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ID: 650283

Title: Surrounded by Vampires: Or, How to Slay the Time, Energy and Soul Suckers in Your Life

Author: Thomas Erikson

Narrator: David John

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:56:48

Language: English

Release date: 10-05-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Non-Fiction, Psychology

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

From the Sunday Times and international bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots

-- Do conversations with certain people leave you feeling depleted or exhausted?

-- Do you have colleagues who take a lot of your time but don't actually do - or contribute - much?

-- Are there people in your life who diminish you through their words, actions or inactions?

You could be surrounded by Vampires! International bestselling author Thomas Erikson will help you recognize and deal with the three most common Vampires that exist to take not give:

Time Suckers -- these are the Vampires who waste your time. Typically, they expect you to do all the work while they take all the credit or they require an outsized amount of your time while giving back little to nothing.

Energy Suckers -- these are the Vampires who suck out your energy and your passion. When you are around them, even for short periods of time, you leave with less energy than you started with, because they suck that energy right out of you. Energy Suckers feed on your passion, ideas and talents then leave you with nothing left.

Soul Suckers -- these are the worst Vampires of all. Be they family, friends or co-workers, Soul Suckers use you for their own gain and, consciously or unconsciously, make you feel smaller every chance they get. They are the people in your life who don't support you and constantly tell you what you can't do, why you are going to fail, how you aren't the right person, why you are fooling yourself, and more.

Aside from Human Vampires there are also Habit Vampires. Social media can be a time, energy and soul sucker. Addiction, negative thinking, inaction, procrastination and more -- all these things can suck the very life right out of you!

Fortunately, no Human or Habit Vampire can survive when the sun shines on them. With the help of the behavioural model made famous in Surrounded by Idiots, Thomas Erikson will help you spot the Vampires around you and find your light to vanish their influence for good.

©2023 Thomas Erikson (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 654119

Title: Wolves of Eternity

Author: Karl Ove Knausgaard

Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini, Gilli Messer, Natasha Soudek, Vas Eli

Format: Unabridged

Length: 27:41:56

Language: English

Release date: 10-05-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Religious Fiction

Summary:

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The future is no more, and eternity has begun.

It's 1986 and a nuclear reactor has exploded in Chernobyl. Syvert Lyning returns home from military service to live with his mother and brother on the outskirts of a town in Southern Norway. One night, he dreams of his late father, and can't shake him from his mind. Searching through his father's belongings for clues and connections, he finds a cache of letters that lead to the Soviet Union.

In present-day Russia, Alevtina is trying to balance work and family. She has always sought the answers to life's big questions, but is preoccupied with care of her young son. Her friend Vasilisa offers some nourishment: she is writing a book about an ancient feature of Russian culture, the belief in eternal life. Meantime, Alevtina is heading towards a meeting that will redraw the contours of her world.

A searching and humane novel, The Wolves of Eternity is an intimate journey into the experiences of a half-brother and half-sister in their two different - yet deeply connected - lives. The second novel in Karl Ove Knausgaard's extraordinary new series, it expands the universe of The Morning Star in the decades before the blazing and mysterious star descends.

©2023 Karl Ove Knausgaard (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 676906

Title: Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth

Author: Natalie Haynes

Narrator: Natalie Haynes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:12:11

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: History, Ancient Civilizations

Summary:

Captivatingly read by the author, Natalie Haynes.

In Divine Might Natalie Haynes, author of the bestselling Pandora’s Jar, returns to the world of Greek myth and this time she examines the role of the goddesses.

We meet Athene, who sprang fully formed from her father’s head: goddess of war and wisdom, guardian of Athens. We run with Artemis, goddess of hunting and protector of young girls (apart from those she decides she wants as a sacrifice). Here is Aphrodite, goddess of sex and desire – there is no deity more determined and able to make you miserable if you annoy her. And then there’s the queen of all the Olympian gods: Hera, Zeus’s long-suffering wife, whose jealousy of his dalliances with mortals, nymphs and goddesses lead her to wreak elaborate, vicious revenge on those who have wronged her.

We also meet Demeter, goddess of agriculture and mother of the kidnapped Persephone, we sing the immortal song of the Muses and we warm ourselves with Hestia, goddess of the hearth and sacrificial fire. The Furies carry flames of another kind – black fires of vengeance for those who incur their wrath.

These goddesses are as mighty, revered and destructive as their male counterparts. Isn’t it time we looked beyond the columns of a ruined temple to the awesome power within?

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ID: 678257

Title: Natural Histories: Fish and Invertebrates: A BBC Radio 4 nature collection

Author: Brett Westwood

Narrator: Brett Westwood, Various

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:45:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature

Summary:

Award-winning wildlife presenter Brett Westwood explores our relationship with fish and invertebrates, and their impact on human culture and society

Throughout the ages, human beings have had a profound fascination with the natural world. It has influenced all aspects of our civilisation, from science and religion to music, art, literature and film. These 12 episodes, taken from Radio 4's epic series Natural Histories, find presenter Brett Westwood exploring two major groups of animals - fish, who have lived on Earth for over 450 million years, and invertebrates, who make up 97 percent of all species worldwide - to find out how our perception and representation of them has changed over time.

Beginning with one of our most iconic predators, he dives into the world of sharks, showing how Jaws gave them a reputation as fearsome killers - and signed the death warrant for millions of their number. Brett also meets the closest thing to an alien lifeform: an octopus, discovering how the sea monster of historical myth is now emerging as an animal worthy of respect and understanding. Plus, he goes in search of the obscure burbot, Britain's forgotten freshwater fish; looks at the rise and demise of the flea circus; and explains why we have eulogised the butterfly from time immemorial. Meanwhile, author Lia Leendertz uncovers the story of bees, looking at ancient Greek poetry, Victorian moral allegory, and the laws and superstitions around beekeeping...

Taking in documentary, biography and fiction, these riveting programmes will delight, surprise and amaze. You'll never look at fish and invertebrates in the same way again...

Production credits

Presented by Brett Westwood with Lia Leendertz (Bee)

Produced in partnership with the Natural History Museum, London

Producers: Sarah Blunt, Andrew Dawes, Beth O'Dea, Sarah Pitt, Maggie Ayre, Tom Bonnett

Series producer: Mary Colwell

Episode guide

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:

Sharks 9 June 2015

Eel 22 August 2017

Burbot 7 July 2015

Octopus 15 August 2017

Leech 2 August 2016

Earthworm 25 July 2017

Snail 5 September 2017

Fleas 10 November 2015

Beetles 27 October 2015

Bee 25 October 2019

Butterflies 16 June 2015

Cricket 1 November 2016

© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

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ID: 676681

Title: 12 Months to Live

Author: James Patterson

Narrator: Eva Kaminsky

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:31:10

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

Her name is Jane Smith. But to friends and foes, she's Jane Effing Smith.

Why? Because she's the best criminal defense attorney in the Hamptons - the elite world of New York's rich and infamous. Because she's as good an investigator as she is a lawyer. Because she's tough. She's strong.

As Jane is preparing to defend a high-profile client accused of a triple homicide, she's also hired to revive a cold case - a cluster of unsolved murders.

Then another bombshell lands: a devastating medical diagnosis. Terminal. She's got a year to live.

But first, she has a trial to win. Unless one of her many enemies kills her first.

PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON

'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD

©2023 James Patterson (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 673732

Title: Night House

Author: Jo Nesbo

Narrator: Edward Bourne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:33:06

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Coming of Age

Summary:

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In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne.

Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects the new, angry boy is responsible for his disappearance. No one believes him when he says the telephone booth out by the edge of the woods sucked Tom into the receiver like something out of a horror movie. No one, that is, except Karen, a beguiling fellow outsider who encourages Richard to pursue clues the police refuse to investigate. He traces the number that Tom prank called from the phone booth to an abandoned house in the Black Mirror Wood. There he catches a glimpse of a terrifying face in the window. And then the voices begin to whisper in his ear . . .

You know who I am. She's going to burn. The one you love is going to burn. There's not a thing you can do about it.

When another classmate disappears, Richard must find a way to prove his innocence-and preserve his sanity-as he grapples with the dark magic that is possessing Ballantyne and pursuing his destruction.

Then again, Richard may not be the most reliable narrator of his own story.

©2023 Jo Nesbo (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 678258

Title: Natural Histories: Birds and Reptiles: A BBC Radio 4 nature collection

Author: Brett Westwood

Narrator: Brett Westwood, Various

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:08:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature

Summary:

Award-winning wildlife presenter Brett Westwood explores our relationship with birds and reptiles, and their impact on human culture and society

Ever since the first prehistoric artist etched animal paintings onto a cave wall, humans have been inspired by the living world. It has enriched our lives in science, art, literature and music, defining society at every level across the globe. In these 13 episodes from Radio 4's groundbreaking Natural Histories, presenter Brett Westwood looks at two remarkable types of animals: birds and reptiles, who share a common ancestor and are often thought to belong to the same group.

His imagination takes flight as he considers the rich, tangled life of the cuckoo; soaks in the sound bath of a nightingale's song; and probes the paradox of the pigeon with fellow presenter Verity Sharp. Brett also explores a bird that has become a byword for male beauty: the peacock, and guides us through the history of the ethereal swan, from ancient Greece to Swan Lake to Putin's Russia. Plus, he analyses birds' eggs as a symbol for new life, a metaphor for the origin of the universe - and a delicious staple of cookery. Turning to the reptile world, Brett tracks down nature's master of disguise, the chameleon; learns how the crocodile can boast of being a god, a sports logo, a sly trickster and a comic book hero; and marvels at the magnificent dinosaurs, who ruled the earth for 160 million years and still captivate us today.

Weaving together nature, history, biology and biography, these fascinating programmes illuminate the complex connections between human beings and our feathered and scaly friends, revealing the unexpected ways we have interacted with them, and how they have changed the way we see the world.

Production credits

Presented by Brett Westwood with Verity Sharp (Pigeon)

Produced in partnership with the Natural History Museum, London

Producers: Andrew Dawes, Sarah Blunt, Melvin Rickarby, Tim Dee, Tom Bonnett, Sarah Pitt

Series producer: Mary Colwell

Episode guide

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:

Birds Eggs 1 September 2015

Peacock 31 July 2018

Parrots 22 September 2016

Hornbill 13 October 2015

Honeyguide 18 October 2016

Swallow 3 October 2017

Cuckoo 8 August 2017

Nightingale 12 September 2017

Swan 25 September 2018

Penguin 18 September 2018

Dinosaurs 28 July 2015

Crocodiles 29 September 2015

Chameleon 11 October 2016

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ID: 672968

Title: Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

Author: Michael Palin

Narrator: Michael Palin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:46:31

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Biography & Memoir, History & Culture, Military

Summary:

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Some years ago a stash of family records was handed down to Michael Palin, among which were photos of an enigmatic young man in army uniform, as well as photos of the same young man as a teenager looking uncomfortable at family gatherings. This, Michael learnt, was his Great-Uncle Harry, born in 1884, died in 1916. He had previously had no idea that he had a Great-Uncle Harry, much less that his life was cut short at the age of 32 when he was killed in the Battle of the Somme. The discovery both shocked him and made him want to know much more about him.

The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him.

Great-Uncle Harry is an utterly compelling account of an ordinary man who led an extraordinary life. A blend of biography, history, travelogue and personal memoir this is Michael Palin at his very finest.

©2023 Michael Palin (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 654122

Title: Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism

Author: Yanis Varoufakis

Narrator: Yanis Varoufakis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:39:17

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Business & Economics, Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Science, General

Summary:

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What an amazing piece of work this is. Ground-breaking, thought-provoking and highly accessible. Everyone should read it. The dark, scary, exciting song of our age. 100 out of 100 IRVINE WELSH

Capitalism is dead. Welcome to technofeudalism.

In his boldest and most far-reaching book, the visionary economist and number-one bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis shows how the owners of big tech became the world's feudal overlords replacing capitalism with a fundamentally new system that enslaves our minds, defies democracy and rewrite the rules of global power.

But as Varoufakis also reveals, technofeudalism contains new opportunities to thwart and overturn it, bringing into focus more clearly than ever the revolution we need to escape our digital prison.

An epochal, once-in-a-millennium shift . . . this isn't just new technology. This is the world grappling with an entirely new economic system and therefore political power Observer

An urgent demand to seize the means of computation CORY DOCTOROW

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

© Yanis Varoufakis 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

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ID: 678256

Title: Natural Histories: Mammals: A BBC Radio 4 nature collection

Author: Brett Westwood

Narrator: Brett Westwood, Various

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:31:00

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature

Summary:

Award-winning wildlife presenter Brett Westwood explores our relationship with mammals, and their impact on human culture and society

For as long as humans have existed, animals have got under our skin, enthralling us with their wildness, enriching our lives and influencing art, literature, science and religion. And we feel perhaps the deepest connection with mammals, as we too are members of this same vast group. In these engrossing episodes from Radio 4's landmark series, Natural Histories, Brett Westwood tells the stories of 10 of the most mesmerising mammals, illuminating the often surprising ways they have shaped society.

Looking at our closest relatives, monkeys and apes, he discovers how they reflect our humanity, and how, from King Kong to the PG Tips chimps, we have exploited them for entertainment. Meeting an enthusiastic lurcher named Trevor, Brett finds out how dogs have changed us and vice versa, as he unpacks our close companionship with man's best friend. Drawing on tales of Dracula and Batman, he investigates our obsession with bats, and, in company with Verity Sharp, he gets up close to one of the weirdest, most endangered primates on Earth: the aye-aye. Plus, Brett experiences the magic of sloths with Joanna Pinnock; examines what a furry stuffed toy can teach us about our association with bears; and analyses how our perception of the enigmatic whale has undergone a transformation, from feared beast to icon of conservation.

Packed with fascinating facts about the biology and cultural history of each animal, this carefully curated collection celebrates the wonder and infinite variety of mammals, and shows how our past, present and future are inextricably intertwined with theirs.

Production credits

Presented by Brett Westwood with Joanna Pinnock (Sloth) and Verity Sharp (Aye-Aye)

Produced in partnership with the Natural History Museum, London

Producers: Tom Bonnett, Melvin Rickarby, Sarah Blunt, Beth O'Dea

Series producer: Mary Colwell

Additional sound recordings of Narwhals courtesy of Dr Susanna Blackwell, Greeneridge Sciences Inc.

Episode guide

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:

Monkeys And Apes 2 June 2015

Bears 8 September 2015

Whales 17 November 2015

Elephant 27 September 2016

Bat 1 August 2017

Giraffe 7 November 2017

Reindeer 21 November 2017

Dog 4 September 2018

Sloth 18 October 2019

Aye-Aye 29 November 2019

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