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Would You Believe... In 1400, Reading Could Save Your Life?! and Other Academic Advantages
Author: Richard Platt
Format: Online
Author Richard Platt
Narrator Rachel Sternberg
Duration 1h
Listeners will learn about the often painful and frequently distasteful educational practices that our ancestors employed and explore some unusual teaching methods used today. Find out about the Neolithic cave school, the English charity boarding school in Dickensian times, where pupils shared their boarding rooms with chickens and turkeys, and the...
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Would You Believe... Vatican City Is A Country?! and Other Metropolitan Marvels
Author: Richard Platt
Format: Online
Author Richard Platt
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 1h 2m
Young readers will get a real sense of how towns and cities have developed all over the world from medieval towns to the extreme cities in the jungle and polar regions. What is suburban bliss and why are some of our cities dying? Listen to this audiobook from start to finish for a riveting social history or dip in and out for some fascinating and o...
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Pre-twentieth Century Poetry - Smartpass Study Guide
Format: Online
Author Smartpass, Various
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 30m
This audio drama leads the listener into the world of classical poetry, to experience and explore the work of poets with guidance from experts. The fully integrated commentary and analysis gives a student everything they need to understand, enjoy and appreciate classical poetry and to maximise their potential in coursework and exams. Poems include:...
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Julius Caesar - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Format: Online
Author William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 7h 50m
The real Julius Caesar famously said `experience is the teacher of all things'. Experience Shakespeare's masterful moral drama with teaching notes to consider whether his assassins were freedom fighters or cold-blooded killers - a question as pertinent in today's world as in ancient Rome.
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Hamlet - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Format: Online
Author William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 12h 11m
`There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so'. Discover why generations of actors dream of playing Hamlet, the intellectual prince at war with himself, in this powerful tragedy of revenge, remorse, madness and murder.
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Countdown To Extinction: Animals In Danger
Author: David Burnie
Format: Online
Author David Burnie
Narrator Jan Boyd
Duration 2h 18m
What do tigers, giant pandas, blue whales and great white sharks have in common? Within a generation they may join dinosaurs, dodos, woolly rhinos and great kangaroos - they will become extinct. Human dominance on earth may be good news for us, but it's bad news for many other animals that share our planet. 'Countdown to Extinction' looks at the ca...
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Author: Nick Arnold
Format: Online
Author Nick Arnold
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 4h 5m
Ever wanted to know... Why it's dangerous to follow ducks into tombs? How to expose a cannibal using fossilised poo? Why the burrowing bunny is a threat? It's all in 'Totally Awesome Archaeology'!
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Cliffsnotes: Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby
Author: Kate Maurer
Format: Online
Author Kate Maurer
Narrator Unknown
Duration 3h 45m
With CliffsNotes Audio, there's no reading required - just listen and learn! Learn about the life and background and the author, preview the literary work through the Introduction and Brief Synopsis, explore the themes, literary devices and development of characters with the Critical Commentaries, examine in-depth Character Analyses and Critical Es...
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Author: Terry Deary
Format: Online
Author Terry Deary
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 6m
Terry Deary and Martin Brown's brilliant books about the nastiest periods in history have now - with the help of some astounding actors and directed by Dirk Maggs - been transformed into a series of audio extravaganzas. Featuring new, extra material not found anywhere in the books, these sound spectaculars are just as thrilling and spilling, funny...
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Shakespeare the Works - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: Smartpass
Format: Online
Author Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 3h 20m
Get ready to walk the streets of Shakespeare's England. By recreating his life in vivid audio the listener can imagine the influences that moulded him. The tape covers themes such as love and romance, authority and justice and provides excellent background information for study at KS3 and 4.
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Macbeth - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter
Format: Online
Author William Shakespeare, Simon Potter
Narrator Various
Duration 4h 20m
This guide takes the listener through the plot of Macbeth and gets to grips with the language, imagery, themes and social and historical settings. The play is presented as a full cast drama with simultaneous guided interpretation and analysis.
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A Kestrel For A Knave - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: Smartpass
Format: Online
Author Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 55m
Through drama, commentary and debate this tape unravels the plot and questions the motivation of the characters from 'A Kestrel for a Knave' by Barry Hines. It also tells the listener about the aims of the examiner and gives sample essay questions.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: Smartpass
Format: Online
Author Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 55m
Travel back to Hardy's 19th Century Wessex. This audiobook analyses the society, characters and themes of the novel. It also suggests essay questions and useful quotations to help you through your coursework and exam.
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Great Expectations - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: Smartpass
Format: Online
Author Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 3h
A cast of actors bring Victorian London to life. A running commentary discusses themes, characterisation and the structure of the novel. The tape also points out the aims of the examiners, sets exercises and recommends quotations to use.
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Pride & Prejudice - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: Jane Austen
Format: Online
Author Jane Austen
Narrator Various
Duration 4h 30m
Enter Austen's world to help you understand the plot, characters and themes of this classic novel. A text-specific guide packed with advice, insights and essential learning strategies.
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War Poetry 1914-1918 - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: Smartpass
Format: Online
Author Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 4h 30m
Experience the carnage and camaraderie of the First World War, first hand. Hear the poems and meet the men who created such art from chaos.
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Animal Farm - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: Smartpass
Format: Online
Author Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 3h 20m
Through exhilarating full-cast drama, interviews with the main characters and Orwell's own words, the novel's relationship to Russia and its revolution is revealed.
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Twelfth Night - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: Smartpass
Format: Online
Author Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 4h 50m
The full text is presented as an accessible, rip-roaring, full-cast drama that really brings the comedy to life. The comprehensive commentary and analysis opens the doorways into Shakespeare's world.
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Author: Phillip Ingram
Format: Online
Author Phillip Ingram
Narrator Robin Houston
Duration 2h 30m
This GCSE text focuses on the history of Russia and the USSR from 1905-1991. It covers the decline of the Tsarist regime, the revolutions of 1917, the civil war, the influence of Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin, the Cold War, and the end of the Communist rule. A Cambridge University Press title.
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Citizenship In Focus: Democracy In Action
Author: Simon Foster
Format: Online
Author Simon Foster
Narrator Fergus Mcclelland
Duration 2h 15m
This audio book gives a clear and balanced picture of how the UK is governed at local, regional, national and European levels. It also provides an introduction to the broader politics of how individuals can bring about change in society. A HarperCollins title.
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Citizenship In Focus: The Citizen and the Law
Author: Keith West
Format: Online
Author Keith West
Narrator Robin Houston
Duration 2h 20m
Simple, direct and accessible information on Britain's laws, and on how the courts, police and prison services operate. This audio book also encourages students to consider what could be changed to make society more equal and more just. A HarperCollins title.
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