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Living An Organized Life
A Manual For Overcoming Hoarding, Chronic Disorganization And Live More Simply For Busy People | Organizing & Decluttering Advice For The Home And Life
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- Jack Simmons
2023
EN
This book was written to help you and your family members, friends, spouses, and loved ones find answers to questions and concerns about the safety and comfort of the "stuff" in their space. Unlike other organizers and organizing books, this book is designed to support individuals who would prefer to work with professionals or loved ones who want to listen to them and discover their needs instead of being overwhelmed by the process - and the individual who genuinely wants to help.Th...
Hydrology and Its Discontents
Contemplations on the Innate Paradoxes of Water Research
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- Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
2024
EN
Accessible
This book examines the intricate web linking water science and society using diverse philosophical lenses. Highlighting the tensions within the threads of this web, we spotlight major conceptual tightropes that water researchers tread daily. To effectively navigate these delicate threads, a 'healthy' tension in the encompassing web is necessary. Drawing inspiration from Freud's examination of tensions in "Society and Its Discontents," we illuminate the tension-filled paradoxes inh...
137,79 €
Romeo and Juliet
Can Two Lovers Survive Feuding Families and a Fate That Will Tear Them Apart?
Version intégrale
2 heures 56 min
2026
EN
What would you do if your heart belonged to someone your family forbids you to love? Romeo and Juliet plunges listeners into this gripping world of star-crossed lovers, family feuds, and fateful choices, a Shakespeare audiobook that turns passion, betrayal, and tragedy into an unforgettable experience. From secret meetings to shocking confrontations, every moment is charged with intensity, suspense, and heartbreak.As you listen, you will experience the power of forbidden l...
Metamorphosis, The
Rejected by Those He Loved: What Remains of the Man Inside?
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- Franz Kafka
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- Jack SimmonsGerald Green
Version intégrale
2 heures 11 min
2026
EN
He woke up unrecognizable, abandoned by those he loved. This haunting audiobook explores identity, isolation, and the fragile human spirit, immersing listeners in Kafka’s timeless psychological masterpiece of alienation, transformation, and existential struggle.Through this timeless psychological narrative, listeners confront profound questions about identity, belonging, and the cost of conditional love. Every moment reveals the subtle cruelty of a world quick to judge and slow to ...
Hamlet
Can a Prince Survive Betrayal, Madness, and Revenge in a Kingdom That Won’t Forgive?
Version intégrale
3 heures 34 min
2026
EN
What would you do if your father were murdered, your mother remarried your uncle, and the kingdom itself seemed to conspire against you? Hamlet plunges listeners into this gripping world of betrayal, madness, and revenge, a Shakespeare audiobook that brings every secret, every scheme, and every moral dilemma vividly to life. From the first haunting ghost to the shocking twists of fate, this tragic tale of the Prince of Denmark is impossible to turn away from.As you listen,...
Odyssey, The
A Hero Battling Gods, Monsters, and Fate on a Perilous Journey to Reclaim Home and Honor
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- Homer
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- Jack SimmonsDorian Smith
Version intégrale
10 heures 42 min
2026
EN
Thrown into a world of gods, monsters, and relentless fate, The Odyssey immerses listeners in one of history’s greatest epic adventures. Follow Odysseus as he navigates treacherous seas, outwits mythical creatures, and faces divine and human challenges, making this audiobook a must-listen for fans of Greek mythology, heroic journeys, and timeless epic storytelling. With vivid narration and unforgettable characters, listeners are transported to ancient Greece, experiencing the peri...
Sense and Sensibility
Can Sisters Find True Love Amid Betrayal, Secrets, and Heartbreak in a Society That Won’t Forgive Them?
Version intégrale
10 heures 43 min
2026
EN
From the very first moment, Sense and Sensibility plunges listeners into a world where sisters navigate love, heartbreak, and the unforgiving rules of society, a timeless Victorian romance audiobook that captures both the passion and the peril of human desire. In this captivating Jane Austen classic, listeners will experience the emotional highs and lows of sisters torn between duty and longing, discovering how love, secrecy, and social expectation collide in ways that change live...
Blood Is Not Enough
Stories of Vampirism
2019
EN
"An excellent collection" of vampire stories, from authors such as Harlan Ellison, Dan Simmons, Gahan Wilson, and Tanith Lee ( Publishers Weekly ).Renowned editor Ellen Datlow has gathered seventeen variations on vampirism ranging from classically Gothic to postmodern satire, from horrific to erotic. These stories reflect the evolution of vampire literature from Bram Stoker to Anne Rice and beyond, resulting in a deeper ex...
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
A Radical Reappraisal
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- Routledge Revivals
2025
EN
Accessible
Background:Physicist Jack Simmons’ research led him to develop a new paradigm to quantify radiation effects. He questioned both the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) and the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), which had established the definition and measurement of radiation dose on physical principles. Jack Simmons maintained that measurement of radiation dose should be based on the biological effects of ra...
68,18 €
The Impact of the Railway on Society in Britain
Essays in Honour of Jack Simmons
2017
EN
Jack Simmons, perhaps more than any other single scholar, is responsible for the advancement of the academic study of transport history. As well as being a co-founder of the Journal of Transport History, he wrote extensively on a variety of transport-related topics and was instrumental in developing the London Transport and the National Railway museums. Whilst his death in September 2000 at the age of 85 was a sad loss to the world of transport history, the achievements of his life, celebr...
56,00 €
Confronting Urban Legacy
Rediscovering Hartford and New England's Forgotten Cities
2013
EN
Confronting Urban Legacy fills a critical lacuna in urban scholarship. As almost all of the literature focuses on global cities and megacities, smaller, secondary cities, which actually hold the majority of the world’s population, are either critically misunderstood or unexamined in their entirety. This neglect not only biases scholars’ understanding of social and spatial dynamics toward very large global cities but also maintains a void in students’ learning. This book specifically explor...
53,92 €
Jack Simons
Teacher, Scholar, Comrade
2016
EN
Born in 1907, Jack Simons was one of the leading left-wing intellectuals and one of the greatest teachers in 20thcentury South Africa. As a lecturer in African Studies at the University of Cape Town from 1937 until he was prevented from teaching by the government in 1964, and thereafter through his lectures and writings in exile, he had a profound effect on the thinking of generations of white and black students and on the liberation movement as a whole.
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