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Doctors As The Protagonists – Short Stories

Wide spanning anthology with similar main characters

by Robert Louis Stevenson, Honore de Balzac, Franz Kafka, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ivan Turgenev, W F Harvey, Mikhail Bulgakov, Sheridan Le Fanu ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

The Hippocratic oath is sacred. Until it’s not. Human foibles and frailties can quickly grow and make the Doctor into a romantic hero, or a despised villain, or hopeless professional in the face of what is around him.In this volume our protagonists are the people we look to for help and certainty when we are in distress and pain. Our authors place these characters in stories that are as relevant ... Read more

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The Hippocratic oath is sacred. Until it’s not. Human foibles and frailties can quickly grow and make the Doctor into a romantic hero, or a despised villain, or hopeless professional in the face of what is around him.In this volume our protagonists are the people we look to for help and certainty when we are in distress and pain. Our authors place these characters in stories that are as relevant
... Read more
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Scary Stories for Teenagers

Classic stories that are the original form of horror movies

by Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Algernon Blackwood, H P Lovecraft, W W Jacobs, Saki, E F Benson, M R James, W F Harvey, John Willaim Polidori ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, William Dufris, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

In that extraordinary time between childhood and adulthood are those years that most parents dread; The Teenage Years. Hormones rage, personalities can become belligerent, lives are lived in partial secrecy as their brains undergo re-wiring and their bodies shoot out in all sorts of places.How then to find stories they can engage with? There’s an easy answer. The same way we as adults engage. ... Read more

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In that extraordinary time between childhood and adulthood are those years that most parents dread; The Teenage Years. Hormones rage, personalities can become belligerent, lives are lived in partial secrecy as their brains undergo re-wiring and their bodies shoot out in all sorts of places.How then to find stories they can engage with? There’s an easy answer. The same way we as adults engage.
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Masterpieces of Tragedies and Comedies

Medea by Euripides; Antigone by Sophocles; The Oresteia by Aeschylus; Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth by Shakespeare; A Doll's House by Ibsen; Uncle Vanya by Chekhov; Pygmalion by Shaw and others

by Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus, William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov, Bernard Shaw ...

Narrated by Mark Bowen, David J. Miles ...

Unabridged

60 hours 57 min

This collection contains the following works:Euripides: MedeaSophocles: AntigoneAeschylus: AgamemnonAeschylus: EumenidesAeschylus: The ChoephoriWilliam Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of VeniceWilliam Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Romeo And JulietWilliam Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkWilliam Shakespeare: The Tragedy of MacbethWilliam Shakespeare: A Midsummer ... Read more

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This collection contains the following works:Euripides: MedeaSophocles: AntigoneAeschylus: AgamemnonAeschylus: EumenidesAeschylus: The ChoephoriWilliam Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of VeniceWilliam Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Romeo And JulietWilliam Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkWilliam Shakespeare: The Tragedy of MacbethWilliam Shakespeare: A Midsummer
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Into the Woods

by David Mark, David Mark ...

Narrated by Nathaniel Priestley ...

Unabridged

11 hours 19 min

If you go into the woods, you're in for a dark surprise.Thirty years ago, three girls followed a stranger into the woods. Only two returned. The surviving pair have never been able to remember what happened or what the fate of the third girl was. Local rumours talk of hippies and drugs and mystic rituals, but no one has learned the truth.This story is just what Rowan Blake needs. He's in debt, his ... Read more

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If you go into the woods, you're in for a dark surprise.Thirty years ago, three girls followed a stranger into the woods. Only two returned. The surviving pair have never been able to remember what happened or what the fate of the third girl was. Local rumours talk of hippies and drugs and mystic rituals, but no one has learned the truth.This story is just what Rowan Blake needs. He's in debt, his
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Stories From the Shadows - Vampires

Embrace the darkness

by John Willaim Polidori, E T A Hoffman, Jan Neruda, Phil Robinson, Hume Nisbet, E F Benson, F G Loring, Ernst Raupach ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

4 hours 40 min

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into ... Read more

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An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into
... Read more
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3 Horror Stories - About Body Parts Gaining Powers

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by W F Harvey, F Marion Crawford, A J Alan ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley, Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

2 hours 35 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
TBI - Our Never Ending Journey

by David Marks ...

An excellent distraction for anyone staying in hospital, hilarious & funny, this story will put a smile on your face. A better gift than a box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers, this story will keep you laughing and full of cheer and maybe you too will be able to relate to some of the scenarios the author has experienced. An easy reading comedy for all age groups that may of had a hospital stay. ... Read more

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An excellent distraction for anyone staying in hospital, hilarious & funny, this story will put a smile on your face. A better gift than a box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers, this story will keep you laughing and full of cheer and maybe you too will be able to relate to some of the scenarios the author has experienced. An easy reading comedy for all age groups that may of had a hospital stay.
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The Zeppelin Offensive

A German Perspective in Pictures and Postcards

by David Marks ...

Airship propaganda that's "a visual treat . . . it will appeal to all those interested in how artwork was harnessed to convey information in time of war" (Firetrench).Books on the Zeppelin raids during the First World War have, traditionally, focused on the direct impact of Britain, from the devastating effects on undefended towns and cities, the psychological impact of this first weapon of ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Airship propaganda that's "a visual treat . . . it will appeal to all those interested in how artwork was harnessed to convey information in time of war" (Firetrench).Books on the Zeppelin raids during the First World War have, traditionally, focused on the direct impact of Britain, from the devastating effects on undefended towns and cities, the psychological impact of this first weapon of
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Sorrow Bound

by David Mark ...

Series Book 3 - Detective Sergeant McAvoy
The New York Times hails David Mark's work as "in the honorable tradition of Joseph Wambaugh and Ed McBain." SORROW BOUND is the third installment of the internationally acclaimed Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy series.The sweltering summer heat is pushing Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy and the Serious and Organized Crime Unit to the brink as a sadistic new boss takes over the local drug trade ... Read more

$13.99 USD

The New York Times hails David Mark's work as "in the honorable tradition of Joseph Wambaugh and Ed McBain." SORROW BOUND is the third installment of the internationally acclaimed Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy series.The sweltering summer heat is pushing Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy and the Serious and Organized Crime Unit to the brink as a sadistic new boss takes over the local drug trade
... Read more
Node Cookbook

Actionable solutions for the full spectrum of Node.js 8 development

by David Mark Clements, Matteo Collina, Peter Elger, Mathias Buus Madsen ...

Over 60 high-quality recipes covering debugging, security, performance, microservices, web frameworks, databases, deployment and more; rewritten for Node.js 8, Node.js 6, and Node.js 4 Key FeaturesActionable recipes across the full spectrum of Node.js developmentCutting edge techniques and tools for measuring and improving performanceBest practices for creating readily-scalable production ... Read more

$41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Over 60 high-quality recipes covering debugging, security, performance, microservices, web frameworks, databases, deployment and more; rewritten for Node.js 8, Node.js 6, and Node.js 4 Key FeaturesActionable recipes across the full spectrum of Node.js developmentCutting edge techniques and tools for measuring and improving performanceBest practices for creating readily-scalable production
... Read more
Original Skin

A Detective Sergeant McAvoy Novel

by David Mark ...

Series Book 2 - Detective Sergeant McAvoy
The New York Times hails David Mark's work as "in the honorable tradition of Joseph Wambaugh and Ed McBain." ORIGINAL SKIN is the second installment of the internationally acclaimed Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy series.When “swinger” Simon Appleyard is found strung-up and naked in his apartment, the authorities are only too happy to chalk it up to suicide. After all, a new gang has taken over ... Read more

$13.99 USD

The New York Times hails David Mark's work as "in the honorable tradition of Joseph Wambaugh and Ed McBain." ORIGINAL SKIN is the second installment of the internationally acclaimed Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy series.When “swinger” Simon Appleyard is found strung-up and naked in his apartment, the authorities are only too happy to chalk it up to suicide. After all, a new gang has taken over
... Read more
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Life Blood

Stories of Leukaemia Patients and Their Doctor

by David Marks ...

Narrated by David Marks ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

Life Blood, written by a renowned leukaemia physician, tells unforgettable stories of his leukaemia patients’ battles to be cured but also uniquely describes the stresses that doctors face when looking after extremely ill young people during an extraordinary time in their lives.In reflecting on his long and illustrious career, Professor Marks’ memoir offers frank descriptions of his own medical ... Read more

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Life Blood, written by a renowned leukaemia physician, tells unforgettable stories of his leukaemia patients’ battles to be cured but also uniquely describes the stresses that doctors face when looking after extremely ill young people during an extraordinary time in their lives.In reflecting on his long and illustrious career, Professor Marks’ memoir offers frank descriptions of his own medical
... Read more

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