With his brilliant theory of the Long Tail (a powerful new economic force in a world where the internet allows access to almost unlimited choice), Chris Anderson has identified an important truth about our economy and culture. In a Long Tail world, the future does not lie in hits - the high-volume end of a traditional demand curve - but in what used to be regarded as misses, the curve's endlessly Long Tail.

What on earth is Postmodernism? Here is an audio guide to the maddeningly enigmatic concept that has been used to describe our cultural condition of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It explains the essentials of structuralism, semiotics and deconstruction as developed by Foucault, Levi-Strauss, Barthes, Derrida, Lacan, Lytard and others.

This audiobook can be used at any time, whether you need a refresher before a trip or if you are a complete beginner. It will teach you the French you will need to speak and understand without getting bogged down with grammar.

Drawing on studies of social class, crime and deviance, work in bureaucracies, and changes in religious and political organisations, this 'Very Short Introduction' explores the tension between the individual's role in society and society's role in shaping the individual.

An entertaining, anecdotal look at the origins of language and ideas in the USA. Bryson explains how two bicycle repairmen from Ohio succeeded in mastering manned flight, why the assassination of President Garfield led to the invention of air conditioning, and many other improbable but true facts.

This Channel 4 audiobook talks to the parents of dyslexic children. Children with dyslexia talk about their learning experiences whilst the cause of dyslexia is also discussed.

This audiobook can be used at any time, whether you need a refresher before a trip or if you are a complete beginner. It will teach you the German you will need to speak and understand without getting bogged down with grammar.

'Living with Dyspraxia', compiled by Mary Colley and members of the Dyspraxia Foundation Adult Support Group, is a guide for adults and young people who have, or think they may have, dyspraxia. It covers symptoms, diagnosis and coping with everyday life at home, college and work.

Drawing upon a six year research project, Collins and Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each company in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day - as start ups, midsize and as large corporations. Throughout the authors ask 'What makes the truly exceptional companies different from other companies?'

Extraordinary step-by-step guide to achieving the characteristics that create success.

A unique audiobook guide which takes the listener to the heart of wine making and wine drinking in a clear light-hearted manner. Includes advice on cellaring, buying, serving, food-matching and tasting and information on grape varieties, wine regions and styles of wine.

An acclaimed set of articles by a major influence on post-war British cookery. David's culinary lifetime was spent in encouraging the fresh, the simple and above all the fitting meal. Her often ascerbic style when she writes about bad food provides as much relish as her descriptions of what is good.

At the age of 38, Ronald D. Davis made a discovery that enabled him to read a book from cover to cover - for the first time. The methods he developed have helped thousands of children and adults around the world to overcome reading, writing, study and attention problems.

This work tackles common human problems, illuminated by the writings of a key figure in the history of philosophy. Consolation for Unpopularity is offered by Socrates, Anxiety by Epicurus, Anger by Seneca, Pride by Montaigue, Depression by Schopenhauer and Timidity by Nietzsche.

What kinds of minds are there, and how do we know? The first question is about what exists and the second is about our knowledge. The aim of 'Kinds of Minds' is to answer these questions, in general outline, and to show why these two questions have to be answered together.

Intriguing stories of fifty inventions, innovations and discoveries that have transformed gardening techniques, from the ancient world waterscrew to the modern day gro-bag.

Over the years, when not wearing his acting, television or novelist's trousers, Stephen Fry has written many articles for magazines, newspapers and radio. This volume contains a miscellany of humorous sketches and articles from 'The Listener' and 'The Daily Telegraph'.

A business book using case studies from around the world to demonstrate the transformative power of technology in business. Bill Gates provides the reader with his view on technology's role in corporate evolution.

In this audiobook Bill Gates explains the information super-highway, what it is, what it isn't, how individuals and institutions can prepare for it, and how these emerging technologies will transform human existence in unprecedented ways.

Charles Handy puts forward some radical arguments in this audiobook for the future not only of organisations, but for the individuals who work in them. In doing so, he reaches for a philosophy beyond the mechanics of business organisations.

Charles Handy contributed to BBC Radio 4's programme 'Thought for the Day'. This audiobook presents a selection of some of these early morning reflections, which take a radical and intimate look at the spiritual truths relating to organisations, society and individual lives.

Captain of industry and global trouble-shooter John Harvey-Jones argues in this audiobook that people are the nation's most under-exploited resource.

This audiobook is a collection of things Thora Hird was taught growing up in Morecambe, and things she's learnt for herself over eighty years. She dispenses the 'home truths' in her own style. These epigrams about everyday living include the gems 'It's never too late to mend a broken fence' and 'There is more to marriage than four bare legs in a bed'.

This audiobook can be used at any time, whether you need a refresher before a trip or if you are a complete beginner. It will teach you the Spanish you will need to speak and understand without getting bogged down with grammar.

Why must everything be a 'fun event'? What are 'eye shine days'? When did we start calling charities the 'third sector' and insisting on 'deliverables'? Here John Humphreys, presenter of the 'Today' programme, takes a sharp look at phrases and expressions in current use to expose the often hidden attitudes that lie behind them - from the schoolroom to the boardroom, from Westminster to the weather forecast.

Virginia Ironside, a journalist and writer on personal and family relationships, examines bereavement. The death of her own father and her researches since highlight that many people find grief a chaotic and violent process. This audiobook looks at the feelings of shock, anger, guilt, powerlessness and fear which surround the informal rituals of death.

The author asserts that people's lack of decisiveness, whether in respect of work, relationships, money or life in general, is attributable mainly to fear. The aim of this audiobook is to offer readers a path of re-learning, to help them to 'feel the fear' and push through it to turn anger into love and indecision into action.

English Literature may be the greatest body of imaginative writing the world has yet seen, encompassing the works of Chaucer to Philip Larkin. This, accompanied by a wealth of examples, is the story of more than six centuries of writing.

C.S. Lewis sets out to disentangle a fundamental theological problem - why must humanity suffer? He questions the pain and suffering that occur everyday and how this contrasts with the notion of a God that is both omnipotent and good, concluding that no intellectual solution can dispense with the necessity of patience and courage.

Do you ever feel that your emotions have run away with you? This practical and sympathetic audiobook helps you to manage your emotions so that you can create more balance and success in your life and relationships.

Dealing with the underlying principles of self-esteem and self-improvement, this practical guide offers tips to help listeners dramatically enhance their self-esteem, overcome doubts and fears, and achieve self-fulfillment.

In the United Kingdom, over 110,000 people have a stroke for the first time each year. This audiobook, published in association with the British Medical Association, is a clear and accessible way to understand strokes. Part of the Family Doctor series.

Sir Ernest Shackleton was one of the greatest explorers of the 20th Century. The authors of 'Shackleton's Way' explore the leadership skills of the man who, following the wreck of his ship Endurance and stranded 1200 miles from any form of communication, led all of his 27 men to safety.

What is it about the English? Not the British, Scots, Irish or Welsh, but the English? Why do they seem so unsure of who they are? As Jeremy Paxman remarks, being English used to be so easy. Now, with the Empire gone, with devolution, with an ever closer Europe, the English seem to have entered a collective crisis of national identity.

What is it about the business of politics which turns hope, vision and ambition to despair? Jeremy Paxman proposes to find out. Among the things this book examines are: how politicians are chosen; the promises and compromises they must make to get on; how the party machines control them or fail to do so; how to win elections; how to fake sincerity; the terror of power; riding the civil service; what the cabinet is really like; and why democracy - the least bad form of government we can imagine - is destined always to disappoint.

In this anthology, prolific writer Harold Pinter presents a selection of his own work, including `A Note on Shakespeare' (1950), the short stories `Kullus' (1949) and `Girls' (1995), poetry from `School Life' (1948), and a range of political pieces - including many letters to the press - on the United States, Cuba, Kurdistan and Nicaragua.

The former BBC Religious Affairs correspondent makes a pilgrimage through the key areas of the Christian faith.

A roller-coaster ride through structuralism, deconstruction, cyberspace and semiotics in the company of the essential postmodern icons from Adorno and Lacan to Foucault and Umberto Eco.

Without scare tactics and aversion therapy, this audiobook aims to teach the smoker how to control their desire for cigarettes without gaining weight or feeling irritable, depressed or deprived.

In the 1950s 'The Observer' published a series of seasonal gardening articles by Vita Sackville-West. The result was a guide to some of the more unusual but easily grown plants, from the pen of poet who was also a working gardener, 'Spring & Summer' covers the months January to June and 'Autumn & Winter' the months July to December.

This audiobook examines the myths that sustain American life, from those of the founding fathers to those manufactured by the Hollywood dream factory. Fear, ignorance, nationalism, war and celebrity loom large. An audiobook for those interested in citizenship, media studies, history and politics.

Part of the Family Doctor series. This audiobook aims to give an understanding of Parkinson's disease, presented in a clear and accessible way. It is suitable for study and helpful to those who know anyone with Parkinson's disease or has it themselves.

This is a self-study course which aims to change perceptions, heal minds and change behaviour. The work introduces miracles as naturally occuring expressions of love, and believes that to experience miracles is to be aware of the presence of love.

The journey to serenity and peace can only be made with increasing self-awareness and social awareness. In this audiobook, Dr Peck aims to show that there is a way to think with integrity, and to come to terms with dying and death.

From priceless eighteenth-century dining tables hidden away in decaying farm sheds to tattooed travellers with a penchant for Wedgewood china, professional auctioneer Philip Serrell has seen it all. In this audiobook he brings to life a world in which the most valuable antiques frequently turn up in the most unlikely places - and accompanied by the most unlikely people. For over twenty years he has uncovered a huge range of priceless 'and occasionally worthless' antiques, and he has met, done business with and befriended people from some odd corners of English life.

This audiobook is a crash-course that's gain without pain. No studying, no grammar, just some fast and entertaining real-life speaking practice. Learn the fifty most needed words and speak holiday Greek in only one day!

Part of the Family Doctor series. This audiobook describes the four most common developmental disorders of childhood. The basic features of each disorder - diagnosis, incidence and treatment strategies are - covered separately.

This is the Radio 4 series that inspired the bestselling book 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves'. Over five programmes Lynne Truss explores changing fashions in punctuation; for example, she accompanies the founder of the Apostrophe Protection Society through Berwick Street Market on the hunt for the 'greengrocer's apostrophe'!

All aspects of road usage are covered. This interpretation, intended as an accompaniment to the Highway Code book itself, provides an easy and entertaining way for listeners to become familiar with the basic rules of the road.

Presenting advice on how to act and what acting is, and using specific examples from her development of celebrated roles, Harriet Walter writes with an insider's intelligence and passion about the mysterious and charismatic art of acting.

Part of the Family Doctor series. This audiobook will help you to understand the causes, symptoms and treatments of these common eye conditions.

Part of the Family Doctor series. This audiobook will help listeners to understand sress and gives tips and advice on how to cope with it.

This guide contains simple techniques to help you feel calm at work. It provides advice covering such topics as: how to take control of your work and your life; ways to put time into perspective; problem-solving techniques; handling personal conflicts; and making assertiveness work for you.

One of the great feminist polemics, 'A Room of One's Own' is based on a lecture that Virginia Woolf had been invited to give at Girton College, Cambridge in 1928. She examines the work of past women writers such as Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte, the silent fate of Shakespeare's gifted and imaginary sister, and the effects of poverty and chastity on female creativity, championing a women's need for financial independence and intellectual freedom.