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The Last of Us and Philosophy

Look for the Light

by William Irwin ...

Series series The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Did Joel do the right thing when he saved Ellie?Are those infected by the Cordyceps conscious?Are communities necessary for human survival and flourishing?Should Ellie forgive Joel?Is Abby’s revenge morally justified? Is Ellie’s?The Last of Us franchise includes two of the best video games ever created and the critically acclaimed HBO series. Renowned for br... ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Did Joel do the right thing when he saved Ellie?Are those infected by the Cordyceps conscious?Are communities necessary for human survival and flourishing?Should Ellie forgive Joel?Is Abby’s revenge morally justified? Is Ellie’s?The Last of Us franchise includes two of the best video games ever created and the critically acclaimed HBO series. Renowned for br...
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The Sandman: His Sea Stories

by William John Hopkins, Diantha W. Horne ...

Once upon a time there was a wide river that ran into the ocean, and beside it was a little city. And in that city was a wharf where great ships came from far countries. And a narrow road led down a very steep hill to that wharf, and anybody that wanted to go to the wharf had to go down the steep hill on the narrow road, for there wasn't any other way. And because ships had come there for a great ... Read more

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Once upon a time there was a wide river that ran into the ocean, and beside it was a little city. And in that city was a wharf where great ships came from far countries. And a narrow road led down a very steep hill to that wharf, and anybody that wanted to go to the wharf had to go down the steep hill on the narrow road, for there wasn't any other way. And because ships had come there for a great
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Called to Heal the Brokenhearted

Stories from Kairos Prison Ministry International

by William H. Barnwell, Jed Horne ...

In this stirring book, William H. Barnwell tells the stories of prison inmates and the Kairos Prison Ministry volunteers who work with them. Set mostly at the huge Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Barnwell's narrative illustrates how offenders who have done the worst can and do change, becoming model inmates and, if released, productive citizens. The stories also reveal how Kairos ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

In this stirring book, William H. Barnwell tells the stories of prison inmates and the Kairos Prison Ministry volunteers who work with them. Set mostly at the huge Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Barnwell's narrative illustrates how offenders who have done the worst can and do change, becoming model inmates and, if released, productive citizens. The stories also reveal how Kairos
... Read more
The Civil War and the Summer of 2020

by John Bardes, Karen Cook Bell, Associate Professor of History, Daryl A. Carter, Beau D. Cleland, Emmanuel Dabney, Adam H. Domby, Myisha S. Eatmon, Barbara Gannon, Scott Hancock, William Horne, LeeAnna Keith, Jonathan Lande, Anne Marshall, Jaime Amanda Martinez, Nicole Turner, Samuel Watts ...

Series series Reconstructing America
Investigates how Americans have remembered violence and resistance since the Civil War, including Confederate monuments, historical markers, college classrooms, and history books.George Floyd’s murder in the summer of 2020 sparked a national reckoning for the United States that had been 400 years in the making. Millions of Americans took to the streets to protest both the murder and the centuries ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Investigates how Americans have remembered violence and resistance since the Civil War, including Confederate monuments, historical markers, college classrooms, and history books.George Floyd’s murder in the summer of 2020 sparked a national reckoning for the United States that had been 400 years in the making. Millions of Americans took to the streets to protest both the murder and the centuries
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The World to Come

by Dara Horn ...

Narrated by William Dufris ...

Unabridged

13 hours 28 min

An intoxicating combination of mystery, spirituality, redemption, piety, and passion, The World To Come is Dara Horn's follow-up to her breakout, critically acclaimed debut novel In the Image. Using a real-life art heist as her starting point, Horn traces the life and times of several characters, including Russian-born artist Marc Chagall and the New Jersey—based Ziskind family.Benjamin Ziskind, a ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

An intoxicating combination of mystery, spirituality, redemption, piety, and passion, The World To Come is Dara Horn's follow-up to her breakout, critically acclaimed debut novel In the Image. Using a real-life art heist as her starting point, Horn traces the life and times of several characters, including Russian-born artist Marc Chagall and the New Jersey—based Ziskind family.Benjamin Ziskind, a
... Read more
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Round the Horne: The Complete Julian & Sandy

Sketches from the classic BBC Radio comedy

by Barry Took, Marty Feldman ...

Narrated by Hugh Paddick, Johnnie Mortimer, Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams ...

Unabridged

3 hours 57 min

Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick are the notorious resting thespians in this hilarious collection of sketches from Round the Horne.'Oh, hello. I'm Julian, and this is my friend Sandy...'Through four series of Round the Horne, Julian and Sandy graced each episode with an encounter with 'that nice Mr Horne'. Each week they'd be up to new tricks, from filmmaking (Bona Prods) to a travel agency ( ... Read more

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Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick are the notorious resting thespians in this hilarious collection of sketches from Round the Horne.'Oh, hello. I'm Julian, and this is my friend Sandy...'Through four series of Round the Horne, Julian and Sandy graced each episode with an encounter with 'that nice Mr Horne'. Each week they'd be up to new tricks, from filmmaking (Bona Prods) to a travel agency (
... Read more
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Round the Horne: The Complete Series Two

15 episodes of the groundbreaking BBC radio comedy

by Barry Took, Marty Feldman ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick star in 15 episodes of the anarchic 1960s radio comedy.Round the Horne arrived on BBC radio in 1965, bringing laughter to Sunday lunchtimes throughout the land. Over the course of sixteen weekly episodes it carved a niche in the history of broadcast comedy, a sketch show which prodded the boundaries of propriety and innuendo. At its ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick star in 15 episodes of the anarchic 1960s radio comedy.Round the Horne arrived on BBC radio in 1965, bringing laughter to Sunday lunchtimes throughout the land. Over the course of sixteen weekly episodes it carved a niche in the history of broadcast comedy, a sketch show which prodded the boundaries of propriety and innuendo. At its
... Read more
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Round the Horne: The Complete Series One

16 episodes of the groundbreaking BBC Radio comedy

by Barry Took, Marty Feldman ...

Narrated by Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee, Douglas Smith, Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick star in 16 episodes of the anarchic 1960s radio comedy.Round the Horne arrived on BBC radio in 1965, bringing laughter to Sunday lunchtimes throughout the land. Over the course of sixteen weekly episodes it carved a niche in the history of broadcast comedy, a sketch show which prodded the boundaries of propriety and innuendo. At its ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick star in 16 episodes of the anarchic 1960s radio comedy.Round the Horne arrived on BBC radio in 1965, bringing laughter to Sunday lunchtimes throughout the land. Over the course of sixteen weekly episodes it carved a niche in the history of broadcast comedy, a sketch show which prodded the boundaries of propriety and innuendo. At its
... Read more
Audiobook

All Other Nights

A Novel

by Dara Horn ...

Narrated by William Dufris ...

Unabridged

15 hours 39 min

How is tonight different from all other nights? For Jacob Rappaport, a Jewish soldier in the Union army, it is a question his commanders have answered for him: on Passover in 1862, he is ordered to murder his own uncle, who is plotting to assassinate President Lincoln.After that night, will Jacob ever speak for himself? The answer comes when his commanders send him on another mission—this time not ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

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How is tonight different from all other nights? For Jacob Rappaport, a Jewish soldier in the Union army, it is a question his commanders have answered for him: on Passover in 1862, he is ordered to murder his own uncle, who is plotting to assassinate President Lincoln.After that night, will Jacob ever speak for himself? The answer comes when his commanders send him on another mission—this time not
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Round the Horne: The Complete Series Three

16 episodes of the groundbreaking BBC Radio comedy

by Barry Took, Marty Feldman ...

Narrated by Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick star in 20 episodes of the anarchic 1960s radio comedy.Round the Horne arrived on BBC radio in 1965, bringing laughter to Sunday lunchtimes throughout the land. It carved a niche in the history of broadcast comedy, a sketch show which prodded the boundaries of propriety and innuendo. At its heart was the suave and upstanding Kenneth ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick star in 20 episodes of the anarchic 1960s radio comedy.Round the Horne arrived on BBC radio in 1965, bringing laughter to Sunday lunchtimes throughout the land. It carved a niche in the history of broadcast comedy, a sketch show which prodded the boundaries of propriety and innuendo. At its heart was the suave and upstanding Kenneth
... Read more
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Beyond Our Ken: The Collected Series 1-4

The BBC Radio classic comedy series

by Eric Merriman, Barry Took ...

Narrated by Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, Bill Pertwee ...

Unabridged

31 hours 19 min

All 60 surviving episodes from the first four series of the fabulous forerunner to Round the Horne - plus bonus programme Forty Laughing YearsAn irresistible mix of of sketches, songs, puns and double entendres, Beyond Our Ken kept the nation laughing over seven series and 123 episodes between 1958 and 1964.With its witty wordplay, zany humour and comic catchphrases, it remains every bit ... ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

All 60 surviving episodes from the first four series of the fabulous forerunner to Round the Horne - plus bonus programme Forty Laughing YearsAn irresistible mix of of sketches, songs, puns and double entendres, Beyond Our Ken kept the nation laughing over seven series and 123 episodes between 1958 and 1964.With its witty wordplay, zany humour and comic catchphrases, it remains every bit ...
... Read more
Audiobook

Beyond Our Ken: The Collected Series 5-7

The BBC Radio classic comedy series

by Eric Merriman ...

Narrated by Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, Bill Pertwee ...

Unabridged

23 hours 36 min

The complete Series 5-7 of the legendary BBC radio comedyOne of the funniest and most popular series on radio between 1958 and 1964, Beyond Our Ken delighted audiences nationwide throughout its seven series and 123 episodes. Packed with sketches, songs, catchphrases and innuendo, it mixes silliness, satire and sophistication to superb effect, and continues to make us laugh today.Kenneth Horne - ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

The complete Series 5-7 of the legendary BBC radio comedyOne of the funniest and most popular series on radio between 1958 and 1964, Beyond Our Ken delighted audiences nationwide throughout its seven series and 123 episodes. Packed with sketches, songs, catchphrases and innuendo, it mixes silliness, satire and sophistication to superb effect, and continues to make us laugh today.Kenneth Horne -
... Read more

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