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The Spark in the Machine

How the Science of Acupuncture Explains the Mysteries of Western Medicine

by Daniel Keown ...

Narrated by Gavin Osborn ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

Ground-breaking book showing how the theories of western and Chinese medicine support each other. Full of good stories and surprising details.Why can salamanders grow new legs, and young children grow new finger tips, but adult humans can't regenerate? What is the electricity that flows through the human body? Is it the same thing that the Chinese call Qi? If so, what does Chinese medicine know, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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Ground-breaking book showing how the theories of western and Chinese medicine support each other. Full of good stories and surprising details.Why can salamanders grow new legs, and young children grow new finger tips, but adult humans can't regenerate? What is the electricity that flows through the human body? Is it the same thing that the Chinese call Qi? If so, what does Chinese medicine know,
... Read more

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Spinosaur Tales

The Biology and Ecology of the Spinosaurs

by David Hone, Mark Witton ...

Narrated by Gavin Osborn ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

Bloomsbury presents Spinosaur Tales by David Hone & Mark Witton, read by Gavin OsbornThe spinosaurs – the dinosaur group that includes the largest land predator of all time, the awe-inspiring Spinosaurus – star in this cutting-edge review.The giant sail-backed carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus is one of the most famous of all dinosaurs; a staple of documentaries, books and video games, and the ... Read more

$18.00 USD

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Bloomsbury presents Spinosaur Tales by David Hone & Mark Witton, read by Gavin OsbornThe spinosaurs – the dinosaur group that includes the largest land predator of all time, the awe-inspiring Spinosaurus – star in this cutting-edge review.The giant sail-backed carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus is one of the most famous of all dinosaurs; a staple of documentaries, books and video games, and the
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Our Autistic Lives

Personal Accounts from Autistic Adults Around the World Aged 20 to 70+

Narrated by Katy Sobey, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Mark Meadows, Gavin Osborn, Lucy Price-Lewis, Ric Jerrom ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

This collection of narratives from autistic adults is structured around their decades of experience of life, covering 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60 and 70s+. These are varied and diverse, spanning different continents, genders, sexualities and ethnicities, yet the author highlights the common themes that unite them and skilfully draws out these threads.Each chapter is based on accounts from one age group ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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This collection of narratives from autistic adults is structured around their decades of experience of life, covering 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60 and 70s+. These are varied and diverse, spanning different continents, genders, sexualities and ethnicities, yet the author highlights the common themes that unite them and skilfully draws out these threads.Each chapter is based on accounts from one age group
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Justice for Athena

by J.M. Alvey ...

Narrated by Gavin Osborn ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Philocles
Unabridged

9 hours 59 min

It's festival time in Athens, and Philocles is looking forward to the holiday. Visitors are coming from across the Hellenic world for eight days of sporting competitions, musical contests and sacred rites to honour Athena, the city's patron goddess. Thousands will flock to the Pnyx to be enthralled by a three-day performance of Homer's Iliad, an entertainment unique to the Great Panathenaia. ... Read more

$42.08 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

It's festival time in Athens, and Philocles is looking forward to the holiday. Visitors are coming from across the Hellenic world for eight days of sporting competitions, musical contests and sacred rites to honour Athena, the city's patron goddess. Thousands will flock to the Pnyx to be enthralled by a three-day performance of Homer's Iliad, an entertainment unique to the Great Panathenaia.
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Revenge

by James Patterson, Andrew Holmes ...

Narrated by Gavin Osborn ...

Unabridged

7 hours 29 min

From the world's #1 bestselling author comes a story of revenge as a former SAS soldier is ready to settle into civilian life when he's hired to solve the mysterious death of a daughter, diving into a seedy world that a parent never expects to see their child in.Former SAS soldier David Shelley was part of the most covert operations team in the special forces. Now settling down to civilian life in ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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From the world's #1 bestselling author comes a story of revenge as a former SAS soldier is ready to settle into civilian life when he's hired to solve the mysterious death of a daughter, diving into a seedy world that a parent never expects to see their child in.Former SAS soldier David Shelley was part of the most covert operations team in the special forces. Now settling down to civilian life in
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The Undercover Economist Strikes Back

How to Run-or Ruin-an Economy

by Tim Harford ...

Narrated by Cameron Stewart, Gavin Osborne ...

Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

A provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling The Undercover Economist.Thanks to the worldwide financial upheaval, economics is no longer a topic we can ignore. From politicians to hedge-fund managers to middle-class IRA holders, everyone must pay attention to how and why the global economy works the way it does.Enter ... Read more

$17.50 USD

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A provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling The Undercover Economist.Thanks to the worldwide financial upheaval, economics is no longer a topic we can ignore. From politicians to hedge-fund managers to middle-class IRA holders, everyone must pay attention to how and why the global economy works the way it does.Enter
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Scorpions in Corinth

by JM Alvey ...

Narrated by Gavin Osborn ...

Unabridged

10 hours 43 min

The Persian War is over and wealthy Athenians are looking to expand alliances overseas.Popular playwright Philocles and his actors are hired to take his latest play to Corinth, to promote goodwill between the two cities. But on arrival, their guide and fixer Eumelos drops dead - a victim of poison.Philocles is convinced someone is out to sabotage the play, and to find out who - and why - he must ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The Persian War is over and wealthy Athenians are looking to expand alliances overseas.Popular playwright Philocles and his actors are hired to take his latest play to Corinth, to promote goodwill between the two cities. But on arrival, their guide and fixer Eumelos drops dead - a victim of poison.Philocles is convinced someone is out to sabotage the play, and to find out who - and why - he must
... Read more
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Bootstrap Your Life

How to turn £500 into £350 million

by Oliver Cookson ...

Narrated by Gavin Osborn ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

An inspiring, rags-to-riches guide to achieving success in life and business by the founder of Myprotein®.How did a working-class 23-year-old, who left school with almost no qualifications, launch a business with just a £500 overdraft and turn it into more than £350 million? In Bootstrap Your Life, Oliver Cookson shares how he was able to build Europe's number one online brand using nothing more ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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An inspiring, rags-to-riches guide to achieving success in life and business by the founder of Myprotein®.How did a working-class 23-year-old, who left school with almost no qualifications, launch a business with just a £500 overdraft and turn it into more than £350 million? In Bootstrap Your Life, Oliver Cookson shares how he was able to build Europe's number one online brand using nothing more
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A Brief History of Lager

500 Years of the World's Favourite Beer

by Mark Dredge ...

Narrated by Gavin Osborn ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

In this fascinating book, beer expert Mark Dredge dives into the history of lager, from how it was first brewed to what role was played by German monks and kings in the creation of the drink we know so well today. From the importance of 500-year-old purity laws to a scrupulously researched exploration of modern beer gardens (it's a hard life), Mark has delved deep into the story of the world's ... Read more

$18.99 USD

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In this fascinating book, beer expert Mark Dredge dives into the history of lager, from how it was first brewed to what role was played by German monks and kings in the creation of the drink we know so well today. From the importance of 500-year-old purity laws to a scrupulously researched exploration of modern beer gardens (it's a hard life), Mark has delved deep into the story of the world's
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The Young Alexander

The Making of Alexander the Great

by Alex Rowson ...

Narrated by Gavin Osborn ...

Unabridged

13 hours 1 min

‘Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPHThis is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great – one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have until now been a mystery.Alexander the Great’s story often reads like fiction: son ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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‘Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPHThis is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great – one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have until now been a mystery.Alexander the Great’s story often reads like fiction: son
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Happiness for Humans

by P.Z. Reizin ...

Narrated by Gavin Osborn ...

Unabridged

10 hours 52 min

When Tom and Jen, two lonely people, are brought together by an intriguing email, they have no idea their mysterious benefactor is an artificial intelligence who has decided to play Cupid."You, Tom and Jen, don't know one another-not yet-but I think you should."Jen, an ex-journalist who now works at a London software development company, spends all day talking to "Aiden," an ultra- sophisticated ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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When Tom and Jen, two lonely people, are brought together by an intriguing email, they have no idea their mysterious benefactor is an artificial intelligence who has decided to play Cupid."You, Tom and Jen, don't know one another-not yet-but I think you should."Jen, an ex-journalist who now works at a London software development company, spends all day talking to "Aiden," an ultra- sophisticated
... Read more

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Alun Cochrane's Fun House

by Andy Wolton, Alun Cochrane ...

Narrated by Alun Cochrane, Gavin Osborn ...

Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

Complete Series - Comedian Alun Cochrane has a 25 year mortgage which he can only pay off by being funny. In this series he takes us on a room by room, stand up tour of his house. He has a fridge that beeps at him when he doesn't move quickly enough and a fire alarm he can't reach. His relationship with his house is a complicated one. A hoarder of funny and original observations on everyday life, ... Read more

$12.08 USD

Complete Series - Comedian Alun Cochrane has a 25 year mortgage which he can only pay off by being funny. In this series he takes us on a room by room, stand up tour of his house. He has a fridge that beeps at him when he doesn't move quickly enough and a fire alarm he can't reach. His relationship with his house is a complicated one. A hoarder of funny and original observations on everyday life,
... Read more