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Ozzy & Me

Life Lessons, Wild Stories, and Unexpected Epiphanies from Forty Years of Friendship with the Prince of Darkness

by Stephen Rea ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

An entertaining, heartwarming memoir detailing the adventures and valuable life lessons learned from the author’s four decades of friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and the Osbourne family.Stephen Rea was born in Northern Ireland in 1969, the same year “The Troubles” began. Violence was everywhere. His grandmother was nearly killed when gunmen opened fire on the wrong house, leaving young Stephen to ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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An entertaining, heartwarming memoir detailing the adventures and valuable life lessons learned from the author’s four decades of friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and the Osbourne family.Stephen Rea was born in Northern Ireland in 1969, the same year “The Troubles” began. Violence was everywhere. His grandmother was nearly killed when gunmen opened fire on the wrong house, leaving young Stephen to
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Meditation for Dummies: 2nd Edition

by Stephan Bodian ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Series series Dummies
Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

Meditation For Dummies, guides readers down the road to increased awareness and inner peace. It also covers the historical origins and traditional wisdom behind modern meditation, as well as how to prepare for and find success in your own meditation practice. covering topics such as: tuning in to your body, loving and kindness, transforming suffering, replacing negative patterns, grounding oneself ... Read more

$17.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Meditation For Dummies, guides readers down the road to increased awareness and inner peace. It also covers the historical origins and traditional wisdom behind modern meditation, as well as how to prepare for and find success in your own meditation practice. covering topics such as: tuning in to your body, loving and kindness, transforming suffering, replacing negative patterns, grounding oneself
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Meditations on Life, Literature and Paris

by Henk Pröpper ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

5 hours 33 min

'A very special book that I enjoyed enormously' Cees NooteboomA dazzling ode to life, literature and Paris, the French capital that even in emptiness and desolation will always be magnificent.Soon after Henk Pröpper moves from Amsterdam to Paris, both the world and his heart almost come to a full stop. He undergoes major surgery and awakes in an empty city in lockdown. Paris is transformed into an ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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'A very special book that I enjoyed enormously' Cees NooteboomA dazzling ode to life, literature and Paris, the French capital that even in emptiness and desolation will always be magnificent.Soon after Henk Pröpper moves from Amsterdam to Paris, both the world and his heart almost come to a full stop. He undergoes major surgery and awakes in an empty city in lockdown. Paris is transformed into an
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Burning the Books

A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge

by Richard Ovenden ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

9 hours 48 min

In Burning the Books, Richard Ovenden describes the deliberate destruction of knowledge held in libraries and archives from ancient Alexandria to contemporary Sarajevo, from smashed Assyrian tablets in Iraq to the destroyed immigration documents of the UK Windrush generation. He examines both the motivations for these acts and the broader themes that shape this history. He also looks at attempts ... Read more

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In Burning the Books, Richard Ovenden describes the deliberate destruction of knowledge held in libraries and archives from ancient Alexandria to contemporary Sarajevo, from smashed Assyrian tablets in Iraq to the destroyed immigration documents of the UK Windrush generation. He examines both the motivations for these acts and the broader themes that shape this history. He also looks at attempts
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Secrets of Productive People

50 Techniques To Get Things Done

by Mark Forster ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

THESE ARE THE PRODUCTIVITY INSIGHTS YOU NEED TO GET AHEADWHAT DO PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE REST OF US DON'T? Do they have a secret recipe for success? Is there a special alchemy to being productive? The 50 secrets in this book will help you become the kind of person who gets things done - fast and efficiently.Every one of the 50 secrets in this book contains 3 strategies you can put into ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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THESE ARE THE PRODUCTIVITY INSIGHTS YOU NEED TO GET AHEADWHAT DO PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE REST OF US DON'T? Do they have a secret recipe for success? Is there a special alchemy to being productive? The 50 secrets in this book will help you become the kind of person who gets things done - fast and efficiently.Every one of the 50 secrets in this book contains 3 strategies you can put into
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The Loyalists

by Vivian Stuart, Vivian Stuart ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Series Audiobook 22 - The Australians
Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

The twenty-second book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.Australia is back to fighting with the British against the Boers in South Africa.Sloan Shannon are amongst those fighting against the Boers. He is wounded and captured, but finds himself saved by a Boar nurse. Suddenly, he must flee with her to her people – ... Read more

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The twenty-second book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.Australia is back to fighting with the British against the Boers in South Africa.Sloan Shannon are amongst those fighting against the Boers. He is wounded and captured, but finds himself saved by a Boar nurse. Suddenly, he must flee with her to her people –
... Read more

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The King Under the Mountain

In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien

by D. J. Taylor ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

11 hours 35 min

A sparkling exploration of the myths that J. R. R. Tolkien created around himself, examining the social and political worlds that surrounded the creator of Middle-Earth, by award-winning biographer D. J. Taylor.In the past seven decades J. R. R. Tolkien's major works—The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion—have sold over half a billion copies, been made into prodigiously successful ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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A sparkling exploration of the myths that J. R. R. Tolkien created around himself, examining the social and political worlds that surrounded the creator of Middle-Earth, by award-winning biographer D. J. Taylor.In the past seven decades J. R. R. Tolkien's major works—The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion—have sold over half a billion copies, been made into prodigiously successful
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The Pantheon

Test Cricket's Best 50 Players of All Time

by Tim Wigmore ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

In The Pantheon, Tim Wigmore uses a combination of revelatory historical perspective, enlightening statistical analysis and personal insight to rank the top 50 Test cricketers of all time. Along the way, he dares to answer questions that all cricket lovers ask. Brian Lara or Sachin Tendulkar? Shane Warne or Muthiah Muralidaran? Ian Botham or Ben Stokes? Which Caribbean quick was the greatest? And ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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In The Pantheon, Tim Wigmore uses a combination of revelatory historical perspective, enlightening statistical analysis and personal insight to rank the top 50 Test cricketers of all time. Along the way, he dares to answer questions that all cricket lovers ask. Brian Lara or Sachin Tendulkar? Shane Warne or Muthiah Muralidaran? Ian Botham or Ben Stokes? Which Caribbean quick was the greatest? And
... Read more

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The Colonists

by Vivian Stuart, Vivian Stuart ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Series Audiobook 11 - The Australians
Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

The eleventh book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it.For three tumultuous generations they had struggled to harness an alien wilderness, to lay the bold foundation for their dreams. But now, just as a radiant future beckons, ... Read more

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The eleventh book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it.For three tumultuous generations they had struggled to harness an alien wilderness, to lay the bold foundation for their dreams. But now, just as a radiant future beckons,
... Read more

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Black Box Thinking

Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes--But Some Do

by Matthew Syed ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

12 hours 15 min

**Nobody wants to fail. But in highly complex organizations, success can happen only when we confront our mistakes, learn from our own version of a black box, and create a climate where it’s safe to fail.　**We all have to endure failure from time to time, whether it’s underperforming at a job interview, flunking an exam, or losing a pickup basketball game. But for people working in safety-critical ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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**Nobody wants to fail. But in highly complex organizations, success can happen only when we confront our mistakes, learn from our own version of a black box, and create a climate where it’s safe to fail.　**We all have to endure failure from time to time, whether it’s underperforming at a job interview, flunking an exam, or losing a pickup basketball game. But for people working in safety-critical
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Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over

A Lifetime of Wisdom From Blowing the Bloody Doors Off

by Michael Caine ...

Narrated by Eddie Marsan, Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

5 hours 24 min

The Hollywood screen legend brings his wit, insight, entertaining stories and wisdom to answer questions about every aspect of his long life - inspiring us all to Be More Michael Caine.I'm always asked questions - by fans, by other actors and friends, by my grandchildren. They want to know how I've lasted so long, how I handle fame, why I chose to do some of my films, which films and actors I like ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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The Hollywood screen legend brings his wit, insight, entertaining stories and wisdom to answer questions about every aspect of his long life - inspiring us all to Be More Michael Caine.I'm always asked questions - by fans, by other actors and friends, by my grandchildren. They want to know how I've lasted so long, how I handle fame, why I chose to do some of my films, which films and actors I like
... Read more

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The Gold Seekers

by Vivian Stuart, Vivian Stuart ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Series Audiobook 13 - The Australians
Unabridged

7 hours 29 min

The thirteenth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it.During the 1850s on a promise of fertile soil, the wilderness of Australia had been tamed by proud men and passionate women like the Broomes or Tempests. This first line ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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The thirteenth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it.During the 1850s on a promise of fertile soil, the wilderness of Australia had been tamed by proud men and passionate women like the Broomes or Tempests. This first line
... Read more

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