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In Strictest Confidence

by Craig Revel Horwood ...

Narrated by Craig Revel Horwood ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

The third instalment in Craig Revel Horwood’s frank and funny autobiography takes the reader through the highs and lows of the Strictly Come Dancing star’s ‘fab-u-lous’ life. Join Craig and a host of Strictly stars – including Ore Oduba, Judy Murray and the unforgettable Ed Balls – on the show and live tours and get the real stories from behind the scenes.The Aussie-born judge shares his famously ... Read more

$26.99 USD

The third instalment in Craig Revel Horwood’s frank and funny autobiography takes the reader through the highs and lows of the Strictly Come Dancing star’s ‘fab-u-lous’ life. Join Craig and a host of Strictly stars – including Ore Oduba, Judy Murray and the unforgettable Ed Balls – on the show and live tours and get the real stories from behind the scenes.The Aussie-born judge shares his famously
... Read more
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Hiking the Horizontal

Field Notes from a Choreographer

by Liz Lerman ...

Narrated by Liz Lerman ...

Unabridged

12 hours 7 min

The unique career of choreographer Liz Lerman has taken her from theater stages to shipyards, and from synagogues to science labs. In this wide-ranging collection of essays and articles, she reflects on her life-long exploration of dance as a vehicle for human insight and understanding of the world around us. Lerman has been described by the Washington Post as "the source of an epochal revolution ... Read more

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The unique career of choreographer Liz Lerman has taken her from theater stages to shipyards, and from synagogues to science labs. In this wide-ranging collection of essays and articles, she reflects on her life-long exploration of dance as a vehicle for human insight and understanding of the world around us. Lerman has been described by the Washington Post as "the source of an epochal revolution
... Read more
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Legendary Dancer Baryshnikov

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

9 min

At the age of 59, ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov is still dancing. He recently opened the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City, which provides space and support for creating art. ... Read more

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At the age of 59, ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov is still dancing. He recently opened the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City, which provides space and support for creating art.
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Everybody's Doin' It

Sex, Music, and Dance in New York, 1840-1917

by Dale Cockrell ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

8 hours 20 min

Everybody's Doin' It is the eye-opening story of popular music's seventy-year rise in the brothels, dance halls, and dives of New York City. It traces the birth of popular music, including ragtime and jazz, to convivial meeting places for sex, drink, music, and dance. Whether coming from a single piano player or a small band, live music was a nightly feature in New York's spirited dives, where men ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Everybody's Doin' It is the eye-opening story of popular music's seventy-year rise in the brothels, dance halls, and dives of New York City. It traces the birth of popular music, including ragtime and jazz, to convivial meeting places for sex, drink, music, and dance. Whether coming from a single piano player or a small band, live music was a nightly feature in New York's spirited dives, where men
... Read more
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Life in Motion

An Unlikely Ballerina

by Misty Copeland ...

Narrated by Lisa Reneé Pitts ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

"Picture a ballerina in a tutu and toe shoes. What does she look like?"As the only African-American soloist dancing with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland has made history. But when she first placed her hands on the barre at an after-school community center, no one expected the undersized, anxious thirteen-year-old to become a groundbreaking ballerina.When she discovered ... Read more

$17.99 USD

"Picture a ballerina in a tutu and toe shoes. What does she look like?"As the only African-American soloist dancing with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland has made history. But when she first placed her hands on the barre at an after-school community center, no one expected the undersized, anxious thirteen-year-old to become a groundbreaking ballerina.When she discovered
... Read more
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The Making of Casablanca

Bogart, Bergman, and World War II

by Aljean Harmetz ...

Narrated by Scott Brick ...

Unabridged

12 hours 49 min

Critically acclaimed when published in 1992 as Round Up the Usual Suspects, The Making of Casablanca offers the ultimate insider's look at the politics and personalities behind the most celebrated movie of all time--Casablanca. Updated and timed for the 60th anniversary (Thanksgiving Day, 1942) of this movie, this critically acclaimed book draws upon years of research, including access to Ingrid ... Read more

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Critically acclaimed when published in 1992 as Round Up the Usual Suspects, The Making of Casablanca offers the ultimate insider's look at the politics and personalities behind the most celebrated movie of all time--Casablanca. Updated and timed for the 60th anniversary (Thanksgiving Day, 1942) of this movie, this critically acclaimed book draws upon years of research, including access to Ingrid
... Read more
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The Ballerina Mindset

How to Protect Your Mental Health While Striving for Excellence

by Megan Fairchild ...

Narrated by Megan Fairchild ...

Unabridged

3 hours

Learn how to thrive in intense, competitive environments with these secrets from one of America's premiere ballerinas--and get a sneak peek at what her life is really like.Ballet may look glamorous and effortless to audience members, but it requires grueling discipline. It's a competitive and physically and mentally demanding career that combines elite athleticism, artistry, and performance. Not ... Read more

$15.00 USD

Learn how to thrive in intense, competitive environments with these secrets from one of America's premiere ballerinas--and get a sneak peek at what her life is really like.Ballet may look glamorous and effortless to audience members, but it requires grueling discipline. It's a competitive and physically and mentally demanding career that combines elite athleticism, artistry, and performance. Not
... Read more
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Anna Pavlova: A Dancer's Legacy in Ballet History

by Sophia Elizabeth Davis ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Anya G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Anna Pavlova: A Dancer's Legacy in Ballet History is more than just a biography; it's a captivating journey into the life and artistry of one of ballet's greatest icons. Explore the fascinating world of Anna Pavlova, a dancer who redefined the art form and captivated audiences worldwide. This meticulously researched book delves into Anna's formative ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Anna Pavlova: A Dancer's Legacy in Ballet History is more than just a biography; it's a captivating journey into the life and artistry of one of ballet's greatest icons. Explore the fascinating world of Anna Pavlova, a dancer who redefined the art form and captivated audiences worldwide. This meticulously researched book delves into Anna's formative
... Read more
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Turning Pointe

How a New Generation of Dancers Is Saving Ballet from Itself

by Chloe Angyal ...

Narrated by Casey Holloway ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

A reckoning with one of our most beloved art forms, whose past and present are shaped by gender, racial, and class inequities—and a look inside the fight for its futureEvery day, in dance studios all across America, legions of little children line up at the barre to take ballet class. This time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, bodies, and their place in the ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A reckoning with one of our most beloved art forms, whose past and present are shaped by gender, racial, and class inequities—and a look inside the fight for its futureEvery day, in dance studios all across America, legions of little children line up at the barre to take ballet class. This time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, bodies, and their place in the
... Read more
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David Hallberg - Extended Interview

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

23 min

Ballet star David Hallberg was the first American principal dancer to join the historically insular Bolshoi Theater in 2011. Jeffrey Brown talks to the dancer about his return to the Russian stage for the first time since an acid attack left Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin badly burned and nearly blind last January. ... Read more

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Ballet star David Hallberg was the first American principal dancer to join the historically insular Bolshoi Theater in 2011. Jeffrey Brown talks to the dancer about his return to the Russian stage for the first time since an acid attack left Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin badly burned and nearly blind last January.
... Read more
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Dance Theatre of Harlem

by Judy Tyrus, Paul Novosel ...

Narrated by Dion Graham, Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

9 hours 59 min

From its modest beginnings in the 1960s in a Harlem church basement, to its meteoric rise to international fame, the Dance Theatre of Harlem ignited the world with one simple, still-revolutionary statement: All can do ballet. Into the 21st century, as the world, and the country, continue their historicalstruggles and triumphs, the story of this haven for dancers of all colors and backgrounds ... Read more

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From its modest beginnings in the 1960s in a Harlem church basement, to its meteoric rise to international fame, the Dance Theatre of Harlem ignited the world with one simple, still-revolutionary statement: All can do ballet. Into the 21st century, as the world, and the country, continue their historicalstruggles and triumphs, the story of this haven for dancers of all colors and backgrounds
... Read more
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Jojo

The inspirational, Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the beloved dancer and new host of Strictly Come Dancing

by Johannes Radebe ...

Narrated by Johannes Radebe ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

The uplifting, heartwarming life story of overcoming adversity from everyone's favourite dancer and brand-new host of StrictlyListeners have fallen in love with Jojo and you will too!'I have experienced a full rollercoaster of emotions . . . Tears and smiles in abundance. I have a feeling I will be revisiting this book often.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'You'll love Jojo even more after reading. Absolutely beautiful ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The uplifting, heartwarming life story of overcoming adversity from everyone's favourite dancer and brand-new host of StrictlyListeners have fallen in love with Jojo and you will too!'I have experienced a full rollercoaster of emotions . . . Tears and smiles in abundance. I have a feeling I will be revisiting this book often.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'You'll love Jojo even more after reading. Absolutely beautiful
... Read more
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Raising the Barre

Big Dreams, False Starts, and My Midlife Quest to Dance the Nutcracker

by Lauren Kessler ...

Narrated by Hollis McCarthy ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

When Lauren Kessler was twelve, her ballet instructor crushed not just her dreams of being a ballerina but also her youthful self-assurance. Now, many decades and three children later, Kessler embarks on a journey to join a professional company to perform in The Nutcracker. Raising the Barre is more than just one woman's story; it is a story about shaking things up, taking risks and ignoring good ... Read more

$16.99 USD

When Lauren Kessler was twelve, her ballet instructor crushed not just her dreams of being a ballerina but also her youthful self-assurance. Now, many decades and three children later, Kessler embarks on a journey to join a professional company to perform in The Nutcracker. Raising the Barre is more than just one woman's story; it is a story about shaking things up, taking risks and ignoring good
... Read more
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Anna Pavlova

by Vera Krasovskaya ...

Narrated by Cheri Gardner ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

Episodes from life and work of the great ballerina Anna Pavlova. ... Read more

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Episodes from life and work of the great ballerina Anna Pavlova.
... Read more
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The Ballroom Blitz

The escapist and romantic novel from the nation’s favourite entertainer

by Anton Du Beke ...

Narrated by Anton Du Beke, Thomas Judd ...

Series series Buckingham
Unabridged

16 hours 10 min

The stunning new Buckingham novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Anton Du Beke, featuring an audio exclusive introduction from the author.September 1940. As the skies split apart and bombs rain down on London, it's all the staff at the famed Buckingham Hotel can do to keep their guests in the luxury they're accustomed to, and evoke the magic of the Grand ballroom for them each night.Home on ... Read more

$27.99 USD

The stunning new Buckingham novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Anton Du Beke, featuring an audio exclusive introduction from the author.September 1940. As the skies split apart and bombs rain down on London, it's all the staff at the famed Buckingham Hotel can do to keep their guests in the luxury they're accustomed to, and evoke the magic of the Grand ballroom for them each night.Home on
... Read more
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Icons and Instincts

Choreographing and Directing Entertainment's Biggest Stars

by Vincent Paterson ...

Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

Unabridged

8 hours 46 min

For the first time, the choreographer of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Björk, and many others reveals stage stories through his extraordinary journey.Vincent Paterson began his professional dancing career late in life. It would take an exceptional turn when he became one of the lead dancers in Michael Jackson's Beat It music video. Through hard work, he rises to the rank of choreographer and director ... Read more

$19.99 USD

For the first time, the choreographer of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Björk, and many others reveals stage stories through his extraordinary journey.Vincent Paterson began his professional dancing career late in life. It would take an exceptional turn when he became one of the lead dancers in Michael Jackson's Beat It music video. Through hard work, he rises to the rank of choreographer and director
... Read more
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Slow Burn

The unputdownable debut spicy romance novel from Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse

by Oti Mabuse ...

Narrated by Shvorne Marks, Sergio Giacomelli ...

Unabridged

10 hours 3 min

Filled with scenes of sizzling passion, plot beats of swoon-worthy romance, and a cast of Black female characters that you’ll fall in love with, the unputdownable debut novel from Oti Mabuse brims with heat and heart. Perfect for fans of Talia Hibbert, Laura Jane Williams, Tia Williams, Farrah Rochon, Hannah Grace and Bolu Babalola.FEATURES AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BETWEEN OTI AND HER SISTER AND ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Filled with scenes of sizzling passion, plot beats of swoon-worthy romance, and a cast of Black female characters that you’ll fall in love with, the unputdownable debut novel from Oti Mabuse brims with heat and heart. Perfect for fans of Talia Hibbert, Laura Jane Williams, Tia Williams, Farrah Rochon, Hannah Grace and Bolu Babalola.FEATURES AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BETWEEN OTI AND HER SISTER AND
... Read more
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Celestial Bodies

How to Look at Ballet

by Laura Jacobs ...

Narrated by Tiffany Morgan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of balletAs much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of balletAs much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively,
... Read more
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The Swans of Harlem

Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

by Karen Valby ...

Narrated by Karlya Shelton-Benjamin, Sheila Rohan, Lydia Abarca Mitchell, Marcia Lynn Sells, January LaVoy, Khadija Tariyan McKinney G. ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK • Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography • The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history—until now.“This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!” —Misty Copeland, author of Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK • Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography • The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history—until now.“This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!” —Misty Copeland, author of Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our
... Read more
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Maharaj O Nortoki

by Debarati Mukhopadhyay ...

Narrated by Sanjay Dutta ...

Unabridged

44 min

১৯২৫ সালের এক শীতের বিকেলে বোম্বাইয়ের মালাবার হিলসে খুন হলেন অভিজাত ব্যবসায়ী আবদুল কাদের বাওলা। তাঁর সঙ্গিনী মুমতাজকে দুষ্কৃতিরা টেনে হিঁচড়ে নিয়ে যাওয়ার চেষ্টা করছিল, কিন্তু চারজন সাহসী ব্রিটিশ পুলিশ অফিসারের আকস্মিক চলে আসায় তারা কিছু করে উঠতে পারলনা। এই খুনকে কেন্দ্র করে উঠে এল চোদ্দবছর আগে ইন্দোর রাজবাড়িতে শুরু হওয়া এক নৃশংস কাহিনী। যে কাহিনীর নায়ক বা খলনায়ক দুটোই ইন্দোরের দোর্দণ্ডপ্রতাপ মহারাজ ... Read more

$3.99 USD

১৯২৫ সালের এক শীতের বিকেলে বোম্বাইয়ের মালাবার হিলসে খুন হলেন অভিজাত ব্যবসায়ী আবদুল কাদের বাওলা। তাঁর সঙ্গিনী মুমতাজকে দুষ্কৃতিরা টেনে হিঁচড়ে নিয়ে যাওয়ার চেষ্টা করছিল, কিন্তু চারজন সাহসী ব্রিটিশ পুলিশ অফিসারের আকস্মিক চলে আসায় তারা কিছু করে উঠতে পারলনা। এই খুনকে কেন্দ্র করে উঠে এল চোদ্দবছর আগে ইন্দোর রাজবাড়িতে শুরু হওয়া এক নৃশংস কাহিনী। যে কাহিনীর নায়ক বা খলনায়ক দুটোই ইন্দোরের দোর্দণ্ডপ্রতাপ মহারাজ
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Limitless: Work and Dance with EDM Music

by Vasili Reikh ...

Narrated by Hannah R F Hethmon ...

Unabridged

2 hours 38 min

Do you often feel tired and washed out?Do you sometimes lack motivation?Do you sit in front of a computer for hours every day?Many of us spend more and more hours behind the computer. This can have an adverse effect on us as we become overweight; have health and mobility problems and even reduced energy levels.Vasili developed a method that allowed him to stay energetic and active all day long. It ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you often feel tired and washed out?Do you sometimes lack motivation?Do you sit in front of a computer for hours every day?Many of us spend more and more hours behind the computer. This can have an adverse effect on us as we become overweight; have health and mobility problems and even reduced energy levels.Vasili developed a method that allowed him to stay energetic and active all day long. It
... Read more
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Kleider machen Leute

Spannend nacherzählt in 25 Minuten

by Gottfried Keller, Georg Elmenhorst ...

Narrated by Georg Elmenhorst ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Spannend nacherzählt
Unabridged

24 min

Gottfried Kellers Novelle »Kleider machen Leute« erzählt von Schein und Sein, gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen und der Macht des äußeren Anscheins. Diese Hörbuchfassung bringt die bekannte Geschichte kompakt, verständlich und lebendig in einer Laufzeit von 25 Minuten auf den Punkt. Im Mittelpunkt steht der mittellose Schneider Wenzel Strapinski, der aufgrund seiner eleganten Kleidung für einen ... Read more

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Gottfried Kellers Novelle »Kleider machen Leute« erzählt von Schein und Sein, gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen und der Macht des äußeren Anscheins. Diese Hörbuchfassung bringt die bekannte Geschichte kompakt, verständlich und lebendig in einer Laufzeit von 25 Minuten auf den Punkt. Im Mittelpunkt steht der mittellose Schneider Wenzel Strapinski, der aufgrund seiner eleganten Kleidung für einen
... Read more
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Bill T. Jones - Extended Interview

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

28 min

Bill T. Jones has long been recognized as one of this country’s leading contemporary dancers and choreographers, known for his mix of athleticism and his willingness to take on big subjects from the world around him. Most recently, Jones is tackling history: Traveling around the country are works about the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, and opening this week on Broadway is Fela: the Musical, ... Read more

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Bill T. Jones has long been recognized as one of this country’s leading contemporary dancers and choreographers, known for his mix of athleticism and his willingness to take on big subjects from the world around him. Most recently, Jones is tackling history: Traveling around the country are works about the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, and opening this week on Broadway is Fela: the Musical,
... Read more
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CONTRA GENTES (UNABRIDGED)

by ATHANASIUS OF ALEXANDRIA C. ...

Narrated by KRISTOPHER BRITT ...

Unabridged

2 hours 30 min

Contra Gentes is the first of a two volume work published by Athanasius of Alexandria prior to the outbreak of the Arian controversy . It focuses especially on pagan beliefs and worship concluding with a defense of the Christian view of God and creation -- especially creation by the eternal Word. In this way, the ground is prepared for the second volume of his work, now published separately under ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Contra Gentes is the first of a two volume work published by Athanasius of Alexandria prior to the outbreak of the Arian controversy . It focuses especially on pagan beliefs and worship concluding with a defense of the Christian view of God and creation -- especially creation by the eternal Word. In this way, the ground is prepared for the second volume of his work, now published separately under
... Read more

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