86 Results for : humored
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Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 462min
Can man live on fast food alone? Morgan Spurlock tried to do just that. For 30 days, he ate nothing but three "squares" a day from McDonald's as part of an investigation into the effects of fast food on American health. The resulting documentary won him resounding applause and a worldwide release that broke box-office records. Audiences were captivated by Spurlock's experiment, during which he gained 25 pounds, his blood pressure skyrocketed, and his libido all but disappeared. But this story goes far beyond Spurlock's good-humored "Mc-Sickness". He traveled across the country, into schools, hospitals, and people's homes, to investigate school lunch programs, the marketing of fast food, and the declining emphasis on health and physical education. He looks at why fast food is so tasty, cheap, and ultimately seductive, and what Americans can do to turn the rising tide of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes that have accompanied its ever-growing popularity. He interviewed experts in 20 U.S. cities, from surgeons general and kids to lawmakers and marketing gurus who share their research, opinions, and "gut feelings" on our ever-expanding girth and what we can all do to offset a health crisis of supersized proportions. In this groundbreaking, hilarious book, "benevolent muckraker" Morgan Spurlock debuts a wry investigative voice that will appeal to anyone interested in the health of our country, our children, and ourselves. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Morgan Spurlock. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/000409/bk_peng_000409_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Selected Shorts: Funny Business, Hörbuch, Digital, 192min
From wild and wacky to knee-slapping, laugh-out-loud fun, these humorous tales represent some of the best of recent seasons of the hit public radio series Selected Shorts. Comedian Wyatt Cenac gives a killer performance of Simon Rich’s hilarious tale of woe from the point of view of a condom in a young man’s wallet. Alec Baldwin gives a delightful over-the-top performance of James Thurber’s wonderfully silly classic tale of the day everybody in a small Ohio town thought the dam broke. Joe Meno’s playful and poignant “People Are Becoming Clouds,” slyly performed by Criminal Minds’ Kirsten Vangsness, tells the story of a wife who simply laughs and turns into a puff of soft white vapor every time her husband tries to kiss her. David Rakoff reads Dave Eggers’ sweet, good-humored story in which a father recounts to his son, while making dinner, how his parents saved the world together. Selected Shorts’ founding host Isaiah Sheffer recounts two tales: New Yorker contributor Ian Frazier’s wacky suggestion for young men today in “Dating Your Mom,” and David Schickler’s raucous tale of a family catering company’s crazy and delicious escapades in “Wes Amerigo’s Giant Fear.” With stories that cover all types of humor, this assorted collection of memorable stories is sure to leave listeners grinning. Language: English. Narrator: Wyatt Cenac, Isiah Sheffer, Kirsten Vangsness, Dana Ivey, Alec Baldwin, Christina Pickles, David Rakoff, James Naughton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/pf/symp/000082/pf_symp_000082_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Fast Track to Your General Class Ham Radio License: Comprehensive preparation for all FCC General Class Exam Questions July 1, 2019 until June 30, 2023 (Fast Track Ham License Series, Book 2) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 963min
If you've made the decision to open up your ham radio world by going for the general class license, use the program used by thousands of hams to get and upgrade their ham licenses!The Fast Track to Your General Class Ham Radio License explains the reasoning and theory behind each correct answer on the general class exam so you'll understand and remember the subject matter. Created by an experienced ham and adult educator, it's like having your own, patient, experienced, good-humored mentor for the exam. To get your general class license you must pass a multiple-choice test. The general license test consists of 35 questions drawn from a pool of 462. Memorizing the answers to 462 disconnected questions is difficult, but The Fast Track makes getting your upgrade easier by explaining the logic behind each correct answer. It's simple: When you understand the material, and you have a context for the material, you remember the answers and pass the test. Best of all, once you've passed your exam you'll have a solid grounding in ham radio basics.Includes every possible question and every answer - All technical topics explained in clear, plain language, often with illustrationsStep-by-step instructions to solve all the math problemsProven study and test taking strategiesHints to easily solve many questions and avoid the traps in the testWritten in "learning order", not just the (confusing) order of the official question bank. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Burnette. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/152976/bk_acx0_152976_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Gentleman's Bidding: The Scarlet Salon, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 430min
Miss Emily Price is in desperate need of funds. With her family estate mortgaged and her young brother not yet of age, it falls to her to save her family from financial ruin. What is a lady with no title or connections to do? Auction her virginity at one of London's most notorious brothels. Heir to a baronetcy, James Hughes has always been caught between two worlds. His fortune and education help him pass for a member of the ton, but his career as an engineer and his family ties stop him from actually becoming one. Quiet and serious-minded, he knows he needs to marry into the peerage for his sake, as well as his family's. But when he finds himself by chance at an auction in London's infamous Scarlet Salon, he throws his ambitions to the wind to bed the lovely Miss Price. It doesn't take long for Emily to lose her heart to her dry-humored, generous benefactor. But when their affair goes public in one of the most scandalous newspapers in town, Emily must decide if she must cast her feelings aside and leave James to pursue his societal ambitions, and James must decide if family and duty are worth giving up the chance of love. Scandal, manipulation, and ambition hinder the lovers' path to happiness. Only they can decide if love is worth fighting for. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nina Nato. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/104453/bk_acx0_104453_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Sticky Fingers: The Complete Box Set Collection: 36 Deliciously Twisted Short Stories , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 859min
Diverse, dark-humored, and deliciously bite-sized, this compelling collection of 36 short stories by JT Lawrence include: "Escape": A suicidal baby knows he was born into the wrong life. He has to get creative to correct the mistake, much to his mother's horror. "The Itch": An intense, uncontrollable, unexplainable itch lands the protagonist in a mental institution. "The Unsuspecting Gold-Digger": A woman gradually poisons her husband so she doesn't have to break his heart. "Gatsby’s Double": An artist’s Pomeranian has been replaced by an impostor. "Court, Marry, Kill": Whose body ends up being unzipped by fish on the ocean floor? "Rockabye Baby": A female-only cult has a very dark side. "The Brain Bleacher": He can remove your pain by hacking your memory, but his own suffering is here to stay. "The Children in the Walls": The storm tried to keep her out of the house; she should have listened. "Death Is a Woman in a Blue Dress": What happens if you let Death in the front door? "Fenrir": A Viking is called to fulfill his bloody destiny despite his desire to stay home with his love. "Blackwater Estuary": Witch panic spreads like wildfire in this poignant tale of a midwife accused of saving a baby."Perky Pilgrim": Jeffrey Sacks is back, and this time, he's taking no prisoners. If you're a fan of Roald Dahl or Gillian Flynn, you'll love these unsettling stories with a twist in the tale. Click "Buy Now" to start listening. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Roshina Ratnam, Bianca Flanders. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/129457/bk_acx0_129457_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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KooKooLand: A Memoir , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 867min
Gloria Norris' KooKooLand is a memoir written on the edge of a knife blade. Chilling, intensely moving, and darkly funny, it cuts to the heart and soul of a troubled American family and announces the arrival of a startlingly original voice. Gloria Norris grew up in the projects of Manchester, New Hampshire, with her parents; her sister, Virginia; and her cat, Sylvester. A snapshot might show a happy young family, but only a dummkopf would buy that. Nine-year-old Gloria is gutsy and wisecracking. Her father, Jimmy, all dazzle and danger, is often on the far side of the law and makes his own rules - which everyone else better follow. Gloria's mom, Shirley, tries not to rock the boat, Virginia unwisely defies Jimmy, and Gloria fashions herself into his sidekick - the son he never had. Jimmy takes Gloria everywhere. Hunting; to the racetrack; to slasher movies; and to his parents' dingy bar, a hole-in-the-wall with pickled eggs and pickled alkies. But it's at Hank Piasecny's gun shop that Gloria meets the person who will change her life. While Hank and Jimmy trade good-humored insults, Gloria comes under the spell of Hank's college-age daughter, Susan. Brilliant, pretty, kind, and ambitious, Susan is everything Gloria longs to be - and can be, provided she dreams big and aces third grade like Susan tells her to. But one night a brutal act changes the courses of all their lives. The story that unfolds is a profound portrait of how violence echoes through a family and through a community. From the tragedy Gloria finds a way to carve out a future on her own terms and ends up just where she wants to be. Gripping and unforgettable, KooKooLand is a triumph. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gloria Norris. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/026947/bk_adbl_026947_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Fast Track to Your General Class Ham Radio License: Covers All FCC General Class Exam Questions July 1, 2015 Until June 30, 2019 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 969min
Memorizing answers is hard - and boring. Learning is easy! If you've made the decision to open up your ham radio world by going for the General Class license, great! General is certainly more challenging than Technician, but The Fast Track to Your General Class Ham Radio License explains the reasoning and technology behind each correct answer on the General Class exam so you'll understand and remember the subject matter. Created by an experienced ham and adult educator, it's like having your own, patient, experienced, good-humored mentor for the exam. To get your General Class license, you must pass a multiple-choice test. The General license test consists of 35 questions drawn from a pool of 462. Memorizing the answers to 462 disconnected questions is difficult, but The Fast Track makes getting your upgrade easier by explaining the logic behind each correct answer. It's simple: When you understand the material, and you have a context for the material, you remember the answers and pass the test. Best of all, once you've passed your exam you'll have a solid grounding in ham radio basics. Includes every possible question and every answer Correct answers clearly marked in bold Precise instructions for how to locate a testing session, how to prepare, and even what to bring - and what not to bring - to the test All technical topics explained in clear, plain language Step-by-step instructions to solve all the math problems Test taking strategies Hints to easily solve many questions and avoid the traps in the test Written in "learning order", not just the order of the official question bank Covers questions that will be used until June 30, 2019 ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Burnette. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/079644/bk_acx0_079644_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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How to Barter for Paradise: My Journey through 14 Countries, Trading Up from an Apple to a House in Hawaii , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 419min
Join Wigge on a wild ride as he trades an apple for a house in forty-two steps. Most people like to travel in comfort: they stay in fancy hotels, never leave tourist spots, and stay away from the locals. Michael Wigge isn’t like most people, though.After travelling the world without money for 150 days while writing How to Travel the World for Free, his next challenge: turn an apple into a house in Hawaii. Wigge goes around fourteen countries and six continents exchanging goods for more valuable ones, and he meets an array of good-humored people who take his deals. Taking on his Barterman persona, he trades the apple for sixteen cigarettes in Germany; a couple of trades later in India, he fixes up a motorized rickshaw and trades it for silk; in Australia, a millionaire amuses himself by offering him an art piece for the silk if Wigge feeds a wild crocodile. Finally, he arrives in Hawaii armed with two bicycles, a surfboard, Portuguese porcelain, three solid-gold coins, a Porsche wristwatch, a record by musician Coati Mundi and accompanying contract for 25 percent of the proceeds from his next single, a voucher for a two-night stay in a mansion in L.A., and a piece of original artwork by painter Alex Stenzel - now he just has to find someone to give him a house in exchange. On the 200-day journey around the world, Wigge makes forty-two trades and meets strange, kind, funny, friendly, eccentric, and good-natured people who help him in his quest. It’s a journey you won’t want to miss! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Chris Sorensen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/016566/bk_adbl_016566_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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No Beethoven: An Autobiography & Chronicle of Weather Report , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 736min
No Beethoven chronicles the life and times of drummer Peter Erskine, with the legendary band Weather Report being the nexus to this firsthand account. Erskine was in the midst of the modern American jazz music scene as it underwent its most dynamic change. Peter Erskine is a musician of his times with incredibly rich stories to tell in this autobiography. No Beethoven includes chapters dedicated to Weather Report and the musicians Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius, and Wayne Shorter, plus the bands Steps Ahead, Steely Dan, and artists such as Elvin Jones, Joni Mitchell, Freddie Hubbard, Diana Krall, Steve Gadd, producer Manfred Eicher, composers John Williams and Mark-Anthony Turnage, et al. The audiobook provides a revealing look at the creative process involved in performing music onstage and in the recording studio, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at how the musical-instrument industry operates. This is an audiobook for all musicians and fans of music. As famed drummer and Rush founder Neil Peart writes: "No Beethoven is among the best musical autobiographies I have read. Peter's story is absorbing and compelling, full of well-drawn characters and incidents both humorous and serious. It flows with the same ease and naturalness as his drumming, and under that good-humored gloss, it conveys the same profundity of experience and ideas. This book should be read not only by every drummer, but by every musician. Even dedicated amateurs of music will find it entertaining and worthwhile." Special bonus: This audiobook features 11 bonus music tracks - more than an hour - of Peter with some "very special friends". ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Erskine. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bigh/001390/bk_bigh_001390_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Boston Druid and the Wizard , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 705min
The story opens as Brian is caught by a troll and unintentionally ends up as Champion to the Faerie Queen and betrothed to Maedbh, a teenager he rescues along with some Vikings. Brian is 16 years old and lives with his mom and dad and older brother in a deprived suburb of Dublin city, Ireland. He goes to school where he is the target of bullies. His mother is an alcoholic and his dad is a gambler. At school gets into a fight with Robbo, the school bully, a grandson of the local gangster. He is also running his band with his other 'nerd' friends. His brother, who is his band manager, is using the band as cover to make deliveries for Polar Bear, the local gangster. As Champion, Brian is required to do battle with the Engapmahc, a good-humored monster that is eating sprites. When the Engapmahc captures the Faerie Queen, Brian must undertake the rescue. Druid Lochlain is on the run in Boston USA where he is located by the Drimnagh Witches. How does the Faerie Queen end up as his prisoner while still a prisoner of the Engapmahc? And why does Lochlain call upon the dark forces of Underworld to invade Otherworld? How does Brian the Queen's champion resolve this? His normal life complicates when Brian has to bring Maedbh home. Also Robbo's grandfather decides Brian should be killed as Robbo's first hit as a trainee gangster. How will Brian handle the demands of both a normal teenage life and double jobbing as Champion to the Faerie Queen of Otherworld? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Wendy Wolfson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/129290/bk_acx0_129290_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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