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The Redemption of Althalus , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1656min
Mythmakers and world builders of the first order, the Eddingses spin tales that make imaginations soar. Listeners have thrilled to The Belgariad and The Malloreon, magic-filled masterworks chronicling the timeless conflict between good and evil. But with those sagas brought to their triumphant conclusions, fans were left hungry for more. Now at last the wait is over. With The Redemption of Althalus, the Eddingses have created their first-ever stand-alone epic fantasy.... It would be sheer folly to try to conceal the true nature of Althalus, for his flaws are the stuff of legend. He is, as all men know, a thief, a liar, an occasional murderer, an outrageous braggart, and a man devoid of even the slightest hint of honor. Yet of all the men in the world, it is Althalus, unrepentant rogue and scoundrel, who will become the champion of humanity in its desperate struggle against the forces of an ancient god determined to return the universe to nothingness. On his way to steal The Book from the House at the End of the World, Althalus is confronted by a cat - a cat with eyes like emeralds, the voice of a woman, and the powers of a goddess. She is Dweia, sister to The Gods and a greater thief even than Althalus. She must be: for in no time at all, she has stolen his heart. And more. She has stolen time itself. For when Althalus leaves the House at the End of the World, much wiser but not a day older than when he'd first entered it, thousands of years have gone by. But Dweia is not the only one able to manipulate time. Her evil brother shares the power, and while Dweia has been teaching Althalus the secrets of The Book, the ancient God has been using the dark magic of his own Book to rewrite history. Yet all is not lost. But only if Althalus, still a thief at heart, can bring together a ragtag group of men, women, and children with no reason to trust him or each other. Boldly written and brilliantly imagined, The Redemption o ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dennis Holland. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/006941/bk_adbl_006941_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Mary Celeste and SS Baychimo: The Unsolved Mysteries of History's Most Famous Ghost Ships , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 123min
People love mysteries, which is a good thing since history is so replete with them. This is especially true among seafaring people, and of all the mysteries of the deep, few rise to the level of the Mary Celeste. In many ways, it is a story more suited for an episode of The X-Files than it is for any history book. There is the unlucky ship that began her sailing career under a cloud of bad fortune and accident. Then there is that handsome young captain, a man appearing to be of the highest moral fiber who chose to travel with his wife and young daughter rather than carouse with loose women. His crew was small but faithful, and his First Mate was an old friend. They set sail for Genoa late in 1872 but arrived instead in the history books, lost suddenly to a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. The first indication that anything unusual had happened came on December 5th of that year, when the Mary Celeste was found by another ship, the Dei Gratia, sailing safely and intact but completely devoid of human beings. The bed was unmade and the captain's cabin a bit untidy, but otherwise there was no sign of struggle. Or was there? A sword turned up with spots that some thought must be blood, and there were also mysterious cuts on the ship's railing, but at the same time, the ship's provisions were almost entirely untouched, leading some to theorize pirates attacked the ship and others to believe all of it consisted of normal wear and tear? The mystery might have been forgotten altogether shortly after, but young Arthur Conan Doyle, who would eventually earn fame for his Sherlock Holmes mysteries, helped popularize the Mary Celeste and its mysterious fate with his fictional story "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement." Naturally, as the story spread, so did the rumors and the theories. Some believed the crew mutinied, while others speculated that the boat's own owner had those on board killed. As the decades passed, me ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott Clem. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/076311/bk_acx0_076311_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Note Investing: How Buying Distressed and Profitable Mortgages Can Skyrocket Your Income , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 108min
Real estate investing is a risk, no matter what you are considering to purchase or how experienced you are. Real estate note investing is no small purchase and not devoid of risk either, but if you talk to an investor that has “been there, done that”, you are bound to hear the same thing you will hear in this book: It is worth it!Real estate note investing means you purchase the loan from a lender, essentially making you the bank. You are not a landlord and do not own the property (yet), so you do not need to do any maintenance or physical labor to flip it for profit, like a hard real estate investment requires. Instead, you collect the mortgage payments and enjoy the monthly passive income for the duration of the note. But what happens when the note is not performing? You can still make money there, and in some cases, more than you would if you bought the loan that has a faithful borrower.There are several considerations you need to review before you dive into an investment this size. Once you have done your due diligence and developed a strategy for success, you can expect to see returns on your investment up to 20 percent in as little as a few months. When you are playing with the big numbers, this can mean some serious income for you!It is not easy finding these notes to buy, or working with borrowers, sometimes, so make sure to commit to memory the phrases and tips outlined in this book to make the interactions and processes smooth and effective. In the chapters of this book, enjoy learning the "secrets" note investors live by to create a wealth that boosts their bank accounts immediately, and over time, you can achieve this with less effort than a "traditional" real estate investment requires.Highlights of the book include:A brief overview of exactly what a mortgage note is and how it is soldStrategies on how to invest in notes for the largest return ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Russell Newton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/121854/bk_acx0_121854_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Pirates of The Bahamas (eBook, ePUB)
Mary Burleigh never knew that her mother, the straight-laced Carolina lady Anne Burleigh, had in her youth been the infamous pirate, Anne Bonny, and that her real father had actually been a pirate. All Mary knew was the privileged life she had led growing up on a plantation. While on a sailing voyage to Jamaica Mary is abducted by the pirate captain Jack Read, the famous son of Calico Jack Rackham, but her initial horror soon turns to unimaginable bliss as during her time aboard she transitions from hostage-for-ransom to cabin girl, and then to lover. The depth of passion that she and Jack share exceeds all of her fantasies, and she dreams of an idyllic future living with him on his island paradise. But when Mary wants to tell her frantic family that they no longer need to worry it results in her mother meeting up again with the pirate Mary Read, and she soon discovers the secret of her mother's past. Worse, could Jack Rackham have been her father also, meaning that she and Jack might be half-siblings? Mary Burleigh decides that she alone will bear the burden of their possibly incestuous relationship and frantically writes a letter to Jack telling him to forget her; that she was returning with her mother to Carolina. Assuming that Mary left because he wasn't able to provide her the life in which she was raised, Jack reasons that he has only one way to get her back; he must become rich and buy his way into Carolina society as a gentleman. He turns from pirate to privateer with an eye on the treasures of the Spanish Main. It's a desperate move, but death at the hands of the Spanish would be infinitely preferable to a life devoid of Mary. Back in Carolina a despondent Mary is unable to forget Jack and is emotionally incapable of resuming her old life. Her mother decides the only solution is to marry her off, so she sets about selecting a suitable husband for her. Will Jack survive and succeed in establishing himself as a gentleman? Will the true identity of Mary Burleigh's father be revealed? Will it all happen in time, before her mother succeeds in arranging her marriage?- Shop: buecher
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Achieve Your Goals: Learn How to Beat Procrastination, Develop Mental Toughness, Increase Your Energy, and Get the Life You Want , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 190min
Do you make goals, yet get discouraged when your plans don’t work? Maybe, you feel stuck or feel like you are not in control of your life? The good news is that if you want to change the path you are on right now, then this audiobook will guide you to a new way of life.Have you ever wondered why a lot of people put in so many efforts but achieve very little? It is because they have not successfully mastered the art of goal-setting or are not able to figure out the right ways of executing their goals. It is for this reason that I have decided to put together everything you need to know about your goals to help you live a good life.Life never promises to be easy. As a matter of fact, the most successful people are not those who stayed aware of struggles, but those who were able to tackle their problem head-on and find solutions to their problems. The key to living a happy life is not playing safe, but taking actions toward happiness.A life that is devoid of goals and aspirations is not worth living because it will be an empty life without anything to look up to. The most successful people on earth are not those who slept and dreamt but those who were able to get value out of their dreams.Getting value out of your dreams involves setting goals and achieving your goals. Success isn’t solely dependent on goals as it is not all those who set goals that can achieve their goals. If you must achieve your goals, you must make a conscious effort towards setting the right goals in the right way as a goal is merely a step in futility if it is not rightly set.The most important thing at every point is to set your eyes on your final destination, which is your goal. This book offers you a whole lot of insight into how you can live your best life and stay away from distractions.In this audiobook, you will find:The best ways to set your goals and achieve them as well as the importance of effective goal settingThe char ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Atticus Orsborn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/185397/bk_acx0_185397_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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I Am the Life , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 268min
Foreword by author: "He who lives in Truth is not afraid to proclaim the Truth. He is strong, he is full of optimism. He looks for the bright side in all things. In the darkest corners he makes the sun shine. He walks through life with a smile. He sings the song of joy. His faith is in the Absolute who lives in and through him. He carries a message of hope and courage and loves all life. He gives help where and when it is needed. He helps others to help themselves. He is free from fear and worry, always forgiving, always tolerant. He is devoid of hate, envy and malice. He radiates love to all the world and minds his own business and expects others to do the same. He goes joyfully through life, things that drive others to despair and misery leave him in a calm undisturbed state of mind. His peace comes from within. He is like the ocean which receives all streams and rivers yet the ocean's mighty calm is unmoved. Those who contact him feel his presence and receive encouragement. He attracts love and friends; not that he desires them, because he does not depend on people and things, but these things come to him as his right. He acknowledges the Law and the Law responds. He is at home with all classes of people, the rich and the poor are all alike to him. He does not favour one more than the other; he is not interested in what they have. All are equally at home with him. He is welcome in all homes, and children cling to his hands and coat. He loves life and life responds. Sinner and saint are the same to him, he sees the good in the sinner and does not look for a weakness in the saint. He knows that he himself is not without sin and so he never casts the stone. The outcast recognizes him as a brother. The woman who has passed through the furnace of life trusts him. He gives of his love and wisdom and points the way to happiness." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barry J. Peterson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/109994/bk_acx0_109994_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Words and Music Into the Future (eBook, ePUB)
Literary criticism, songwriting analysis, and cultural commentary, Words and Music Into the Future is an uncompromising examination of the current state of popular songs and songwriting in the English-speaking world. Devoid of hero worship and celebrity gossip, using mostly well-known songs from recent decades as examples, Michael Koppy presents a compelling case that we listeners have been force-fed a steady diet of industrial illiteracy, and that the timer has come for songwriting and song criticism to riser to greater heights.Whether you agree or disagree with the challenging, even heretical ideas presented in Words and Music Into the Future, it will forever change how you think about and hear popular music.Sample chapters:1. No, Don, the Levee Wasn't Dry-And No One Was Drinking Whiskey and Rye2. There Goes The Robert E. Lee?3. To What End?4. A Personal Remembrance5. A Later Kick in the Pants6. Don't Shoot, Dammit! I'm Just the Messenger!7. Politics? Religion? How About SONGS?!?8. Ground Rule Number One9. I'm Your Fan! You're My Hero!10. Herds of Wildebeests Stampeding Across the Veldt!11. Why Peeing Your Pants Beats the Hell Out Of Nostalgia12. Madonna, Kanye, Coldplay, Bieber, U2, One Direction-Effluvia, Ephemera, Etcetera, Etcetera13. See You at the Grammys!-A Note on Industrial Smarm Festivals14. Ethics? In Popular Music...?!?15. Dunno Much 'Bout Art, But I Know What I Like16. Ever Notice the Worst Writing in an Insightful Pop Music Review-Even a Rave-Usually Shows Up When the Critic Quotes the Band's Lyrics?17. Those Pesky, Over-Idealized Nineteen-Sixties18. So Where Are We?19. "Yeah, But You Really Hafta See 'Em Live!"20. Over the Top? Ya Think?21. Yes, We Too Are All So Very Sorry You Weren't Born on a Mississippi Cotton Plantation22. Art School Confidential23. Dance? Okay, Fine. Dance! Now Go Away.24. It's All Greek-French, Swahili, Latin, Klingon-To Me.25. Country Music is "Three Chords and the Truth" Computerized Drums, a Catering Truck, and a Smirk26. Country's Brainier Half-Sibling: Americana27. Tradition and Illusions of Same28. The Disarmingly Enabling Inscience of Rap and Hip-Hop29. Come to the Cabaret, Old Chum30. Under a Stack of Marshall Amplifiers31. Ethics? In SONGWRITING ITSELF...?!?32. The Twentieth Century Ended Two Decades Ago33. The Insolvency of 'Po-Mo'34. Song Lyrics vs. Poems35. "But It's Poetry!"-Refuge for the Inarticulate36. Sincerity Ain't Depth37. The Kids Are Alright!38. La-Da-Da / Sha-La-Ti-Da39. Is 'The Folk Process' an Expired Merchanism?40. Lessons from Browne's "These Days" and Kristofferson's "Bobby McGee"41. How About That! Some Country Music Is...42. Get Me Rewrite!43. Bob Dylan: Bad Writer, Bad Influence44. Shallowness, Thy Name is Bob45. Dying is Easy, Comedy is Hard46. If Ya Wanna Send a Message...47. McCartney's Song Writing Lesson48. Steve Sondheim Desperately Wishes He Were Right49. Didn't I Just Hear That Song in a Commercial for Paper Towels? Insurance? Gum?50. Should We Use A Number 37-A?51. On Brightly Wrapped Packages52. On Gilded Frames53. Making Sausages54. Making Music55. Sure 'Authenticity' is Great-But It Doesn't Guarantee Good Work56. Form Follows Function57. Words Seek Music. Object: Matrimony.58. Rules Were Made to be Broken. However-59. Swan Song- Shop: buecher
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Djungelns Lag (2lp)
Re-Release der schwedischen Space- und Pyschedelic-Rock Legende aus den frühen 1970er Jahren.Träd, Gras och Stenar: Mit ihrem den Hörer in Trance versetzenden psychedelischem Blues Rock und Folk spielte die Band Träd, Gras och Stenar (Bäume, Grass und Steine) ein zentrale Rolle in der Entwicklung von progressiver Rockmusik im Skandinavien der frühen 70er Jahre. Sie waren nicht nur die bekanntesten und am besten klingende Band, ihre Konzepte schlossen auch eine Beteiligung des Publikum mit ein. Gegründet wurde die Band 1969 von Drummer Thomas Mera Gartz, Bassist Torbjörn Abelli, Cellist Arne Ericsson und Gitarrist Bo Anders Persson, Ex-Mitglieder von International Harvester. Das selbstbetitelte Debut erschien 1970. Auch der Score für den Film Du Gamla du Fria ging auf ihr Konto, doch sie blieben ein Live-Band, zumal ihre Konzerte faszinierende Happenings, an denen alle mitmachen konnten. First ever vinyl reissue of the 1973 Tall Records LP, expanded into a 2xLP set to house magical bonus material. These live recordings capture the band at its most open and transcendental peak, 1972. Features a staggering 26+-minute bonus track previously only available on CD, plus an entirely unreleased track. Includes an extended version of one of the original album tracks. Scores of previously unseen ephemera adorn the lavish inside gatefold and inner sleeves. You need to listen to this un-dogmatic music, and spread the gospel. This is music based on human truths and chords, grounded in the principle that instinct will always triumph over virtuosity, it is music devoid any of the soul-destroying concepts like lifestyle , managers , marketing or brand . It is truly free and open and joyous music, as humble as it is ferocious. Includes download code with added unreleased material. TRACKS: Disc 1 1. Sanningens silverflod 2. Dibio 3. Drammen Export / Sommarlaten 4. Munfiol 5. Var Vila 6. Tidigt om morgonen Disc 2 1. Amithaba / In kommer Gösta (pt. 1) 2. Amithaba / In kommer Gösta (pt. 2) 3. Gryning- Shop: odax
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RIVEN
Released as a Limited Edition double 180g disc pressing with disc 1 on WHITE vinyl and disc 2 on BLACK for Record Store Day.Released as a Limited Edition double 180g disc pressing with disc 1 on WHITE vinyl and disc 2 on BLACK for Record Store Day. Packaged in heavyweight gatefold sleeve and ful lcolour inner bags. Riven seen on vinyl for the very first time is considered by many as one of Nick most accomplished works. Originally released on CD back in 2013, Nick had had the pleasurable experience of recording stints with such highly acclaimed musicians as Lana Del Rey, Newton Faulkner and Steven Wilson, this brought about the Riven recordings. It's a typically eclectic mix of songs and styles, but with a light and a dark side, split down the middle by the title track. So, up front we have 6 minute songs like 'Juicy Fruit Girl' - a staccato paean to late 20th century popular culture with a witty look at things like Postman's Knock, along with 'Love Is Due' a rambling acoustic love story set around baggage in airports and beyond, to lighter tunes like 'Sunshine' inspired by the birth of Harper's son and that round shiny thing recently a feature in the sky in the UK. On the darker side Harper lurches into a visceral strident attack on Kelvin Mackenzie in 'Plague of Toads' and swings a cynical folky kick in the nuts to Nick Clegg in 'The Incredible Melting Man'. In essence it is the work of an artist given free reign to express himself outside the confines of the 'music business' devoid of compromise and led by artistic whims rather than commercial dictates. With Tchad Blake producing (Tom Waits, Peter Gabriel, Crowded House, etc.) and Jeremy Stacey on drums (Noel Gallagher, Waterboys, Sheryl Crow etc.) and guest appearances from Jon Leveller (Levellers), Jakko Jakszyk (King Crimson,Level 42) Lily Harper (Roy's grand-daughter), the legendary invisible Aussie rock singer Dave Graney and vocal ar-rangements by composer Ben Jones RIVEN has a rich, lush sound throughout, but never loses focus on Nick's trademark soaring vocals and blistering (mainly acoustic) guitar work. TRACKS: Side 1 1. This Is The Beginning 2. Juicy Fruit Girl 3. Love Is Due Side 2 1. Holiday On Earth 2. Pop Fiction: Origins 3. Sunshine 4. There Never Was Side 3 1. Riven 2. Here Comes The Gun 3. X By Your Name 4. Reality Check Side 4 1. The Incredible Melting Man 2. Plague Of Toads 3. The Beginning Is Nigh 4. Start Again- Shop: odax
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