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The Western Lands

by William S. Burroughs ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Red Night Trilogy
Unabridged

8 hours 46 min

Here is the final novel of Burroughs’ Red Night trilogy, available in audio for the first time.A fascinating mix of autobiographical episodes and extraordinary Egyptian theology, Burroughs’ final novel is poignant and melancholic. Blending war films and pornography, and referencing Kafka and Mailer, The Western Lands confirms Burroughs’ status as one of America’s greatest writers. The final novel ... Read more

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Here is the final novel of Burroughs’ Red Night trilogy, available in audio for the first time.A fascinating mix of autobiographical episodes and extraordinary Egyptian theology, Burroughs’ final novel is poignant and melancholic. Blending war films and pornography, and referencing Kafka and Mailer, The Western Lands confirms Burroughs’ status as one of America’s greatest writers. The final novel
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The Great Experiment in Conservation

Voices from the Adirondack Park, Revised Edition

Edited by William F. Porter, Jon D. Erickson, Ross S. Whaley ...

Series series New York State Series
The Adirondack region of New York State is, in many respects, America’s cauldron of conservation. It was there, more than a century ago, that wanton exploitation of forests first aroused concern about human impact on the environment. It was there that Americans first began to set aside lands proclaimed as "forever wild." The establishment of the Adirondack Park created an immense landscape of 6 ... Read more

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The Adirondack region of New York State is, in many respects, America’s cauldron of conservation. It was there, more than a century ago, that wanton exploitation of forests first aroused concern about human impact on the environment. It was there that Americans first began to set aside lands proclaimed as "forever wild." The establishment of the Adirondack Park created an immense landscape of 6
... Read more
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Cities of the Red Night

by William S. Burroughs ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Red Night Trilogy
Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

From one of the founders of the beat generation and the 1960s counterculture comes this opening novel of a series available now in audio for the first time.An opium addict is lost in the jungle; young men wage war against an empire of mutants; a handsome young pirate faces his execution; and the world’s population is infected with a radioactive epidemic. These stories are woven together in a ... Read more

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From one of the founders of the beat generation and the 1960s counterculture comes this opening novel of a series available now in audio for the first time.An opium addict is lost in the jungle; young men wage war against an empire of mutants; a handsome young pirate faces his execution; and the world’s population is infected with a radioactive epidemic. These stories are woven together in a
... Read more
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The Place of Dead Roads

by William S. Burroughs ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Red Night Trilogy
Unabridged

9 hours 49 min

From the beat generation and counterculture author William S. Burroughs comes the second novel of the Red Night trilogy, available in audio for the first time.This surreal fable, set in America’s Old West, features a cast of notorious characters: the Crying Gun, who breaks into tears at the sight of his opponent; the Priest, who goes into gunfights giving his adversaries the last rites; and the ... Read more

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From the beat generation and counterculture author William S. Burroughs comes the second novel of the Red Night trilogy, available in audio for the first time.This surreal fable, set in America’s Old West, features a cast of notorious characters: the Crying Gun, who breaks into tears at the sight of his opponent; the Priest, who goes into gunfights giving his adversaries the last rites; and the
... Read more
Philosophy of Particle Physics

by Porter Williams ...

Series series Elements in the Philosophy of Physics
This Element offers an introduction to selected philosophical issues that arise in contemporary particle physics, aimed at philosophers who have limited prior exposure to quantum field theory. One the one hand, it critically surveys philosophical work on the representation of particles in quantum field theory, the formal machinery and conceptual implications of renormalization and renormalization ... Read more

$20.99 USD

This Element offers an introduction to selected philosophical issues that arise in contemporary particle physics, aimed at philosophers who have limited prior exposure to quantum field theory. One the one hand, it critically surveys philosophical work on the representation of particles in quantum field theory, the formal machinery and conceptual implications of renormalization and renormalization
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Pollyanna

by Eleanor H. Porter ...

Series series Macmillan Collector's Library
With its wonderfully infectious good cheer, Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter spawned a real-life ‘Glad’ movement and endures today as a true classic of children’s literature.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition ... Read more

$2.99 USD

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With its wonderfully infectious good cheer, Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter spawned a real-life ‘Glad’ movement and endures today as a true classic of children’s literature.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition
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Hundred Verses from Old Japan

Bilingual Edition

Discover this classic translation of one of Japan's most famous poetry anthologies.This gem of Japanese poetry has preserved its charm for over a century. Dating from the 13th century, this collection of Hyaku-nin-isshiu (literally "one hundred poems by one hundred poets") contains one hundred evocative and intensely human poems. The selections are written as Japanese tanka (featuring a five-line ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Discover this classic translation of one of Japan's most famous poetry anthologies.This gem of Japanese poetry has preserved its charm for over a century. Dating from the 13th century, this collection of Hyaku-nin-isshiu (literally "one hundred poems by one hundred poets") contains one hundred evocative and intensely human poems. The selections are written as Japanese tanka (featuring a five-line
... Read more
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Liturgical Theology

Edited by Porter C. Taylor, Khalia J. Williams ...

Series series Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion
The first research-based volume of its kind, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Liturgical Theology is an unprecedented collection of original essays on the meaning, depth, and breadth of liturgical theology. Designed for students, scholars, and practitioners alike, this comprehensive resource situates liturgical theology within the wider scheme of theological inquiry to present an expansive and ... Read more

$176.00 USD

The first research-based volume of its kind, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Liturgical Theology is an unprecedented collection of original essays on the meaning, depth, and breadth of liturgical theology. Designed for students, scholars, and practitioners alike, this comprehensive resource situates liturgical theology within the wider scheme of theological inquiry to present an expansive and
... Read more
5 Years of Must Reads from HBR: 2020 Edition (5 Books)

by Harvard Business Review, Michael E. Porter, Joan C. Williams, Adam Grant, Marcus Buckingham ...

Five years' worth of management wisdom, all in one place.Get the latest, most significant thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review in 5 Years of Must Reads: 2020 Edition. Every year, HBR editors examine the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past twelve months to select the definitive articles that have provoked the most conversation, the most inspiration, and the most change. ... Read more

$82.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Five years' worth of management wisdom, all in one place.Get the latest, most significant thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review in 5 Years of Must Reads: 2020 Edition. Every year, HBR editors examine the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past twelve months to select the definitive articles that have provoked the most conversation, the most inspiration, and the most change.
... Read more
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And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks

by Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Unabridged

4 hours 20 min

More than sixty years ago, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, two novice writers at the dawn of their careers, sat down to write a novel about the summer of 1944, when one of their friends killed another in a moment of brutal and tragic bloodshed. Alternating chapters, they pieced together a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, full of drugs and obsession, art and ... Read more

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More than sixty years ago, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, two novice writers at the dawn of their careers, sat down to write a novel about the summer of 1944, when one of their friends killed another in a moment of brutal and tragic bloodshed. Alternating chapters, they pieced together a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, full of drugs and obsession, art and
... Read more

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A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (The Hyakunin-isshu)

by William N. Porter ...

THE Hyaku-nin-isshiu, or 'Single Verses by a Hundred People', were collected together in A.D. 1235 by Sadaiye Fujiwara, who included as his own contribution verse No. 97. They are placed in approximately chronological order, and range from about the year 670 to the year of compilation. The Japanese devote themselves to poetry very much more than we do; and there is hardly a home in Japan, however ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

THE Hyaku-nin-isshiu, or 'Single Verses by a Hundred People', were collected together in A.D. 1235 by Sadaiye Fujiwara, who included as his own contribution verse No. 97. They are placed in approximately chronological order, and range from about the year 670 to the year of compilation. The Japanese devote themselves to poetry very much more than we do; and there is hardly a home in Japan, however
... Read more
Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health

The Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks

Edited by Richard Williams, Verity Kemp, Keith Porter, Tim Healing, John Drury ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that all emergencies, major incidents and disease outbreaks can have substantial mental health consequences, and it has demonstrated the proven need for additional care for populations in the wake of disasters. This book brings together practice and recent developments in pre-hospital emergency care, emergency medicine and major trauma care with the wellbeing, ... Read more

$55.99 USD

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that all emergencies, major incidents and disease outbreaks can have substantial mental health consequences, and it has demonstrated the proven need for additional care for populations in the wake of disasters. This book brings together practice and recent developments in pre-hospital emergency care, emergency medicine and major trauma care with the wellbeing,
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