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Can Danny and his father outsmart the villainous Mr. Hazell?

Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.

On sale September 26, 2013

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<a href="www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781611762044,00.html?Danny_the_Champion_of_the_World_Roald_Dahl">Penguin.com - Audiobook (CD format)</a>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Champion-World-Roald-Dahl/dp/1611762049">Amazon - Audiobook (CD format)</a>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Champion-World/dp/B00F0VCTZI">Amazon - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a>
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/danny-the-champion-of-the-world-roald-dahl/1100471159?ean=9781611762044">Barnes & Noble - Audiobook (CD format)</a>
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<a href="http://www.emusic.com/book/roald-dahl/danny-the-champion-of-the-world/10132262/">emusic.com - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a>

Danny The Champion of the World by Roald Dahl, read by Peter Serafinowicz

Conspiracy theories fomented by political division and a global pandemic have gained traction in the public consciousness in the last couple of years. For some people these ideas are just fun and entertaining, but for others their interest in them becomes much more consuming. Why do people become involved in this kind of conspiratorial thinking? That’s the question that LSE iQ tackles in this month’s episode. 

Concerns that 5G phone masts reduce our bodies’ defences against COVID-19 and that vaccines are being used to inject us with micro-chips - allowing us to be tracked and controlled - may seem extraordinary to many of us. But these beliefs have led to the vandalism of 5G phone masts and made some reluctant to be vaccinated.   

In this episode of LSE iQ, Sue Windebank finds out how left-wing anarchists got caught up in conspiratorial thinking and how Irish parents looking for support and community were accused of spreading a conspiracy. And is LSE unknowingly carrying out the wishes of the Illuminati?  Listen to hear how LSE became embroiled in a global conspiracy. 

Sue talks to: Dr Ela Drążkiewicz from the Institute for Sociology at the Slovak Academy of Sciences; Professor Bradley Franks from LSE’s Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science; and Dr Erica Lagalisse from LSE’s Institute of Inequalities. 

 

Contributors 

Dr Ela Drazkiewicz-Grodzicka 

Professor Bradley Franks  

Dr Erica Lagalisse 

 

Research 

Taking vaccine regret and hesitancy seriously. The role of truth, conspiracy theories, gender relations and trust in the HPV immunisation programmes in Ireland (2021) by Elżbieta Drążkiewicz Grodzicka in  Journal for Cultural Research 

Beyond “Monologicality”? Exploring Conspiracist Worldviews (2017) by Bradley Franks, Adrian Bangerter, Martin W. Bauer, Matthew Hall and Mark C. Noort in Frontiers in Psychology 

Occult Features of Anarchism: With Attention to the Conspiracy of Kings and the Conspiracy of the Peoples (2019) by Erica Lagalisse

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?

Listen to the "Are You Remarkable?" excerpt from Carmine Gallo's Talk Like TED audiobook, read by the author.

TED talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. TED and associated Tedx conferences are held in more than 130 countries and are being viewed at a rate of 1.5 million times a day. These are presentations that set the world on fire, and the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.

Public speaking coach and bestselling author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs Carmine Gallo has broken down the top TED talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters as well as the top researchers in the fields of psychology and communications to get their cutting-edge insights and to reveal the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations. From “Unleashing the Master Within” and “Delivering Jaw Dropping Moments” to “Sticking to the 18-minute Rule," Gallo provides a step-by-step method that makes it possible for anyone to create, design, and deliver a TED-style presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.

Ideas are the true currency of the twenty first century, and Gallo gives readers a way to create presentations around the ideas that matter most to them, presentations that will energize their audiences to spread those ideas, launch new initiatives, and reach their highest goals.


Talk Like TED audiobook excerpt - Are You Remarkable?

I Love How You Love Me: The Sullivans on Audible:
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Summary:

I Love How You Love Me is Dylan Sullivan's story in Bella Andre's New York Times best-selling contemporary romance series about The Sullivans. 

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I Love How You Love Me: The Sullivans by Bella Andre, Narrated by Eva Kaminsky

Meritocracy, then and now. Laurie Taylor talks to Peter Hennessy, Attlee professor of contemporary British history at Queen Mary, University of London. How did meritocracy arise as a concept and has it ever been realised in practice given the persistence of notions of a British Establishment with control over access to the centres of power? They are joined by Danny Dorling, professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. Also, doctors' choice of desert island discs - what do they tell us about the possession of cultural capital? Ruth McDonald, professor of health science research at Manchester University, discusses the meaning of elite musical tastes.

Producer: Jayne Egerton. Published on November 12, 2014.

Meritocracy; Desert Island Doctors

Turkey's leading female novelist Elif Shafak discusses her novel The Forty Rules of Love.

The novel is about finding love and is written in two strands. One is the friendship between a whirling dervish and the Sufi poet Rumi in 13th century Anatolia; the other is about a mother in contemporary America who finds inspiration in the historical story to break away from an unhappy life.

Amazingly, Elif wrote the book in English, which she first learnt at the age of ten. She then worked with professional translators to write it again in Turkish.

Elif Shafak explains the importance of Sufi mysticism in the novel and in her life. She talks about the influence of her grandmother's superstitions, about the transformation of modern Turkey and how she was prosecuted - and acquitted - in 2006 for 'denigrating Turkish national identity' because of her writing.

First published in 2010, The Forty Rules of Love has now been translated into over 30 languages.

James Naughtie presents and a group of readers ask the questions.


May's Bookclub choice : Ice by Gillian Clarke

Producer : Dymphna Flynn. Published on April 7, 2013.

Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love

Switzerland looks set to be the first country in Europe to halt routine breast screening; yet in the UK a review of the same evidence came to the opposite conclusion. Dr Mark Porter asks how two groups of experts can arrive at such different decisions, and examines the harms and benefits of screening for breast cancer. Published on July 15, 2014.

Screening for Breast Cancer

Mark Doyle crosses the continent of Africa and finds a place rich in natural resources and human potential, which begs the question, why is Africa poor? Outsiders have been coming to Africa for centuries for its raw materials and potential. It was an exploitative relationship that has contributed to Africa's poverty, but can foreigners now turn the fortunes of a modern Africa? Published on August 24, 2009.

Why is Africa poor?

With James Naughtie. Recorded at the BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals, Allan Massie discusses his novel A Question of Loyalties. First published in 1989, the book is widely acclaimed as his finest.

The novel engages with all the complexities and ambiguities of loyalty and nationality as it follows a family through the divisions in France during World War II, and the repercussions which last for decades. 

In the early 1950s Etienne de Balafré strives to find out what happened to his father when the German invasion of 1940 divided the country between collaboration and resistance. Where some might see an accomplice, the author Allan Massie seeks to understand a human being making difficult choices.

As always on Bookclub, a group of especially invited readers join in the discussion.

October's Bookclub choice : Dirt Music by Tim Winton (2002)

Presenter : James Naughtie
Interviewed Guest : Allan Massie
Producer : Dymphna Flynn. Published on September 7, 2014.

Allan Massie - A Question of Loyalties

Sleep Aid - Ultimate Sleep Music Relaxation, Sleep Easy With Dr. Waheguru Ambient Nature Sounds, Lullaby Music Interludes & Meditation 432hz Music Melody

Relaxation - Sleeping Music Relax

Available in audio first, a gripping, exquisitely romantic new stand-alone by New York Times best-selling author Mia Sheridan!

Dane was her first kiss and the only man she ever loved...until their marriage crashed and burned. Now Audra has built a quiet life for herself running a flower shop she's put her whole heart into. But Audra is left reeling when an unexpected circumstance brings Dane back into her world. He's still as breathtaking as he ever was, and he still affects her more than any man she's ever known. Yet learning to trust him again could be a matter of life and death....

When Dane offers to fly his ex-wife from California to Colorado to help correct a wrong, he never imagined the harrowing twist of fate awaiting them. When their plane goes down in the snowy mountain wilderness, Dane and Audra are stranded, with no one to turn to but each other. Will their second crash end their lives - or save their souls?

Dane's Storm by Mia Sheridan on Audible:
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Dane's Storm by Mia Sheridan, Narrated by Lance Greenfield and Erin Mallon

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights. Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field. Learn how to: &nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy); &nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;overcome a lack of motivation and willpower; &nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;design your environment to make success easier; &nbsp;&nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp;get back on track when you fall off course; ...and much more. Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal. To learn more, visit atomichabits.com Available for purchase at: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D23CFGR?tag=randohouseinc7911-20">Amazon</a><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-8373827-11819508?sid=PRHD39095A662&url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=9780735211308">Barnes & Noble</a><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-8373827-10876509?SID=PRHD39095A662--9780735211308&url=http://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780735211308">Books A Million</a><a href="http://www.hudsonbooksellers.com/book/9780735211292?utm_source=prh&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=301&utm_content=PRHD39095A662--9780735211292&utm_campaign=9780735211292">Hudson Booksellers</a><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735211292?aff=PenguinGroupUS">IndieBound</a><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/-9780735211292?utm_source=randomhouse&utm_campaign=randomhouse&utm_content=PRHD39095A662--9780735211292">Powell's</a><a href="http://goto.target.com/c/128773/81938/2092?subId1=PRHD39095A662--9780735211292&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fs%3FsearchTerm%3D9780735211292">Target</a><a href="http://linksynergy.walmart.com/fs-bin/click?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&subid=0&offerid=183959.1&type=10&tmpid=273&u1=PRHD39095A662--9780735211292&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-ng.do%3F&RD_PARM2=search_query%3D9780735211292%2526ic%3D16_0%2526Find%3DFind%2526search_constraint%3D3920">Walmart</a><a href="https://google.prf.hn/click/camref:1011ld4r/pubref:PRHD39095A662--9780735211308/destination:https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9780735211308&c=books">Google Play Store</a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1384286945?at=11l3IH&ct=PRHD39095A662--9780735211308">iBooks</a><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/link?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&offerid=258185.12829781935712206&type=2&u1=PRHD39095A662--9780735211308}&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kobo.com%2Fsearch%3FQuery%3D9780735211308">Kobo</a>

Atomic Habits by James Clear, read by James Clear

A new full-length novel in the Fixed series from New York Times best-selling author Laurelin Paige.

Hudson Pierce -

You act so high and mighty, you and your perfect pregnant wife Alayna. With your perfect child and your perfect home. You weren't always perfect. Your past is filled with misdeeds. Does your wife know all your secrets? Would she stand behind you if she did? You think because she's on bedrest you can protect her? How sweet. Sleep tight, you two.
- An Old Friend.

Final book in the Fixed series.

Book One: Fixed on You

Book Two: Found in You

Book Three: Forever with You

Book Four: Hudson

Book Five: Fixed Forever

Chandler, a stand-alone in the Fixed Universe, is also recommended but not necessary to enjoy this series finale.

Fixed Forever on Audible:
http://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B07GC89J8D&source_code=AUDORWS0827149ASR

Fixed Forever by Laurelin Paige, Narrated by Carly Robins and Jeremy York

Performed by Greg Boudreaux.

The camping trip from hell may be the first stop on the road to happily-ever-after in Rough Terrain, the final book in Annabeth Albert’s critically acclaimed, fan-favorite Out of Uniform series.

Navy SEAL Renzo Bianchi has a soft spot for Canaan Finley, and not only because the man makes a mean smoothie. He’s the first guy to get Renzo’s motor revving in a long time. But when he agrees to Canaan’s insane charade—one all-access fake boyfriend, coming right up—he never expects more than a fling.

Creating a hot Italian SEAL boyfriend to save face seemed like a good idea…until his friends called Canaan’s bluff. Now he’s setting off into the woods with the very man who inspired his deception, and Canaan is not the outdoorsy type. The sparks are already flying when a flash flood separates them from their group, leaving Renzo and Canaan very much trapped…very much alone in the wilderness.

Working together to come up with a plan for survival is sexier than either of them expects. But back in the real world, being a couple is bringing its own set of hazards…

Rough Terrain

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ROUGH TERRAIN by Annabeth Albert

As the Booker prize announces a shortlist that’s long on surprises, we talk to Deborah Levy and assess the contenders for this year’s award

Deborah Levy and the Booker shortlist – books podcast

James Naughtie and readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best known novels. Authors include: Douglas Adams, Alan Bennett, Alice Sebold and Maya Angelou.

Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love

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