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Books narrated by John Simpson

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  • The Art and Science of Sociology

    Essays in Honor of Edward A. Tiryakian

    Series series Key Issues in Modern Sociology
    The book consists of a volume of essays in honor of the outstanding sociologist, Edward A. Tiryakian; whose work has spanned a considerable number of countries, regions and topics. He has been highly influential, particularly in American and French sociology.The contributors include such luminaries as Alan Sica, Bryan Turner, George Ritzer, John Simpson, Piotr Sztompka, Hans Joas, Roland Robertson ... Read more

    $33.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Wars Against Saddam

    The Hard Road to Baghdad

    by John Simpson ...
    Narrated by John Simpson ...

    Abridged

    3 hours 38 min

    From acclaimed foreign correspondent John Simpson, a riveting account of more than twenty years spent covering Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Read by the author.A major work of serious reportage, The Wars Against Saddam explores the full story of Saddam Hussein's rise to power, and his relationship with the West throughout his dictatorship. Simpson blends history with personal anecdotes from decades spent ... Read more

    $12.89 CAD

  • The One Story

    Kenosis in Creation, Redemption, and Discipleship

    Our creation and redemption by God and our discipleship to Jesus are all one story, and it is an odd story. It is odd because the method God follows in all his actions toward us--and which we imitate in discipleship to Jesus--is characterized not by triumph, even paradoxical triumph, or by assertion of a hero's individuality and strength, but by weakness, submission, self-enslavement, and loss. ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • XPath and XPointer

    Locating Content in XML Documents

    by John Simpson ...
    Referring to specific information inside an XML document is a little like finding a needle in a haystack: how do you differentiate the information you need from everything else? XPath and XPointer are two closely related languages that play a key role in XML processing by allowing developers to find these needles and manipulate embedded information. XPath describes a route for finding specific ... Read more

    $21.59 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Unreliable Sources

    How the Twentieth Century Was Reported

    by John Simpson ...
    Narrated by John Simpson ...

    Abridged

    6 hours 49 min

    **'Informative, amusing, sometimes shocking' – Giles Foden, The GuardianA critical examination of the British press over the last century, from legendary foreign correspondent John Simpson.**Through many decades of groundbreaking journalism across the globe, John Simpson has become one of the most recognisable and trusted British reporters. In Unreliable Sources, he draws upon this extensive ... Read more

    $18.43 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Not Quite World's End

    A Traveller's Tales

    by John Simpson ...
    Narrated by John Simpson ...

    Abridged

    4 hours 5 min

    The fourth volume of autobiography from legendary foreign correspondent, John Simpson. Read by the author.For over fifty years, John Simpson has travelled the world to report on the most significant events of our time. In Not Quite World's End, he offers a lively and upbeat look at the challenges and changes the world has gone through in his life and long career.He looks at the world's troubles – ... Read more

    $16.58 CAD

  • The Word Detective

    Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary

    by John Simpson ...
    Can you drink a glass of balderdash? What do you call the part of a dog's back it can't scratch? And if, serendipitously, you find yourself in Serendip, then where exactly are you?The answers to all of these questions -- and a great many more -- can be found in the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary, the definitive record of the English language. And there is no better guide to the dictionary ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    News from No Man's Land

    Extraordinary stories from a life spent reporting the world

    by John Simpson ...
    Narrated by John Simpson ...

    Abridged

    2 hours 53 min

    The third volume of autobiography from legendary foreign correspondent, John Simpson. Read by the author.13 November 2001. John Simpson and a BBC news crew walked into Kabul and the liberation of the Afghan capital was broadcast to a waiting world. It was the end of a sustained campaign against the Taliban, a campaign that Simpson had covered from the beginning, despite appalling difficulties and, ... Read more

    $12.89 CAD

  • Unreliable Sources

    How the Twentieth Century Was Reported

    by John Simpson ...
    **'Informative, amusing, sometimes shocking' – Giles Foden, The GuardianA critical examination of the British press over the last century, from legendary foreign correspondent John Simpson.**Through many decades of groundbreaking journalism across the globe, John Simpson has become one of the most recognisable and trusted British reporters. In Unreliable Sources, he draws upon this extensive ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Strange Places, Questionable People

    Astonishing tales from a life spent reporting around the world

    by John Simpson ...
    The first volume of autobiography from legendary foreign correspondent, John Simpson.Since the 1970s, John Simpson has travelled the world to report on the most significant events of our time. From being punched in the stomach by Harold Wilson on one of his first days as a reporter, to escaping summary execution in Beirut, flying into Tehran with the returning Ayatollah Khomeini, and narrowly ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD

  • A Dictionary of Proverbs

    by John Simpson ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Change of Command (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

    Serrano Legacy 6

    Series Audiobook 1 - Serrano Legacy

    Unabridged

    5 hours 48 min

    Rejuvenates fear the backlash caused by bad drugs: they want nothing to interfere with their pursuit of long life—or the profit that comes from promising it to others. Neighbor states fear the aggressive expansion of the Familias Regnant, fuelled by population growth and extended lifespan. Within the Regular Space Service, those who have received experimental rejuvenations fear they may have been ... Read more

    $27.47 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus