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White Boy Running

by Christopher Hope ...

In the run up to the 1987 election, Christopher Hope returned to his native South Africa after a 12-year absence. The nature of that year's whites-only election and the bitter defeat of the liberals led him to write this satirical, evocative portrait of what it looked and felt like growing up in a country gripped by an absurd, racist insanity. Full of exquisite and despairing descriptions, Hope ... Read more

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In the run up to the 1987 election, Christopher Hope returned to his native South Africa after a 12-year absence. The nature of that year's whites-only election and the bitter defeat of the liberals led him to write this satirical, evocative portrait of what it looked and felt like growing up in a country gripped by an absurd, racist insanity. Full of exquisite and despairing descriptions, Hope
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Anthology of the Damned

by Christopher D. Schmitz, Megan Mackie, Hope Bolinger, Christine Rains, Cherie Mitchell, Scott Burtness, Emerson Fortier, Sherry Thornburg, Sarina Dorie, Patricia Morais, Harold Torres ...

Twelve Terrifying Tales to Keep You Awake at Night!Featuring classic tales from horror masters such as H.P Lovecraft and Robert Chambers and also newer horror authors, this anthology collection is sure to make you lose sleep. It also features artwork by horror artist Harold Torres.Ghosts, hauntings, alien fish, demon possessions, and mutant creatures. And those are just the authors! This set of ... Read more

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Twelve Terrifying Tales to Keep You Awake at Night!Featuring classic tales from horror masters such as H.P Lovecraft and Robert Chambers and also newer horror authors, this anthology collection is sure to make you lose sleep. It also features artwork by horror artist Harold Torres.Ghosts, hauntings, alien fish, demon possessions, and mutant creatures. And those are just the authors! This set of
... Read more
Jimfish

by Christopher Hope ...

From one of South Africa's finest novelists comes a glittering and vivid fable of politics and power. In the 1980s, a small man is pulled up out of the Indian Ocean in Port Pallid, SA, claiming to have been kidnapped as a baby. The Sergeant, whose job it is to sort the local people by color, and thereby determine their fate, peers at the boy, then sticks a pencil into his hair, as one did in those ... Read more

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From one of South Africa's finest novelists comes a glittering and vivid fable of politics and power. In the 1980s, a small man is pulled up out of the Indian Ocean in Port Pallid, SA, claiming to have been kidnapped as a baby. The Sergeant, whose job it is to sort the local people by color, and thereby determine their fate, peers at the boy, then sticks a pencil into his hair, as one did in those
... Read more

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The Cafe de Move-on Blues

In Search of the New South Africa

by Christopher Hope ...

In White Boy Running, Christopher Hope explored how it felt and looked to grow up in a country gripped by an 'absurd, racist insanity'. On a road trip thirty years later, Hope goes in search of today's South Africa; post the evils of apartheid, but also post the dashed hopes and dreams of Mandela, of a future when race and colour would not count. He finds a country still in the grip of a ruling ... Read more

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In White Boy Running, Christopher Hope explored how it felt and looked to grow up in a country gripped by an 'absurd, racist insanity'. On a road trip thirty years later, Hope goes in search of today's South Africa; post the evils of apartheid, but also post the dashed hopes and dreams of Mandela, of a future when race and colour would not count. He finds a country still in the grip of a ruling
... Read more
Brothers Under The Skin

Travels in Tyranny

by Christopher Hope ...

A brilliant examination of Robert Mugabe dictatorship and the nature of modern tyranny, written by an award winning novelist and journalist.Christopher Hope met his first dictator when he was 6 years old. Dr Henrik Verwoerd was a neighbour of the Hope family and went on to become the architect of apartheid. He was the first, but not the last. In this remarkable book, Christopher Hope searches out ... Read more

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A brilliant examination of Robert Mugabe dictatorship and the nature of modern tyranny, written by an award winning novelist and journalist.Christopher Hope met his first dictator when he was 6 years old. Dr Henrik Verwoerd was a neighbour of the Hope family and went on to become the architect of apartheid. He was the first, but not the last. In this remarkable book, Christopher Hope searches out
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Jimfish

by Christopher Hope ...

Narrated by Saul Reichlin ...

Unabridged

5 hours 22 min

In the 1980s, a man is pulled up out of the Indian Ocean in Port Pallid, South Africa, claiming to have been kidnapped as a baby. So begins the odyssey of Jimfish, who defies the usual classification of race that defines the rainbow nation. His journey through the last years of Apartheid will extend beyond South Africa to the wider world, where he will be an unlikely witness to the dying days of ... Read more

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In the 1980s, a man is pulled up out of the Indian Ocean in Port Pallid, South Africa, claiming to have been kidnapped as a baby. So begins the odyssey of Jimfish, who defies the usual classification of race that defines the rainbow nation. His journey through the last years of Apartheid will extend beyond South Africa to the wider world, where he will be an unlikely witness to the dying days of
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The Secret Life of Plants

A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man

by Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird ...

Narrated by D. Michael Hope ...

Unabridged

16 hours 28 min

""Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book."" — John White, San Francisco ChronicleExplore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the ... Read more

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""Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book."" — John White, San Francisco ChronicleExplore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the
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Necromoirrium

Anthology of the Damned

by Christopher Schmitz, Scott Burtness, Megan Mackie, Hope Bolinger, Christine Rains, Emerson Fortier, David A. Riley, Sarina Dorie, Warren Benedetto, Paul O'Neill, D. Scott Obrien ...

Series series Anthology of the Damned
Thirteen tales of horror designed to disturb your dreams!Enter a collection of chilling volumes where darkness reigns and fear is a constant companion. Each of the Anthologies of the Damned brings together more than a dozen master storytellers per book, each weaving a unique and terrifying tale that will leave you looking over your shoulder and questioning your sanity.Imagine Scary Stories to Tell ... Read more

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Thirteen tales of horror designed to disturb your dreams!Enter a collection of chilling volumes where darkness reigns and fear is a constant companion. Each of the Anthologies of the Damned brings together more than a dozen master storytellers per book, each weaving a unique and terrifying tale that will leave you looking over your shoulder and questioning your sanity.Imagine Scary Stories to Tell
... Read more
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The Night Land (Unabridged)

by William Hope HODGSON ...

Narrated by Christopher Atkinson ...

Unabridged

18 hours 51 min

The Sun has gone out and the Earth is lit only by the glow of residual vulcanism. The last few millions of the human race are gathered together in a gigantic metal pyramid, nearly eight miles high – the Last Redoubt, under siege from unknown forces and Powers outside in the dark. These are held back by a Circle of Energy, known as the "air clog", powered from a subterranean energy source called ... Read more

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The Sun has gone out and the Earth is lit only by the glow of residual vulcanism. The last few millions of the human race are gathered together in a gigantic metal pyramid, nearly eight miles high – the Last Redoubt, under siege from unknown forces and Powers outside in the dark. These are held back by a Circle of Energy, known as the "air clog", powered from a subterranean energy source called
... Read more
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Stories About Spies Who AREN'T James Bond

The name that first comes to mind isn't always the best

by John Buchan, Ambrose Bierce, Ambrose Bierce, Stacy Amounier, William Hope Hodgson ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland, Jake Urry, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

2 hours 29 min

Spies come in all shapes and sizes but all of the spies in this volume are decidedly not like the urbane British agent James Bond, who regularly saves the world. These spies are on a missionand whether that’s saving their own lives, or the lives of many others imperilled by their Nation’s foes. ... Read more

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Spies come in all shapes and sizes but all of the spies in this volume are decidedly not like the urbane British agent James Bond, who regularly saves the world. These spies are on a missionand whether that’s saving their own lives, or the lives of many others imperilled by their Nation’s foes.
... Read more
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Writers on Walks: A BBC Radio 3 Collection

30 Reflections from Exploring on Foot

by Robert Macfarlane, Deborah Levy, Jenn Ashworth, Kamila Shamsie, Michael Donkor, Michèle Roberts, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Ross Raisin, Owen Sheers, Nicholas Shakespeare, Nat Segnit, Sophie Coulombeau, Christopher Hope, Scarlett Thomas, Erica Wagner, Nicola Barker, Ian Samson, Kirsty Gunn, Philip Hoare ...

Unabridged

6 hours 48 min

22 writers talk about their memorable excursions and the act of walking, and share their creative observationsIn these six series, taken from BBC Radio 3's The Essay, an array of novelists, poets, journalists and biographers chart the varied and inspiring walks they have taken around Britain and elsewhere. Here are treks taken at daybreak and after dark; in winter and in spring; in the footsteps ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

22 writers talk about their memorable excursions and the act of walking, and share their creative observationsIn these six series, taken from BBC Radio 3's The Essay, an array of novelists, poets, journalists and biographers chart the varied and inspiring walks they have taken around Britain and elsewhere. Here are treks taken at daybreak and after dark; in winter and in spring; in the footsteps
... Read more

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Wisdom From a Humble Jellyfish

And Other Self-Care Rituals from Nature

by Rani Shah ...

Narrated by Soneela Nankani ...

Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

A delightful guide to harnessing the rhythms of nature for self-care.We could all learn a thing or two about living in balance from our friends in the plant and animal kingdom.Take, for example, the jellyfish, one of the most energy-efficient animals in the world, moving through the ocean by contracting and relaxing, with frequent breaks in between.Or the avocado tree, which can credit its ... Read more

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A delightful guide to harnessing the rhythms of nature for self-care.We could all learn a thing or two about living in balance from our friends in the plant and animal kingdom.Take, for example, the jellyfish, one of the most energy-efficient animals in the world, moving through the ocean by contracting and relaxing, with frequent breaks in between.Or the avocado tree, which can credit its
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