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How England Began

From Roman Britain to the Anglo-Saxons

de Nicholas J. Higham ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

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12 hora 26 minutos

An engaging, wide-ranging exploration of the end of Roman Britain and the beginnings of EnglandIn 410 CE, Roman rule of Britain collapsed, bringing a centuries-long occupation to an end. A century later, Britain was dividing into two areas with contrasting cultures, an expansive "Anglo-Saxon" south and east, and a shrinking Celtic west and north. How did this transition happen? And why did the ... Leer más

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An engaging, wide-ranging exploration of the end of Roman Britain and the beginnings of EnglandIn 410 CE, Roman rule of Britain collapsed, bringing a centuries-long occupation to an end. A century later, Britain was dividing into two areas with contrasting cultures, an expansive "Anglo-Saxon" south and east, and a shrinking Celtic west and north. How did this transition happen? And why did the
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The Immune System

A Very Short Introduction – Second Edition

de Paul Klenerman ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

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4 hora 37 minutos

The immune system is central to human health. Growing understanding of the immune system, and especially the creation of immune memory (which results in long lasting protection), have led to major breakthroughs in medicine and the design of vaccines.In this Very Short Introduction, Paul Klenerman describes the immune system, and how it works in health and disease. He considers how the immune ... Leer más

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The immune system is central to human health. Growing understanding of the immune system, and especially the creation of immune memory (which results in long lasting protection), have led to major breakthroughs in medicine and the design of vaccines.In this Very Short Introduction, Paul Klenerman describes the immune system, and how it works in health and disease. He considers how the immune
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Rogue Agent

From Secret Plots to Psychological Warfare: The Untold Story of Robert Bruce Lockhart

de James Crossland ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

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10 hora 7 minutos

The startling adventures of a secret agent in Moscow during World War I and the Russian Revolution, this is the story of "the riveting life of maverick spy” Robert Bruce Lockhart.Diplomat, conspirator, intelligence gatherer, propagandist, and charmer, Rogue Agent tells the colorful story of London’s key agent in Moscow during the first half of the twentieth century, Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart.Sir ... Leer más

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The startling adventures of a secret agent in Moscow during World War I and the Russian Revolution, this is the story of "the riveting life of maverick spy” Robert Bruce Lockhart.Diplomat, conspirator, intelligence gatherer, propagandist, and charmer, Rogue Agent tells the colorful story of London’s key agent in Moscow during the first half of the twentieth century, Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart.Sir
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The Market in Global International Society

An English School Approach to International Political Economy

de Barry Buzan, Robert Falkner ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

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15 hora 20 minutos

The Market in Global International Society tracks the idea and practice of the market through both modern and premodern times, and its evolution as a primary institution in international relations over the past two centuries. It develops a new approach to understanding the relationship between the market and other social and political institutions of global international society. Buzan and Falkner ... Leer más

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The Market in Global International Society tracks the idea and practice of the market through both modern and premodern times, and its evolution as a primary institution in international relations over the past two centuries. It develops a new approach to understanding the relationship between the market and other social and political institutions of global international society. Buzan and Falkner
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The Shortest History of AI

The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It

de Toby Walsh ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

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5 hora 13 minutos

Since Alan Turing first posed the question "Can machines think?" artificial intelligence has evolved from a speculative idea to a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this evolution, from Ada Lovelace's visionary work to IBM's groundbreaking defeat of the chess world champion and the revolutionary emergence of ChatGPT. It also explores AI's cultural journey, touching on classics ... Leer más

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Since Alan Turing first posed the question "Can machines think?" artificial intelligence has evolved from a speculative idea to a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this evolution, from Ada Lovelace's visionary work to IBM's groundbreaking defeat of the chess world champion and the revolutionary emergence of ChatGPT. It also explores AI's cultural journey, touching on classics
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Sixpence for a Slaughter

When the lights go down, murder takes centre stage

de C. K. Harewood ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

Series Audiolibro 4 - DI Matthew Stannard
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9 hora 23 minutos

A crime that shocks a nation can only be solved by one unbeaten detective!October 1930. A quiet Saturday afternoon turns into a scene of horror when shots ring out during a cinema matinee and when the doors are opened, a sickening scene of dead bodies is revealed. The killer is nowhere to be seen but he or she leaves a host of questions behind, first of which is the motive. Why were all these ... Leer más

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A crime that shocks a nation can only be solved by one unbeaten detective!October 1930. A quiet Saturday afternoon turns into a scene of horror when shots ring out during a cinema matinee and when the doors are opened, a sickening scene of dead bodies is revealed. The killer is nowhere to be seen but he or she leaves a host of questions behind, first of which is the motive. Why were all these
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Bird School

A Beginner in the Wood

de Adam Nicolson ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

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10 hora 20 minutos

An intimate exploration of the lives of birds and their interactions with man, by a preeminent naturalist.Poets and scientists, saints and naturalists, stalk through these pages. Neighboring cock robins duel almost to the death. Tawny owl widows are seen looking for tawny owl widowers to set up shop with. Blackbirds are found singing phrases from late Beethoven quartets, both in a garden in ... Leer más

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An intimate exploration of the lives of birds and their interactions with man, by a preeminent naturalist.Poets and scientists, saints and naturalists, stalk through these pages. Neighboring cock robins duel almost to the death. Tawny owl widows are seen looking for tawny owl widowers to set up shop with. Blackbirds are found singing phrases from late Beethoven quartets, both in a garden in
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Bananas

How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World

de Peter Chapman ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

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6 hora 47 minutos

In this compelling history, Peter Chapman shows how the United Fruit Company took bananas from the jungles of Costa Rica to the halls of power in Washington, D. C., with not just clever marketing, but covert CIA operations, bloody coups, and brutalized workforces. And how along the way they turned the banana into a blueprint for a new model of unfettered global capitalism: one that serves ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

In this compelling history, Peter Chapman shows how the United Fruit Company took bananas from the jungles of Costa Rica to the halls of power in Washington, D. C., with not just clever marketing, but covert CIA operations, bloody coups, and brutalized workforces. And how along the way they turned the banana into a blueprint for a new model of unfettered global capitalism: one that serves
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Surviving Chaos

Geopolitics When the Rules Fail

de Mark Leonard ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

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4 hora 45 minutos

We live in an explosive world. Trump is blowing up political order. Xi Jinping is scrambling the economy. And Putin is redrawing the map of Europe. At a time when every crisis bleeds into the next—from pandemics and wars to climate shocks and AI revolutions—the old rules of global order are collapsing.Mark Leonard reveals how geopolitics is being rewritten in an age of "Un-Order," where no one ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

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We live in an explosive world. Trump is blowing up political order. Xi Jinping is scrambling the economy. And Putin is redrawing the map of Europe. At a time when every crisis bleeds into the next—from pandemics and wars to climate shocks and AI revolutions—the old rules of global order are collapsing.Mark Leonard reveals how geopolitics is being rewritten in an age of "Un-Order," where no one
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Beyond States

Powers, Peoples and Global Order

de Anthony Pagden ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

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6 hora 33 minutos

Today, the majority of the peoples of the planet live in nation-states, based upon the idea, if never the reality, of a single people, a single culture, a single rule of law, and a single source of sovereign authority. But will they continue to do so in the future?None of the major challenges that confront humanity today—from climate change to disease, from terrorism to mass migration—can be ... Leer más

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Today, the majority of the peoples of the planet live in nation-states, based upon the idea, if never the reality, of a single people, a single culture, a single rule of law, and a single source of sovereign authority. But will they continue to do so in the future?None of the major challenges that confront humanity today—from climate change to disease, from terrorism to mass migration—can be
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Melancholy I & II

de Jon Fosse ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

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13 hora 8 minutos

From Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes an aching exploration of life, death, time, memory, and the artistic temperament.Initially published separately and brought together here in a single volume, Melancholy I & II are essential entries in the oeuvre of one of the world's most celebrated living writers. Fosse explores the life and work of Lars Hertervig (1830–1902), a ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

From Jon Fosse, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes an aching exploration of life, death, time, memory, and the artistic temperament.Initially published separately and brought together here in a single volume, Melancholy I & II are essential entries in the oeuvre of one of the world's most celebrated living writers. Fosse explores the life and work of Lars Hertervig (1830–1902), a
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Horace

A Very Short Introduction

de Llewelyn Morgan ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

Completo

4 hora 22 minutos

Horace was one of the greatest poets during the reign of Augustus and is seen as mark of cultural sophistication since this time. This Very Short Introduction examines how Horace's poetry has exerted enormous influence but argues that it is best understood within the traditions of ancient literature.Llewellyn Morgan guides the listener through the dizzying vagaries of Horace's biography, which ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Horace was one of the greatest poets during the reign of Augustus and is seen as mark of cultural sophistication since this time. This Very Short Introduction examines how Horace's poetry has exerted enormous influence but argues that it is best understood within the traditions of ancient literature.Llewellyn Morgan guides the listener through the dizzying vagaries of Horace's biography, which
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