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Scorsese on Filmmaking and Faith
Author: Martin Scorsese, Antonio Spadaro
Author Martin Scorsese, Antonio Spadaro
Narrator Brian P. Craig, Paul Bellantoni
Duration 2h 13m
Over the course of eight years, Martin Scorsese and Jesuit theologian Antonio Spadaro discussed filmmaking and faith. From his Catholic upbringing amidst the brutality of 1950s New York to the heights of Hollywood, Scorsese sketches a unique self-portrait. And from Mean Streets to Killers of the Flower Moon - and especially the spiritual reckonings...
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Author: Michael Morpurgo
Author Michael Morpurgo
Narrator The Author, Justin Avoth
Duration 7h 22m
In Funny Thing, Getting Older, one of our most beloved novelists shares his reflections from a lifetime of writing stories about the world. Here, collected for the first time on Michael's 82nd birthday, are his thoughts on nature, childhood, writing, peace and war, and getting older. Some are deeply personal, some political, others in between. And...
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Author: Guillem Balague
Author Guillem Balague
Narrator Elexi Walker
Duration 21h 9m
In October 2022, Unai Emery was appointed manager of Aston Villa. Despite being one of England's most historic clubs, Emery was taking charge of a team in turmoil and hovering above the relegation zone in the Premier League. But in his very first match, Villa produced a statement victory, deftly beating Manchester United 3-1 at Villa Park. It was a...
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Author: Keith O'Loughlin
Author Keith O'Loughlin
Narrator The Author
Duration 12h 40m
Full Throttle is a high-octane guide to business, leadership and resilience - told through the extraordinary life and lessons of Formula One legend Eddie Jordan. A maverick team boss and fearless entrepreneur, Eddie built Jordan Grand Prix from scratch, discovered world champions like Michael Schumacher, and turned bold risks into billion-pound suc...
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Author: Tuppence Middleton
Author Tuppence Middleton
Narrator The Author
Duration 3h 48m
Brought to you by Penguin.My mind is full of scorpions. A cerebral itch, impossible to scratch. I know these creatures well, but they know me better. They answer to another name, this nest of scorpions, the writhing black mass that lives inside my head...For as long as Tuppence Middleton can remember, she has struggled with obsessive thoughts and c...
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Author: Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie
Author Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie
Narrator Tavia Gilbert
Duration 2h 9m
Barely educated and valued since childhood strictly for his labor, Ernaux's father had grown into a hard, practical man who showed his family little affection. Narrating his slow ascent towards material comfort, Ernaux's cold observation reveals the shame that haunted her father throughout his life. She scrutinizes the importance he attributed to m...
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Author: Mark Evan Bonds
Author Mark Evan Bonds
Narrator Paul Heitsch
Duration 4h
Despite the ups and downs of his personal life and professional career—even in the face of deafness—Beethoven remained remarkably consistent in his most basic convictions about his art. This inner consistency, writes the music historian Mark Evan Bonds, provides the key to understanding the composer's life and works. Beethoven approache...
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Author: Anna Funder
Author Anna Funder
Narrator Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood, Jane Slavin
Duration 12h 40m
Brought to you by Penguin.A blazing, genre-bending masterpiece from one of the most inventive writers of our timeLooking for wonder and some reprieve from the everyday, Anna Funder slips into the pages of her hero George Orwell. As she watches him create his writing self, she tries to remember her own . . .When she uncovers his forgotten wife, it's...
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Author: Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie
Author Annie Ernaux, Tanya Leslie
Narrator Tavia Gilbert
Duration 1h 56m
This extraordinary evocation of a grown daughter's attachment to her mother—and of both women's strength and resiliency—recounts Annie's attempt to first help her mother recover from Alzheimer's disease and, then, when that proves futile, bear witness to the older woman's gradual decline and her own experience as a daughter losing a bel...
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Author: Jan Grue
Author Jan Grue
Narrator Graham Halstead
Duration 5h 6m
'Superb... up-ends received wisdom about disability... Humbling, dark, bright, defiant, generous... revolutionary' David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas A profoundly beautiful memoir about disability, difference, and living as a vulnerable body Jan Grue had just become a father when he inherited a stack of his childhood medical records. Follow...
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Why Are You Here, Mrs Hamilton?
Author: Jo Hamilton
Author Jo Hamilton
Narrator The Author, Monica Dolan
Duration 8h 26m
'My first big discrepancy came in the shape of a £2,000 shortfall that just made no sense at all. Of all the things that kept me awake once in the thick of the nightmare that unfolded, it was being stuck in that truly incomprehensible moment where the mere touch of a button suddenly turned £2,000 into £4,000 within three minutes o...
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Author: Patricia Wiltshire
Author Patricia Wiltshire
Narrator Antonia Beamish
Duration 10h 9m
'Engrossing, emotionally honest and forensically fascinating' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural Causes The memoir of a forensic scientist and criminal investigator. In Traces, Professor Patricia Wiltshire will take you on a journey through the fascinating edgeland where nature and crime are intertwined. She'll take you searching for bodi...
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Author: Lesley-Ann Jones
Author Lesley-Ann Jones
Narrator Antonia Beamish
Duration 12h 15m
From Sunday Times bestselling author Lesley-Ann JonesOn 12 July 1962, the Rollin' Stones performed their first-ever gig at London's Marquee jazz club. Down the line, a 'g' was added, a spark was lit and their destiny was sealed. No going back.These five white British kids set out to play the music of black America. They honed a style that bled blue...
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Author: Lesley-Ann Jones
Author Lesley-Ann Jones
Narrator Lucy Tregear
Duration 9h 48m
From Sunday Times bestselling author Lesley-Ann JonesScandalous affairs and public divorce. Addiction and fiery passion. And of course, the iconic song writing...Christine McVie - born Christine Perfect - was the quintessentially English rock star, as both the backbone and the beating heart of Fleetwood Mac.Straddling the band's incarnations to ach...
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Mary Earps: All In: Football, Life and Learning to be Unapologetically Me
Author: Mary Earps
Author Mary Earps
Narrator The Author
Duration 6h 59m
*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*The trailblazing autobiography of England Football legend Mary Earps.A playbook for anyone who has ever thought they don't fit in.A blueprint for success on your own terms.'This book is me, unfiltered. It's the truth behind the headlines, the setbacks behind the saves. I'm so proud to finally share it with the w...
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Author: Caroline Darian
Author Caroline Darian
Narrator Heather Long, The Author
Duration 4h 16m
The trial of Dominique Pelicot, which began on 2 September 2024, has captured the world's attention. Behind the haunting details of Pelicot's unthinkable crimes are a mother and daughter who were forced to rebuild their lives.This is their story.In November 2020, Caroline Darian received a call from the police in Carpentras. Her father was in polic...
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Author: Amy Liptrop
Author Amy Liptrop
Narrator Tracy Wiles
Duration 6h 48m
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2016 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ONDAATJE PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 WELLCOME PRIZE At the age of thirty, Amy Liptrot finds herself washed up back home on Orkney. Standing unstable on the island, she tries to come to terms with the addiction that has swallowed the last decade of he...
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Losing the Battle, Winning the War
Author: Ben Parkinson
Author Ben Parkinson
Narrator Gareth Bennett-Ryan
Duration 9h 25m
The story of Ben Parkinson, MBE, the most injured soldier to have survived Afghanistan. Ben Parkinson, MBE, is an inspiration to everyone. He suffered 37 injuries when his Land Rover hit a mine in Helmand in 2006, including brain damage, breaking his back and losing both his legs. This book follows the story of what led him to that moment his life...
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Author: Sandi Toksvig
Author Sandi Toksvig
Narrator The Author
Duration 9h 31m
This long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved celebrities - a writer, broadcaster, activist, comic on stage, screen and radio for nearly 40 years, presenter of QI and Great British Bake Off star. 'Between the Stops is a sort of a memoir, my sort. It's about a bus trip really, because it's my view from the Number 12 bus (mostly top deck,...
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Author: Francis Rossi, Mick Wall
Author Francis Rossi, Mick Wall
Narrator Michael Fenton Stevens
Duration 9h 59m
In Francis Rossi's explosive new memoir, I Talk Too Much, the Status Quo main man reveals for the first time the true-life stories behind the life and times of one of the best-selling rock singers in the world. With over 100 million records sold worldwide in a career that mirrors the evolution of rock music, from the flower power '60s, with hits li...
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Bob Willis: A Cricketer and a Gentleman
Author: Bob Willis, Mike Dickson
Author Bob Willis, Mike Dickson
Narrator David Willis
Duration 9h 6m
Following his passing in 2019, tributes to Bob came flooding in in every major news outlet and from every major figure in the industry - and outside of it. His career spanned decades, from his days as a cricketer for England to his time as a pundit on Sky TV. This autobiography includes never-before-seen writing from Bob alongside contributions fro...
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