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Nigel Anthony Blacks, Simon Bowles, Jacob Maymann

Information Technology is becoming harder to control. Every year, organisations introduce new applications, cloud services, platforms, suppliers, data sources, and technologies. Individually, these decisions are often justified. Collectively, they create increasing complexity, rising costs, growing dependency, and reduced organisational agility. Most organisations respond with transformation programmes, cost-reduction initiatives, or technology modernisation projects. While these efforts o...

What is the fruit of a searching dialogue between faith and reason? This book collects theological and philosophical perspectives on the richness of the faith-reason dialogue, including examples from literature, continental and analytic philosophy, worship and liturgy, and radical approaches to issues of racism and prejudice. The authors strongly resist the temptations to either disregard the faith-reason dialogue or take it for granted. Through their explorations and reflections they open...

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Patrick O'Brian

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Richard Dillane, Michael Troughton, Adjoa Andoh, Nigel Anthony, Patrick Malahide, David Robb, Full Cast

BBC Radio productions of the first seven books in Patrick O'Brian's hugely popular Napoleonic naval series - plus bonus materialWidely regarded as the most engaging historical novels ever written, the 21 books in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series have garnered millions of fans since the publication of the first volume over 50 years ago. Included here are BBC radio adaptations of the first seven thrilling stories.Master and Commander

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Colin Cotterill, Quercus

Life has taken a funny turn for Siri Paiboun. After years in obscurity, his country needs him. He is to be their only coroner. Because he's the only doctor left.It's not as flattering as it could be, and when one of the leaders' wives turns up in his hot, shabby, smelly morgue, and he's expected to solve her murder, things take a turn for the worse. He has no experience, training or equipment to speak of, and his only hope are his two trusty assistants - neither of whom know anythi...

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Nigel David MacCartan-Ward, Anthony Wells

"The authors have provided an interesting and often eye-opening read. They argue how an effective maritime-deterrence strategy is critically supported by enhanced strategic naval air power… the points they make are worth the read and provide a starting point for discussions of how best to employ strategic air power." - The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation In this book, the history and utility of land- and carrier-based strategic airpower is brought to life by the gallant expl...

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Anthony J. Biddle, Nigel Cattlin

Anthony Biddle is among the most respected scientists in the pea and bean industry worldwide. Nigel Cattlin has an international reputation for agricultural and horticultural photography of the highest order. They have created between them a concise and practical guide to the protection of pea and bean crops, with descriptions of symptoms linked th

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Peter Ackroyd

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Philip Jackson, Norman Rodway, Philip Glenister, Nigel Anthony, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Simon Callow, Miranda Foster, Anthony Ofoegbu, Full Cast, Adjoa Andoh, Jamie Foreman, Peter Marinker

Stunning all-star adaptations of Ackroyd's intriguing London storiesA superb collection of dramas guaranteed to thrill and entertain from best-selling author Peter Ackroyd. Set in the heart of London, these star-studded adaptations feature parallel investigations into killings across two centuries, black magic, haunted houses, holy ghosts and a stunning performance by Simon Callow as the magnificent Charles Dickens.Novelist, biographer and critic, Peter Ack...

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Gillen D'Arcy Wood

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Nigel Anthony

In this audiobook, Nigel Anthony narrates the gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughsAntarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal climate and glacial shores notoriously resist human intrusion. Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the...

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Deborah Findlay, Nigel Anthony, Michael Maloney, David Haig, John Rowe, Peter Marinker, Sarah Badel, James Laurenson, Deborah Makepeace, Joseph Cohen-Cole, Jonathan Newth, Full Cast, Emerald O’Hanrahan

Full-cast adaptations of four works by Nathaniel HawthorneNathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts. A descendant of judge John Hathorne, who oversaw the 1692 Salem Witch Trials, he wrote several works inspired by Puritan New England, with themes of guilt, sin and retribution. This collection contains his classic novel, The Scarlet Letter, as well as Wakefield, Rappaccini's Daughter and The Blithedale Romance.

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John Fowles

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Judi Dench, Nigel Anthony, Tom Burke, Charles Dance, Hayley Atwell, John Hurt, Jonathan Firth, Emily Bruni, Full Cast

Full-cast dramatisations of John Fowles' three best-known novels, with star castsJohn Fowles won international acclaim for his innovative, allusive novels The Collector, The Magus and The French Lieutenant's Woman. All were critical and commercial successes, translated into several languages and adapted as feature films. This collection brings together the BBC Radio adaptations of these three modern classics, with stellar casts including J...

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David Buck

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Timothy West, Denis Quilley, Peter Jeffrey, Hannah Gordon, Julian Glover, Richard Briers, John Rowe, Annette Crosbie, John Shrapnel, Nigel Anthony, David Buck, Full Cast

A full-cast three-part adaptation of the Medieval Mystery Plays, introduced by David BuckDuring medieval religious holidays in certain English towns and cities, members of the various guilds would gather in the streets to re-enact Bible stories, from the Creation to the Last Judgment. Often staged from dawn to dusk on a single day, they were performed on a procession of pageant wagons, and the actors created all the music and effects themselves. In The Image of...

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Hans Bertens

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Nigel Anthony

This third edition of Hans Bertens’ bestselling book is an essential guide to the often confusing and complicated world of literary theory. Exploring a broad range of topics from Marxist and feminist criticism to postmodernism and new historicism Literary Theory: The Basics covers contemporary topics including:reception theory and reader response theorythe new criticism of postmodernismthe ‘after theory’ debatepost-humanism, biopolitics and animal studiesaestheticsLiterary Theory: The Basi...