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New Day Promises

New Day Promises, #1

by Joan Walker ...

Series Book 1 - New Day Promises
We live now in a crazy world. Everything is going down, economically, socially, politically, and morally. Every day something worse that the last. With this book Apostle Walker reminds us to hope again, and gives us God's sure and precious promises. Read on, and be encouraged! ... Read more

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We live now in a crazy world. Everything is going down, economically, socially, politically, and morally. Every day something worse that the last. With this book Apostle Walker reminds us to hope again, and gives us God's sure and precious promises. Read on, and be encouraged!
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100 Years of the International Confederation of Midwives

Empowering Midwives and Empowering Women

by Joyce Thompson, Joan Walker, Ann Thomson ...

Midwives are essential for healthy nations! This narrative ‘herstory’ uncovers some of the mysteries and challenges during the past 100 years that surrounded a beleaguered profession and its global organisation, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM). It tells the story of the power that a unified force of strong women leading the ICM and its midwifery associations did for Safe ... Read more

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Midwives are essential for healthy nations! This narrative ‘herstory’ uncovers some of the mysteries and challenges during the past 100 years that surrounded a beleaguered profession and its global organisation, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM). It tells the story of the power that a unified force of strong women leading the ICM and its midwifery associations did for Safe
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New Day Promises Vol 2

New Day Promises, #3

by Joan Walker ...

Series Book 3 - New Day Promises
This is the second volume in the inspiration devotional series that helps your faith to thrive! ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is the second volume in the inspiration devotional series that helps your faith to thrive!
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To Cut a Long Story Short

by Jeffrey Archer ...

Narrated by Joan Walker ...

Unabridged

7 hours 41 min

The fourteen short stories in To Cut a Long Story Short show Jeffrey Archer's great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tale.Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession – and those ... Read more

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The fourteen short stories in To Cut a Long Story Short show Jeffrey Archer's great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tale.Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession – and those
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Murder at the Second–Hand Shop: A small-town cosy mystery series

by Anna Grue ...

Narrated by Joan Walker ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Mrs Mortensen Investigates
Unabridged

8 hours 25 min

In the dozy Danish provinces, death hides among the dusty bric‑a‑brac…The elderly volunteers at the second-hand shop keep dropping dead. Heart attacks. Strokes. A simple case of old age, say the police. Sad but inevitable.Newly retired Mrs Mortensen begs to differ. This "Danish Miss Marple" and her dachshund, Mortensen III, sniff a sinister pattern.Sharp‑tongued, sharp‑eyed, and fueled by justice ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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In the dozy Danish provinces, death hides among the dusty bric‑a‑brac…The elderly volunteers at the second-hand shop keep dropping dead. Heart attacks. Strokes. A simple case of old age, say the police. Sad but inevitable.Newly retired Mrs Mortensen begs to differ. This "Danish Miss Marple" and her dachshund, Mortensen III, sniff a sinister pattern.Sharp‑tongued, sharp‑eyed, and fueled by justice
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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The Dictionary People

The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary

by Sarah Ogilvie ...

Narrated by Sarah Ogilvie, Joan Walker ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST • The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word.“Enthralling and exuberant, Sarah Ogilvie tells the surprising story of the making of the OED. Philologists, fantasists, crackpots, criminals, career ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST • The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word.“Enthralling and exuberant, Sarah Ogilvie tells the surprising story of the making of the OED. Philologists, fantasists, crackpots, criminals, career
... Read more

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Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland

by Lisa Schneidau ...

Narrated by Joan Walker ...

Unabridged

4 hours 51 min

The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magical yew tree to the bad-tempered dandelion. Here are traditional tales about the trees and plants that shape our landscapes and our lives through the seasons. They explore the complex relationship between people and plants, in lowlands and uplands, fields, bogs, moors, woodlands and towns. ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magical yew tree to the bad-tempered dandelion. Here are traditional tales about the trees and plants that shape our landscapes and our lives through the seasons. They explore the complex relationship between people and plants, in lowlands and uplands, fields, bogs, moors, woodlands and towns.
... Read more

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Twelve Red Herrings

by Jeffrey Archer ...

Narrated by Leighton Pugh, Joan Walker ...

Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive... a female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle... a young artist gets the biggest break of her career... a restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration... an escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland... How will they react? How ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive... a female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle... a young artist gets the biggest break of her career... a restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration... an escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland... How will they react? How
... Read more

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The Assistant

An unforgettable psychological thriller from bestseller Amanda Reynolds, author of Close to Me - now a major TV series

by Amanda Reynolds ...

Narrated by Joan Walker, Rose Robinson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 9 min

'Brilliantly written ... Twisty, dark and witty. A total page turner!' Karen HamiltonI know many things about Larissa.I know what she eats, which must-have brands she applies to her face, and the price of each carefully selected ‘piece’ in her multi-million-pound home in Belgravia.Because Ris, as she is known to her many followers, likes to share.And now I’m here, in her home, watching her every ... Read more

$25.92 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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'Brilliantly written ... Twisty, dark and witty. A total page turner!' Karen HamiltonI know many things about Larissa.I know what she eats, which must-have brands she applies to her face, and the price of each carefully selected ‘piece’ in her multi-million-pound home in Belgravia.Because Ris, as she is known to her many followers, likes to share.And now I’m here, in her home, watching her every
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Daughters of the North

Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots

by Jennifer Morag Henderson ...

Narrated by Joan Walker ...

Unabridged

15 hours 41 min

Mary, Queen of Scots’ marriage to the Earl of Bothwell is notorious. Less known is Bothwell’s first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue of the Queen’s court. Daughters of the North reframes this turbulent period in history by focusing on Jean, who became Countess of Sutherland, following her from her birth as the daughter of the ‘King of the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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Mary, Queen of Scots’ marriage to the Earl of Bothwell is notorious. Less known is Bothwell’s first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue of the Queen’s court. Daughters of the North reframes this turbulent period in history by focusing on Jean, who became Countess of Sutherland, following her from her birth as the daughter of the ‘King of the
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Cleopatra's Daughter

From Roman Prisoner to African Queen

by Jane Draycott ...

Narrated by Joan Walker ...

Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

The first biography of one of the most fascinating yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra.Years ago, archaeologists excavating near Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman treasures, among them a bowl depicting a woman with thick, curly hair and sporting an elephant-scalp headdress. For decades, theories circulated about her identity―until, at ... Read more

$16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

The first biography of one of the most fascinating yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra.Years ago, archaeologists excavating near Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman treasures, among them a bowl depicting a woman with thick, curly hair and sporting an elephant-scalp headdress. For decades, theories circulated about her identity―until, at
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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The Colosseum

by Mary Beard, Keith Hopkins ...

Narrated by Joan Walker ...

Unabridged

4 hours 52 min

Byron and Hitler were equally entranced by Rome's most famous monument, the Colosseum. Mid-Victorians admired the hundreds of varieties of flowers in its crannies and occasionally shuddered at its reputation for contagion, danger, and sexual temptation. Today it is the highlight of a tour of Italy for more than three million visitors a year, a concert arena for the likes of Paul McCartney, and a ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Byron and Hitler were equally entranced by Rome's most famous monument, the Colosseum. Mid-Victorians admired the hundreds of varieties of flowers in its crannies and occasionally shuddered at its reputation for contagion, danger, and sexual temptation. Today it is the highlight of a tour of Italy for more than three million visitors a year, a concert arena for the likes of Paul McCartney, and a
... Read more