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ID: 483370

Title: Lifted Masks

Author: Susan Glaspell

Narrator: Harriet Reese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5:37:57

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories

Summary:

Lifted Masks (1912) contains 13 well written, moving short stories by Susan Glaspell. Appetizera summary from chapter I. 'ONE OF THOSE IMPOSSIBLE AMERICANS': a big fat American tries to buy extravagant clothes to his wife on his trip in Paris. He is lost in shopping, when Virginia, a young and small American girl comes to his aid. She looks down on him, who could be his father, but they spend the afternoon and a lot of money together. When they have a break, he shares his story with her: 'Young Lady, what do you think of this? I'm worth more 'an a million dollarsand my wife gets up at five o'clock every morning to do washing and scrubbing.' They were poor for 20 years and her wife was too faithful in her duties serving him. For 7 years she was not able adjust to being rich, and apparently lost her mind. This makes his heart sore, since he cannot share the joy with his wife. Virginia is deeply touched by that, and now she is eager to find the perfect gift for his wife.

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ID: 483626

Title: Chapters from My Autobiography

Author: Mark Twain

Narrator: John Howels

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:04:25

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Literary

Summary:

Chapters from My Autobiography refer to a lengthy set of reminiscences, dictated, for the most part, in the last few years of American author Mark Twain's life and left in typescript and manuscript at his death. The Autobiography comprises a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations rather than a conventional autobiography. Twain never compiled these writings and dictations into a publishable form in his lifetime. Despite indications from Twain that he did not want his autobiography to be published for a century, he serialised some Chapters from My Autobiography during his lifetime and various compilations were published during the 20th century.

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ID: 483731

Title: He Knew He Was Right

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: Harriet Reese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 29:46:07

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Teen, Romance

Summary:

He Knew He Was Right is an 1869 novel written by Anthony Trollope which describes the failure of a marriage caused by the unreasonable jealousy of a husband worsened by the stubbornness of a willful wife. A wealthy young English gentleman, Louis Trevelyan, visits the fictional Mandarin Islands, and becomes infatuated with Emily Rowley, the eldest daughter of the governor, Sir Marmaduke Rowley. The Rowleys accompany Trevelyan to London, where he marries Emily. The marriage is initially a happy one and the couple have a baby boy. Then a seemingly minor matter undermines their marriage. Colonel Osborne, an old friend of Sir Marmaduke's, visits Emily much too frequently for her husband's taste. Though nothing improper occurs, Trevelyan orders his wife to avoid the man in future. Emily resents his lack of trust and does not attempt to hide it. Their relationship deteriorates to the point that they separate

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ID: 483713

Title: Ayala's Angel

Author: Anthony Trollope

Narrator: Katharine Brooks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19:17:19

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Teen, Tough Topics

Summary:

Ayala's Angel (1878) is a novel by Anthony Trollope. The story focuses on two orphaned sisters, Ayala and Lucy Dormer, and their trials, first with their relatives, then of the heart. As in most Trollope novels, pages are given over to subplots related to the main plot. Excerpt from the book: 'It was now the beginning of February. As Tom and his uncle had walked from Somerset House the streets were dry and the weather fine; but, as Mr. Dosett had remarked, the wind was changing a little out of the east and threatened rain. When Tom left the house it was already falling. He had walked there with a top coat and umbrella, but he had forgotten both as he banged the door after him in his passion; and, though he remembered them as he hurried down the steps, he would not turn and knock at the door and ask for them. He was in that humour which converts outward bodily sufferings almost into a relief.'

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ID: 483226

Title: Little Maid of Province Town

Author: Alice Turner Curtis

Narrator: Harriet Reese

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:31:12

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Teen, Historical

Summary:

A Little Maid of Province Town (1913) is a novel by Alice Turner Curtis. Anne Nelson has a crucial task in the War of Revolution: she helps the patriots as a courier. Excerpt from the book: 'I don't know what I can do with you, I'm sure!' declared Mistress Stoddard, looking down at the small girl who stood on her door-step gazing wistfully up at her. 'A man at the wharf said that you didn't have any little girls,' responded the child, 'and so I thought' ''Twas Joe Starkweather told you, I'll be bound,' said Mrs. Stoddard. 'Well, he's seven of his own to fend for.' 'Seven little girls?' said Anne Nelson, in an almost terror-stricken voice. 'And what would become of them if their mother should die, and their father be lost at sea?' 'Sure enough. You have sense, child. But the Starkweathers are all boys. Well, come in. You can take your bundle to the loft and leave it, and we'll see what I can find for you to do. How old are you?' 'Eight last March,' responded Anne.

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ID: 483728

Title: Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Author: Robert Tressell

Narrator: Steven Green

Format: Unabridged

Length: 25:00:04

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Satire

Summary:

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (1914) is a novel by Robert Tressell. Clearly frustrated at the refusal of his contemporaries to recognize the inequity and iniquity of society, Tressell's cast of hypocritical Christians, exploitative capitalists and corrupt councilors provide a backdrop for his main targetthe workers who think that a better life is 'not for the likes of them'. Hence the title of the book; Tressell paints the workers as 'philanthropists' who throw themselves into backbreaking work for poverty wages in order to generate profit for their masters. The hero of the book, Frank Owen, is a socialist who believes that the capitalist system is the real source of the poverty. He tries to convince his fellow workers of his worldview, but finds that their education has trained them to distrust their own thoughts. Much of the book consists of conversations, or more often of lectures by Owen in the face of their jeering; presumably based on Tressell's own experiences.

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ID: 483054

Title: Canterville Ghost

Author: Oscar Wilde

Narrator: Thomas Collins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1:22:54

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Humor

Summary:

The story begins when the American Minister Mr Otis and his family move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their eldest son Washington, their daughter Virginia, and the Otis twins. The other characters include the Canterville Ghost, the Duke of Cheshire (who wants to marry Virginia), Mrs Umney (the housekeeper), and Rev. Augustus Dampier. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville...

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ID: 483197

Title: Point of Honor

Author: Joseph Conrad

Narrator: Lawrence Skinner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3:14:24

Language: English

Release date: 02-28-19

Publisher: Bookwire USD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:

'Napoleon I., whose career had the quality of a duel against the whole of Europe, disliked duelling between the officers of his army. The great military emperor was not a swashbuckler, and had little respect for tradition. Nevertheless, a story of duelling, which became a legend in the army, runs through the epic of imperial wars. To the surprise and admiration of their fellows, two officers, like insane artists trying to gild refined gold or paint the lily, pursued a private contest through the years of universal carnage. They were officers of cavalry, and their connection with the high-spirited but fanciful animal which carries men into battle seems particularly appropriate.'

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ID: 472851

Titel: Schockgefroren: Wie ich 86 Tage in der Gewalt meines Peinigers überlebte

Autor: Sascha Buzmann

Erzähler: Christopher Mayer

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 6:49:45

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-25-19

Herausgeber: Bookwire

Kategorien: Biography & Memoir

Zusammenfassung:

In seinem aufrüttelnden Erfahrungsroman 'Schockgefroren' erzählt Sascha Buzmann von seiner Entführung im Alter von neun Jahren. 86 Tage dauerte sein Martyrium im Wohnwagen des Entführers Adam Geist in Mainz. Körperliche und sexuelle Gewalt, die Angst um das eigene Leben sowie die seelischen Grausamkeiten beschreibt er hautnah, ungeschönt und doch mit der nötigen Distanz. 'Schockgefroren' ist gleichzeitig eine Abrechnung mit dem Täter und die faszinierende Erzählung aus der Ich-Perspektive eines Jungen, der überlebt und als Erwachsener sein Schweigen bricht um sich und der Zukunft eine Chance zu geben.

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ID: 473100

Titel: Ich wollte mich nur mal umschauen: Ein besonderer Einblick in die Fitnessbranche

Autor: Dominic Ojinnaka

Erzähler: Markus Seidel

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 2:05:50

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-22-19

Herausgeber: Bookwire

Kategorien: Health & Wellness, Disorders & Diseases

Zusammenfassung:

Durch sein Audiobuch 'Ich wollte mich nur mal umschauen' gelingt Dominic Ojinnaka ein ganz besonderer und erfrischend offener Einblick in die Fitnessbranche. Das Audiobuch lässt zwar keinen Zweifel an der starken Profitorientierung der Branche, schafft es aber gleichzeitig, dass man mit der Hoffnung auf ein gesünderes, sportlicheres und erfolgreicheres Leben motiviert wird, als zahlendes und strategisch geschickt geködertes Mitglied ein Teil dieser Branche werden zu wollen.

Darüber hinaus wird deutlich, dass sich der profitorientierte Zugriff auf ausgeklügelte Verkaufsstrategien und die idealistische Vision, Menschen durch mehr Sport und Bewegung zu mehr Lebensqualität verhelfen zu wollen, nicht widersprechen müssen. Vielmehr lässt sich beides ausgezeichnet in die Tätigkeit eines Mitgliedschaftsberaters in der Fitnessbranche integrieren und findet seine Berechtigung in der Zufriedenheit des Mitgliedschaftsberaters und des Studiomitglieds.

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