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- Narrated by
- Jesse P. Brown
Unabridged
6 hours 29 min
2024
EN
Does the divine exist? What made Jesus extraordinary? How does one practice Christianity in a diverse society? The text is organized around key phrases from the Apostles’ Creed, which serve as a lens to delve into the fundamentals of Christian faith. Incorporating insights from both Christian theology and the perspectives of influential figures spanning from Freud to Simone Weil, the author navigates between conventional and contemporary, liberal and orthodox viewpoints. Throughout, the au...
Conflicts of Colonialism
The Rule of Law, French Soudan, and Faama Mademba Sèye
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- African Studies
2022
EN
Based around the life of Mademba Sèye, an African born in the colonial town of Saint Louis du Sénégal in 1852, who transformed himself with the help of his French patrons from a telegraph clerk into an African king, this book examines Mademba's life and career to reveal how colonialism in French West Africa was articulated differently at different times and how Mademba survived these changes by periodically reinventing himself. Investigating Mademba's alleged abuses of power and crimes tha...
Dead Men Tell No Tales - 60+ Pirate Novels, Treasure-Hunt Tales & Sea Adventure Classics
Epic Pirate Sagas & Treasures of the Golden Age Sea
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- Captain Charles JohnsonHoward PyleRalph D. PaineCharles EllmsCurrey E. HamiltonJohn EsquemelingJ. D. Jerrold KelleyStanley Lane-PooleDaniel DefoeRobert Louis StevensonSir Walter ScottRichard Le GallienneEdgar Allan PoeJack LondonJules VerneCharles Boardman HawesJ. M. BarrieArthur Conan DoyleFrederick MarryatR. M. BallantyneCharles DickensL. Frank BaumJ. Allan DunnRobert E. HowardJames Fenimore CooperAlexandre DumasWilliam Hope HodgsonF. Scott FitzgeraldHarold MacGrathHarry CollingwoodW. H. G. KingstonG. A. HentyJoseph Lewis French
2017
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This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) Blackbeard: Buccaneer (R. D. Paine) Pieces of Eight (Le Gallienne) Gold-Bug (Edgar A. Poe) The Dark Frigate (C. B. Hawes) Hearts of Three (Jack London) Captain Singleton (Defoe) Swords of Red Brotherhood (Howard) Queen of Black Coast (Howard) Afloat and Ashore (James F. Cooper) Pirate Gow (Defoe) The King of Pirates (Defoe) Barbarossa—Kin...
Trafficking in Slavery’s Wake
Law and the Experience of Women and Children in Africa
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- New African Histories
2012
EN
Women and children have been bartered, pawned, bought, and sold within and beyond Africa for longer than records have existed. This important collection examines the ways trafficking in women and children has changed from the aftermath of the “end of slavery” in Africa from the late nineteenth century to the present.The formal abolition of the slave trade and slavery did not end the demand for servile women and children. Contemporary forms of human trafficking are deeply interwoven...
2016
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What does it take to lead and manage your company’s tech?Becoming an effective IT leader and manager presents a host of challenges-from anticipating emerging technologies, to managing relationships with senior executives, vendors, and employees, to communicating with the board. A good IT leader must also be a strong business leader.This book-now thoroughly updated with a new preface by the authors and current tech details and terminology-invites you to acco...
2012
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Iran: The Nuclear Challenge maps the objectives, tools, and strategies for dealing with one of the most vexing issues facing the United States and global community today. The book brings together leading expertsCFRs Elliott Abrams, Robert D. Blackwill, Robert M. Danin, Richard A. Falkenrath, Matthew Kroenig, Meghan L. OSullivan, and Ray Takeyhon the issues and contingencies surrounding Irans nuclear program, including sanctions, negotiations, U.S. and Israeli military options, regime change, ...
Marriage by Force?
Contestation over Consent and Coercion in Africa
2016
EN
With forced marriage, as with so many human rights issues, the sensationalized hides the mundane, and oversimplified popular discourses miss the range of experiences. In sub-Saharan Africa, the relationship between coercion and consent in marriage is a complex one that has changed over time and place, rendering impossible any single interpretation or explanation.The legal experts, anthropologists, historians, and development workers contributing to Marriage by Force? focus...
Harder Than I Thought
Adventures of a Twenty-First Century Leader
2012
EN
Meet Jim Barton, new CEO of Santa Monica Aerospace. Jim's job won't be easy: the company's hemorrhaging cash, struggling to regain investors' trust after an accounting scandal, and striving to transform its military and manufacturing culture to become a global aerospace integrator.Jim isn't real: Harder Than I Thought is a novel. But his story--developed in consultation with seasoned, actual CEOs--contains crucial lessons for all chief executives. Walk in Jim's shoes to engage in c...
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- Jack LondonGolden Deer ClassicsA.M. ChisholmA.M. WilliamsonAchmed AbdullahArthur TrainBuck ConnorCharles BeadleCharles E. Van LoanE.NesbitEdward S. EllisF. Hopkinson SmithForrest CrisseyFrank L. PackardG.B. LancasterH. BedfordH.C. BaileyHamlin GarlandHapsburg LiebeJ. Allan DunnJames B. ConnollyJosephine Daskam BaconMarie ManningMax BrandMorley RobertsRalph D. PaineRaymond S. SpearsRichard Harding DavisRobert Ervin HowardRobert Welles RitchieRupert HughesStacy AumonierStewart Edward WhiteW.W. Jacobs
2019
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Contents: A.M. CHISHOLM A Thousand a Plate A.M. WILLIAMSON The Eccentricity of Fleetwood ACHMED ABDULLAH The Home-Coming ARTHUR TRAIN The Escape of Wilkins ARTHUR TRAIN The Governor-General's Trunk BUCK CONNOR Get Your Man CHARLES BEADLE John O'Damn CHARLES E. VAN LOAN Water Stuff E.NESBIT The Dwellers EDWARD S. ELLIS A Battle in the Air EDWARD S. ELLIS An Unpleasant Companion EDWARD S. ELLIS Lost in a Blizzard EDWARD S. ELLIS Lost in the South Sea F. HOPKINSON SMITH Captain Joe FORREST CR...
Primate Societies
With 46 Contributors
2008
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Primate Societies is a synthesis of the most currentinformation on primate socioecology and its theoretical andempirical significance, spanning the disciplines of behavioralbiology, ecology, anthropology, and psychology. It is a very richsource of ideas about other taxa."A superb synthesis of knowledge about the social lives ofnon-human primates."—Alan Dixson, Nature
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- Serono Symposia USA
2012
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It is a genuine honor and a privilege of distinction to provide the foreword for the proceedings that follow. This marvelous symposium reflects the unique qualities of its two principal sponsors. Whenever the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center is involved in matters of science, we see a consistent record of exceptional quality in both the work is unequaled and the people who do it. Likewise, Serono Symposia, USA in assuring a world-class speakers' forum, utterly without taint of comme...
Everyday Kindness
A collection of uplifting tales to brighten your day
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- Adam HamdyAlex SmithAlison StockhamAnne O’LearyBarbara CopperthwaiteC.L. TaylorCaroline MitchellCasey KelleherChris McDonaldClaire SheehyClare FlynnDarren O'SullivanDavid LeadbeaterDebbie YoungDeborah CarrEmma RobinsonGraham BrackHannah LynnHeather MartinHolly MartinIan SainsburyImogen ClarkJ.J. MarshJames GilbertJane CorryJD KirkJean GillJudith O'ReillyKelly ClaytonKim NashLeah MercerLiz FenwickLJ RossLouise BeechLouise JensenLouise MumfordMalcolm HollingdrakeMarcia WoolfMarcie SteeleMark StayNatasha BacheNick JacksonNick QuantrillNicky BlackPatricia GibneyRachel SargeantRob ParkerRob ScraggS.E. LynesShelley DaySophie HannahVarious AuthorsVictoria ConnellyVictoria CookeWill Dean
Unabridged
18 hours 50 min
2022
EN
Everyday Kindness is a charity anthology of short, fictional stories of kindness, edited by LJ Ross. These uplifting tales of hope and of small, everyday kindnesses are intended to support wider, positive mental health goals and foster wellbeing through the act of reading tales of goodwill inspired by others. Featuring authors across the spectrum of literature, some international bestsellers and award-winning writers amongst them, this is a unique collection of words.Proceeds from ...











