The Bestselling story of how one man's courage changed the course of history.
'A magnificent piece of popular history.' Independent On Sunday.
Tim Pigott-Smith reads the bestseller Nathaniel's Nutmeg, the extraordinary story of nutmeg, the spice trade, the island of Run and a heroic English adventurer.
'Milton has created a truly gripping tale of jingoistic pride, attrocious cruelty, avarice and double-dealing...His research is impeccable and his narrative reads in part like a modern-day Robert Louis Stevenson novel' Martin Booth, The Sunday Times.
'To write a book that makes the reader, after finishing it, sit in a trance, lost in his passionate desire to pack a suitcase and go, somehow, to the fabulous place that, in the end, is something that one would give a sack of nutmeg for' Philip Hensher, Spectator
Tim Pigott-Smith was worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic. His TV credits include North and South, Fame is the Spur, The Chief and The Jewel in the Crown. His films include Aces High and The Remains of the Day. He is also a successful director of stage plays.
Author : Nate Blakeslee
Narrator : James Boles
Published By : Audio Evolution LLC
Length : 14 hours
Categories : American Social & Economic
Price : $34.95
Tulia, in Blakeslee's rich and deeply satisfying telling resembles nothing so much as a modern-day To Kill a Mockingbird, or would, that is, if the novel were a true story.. View...
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Author : Paul Hawken
Narrator : Paul Michael Garcia
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 8 hours 30 minutes
Categories : 20th Century 21st Century World Social & Economic Knowledge & Learning
Price : $16.95
Organizations working to restore the environment and foster social justice collectively comprise the largest movement on earth. This movement with no name, leader, or location is a creative expression of people's needs worldwide. View...
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Author : Patricia Cornwell
Narrator : Lorelei King
Published By : Harper Collins UK
Length : 3 hours 34 minutes
Categories : True Crime Social & Economic True Crime
Price : $12.75
Using the first-hand expertise she has gained through writing the bestselling Dr Kay Scarpetta novels, Patricia Cornwell has used... View...
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Author : Berwick Coates
Narrator : Berwick Coates
Published By : Berwick Coates
Length : 47 minutes
Categories : Pre 1900 Biographical Royalty and Heads of State Historical Social & Economic
Price : $8.49
The End of the First National Welfare System. In less than fifty months, Henry VIII and his chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, swept away the monasteries... View...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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