Showing 1-10 of 10 titles
1 Talking About Detective Fiction (MP3)
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| Published: | 01/03/2010 |
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Diana Bishop reads P. D. James' fascinating observations on one of the most popular and enduring forms of literature, the detective... Read more
2 McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader (MP3)
by William McGuffey, Robin Field
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| Published: | 01/07/2010 |
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Born in 1800, William Holmes McGuffey had a remarkable ability to memorize, and could commit to mind entire books of the Bible. After becoming a... Read more
3 A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi (MP3): Words We Pinched from Other Languages
by Chloe Rhodes, Phyllida Nash
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| Published: | 01/08/2010 |
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If you've ever wanted to add a little savoir faire to your badinage, or chutzpah to your spiel, then fear not, help is at hand. A Certain Je... Read more
4 McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader (MP3)
by William McGuffey, Robin Field
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| Published: | 01/07/2010 |
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Born in 1800, William Holmes McGuffey had a remarkable ability to memorize, and could commit to mind entire books of the Bible. After becoming a... Read more
5 Lost English (MP3): Words and Phrases That Have Vanished from Our Language
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| Published: | 08/02/2010 |
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Would you receive a 'char and a wad' with a grateful smile? If asked to take a 'dekko', would you be offended? And if spotted... Read more
6 Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas (MP3): Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them
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| Published: | 11/01/2010 |
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You wouldn't be "barking mad" if, when asked the definition of certain phrases, "the cat got your tongue" and you... Read more
7 Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric (MP3)
by Ward Farnsworth, Bronson Pinchot, Jim Meskimen
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| Published: | 01/10/2011 |
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Masters of language can turn unassuming words into phrases that are beautiful, effective, and memorable. What are the secrets of this alchemy?... Read more
8 An Apple a Day (MP3): Old-Fashioned Proverbs and Why They Still Work
by Caroline Taggart, Kim Hicks
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| Published: | 10/04/2010 |
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An Apple a Day turns the spotlight on sayings that we take for granted, examining their often surprising or fascinating origins, their... Read more
9 The Horologicon (MP3)
by Mark Forsyth, Simon Shepherd
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| Published: | 07/01/2013 |
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The Horologicon - which means 'a book of things appropriate to each hour' - follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten... Read more
10 The Fox Effect (MP3): How Roger Ailes Turned a Network into a Propaganda Machine
by David Brock, Ari Rabin-Havt, Media Matters for America, Bob Dunsworth
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| Published: | 21/02/2012 |
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