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Penguin Presents the audio edition of The Secret Cyclist by The Secret Cyclist, read by Ben Eagle.Who is The Secret Cyclist and why all the secrecy?"Every public aspect of our lives is so tightly controlled that being truly honest is all but impossible in a newspaper interview, never mind a whole book. You try write a warts-and-all blog about your office. Question how the business is run, make ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Ocean: A History of the Atlantic Before Columbus by John Haywood, read by Ben Eagle.Ocean is an ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic Ocean, a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic ridge some 200 million years ago and ends with the Castilian conquest of the Canary Islands in the fifteenth century, which provided a template for the methods used by
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Ocean

A History of the Atlantic Before Columbus

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'Eminently readable' – The TLS Books of the Year, 2024Ocean is an ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic Ocean, a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic ridge some 200 million years ago and ends with the Castilian conquest of the Canary Islands in the fifteenth century, which provided a template for the methods used by the Spanish in their colonisation of the New World ... Read more

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Trace the tumultuous history of Europe during the Early Middle Ages through 90 specially commissioned maps and a authoritative narrative. ... Read more

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The Viking Saga 793-1241

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He's ridden for World Tour teams for ten years. He's achieved top ten finishes in Grand Tours. But who is The Secret Cyclist and why all the secrecy?"Every public aspect of our lives is so tightly controlled that being truly honest is all but impossible in a newspaper interview, never mind a whole book. You try write a warts-and-all blog about your office. Question how the business is run, make ... Read more

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He's ridden for World Tour teams for ten years. He's achieved top ten finishes in Grand Tours. But who is The Secret Cyclist and why all the secrecy?"Every public aspect of our lives is so tightly controlled that being truly honest is all but impossible in a newspaper interview, never mind a whole book. You try write a warts-and-all blog about your office. Question how the business is run, make
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de Vikingsaga 793-1241

by John Haywood ...

Translated by Henk Hardeman ...

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'Noormannen: de Vikingsaga 793-1241' van John Haywood beschrijft de rijke cultuur van de Vikingen in de volle breedte. Dit indrukwekkende boek volgt de weg van de Vikingen vanaf hun Noorse godenwereld in de achtste eeuw tot hun plek in het christelijke Europa in de dertiende eeuw. Het vertelt over de taal, de kunst en de technologie, de wetten en gebruiken en het belang van de Noorse mythologie.
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