29 Results for : director’s
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The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 341min
The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories is a hilarious addition to Patrick F. McManus’s existing work in humor. The author weighs in on his childhood, everyday life, and outdoor tales with his typical exaggerated commentary that will elicit a belly laugh from all types of listeners. Read about the antics of Patrick’s friends Rancid Crabtree and Retch Sweeney in such stories as “Shaping Up for the Hunt” and “Bear Hunters”. McManus plays off the recent obsession with hoarders in his surprising story “The Lady Who Kept Things”. In the titular story, meet Patrick’s horse, Huckleberry, and enjoy the experience of all the problems that come along with owning your own horse - or keeping him in the garage. Other great stories include “Catch-And-Eaters”, about the importance of a forked stick when fishing; “$7000 TV Historical Extravaganza”, a look at one director’s loose interpretation of historical accuracy and political correctness; “A Lake Too Far”, concerning the woes of Patrick and his wife, Bun, on a fateful birding trip in Australia; and “Chicken Chronicles”, which involves Patrick’s memory of wandering around naked in the chicken yard when guests came to call. So pull up a chair, sit back, and enjoy laughing to the hilarious adventures of Patrick F. McManus in The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sean Pratt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/008529/bk_adbl_008529_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Celebrity in Death: In Death, Book 34 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 833min
Her career in homicide has taken her into the darkest depths of New York City’s underground - and sometimes Lieutenant Eve Dallas feels more comfortable in those kinds of places than in the high-rise, high-society world of her billionaire husband, Roarke. But while she’s no party girl, she’s managing to have a reasonably good time at the celebrity-packed bash celebrating the debut of The Icove Agenda. This time it’s Eve, not Roarke, who’s a guest of honor, since the film is based on one of her famous cases. Her partner, Peabody, is practically giddy over rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty. Eve, on the other hand, is more likely to roll her eyes than have stars in them. But she has to admit it’s a little spooky seeing the actress playing her, who looks almost like her long-lost twin. Not as unsettling, though, as seeing K. T. Harris, the actress who plays Peabody - drowned in the lap pool on the roof of the director’s luxury building. Talented but rude, and widely disliked, K.T. had made an embarrassing scene during dinner. She clearly liked being the center of attention. Now she’s at the center of a crime scene - and Eve is more than ready to get out of her high heels and strap on her holster, to step into the role she was born to play: cop. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Susan Ericksen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/003559/bk_brll_003559_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 600min
The inspiration for the NBC TV series "Rise," starring Josh Radnor, Auli'i Cravalho, and Rosie Perez — the incredible and true story of an extraordinary drama teacher who has changed the lives of thousands of students and inspired a town. By the author of The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino.Why would the multimillionaire producer of Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and Miss Saigon take his limo from Manhattan to the struggling former steel town of Levittown, Pennsylvania, to see a high school production of Les Misérables? To see the show performed by the astoundingly successful theater company at Harry S Truman High School, run by its legendary director, Lou Volpe. Broadway turns to Truman High when trying out controversial shows such as Rent and Spring Awakening before they move on to high school theater programs across the nation. Volpe’s students from this blue-collar town go on to become Emmy-winning producers, entertainment executives, newscasters, and community-theater founders. Michael Sokolove, a Levittown native and former student of Volpe’s, chronicles the drama director’s last school years and follows a group of student actors as they work through riveting dramas both on and off the stage. This is a story of an economically depressed but proud town finding hope in a gifted teacher and the magic of theater. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Deakins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/003266/bk_peng_003266_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Classic Radio's Greatest Christmas Shows Collection 2, Hörbuch, Digital, 354min
This collection contains 12 of the greatest Christmas shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of Radio! You’ll hear Edmund Gwenn and Natalie Wood reprising their roles from Miracle on 34th Street; Dick Powell as Detective Richard Diamond narrating A Christmas Carol; Eve Arden in a yuletide comedy on Our Miss Brooks; Hal Peary as The Great Gildersleeve; Joel McCrea as lawman Jase Pearson on Tales of the Texas Rangers; Jim & Marian Jordan as Fibber McGee & Molly plus many more! Relive these classic Christmas shows from yesteryear and their legendary stars in this incredible collection. Screen Director’s Playhouse 12-23-49 “Miracle On 34th Street” w/ Edmund Gwenn & Natalie Wood Fibber McGee & Molly 12-23-47 “Lost Key Ring” w/ Jim & Marian Jordan The Great Gildersleeve 12-20-42 “Present for Judge Hooker” w/ Hal Peary My Friend Irma 12-20-48 “Christmas Party” w/ Marie Wilson Casey, Crime Photographer 12-19-46 “Christmas Shopping” w/ Staats Cottsworth Tales of the Texas Rangers 12-24-50 “Christmas Present” w/ Joel McCrea The Life of Riley 12-20-47 “Flashback to First Christmas” w/ William Bendix Cavalcade of America 12-25-44 “America For Christmas” w/ Walter Huston Big Town 12-21-48 “Prelude to Christmas” w/ Edward Pawley & Fran Carlon Richard Diamond, Private Detective 12-21-51 “A Christmas Carol” w/ Dick Powell Escape 12-21-52 “The Man Who Liked Dickens” w/ Terry Kilburn Our Miss Brooks 12-17-50 “Christmas Clothing Drive” w/ Eve Arden Language: English. Narrator: full cast. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/011477/bk_brll_011477_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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What Sam Knew: Patricia Fisher Village Mysteries, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 364min
If you like clean and funny cozy mysteries, then you will love Patricia Fisher!She over 50, feisty, and oh so good at solving mysteries.Patricia Fisher is not your average woman. To start with she lives in a 73-room manor house and travels with a Jamaican butler who is part ninja and fakes his Downton Abbey accent. Then add to those facts that she just opened a private investigations business and throw in the worrying bit where people keep trying to kill her.When a climber suspiciously falls to his death and a local artist has her dog stolen, Patricia finds herself investigating two cases that seem to have no motive and no clues. Even with the help of her friends these mysteries will be hard to unravel.But as she starts to poke her nose in where it is most definitely not wanted, a name from the past comes back to haunt her, a mysterious underworld figure issues a confusing threat, and she begins to wonder if she has any idea what she is doing. Will her intuition get her through again? Or has she bitten off more than she can chew?If only she had listened to Sam.Get ready for a new series of thrills!What Sam knew is the first in a follow-on series from Patricia’s successful Cruise Mystery seriesBooks in that series:The Missing Sapphire of ZangrabarThe Kidnapped BrideThe Director’s CutThe Couple in Cabin 2124Dr DeathMurder on the DancefloorMission for the MaharajaA Sleuth and her Dachshund in AthensThe Maltese ParrotNo Place Like Home ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Maryanne M. Wells. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/210837/bk_acx0_210837_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Quality of Mercy: Reflections on Shakespeare , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 141min
Unique insights into Shakespeare, from one of the world’s most revered theatre directors.Who was the man who wrote Shakespeare’s plays?Why does Shakespeare never go out of date?How should actors approach Shakespeare’s verse?In this short but immensely wise book, visionary theatre director Peter Brook debates the questions that are central to our understanding of Shakespeare, and revisits the plays he has directed with notable brilliance, including King Lear, Titus Andronicus, and, of course, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.An illuminating and provocative insight into a great director’s relationship with our greatest playwright, narrated by leading Shakespearean actor Michael Pennington.Peter Brook is one of the world’s best-known theatre directors. Outstanding in a career full of remarkable achievements are his productions of Titus Andronicus (1955) with Laurence Olivier, King Lear (1962) with Paul Scofield, and The Marat/Sade (1964) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1970), both for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Since moving to Paris and establishing the Centre International de Créations Théâtrales at the Bouffes du Nord, he has produced a series of events which push at the boundaries of theatre, such as The Conference of Birds (1976), The Ik (1975), The Mahabharata (1985), and The Tragedy of Hamlet (2000). His films include Lord of the Flies (1963), King Lear (1970), and The Mahabharata (1989). His books, especially The Empty Space (1968), have been hugely influential.Michael Pennington is a major British actor and writer. He has played a variety of leading roles in the West End, for the Royal Shakespeare Company, for the National Theatre and for the English Shakespeare Company, of which he was co-founder and joint artistic director. He is the author of several highly praised books on Shakespeare. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Pennington. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/165714/bk_acx0_165714_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Dorothy Dandridge: The Life and Legacy of One of Hollywood’s First Successful Black Actresses , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 87min
“If I were white, I could capture the world.” (Dorothy Dandridge)The bright summer sun shined blissfully on a secluded valley tucked into the romantic Costa del Sol in southern Spain. Water bubbled friskily over a rocky streambed as trees swayed in the gentle tropical breeze and dappled the banks in playful shadows.A closer look reveals a man and a woman entwined on the rocky shore in an intimate embrace. The man trembles with longing as he bends over the woman, his parted lips just inches from hers. She eagerly folds her arms around him, her fingertips passionately digging into the skin on his back as she draws him closer.Suddenly, a director’s voice rings out, “Cut!” The man was white. The woman was black, and in Hollywood in 1959, that was still taboo. The steamy scene was being shot for the film Malaga, and Dorothy Dandridge, the actress in the scene, had just shared Hollywood’s controversial first interracial kiss on screen, a year earlier.Despite this distinction and other more notable accomplishments, many people today are not familiar with the groundbreaking actress, even though she was among the most charismatic and beautiful actresses of the era. Her alluring nightclub acts set pulses pounding across the globe, and she was Hollywood’s first black leading actress.Sadly, all of it came at a high price. Dorothy bore the scars of a tormented childhood, endured the fallout from multiple failed relationships, suffered professional and financial setbacks, and battled ongoing alcohol and prescription drug abuse. Throughout all that, racism was the most tenacious demon she had to fight. Dorothy came of age in an era when society and the entertainment world largely held to demeaning racial stereotypes. Though she appeared in 15 movies, her career was overshadowed by the work of contemporary white screen legends such as Grace Kelly, Judy Garland, and Marilyn Monroe.Dorothy, understandably, believed she could have be ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kelly McGee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/194169/bk_acx0_194169_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Science of Self Talk: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence and Stop Getting in Your Own Way: Positive Psychology Coaching Series, Book 18 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 97min
Talking to ourselves - and learning to listenWe all speak to ourselves on a daily basis. Whether it’s out loud or an internal (or infernal) commentary, we all practice self-talk, and how we speak to ourselves can have a significant effect on our emotions and subsequent actions.Some people’s self-talk is mostly about the future while, for others, it’s an internal dialogue about the past. Some self-talk is positive and upbeat, while other self-talk is harsh, critical, or defeatist. Self-talk can focus on other people, but, more often than not, it is about ourselves - and is often negative.If you listen carefully, you’ll notice that your inner conversation reflects thoughts and emotions. Self-talk isn’t random. It exhibits patterns that repeat themselves. And everyone has their own characteristic self-talk that is uniquely theirs.In The Science of Self Talk, mindfulness expert Ian Tuhovsky explains how we can rewrite the script when it comes to our internal communication. Through a series of simple exercises for use in daily life, you can understand your own self-talk in order to change the conversation.This unique book covers:Constructive self-talk and dysfunctional self-talk - and knowing the differenceThe impact of negative self-talkLearned helplessnessPositive self-talk - challenge or threat?The Pareto Principle which says that, for many events, roughly 80 percent of the effects come from 20 percent of the causesCreating the right circumstances for motivationGetting to know yourselfLoving yourself - emotional intelligenceTurning down the volume on your self-talkSelf-talk is a little like turning on the director’s commentary on a movie. You can simply watch the movie, or you can add in commentary about what’s happening in it - this is, in a nutshell, what most of us do in our daily lives. The Science of Self ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Randy Streu. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/131201/bk_acx0_131201_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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