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Author E Foley, B. Coates
Narrator Elisabeth Hopper
Duration 5h 15m
Tired of being talked over? Of social media making you feel crap? Of the pressure to 'have it all' and a hot bod too? Boudicca stuck up for herself and now she can help you do the same. It is time to start channelling the spiky superwomen of history to conquer today. It is time to turn to women like Frida Kahlo and Josephine Baker, Hypatia and Cleo...
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Author Rich Roll
Narrator Rich Roll
Duration 9h 47m
An incredible but true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever In October 2006, the night before he was to turn forty, Rich experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight and unable to climb the stairs without stopping, he saw where his sedentary lifestyle was taking him...
View BookAn Interview With Simon Callow
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Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 0m
Simon is a hugely successful actor with one of the most recognisable voices in theatre and film. His narration work includes Thames Sacred River by Peter Ackroyd, available to stream, number 00386. Image c The Hanbury Agency Ltd
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Narrator Simon Brett
Duration 13h 37m
Simon Brett is most well known for his mystery crime novels featuring actor and amateur detective, Charles Paris. He has also been a radio producer for the BBC. A Reconstructed Corpse, read by the author himself, is available to download number 10556.
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Author David Graeber
Narrator Christopher Ragland
Duration 12h 38m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber, read by Christopher Ragland. Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it? Have you ever wondered why not? Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't necessary. In other words: they are bullshit jobs. This book shows why, and what we can do about...
View BookAn Interview With Pippa Goodhart
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Narrator Pippa Goodhart
Duration 0m
Pippa has written numerous books for children and also writes under the name Laura Owen. You can find Whizz-Bang Winnie and Other Stories, available to download in our library, number 02576.
View BookAn Interview With Sally Gardner
Author: Listening Books, Sally Gardner
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Author Listening Books, Sally Gardner
Narrator Sally Gardner
Duration 14h 42m
Sally is a Nestle Prize winning children's author and illustrator and her books have been translated into 22 different languages. You can find The Boy Who Could Fly & The Invisible Boy in our library, number 00490CD.
View BookAn Interview With Margaret Atwood
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Author Books Listening
Narrator Margaret Atwood
Duration 20h 4m
Margaret is a Canadian author of more than 40 volumes of poetry, children's literature and many popular novels. Titles in our library include The Edible Woman, available on MP3 CD number 00849CD and Cat's Eye, available to download number 11798. Image c George Whitside
View BookAn Interview With Marcia Barritt
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Author Books Listening
Narrator Marcia Barritt
Duration 19h 23m
Marcia is a bilingual author and artist, specialising in the Jamaican Patwa language. You can find Roots Recollections: Caribbean Poems and Folk Songs available in our library on MP3 CD, number 0029CD.
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Narrator M C Beaton
Duration 15h 10m
Marion Chesney has written over 100 historical romance novels but she is most well known as M C Beaton for her crime novels and her characters Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth. If you are new to her novels, try Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death, available to download, number 02386. Image c Constable and Robinson
View BookAuthor: George Drower
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Author George Drower
Narrator Derek Scott
Duration 7h 45m
Intriguing stories of fifty inventions, innovations and discoveries that have transformed gardening techniques, from the ancient world waterscrew to the modern day gro-bag.
View BookAn Interview With Lindsey Davis
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Author Books Listening
Narrator Lindsey Davis
Duration 12h
Creator of the Didius Falco character, a Roman detective, her books have been adapted into highly successful audio dramas for the BBC. Her titles include Scandal Takes a Holiday, number 00689CD and Alexandria, number 02294CD. Image c Mark Harrison/Hodder & Stoughton Publishers
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Narrator Ken Follett
Duration 13h 32m
Bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth trilogy, Ken Follett's novels are frequently featured on the New York Times Bestsellers lists. c Quintas-Fundacion Catedral Santa Maria
View BookAuthor: Bee Wilson
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Author Bee Wilson
Narrator Bee Wilson
Duration 12h 29m
Why does it no longer seem odd that are able to eat sushi in Italy and Neapolitan pizza in Dubai? What has happened to the food we eat to make this possible, and how have these blurred boundaries influenced cultural development as well as national appetites? From bananas and grapes to ultraprocessed snacks, we may not spend enough time thinking abo...
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Narrator Eoin Colfer
Duration 15h 28m
Eoin is an Irish children's author, most well known for the Artemis Fowl series, a set of 8 science fantasy novels . The first book is available to download or on MP3 CD, number 08747CD. Image c Michael Paynter
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Author Richard Branson
Narrator Adrian Mulraney
Duration 6h 34m
Richard Branson is an iconic businessman. In Screw It, Let's Do It, he shares the secrets of his success and the invaluable lessons he has learned over the course of his remarkable career. As the world struggles with the twin problems of global recession and climate change, Richard explains why it is up to big companies like Virgin to lead the way...
View BookAn Interview With Cressida Cowell
Author: Listening Books, Cressida Cowell
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Author Listening Books, Cressida Cowell
Narrator Cressida Cowell
Duration 18h 52m
Cressida is the author of the fantastic children's series How to Train Your Dragon. In this interview Cressida reveals some interesting facts about how she chose her dragons' characteristics. You can borrow the book on MP3 CD, number 00164CD. Image c Sam Jones
View BookMind Over Clutter: Tidy Up For A Calm and Happy Home
Author: Nicola Lewis
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Author Nicola Lewis
Narrator Nicola Lewis
Duration 3h 48m
Are you drowning in clutter? Do you dread opening your cupboards because of the mess that awaits inside? Are you ready to sort out your house for good and discover a happier, calmer you? In this audiobook, Nicola will arm you with the tools you need to clean and clear your home. With a step-by-step, room-by-room plan to get rid of clutter, recipes...
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Author Deborah Levy
Narrator Juliet Stevenson
Duration 3h 13m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy. 'Life falls apart. We try to get a grip. We try to hold it together. And then we realize that we don't want to hold it together...' Picking up where Things I Don't Want to Know left off, this short, exhilarating memoir shows a writer in radical flux, facing separation and...
View BookAn Interview With Alan Bennett
Author: Listening Books
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Author Books Listening
Narrator Alan Bennett
Duration 16h 29m
Alan is an award winning actor, author, screenwriter and playwright. His play The History Boys has been adapted into a popular film as well as receiving 6 Tony Awards for its Broadway run in 2006. The title is available to download from the Listening Books library, number 01451. Photograph c Antony Crolla
View BookRoutes of English, Series 1, Programme 4
Author: Melvyn Bragg
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Author Melvyn Bragg
Narrator Melvyn Bragg
SeriesRoutes of English Series 1, Book 4
Duration 27m
The language of sex and death, as Chaucer and others capture English speech of the time. Melvyn Bragg travels to the great mediaeval cathedral of Canterbury, with its shrine to the martyr, St. Thomas … Becket. It inspired the pilgrims described by Geoffrey Chaucer in 1395 in The Canterbury Tales, as they set out from the Tabard Inn in Southw...
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