28 Results for : indignity
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Strivers Row , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1218min
Summer 1943. Harlem is a never-ending carnival in the second year of the war. Yet underneath the glitter, its black residents remain second-class citizens, and the neighborhood is a tinderbox, waiting for a match. Along these restless streets, two very different young men will cross paths. Their chance encounter will change both of their lives, and presage the battle for civil rights that is to come. Malcolm Little is a naive, cocky, troubled teenager and not yet the iconic civil rights leader Malcolm X. The Rev. Jonah Dove is the minister of one of Harlem's greatest churches, and lives in the blocks known as Strivers Row. Their lives intersect when Malcolm rescues Jonah and his wife from a group of drunken white soldiers. For Jonah, it is a crowning indignity that brings on a crisis of faith. But Malcolm, haunted by his own past, temporarily forgets the incident and plunges ecstatically into the nightlife of Harlem, yet he finds it hollow at the core. Lonely and confused, he starts to have odd dreams and visions, the beginning of a religious conversion that will overthrow his whole world. As race riots break out across the homefront, and Harlem slides toward the brink, Jonah and Malcolm must confront their own demons. Their next meeting, in the midst of turmoil, will lead them both to make fateful choices, for themselves and for their people. Completing his "City of Fire" trilogy, master storyteller Kevin Baker has once again woven an epic tale set against the panoramic backdrop of a vanished New York. Bold and exciting, evocative and unique, Strivers Row sets a new standard for modern historical fiction. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Thomas Anthony Penny. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001206/bk_harp_001206_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Yellow Duster Sisters: A Wartime Childhood , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 556min
The year is 1939. As war breaks out across Europe, nine-year-old Susie and her older sister Gyll are dispatched to Africa by their mother. Alone on the dusty continent, the sisters find little sympathy in their new guardians, and little to like about their new way of life: patched-up clothes, a 6 o'clock bedtime (a particular indignity) and regular obsessive cleanliness rituals. Their continued presence a nuisance, and overwhelmed by fear of doing the wrong thing, Susie and Gyll seek an ally in Mavis, the only other child of the house, but it's a relationship that becomes tinged with jealousy. Feeling increasingly abandoned as the years pass and letters from home become ever more infrequent, the sisters begin to dream desperately of escape; if only they could go home, everything would return back to the ways things used to be. But when they do finally arrive home and get off the boat, no-one is there to greet them off the boat. Gradually they learn that their mother has joined the Polish army and that their father has taken on a mistress, who has moved into the family home. Life only gets stranger when they are sent off to the baffling Cheltenham Ladies College, where English boarding school life only adds to their feelings of alienation. Recounting a youth filled with both hope and despair, Susan Kennaway writes with a charm and honesty of the challenges of growing up during evacuation. The Yellow Duster Sisters is a wonderfully evocative and moving exploration of the shifting nature of war-time family relationships. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christine Rendel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009546/bk_adbl_009546_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Unwell , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 383min
How do you tell your child that you won't be there when they grow up? Unwell is the raw, honest story of a mother who writes to her unborn child, sharing her decision of choosing not to be a mother. She doesn't choose abortion. Nor does she consider adoption. Instead, she decides to give her child a fighting chance in life, without the angst and drama that's shaped her own bittersweet life. With a poignant lack of emotion, the young mother shares her life story. As the child of Asian parents who moved to America early in her life, the mother shares how her life disintegrated after her parents' divorce. From upper middle class suburban to sharing her mean aunt's house to a one bedroom apartment in a shabby neighborhood, this mother endures the indignity that comes with the change of status. From her father's absence to her mother becoming a married man's mistress, her story reads like a tragic Victorian novel set in the 21st century, but that's where the similarity ends-she is definitely not a shy country miss and she certainly did not take the easy way out. This amazing story chronicles the life of a woman who fought for everything she got, faced her demons, and made the hard choices. Her fortitude and candor are disarming, her avant-garde views strangely endearing. Through this glimpse into the life of a woman of integrity, sacrifice and love, you'll feel her pain, live her failures, and cheer for the meager joys that come her way. But the one thing you'll never do - is forget her. Or her story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lori J. Moran. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/022284/bk_acx0_022284_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Woman Who Wasn't , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 95min, (USK 18)
Charlie Nelson is just walking down the street, minding his own business, when he’s suddenly killed in a brutal drive-by shooting…or is he? When he finally forces his eyes open again, he’s lying in a hospital bed, and he can tell right away that something is very, very wrong. But nothing can prepare him for the shock of looking in a mirror, and seeing a gorgeous teenage girl staring back at him! It can’t be true, it just can’t! He’s a strong, virile man! He’s not a woman, doesn’t want to be a woman, doesn’t know the first thing about being a woman! Like it or not, though, he’s about to find out! The nightmare seems never-ending as he’s forced to adjust to his new body’s limitations. Peeing sitting down isn’t so hard…except when he forgets he needs to sit. He has to endure the danger of hot curling irons, the wretched indignity of a girly-girl pedicure…and monthly cramps! Who knew being a woman was so traumatic? And how do they tolerate barbaric torture devices like pantyhose and brassieres without going insane? He has to blend, though, or the hospital shrinks will toss him in the looney bin! Just when he thinks his new life can’t possibly get any worse, he’s finally reunited with his lifelong best friend, Daniel. Can he convince Dano he’s really trapped inside Charlotte Duncan’s lush young body before Dano, a rakish womanizer, tries to seduce him? And what the hell is happening to Charlotte’s traitorous body when Dano touches him? Surely he’s not really getting turned on by Dano’s broad shoulders, narrow hips, and the huge bulge in his shorts! “The Woman Who Wasn’t” is a hysterically funny rollercoaster ride of body swapping, gender-bending, and hot virgin seduction! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Persephone Rose. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/128757/bk_acx0_128757_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Frederick Douglass: A Life from Beginning to End , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 64min
Slavery is a dark spot in the history of the United States, a time when the rights of African Americans were non-existent. Slaves were beaten, mutilated, raped, and killed with impunity. Their lives were a living hell from which death was the only escape they could dare to hope for. From this darkness, many heroes emerged, one of which was a man named Frederick Douglass. Born a slave in Maryland, Douglass believed he had found the key to the power of the white man - education. He taught himself to read and write, and then he proceeded to teach other slaves to read and write as well. Inside you will hear about.... On the Backs of Slaves: The Role of Slavery in the Economic Development of a New World Born into Slavery: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Escape to the North: Douglass’ escape and early life as a free man Equality and War: Douglass’ Work as a Free Man Suffrage and Service: Douglass’ Other Causes and Later Life And much more! As a slave, Frederick Douglass endured many cases of abuse and indignity while he waited to make his escape. On his third attempt, he finally succeeded, and once free, he proceeded to fight tirelessly throughout his life for the freedom and equality of all people. He was a true believer in the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence and codified in the United States Constitution. He became a celebrated orator, writer, and statesman, and he was always an abolitionist. His work in this regard helped abolish slavery in all of the United States, and he fought passionately for the equality of all people regardless of race or sex throughout the whole of his life. He is a true American hero. This audiobook tells the compelling story of his life in succinct yet informative detail that is both educational and entertaining. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Al Henderson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/111869/bk_acx0_111869_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Parish Priest: Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 355min
Is now the time for an American parish priest to be declared a Catholic saint? In Father Michael McGivney (1852-1890), born and raised in a Connecticut factory town, the modern era's ideal of the priesthood hit its zenith. The son of Irish immigrants, he was a man to whom "family values" represented more than mere rhetoric. And he left a legacy of hope still celebrated around the world. In the late 1800s, discrimination against American Catholics was widespread. Many Catholics struggled to find work and ended up in inferno-like mills. An injury or the death of the wage earner would leave a family penniless. The grim threat of chronic homelessness and even starvation could fast become realities. Called to action in 1882 by his sympathy for these suffering people, Father McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, an organization that has helped to save countless families from the indignity of destitution. From its uncertain beginnings, when Father McGivney was the only person willing to work toward its success, it has grown to an international membership of 1.7 million men. At heart, though, Father McGivney was never anything more than an American parish priest, and nothing less than that either; beloved by children, trusted by young adults, and regarded as a "positive saint" by the elderly in his New Haven parish. In an incredible work of academic research, Douglas Brinkley and Julie M. Fenster re-create the life of Father McGivney, a fiercely dynamic yet tenderhearted man. Though he was only 38 when he died, Father McGivney has never been forgotten. He remains a true "people's priest", a genuinely holy man, and perhaps the most beloved parish priest in U.S. history. Moving and inspirational, Parish Priest chronicles the process of canonization that may well make Father McGivney the first American-born parish priest to be declared a saint by the Vatican. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julie Fenster. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001196/bk_harp_001196_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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How Did You Get This Number , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 390min
A brand-new book of hilarious and insightful personal essays by the iconic, irresistible Sloane Crosley. From the author of the sensational best seller I Was Told There'd Be Cake comes a new book of personal essays brimming with all the charm and wit that have earned Sloane Crosley widespread acclaim, award nominations, and an ever-growing cadre of loyal fans. In Cake, readers were introduced to the foibles of Crosley's life in New York City - always teetering between the glamour of Manhattan parties, the indignity of entry-level work, and the special joy of suburban nostalgia - and to a literary voice that mixed Dorothy Parker with David Sedaris and became something all its own. Crosley still lives and works in New York City, but she's no longer the newcomer for whom a trip beyond the Upper West Side is a big adventure. She can pack up her sensibility and takes us with her to Paris, to Portugal (having picked it by spinning a globe and putting down her finger, and finally falling in with a group of Portuguese clowns), and even to Alaska, where the "bear bells" on her fellow bridesmaids' ponytails seemed silly until a grizzly cub dramatically intrudes. Meanwhile, back in New York, where new apartments beckon and taxi rides go awry, her sense of the city has become more layered, her relationships with friends and family more complicated. As always, Crosley's voice is fueled by the perfect witticism, buoyant optimism, flair for drama, and easy charm in the face of minor suffering or potential drudgery. But in How Did You Get This Number it has also become increasingly sophisticated, quicker, and sharper to the point, more complex and lasting in the emotions it explores. And yet, Crosley remains the unfailingly hilarious young Everywoman, healthily equipped with intelligence and poise to fend off any potential mundanity in maturity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sloane Crosley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/001498/bk_peng_001498_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Free Love: True Stories of Love and Lust on the Internet , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 409min
The truth is that online dating has grown immensely popular over the past decade, due, in part, to continuing advances of the Internet and the proliferation of dating sites. Yet for many people, online dating carries the same stigma that used to be associated with printed personal ads in newspapers: That you must be some kind of desperate loser to have to resort to placing a classified ad in order to get a date. But despite their shortcomings and somewhat risky nature, personal ads actually worked. It wasn't long before these classified ads migrated online, and soon gave rise to more structured "socially acceptable" commercial dating sites. Many of these have become profitable by charging fees for identifying candidates who match personal profiles and preferences. But shouldn't love be free? A lot of people seem to think so. Many continue to shun the paid sites and opt instead for the "Wild West" approach to online dating - free personals. Free Love: True Stories of Love and Lust on the Internet documents this increasingly popular trend. These stories take you into the mental and actual bedrooms of a diverse range of people, with a variety of backgrounds, personal needs, wants and desires, sexual orientations, preferences, and lifestyle choices. If you've ever considered placing or responding to a personal ad, or just starting out, this is the place to start. Experience is the best teacher, and thanks to the candid revelations of the people in this audiobook, you can learn a great deal from their experiences without having to incur a single indignity of your own. Free Love: True Stories of Love and Lust on the Internet is a must-listen for anyone who is currently, or seriously considering, using free online personal ads to find the like-minded man, woman, couple, or DOM of their dreams. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: April Lowe, Craig Jessen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/020855/bk_acx0_020855_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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