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Twentieth Century History Makers: Mother Teresa
Author: Emma Johnson
Format: MP3 CD
Author Emma Johnson
Narrator Karola Gajda
Duration 2h 10m
In 1948 an Albanian nun called Sister Teresa started to help the poor of India. Working in Calcutta she dedicated her life to the poor, the sick and the destitute she found on the streets, helping them when no one else would. Discover more about her amazing life in this informative audiobook
View BookAuthor: Clive Lawton
Format: MP3 CD
Author Clive Lawton
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 45m
More than 10 million people were killed in the Nazi Holocaust. This book traces the story of the Holocaust from the social and political background in which it developed, to the mass deportations, the concentration camps and finally the death camps. Not suitable for young children.
View BookStraightforward Science: Electricity
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Krystyna Gajda
Duration 40m
Science made easy! In a clear and easily accessible way, the author explains the main scientific principles involved in electricity and how it affects our everyday lives.
View BookAuthor: Alison Cooper
Format: MP3 CD
Author Alison Cooper
Narrator Simon Fellows
Duration 52m
Truth or propaganda? A right to know or an invasion of privacy? Hard sell or harmless publicity? Censorship or freedom of speech? How much power do the media have?
View BookThe Need For Speed: Racing Cars
Author: Philip Raby
Format: MP3 CD
Author Philip Raby
Narrator William Gregory
Duration 40m
Experience the thrills and spills of driving some of the world's fastest cars, including Formula One and Dragsters as well as vehicles designed to break the land speed record, in this lively and informative guide.
View BookAuthor: Chris Maynard
Format: MP3 CD
Author Chris Maynard
Narrator William Gregory
Duration 42m
All you need to know about some of the worlds fastest aircraft. The supersonic spy plane 'Blackbird' is included here in this informative guide packed with vital facts and statistics.
View BookStraightforward Science: Plant Life
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Karola Gajda
Duration 35m
This is Science made easy! A clear and informative guide to the topic of plants and plant life. Find out how plants make food, what are the different parts of a flower, and how you can make identical copies of plants.
View BookStraightforward Science: Food Chains
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Karola Gajda
Duration 35m
A simple, straightforward introduction to the topic of Food Chains. This audiobook explains the scientific principles and their impact on our everyday life.
View BookAuthor: Jillian Powell
Format: MP3 CD
Author Jillian Powell
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 40m
This audio book examines the ways in which the WWF improves our global environment, from protecting threatened animal and plant species to tackling world pollution. Part of the 'World Organisations' series from Franklin Watts.
View BookStraightforward Science: Materials and Processes
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Krystyna Gajda
Duration 35m
There are thousands of different materials all around us. Find out all about the scientific principles behind them and the impact they have on our everyday lives in this simple, enjoyable and easily accessible audio book.
View BookThe Big Idea: Pythagoras and His Theorem
Author: Paul Strathern
Format: MP3 CD
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator Robin Houston
Duration 1h 25m
Pythagoras was arguably the first mathematician and philosopher in the western world. This book presents a brilliant snapshot of his life and work and gives a clear and accessible explanation of their meaning and significance for the world we live in today.
View BookStraightforward Science: Forces and Movement
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Fergus Mcclelland
Duration 30m
Science made easy. This audio book provides a clear introduction to the scientific principles of forces and movement, as well as explaining how they work in our everyday lives.
View BookStraightforward Science: Magnetism
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Fergus Mcclelland
Duration 32m
A clear and straightforward introduction to the scientific principles of magnetism. Accessible and entertaining, this audio book explains how magnetism works in all aspects of our life.
View BookStraightforward Science: Light and Colour
Author: Peter Riley
Format: MP3 CD
Author Peter Riley
Narrator Fergus Mcclelland
Duration 30m
Science made easy! In a clear and easily accessible way, the author explains the main scientific principles involved in light and colour, and how they work in everyday life.
View BookAuthor: David Angus
Format: MP3 CD
Author David Angus
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 35m
This audiobook focuses on how the great explorers pushed back the frontiers of man's knowledge of the world by their vision, courage and sheer doggedness. Those featured are: Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Bartholomeu Diaz, Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Captain Cook, Lewis and Clark, and Livingstone and Stanley.
View BookAuthor: Linda Melvern
Format: MP3 CD
Author Linda Melvern
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 45m
This audiobook describes the ways in which the UN helps to bring peace and resolve conflict around the world. It is part of the 'World Organisations' series from Franklin Watts.
View BookAuthor: Geraldine Mccaughrean
Format: MP3 CD
Author Geraldine Mccaughrean
Narrator Andrew Sachs
Duration 2h
The Greek gods and goddesses were members of a large extended family headed by Zeus and his wife Hera. Here are fifteen stories about them, including the tale of how Paris judged who was the fairest goddess of all and how the city of Athens was named.
View BookAuthor: Meredith Hooper
Format: MP3 CD
Author Meredith Hooper
Narrator Clive Mantle
Duration 2h 23m
The gripping true story of Shackleton, Scott and Amundsen's desperate race to Antarctica. Battered by shrieking blizzards, skin blackened by frostbite and eyes burning with snow blindness, these driven men faced agonising decisions and risked their lives as they battled across the high Atlantic plateau to reach the South Pole.
View BookIslam: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Malise Ruthven
Format: MP3 CD
Author Malise Ruthven
Narrator Malise Ruthven
Duration 3h 50m
This Very Short Introduction contains essential insights into issues such as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis and the Wahabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic) law in Islamic life. It also offers a fresh perspective on contemporary questions such as: Why is the greatest 'Jihad'...
View BookPhilosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Edward Craig
Format: MP3 CD
Author Edward Craig
Narrator Maurice West
Duration 3h 33m
How ought we to live? How do we know? An ideal introduction for anyone who has ever been puzzled by what philosophy is or what it is for. The author shows how thinkers such as Plato, Descartes, Hobbes, Hume, Hegel, Darwin, Mill and de Beauvoir were responding to real needs and events - and how much of their work still shapes our lives today.
View BookAuthor: Jeremy Siepmann
Format: MP3 CD
Author Jeremy Siepmann
Narrator
Duration 4h 9m
Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular composers of all time. Like his music, the man himself was well-loved, but his inner life was fraught with suffering and a deep vein of self-doubt. The drama of his emotional life is vividly reflected in his music, letters and diaries, all of which play a major part in this intimate portrait.
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