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Brief History of Hip-Hop Music, A

by Ian Harris ...

Narrated by Ian Harris ...

Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

Dive into the origins of one of the most influential cultural movements in the world. A Brief History of Hip-Hop Music takes listeners on a journey back to the gritty streets of 1970s New York, where hip-hop was born out of hardship and a desire for creative expression. From its beginnings in the South Bronx to its global domination, this audiobook explores the evolution of hip-hop as not just a ... Read more

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Dive into the origins of one of the most influential cultural movements in the world. A Brief History of Hip-Hop Music takes listeners on a journey back to the gritty streets of 1970s New York, where hip-hop was born out of hardship and a desire for creative expression. From its beginnings in the South Bronx to its global domination, this audiobook explores the evolution of hip-hop as not just a
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Brief History of Country Music, A

by Ian Harris ...

Narrated by Ian Harris ...

Unabridged

1 hour 58 min

Discover the soulful journey of country music, from its humble beginnings to its place in the heart of American culture. In this captivating audiobook, Ian Harris traces the roots of country music, diving deep into its rich heritage—from the early folk traditions of European settlers to the blending of African American blues, and the rise of Nashville's country music empire. Harris brings to life ... Read more

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Discover the soulful journey of country music, from its humble beginnings to its place in the heart of American culture. In this captivating audiobook, Ian Harris traces the roots of country music, diving deep into its rich heritage—from the early folk traditions of European settlers to the blending of African American blues, and the rise of Nashville's country music empire. Harris brings to life
... Read more
Modern Short Stories: A Book for High Schools

Exploring the Tapestry of Modern Storytelling

by Jack London, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ernest Thompson Seton, Richard Harding Davis, Ruth McEnery Stuart, Mary Mapes Dodge, Rudyard Kipling, Lafcadio Hearn, Owen Johnson, O. Henry, William Sharp, Perceval Gibbon, Ian Maclaren, Joel Chandler Harris, Morgan Robertson, Phyllis Bottome, David Gray, J. M. Barrie, S. Weir Mitchell, Walter A. Dyer, Leo Tolstoy, Stacy Aumonier ...

Modern Short Stories: A Book for High Schools is a curated exploration of the variances in tone, technique, and thematic depth that defined the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The anthology showcases an impressive amalgamation of narratives that traverse genres from adventure to social commentary, aligning with the educational needs of burgeoning readers. From the gripping accounts of morality ... Read more

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Modern Short Stories: A Book for High Schools is a curated exploration of the variances in tone, technique, and thematic depth that defined the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The anthology showcases an impressive amalgamation of narratives that traverse genres from adventure to social commentary, aligning with the educational needs of burgeoning readers. From the gripping accounts of morality
... Read more
The Price of Fish

A New Approach to Wicked Economics and Better Decisions

by Michael Mainelli, Ian Harris ...

Gold Medal Winner - Economics, Independent Publisher Book AwardsIn The Price of Fish, Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris examine in a unique way the world's most abiding and wicked problems sustainability, global warming, over-fishing, overpopulation, the pensions crisis; all of which are characterized by a set of messy, circular, aggressive and peculiarly long-term problems and go on to suggest that ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Gold Medal Winner - Economics, Independent Publisher Book AwardsIn The Price of Fish, Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris examine in a unique way the world's most abiding and wicked problems sustainability, global warming, over-fishing, overpopulation, the pensions crisis; all of which are characterized by a set of messy, circular, aggressive and peculiarly long-term problems and go on to suggest that
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Running From The Heart - My Personal Coaching Memoir

by Ian Harries ...

Ian Harries has been coaching athletes and in particular Middle and Long Distance Runners for the past 56 years.During this period he has received the following coaching awards:• British Athletics Federation Senior Award for Middle Distance Running & the BAF Club Award for Sprint and Marathon;• Royal Air Force (UK) Physical Trainers Instructors Certificate• Diploma in Sports Coaching in Athletics ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Ian Harries has been coaching athletes and in particular Middle and Long Distance Runners for the past 56 years.During this period he has received the following coaching awards:• British Athletics Federation Senior Award for Middle Distance Running & the BAF Club Award for Sprint and Marathon;• Royal Air Force (UK) Physical Trainers Instructors Certificate• Diploma in Sports Coaching in Athletics
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Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo

A Surgeon Cuts through the Evidence

by Ian Harris ...

For many complaints and conditions, the benefits from surgery are lower, and the risks higher, than you or your surgeon think. In this book you will see how commonly performed operations can be found to be useless or even harmful when properly evaluated. That these claims come from an experienced, practising orthopaedic surgeon who performs many of these operations himself, makes the unsettling ... Read more

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For many complaints and conditions, the benefits from surgery are lower, and the risks higher, than you or your surgeon think. In this book you will see how commonly performed operations can be found to be useless or even harmful when properly evaluated. That these claims come from an experienced, practising orthopaedic surgeon who performs many of these operations himself, makes the unsettling
... Read more
Nothing

Surprising Insights Everywhere from Zero to Oblivion

by NewScientist, Marcus Chown, Douglas Fox, Jo Marchant, Paul Davies, Michael Brooks, Laura Spinney, Linda Geddes, Per Eklund, Jonathan Knight, Nigel Henbest, Ian Stewart, David Harris, Michael de Podesta, Valerie Jamieson, David Fisher, Rick A. Lovett, Andy Coghlan, Stephen Battersby ...

The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds' inner workings.It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening as nothingness itself. What is nothing? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate—from the big bang, dark energy, and the void, to superconductors, ... Read more

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The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds' inner workings.It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening as nothingness itself. What is nothing? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate—from the big bang, dark energy, and the void, to superconductors,
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Hippocrasy

How doctors are betraying their oath

by Rachelle Buchbinder, Ian Harris ...

Two world-leading doctors reveal the true state of modern medicine and how doctors are letting their patients down. In Hippocrasy, rheumatologist and epidemiologist Rachelle Buchbinder and orthopaedic surgeon Ian Harris argue that the benefits of medical treatments are often wildly overstated and the harms understated. That overtreatment and overdiagnosis are rife. And the medical system is not ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Two world-leading doctors reveal the true state of modern medicine and how doctors are letting their patients down. In Hippocrasy, rheumatologist and epidemiologist Rachelle Buchbinder and orthopaedic surgeon Ian Harris argue that the benefits of medical treatments are often wildly overstated and the harms understated. That overtreatment and overdiagnosis are rife. And the medical system is not
... Read more
The London Files

Defanging the London System

by Vassilios Kotronias, Mikhail Ivanov ...

Lambasting the London Although the London System was first played almost 200 years ago, it lay dormant until the beginning of the 21st century. Then chessplayers rediscovered it, realizing that the London could be played against most responses by Black, obtaining a good game with little preparation. Nowadays the London has evolved into an opening taken up by both club players and world champions. ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Lambasting the London Although the London System was first played almost 200 years ago, it lay dormant until the beginning of the 21st century. Then chessplayers rediscovered it, realizing that the London could be played against most responses by Black, obtaining a good game with little preparation. Nowadays the London has evolved into an opening taken up by both club players and world champions.
... Read more
Peace Education, 3d ed.

by Ian M. Harris, Mary Lee Morrison ...

Now in its third edition, Peace Education provides a comprehensive approach to educating for a just and sustainable future. It begins with religious and historical trends that have molded our understanding of "peace" and then presents a variety of ways to practice peace education in schools and communities, and explains how it can motivate students. The teaching and practice of peace education ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Now in its third edition, Peace Education provides a comprehensive approach to educating for a just and sustainable future. It begins with religious and historical trends that have molded our understanding of "peace" and then presents a variety of ways to practice peace education in schools and communities, and explains how it can motivate students. The teaching and practice of peace education
... Read more
Developing Leaders For Real

Proven approaches that deliver impact

Edited by Harry Gray, Anne Gimson, Ian Cunningham ...

The capabilities leaders are required to demonstrate have changed and will no doubt continue to do so. As there is no change without learning, their development experiences are critical. Too many development programmes are preoccupied with defining what leaders should learn, but 'content' is conditioned by dynamic circumstances and in the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) ... Read more

$38.99 USD

The capabilities leaders are required to demonstrate have changed and will no doubt continue to do so. As there is no change without learning, their development experiences are critical. Too many development programmes are preoccupied with defining what leaders should learn, but 'content' is conditioned by dynamic circumstances and in the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA)
... Read more
Peace Education in a Postmodern World

A Special Issue of the Peabody Journal of Education

Edited by Ian M. Harris ...

This special issue of the Peabody Journal of Education provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in peace education reform. School reforms based upon principles of peace education have in common a belief in the power of peace to create a positive learning climate in schools and to address the problems of violence in the broader culture. A peace education strategy for improving ... Read more

$51.99 USD

This special issue of the Peabody Journal of Education provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in peace education reform. School reforms based upon principles of peace education have in common a belief in the power of peace to create a positive learning climate in schools and to address the problems of violence in the broader culture. A peace education strategy for improving
... Read more

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