24 Results for : diggins

  • Thumbnail
    John Adams , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 385min
    Perhaps no U.S. president was less suited for the practice of politics than John Adams. A gifted philosopher who helped lead the movement for American independence from its inception, Adams was unprepared for the realities of party politics that had already begun to dominate the new country before Washington left office. Indeed, Adams and the Federalists were so effectively outmaneuvered by the Republicans that history has tended to overlook the legacy of the short, balding man from Massachusetts who led the country between Washington and Jefferson. But, as John Patrick Diggins shows, Adams's contributions still resonate today. During his single term he created the Department of the Navy, rallied support for an undeclared war against France, oversaw the passage of the Alien and Sedition Act, and left a solvent Treasury. More important, he identified and fought against two trends that continued to trouble domestic affairs today. Adams was keenly aware of the influence of the rich and famous over the popular imagination. Many of his policies were intended to keep the unofficial aristocracy of celebrity, including that of president, in check. Adams also foresaw the Jefferson's populism, which helped the Republicans win the close election of 1800, was faulty: guaranteeing freedom and the rule of popular opinion could not ensure that citizens would respect one another's inalienable rights. The Civil War, suffrage for women, and the civil rights movement would, generations later, highlight this tension between the will of the people and the rights of minorities. Diggins' Adams is a man whose reputation for snobbery and failure are wholly undeserved, and whose prescient modernism still holds valuable lessons for us as we strive to fulfill the Founding Fathers' vision of a fair republic and just society. He is, in Diggins' view, the president who comes closest to Plato's ideal of philosopher-king. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Rohan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/000297/bk_aren_000297_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
    • Shop: Audible
    • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    Southern Cross: Erin Solomon Pentalogy, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 555min
    Apocalyptic danger, epic romance, and a heart-stopping plot that will keep you listening deep into the night. Reporters Daniel "Diggs" Diggins and Erin Solomon travel to Kentucky to look into the bizarre ritual murder of one of Diggs' oldest friends. But that single death is hardly the only bizarre occurrence in Justice: soon, power outages, explosions, standoffs, and conspiracy rock the small town, and fundamentalist preacher Jesup T. Barnel claims he knows the reason for the madness: the end times are upon them, and judgment comes fast and furious as the clock winds down in this occult thriller. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Melissa Redmond, Gary Furlong. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/066732/bk_acx0_066732_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
    • Shop: Audible
    • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    Sins of the Father: Erin Solomon Pentalogy, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 463min
    For fans of Dennis Lehane, John Connelly, and Iris Johansen. Book two in the "thoroughly addictive" Erin Solomon mystery series. 2012 New England Book Festival Winner, Honorable Mention for Outstanding Fiction. The brutal murder of a young girl more than 40 years ago pulls investigative reporter Erin Solomon into a serpentine mystery revolving around her own father's dark past. The trail leads Erin and fellow reporter Daniel "Diggs" Diggins to Black Falls, Maine, a town steeped in the Acadian tradition, where young girls have gone missing with terrifying frequency for decades. Soon, it's clear that the father Erin thought she knew has buried secrets she never could have imagined. When the investigation leads them to a killer who sets his sights on Erin, her relentless pursuit of the truth lands her and Diggs in the rugged wilderness along the Maine/Canada border. With a deranged serial killer on their heels, FBI agent Jack Juarez battles the clock while Erin and Diggs fight for their lives in a diabolical game of cat and mouse among the rivers and caves of the rugged Allagash Wilderness. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Melissa Redmond. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/039019/bk_acx0_039019_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
    • Shop: Audible
    • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    Gibson Les Paul
    Seit mehr als 50 Jahren setzt Gibsons legendäres Les-Pauls-Modell Maßstäbe. Gibson Les Paul - Mythos & Technik enthält alles, was du über die verschiedenen Modelle - von der preiswerten Epiphone bis zu den wertvollen Sunbursts von 1959 wissen musst. - Tipps für den Kauf - Wissenswertes rumd um die wichtigste Rockgitarre aller Zeiten - von der 52er Goldtop bis zur Robot Les Paul - Setup & Modifikationen - Fallstudien - Stars und ihre Les Paul In Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen und vielen farbigen Detailfotos zeigt dieses praktische und übersichtliche Handbuch, wie man das Beste aus einer Les Paul herausholen kann und wie man aus einem preiswerten Instrument eine Profi-Gitarre macht. Der legendäre Les Paul persönlich verfasste nicht nur das Vorwort, sondern spricht in einem Interview auch über die Entstehungsgeschichte und die Besodnerheiten seiner Gitarre. Tipps zur Wartung liefern John und Andy Diggins. Mike Vernon erzählt von den "Bluesbreaker"-Sessions mit Eric Clapton und Neil Dorfsman erinnert sich an die sagenumwobenen Aufnahmen zu "Money for Nothing", bei denen Mark Knopfler eine Les Paul spielte. Als Journalist, Autor, Musiker und Lehrer ist Paul Balmer seit 1966 ein großer Fan der Les Paul. Momentan spielt er eine Epiphone Standard und eine 1956er Goldtop.
    • Shop: buecher
    • Price: 36.00 EUR excl. shipping

Similar searches: