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When Robins Nest

Eight Opera Stories

by Peter Perkins ...

Welcome to the wonderful world of opera – and in particular Don Giovanni, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Aida, Carmen, La Bohème, Tosca, and Madam Butterfly. You may be familiar with some or all of these eight blockbuster operas by name, but how well do you know the compelling tales they tell?When Robins Nest brings them vividly to life in an accessible collection of eight short-story adaptations. From ... Read more

$6.29 USD

Welcome to the wonderful world of opera – and in particular Don Giovanni, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Aida, Carmen, La Bohème, Tosca, and Madam Butterfly. You may be familiar with some or all of these eight blockbuster operas by name, but how well do you know the compelling tales they tell?When Robins Nest brings them vividly to life in an accessible collection of eight short-story adaptations. From
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I’ll Be Six Next Birthday

by Peter Perkins ...

Narrated by Peter Perkins ...

Unabridged

8 hours 28 min

“A baffling mystery”“Colourful characters”“Laconic Australian humour”“A compelling read”Why abduct a small child from the heart of Queensland’s Chanel Country?Does the mother know, or even suspect the real reason?Being four hundred kilometres from the nearest lone Police officer, Myall Downs’ own station hands must act.Instinctively, ADAM MANN, a tenacious, determined aboriginal stockman and known ... Read more

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“A baffling mystery”“Colourful characters”“Laconic Australian humour”“A compelling read”Why abduct a small child from the heart of Queensland’s Chanel Country?Does the mother know, or even suspect the real reason?Being four hundred kilometres from the nearest lone Police officer, Myall Downs’ own station hands must act.Instinctively, ADAM MANN, a tenacious, determined aboriginal stockman and known
... Read more
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Our Least Important Asset

Why the Relentless Focus on Finance and Accounting is Bad for Business and Employees

by Peter Cappelli ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

Real wages have stagnated or declined for most workers, job insecurity has increased, and retirement income is uncertain. Why have jobs gotten so much worse?As Peter Cappelli argues, these issues and others stem from the logic of financial accounting and its fundamental flaws in dealing with human capital. Financial accounting views employee costs as fixed costs that cannot be reduced and fails to ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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Real wages have stagnated or declined for most workers, job insecurity has increased, and retirement income is uncertain. Why have jobs gotten so much worse?As Peter Cappelli argues, these issues and others stem from the logic of financial accounting and its fundamental flaws in dealing with human capital. Financial accounting views employee costs as fixed costs that cannot be reduced and fails to
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Educating from the Heart

Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Transforming Education

by Sara Caldwell, Auriel Gray, Deb Higgins, Joyce Kemp, Rachael Kessler, Madelyn Nash, Peter Perkins, Anthony R.Quintiliani, Donald Tinney, Deborah Thomsen-Taylor, Jessica Toulis, Ann Trousdale, Laura Weaver, Tobin Hart, Jacqueline Kaufman, Sue Wood, Paul D. Houston ...

Educating from the Heart: Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Transforming Education is based on the questions: "What does it mean to educate from the heart? What does it mean to educate with spirit?" It offers both theoretical overviews and practical approaches for educators, academics, education students and parents who are interested in transforming schools. Well-respected voices in the ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Educating from the Heart: Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Transforming Education is based on the questions: "What does it mean to educate from the heart? What does it mean to educate with spirit?" It offers both theoretical overviews and practical approaches for educators, academics, education students and parents who are interested in transforming schools. Well-respected voices in the
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Contested Continent

The Struggle for North America, c. 1000-1680

by Peter C. Mancall ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

25 hours

The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. In the newest volume, Peter C. Mancall recounts how North America was forged from the experiences of millions of Indigenous women and men as well as Europeans and ... Read more

$35.99 USD

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The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. In the newest volume, Peter C. Mancall recounts how North America was forged from the experiences of millions of Indigenous women and men as well as Europeans and
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Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation

by Neil Perkin, Peter Abraham ...

How can businesses transform to achieve competitive advantage in a digital-enabled world? How can managers and leaders create a culture that supports lasting change through these transformations?***Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation***is an in-depth guide for all those needing to better understand, implement and lead digital transformation in the workplace. It sets aside ... Read more

$41.99 USD

How can businesses transform to achieve competitive advantage in a digital-enabled world? How can managers and leaders create a culture that supports lasting change through these transformations?***Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation***is an in-depth guide for all those needing to better understand, implement and lead digital transformation in the workplace. It sets aside
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Laws of Early Iceland

Gragas I

Series Book 3 - U of M Icelandic Series
The laws of Medieval Iceland provide detailed and fascinating insight into the society that produced the Icelandic sagas. Known collectively as Gragas (Greygoose), this great legal code offers a wealth of information about early European legal systems and the society of the Middles Ages. This first translation of Gragas is in two volumes. ... Read more

$17.99 USD

The laws of Medieval Iceland provide detailed and fascinating insight into the society that produced the Icelandic sagas. Known collectively as Gragas (Greygoose), this great legal code offers a wealth of information about early European legal systems and the society of the Middles Ages. This first translation of Gragas is in two volumes.
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Sharing the Crust

A Communion of Saints in a Baltimore Neighborhood

by Mark R. Gornik, Peter B. Price ...

In Sharing the Crust, Mark Gornik tells the story of an unbreakable love through the life and witness of Allan Tibbels and a communion of saints in the Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore. Sharing the Crust is about the power of small changes, "the little way,"; and the hard work of peacemaking in a divided world. It is about the meaning of companionship in this life and the life to come, of who we ... Read more

$23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In Sharing the Crust, Mark Gornik tells the story of an unbreakable love through the life and witness of Allan Tibbels and a communion of saints in the Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore. Sharing the Crust is about the power of small changes, "the little way,"; and the hard work of peacemaking in a divided world. It is about the meaning of companionship in this life and the life to come, of who we
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Revolution

The History of England from the Battle of the Boyne to the Battle of Waterloo

by Peter Ackroyd ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Series Audiobook 4 - The History of England Series
Unabridged

15 hours 10 min

In Revolution, Peter Ackroyd takes listeners from William of Orange’s accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales ruled in the stead of his mad father, George III, and England was—again—at war with France, a war that would end with the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo.Late Stuart and Georgian England marked the creation of the great pillars of the ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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In Revolution, Peter Ackroyd takes listeners from William of Orange’s accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales ruled in the stead of his mad father, George III, and England was—again—at war with France, a war that would end with the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo.Late Stuart and Georgian England marked the creation of the great pillars of the
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Maintaining Mission Critical Systems in a 24/7 Environment (3rd Edition)

by Peter M. Curtis ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

22 hours 36 min

Maintaining Mission Critical Systems in a 24/7 Environment provides in-depth coverage of operating, managing, and maintaining power quality and emergency power systems in mission critical facilities. This extensively revised third edition provides invaluable insight into the mission critical environment, helping professionals and students alike understand how to sustain continuous functionality, ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Maintaining Mission Critical Systems in a 24/7 Environment provides in-depth coverage of operating, managing, and maintaining power quality and emergency power systems in mission critical facilities. This extensively revised third edition provides invaluable insight into the mission critical environment, helping professionals and students alike understand how to sustain continuous functionality,
... Read more
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The Sin of Certainty

Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs

by Peter Enns ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

5 hours 27 min

With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of "once for all delivered to the saints."Enns offers a model of vibrant faith that views skepticism not as a loss of belief, but as an opportunity to deepen religious ... Read more

$16.99 USD

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With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of "once for all delivered to the saints."Enns offers a model of vibrant faith that views skepticism not as a loss of belief, but as an opportunity to deepen religious
... Read more

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Dominion

The History of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee

by Peter Ackroyd ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Series Audiobook 5 - The History of England Series
Unabridged

14 hours 28 min

Dominion, the fifth volume in Peter Ackroyd’s masterful History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to a post-war depression and ends with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.Spanning the end of the Regency, Ackroyd takes listeners from the accession of the profligate George IV, whose government was steered by Lord Liverpool, whose face ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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Dominion, the fifth volume in Peter Ackroyd’s masterful History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to a post-war depression and ends with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.Spanning the end of the Regency, Ackroyd takes listeners from the accession of the profligate George IV, whose government was steered by Lord Liverpool, whose face
... Read more

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