142 Results for : satirist
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John Arbuthnot
John Arbuthnot ab 48 € als gebundene Ausgabe: Mathematician and Satirist. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Theologie,- Shop: hugendubel
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William Gifford
William Gifford ab 79 € als gebundene Ausgabe: Tory Satirist Critic and Editor. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Wissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaft,- Shop: hugendubel
- Price: 79.00 EUR excl. shipping
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Fight Club
Chuck Palahniuk showed himself to be his generation’s most visionary satirist in this, his first book. Fight Club’s estranged narrator leaves his lackluster job when he comes under the thrall of Tyler Durden, an enigmatic young man who holds secret after-hours boxing matches in the basements of bars. There, two men fight "as long as they have to." This is a gloriously original work that exposes the darkness at the core of our modern world.- Shop: buecher
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The Middle Toe of the Right Foot , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 21min
Ambrose Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer, and satirist, who wrote many chilling stories of the supernatural. "The Middle Toe of the Right Foot" is one of his best. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ivor Hugh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/jimc/000158/bk_jimc_000158_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Jonathan Swift's Classic: A Modest Proposal (Annotated) with a Historical Introduction , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 25min
Unique to this title is:An Historical IntroductionYou may of course skip the historical intro and go straight to the main title and come back later to the beginning as you wish.Jonathan Swift was a 17th century Ango-Irish satirist, essayist, poet, and cleric. He was also a Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.Swift had a unique writing style which many still don't know what to think about. On the one hand, he is regarded as the best prose satirist in the English language, on the other, because of his provocative writing, some considered him a monster.In 1729, Swift published A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland Being a Burden on Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick known today as A Modest Proposal. In this satire, Swift grotesquely suggests how the poor could solve the problem of their numerous families which they are struggling to feed. Enjoy this timeless classic! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Audra Fontana. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/170843/bk_acx0_170843_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Aliens in America, Hörbuch, Digital, 75min
Contemporary satirist Loh spins a darkly comic, semi-autobiographical tale of growing up middle-class Chinese-German in Southern California. This comic monologue is for sons and daughters everywhere who feel that their parents must have beamed to Earth from another planet. Language: English. Narrator: Sandra Tsing Loh. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/pf/latw/000005/pf_latw_000005_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Short Stories by Ambrose Bierce, Hörbuch, Digital, 50min
A collection of seven of the finest short stories by noted American satirist and critic Ambrose Bierce. This audiobook contains nine of his best, including "A Wireless Message", "Present at a Hanging", "The Boarded Window", and his most famous work, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". Language: English. Narrator: David Moore. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/slnd/000404/bk_slnd_000404_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Fresh Air, Mark Gearan, Boyden Gray and Harry Shearer, Hörbuch, Digital, 46min
Host Terry Gross talks to two past transition directors who helped presidents move into the White House and satirist Harry Shearer on this edition of Fresh Air. Mark Gearan, now the head of the Peace Corps, he served on President Clinton's transition team as Deputy Director in 1992. He's been Assistant to the President, Director of Communications, and White House Chief of Staff. Under his direction, the Peace Corps has expanded its efforts to South Africa and Jordan in addition to opening a new section for crisis and natural disaster. Boyden Gray was George Bush, Sr.'s Director of the Office of Transition Counsel. He counseled the elder Bush when he was President and Vice President. Now, a Chairman at Citizen for a Sound Economy, he is also a lawyer for a Washington, D.C. firm that specializes in regulations for trade, the environment, biotechnology and risk management. Satirist and host of the public radio program Le Show, Harry Shearer considers the upcoming Presidential inauguration of George W. Bush and has some parting remarks about President Clinton. (Broadcast Date: January 18, 2001) Language: English. Narrator: Terry Gross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/whyy/010118/rt_whyy_010118_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Man That Shocked Britain: Gate of Horn, Chicago, December 1962, Hörbuch, Digital, 51min
Lenny Bruce was a prominent stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist who heralded the free-speech movement and helped to push culture towards open and honest expression. He was repeatedly arrested for obscenity. Here he performs at the Gate of Horn in Chicago, December, 1962 - a performance that concludes with his arrest. Language: English. Narrator: Lenny Bruce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/onme/000264/bk_onme_000264_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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In Praise Of Indecency
In Praise Of Indecency ab 12.99 € als epub eBook: The Leading Investigative Satirist Sounds Off on Hypocrisy Censorship and Free Expression. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft,- Shop: hugendubel
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