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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance®

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An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle tripAcclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a breath-taking meditation on how to live better, it tells ... Read more

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Series Audiobook 2 - The Carly Cooper Series
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10 hours 35 min

The second book from the No1, million copy bestseller Shari Low's fabulous series that will make you laugh and cry...What if happy-ever-after doesn't last forever?Twenty years ago, Carly Cooper went on an epic quest to track down all the men she’d ever loved and lost in the hope that one of them was her Mr Right.Now, two decades and two teenage sons later, she thinks she might have got it all ... Read more

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Clanlands

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10 hours 22 min

Winner of the Audie Award 2022 for Best History/Biography Audiobook. Earphones Award Winner 2021.A road trip book with a difference. Stars of Outlander - Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish - explore Scotland, a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare.Narrated by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish, with a foreword written and read by Diana Gabaldon.From their faithful camper van to ... Read more

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James Cook

The story behind the man who mapped the world

by Peter FitzSimons ...

Narrated by Michael Carman ...

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21 hours 23 min

The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated.But who was the real James Cook?This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, scientist, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were ... Read more

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Erebus: The Story of a Ship

by Michael Palin ...

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Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Erebus, written and read by Michael Palin.N**_______________**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIn the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time.On the first, she ventured further south than any human had ever been. On the second, she va... ... Read more

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A Walk In The Woods

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by Bill Bryson ...

Narrated by Bill Bryson ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Bryson
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5 hours 58 min

The Appalachian Trail covers 14 states, and over 2,000 miles. It stretches along the East Coast of the United States, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south. It is famous for being the longest continuous footpath in the world. (Compare this with the Pennine Way, which is a mere 250 miles long.) It snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in America, as well as ... Read more

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Underland

A Deep Time Journey

by Robert Macfarlane ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Shortlisted for the Best Nonfiction Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2019WINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020'You'd be crazy not to read this book' The Sunday TimesA Guardian Best Book of the 21st C... ... Read more

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How to Survive Family Holidays

The hilarious memoir from the stars of Travels with my Father

by Jack Whitehall, Michael Whitehall, Hilary Whitehall ...

Narrated by Jack Whitehall, Michael Whitehall, Hilary Whitehall ...

Series Audiobook 65 - Karen Pirie
Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

Read by Jack, Michael and Hilary Whitehall, this audiobook includes exclusive material not available in the book, plus a hilarious blooper reel at the end.One part Lonely Planet, one part tell-all family memoir, this is the definitive and hilarious guide on how to survive your family holiday, by Jack Whitehall, with a little bit of help from Michael and Hilary Whitehall.No one family has more ... Read more

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Notes From A Small Island

Journey Through Britain

by Bill Bryson ...

Narrated by Bill Bryson ...

Series Audiobook 9 - Bryson
Abridged

5 hours 39 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse ... Read more

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Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

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The Clanlands Almanac

Seasonal Stories from Scotland

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Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

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From Here to Eternity

Travelling the World to Find the Good Death

by Caitlin Doughty ...

Narrated by Caitlin Doughty ...

Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

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The Old Ways

A Journey on Foot

by Robert Macfarlane ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZEThe original bestseller from the beloved author of UNDERLAND, LANDMARKS and THE LOST WORDS - Robert Macfarlane travels Britain's ancient paths and discovers the secrets of our beautiful, underappreciated landscape'The Old Ways confirms Macfarlane's reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about ... Read more

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Step By Step

The perfect gift for the adventurer in your life

by Simon Reeve ...

Narrated by Simon Reeve ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

The inspiring memoir from TV traveller Simon Reeve's life of amazing adventures in over 120 countries and the most remote and extreme corners of the planet.TV documentary maker Simon Reeve has dodged bullets on frontlines, hunted with the Bushmen of the Kalahari, dived with manta rays, seals and sharks, survived malaria, walked through minefields, tracked lions on foot, been taught to fish by the ... Read more

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Abroad in Japan

by Chris Broad ...

Narrated by Chris Broad ...

Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

Brought to you by Penguin.When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history?Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that comes with it. ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history?Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that comes with it.
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Neither Here, Nor There

Travels in Europe

by Bill Bryson ...

Narrated by Bill Bryson ...

Series Audiobook 11 - Bryson
Abridged

5 hours 38 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Bill Bryson's first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funniest books in years. In Neither here Nor there he brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hamemrfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to istanbul on the cusp of Asia. Fluent ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Bill Bryson's first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funniest books in years. In Neither here Nor there he brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hamemrfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to istanbul on the cusp of Asia. Fluent
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Between Two Kingdoms

What almost dying taught me about living

by Suleika Jaouad ...

Narrated by Suleika Jaouad ...

Unabridged

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Brought to you by Penguin.We all face moments that bring us to our knees: heartbreak, trauma, illness. When things don't go to plan this is the book to reach for - an inspirational memoir about what the struggle to survive teaches us about how to live.At just twenty-two, on the cusp of adult life, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with leukemia and given a 35 per cent chance of survival. For the next ... Read more

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K2

Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain

by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

12 hours 39 min

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the bestselling authors of No Shortcuts to the TopAt 28,251 feet, the world's second-tallest mountain, K2 thrusts skyward out of the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. Climbers regard it as the ultimate achievement in mountaineering, with good reason. Four times as ... Read more

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The Penguin Lessons

by Tom Michell ...

Narrated by Bill Nighy ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING STEVE COOGAN AND JONATHAN PRYCE**THIS IS THE TRUE STORY OF THE UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A FLIGHTLESS BIRD AND A TEACHER OUT OF HIS DEPTH . . .Tom Michell is in his roaring twenties: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure. He has a plane ticket to South America, a teaching position in a prestigious Argentine boarding school, and endless ... Read more

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Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come

An Introvert’s Year of Living Dangerously

by Jessica Pan ...

Narrated by Jessica Pan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come written by Jessica Pan.What would happen if a shy introvert lived like a gregarious extrovert for one year? If she knowingly and willingly put herself in perilous social situations that she’d normally avoid at all costs? Jessica Pan is going to find out.When she found herself jobless and friendless, sitting in the ... Read more

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Great-Uncle Harry

A Tale of War and Empire

by Michael Palin ...

Narrated by Michael Palin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Some years ago a stash of family records was handed down to Michael Palin, among which were photos of an enigmatic young man in army uniform, as well as photos of the same young man as a teenager looking uncomfortable at family gatherings. This, Michael learnt, was his Great-Uncle Harry, born in 1884, died in 1916. He had previously had no idea that he had a Great-Uncle ... Read more

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Round Ireland With A Fridge

by Tony Hawks ...

Narrated by Tony Hawks ...

Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

Whilst in Ireland for an International Song Competition, Tony Hawks was amazed to see a hitch-hiker, trying to thumb a lift, but with a fridge. This seemed amazingly optimistic - his Irish friends, however thought nothing of it at all. 'I had clearly arrived in a country', writes Tony, 'where the qualifications for 'eccentric' involved a great deal more than that to which I had become used'. Two ... Read more

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Whilst in Ireland for an International Song Competition, Tony Hawks was amazed to see a hitch-hiker, trying to thumb a lift, but with a fridge. This seemed amazingly optimistic - his Irish friends, however thought nothing of it at all. 'I had clearly arrived in a country', writes Tony, 'where the qualifications for 'eccentric' involved a great deal more than that to which I had become used'. Two
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Jupiter’s Travels

by Ted Simon, Rupert Degas ...

Narrated by Rupert Degas ...

Unabridged

16 hours 51 min

On 6 October 1973 Ted Simon knew there was no going back. He loaded up his 500cc Triumph Tiger in the pouring rain and said goodbye to London. Over four years he rode 64,000 miles round the world. Breakdowns, revolutions, war, a spell in prison, and a Californian commune were all part of his experience, which was coloured variously by utter despair and unimaginable joy. He was treated as a spy, a ... Read more

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On 6 October 1973 Ted Simon knew there was no going back. He loaded up his 500cc Triumph Tiger in the pouring rain and said goodbye to London. Over four years he rode 64,000 miles round the world. Breakdowns, revolutions, war, a spell in prison, and a Californian commune were all part of his experience, which was coloured variously by utter despair and unimaginable joy. He was treated as a spy, a
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No Shortcuts to the Top

Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks

by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts ...

Narrated by Stephen Hoye ...

Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

THIS GRIPPING AND TRIUMPHANT MEMOIR FOLLOWS A LIVING LEGEND OF EXTREME MOUNTAINEERING AS HE MAKES HIS ASSAULT ON HISTORY, ONE 8,000-METER SUMMIT AT A TIME.For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to ... Read more

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