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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/824471 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Selections from the Writing of Lord Dunsany Author: Lord Dunsany Narrator: Charles Featherstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 10, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett was born into a very unusual situation in 1878. He was the eldest scion of a family that had lived in the oldest castle in Ireland since its construction in 1180 CE, and became the 18th Baron Dunsany in 1899 at the age of 21, when his father passed away. He was a soldier, lord, military trainer, propaganda writer, activist, and invented Dunsany’s Chess, in which one player has four ranks of pawns and no other pieces. He published mostly first drafts, writing short stories, fantasy novels, plays, and poems, with over 90 publications in his lifetime. A horseman, hunter and pistol champion whose family and friends were deeply involved in what came to be known as The Troubles. A man court martialled for supporting the Irish War of Independence, who raised toasts to the King in years to come, and worked with W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory. The list of those luminaries who acknowledge a debt to Dunsany is absurdly long. Lovecraft saw him on a speaking tour and wrote “There are my 'Poe' pieces and my 'Dunsany' pieces – but alas – where are my Lovecraft pieces?”. Tolkien gave a friend The Book of Wonder in order to help prepare for working on the Silmarillion together. Neil Gaiman, Arthur C Clarke, Ursula Le Guin, Guillermo del Toro, CL Moore, Jack Vance, Michael Moorcock and David Eddings were all influenced by Dunsany’s writings, making him much like the Velvet Underground (“Not that many people listened to them, but everyone that did started a band” – paraphrase from David Bowie)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/822583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - So viel mehr - Meine Geschichte (Ungekürzte Lesung) Author: Kira Brückner, Max Mutzke Narrator: Max Mutzke Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 9, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: So viel mehr als der ESC: Max Mutzke über Momente, die ihn geprägt haben Aufgewachsen in einem unkonventionellen, künstlerisch geprägten Haushalt, hat Max Mutzke schon früh viel fürs Leben gelernt. Als 'Bullerbü-Idyll' beschreibt er seine Kindheit und Jugend im Schwarzwald. Doch Max und seine fünf Geschwister blieben von Schicksalsschlägen nicht verschont. Die Flucht nach vorne, in die Selbstbestimmung und in die Kreativität, führte ihn 2004 ins Showbusiness. Dort stellt er bis heute, zwanzig Jahre später, eine absolute Ausnahme dar: charismatisch und sich selbst zu hundert Prozent treu geblieben. In seiner Autobiografie teilt Max Mutzke Geschichten aus seinem Leben und schreibt sehr persönlich über Themen wie Erziehung und Elternschaft, Werte, ADHS und den Umgang mit sozialen Medien. Ein zutiefst bewegendes und humorvolles Buch, das immer wieder zu der Einsicht kommt, dass wir alle wie kleine Lichter durch die Welt laufen müssen, um sie zu erhellen. Und das schaffen wir nur, indem wir authentisch bleiben - und somit wir selbst.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/805487 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Music, Lyrics, and Life: A Field Guide for the Advancing Songwriter Author: Mike Errico Narrator: Mike Errico Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Music, Lyrics, and Life is the songwriting class you always wish you'd taken, taught by the professor you always wish you'd had. It's a deep dive into the heart of questions asked by songwriters of all levels, from how to begin journaling to when you know that a song is finished. With humor and empathy, acclaimed singer-songwriter Mike Errico unravels both the mystery of songwriting and the logistics of life as a songwriter. For years, this set of tools, prompts, and ideas has inspired students on campuses including Yale, Wesleyan, Berklee, Oberlin, and NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. Alongside his own lessons, Errico interviews the writers, producers, and A&R executives behind today's biggest hits and investigates the larger questions of creativity through lively conversations with a wide range of innovative thinkers: astrophysicist Janna Levin explains the importance of repetition, both in choruses and in the exploration of the universe; renowned painter John Currin praises the constraints of form, whether it's within a right-angled canvas or a three-minute pop song; bestselling author George Saunders unpacks the hidden benefit of writing, and revising, authentically; and much more. The result is that Music, Lyrics, and Life ends up revealing as much about the art of songwriting as it does about who we are, and where we may be going. This audiobook includes a bonus afterword not included in the print edition.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/811714 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chocolate Covered Money: Secrets of the Marketing Genius Who Built the World's Most Successful Chocolate Brands Author: Brad Yater Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 21 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The story of the man behind some of the world's biggest chocolate empires. Chocolate Covered Money is for anyone who eats chocolate, has shopped for chocolate as a gift, or has wondered what really goes on at the chocolate store 'in a mall near you.' Chocolate is a big business, and makes a lot of money. This book 'pulls the curtain back' for a behind-the-scenes look at the people who own chocolate companies, how they make chocolate, and their celebrity friends. This book reveals business methods used to enable three of the world's leading super-premium luxury Belgian chocolate brands—Godiva, Leonidas, and KC Chocolatier—to compete against one another, how each achieves marketing dominance in certain markets, and what it really takes to build a worldwide chain of retail stores. Brad Yater shares his business expertise, having served as country manager for the US at all three of these brands, beginning with Godiva, during a career lasting thirty years. Hear the fascinating story of how this happened to him.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/824522 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mastering the Texas Accent: An Audioguide for Actors Author: Oscar Stanley Narrator: Addison Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Mastering the Texas Accent is an essential audiobook for actors seeking to develop a genuine Texas accent, ideal for film, theater, and voiceover roles. This guide provides an in-depth exploration of the Texas dialect, starting with the foundational elements that give this regional accent its unique character. Listeners will learn how to modify vowels, drop certain consonants, and adopt the characteristic Texas drawl that makes speech from the Lone Star State instantly recognizable. With Mastering the Texas Accent, actors are guided through a range of vocal exercises specifically designed to mimic the Texas twang, allowing them to understand and replicate the subtle details of Texan speech patterns. This audiobook also includes a comprehensive section on Texan vocabulary, covering regional slang, popular expressions, and common phrases that give conversations an authentic Texas flavor. By focusing on practical, listen-and-repeat drills, actors can develop both accuracy and confidence in their Texas accent. Ideal for those preparing for roles in film and theater, or for voice actors seeking to expand their repertoire, Mastering the Texas Accent equips listeners with the skills needed to deliver believable performances. Each chapter provides actionable techniques, emphasizing vocal posture and regional intonations. Additionally, the audiobook includes phrases and idioms commonly used across Texas, making it a complete toolkit for accent mastery. With this resource, actors will gain insight into how Texans speak, think, and communicate, elevating their ability to bring authentic Texas characters to life on screen, stage, or in voiceover work.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/822092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Folk Punk, Literary Style: The Poetry of Pat ‘The Bunny’ Schneeweis AKA Johnny Hobo Author: Patrick Schneeweis Narrator: Charles Featherstone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 7, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: There are artists out there able to lift the spirits of the downtrodden, who point towards a better world with all they are. Sometimes, they do this in DIY punk style: raw, unplugged, and deeply human. Patrick Schneeweis, better known as Pat the Bunny, is an artist who chose the road less travelled, instinctively deeming it more honest and less controlling. Freer. He grew up in Vermont, where he found people liked his voice and the controversial topics he tackled, and by 16 years old, he had released his first album ‘Fire Hazard’. Pat had the courage to test his reality, and then nakedly vocalise it (in both the metaphorical and literal senses). His lyrics saw conflicting ideologies meet and fight to the death, in outlooks that were as captivating as his personal anecdotes were relatable. Pat’s journey offers direction to the lost, if only in the promise that so is he; and for all his youthful anarchism and burn-it-to-the-ground spiritedness, his commentary of the world is ironically sobering. Pat’s music career only spanned thirteen years, from 2003-2016. He reincarnated several times in different bands of his own making, and split albums with other folk-punk artists equally hungry to change the world. He fought like hell for a vision of peace, and made the battlegrounds his own state of consciousness. Like a flashfire burning everything in its wake, towards the end of his career, Pat’s had simmered down, but shoots of new life had sprung up from the ashes, a new direction for which his life could take. This book paints the picture of Pat’s fallings and risings, a final cadence before he left the punk scene behind him for good.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/822102 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Karolina ~ and the Old French Violin. Series: #6 of Our Karolina Fix. Author: Mike Blake Narrator: Mike Blake Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 8 minutes Release date: October 6, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Karolina ~ and the Old French Violin.: I can smell – PARIS. This poem was created after watching one of her many videos on playing Major & minor scales, testing her new / Old Violin. She was unsure what year the Violin was made, was it 1874 or 1864. As she studied the inside and debated with her Dad, she exclaimed 'I can smell Paris'. So that is what the theme of this Poem is, and her celebrating her milestone Birthday @ 16. The Launch date for this Poem in written form was on her B'day of Oct. 3rd. :)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/817285 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison Author: Seth Rogovoy Narrator: Julian Elfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 22 minutes Release date: October 1, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: How did the most reluctant member of the Fab Four put his mark on all of their music? This book helps listeners hear how George Harrison shaped the sound of The Beatles and how he carried that sound forward into his solo career Within You Without You is a highly personal exploration of George Harrison's essential contributions to the Beatles and his solo work, as well as his significant role as a Western proponent of Indian music and beliefs. Through close examination of his guitar playing in the Fab Four and his songwriting both in and out of the Beatles, author Seth Rogovoy demystifies the enigma of this most reluctant of rock stars. Drawing upon the insights of the author—a rock critic and historian of over forty years standing—as well as those of expert observers, including Beatles filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg and English rock singer-songwriters Robyn Hitchcock and John Wesley Harding, among others, this book extensively examines George Harrison's contributions to the musical world. Within You Without You will forever change the way listeners hear the music of the Beatles and view Harrison's role in the group, as well as enhancing appreciation of Harrison as a cultural figure above and beyond his work as a musician.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/810556 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Michelangelo: Neu-Übersetzung basierend auf dem ungekürzten Originaltext von Anne Lefort Author: Alexandre Dumas, Anne Lefort Narrator: Daniel Herbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 1, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Lassen Sie sich von der eindrucksvollen Lebensgeschichte eines der größten Künstler der Menschheitsgeschichte begeistern: Michelangelo Buonarroti. Alexandre Dumas, der gefeierte Autor von 'Die drei Musketiere' und 'Der Graf von Monte Christo', widmet in seinem Werk 'Drei Meister' dem legendären Bildhauer, Maler und Architekten Michelangelo ein faszinierendes Kapitel. In dieser Neuübersetzung von Anne Lefort erleben Sie Dumas' mitreißende Erzählkunst in einem frischen, modernen Deutsch, das den Geist und die Leidenschaft dieses außergewöhnlichen Künstlers zum Leben erweckt. Von seinen frühen Jahren in Florenz bis zu seinen monumentalen Werken wie der David-Statue und den Fresken in der Sixtinischen Kapelle – Dumas schildert Michelangelos Leben voller Hingabe, Kreativität und persönlicher Opfer. Mit großem erzählerischen Talent und tiefem Verständnis für die Kunst und die Zeit der Renaissance zeichnet Dumas ein lebendiges Porträt von Michelangelo. Die packende Darstellung von Michelangelos Kämpfen, Triumphen und seinem unermüdlichen Streben nach Perfektion bietet sowohl Kunstliebhabern als auch Geschichtsinteressierten eine fesselnde Reise durch eine der prägendsten Epochen der Kunstgeschichte. Anne Leforts Übersetzung bringt die Intensität und die emotionale Tiefe von Dumas' Werk in einer neuen Sprachgestalt zur Geltung und ermöglicht ein eindringliches Hörvergnügen. Tauchen Sie ein in das Leben eines Genies und erleben Sie die unvergängliche Schönheit von Michelangelos Kunst durch die meisterhafte Erzählung von Alexandre Dumas.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/822171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One From the Hart: Stefanie Powers in Hollywood Author: Stefanie Powers Narrator: Stefanie Powers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 1, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The career of Stefanie Powers is one of so many stage, screen, and television credits that her name alone recalls memories as varied as her roles—on screen and off. From movie roles including John Wayne’s daughter in McLintock! and Lana Turner’s rival in Love Has Many Faces, to being terrorized by Tallulah Bankhead in Die, Die My Darling and befriending a Volkswagen in Herbie Rides Again, she stepped onto the television screen as the sexy secret agent April Dancer in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. and the jet-setting, crime-solving wife of Robert Wagner in Hart to Hart. She is also an award-winning stage actress, fitness advocate, and an internationally recognized animal conservationist.