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The great American automotive pioneers were entrepreneurial inventors and visionaries who changed the American landscape and brought us a new national culture. The dawn of the automobile ushered away the ubiquitous horse-drawn carriages and the rutted, dusty and wash-boarded dirt roads they traveled on, and replaced them with cars powered by steam, electricity and gasoline.

Here's a biographical profile of the White brothers who built steamers and trucks and developed a reputation for unique marketing concepts. "The Fight of the Century" took place in 1910, pitting Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight boxing champion against Jim Jefferies who was white. The fight was shrouded with racial tension and gave rise to the term "Great White Hope," referring to the need to find a white man capable of defeating the black champion.

Here's a biographical profile of Charles Howard who built the world's largest automobile dealer network. Howard owned the famous thoroughbred Seabiscuit, and the story of the scrappy horse is fascinating; but Howard's rise to power and wealth is just as captivating. Howard gained the Buick franchise for San Francisco in 1904 but couldn't sell the three cars. Then the Great Earthquake of 1906 struck and changed San Francisco and Howard's fortunes forever.

Here's a biographical profile of Charles and J. Frank Duryea, two visionaries who were among the first to recognize the potential of the automobile. In 1892 they built America's first gasoline-powered car and had it running successfully the following year.

In the 1960s, in California, African American parents set up an elaborate ruse to get their children a better education. Restricted to poor schools in low income East Palo Alto, outside of San Francisco, parents looked across the freeway and devised a way to send their children to wealthy Palo Alto schools. A young mother, barely educated herself, organized the Sneak Out program. Working with white parents, the program was a modern day Underground Railroad.

As the freedom of the Jazz Age transforms New York City, the iridescent Mrs Theresa Marshall of Fifth Avenue - a beautiful socialite of a certain age - has done the unthinkable: she's fallen in love with her young lover, Captain Octavian Rofrano, a handsome aviator and hero of the Great War. But though times are changing, divorce for a woman of Theresa's wealth and social standing is out of the question.

Crime reporter Rosie Gilmour returns from hiding in Bosnia to a story of a brutal execution. University lecturer Tom Mahoney was shot at point-blank range; the killing has all the signs of a hit. But who would want to kill a retired lecturer? Rosie throws herself into the investigation, looking for a witness that has gone missing. A witness that might hold the key to the story. But she has her own reasons to stay hidden. As Rosie digs deeper, she finds the story has connections to the Ministry of Defence and MI6, and Mahoney's past is darker than anyone could imagine.

Entspannen Sie Kiefer und Nacken. Starren Sie in gebeugter Haltung auf Ihr Smartphone oder knirschen mit den Zähnen? Spannen Sie vor lauter Stress Ihre Kaumuskulatur viel zu sehr an? Mit den Übungen in diesem Hörbuch können Sie einfach hörend in die Entspannung kommen und Ihre Schmerzen in Kiefer und Nacken lindern. Die sechs Übungsprogramme helfen Ihnen, die Verspannungen in Ihren Muskeln aufzulösen und sorgen für einen mentalen Ausgleich für Körper und Seele. Nehmen Sie sich Zeit für sich und genießen Sie das wohlige Gefühl der Ruhe, Gelassenheit und Erholung.

Três deliciosos contos oriundos do clássico "Brás, Bexiga e Barra Funda", onde Alcântara Machado explora os italianismos de São Paulo do início do século XX, com o pobre menino Gaetaninho e seu sonho premonitório, a sedução que o automóvel exerce sobre Carmela e, por fim, o sonho da riqueza do esperto comerciante Natale e sua esposa.

Whether it's a one room schoolhouse, a bilingual high school, or a magnet school, technology plays a significant role in the 21st century classroom. And therein lies a story about an unequal playing field and a process that isn't as simple as it seems. Districts not only grapple with obtaining the technology but they have to figure out what to do with it once it enters the classroom. Access, support, training and vision now become pieces of the classroom technology puzzle.

Henry Ford, an American folk hero to many, was a man with several faces. He was a genius who revolutionized the automobile industry, irrevocably altered American culture and commerce, developed mass production, and helped the middle class emerge in America. He was also an anti-Semitic autocrat who hated Wall Street, bankers and financiers with unmitigated passion.

Biographical profile of Roy Chapin, the automobile pioneer who gave us many memorable cars including the Hudson Hornet, featured in the 2006 Disney-Pixar animated film Cars as Doc Hudson, a 1951 model (voice of Paul Newman). Chapin's success in the automobile world overshadowed his appointment as chairman of the Highway Transport Committee during World War I and as Secretary of Commerce under President Hoover.

La vie d'Ingrid Berman est unique, d'une mère suédoise et d'un père allemand, Ingrid est destinée à chanter, mais elle va choisir la scène. Sa mère meurt très jeune et son père avec la tante d'Ingrid soigne l'éducation de la jeune fille. Les débuts au cinéma d'Ingrid vont être difficiles.

Eine leerstehende Villa, fünf ungeklärte Morde und die Gefahr, dass alles wieder von vorne beginnt. Die junge Physiotherapeutin Lene beschließt, im Berliner Grunewald eine eigene Praxis zu eröffnen. Bei der Suche nach geeigneten Räumen stößt sie auf eine leerstehende Villa, die ihr zu einem sagenhaft günstigen Mietpreis angeboten wird. Was sie allerdings nicht ahnt: Die Villa hat als "Haus der 20 Kinder" Berliner Kriminalgeschichte geschrieben. Vor über vierzig Jahren geschahen dort in einer eiskalten Winternacht fünf grausame Morde, die bis heute nicht aufgeklärt wurden.

En el segundo libro del Valle Junto al Río, los cinco amigos viven más aventuras maravillosas y están encantados de compartirlas contigo. ¿Qué busca un conejo de la ópera en el río? ¿Encontrará Ferdi el camino de vuelta a casa? ¿Y quién es el que pide ayuda a gritos? Acompáñanos y descubramos juntos las aventuras de las ratonas Mirka y Kiki, el conejo Ferdi, el tejón Dorian y la lechuza Luna. 

Esta crónica narra las historias de las víctimas y de los sobrevivientes de uno de los peores incendios en la historia del Perú. En el año 2017, Jorge Luis Huamán y Jovi Herrera perdieron la vida al no poder escapar del siniestro, pues permanecían encerrados en un contenedor donde trabajan de manera habitual, sin contrato y sin seguridad en el conglomerado comercial llamada Las Malvinas ubicada en la provincia constitucional del Callao.

Ein Rendezvous voller bezaubernder Missverständnisse auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt. Eine winterliche Hochzeitsreise wie im Märchen. Zwei drollige Hunde als Glücksboten für einen unvergesslichen Heiligabend. In den englischen Cotswolds, wo beim Tanz der Schneeflocken in gemütlichen Cottages knisternde Kaminfeuer Behaglichkeit verströmen, entfaltet Katie Fforde Festtagsstimmung und jede Menge herzerwärmender Romantik.

Jessica is playing with her family at the river when she finds a dirty, bedraggled teddy bear in the water. She has no idea that it will change everything, forever. Meanwhile, Cymbeline comes home from school to find that his mum’s house has been broken into - and the thieves seemed oddly focused on his toys. Thank goodness he had Not Mr Fluffy, his Bear of Most Extreme Importance, with him.

The Magic of Mordiford - a project celebrating folklore, music, and art. This project is an adaptation of two combined traditional folktales set in the magical village of Mordiford, Herefordshire. A retelling of Flying with Faeries and The Mordiford Dragon. Join in the adventures of a young boy and girl as they encounter many magical creatures, including witches, wizards, faeries, and dragons. The full audiobook edition is fused together with seven pieces of music.

"Je n'ai jamais imaginé que l'acte d'écrire pût s'accomplir à l'extérieur. Et ce fut le penchant que j'avais pour le repli qui me mit dans la voie de l'écriture. Sortir de soi, de chez soi, signifie se perdre. Écrire, à mes yeux, est un acte intime. Nul geste ne me rapproche davantage de moi-même. De ce à quoi je tiens le plus. Rien ne me fait me sentir moins seule, absente, écartée de tout : pas même l'acte d'aimer." (Silvia Baron Supervielle)