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Author: Laurie Lee
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Author Laurie Lee
Narrator Laurie Lee
Duration 7h 55m
A wonderfully vivid memoir of Laurie Lee's childhood and youth in a remote Cotswold village. From the moment he is set down in the long grass, 'thick as a forest and alive with grasshoppers', he depicts a world that is both tangibly real yet belonging to a now distant past.
View BookRoutes of English: Series 1, Programme 6
Author: Melvyn Bragg
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Author Melvyn Bragg
Narrator Melvyn Bragg
SeriesRoutes of English Series 1, Book 6
Duration 27m
Conquest, trade and immigration have woven dozens of languages into English. Melvyn Bragg visits Liverpool, home of Scouse, an Irish-based variant of northern English made famous by the Beatles and countless comedians. By the mid-nineteenth century the port of Liverpool ranked second to London and became home to immigrants from all over the world w...
View BookAuthor: Margot Morrell, Stephanie Capparell
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Author Margot Morrell, Stephanie Capparell
Narrator Tim Piggot-Smith
Duration 2h 30m
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.
View BookSeven Habits of Highly Effective People
Author: Stephen Covey
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Author Stephen Covey
Narrator Stephen Covey
Duration 1h 30m
Extraordinary step-by-step guide to achieving the characteristics that create success.
View BookRoutes of English: Series 1, Programme 5
Author: Melvyn Bragg
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Author Melvyn Bragg
Narrator Melvyn Bragg
SeriesRoutes of English Series 1, Book 5
Duration 27m
The power of English-and the "English of Power", as the language extends its influence from Court to Edinburgh. Melvyn Bragg goes to Edinburgh and the house of John Knox, the great Scottish apostle of the Reformation, who preached in English. Latin was replaced by English as the language of the Church when Henry VIII broke with Rome. And the 1611 K...
View BookAuthor: Aziz Ansari
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Author Aziz Ansari
Narrator Aziz Ansari
Duration 6h 14m
People today have more romantic options than at any point in human history, and thanks to social media, smartphones and online dating, our abilities to connect with these options are staggering. Yet we also have to face new and absurd dilemmas, such as what to think when someone doesn't reply to your text but has time to post a photo of a pizza on...
View BookAuthor: Peter Fleming
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Author Peter Fleming
Narrator James Wilby
Duration 3h
Peter Fleming, brother of the author Ian, tells the story of his journey from England via the Trans-Siberian Express to China, and his subsequent attempts to become the first Westerner to reach the anti-communist front.
View BookAuthor: Tanya Burr
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Author Tanya Burr
Narrator Laura Riseborough
Duration 5h 19m
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Love, Tanya, the debut book from Youtube Fashion & Beauty guru Tanya Burr, read by Laura Riseborough. Tanya Burr is the UK's leading young voice in beauty and fashion and one of the country's biggest Youtube stars. Whether it's creating the perfect smoky eye or dressing well fo...
View BookA Guide To British Coastal Birds and Their Sound
Author: Stephen Moss, Brett Westwood
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Author Stephen Moss, Brett Westwood
Narrator The Authors, Chris Watson
Duration 1h 4m
oin Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss in this fascinating guide to the sounds of our most popular coastal birds, as heard on BBC Radio 4. In the fourth of our series of bird guides, Brett Westwood is joined by keen birdwatcher Stephen Moss on the north coast of Devon, and with the help of wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson they offer a practical a...
View BookI'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue: Chairman Humph, A Tribute
Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Stephen Fry
Duration 52m
Stephen Fry presents a special tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton, the sublime host of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, through the eyes of his close pals on the show and distinguished admirers, from Dame Judi Dench to Radiohead.The programme features many highlights taken from his thirty-six years at the helm of Radio 4's perennial antidote to panel games.
View BookWomen In Sport: Fifty Fearless Athletes Who Played To Win
Author: Rachel Ignotofsky
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Author Rachel Ignotofsky
Narrator
Duration 2h 33m
Women in Sport celebrates the success of the tough, bold and fearless women who paved the way for today's athletes. The sportswomen featured include well-known figures like tennis player Serena Williams and broadcaster Clare Balding, as well as lesser-known pioneers like Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and Keiko Fukuda...
View BookRhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs With Mark Watson and Kid British
Author: Rhod Gilbert
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Author Rhod Gilbert
Narrator Various
Duration 56m
Welsh stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert is one of the biggest names in UK stand-up, performing to sell-out audiences in the Britain and abroad. Now he has his own radio show, recorded in front of a live audience and packed with laughs. Joining Rhod on stage are fellow comedians Lloyd Langford and Greg Davies (We Are Klang), along with Sarah Millican w...
View BookAuthor: Michael Palin
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Author Michael Palin
Narrator Michael Palin
Duration 6h
Michael Palin is off to the Sahara Desert. From a starting point in Gibralter, he makes his way to Morocco, then over the Atlas Mountains to the little-known countries of Mauritiana, Mali and Chad. He journies on the longest train in the world and travels with nomadic herders, finally returning to the classical remains of Tunisia - where the Monty...
View BookAuthor: Dawna Walters
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Author Dawna Walters
Narrator The Author
Duration 1h 9m
An inspirational guide to fighting clutter and sorting out your space, based on the bestselling BBC book and TV series. Clutter can be a huge problem for many of us. We yearn to live in a perfectly-ordered home, but more often than not we find ourselves drowning in a sea of `stuff.' Not only is it depressing to live in a mess, but accumulating too...
View BookMe/chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness
Author: Of Excellence Centre
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Author Of Excellence Centre
Narrator Jane Branch
Duration 3h 46m
We live in a world of stressors and many people go into a state of burnout at some point. If the stress that the individual must deal with on a long-term basis outweighs their chance and ability to rest; ME or CFS may very well be the result. This course aims to help with the understanding of these conditions. The first and third modules focus on k...
View BookAuthor: Steven D. Levitt
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Author Steven D. Levitt
Narrator Stephen J. Dubner
Duration 6h 25m
Modern life can be baffling and chaotic. Is there any way of making sense of it? The answer, explains groundbreaking thinker Steven Levitt, lies in economics. Not ordinary economics, but freakonomics. It is at the heart of everything we see and do and the subjects that bedevil us daily: from parenting to crime, sport to politics, fat to cheating, f...
View BookAuthor: Michael Palin
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Author Michael Palin
Narrator Michael Palin
Duration 10h 15m
Join the intrepid Michael Palin as he embarks on a comic race against time, travelling from the North Pole to the South Pole. As he crosses 16 countries by train, truck, raft, Ski-Doo, barge, balloon and bicycle, he experiences a fascinating range of characters and landscapes whilst his own endurance is tested to the limit.
View BookAuthor: Terry Wogan
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Author Terry Wogan
Narrator The Author
Duration 2h 55m
Terry Wogan is one of Britain's most popular and successful broadcasters. Witty, charming and relaxed, he has undoubtedly captured the nation's heart. Here, for the first time, he tells his story, from his beginnings in Limerick to incredible success as a national celebrity, in his own delightfully laconic fashion.
View BookAuthor: Caitlin Moran
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Author Caitlin Moran
Narrator Caitlin Moran
Duration 8h 47m
It's a good time to be a woman: we have the vote and the Pill, and we haven't been burnt as witches since 1727. However, a few nagging questions do remain...Why are we supposed to get Brazilians? Should we use Botox? Do men secretly hate us? And why does everyone ask you when you're going to have a baby? Part memoir, part rant, Caitlin answers the...
View BookAuthor: Jessica Bennett
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Author Jessica Bennett
Narrator Bahni Turpin
Duration 6h 10m
'Engaging, hilarious and practical - I will proudly proclaim myself a card-carrying member of the FFC' - Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and bestselling author of Lean In. Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Feminist Fight Club by Jessica Bennett, read by Bahni Turpin. This is a call to arms. Are you aged zero to in...
View BookAuthor: Jeffrey M. Schwartz
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Author Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Narrator Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Duration 1h 38m
The 20th anniversary edition of the definitive classic on defeating obsessive-compulsive behavior, with all-new material from the author. An estimated 5 million Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and live diminished lives in which they are compelled to obsess about something or to repeat a similar task over and over. Traditio...
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