60 Results for : terraced
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Burnt Shadows , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 770min
In a prison cell in the US, a man stands trembling, naked, fearfully waiting to be shipped to Guantánamo Bay. How did it come to this? he wonders. August 9th, 1945, Nagasaki. Hiroko Tanaka takes in the view of the terraced slopes leading up to the sky. Wrapped in a kimono with three black cranes swooping across the back, she is twenty-one and in love with the man she is to marry. In a split second, the world turns white. In the next, it explodes with the sound of fire and the horror of realisation. In the numbing aftermath of a bomb that obliterates everything she has known, all that remains are the bird-shaped burns on her back, an indelible reminder of the world she has lost. In search of new beginnings, she travels to Delhi two years later.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jane McDowell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/003050/bk_bbcw_003050_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 876min
In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his students who taught him about the complex processes of understanding that take place when one is immersed in a radically different society. Poignant, thoughtful, funny, and enormously compelling, River Town is an unforgettable portrait of a city that is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Berkrot. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/001919/bk_adbl_001919_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Victorian Stained Glass
A beautifully illustrated guide to the world of Victorian stained glass and its manufacturers and designers. The glorious architecture of Victorian Britain gained much of its luster from the colorful stained glass which embellished the windows of cathedrals, churches and country houses. Inspired by the designs of medieval artisans, leading designers such as A.W.N. Pugin and William Morris used innovative techniques to produce colored and painted glass that complemented the architectural opulence of the Gothic Revival. These decorative artworks record contemporary beliefs and morals, indicative of the mind set of those who commissioned and executed them. Such was the impact of these new stained-glass patterns that companies mass produced cheaper imitations which were fitted in the doors and windows of offices, public buildings and thousands of middle-class terraced homes. This beautiful book introduces the reader to many wonderful examples of Victorian stained glass and where it can be found. It outlines the development of the craft, the leading designers and manufacturers, how the windows were made and the details which can help identify the date and style of a piece.- Shop: buecher
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Netherwood , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 787min
Eve Williams is about to discover just how the other half really live.... Above stairs: Lord Netherwood keeps his considerable fortune ticking over with the profits from his three coal mines in the vicinity. It's just as well the coal is of the highest quality as the upkeep of Netherwood Hall, his splendid estate on the outskirts of town, doesn't come cheap. And that's not to mention the cost of keeping his wife and daughters in the latest fashions - and keeping the heir, the charming but feckless Tobias, out of trouble. Below stairs: Eve Williams, is the wife of one of Lord Netherwood's most stalwart employees. When her ordered existence amid the terraced rows of the miners' houses is brought crashing down by the twin arrivals of tragedy and charity, Eve must look to her own self-sufficiency, and talent, to provide for her three young children. And it's then that 'upstairs' and 'downstairs' collide in truly dramatic fashion.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Penny McDonald. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000474/bk_twuk_000474_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Man Called Ove , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 552min
Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He isn't as young as he used to be. He drives a Saab. He points at people he doesn't like the look of. He is described by those around his as 'the neighbour from hell'.Every morning he makes his inspection rounds of the local streets. He moves bicycles and checks the contents of recycling bins, even though it's been years since he was fired as Chairman of the Residents' Association in a vicious 'coup d'état'. But behind the surly pedant there is a story, and a sadness. And when on a November morning his new (foreign) neighbours in the terraced house opposite accidentally flatten Ove's letterbox, it sets off a comical and heart-warming tale of unexpected friendship which will change one man - and one community - from their very foundations. Quirky and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet outrageously funny, A Man Called Ove is a life-affirming fable for our times. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joan Walker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hodd/000676/bk_hodd_000676_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Canary Islands - A fascinating Journey: One Week in Canary Islands-Audiotraveller, Hörbuch, Digital, 51min
Far from the mainland, the Canary Islands are the "Islands of Happiness" on the edge of the world:The sun islands in the Atlantic. Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La PalmaLANZAROTE a paradise on the volcano with rugged rocks and manicured beaches.A bitter beauty, born of fire and water with a famous wine-growing area.FUERTEVENTURA is the second largest island in the Canary Archipelago. In the far north is the town of Corralejo, which developed into a ferry port and within a few decades a lively resort.GRAN CANARIALas Palmas is the island's capital and metropolis of the Canary Archipelago, a colorful and multi-cultural city with great history and a wonderful city beach.TENERIFE is known as the island of eternal spring. Santa Cruz De Tenerife, at the north-east end of the island, is the capital, port city and trade metropolis. The Pico del Teide and the surrounding national park are World Heritage Sites.La PalmaOn a trip across the island you will discover small villages, terraced fields, almond groves and the largest volcanic crater in the world. Language: English. Narrator: James T. Brown. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/cfsu/000098/bk_cfsu_000098_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Summer on the River , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 661min
Evie loved the house. The bright, sunny rooms looking across the river. The terraced gardens with fruit trees growing against the high stone walls. The scent of lavender at the end of a hot day. It was a family house. As summer beckons, Evie's family gathers once more at the beautiful old riverside house they all adore. But when Evie discovers a secret that threatens their future, a shadow falls over them all: this summer by the river could be their last together.... For Charlie, a visit home to see stepmother Evie is an escape from his unhappy marriage in London. Until a chance encounter changes everything: in the space of a moment, he meets a woman by the river and falls in love, and his two worlds collide. As Evie and Charlie struggle to keep their secrets safe, they long for the summer to never end.... Can the happiness of one summer last for ever? Marcia Willett writes heartwarming and captivating novels set in the West Country - perfect for fans of Erica James, Santa Montefiore and Victoria Hislop. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Deidre Rubenstein. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/002193/bk_rhuk_002193_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Cornwall: A County Guide: Barnaby's Relocation Guides, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 60min
With its eccentric shape, tacked on like a long medieval shoe to Southern England, Cornwall is not the easiest shape of an area to research. I began by driving north to Kilkhampton and Morwenstow, then south via Bude to Bodmin and Padstow. From there I moved east to Launceston, visiting Antony and St Germans near the Tamar Valley, and down to Looe and St Austell. The centre of Cornwall disclosed the working face of mining towns such as Bugle and Camborne, their clusters of Victorian terraced cottages built around great quarries and industrial sites. My route around the southern peninsula brought me past some fabulous aspects of the coastline; the uncompromised rocky landscape of Sennen and St Just, or the delightful flower filled vale of Lamorna and the dramatic headland of The Lizard. Cornwall is like another country, carrying its own culture and history, though its energy keeps it moving forward in a present reality. It can provide a blissful escape and equally opens itself to enterprise and new connections. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Damien Connolly. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/073610/bk_acx0_073610_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Time Lock , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 66min
Danny has a new phone and wants to play on it, but his mum sends him upstairs to clear his Great Gran's box room. Great Gran is putting her Victorian terraced house on the market. Danny finds an old photograph of a girl about his age and some small paintings tied in a red ribbon. When he undoes the ribbon, the girl from the photograph appears in the room. Her name is Kitty. She asks him to play a game with the pictures, but he is rude to her, saying he'd rather play on his phone. Kitty is offended and whisks him back to 1886, where the paintings are all real people. The game is that he has to find the person to help him unlock time to get back home. Danny thinks it will be a doddle, but he meets a girl called Phoebe who steals his phone. In an attempt to get it back, he runs into all kinds of trouble. Will he find the person to help unlock time, or will he be stuck in the ghostly time lock for good? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julia Eve. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/130138/bk_acx0_130138_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Wicked Boy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 613min
Early in the morning of Monday, 8 July 1895, 13-year-old Robert Coombes and his 12-year-old brother, Nattie, set out from their small, yellow-brick terraced house in East London to watch a cricket match at Lord's. Their father had gone to sea the previous Friday, the boys told their neighbours, and their mother was visiting her family in Liverpool. Over the next 10 days, Robert and Nattie spent extravagantly, pawning their parents' valuables to fund trips to the theatre and the seaside. But as the sun beat down on the Coombes' house, a strange smell began to emanate from the building. When the police were finally called to investigate, the discovery they made sent the press into a frenzy of horror and alarm, and Robert and Nattie were swept up in a criminal trial that echoed the outrageous plots of the penny dreadful novels that Robert loved to read. In The Wicked Boy, Kate Summerscale has uncovered a fascinating true story of murder and morality. It is not just a meticulous examination of a shocking Victorian case but also a compelling account of its aftermath and of man's capacity to overcome the past. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jot Davies. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/027495/bk_adbl_027495_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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