393 Results for : astute

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    Prisoner's Base , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 379min
    When Priscilla Eads, heiress to the fortune of a cotton towel company, implores Nero Wolfe to sort through a case buried in dirty laundry, Wolfe says no. But hours later, Mrs. Eads and her maid get strangled, and the stories of the suspects don't quite wash. To the dismay of a greedy board of directors and Mrs. Eads' gold-digging ex-husband, the astute Wolfe decides to scrub away the stain of murder. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Prichard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bkot/000897/bk_bkot_000897_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Common Sense Principles , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 51min
    New essayist Bilal Qizilbash presents his compilation of essays with a unique voice by postulating questions to the listener and challenging their current views and offers intriguing thought experiments. Bilal's essays are sprinkled with quirky humor, all the while driving home poignantly astute observations of human nature and elements of living that resonate long after you've finished. The essays may be short, however, the effect of his words are nothing short of powerful. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: James Loram. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/049019/bk_acx0_049019_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Gruntled: Live 2011, Hörbuch, Digital, 85min
    Panic over, he's back! Everyone's favourite grumbling funny man and star of BBC2's 'Mock the Week', Andy Parsons is back on the road with his brand new show, Gruntled. Britain's foremost topical comedian returns to the stage for more logically rigorous, cutting edge comedy. Expect the usual clever politically inspired bemusements and disappointedly crushed enthusiasm. This is a sharp, thought provoking show by one of our most astute comedians in the UK. Language: English. Narrator: Andy Parsons. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/pf/univ/000087/pf_univ_000087_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Davy Crockett: The Legend of the Wild Frontier , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 92min
    The famous "coonskin" politician was always more than the self-promoted backwoods Everyman. An astute and agile leader, Crockett would come of age during the Creek Wars, and die a hero at the battle of the Alamo in Texas. Today we can distinguish between the legend and the history of Davy Crockett, as we survey the facts of his life and the fantasies of more than a century of stories told in songs, films, and books. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Benjamin Becker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/000337/bk_adbl_000337_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Cellular God: Samuel Butler's God the Known and God the Unknown , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 134min
    Samuel Butler, although an evolutionist (but not of the Darwinian kind), postulated a radical theory about God as both known and unknown, suggesting a kind of creative energy throughout the universe. His ideas are somewhat gnostic, though they don't fall into any one camp. Here is Butler's book, God Known and God Unknown in a new format, with an astute review of Butler's God that was written after Butler's death and published in 1918. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alan Weyman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/113953/bk_acx0_113953_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Curse of Separateness: Theosophical Classics , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 15min
    British writer and member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, J. W. Brodie-Innes was also the author of a number of Theosophical essays. In this piece, he explores Universal Brotherhood and the connectivity of Nature in general, as well as the primal aversion to separateness. He speaks of separateness in terms of both the microcosm and the macrocosm. There are also veiled alchemical references, which the astute student may catch. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Newcomb. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/029469/bk_acx0_029469_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    At the Table (eBook, ePUB)
    'At the Table is a hugely intelligent, emotionally astute novel about family dynamics, and Claire Powell is an incredible new talent' Marian Keyes'An assured, exquisitely drawn novel that fans of Sorrow And Bliss will adore' Sarra Manning, Red magazineTo Nicole and Jamie Maguire, their parents seem the ideal couple - a suburban double act, happily married for more than thirty years. So when Linda and Gerry announce that they've decided to separate, the news sends shockwaves through the siblings' lives, forcing them to confront their own expectations and desires.Hardworking - and hard-drinking - Nicole pursues the ex she unceremoniously dumped six years ago, while people-pleasing Jamie fears he's sleepwalking into a marriage he doesn't actually want. But as the siblings grapple with the pressures of thirtysomething life, their parents struggle to protect the fragile façade of their own relationship, and the secrets they've both been keeping.Set in 2018, Claire Powell's beautifully observed debut novel follows each member of the Maguire family over a tumultuous year of lunches, dinners and drinks, as old conflicts arise and relationships are re-evaluated. A gripping yet tender depiction of family dynamics, love and disillusionment, At the Table is about what it means to grow up - both as an individual, and as a family.'Painfully funny, acutely well-observed, powerfully resonant in its humanity and emotional accuracy. I missed this book whenever I wasn't reading it' Luke Kennard 'A brilliant, coruscating depiction of dysfunctional family life. SO astute, on so many levels. I loved it' Hannah Beckerman
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    The Man Who Lost Himself, Hörbuch, Digital, 503min
    This is an extremely clever and entertaining story of lookalikes and the switching of identities! Our protagonist, a very poor American in England, meets his doppelganger, the wealthy Rochester in a fancy hotel. The two get along, but very soon the world announces the suicide of (the real) Rochester. From now on everything gets complicated, as the new Rochester falls in love with the old/real Rochester's woman...A very funny work but also a very astute social satire. Language: English. Narrator: James Holt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/edel/013060/bk_edel_013060_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Shaking a Leg , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 2077min
    Listening to Shaking a Leg is like spending time with the funniest, wisest friend you've ever had - a person whose breadth of interest ranges from food to feminism to science fiction and everything in between; a person with an entirely unpredictable train of thought but whose exuberance, knowledge and insight sweeps you along. Bursting with ideas, culturally astute and sparklingly witty, this comprehensive volume of Angela Carter's journalism is the most down-to-earth and entertaining companion to latter 20th-century thought you'll ever need. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Antonia Beamish. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/031851/bk_adbl_031851_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Prince and the Pauper , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 428min
    One of the great literary classics of Western literature. Set in 1547, this is the tale of a London beggar boy and the English prince who exchange identities. Mark Twain, real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), is one of the Great American Novelists. Friend to presidents, artists, indutrialists and European royalty, Twain is universally renowned for his wit and astute satire. Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andrew Timothy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rnib/000007/bk_rnib_000007_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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