Joe Jameson

  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 11 hrs 18 mins

    Dylan and Flo are in love. The only trouble is, they broke up months ago and everyone was delighted for them.

    At first, it's exciting sneaking around, hiding from disapproving friends, climbing through bedroom windows to avoid family, and concocting hilarious disguises. It's like Romeo and Juliet. With more sex and less poison.

    But soon it becomes harder to separate truth from lies. Dylan and Flo are in way over their heads, and the games have only just begun…

    Humorous Fiction
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 8 hrs 43 mins

    In LA, where today's star is tomorrow's busboy, discarded "Fictionals" - characters spun into flesh-and-blood by technology - are everywhere. Screenwriter Niles Golan's therapist is a Fictional. So is his best friend. So (maybe) is the woman in the bar he can't stop staring at. It's getting so you can't tell who's real and who's not. Niles isn't completely sure how real he is...

    Science Fiction
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 12 hrs 49 mins

    Vernon Alverstoke sees no reason to put himself out for anyone. But when a distant connection asks for help, he is quickly plunged into one drama after another by the disorderly Merriville family. Surprisingly, he finds himself far from bored - especially when he encounters their strong-minded daughter, Frederica. However, she seems far more concerned with her family's welfare than his romantic advances...

    Historical Romance
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 7 hrs 51 mins

    From the first seeds sown thousands of years ago, to the construction of the cities we still inhabit, to the scientific discoveries that have ensured our survival, we are the inheritors of countless gifts from the past. Today, in an age driven by the tyranny of the now, with 24/7 news, the latest tweet, and the buy-now button commanding our attention, we rarely stop to consider how our actions will affect future generations. With such frenetic short-termism at the root of contemporary crises, the call for long-term thinking grows every day - but what is it, has it ever worked, and can we even do it? 

    Economics Politics & Current Affairs
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 12 hrs

    Six years ago, Evie Cormac was discovered, filthy and half-starved, hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a shocking crime. Now approaching adulthood, Evie is damaged, self-destructive and has never revealed her true identity. Forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven is called upon to assess Evie and finds she has a unique and dangerous gift - she knows when someone is lying. And nobody is telling the truth...

    Thrillers
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 13 hrs

    What does it mean to be a good man? To be a good father, or a good partner? A good brother, or a good friend?

    In this insightful analysis, social historian Ivan Jablonka offers a re-examination of the patriarchy and its impact on men. Ranging widely across cultures, from Mesopotamia to Confucianism to Christianity to the revolutions of the eighteenth century, Jablonka uncovers the origins of our patriarchal societies. He then offers an updated model of masculinity based on a theory of gender justice which aims for a redistribution of gender, just as social justice demands the redistribution of wealth.

    Arguing that it is high time for men to be as involved in gender justice as women, Jablonka shows that in order to build a more equal and respectful society, we must gain a deeper understanding of the structure of patriarchy - and reframe the conversation so that men define themselves by the rights of women. Widely acclaimed in France, this is an important work from a major thinker.

    Psychology & Sociology
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 6 hrs 49 mins

    The true story of a detective, two bronze horses and the dictator who set the world on fire.

    When detective Arthur Brand is summoned to a meeting with one of the most dangerous men in the art world, he learns that a clue has emerged that could solve one of the Second World War's unexplained mysteries: what really happened to the Striding Horses, Hitler's favourite statue, which disappeared during the bombing of Berlin.

    As Brand goes undercover to find the horses, he discovers a terrifying world ruled by neo-Nazis and former KGB agents, where Third Reich memorabilia sells for millions of dollars. The stakes get ever higher as Brand carefully lays his trap to catch the criminal masterminds trying to sell the statue on the black market. But who are they? And will he manage to bring them to justice before they discover his real identity?

    Crime & Law
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 5 hrs 51 mins

    Jamie McFlair has just found out that she and her best friends - Daisy, Mel, and Jenners - are being split up and sent to different schools. Not one to admit defeat, Jamie discovers a way out of this unpleasant situation: Rubbsling's Academy for Creators, a school for famous kids. Because of their antics stopping the evil mastermind Barry Bigtime, Jamie and her friends have attracted some fans. It's enough to get them accepted into the school - they can stay together!

    But the school is... weird. Located on a remote island, with strange teachers who give out punishments for NOT having your phone out in class, it all seems geared towards building the students' social media profiles. Though Daisy enjoys the attention, Jamie is suspicious that something isn't right. What is really going on at this school?

     

    Key Stage 2
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 10 hrs 28 mins

    Welcome to Mistletoe Manor Hotel. Four days before Christmas, twelve stranded strangers gather round a crackling fire…

    They are sheltering from the storm raging outside. But their relief is short-lived: as the snow deepens, the tree-lined avenue winding through the hotel's parkland becomes impassable. Their isolation is complete.

    The next morning, a body is found in one of the luxurious four-poster beds.

    As twelve strangers become eleven suspects, who among them has checked in with murder in mind?

    And will any of them live to see another Christmas…?

    Cosy Crime: Gentle Mysteries
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 5 hrs

    Sam Waver's life has always been pretty quiet. A bit of a loner, he struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible. Luckily for Sam, his older brother, Jason, has always been there for him. Sam idolises Jason, who seems to have life sorted - he's kind, popular, amazing at football, and girls are falling over themselves to date him. 

    But then one evening Jason calls his family together to tell them that he's been struggling with a secret for a long time. A secret which quickly threatens to tear them all apart. His parents don't want to know and Sam simply doesn't understand.

    Because what do you do when your brother says he's not your brother at all? That he's actually . . . your sister?

    Key Stage 3
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 15 hrs 43 mins

    What is a dream? Why do we dream? How do our bodies and minds use dreams? These questions are the starting point for this unprecedented, astonishing study of the role and significance of dreams, from the beginning of human history. An investigation on the grand scale, encompassing literature, anthropology, religion, and science, it articulates the essential place dreams occupy in human culture, and how they functioned as the catalyst that compelled us to transform our earthly habitat into a human world.

    From the earliest cave paintings - where the author finds a key to humankind's first dreams, which contributed to our capacity to perceive past and future - to cutting-edge scientific research, Ribeiro arrives at startling and revolutionary conclusions about the role of dreams in human existence and evolution. He explores the advances that contemporary neuroscience, biochemistry and psychology have made into the connections between sleep, dreams, and learning, before revealing what dreams have taught us about the neural basis of memory and the transformation of memory in recall. And he makes clear that the earliest insight into dreams as oracular has been confirmed by contemporary research.

    Psychology & Sociology
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 9 hrs 30 mins

    The legend of the Headless Horseman and a proposed marriage de convenance both have their impact on the mystery of a golden talisman ring and Lord Lavenham's young heir, Ludovic. Neither Sir Tristram Shield nor Eustacie, his young French cousin, share the slightest inclination to marry one another, yet it is Lord Lavenham's dying wish. For there is no one else to provide for the old man's granddaughter while Ludovic remains a fugitive from justice ...

    Historical Romance
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 6 hrs 15 mins

    On a frozen Christmas Eve, Mouse Mallory and his family set off across a snow-white valley to visit his grandparents.

    They never arrive.

    As the wheels skid off the icy road, Mouse is thrown from the car. When he wakes, he finds himself in a magical landscape, with only a talkative sheep and a very bossy horse for company. And they tell him: this is your story now.

    So begins Mouse's extraordinary quest through a world of wonder. A world of monsters, minstrels, dangerous knights and mysterious wizards; a world of terrifying danger but also more excitement than Mouse has ever known. All to find a castle, somewhere, beyond.

    But why is Mouse looking for a castle? As thoughts of his family back at the car begin to surface, Mouse realises this might be the most important journey he will ever make...

    Key Stage 2
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 10 hrs 29 mins

    The 2010s were a decade of foodbanks, riots, and the rebirth of political alternatives. Looking to escape a future of rising debt, falling living standards and climate meltdown, a set of movements were born across the globe, led by students, workers and the tent cities of Occupy.

    Eight years later, Bernie Sanders was favorite to clinch the Democratic Party nomination, and Jeremy Corbyn and Momentum had taken over the Labour Party in Britain. Four years after Corbyn became leader, after bitter-infighting and a Brexit-fuelled strategic crisis, it all fell apart.

    This is the inside story of how the left came back to life in the 2010s, from a man who found himself at the centre of events. Influential journalist and activist Michael Chessum explains how this movement was built, why it failed, and what it needs to do now.

     

    Economics Politics & Current Affairs
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 10 hrs 30 mins

    In a sleepy English village in 1944, Annabel and her son Daniel live in the shadow of war. When they befriend Hans, a German PoW consigned to a nearby farm, their lives are suddenly filled with thrilling secrets. But Hans has plans of his own and will soon set them into motion with chilling consequences.

    Contemporary Fiction
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