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The Far Cry

by Fredric Brown, Claire Bloom ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

An original and terrifying mystery by noir writer Fredric BrownOnce upon a time, a girl named Jenny Ames was murdered in a lonely house. No one knew where she had come from, or why she had died, or who killed her. Years later, a man moved into the same house—and discovered that nothing is more seductive than an unsolved murder.The Far Cry is another top Fredric Brown job—a most adroit, inventive, ... Read more

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An original and terrifying mystery by noir writer Fredric BrownOnce upon a time, a girl named Jenny Ames was murdered in a lonely house. No one knew where she had come from, or why she had died, or who killed her. Years later, a man moved into the same house—and discovered that nothing is more seductive than an unsolved murder.The Far Cry is another top Fredric Brown job—a most adroit, inventive,
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Tibet

An Unfinished Story

by Lezlee Brown Halper, Stefan Halper ...

Tibet's enduring myth, animated by the tales of Himalayan adventurers, British military expeditions, and the novel, Lost Horizon, remains an inspirational fantasy, a modern morality play about the failure of brutality to subdue the human spirit. Tibet also exercises immense "soft power" as one of the lenses through which the world views China. This book traces the origins and manifestations of the ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Tibet's enduring myth, animated by the tales of Himalayan adventurers, British military expeditions, and the novel, Lost Horizon, remains an inspirational fantasy, a modern morality play about the failure of brutality to subdue the human spirit. Tibet also exercises immense "soft power" as one of the lenses through which the world views China. This book traces the origins and manifestations of the
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Safeguarding Black Children

Good Practice in Child Protection

by Claudia Bernard, Perlita Harris, Ravinder Barn, Danielle Turney, Anna Gupta, Joanne Westwood, Prospera Tedam, Elizabeth Lewinson, Jonathan Scourfield, Jean Clarke, Derek Kirton, Carlene Firmin, Jenny Pearce, Stefan Brown, Frank Keating ...

Providing an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need.With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural and social issues that affect black children in relation to child protection. It highlights how race and ... Read more

$49.99 CAD

Providing an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need.With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural and social issues that affect black children in relation to child protection. It highlights how race and
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Martians, Go Home

by Fredric Brown, Cassandra de Cuir ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

Unabridged

5 hours 5 min

Martians, Go Home, originally published in 1955, is a comic science fiction novel that tells the story of Luke Devereaux, a science fiction writer who witnesses an alien invasion of little green men. These Martians haven't come to Earth to harm anyone—just to annoy people. Unable to touch the physical world, or be touched by it, they take great pleasure in walking through walls, spying on the ... Read more

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Martians, Go Home, originally published in 1955, is a comic science fiction novel that tells the story of Luke Devereaux, a science fiction writer who witnesses an alien invasion of little green men. These Martians haven't come to Earth to harm anyone—just to annoy people. Unable to touch the physical world, or be touched by it, they take great pleasure in walking through walls, spying on the
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The Screaming Mimi

by Fredric Brown, Claire Bloom ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

This beloved, larger-than-life thriller from Edgar Award–winning author Fredric Brown stars Bill Sweeney, an ace reporter with an otherworldly drinking problem who gets mixed up with a naked woman as the latter is trying to avoid becoming the fourth victim of a local serial killer—"the Ripper." Rousing himself from his drunken stupor in order to aid the woman, Bill sets out on the killer's trail. ... Read more

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This beloved, larger-than-life thriller from Edgar Award–winning author Fredric Brown stars Bill Sweeney, an ace reporter with an otherworldly drinking problem who gets mixed up with a naked woman as the latter is trying to avoid becoming the fourth victim of a local serial killer—"the Ripper." Rousing himself from his drunken stupor in order to aid the woman, Bill sets out on the killer's trail.
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Energy and Society

A Critical Perspective

by Gavin Bridge, Stewart Barr, Stefan Bouzarovski, Michael Bradshaw, Ed Brown, Harriet Bulkeley, Gordon Walker ...

Energy and Society is the first major text to provide an extensive critical treatment of energy issues informed by recent research on energy in the social sciences. Written in an engaging and accessible style it draws new thinking on uneven development, consumption, vulnerability and transition together to illustrate the social significance of energy systems in the global North and South. The book ... Read more

$90.99 CAD

Energy and Society is the first major text to provide an extensive critical treatment of energy issues informed by recent research on energy in the social sciences. Written in an engaging and accessible style it draws new thinking on uneven development, consumption, vulnerability and transition together to illustrate the social significance of energy systems in the global North and South. The book
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Social Policy in an Era of Competition

From Global to Local Perspectives

by Zoë Irving, Kevin Farnsworth, Stefan Kühner, Kate Brown, Peter Dwyer, John Hudson, Chris Holden, Neil Lunt, Stuart Lowe, Theo Papadopoulos0, Antonios Roumpakis1, Naomi Finch2 ...

Welfare states globally have been subjected to reform agendas that have stressed economic competitiveness but how has global competition reshaped welfare states in practice?Providing a new cross-national and international narrative this book captures the complexity of social policy reform process that have taken place over the past 25 years. Drawing on data relating to multiple countries the ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Welfare states globally have been subjected to reform agendas that have stressed economic competitiveness but how has global competition reshaped welfare states in practice?Providing a new cross-national and international narrative this book captures the complexity of social policy reform process that have taken place over the past 25 years. Drawing on data relating to multiple countries the
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The Dead Ringer

by Fredric Brown ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Ambrose and Ed Hunter Mysteries
Unabridged

6 hours 17 min

A classic noir featuring Ed Hunter and Uncle Am, two of mystery fiction's most beloved private eyesIn most murder cases, the setting stays put, if nothing else. But when murder comes to visit the J. C. Hobart traveling carnival, the entire operation has left town before Captain Weiss can gather any tangible leads. For young Ed Hunter, the case throws him together with a gorgeous redhead from the ... Read more

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A classic noir featuring Ed Hunter and Uncle Am, two of mystery fiction's most beloved private eyesIn most murder cases, the setting stays put, if nothing else. But when murder comes to visit the J. C. Hobart traveling carnival, the entire operation has left town before Captain Weiss can gather any tangible leads. For young Ed Hunter, the case throws him together with a gorgeous redhead from the
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Who was Jack the Ripper?

All the Suspects Revealed

by Members of H Division Crime Club, Richard Charles Cobb ...

Narrated by Bruce Cullen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

Jack the Ripper is the ultimate cold case. The Whitechapel Murders of 1888 have remained unsolved for over 130 years and hundreds of theories have been suggested as to the killer's identity. Despite numerous books claiming to unmask the infamous Victorian villain, none have come close…until now.The authors of this book are all members of H Division Crime Club, the world's largest body of experts ... Read more

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Jack the Ripper is the ultimate cold case. The Whitechapel Murders of 1888 have remained unsolved for over 130 years and hundreds of theories have been suggested as to the killer's identity. Despite numerous books claiming to unmask the infamous Victorian villain, none have come close…until now.The authors of this book are all members of H Division Crime Club, the world's largest body of experts
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San Diego Noir

by Maryelizabeth Hart ...

Narrated by Paul Costanzo ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

Brand-new stories by: T. Jefferson Parker, Don Winslow, Luis Alberto Urrea, Gar Anthony Haywood, Gabriel R. Barillas, Maria Lima, Debra Ginsberg, Diane Clark & Astrid Bear, Ken Kuhlken, Lisa Brackmann, Cameron Pierce Hughes, Morgan Hunt, Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Martha C. Lawrence, and Taffy Cannon.From the introduction by Maryelizabeth Hart:“The southwesternmost metropolis in the contiguous United ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

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Brand-new stories by: T. Jefferson Parker, Don Winslow, Luis Alberto Urrea, Gar Anthony Haywood, Gabriel R. Barillas, Maria Lima, Debra Ginsberg, Diane Clark & Astrid Bear, Ken Kuhlken, Lisa Brackmann, Cameron Pierce Hughes, Morgan Hunt, Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Martha C. Lawrence, and Taffy Cannon.From the introduction by Maryelizabeth Hart:“The southwesternmost metropolis in the contiguous United
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Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths, The

The Best New Original Stories of the Genre

by Maxim Jakubowski ...

Narrated by Kevin Kemp ...

Unabridged

12 hours

Some of the Latest and Best from the Whodunnit Genre — The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths is the latest collection from legendary murder mystery editor and writer Maxim Jakubowski. Filled with impossible murders and puzzling plot twists that keep your eyes on the page and brain on the mysteries until the last page.Clever fictional crime stories — Some of mystery ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

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Some of the Latest and Best from the Whodunnit Genre — The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths is the latest collection from legendary murder mystery editor and writer Maxim Jakubowski. Filled with impossible murders and puzzling plot twists that keep your eyes on the page and brain on the mysteries until the last page.Clever fictional crime stories — Some of mystery
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The Book Of Skulls

by Robert Silverberg ...

Narrated by Will Watt, Samuel Eldritch, Colt Garrett, Harden Chase ...

Unabridged

8 hours 50 min

Four students discover a manuscript, The Book of Skulls, which reveals the existence of a sect, now living in the Arizona desert, whose members can offer immortality to those who can complete its initiation rite.To their surprise, they discover that the sect exists, and is willing to accept them as acolytes. But for each group of four who enter the rite, two must die in order for the others to ... Read more

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Four students discover a manuscript, The Book of Skulls, which reveals the existence of a sect, now living in the Arizona desert, whose members can offer immortality to those who can complete its initiation rite.To their surprise, they discover that the sect exists, and is willing to accept them as acolytes. But for each group of four who enter the rite, two must die in order for the others to
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