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  • Folk-Tales of Kashmir

    by James Hinton Knowles ...
    The book is a collection of 40 fables and about 100 odd folktales collected by him during his stay in the Valley as a missionary."KASHMÍR as a field of Folk-lore literature is, perhaps, not surpassed in fertility by any other country in the world…The vocation of a missionary brings one into close and constant "touch" with the people, from whom, as I glide along in the boat, or walk by the way, or ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mass Observers Making Meaning

    Religion, Spirituality and Atheism in Late 20th-Century Britain

    by Emeritus Professor James Hinton ...
    Series series The Mass-Observation Critical Series
    What do people believe about death and the afterlife? How do they negotiate the relationship between science and religion? How do they understand apparently paranormal events? What do they make of sensations of awe, wonder or exceptional moments of sudden enlightenment?The volunteer mass observers responded to such questions with a freshness, openness and honesty which compels attention. Using ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Modeling the Power Consumption and Energy Efficiency of Telecommunications Networks

    by Kerry James Hinton, Robert Ayre, Jeffrey Cheong ...
    This book introduces the technical foundations and tools for estimating the power consumption of internet networks and services, including a detailed description of how these models are constructed and applied. Modeling the Power Consumption and Energy Efficiency of Telecommunications Networks can be used to gain insight into the construction of mathematical models that provide realistic estimates ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Nine Wartime Lives

    Mass Observation and the Making of the Modern Self

    by James Hinton ...
    James Hinton uses diaries kept by nine 'ordinary' people in wartime Britain to re-evaluate the social history of the Second World War, and to reflect on the twentieth-century making of the modern self. These diaries were written by some of the unusually self-reflective and public-spirited people who agreed to write intimate journals about their daily activity for the social research organisation, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Mass Observers

    A History, 1937-1949

    by James Hinton ...
    This is the first full-scale history of Mass-Observation, the independent social research organisation which, between 1937 and 1949, set out to document the attitudes, opinions, and every-day lives of the British people. Through a combination of anthropological fieldwork, opinion surveys, and written testimony solicited from hundreds of volunteers, Mass-Observation created a huge archive of ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Seven Lives from Mass Observation

    Britain in the Late Twentieth Century

    by James Hinton ...
    What was it like to live in Britain during the second half of the twentieth century? In a successor to his acclaimed Nine Wartime Lives: Mass Observation and the Making of the Modern Self, James Hinton uses autobiographical writing contributed to Mass Observation since 1981 to explore the social and cultural history of late twentieth-century Britain. Prompted by thrice-yearly open-ended ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    The Mystery of Pain ( Unabridged )

    by James HINTON ...
    Narrated by Adam Wilbur ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 59 min

    This book is addressed to the sorrowful, ... to whom their own or others' pain is a daily burden, upon whose hearts it weighs with an intolerable anguish. I seek to speak to these ; not as a teacher, but as a fellow. Sharing their feeling, and knowing well how vain is the attempt to throw off misery, or to persuade ourselves that life is better than it is, I would fain share with them also some ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    The Mystery of Pain

    by James Hinton ...
    Narrated by Aplicazona Estudios ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 58 min

    This book is addressed to the sorrowful, ... to whom their own or others' pain is a daily burden, upon whose hearts it weighs with an intolerable anguish. I seek to speak to these ; not as a teacher, but as a fellow. Sharing their feeling, and knowing well how vain is the attempt to throw off misery, or to persuade ourselves that life is better than it is, I would fain share with them also some ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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    The Mystery of Pain (Unabridged)

    by James Hinton ...
    Narrated by Ellis Hassan ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 59 min

    In the depths of human experience, pain emerges as an enigmatic force, shaping our lives and challenging our understanding. "The Mystery of Pain" by James Hinton delves into this profound subject, exploring its nature, purpose, and the transformative power it holds. Through a blend of scientific inquiry and philosophical contemplation, Hinton unravels the complexities of pain, revealing its ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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    Personal Poe Collection Compiled by EliseDee and Cavaet (Unabridged)

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    by Edgar Allan POE ...
    Narrated by James HINTON, Leslie Weller, Darryl Smith, Diane Flowers ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 11 min

    Creep into the shadows with "Personal Poe Collection," a haunting journey into the mind of Edgar Allan Poe. Curated by EliseDee and Cavaet, this audiobook unveils ten of the author's most terrifying tales and chilling poems. Prepare to face the relentless torment of the Red Death, descend into the suffocating darkness of the Pit and the Pendulum, and hear the raven's chilling whisper, "Nevermore." ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    Gender, Class and Ethnicity

    by Prof Joanna Bourke, Joanna Bourke ...
    Integrating a variety of historical approaches and methods, Joanna Bourke looks at the construction of class within the intimate contexts of the body, the home, the marketplace, the locality and the nation to assess how the subjective identity of the 'working class' in Britain has been maintained through seventy years of radical social, cultural and economic change. She argues that class identity ... Read more

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  • Caledonian Dreaming

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    by Gerry Hassan ...
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    A different Scotland is possible. Caledonian Dreaming: The Quest for a Different Scotland offers a penetrating and original way forward for Scotland beyond the current independence debate. It identifies the myths of modern Scotland, describes what they say and why they need to be seen as myths. Hassan argues that Scotland is already changing, as traditional institutions and power decline and new ... Read more

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