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Who Owns England?
- How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back
- By: Guy Shrubsole
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the history of how England’s elite came to own our land - from aristocrats and the church to businessmen and corporations - and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once more....
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Packed with useful information.
- By Giles Rocholl on 01-11-19
By: Guy Shrubsole
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Steeple Chasing
- Around Britain by Church
- By: Peter Ross
- Narrated by: Peter Ross
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in our towns, villages and cities, even as their influence and authority has waned. They contain art and architectural wonders - one huge gallery scattered, like a handful of jewels, across these isles....
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Our Storied Landscape
- By veyza on 27-05-23
By: Peter Ross
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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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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.”....
By: Dennis Romano
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A Place of My Own
- The Architecture of Daydreams
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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With this updated edition of his earlier book A Place of My Own, listeners can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan’s realization of a room of his own....
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A life changing book
- By Beepbibab on 15-05-19
By: Michael Pollan
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
- Center for Environmental Structure Series
- By: Christopher Alexander
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 29 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, a workshop, or a public building....
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a must read for everyone
- By Anonymous User on 28-09-23
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Modern Man
- The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow
- By: Anthony Flint
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Modern Man is a riveting biography of Le Corbusier - a man who invented new ways of building and thinking....
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Illuminating
- By Alex Holliman on 19-03-15
By: Anthony Flint
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Who Owns England?
- How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back
- By: Guy Shrubsole
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the history of how England’s elite came to own our land - from aristocrats and the church to businessmen and corporations - and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once more....
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Packed with useful information.
- By Giles Rocholl on 01-11-19
By: Guy Shrubsole
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Steeple Chasing
- Around Britain by Church
- By: Peter Ross
- Narrated by: Peter Ross
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Churches are all around us. Their steeples remain landmarks in our towns, villages and cities, even as their influence and authority has waned. They contain art and architectural wonders - one huge gallery scattered, like a handful of jewels, across these isles....
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Our Storied Landscape
- By veyza on 27-05-23
By: Peter Ross
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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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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.”....
By: Dennis Romano
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A Place of My Own
- The Architecture of Daydreams
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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With this updated edition of his earlier book A Place of My Own, listeners can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan’s realization of a room of his own....
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A life changing book
- By Beepbibab on 15-05-19
By: Michael Pollan
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
- Center for Environmental Structure Series
- By: Christopher Alexander
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 29 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, a workshop, or a public building....
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a must read for everyone
- By Anonymous User on 28-09-23
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Modern Man
- The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow
- By: Anthony Flint
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Modern Man is a riveting biography of Le Corbusier - a man who invented new ways of building and thinking....
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Illuminating
- By Alex Holliman on 19-03-15
By: Anthony Flint
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In Our Time: 25 Perspectives on the Visual Arts
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 explorations of the visual arts, including artistic and architectural styles, historic movements, notable artworks and visual artists....
By: Melvyn Bragg
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Seashaken Houses
- A Lighthouse History from Eddystone to Fastnet
- By: Tom Nancollas
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Lighthouses are striking totems of our relationship to the sea. For many, they encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst the waves, but their original purpose is much more utilitarian than that....
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A light in the Dark.
- By Jack Harrison on 07-07-19
By: Tom Nancollas
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Irreplaceable
- How to Create Extraordinary Places That Bring People Together
- By: Kevin Ervin Kelley
- Narrated by: Kevin Ervin Kelley
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Through engaging storytelling, human behavior insights, and proven design techniques, Kevin Kelley—an attention architect and cofounder of Shook Kelley, a strategic design firm that pioneered the field of "convening"—unfolds why physical places are essential to civil society, business and community.
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PMP Exam Prep Simplified
- Essential Tactics to Ace the Project Management Professional Exam on Your First Try
- By: Victoria Pembroke
- Narrated by: Mandy Grant-Grierson
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
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This guide transcends the traditional book format, serving as your comprehensive mentor through the elaborate and challenging terrains of the PMP exam....
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Success Guaranteed
- By Joe S. Patterson on 11-03-24
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Enemies at the Gate
- The City Walls of Ancient Rome
- By: Patricia Southern
- Narrated by: Rupert Bush
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Before the final dissolution, Emperor Aurelius had reunited the Eastern and Western Empires and earned the title of 'Restitutor orbis', restorer of the world. While doing so he initiated the building of the Aurelian Wall, much of which stands today.
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Architecture
- A History in 100 Buildings
- By: Dan Cruickshank
- Narrated by: Dan Cruickshank
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the most impressive and characterful creations in world architecture....
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Fundamentally really interesting but a bit flawed
- By Liz K on 18-04-21
By: Dan Cruickshank
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The Timeless Way of Building
- By: Christopher Alexander
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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The theory of architecture implicit in our world today, Christopher Alexander believes, is bankrupt. More and more people are aware that something is deeply wrong....
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The Handbook of Home Design
- An Architect’s Blueprint for Shaping Your Home
- By: Laura Jane Clark
- Narrated by: Laura Jane Clark
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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Architect Laura Jane Clark, from the BBC and Netflix smash-hit series Your Home Made Perfect, shares architectural solutions & designs to optimize the spaces in your home without spending a fortune....
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Amazing information thoughtfully written
- By Anonymous User on 23-11-23
By: Laura Jane Clark
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The Architecture Book
- By: DK
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures....
By: DK
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Jane Jacobs, Jason Epstein - introduction
- Narrated by: Donna Rawlins
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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Thirty years after its publication, this book was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning"....
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Cities are complex organic organisms
- By Anonymous User on 09-02-24
By: Jane Jacobs, and others
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How to Get Planning Permission
- An Insider's Secrets
- By: Martin Gaine
- Narrated by: Jack Jacobs
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Every year, thousands of homeowners apply for planning permission and come away battered and bruised. As a council case officer, Martin Gaine was part of the problem, continuously rejecting applications from poorly prepared applicants....
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Really helpful overview
- By Anonymous User on 31-12-23
By: Martin Gaine
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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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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
By: Dr Ben Robinson
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Billionaires' Row
- Tycoons, High Rollers, and the Epic Race to Build the World's Most Exclusive Skyscrapers
- By: Katherine Clarke
- Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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To look south and skyward from Central Park these days is to gaze upon a physical manifestation of tens of billions of dollars in global wealth: a series of soaring spires stretching from Park Avenue to Broadway....
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Brilliantly written and researched I loved it’s fast pace.
- By Mr Ewan Harkness on 28-06-23
By: Katherine Clarke
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Disney's Land
- Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World
- By: Richard Snow
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A propulsive history chronicling the conception and creation of Disneyland, the masterpiece California theme park that became at once the greatest piece of urban design in the United States and the world's most prosperous tourist attraction, as told like never before....
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Brilliant
- By Anonymous User on 02-06-22
By: Richard Snow
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The Man in the Glass House
- Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century
- By: Mark Lamster
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The Man in the Glass House lifts the veil on Johnson's controversial and endlessly contradictory life to tell the story of a charming yet deeply flawed man. This book probes the dynamics of American culture that made him so powerful and tells the story of the built environment....
By: Mark Lamster
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Walkable City Rules
- 101 Steps to Making Better Places
- By: Jeff Speck
- Narrated by: Jeff Speck
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Jeff Speck’s follow-up to his best-selling Walkable City is the resource that cities and citizens need to usher in an era of renewed street life. Walkable City Rules is a doer’s guide to making change in cities, and making it now....
By: Jeff Speck
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Paris, City of Dreams
- Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris
- By: Mary McAuliffe
- Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude Monet, and Victor Hugo. Paris, City of Dreams traces the transformation of the City of Light during Napoleon III’s Second Empire into the beloved city of today....
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Fabulously rich book, defied expectations
- By C on 25-04-21
By: Mary McAuliffe
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect Audio Crash Course
- By: AudioLearn Content Team
- Narrated by: Drew Hadwal
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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AudioLearn Crash Courses presents AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Complete review for the Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification exam! Developed by experienced technicians and professionally narrated for easy listening....
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easy to follow as an audible book
- By Rizwan Ahmed on 29-08-23
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Meet Me by the Fountain
- An Inside History of the Mall
- By: Alexandra Lange
- Narrated by: Mikhaila Aaseng
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet Me by the Fountain is a highly entertaining and evocative promenade through the mall’s story of rise, fall and ongoing reinvention....
By: Alexandra Lange
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A House Through Time
- By: David Olusoga, Melanie Backe-Hansen
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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A tie-in to the acclaimed BBC television series. House histories have become the new frontier of popular, participatory history. The rises and falls, the shifts in the fortunes of neighbourhoods and whole cities are here....
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Really enjoyed it!
- By Harry Lee on 30-05-20
By: David Olusoga, and others
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How to Get off The Grid and Survive: Off Grid Living for Preppers and Survivalists - A Beginners Homestead Guide
- By: Kevin Barry Maguire
- Narrated by: Kevin Barry Maguire
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In How to Get off The Grid and Survive, I show you what you need to do to prepare for life off the grid. This is a beginner’s guide and will help you answer the big question: Can I make it off grid without starving or going crazy? Listen to learn more....
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The Phoenix
- St Paul's Cathedral and the Men Who Made Modern London
- By: Leo Hollis
- Narrated by: John Hopkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The remarkable and inspiring story of how London was transformed after the Great Fire of 1666 into the most powerful city in the world, and the men who were responsible for that achievement....
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Leo Hollis, The Phoenix
- By Jane on 18-10-23
By: Leo Hollis
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The Art of Setting Stones: & Other Writings from the Japanese Garden
- By: Marc Peter Keane
- Narrated by: Marc Peter Keane
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science....
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So much more than a How-To gardening book.
- By Jon M on 26-03-23
By: Marc Peter Keane
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The Nesting Place
- It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful
- By: Myquillyn Smith
- Narrated by: Lisa Wright
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Popular blogger and author of Cozy Minimalist Home Myquillyn Smith (The Nester) helps listeners find beauty in imperfection and freedom to take risks to create the home - and life....
By: Myquillyn Smith
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Household Tips
- The Pro Tips That Save You Time and Money!
- By: Owen Jones
- Narrated by: Kim Somers
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In this comprehensive manual, we delve into a myriad of topics, offering practical advice and ingenious solutions for every corner of your living space. Whether you're seeking ways to streamline organisation, create child-friendly environments, or infuse your home with budget-friendly decor, this guide is your go-to resource. Each chapter unfolds a wealth of insights, from DIY projects to efficient cleaning hacks, providing a holistic approach to enhancing your living experience. ”Household Tips” is more than a manual.
By: Owen Jones
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Preserved
- A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America
- By: Dean G. Lampros
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Funeral homes are immediately recognizable features of the American landscape, and yet the history of how these spaces emerged remains largely untold. In Preserved, Dean Lampros uses the history of this uniquely American architectural icon to explore the twentieth century's expanding consumer landscape and reveal how buildings can help construct identities.
By: Dean G. Lampros
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Irreplaceable
- How to Create Extraordinary Places That Bring People Together
- By: Kevin Ervin Kelley
- Narrated by: Kevin Ervin Kelley
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Through engaging storytelling, human behavior insights, and proven design techniques, Kevin Kelley—an attention architect and cofounder of Shook Kelley, a strategic design firm that pioneered the field of "convening"—unfolds why physical places are essential to civil society, business, and community.
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The Topaphilia Effect - How Places Affect Us
- By: Roberta Rio
- Narrated by: Peter Silverleaf
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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What effect do the places where we live or work have on us? Historian Roberta Rio, who researches the history of buildings, apartments and properties for her clients, regularly comes across astonishing and recurrent patterns. In this book she reveals what the Etruscans, the Romans and Cathedral architects all knew about the effects of places, what we ourselves should know and how we can find it out. Rio offers us a refreshingly down-to-earth summary of the findings of her research, and makes it practicable for our own personal use.
By: Roberta Rio
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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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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.
By: Dennis Romano
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A History of Love and Hate in 21 Statues
- By: Peter Hughes
- Narrated by: Peter Hughes
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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From antiquity to the present day, this book offers a fascinating insight into the histories, movements and conflicts which have come to shape our world, viewed through the stories of the destruction of 21 statues.
By: Peter Hughes
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Household Tips
- The Pro Tips That Save You Time and Money!
- By: Owen Jones
- Narrated by: Kim Somers
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In this comprehensive manual, we delve into a myriad of topics, offering practical advice and ingenious solutions for every corner of your living space. Whether you're seeking ways to streamline organisation, create child-friendly environments, or infuse your home with budget-friendly decor, this guide is your go-to resource. Each chapter unfolds a wealth of insights, from DIY projects to efficient cleaning hacks, providing a holistic approach to enhancing your living experience. ”Household Tips” is more than a manual.
By: Owen Jones
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Preserved
- A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America
- By: Dean G. Lampros
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Funeral homes are immediately recognizable features of the American landscape, and yet the history of how these spaces emerged remains largely untold. In Preserved, Dean Lampros uses the history of this uniquely American architectural icon to explore the twentieth century's expanding consumer landscape and reveal how buildings can help construct identities.
By: Dean G. Lampros
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Irreplaceable
- How to Create Extraordinary Places That Bring People Together
- By: Kevin Ervin Kelley
- Narrated by: Kevin Ervin Kelley
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Through engaging storytelling, human behavior insights, and proven design techniques, Kevin Kelley—an attention architect and cofounder of Shook Kelley, a strategic design firm that pioneered the field of "convening"—unfolds why physical places are essential to civil society, business, and community.
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The Topaphilia Effect - How Places Affect Us
- By: Roberta Rio
- Narrated by: Peter Silverleaf
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
What effect do the places where we live or work have on us? Historian Roberta Rio, who researches the history of buildings, apartments and properties for her clients, regularly comes across astonishing and recurrent patterns. In this book she reveals what the Etruscans, the Romans and Cathedral architects all knew about the effects of places, what we ourselves should know and how we can find it out. Rio offers us a refreshingly down-to-earth summary of the findings of her research, and makes it practicable for our own personal use.
By: Roberta Rio
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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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Overall
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Performance
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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.
By: Dennis Romano
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A History of Love and Hate in 21 Statues
- By: Peter Hughes
- Narrated by: Peter Hughes
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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From antiquity to the present day, this book offers a fascinating insight into the histories, movements and conflicts which have come to shape our world, viewed through the stories of the destruction of 21 statues.
By: Peter Hughes