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Just One Thing
- How simple changes can transform your life
- By: Dr Michael Mosley
- Narrated by: Dr Michael Mosley
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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Did you know that eating chocolate can help your heart, that singing can give you a natural 'high' and that having more houseplants can boost your productivity and brain power? Dr Michael Mosley unearths a range of Just One Things, whose impacts are so surprising and intriguing you will be desperate to try them out. He chats to experts, road tests all his tips and even enlists the help of some special guests to help you find that one small thing that could really make a difference to how you feel every day.
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Fabulous!
- By Mongoose on 27-12-22
- Just One Thing
- How simple changes can transform your life
- By: Dr Michael Mosley
- Narrated by: Dr Michael Mosley
Life Changing
Reviewed: 03-09-23
Packed with useful information. The most informative book I have ever enjoyed. So easily digestible and well researched. The perfect Christmas present!
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The Generals
- Wellington and Napoleon 2
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 21 hrs and 9 mins
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The Generals is the compelling second novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Wellington and Napoleon quartet. In the turbulent aftermath of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte stands accused of treachery and corruption. His reputation is saved by his skill in leading his men to victory in Italy and Egypt. But then he must restore order in France and find peace or victory over her enemies: England and Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington).
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Two of a Kind!
- By Simon on 27-11-17
- The Generals
- Wellington and Napoleon 2
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Just another addict!
Reviewed: 11-01-23
If only my history teacher had been able to hold my attention like this 60 years ago how different life would have been.
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Young Bloods
- Wellington and Napoleon, Book 1
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
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Arthur Wesley (the future Duke of Wellington) was born and bred to be a leader. With a firm belief that the nation must be led by a king, the red-coated British officer heads for battle against the French Republic, to restore the fallen monarchy. Napoleon Bonaparte joins the French military on the eve of the Revolution. He believes leadership is won by merit, not by noble birth. When anarchy explodes in Paris, he's thrust into the revolutionary army poised to march against Britain.
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Simon Scarrow But Not As We Know Him
- By Simon on 21-02-16
- Young Bloods
- Wellington and Napoleon, Book 1
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
loved every minute of it
Reviewed: 05-01-23
a perfect combination of story and my favour story teller with enough fact to enthrall
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The Real Global Warming Disaster
- Is the Obsession with 'Climate Change' Turning Out to Be the Most Costly Scientific Blunder in History?
- By: Christopher Booker
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
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This original audiobook considers one of the most extraordinary scientific and political stories of our time: how in the 1980s a handful of scientists came to believe that mankind faced catastrophe from runaway global warming, and how today this has persuaded politicians to land us with what promises to be the biggest bill in history. Christopher Booker interweaves the science of global warming with that of its growing political consequences, showing how just when the politicians are threatening to change our Western way of life beyond recognition, the scientific evidence behind the global warming theory is being challenged like never before.
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A brilliant summary of climate denier rubbish
- By Stuart lloyd on 15-06-20
- The Real Global Warming Disaster
- Is the Obsession with 'Climate Change' Turning Out to Be the Most Costly Scientific Blunder in History?
- By: Christopher Booker
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
The best book so far this year - out of 50!
Reviewed: 18-11-22
I wish that I had read this book 10 years ago. It has filled the missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle. A nagging doubt that was hidden by a black hole of missing information. I have made a note to revisit it in 6 months for a top up. Wow
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The Great Game
- Praetorian, Book 1
- By: SJA Turney
- Narrated by: Piers Hampton
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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Promoted to the elite Praetorian Guard in the thick of battle, a young legionary is thrust into a seedy world of imperial politics and corruption. Tasked with uncovering a plot against the newly crowned Emperor Commodus, his mission takes him from the cold Danubian border all the way to the heart of Rome, the villa of the Emperor’s scheming sister, and the great Colosseum. What seems a straightforward, if terrifying, assignment soon descends into Machiavellian treachery and peril as everything in which young Rufinus trusts and believes is called into question....
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Good story ruined by poor sound control
- By NICHOLAS on 21-07-18
- The Great Game
- Praetorian, Book 1
- By: SJA Turney
- Narrated by: Piers Hampton
Easy listening
Reviewed: 10-07-22
an enjoyable light read with familiar figures from the period. a likeable hero as well!
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The Birth of Britain
- A History of the English Speaking Peoples, Volume I
- By: Sir Winston Churchill
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
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The English-speaking peoples comprise perhaps the greatest number of human beings sharing a common language in the world today. These people also share a common heritage. For his four-volume work, Sir Winston Churchill took as his subject these great elements in world history. Volume 1 commences in 55BC, when Julius Caesar famously "turned his gaze upon Britain" and concludes with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
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warmly recommended
- By Tom on 04-07-07
- The Birth of Britain
- A History of the English Speaking Peoples, Volume I
- By: Sir Winston Churchill
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
Far Exceeded Expectations
Reviewed: 20-04-22
A most enjoyable experience with none of the usual failings. If only History teachers were able to present their subjects in the same vein...... Ordered the next Volume already!
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War at the Edge of the World
- Twilight of Empire, Book 1
- By: Ian Ross
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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Once a soldier in an elite legion from the Danube, Aurelius Castus believes his glory days are over, stuck in Britain's provincial backwater. But history is about to take a hand and when the king of the Picts, the savage people beyond Hadrian's Wall, dies in mysterious circumstances, Castus is selected to command the bodyguard of a Roman envoy sent to negotiate with the barbarians. But the diplomatic mission ends in bloody tragedy…
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Rivals the best in this genre
- By Anonymous User on 22-11-18
- War at the Edge of the World
- Twilight of Empire, Book 1
- By: Ian Ross
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
A five star listen
Reviewed: 13-03-21
Beautifully read and a well composed story line, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it over a long boring car journey and socially distanced walks round our lambing flock.
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Derren Brown's Boot Camp for the Brain
- By: Derren Brown, Brian King
- Length: 4 hrs
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Do you ever make mistakes? Do you ever lose your temper and then immediately regret it? Are you impulsive? Do you make great plans which you fail to act on? Do you ever behave irrationally? Don’t worry, it’s not your fault. Your brain is to blame. Extraordinary though it is, your brain is riddled with biases, blind spots and other cognitive weaknesses which can lead you seriously astray. But Derren Brown’s Boot Camp will help you tame your errant brain and fundamentally change the way you think.
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Not helpful
- By C. Windermere Stoke on 27-02-21
interesting
Reviewed: 08-03-21
Artfully read and a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of a magician's mind. Absorbing and informative.
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Derren Brown's Boot Camp for the Brain
- By: Derren Brown, Brian King
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Do you ever make mistakes? Do you ever lose your temper and then immediately regret it? Are you impulsive? Do you make great plans which you fail to act on? Do you ever behave irrationally? Don’t worry, it’s not your fault. Your brain is to blame. Extraordinary though it is, your brain is riddled with biases, blind spots and other cognitive weaknesses which can lead you seriously astray. But Derren Brown’s Boot Camp will help you tame your errant brain and fundamentally change the way you think.
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Derren retells Thinking Fast And Slow with jokes
- By Howard on 02-03-21
interesting
Reviewed: 08-03-21
Artfully read and a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of a magician's mind. Absorbing and informative.
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Why We Get The Wrong Politicians
- By: Isabel Hardman
- Narrated by: Isabel Hardman
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Politicians are consistently voted the least trusted professional group by the UK public. They've recently become embroiled in scandals concerning sexual harassment and expenses. Every year, they introduce new legislation that doesn't do what it sets out to achieve - often with terrible financial and human costs. But, with some notable exceptions, they are decent, hardworking people doing a hugely difficult and demanding job. In this searching examination of our political class, award-winning journalist Isabel Hardman tries to square this circle.
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Informative and timely
- By Judy Corstjens on 18-03-19
- Why We Get The Wrong Politicians
- By: Isabel Hardman
- Narrated by: Isabel Hardman
A worthwhile listen
Reviewed: 29-01-21
Well put together and easy to listen to. Tacitus 'The more corrupt the state the more Laws'
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