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    You wouldn’t be ‘barking mad’ if, when asked the definition of certain phrases, ‘the cat got your tongue’ and you ‘clammed up’. Let’s not ‘beat around the bush’; the English language is littered with linguistic quirks that, on closer examination, seem utterly fantastical. In Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pyjamas, Judy Parkinson explores the many colourful – but rather incomprehensible – phrases that enhance our language, describing their origins and defining their true meanings. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kim Hicks. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/003952/bk_bbcw_003952_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to the Nobel Prize, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen. Roy Jenkins faithfully presents these events, while also managing to convey the contradictions and quirks in Churchill's character. In-depth analysis and brilliant historical research make this a magnificent one-volume biography of an extraordinary life. Churchill is packed with insights that only a fellow politician could convey. Language: English. Narrator: John Sessions. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/macm/000368/bk_macm_000368_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    In this manga essay anthology, follow the true stories of nine people (including the illustrator) navigating life with developmental disorders and disabilities. This intimate manga anthology is about the struggles and successes of individuals learning to navigate daily life with a developmental disorder. The comics follow the stories of nine people, including: a junior high dropout finding an alternate path to education; a former "troublesome" child helping kids at a support school; a so-called problem child realizing the beauty of his own unique quirks; and a man falling in love with the world with the help of a new medication. This book illustrates the anxieties and triumphs of people living in a world not quite built with them in mind.
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    Yes means no. "Maybe" means no. "No" means...what? As anyone engaged in compulsory heterosexuality can tell you, a war on words has been declared. Whether you're seeking a premarital slave as a prelude to domestic incarceration, or just looking for another unpaid sex worker, there is a minefield of language quirks to be negotiated. Let this dictionary be your guide to what you can do, where you can do it, with whom you can do it, and what to call it. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christopher Cerf. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/dove/000064/bk_dove_000064_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Damian Reynolds was destined to be the Organizer of Peace well before his birth. His 16th birthday marked a change in his life, one that could possibly affect the future of mankind. But Damian has quirks, issues, and is a natural born klutz so his task is not an easy one. He stays strong for his family and the girl he loves, even though she isn't what she seems. Jessica has secrets of her own, and for good reason. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bryan Kennedy. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/065445/bk_acx0_065445_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Being the most important reference point for BaZi analysis, The Day Master represents the true essence of your character and personality traits, and signifies your qualities, quirks, strengths and weaknesses. Joey Yap's BaZi Essentials Series divides the 10 Day Masters into individual mini book where each of their traits in terms of Character, Career, Relationships and Wealth are explored. Understand who you are truly and let your personality thrive.Find out your Day Master for FREE!What You`ll Learn•Understand what you are on the exterior - your personality or character traits that are visible to everyone •Discover the hidden, sometimes buried, side of you •Deepen your understanding on your basic nature and character •Know how you'll act from a business, wealth, and relationship point of view
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    The Little Book of the Icelanders ab 6.99 € als epub eBook: 50 Miniature Essays on the Quirks and Foibles of the Icelandic People. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Reise,
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    Sixty-five million Americans are living in condominiums today and the number is growing. Condo Living will help you decide whether living in a condominium is right for you. Each of the book’s 15 chapters provides you with valuable information as well as humorous and surprising examples of condo rules and customs. Learn about the unique nature of condo life. Weigh its pros and cons versus living in a house, an apartment, or a cooperative and consider its advantages, shortcomings, quirks, and joys before you buy. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Blair Seibert. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/159690/bk_acx0_159690_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author and poet born in Bombay, India. Educated in Britain, he later returned to Lahore, India, to work as a journalist. Kipling travelled widely and also lived in Vermont, having married Carrie Balestier, an American. Throughout his life, Kipling never stopped writing. He was greatly revered during his lifetime and received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature. Kidnapped examines Kipling's attitudes towards race, and inter-racial marriage in particular, with the amused observations of societal quirks characteristic of his writing. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Martin Jarvis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/cnon/000137/bk_cnon_000137_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Story.... Dionne is 36, and still hooked on the imaginary twin she invented to get through her desolate childhood. With such an odd companion, long-term relationships are impossible, and she is doomed to live her life as a serial monogamist, until the Go Along Guy shows up. Greg has denial on intravenous, so Dionne's quirks simply pass him by and, pretty soon, shallow love blossoms. Unfortunately, however, what are also blossoming are Greg's teenage daughters. They don't like Dionne and their hormones are raging. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: full cast. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/027182/bk_acx0_027182_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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