106 Results for : forebears
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The Rose Cord: The Ballad of Sir Benfro, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 856min
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Ballad of Sir Benfro: The Rose Cord, the second installment in the new fantasy series from JD Oswald, read by Wayne Forester. Fleeing the vengeful Inquisitor Melyn, Sir Benfro is drawn to the last resting place of a great dragon of legend, Magog. Through Magog's spirit, Benfro discovers the true nature of his forebears. But with this knowledge comes terrible danger. Errol Ramsbottom's dreams of becoming a great Warrior Priest are shattered when he discovers the dark secret of the Holy Order's power. But as a chosen novitiate he is trapped, unwillingly drawn deeper into the sinister plans for war which will engulf Gwlad. With the forces of magic gathering so the destinies of Errol and Sir Benfro further entwine. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Wayne Forester. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pauk/000564/bk_pauk_000564_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Last of the Breed , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 803min
“For sheer adventure L’Amour is in top form.” (Kirkus Reviews)Here is the kind of authentically detailed epic novel that has become Louis L’Amour’s hallmark. It is the compelling story of US Air Force major Joe Mack, a man born out of time. When his experimental aircraft is forced down in Russia and he escapes a Soviet prison camp, he must call upon the ancient skills of his Indian forebears to survive the vast Siberian wilderness. Only one route lies open to Mack: the path of his ancestors, overland to the Bering Strait and across the sea to America. But in pursuit is a legendary tracker, the Yakut native Alekhin, who knows every square foot of the icy frontier - and who knows that to trap his quarry he must think like a Sioux. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Strathairn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/002438/bk_rand_002438_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Alchemist's Key , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 409min
A unique mix of sci-fi, paranormal, drama and a dash of mystery. Wade Ashby inherits his grandfather's estate in Oxfordshire, England, becoming 13th Baron of Ashby Manor. He travels from Australia with his friend Hugh to take up his birthright and find out why there is secrecy surrounding certain aspects of the baronage and members of the family. The two are caught up in strange dreams and odd time occurrences. Led back through the manor's sordid and fascinating history, it seems there had once been a circular structure in the gardens, known locally as the Temple of Knowledge. One of Wade's forebears dabbled in alchemy and the new sciences - Wade digs up weird, archaic technology and it becomes a race to repair time before the situation is out of everyone's control! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Piper. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/boli/003307/bk_boli_003307_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Storyteller's Daughter, Hörbuch, Digital, 214min
Born in Britain, Saira Shah was inspired by her father's dazzling stories to rediscover the now lost life their forebears knew for 900 years within sight of orchards, snow-topped mountains, and the minarets of Kabul. This is Saira, part sophisticated and sensitive Western liberal, part fearless (even fierce) life-gulping Afghan, falling in love with her ancestral myth, chasing Afghanistan. Saira, at 21, becoming a correspondent at the front during the war between the Soviets and the Afghan resistance. Then Saira, self-imprisoned in a burqa, risking her life to film "Beneath the Veil", her acclaimed record of the devastation of women's lives by the Taliban. Saira discovering her extended family, discovering a world of gorgeous family ritual, of community, of male primacy, of arranged marriages, finding at last the (now war-ravaged) family seat, discovering at last what she wants and what she rejects of her compelling heritage. Language: English. Narrator: Saira Shah. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/001083/bk_harp_001083_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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On the Street Where You Live, Hörbuch, Digital, 273min
Following the breakup of her marriage and her pursuit by an obsessed stalker, criminal defense attorney Emily Graham accepts an offer to work in a major Manhattan law firm. Feeling a need for roots, she buys her ancestral home in New Jersey, which her family sold in 1892, after the disappearance of young Madeline Shapley, one of Emily's forebears. Now, more than a century later, as the house is being renovated, the bones of a young woman are found in the backyard. She is identified as Martha Lawrence, who disappeared four years earlier. Clutched in Martha's skeletal hand is the finger bone of another woman with a ring still on it - a Shapley family heirloom. When Emily investigates the link between her family's past and the recent murder, she provokes a devious and seductive killer, who selects her as his next victim. Language: English. Narrator: Jan Maxwell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/000283/bk_sans_000283_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Wallaby Track: Outback Series, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 925min
Sprawling and magnificent, the outback is the territory of jackaroos and convicts, kangaroos and koalas. Many a man is captivated by the lure and mystery of the unending wilderness, but few possess the strength and daring to tame the savage land.A brilliant young doctor, Stephen Brendell, loves the continent his forebears died trying to conquer, and he vows to use his skills helping settlers survive. Roaming from the teeming cities to the uncharted interior, he carves a life as tempestuous and unbounded as Australia itself.A woman of wealth and privilege, Deirdre Kerrick has the courage to venture into unknown regions without a second thought. But when the heir to her family's sheep station lies dying, she fears their shining destiny will be destroyed until she finds the one man who can save their future and win her heart. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kris Faulkner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bimo/000591/bk_bimo_000591_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Bush , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 796min
An enthralling journey, showcasing Watson's trademark literary gift and sardonic wit, through the Australian landscape and character. While most Australians live in cities clinging to the coastal fringe, our sense of what an Australian is, or should be, is drawn from the vast and varied inland called the bush. But what do we mean by 'the bush', and how has it shaped us? Starting with his forebears' battle to drive back nature and eke a living from the land, Don Watson explores the bush as it was and as it now is: the triumphs and the ruination, the commonplace and the bizarre, the stories we like to tell about ourselves and the national character, and those we don't. A milestone work of memoir, travel writing and history, The Bush takes us on a profoundly revelatory and entertaining journey through the Australian landscape and character. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Don Watson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/boli/003239/bk_boli_003239_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Vote for Caesar: How the Ancient Greeks and Romans Solved the Problems of Today , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 600min
The expansion of the congestion charge zone, prices going up on the Underground, bendy buses - all ideas brought about to try to make the traffic situation in our capital city run more smoothly. Surely there must be a better way? In fact there is. In Roman times, when the streets were even more crowded, Caesar decreed that all vehicles (except those involved in building work) were banned from the City, while Nero took advantage of a major fire to broaden the streets to improve access. Whatever the problem, from the leader whose deputy wants to replace him to the question of how to make democracy really work, you can guarantee that our Classical forebears faced the same situation and came up with some far more effective solutions than our current politicians. Enthralling, informative and hugely entertaining, Peter Jones, one of the UK's leading Classicists, highlights just how much we have to learn from the past and how things really were once so much better. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bill Wallis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/002929/bk_bbcw_002929_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Binding , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 412min, (USK 18)
A diary and a cache of letters from 120 years ago introduce Caroline and James to the sad story of their forebears who gave up the people they loved out of Victorian ideas of honor and what was fitting. Are they doomed to do the same? In 1893, Captain Rodney McKenna chaperoned the young Melissa Blaze to India - he to rejoin his regiment and she to find a husband. Melissa falls in love with the Captain and the Captain with her, but his sense of honor forbids him acting on his feelings and the journey ends in disaster, with the Captain stripped of his rank and Melissa banned from returning to England. Now, in 2013, their great great grandchildren, Caroline and James, find themselves in the same dilemma. Caroline has led what can only be called a dissolute life. Can she overcome her past to accept the love that is offered her? WARNING: Contains explicit sexual activity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: D. B. Cooper. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/055774/bk_acx0_055774_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Founding Feuds: The Rivalries, Clashes, and Conflicts That Forged a Nation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 255min
The Founding Fathers have been hailed for centuries as shining examples of men who put aside their own agendas to found a nation. But behind the scenes, there were more petty fights and fraught relationships than signatures on the Declaration of Independence. From the violent brawl between Roger Griswold and Matthew Lyon in the halls of Congress to George Washington's battle against his slave, Harry Washington, these less discussed clashes bring to light the unpredictable and volatile nature of a constantly changing nation. Additionally, this gripping narrative delves deeper into the famous feuds, such as the fatal duel of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and the many rivalries of Thomas Jefferson (which were as often personal as political). America's great forebears fought with each other as bitterly as our politicians do today. Founding Feuds reveals the true natures of the Founding Fathers and how their infighting shaped our nation as much as their cooperation - in fact sometimes even for the better. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Ferrone. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/009497/bk_reco_009497_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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