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Campfire Desire

Whispered Wounded Heart Heroes

by Sara Hazel, Simone Black ...

Series series Whispered Wounded Heart Heroes
When the paths of two lost souls collide in the vast embrace of a wild forest, passion, destiny, and desire ignite in a tale you won't be able to put down.Sara, a vivacious nature enthusiast, embarks on a solo camping adventure, seeking solace in the embrace of the wilderness. But as night descends, she finds herself lost amidst the towering trees, her excitement replaced by encroaching fear. Just ... Read more

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When the paths of two lost souls collide in the vast embrace of a wild forest, passion, destiny, and desire ignite in a tale you won't be able to put down.Sara, a vivacious nature enthusiast, embarks on a solo camping adventure, seeking solace in the embrace of the wilderness. But as night descends, she finds herself lost amidst the towering trees, her excitement replaced by encroaching fear. Just
... Read more
Social Reproduction and the City

Welfare Reform, Child Care, and Resistance in Neoliberal New York

by Simon Black ...

Series series
The transformation of child care after welfare reform in New York City and the struggle against that transformation is a largely untold story. In the decade following welfare reform, despite increases in child care funding, there was little growth in New York’s unionized, center-based child care system and no attempt to make this system more responsive to the needs of working mothers. As the city ... Read more

$98.99 USD

The transformation of child care after welfare reform in New York City and the struggle against that transformation is a largely untold story. In the decade following welfare reform, despite increases in child care funding, there was little growth in New York’s unionized, center-based child care system and no attempt to make this system more responsive to the needs of working mothers. As the city
... Read more
Conservation Leadership

A Practical Guide

by Simon Black ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Conservation and the Environment
This book is an important guide for individuals seeking to develop and grow their leadership skills in the wildlife conservation sector, across varied disciplines such as environmental management, conservation biology, and ecotourism.Conservation Leadership addresses what leadership is, why it is important, and how to be an effective leader. It identifies the common pitfalls or mistakes in a ... Read more

$57.99 USD

This book is an important guide for individuals seeking to develop and grow their leadership skills in the wildlife conservation sector, across varied disciplines such as environmental management, conservation biology, and ecotourism.Conservation Leadership addresses what leadership is, why it is important, and how to be an effective leader. It identifies the common pitfalls or mistakes in a
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Species Conservation

Lessons from Islands

Edited by Jamieson A. Copsey, Simon A. Black, Jim J. Groombridge, Carl G. Jones ...

Series series Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
This book brings together leading conservation practitioners to reflect on their response to the current global biodiversity crisis, through the lens of island species recovery and management. Initial chapters cover the biological understanding of small population biology and the growing threat of invasive species, while subsequent chapters discuss the management of these threats and the ... Read more

$47.99 USD

This book brings together leading conservation practitioners to reflect on their response to the current global biodiversity crisis, through the lens of island species recovery and management. Initial chapters cover the biological understanding of small population biology and the growing threat of invasive species, while subsequent chapters discuss the management of these threats and the
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A Life

by Simone Veil ...

Translated by Tamsin Black ...

Simone Veil, the former French lawyer and politician who became the first President of the European Union, was born Simone Jacob in 1927. In A Life, she describes in vivid detail a childhood of happiness and innocence spent in Nice that came to an abrupt end in 1944 when, at the age of 17, she was deported with her family to concentration camps. Though she survived, her mother, father, and brother ... Read more

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Simone Veil, the former French lawyer and politician who became the first President of the European Union, was born Simone Jacob in 1927. In A Life, she describes in vivid detail a childhood of happiness and innocence spent in Nice that came to an abrupt end in 1944 when, at the age of 17, she was deported with her family to concentration camps. Though she survived, her mother, father, and brother
... Read more
Gender and Narrative in the Mahabharata

Edited by Simon Brodbeck, Brian Black ...

Series series Routledge Hindu Studies Series
The Sanskrit Mahabharata is one of the most important texts to emerge from the Indian cultural tradition. At almost 75,000 verses it is the longest poem in the world, and throughout Indian history it has been hugely influential in shaping gender and social norms. In the context of ancient India, it is the definitive cultural narrative in the construction of masculine, feminine and alternative ... Read more

$82.99 USD

The Sanskrit Mahabharata is one of the most important texts to emerge from the Indian cultural tradition. At almost 75,000 verses it is the longest poem in the world, and throughout Indian history it has been hugely influential in shaping gender and social norms. In the context of ancient India, it is the definitive cultural narrative in the construction of masculine, feminine and alternative
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Wolf on a String

A Novel

by Benjamin Black, John Banville ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

Bestselling author Benjamin Black turns his eye to sixteenth century Prague and a story of murder, magic and the dark art of wielding extraordinary power/"...outstandingly read by Simon Vance, whose versatility with voices and intonations brings the cast to life." — Fran Wood, NJ.comChristian Stern, an ambitious young scholar and alchemist, arrives in Prague in the bitter winter of 1599, intent on ... Read more

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Bestselling author Benjamin Black turns his eye to sixteenth century Prague and a story of murder, magic and the dark art of wielding extraordinary power/"...outstandingly read by Simon Vance, whose versatility with voices and intonations brings the cast to life." — Fran Wood, NJ.comChristian Stern, an ambitious young scholar and alchemist, arrives in Prague in the bitter winter of 1599, intent on
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Heretic's Handbook, The

by Jonathan Black ...

Narrated by Simon Mattacks ...

Unabridged

2 hours 38 min

In a universe where mind has power over matter—in a world where conventional, common-sense wisdom cannot help us achieve our highest desires or escape our deepest fears—we need to look to the wisdom of the ancients.In The Heretic’s Handbook, the internationally bestselling author of The Secret History of the World has collected and codified ancient, secret wisdom from around the world, formulating ... Read more

$14.99 USD

In a universe where mind has power over matter—in a world where conventional, common-sense wisdom cannot help us achieve our highest desires or escape our deepest fears—we need to look to the wisdom of the ancients.In The Heretic’s Handbook, the internationally bestselling author of The Secret History of the World has collected and codified ancient, secret wisdom from around the world, formulating
... Read more
Angel Wings #37166 10-8 Heaven

An Angel watches over the Peacekeepers

by Sharon Simons, Corporal Retired, Gordon Black, Lesli Roseberry ...

ANGEL WINGS #37166 10-8 HEAVEN is a true-life story that captures the unique working relationship of a close-knit Royal Canadian Mounted Police team of three policewomen and their elite compassionate police supervisor, who along with other police officers investigate serious crime cases. A life-saving hostage investigation earns these three policewomen the title "The Angels."Life takes a turn for ... Read more

$4.99 USD

ANGEL WINGS #37166 10-8 HEAVEN is a true-life story that captures the unique working relationship of a close-knit Royal Canadian Mounted Police team of three policewomen and their elite compassionate police supervisor, who along with other police officers investigate serious crime cases. A life-saving hostage investigation earns these three policewomen the title "The Angels."Life takes a turn for
... Read more
Books, Buildings and Social Engineering

Early Public Libraries in Britain from Past to Present

by Alistair Black, Simon Pepper, Kaye Bagshaw ...

Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history. Consequently, this important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre-1939 public library buildings. A surprisingly high proportion of these urban civic buildings remain intact and present an increasingly difficult architectural problem for many communities. The book ... Read more

$58.99 USD

Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history. Consequently, this important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre-1939 public library buildings. A surprisingly high proportion of these urban civic buildings remain intact and present an increasingly difficult architectural problem for many communities. The book
... Read more

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Exposure

by Helen Dunmore ...

Narrated by Emma Fenney ...

Unabridged

10 hours 20 min

London, November 1960. The Cold War is at its height, and a spy may be a friend or neighbour, colleague or lover. At the end of a suburban garden, in the pouring rain, a woman buries a briefcase deep in the earth. She believes that she is protecting her family. What she will learn is that no one is immune from betrayal or the devastating consequences of exposure. ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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London, November 1960. The Cold War is at its height, and a spy may be a friend or neighbour, colleague or lover. At the end of a suburban garden, in the pouring rain, a woman buries a briefcase deep in the earth. She believes that she is protecting her family. What she will learn is that no one is immune from betrayal or the devastating consequences of exposure.
... Read more

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What My Body Remembers

by Agnete Friis ...

Narrated by Susan Boyce ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

Ella Nygaard, 27, has been a ward of the state since she was seven years old, the night her father murdered her mother. She doesn't remember anything about that night or her childhood before it-but her body remembers. The PTSD-induced panic attacks she now suffers incapacitate her for hours-sometimes days-at a time and leave her physically and psychically drained. After one particularly bad ... Read more

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Ella Nygaard, 27, has been a ward of the state since she was seven years old, the night her father murdered her mother. She doesn't remember anything about that night or her childhood before it-but her body remembers. The PTSD-induced panic attacks she now suffers incapacitate her for hours-sometimes days-at a time and leave her physically and psychically drained. After one particularly bad
... Read more

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