146 Results for : drudgery
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Sideshow , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 361min
From Rio to Oostend, to Amsterdam and beyond, a troupe of acrobats travel the world performing miracles in the air and enthralling audiences. In between gigs they drink, play, and taunt each other. They get bored. They get up to no good. And then, they jump on a plane to do it all again somewhere else. Sideshow is a funny and rollicking take on the thrill and drudgery of a life on the road and what it takes to perform day after day after day. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nicole Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/233203/bk_acx0_233203_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Marry in Haste , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 199min
Amelia Ravenscroft is desperate to escape her aunt’s home, where she endures a life of drudgery whilst fighting off her lecherous cousin. When she overhears Viscount Demarr confiding in a friend that he needs to marry "at once", she boldly proposes a marriage of convenience. Amelia soon proves herself a perfect fit for the role of Lady Demarr. But their blossoming relationship is blighted by suspicions regarding Amelia’s past. Will they find, all too painfully, that if you marry in haste you repent at leisure? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jilly Bond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/howe/001556/bk_howe_001556_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Hamsayeha [The Neighbors] , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1267min
Ahmad Mahmoud sets The Neighbors against the backdrop of the oil nationalization crisis that gripped Iran in the early 1950s. His protagonist, Khaled, a young man from a rundown neighborhood in Ahvaz, a city in southern Iran, becomes involved in the struggle to wrest Iran’s oil industry from the British and, as the result of his political activities, comes to realize that there is more to life than the drudgery and poverty his parents and neighbors have experienced. Please note: This audiobook is in Persian. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mohsen Khedri. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/141081/bk_acx0_141081_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Ready, Study, Go!: Smart Ways to Learn , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 317min
Can studying really be interesting and enjoyable? This book explores attitudes towards studying and offers tips and techniques to turn studying into an interesting, enjoyable activity instead of the dull drudgery that it is for most people. Why study subjects you don't like? How do you exercise and diet right to keep your brain alert? How can you use mind maps to study during an emergency? Art of Living teachers Khurshed Batliwala and Dinesh Ghodke distill years of learning and teaching young people into this fun, easy-to-listen-to book. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Subhav Kher. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/031143/bk_adbl_031143_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Dreams So Fleeting , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 870min
Love's reckoning... Illegitimate daughter of a great French nobleman, young Ninon was whisked from a life of cruel drudgery by the dashing Philippe, Count of Froissart. But the flame-tressed Ninon was to be misfortune's captive once again, just as Philippe was slave to his powerful title - and the marriage vow he could not break. Would the count's impassioned love be forever beyond her reach? And could she dare give her heart to Valentin, the wandering actor with the tongue of a rogue - and the face of a god? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jean Brassard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009885/bk_adbl_009885_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Boy and His Box , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 22min
A young boy lays dreaming on a grassy hill, escaping the harsh realities of the real world. His family pressures him to grow up and conform, but he resists. One day, he finds a discarded refrigerator box, which he drags home and paints blue. Climbing inside, he goes off on fantastic adventures, picking up a companion along the way. Then, one day, something happens and his make-believe world is shaken. Is drudgery and conformity inevitable, or can a childish imagination survive? Find out as we travel to the far reaches of space and time with a boy and his box. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bernard Faricy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/161278/bk_acx0_161278_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The 8 Laws of Time Management: Increase Your Productivity with Time Management Skills & Get Things Done in Less Time with These Techniques , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 54min
Unlock the secrets to time management Master time management and rescue your life from drudgery! Time management is a grossly misunderstood concept. Instead of living each day in tension, anxiety and frustration of unfinished and ill-managed work, you can take control of your life for good. Inside this book: Learn the secrets to time management that only successful people know Deal with obstacles that waste your time, energy, and focus Create strategic plans to manage your current and future tasks And much, much more! Time management - the idea is as old as time itself! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dave Wright. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/065701/bk_acx0_065701_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Men of Men: The Ballantyne Series, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1275min
Following on from the events begun in A Falcon Flies, Men of Men continues Wilbur Smith's epic story of the Ballantynes. It is the age of empire, of blood and conquest, of boundless excitement and possibility. Striding in the footsteps of the pioneers is Zouga Ballantyne. His dream begins in the danger and drudgery of the diamond pits and ends up on the rich grasslands of Matabeleland - but not before a king and a proud warrior nation have paid the price of history.... Men of Men is followed by The Angels Weep and The Leopard Hunts in the Darkness. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Elliot Chapman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/034291/bk_adbl_034291_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Solo Faces: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 383min
Vernon Rand is a charismatic figure whose great love - whose life, in fact - is climbing. He lives alone in California, where he combats the drudgery of a roofing job with the thrill of climbing in the nearby mountain ranges. Sure of only his talent and nerve, Rand decides to test himself in the French Alps, with their true mountaineering and famed, fearsome peaks. He soon learns that the most perilous moments are, for him, the moments when he feels truly alive. One of the great novels of the outdoors, Solo Faces is as thrilling, beautiful, and immediate as the Alpine peaks that have enthralled climbers for centuries. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen Hoye. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015658/bk_adbl_015658_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Romancing the Duke: Castles Ever After , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 540min
RITA Award Winner, Historical Romance, Short, 2015 As the daughter of a famed author, Isolde Ophelia Goodnight grew up on tales of brave knights and fair maidens. She never doubted romance would be in her future, too. The storybooks offered endless possibilities. And as she grew older, Izzy crossed them off. One by one by one.Ugly duckling turned swan?Abducted by handsome highwayman?Rescued from drudgery by charming prince?No, no, and…Heh. Now Izzy's given up yearning for romance. She'll settle for a roof over her head. What fairy tales are left over for an impoverished 26-year-old woman who's never even been kissed? This one. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carmen Rose. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/003745/bk_harp_003745_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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