72 Results for : telegrams
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On the Homefront , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 569min
In 1941, WWII begins for the United States, and life will never be the same for three women as they send their husbands, brothers, and friends off to war. Ruth, a young wife and teacher, Lilly her teenage sister-in-law, and Helen, a British war bride, learn to cope with rationing, change, fear, loss, humiliation, and brutality while they forge an impenetrable bond and grow to be stronger than any of them ever dreamed possible. They lean on each other for support, aided by the family and friends who surround them, but when one decides to go to the front lines as part of the American Red Cross Clubmobile program, how can they cope with her absence - and more telegrams reporting loss? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rebecca McKernan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/105484/bk_acx0_105484_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Around the Village Green , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 318min
It's 1939 and little Dot May Dun is playing with her brothers in the quiet lanes of their Derbyshire village. The grown-ups' talk of war means very little to Dot but things are starting to change in the village, for good. When a prisoner of war camp is built close to Dot's village, and a Yankee base is stationed nearby, Dot makes friends with the most unlikely of soldiers. But her friendships are threatened when telegrams start to arrive in the village and the real impact of war bears heavily on this close-knit mining community. From little lives spring great tales. Dot's childhood memoir shares the universals of innocence, love, loss, and friendships. The Village will move and entertain in equal measures. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joan Walker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000699/bk_orio_000699_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Dracula , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1004min
The charismatic Count Dracula, a Transylvanian nobleman, wishes to purchase a house in London. Assisted in this enterprise by a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, it becomes evident that there is a sinister side to the Count's plans. A small group of friends unite to prevent the success of the Count's schemes, hazarding danger to themselves for the greater good of humanity. The growing mystery is revealed through journal entries, letters, and telegrams written by the main characters. Led by the intrepid Professor Van Helsing, a plan is formulated to rid the world of 'this dreadful thing of night and gloom and fear.' Bram Stoker's Gothic horror novel was published in 1897. Its popularity giving rise to numerous film, television, and theatrical adaptations has ensured Dracula's place as the best known vampire in literature. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rob Goll. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mike/002603/bk_mike_002603_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Martha's Journey , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 593min
Liverpool, 1915. Martha Rossi lives in a tenement with her husband and their five children. Despite working all the hours she can, the family doesn't have much money. So when Martha’s 14-year-old son, Joe, proudly enlists to fight for his country just to earn his mother an extra shilling, Martha is horrified. Despite her pleas and protests, Joe is dispatched to France within weeks. Unbeknown to them all, Joe’s act of selfless heroism will have huge implications for Martha and all the family. As the dreaded telegrams begin to arrive from the front in France, mothers’ hearts are broken across the country. Spurred on by grief of her own, Martha Rossi begins a quest that will take her right to the doors of No.10 Downing Street.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Maggie Ollerenshaw. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/004045/bk_bbcw_004045_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Soldier's Daughter , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 812min
A family pulled apart. A love silenced.... For as long as Briony Valentine can remember she has been soft on Eddie, the boy next door. But their chance of romance is stifled when the Luftwaffe begin dropping bombs on the midlands. Eddie is called up to serve, as is Briony's father, tearing her world apart. As the telegrams arrive, all she can do is pray. Despite past disagreements, Briony's affluent grandparents open their doors to the three Valentine children, offering them the safety of Cornwall - far from the bombs and far from the only world they've ever known.Will the Valentine family ever unite, and will Briony ever see Eddie again? A moving, compelling and wonderfully authentic portrait of family life amongst the perils of WWII, from a much-loved author. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlie Sanderson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/002909/bk_howe_002909_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Life of Abraham Lincoln
The Life of Abraham Lincoln ab 26.49 € als Taschenbuch: Vol. II: Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches Letters and Telegrams. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Wirtschaft & Soziales,- Shop: hugendubel
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The Life of Abraham Lincoln
The Life of Abraham Lincoln ab 25.99 € als Taschenbuch: Vol. I: Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches Letters and Telegrams. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Wirtschaft & Soziales,- Shop: hugendubel
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Fresh Air, Keith Fleming and Rudy Behlmer, Hörbuch, Digital, 45min
Writer Keith Fleming and editor Rudy Behlmer on this edition of Fresh Air. Fleming talks about his first book, a memoir, The Boy with the Thorn in His Side. When Fleming was a teenager, he was living in Chicago, depressed, and was committed to a string of mental institutions. Then his mother sent him to New York to live with his young, gay uncle, the critically acclaimed novelist and biographer Edmund White. The move and his uncle's influence transformed his life. Now, Fleming is a freelance editor and writer living in Providence, Rhode Island. And, Behlmer is the editor of Memo from David O. Selznick, a new collection of the producer's private letters, telegrams, and memos. The making of Gone with the Wind and other film classics are documented in this revealing look at the movie business in its early years. This book is part of a series of film books being reprinted by Martin Scorsese. (Broadcast Date: May 15, 2000) Language: English. Narrator: Terry Gross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/whyy/010727/rt_whyy_010727_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Davenport House 4: Heiress Interrupted , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 306min
More to the story is revealed in this fourth book to Davenport House. Nellie Whitmore is accustomed to life as a carefree heiress, but her claim to the family fortune is at risk because of a new heir. Nellie is sent to Britain to be married before word spreads of her changing circumstances. What begins as a luxurious voyage becomes a fight for survival when the ship is caught in the midst of the war, forever changing the people who live to tell about it. Friendship is kept afloat by telegrams between London and Davenport House. Mary Davenport announces exciting news, and the servants prepare for more changes downstairs. Ethan is anxious to move to Philadelphia but becomes overworked while the estate is in search of a new groundskeeper. Relationships become strained when the unthinkable shakes the foundation of the house, and the ladies are left to evaluate the risks of keeping secrets. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Allyson Voller. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/101227/bk_acx0_101227_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Telegram: The Secret Author Series, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 501min
When cleaning out her recently deceased great-grandmother’s attic, Easton Long discovers a box of telegrams exchanged between her grandmother and a man whose name she has never heard of. Reeling after the loss of her beloved family member, a nasty break-up, and the loss of her job, Easton decides to dive deeper into the life of the mysterious man, William. When Easton discovers William was Nannie’s childhood friend who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor, she cannot resist the urge to see the wreckage for herself. She is drawn to William and his story, one she isn’t sure has been thoroughly told, and soon finds herself on a cross-country road trip with her own childhood friend, Drew Prescott. While the two set out to reconnect and get over their past issues, they discover much more than they had anticipated. With each step, the mystery deepens...and love grows. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carmen JE Jones. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/234164/bk_acx0_234164_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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