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The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 10 of the greatest classic novels ever written, from British, Irish, American, and German authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Joanne Froggatt, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Keeble, David Rintoul, and many more.

Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? Author James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. Centrally managed social plans misfire, Scott argues, when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not - and cannot - be fully understood. Further, the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge.

Alex went for a walk in the woods and ended up changing the world. Chased by a bear, or maybe a squirrel, he finds a spaceship that lets him control an AI and nanomachines. Join his adventure as he changes the world and the galaxy as he builds the Nano Empire.

Rivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even murdered. It is the annual flood pulse—the brief time when the river occupies the floodplain—that gives a river its vitality, but it is human engineering that kills it, suppressing the flood pulse with dams, irrigation, siltation, dikes, and levees.

The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume One is the first instalment in our classics collection focusing on the most important and iconic novels, stories, and poems of the 20th century. Featuring 18 essential modern classics from Orwell, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Woolf, and many more, and read by a cast of incredible narrators including Iwan Rheon, Ben Allen, Karen Cass, Nathan Osgood, amongst others, this is an essential addition to your library.

At 9:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, an American bomber pierced the skies over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The single bomb it dropped unleashed an atomic hurricane that toppled homes, vaporized birds in flight, and carbonized humans. Three days later, a second bomb flattened the port city of...

Most people think the way to write a best seller is to have a lot of talent and even more luck. As you will learn, there is a recipe for success, and luck may be the least important ingredient in creating a best seller. No one has cracked the code better than James Scott Bell. A best-selling author himself, and the author of the number-one best seller for writers, Plot & Structure, Mr. Bell has been teaching the principles of best-selling fiction for over 20 years, principles that apply to any genre or style.

This wonderful collection of 18 short stories includes work by some of literature's most treasured names, including Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Oscar Wilde, and many more. This superlative treasury includes "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe; "A Piece of String" by Guy Le Maupassant; "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin; "The Mark on the Wall" by Virginia Woolf; "Nuns at Lunch" by Aldous Huxley, and many more!

From mystery and crime to romance and tragedy, in this collection you will discover award-winning writing that effortlessly spans genre and style. Witness the excess and luxury of 1920s America in The Great Gatsby, experience profound meditations on death in The Bridge of San Luis Rey, as well as Poirot's very first murder case in The Mysterious Affair at Styles. The titles included in this collection, in order of appearance, are: The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle; The Call of the Wild, by Jack London; The Weary Blues, by Langston Hughes; The Great Gatsby, by F.

Stateside Sports with James Scott is the podcast where American sports meet a Scottish perspective. Hosted by James Scott, a lifelong sports fan from Scotland, the show dives into the biggest stories from across the United States — covering the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, Formula 1, and the biggest headlines in global sport. Twice a week, James breaks down the games, the drama, the rivalries and the culture of American sport with insight, humour, and a unique perspective from across the Atlantic. From Super Bowl storylines and NBA rivalries to the rise of the WNBA and the spectacle of F1

A #1 INDIE BESTSELLER! SIX STARRED REVIEWS! A humorous and touching tale of the unexpected friendship that blossoms between a peaceful skeleton and a persistent cat. Told in five short and charming stories that will remind you of Frog and Toad. Skeleton lives alone in lonesome bliss. She reads...

How far would you go for your family, for love, for revenge? In the winter of 1897, a trio of killers descends upon an isolated farm in upstate New York. Elspeth Howell returns home to find her family brutally murdered. The only survivor is her twelve-year-old son who witnessed it all. Wounded...

Welcome to The Blue Collar Breakdown — the podcast where hard work meets hard laughs.Hosted by Aundre, a Marine Corps veteran and crane service technician, alongside James, a former sheriff turned HVAC tech and full-time single dad, this show is all about real life from the blue-collar side of America.From insane service calls and wild law enforcement stories to dad life, military experiences, tools, trades, customer disasters, and everyday chaos, nothing is off limits. Expect unfiltered conversations, dark humor, honest opinions, and the kind of stories that usually only get told after work...

A pop culture podcast. Devon Sanders, Chris James Scott, and Omar K. Mills discuss what is best in life.

My name’s Scott James, and for forty years I’ve been yapping into Colorado’s ears - on the radio, in the community, behind a podium, and probably in your inbox - so you could say we’ve got history. I’ve worn a lot of hats: broadcaster, advocate, elected official, professional loudmouth, and friend. Now I’m cramming all that charm, wisdom, and unsolicited opinion into The Scott Show - a no-holds-barred brain-dump of my thoughts on culture, society, spirituality, politics, and whatever else I think the world’s too dumb to understand without my help.

The Neurodivergent Experience is a candid, lived-experience podcast exploring life through a neurodivergent lens.We dive into autism, ADHD, masking, late diagnosis, identity, emotional regulation, relationships, friendships, and the messy reality of navigating a world not built for neurodivergent minds. Through honest conversations and the occasional hot topics, this is a space for deep chats, self-understanding and finding your Neurotribe.A part of The Autistic Culture Podcast Network, the first podcast network created by and for Autistic people to celebrate our culture, our voices, and our ...

We are Scott + Jami Shull, married two decades, the most unlikely couple, three babes, the best dog, a financial advisor and stay at home mom, ministry leaders, adoption, a kidney transplant, two states and a million moves. The Live it Well podcast will bring you our real life stories to show you that we all walk through the hard stuff and you are definitely not alone!

We talk about the latest diplomatic strategies, next-generation critical infrastructure technologies, and trade missions throughout the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.The Embassy Row Project was founded by international energy and infrastructure technology advisor, James Scott. ERP strives to unify the next generation of leaders & initiatives that are hyper-focused on instigating positive change on issues that impact the environment, human rights, technological innovation, and international trade collaborations that proliferate diversity, and food security, and ...

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Adventures in Coffee is a BBC / NPR-style show where we take you around the world to hear surprising stories about your cup of coffee. We never get too geeky, you're guaranteed a laugh every episode and you'll never see your cup of coffee the same way again. Join us on our Adventures in Coffee!Adventures in Coffee is a collaboration between Scott Bentley, founder of award-winning magazine Caffeine, Jools Walker, best selling cycling author, and James Harper, creator of critically acclaimed documentary podcast Filter Stories.