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Beginning with post-WW2 monitoring devices, Listening In traces an arc through the Cold War era into the present day in which state and commercial spyware can record our calls, copy messages and secretly film us. Exploring how mass audio surveillance is carried out through devices such as smart phones, speakers and baby monitors and used to inform and train AI algorithms, the book provides fresh insights into how we are allowing our personal privacies to be traded for enhanced social connectivity and technological convenience.

Franklin B Goodman wants to spread love wherever he goes. But love is an emotion he doesn’t understand. In Franklin’s dangerously warped mind, a damaged relationship is like a sick animal. He is willing to take extreme measures to nurse it back to health. And if that doesn’t work… …the only option is to put it out of its misery. On the other side of the River Mersey, murder detectives Nathan Cody and Megan Webley have their hands full with a manhunt to locate the killer of a beautiful and wealthy woman.

You can't choose your family. Or can you? Meet the Bensons. A pleasant enough couple. They keep themselves to themselves. They wash their car, mow their lawn and pass the time of day with their neighbours. And they have a beautiful little girl called Daisy. There's just one problem. Daisy doesn't belong to the Bensons. They stole her. And now they've decided that Daisy needs a little brother or sister. DS Nathan Cody is about to face his darkest and most terrifying case yet....

In This Is All a Dream We Dreamed, two of the most well-respected chroniclers of the Dead, Blair Jackson and David Gans, reveal the band's story through the words of its members, their creative collaborators and peers, and a number of diverse fans, stitching together a multitude of voices into a seamless oral tapestry. Capturing the ebullient spirit at the group's core, Jackson and Gans weave together a musical saga that examines the music and subculture that developed into its own economy, touching fans from all walks of life.

When his picture appeared on the cover of Texas Monthly, Joaquin Jackson became the icon of the modern Texas Rangers. Nick Nolte modeled his character on him in the movie Extreme Prejudice. Jackson even had a speaking part of his own in The Good Old Boys with Tommy Lee Jones. But the role that Jackson has always played the best is that of the man who wears the silver badge cut from a Mexican cinco peso coin, a working Texas Ranger.

In 2017, David got what he thought was a mild touch of the flu. This book is the story of why David would make a lousy doctor. Contrary to the book’s title, David had lymphoma and it was terminal. But A Mild Touch of the Cancer isn’t your standard "how I survived" compendium. It is a hilarious tale, written while battling one of life’s greatest challenges. It’s a book about living with optimism and positivity, by a self-proclaimed Genetically Modified Organism.

A woman at home in Liverpool is disturbed by a persistent tapping at her back door. She's disturbed to discover the culprit is a raven and tries to shoo it away. Which is when the killer strikes. DS Nathan Cody, still bearing the scars of an undercover mission that went horrifyingly wrong, is put on the case. But the police have no leads except the body of the bird - and the victim's missing eyes. As flashbacks from his past begin to intrude, Cody realises he is battling not just a murderer but his own inner demons, too.

It’s every mother’s nightmare - the abduction of her baby. That’s how it starts for Erin Vogel when she is attacked and left unconscious in her apartment. When she awakes it is to find that Georgia, her six-month-old daughter, has been taken. But Erin is given a chance to get Georgia back. At an unthinkable price. Like most mothers, she has always said she would do anything for her child. Now the strength of that bond is about to be put to the ultimate test.

On a bitterly cold winter's night, Liverpool is left stunned by a brutal murder in the grounds of the city's Anglican Cathedral. A killer is on the loose, driven by a chilling rage. Put on the case, DS Nathan Cody is quickly stumped. Wherever he digs, the victim seems to be almost angelic - no one has a bad word to say, let alone a motive for such a violent murder. And Cody has other things on his mind, too.

'Sara! Remember! Victoria and Albert. All I can say. They're here. They're - ' These are the last words Sara Prior will ever hear from her husband. As DS Nathan Cody struggles to make sense of the enigmatic message and solve the brutal murder, it soon becomes clear that Sara is no ordinary bereaved wife. Taking the investigation into her own hands, Sara is drawn into a world of violence that will lead her in a direction she would never have suspected. For Cody, meanwhile, things are about to get personal in the darkest and most twisted ways imaginable.

David Jackson visits the Audible Studios to talk about his career as a crime thriller author; where he get his ideas from, how he choose between writing a series or a standalone nove, why he picked Liverpool for his latest novel, and much more!

The Ultimate Guide to Social Media for Business Owners, Professionals, and Entrepreneurs shares my personal approach to doing business on social media, which has helped our law firm bring in million dollar cases. It also gives you immediate access to the crowdsourced brilliance of 47 top social media, business, and communication experts who show you, through real-world examples and their own success, how you can use social media to build your brand, top of mind awareness, and dominate your market.

The United States may be far younger than many nations on Earth, yet its tumultuous history has reaped a harvest of poets and poetry of very fine calibre. In this volume we explore the verse of Massachusetts.

David W. Jackson, MSW, a nine-year veteran of two metro-Atlanta police departments, has seen every scenario in this book firsthand. It includes the actual laws and explanations as told by an officer from an officer’s point-of-view. This effort seeks to help civilians better protect themselves to thwart unnecessary altercations during interactions with law enforcement.

Five actor comedians step into a room, generative AI is also in that room, they could either fight it or use it for their dastardly deeds. And they decide to become complete dastards. It's Actors vs AI. It's the future before your eyes. And even more than that it's the future between your ears. Podcasting has finally met it's artificially created script stage, hold on tight, especially if your driving your car, people often hold their steering wheels way too loose. Or as AI says... In the epic tale "Actors vs AI", five talented actor comedians converge in a room, but little do they know ...

At the time of diagnosis, breast cancer patients are faced with many overwhelming decisions about possible treatments. Living with Breast Cancer provides you with an overview of what to expect from testing and treatment, which cancer specialists you may need to see, and common terms to use to help communicate your needs to your team. This empathetic resource full of relatable stories teaches patients and caregivers how to ask the right questions to get the best possible care.

Izzy is cursed. Her highly developed empathic abilities allow her to read people's emotions with terrifying accuracy—and consequences. As a child, she sparked her parents' divorce by revealing her father's infidelity. As an adult, she has cut herself off from everyone. But now young girls are going missing, and the police have no suspects. And when Izzy sees her old school caretaker interviewed, she knows his story about when he last saw the latest victim isn't true.

"Sara! Erinnere dich! Victoria und Albert. Mehr kann ich nicht sagen. Sie sind hier. Sie sind..." Dies sind die letzten Worte, die Sara Prior jemals von ihrem Mann hören wird. Während DS Nathan Cody versucht, die rätselhafte Nachricht zu entschlüsseln und den brutalen Mord aufzuklären, wird bald klar, dass Sara keine gewöhnliche trauernde Ehefrau ist. Als sie versucht, die Ermittlungen selbst in die Hand zu nehmen, wird Sara in eine für sie völlig fremde und überaus gefährliche Welt hineingezogen. Und für Cody wird dieser düstere Fall überraschend persönlich.

Der dritte Band der aufregenden Thriller-Serie um den Liverpooler Ermittler DS Nathan Cody: Es heißt, man kann sich seine Familie nicht aussuchen. Aber stimmt das wirklich? Darf ich vorstellen: die Bensons. Ein wirklich nettes Paar. Sie waschen ihr Auto, mähen ihren Rasen und plauschen mit ihren Nachbarn. Und sie haben ein wunderschönes kleines Mädchen namens Daisy. Es gibt da nur ein Problem. Daisy ist gar nicht die Tochter der Bensons. Sie haben sie gestohlen. Und jetzt haben sie beschlossen, dass Daisy einen kleinen Bruder oder eine kleine Schwester braucht.

Der zweite Band der aufregenden Thriller-Serie um den Liverpooler Ermittler DS Nathan Cody: Auf dem Gelände der anglikanischen Kathedrale wird ein brutaler Mord verübt. Das Opfer ist die unschuldigste Person, die man sich vorstellen kann. DS Nathan Cody wird klar, dem Killer reicht es nicht, einfach nur ein Leben zu nehmen, er muss seiner unbändigen Wut freien Lauf lassen. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt, denn schon bald will der Killer den nächsten Unschuldigen auswählen.