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On Top of Spoon Mountain , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 364min
Jonathan Kepler wants to climb Spoon Mountain with his grown son and daughter on his sixty-fifth birthday in three weeks. The kids, Ben and Miranda, think he’s crazy. For starters, Spoon Mountain is almost the tallest alpine peak in New Mexico. Jonathan’s health is terrible. Still reeling from his third, nearly fatal, divorce, he has a rotten heart, serious asthma, and a fed-up girlfriend who is about to drop him like a bad habit. Once a celebrated novelist, Hollywood screenwriter, and environmental activist, Jonathan is now tottering at the ragged end of his career and yearning to make amends to his children for his past sins before it’s too late. Years ago, Spoon Mountain was very special to the Kepler family. They once shared halcyon days in the wilderness. Can they go home again? Does Spoon Mountain offer redemption...or annihilation? And why is getting there so laden with pratfalls? John Nichols is at his hilarious and poignant best in this rollicking tale of love, anarchy, and the awesome Rocky Mountains. It is drop-dead comedy with an inspiring and beautiful message. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Brian Sutherland. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/011110/bk_adbl_011110_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Lost on Treasure Island: A Memoir of Longing, Love, and Lousy Choices in New York City , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 609min
When Midwesterner Steve Friedman arrived in Manhattan, the land of the quick and the mean, raring to go and ready to conquer, he soon found pitfalls and pratfalls more numerous and perilous than he had ever imagined. Here is his utterly honest, often hilarious, self-deprecating account of those fateful years, starting with his first job at GQ and his awkward efforts to impress his boss, Art Cooper, and including real and imagined love affairs, disasters at work and play, growing self-awareness with its inevitable bouts of depression and subsequent therapies - all of which fail - and in the end, a wisdom that promises better things to come. In the tradition of Bright Lights, Big City and The Devil Wears Prada, Lost on Treasure Island is a witty rendition of the perils of growing up and being thrown into the real world. With sharp humor and unexpected sincerity, Friedman crafts a inviting portrait of the best of times and the worst of times. For all those who have confronted the endless opportunities of the Big Apple, only to discover how hard it is to succeed in this - or any - big city, this boisterous and often enlightening memoir will prove irresistible. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Steve Friedman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/013511/bk_adbl_013511_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Clumsy Girl , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 73min, (USK 18)
Justine Crenshaw has a secret kink. One so unusual, she must keep it under wraps...literally. She fetishizes bruises. Pink ones, blue ones, a filigree of purple patterns covers her body. People call her accident prone, a clumsy girl. But in Justine's world, her fumbling, her pratfalls, are no simple accidents...they're opportunities. Her liaisons are few and far between. Shadowy, sordid encounters with questionable men. Justine tries not to think about their motives, doesn't care if they understand hers. As long as they can deal with her kink during down-and-dirty sex, she's good-to-go. But when she meets Nathan, her heart starts demanding more than empty sex and her secret becomes a hindrance to a future she never knew she wanted. Try as she might, Justine can't keep him in the dark, so to speak. But no "normal" guy could possibly understand her. Could he? The time has come for this "clumsy" girl to set her fears aside and shine a light on her true desires. Originally released in 2010 as Stocking Full of Coal, Clumsy Girl is a hilariously kinky tale full of hot sex, secret societies and, of course, bruises of every color. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Hollie Jackson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/065844/bk_acx0_065844_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Childhood Dreams: The Collection , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 38min
Childhood Dreams: The Collection. This audiobook contains the first three books in the Childhood Dreams series. These funny tales follows the misadventures of Freddy Hill, a young boy who tries his hand at different sports but almost always goes about things the wrong way. Hilarious and full of pratfalls - Childhood Dreams is perfect for fans of A Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate. Appropriate for listeners of all ages. This collection includes:FOOTBALL DREAMS - Book One:Freddy Hill is determined to become the best quarterback in the world, no matter what. But can he copy his favorite quarterback's bad habits and still make it to the big league? RACE CAR DREAMS - Book Two:Freddy is determined to get his driver's license early and become the best race car driver in the world, no matter what. BASEBALL DREAMS - Book Three:Freddy strives to become the best baseball player in the world, no matter what. But can he copy his favorite player's bad habits and still make it to the major leagues? The Childhood Dreams series was first started when the author was eight-years-old. Now 11, William is hard at work on the next (fourth) book in the series, BASKETBALL DREAMS. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Evans. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/014852/bk_acx0_014852_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Trouble with Gravity: Solving the Mystery Beneath Our Feet , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 376min
A thoughtful meditation on the mythic, cultural, philosophical, and, yes, scientific implications of what happens when a wet potato or a crystal vase slips from your hand. (Billy Collins)A mind-bending exploration of gravity, the universe's greatest mystery. What is gravity? Nobody knows - and just about nobody knows that nobody knows. How something so pervasive can also be so mysterious, and how that mystery can be so wholly unrecognized outside the field of physics, is one of the greatest conundrums in modern science. But as award-winning author Richard Panek shows in this groundbreaking book, gravity is a cold case that we are closer to cracking than ever - and whose very investigation has yielded untold truths about the cosmos and humanity itself. Part scientific detective story, part metaphysical romp, The Trouble with Gravity is a revelation: the first in-depth, accessible study of this ubiquitous, elusive force. Gravity and our efforts to understand it, Panek reveals, have shaped not only the world we inhabit, but also our bodies, minds, and culture. Its influence can be seen in everything from ancient fables to modern furniture, Dante’s Inferno to the pratfalls of Laurel and Hardy, bipedalism to black holes. As we approach the truth about gravity, we should also be prepared to know both our universe and ourselves as never before.Design by Martha Kennedy ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Neil Hellegers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/052867/bk_adbl_052867_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Parcel Arrived Safely: Tied With String, Hörbuch, Digital, 178min
By turns hilarious, revelatory, and desperately sad, here is the autobiography of the man whose successes, such as "Hello Dolly!", "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em" and "The Phantom of the Opera" have made him a national institution. The story of the true identity of his father, which is behind this book's title, leads into an evocative depiction of his tender childhood years. Whilst all the men were away at war, he was surrounded by loving women. For him this was an idyllic wartime childhood, but the return of the men in peacetime signalled darker times to come. Crawford's infectious enjoyment of stage work illumines his account of his early struggles to make a name for himself in the business, and his early failures with girls are lifted by his abiding sense of the absurd. Both in his private life and his work he begins a lifetime's habit of pratfalls that he would later turn to good use in the character of Frank Spencer in "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em". His talent for mimicry makes the great personalities in his life come alive on the page; people he has worked with, including Benjamin Britten who taught him to sing, John Lennon, with whom he shared a villa, and Oliver Reed, Michael Winner, Barbara Streisand, Gene Kelly, and Frank Sinatra. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Crawford. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/000026/bk_rhuk_000026_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Love Detective , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 646min
The first in a hilarious new series featuring a regular girl set down a path strewn with misadventures and murder to her destiny as "The Love Detective". Clarry is 26, attractive, funny - and on the road to nowhere. Living a makeshift existence as a waitress, she knows life should be led with some sort of plan, but unfortunately, planning is something she needs to get around to. Enter her best friend, Laura, with a seemingly simple request: check out Simon, estate agent and new boyfriend, to make sure he really is interested in Laura and not the solicitor help she can provide. Clarry is no detective, unless you count tracking down from where her next tip is coming. Still, what harm could a little amateur sleuthing do? With the aid of Flan, a glamorous septuagenarian, Flan's lover, and a cast of colorful characters from the restaurant she works at, Clarry plunges into the investigation with a few pitfalls, pratfalls, and a dodgy moment where she's mistaken as a pole dancer (and not in a good way). It isn't until she discovers that Simon's a two-timing creep and, in a sinister turn, uncovers an evil criminal enterprise that she realizes amateur sleuthing is not for the faint of heart! Cynical and yet romantic, Clarry is an unlikely heroine with whom listeners will both identify and fall in love. Her misadventures and comical outlook mesh brilliantly with a thrilling story that will appeal to listeners of romance, crime, and chick lit. Set to be the first in an entertaining new series, you don't need to follow the clues to know The Love Detective is one audiobook you don't want to miss out on! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jemma Churchill. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/135000/bk_acx0_135000_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Sons of Camelot: The Fate of an American Dynasty , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 421min
From renowned biographer and New York Times best-selling author of The Kennedy Women and The Kennedy Men comes The Sons of Camelot, the second volume in a multi-generational history bound to be considered an American epic.Almost a year before publication, The Sons of Camelot: The Fate of an American Dynasty was already being widely discussed and debated in the media. Based on exclusive interviews with many Kennedy family members, their closest friends and associates, and five years of research, The Sons of Camelot is neither tabloid fodder nor a sanitized authorized biography but a stunningly revealing, deeply truthful account with intimate new information.In this outstanding continuation of The Kennedy Men, his powerful American epic of the Kennedy family, Laurence Leamer chronicles the lives of the Kennedy sons and grandsons after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and their struggle to fulfill the family legacy. These lives make for a book of overwhelming drama full of exalted aspirations, notable achievements, and the most spectacular mishaps, excesses, and tragedies. For the most part, these Kennedy men fell far short of the great vision that Joseph P. Kennedy had for his sons and grandsons. Their lives have been a bewildering juxtaposition of the most notable achievements and the most spectacular failures. There have been needless deaths, crippling accidents, drug addiction, alcoholism, and allegations of rape. Their pratfalls, mishaps, excesses, and tragedies have been one of the most certain forms of American popular entertainment for the last four decades. Yet among them are those who have helped Americans to have better health care, to sail on clean waters, to raise the rights and lives of those with mental retardation, to assist the poorest of African nations, to enable those with disabilities to lead normal lives, ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Laurence Leamer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/000761/bk_harp_000761_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Wicked Good , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 469min
A single mom struggles to solve the puzzle of a son with Asperger's syndrome in this touching, winsome comic melodrama. Rory Falcon is a bundle of exasperating eccentricities-perpetual pacing, mile-a-minute talkativeness, an obsession with lawn mowers and antique gas cans, an incorrigible refusal to follow instructions or tolerate constraints-combined with a good heart that only his adoptive mother Archer can see. But as he pushes 16-years-old, his quirks escalate to drinking, joyriding and muscular rages that can end with him blackening his mom's eye. Archer, a frantically multitasking lawyer who's up for a judgeship, blames her mothering skills for Rory's behavior because there's no one else to blame - least of all her ex-husband Wayne, a whiny man-child still looking to break into a theater career. Then Rory and a high-school hellion named Trish hare off in a stolen car to find Rory's birth mother, and Archer embarks on a journey to recover her son and unearth buried family secrets that stretch all the way back to the Salem Witch Trials. In this entertaining dysfunction romp, the authors cut the pathos with tart humor and vivid characterizations. Hurricane Rory is an indelible portrait of a high-functioning autistic kid who's both off-putting and magnetic; veering between wild, foul-mouthed tantrums, plangent sweetness and locked-down obliviousness, he's as much a mystery to himself as to everyone else. Archer is another vibrant tangle of contradictions; determined to play the stalwart authority figure, she feels like a wreck and a failure-a tiger mom who is nonetheless in serious danger of collapsing in vodka-soaked sniffles into the arms of a comforting teenager. As she walks a fraying maternal tightrope-with plenty of pratfalls-Lewis and Faircloth give readers a hilarious and moving study of familial love that's all the stronger for its conflicts and misgivings. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Scott O'Neill. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/015115/bk_acx0_015115_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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