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More-than-Human Aging

Animals, Robots, and Care in Later Life

de Cristina Douglas, Cristina Douglas, Andrew Whitehouse, Andrew Whitehouse, Susan McHugh, Vanessa Ashall, Katie Brittain, Ardra Cole, Cathrine Degnen, Carrie Friese0, Ruud Hendriks1, Larissa Hjorth2, Samantha Hurn3, Ike Kamphof4, Joanna Elizabeth Latimer5, Daniel López Gómez6, Susan MacLeod7, Ingrid Richardson8, Nete Schwennesen9, Lesley Sharp0 ...

Series series Global Perspectives on Aging
What does later life look like when it is lived in the companionship of other species? Similarly, how do other species age (or not) with humans, and what sort of (a)symmetries, if any, are brought to light around how we understand and think about aging? So far, aging has been investigated in the social sciences in purely human terms. This is the first collection of original work that considers ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

What does later life look like when it is lived in the companionship of other species? Similarly, how do other species age (or not) with humans, and what sort of (a)symmetries, if any, are brought to light around how we understand and think about aging? So far, aging has been investigated in the social sciences in purely human terms. This is the first collection of original work that considers
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Bad Tourists

A Novel

de Caro Carver ...

Narrado por Lesley Sharp ...

Completo

9 hora 40 minutos

Three tight-knit friends embark on an extravagant divorce trip to the Maldives where they can unwind and celebrate a new chapter in midlife—until they realize the resort of their dreams is harboring a killer.Best friends Darcy, Camilla, and Kate escape for a post-divorce retreat in the Maldives, the perfect place to relax, reset, and embrace a fresh start in life. Darcy is learning how to be a ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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Three tight-knit friends embark on an extravagant divorce trip to the Maldives where they can unwind and celebrate a new chapter in midlife—until they realize the resort of their dreams is harboring a killer.Best friends Darcy, Camilla, and Kate escape for a post-divorce retreat in the Maldives, the perfect place to relax, reset, and embrace a fresh start in life. Darcy is learning how to be a
... Leer más

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Bodies, Commodities, and Biotechnologies

Death, Mourning, and Scientific Desire in the Realm of Human Organ Transfer

de Lesley Sharp ...

Series series Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures
In the United States today, the human body defines a lucrative site of reusable parts, ranging from whole organs to minuscule and even microscopic tissues. Although the medical practices that enable the transfer of parts from one body to another most certainly relieve suffering and extend lives, they have also irrevocably altered perceptions of the cultural values assigned to the body.Organ ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

In the United States today, the human body defines a lucrative site of reusable parts, ranging from whole organs to minuscule and even microscopic tissues. Although the medical practices that enable the transfer of parts from one body to another most certainly relieve suffering and extend lives, they have also irrevocably altered perceptions of the cultural values assigned to the body.Organ
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It Could Have Been Her

A Novel

de Lisa Jewell ...

Narrado por James Norton, Lesley Sharp, Joanna David, Emilia Fox, Freddie Fox, Tim McInnerny, Harriet Fisher, Ella Rae Smith, Elsa Lepecki Bean ...

Completo

10 hora 45 minutos

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell, two women's lives converge in a house containing devastating secrets that refuse to stay buried in this "deliciously dark, devilishly addictive" (Alice Feeney, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife) novel.Jane Trevally is walking her dogs on her country estate when a small w... ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell, two women's lives converge in a house containing devastating secrets that refuse to stay buried in this "deliciously dark, devilishly addictive" (Alice Feeney, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife) novel.Jane Trevally is walking her dogs on her country estate when a small w...
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The Complete Earthsea Series & The Left Hand of Darkness

3 BBC Radio full cast dramatisations

de Ursula.K.Le Guin ...

Narrado por Full Cast, Toby Jones, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Lesley Sharp, Noma Dumezweni, Robert Glenister, James McArdle, Sam Dale, Adjoa Andoh ...

Completo

7 hora 50 minutos

The dazzling BBC Radio adaptations of Ursula K. Le Guin's famous fantasy saga and her ground-breaking science fiction masterpiece - plus bonus materialUrsula K. Le Guin was one of the most revered and influential writers of the 20th Century. Her 'Earthsea' books have sold millions of copies and been translated into numerous languages, while her trailblazing novel The Left Hand of Darkness was a ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

The dazzling BBC Radio adaptations of Ursula K. Le Guin's famous fantasy saga and her ground-breaking science fiction masterpiece - plus bonus materialUrsula K. Le Guin was one of the most revered and influential writers of the 20th Century. Her 'Earthsea' books have sold millions of copies and been translated into numerous languages, while her trailblazing novel The Left Hand of Darkness was a
... Leer más
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Chambers: The Complete Series 1-3

A BBC Radio 4 legal comedy drama

de Clive Coleman ...

Narrado por Alex Lowe, David Harewood, Full Cast, James Fleet, John Bird, Lesley Sharp, Rebecca Front, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sarah Lancashire, Sue Johnston ...

Completo

6 hora 39 minutos

All fourteen episodes of the legal sitcom about a group of barristers who never let justice get in the way of making moneyJohn Fuller-Carp, the Machiavellian head of chambers at Forecourt Buildings, is determined to become a QC and will perform almost any moral contortion to achieve his goal.When left-wing Ruth Quirke, rumoured to be a High Court judge's daughter, applies to join his chambers, ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

All fourteen episodes of the legal sitcom about a group of barristers who never let justice get in the way of making moneyJohn Fuller-Carp, the Machiavellian head of chambers at Forecourt Buildings, is determined to become a QC and will perform almost any moral contortion to achieve his goal.When left-wing Ruth Quirke, rumoured to be a High Court judge's daughter, applies to join his chambers,
... Leer más
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Friday Nights

de Joanna Trollope ...

Narrado por Lesley Sharp ...

Abreviado

6 hora 11 minutos

Friday nights, the best night of the week, the night they all looked forward to more than they cared to admit - talking, drinking, laughing and crying together.They were six female friends, different in age and circumstances, but with one common need: the warmth and support of their Friday nights. It was a time to share secrets and fears, triumphs and tragedies and, above all, to feel safe in the ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

Friday nights, the best night of the week, the night they all looked forward to more than they cared to admit - talking, drinking, laughing and crying together.They were six female friends, different in age and circumstances, but with one common need: the warmth and support of their Friday nights. It was a time to share secrets and fears, triumphs and tragedies and, above all, to feel safe in the
... Leer más
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The Million Pound Radio Show: The Complete Series 1-5

A BBC Radio 4 Sketch Comedy

de Andy Hamilton, Nick Revell ...

Narrado por Andy Hamilton, Nick Revell, Lesley Sharp, Morwenna Banks, Harry Enfield, Jasper Jacob, Felicity Montagu, Penelope Nice ...

Completo

16 hora 48 minutos

Vintage sharp-edged comedy from Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell – including the famous pirate sketchExpensive, expansive, fun-filled and frantic, cult classic The Million Pound Radio Show ran for 11 years between 1985 and 1992, and won the 1991 British Comedy Award for Best Radio Comedy. Included here are all five series and six Specials, featuring a feast of quick-fire gags, stinging satire, comic ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Vintage sharp-edged comedy from Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell – including the famous pirate sketchExpensive, expansive, fun-filled and frantic, cult classic The Million Pound Radio Show ran for 11 years between 1985 and 1992, and won the 1991 British Comedy Award for Best Radio Comedy. Included here are all five series and six Specials, featuring a feast of quick-fire gags, stinging satire, comic
... Leer más
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The Oresteia

Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Furies

de Aeschylus ...

Narrado por Lesley Sharp, Hugo Speer, Will Howard, Joanne Froggatt, Full Cast, Niamh Cusack ...

Completo

4 hora 30 minutos

The classic trilogy about murder, revenge and justice, as heard on BBC Radio 3 – plus a bonus documentary exploring Aeschylus's seminal Greek tragedyA chilling tale of homecoming, violent death and bloody vengeance, The Oresteia dates back to the 5th Century BC, but its themes still resonate today. At once a family saga, morality tale and courtroom drama, it recounts how two generations of the ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

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The classic trilogy about murder, revenge and justice, as heard on BBC Radio 3 – plus a bonus documentary exploring Aeschylus's seminal Greek tragedyA chilling tale of homecoming, violent death and bloody vengeance, The Oresteia dates back to the 5th Century BC, but its themes still resonate today. At once a family saga, morality tale and courtroom drama, it recounts how two generations of the
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBooks
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The Bronte BBC Radio Drama Collection

Seven full-cast dramatisations

de Anne Bronte, Rachel Joyce, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brönte ...

Narrado por Anna Maxwell-Martin, Ella Kendrick, Emma Fielding, Full Cast, Jemima Rooper, Juliet Aubrey, Lesley Sharp, Tom Burke ...

Completo

15 hora 40 minutos

The complete canon of the Brontë sisters' classic novels, dramatised by bestselling author Rachel JoyceJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëOrphan Jane falls in love with the enigmatic Rochester, but he is concealing a dark secret.Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOn the bleak Yorkshire moors, Heathcliff and Cathy’s elemental passion runs wild – but t... ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

The complete canon of the Brontë sisters' classic novels, dramatised by bestselling author Rachel JoyceJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëOrphan Jane falls in love with the enigmatic Rochester, but he is concealing a dark secret.Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOn the bleak Yorkshire moors, Heathcliff and Cathy’s elemental passion runs wild – but t...
... Leer más
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Have Your Cake

A delicious BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama

de Nicola Baldwin, Amanda Whittington ...

Narrado por Lesley Sharp, Neil Dudgeon, Sheila Hancock, Louise Brealey, Tamsin Greig, Nisha Nayar, Full Cast ...

Completo

4 hora 22 minutos

A delicious culinary drama about a cake-making club and their very special creationsEvery year, Tess and Maggie meet up to try a different activity, something they've never done together before. This year, it's baking, and for a few hours each Friday afternoon, they put the rest of their lives on hold to make cakes. And not just ordinary cakes, but spectacular, unique and glorious gateaux, to ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

A delicious culinary drama about a cake-making club and their very special creationsEvery year, Tess and Maggie meet up to try a different activity, something they've never done together before. This year, it's baking, and for a few hours each Friday afternoon, they put the rest of their lives on hold to make cakes. And not just ordinary cakes, but spectacular, unique and glorious gateaux, to
... Leer más
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The Sunrise Sisterhood

The perfect uplifting and joyful book from the Sunday Times bestselling storyteller

de Cathy Bramley ...

Narrado por Lesley Sharp ...

Completo

11 hora 21 minutos

'This was pure joy to read and left me feeling warm inside!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book pulled at my heart strings and broke me in places and then slowly pieced me back together again' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh my!!!!!! Cathy Bramley has done it again, a fantastic read and I could not stop reading it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book - I absolutely adored it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Three generations of women, and the summer that saved them.The holidays are ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

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'This was pure joy to read and left me feeling warm inside!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book pulled at my heart strings and broke me in places and then slowly pieced me back together again' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh my!!!!!! Cathy Bramley has done it again, a fantastic read and I could not stop reading it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book - I absolutely adored it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Three generations of women, and the summer that saved them.The holidays are
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook