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Fall Asleep to The Wind in the Willows

A soothing reading for relaxation and sleep

by Kenneth Grahame ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Grace ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Audiobooks for Sleep
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9 hours 46 min

Experience Kenneth Grahame's beloved classic, "The Wind in the Willows," as you drift off to sleep. This book has been edited, narrated, and produced especially to help you fall asleep.Narrated by Elizabeth Grace for Slumber Studios.Do you find yourself struggling to fall asleep? Perhaps you have insomnia or a racing mind after a long day. No matter what is keeping you up at night, soothing audio ... Read more

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Experience Kenneth Grahame's beloved classic, "The Wind in the Willows," as you drift off to sleep. This book has been edited, narrated, and produced especially to help you fall asleep.Narrated by Elizabeth Grace for Slumber Studios.Do you find yourself struggling to fall asleep? Perhaps you have insomnia or a racing mind after a long day. No matter what is keeping you up at night, soothing audio
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Day of Empire

How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance--and Why They Fall

by Amy Chua ...

In this sweeping history, bestselling author Amy Chua explains how globally dominant empires—or hyperpowers—rise and why they fall. In a series of brilliant chapter-length studies, she examines the most powerful cultures in history—from the ancient empires of Persia and China to the recent global empires of England and the United States—and reveals the reasons behind their success, as well as the ... Read more

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In this sweeping history, bestselling author Amy Chua explains how globally dominant empires—or hyperpowers—rise and why they fall. In a series of brilliant chapter-length studies, she examines the most powerful cultures in history—from the ancient empires of Persia and China to the recent global empires of England and the United States—and reveals the reasons behind their success, as well as the
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Someone Like You

Fall in love with this heartwarming, festive, friends-to-lovers romance from Sandy Barker

by Sandy Barker ...

Series Book 4 - The Ever After Agency
'A seriously cosy, super-fun romcom packed with humour and heart. I loved it!’ Portia MacIntoshThis gorgeous festive romance can be read as a STANDALONEAll she wants for Christmas is… not to be in love with her best friend!Gaby and Raff have been best friends forever – they know each other inside out. And with Raff’s string of disastrous relationships and his newfound fame as Britain’s Best Baker, ... Read more

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'A seriously cosy, super-fun romcom packed with humour and heart. I loved it!’ Portia MacIntoshThis gorgeous festive romance can be read as a STANDALONEAll she wants for Christmas is… not to be in love with her best friend!Gaby and Raff have been best friends forever – they know each other inside out. And with Raff’s string of disastrous relationships and his newfound fame as Britain’s Best Baker,
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The Art of Renaissance Warfare

From The Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty Years War

by Stephen Turnbull ...

A history of the evolution of military technology among knights in Renaissance Europe from the fifteenth century to the seventeenth century.The Art of Renaissance Warfare tells the story of the knight during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries—from the great victories of Edward III and the Black Prince to the fall of Richard III on Bosworth Field.During this period, new technology on the ... Read more

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A history of the evolution of military technology among knights in Renaissance Europe from the fifteenth century to the seventeenth century.The Art of Renaissance Warfare tells the story of the knight during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries—from the great victories of Edward III and the Black Prince to the fall of Richard III on Bosworth Field.During this period, new technology on the
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History of the Eastern Roman Empire

From the Fall of Irene to the Accession of Basil I.

by J. B. Bury ...

John Bagnell Bury saw the Byzantine Empire as a continuation of the Roman Empire and he explicitly called Byzantine History, Roman History. In this book Bury deals with one of the most important periods of Byzantine Empire, a period of Empire's transition from Ancient kingdom into medieval state. ... Read more

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John Bagnell Bury saw the Byzantine Empire as a continuation of the Roman Empire and he explicitly called Byzantine History, Roman History. In this book Bury deals with one of the most important periods of Byzantine Empire, a period of Empire's transition from Ancient kingdom into medieval state.
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Fall to Pieces

Philly Heat, #2

by Becky Flade ...

Series Book 2 - Philly Heat
With her own department working against her, Homicide Detective Alexandra Danvers is determined to bring child killer, Arthur Book, to justice, no matter the cost.Police corruption specialist, Detective Xavier Knight, a man without a home, friends, or family, is asked to evaluate Lexi's fitness for duty while undercover as her new partner. He fears his actual mission–investigate Lexi–could allow a ... Read more

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With her own department working against her, Homicide Detective Alexandra Danvers is determined to bring child killer, Arthur Book, to justice, no matter the cost.Police corruption specialist, Detective Xavier Knight, a man without a home, friends, or family, is asked to evaluate Lexi's fitness for duty while undercover as her new partner. He fears his actual mission–investigate Lexi–could allow a
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One Soldier's Story: 1939-1945

From the Fall of Hong Kong to the Defeat of Japan

by George S. MacDonell ...

This is the story of a seventeen year old boy who ran away from home to join the Canadian Army at the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. It describes the fateful adventures of two regiments dispatched to the Pacific to face the Japanese, and the courage of two thousand young soldiers who, when faced with an impossible task thousands of miles from home, behaved with honour and distinction. ... Read more

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This is the story of a seventeen year old boy who ran away from home to join the Canadian Army at the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. It describes the fateful adventures of two regiments dispatched to the Pacific to face the Japanese, and the courage of two thousand young soldiers who, when faced with an impossible task thousands of miles from home, behaved with honour and distinction.
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Tank Commander

From the Fall of France to the Defeat of Germany: The Memoirs of Bill Close

by Bill Close ...

A remarkable World War II survival story and combat memoir by "an indestructible wartime tank commander" ( The Telegraph).In campaign after campaign, from the defense of Calais in 1940 to the defeat of Germany in 1945, Bill Close served as a tank commander in Britain's Royal Tank Regiment—and he survived.His tanks were hit eleven times by enemy shellfire and he bailed out. He was wounded three ... Read more

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A remarkable World War II survival story and combat memoir by "an indestructible wartime tank commander" ( The Telegraph).In campaign after campaign, from the defense of Calais in 1940 to the defeat of Germany in 1945, Bill Close served as a tank commander in Britain's Royal Tank Regiment—and he survived.His tanks were hit eleven times by enemy shellfire and he bailed out. He was wounded three
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Endgame

Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness

by Frank Brady ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Who was Bobby Fischer? In this “nuanced perspective of the chess genius” (Los Angeles Times), an acclaimed biographer chronicles his meteoric rise and confounding fall, with an afterword containing newly discovered details about Fischer’s life.Possessing an IQ of 181 and remarkable powers of concentration, Bobby Fischer memorized hundreds of chess books in several ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Who was Bobby Fischer? In this “nuanced perspective of the chess genius” (Los Angeles Times), an acclaimed biographer chronicles his meteoric rise and confounding fall, with an afterword containing newly discovered details about Fischer’s life.Possessing an IQ of 181 and remarkable powers of concentration, Bobby Fischer memorized hundreds of chess books in several
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Korean War—Imjin River

Fall of the Glosters to the Armistice, April 1951–July 1953

by Gerry van Tonder ...

Series series Cold War, 1945–1991
An in-depth look at the disastrous consequences of misjudgment and impulsiveness by the United States during the Korean War.As of October 1950, a quarter of a million Communist Chinese troops, in twenty-seven divisions, had poured across the Yalu River into North Korea, with the singular objective of forcing General Douglas MacArthur's United Nations troops back across the 38th Parallel and into ... Read more

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An in-depth look at the disastrous consequences of misjudgment and impulsiveness by the United States during the Korean War.As of October 1950, a quarter of a million Communist Chinese troops, in twenty-seven divisions, had poured across the Yalu River into North Korea, with the singular objective of forcing General Douglas MacArthur's United Nations troops back across the 38th Parallel and into
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Tailspin

The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-Year Fall--and Those Fighting to Reverse It

by Steven Brill ...

In this revelatory narrative covering the years 1967 to 2017, Steven Brill gives us a stunningly cogent picture of the broken system at the heart of our society. He shows us how, over the last half century, America’s core values—meritocracy, innovation, due process, free speech, and even democracy itself—have somehow managed to power its decline into dysfunction. They have isolated our best and ... Read more

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In this revelatory narrative covering the years 1967 to 2017, Steven Brill gives us a stunningly cogent picture of the broken system at the heart of our society. He shows us how, over the last half century, America’s core values—meritocracy, innovation, due process, free speech, and even democracy itself—have somehow managed to power its decline into dysfunction. They have isolated our best and
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A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 2

From the Great Pyramid to the Fall of the Middle Kingdom

by John Romer ...

The second volume of a "stimulating account of the birth of what may turn out to be the world's oldest civilization" ( Nature, UK).Drawing on a lifetime of research, John Romer chronicles the history of Ancient Egypt from the building of the Great Pyramid through the rise and fall of the Middle Kingdom: a peak of Pharaonic culture and the period when writing first flourished. Through extensive ... Read more

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The second volume of a "stimulating account of the birth of what may turn out to be the world's oldest civilization" ( Nature, UK).Drawing on a lifetime of research, John Romer chronicles the history of Ancient Egypt from the building of the Great Pyramid through the rise and fall of the Middle Kingdom: a peak of Pharaonic culture and the period when writing first flourished. Through extensive
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