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An Official(ish) Guide to Creating and Hosting Unforgettably Entertaining Trivia Events

by Feben Abera, Nathan Manning, Jessica Watson ...

Everything you need to know to curate and structure the best trivia night in town.Do you love trivia? Is your brain a trap for seemingly useless information? Are you looking for a way to harness that power and wield it as a weapon to bring people together?We've Got Questions! contains the tools you need to build, organize, and deliver an amazing trivia event for your friends, family, or foes ... Read more

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Everything you need to know to curate and structure the best trivia night in town.Do you love trivia? Is your brain a trap for seemingly useless information? Are you looking for a way to harness that power and wield it as a weapon to bring people together?We've Got Questions! contains the tools you need to build, organize, and deliver an amazing trivia event for your friends, family, or foes
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The Magic Mountain

A Timeless Philosophical Saga - Exploring the Mysteries of Death, Desire, and the Human Condition Before the Great War

by Thomas Mann ...

Translated by Nathan Grey ...

Have you ever wondered why the world below seems so small when you stand on the edge of eternity?Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain is widely regarded as one of the most influential and profound works of 20th-century literature. What starts as a simple journey of a young man from Hamburg to the snowy peaks of Davos transforms into a monumental exploration of the human spirit. Hans Castorp enters the ... Read more

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Have you ever wondered why the world below seems so small when you stand on the edge of eternity?Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain is widely regarded as one of the most influential and profound works of 20th-century literature. What starts as a simple journey of a young man from Hamburg to the snowy peaks of Davos transforms into a monumental exploration of the human spirit. Hans Castorp enters the
... Read more
Political (Dis)Engagement

The Changing Nature of the 'Political'

by Caoimhe Ryan, Yashpal Jogdand, Stephen Reicher, Francine Fernandes, Therese O'Toole, Akhtar Parveen, Tim Street, Marie Gillespie, Mina Lami, Nesrine Abdel Sattar, Andre Banks, Michele Micheletti ...

Series series Contemporary Issues in Social Policy
In what ways is the meaning and practice of politics changing? Why might so many people feel dissatisfied and disaffected with electoral politics? What approaches do political activists use to raise issues and mobilise people for action? What role does the internet and social media play in contemporary citizenship and activism? This book brings together academics from a range of disciplines with ... Read more

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In what ways is the meaning and practice of politics changing? Why might so many people feel dissatisfied and disaffected with electoral politics? What approaches do political activists use to raise issues and mobilise people for action? What role does the internet and social media play in contemporary citizenship and activism? This book brings together academics from a range of disciplines with
... Read more
Youth, Transitions and Social Justice

Researching Spaces of Social Action

by Charlotte McPherson, Samantha S. Sithole, Gretchen M. Walters, Frank Matose, Lambert Simango, Michelle Bellino, Realisa D. Masardi, Letícia Oliveira Feijão Galvão, Karenza Moore, Zafi Moore, Nathan Manning, Brian D. Loader, Amanda J. Mason-Jones, Elvira Molina-Fernández, Jose-Luis Parejo, Elisabet Moles-Lopez, Paul Adams, James Dellow, Kane Allen, Karan Vickers-Hulse, Sarah Whitehouse, Trudi Cooper, Harry Shier, Tim Corney, Hilary Tierney, Jamie Gorman ...

Series series Spaces and Practices of Justice
This book considers young people’s conceptions and experiences of social justice through key transitions in their lives. It examines the factors shaping and constraining young people’s actions for a fairer society in a time when real world and virtual social spaces have become fragmented.Considering questions of race, gender and class the collection includes globally diverse research perspectives, ... Read more

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This book considers young people’s conceptions and experiences of social justice through key transitions in their lives. It examines the factors shaping and constraining young people’s actions for a fairer society in a time when real world and virtual social spaces have become fragmented.Considering questions of race, gender and class the collection includes globally diverse research perspectives,
... Read more
The Magic Mountain (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. Swiss Alps sanatorium life: tuberculosis, pre-war Europe, and an intellectual awakening amid cultural and philosophical clashes

by Thomas Mann, Nathan Ford, Nathan Ford ...

Translated by Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter ...

Set in a Swiss sanatorium above Davos, The Magic Mountain follows Hans Castorp, a complacent young engineer whose brief visit to his cousin expands into a seven-year initiation in illness, time, and ideology. Mann fuses Bildungsroman and novel of ideas: Settembrini and Naphta argue humanism versus absolutism, while Clavdia Chauchat and Peeperkorn complicate desire and authority, all under an ... Read more

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Set in a Swiss sanatorium above Davos, The Magic Mountain follows Hans Castorp, a complacent young engineer whose brief visit to his cousin expands into a seven-year initiation in illness, time, and ideology. Mann fuses Bildungsroman and novel of ideas: Settembrini and Naphta argue humanism versus absolutism, while Clavdia Chauchat and Peeperkorn complicate desire and authority, all under an
... Read more
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The Shock of the Fall

by Nathan Filer ...

Narrated by Bruce Mann ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

While on vacation with their parents, Matthew Homes and his older brother snuck out in the middle of the night. Only Matthew came home safely. Ten years later, Matthew tells us, he has found a way to bring his brother back... What begins as the story of a lost boy turns into a story of a brave man yearning to understand what happened that night, in the years since, and to his very person. Unafraid ... Read more

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While on vacation with their parents, Matthew Homes and his older brother snuck out in the middle of the night. Only Matthew came home safely. Ten years later, Matthew tells us, he has found a way to bring his brother back... What begins as the story of a lost boy turns into a story of a brave man yearning to understand what happened that night, in the years since, and to his very person. Unafraid
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry

The uplifting and redemptive No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller

by Rachel Joyce ...

Narrated by Jim Broadbent ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Harold Fry
Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Winner: New Writer of the Year - Specsavers National Book Awards 2012When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof, or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking - to ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Winner: New Writer of the Year - Specsavers National Book Awards 2012When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof, or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking - to
... Read more
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Apple Tree Yard

From the writer of BBC smash hit drama 'Crossfire'

by Louise Doughty ...

Narrated by Juliet Stevenson ...

Unabridged

14 hours

YVONNE CARMICHAEL HAS A HIGH-FLYING CAREER, A BEAUTIFUL HOME AND A GOOD MARRIAGE.BUT WHEN SHE MEETS A STRANGER SHE IS DRAWN INTO A PASSIONATE AFFAIR.KEEPING THE TWO HALVES OF HER LIFE SEPARATE SEEMS EASY AT FIRST.BUT SHE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.'Brilliant and bruising. Obsession, betrayal and blood-letting . . . ' Ian Rankin'A superb novel . . . I really didn't want to finish it. And I don ... Read more

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YVONNE CARMICHAEL HAS A HIGH-FLYING CAREER, A BEAUTIFUL HOME AND A GOOD MARRIAGE.BUT WHEN SHE MEETS A STRANGER SHE IS DRAWN INTO A PASSIONATE AFFAIR.KEEPING THE TWO HALVES OF HER LIFE SEPARATE SEEMS EASY AT FIRST.BUT SHE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.'Brilliant and bruising. Obsession, betrayal and blood-letting . . . ' Ian Rankin'A superb novel . . . I really didn't want to finish it. And I don
... Read more

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The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year

by Sue Townsend ...

Narrated by Caroline Quentin ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

Winner of the Audiobook of the Year – Specsavers National Book AwardsWhat happens when a duvet day turns into a duvet year?The day her twins leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world, 'Stop! I want to get off'. Finally, this is her chance. Her husband Brian, an astronomer having an unsatisfactory affair, is upset. Who will cook his ... Read more

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Winner of the Audiobook of the Year – Specsavers National Book AwardsWhat happens when a duvet day turns into a duvet year?The day her twins leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world, 'Stop! I want to get off'. Finally, this is her chance. Her husband Brian, an astronomer having an unsatisfactory affair, is upset. Who will cook his
... Read more

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May We Be Forgiven

by A.M. Homes ...

Narrated by Andy Paris ...

Unabridged

20 hours 44 min

A.M. Homes is acclaimed for her unnerving looks at suburban life in such searing works as The Safety of Objects, Jack, and Music for Torching. May We Be Forgiven stars Harold Silver, a historian who's always been jealous of his successful brother, George. But when the hot-tempered George is institutionalized for committing a violent act, Harold finds himself comforting his brother's wife and ... Read more

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A.M. Homes is acclaimed for her unnerving looks at suburban life in such searing works as The Safety of Objects, Jack, and Music for Torching. May We Be Forgiven stars Harold Silver, a historian who's always been jealous of his successful brother, George. But when the hot-tempered George is institutionalized for committing a violent act, Harold finds himself comforting his brother's wife and
... Read more
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You Had Me At Hello

by Mhairi McFarlane ...

Narrated by Julie Hesmondhalgh ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

What happens when the one that got away comes back? Find out in this sparkling comedy from #1 bestseller Mhairi McFarlane‘Think of the great duos of history. We're just like them.’‘You mean like Kylie and Jason? Torvill and Dean? Sonny and Cher?’‘I think you’ve missed the point, Rachel.’Rachel and Ben. Ben and Rachel. It was them against the world. Until it all fell apart. It’s been a decade since ... Read more

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What happens when the one that got away comes back? Find out in this sparkling comedy from #1 bestseller Mhairi McFarlane‘Think of the great duos of history. We're just like them.’‘You mean like Kylie and Jason? Torvill and Dean? Sonny and Cher?’‘I think you’ve missed the point, Rachel.’Rachel and Ben. Ben and Rachel. It was them against the world. Until it all fell apart. It’s been a decade since
... Read more

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After the Fall

by Charity Norman ...

Narrated by Nicolette McKenzie ...

Unabridged

13 hours 43 min

In the quiet of a New Zealand winter’s night, a rescue helicopter is sent to airlift a five-year-old boy with severe internal injuries. He’s fallen from the upstairs veranda of an isolated farmhouse, and his condition is critical. At first, Finn’s fall looks like a horrible accident; after all, he’s prone to sleepwalking. Only his frantic mother, Martha McNamara, knows how it happened. And she isn ... Read more

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In the quiet of a New Zealand winter’s night, a rescue helicopter is sent to airlift a five-year-old boy with severe internal injuries. He’s fallen from the upstairs veranda of an isolated farmhouse, and his condition is critical. At first, Finn’s fall looks like a horrible accident; after all, he’s prone to sleepwalking. Only his frantic mother, Martha McNamara, knows how it happened. And she isn
... Read more

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