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Three Kings

by Stephen Beresford ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
When Patrick is eight years old, his absent father returns unexpectedly for a brief but memorable encounter.Years later – recalling that meeting, and the revelations that followed – Patrick traces the events of his father's life, laying bare a journey of grandiose plans, aching disappointments and audacious self-delusion.Three Kings by Stephen Beresford is a heartbreaking and hilarious play for a ... Read more

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When Patrick is eight years old, his absent father returns unexpectedly for a brief but memorable encounter.Years later – recalling that meeting, and the revelations that followed – Patrick traces the events of his father's life, laying bare a journey of grandiose plans, aching disappointments and audacious self-delusion.Three Kings by Stephen Beresford is a heartbreaking and hilarious play for a
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Fanny & Alexander

by Ingmar Bergman, Stephen Beresford ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
'There is no shame in deriving pleasure from this little world.'Siblings Fanny and Alexander are growing up amidst the gilded romance and glamour of 1900s Sweden. But their world is turned upside down when their widowed mother remarries the iron-willed local bishop. As creative freedom and rigid orthodoxy clash, a war ensues between imagination and austerity in this magical study of childhood, ... Read more

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'There is no shame in deriving pleasure from this little world.'Siblings Fanny and Alexander are growing up amidst the gilded romance and glamour of 1900s Sweden. But their world is turned upside down when their widowed mother remarries the iron-willed local bishop. As creative freedom and rigid orthodoxy clash, a war ensues between imagination and austerity in this magical study of childhood,
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The Southbury Child (NHB Modern Plays)

by Stephen Beresford ...

Raffish, urbane and frequently drunk, David Highland has kept a grip on his remote coastal parish through a combination of disordered charm and high-handed determination. When his faith impels him to take a hard line with a bereaved parishioner, he finds himself dangerously isolated from public opinion. As his own family begins to fracture, David must face a future that threatens to extinguish not ... Read more

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Raffish, urbane and frequently drunk, David Highland has kept a grip on his remote coastal parish through a combination of disordered charm and high-handed determination. When his faith impels him to take a hard line with a bereaved parishioner, he finds himself dangerously isolated from public opinion. As his own family begins to fracture, David must face a future that threatens to extinguish not
... Read more
The Last of the Haussmans

by Stephen Beresford ...

Series Book 0 - NHB Modern Plays
A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family full of longing that's losing its grip – The Last of the Haussmans examines the fate of the revolutionary generation.Anarchic, feisty but growing old, high-society drop-out Judy Haussman remains in spirit with the ashrams of the 1960s, while holding court in her dilapidated art deco house on the Devon coast.After an operation, she's joined ... Read more

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A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family full of longing that's losing its grip – The Last of the Haussmans examines the fate of the revolutionary generation.Anarchic, feisty but growing old, high-society drop-out Judy Haussman remains in spirit with the ashrams of the 1960s, while holding court in her dilapidated art deco house on the Devon coast.After an operation, she's joined
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The Big Book of Victorian Mysteries

Narrated by Dan Calley, Rachael Beresford, Stephen Bowlby ...

Unabridged

37 hours 23 min

Edgar Award winner Otto Penzler—"detective fiction's best editor and champion" (The Washington Post)—returns with a new anthology of exhilarating mysteries, assembling Victorian society's lords and ladies and most miserable miscreants.Behind the velvet curtains of horse-drawn carriages and amid the soft glow of the gaslights are the detectives and bobbies sniffing out the safecrackers and petty ... Read more

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Edgar Award winner Otto Penzler—"detective fiction's best editor and champion" (The Washington Post)—returns with a new anthology of exhilarating mysteries, assembling Victorian society's lords and ladies and most miserable miscreants.Behind the velvet curtains of horse-drawn carriages and amid the soft glow of the gaslights are the detectives and bobbies sniffing out the safecrackers and petty
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Advice from a Spiritual Friend

by Geshe Rabten, Geshe Dhargyey ...

"Do not wish for gratitude.Never strike at the heart.Now if you die, you will have no regrets."—The Seven-Point Thought TransformationLike wise old friends, two Tibetan masters offer down-to-earth advice for cultivating compassion, wisdom, and happiness in every situation. Based on practical Buddhist verses on "thought training" (lojong), Advice from a Spiritual Friend teaches how to develop the ... Read more

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"Do not wish for gratitude.Never strike at the heart.Now if you die, you will have no regrets."—The Seven-Point Thought TransformationLike wise old friends, two Tibetan masters offer down-to-earth advice for cultivating compassion, wisdom, and happiness in every situation. Based on practical Buddhist verses on "thought training" (lojong), Advice from a Spiritual Friend teaches how to develop the
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International Freight Transport

Cases, Structures and Prospects

by Anthony Beresford, Stephen Pettit ...

International Freight Transport presents the key changes and issues in the fast-moving industries of trade and transport. It includes coverage of regional trade groupings, the emergence of new large economies (i.e. BRIC countries), and pivotal regions such as the Middle East and Central America where major projects, such as new and widened canals, are underway or planned. These changes could ... Read more

$70.99 USD

International Freight Transport presents the key changes and issues in the fast-moving industries of trade and transport. It includes coverage of regional trade groupings, the emergence of new large economies (i.e. BRIC countries), and pivotal regions such as the Middle East and Central America where major projects, such as new and widened canals, are underway or planned. These changes could
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The Big Book of Rogues and Villains

by Otto Penzler ...

Narrated by George Spelvin, Shaun Grindell ...

Series series Big Book
Unabridged

52 hours 4 min

Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, ruthless, and brilliant criminals in mystery fiction, for the biggest compendium of bad guys (and girls) ever assembled.The best mysteries have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine. ... Read more

$39.99 USD

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Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, ruthless, and brilliant criminals in mystery fiction, for the biggest compendium of bad guys (and girls) ever assembled.The best mysteries have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine.
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The Big Book of Espionage

by Otto Penzler ...

Narrated by Piper Goodeve, Daniel Thomas May, Alex Wyndham ...

Series series Big Book
Unabridged

47 hours 49 min

Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler is back with a new anthology that has gathered the intel on the world's greatest secret agents, declassified here for the first time.Statesecrets. Double agents. Leaks. Otto Penzler brings you all this and more with his latest title in the Big Book series. No need to wait for the government to release redacted information, Otto is ready to declassify ... Read more

$39.99 USD

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Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler is back with a new anthology that has gathered the intel on the world's greatest secret agents, declassified here for the first time.Statesecrets. Double agents. Leaks. Otto Penzler brings you all this and more with his latest title in the Big Book series. No need to wait for the government to release redacted information, Otto is ready to declassify
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The Big Book of Jack the Ripper

by Otto Penzler ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson, Esther Wane ...

Series series Big Book
Unabridged

55 hours 56 min

Of the real-life serial killers whose gruesome acts have been splashed across headlines, none has reached the mythical status of Jack the Ripper. In the Ripper's wake, terror swept through the streets of London's East End in the fall of 1888. As quickly as his nightmarish reign came, Saucy Jack vanished without a trace—leaving future generations to speculate upon his identity and whereabouts. He ... Read more

$49.99 USD

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Of the real-life serial killers whose gruesome acts have been splashed across headlines, none has reached the mythical status of Jack the Ripper. In the Ripper's wake, terror swept through the streets of London's East End in the fall of 1888. As quickly as his nightmarish reign came, Saucy Jack vanished without a trace—leaving future generations to speculate upon his identity and whereabouts. He
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The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps

The Best Crime Stories from the Pulps During Their Golden Age - The '20s, '30s & '40s

by Otto Penzler ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin, Daniel Thomas May, Traci Odom ...

Series series Big Book
Unabridged

73 hours 18 min

Containing over forty-seven stories and two novels, this book is big baby, bigger and more powerful than a freight train—a bullet couldn't pass through it. Here are the best stories and every major writer who ever appeared in celebrated Pulps like Black Mask, Dime Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly, and more. These are the classic tales that created the genre and gave birth to hard-hitting ... Read more

$69.99 USD

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Containing over forty-seven stories and two novels, this book is big baby, bigger and more powerful than a freight train—a bullet couldn't pass through it. Here are the best stories and every major writer who ever appeared in celebrated Pulps like Black Mask, Dime Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly, and more. These are the classic tales that created the genre and gave birth to hard-hitting
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The Big Book of Reel Murders

Stories that Inspired Great Crime Films

by Otto Penzler ...

Narrated by Christina Delaine, Gildart Jackson, Tim Campbell ...

Series series Big Book
Abridged

63 hours 23 min

Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology rolls out the red carpet for the stories that Hollywood is made of.Lights! Camera! Action! The latest book in the Big Book series takes us behind the curtain to uncover the stories that became some of the greatest films of the silver screen. Among these are Robert Louis Stevenson's horrifying tale that was later turned into the iconic movie ... Read more

$49.99 USD

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Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology rolls out the red carpet for the stories that Hollywood is made of.Lights! Camera! Action! The latest book in the Big Book series takes us behind the curtain to uncover the stories that became some of the greatest films of the silver screen. Among these are Robert Louis Stevenson's horrifying tale that was later turned into the iconic movie
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