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Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Poidevin Robin Le
Format: MP3 CD
Author Poidevin Robin Le
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 4h 35m
What is agnosticism? Is it just the 'don't know' position on God, or is there more to it than this? Is it a belief, or merely the absence of belief? Who were the first to call themselves 'agnostics'? These are just some of the questions that Robin Le Poidevin considers in this Very Short Introduction. He sets the philosophical case for agnosticism...
View BookAuthor: Steve Cole
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Author Steve Cole
Narrator Jan Boyd
SeriesSecret Agent Mummy, Book 1
Duration 1h 54m
One boy. One mummy. One mad, bad mission. Cleopatra's tomb has never been found-until NOW. And you won't BELIEVE what's been hiding inside. Sam the SECRET AGENT MUMMY must take on a statue that bites; an undead empress with unfinished business; terrifying intergalactic lizard-men; and an ancient plot that threatens all life on Earth. Sam calls on h...
View BookYour Body: An A-z From Allergies To Zits
Author: Steve Parker
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Author Steve Parker
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 6h 37m
This dictionary of the human body is arranged in easy-access alphabetical format, suitable for 9-13 year olds. Topics covered include major body structures and processes (lungs and breathing, heart and circulation, etc) and individual organs. Also covered are concerns that often preoccupy this age group - a wide range of common ailments and conditi...
View BookThe Usborne Books of World Religions
Author: Susan Meredith
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Author Susan Meredith
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 3h 31m
This thought-provoking book examines in detail the beliefs, history and customs of all the major world religions, as well as taking a look at some less well-known faiths. The huge impact of religion on human affairs throughout history and some current religious issues are carefully and objectively discussed.
View BookHow To Make A Universe With 92 Ingredients
Author: Adrian Dingle
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Author Adrian Dingle
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 58m
How To Make A Universe With 92 Ingredients takes on the impossible and triumphs - it makes chemistry fun! A unique and imaginative take on chemistry for children, with 'experiments' that show how all things are made from just 92 chemical elements - from trees to mobile phones, to humans and the Sun - kids will love this fascinating and entertaining...
View BookAuthor: Richard Walker
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Author Richard Walker
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 1h 56m
We share our planet with an incredible range of life - millions of species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. Although we are the most intelligent of all life-forms, we are, like other creatures, biological machines that walk, feed, drink, and behave. And, in our case, talk, create, think, and remember. For all those who want to "look u...
View BookAuthor: Simon Adams
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Author Simon Adams
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 2h 35m
How do we know what ancient Athens was like or how the Aztecs lived? This question is fully answered by Archaeology Detectives, which tells the story of how archaeologists in the past two hundred years have gradually deciphered some of the world's most fascinating ancient sites. It takes the reader on the journey from initial discovery of specific...
View BookCountdown To Extinction: Animals In Danger
Author: David Burnie
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Author David Burnie
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 2h 18m
What do tigers, giant pandas, blue whales and great white sharks have in common? Within a generation they may join dinosaurs, dodos, woolly rhinos and great kangaroos - they will become extinct. Human dominance on earth may be good news for us, but it's bad news for many other animals that share our planet. 'Countdown to Extinction' looks at the ca...
View BookAuthor: Peter Brimacombe
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Author Peter Brimacombe
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 3h 16m
This audiobook uncovers the very colourful world of one of the nation's greatest monarchs. Drawing on eye witness accounts and contemporary documents to bring to life the charismatic personalities and dramatic events of the time.
View BookAuthor: Dr. Kwame Mckenzie
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Author Dr. Kwame Mckenzie
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 2h 35m
We all have low moods from time to time. Usually, the mood passes after a few days and we get back to our normal way of living. We may say that we have been 'depressed', 'down in the dumps', 'fed up' or have had the 'blues'. But low moods like this are not what doctors call depression. Instead, they use the term to describe a more severe illness wh...
View BookSustainable Human Development: A Young People's Introduction
Author: Child International Peace
Format: MP3 CD
Author Child International Peace
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 4h 30m
Based on the first 10 United Nations annual Human Development Reports, this audiobook gathers the thoughts of an international team of young people, who present the reports in their own words and also discuss personal stories and development problems and progress from around the world.
View BookAuthor: Lyn Macdonald
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Author Lyn Macdonald
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 16h 6m
'On the face of it,' writes Lyn Macdonald, 'no one could have been less equipped for the job than these gently nurtured girls who walked straight out of Edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest horrors of the First World War ...' Yet the volunteer nurses rose magnificently to the occasion; in this audiobook they get a chance to tell their own stor...
View BookAuthor: CGP Publications
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Author CGP Publications
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 5h 51m
This book is full of detailed revision notes for GCSE ICT students. It covers every topic for the AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC exam boards. The whole thing's designed to make revision straightforward - each section is split into topics with questions to check what you've learnt at the end. It's all explained simply and thoroughly in CGP's chatt...
View BookAuthor: By Jane Ogborn Edited
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Author By Jane Ogborn Edited
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 1h 35m
Alfred Lord Tennyson, Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning are the three nineteenth-century poets explored in this collection.
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