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England's Villages
- An Extraordinary Journey Through Time
- By: Dr Ben Robinson
- Narrated by: Paul J. Rose
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance16
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Story16
England's villages have survived, developed and thrived over hundreds of years. But what makes a village, and how has that changed over time? Take a charming and unexpected journey through the quirks of England's villages throughout the ages in the excellent company of Dr Ben Robinson, expert archaeologist.
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Interesting but...
- By Grace on 18-04-24
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England's Villages
- An Extraordinary Journey Through Time
- Narrated by: Paul J. Rose
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 16-09-21
- Language: English
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Tenants
- The People on the Frontline of Britain's Housing Emergency
- By: Vicky Spratt
- Narrated by: Vicky Spratt
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall44
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Performance34
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Story34
In this fierce and moving account, journalist Vicky Spratt traces decades of bad policy decisions to show how and why the British dream of homeownership has withered and the safety net of social housing has broken. Through the lives of those in the renting trap, she illuminates the ways this crisis is devastating our health, communities and political landscape. But, as the COVID epidemic showed, there are also real, radical steps we can take to give everyone the chance of a good home.
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Hugely important book
- By Mike Bobbett on 04-06-23
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Tenants
- The People on the Frontline of Britain's Housing Emergency
- Narrated by: Vicky Spratt
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 19-05-22
- Language: English
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Places of the Heart
- The Psychogeography of Everyday Life
- By: Colin Ellard
- Narrated by: John Fleming
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance17
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Story17
In Places of the Heart, Colin Ellard explores how our homes, workplaces, cities, and nature - places we escape to and can’t escape from - have influenced us throughout history and how our brains and bodies respond to different types of real and virtual space. As he describes the insight he and other scientists have gained from new technologies, he assesses the influence these technologies will have on our evolving environment and asks what kind of world we are, and should be, creating.
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Exceptional Narration, Stunning Research
- By Brinda G. on 05-08-21
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Places of the Heart
- The Psychogeography of Everyday Life
- Narrated by: John Fleming
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 27-12-18
- Language: English
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Order Without Design
- How Markets Shape Cities (The MIT Press)
- By: Alain Bertaud
- Narrated by: Camille Mazant
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance2
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Story2
Urban planning is a craft learned through practice. Planners make rapid decisions that have an immediate impact on the ground - the width of streets, the minimum size of land parcels, the heights of buildings. The language they use to describe their objectives is qualitative - “sustainable,” “livable,” “resilient” - often with no link to measurable outcomes. Urban economics, on the other hand, is a quantitative science, based on theories, models, and empirical evidence largely developed in academic settings.
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Order Without Design
- How Markets Shape Cities (The MIT Press)
- Narrated by: Camille Mazant
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 30-11-20
- Language: English
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Lion City
- Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia
- By: Jeevan Vasagar
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance14
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Story14
Jeevan Vasagar, former Singapore correspondent for the Financial Times, masterfully takes us through the intricate history, present and future of this unique diamond-shaped island one degree north of the equator, where new and old have remained connected. Lion City is a personal, insightful and essential guide to the city and how its remarkable rise is shaping East Asia and the rest of the world.
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Lion City
- Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 02-09-21
- Language: English
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Life After Cars
- Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile
- By: Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, Aaron Naparstek
- Narrated by: Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight back When the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans...
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Life After Cars
- Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile
- Narrated by: Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 21-10-25
- Language: English
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Venice
- The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City
- By: Dennis Romano
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
No city stirs the imagination more than Venice. From the richly ornamented palaces emerging from the waters of the Grand Canal to the dazzling sites of Piazza San Marco, visitors and residents alike sense they are entering, as fourteenth-century poet Petrarch remarked, “another world.” During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Venice was celebrated as a model republic in an age of monarchs. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it became famous for its freewheeling lifestyle characterized by courtesans, casinos, and Carnival.
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Medíocre book.
- By Tiago Pereira Domingues on 13-04-25
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Venice
- The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 27-02-24
- Language: English
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Metropolis
- A History of Humankind’s Greatest Invention
- By: Ben Wilson
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall37
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Performance31
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Story31
Brought to you by Penguin. A dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind's greatest invention: the city. From its earliest incarnations 7,000 years ago to the megalopolises of today, the story of the city is the story of civilisation. Although cities have only ever been inhabited by a tiny...
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A Highly Recommended Listen
- By Andrew on 23-09-22
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Metropolis
- A History of Humankind’s Greatest Invention
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 24-09-20
- Language: English
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Humanise
- A Maker’s Guide to Building Our World
- By: Thomas Heatherwick
- Narrated by: Thomas Heatherwick
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance18
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Story18
Thomas Heatherwick shows how design has a profound effect on our mental and physical health, the climate, as well as the peace and cohesion of societies. He shows how a flawed idea of utility and 'efficiency' has engulfed our towns and cities and hardened into a form of bland minimalism. But it doesn't have to be this way: there are other ways to build - with the power to lift our spirits, engage and connect us.
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Love him or hate him, but this books is def worth reading!
- By Amazon Customer on 03-10-25
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Humanise
- A Maker’s Guide to Building Our World
- Narrated by: Thomas Heatherwick
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 05-10-23
- Language: English
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The Connected Community
- Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods
- By: Cormac Russell, John McKnight
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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Story5
We may be living longer, but people are more socially isolated than ever before. As a result, we are hindered both mentally and physically, and many of us are looking for something concrete we can do to address problems like poverty, racism, and climate change. What if solutions could be found on your very doorstep or just two door knocks away? Cormac Russell and John McKnight offer a wealth of illustrative examples from around the world that will inspire you to explore your own community and discover its hidden treasures.
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An inspiring guide
- By Charl on 20-12-22
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The Connected Community
- Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-09-22
- Language: English
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Africa Is Not a Country
- Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa
- By: Dipo Faloyin
- Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall211
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Performance184
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Story181
Africa Is Not a Country is a kaleidoscopic portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story. You already know these stereotypes. So often Africa is depicted simplistically as an arid red landscape of famines and safaris, uniquely plagued by poverty and strife. In this funny and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, creating a fresh and multifaceted view of this vast continent.
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not the book I expected
- By Margaret Bent on 14-09-22
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Africa Is Not a Country
- Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa
- Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 07-04-22
- Language: English
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This Is London
- Life and Death in the World City
- By: Ben Judah
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall56
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Performance51
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Story51
Ben Judah is an acclaimed foreign correspondent, but here he turns his reporter's gaze on home, immersing himself in the hidden world of London's immigrants to reveal the city in the eyes of its beggars, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers and witch-doctors. From the backrooms of its mosques, Tube tunnels and nightclubs to the frontlines of its streets, Judah has supped with oligarchs and spent nights sleeping rough, worked on building sites and talked business with prostitutes; he's heard stories of heartbreaking failure, but also witnessed extraordinary acts of compassion.
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A Painful Read
- By M. McGuirk on 23-12-21
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This Is London
- Life and Death in the World City
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 21-03-19
- Language: English
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Who They Was
- By: Gabriel Krauze
- Narrated by: Gabriel Krauze
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall241
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Performance207
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Story207
This is a story of a London you won’t find in any guidebooks. This is a story about what it’s like to exist in the moment, about boys too eager to become men, growing up in the hidden war zones of big cities - and the girls trying to make it their own way. This is a story of reputations made and lost, of violence and vengeance - and never counting the cost. This is a story of concrete towers and blank-eyed windows, of endless nights in police stations and prison cells, of brotherhood and betrayal.
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Your enjoyment hinges on your tolerance
- By Joe on 10-07-21
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Who They Was
- Narrated by: Gabriel Krauze
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 03-09-20
- Language: English
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The Devil in the White City
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall42
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Performance37
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While Burnham overcame politics, infighting, personality clashes and Chicago's infamous weather to transform the swamps of Jackson Park into the greatest show on Earth, Holmes built his own edifice just west of the fairground. He called it the World's Fair Hotel. In reality, it was a torture palace, a gas chamber, a crematorium. These two disparate but driven men are brought to life in this mesmerizing, murderous tale of the legendary Fair that transformed America and set it on course for the twentieth century.
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A book about construction.
- By Amazon Customer on 21-03-25
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The Devil in the White City
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 02-05-24
- Language: English
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The Sugar Girls
- Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle’s East End
- By: Duncan Barrett, Nuala Calvi
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall40
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Performance27
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Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle’s East End Factories. The Sugar Girls went straight to No.10 in the Sunday Times Bestseller List, spending five weeks in the top ten. ‘On an autumn day in 1944, Ethel Alleyne walked the short distance from her house to Tate & Lyle’s...
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Authentic and true to life escapism
- By Kitty Kat on 16-06-16
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The Sugar Girls
- Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle’s East End
- Narrated by: Penny McDonald
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 29-03-12
- Language: English
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An Invisible Thread
- The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
- By: Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance30
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Story31
This 10th anniversary edition of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller includes a new introduction and afterword by the author. Chronicling the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy that began with one small gesture of kindness, this is a “ray of...
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One of the most inspirational books I've ever read
- By H Tipton on 03-02-23
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An Invisible Thread
- The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 28-05-19
- Language: English
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Istanbul
- Memories of a City
- By: Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall81
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Performance67
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Turkey's greatest living novelist guides us through the monuments and lost paradises, dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets, and waterways of Istanbul - the city of his birth and the home of his imagination.
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Self indulgent and random
- By Paul E T Henty on 21-08-15
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Vagabonds
- Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-Century London
- By: Oskar Jensen
- Narrated by: Oskar Jensen
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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London, 1857: Two teenage girls holding a sign that says "Fugitive Slaves" ask for money on the corner of Blackman Street. After a constable accosts them and charges them with begging, they end up in court, where newspapers pick up their story. Are the girls truly escaped slaves from Kentucky? Or will the city's dystopian Mendicity Society catch them in a lie, exposing them as born-and-raised Londoners and endangering their safety? With its many accounts of people like these who lived and made their living on the streets, Vagabonds forms a moving picture of London's most compelling period.
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Good but,
- By Shane on 11-09-25
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Vagabonds
- Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-Century London
- Narrated by: Oskar Jensen
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 28-05-24
- Language: English
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Stop Doing That Sh*t
- By: Gary John Bishop
- Narrated by: Gary John Bishop
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall195
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Performance166
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Story165
From the author of the New York Times and international best seller Unfu*k Yourself, Gary John Bishop presents a no-holds-barred guide to breaking through our cycles of self-sabotage to get what we want out of life. In Unfu*k Yourself, Gary John Bishop told us it was time to stop making excuses - to recognise and take responsibility for the negative self-talk holding us back. In Stop Doing That Sh*t, he builds on that message, teaching us how to stop self-sabotaging behaviour. Bishop explains how our destructive cycles come down to the way we’re wired.
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Garbage
- By Gareth on 27-09-21
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Stop Doing That Sh*t
- Narrated by: Gary John Bishop
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 07-05-19
- Language: English
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The Infrastructure Book
- How Cities Work and Power Our Lives
- By: Sybil Derrible
- Narrated by: Derek Dysart
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Clean water, paved roads, public transit, electricity and gas, sewers, waste processing, telecommunication, even the Internet—all this infrastructure is what makes cities work and powers our lives, often seamlessly and silently. Virtually everything we do and consume depends on infrastructure. Yet, most people have no idea how these systems work. How is water treated? How do cities manage rainwater? Why do traffic jams exist? How is electricity generated and distributed? What happens to trash after it is picked up? How does the Internet work?
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The Infrastructure Book
- How Cities Work and Power Our Lives
- Narrated by: Derek Dysart
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 04-03-25
- Language: English
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