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The Comedies

by Terence, Peter Brown ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
'I thought you'd do what the common run of slaves normally do, cheating and tricking me because my son's having an affair.' Terence's comedies have provided plots and characters for comic drama from classical times to the present; the outstanding comic playwright of his generation at Rome, he has influenced authors from Molière and Wycherley to P. G. Wodehouse. Scheming slaves, parasites, ... Read more

$11.99 USD

'I thought you'd do what the common run of slaves normally do, cheating and tricking me because my son's having an affair.' Terence's comedies have provided plots and characters for comic drama from classical times to the present; the outstanding comic playwright of his generation at Rome, he has influenced authors from Molière and Wycherley to P. G. Wodehouse. Scheming slaves, parasites,
... Read more
The Lost Queen of Egypt

The Tomb of Nefertiti

by Terence Brown ...

For professor of Egyptology Henry Markham, this would be the crowning glory of his career: an intact tomb of Nefertiti, the great royal wife of Akhenaten and the heretic pharaoh of eighteenth dynasty Egypt, whose bust of exquisite beauty resides in the Berlin Museum, which he had searched for the last ten years. He had an unspoken passion for her only excelled by his young assistant, Steven ... Read more

$3.99 USD

For professor of Egyptology Henry Markham, this would be the crowning glory of his career: an intact tomb of Nefertiti, the great royal wife of Akhenaten and the heretic pharaoh of eighteenth dynasty Egypt, whose bust of exquisite beauty resides in the Berlin Museum, which he had searched for the last ten years. He had an unspoken passion for her only excelled by his young assistant, Steven
... Read more
Ireland

A Social and Cultural History 1922–2001

by Dr. Terence Brown ...

The seminal history of Ireland’s most unusual century, thoroughly updated for the new millennium.With its starting point the bloody creation of the Irish Free State in 1922, Ireland: A Social and Cultural History explores how Irish identity has shifted across eighty years of unprecedented change and violence. What was the legacy of De Valera and Sinn Fein – or of remaining neutral during the ... Read more

$8.49 USD

The seminal history of Ireland’s most unusual century, thoroughly updated for the new millennium.With its starting point the bloody creation of the Irish Free State in 1922, Ireland: A Social and Cultural History explores how Irish identity has shifted across eighty years of unprecedented change and violence. What was the legacy of De Valera and Sinn Fein – or of remaining neutral during the
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Dubliners

A Selection of Short Stories

by James Joyce, Terence Brown ...

Narrated by Gerald McSorley ...

Abridged

2 hours 32 min

Dubliners was completed in 1905, but a series of British and Irish publishers and printers found it offensive and immoral, and it was suppressed. The book finally came out in London in 1914, just as Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man began to appear in the journal Egoist under the auspices of Ezra Pound. The first three stories in Dubliners might be incidents from a draft of Portrait of ... Read more

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Dubliners was completed in 1905, but a series of British and Irish publishers and printers found it offensive and immoral, and it was suppressed. The book finally came out in London in 1914, just as Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man began to appear in the journal Egoist under the auspices of Ezra Pound. The first three stories in Dubliners might be incidents from a draft of Portrait of
... Read more
The Irish Times

150 Years of Influence

by Professor Terence Brown ...

A fascinating new history of the Irish Times.The Irish Times is a pillar of Irish society. Founded in 1859 as the paper of the Irish Protestant Middle Class, it now has a position in Irish political, social and cultural life which is incomparable. In fact this history of the Irish Times is also a history of the Irish people.Always independent in ownership and political view and never entwined in ... Read more

$22.99 USD

A fascinating new history of the Irish Times.The Irish Times is a pillar of Irish society. Founded in 1859 as the paper of the Irish Protestant Middle Class, it now has a position in Irish political, social and cultural life which is incomparable. In fact this history of the Irish Times is also a history of the Irish people.Always independent in ownership and political view and never entwined in
... Read more
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Tales from the Mausoleum Club

13 full-cast curious tales

by Ian Brown, James Hendrie ...

Narrated by Terence Stamp, Spike Milligan, Andrew Sachs, Jim Broadbent, Roy Hudd, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Timothy Spall, Alison Steadman, Martin Jarvis, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

5 hours 52 min

An all-star cast attend a mysterious private club in this hilarious parody of classic horror talesMembership of the exclusive Mausoleum Club isn't for the faint of heart. The Honorable Clarence Green wants in, but to join he must first hear the spine-chilling stories of the existing members, before enthralling them with one of his own. But are their stories fact or fiction? And will Green still ... Read more

$18.99 USD

An all-star cast attend a mysterious private club in this hilarious parody of classic horror talesMembership of the exclusive Mausoleum Club isn't for the faint of heart. The Honorable Clarence Green wants in, but to join he must first hear the spine-chilling stories of the existing members, before enthralling them with one of his own. But are their stories fact or fiction? And will Green still
... Read more
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Arizona Territory [Dramatized Adaptation]

Byrnes Family Ranch 7

by Dusty Richards ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Dylan Lynch, Scott McCormick, Helen Pafumi, Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, Steve Wannall, Nora Achrati, Michael Glenn, Casie Platt, Nanna Ingvarsson, Jefferson A. Russell, Yasmin Tuazon, Kenyatta Rogers, Michael John Casey, Alejandro Ruiz, Christopher Scheeren, Ken Jackson, Eva Wilhelm, Deidra Starnes, Laura C. Harris, Bill Gillett, Lawrence Redmond, Tim Getman, J.W. Rone, James Lewis, Evan Casey, Jacob Yeh, Terence Aselford, Tia Shearer, Kevin Alan Brown, Elizabeth Jernigan, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Jonathon Church, Colleen Delany, Steven Carpenter, Nick DePinto, Robbie Gay, Drew Kopas, Eric Messner, Danny Gavigan, David Jourdan, Eric Singdahlsen, Nathanial Perry, Mort Shelby ...

Series series Byrnes Family Ranch
Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

Western Heritage and Spur award-winning author Dusty Richards tells the thrilling saga of Chet Byrnes, a man who brought the spirit of Texas into Arizona Territory—and the guns to back it up…Chet Byrnes has built a ranching empire from the ground up. And he's defended it with his sweat, blood and a ragtag band of ranch-hand fighters. Now a beautiful young Spanish widow comes into Chet's life, just ... Read more

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Western Heritage and Spur award-winning author Dusty Richards tells the thrilling saga of Chet Byrnes, a man who brought the spirit of Texas into Arizona Territory—and the guns to back it up…Chet Byrnes has built a ranching empire from the ground up. And he's defended it with his sweat, blood and a ragtag band of ranch-hand fighters. Now a beautiful young Spanish widow comes into Chet's life, just
... Read more
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Kaleidocide [Dramatized Adaptation]

Peacer 2

by Dave Swavely ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Ken Jackson, David Coyne, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Jeff Baker, Doug V. Brown, Colleen Delany, Terence Aselford, Scott McCormick, Nanette Savard, Yasmin Tuazon, Lily Beacon, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Margie Tompros, Ren Casey, Michael John Casey, Casie Platt, David Harris, Joe Brack, James Konicek, Eric Messner ...

Series series Peacer
Unabridged

6 hours 13 min

In this sequel to Silhouette, Michael Ares must survive a series of assassination attempts to find out why he was destined to become one of the most powerful men on the planetIn the near future, a post-quake San Francisco is ruled by a private corporation called the Bay Area Security Service. BASS has established and maintained order in this new city-state with a police force of “peacers” who have ... Read more

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In this sequel to Silhouette, Michael Ares must survive a series of assassination attempts to find out why he was destined to become one of the most powerful men on the planetIn the near future, a post-quake San Francisco is ruled by a private corporation called the Bay Area Security Service. BASS has established and maintained order in this new city-state with a police force of “peacers” who have
... Read more
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The Inexplicables [Dramatized Adaptation]

Clockwork Century 4

by Cherie Priest ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Colleen Delany, Evan Casey, Steve Wannall, Drew Kopas, Lily Beacon, Elizabeth Jernigan, Tony Nam, Michael Glenn, Scott McCormick, Richard Rohan, Andy Brownstein, Jacob Yeh, Terence Aselford, Doug V. Brown, Patrick Bussink, Christopher Scheeren, Nick DePinto, Dawn Ursula, Tracy Olivera, Eric Messner ...

Series series Clockwork Century
Unabridged

6 hours 17 min

Rector “Wreck ‘em” Sherman was orphaned as a toddler in the Blight of 1863, but that was years ago. Wreck has grown up, and on his eighteenth birthday, he'll be cast out out of the orphanage. And Wreck's problems aren't merely about finding a home. He's been quietly breaking the cardinal rule of any good drug dealer and dipping into his own supply of the sap he sells. He's also pretty sure he's ... Read more

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Rector “Wreck ‘em” Sherman was orphaned as a toddler in the Blight of 1863, but that was years ago. Wreck has grown up, and on his eighteenth birthday, he'll be cast out out of the orphanage. And Wreck's problems aren't merely about finding a home. He's been quietly breaking the cardinal rule of any good drug dealer and dipping into his own supply of the sap he sells. He's also pretty sure he's
... Read more

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Rumpole and the Age for Retirement

by John Mortimer ...

Narrated by Leo McKern ...

Abridged

1 hour 16 min

Leo McKern is Horace Rumpole! Here he reads about the life and trials of the eccentric barrister, famous for his inestimable knowledge of blood stains, blood groups and forgery by typewriter. Witty and cynical as ever, Horace Rumpole will once again delight listeners with his irreverent behavior and legal triumphs. Will he and his long time client Percy Timson both be forced to retire, one to ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Leo McKern is Horace Rumpole! Here he reads about the life and trials of the eccentric barrister, famous for his inestimable knowledge of blood stains, blood groups and forgery by typewriter. Witty and cynical as ever, Horace Rumpole will once again delight listeners with his irreverent behavior and legal triumphs. Will he and his long time client Percy Timson both be forced to retire, one to
... Read more
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Ireland

A Novel

by Frank Delaney ...

Narrated by Frank Delaney ...

Unabridged

19 hours 29 min

“Dramatic, adventurous, heroic, romantic. . . these historical chronicles, legends, myths, tall tales and fables, featuring warriors, kings, monks, explorers and clever common folk, imaginatively tell the history of Ireland.” — Philadelphia InquirerThis New York Times bestselling epic is an unforgettable tour de force that marries the intimate, passionate texture of the Irish spirit with a ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

“Dramatic, adventurous, heroic, romantic. . . these historical chronicles, legends, myths, tall tales and fables, featuring warriors, kings, monks, explorers and clever common folk, imaginatively tell the history of Ireland.” — Philadelphia InquirerThis New York Times bestselling epic is an unforgettable tour de force that marries the intimate, passionate texture of the Irish spirit with a
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
The Scientific Attitude

Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience

by Lee McIntyre ...

An argument that what makes science distinctive is its emphasis on evidence and scientists' willingness to change theories on the basis of new evidence.Attacks on science have become commonplace. Claims that climate change isn't settled science, that evolution is “only a theory,” and that scientists are conspiring to keep the truth about vaccines from the public are staples of some politicians' ... Read more

$13.99 USD

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An argument that what makes science distinctive is its emphasis on evidence and scientists' willingness to change theories on the basis of new evidence.Attacks on science have become commonplace. Claims that climate change isn't settled science, that evolution is “only a theory,” and that scientists are conspiring to keep the truth about vaccines from the public are staples of some politicians'
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