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Aspects of Barnsley 7

Discovering Local History

by Brian Elliot ...

The Aspects series takes the readers on a voyage of nostalgic discovery through their town, city or area. Following on from the success of Aspects of Barnsley 6, the series continues with Aspects of Barnsley 7. Brian Elliott offers the reader a chance to become re-acquainted with the forgotten by-ways of the social history in the Barnsley area. Aspects of Barnsley 7 contains a well researched and ... Read more

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The Aspects series takes the readers on a voyage of nostalgic discovery through their town, city or area. Following on from the success of Aspects of Barnsley 6, the series continues with Aspects of Barnsley 7. Brian Elliott offers the reader a chance to become re-acquainted with the forgotten by-ways of the social history in the Barnsley area. Aspects of Barnsley 7 contains a well researched and
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The Miner's Strike

Day by Day

by Brian Elliot ...

Facing probable redundancy in his mid-fifties, South Elmsall miner Arthur Wakefield, fought for jobs and communities throughout the great strike of 1984/85. He also kept a marvellous diary, recording his experiences, impressions and events in considerable detail. The diary is a unique personal day by day account of the most bitter industrial dispute of the 20th century. Armed with nothing more ... Read more

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Facing probable redundancy in his mid-fifties, South Elmsall miner Arthur Wakefield, fought for jobs and communities throughout the great strike of 1984/85. He also kept a marvellous diary, recording his experiences, impressions and events in considerable detail. The diary is a unique personal day by day account of the most bitter industrial dispute of the 20th century. Armed with nothing more
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Geopolitics and Democracy

The Western Liberal Order from Foundation to Fracture

by Peter Trubowitz, Brian Burgoon ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

A large, widening gap has opened between Western democracies' international ambitions and their domestic political capacity to support them. On issues ranging from immigration and international trade to national security, new political parties on the left and the right are rejecting the core foreign policy principles that Western governments have championed for over half a century. In Geopolitics ... Read more

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A large, widening gap has opened between Western democracies' international ambitions and their domestic political capacity to support them. On issues ranging from immigration and international trade to national security, new political parties on the left and the right are rejecting the core foreign policy principles that Western governments have championed for over half a century. In Geopolitics
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Jane Austen: A Most Improper Heroine

by Margaret Elliot ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Brian Bones E ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Margaret's Short Biographies of History
Unabridged

2 hours 16 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.She wrote the greatest love stories in the English language. She never married. This is the life Jane Austen actually lived — and how every snub, heartbreak, and borrowed sitting room found its way into the books she wasn't allowed to put her name on. ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.She wrote the greatest love stories in the English language. She never married. This is the life Jane Austen actually lived — and how every snub, heartbreak, and borrowed sitting room found its way into the books she wasn't allowed to put her name on.
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A Short History of Seafaring

by Brian Lavery ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

12 hours 47 min

A captivating read spanning 5,000 years of the ocean's historyConquest of the Ocean tells the 5,000 year history of the remarkable individuals who sailed seas, for trade, to conquer new lands, to explore the unknown. From the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese and the British, these are awe-inspiring tales of epic sea voyages involving great feats of seamanship, ... Read more

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A captivating read spanning 5,000 years of the ocean's historyConquest of the Ocean tells the 5,000 year history of the remarkable individuals who sailed seas, for trade, to conquer new lands, to explore the unknown. From the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese and the British, these are awe-inspiring tales of epic sea voyages involving great feats of seamanship,
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Son of a Milkman

My Crazy Life with Tesla

by Brian Wheat ...

Narrated by Brian Wheat ...

Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

Tesla's Brian Wheat lifts the lid on living the rock 'n' roll life while struggling with anxiety, depression, and other issues seldom discussed by musicians.Brian Wheat is far from your typical rock star. As bassist for the multi-platinum band, Tesla, he's enjoyed the spoils of success and lived the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll lifestyle to the hilt. But it came at a cost, one that took years to ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Tesla's Brian Wheat lifts the lid on living the rock 'n' roll life while struggling with anxiety, depression, and other issues seldom discussed by musicians.Brian Wheat is far from your typical rock star. As bassist for the multi-platinum band, Tesla, he's enjoyed the spoils of success and lived the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll lifestyle to the hilt. But it came at a cost, one that took years to
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Cryptozoic

by Brian W. Aldiss ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

A novel of time-traveling adventure from the author of the story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long," the basis for the movie A. I.: Artificial Intelligence.Winner of two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Brian W. Aldiss challenged readers' minds for over fifty years with literate, thought-provoking, and inventive science fiction.In the ... Read more

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A novel of time-traveling adventure from the author of the story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long," the basis for the movie A. I.: Artificial Intelligence.Winner of two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Brian W. Aldiss challenged readers' minds for over fifty years with literate, thought-provoking, and inventive science fiction.In the
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The Romance of Plant Life (UNABRIDGED)

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by George Francis Scott-Elliot ...

Narrated by Brian Hassan, Stephen Hattley, Jessica Stokes, Gloria Stindt ...

Unabridged

11 hours 47 min

Romance needs not always indicate a love story. In the series "The Library of Romance", authors look at the romantic side of science. The different books cover all different disciplines, including chemistry, astronomy, engineering, and, as in this case, biology. In this volume, G.F. Scott Elliot walks us through the romantic side of plant life. How do plants move towards the light, what are the ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Romance needs not always indicate a love story. In the series "The Library of Romance", authors look at the romantic side of science. The different books cover all different disciplines, including chemistry, astronomy, engineering, and, as in this case, biology. In this volume, G.F. Scott Elliot walks us through the romantic side of plant life. How do plants move towards the light, what are the
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Three Days In June

The Incredible Minute-by-Minute Oral History of 3 Para's Deadly Falklands War Battle

by James O'Connell ...

Narrated by Brian Bowles, Colin Mace, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Freddie Gaminara, Geoffrey Lumb, Huw Parmenter, Joe Gaminara, Oseloka Obi, Paul Panting, Penelope Rawlins, Sam Newton ...

Unabridged

18 hours 30 min

***'An extraordinarily detailed account of the bloodiest battle of the Falklands war.' - Major General Jonathan Shaw CB CBEWhen 3 Para began their assault under cover of darkness on Mount Longdon in June 1982, nobody knew what to expect. The three platoons of B Company each approached the mountain silently, treading carefully through a series of defensive minefields. But following an explosion, ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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***'An extraordinarily detailed account of the bloodiest battle of the Falklands war.' - Major General Jonathan Shaw CB CBEWhen 3 Para began their assault under cover of darkness on Mount Longdon in June 1982, nobody knew what to expect. The three platoons of B Company each approached the mountain silently, treading carefully through a series of defensive minefields. But following an explosion,
... Read more

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Earthworks

by Brian W. Aldiss ...

Narrated by Dan Calley ...

Unabridged

4 hours 47 min

War is humanity's only hope. "Aldiss' dark vision of collapsing society and withering earth is poignant and brutal . . . [a] richly detailed world" (Science Fiction Ruminations).In a future where the Earth has been savaged by overpopulation and over-farming, robots are considered more valuable than humans, and sand must be altered to create artificially fertile soil. Ex-convict Knowle Noland, the ... Read more

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War is humanity's only hope. "Aldiss' dark vision of collapsing society and withering earth is poignant and brutal . . . [a] richly detailed world" (Science Fiction Ruminations).In a future where the Earth has been savaged by overpopulation and over-farming, robots are considered more valuable than humans, and sand must be altered to create artificially fertile soil. Ex-convict Knowle Noland, the
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Malacia Tapestry

by Brian W. Aldiss ...

Narrated by J.S. Arquin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 25 min

In a grand medieval city where all change has been outlawed, a roguish young actor tempts fate and dinosaurs, all in the name of loveBy law, nothing can change in Malacia—a teeming, eternal city of dukes, players, wizards, merchants, beggars, ape-men, lizard-boys, and courtesans—but that is of no great consequence to Perian de Chirolo. An out-of-work actor and unabashed rogue, he is well satisfied ... Read more

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In a grand medieval city where all change has been outlawed, a roguish young actor tempts fate and dinosaurs, all in the name of loveBy law, nothing can change in Malacia—a teeming, eternal city of dukes, players, wizards, merchants, beggars, ape-men, lizard-boys, and courtesans—but that is of no great consequence to Perian de Chirolo. An out-of-work actor and unabashed rogue, he is well satisfied
... Read more

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Enemies Of The System

by Brian W. Aldiss ...

Narrated by Graham Rowat ...

Unabridged

3 hours 42 min

In the far future, a group of evolved utopians stranded on an inhospitable planet are unable to resist the reemergence of the human animalOne million years in the future, the universe has become a utopia for the humans inhabiting it. Having evolved into the race homo uniformis—"man alike throughout"—they share a centralized nervous system and know nothing of war, disease, violence, emotion, or any ... Read more

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In the far future, a group of evolved utopians stranded on an inhospitable planet are unable to resist the reemergence of the human animalOne million years in the future, the universe has become a utopia for the humans inhabiting it. Having evolved into the race homo uniformis—"man alike throughout"—they share a centralized nervous system and know nothing of war, disease, violence, emotion, or any
... Read more

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