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The Proof is in the Plants
How science shows a plant-based diet could save your life (and the planet)
- Narrated by
- Simon Hill
Unabridged
10 hours 50 min
2021
EN
Our health is in crisis and so is our climate.What if there was a way of eating that may help us live healthier for longer and protect the future of our planet, too?The good news is that evidence now shows a plant-based diet may offer us exactly that - and straight-talking nutritionist Simon Hill has done the hard work translating the science into actionable advice for everyday life.Before transitioning to a plant-based diet Simon held many of the common misconcepti...
Learn ABC
My Alphabet
- Narrated by
- Simon Hill
Unabridged
4 min
2020
EN
Learn the alphabet with pretty illustrations of your favorite animals, food, and more!This book will introduce your preschooler or toddler to the ABCs in a fun and playful way that will leave a lasting impression.
Queer Cambridge
An Alternative History
2025
EN
Queer Cambridge recounts the untold story of a gay community living, for many decades, at the very heart of the British Establishment. Making effective use of chiefly forgotten archival sources – including personal diaries and letters – the author reveals a network that was in equal parts tolerant and acerbic, and within which the queer Fellows of Cambridge University explored bold new forms of camaraderie and relationship. Goldhill examines too the huge influence that these individuals ha...
2012
EN
Written by one of the best-known interpreters of classical literature today, Sophocles and the Language of Tragedy presents a revolutionary take on the work of this great classical playwright and on how our understanding of tragedy has been shaped by our literary past. Simon Goldhill sheds new light on Sophocles' distinctive brilliance as a dramatist, illuminating such aspects of his work as his manipulation of irony, his construction of dialogue, and his deployment of the actors ...
Stimulating Story Writing!
Inspiring children aged 7-11
2015
EN
Accessible
Stimulating Story Writing! Inspiring Children aged 7-11 offers innovative and exciting ways to inspire children to want to create stories and develop their story writing skills. This practical guide offers comprehensive and informed support for professionals to effectively engage ‘child authors’ in stimulating story writing activity.Packed full of story ideas, resource suggestions and practical activities, the book explores various ways professionals can help children to d...
2011
EN
Managing the behaviour of young children can be a real challenge, this book provides you with 100 tried and tested ideas for the long, medium and short term. It shows how to select and adopt the right approach, how to analyze, reflect on and modify practice to ensure consistency and fairness and that positive behaviour develops.Each of the 100 ideas focuses on a single strategy, and looks at:- structures and systems;- using fun, child-orientated resources;- ...
The Buried Life of Things
How Objects Made History in Nineteenth-Century Britain
2014
EN
Simon Goldhill offers a fresh and exciting perspective on how the Victorians used material culture to express their sense of the past in an age of progress, especially the biblical past and the past of classical antiquity. From Pompeian skulls on a writer's desk, to religious paraphernalia in churches, new photographic images of the Holy Land and the remaking of the cityscape of Jerusalem and Britain, Goldhill explores the remarkable way in which the nineteenth century's sense of history w...
Unabridged
1 hour 12 min
2019
EN
The Lion Kingdom is in danger! Afas, King of the Lions sends his first born cub Samar and his childhood confidante and trusted sidekick, Tusha into space to save the kingdom. As the duo heads into the great beyond they are confronted by the evil tigress Inala and her mischievous sidekick cockatoo Bindi who posses an ancient power capable of destroying the entire Lion Kingdom. Only Samar and Tusha can stop Inala and save their home.
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- Cambridge Companions to Literature
2024
EN
Lucian is one of the most prolific and wide-ranging writers from antiquity and one of the most influential and controversial. His work is deeply embedded in the cultural and religious politics of the Greek world in the Roman Empire, but also played an important role in later periods, particularly during the Renaissance, and was considered a crucial example of the inherited wisdom of classical antiquity. Lucian's prose is limpid and elegant as well as sharply funny and full of great stories...
Creative Practice in Higher Education
Engaging Adult Learners through Theory and Pedagogy
2024
EN
Accessible
This must-read book considers the ways in which creativity can inspire new ideas, invigorate teaching in the adult learning space, and motivate professionals and learners alike. Written by a diverse group of international collaborators, this book empowers readers to embrace creative practices that are considered innovative, engaging, and impactful for adult learners at different levels.Drawing from a range of theoretical perspectives, contemporary research, and the lived experience...
A House in Wayward Canyon
A Retro Sci-Fi Audio Drama
Unabridged
46 min
2019
EN
A young married couple and their real estate agent head off to Wayward Canyon for a house-viewing and quickly find themselves confronted by mysteries they may not be able to escape. Filled with original music and sound effects, A House in Wayward Canyon takes the audio play to production heights rarely heard in this or any other time. Prepare yourself for a rich, full, and completely satisfying listening experience.
Classical Philology and Theology
Entanglement, Disavowal, and the Godlike Scholar
2020
EN
Modern disciplinary silos tend to separate the fields of classical philology and theology. This collection of essays, however, explores for the first time the deep and significant interactions between them. It demonstrates how from antiquity to the present they have marched hand in hand, informing each other with method, views of the past and structures of argument. The volume rewrites the history of discipline formation, and reveals how close the seminar is to the seminary.











