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Che ne dite di perfezionare il vostro inglese con il Best of dei classici della letteratura britannica e americana? John Peter Sloan, in compagnia degli inseparabili Dany e Rob, ha fatto una selezione di opere dei grandi maestri, da Shakespeare a Oscar Wilde, tutti in inglese moderno, per il suo nuovo corso in esclusiva su Audible. Ogni puntata è incentrata su un passaggio letterario famoso, da "Amleto" a "Dracula". Non aspettatevi la lezione universitaria, ma il solito pieno di chiacchiere, buon umore e spiegazioni del nostro fantastico trio.

In this candid memoir, United States Senator John Fetterman shares the story of his journey in public service (which started by winning his first election by a single vote in 2005), including unvarnished details of his life-threatening stroke and struggles with depression, the truth about what...

Jack London gained his first and most lasting fame as the author of tales of the Klondike gold rush. This, his first collection of stories, draws on his experience in the Yukon. The stories tell of gambles won and lost, of endurance and sacrifice, and often turn on the qualities of exceptional women and on the relations between the white adventurers and the native tribes. Stories included are: "The white Silence," "The Son of the Wolf," "The Men of Forty Mile," "In a Far Country," "To the Man on Trail," "The Priestly Perogative," "The Wisdom of the Trail," "The Wife of the King.""An Odyssey of the North."

Released to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the author’s birth in January 1809, this selection of well-loved, chilling tales from the master of the supernatural is a perfect Christmas gift. The short stories include "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Masque of the Red Death", and "The Fall of the House of Usher". This release also features additional poetry by Poe and a new biography especially written for Naxos AudioBooks by Roy McMillan.

As a lieutenant in the US Marine Corps, Michael Stuart was once considered an officer and a gentleman. But that’s all changed. Now he’s seen as a renegade, a traitor, and a thief. Stuart is a man without a country...and perhaps without a prayer. Why? Because in a daring plot to foil the Japanese puppet regime in China, he set out to reinstate the country’s true emperor. Known now as The Red Dragon, Stuart is a soldier of fortune in war-torn Manchuria - and a man of honor in a world of treachery.

From the White House, Senate chambers, campaign stops, and press conferences, The Kennedys features over seven hours of original speeches from members of the nation's most famous political family.

A "timely and hugely important" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court (New York Times). When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequaled in the history of the Court. During his...

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) is one of the world’s most loved modern classics. A Leopard’s Kiss entwines the story of Tomasi di Lampedusa writing his famous novel with that of a young couple who say farewell to their Sicilian homeland to settle in far-off Australia. The novella moves from the mountains of an ancient Sicilian village to the ornate cafes and lounges of 1950s Palermo. And from the humid Queensland cane-fields in the north of Australia to a Catholic convent school in the south.

Divorce expert Jon Peters distills over two decades of his work with high-conflict divorces as a therapist, coach, divorce educator, mediator, and expert witness to give you the information you need to go from feeling overwhelmed to having the knowledge and skills to lower your stress and to help you help your children cope with your divorce.

A snappy, absurdly dark satire set in Hanmer, a small town on the outskirts of the author's hometown of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It's about a sport involving grocery carts, several terrible people, an alternate universe, and an annoying (yet charming) narrator.

This short audiobook is an article taken from a newspaper called The Jewish South, from Richmond, Virginia, March 12, 1897. This is a 19th-century view of how the number seven has been used in cultures and religion.

Atlantis: The Antediluvian World is a pseudo-archaeological work published in 1882 by the Minnesotan author Ignatius L. Donnelly. He argues that all known ancient civilizations were descended from this lost land which once existed in the Atlantic Ocean, opposite the Mediterranean Sea. The author claims that the description of this island given by Plato is not fable, but veritable history. Many of its theories are the source of contemporary concepts about Atlantis, including that the civilization and technology were beyond its time.

English at work è un podcast rapido e divertente progettato per aiutarti ad avere successo nella tua carriera professionale. Con gli amatissimi John Peter Sloan, Robert Dennis e Dany Di Muro, la serie è piena di suggerimenti linguistici, approfondimenti e molte risate!

By popular demand, John Peter Sloan ha realizzato la seconda stagione di "Listen and Learn", il suo corso di inglese con più di 1.000 recensioni entusiastiche in esclusiva su Audible. Sedici nuovi temi di conversazione di livello intermedio, caratterizzati dalla solita simpatia ed efficacia, in compagnia degli amatissimi Dany e Rob. Ogni lezione è divisa in due parti e declinata in diverse rubriche.

Si sa che uno dei motivi del grande successo di John Peter Sloan è insegnare l'inglese con un sorriso... Allora preparatevi a ridere di gusto con questo suo nuovo podcast, dedicato alle migliori (o peggiori) barzellette inglesi! Sempre in compagnia degli amatissimi Dany e Rob, questo corso è il primo di livello pre-intermedio. L'ascolto è consigliato prima di "Listen and Learn", sempre qui su Audible.

Larry Werner sat at his kitchen table in his rundown apartment. In front of him was a glass of scotch, a piece of paper, and a loaded gun. All he had was the music, the night, and everything in his head....

Hired by a socialite friend of his editor to track down the truth about her half-breed mother’s parentage, San Francisco reporter Arnold Rednapp embarks upon an odyssey of discovery into the hinterland of the remote Klamath River country of northern California, befriending a number of intriguing characters among the First Nation peoples of the area and discovering things not only about his client’s parentage, but also about himself and the world he has always taken for granted.

This audiobook contains actual newspaper articles printed during the most deadly pandemic in recent history - the Spanish Influenza in 1918. These are hand-selected stories that are frightening, enraging, touching, and inspiring. Each section of this audiobook also includes fascinating contextual and historical information to help bring the stories and situations to life. With recent outbreaks like SARS, MERS, and COVID-19, you will see stark similarities between then and now as you hear the words of the actual people who experienced the deadly Spanish Influenza.

A story of a man's reflections as he looks back about upon a life he had as a successful rock musician, and the lessons learned from those adventures. If you were ever in a band or loved someone who was, I think you will enjoy the community and shared experience.

This audiobook includes 27 classic and contemporary poems about war and peace, covering glory; soldiers; casualties; futility; and bystanders.