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  • Goodbye to the Hill

    by Lee Dunne ...
    This is a rich novel, narrated by young Paddy Maguire, of his life growing into young adulthood in a Dublin slum of the late 1930s and 40s Ireland. Consider it a Dublin version of The Catcher in the Rye with lustful, lusty, thirsty, hard-working Paddy--a character as memorable as Holden Caulfield or Studs Lonigan--drolly detailing his adventurous adolescence. Goodbye to the Hill tells the story of ... Read more

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  • The Student Assessment Handbook

    New Directions in Traditional and Online Assessment

    A guide to current practice in assessment, particularly for those professionals coming to terms with new pressures on their traditional teaching practices. Increased use of IT, flexible assessment methods and quality assurance all affect assessment, and the need to diversify and adapt traditional assessment practices to suit new modes of learning is clearer than ever.The Student Assessment ... Read more

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  • A Bed in the Sticks

    by Lee Dunne ...
    A Bed in the sticks, Lee Dunne's sequel to Goodbye to the Hill opens with the hero, Paddy Maguire returning to Ireland after a short and dismal sojourn to England. He is bowed but undeaten and with his usual optimism embarks on an exploration of stage craft with a touring theatrical company as it winds its way through the small towns of 1950s rural Ireland. Paddy's theatrics on and off the stage, ... Read more

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  • Hortus Vitae

    Enriched edition. Essays on the Gardening of Life

    In "Hortus Vitae," Vernon Lee crafts a poignant exploration of life and mortality through the lens of a richly allegorical garden. Utilizing a lushly descriptive literary style, Lee immerses readers in a tapestry of nature that serves as a metaphor for the human experience. The work is marked by its philosophical depth, with reflections on the transient beauty of life interwoven with Gothic ... Read more

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    Blackbird House

    Unabridged

    5 hours 46 min

    With "incantatory prose" that "sweeps over the reader like a dream" (Philadelphia Inquirer), Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over a span of two hundred years.In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird ... Read more

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  • Nightmare Carnival

    Encounter the scariest clowns and freakiest curiosities under the big top, in stories by Stephen Graham Jones, Laird Barron, Priya Sharma, and others.With an introduction from Katherine DunnLadies and gentlemen, step right up for fifteen tales of terrifying rides, supernatural sideshows, and petrifying performers guaranteed to keep you up all night—with Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor ... Read more

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  • Vanitas: Polite Stories

    Enriched edition. Exploring love, vanity, and human nature through elegant tales of the late Victorian era

    In "Vanitas: Polite Stories," Vernon Lee artfully navigates the delicate interplay of beauty, decay, and the complexities of human existence within a collection of intricately woven narratives. Written in a rich, languid prose style typical of the fin de siècle period, each story reveals a nuanced exploration of aestheticism and moral ambiguity. Thematically, Lee engages with the concept of ... Read more

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  • Teaching in Transnational Higher Education

    Enhancing Learning for Offshore International Students

    Edited by Michelle Wallace, Lee Dunn ...
    Teaching in Transnational Higher Education examines current trends and challenges that face students, teachers and institutions of higher education around the globe. This book comes at a pivotal moment where many universities are offering their courses in offshore locations. Students who could once not access an international qualification can now do so without leaving their home country.The book ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Barry Commoner's Contribution to the Environmental Movement

    Science and Social Action

    by Mary Lee Dunn ...
    Series series Work, Health and Environment Series
    Few people have made greater contributions to protecting and improving the environment than the scientist, teacher, activist Dr. Barry Commoner. For half a century, Dr. Commoner has been an international leader in the environmental movement. On the occasion of his eightieth birthday, a symposium was held at which invited speakers discussed his contributions to a wide range of environmental issues. ... Read more

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    The Girl with Seven Names

    A North Korean Defector’s Story

    by Hyeonseo Lee ...
    Narrated by Josie Dunn ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 48 min

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. Her home on the border with China ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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    Too Much Money

    A Novel

    Unabridged

    9 hours 35 min

    My name is Gus Bailey…It should be pointed out that it is a regular feature of my life that people whisper things in my ear, very private things, about themselves or others. I have always understood the art of listening.The last two years have been monstrously unpleasant for high-society journalist Gus Bailey. His propensity for gossip has finally gotten him into trouble—$11 million worth. His ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • The Spirit of Rome

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Eternal City: Monuments, Art, and Culture in Ancient Rome

    In "The Spirit of Rome," Vernon Lee deftly weaves an enchanting tapestry of history, art, and atmosphere that captures the essence of the Eternal City. Through a series of evocative essays, Lee transcends mere description, employing a lyrical prose style that resonates with the rhythms of Italian life and culture. Set against the backdrop of Italy's rich historical narrative, the book mingles ... Read more

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