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The Bachelor

A Novel

by Andrew Palmer ...

A “witty and wise” (People) debut novel about love and commitment, celebrity and obsession, poetry and reality TV.“Palmer’s novel wryly tracks an earnest interrogation of art and selfhood.”—The New YorkerReeling from a breakup with his almost fiancée, the narrator of Andrew Palmer’s debut novel returns to his hometown in Iowa to house-sit for a family friend. There, a chance flick of the TV remote ... Read more

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A “witty and wise” (People) debut novel about love and commitment, celebrity and obsession, poetry and reality TV.“Palmer’s novel wryly tracks an earnest interrogation of art and selfhood.”—The New YorkerReeling from a breakup with his almost fiancée, the narrator of Andrew Palmer’s debut novel returns to his hometown in Iowa to house-sit for a family friend. There, a chance flick of the TV remote
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The New Pirates

Modern Global Piracy from Somalia to the South China Sea

by Andrew Palmer ...

Piracy is a significant global threat to international sea-borne trade - the life-blood of modern industrial economies and vital for world economic survival. The pirates of today are constantly in the world's news media, preying on private and merchant shipping from small, high-speed vessels. Andrew Palmer here provides the historical background to the new piracy, its impact on the shipping and ... Read more

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Piracy is a significant global threat to international sea-borne trade - the life-blood of modern industrial economies and vital for world economic survival. The pirates of today are constantly in the world's news media, preying on private and merchant shipping from small, high-speed vessels. Andrew Palmer here provides the historical background to the new piracy, its impact on the shipping and
... Read more
Smart Money

How High-Stakes Financial Innovation is Reshaping Our World-For the Better

by Andrew Palmer ...

Seven years after the financial crisis of 2008, financiers remain villains in the public mind. Most Americans believe that their irresponsible actions and complex financial products wrecked the economy and destroyed people's savings, and that bankers never adequately paid for their crimes.But as Economist journalist Andrew Palmer argues in Smart Money, this much maligned industry is not only ... Read more

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Seven years after the financial crisis of 2008, financiers remain villains in the public mind. Most Americans believe that their irresponsible actions and complex financial products wrecked the economy and destroyed people's savings, and that bankers never adequately paid for their crimes.But as Economist journalist Andrew Palmer argues in Smart Money, this much maligned industry is not only
... Read more
Encounters with British Composers

by Andrew Palmer ...

This book features interviews with leading and upcoming British composers who use the same raw materials but produce classical music that takes very different forms. Uniquely, Andrew Palmer approaches the sometimes baffling worldof contemporary music from the point of view of the inquisitive, music-loving amateur rather than the professional critic or musicologist. Readers can eavesdrop on ... Read more

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This book features interviews with leading and upcoming British composers who use the same raw materials but produce classical music that takes very different forms. Uniquely, Andrew Palmer approaches the sometimes baffling worldof contemporary music from the point of view of the inquisitive, music-loving amateur rather than the professional critic or musicologist. Readers can eavesdrop on
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Know Your Place

Selected episodes from the BBC Radio Comedy

by Andrew Palmer, Nell Brennan ...

Narrated by Roy Dotrice, Patricia Hayes, Frank Thornton, John Graham, Frances Jeater, Pat Coombs, Norma Ronald, Bernard Bresslaw, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

Eight episodes from the 1980s sitcom about a jobsworth caretaker pursued by an over-amorous cleanerKnow Your Place ran for two series and 15 episodes between January 1982 and August 1983. Included here are all eight of the surviving shows, starring Roy Dotrice as curmudgeonly caretaker Ramsay Potts and Patricia Hayes as cheery cleaning lady Elsie Spurgeon.Janitor Ramsay works at Worthing Court, a ... Read more

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Eight episodes from the 1980s sitcom about a jobsworth caretaker pursued by an over-amorous cleanerKnow Your Place ran for two series and 15 episodes between January 1982 and August 1983. Included here are all eight of the surviving shows, starring Roy Dotrice as curmudgeonly caretaker Ramsay Potts and Patricia Hayes as cheery cleaning lady Elsie Spurgeon.Janitor Ramsay works at Worthing Court, a
... Read more
A Constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand

by Andrew Butler, Geoffrey Palmer ...

New Zealand needs a constitution that is easy to understand, reflects our shared identity and nationhood, protects rights and liberties, and prevents governments from abusing power. The current constitution is vague, jumbled and unclear. It can be easily overridden or changed according to political whim. This book aims to change that. It proposes a modern, codified constitution that is accessible ... Read more

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New Zealand needs a constitution that is easy to understand, reflects our shared identity and nationhood, protects rights and liberties, and prevents governments from abusing power. The current constitution is vague, jumbled and unclear. It can be easily overridden or changed according to political whim. This book aims to change that. It proposes a modern, codified constitution that is accessible
... Read more
A Choice of Murders

Mystery Writers of America Presents: Classics, #7

by Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Stanley Ellin, Robert Turner, Stephen Marlowe, Mignon G. Eberhardt, Ross Macdonald, John Basye Price, Ellery Queen, Ruthven Todd, Margaret Millar, Wenzell Brown, Robert Arthur, Anthony Gilbert, Anthony Boucher, Helen Kasson, Margaret Manners, Stuart Palmer, Lawrence G. Blochman, Andrew Garve, Marc Seymour, Lawrence Treat, James A. Kirch, Ryerson Johnson, Michael Gilbert ...

Series Book 7 - Mystery Writers of America Presents: Classics
WHEN IT COMES TO MURDER, THERE'S ALWAYS A CHOICE…The only thing more varied than how people are killed is the many, many ways people try to get away with this terrible crime. Now masterful mystery writer Dorothy Salisbury Davis brings together 23 classic stories of crime and suspense, whodunits and detective stories from some of the finest authors of the 1950s.Ross Macdonald's classic P.I. Lew ... Read more

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WHEN IT COMES TO MURDER, THERE'S ALWAYS A CHOICE…The only thing more varied than how people are killed is the many, many ways people try to get away with this terrible crime. Now masterful mystery writer Dorothy Salisbury Davis brings together 23 classic stories of crime and suspense, whodunits and detective stories from some of the finest authors of the 1950s.Ross Macdonald's classic P.I. Lew
... Read more
Towards Democratic Renewal

Ideas for constitutional change in New Zealand

by Andrew Butler, Geoffrey Palmer ...

In 2016, Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Andrew Butler proposed and published a written, codified constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand. Since then the authors have travelled the country, discussing with the public the nature of New Zealand's identity and where the country is headed. After considering their conversations and formal submissions, this second book - with its revised proposal for a codified ... Read more

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In 2016, Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Andrew Butler proposed and published a written, codified constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand. Since then the authors have travelled the country, discussing with the public the nature of New Zealand's identity and where the country is headed. After considering their conversations and formal submissions, this second book - with its revised proposal for a codified
... Read more
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Mind Your Own Business!

A BBC Radio Vintage Comedy

by Andrew Palmer ...

Narrated by Annee Blott, Annette Crosbie, Bernard Cribbins, Frank Thornton, John Kane ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

All four series of the hilarious adventures of tycoon Jimmy Bright and accountant Russell Farrow - starring Bernard Cribbins, Frank Thornton and Annette CrosbieIt’s the 1980s: business is big, the shoulder pads are bigger and Jimmy Bright is a tycoon on a mission… He’s got big dreams and the only thing standing between him and a millionaire lifestyle is accountant, Russell Farrow, whose attention ... Read more

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All four series of the hilarious adventures of tycoon Jimmy Bright and accountant Russell Farrow - starring Bernard Cribbins, Frank Thornton and Annette CrosbieIt’s the 1980s: business is big, the shoulder pads are bigger and Jimmy Bright is a tycoon on a mission… He’s got big dreams and the only thing standing between him and a millionaire lifestyle is accountant, Russell Farrow, whose attention
... Read more
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Jim the Great

A BBC Radio Comedy

by Andrew Palmer ...

Narrated by Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield, Chris Emmett, David Ryall, Full Cast, Joan Sanderson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

A historical romp with regal trips to the pub, medieval battle toys, and not-so-arranged marriagesIn Jim the Great, Jimmy Edwards stars as the titular medieval chieftain who has more on his plate than whatever the huntsman's brought in...From using the Venerable Bede to research the King's (perhaps questionable) ancestry and attempting to build himself an empire as cheaply as possible, to settling ... Read more

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A historical romp with regal trips to the pub, medieval battle toys, and not-so-arranged marriagesIn Jim the Great, Jimmy Edwards stars as the titular medieval chieftain who has more on his plate than whatever the huntsman's brought in...From using the Venerable Bede to research the King's (perhaps questionable) ancestry and attempting to build himself an empire as cheaply as possible, to settling
... Read more
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Drop Me Here, Darling

A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

by Andrew Palmer ...

Narrated by Leslie Phillips, Jill Bennett, Norma Ronald, Kenneth Connor, Joan Sanderson, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

All 13 episodes of the classic role-reversal comedy starring Leslie Phillips and Jill BennettIt's not easy, being chauffeur to your ex-wife. Especially when she's wealthy and you're broke...'Leslie Duggan was once a high-flying property tycoon - but then came the 1980s property crash, which wiped out his business and left him broke. Down on his luck and desperate to earn a living, he takes a job ... Read more

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All 13 episodes of the classic role-reversal comedy starring Leslie Phillips and Jill BennettIt's not easy, being chauffeur to your ex-wife. Especially when she's wealthy and you're broke...'Leslie Duggan was once a high-flying property tycoon - but then came the 1980s property crash, which wiped out his business and left him broke. Down on his luck and desperate to earn a living, he takes a job
... Read more
Sign & Breath

by Christal Brown, Dante DiStefano, Michael Waters, Bruce Bond, Shara McCallum, Tim Seibles, Claire Bateman, Dominique Christina, Rita Banerjee, Bianca Stone, Nell-Lynn Perera, D. M. Aderibigbe, William Heyen, Diana Whitney, Kristina Marie Darling, Cynthia Hogue, Arthur Sza, Christine Gelineau, H.L. Hix, Colum McCann, Haleh Liza Gafori, Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees, Shin Yu Pai, Ru Freeman, Felice Belle, Alycia D. Jenkins, Jerome Rothenberg, Fred D'Aguiar, Diane Raptosh, Sheryl St. Germain, Bruce Smith, Jeff Talarigo, Mihaela Moscaliuc, Lynn Kozak, Carolyn Finney, Remica Bingham-Risher, Carol Moldaw, Steven Reese, Nin Andrews, Jeff Diteman, Angelique Palmer, Philip Metres, Damon Honeycutt, Tanure Ojaide, Morowa Yejide, Kazim Ali, Rashidah Ismaili Abu-Baker ...

Sign & Breath is a new critical anthology that takes a different approach to exploring these questions: What is poetry? What defines voice? Featuring a range of contemporary artists, many of whom work across different mediums and genres, Sign & Breath introduces the reader to one page that sings in any genre – prose, fiction, poetry, spoken word, hybrid forms, and song – across diverse traditions. ... Read more

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Sign & Breath is a new critical anthology that takes a different approach to exploring these questions: What is poetry? What defines voice? Featuring a range of contemporary artists, many of whom work across different mediums and genres, Sign & Breath introduces the reader to one page that sings in any genre – prose, fiction, poetry, spoken word, hybrid forms, and song – across diverse traditions.
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