Reference & Language in Nonfiction Audiobooks

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At a Loss for Words

Conversation in an Age of Rage

by Carol Off ...

Narrated by Carol Off ...

Unabridged

13 hours 48 min

**AN INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERA HILL TIMES BEST BOOK 2024Award-winning author and broadcast journalist Carol Off digs deep into six words whose meanings have been distorted and weaponized in recent years—including democracy, freedom and truth—and asks whether we can reclaim their value.As co-host of CBC Radio's As It Happens, Carol Off spent a decade and a half talking to people in the news ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

**AN INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERA HILL TIMES BEST BOOK 2024Award-winning author and broadcast journalist Carol Off digs deep into six words whose meanings have been distorted and weaponized in recent years—including democracy, freedom and truth—and asks whether we can reclaim their value.As co-host of CBC Radio's As It Happens, Carol Off spent a decade and a half talking to people in the news
... Read more
Audiobook

Xiao Ming, Boy Sherlock

Mandarin Companion Graded Readers Breakthrough Level

by John Pasden, Jared Turner ...

Narrated by Xiuye Zhang ...

Series series Mandarin Companion
Unabridged

35 min

Even at a young age, Xiao Ming (boy Sherlock Holmes) has a reputation among his peers for his keen powers of observation. His budding skills are put to the test when he is tasked with finding a thief at school. However mysteries always seem to find him when strange fires start out of seemingly nowhere and a classmate begins anonymously receiving flowers from a secret admirer. With the help of his ... Read more

$3.00 CAD

Even at a young age, Xiao Ming (boy Sherlock Holmes) has a reputation among his peers for his keen powers of observation. His budding skills are put to the test when he is tasked with finding a thief at school. However mysteries always seem to find him when strange fires start out of seemingly nowhere and a classmate begins anonymously receiving flowers from a secret admirer. With the help of his
... Read more
Audiobook

Les Présocratiques

La puissance du mystère

by Brigitte Boudon ...

Narrated by Virginie Durandet, François Tavares ...

Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

Figures étonnantes et mystérieuses que ces philosophes présocratiques, qui ont vécu entre le VIIe et le Ve siècle av. J.-C. sur la côte ionienne ou en Italie du Sud. Thalès de Milet, Pythagore, Héraclite, Parménide, Anaximandre, et bien d’autres, sont de véritables passeurs entre les mythes des civilisations plus anciennes, comme l’Égypte ou la Mésopotamie, et les fondements de la philosophie ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

Figures étonnantes et mystérieuses que ces philosophes présocratiques, qui ont vécu entre le VIIe et le Ve siècle av. J.-C. sur la côte ionienne ou en Italie du Sud. Thalès de Milet, Pythagore, Héraclite, Parménide, Anaximandre, et bien d’autres, sont de véritables passeurs entre les mythes des civilisations plus anciennes, comme l’Égypte ou la Mésopotamie, et les fondements de la philosophie
... Read more
Audiobook

Tudor

The Family Story

by Leanda de Lisle ...

Narrated by Sandra Duncan ...

Unabridged

16 hours 8 min

The Tudors are a national obsession; they are our most notorious family in history. But, as Leanda de Lisle shows in this gripping new history, beyond the well-worn headlines is a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew.The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. But this leaves out the family’s ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

The Tudors are a national obsession; they are our most notorious family in history. But, as Leanda de Lisle shows in this gripping new history, beyond the well-worn headlines is a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew.The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. But this leaves out the family’s
... Read more
Audiobook

Just Say Yes

The uplifting romantic comedy from Maxine Morrey

by Maxine Morrey ...

Narrated by Gloria Sanders ...

Series series The Read Yourself Happy Collection
Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

The uplifting love story, guaranteed to make you smile from the bestselling winner of the RNA Romantic Comedy Award 2024, Maxine MorreyWedding planner Madeleine lives in a picture-perfect thatched cottage, in a picture-perfect English country village.There’s only one problem - dream cottages take a lot of work, and with a leaking roof, and not enough money to pay for it, what Maddie needs now is a ... Read more

$35.03 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The uplifting love story, guaranteed to make you smile from the bestselling winner of the RNA Romantic Comedy Award 2024, Maxine MorreyWedding planner Madeleine lives in a picture-perfect thatched cottage, in a picture-perfect English country village.There’s only one problem - dream cottages take a lot of work, and with a leaking roof, and not enough money to pay for it, what Maddie needs now is a
... Read more
Audiobook

Beyond Belief

A Defence of Gossip and the Women Who Do It

by Katie Baskerville ...

Narrated by Katie Baskerville ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

A celebration and exploration of gossip, reclaiming it as a powerful tool for building relationships, sharing vital information and enabling women’s voices to be heard.Tittle-tattle. Hearsay. Rumours. Bitching. Tea.Call it what you will: the fact remains that gossip is entwined into our daily lives. From group WhatsApp chats to click-bait headlines, social media snooping to reality television, ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

A celebration and exploration of gossip, reclaiming it as a powerful tool for building relationships, sharing vital information and enabling women’s voices to be heard.Tittle-tattle. Hearsay. Rumours. Bitching. Tea.Call it what you will: the fact remains that gossip is entwined into our daily lives. From group WhatsApp chats to click-bait headlines, social media snooping to reality television,
... Read more
Audiobook

Concorde

The thrilling account of history’s most extraordinary airliner

by Mike Bannister ...

Narrated by Mike Bannister ...

Unabridged

12 hours 44 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Preorder the definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot.The awe-inspiring story of the world's greatest aeroplane - from inside the cockpit.© Mike Bannister 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022 ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.Preorder the definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot.The awe-inspiring story of the world's greatest aeroplane - from inside the cockpit.© Mike Bannister 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
... Read more
Audiobook

The Art of Explanation

How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence

by Ros Atkins ...

Narrated by Ros Atkins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

A practical and accessible guide to getting across complex information clearly, by BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos.Explanation - conveying meaning - is an art. And the BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos, is something of a master of the form. In this book, Ros shares the ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

A practical and accessible guide to getting across complex information clearly, by BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos.Explanation - conveying meaning - is an art. And the BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos, is something of a master of the form. In this book, Ros shares the
... Read more
Audiobook

Thirty-Two Words for Field

Lost Words of the Irish Landscape

by Manchán Magan ...

Narrated by Ruán Magan ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among them are: Geamhar – a field of corn-grass • Tuar – a field for cattle at night • Reidhlean – a field for games or dancing • Cathairin – a field with a fairy-dwelling in it.The richness of the Irish language is closely tied to the natural landscape and offers a more magical way of seeing the world. Most people associate Britain and Ireland ... Read more

$34.34 CAD

The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among them are: Geamhar – a field of corn-grass • Tuar – a field for cattle at night • Reidhlean – a field for games or dancing • Cathairin – a field with a fairy-dwelling in it.The richness of the Irish language is closely tied to the natural landscape and offers a more magical way of seeing the world. Most people associate Britain and Ireland
... Read more
Audiobook

The Promise That Changes Everything

I Won’t Interrupt You

by Nancy Kline ...

Narrated by Nancy Kline ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

Brought to you by Penguin.How often do you interrupt? How often do people interrupt you? Can you remember the last time someone listened to you all the way through your thinking?In her new book, Nancy Kline, bestselling author of Time To Think, makes this radical proposal: 'I won't Interrupt you' is a promise that changes everything. It deepens relationships, spawns dignity, raises the ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.How often do you interrupt? How often do people interrupt you? Can you remember the last time someone listened to you all the way through your thinking?In her new book, Nancy Kline, bestselling author of Time To Think, makes this radical proposal: 'I won't Interrupt you' is a promise that changes everything. It deepens relationships, spawns dignity, raises the
... Read more
Audiobook

Distracted

Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It

by James M. Lang ...

Narrated by Caitlin Davies ...

Unabridged

8 hours 34 min

Keeping students focused can be difficult in a world filled with distractions -- which is why a renowned educator created a scientific solution to one of every teacher's biggest problems.Why is it so hard to get students to pay attention? Conventional wisdom blames iPhones, insisting that access to technology has ruined students' ability to focus. The logical response is to ban electronics in ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Keeping students focused can be difficult in a world filled with distractions -- which is why a renowned educator created a scientific solution to one of every teacher's biggest problems.Why is it so hard to get students to pay attention? Conventional wisdom blames iPhones, insisting that access to technology has ruined students' ability to focus. The logical response is to ban electronics in
... Read more
Audiobook

Romance Your Brand

Building a Marketable Genre Fiction Series

by Zoe York ...

Narrated by Zoe York ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

“Genre fiction series are the bread and butter of mid-list writers. For many they make the difference between a writing dream and a writing career.”Zoe York/Ainsley Booth, USA Today & New York Times bestselling authorFor the first time ever in print, Zoe York breaks down how she plans a series—something she has done ten times over. Romance Your Brand is an adaptation of an intensive four-week ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Genre fiction series are the bread and butter of mid-list writers. For many they make the difference between a writing dream and a writing career.”Zoe York/Ainsley Booth, USA Today & New York Times bestselling authorFor the first time ever in print, Zoe York breaks down how she plans a series—something she has done ten times over. Romance Your Brand is an adaptation of an intensive four-week
... Read more
Audiobook

Thank You for Arguing, Third Edition

What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion

by Jay Heinrichs ...

Narrated by Jay Heinrichs ...

Unabridged

14 hours 34 min

A master class in the art of persuasion, as taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill, newly revised and updated.The time-tested secrets taught in this book include Cicero's three-step strategy for moving an audience to action, and Honest Abe's Shameless Trick for lowering an audience's expectations. And it's also replete with contemporary techniques such as politicians' ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

A master class in the art of persuasion, as taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill, newly revised and updated.The time-tested secrets taught in this book include Cicero's three-step strategy for moving an audience to action, and Honest Abe's Shameless Trick for lowering an audience's expectations. And it's also replete with contemporary techniques such as politicians'
... Read more
Audiobook

Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise

by Katherine Rundell ...

Narrated by Katherine Rundell ...

Unabridged

52 min

A celebration of the joys and vital importance of children's literature for adult readers, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Creatures.Katherine Rundell, one of the most accomplished modern children’s writers, offers an extended essay about the pleasures and benefits of reading children’s literature as an adult.Rundell explores how children's books ignite—and can re ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

A celebration of the joys and vital importance of children's literature for adult readers, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Creatures.Katherine Rundell, one of the most accomplished modern children’s writers, offers an extended essay about the pleasures and benefits of reading children’s literature as an adult.Rundell explores how children's books ignite—and can re
... Read more
Audiobook

The Hardest, Longest Race

Henry Ford and the Cross-Country Contest That Changed America

by Eric Moskowitz ...

Narrated by Marc Vietor ...

Unabridged

10 hours 54 min

From Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Eric Moskowitz comes the riveting story of the first true coast-to-coast automobile race in U.S. history, a fast-paced tale of the gritty and determined drivers who braved hostile terrain, mechanical failure, and, shockingly, sabotage, to take home the gold.In 1909, America was home to 253 automakers, a landscape of visionaries, schemers, and would-be barons ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

From Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Eric Moskowitz comes the riveting story of the first true coast-to-coast automobile race in U.S. history, a fast-paced tale of the gritty and determined drivers who braved hostile terrain, mechanical failure, and, shockingly, sabotage, to take home the gold.In 1909, America was home to 253 automakers, a landscape of visionaries, schemers, and would-be barons
... Read more
Audiobook

Small Teaching

Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning

by James M. Lang ...

Narrated by Daniel Thomas May ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

Research into how we learn has opened the door for utilizing cognitive theory to facilitate better student learning. But that's easier said than done. Many books about cognitive theory introduce radical but impractical theories, failing to make the connection to the classroom. In Small Teaching, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with a series of modest but powerful ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Research into how we learn has opened the door for utilizing cognitive theory to facilitate better student learning. But that's easier said than done. Many books about cognitive theory introduce radical but impractical theories, failing to make the connection to the classroom. In Small Teaching, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with a series of modest but powerful
... Read more
Audiobook

Devil's Knot

The True Story of the West Memphis Three

by Mara Leveritt ...

Narrated by Lorna Raver ...

Unabridged

15 hours 48 min

*A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON AND COLIN FIRTH*The West Memphis Three. Accused, convicted…and set free. Do you know their story? A “riveting” (Henry Rollins) exploration of a brutal triple murder and the imprisonment of three innocent teenagers in Arkansas.In 2011, one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in American legal history was set right when Damien Echols, Jason ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

*A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON AND COLIN FIRTH*The West Memphis Three. Accused, convicted…and set free. Do you know their story? A “riveting” (Henry Rollins) exploration of a brutal triple murder and the imprisonment of three innocent teenagers in Arkansas.In 2011, one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in American legal history was set right when Damien Echols, Jason
... Read more
Audiobook

Learn French - Level 9: Advanced French

Volume 3: Lessons 1-25

by Innovative Language Learning, FrenchPod101.com ...

Narrated by FrenchPod101.com ...

Series Audiobook 12 - Innovative Language Series - Learn French from Absolute Beginner to Advanced
Unabridged

2 hours 23 min

Welcome to Advanced French: Volume 3The advanced series dives straight into dialogue about anything and everything French.This series is focused on exposing you to native speaking style.Start speaking French in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Advanced French.Here are a few topics covered in this audiobook:• French Cities• French Holidays• French ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Welcome to Advanced French: Volume 3The advanced series dives straight into dialogue about anything and everything French.This series is focused on exposing you to native speaking style.Start speaking French in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Advanced French.Here are a few topics covered in this audiobook:• French Cities• French Holidays• French
... Read more
Audiobook

I segreti di Miriam - Short Stories in Italian for Beginner and Intermediate Level

Improve Your Listening and Reading Skills, Grow Your Vocabulary and Learn with ease

by Rebecca Romano ...

Narrated by Valentina Genovese, Walter Stewart ...

Unabridged

2 hours 19 min

Are you stuck with your progress in learning Italian? Do you find reading material in Italian too complicated, unexciting or too long?Learning a new language should feel fun and rewarding. If you are a young or adult learner from beginner to intermediate level, looking to keep your motivation high and learn in an entertaining way, I segreti di Miriam is for you!This collection of captivating short ... Read more

$8.00 CAD

Are you stuck with your progress in learning Italian? Do you find reading material in Italian too complicated, unexciting or too long?Learning a new language should feel fun and rewarding. If you are a young or adult learner from beginner to intermediate level, looking to keep your motivation high and learn in an entertaining way, I segreti di Miriam is for you!This collection of captivating short
... Read more
Audiobook

The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary

by Catherine Gray ...

Narrated by Catherine Gray ...

Series series The Unexpected Joy Of
Unabridged

9 hours 50 min

**From the Sunday Times Bestselling Author**We're told that happiness is in the extraordinary. It's on a Caribbean sun lounger, in the driving seat of a luxury car, inside an expensive golden locket, watching sunrise from Machu Picchu. We strive, reach, push, shoot for more. 'Enough' is a moving target we never quite reach.When we do brush our fingertips against the extraordinary a deeply ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

**From the Sunday Times Bestselling Author**We're told that happiness is in the extraordinary. It's on a Caribbean sun lounger, in the driving seat of a luxury car, inside an expensive golden locket, watching sunrise from Machu Picchu. We strive, reach, push, shoot for more. 'Enough' is a moving target we never quite reach.When we do brush our fingertips against the extraordinary a deeply
... Read more
Audiobook

IS YOUR SPANISH PRONUNCIATION GETTING BETTER? LET'S FIND OUT! Part #1

Listening to these conversations will quickly help you to pronounce better all those words that are giving you a hard time.

by Eliu Lopez ...

Narrated by Eliu Lopez ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

Listening to these conversations will quickly help you to pronounce better all those words that are giving you a hard time. ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Listening to these conversations will quickly help you to pronounce better all those words that are giving you a hard time.
... Read more
Audiobook

Make It Stick

The Science of Successful Learning

by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel ...

Narrated by Qarie Marshall ...

Unabridged

8 hours 34 min

To most of us, learning something 'the hard way' implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

To most of us, learning something 'the hard way' implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and
... Read more
Audiobook

How to Talk to Anyone with Ease

9 Crucial Skills to Connect with People, Master Small Talk, and Have Better Conversations Anytime

by Chase Hill ...

Narrated by Dave Thackara ...

Unabridged

3 hours 47 min

Talking to others doesn’t have to be so stressful. With these 9 skills by your side, you can make conversations a breeze.Just saying ‘hi’ is never enough, and keeping others interested in you while trying to keep the conversation afloat can easily become nightmarish.Sometimes, you end up ruining a conversation by overthinking a simple reply.You probably also hate making small talk, only to be ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Talking to others doesn’t have to be so stressful. With these 9 skills by your side, you can make conversations a breeze.Just saying ‘hi’ is never enough, and keeping others interested in you while trying to keep the conversation afloat can easily become nightmarish.Sometimes, you end up ruining a conversation by overthinking a simple reply.You probably also hate making small talk, only to be
... Read more
Audiobook

Edge of Innocence, The

The Trial of Casper Bennett

by David Miraldi ...

Narrated by Steve Wannall ...

Unabridged

12 hours 3 min

Named 2018 Book of the Year by International Rubery Book AwardThe Edge of Innocence is a work of narrative nonfiction based on the 1964 murder trial of Casper Bennett, a man accused of drowning his wife in a bathtub of scalding water in Lorain, Ohio. Bennett's sensational trial pitted an aggressive, mercurial county prosecutor against the author's father, a civil trial attorney who had never ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Named 2018 Book of the Year by International Rubery Book AwardThe Edge of Innocence is a work of narrative nonfiction based on the 1964 murder trial of Casper Bennett, a man accused of drowning his wife in a bathtub of scalding water in Lorain, Ohio. Bennett's sensational trial pitted an aggressive, mercurial county prosecutor against the author's father, a civil trial attorney who had never
... Read more

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