78 Results for : aplomb
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The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 443min
Based on his widely read columns for The New Yorker, Ian Frazier’s uproarious first novel, The Cursing Mommy’s Book of Days, centers on a profoundly memorable character, sprung from an impressively fertile imagination. Structured as a daybook of sorts, with the Cursing Mommy - beleaguered wife of Larry and mother of two boys, twelve and nine - trying (more or less) valiantly to offer tips on how to do various tasks around the home, only to end up on the ground, cursing, surrounded by broken glass. Her voice is somewhere between Phyllis Diller’s and Sylvia Plath’s: a hilariously desperate housewife with a taste for swearing and large glasses of red wine, who speaks to the frustrations of everyday life. From On the Rez, an investigation into the lives of modern-day Oglala Sioux written with an impressive mix of humor, compassion, and imagination, to Dating Your Mom, a side-splitting collection of humorous essays that imagines, among other things, how you might begin a romance with your mother, Frazier has demonstrated an astonishing ability to operate with ease in a variety of registers. Here he tackles yet another genre with his usual grace and aplomb, and an extra helping of his trademark wicked wit. The Cursing Mommy’s failures and weaknesses are our own - and Frazier, at the height of his powers as a writer and observer, gives them a loving, satirical spin that is uniquely his own. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Cynthia Nixon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aren/001497/bk_aren_001497_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Communication Skills: Discover the Best Ways to Communicate, Be Charismatic, Use Body Language, Persuade & Be a Great Conversationalist , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 61min
Do you feel inadequate when it comes to communicating with others? Whether you want to (1) communicate clearly (2) master the art of persuasion, or (3) just be more liked and respected, this is the audiobook for you. Do you dread social conversations? You can learn to communicate calmly, confidently, and easily. This is where the true power of communication shows up most clearly. As you learn to take the conversational initiative with grace and aplomb, you will see your influence and enjoyment increase! Use body language to set others at ease. Learn the four easy physical cues you can employ to subconsciously build trust among other people. You will also discover the power of appropriate touch and how to utilize it for maximum effectiveness. Banish the fear of speaking to others. Learn how to turn nervous jitters to your advantage and discover specific strategies that you can use to enter a stressful situation without anxiety. Learn to adjust your communication style to most effectively meet the needs of your hearers. Discover proven practical ways to build rapport with others. Increase your charisma by bringing joy to others. You don't have to be an extrovert to have charisma. There are specific steps you can take to boost your personal attractiveness. Learn how you can light up those around you, and do it in the best possible way, by being yourself! Life is so much better when you are communicating effectively. Communicate well: buy it now! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joshua Mackey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/031816/bk_acx0_031816_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Paris I've Grown Accustomed to Your Ways. , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 264min
Metro Cowboys, Tiny Elevators, Trusting The New Patisserie... Paris, I've Grown Accustomed To Your Ways continues the saga begun in Me, Myself and Paris, humorist and writer Ruth Yunker's account of her forays into life in Paris, part time tourist, part time resident. In Paris, I've Grown Accustomed To Your Ways the training wheels have come off. Ms. Yunker negotiates the exquisitely charming, but impossibly exacting, City of Light with a new sense of ease, and an increasing sense of feeling right at home. She revels in the amber warmth of Angelina's chocolate Eden on a cold November day. She zeroes in on, after six visits, her favorite arrondissement in which to rent her apartment... the fifteenth, just so you know! She shops in Montmartre with aplomb, and still does not climb up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. She sees passionate love in unexpected places out on the streets of Paris. She watches cowboys riding the metros, and considers the sweet life of a lemon as it rolls out of her apartment door. A little boy in St. Suplice wins her heart. The concierge at the apartment on rue Vaneau does not. She discovers there are rules for finishing one's plate in restaurants. But there are no rules for which pain rustique will make the very best toast every morning. In Paris, I've Grown Accustomed To Your Ways, Ruth Yunker delves deeply to discover what makes the heart of Paris sing, and emerges more in love than ever. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ruth Yunker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/006827/bk_acx0_006827_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Practice to Deceive , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 542min
From the New York Times #1 best-selling author comes a riveting true-crime mystery set on a sleepy island in the Pacific Northwest: a man is murdered and the long list of suspects includes an aging beauty queen and her boyfriend. One wintery night on tiny, quiet Whidbey Island off the coast of Washington, Russ Douglas spent Christmas with his estranged wife, Brenna. She agreed to let him visit his children even though they were headed for divorce. He left Brenna Douglas's home in Langley on the morning of December 26, 2003 to run some errands. But hours passed and the sun set in the late afternoon; Russ didn't return home as he'd promised his children he would. Nor did he come back during the night. On the afternoon of December 27, a couple walking down a rural road noticed a vehicle that had apparently backed into the driveway of a cabin. Since many of the places were vacant during the winter, neighbors kept an eye out for strangers. Curious, they walked up the cabin's driveway to check inside. They saw a man in the front seat, still strapped in his seatbelt, dead from a gunshot wound to the head. They immediately put in a call to the Island County Sheriff's Office. The dead man was easily identified; it was Russell Douglas. But what came next surprised law enforcement and captured the attention of the entire town when the suspects included an aging beauty queen, her guitar-teacher lover, and Russell's widow, Brenna. With her trademark aplomb, Ann Rule unravels the fascinating story of a murder, a small town, and a number of potential killers. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Anne Twomey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/006445/bk_sans_006445_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Friends and Other Perishables: A Carl Jacobs Mystery, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 415min
The image of the hard-boiled detective has undergone many transformations since the days of Hammett and Chandler. Still, the idea of a married man with a couple of young daughters working the mean streets of Tulsa, Oklahoma, seems hardly noir. But in Dale Whisman's debut, Friends and Other Perishables, PI Carl Jacobs is a bona fide member of the fraternity. Whisman spins a good story and has created a likeable, credible hero and a supporting cast with good depth and a promise of staying power that bodes well for future appearances. (Alfred Hitchock Mystery Magazine) "...thrill-packed novel grabs you in the first paragraph and never lets you go. An outstanding debut." (William Bernhardt, author of the best-selling Ben Kincaid series) "...follows the tradition of Spencer and Marlow and other PI's of the genre - the hard-baked detective with a heart." (Charles W. Sasser, author of the best-selling Detachment Delta series) "...exciting private investigative tale contains a strong mystery...solid cozy starring a likable champion who handles being shot at and wounded with aplomb, but goes a bit crazy when his family comes under attack." (Harriet Klausner, The Readers Guild, rated 10 out of 10 - a recommended read) "In good, solid prose Whisman guides you effortlessly through the consistently suspenseful story with a great sense of humor, and of what it means to be really tough. You will not be able to put this book down, and you can't say that about too many mysteries these days. So treasure this one for all it's worth." (Tone and Groove Music and Entertianment Ezine) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joel Richards. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/013262/bk_acx0_013262_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Alice & Oliver: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 872min
Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author Charles Bock earned vast critical acclaim for his debut novel, Beautiful Children. Now, in Alice & Oliver, he has created an unflinching yet deeply humane portrait of a young family's journey through a medical crisis, laying bare a couple's love and fears as they fight for everything that's important to them. New York, 1993. Alice Culvert is a caring wife, a doting new mother, a loyal friend, and a soulful artist - a fashion designer who wears a baby carrier and haute couture with equal aplomb. In their loft in Manhattan's gritty Meatpacking District, Alice and her husband, Oliver, are raising their infant daughter, Doe, delighting in the wonders of early parenthood. Their life together feels so vital and full of promise, which makes Alice's sudden cancer diagnosis especially staggering. In the span of a single day, the couple's focus narrows to the basic question of her survival. Though they do their best to remain brave, each faces enormous pressure: Oliver tries to navigate a labyrinthine health care system and handle their mounting medical bills; Alice tries to be hopeful as her body turns against her. Bracing themselves for the unthinkable, they must confront the new realities of their marriage, their strengths as partners and flaws as people, how to nourish love against all odds, and what it means to truly care for another person. Inspired by the author's life, Alice & Oliver is a deeply affecting novel written with stunning reserves of compassion, humor, and wisdom. Alice Culvert is an extraordinary character - a woman of incredible heart and spirit who will remain in memory long after the final minute. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rebecca Lowman, MacLeod Andrews. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/004577/bk_rand_004577_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Cut Short: Geraldine Steel Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 526min
In the tradition of Ruth Rendell, Lynda la Plante, Frances Fyfield and Barbara Vine, Cut Short is a gripping psychological thriller that introduces DI Geraldine Steel, a woman whose past is threatening to collide with her future. When DI Geraldine Steel relocates to the quiet rural town of Woolsmarsh, she expects to find her new home to be somewhere where nothing much ever happens; a space where she can battle her demons in private. But when she finds herself pitted against a twisted killer preying on local young women, she quickly discovers how wrong she is.... By day, the park is a place for children's games, for people walking their dogs or taking a short cut to avoid the streets. But in the shadows a predator prowls, hunting for a fresh victim. When an unwitting bystander comes forward as a witness she quickly becomes the next object of his murderous obsessions; someone whom the killer must stop at all costs. DI Geraldine Steel is locked into a race against time, determined to find the killer before yet another naked corpse turns up. But can she save the lives of the town's young women - or will Geraldine herself become the killer's ultimate trophy? What the Narrator Says "Becoming Geraldine Steel was fantastic fun. She's a great, strong female character who takes you with her on dark journeys into the criminal world. She makes mistakes but she certainly fixes them with aplomb! Leigh has created a grimy world full of depraved and scary criminals but Geraldine and her colleagues (particularly the brilliant Ian Peterson), are determined to put criminals where they belong - behind bars. Can't wait for the next instalment..." Lucy Price-Lewis on narrating the Geraldine Steel series. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lucy Price-Lewis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/010022/bk_adbl_010022_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Tawny Man Trilogy 3-Book Bundle (eBook, ePUB)
Robin Hobb's most popular hero, assassin and "beast magic" master FitzChivalry Farseer, returns in this stunning trilogy-an epic of sacrifice, salvation, and untold treachery. For the first time, this convenient eBook bundle brings together all three of the Tawny Man novels: FOOL'S ERRAND GOLDEN FOOL FOOL'S FATE For fifteen years Fitz has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But now, into his isolated life, visitors begin to arrive: Fitz's mentor from his assassin days; a hedge-witch who foresees the return of a long-lost love; and the Fool, the former White Prophet, who beckons Fitz to fulfill his destiny. Then comes the summons he cannot ignore. Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, has vanished. Fitz, possessed of magical skills both royal and profane, is the only one who can retrieve him in time for his betrothal ceremony, thus sparing the Six Duchies profound political embarrassment . . . or worse. But even Fitz does not suspect the web of treachery that awaits him-or how his loyalties will be tested to the breaking point. Praise for Robin Hobb and the Tawny Man Trilogy "Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb's books are diamonds in a sea of zircons."-George R. R. Martin "[Robin] Hobb has created a world brimming with detail and complexity [and] once again proves herself a full master of the epic fantasy."-Tulsa World, on Fool's Errand "Splendid . . . Despite some truly wrenching twists, there is a welcome sense of new beginnings."-Locus, on Fool's Errand "[Robin Hobb] ranks near the top of the high fantasy field. . . . [She] juggles all the balls with aplomb, besides providing spot-on characterizations."-Publishers Weekly, on Golden Fool "Solid storytelling with warmth and heart."-The Kansas City Star, on Golden Fool "[Robin] Hobb's rich, vibrant and unique world [is] filled with sentient ships, magical beasts, and fascinating characters. . . . Highly recommended."-Library Journal, on Fool's Fate "Rich, enchanting fantasy from one of today's best practitioners . . . reminiscent of Ursula Le Guin's The Other Wind [and] Anne McCaffrey's Pern series."-BookPage, on Fool's Fate- Shop: buecher
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Aries' Red Sky: A Vergassy Universe Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 983min
[S]pace opera that plays out on a grand scale, and Young conduct[s] it with aplomb.--Pop Cults, the website of Geek and Alternative Culture For over seven hundred years, theSpartan Republic's citizens have known one truth: Terra is coming. Descendants of exiles who dared to defy an emperor,the star nation's 70 billion citizens spent the centuries training, arming...and waiting. In 3035, Lt. Ian Campbell, Spartan Defense Forces (SDF), discovers a strange anomaly on his corvette's sensors...and realizes the wait is over. The Spartans must convince the Terrans of the cost of subduing their nation. If they succeed, the Republic survives. If not, the SDF will be forced to paint the stars red with their enemies' blood.The Confederation of Man was born in the terror of the Harran Empire's death throes. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, humanity now spreads from its cradle on Earth to hundreds of stars across the Milky Way, and seeks out new worlds to add. Captain Marcy Cochran was hoping to find a habitable planet; she didn't expect thesystem to already have hostile humans. Now a captive, Cochran mustcontend with a crew proving to be as dangerous as their enemies, and preventwhat has started out as a misunderstanding from becoming a full-fledgedinterstellar war. For Terran law isquite clear: All humanity will answer to the Confederation. For the Spartans, that makes the governmenton Earth no different than the empire it supplanted...and they would rather dieon their feet than subjugate themselves once more. Aries' Red Sky is the newest novel in James Young's Vergassy Chronicles universe. A prequel to An Unproven Concept, it is the first in the Spartan Trilogy. If you like space opera with compelling characters, military sci-fi with high body counts, and capital ship battles on a galactic scale, pick up the ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/125983/bk_acx0_125983_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 434min
In the tradition of Agent Zigzag comes this breathtaking biography, as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as the very best spy thrillers, which illuminates an unsung hero of the French Resistance during World War II - Robert de La Rochefoucald, an aristocrat turned anti-Nazi saboteur - and his daring exploits as a résistant trained by Britain's Special Operations Executive. A scion of one of the most storied families in France, Robert de La Rochefoucald was raised in magnificent chateaux and educated in Europe's finest schools. When the Nazis invaded and imprisoned his father, La Rochefoucald escaped to England and learned the dark arts of anarchy and combat - cracking safes and planting bombs and killing with his bare hands - from the officers of Special Operations Executive, the collection of British spies, beloved by Winston Churchill, who altered the war in Europe with tactics that earned it notoriety as the "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare". With his newfound skills, La Rochefoucauld returned to France and organized Resistance cells, blew up fortified compounds and munitions factories, interfered with the Germans' wartime missions, and executed Nazi officers. Caught by the Germans, La Rochefoucald withstood months of torture without cracking and escaped his own death - not once but twice. The Saboteur recounts La Rochefoucauld's enthralling adventures, from jumping from a moving truck on his way to his execution to stealing Nazi limos to dressing up in a nun's habit - one of his many disguises and impersonations. Whatever the mission, whatever the dire circumstance, La Rochefoucauld acquitted himself nobly, with the straight-back aplomb of a man of aristocratic breeding: James Bond before Ian Fleming conjured him. More than just a fast-paced, true thriller, The Saboteur is also a deep dive into an endlessly fascinating historical moment, telling the untold story of a network of commandos that battled ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/harp/006330/bk_harp_006330_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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