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Men of Action boxed set

by Julie Rowe ...

Narrated by John Gaunce ...

Unabridged

4 hours 53 min

Men of Action – A Short Story Boxed SetIncluding all new material in each story!Secret SantaA nurse grieving the death of her twin brother receives an unexpected gift at the staff Secret Santa party: the bullet that killed him and a message of hope and love.Previously published in the Timeless Keepsakes anthologyA Pirate’s VacationA doctor grieving the death of her husband, buys a B&B in the... ... Read more

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Men of Action – A Short Story Boxed SetIncluding all new material in each story!Secret SantaA nurse grieving the death of her twin brother receives an unexpected gift at the staff Secret Santa party: the bullet that killed him and a message of hope and love.Previously published in the Timeless Keepsakes anthologyA Pirate’s VacationA doctor grieving the death of her husband, buys a B&B in the...
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Statistical Delusion: The Toxic Mathematics of Algorithmic Reviews

Algorithms, Bias, and the Illusion of Excellence in Modern Corporate Human Resources

by John G. Rowe ...

In the competitive corridors of Silicon Valley, technology giants pride themselves on hiring only the absolute best, resulting in a mathematical impossibility where every employee is officially rated as above average. This widespread institutional delusion, driven by deeply flawed performance tracking algorithms, has quietly destroyed the foundational reality of modern corporate evaluation. Behind ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In the competitive corridors of Silicon Valley, technology giants pride themselves on hiring only the absolute best, resulting in a mathematical impossibility where every employee is officially rated as above average. This widespread institutional delusion, driven by deeply flawed performance tracking algorithms, has quietly destroyed the foundational reality of modern corporate evaluation. Behind
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Poem A Day: Winter - A Season in Verse, A

Poems to make your day

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Shakespeare, John Keats ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Gideon Wagner, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

2 hours 40 min

Nature has dazzled with her work in seasons past and now begins to sculpt with light and colour in yet another masterclass. The landscape can now run from stormy grey to blizzard white and all manner in between. Temperatures drop and the change is dramatic, bleak, but beautiful in its own wonder.Here, each and every day is celebrated with distinct and separate verse; Some poems commemorate the day ... Read more

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Nature has dazzled with her work in seasons past and now begins to sculpt with light and colour in yet another masterclass. The landscape can now run from stormy grey to blizzard white and all manner in between. Temperatures drop and the change is dramatic, bleak, but beautiful in its own wonder.Here, each and every day is celebrated with distinct and separate verse; Some poems commemorate the day
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Sergeant Dick of the Royal Mounted Police

A thrilling story of the Canadian woods

by John G. Rowe ...

Sergeant Dick of the Royal Mounted Police belongs to the early twentieth-century tradition of imperial adventure fiction, drawing on the romance and discipline associated with Canada's North-West Mounted Police. The novel likely combines frontier danger, moral testing, and episodic action in a style marked by brisk narration, clear ethical contrasts, and strong emphasis on courage, loyalty, and ... Read more

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Sergeant Dick of the Royal Mounted Police belongs to the early twentieth-century tradition of imperial adventure fiction, drawing on the romance and discipline associated with Canada's North-West Mounted Police. The novel likely combines frontier danger, moral testing, and episodic action in a style marked by brisk narration, clear ethical contrasts, and strong emphasis on courage, loyalty, and
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Restoration Poets, The

by John Milton, John Bunyan, John Dryden ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe ...

Series series Restoration Poets
Unabridged

1 hour 7 min

In the years between 1660 and 1700 much upheaval took place in English politics. To mirror this rising on the artistic scene were the Restoration Poets – Dryden, Milton, Bunyan, Marvell, D’Avennat, Cowley …. are but a select few from this momentous movement in our Poetical History. Poets of courage, ambition and vigour. With the strength of words and vision to record for history this tumultuous ... Read more

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In the years between 1660 and 1700 much upheaval took place in English politics. To mirror this rising on the artistic scene were the Restoration Poets – Dryden, Milton, Bunyan, Marvell, D’Avennat, Cowley …. are but a select few from this momentous movement in our Poetical History. Poets of courage, ambition and vigour. With the strength of words and vision to record for history this tumultuous
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The Casebook of Inspector Sniffabout

by John Rowe ...

All children love solving puzzles and mysteries. In The Casebook of Inspector Sniffabout, their brains will be put to the test, as the great bloodhound detective Inspector Sniffabout is called on to unravel all kinds of strange events and happenings.The book is designed to undertake two important experiences in children's development. First, it encourages young children to read, but in an ... Read more

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All children love solving puzzles and mysteries. In The Casebook of Inspector Sniffabout, their brains will be put to the test, as the great bloodhound detective Inspector Sniffabout is called on to unravel all kinds of strange events and happenings.The book is designed to undertake two important experiences in children's development. First, it encourages young children to read, but in an
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Little Stories for Little People

by John Rowe ...

Little Stories for Little People is a pre-school children’s book consisting of twelve short stories. This delightful book encourages young children to use their minds to solve a problem or a mystery. The aim is to introduce children to reading, but in a fun and entertaining way. Each story is wonderfully illustrated with colourful drawings to help them understand each story’s narrative. The ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Little Stories for Little People is a pre-school children’s book consisting of twelve short stories. This delightful book encourages young children to use their minds to solve a problem or a mystery. The aim is to introduce children to reading, but in a fun and entertaining way. Each story is wonderfully illustrated with colourful drawings to help them understand each story’s narrative. The
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To Serve Them All My Days

A BBC Radio Dramatisation

by RF Delderfield ...

Narrated by Oliver Milburn, John Wood, John Rowe, Alison Pettitt, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

3 hours 39 min

A stunning full-cast dramatisation of R.F. Delderfield's classic novel of life between the warsListen now to this epic story of tragedy, love and betrayal set during the inter-war period as soldier Davy Powlett-Jones, invalided out of the trenches, must face a new start in life…A coal miner's son, Davy has risen from the ranks of the South Wales Borderers and been commissioned as a Second ... Read more

$18.99 USD

A stunning full-cast dramatisation of R.F. Delderfield's classic novel of life between the warsListen now to this epic story of tragedy, love and betrayal set during the inter-war period as soldier Davy Powlett-Jones, invalided out of the trenches, must face a new start in life…A coal miner's son, Davy has risen from the ranks of the South Wales Borderers and been commissioned as a Second
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2025

A Full-Cast BBC Sci-Fi Thriller

by Mike Walker ...

Narrated by Alastair Danson, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Daniela Nardini, David Yip, Gerard McDermott, John Rowe, Mona Hammond, Rachel Atkins, Ravin J Ganatra, Su-Lin Looi ...

Unabridged

1 hour 54 min

Mona Hammond and Alphonsia Emmanuel star in this futuristic sci-fi drama, set in a world where artificial intelligence has become a realityIt’s 2025, and advances in gene therapy have led to the eradication of many once-common diseases. But the ability to engineer and re-engineer the brain has provoked fear – for it means that a truly artificial consciousness is within reach. The idea that humans ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Mona Hammond and Alphonsia Emmanuel star in this futuristic sci-fi drama, set in a world where artificial intelligence has become a realityIt’s 2025, and advances in gene therapy have led to the eradication of many once-common diseases. But the ability to engineer and re-engineer the brain has provoked fear – for it means that a truly artificial consciousness is within reach. The idea that humans
... Read more
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Chimera & other thrillers

Eight Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas

by Stephen Gallagher ...

Narrated by Brian Glover, Shaun Prendergast, Mick Ford, Kim Wall, Gareth Armstrong, John Rowe, Michael Jayston, Nicholas Murchie, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Patrick Mower, Edward de Souza, Stephen Rashbrook, Terence Edmond, Full Cast, Catherine Kessler ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

A collection of suspense-filled thrillers from master of the genre Stephen GallagherA listening treat for fans of gripping drama: eight thrillers, plus a bonus story, from ‘the finest British writer of bestselling popular fiction since Le Carré’. Full of suspense and utterly immersive with full-cast production values, this collection is not to be missed.In sci-fi thriller Chimera, there are ... Read more

$18.99 USD

A collection of suspense-filled thrillers from master of the genre Stephen GallagherA listening treat for fans of gripping drama: eight thrillers, plus a bonus story, from ‘the finest British writer of bestselling popular fiction since Le Carré’. Full of suspense and utterly immersive with full-cast production values, this collection is not to be missed.In sci-fi thriller Chimera, there are
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Poetry of Kissing, The

by John Keats, William Shakespeare, Daniel Sheehan ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

In many ways the title says it all. Kissing is poetry. The kiss is perhaps the most loving and intimate moment there is. It is amongst our most soothing and treasured memories. And perhaps also our most erotic. This volume is not about the kiss of a mother to her child's scraped knee, or the father to his baby's head as he settles down to sleep. No, when the poets here talk of the kiss, they ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In many ways the title says it all. Kissing is poetry. The kiss is perhaps the most loving and intimate moment there is. It is amongst our most soothing and treasured memories. And perhaps also our most erotic. This volume is not about the kiss of a mother to her child's scraped knee, or the father to his baby's head as he settles down to sleep. No, when the poets here talk of the kiss, they
... Read more
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Thrush Green

A Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisation

by Miss Read ...

Narrated by Adam Godley, Anna Massey, Ian Masters, John Rowe, Trevor Peacock, Annette Badland, Marcia Warren, Linda Bassett, Janet Maw, Maggie McCarthy, Geoffrey Whitehead, Teresa Gallagher, June Barrie, Lynne Verrall, Anny Tobin, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

Wonderful comedy drama adapted from the beloved novels featuring an all-star castWelcome to Thrush Green, a small and peaceful village in the Cotswolds, where everything and nothing happens. This wonderful, gentle comedy features and all-star cast including Adam Godley (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Anna Massey (Rebecca), Geoffrey Whitehead (Poirot) and Trevor Peacock</stron... ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Wonderful comedy drama adapted from the beloved novels featuring an all-star castWelcome to Thrush Green, a small and peaceful village in the Cotswolds, where everything and nothing happens. This wonderful, gentle comedy features and all-star cast including Adam Godley (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Anna Massey (Rebecca), Geoffrey Whitehead (Poirot) and Trevor Peacock</stron...
... Read more