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As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.

Tim Mison, star of the hit Fox series Sleepy Hollow, narrates the classic Washington Irving short story. In the secluded Dutch territory of Sleepy Hollow, nebbish schoolmaster Ichabod Crane competes with the town hero for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel, the 18-year-old daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer. As Crane leaves a party at the Van Tassel's farm one autumn evening, he is pursued by the Headless Horseman, an apparition said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper snuffed out by a stray cannonball.

Packin' With Gary is your go-to podcast for everything NC State basketball. Hosted by Gary, a lifelong Wolfpack fan and hoops enthusiast, each episode brings in-depth analysis, post-game reaction, and passionate discussion about the players, the program, and the Pack community. Tune in weekly for unfiltered basketball talk that bleeds red and white.

Darin spitzt sich die Situation für die holländischen Gründerväter von Neu-Amsterdam immer mehr zu. Britische Truppen fordern Sie zur Kapitulation auf und alle Hoffnungen ruhen jetzt auf Peter Stuyvesant, doch kann der legendäre Staatsmann eine Lösung aus der schier aussichtslosen Lage herbeiführen?

Isobel knows it. The Alphas know it. Yet every time they make a move, Ironside counters with two, always one step ahead, outsmarting them at every turn. Just when they grasp a lifeline, Ironside threatens to hang them with it. They have only one choice: play the game—the real game, exactly as it was designed. With new contracts pulling them deeper into the service of the Stone Dahlia and yet another settlement tour looming on the horizon, they must execute their roles flawlessly.

This audiobook collection features two child-friendly short stories that introduce young listeners to the supernatural with humor, charm, and classic storytelling.

Das liegt an seiner sehr angenehmen Sprachgestaltung und seiner Genreübergreifenden Virtuosität. Darin werden verschiedene Machthaber von Neu-Amsterdam vorgestellt, welche alle ihre ganz spezifischen Macken aufwiesen und meistens von Politik soviel verstanden wie ein Pferd vom Schlittenfahren. Das macht aber weiter nichts, denn wenn man dem Pöbel bzw. dem Volk nach dem Maul redet, dann genügt das schon bisweilen, um von diesem verstanden zu werden.

Der ultimative Showdown um die endgültige Besitznahme der Stadt New York hat begonnen. Werden die holländischen Natives komplett vernichtet oder müssen die Briten einsehen, dass sie sich nicht allen Grund und Boden Amerikas einverleiben können? Die Götter müssen eine Entscheidung treffen, die Historiker zücken ihre Federn und der rote Teppich ist für alle beteiligten Protagonisten ausgerollt, um auf der Bühne der Weltgeschichte unsterblich zu werden, allen voran der Stolz holländischer Tapferkeit, Großmut, politischer Raffinesse und Ehre: Peter Stuyvesant.

Darin steht der Namensgeber des „Big Apple" Peter Stuyvesant im Mittelpunkt, um den sich zu viele Legenden ranken, als dass man alle in einem Hörbuch komprimieren könnte, aber Irving beschreibt im gewohnt humoristischen Stil dessen Machtergreifung zum wichtigsten Mann der holländischen Kolonien und sein Wirken als Staatsmann, das in eine Zeit fällt, in welcher die neuen Siedler des amerikanischen Kontinents sich gerade im Aufbau eigener Verwaltungsstrukturen befanden und damit eine Konfrontation mit den anderen europäischen Ethnien unausweichlich wurde.

Darin steht wiederum der Namensgeber des „Big Apple" Peter Stuyvesant im Mittelpunkt, der das Volk von Manhattan um sich schart, um in die alles entscheidende Schlacht epischen Ausmaßes gegen Neu-Schweden zu ziehen, in welcher sich die Zukunft von New York entscheiden sollte.

Wir erfahren, welche Pflanze gottlos ist und welche Art der Ernährung sündhaft. Dabei offenbart sein Gastgeber nostalgische Gefühle bezüglich der Verweichlichung der Engländer im Allgemeinen, da diese bereits kein ordentliches Fleisch mehr zum Frühstück zu sich nähmen. Der Kirchenchor samt Orchester gibt eine äußerst eigenwillige Musik zum Besten, doch der Dorfprediger schießt den Vogel ab.

Denzel Washington Motivational Speech is the podcast for anyone seeking motivation, inspiration, and uplifting words from one of the greatest figures of our time. This show features only the most powerful and transformative speeches from Denzel Washington, carefully selected and edited to guide you on your journey toward success and personal growth. Motivation is an essential life skill. Without it, there are no goals to pursue and no purpose to strive for. Through his speeches, Denzel Washington shares timeless lessons on discipline, perseverance, faith, and determination that inspire ...

Includes audio excerpts from Trump’s press conferences, remarks, rallies, and speeches. A NATIONAL BESTSELLER In perilous times, facts, expertise, and truth are indispensable. President Trump’s flagrant disregard for the truth and his self-aggrandizing exaggerations, specious misstatements...

The academy that once promised Isobel Carter salvation has pulled back the curtain and revealed itself for what it truly is. A pretty little prison. She may have been reduced to a puppet behind a screen, but at least the Alphas of Dorm A are there to heighten her performances, quicken her breath, and flood her face with colour for the cameras.

Written in 1831, Irving's dreamlike description of the Alhambra, the beautiful Moorish castle that defined the height of Moorish civilization, and the surrounding territory of Granada remains one of the best guidebooks to the region and one of the most entertaining travelogues ever written.

At some point, every game has to end. There must be a winner, and there must be a loser. There must be victory at all costs. Behind the cameras, something is shifting. The script is off, and their masks are slipping. The only thing more dangerous than the truth is what they’ll do to keep it hidden, but the walls are closing in and the spotlight is burning brighter than ever. For Isobel and the Alphas, there is nowhere left to hide. The time for moves and countermoves has come to an end. The game, finally, has come to an end. Beware, pretty Icons. Ironside Academy has terminated the feed.

For an atheist it’s a great deal, though it does suggest atheism may have a weak point. For those of faith it’s a matter of jam now and purgatory tomorrow. A bargain many artists feel is something they can live with. For agnostics it’s usually a question of can the afterlife really be that bad, would workplace regulations reach all parts of heaven and hell. However, in this volume the terms are agreed and the Devil pays his fees and the character his dues, each happy to wait a few decades for the eternal payback.

In Minatsol, being a dweller means that you are literally no better than dirt. In fact, dirt might actually be more useful than Willa. Her life will be one of servitude to the sols, the magic-blessed beings who could one day be chosen to become gods. At least her outer village is far removed from the cities of the sols, and she won’t ever be forced to present herself to them... Until one small mistake changes everything, and Willa is awarded a position to serve at Blesswood, the top sol academy in the world—a position that she definitely did not earn.

A Washington Post Best Book of 2021 The #1 New York Times bestselling investigative story of how three successive presidents and their military commanders deceived the public year after year about America’s longest war, foreshadowing the Taliban’s recapture of Afghanistan, by Washington Post...

The Ultimate Ghost Stories Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic ghost stories, read by three Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by Henry James, M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton and Washington Irving.