45 Results for : karole
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The Marines of Montford Point: America’s First Black Marines , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 473min
With an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps - the last all-white branch of the U.S. military - was forced to begin recruiting and enlisting African Americans. The first black recruits received basic training at the segregated Camp Montford Point, adjacent to Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville, North Carolina. Between 1942 and 1949 (when the base was closed as a result of President Truman's 1948 order fully desegregating all military forces) more than 20,000 men trained at Montford Point, most of them going on to serve in the Pacific Theatre in World War II as members of support units. This book, in conjunction with the documentary film of the same name, tells the story of these Marines for the first time. Drawing from interviews with 60 veterans, The Marines of Montford Point relates the experiences of these pioneers in their own words. From their stories, we learn about their reasons for enlisting; their arrival at Montford Point and the training they received there; their lives in a segregated military and in the Jim Crow South; their experiences of combat and service in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam; and their legacy. The Marines speak with flashes of anger and humor, sometimes with sorrow, sometimes with great wisdom, and always with a pride fostered by incredible accomplishment in the face of adversity. This book serves to recognize and to honor the men who desegregated the Marine Corps and loyally served their country in three major wars. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Adam Lazzare White, JD Jackson, Karole Foreman, William Harper, Daxton Edwards, David Carpenter. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/011835/bk_adbl_011835_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Sacrifice , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 656min
Best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates returns with an incendiary novel that illuminates the tragic impact of sexual violence, racism, brutality, and power on innocent lives and probes the persistence of stereotypes, the nature of revenge, the complexities of truth, and our insatiable hunger for sensationalism. When a fourteen-year-old girl is the alleged victim of a terrible act of racial violence, the incident shocks and galvanises her community, exacerbating the racial tension that has been simmering in this New Jersey town for decades. In this magisterial work of fiction, Joyce Carol Oates explores the uneasy fault lines in a racially troubled society. In such a tense, charged atmosphere, Oates reveals that there must always be a sacrifice--of innocence, truth, trust, and, ultimately, lives. Unfolding in a succession of multiracial voices, in a community transfixed by this alleged crime and the spectacle unfolding around it, this profound novel exposes what--and who--the sacrifice actually is and what consequences these kind of events hold for us all. Working at the height of her powers, Oates offers a sympathetic portrait of the young girl and her mother and challenges our expectations and beliefs about our society, our biases, and ourselves as the chorus of its voices, from the police to the media to the victim and her family , reaches a crescendo. The Sacrifice offers a shocking new understanding of power and oppression, innocence and guilt, truth and sensationalism, justice and retribution. A chilling exploration of complex social, political, and moral themes--the enduring trauma of the past, modern racial and class tensions, the power of secrets, and the primal decisions we all make to protect those we love. The Sacrifice is a major work of fiction from one of our most revered literary masters. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bahni Turpin, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Karole Foreman, Adam Lazarre-White. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/001916/bk_hcuk_001916_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Sacrifice: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 656min
New York Times best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates returns with an incendiary novel that illuminates the tragic impact of sexual violence, racism, brutality, and power on innocent lives and probes the persistence of stereotypes, the nature of revenge, the complexities of truth, and our insatiable hunger for sensationalism. When a 14-year-old girl is the alleged victim of a terrible act of racial violence, the incident shocks and galvanizes her community, exacerbating the racial tension that has been simmering in this New Jersey town for decades. In this magisterial work of fiction, Joyce Carol Oates explores the uneasy fault lines in a racially troubled society. In such a tense, charged atmosphere, Oates reveals that there must always be a sacrifice - of innocence, truth, trust, and, ultimately, of lives. Unfolding in a succession of multiracial voices, in a community transfixed by this alleged crime and the spectacle unfolding around it, this profound novel exposes what - and who - the "sacrifice" actually is, and what consequences these kinds of events hold for us all. Working at the height of her powers, Oates offers a sympathetic portrait of the young girl and her mother, and challenges our expectations and beliefs about our society, our biases, and ourselves. As the chorus of its voices - from the police to the media to the victim and her family - reaches a crescendo, The Sacrifice offers a shocking new understanding of power and oppression, innocence and guilt, truth and sensationalism, justice and retribution. A chilling exploration of complex social, political, and moral themes - the enduring trauma of the past, modern racial and class tensions, the power of secrets, and the primal decisions we all make to protect those we love - The Sacrifice is a major work of fiction from one of our most revered literary masters. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bahni Turpin, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Karole Foreman, Adam Lazzarre-White. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/004281/bk_harp_004281_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Sex Doll
The gorgeous Virginie (Hafsia Herzi) had come to face her life servicing wealthy johns as a high-end call girl in London with matter-of-fact acceptance. She thought she'd encountered a bright spot with the persistent attentions of handsome if enigmatic young drifter Rupert (Ash Stymest)... but when he reveals his intent to try and rescue her from the life, is it an offer she wants to take? Director Sylvie Verheyde's provocative effort co-stars Karole Rocher, Lindsay Karamoh. 102 min. Widescreen, Soundtrack: French and English, Subtitles: English. In French and English with English subtitles.- Shop: odax
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MOM+MOM
Karole und Ali wünschen sich ein Kind, doch das ist leichter gesagt als getan. Die geplante künstliche Befruchtung ist in Italien verboten, und der natürliche Weg zum Baby steht ausser Frage. Da bleibt nur die Flucht ins Ausland. Doch die Behandlung ist teuer, und auch die Reisekosten wollen gedeckt sein. So wird kurzerhand das Zimmer des Mitbewohners (Alis Ex-Freund Andrea) an Touristen untervermietet, um die Babykasse zu füllen. Doch ein Rückschlag folgt dem anderen. Der erste Versuch, ein Kin- Shop: odax
- Price: 17.56 EUR excl. shipping
