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Chronic Respiratory Illness

by Simon J. Williams ...

Chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD: bronchitis, emphysema and chronic asthma) is a major medical, psychological, social and economic problem. Breathlessness is one of the most distressing and disabling symptoms of COAD, and it has long been apparent that the condition results in impaired quality of life. Drawing upon sociological and psychological sources, and his own detailed research in ... Read more

$63.99 USD

Chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD: bronchitis, emphysema and chronic asthma) is a major medical, psychological, social and economic problem. Breathlessness is one of the most distressing and disabling symptoms of COAD, and it has long been apparent that the condition results in impaired quality of life. Drawing upon sociological and psychological sources, and his own detailed research in
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Technosleep

Frontiers, Fictions, Futures

by Catherine Coveney, Michael Greaney, Eric L. Hsu, Robert Meadows, Simon J. Williams ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book draws on a variety of substantive examples from science, technology, medicine, literature, and popular culture to highlight how a new technoscientifically mediated and modified phase and form of technosleep is now in the making – in the global north at least; and to discuss the consequences for our relationships to sleep, the values we accord sleep and the very nature and normativities ... Read more

$31.49 USD

This book draws on a variety of substantive examples from science, technology, medicine, literature, and popular culture to highlight how a new technoscientifically mediated and modified phase and form of technosleep is now in the making – in the global north at least; and to discuss the consequences for our relationships to sleep, the values we accord sleep and the very nature and normativities
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Murder in Tuscany

The start of a page-turning cozy mystery series from T A Williams

by T A Williams ...

Narrated by Simon Mattacks ...

Series Audiobook 1 - An Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery
Unabridged

7 hours 16 min

Let bestselling author T.A. Williams transport you to Tuscany in this gripping murder mysteryA remote retreat…Nestled high in the Tuscan hills lies Villa Volpone, home to renowned crime writer Jonah Moore and his creative writing course. It’s also the last place retired DCI Dan Armstrong expected to spend his retirement! Dan’s no writer, but maybe this break will help him to think about the next ... Read more

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Let bestselling author T.A. Williams transport you to Tuscany in this gripping murder mysteryA remote retreat…Nestled high in the Tuscan hills lies Villa Volpone, home to renowned crime writer Jonah Moore and his creative writing course. It’s also the last place retired DCI Dan Armstrong expected to spend his retirement! Dan’s no writer, but maybe this break will help him to think about the next
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Botanical Painting with Gouache

by Simon Williams ...

A practical guide to using gouache in botanical painting, by a leading botanical painter.Gouache is an opaque water-based medium, often called body colour, that produces crisp and vibrant paintings, and is becoming increasingly popular in botanical painting. Leading botanical painter, Simon Williams, specializes in painting in gouache and this is his first book.Botanical Painting in Gouache is ... Read more

$18.49 USD

A practical guide to using gouache in botanical painting, by a leading botanical painter.Gouache is an opaque water-based medium, often called body colour, that produces crisp and vibrant paintings, and is becoming increasingly popular in botanical painting. Leading botanical painter, Simon Williams, specializes in painting in gouache and this is his first book.Botanical Painting in Gouache is
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Ghost in the Wires

My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker

by Kevin Mitnick, William L. Simon ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Unabridged

13 hours 59 min

Kevin Mitnick, the world’s most wanted computer hacker, managed to hack into some of the country’s most powerful—and seemingly impenetrable—agencies and companies. By conning employees into giving him private information and maneuvering through layers of security, he gained access to data that no one else could.The suspenseful heart of the book unfolds as Mitnick disappears on a three-year run ... Read more

$24.95 USD

Kevin Mitnick, the world’s most wanted computer hacker, managed to hack into some of the country’s most powerful—and seemingly impenetrable—agencies and companies. By conning employees into giving him private information and maneuvering through layers of security, he gained access to data that no one else could.The suspenseful heart of the book unfolds as Mitnick disappears on a three-year run
... Read more
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The 2nd New & Old Time Radio Collection

by Donnie Pitchford, Donnie Pitchford, Donnie Pitchford, Charles Dawson Butler, Alan Reed, William Melillo5, Charlie Morrow2, Victor Gates4, Ralph Tyler5, Anton Chekhov6, Jim Nixon7, Mitchell Pearson8, Bob Martin0, Justin Felix1, various authors7, Joe Bevilacqua9, Pedro Pablo Sacristán2 ...

Narrated by Donnie Pitchford, Lorie Kellogg, Charles Dawson Butler, Alan Reed, Kenny Savoy, Jim Folly0, Vernon Morris1, Henry J. Quinn2, Jan Meredith3, Roger Hendricks Simon4, William Melillo6, Alison Nead7, Rick Ramos8, Aundrae Dair9, Cathi Tully0, Thomas Babkowski1, Charlie Morrow3, Mitchell Pearson9, Orson Welles2, Howard Koch3, James Patrick Cronin4, John Houseman5, Peter Navargic6, a full cast8, Joe Bevilacqua0, Matty O’Shea1 ...

Unabridged

15 hours 1 min

A tribute to the golden age of radio from veteran producer Joe Bevilacqua and comic strip artist Donnie Pitchford, The 2nd New & Old Time Radio Collection is a series of new stories and parodies featuring beloved radio characters and shows.A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Volume 1This half-hour anthology represents more than forty years of storytelling by Joe Bevilacqua, a.k.a Joe Bev, the award ... Read more

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A tribute to the golden age of radio from veteran producer Joe Bevilacqua and comic strip artist Donnie Pitchford, The 2nd New & Old Time Radio Collection is a series of new stories and parodies featuring beloved radio characters and shows.A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Volume 1This half-hour anthology represents more than forty years of storytelling by Joe Bevilacqua, a.k.a Joe Bev, the award
... Read more
The Art of Deception

Controlling the Human Element of Security

by Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon ...

The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech securityKevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as ... Read more

$13.00 USD

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The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech securityKevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as
... Read more

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Ghost in the Wires

My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker

by Kevin Mitnick ...

In this "intriguing, insightful and extremely educational" novel, the world's most famous hacker teaches you easy cloaking and counter-measures for citizens and consumers in the age of Big Brother and Big Data (Frank W. Abagnale).Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest companies -- and no matter how fast the ... Read more

$12.99 USD

In this "intriguing, insightful and extremely educational" novel, the world's most famous hacker teaches you easy cloaking and counter-measures for citizens and consumers in the age of Big Brother and Big Data (Frank W. Abagnale).Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest companies -- and no matter how fast the
... Read more
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Mars Rover Curiosity

An Inside Account from Curiosity’s Chief Engineer

by Rob Manning, William L. Simon ...

Narrated by Bronson Pinchot ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

In the course of our enduring quest for knowledge about ourselves and our universe, we haven't found answers to one of our most fundamental questions: Does life exist anywhere else in the universe? Ten years and billions of dollars in the making, the Mars rover Curiosity is poised to answer this all-important question.Here, Rob Manning, the project's chief engineer, tells of bringing the ... Read more

$19.95 USD

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In the course of our enduring quest for knowledge about ourselves and our universe, we haven't found answers to one of our most fundamental questions: Does life exist anywhere else in the universe? Ten years and billions of dollars in the making, the Mars rover Curiosity is poised to answer this all-important question.Here, Rob Manning, the project's chief engineer, tells of bringing the
... Read more

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How to Quit Alcohol in 50 Days

Stop Drinking and Find Freedom

by Simon Chapple ...

'AN INSPIRATIONAL MANIFESTO' - Annie Grace'SIMON IS FABULOUS - YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN!' - Clare PooleyDo you feel trapped by alcohol?Do you find yourself thinking about drinking too often?Do you put alcohol ahead of the most important things in your life?If so - here's some good news. You can quit drinking, and it's n... ... Read more

$5.99 USD

'AN INSPIRATIONAL MANIFESTO' - Annie Grace'SIMON IS FABULOUS - YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN!' - Clare PooleyDo you feel trapped by alcohol?Do you find yourself thinking about drinking too often?Do you put alcohol ahead of the most important things in your life?If so - here's some good news. You can quit drinking, and it's n...
... Read more
Understanding Inequality

The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender

by Barbara A. Arrighi, Judi Addelston, Derrick Bell, Karen Blumenthal, Judith Butler, Jane Jerome Camhi, William J. Chamblis, Marc Cooper, Sally Ann Davies-Netzley, Simone de Beauvoir, G William Domhoff, Susan J. Douglas, Wright Dziech, Susan Estrich, Lawrence Otis Graham, Billie Michelle Fine, Judith Lorber, Arturo Madrid, Julia Marusza, Fatema Mernissi, John Stuart Mill, Timothy Nonn, Katha Pollitt, Mary F. Rogers, Kathleen Rowe, Leslie Marmon Silko, Laureen Snider, Haya Stier, Deborah Tannen, Marta Tienda, Stephen Worchel, Richard L. Zweigenhaft, Anne Fausto-Sterling, Walda Katz-Fishman, Michael Kimmel, Charles Lemert, Diane Reay, Edward H. Thompson,Jr., Lois Weis ...

As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals of leading research universities, explores these issues as systems of stratification that work ... Read more

$47.79 USD

As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals of leading research universities, explores these issues as systems of stratification that work
... Read more
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Pandamonium!

How (Not) to Run a Record Label

by Simon Williams ...

Narrated by Simon Williams ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

'Hilarious, heart-wrenching and packed with British music history.' - COLDPLAYA Virgin Radio Book of the YearIt's a life-and-near-death story. But whose life? And whose near-death?As a one-time NME journalist, former Xfm radio presenter, toilet-circuit promoter and the founder of enduring homespun British record label Fierce Panda, Simon Williams has been at the cutting, cutting, cutting edge of ... Read more

$71.99 USD

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'Hilarious, heart-wrenching and packed with British music history.' - COLDPLAYA Virgin Radio Book of the YearIt's a life-and-near-death story. But whose life? And whose near-death?As a one-time NME journalist, former Xfm radio presenter, toilet-circuit promoter and the founder of enduring homespun British record label Fierce Panda, Simon Williams has been at the cutting, cutting, cutting edge of
... Read more

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