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Graced 1943: The Grace Family Chronicles, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 784min
Set against a backdrop of World War II, the Grace family and friends live in and operate out of Gracestone, a Miami Beach luxury estate. Most of them are "Graced", meaning they have special powers: Navigators can get anywhere without a map and are never lost; Incapacitators are never bested in a fight and can turn any item into a weapon; Knowers can learn all there is to know about any topic just by concentrating on it for a few moments. There is no finite number of Graces, and a person can be Graced in more than one way. In Graced 1943, the first book in The Grace Family Chronicles, the characters are focused on protecting the children of Gracestone. Kidnapping is always an issue, mainly because its patriarch, Henri Grace, is a Midasian Multiplyer, meaning he can multiply wealth, and he has passed this rare Grace onto one of his grandsons. Greedy people and even the US government target Midasian Multiplyers, hoping to exploit their ability to make money. Like most Americans in the mid-1940s, the Grace family and friends are enmeshed in World War II, and the action moves to the atomic weaponry lab in Los Alamos, NM, and to Europe and South America, and then back again to Gracestone for Henri's wife's ill-advised Christmas Ball in December of 1943. Be warned: The ending is a cliffhanger, and it leads into the second book in the series, The Atherlings 1944. This series has the feel of an old-fashioned radio soap opera crossed with a comic book and a war drama. The cast is large, and their lives intermingle, sometimes in surprising ways. Graced 1943 is for anyone who enjoys actions tinged with humor in a setting that features real history and larger than life characters. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Roberto Scarlato. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/103315/bk_acx0_103315_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Arnie & Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 748min
Surprisingly, one of sport’s most contentious, complex, and defining clashes played out not in the boxing ring or at the line of scrimmage but on the genteel green fairways of the world’s finest golf courses. Arnie and Jack. Palmer and Nicklaus. Their 50-year duel, in both the clubhouse and the boardroom, propelled each to the status of American icon and pushed modern golf to the heights and popularity it enjoys today. Yet for all the ink that has been spilled on these two essential golf figures individually, no one has ever examined their relationship in this way. Arnie was the cowboy, with rugged good looks, Popeye-like forearms, a flailing swing, and charm enough to win fans worldwide. Jack was scientific, precise, conservative, aloof, even fat and awkward. Ultimately, Nicklaus got the better of Palmer on the course, beating him in major victories, 18-7. But Palmer bested Nicklaus almost everywhere else, especially in the hearts of the public and in endorsement dollars - Palmer was the top-grossing athlete for 30 years, until Michael Jordan surpassed him. With dogged reporting and crisp, colorful storytelling, the award-winning sports columnist Ian O’Connor explores this heated professional and personal battle in fascinating, intimate, and revelatory detail. Drawing on unique and exclusive access to Palmer and Nicklaus, and informed by some 200 new interviews, O’Connor illuminates the two men’s extreme differences and sprawling influence through mini-dramas, such as their little-known first meeting on the course at the topsy-turvy U.S. Open in 1962, their early involvement with marketing and a small agency called IMG, and their intense competition for golf-course designs in their later years. By the end of this pause-resisting narrative, which spans five remarkable decades, we see that each man wanted what the other had: Arnold had the adoring fans but wanted the trophies. Jack had the trophies but wanted the love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alpha Trivette. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/009624/bk_adbl_009624_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Underdogs: The Philadelphia Eagles' Emotional Road to Super Bowl Victory , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 519min
Following a season with incredible highs and heartbreaking lows, the Philadelphia Eagles went on to do what fans had all but written off as impossible: For the first time in the franchise's history, Philly won a Super Bowl.Philadelphia Inquirer Eagles beat reporter Zach Berman takes fans on a journey through the action-packed season - from the preseason and midseason player pickups that shaped a championship team to the gut-wrenching injury of star quarterback Carson Wentz through to the bold play calling and nail-biting moments in Super Bowl LII, in which the Eagles bested the favored-to-win New England Patriots.An audiobook unique in its scope and insight thanks to Berman's on-the-ground reporting, Underdogs will detail the unlikely story that captured national attention; explain how the team resonated among a desperate fan base that waited 57 years for a championship; and even delve into the players' social activism during a particularly political NFL season.With a foreword by beloved Philadelphia radio announcer Merrill Reese and an eight-page full-color photo insert, it's the perfect keepsake item for anyone who bleeds green.During his six years covering the Birds, Berman has developed relationships with some of the most notable characters who led the team to Super Bowl victory. In Underdogs, he'll explain why Nick Foles contemplated retirement on his way to winning Super Bowl MVP. He'll detail Howie Roseman's journey to NFL executive of the year after being cast aside by former coach Chip Kelly. He'll show Malcolm Jenkins' journey to team captain, how Chris Long's life changed in a Tanzania hotel bar, why Eagles kicker Jake Elliott didn't consider football until he was chosen at random at a high school pep rally, and where Carson Wentz ate dinner the night before he left for the NFL Draft. These more obscure stories offer incredible context and depth to an already fascinating story of success against t ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Coleman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hach/004796/bk_hach_004796_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Stratagems and Slip Ups. How Octavian Caesar Bested Mark Antony
Stratagems and Slip Ups. How Octavian Caesar Bested Mark Antony: ab 2.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Produced in 2002, director Zhang Yimou's highly stylized martial arts epic stars Jet LI as a nameless expert swordsman who regales a ruler of one of ancient China's rival kingdoms with the tale of how he bested a trio of deadly assassins threatening the warlord. LI, however, has an agenda of his own. Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Donnie Yen also star. 99 min. Widescreen (Enhanced), Soundtracks: Chinese Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish, additional scenes, audio commentary, featurette. In Chinese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.- Shop: odax
- Price: 19.99 EUR excl. shipping
