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'Cherry' Ingram

The Englishman Who Saved Japan’s Blossoms

by Naoko Abe ...

Translated by Yasuko Arakawa, Yu-Jou Chenn, Nicole Churchill, Rachael Levitan, John Lowe, Gillian Melton, Soeren Otter-Sharp, Nicholas Ruban, Elizabeth Tiu ...

The irresistible story of Japanese cherry blossoms, threatened by political ideology and saved by an unknown Englishman'This is not just a tale of trees, but of . . . endeavour, war and reconciliation' Sunday TimesCollingwood Ingram, born in 1880, became known as 'Cherry' for his defining obsession. As a young man, he travelled to Japan and learned of the astonishing displays of cherry blossoms, ... Read more

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The irresistible story of Japanese cherry blossoms, threatened by political ideology and saved by an unknown Englishman'This is not just a tale of trees, but of . . . endeavour, war and reconciliation' Sunday TimesCollingwood Ingram, born in 1880, became known as 'Cherry' for his defining obsession. As a young man, he travelled to Japan and learned of the astonishing displays of cherry blossoms,
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The Martyr and the Red Kimono

A Fearless Priest’s Sacrifice and A New Generation of Hope in Japan

by Naoko Abe ...

The remarkable true story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and the two men in war-torn Japan whose lives he changed forever.On the 14th of August 1941, a Polish priest named Maximilian Maria Kolbe was murdered in Auschwitz.Kolbe's life had been remarkable. Fiercely intelligent and driven, he founded a movement of Catholicism and spent several years in Nagasaki, ministering to the 'hidden Christians' who ... Read more

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The remarkable true story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and the two men in war-torn Japan whose lives he changed forever.On the 14th of August 1941, a Polish priest named Maximilian Maria Kolbe was murdered in Auschwitz.Kolbe's life had been remarkable. Fiercely intelligent and driven, he founded a movement of Catholicism and spent several years in Nagasaki, ministering to the 'hidden Christians' who
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Dance Notations and Robot Motion

Edited by Jean-Paul Laumond, Naoko Abe ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
How and why to write a movement? Who is the writer? Who is the reader? They may be choreographers working with dancers. They may be roboticists programming robots. They may be artists designing cartoons in computer animation. In all such fields the purpose is to express an intention about a dance, a specific motion or an action to perform, in terms of intelligible sequences of elementary movements ... Read more

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How and why to write a movement? Who is the writer? Who is the reader? They may be choreographers working with dancers. They may be roboticists programming robots. They may be artists designing cartoons in computer animation. In all such fields the purpose is to express an intention about a dance, a specific motion or an action to perform, in terms of intelligible sequences of elementary movements
... Read more
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The Martyr and the Red Kimono

A Fearless Priest’s Sacrifice and A New Generation of Hope in Japan

by Naoko Abe ...

Narrated by Ami Okumura Jones ...

Unabridged

12 hours 52 min

Brought to you by Penguin.On the 14th of August 1941, a Polish monk named Maximilian Maria Kolbe was murdered in Auschwitz.Kolbe's life had been remarkable. Fiercely intelligent and driven, he founded a movement of Catholicism and spent several years in Nagasaki, ministering to the 'hidden Christians' who had emerged after centuries of oppression. A Polish nationalist as well as a monk, he gave ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.On the 14th of August 1941, a Polish monk named Maximilian Maria Kolbe was murdered in Auschwitz.Kolbe's life had been remarkable. Fiercely intelligent and driven, he founded a movement of Catholicism and spent several years in Nagasaki, ministering to the 'hidden Christians' who had emerged after centuries of oppression. A Polish nationalist as well as a monk, he gave
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The Island of Mists and Miracles

From the bestselling author of The Mad Women’s Ball

by Victoria Mas ...

Narrated by Olivia Vinall ...

Unabridged

4 hours 40 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Sometimes the truth lies in the things you cannot see.**In 1830 a young novice called Catherine Labouré was granted a vision of the Virgin Mary. Nearly 200 years later, Sister Anne is also waiting for a sign. Which is why she accepts a mission to go to a tiny community on an island just off the coast of Brittany. Her only companion there is a sceptical, chain-smoking ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.Sometimes the truth lies in the things you cannot see.**In 1830 a young novice called Catherine Labouré was granted a vision of the Virgin Mary. Nearly 200 years later, Sister Anne is also waiting for a sign. Which is why she accepts a mission to go to a tiny community on an island just off the coast of Brittany. Her only companion there is a sceptical, chain-smoking
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Nothing Serious

by Emma Medrano ...

Narrated by Nikki Patel, Mia McKenna-Bruce ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.A blisteringly sharp novel of self-acceptance, friendship and making connections in the most unexpected of places**Nicki and Kevin have never met. They’ve matched online. But Kevin is actually Amber, a 17-year-old girl.Nicki, trying to escape an abusive relationship and her therapist’s advice, numbs herself with one-night stands.Amber is facing cracks in her friendships ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.A blisteringly sharp novel of self-acceptance, friendship and making connections in the most unexpected of places**Nicki and Kevin have never met. They’ve matched online. But Kevin is actually Amber, a 17-year-old girl.Nicki, trying to escape an abusive relationship and her therapist’s advice, numbs herself with one-night stands.Amber is facing cracks in her friendships
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Field of Dreams

100 Years of Wembley in 100 Matches

by Nige Tassell ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

100 years of Wembley Stadium told through 100 matches.The 1923 FA Cup final – aka the White Horse final – was the first football match played at the British Empire Exhibition Stadium. Although best-remembered for non-playing reasons – notably its vast, well-beyond-capacity crowd, which had to be marshalled by a policeman atop a white horse – that afternoon marked the historic opening chapter of ... Read more

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100 years of Wembley Stadium told through 100 matches.The 1923 FA Cup final – aka the White Horse final – was the first football match played at the British Empire Exhibition Stadium. Although best-remembered for non-playing reasons – notably its vast, well-beyond-capacity crowd, which had to be marshalled by a policeman atop a white horse – that afternoon marked the historic opening chapter of
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The Chief Shepherdess

Lessons in Life, Love and Farming

by Zoe Colville ...

Narrated by Zoe Colville ...

Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

**Brought to you by Penguin."I grab the motionless lamb, which is frighteningly slippery, and scramble on my feet, swinging its little body around to help it breathe. I see its chest move, then it sneezes and starts breathing. It's stunned by its delivery experience. As am I. I'm high on adrenaline. Tears are streaming down my face. I pop the lamb down on the ground and start frantically rubbing ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin."I grab the motionless lamb, which is frighteningly slippery, and scramble on my feet, swinging its little body around to help it breathe. I see its chest move, then it sneezes and starts breathing. It's stunned by its delivery experience. As am I. I'm high on adrenaline. Tears are streaming down my face. I pop the lamb down on the ground and start frantically rubbing
... Read more

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More Than a Game

Saving Football From Itself

by Mark Gregory ...

Narrated by Rory Alexander ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A top-to-bottom look at England's national game, from one of the UK's leading business economists.The Premier League is the most commercially successful football league in history, the self-proclaimed 'best league in the world'. But success has come at a cost, unbalancing the English game to a profound and damaging degree.Football's stumbling response to COVID-19 and the ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.A top-to-bottom look at England's national game, from one of the UK's leading business economists.The Premier League is the most commercially successful football league in history, the self-proclaimed 'best league in the world'. But success has come at a cost, unbalancing the English game to a profound and damaging degree.Football's stumbling response to COVID-19 and the
... Read more

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Reason to Be Happy

Why logical thinking is the key to a better life

by Kaushik Basu ...

Narrated by Esh Alladi ...

Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Why do our friends have more friends than we do? Can simple maths help us with our self-esteem? And how can game theory offer solutions to the climate emergency?When we reason well, it is easier to be happy (and good and also, you know, right). But when dealing with others, it's not enough to be clever - you must be able to put yourself in the shoes of the clever person ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Why do our friends have more friends than we do? Can simple maths help us with our self-esteem? And how can game theory offer solutions to the climate emergency?When we reason well, it is easier to be happy (and good and also, you know, right). But when dealing with others, it's not enough to be clever - you must be able to put yourself in the shoes of the clever person
... Read more

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See What You're Missing

31 Ways Artists Notice the World – and How You Can Too

by Will Gompertz ...

Narrated by Matt Addis ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Artists have learnt to pay attention. The rest of us spend most of our time on auto-pilot, rushing from place to place, our overfamiliarity blinding us to the marvellous, life-affirming phenomena of our world. But that doesn't have to be the case.In his typical engaging style, Will Gompertz takes us into the minds of artists - from contemporary stars to old masters, the ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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Brought to you by Penguin.Artists have learnt to pay attention. The rest of us spend most of our time on auto-pilot, rushing from place to place, our overfamiliarity blinding us to the marvellous, life-affirming phenomena of our world. But that doesn't have to be the case.In his typical engaging style, Will Gompertz takes us into the minds of artists - from contemporary stars to old masters, the
... Read more

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Sister in Law

Shocking true stories of fighting for justice in a legal system designed by men

by Harriet Wistrich ...

Narrated by Catherine Bailey ...

Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

Brought to you by Penguin.**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONDiscover the essential, must-read book about how the UK legal system is failing women, as told by one of Britain’s foremost lawyers.**For more than quarter of a century, Harriet Wistrich has fought the corner of people from all walks of life let down by our justice system.She has been at the forefront of some historic ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONDiscover the essential, must-read book about how the UK legal system is failing women, as told by one of Britain’s foremost lawyers.**For more than quarter of a century, Harriet Wistrich has fought the corner of people from all walks of life let down by our justice system.She has been at the forefront of some historic
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