Gumption

The Biscuit Witch: The Macbrides Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 273min

This time, the MacBrides are home to stay. The Biscuit Witch A Crossroads Café Novella Book One of The MacBrides Dear Dr. Firth: I know you are in your cups at this time, drinking, taking pills, and sleeping under trees, but I have some experience rehabilitating lost souls in that regard, and so I am enclosing a box of my biscuits and a cold-wrapped container of cream gravy for dessert. Please eat and write back. We need a veterinarian of your gumption here in the Crossroads Cove of Jefferson County. - Delta Whittlespoon, proprietress of The Crossroads Café "Biscuit witches, Mama called them. She'd heard the term as a girl. She'd inherited that talent. My mother could cast spells on total strangers simply by setting a plate of her biscuits in front of them." - Tal MacBride Welcome back to the Crossroads Cove, where new loves, old feuds, and poignant mysteries will challenge siblings Tal, Gabby, and Gus MacBride to fight for the home they lost and to discover just how important their family once was, and still is, to the proud people of the Appalachian highlands. Tallulah MacBride hasn't been back to North Carolina since her parents' tragic deaths 20 years ago. But now, Tal heads to cousin Delta Whittlespoon's famous Crossroads Café in the mountains above Asheville, hoping to find a safe hiding place for her young daughter, Eve. What she finds is cousin Delta gone, the café in a biscuit crisis, and a Scotsman who refuses to believe she's passing through instead of "running from." He believes she needs a knight in shining flannel. When a pair of sinister private eyes show up, Tal's troubles are just beginning. For Tal's brother and sister - Gabby, the Pickle Queen, and Gus, the Kitchen Charmer - the next part of the journey will lead down forgotten roads and into beautiful but haunted legacies. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Misty Gray. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/089304/bk_acx0_089304_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Secret Lives of the Kudzu Debutantes: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 765min

Cotillion: A formal gathering of bright young women on the verge of entering adulthood, the society pages, and prospective high-tax-bracket marriages. Think a Civil War reenactment with crisp, clean white dresses. Catfight: An impromptu gathering of not-so-young women on the verge of losing their cool. Think a cotillion with hair-pulling. It's been more than a year since the Kudzu Debutantes exacted sweet, merciless revenge on their cheating husbands, but the repercussions are still palpable throughout Ithaca, Georgia: Nita is anxiously preparing herself for marriage to Jimmy Lee, a man 13 years her junior; Lavonne, despite having dropped her husband - and 80 pounds - and having launched her own business, longs for love; and while Eadie remains married to Trevor, she feels more neglected than ever. So the occasion of Nita's second wedding seems like just the ticket to cheer up the disconsolate Debs. But they've made a formidable enemy in Virginia Broadwell, first lady of Ithaca and the bride's ex-mother-in-law. Hell-bent on vengeance and determined to restore old-school social mores, Virginia hatches a plan so devious it makes her pedicured toes curl in anticipation. Soon enough, the women are knocked for a loop, but you can't keep a Kudzu Debutante down for long. The one thing stronger than Virginia's wrath is the bond between the three friends, who soon learn that one of Virginia's Jimmy Choos contains an irresistible Achilles' heel. With spirit, wit, and down-home gumption, the take-no-prisoners trio decides it's time to ditch their cotillion manners as they rally to save Nita's marriage, Lavonne's business, Eadie's sanity, and the honor of Kudzu Debs the world over. Packed with authentic Southern flavor and characters as colorful as an azalea in full bloom, The Secret Lives of the Kudzu Debutantes serves up stinging one-liners and earthy wisdom in equal measure. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marguerite Gavin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/003597/bk_blak_003597_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 472min

Being paid to perform such a gratifying activity as reading Mark Twain aloud felt powerfully akin to Tom Sawyer hoodwinking other boys into paying him for the privilege of whitewashing a fence. Let's keep that between us. (Narrator Nick Offerman) With The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, not even Twain could have known that when he introduced readers to the inhabitants of the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, he would also be introducing two characters - one a clever and mischievous scamp, and the other a carefree, innocent ragamuffin - whose stories would ultimately shape the course of American literature. But whereas its sequel and companion piece, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, would harken an end to childhood, the story of Tom Sawyer is one that depicts the excitement and adventure of boyhood along the Mississippi. Revisit this enduring classic and you will be struck not only by Twain's skill at capturing a time and place so vividly but also by his uncanny ability to crystallize those oftentimes tumultuous and conflicting emotions that a child experiences at the precipice of adulthood: a longing to be free from the rules and obligations of adults while enjoying the laxity inherent in childhood; a love of all things macabre, like blood oaths, cemetery cures, and haunted houses, that reveal a true innocence - an unawareness of real-life consequences and one's own mortality; and the pangs of guilt when knowing the right thing to do and doing the right thing appear to be at odds. A natural storyteller and raconteur in his own right - just listen to Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption - actor, comedian, carpenter, and all-around manly man Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) brings his distinctive baritone and a fine-tuned comic versatility to Twain's writing. In a knockout performance, he doesn't so much as read Twain's words as he does rejoice in them, delighting in the hijinks of Tom - whom he l ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Offerman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023718/bk_adbl_023718_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Katherine of Carrick: The Way of the Warrior , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 735min

This swashbuckling historical-fantasy adventure resonates with the charm and gumption of George from The Famous Five dropped into Horrible Histories, but with the story world glamour of Pirates of the Caribbean. Read by the award-winning Morwenna Banks (voice of Mummy Pig in Peppa Pig). Katherine's move to the famous castle town of Carrickfergus promises a new beginning for an unconventional, wanderlust family trying to salvage a life shattered by personal grief. Home-schooled, socially awkward, and a self-diagnosed worrier with only a teddy bear and a rabbit as companions, obsessively curious Katherine hides from the world in books because the worry beast doesn't lurk there. But when Sammy the Bull and his gang of Terribles invade her garden, demanding the return of his former hideout, all seems lost. Desperate to re-establish sole command over her enchanted garden, Katherine accepts his "easy peasy" challenge, only to discover that finding girl pirates was more than for which she bargained. Forced to navigate the world outside of her sanctuary, Katherine must find a way to go back in time to discover girl pirates before Sammy the Bull can retake the garden. As Katherine struggles to find her feet in a world peppered with deception, ruses, betrayal, loss, and even a ghost ship, she discovers the emotional strength to face her worst fears. With the help of her go-to bear, Bienkie, the desperate-to-be-a-superhero rabbit and the remarkable Harry Gold, and the Pieces of Eight, Katherine shows the world that, bullies beware, girls can do anything and everything! Boys are allowed as long as they can keep up! More about the Katherine of Carrick series - The world's youngest history detective sails the seas on a Viking ship discovering the unsung heroines history has forgotten, to show the world, past or present, girls rock! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Morwenna Banks. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/127572/bk_acx0_127572_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Brass: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 570min

“A fierce, big-hearted, unflinching debut”* novel about mothers and daughters, haves and have-nots, and the stark realities behind the American Dream *Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires EverywhereWinner of the Georgia Author of the Year award for first novelNamed one of the best books of the year by San Francisco Chronicle and Real Simple. A waitress at the Betsy Ross Diner, Elsie hopes her nickel-and-dime tips will add up to a new life. Then she meets Bashkim, who is at once both worldly and naïve, a married man who left Albania to chase his dreams - and wound up working as a line cook in Waterbury, Connecticut. Back when the brass mills were still open, this bustling factory town drew one wave of immigrants after another. Now it’s the place they can’t seem to leave. Elsie, herself the granddaughter of Lithuanian immigrants, falls in love quickly, but when she learns that she’s pregnant, Elsie can’t help wondering where Bashkim’s heart really lies, and what he’ll do about the wife he left behind. Seventeen years later, headstrong and independent Luljeta receives a rejection letter from NYU and her first-ever suspension from school on the same day. Instead of striking out on her own in Manhattan, she’s stuck in Connecticut with her mother, Elsie - a fate she refuses to accept. Wondering if the key to her future is unlocking the secrets of the past, Lulu decides to find out what exactly her mother has been hiding about the father she never knew. As she soon discovers, the truth is closer than she ever imagined. Told in equally gripping parallel narratives with biting wit and grace, Brass announces a fearless new voice with a timely, tender, and quintessentially American story. Praise for Brass“Lustrous...a tale alive with humor and gumption, of the knotty, needy bond between a mother and daughter...[Brass] marks the arrival of a writer whose work will stand the ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Thérèse Plummer, Lauren Fortgang. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/005509/bk_rand_005509_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Walker: A Memoir About How I Made a Road , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 509min

You remember Wild, with the author’s amazing trek and heart-breaking backstory, right? This isn’t that. Although there is some wandering around that leads to recovery and redemption. And hiking did happen along the way. This could be A Million Little Pieces, but it’s not. This story is actually all true. Might even be Mommy Dearest, but thankfully, it’s not even close. For, this story is told with heart and sensitivity. In fact, Walker is really about one woman’s spiritual journey to open her heart and develop compassion. Through it all, her own gumption would be her steady companion. The title of Walker evolved from a line in a poem: “There is no road, walker, you make the road by walking.” This phrase captures the narrative of Jill Loree’s life on many levels. It starts out with a young girl raised in a singing Lutheran family where things looked good on the outside. But inside, Jill Loree was struggling. Later, she would “trudge the dreary road of destiny” as the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book puts it, getting sober at 26 and picking up only one white chip. That’s not nothing, considering that most of Jill Loree’s childhood memories are infused with her father’s drinking. Her mother, on the other hand, had a controlling, codependent streak that wouldn’t end. Sounds dreary indeed, right? In Walker, however, Jill Loree artfully lifts the story out of the ditch and finds the grace weaving between the lines. Merging in poetry - her own, her sons’, and even her dad’s - adds heart, depth, and levity to the telling. Her gentle wit and brisk pace keeps things moving. True to the title, there’s no need to sit and stew in misery. Yes, hard things happened along the way, but there was also delight. Jill Loree was a working mom who bumped up against a few bricks but managed to flow around most of them. In the end, her career in advertising and the corporate world would prove both challenging and r ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jill Loree. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/172533/bk_acx0_172533_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Worldly Traveler: Your Guide to Traveling Around the World 24/7/365 by Yourself (with Little to No Money!) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 106min

Have you ever wished you could solely travel all over the world to anywhere you want at any time - no matter how little to no money you have? Even better, what if you are a homebody who has never been anywhere in your life outside of the state and doesn’t speak any other language but your own native tongue - yet can now communicate with the locals in any foreign country and make it your new home out of many?Just admit that it’s certainly something you would like to experience or at the very least are curious about and are probably even secretly jealous of all those nomadic backpackers who are able to do it every single day of the year as their permanent vacation and make a desirable life out of it. While you’re monotonously wasting your life away with routines and work, waiting for the day to end, these peripatetics can’t wait for theirs to begin on whatever next exciting adventure may be or wherever life leads.Life’s not fair...or is it? There’s nothing special about these worldly travelers that's different from you. In fact, anybody can take up this traveling lifestyle if they have the gumption to take action.So, do you feel like life has become boring and meaningless? Do you need a change in pace? Do you need a reset button? Then traveling is exactly what the doctor ordered and the best remedy for those needing to reinvigorate their mind, body, and soul. The willingness to explore and experience new cultures and different people will stimulate your passion for life again.Now, this sounds amazing and all...but what about money, time, job, family, obligations, and other things holding you back from traveling? Yes, all of these things and many more can be overcome and will be addressed in your all-in-one practical travel guide: Worldly Traveler.Get all the secret pro insider scoops to traveling around the world that experts use:How to start and handle your many current life setbacksHow to pack ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Instafo. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/139765/bk_acx0_139765_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Miss Brenda and the Loveladies

Miss Brenda and the Loveladies - A Heartwarming True Story of Grace God and Gumption: ab 14.99 €

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Gumption - Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers: ab 16.99 €

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Gumption!

Gumption!: ab 10.3 €

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