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ID: 697452

Title: Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

Author: Harry Cliff

Narrator: Harry Cliff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:51:20

Language: English

Release date: 03-28-24

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics, General

Summary:

Read by the author, Harry Cliff.

'As fascinating as its title suggests . . . Cliff recounts with vivid clarity the stories of some of the most striking oddnesses that have lit up the landscape of modern physics.' – Philip Pullman

Newly discovered strangenesses could transform our understanding of the fundamentals of physics – and of the nature of reality. In this eye-opening account, CERN experimental physicist Harry Cliff takes the reader on a tour of a new universe . . .

Something strange is going on in the cosmos. Scientists are uncovering a catalogue of weird phenomena that simply can’t be explained by our long-established theories of the universe. Particles with unbelievable energies are bursting from beneath the Antarctic ice. Unknown forces seem to be tugging on the basic building blocks of matter. Stars are flying away from us far faster than anyone can explain.

In Space Oddities, Harry Cliff provides a riveting look at the universe’s most confounding puzzles. In a journey that spans continents, he meets the scientists hunting for answers, and asks: Are these anomalies accidents of nature, or could they be pointing us toward vast, hidden worlds?

With wonder, clarity, and a dose of humour, Cliff leads us on a a mind-expanding investigation of physics and cosmology as they transform before us.

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ID: 712960

Title: Nuclear War: A Scenario

Author: Annie Jacobsen

Narrator: Annie Jacobsen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:19:37

Language: English

Release date: 03-28-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: History, Military

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And it could start in as little as 26 minutes and 40 seconds from now

An edge-of-your-seat non-fiction thriller for readers of American Prometheus by Kai Bird or Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham.

The first rule of nuclear war is that there are no rules.

Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilisation as we know it.

If a single nuclear missile is launched, it provokes two dozen in return. Frantic calls over secure lines work to confirm the worst as armoured helicopters are scrambled outside. Decisions over hundreds of millions of lives need to be made within six minutes, based on partial information, knowing that once launched, nothing is capable of halting the destruction.

Because the plans for General Nuclear War are among the most classified secrets held by the United States government, this book takes the reader up to the razors edge of what can legally be known. Based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, been privy to the response plans, and been responsible for the decisions that will be made, this is the only account of what a nuclear exchange would look like.

Nuclear War is at once a compulsive non-fiction thriller and a powerful argument that we must rid ourselves of these world-ending weapons for ever.

©2024 Annie Jacobsen (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 682304

Title: Seven Summers

Author: Paige Toon

Narrator: Natalie Simpson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:01:30

Language: English

Release date: 03-28-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Romance, Multicultural & Interracial, Contemporary, New Adult

Summary:

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Two epic love stories. One impossible choice. The stunning new novel from Paige Toon.

Six summers ago

Liv and Finn meet working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn's life is in LA with his band, and Liv's is in Cornwall with her family - so they make a promise. Finn will return every year, and if they are single they will spend the summer together.

This summer

Liv crosses paths with Tom - a mysterious new arrival in her hometown. As the wildflowers and heather come into bloom, they find themselves falling for one another. For the first time Liv can imagine a world where her heart isn't broken every year.

Now Liv must make an impossible choice. And when she discovers the shocking reason that Tom has left home, she'll need to trust her heart even more . . .

Priase for Paige Toon:

'Heartwarming and heartbreaking' Giovanna Fletcher

'Deep, emotional, powerful' Milly Johnson

'It swept me away!' Beth O'Leary

©2023 Paige Toon (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 719897

Title: How to Listen When Markets Speak: Risks, Myths and Investment Opportunities in a Radically Reshaped Economy

Author: James Robinson, Lawrence Mcdonald

Narrator: James Robinson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:01:17

Language: English

Release date: 03-28-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: History, World

Summary:

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A New York Times bestselling author and leading expert on market risk outlines new rules of investing for the forward-thinking.

From Wall Street to Downing Street, the fantasy of an eventual 'return to normal' is still alive and well, nurtured by dangerously outdated theories. But the economic world as we know it - and the rules that govern it - are over. And few are prepared.

Lawrence McDonald got a real-world education in market risk when, as a Lehman Brothers VP, he watched the firm ignore flashing warning signs before its collapse. Now, he unveils the predictive model he developed in the aftermath, outlining actionable trading ideas for a radically reshaped economy. Readers will discover:

- Why inflation will stay near 3-5% for the next decade

- Why oil prices will remain at historic highs for the foreseeable future

- Why hard assets and rare minerals like lithium and cobalt will outperform growth stocks and passive investment strategies

- Why America will likely lose its position as a global superpower and holder of the world's premier reserve currency

Rather than merely doomsaying, How to Listen When Markets Speak equips readers to make sense of our current moment, resist reactionary narratives and baseless analysis, and pounce on a new investing playbook.

©2024 James Robinson & Lawrence McDonald (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 711738

Title: Wandering Stars

Author: Tommy Orange

Narrator: Alma Cuervo, Calvin Joyal, Charley Flyte, Christian Young, Curtis Michael Holland, Emmanuel Chumaceiro, Macleod Andrews, Phil Ava, Shaun Taylor-Corbett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:37:10

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Summary:

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Discover the story of a Native American community told through the generations, from the author of the New York Times bestseller There There

Following its unforgettable characters through almost two centuries of history, from the horrors of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1865 to the aftermath of a mass shooting in the early 21st century, Wandering Stars is an indelible novel of America's war on its own people.

It is also the tender, shattering story of many generations of a Native American family, struggling to find ways through displacement, addiction and pain, towards home and hope.

Readers of Orange's classic debut There There will know some of these characters and will be eager to learn what happened to Orvil Red Feather after the Oakland Powwow. New readers will discover a wondrous novel of poetry, music, rage and love, from one of the most astonishing voices of his generation.

©2024 Tommy Orange (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 697458

Title: Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI

Author: Madhumita Murgia

Narrator: Madhumita Murgia

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:21:07

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-24

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Science & Technology, Computers

Summary:

Read by the author, Madhumita Murgia, this audio edition includes a fascinating exclusive author interview, led by the global AI lead at publisher Pan Macmillan, Sara Lloyd.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024

What does it mean to be human in a world that is rapidly changing with the development of artificial intelligence?

'Highly readable and deeply important' – The Guardian

'Exposes the hidden consequences of our existing AI technologies' – The Times

Through the voices of ordinary people in places far removed from Silicon Valley, Code Dependent explores the impact of a set of powerful, flawed, and often exploitative technologies on individuals, communities, and our wider society. Madhumita Murgia, AI Editor at the FT, exposes how AI can strip away our collective and individual sense of agency – and shatter our illusion of free will.

AI is already changing what it means to be human, in ways large and small. In this compelling work, Murgia reveals what could happen if we fail to reclaim our humanity.

'The intimate investigation of AI that we’ve been waiting for, and it arrives not a moment too soon.' – Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

'A nuanced, thoughtful and very accessible picture of a world deeply affected by AI' – Martha Lane Fox

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ID: 712959

Title: Our Accidental Universe: Stories of Discovery from Asteroids to Aliens

Author: Chris Lintott

Narrator: Chris Lintott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:29:20

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

The BBC presenter of 'Sky at Night', and Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Chris Lintott, takes us on an astonishing tour of bizarre accidents, big characters, and human error to tell the story of some of the most important astronomical events of the past hundred years.

- Our first views of the earliest galaxies were brought to us by the Hubble Space Telescope when it was pointed at absolutely nothing.

- The ice-covered Enceladus, one of Saturn's nearly one hundred moons, was revealed as a possible habitat for life after a by-chance fly by of NASA's Cassini probe on a mission elsewhere.

- Pulsars, the spectacular remnants of long-dead massive stars, were discovered as 'scruff' in the data for measurements of the twinkling of possible radio stars.

As new telescopes are built on mountaintops and in deserts around the world, aiming to transform our view of the universe once more, Chris Lintott shows us that keeping an open mind will benefit us all - whatever might still be out there for us to find.

Praise for Chris Lintott

'Superbly written insights.' - Professor Brian Cox

'Chris Lintott is a modest genius. He has quietly revolutionized modern astronomy.' Brian May

'Lintott deftly interweaves personal experience and more philosophical ruminations.' Michael West, Nature

©2024 Chris Lintott (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 529850

Title: Song of the Huntress

Author: Lucy Holland

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18:46:19

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-24

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Historical

Summary:

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SISTERSONG

'Magic, myth, political intrigue, and a fierce and unique love story . . . I devoured it' – Cassandra Clare, author of Sword Catcher

A must-read for fans of Circe, Song of the Huntress recasts the folklore behind the Wild Hunt into a dark, feminist fantasy set amidst the legends and beauty of ancient Britain.

Britain, 60 AD. Hoping to save her lover and her land from the Romans, Herla makes a desperate pact with the Otherworld King. She becomes Lord of the Hunt and for centuries she rides, reaping wanderers’ souls. Until the night she meets a woman on a bloody battlefield – a Saxon queen with ice-blue eyes.

Queen thelburg of Wessex is a proven fighter, but after a battlefield defeat she finds her husband’s court turning against her. Yet King Ine needs thel more than ever: the dead kings of Wessex are waking, and Ine must master his bloodline’s ancient magic if they are to survive.

When their paths cross, Herla knows it’s no coincidence. Something dark and dangerous is at work in the Wessex court. As she and thel grow closer, Herla must find her humanity – and a way to break the curse – before it’s too late.

'Striking, bold and beautifully written’ – Angela Slatter, author of The Briar Book of the Dead

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ID: 695741

Title: Medea

Author: Rosie Hewlett

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15:25:15

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore

Summary:

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From an unmissable new voice comes the powerful and epic story of mythology's darkest heroine.

Shunned. Persecuted. Tormented.

Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and persecuted and tormented by her brother and father. All because of a unique and dangerous talent: witchcraft.

Fierce. Powerful. Sorceress.

But when a dashing young hero, Jason, arrives to claim the famed Golden Fleece that her father fiercely protects, Medea sees her opportunity for escape. Her offer to help Jason overcome the trials set by her father sets in motion a journey that will test every ounce of her strength, magic and loyalty; a journey that will see her battle monsters, dethrone kings and fall in love.

When faced with the ultimate betrayal, Medea is driven to an act of desperation so brutal it rips apart the lives of everyone involved...

©2024 Rosie Hewlett (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 729836

Title: Joyce Grenfell Remembered: The Pursuit of Joy: A BBC Collection with material performed by Maureen Lipman

Author: Joyce Grenfell, Maureen Lipman

Narrator: Janie Hampton, Joyce Grenfell, Maureen Lipman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:41:00

Language: English

Release date: 03-21-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Contemporary Women

Summary:

Joyce Grenfell in her own words and through the eyes of Maureen Lipman

Joyce Grenfell was one of the last centurys greatest entertainers, renowned worldwide for her monologues, songs, and comic writing. Her career spanned over 30 years, ranging from wartime tours to solo stage shows, films such as the St Trinians series, appearances on BBC TV and numerous radio broadcasts. Contained here are five sparkling productions of her work, performed by acting legend Maureen Lipman who is celebrated for portraying Joyce in the 1991 TV film Re-Joyce alongside a delightful reading by Joyce Grenfell herself of her autobiography.

Hats Off Before she became a star, Joyce Grenfell was a poet, and she continued to write verse all her life. Hats Off features over 40 of her witty, perceptive poems, read by Maureen Lipman and with an introduction by Grenfells close friend and biographer Janie Hampton.

Choice Grenfell In this poignantly funny retrospective, Maureen Lipman perfectly recreates the much-loved material of the late, great comedian. Featuring monologues, sketches, songs and letters, it showcases Joyce Grenfell at her finest and funniest.

Dear Joyce. Dear Ginnie Joyce Grenfell and fellow poet Virginia Graham were best friends for 62 years, and wrote to each other frequently. Maureen Lipman and Janie Hampton read a selection of their affectionate correspondence from 1929 to 1979, providing fascinating insight into both their lives.

Two Light Up the Third A fictionalised dramatisation of how one of the inaugural programmes to be broadcast by the Third Programme, How to Listen, made it onto the airwaves, written by Russell Davies and starring Maureen Lipman as Joyce Grenfell. This is accompanied by the fascinating original airing of How to Listen with Joyce Grenfell and Stephen Potter.

Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure Telling her life story with verve and brio, Joyce Grenfell recounts the highs and lows of her varied career, sketching wonderful comic descriptions of the many people she encountered along the way. Her glamorous, madcap American mother, her aunt Nancy Astor and her beloved husband Reggie are just some of the larger-than-life characters that people this captivating reading.

Cast and Credits

Hats Off

Written by Joyce Grenfell

Read by Maureen Lipman

Introduced by Janie Hampton

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3-10 Jun 2001

Choice Grenfell

Written by Joyce Grenfell

Performed by Maureen Lipman

Music by Denis King, Maureen Lipman, Richard Addinsell, Joyce Grenfell and Virginia Graham

Pianist: Denis King

Directed by Alan Strachan

Produced by Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 2-6 Mar 1998

Dear Joyce Dear Ginnie

Read by Maureen Lipman and Janie Hampton

Produced by Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 20-24 Dec 1999

Two Light Up the Third

written by Russell Davies

Starring Maureen Lipman as Joyce Grenfell

First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 29 Sep 1996

How to Listen

Starring Joyce Grenfell and Stephen Potter, featuring members of the How Repertory Company

First broadcast BBC Radio Third Programme, 29 Sep 1946

Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure

Written and read by Joyce Grenfell

Abridged by Janet Quigley

Produced by Pat McLoughlin

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 Apr-3 May 1977

© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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