Eleanor David has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 5 ratings. The most-rated is A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons.
A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons
Summary
Starting AD 400 (around the time of their invasion of England) and running through to the 1100s (the 'Aftermath'), historian Geoffrey Hindley shows the Anglo-Saxons as formative in the history not only of England but also of Europe. The society inspired by the warrior world of the Old English poem Beowulf saw England become the world's first nation state and Europe's first country to conduct affairs in its own language, and Bede and Boniface of Wessex establish the dating convention we still use today. Including all the latest research, this is a fascinating assessment of a vital historical period. About the author: Geoffrey Hindley is an acclaimed Medievalist. His many books include The Shaping of Europe, Saladin: a Biography, The Book of Magna Carta, and A Brief History of the Crusades.
©2013 Geoffrey Hindley (P)2013 Audible Ltd
Trouble on Her Doorstep
Summary
Knock-knock. Who's there? When gorgeous hotel magnate Sean Beresford arrives on the doorstep of Dee Flynn's tea shop, it seems her luck's in. Right? Wrong! Sean's come to tell Dee he's canceling her latest business venture, leaving her future looking as washed-out as old tea leaves. Dee's not about to go under without a fight, and reluctantly Sean agrees to help her find a solution. He might dress in suits that would make even 007 jealous, and those startling blue-gray eyes will certainly take some forgetting, but he sets Dee's blood boiling - and her pulse racing! - like no one else! And that's before he kisses her.…
©2014 Nina Harrington (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
The Household Guide to Dying
Summary
Longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, 2009.Inspired by her heroine, Isabella Beeton, Delia has made a living writing a series of hugely successful modern household guides, as well as an acerbic domestic advice column. As the book opens, she is not yet 40, but has only a short time to live. She is preoccupied with how to prepare herself and her family for death, from writing exhaustive lists to teaching her young daughters how to make a perfect cup of tea. What she needs, more than anything, is a manual - exactly the kind she is the expert at writing. Realising this could be her greatest achievement (for who could be better equipped to write The Household Guide to Dying?) she sets to work. But, in the writing, Delia is forced to confront the ghosts of her past and the events of 14 years previously. There is a journey she needs to make, back to the landscape of her past, and one last vital thing she needs to do. Hugely original, life affirming and humorous, The Household Guide to Dying illuminates love, loss, family, and the place we call home.
©2008 Debra Adelaide (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers
Stop Playing Safe
Summary
What could you achieve if you were more courageous? We are hardwired to avoid risk but in an increasingly uncertain and competitive world, the true key to success is courage - the courage to speak up and challenge the status quo, the courage to take career-building risks, and the courage to seize the opportunities all around us. So, what's stopping you? Best-selling author, media commentator and master coach, Margie Warrell here shares powerful tools and techniques for overcoming fear and achieving greater success and fulfillment. Stop Playing Safe features insights from trailblazing entrepreneurs and leaders in organisations including NASA, Ernst & Young, UN Foundation and Qantas. Don't wait for success to come to you. Learn to tap the power of courage to achieve greater clarity, confidence and satisfaction at work and beyond. Margie Warrell is a Forbes columnist, best-selling author, sought-after media commentator and an internationally recognised thought leader in human potential. With her background in coaching, psychology and working with Fortune 500 companies, Margie supports individuals and organisations globally to live and lead more courageously and achieve outstanding success.
©2013 Maggie Warell (P)2013 Gildan Media
A Brief History of Robin Hood: The True History Behind the Legend
Summary
Who was Robin Hood? Throughout history the figures of the hooded man of Sherwood Forest and his band of outlaws have transfixed readers, listeners, and viewers; but where does the myth come from? The story appeared out of the legend of the Green man, but found its location during the reign of Richard I, the Lionheart, who was away from England fighting in the crusades. In his absence, his brother John laid waste to the country. But does this tell the full story? Was Robin a bandit prince ahead of a troop of brigands? Who was the Sherriff and was he in fact the legitimate law in the land fighting vigilantes?
©2012 Nigel Cawthorne (P)2012 Audible Ltd