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The English Constitution

by Walter Bagehot ...

Narrated by Peter Wickham ...

Unabridged

1 hour

Though published in 1867 when the British Empire was approaching its height, Walter Bagehot’s essay "The English Constitution" is not only one of the great political classics but is also an unquestionably relevant document for our times.Despite the passing of more than 150 years, despite huge changes in enfranchisement, in attitudes and in world order, this fascinating document prompts us to re ... Read more

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Though published in 1867 when the British Empire was approaching its height, Walter Bagehot’s essay "The English Constitution" is not only one of the great political classics but is also an unquestionably relevant document for our times.Despite the passing of more than 150 years, despite huge changes in enfranchisement, in attitudes and in world order, this fascinating document prompts us to re
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Deep Learning for the Life Sciences

Applying Deep Learning to Genomics, Microscopy, Drug Discovery, and More

by Bharath Ramsundar, Peter Eastman, Pat Walters, Vijay Pande ...

Deep learning has already achieved remarkable results in many fields. Now it’s making waves throughout the sciences broadly and the life sciences in particular. This practical book teaches developers and scientists how to use deep learning for genomics, chemistry, biophysics, microscopy, medical analysis, and other fields.Ideal for practicing developers and scientists ready to apply their skills ... Read more

$55.49 USD

Deep learning has already achieved remarkable results in many fields. Now it’s making waves throughout the sciences broadly and the life sciences in particular. This practical book teaches developers and scientists how to use deep learning for genomics, chemistry, biophysics, microscopy, medical analysis, and other fields.Ideal for practicing developers and scientists ready to apply their skills
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Reflections

Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical Writings

by Walter Benjamin ...

The towering twentieth century thinker delve into literature, philosophy, and his own life experience in this "extraordinary collection" ( Publishers Weekly).A companion volume to Illuminations, the first collection of Walter Benjamin's writings, Reflections presents a further sampling of his wide-ranging work. Here Benjamin evolves a theory of language as the medium of all creation, discusses ... Read more

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The towering twentieth century thinker delve into literature, philosophy, and his own life experience in this "extraordinary collection" ( Publishers Weekly).A companion volume to Illuminations, the first collection of Walter Benjamin's writings, Reflections presents a further sampling of his wide-ranging work. Here Benjamin evolves a theory of language as the medium of all creation, discusses
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What is Shamanism?

by Peter Fritz Walter ...

Narrated by Peter Fritz Walter ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Shamanic Quest
Unabridged

38 min

‘What is Shamanism?’ within the Series ‘The Shamanic Quest’ is an opening essay for understanding what shamanism is and which role it plays today in Western society and culture.The article proceeds empirically by clearly demonstrating in which ways shamanism is different from:—Animism—Paganism—Humanism—Parapsychology—Theosophy—Daoism—ZenThe purpose of the article was to show that shamanism really ... Read more

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‘What is Shamanism?’ within the Series ‘The Shamanic Quest’ is an opening essay for understanding what shamanism is and which role it plays today in Western society and culture.The article proceeds empirically by clearly demonstrating in which ways shamanism is different from:—Animism—Paganism—Humanism—Parapsychology—Theosophy—Daoism—ZenThe purpose of the article was to show that shamanism really
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Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned

by Walter Mosley ...

Narrated by Peter Francis James ...

Series series
Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

Introducing Socrates Fortlow, an ex-con struggling to find his place in the world after 27 years in jail. Living in an abandoned apartment building in South-Central L.A., Socrates is one step away from the streets. He bags groceries at the supermarket, recycles bottles and cans for pennies, and feels himself slipping toward invisibility—until he meets 11-year-old Darryl, who is perilously close to ... Read more

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Introducing Socrates Fortlow, an ex-con struggling to find his place in the world after 27 years in jail. Living in an abandoned apartment building in South-Central L.A., Socrates is one step away from the streets. He bags groceries at the supermarket, recycles bottles and cans for pennies, and feels himself slipping toward invisibility—until he meets 11-year-old Darryl, who is perilously close to
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Christian Paths to Health and Wellness

by Peter Walters, John Byl ...

God created people to be well in body, mind, and spirit—a unified and healthy whole. Christian Paths to Health and Wellness, Third Edition, helps undergraduate students explore key topics that affect their health and well-being and apply what they learn to their daily lives.This updated text examines wellness from a holistic perspective, delving into how students can thrive in body, mind, and ... Read more

$66.59 USD

God created people to be well in body, mind, and spirit—a unified and healthy whole. Christian Paths to Health and Wellness, Third Edition, helps undergraduate students explore key topics that affect their health and well-being and apply what they learn to their daily lives.This updated text examines wellness from a holistic perspective, delving into how students can thrive in body, mind, and
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel

by Sir Walter Scott ...

Narrated by Peter Tucker ...

Series series World Classics
Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

A medieval musician is wandering through the Scottish borders, seeking hospitality at Newark Castle which is where the story is told: the 'Flower of Teviot'.The minstrel recounts a love story between Lady Margaret Scott of Buccleuch and Baron Henry of Cranstoun. He is an ally of the Ker Clan. However, unfortunately, a serious feud subsists between the two border clans of Scott and Carr/Ker, which ... Read more

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A medieval musician is wandering through the Scottish borders, seeking hospitality at Newark Castle which is where the story is told: the 'Flower of Teviot'.The minstrel recounts a love story between Lady Margaret Scott of Buccleuch and Baron Henry of Cranstoun. He is an ally of the Ker Clan. However, unfortunately, a serious feud subsists between the two border clans of Scott and Carr/Ker, which
... Read more

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Jesus the Troublemaker

by Rev Andy Roland ...

Narrated by Peter Walters ...

Unabridged

3 hours 37 min

'Jesus the Troublemaker' is an immersive account of the dramatic last week of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, or rather Yeshua Ish-Natzaret. He was a Galilean Jew who spoke Aramaic with a northern accent. Full of dramatic incidents and confrontational dialogues, the book uncovers many events behind the bare record of the Gospels of Mark, Luke and John. For example, why did Yeshua arrive late at the ... Read more

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'Jesus the Troublemaker' is an immersive account of the dramatic last week of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, or rather Yeshua Ish-Natzaret. He was a Galilean Jew who spoke Aramaic with a northern accent. Full of dramatic incidents and confrontational dialogues, the book uncovers many events behind the bare record of the Gospels of Mark, Luke and John. For example, why did Yeshua arrive late at the
... Read more
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Fire Eaters

The People and Aircraft Combatting Wildfires Over the Last Century

by Peter Pigott ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

Throughout history, when threatened by wildfires our only defense was to pray for rain and run—until aircraft changed the way we fight fires. Beginning with the Canadian "H-Boats" in 1924, aircraft have become indispensable in detecting and extinguishing wildfires. Fire Eaters tells the incredible stories of the Ontario Provincial Air Service, the first government aerial fire suppression ... Read more

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Throughout history, when threatened by wildfires our only defense was to pray for rain and run—until aircraft changed the way we fight fires. Beginning with the Canadian "H-Boats" in 1924, aircraft have become indispensable in detecting and extinguishing wildfires. Fire Eaters tells the incredible stories of the Ontario Provincial Air Service, the first government aerial fire suppression
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Macbeth

by William Shakespeare, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright ...

Narrated by a full cast, Denys Hawthorne, Maureen Beattie, Harriet Walter, Shirley Dixon, Peter England, Margaret Robertson, Gary Bakewell, Gavin Muir, Sean Baker, David Tennant, Mark Bonnar ...

Series series The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection
Unabridged

2 hours 19 min

Sinister supernatural forces are at work in this fast-paced tragedy of guilt and retribution, in which the power of human beings to control their own destiny is called into question.The brave warrior Macbeth allows himself to be persuaded by Lady Macbeth, his wife, to slay good King Duncan and seize the throne of Scotland for himself. Macbeth achieves his ambition, but one murder proves not to be ... Read more

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Sinister supernatural forces are at work in this fast-paced tragedy of guilt and retribution, in which the power of human beings to control their own destiny is called into question.The brave warrior Macbeth allows himself to be persuaded by Lady Macbeth, his wife, to slay good King Duncan and seize the throne of Scotland for himself. Macbeth achieves his ambition, but one murder proves not to be
... Read more

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New Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Episode 4: Sherlock Holmes and the Werewolf of London

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Klaus-Peter Walter ...

Narrated by Hutchinson Hatch ...

Series Audiobook 4 - New Cases of Sherlock Holmes
Unabridged

6 hours

The year is 1897. Dr. Watson is enthusiastically reading Bram Stoker's recently published novel, Dracula. When a bloodless corpse is found in London shortly afterwards, Watson believes in vampires. And then he encounters a werewolf in the London fog. Together with Sherlock Holmes, the razor-sharp master detective from Baker Street, Watson embarks on a fantastical odyssey. ... Read more

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The year is 1897. Dr. Watson is enthusiastically reading Bram Stoker's recently published novel, Dracula. When a bloodless corpse is found in London shortly afterwards, Watson believes in vampires. And then he encounters a werewolf in the London fog. Together with Sherlock Holmes, the razor-sharp master detective from Baker Street, Watson embarks on a fantastical odyssey.
... Read more
Dead Man's Hand

Crime Fiction at the Poker Table

by Otto Penzler, Parnell Hall, Jeffery Deaver, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, Peter Robinson, Eric Van Lustbader, Joyce Carol Oates, Alexander McCall Smith, Michael Connelly, Sam Hill, Christopher Coake, Sue DeNymme, Rupert Holmes, John Lescroart, Lorenzo Carcaterra ...

Hit the jackpot with stories from Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, Alexander McCall Smith, and more superstars of mystery.In "One Dollar Jackpot," Michael Connelly's curmudgeonly Harry Bosch finds himself going toe-to-toe with a professional poker player. Jeffery Deaver offers up "Bump," a tale of a has-been actor trying to make it big by hustling cards. "Hardly Knew Her" by Laura ... Read more

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Hit the jackpot with stories from Michael Connelly, Laura Lippman, Walter Mosley, Alexander McCall Smith, and more superstars of mystery.In "One Dollar Jackpot," Michael Connelly's curmudgeonly Harry Bosch finds himself going toe-to-toe with a professional poker player. Jeffery Deaver offers up "Bump," a tale of a has-been actor trying to make it big by hustling cards. "Hardly Knew Her" by Laura
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