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  • Twisted Ideas and Things

    by John Fields ...
    The concept of this book is just as the title suggest. It was designed to explore ideas that were an actual concept or event, but fantasized in a fictional story like setting. There are usual and unusual demonstrations of sexual content as well as unlikely bonds between individuals who, in real life may not be overly inclined to share alliances. The book itself will pull at you heart strings and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Listening in the Language Classroom

    by John Field ...
    Series series Cambridge Language Teaching Library
    This book challenges the orthodox approach to the teaching of second language listening, which is based upon the asking and answering of comprehension questions. The book's central argument is that a preoccupation with the notion of 'comprehension' has led teachers to focus upon the product of listening, in the form of answers to questions, ignoring the listening process itself. The author ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Nocturne

    Nocturne in E-flat major, H 24 – simplified version in C major

    by John Field ...
    “Nocturne” (H 24) by John Field is an approachable piano piece in C major (original in E-flat major) that unfolds at a calm tempo and, even with simple means, reveals its atmospheric impact. The notation is clearly laid out and can be played smoothly at sight, ideal for beginners or for relaxed moments at the piano. At just under two minutes in playing time, the piece stays compact and invites you ... Read more

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  • Nocturne in E-flat major, H. 24

    by John Field ...
    The Nocturne in E♭ major by John Field – the Irish composer who invented the nocturne as a genre – is one of the first true night pieces in piano literature. A dreamy, singing melody sways over gentle arpeggios: a still, moonlit atmosphere that Chopin absorbed, made his own language, and brought to world fame. Those who love Chopin will find the source here. Difficulty: intermediate (ABRSM Grade 6 ... Read more

    $5.93 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Social Capital

    by John Field ...
    Series series Key Ideas
    The term ‘social capital’ is a way of defining the intangible resources of community, shared values and trust upon which we draw in daily life. It has achieved considerable international currency across the social sciences through the very different work of Pierre Bourdieu in France and James Coleman and Robert Putnam in the United States, and has been widely taken up within politics and sociology ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Working men’s bodies

    Work camps in Britain, 1880–1940

    by John Field ...
    Britain’s work camp systems have never before been studied in depth. Highly readable, and based on thorough archival research and the reminiscences of those involved, this fascinating book addresses the relations between work, masculinity, training and citizen service.The book is a comprehensive study, from the labour colonies of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain to the government instructional ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • A History of English Field Names

    by John Field ...
    Series series Approaches to Local History
    Field names are not only interesting in themselves, but also a rich source of information about the communities originating them. The earliest recorded names often describe only the location or nature of the land, but changes in language, technology, social organisation, land ownership and even religious and political thinking have all contributed to a surprisingly complex picture today. A ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Augustus

    by John Williams ...
    Narrated by Robin Field ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 16 min

    A brilliant and beautifully written novel in the tradition of Robert Graves’ I, Claudius, Augustus is a sweeping narrative that brings vividly to life a compelling cast of historical figures through their letters, dispatches, and memoirs.A mere eighteen years of age when his uncle, Julius Caesar, is murdered, Octavius Caesar prematurely inherits rule of the Roman Republic. Surrounded by men who ... Read more

    $24.95 USD

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    Stoner

    by John Williams ...
    Narrated by Robin Field ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 47 min

    William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the state university to study agronomy, he instead falls in love with English literature and embraces a scholar’s life, far different from the hardscrabble existence he has known.Yet as the years pass, William Stoner encounters a succession of disappointments: marriage into a “proper” ... Read more

    $19.95 USD

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    The Revolt on Venus (UNABRIDGED)

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    Unabridged

    5 hours 35 min

    Space Cadets Tom Corbett, Roger Manning and Astro head to Venus for a tyrannosaurus hunt. Instead, they stumble on rebellion that threatens the entire Solar Alliance. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Great Philosophical Objections to Artificial Intelligence

    The History and Legacy of the AI Wars

    An entertaining introduction to the clashes between philosophy and AI over the last 70 years, from claims and counter-claims about the ability to implement consciousness, to arguments about cognitive architecture and ChatGPT.Now updated to include the latest developments in AI, this is an exploration of the most famous philosophical arguments against building a machine with human-level ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • Harvard Classics Volume 39

    Prefaces And Prologues

    Series Book 39 - Harvard Classics
    Contents: 1. Prefaces and Epilogues, by William Caxton 2. Dedication Of The Institutes Of The Christian Religion, by John Calvin 3. Dedication of the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, by Nicolaus Copernicus 4. Preface to The History of the Reformation In Scotland, by John Knox 5. Prefatory Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh On The Faerie Queene, by Edmund Spenser 6. Preface to the History of the World ... Read more

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