiana, an area the size of a football field disappears every day. For these communities, sea level rise isn’t a distant, abstract fear: it’s happening now and it’s threatening their way of life. In The Rising Sea, Orrin H. Pilkey and Rob Young warn that many other coastal areas may be close behind. Prominent scientists predict that the oceans may rise by as much as seven feet in the next hundred years. That means coastal cities will be forced to construct dikes and seawalls, or to move buildings, roads, pipelines, and railroads to avert inundation and destruction. The question is no longer whether climate change is causing the oceans to swell, but by how much and how quickly. Pilkey and Young deftly guide listeners through the science, explaining the facts and debunking the claims of industry-sponsored “skeptics.” They also explore the consequences for fish, wildlife, and people. While rising seas are now inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices - including uprooting citizens, changing where and how we build, and developing a coordinated national response - we can save property, and ultimately lives. With unassailable research and practical insights, The Rising Sea is a critical first step in understanding the threat and keeping our heads above water. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christopher Hurt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/014260/bk_adbl_014260_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Age of Louis XIV: The Story of Civilization, Book 8 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 2188min

The Age of Louis XIV is the biography of a period (1648 - 1715) that Spengler considered the apex of modern European civilization. "Some centuries hence," Frederick the Great correctly predicted to Voltaire, "they will translate the good authors of the age of Pericles and Augustus." Those authors are lovingly treated here: Pascal, Racine, and Boileau, Madame de Sévigné, Madame de la Fayette, and above all the philosopher-dramatist Molière, who so memorably exposed the vices and hypocrisies of the age. Central to the audiobook is the "Sun King" himself, Louis XIV. Louis XIV ruled France for over seventy years, longer than almost any European ruler in history. He is the subject of a character study that runs through seven chapters, revealing the flesh and blood beneath the purple and the crown. He is seen at his worst in his struggle with Jansenists and Huguenots, at his best in his patronage of literature and art, and at his most human in his love affairs with Henrietta Anne of Orléans, Louise de La Vallière, Madame de Montespan, and Madame de Maintenon. From France the narrative passes to the Netherlands, and after pausing to examine the domestic idylls of Vermeer, shows the Dutch opening their dikes to save their land from Louis XIV and sending William of Orange to become king of England and a leader of the European alliance against Louis' hegemony. In England, we contemplate the heyday of virtue under the Puritans and study the strange character of Cromwell. We see Milton's passionate career as part of the vain effort to prevent the Stuart Restoration. We find Charles II, the "Merry Monarch", with more manners than morals, attend boisterous Restoration plays; we skim the diaries of Evelyn and Pepys; and we follow Jonathan Swift from genius to insanity. Crossing the North Sea, we trace the tragic heroism of Charles XII of Sweden and the attempt of Peter the Great to lead Russia from barbarism to civilization. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/007459/bk_blak_007459_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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