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Underground Asia

Global Revolutionaries and the Assault on Empire

by Tim Harper ...

An Economist Best Book of the YearA Financial Times Best Book of the YearA major historian tells the dramatic and untold story of the shadowy networks of revolutionaries across Asia who laid the foundations in the early twentieth century for the end of European imperialism on their continent.This is the epic tale of how modern Asia emerged out of conflict between imperial powers and a global ... Read more

$15.99 USD

An Economist Best Book of the YearA Financial Times Best Book of the YearA major historian tells the dramatic and untold story of the shadowy networks of revolutionaries across Asia who laid the foundations in the early twentieth century for the end of European imperialism on their continent.This is the epic tale of how modern Asia emerged out of conflict between imperial powers and a global
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A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps

by Tim Bryars, Tom Harper ...

This beautifully illustrated history of twentieth century cartography charts a century of social and political change through 100 fascinating maps.The twentieth century was a golden age of mapmaking. Maps were employed not only to chart geography and history but also myriad political and social agendas. Here Tim Bryars and Tom Harper select one hundred maps from the twentieth century that reveal ... Read more

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This beautifully illustrated history of twentieth century cartography charts a century of social and political change through 100 fascinating maps.The twentieth century was a golden age of mapmaking. Maps were employed not only to chart geography and history but also myriad political and social agendas. Here Tim Bryars and Tom Harper select one hundred maps from the twentieth century that reveal
... Read more
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How Not to Kill Yourself

A Survival Guide for Imaginative Pessimists

by Set Sytes, Faith G. Harper PhD ...

Narrated by Tim Bruce ...

Series series The Good Life Series
Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

A highly imaginative and relatable guide for anyone who needs the reassurance that suicide is never worth it.Are you inclined to escape the crumminess of everyday life into fantasy worlds? Are you smart and imaginative in a way that isn’t really suited to your surroundings? Are you definitely misunderstood, likely angry, and almost certainly depressed? Set Sytes, hailing from the UK, would prefer ... Read more

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A highly imaginative and relatable guide for anyone who needs the reassurance that suicide is never worth it.Are you inclined to escape the crumminess of everyday life into fantasy worlds? Are you smart and imaginative in a way that isn’t really suited to your surroundings? Are you definitely misunderstood, likely angry, and almost certainly depressed? Set Sytes, hailing from the UK, would prefer
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Preventing Classroom Disruption (RLE Edu O)

Policy, Practice and Evaluation in Urban Schools

by David Coulby, Tim Harper ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Education
There has always been considerable debate about the best solutions to deal with disruptive behaviour in schools. On the one hand is the strategy of segregating disruptive pupils while on the other is a commitment to keeping such pupils in the ordinary school.This book advocates the latter philosophy and examines the best ways of coping with the problem. These concern both teacher skills and school ... Read more

$73.99 USD

There has always been considerable debate about the best solutions to deal with disruptive behaviour in schools. On the one hand is the strategy of segregating disruptive pupils while on the other is a commitment to keeping such pupils in the ordinary school.This book advocates the latter philosophy and examines the best ways of coping with the problem. These concern both teacher skills and school
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Histories of Health in Southeast Asia

Perspectives on the Long Twentieth Century

Edited by Tim Harper, Sunil S. Amrith ...

Series series China Medical Board Centennial Series
Health patterns in Southeast Asia have changed profoundly over the past century. In that period, epidemic and chronic diseases, environmental transformations, and international health institutions have created new connections within the region and the increased interdependence of Southeast Asia with China and India. In this volume leading scholars provide a new approach to the history of health in ... Read more

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Health patterns in Southeast Asia have changed profoundly over the past century. In that period, epidemic and chronic diseases, environmental transformations, and international health institutions have created new connections within the region and the increased interdependence of Southeast Asia with China and India. In this volume leading scholars provide a new approach to the history of health in
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Plagues upon the Earth

Disease and the Course of Human History

by Kyle Harper ...

Narrated by Tim Fannon ...

Unabridged

19 hours 47 min

A sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemicsPlagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity’s uniquely dangerous disease pool is rooted deep in ourevolutionary past, and why its growth is acceleratedby ... Read more

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A sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemicsPlagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity’s uniquely dangerous disease pool is rooted deep in ourevolutionary past, and why its growth is acceleratedby
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The Wasteland

by Harper Jameson, W.A.W. Parker ...

Narrated by Tim Campbell ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

Fans of T.S. Eliot and Moonlight will love this highly recommended book. (Screencraft)“Oh my God, this book. This book . . . drop everything you’re doing and start flipping pages right now.” —Tissie, Bookshelves & Teacups blogThe extraordinary career and devastating life of T.S. Eliot.T.S. Eliot is a hollow man trapped in a dreary world. He works at a ban... ... Read more

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Fans of T.S. Eliot and Moonlight will love this highly recommended book. (Screencraft)“Oh my God, this book. This book . . . drop everything you’re doing and start flipping pages right now.” —Tissie, Bookshelves & Teacups blogThe extraordinary career and devastating life of T.S. Eliot.T.S. Eliot is a hollow man trapped in a dreary world. He works at a ban...
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The Keeper: The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard Young Readers' Edition UNA

by Tim Howard ...

Narrated by William Harper ...

Unabridged

5 hours 1 min

The uplifting memoir of U.S. national soccer team goalkeeper Tim Howard, adapted for young readers.In this heartwarming and candid account, Tim Howard opens up about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette Syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world's premier goalkeepers.Tim shares his remarkable journey in an accessible way that will speak to soccer fans, kids struggling with ... Read more

$23.99 USD

The uplifting memoir of U.S. national soccer team goalkeeper Tim Howard, adapted for young readers.In this heartwarming and candid account, Tim Howard opens up about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette Syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world's premier goalkeepers.Tim shares his remarkable journey in an accessible way that will speak to soccer fans, kids struggling with
... Read more
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Poets of 19th Century America, The: Volume 2

by Various Authors, Walt Whitman, James Whitcomb Riley, Ralph Waldo Emerson ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Lorelei King, Ghizela Rowe, William Dufris, Gideon Wagner, Kate Harper, Patricia Rodriguez, Tim Graham ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Poets of 19th Century America
Unabridged

1 hour 15 min

America. Land of the Free, Home of the Brave. Across its vast landscape a Nation was being built. Expanded into its vast frontiers by military force and financial acquisitions; this was a melting pot of peoples and ideas gathering to form an identity. In these volumes we take a particular interest in the poets of the 19th Century and their views as their young nation came to terms with itself and ... Read more

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America. Land of the Free, Home of the Brave. Across its vast landscape a Nation was being built. Expanded into its vast frontiers by military force and financial acquisitions; this was a melting pot of peoples and ideas gathering to form an identity. In these volumes we take a particular interest in the poets of the 19th Century and their views as their young nation came to terms with itself and
... Read more

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Blizzard Party, The

A Novel

by Jack Livings ...

Narrated by Rebecca Lowman ...

Unabridged

15 hours 56 min

A panoramic novel set in New York City during the catastrophic blizzard of February 1978On the night of February 6, 1978, a catastrophic nor'easter struck the city of New York. On that night, in a penthouse in the Upper West Side’s stately Apelles, a crowd gathered for a wild party. And on that night, Mr. Albert Haynes Caldwell―a partner emeritus at Swank, Brady & Plescher; Harvard class of '26; ... Read more

$44.99 USD

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A panoramic novel set in New York City during the catastrophic blizzard of February 1978On the night of February 6, 1978, a catastrophic nor'easter struck the city of New York. On that night, in a penthouse in the Upper West Side’s stately Apelles, a crowd gathered for a wild party. And on that night, Mr. Albert Haynes Caldwell―a partner emeritus at Swank, Brady & Plescher; Harvard class of '26;
... Read more

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1494

How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half

by Stephen R. Bown ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

When Columbus triumphantly returned from America to Spain in 1493, his discoveries inflamed an already-smoldering conflict between Spain's renowned monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, and Portugal's João II. Which nation was to control the world's oceans? To quell the argument, Pope Alexander VI issued a proclamation laying the foundation for the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494, an edict that created ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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When Columbus triumphantly returned from America to Spain in 1493, his discoveries inflamed an already-smoldering conflict between Spain's renowned monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, and Portugal's João II. Which nation was to control the world's oceans? To quell the argument, Pope Alexander VI issued a proclamation laying the foundation for the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494, an edict that created
... Read more

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White Freedom

The Racial History of an Idea

by Tyler Stovall ...

Narrated by Ako Mitchell ...

Unabridged

14 hours 56 min

This audiobook narrated by Ako Mitchell exposes the racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedomThe era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slavery, Native American genocide, and systematic racial ... Read more

$27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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This audiobook narrated by Ako Mitchell exposes the racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedomThe era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slavery, Native American genocide, and systematic racial
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