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Three Trips in Time and Space

by John Brunner, Larry Niven, Jack Vance ...

Each major advance in the technology of communication or transportation has brought profound transformations and dislocations to human society. Three of science fiction's greatest authors--Larry Niven, Jack Vance, John Brunner--explore what would happen if teleportation were invented.Suppose it were possible, technologically and economically, to transport oneself to any point on the earth's ... Read more

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Each major advance in the technology of communication or transportation has brought profound transformations and dislocations to human society. Three of science fiction's greatest authors--Larry Niven, Jack Vance, John Brunner--explore what would happen if teleportation were invented.Suppose it were possible, technologically and economically, to transport oneself to any point on the earth's
... Read more
Murder & Mayhem in Houston

Historic Bayou City Crime

by Mike Vance, John Nova Lomax ...

Houston, we have a problem. The largest city in Texas has a wild west past filled with dodgy criminals and murderous madmen.When the Allen brothers sold Houston's first lots, the city became a magnet for enterprising tycoons and opportunistic crooks alike. As the young city grew, a scourge of crime and vice accompanied the success of oil and real estate. The Bayou City's seedy side—flashing Bowie ... Read more

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Houston, we have a problem. The largest city in Texas has a wild west past filled with dodgy criminals and murderous madmen.When the Allen brothers sold Houston's first lots, the city became a magnet for enterprising tycoons and opportunistic crooks alike. As the young city grew, a scourge of crime and vice accompanied the success of oil and real estate. The Bayou City's seedy side—flashing Bowie
... Read more
The Simplify Day

by John Vance ...

Running a business was supposed to give you freedom. Instead, most days disappear into a blur of decisions, fires to put out, and a to-do list that never gets shorter.You are managing everything, coordinating the team, piecing together advice from every direction, and somehow the strategic thinking that would actually move things forward keeps getting pushed to "later."John Vance has lived this. ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

Running a business was supposed to give you freedom. Instead, most days disappear into a blur of decisions, fires to put out, and a to-do list that never gets shorter.You are managing everything, coordinating the team, piecing together advice from every direction, and somehow the strategic thinking that would actually move things forward keeps getting pushed to "later."John Vance has lived this.
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Paradise Lost, with eBook

by John Milton ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle rages across three worlds—heaven, hell, and earth—as Satan and his band of ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle rages across three worlds—heaven, hell, and earth—as Satan and his band of
... Read more
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The Dig

by John Preston ...

Narrated by Simon Vance, Kate Reading, Fiona Hardingham, Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

Reimagining the Sutton Hoo dig, the greatest Anglo-Saxon archaeological discovery on British soil, John Preston brilliantly dramatizes three months of intense activity on a small estate when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure.In the long hot summer of 1939, Britain is preparing for war, but on a riverside farm in Suffolk there ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Reimagining the Sutton Hoo dig, the greatest Anglo-Saxon archaeological discovery on British soil, John Preston brilliantly dramatizes three months of intense activity on a small estate when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure.In the long hot summer of 1939, Britain is preparing for war, but on a riverside farm in Suffolk there
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Hyde and Seek

by John A. Hoda ...

Narrated by Lucy Rivers, Simon Vance ...

Series series Jekyll & Murphy Mystery
Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

An utterly unique, Victorian-era mystery with a clever play on the famous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tale, where the monster becomes the hero, and lines are crossed along the way.Unbeknownst even to himself, the kind, gentle, quietly brilliant Dr. Jekyll has created an alter ego—his polar opposite, the dark and dangerous Mr. Hyde. A little bit Dexter, Hyde hunts down criminals to make them pay for ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

An utterly unique, Victorian-era mystery with a clever play on the famous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tale, where the monster becomes the hero, and lines are crossed along the way.Unbeknownst even to himself, the kind, gentle, quietly brilliant Dr. Jekyll has created an alter ego—his polar opposite, the dark and dangerous Mr. Hyde. A little bit Dexter, Hyde hunts down criminals to make them pay for
... Read more
Machinery Vibration and Rotordynamics

by John M. Vance, Fouad Y. Zeidan, Brian G. Murphy ...

An in-depth analysis of machine vibration in rotating machineryWhether it's a compressor on an offshore platform, a turbocharger in a truck or automobile, or a turbine in a jet airplane, rotating machinery is the driving force behind almost anything that produces or uses energy. Counted on daily to perform any number of vital societal tasks, turbomachinery uses high rotational speeds to produce ... Read more

$221.99 CAD

An in-depth analysis of machine vibration in rotating machineryWhether it's a compressor on an offshore platform, a turbocharger in a truck or automobile, or a turbine in a jet airplane, rotating machinery is the driving force behind almost anything that produces or uses energy. Counted on daily to perform any number of vital societal tasks, turbomachinery uses high rotational speeds to produce
... Read more
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Bowie's Bookshelf

The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life

by John O'Connell ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

6 hours 44 min

Three years before David Bowie died, he shared a list of 100 books that changed his life. His choices span fiction and nonfiction, literary and irreverent, and include timeless classics alongside eyebrow-raising obscurities.In 100 short essays, music journalist John O'Connell studies each book on Bowie's list and contextualizes it in the artist's life and work. How did the power imbued in a single ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Three years before David Bowie died, he shared a list of 100 books that changed his life. His choices span fiction and nonfiction, literary and irreverent, and include timeless classics alongside eyebrow-raising obscurities.In 100 short essays, music journalist John O'Connell studies each book on Bowie's list and contextualizes it in the artist's life and work. How did the power imbued in a single
... Read more

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No Matter the Cost

by Vance Brown ...

Are You Ready to Do Something Extraordinary?Vance Brown believes most men are discouraged. They're worn out and wondering if their best days are behind them. Vance knows the feeling. There was a time he felt more dead than alive, but his friends still believed in him. "Have courage," they urged. "God needs you, here, now . . . this day."That's what this book is about, men who stand up for each ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Are You Ready to Do Something Extraordinary?Vance Brown believes most men are discouraged. They're worn out and wondering if their best days are behind them. Vance knows the feeling. There was a time he felt more dead than alive, but his friends still believed in him. "Have courage," they urged. "God needs you, here, now . . . this day."That's what this book is about, men who stand up for each
... Read more
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God’s Smuggler

by Brother Andrew, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

8 hours 16 min

As a boy, he dreamed of being an undercover spy behind enemy lines. As a man, he found himself undercover for God. Brother Andrew was his name, and for decades, his life story has awed and inspired millions. This bestselling memoir recounts the incredible efforts of the young Dutch factory worker to transport Bibles across closed borders, and the miraculous ways in which God provided for him every ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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As a boy, he dreamed of being an undercover spy behind enemy lines. As a man, he found himself undercover for God. Brother Andrew was his name, and for decades, his life story has awed and inspired millions. This bestselling memoir recounts the incredible efforts of the young Dutch factory worker to transport Bibles across closed borders, and the miraculous ways in which God provided for him every
... Read more

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God Save the Spy

Operation Tinker, Book 1

by John Ellsworth ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Operation Tinker
Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

He's an unhappy Russian spy who wants to run, but only one person can go with him: his wife or his daughter.Russian KGB officer Nikolai Semenov agrees to spy for the British, as he is enraged at what Russia has done to his family. He begins passing war secrets to the Brits. The Russians find out and kidnap him back to Moscow. The British have a plan to bring him safely out, but there's one great ... Read more

$34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

He's an unhappy Russian spy who wants to run, but only one person can go with him: his wife or his daughter.Russian KGB officer Nikolai Semenov agrees to spy for the British, as he is enraged at what Russia has done to his family. He begins passing war secrets to the Brits. The Russians find out and kidnap him back to Moscow. The British have a plan to bring him safely out, but there's one great
... Read more
World of Elizabeth Inchbald

Essays on Literature, Culture, and Theatre in the Long Eighteenth Century

by Daniel J. Ennis, E. Joe Johnson, Misty G. Anderson, Martha F. Bowden, Mita Choudhury, Robert Craig, W.B. Gerard, Randa Graves, Claudia Thomas Kairoff0, Cynthia J. Lowenthal1, Heather McPherson2, Hugh Reid3, John Vance4, Calhoun Winton5, Annibel Jenkins6, Paula R. Backscheider7, Don Russ8 ...

This collection centers on the remarkable life and career of the writer and actor Elizabeth Inchbald (1753–1821), active in Great Britain in the late eighteenth century. Inspired by the example of Inchbald’s biographer, Annibel Jenkins (1918–2013), the contributors explore the broad historical and cultural context around Inchbald’s life and work, with essays ranging from the Restoration to the ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

This collection centers on the remarkable life and career of the writer and actor Elizabeth Inchbald (1753–1821), active in Great Britain in the late eighteenth century. Inspired by the example of Inchbald’s biographer, Annibel Jenkins (1918–2013), the contributors explore the broad historical and cultural context around Inchbald’s life and work, with essays ranging from the Restoration to the
... Read more

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