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Learning To Swim and Other Stories
Author: Graham Swift
Format: MP3 CD
Author Graham Swift
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 6h 47m
A collection of stories originally published in 1985, which explores the enclosed worlds of illusion and deception, obsession and erroneous authority. The audiobook includes 'Chemistry' which has been studied for GCSE English.
View BookTurning Points In History: 1066
Author: Richard Tames
Format: MP3 CD
Author Richard Tames
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 42m
Could Harold have won the Battle of Hastings? Did the Bayeux tapestry record the history of the war or was it merely propaganda?
View BookThe Big Idea: Darwin and Evolution
Author: Paul Strathern
Format: MP3 CD
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 1h 30m
'The Big Idea' is a fascinating series of popular science books aimed at scientists and non-specialists alike. Charles Darwin's formulation of the theory of evolution with its now commonplace central idea of 'the survival of the fittest' is today generally accepted as logical and self-evident, yet at the time was seen as shocking and blasphemous.
View BookThe Big Idea: Hawking and Black Holes
Author: Paul Strathern
Format: MP3 CD
Author Paul Strathern
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 2h
'The Big Idea' is a fascinating series of popular science books aimed at scientists and non-specialists alike. Stephen Hawking's discoveries and research on black holes and cosmology have been hailed as the next leap for mankind into new worlds and a new era.
View BookTwentieth Century History Makers: Adolf Hitler
Author: Liz Gogerly
Format: MP3 CD
Author Liz Gogerly
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 2h 13m
History has its fair share of evil characters, but Adolf Hitler is still considered by many to have been the most inhumane and dangerous of all. How did a man who was sleeping rough on the streets of Vienna in 1909 become one of the world's most feared dictators?
View BookTwentieth Century History Makers: Albert Einstein
Author: Chris Oxlade
Format: MP3 CD
Author Chris Oxlade
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 0m
In 1900 scientist Albert Einstein was working in obscurity. By the time he died in 1955 Einstein was a household name. Find out how he became one of the world's best known scientists in this informative guide to his life.
View BookWorld War Ii Flashbacks: Final Victory
Author: Herbie Brennan
Format: MP3 CD
Author Herbie Brennan
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 1h 30m
It's 1945, and as the Nazi Empire crumbles, Hitler is enlisting boys as young as 11 to fight the Russians. One of these fighters is Jurgen Wolf, an enthusiastic member of the Hitler youth, whose all-time hero is Hitler. But Jurgen's idealism is in for some knocks as he begins to uncover the truth.
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 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 BookAuthor: Ruth Starke
Format: MP3 CD
Author Ruth Starke
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 35m
A school project on ageing has Gemma seriously worried about how old her parents are looking, until she discovers a recipe for eternal youth. But when her experiments start to go wrong Gemma learns that the secret of living forever comes at a terrible price!
View BookThe Elements In Poetry: Poems About Fire
Author: Andrew Fusek (ed.) Peters
Format: MP3 CD
Author Andrew Fusek (ed.) Peters
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 26m
The poems in this audiobook explore fire in many different guises, from the hot sun to fiery volcanoes, from the legend of Icarus to the Great Fire of London, and from fireworks in the dark night sky to the bright festival candles of Divali. They cannot fail to make listeners young and old think anew about the amazing world that we live in.
View BookStories From History: Medieval Times
Author: Rosemary Rees, Jane Shuter
Format: MP3 CD
Author Rosemary Rees, Jane Shuter
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 1h 46m
Several short stories here are told from the points of view of various historical figures, from servants to kings during medieval times.
View BookAuthor: Adam Hibbert
Format: MP3 CD
Author Adam Hibbert
Narrator John Albasiny
Duration 45m
What is terrorism? How do terrorists work? The word 'terrorism' is used widely in the news, but do you know the facts behind the headlines? Find out in this easily accessible audiobook.
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