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7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Communications

ICSPIC 2024

Edited by Chua-Chin Wang, Ralph Gerard B. Sangalang ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book contains a series of research papers that were presented at 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Communications (ICSPIC 2024). The conference was held in Batangas City, Philippines from April 24-26, 2024. The conference aims to provide a leading international forum for researchers, practitioners, and professionals from the industry, academia and government to ... Read more

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This book contains a series of research papers that were presented at 7th International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Communications (ICSPIC 2024). The conference was held in Batangas City, Philippines from April 24-26, 2024. The conference aims to provide a leading international forum for researchers, practitioners, and professionals from the industry, academia and government to
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The Reservoir Tapes

by Jon McGregor ...

Narrated by Fiona Hardingham, Justine Eyre, Sarah Nichols, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Ralph Lister, Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Reservoir Series
Unabridged

3 hours 18 min

Returning us to the extraordinary territory of Jon McGregor’s Man Booker Prize long-listed novel Reservoir 13, The Reservoir Tapes take us deep into the heart of an English village that is trying to come to terms with what has happened on its watch.A teenage girl has gone missing. The whole community has been called upon to join the search. And now an interviewer arrives, intent on capturing the ... Read more

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Returning us to the extraordinary territory of Jon McGregor’s Man Booker Prize long-listed novel Reservoir 13, The Reservoir Tapes take us deep into the heart of an English village that is trying to come to terms with what has happened on its watch.A teenage girl has gone missing. The whole community has been called upon to join the search. And now an interviewer arrives, intent on capturing the
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Africa-Europe Research and Innovation Cooperation

Global Challenges, Bi-regional Responses

Edited by Andrew Cherry, James Haselip, Gerard Ralphs, Isabella E. Wagner ...

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This edited volume is concerned with the evolution and achievements of cooperation in research and innovation between Africa and Europe, and points to the need for more diversified funding and finance mechanisms, and for novel models of collaboration to attract new actors and innovative ideas. It reflects on the political, economic, diplomatic and ... Read more

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This edited volume is concerned with the evolution and achievements of cooperation in research and innovation between Africa and Europe, and points to the need for more diversified funding and finance mechanisms, and for novel models of collaboration to attract new actors and innovative ideas. It reflects on the political, economic, diplomatic and
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The Portrait

by Iain Pears ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

A national bestseller from acclaimed author Iain Pears, The Portrait is a novel of suspense and a tour de force.An art critic journeys to a remote island off Brittany to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend, a gifted but tormented artist living in self-imposed exile. The painter recalls their years of friendship, the gift of the critic's patronage, and his callous betrayals. As he struggles ... Read more

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A national bestseller from acclaimed author Iain Pears, The Portrait is a novel of suspense and a tour de force.An art critic journeys to a remote island off Brittany to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend, a gifted but tormented artist living in self-imposed exile. The painter recalls their years of friendship, the gift of the critic's patronage, and his callous betrayals. As he struggles
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The Lie of the Land

‘A very good read indeed' Matt Haig

by Amanda Craig ...

Narrated by Emma Powell ...

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13 hours 36 min

'A very good read indeed' MATT HAIG'Terrific, page-turning, slyly funny' INDIA KNIGHT'As satisfying a novel as I have read in years' SARAH PERRY'One of the most brilliant and entertaining novelists' ALISON LURIEQuentin and Lottie Bredin, like many modern couples, can't afford to divorce. Having lost their jobs in the recession, they can't afford to go on living in London; instead, they must ... ... Read more

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'A very good read indeed' MATT HAIG'Terrific, page-turning, slyly funny' INDIA KNIGHT'As satisfying a novel as I have read in years' SARAH PERRY'One of the most brilliant and entertaining novelists' ALISON LURIEQuentin and Lottie Bredin, like many modern couples, can't afford to divorce. Having lost their jobs in the recession, they can't afford to go on living in London; instead, they must ...
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The Good People

by Hannah Kent ...

Narrated by Caroline Lennon ...

Unabridged

13 hours 37 min

From the author of Burial Rites, "a literary novel with the pace and tension of a thriller that takes us on a frightening journey towards an unspeakable tragedy" (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water).Based on true events in nineteenth century Ireland, Hannah Kent's startling new novel tells the story of three women, drawn together to rescue a child from a ... Read more

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From the author of Burial Rites, "a literary novel with the pace and tension of a thriller that takes us on a frightening journey towards an unspeakable tragedy" (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water).Based on true events in nineteenth century Ireland, Hannah Kent's startling new novel tells the story of three women, drawn together to rescue a child from a
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The Western Wind

by Samantha Harvey ...

Narrated by Nyasha Hatendi ...

Unabridged

10 hours 59 min

15th century Oakham, in Somerset; a tiny village cut off by a big river with no bridge. When a man is swept away by the river in the early hours of Shrove Saturday, an explanation has to be found: accident, suicide or murder? The village priest, John Reve, is privy to many secrets in his role as confessor. But will he be able to unravel what happened to the victim, Thomas Newman, the wealthiest, ... Read more

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15th century Oakham, in Somerset; a tiny village cut off by a big river with no bridge. When a man is swept away by the river in the early hours of Shrove Saturday, an explanation has to be found: accident, suicide or murder? The village priest, John Reve, is privy to many secrets in his role as confessor. But will he be able to unravel what happened to the victim, Thomas Newman, the wealthiest,
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Wild Strawberries

A Virago Modern Classic

by Angela Thirkell ...

Narrated by Hilary Neville ...

Series Audiobook 379 - Virago Modern Classics
Unabridged

7 hours 35 min

Pretty, impecunious Mary Preston, newly arrived as a guest of her Aunt Agnes at the magnificent wooded estate of Rushwater, falls head over heels for handsome playboy David Leslie. Meanwhile, Agnes and her mother, the eccentric matriarch Lady Emily, have hopes of a different, more suitable match for Mary. At the lavish Rushwater dance party, her future happiness hangs in the balance . . . ... Read more

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Pretty, impecunious Mary Preston, newly arrived as a guest of her Aunt Agnes at the magnificent wooded estate of Rushwater, falls head over heels for handsome playboy David Leslie. Meanwhile, Agnes and her mother, the eccentric matriarch Lady Emily, have hopes of a different, more suitable match for Mary. At the lavish Rushwater dance party, her future happiness hangs in the balance . . .
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Scissors, Paper, Stone

by Elizabeth Day ...

Narrated by Karina Fernandez ...

Unabridged

9 hours 13 min

A frank and beautiful story of damage, survival and restoration from an exhilarating literary voice.As Charles Redfern lies motionless in hospital, his wife Anne and daughter Charlotte are forced to confront their relationships with him – and with each other. Anne, once beautiful and clever, has paled in the shadow of her husband's dominance. Charlotte, meanwhile, is battling with her own inner ... Read more

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A frank and beautiful story of damage, survival and restoration from an exhilarating literary voice.As Charles Redfern lies motionless in hospital, his wife Anne and daughter Charlotte are forced to confront their relationships with him – and with each other. Anne, once beautiful and clever, has paled in the shadow of her husband's dominance. Charlotte, meanwhile, is battling with her own inner
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The Temporary Gentleman

by Sebastian Barry ...

Narrated by Gerard Doyle ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The McNulty Family Series
Unabridged

7 hours 22 min

A stunning new novel from the Man Booker shortlisted author of The Secret ScriptureIn this highly anticipated new novel, Irishman Jack McNulty is a "temporary gentleman"—an Irishman whose commission in the British army in WWII was never permanent. Sitting in his lodgings in Accra, Ghana, in 1957, he's writing the story of his life with desperate urgency. He cannot take one step further without ... Read more

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A stunning new novel from the Man Booker shortlisted author of The Secret ScriptureIn this highly anticipated new novel, Irishman Jack McNulty is a "temporary gentleman"—an Irishman whose commission in the British army in WWII was never permanent. Sitting in his lodgings in Accra, Ghana, in 1957, he's writing the story of his life with desperate urgency. He cannot take one step further without
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Paradise City

by Elizabeth Day ...

Narrated by Melissa Woodbridge ...

Unabridged

10 hours 46 min

An audacious, compassionate state-of-the-nation novel about four strangers whose lives collide with far-reaching consequences.Beatrice Kizza, a woman in flight from a homeland that condemned her for daring to love, flees to London. There, she shields her sorrow from the indifference of her adopted city, and navigates a night-time world of shift-work and bedsits.Howard Pink is a self-made ... Read more

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An audacious, compassionate state-of-the-nation novel about four strangers whose lives collide with far-reaching consequences.Beatrice Kizza, a woman in flight from a homeland that condemned her for daring to love, flees to London. There, she shields her sorrow from the indifference of her adopted city, and navigates a night-time world of shift-work and bedsits.Howard Pink is a self-made
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The Shepherd's Hut

by Tim Winton ...

Narrated by Kate Mulvany ...

Unabridged

6 hours 13 min

Jaxie dreads going home. His mum’s dead. The old man bashes him without mercy, and he wishes he was an orphan. And then, in one terrible moment, his life is stripped to little more than what he can carry and how he can keep himself alive. There’s just one person left in the world who understands him and what he still dares to hope for. But to reach her he’ll have to cross the vast saltlands on a ... Read more

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Jaxie dreads going home. His mum’s dead. The old man bashes him without mercy, and he wishes he was an orphan. And then, in one terrible moment, his life is stripped to little more than what he can carry and how he can keep himself alive. There’s just one person left in the world who understands him and what he still dares to hope for. But to reach her he’ll have to cross the vast saltlands on a
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