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by Rhonda Byrne narrated by Various Narrators
ISBN: 978 1 4074 8251 4 Reference: DIR2025
Duration: 4h 30m (approx.) on 4 CDs
Once known only by an elite who were unwilling to share their knowledge of the power, 'the secret' of obtaining anything you desire is now revealed by prominent physicists, authors and philosophers as being based in the universal Law of Attraction. And the good news is that anyone can access its power to bring themselves... Read More »
by Virginia Nicholson narrated by Maggie Mash
ISBN: 978 1 4074 2280 0 Reference: RTL1122
Duration: 14h 15m (approx.) on 12 CDs
The First World War deprived Britain of three-quarters of a million soldiers, with as many more incapacitated. In 1919 a generation of women who unquestioningly believed marriage to be their birthright discovered that there were, quite simply, not enough men to go round. The press ran alarming stories about the 'Problem... Read More »
by Jonathan Fenby narrated by James Goode
ISBN: 978 1 4074 2239 8 Reference: DIR2074
Duration: 7h 45m (approx.) on 7 CDs
A fortnight after the evacuation at Dunkirk some 150,000 British troops were still stuck in France. As the German advance thundered west these Allied soldiers and airmen were faced with a mad dash to the coast in the hope that a troop-ship awaited them there. One such vessel was the Lancastria, a 16,000-ton liner pressed... Read More »
by Simon Winchester narrated by the author
ISBN: 978 1 4074 7303 1 Reference: DIR1569
Duration: 6h 30m (approx.) on 7 CDs
The Murder, Mystery, and Madness of the OED The compiling of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental task. It took 50 years, even with the help of numerous contributors. Among the most prolific was William Chester Minor, who sent editor James Murray, thousands of extracts. On many occasions, Murray invited this... Read More »
by Michael White narrated by Gordon Griffin
ISBN: 978 1 4074 8154 8 Reference: DIR1979
Duration: 8h 15m (approx.) on 7 CDs
Renowned biographer Michael White looks back over the little-known life of this most respected of writers. In revealing detail, he describes Tolkien's early childhood in South Africa, the tragic early death of his parents, and his close relationship with his younger brother as they struggled to find their way in a world... Read More »
by Donald MacIntosh narrated by Samuel Gillies
ISBN: 978 1 4074 6476 3 Reference: DIR1249
Duration: 8h (approx.) on 7 CDs
Having studied forestry in his native Argyll, Donald MacIntosh set off on what was to be a 30 year journey as a tree prospector and surveyor in the rainforests of West Africa. In Travels In The White Man's Grave he recounts his often hilarious encounters with the peoples and wildlife of this still largely misunderstood part... Read More »
by Michael Farquhar narrated by Johnny Heller
ISBN: 978 1 4074 7590 5 Reference: DIR1633
Duration: 8h 30m (approx.) on 8 CDs
We may say that honesty is the best policy, but history suggests otherwise. In this infinitely citable book, the author recounts some of the greatest deceptions of all time. With what forged document did the Vatican lay claim to much of Europe? Why do millions still believe the vague doggerel Nostradamus passed off as... Read More »
by Michael Farquhar narrated by Johnny Heller
ISBN: 978 1 4074 6483 1 Reference: DIR1256
Duration: 7h 45m (approx.) on 7 CDs
The shocking true stories of history's wickedest, weirdest, most wanton kings, queens, tsars, popes and emperors. From the debauchery of Tiberius to the sloth of George IV, Michael Farquhar takes listeners on a roller-coaster journey through the history of monarchs and despots and graphically illustrates the maxim that... Read More »
by Bart D Ehrman narrated by the author
ISBN: 978 1 4074 7808 1 Reference: DIR1729
Duration: 7h (approx.) on 6 CDs
A staggeringly popular work of fiction, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has sold in its millions. But this fast-paced mystery is unusual in that the author states up front that the historical information in the book is all factually accurate. But is this claim true? As historian Bart D Ehrman shows in this informative and... Read More »
by Marian Keyes narrated by the author
ISBN: 978 1 4074 2126 1 Reference: RTL1055
Duration: 6h 30m (approx.) on 6 CDs
High heels, movie deals, wagon wheels, shoes, reviews, having the blues, builders, babies, families and other calamities... Many think that Marian leads a glitzy life of limos, television, and showbiz parties - but she would argue that she spends the majority of her life writing alone, wearing her PJs, and eating bananas... Read More »