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The Boys Are Back (Movie Tie-in Edition

by Simon Carr ...

Emotionally honest and sharply witty, a story that is at once heartbreaking and wonderfully life-affirming about one man's life as a single parent."So there we are, a father and two sons in a household without role models, males together in a home different from anything I'd known—an idyllic Lost Boys' world with a house full of children and as few rules as possible."When Simon Carr's wife Susie ... Read more

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Emotionally honest and sharply witty, a story that is at once heartbreaking and wonderfully life-affirming about one man's life as a single parent."So there we are, a father and two sons in a household without role models, males together in a home different from anything I'd known—an idyllic Lost Boys' world with a house full of children and as few rules as possible."When Simon Carr's wife Susie
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The Art of the Impossible

How to start a political party (and why you probably shouldn't)

by Andrew Reid, Simon Carr ...

"A revelation" – Nigel Farage***Nothing like it had ever been done before. In January 2019, the Brexit Party was just a name. Over a matter of weeks, the party would be launched, stand candidates across seventy seats and become the largest single party in the European Parliament.Along the way, it fought Establishment quangos, the courts, Parliament, the Speaker and the government – hammering the ... Read more

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"A revelation" – Nigel Farage***Nothing like it had ever been done before. In January 2019, the Brexit Party was just a name. Over a matter of weeks, the party would be launched, stand candidates across seventy seats and become the largest single party in the European Parliament.Along the way, it fought Establishment quangos, the courts, Parliament, the Speaker and the government – hammering the
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From Ancient Rome to Colonial Mexico

Religious Globalization in the Context of Empire

Edited by David Charles Wright-Carr, Francisco Marco Simón ...

From Ancient Rome to Colonial Mexico compares the Christianization of the Roman Empire with the evangelization of Mesoamerica, offering novel perspectives on the historical processes involved in the spread of Christianity. Combining concepts of empire and globalization with the notion of religion from a postcolonial perspective, the book proposes the method of analytical comparison as a point of ... Read more

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From Ancient Rome to Colonial Mexico compares the Christianization of the Roman Empire with the evangelization of Mesoamerica, offering novel perspectives on the historical processes involved in the spread of Christianity. Combining concepts of empire and globalization with the notion of religion from a postcolonial perspective, the book proposes the method of analytical comparison as a point of
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The Honourable Schoolboy

by John Le Carré ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 6 - George Smiley
Unabridged

20 hours 30 min

“Not a page of this book is without intelligence and grace.” —The New York TimesThe mole has been purged from the Circus, and George Smiley, newly-made chief of the agency, has both rebuilding and revenge in his sights. To fully eradicate the threat, Smiley must trace back the treachery to its very roots.When his investigation leads him to Hong Kong—and what appears to be a dead end—Smiley enlists ... Read more

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“Not a page of this book is without intelligence and grace.” —The New York TimesThe mole has been purged from the Circus, and George Smiley, newly-made chief of the agency, has both rebuilding and revenge in his sights. To fully eradicate the threat, Smiley must trace back the treachery to its very roots.When his investigation leads him to Hong Kong—and what appears to be a dead end—Smiley enlists
... Read more
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Charlie Chaplin

A Political Biography from Victorian Britain to Modern America

by Richard Carr ...

Narrated by Simon Schatzberger ...

Unabridged

11 hours 10 min

Richard Carr’s Charlie Chaplin places politics at the centre of the filmmaker’s life as it looks beyond Chaplin’s role as a comedic figure to his constant political engagement both on and off the screen.Drawing from a wealth of archival sources from across the globe, Carr provides an in-depth examination of Chaplin’s life as he made his way from Lambeth to Los Angeles. From his experiences in the ... Read more

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Richard Carr’s Charlie Chaplin places politics at the centre of the filmmaker’s life as it looks beyond Chaplin’s role as a comedic figure to his constant political engagement both on and off the screen.Drawing from a wealth of archival sources from across the globe, Carr provides an in-depth examination of Chaplin’s life as he made his way from Lambeth to Los Angeles. From his experiences in the
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Smiley's People

by John Le Carré ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 7 - George Smiley
Unabridged

13 hours 51 min

… the narrative is grand, the dialogue is even better, and best of all is the warm, sadly ironic intelligence that colors even the tiniest of encounters. —Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)When General Vladimir, a Soviet defector, is brutally murdered in London's Hampstead Heath on his way to meet a junior Circus agent, George Smiley finds himself being pulled from retirement—again. As Vladimir's ... Read more

$29.99 USD

… the narrative is grand, the dialogue is even better, and best of all is the warm, sadly ironic intelligence that colors even the tiniest of encounters. —Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)When General Vladimir, a Soviet defector, is brutally murdered in London's Hampstead Heath on his way to meet a junior Circus agent, George Smiley finds himself being pulled from retirement—again. As Vladimir's
... Read more
Visualizing Argumentation

Software Tools for Collaborative and Educational Sense-Making

Edited by Chad S. Carr, Paul A. Kirschner, Simon J. Buckingham Shum ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Computer Supported Argument Visualization is attracting attention across education, science, public policy and business. More than ever, we need sense-making tools to help negotiate understanding in the face of multi-stakeholder, ill-structured problems. In order to be effective, these tools must support human cognitive and discursive processes, and provide suitable representations, services and ... Read more

$206.99 USD

Computer Supported Argument Visualization is attracting attention across education, science, public policy and business. More than ever, we need sense-making tools to help negotiate understanding in the face of multi-stakeholder, ill-structured problems. In order to be effective, these tools must support human cognitive and discursive processes, and provide suitable representations, services and
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The Secret Pilgrim

by John Le Carré ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 8 - George Smiley
Unabridged

12 hours 11 min

“The many ingredients are skillfully marshaled: story elides into story; flashback and flash-forward, reminiscence, analysis and prognosis are lucidly and elegantly controlled. Indeed, The Secret Pilgrim is, technically, Mr. le Carré's most magisterial accomplishment.” —The New York Times Book Review (1991)With his time in British intelligence drawing to a close, veteran spy “Ned” asks his ... Read more

$29.99 USD

“The many ingredients are skillfully marshaled: story elides into story; flashback and flash-forward, reminiscence, analysis and prognosis are lucidly and elegantly controlled. Indeed, The Secret Pilgrim is, technically, Mr. le Carré's most magisterial accomplishment.” —The New York Times Book Review (1991)With his time in British intelligence drawing to a close, veteran spy “Ned” asks his
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The Italian Secretary

by Caleb Carr ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

The bestselling author of the Alienist series returns with a chilling elaboration on the Sherlock Holmes canon, as the famed detective investigates a pair of gruesome murders, which cast an otherworldly shadow as far as Queen Victoria herself.It all begins familiarly enough: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are summoned to the aid of Queen Victoria in Scotland by an encrypted telegram from Holmes' ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The bestselling author of the Alienist series returns with a chilling elaboration on the Sherlock Holmes canon, as the famed detective investigates a pair of gruesome murders, which cast an otherworldly shadow as far as Queen Victoria herself.It all begins familiarly enough: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are summoned to the aid of Queen Victoria in Scotland by an encrypted telegram from Holmes'
... Read more
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

by John le Carré ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Simon Russell Beale ...

Unabridged

2 hours 50 min

Smiley, wrestling with retirement and disillusionment, is summoned to a secret meeting with a member of the Cabinet Office. Evidence has emerged that the Circus has been infiltrated at the highest level by a Russian agent. Find the mole, George. Clean the stables. Do whatever is necessary. Reluctantly Smiley agrees, and so embarks on a dark journey into his past - a past filled with love, ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Smiley, wrestling with retirement and disillusionment, is summoned to a secret meeting with a member of the Cabinet Office. Evidence has emerged that the Circus has been infiltrated at the highest level by a Russian agent. Find the mole, George. Clean the stables. Do whatever is necessary. Reluctantly Smiley agrees, and so embarks on a dark journey into his past - a past filled with love,
... Read more
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A Murder of Quality

by John Le Carré ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 2 - George Smiley
Unabridged

4 hours 36 min

Beautifully intelligent, satiric and witty — Daily TelegraphFor Alisa Brimley, editor of the small magazine Christian Voice, receiving a letter from a longtime subscriber might otherwise be a perfectly normal occasion—except Stella Rode, the reader in question, writes that her husband is planning to kill her. Brimley calls upon an old wartime friend to help her investigate: retired Circus spy, ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Beautifully intelligent, satiric and witty — Daily TelegraphFor Alisa Brimley, editor of the small magazine Christian Voice, receiving a letter from a longtime subscriber might otherwise be a perfectly normal occasion—except Stella Rode, the reader in question, writes that her husband is planning to kill her. Brimley calls upon an old wartime friend to help her investigate: retired Circus spy,
... Read more
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

by John Le Carré ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Series Audiobook 3 - George Smiley
Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

The best spy novel of all time — Publishers WeeklyIt’s the early 1960s, and the newly built Berlin Wall looms large. British intelligence officer Alec Leamas, caught in its shadow, feels the chill all too keenly: the preceding years have seen nearly every member of his Berlin spy network either murdered or captured. To him, the prospect of a desk job feels more like solace than purgatory. When he ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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The best spy novel of all time — Publishers WeeklyIt’s the early 1960s, and the newly built Berlin Wall looms large. British intelligence officer Alec Leamas, caught in its shadow, feels the chill all too keenly: the preceding years have seen nearly every member of his Berlin spy network either murdered or captured. To him, the prospect of a desk job feels more like solace than purgatory. When he
... Read more

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