65 Results for : secretarial
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As Time Goes By, Hörbuch, Digital, 176min
Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer star as old flames Jean Pargetter and Lionel Hardcastle. Their love story was all set for a happy ending in the 1950s when Jean was a student nurse and Lionel, a young army officer. But he was posted abroad and they lost touch. Thirty-eight years later, Lionel has returned to London to publish his autobiography and, through a strange coincidence, he is reunited with Jean who has set up a secretarial agency. Specially adapted in six episodes for BBC Radio 2, this hugely popular BBC1 bittersweet comedy about the reunited lovers asks the burning question, Can the flame of passion still flicker in middle age? Language: English. Narrator: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/006474/bk_bbcw_006474_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Searching for Grace Kelly , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 572min
For a small-town girl with big-city dreams, there is no address more glamorous than New York's Barbizon Hotel. Laura, a patrician beauty from Smith, arrives to work at Mademoiselle for the summer. Her hopelessly romantic roommate, Dolly, comes from a working-class upstate town to attend secretarial school. Vivian, a brash British bombshell with a disregard for the hotel's rules, rounds out the trio of friends. Together, the girls embark on a journey of discovery that will take them from the penthouse apartments of Park Avenue to the Beat scene of Greenwich Village to Atlantic City's Steel Pier - and into the arms of very different men who will alter their lives forever. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kristin Kalbli. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/030425/bk_acx0_030425_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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High Disaster: The Penetrator Series, Book 22 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 254min
Oregon Revenge! Arlene Day, Capitol Sex Bonus Girl, has blown the whistle on Senator Harland H. Harrington of Oregon. She has told the world about her secretarial sex life while on the Washington payroll. As a result, the Senator is being forced to retire.Suddenly, Oregon is under attack. Six hundred acres of land are burned to the ground. An entire lake is poisoned, killing all the fish and surrounding wildlife. A clue is left that the destruction of the dams will be the next and final blow. The same person is claiming credit for all the disasters. But who is he and why is he out to destroy the entire state? Will The Penetrator be able to stop the saboteur before the state of Oregon is wiped off the map? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Foley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bimo/000836/bk_bimo_000836_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Kitty's War , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 719min
Seeking adventure, shy Kitty Greenlee joins the Women’s Army Corps. In 1944 England, as secretarial support to the Eighth Air Force, she encounters her dream man - a handsome lieutenant who only has eyes for her blonde friend. Uncomfortable around men, Kitty doesn’t think the handsome officer could want someone like her.Recovering from wounds, Ted Kruger wants to forget about losing his closest friends and have fun before returning to danger as a bomber navigator. When Ted recognizes Kitty as the girl who rescued him two years before, he must choose between dating the sexy blonde or pursuing quiet, serious-minded Kitty, even though he knows he’s not nearly good enough for her.As the war gears up with the D-day invasion, will Kitty and Ted risk their hearts as well as their lives? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robin Siegerman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/138943/bk_acx0_138943_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Murder on the Home Front: A True Story of Morgues, Murderers and Mysteries in the Blitz , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 544min
It is 1941. While the 'war of chaos' rages in the skies above London, an unending fight against violence, murder and the criminal underworld continues on the streets below. One ordinary day, in an ordinary courtroom, forensic pathologist Dr Keith Simpson asks a keen young journalist to be his secretary. Although the 'horrors of secretarial work' don't appeal to Molly Lefebure, she's intrigued to find out exactly what goes on behind a mortuary door. Capable and curious, 'Miss Molly' quickly becomes indispensible to Dr Simpson as he meticulously pursues the truth. Accompanying him from sombre morgues to London's most gruesome crime scenes, Molly observes and assists as he uncovers the dark secrets that all murder victims keep. With a sharp sense of humour and a rebellious spirit, Molly tells her own remarkable true story here with warmth and wit, painting a vivid portrait of wartime London. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lucy Scott. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000644/bk_twuk_000644_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Searching for Grace Kelly , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 529min
In 1955 New York City is full of postwar euphoria and glamour, and the Barbizon Hotel - the place where Grace Kelly lived when she first came to the big city - is where young women from good families stay while they launch their careers and wait for Mr Right to come calling with a dozen roses and a date night at El Morocco. Laura, a patrician beauty from Connecticut, arrives with a magazine internship and dreams of becoming a writer; Dolly, a sweet, small-town girl is working the secretarial pool and looking to be swept off her feet; and Vivian, a redheaded British bombshell with a palpable disdain for rules, yearns to make it as a singer while working nights as a cigarette girl. As the young women become friends, their lives get swept into the exhilarating, heart-breaking maelstrom of New York City. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Laurel Lefkow. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000945/bk_twuk_000945_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Hound of Hades: The Short Stories (eBook, ePUB)
Read three short stories from the world of the Hound of Hades series! Gods and Heroes: Bastian's mom has always told him he's destined for greatness. He knows better. Her stories of gods and heroes are just that, and he's too old for fairy tales. He doesn't know a visitor is about to prove the stories true. The Other Lissa: As a Guardian of Hades, Lissa has faced down angry spirits, hostile armies, and the gods themselves. Now it's time for her to confront her oldest enemy-the person she was before Hades chose her. Lethe: Nina likes her tea mild and her shoes sensible. She may be a spy for Hades, but the most excitement she ever sees is when she files the wrong paperwork as part of her secretarial cover. And that's just fine with her. She doesn't let herself think about the time before she was Nina-when she was the volatile and unstable Kate, broken from a mission gone wrong. But one day, the phone rings. It's for Kate…- Shop: buecher
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All Good Women: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1085min
As World War II rages abroad, a group of women forge the bonds of sisterhood in America. In 1938, while tensions in Europe are reaching a boiling point, four young women with big ambitions enter secretarial school in San Francisco. Motivated to attain the financial stability that eluded their parents, they go to battle for their futures. Moira, of Scottish descent, dreams of being an actress. Ann yearns for the education her Jewish immigrant parents provided for her brother, but not for her. Japanese American Wanda experiences firsthand the racial injustices running rampant in the United States. And Teddy, who left the Dust Bowl for sunny California, comes to startling realizations about herself as the war progresses. These women will be both buoyed and challenged by their dreams, experiencing love, loss, and everything in between. Against the backdrop of a nation gripped by fear and paranoia, Miner eloquently captures the spirit of wartime on the home front. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte North. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/020404/bk_adbl_020404_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 746min
Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses is Top 5 Sunday Times best-selling Carole Matthews at her outstanding best. A heart-warming and poignant novel of romance, family and second chances. Christie Chapman is a single mum who spends her days commuting to her secretarial job in London and looking after her teenage son, Finn. It's not an easy life but Christie finds comfort in her love of crafting, and spends her spare time working on her beautiful creations. From intricately designed cards to personalised gifts, Christie's flair for the handmade knows no bounds and it's not long before opportunity comes knocking. Christie can see a future full of hope and possibility for her and Finn - and if the handsome Max is to be believed, one full of love too. It's all there for the taking. And then, all of sudden, her world is turned upside down. Christie knows that something has to give, but can she really give up her dreams and the chance of real love? Will Christie find her happy ending in...Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julia Barrie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/001240/bk_twuk_001240_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Garden of Lies , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 612min
The New York Times best-selling author of Otherwise Engaged and The Mystery Woman presents an all-new novel of intrigue and murder set against the backdrop of Victorian London. The Kern Secretarial Agency provides reliable professional services to its wealthy clientele, and Anne Clifton was one of the finest women in Ursula Kern's employ. But Miss Clifton has met an untimely end - and Ursula is convinced it was not due to natural causes. Archaeologist and adventurer Slater Roxton thinks Mrs. Kern is off her head to meddle in such dangerous business. Nevertheless, he seems sensible enough to Ursula, though she does find herself unnerved by his self-possession and unreadable green-gold eyes. If this mysterious widowed beauty insists on stirring the pot, Slater intends to remain close by as they venture into the dark side of polite society. Together they must reveal the identity of a killer - and to achieve their goal they may need to reveal their deepest secrets to each other as well. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Louise Jane Underwood. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/reco/008511/bk_reco_008511_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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