The Tiger That Isn't: Seeing Through a World of Numbers
By
Michael Blastland,
Andrew Dilnot
Narrated By
Cornelius Garrett
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Numbers saturate the news, politics, and life. For good or ill, they are today's pre-eminent public language - and those who speak it rule. Quick and cool, numbers often seem to have conquered fact. But they are also hated, often for the same reasons. They can bamboozle not enlighten, terrorise not guide, and all too easily end up abused and distrusted. Potent but shifty, the role of numbers is frighteningly ambiguous. How can we sour our way through them? First, relax....
A fascinating book. On the face of it, it is about statistics, but actually it is about something far deeper - how we perceive and interpret the information that affects all our lives deeply...This simple, highly entertaining book will provide you with a practical sense of how to interpret much of what you hear in the press. You will never view a number in the same way again (and that is a very good thing).
5 Star Review
SmartPass Audio Education Study Guide to Twelfth Night (Unabrdged, Dramatised)
By
William Shakespeare,
Simon Potter
Narrated By
Full Cast featuring Joan Walker,
Andy Greenhalgh,
Lucy Robinson
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The multi-award winning SmartPass full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play.
Iv'e never been very interested or able to get my head around Shakespeare but this was fantastic! I only wish I had come across these audio books when I was at school. I really enjoyed this audio book and highly recommend it.
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The Antipope: The First Part of the Brentford Trilogy
By
Robert Rankin
Narrated By
Robert Rankin,
Andy Greenhalgh,
David Gooderson
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(66)
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You could say it all started with the red-eyed tramp with the slimy fingers who put the wind up Neville, the part-time barman, something rotten. Or when Archroy's wife swapped his trusty Morris Minor for five magic beans while he was out at the rubber factory.
By
William Shakespeare,
Simon Potter,
Phil Viner,
Jools Viner
Narrated By
Joan Walker,
Stephen Elder,
Paul Clayton
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Experience Hamlet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds. To help you get the most out of Shakespeare, the narrator offers historical insights and background information, so you can enjoy the jokes, appreciate the references, and get a real sense of Shakespeare's world. The unabridged drama is also presented without commentary.
William Shakespeare,
Simon Potter,
Phil Viner,
Jools Viner
Made in Britain: How the Nation Earns Its living
By
Evan Davis
Narrated By
Evan Davis
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(66)
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Looking at how Britain pays its way in the world today. Like Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain or Michael Palin's Himalaya, the book will have a coherence and life beyond the television series, looking at some issues in greater depth, and telling additional stories to illustrate some of the ideas. This book is about the things that Britain produces in order to pay its way in the world, from physical goods that we can see and feel, to intangible services that are much harder to quantify.
The Tiger That Isn't: Seeing Through a World of Numbers
By
Michael Blastland,
Andrew Dilnot
Narrated By
Cornelius Garrett
Overall
(33)
Performance
(1)
Story
(1)
Numbers saturate the news, politics, and life. For good or ill, they are today's pre-eminent public language - and those who speak it rule. Quick and cool, numbers often seem to have conquered fact. But they are also hated, often for the same reasons. They can bamboozle not enlighten, terrorise not guide, and all too easily end up abused and distrusted. Potent but shifty, the role of numbers is frighteningly ambiguous. How can we sour our way through them? First, relax....
Economics matters. But with confusing things like GDP and interest rates, it's often hard to get you head around. So What do you really need to know about economics?
A Classical Education: The Stuff You Wish You'd been Taught at School
by
Caroline Taggart
Narrated by
Bill Wallis
3.7
(123 ratings)
Is the Greek alphabet all Greek to you? Is geometry your Achilles heel and does your knowledge of Homer have more to do with The Simpsons than the Sirens? From engineering and architecture to drama and democracy, the world around us is founded on the principles and discoveries of the Ancient World, yet our understanding of it is episodic at best. But it's never too late to learn....
Study on the go with VangoNotes. Just download chapter reviews from your text and listen to them on any mp3 player. Now wherever you are--whatever you're doing--you can study by listening to key features for each chapter of your textbook.
The Tiger That Isn't: Seeing Through a World of Numbers
by
Michael Blastland,
Andrew Dilnot
Narrated by
Cornelius Garrett
4.2
(33 ratings)
Numbers saturate the news, politics, and life. For good or ill, they are today's pre-eminent public language - and those who speak it rule. Quick and cool, numbers often seem to have conquered fact. But they are also hated, often for the same reasons. They can bamboozle not enlighten, terrorise not guide, and all too easily end up abused and distrusted. Potent but shifty, the role of numbers is frighteningly ambiguous. How can we sour our way through them? First, relax....
IELTS Vocabulary: The International English Language Testing System
by
Richard Aspinall
Narrated by
Richard Aspinall,
Isabel Zippert
4.4
(5 ratings)
IELTS is the most popular English exam in the world today. It is also the ideal way to perfect the English language from a basic to advanced level. In this series, you will be escorted through the course with Richard Aspinall, a teacher who has a proven track record in teaching the IELTS curriculum successfully all over the world. He will take you through this "easy to follow" step-by-step guide where you will be represented by a student and you will learn everything you need to know to improve your English.
SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Othello (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
by
William Shakespeare,
Jonathan Lomas
Narrated by
Joan Walker,
Jude Akuwudike,
Nick Murchie
4.0
(3 ratings)
Here is the multi award-winning SmartPass study guide, with and without commentary options. This is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis to allow any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Meet literature's greatest villain in this tragedy, fuelled by jealous rage. Journey into the twisted mind of Iago, who freely admits, "I am not what I am", and truly get under the skin of this wondrous play.
Would you / your teenager like a little help to revise and remember more easily? This four-track, self help hypnotherapy recording for students 12+ years and adult students could be just what you need if you are undertaking a course of formal study. You learn useful accelerated learning techniques for improving revision and recall, planning your time, active learning and self-testing. You also receive positive suggestions for calm, confidence, focus and concentration plus increased motivation to get down to your revision without delay.
Think It: Test & Study Skills - Age 7-11: Personal Development for Children
by
Think It Products
1.0
(1 rating)
The affirmations and music on this download will aid to increase your child's focus, concentration and confidence when being faced with tests or studying at school. It can be used anytime, although for best results, it should be listened to before going to sleep and on waking in the morning when the mind is at its most suggestive. There is no limit to how many times it can be used, although we suggest a minimum of 40 consecutive days to achieve the greatest results.
Looking at how Britain pays its way in the world today. Like Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain or Michael Palin's Himalaya, the book will have a coherence and life beyond the television series, looking at some issues in greater depth, and telling additional stories to illustrate some of the ideas. This book is about the things that Britain produces in order to pay its way in the world, from physical goods that we can see and feel, to intangible services that are much harder to quantify.
The author scopes out the project to assure the listener that this is not as challenging as they may fear. He states that there are only 13 punctuation marks in English, and only three are truly troublesome: the sentence bridges which include the comma, colon, and semi-colon. As the author suggests, you should focus on the tracks that really matter, the sentence bridges, and give less attention to the other 10.
by
William Shakespeare,
Jonathan Lomas,
Phil Viner
Narrated by
Joan Walker,
Jude Akuwudike,
Nick Murchie
4.6
(8 ratings)
Experience Othello as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds. To help you get the most out of Shakespeare, the narrator offers historical insights and background information, so you can enjoy the jokes, appreciate the references, and get a real sense of Shakespeare's world.
By
Edward H. Spence,
Andrew Alexandra,
Aaron Quinn,
Anne Dunn
Narrated By
Reay Kaplan
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Media, Markets, and Morals provides an original ethical framework designed specifically for evaluating ethical issues in the media, including new media. The authors apply their account of the moral role of the media, in their dual capacity as information providers for the public good and as businesses run for profit, to specific morally problematic practices and question how ethical behavior can be promoted within the industry.
Edward H. Spence
,
Andrew Alexandra
,
Aaron Quinn
,
Anne Dunn
Revise and Remember: Concentrate the mind
By
Lynda Hudson
Narrated By
Lynda Hudson
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Would you / your teenager like a little help to revise and remember more easily? This four-track, self help hypnotherapy recording for students 12+ years and adult students could be just what you need if you are undertaking a course of formal study. You learn useful accelerated learning techniques for improving revision and recall, planning your time, active learning and self-testing. You also receive positive suggestions for calm, confidence, focus and concentration plus increased motivation to get down to your revision without delay.
Rub Your Belly And Breathe: How to Release Stress, Restore Calm and Relax Deeply.
By
Anne Marshall
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This delightfully soothing and deeply restorative breathing exercise is designed to help you step out of the stresses of the day, and into a place of deep and restful relaxation. With a play time of just 14 minutes, this audio is short enough to listen to whenever you are feeling tense, uptight, or stressed and long enough to be able to take you to a place of inner comfort and ease. Used often this is an excellent stress management tool to help you stay balanced, grounded and calm.
The Story of the Olympics: Macmillan Readers Pre-Intermediate
By
Rachel Blandon
Narrated By
Rachel Blandon
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The Olympic Games are the most famous sporting event in the world, but how much do you know about their history? In this Macmillan Reader, Rachel Bladon tells the unofficial story of the Olympics, from the games' beginnings back in ancient Greece through to the billion-dollar international event that they have become in the present day.
From planning your project, to collecting and analysing data - this audiobook has everything you need for doing research whatever your course of study. A practical resource you can listen to again and again.
Don't start an essay without listening to this first. Taking you through the complete process; from what to do before you begin, to using feedback constructively to improve your next essay, this audiobook will help you improve this essential skill and boost your confidence.
Make the most of all the reading you do at university by listening to this audiobook. Unpicking the myths surrounding this core skill, Reading Skills helps you decide what to read, how to read it and, crucially, what your lecturers expect of you.
A Christmas Carol: An Accurate Retelling of Charles Dickens' Timeless Classic
By
Charles Dickens,
Gill Tavner
Narrated By
Graham Bill
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A Christmas Carol is one of a series of retellings of classic literature by publisher Real Reads. True to the original plot, characters and themes, Real Reads also imitate the the original author's style. An intelligent, lively and enjoyable introduction to this classic and much-loved Christmas tale.Miserable old Ebeneezer Scrooge hates Christmas. Can somebody so selfish, so harsh and so horribly lonely ever change his ways? In one terrifying night, poor Scrooge is haunted by four ghosts.
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language
By
Robert McCrum
Narrated By
Simon Shepherd
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(7)
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What were the beginnings of the English language? Why has American culture spread so successfully and will it continue to do so even as the country's power apparently wanes? Why are the West Indies no longer any good at cricket? What difference did slavery make to the way we speak English today?
VangoNotes for Janson's History of Art, 7/e, Vol. 1
By
Penelope Davies,
Frima Fox Hofrichter,
Joseph Jacobs,
Ann Roberts,
David Simon
Narrated By
Stow Lovejoy,
Jessica Tivens
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You're busy. We get it. With VangoNotes you can study "in between" all the other things you need to get done. VangoNotes gives you the confidence you need to succeed in the classroom. They're flexible; just download and go. And, they're efficient. Use them in your car, at the gym, walking to class, wherever. Get yours today and start studying.
Penelope Davies
,
Frima Fox Hofrichter
,
Joseph Jacobs
,
Ann Roberts
,
David Simon
VangoNotes for Marketing: An Introduction, 8/e
By
Gary Armstrong,
Philip Kotler
Narrated By
Christine Fuchs,
Ax Norman
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You're busy. We get it. With VangoNotes you can study "in between" all the other things you need to get done. VangoNotes gives you the confidence you need to succeed in the classroom. They're flexible; just download and go. And, they're efficient. Use them in your car, at the gym, walking to class, wherever. Get yours today and start studying.
VangoNotes for A Framework for Marketing Management, 3/e
By
Philip Kotler,
Kevin Lane Keller
Narrated By
Christine Fuchs,
Ax Norman
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You're busy. We get it. With VangoNotes you can study "in between" all the other things you need to get done. VangoNotes gives you the confidence you need to succeed in the classroom. They're flexible; just download and go. And, they're efficient. Use them in your car, at the gym, walking to class, wherever. Get yours today and start studying.