Simon Joness graphic history of underground warfare during the Great War uses personal reminiscences to convey the danger and suspense of this unconventional form of conflict. He describes how the underground soldiers of the opposing armies engaged in a ruthless fight for supremacy, covers the tunneling methods they employed, and shows the increasingly lethal tactics they developed during the war in which military mining reached its apotheosis. He concentrates on the struggle for ascendanc...

Winner, Lambda Literary Award in LGBTQ AnthologyWinner, Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction, Publishing Triangle AwardsA Ms. magazine, Refinery29, and Lambda Literary Most Anticipated Read of 2021A groundbreaking collection tracing the history of intellectual thought by Black Lesbian writers, in the tradition of The New Press's perennial seller Words of FireAfrican Americ...

What Ho! Audie and AudioFile Golden Voice award winning narrator Simon Jones revives the classic pairing of Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves in this dazzling new recording of Right Ho, Jeeves. Straight from his role in the eagerly anticipated Downton Abbey movie, Simon Jones brings the charming, wacky world of everyone’s favorite bumbling aristocrat, Bertie Wooster, and his brilliant, long-suffering manservant Jeeves to sparkling new life.Right Ho, Jeeves, first published in 193...

Over 40 hours of pure joy from 3 narrators at the top of their game!The Murder of Roger Ackroyd read by Simon Jones
The Man in the Brown Suit read by Alison LarkinThe Secret Adversary read by Alison LarkinThe Mysterious Affair at Styles read by James WarwickThe Murder on the Links read by James WarwickThis outstanding collection includes award-winning narrator Alison Larkin’s fascinating, lively interviews with Golden Voice narrator Simon Jones, (star o...

Think about our buildings for a moment. They had one important job. It was an evolutionary bargain with our environment: we build structures to protect us from the elements and keep predators out.Objectively, however, we are failing. Somewhere along the way, we forgot the mammal inside the box. We became obsessed with the box itself, how energy, efficient it is, how airtight we can make it, and how cheaply we can stack it. In doing so, we broke the bargain. Instead of keeping dange...

A gripping military thriller about war, fatherhood, and the cost of survivalBy Simon JonesSome battles never end.Some consequences can't be escaped.Repercussions is a powerful and emotionally charged military thriller that explores the lasting impact of war and the impossible choices faced by those left behind.Peter Laing is a former British soldier who has spent years trying to bury a violent incident from the Gulf War. He has built a quiet life, fa...

This absorbing illustrated study reveals the evolving tactics and techniques used by all sides in the underground war during 1914–18.Covering the Western Front but also the Gallipoli and Italian theatres, this study explores three aspects of World War I below ground: military mining, attack tunnels and dugouts. In 1914–17, the underground war was a product of static trench warfare, essential to survive it and part of both sides' attempts to overcome it. In 1917–18 ...

Gilded Age TV star and Golden Voice narrator Simon Jones narrates this gripping Agatha Christie classic with authenticity and style.Roger Ackroyd already knows more than is good for him about the woman he’s in love with, who has tragically taken her own life.Then a letter arrives. As he is reading it, Roger Ackroyd is stabbed to death.Earphones Award Winner"..Jones delivers Agatha Christie's classic locked-room mystery to perfection...Jones's interpretation ...

"What Ho! Audie and AudioFile Golden Voice award winning narrator Simon Jones revives the classic pairing of Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves in this dazzling new recording of Right Ho, Jeeves. Straight from his role in the eagerly anticipated Downton Abbey movie, Simon Jones brings the charming, wacky world of everyone's favorite bumbling aristocrat, Bertie Wooster, and his brilliant, long-suffering manservant Jeeves to sparkling new life. Right Ho, Jeeves, first published in 1934, fea...

The meanings and causes of hearing voices that others cannot hear (auditory verbal hallucinations, in psychiatric parlance) have been debated for thousands of years. Voice-hearing has been both revered and condemned, understood as a symptom of disease as well as a source of otherworldly communication. Those hearing voices have been viewed as mystics, potential psychiatric patients or simply just people with unusual experiences, and have been beatified, esteemed or accepted, as well as drug...

Enhance teachers’ expertise – in every term, every school year.With all of the everyday demands of teaching, the job of improving classroom practice is a challenge for teachers and school leaders. Grounded by research and field-tested around the world, Teaching Sprints offers a professional improvement process that works in theory and practice.Including insights from the field, and practical protocols, this book outlines a simple ...

As one tribe stands against many, and the might of a kingdom works toward their ruin, a warrior and a shaman must find a way to save their people.Friends from birth, Cossak and Nova must lead the last of their tribe in a search for a safe place, surviving attacks from their own people and a kingdom intent on stripping the land of everything to get what it needs.Cossak will become chief. In doing so, he must find the strength to lead his tribe through their destruct...