- History & Criticism (244)
Best Sellers
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The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy
- How to Be Creative, Show Your Work, and Keep Going
- Written by: Austin Kleon
- Narrated by: Austin Kleon
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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It’s an audio compilation of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work and Keep Going, the bestselling and transformative series on how to unlock your creativity, find community and an audience in the digital age, and stay focused, creative and true to yourself—for life....
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Too good... Best read till date
- By kamakhya stores & agency on 28-03-21
Written by: Austin Kleon
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7 Secrets of Shiva
- The Hindu Trinity Series
- Written by: Devdutt Pattanaik
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The author, Devdutt Pattanaik, introduces listeners to the varied aspects and representations of Shiva, and then sets about interpreting them....
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I have learned a new dimension of Lord Shiva!
- By Sunil Bhatia on 31-10-17
Written by: Devdutt Pattanaik
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An Unsuitable Boy
- Written by: Karan Johar
- Narrated by: Gaurav Sajjanhar
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Honest, heart-warming and insightful, An Unsuitable Boy is both the story of the life of an exceptional filmmaker at the peak of his powers and of an equally extraordinary human being who shows you how to survive and succeed in life....
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a beautiful story of a beautiful person
- By Anuja Pandey on 17-10-19
Written by: Karan Johar
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An Actor Prepares
- Written by: Constantin Stanislavski
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), arguably the most influential director in the history of the theater, was the founder of the renowned Moscow Art Theater....
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Must read for all aspiring actor’s
- By Amazon Customer on 17-08-23
Written by: Constantin Stanislavski
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Walking in Wonder
- Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World
- Written by: John O'Donohue, Krista Tippett - foreword
- Narrated by: Pat O'Donohue
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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John O’Donohue’s friend and frequent collaborator John Quinn collects a series of talks and essays from the poet-philosopher on humanity’s relationship with the land, the ache of absence, our place in an often mysterious universe, and the great adventure of death itself....
Written by: John O'Donohue,
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Salman Rushdie at the 92nd Street Y
- Written by: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Original Recording
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Mr. Rushdie reads from his newest novel, Shalimar the Clown....
Written by: Salman Rushdie
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The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy
- How to Be Creative, Show Your Work, and Keep Going
- Written by: Austin Kleon
- Narrated by: Austin Kleon
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s an audio compilation of Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work and Keep Going, the bestselling and transformative series on how to unlock your creativity, find community and an audience in the digital age, and stay focused, creative and true to yourself—for life....
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Too good... Best read till date
- By kamakhya stores & agency on 28-03-21
Written by: Austin Kleon
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7 Secrets of Shiva
- The Hindu Trinity Series
- Written by: Devdutt Pattanaik
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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The author, Devdutt Pattanaik, introduces listeners to the varied aspects and representations of Shiva, and then sets about interpreting them....
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I have learned a new dimension of Lord Shiva!
- By Sunil Bhatia on 31-10-17
Written by: Devdutt Pattanaik
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An Unsuitable Boy
- Written by: Karan Johar
- Narrated by: Gaurav Sajjanhar
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Honest, heart-warming and insightful, An Unsuitable Boy is both the story of the life of an exceptional filmmaker at the peak of his powers and of an equally extraordinary human being who shows you how to survive and succeed in life....
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a beautiful story of a beautiful person
- By Anuja Pandey on 17-10-19
Written by: Karan Johar
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An Actor Prepares
- Written by: Constantin Stanislavski
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), arguably the most influential director in the history of the theater, was the founder of the renowned Moscow Art Theater....
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Must read for all aspiring actor’s
- By Amazon Customer on 17-08-23
Written by: Constantin Stanislavski
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Walking in Wonder
- Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World
- Written by: John O'Donohue, Krista Tippett - foreword
- Narrated by: Pat O'Donohue
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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John O’Donohue’s friend and frequent collaborator John Quinn collects a series of talks and essays from the poet-philosopher on humanity’s relationship with the land, the ache of absence, our place in an often mysterious universe, and the great adventure of death itself....
Written by: John O'Donohue,
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Salman Rushdie at the 92nd Street Y
- Written by: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Original Recording
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Mr. Rushdie reads from his newest novel, Shalimar the Clown....
Written by: Salman Rushdie
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Michelangelo, God's Architect
- The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece
- Written by: William E. Wallace
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Michelangelo, God's Architect is the first book to tell the full story of Michelangelo's final two decades, when the peerless artist refashioned himself into the master architect of St. Peter’s Basilica and other major buildings....
Written by: William E. Wallace
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A Long Time Ago, in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away
- My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits - Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More
- Written by: Paul Hirsch
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away is a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last 50 years by Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than 40 features....
Written by: Paul Hirsch
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On Photography
- Written by: Susan Sontag
- Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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First published in 1973, this is a study of the force of photographic images, which are continually inserted between experience and reality....
Written by: Susan Sontag
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Hamlet
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner,
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Stephen Elder, Paul Clayton
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Experience Hamlet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
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The best Hamlet Audiobook!
- By very good book for startup on 20-01-24
Written by: William Shakespeare,
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The Prophet & The Wanderer
- Written by: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Kahlil Gibran wrote many collections of stories with a wise or whimsical tone, but none more popular than The Prophet, his first collection, or The Wanderer, his final anthology....
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just ok
- By Amazon Customer on 23-05-20
Written by: Khalil Gibrán
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The Nolan Variations
- The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan
- Written by: Tom Shone
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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An in-depth look at, and written in collaboration with, the man considered to be the most profound, and commercially successful director at work today....
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Amazing!
- By Kindle Customer on 15-02-24
Written by: Tom Shone
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Walking in This World
- The Practical Art of Creativity
- Written by: Julia Cameron
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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A profoundly inspired work by the leading authority on the subject of creativity, Walking in This World is an invaluable tool for artists....
Written by: Julia Cameron
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'House' and Psychology: Humanity Is Overrated
- Written by: Ted Cascio - editor, Leonard L. Martin - editor
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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An irresistible look within the mind and behind the hit TV drama, House....
Written by: Ted Cascio - editor,
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
- The Landmark BBC Radio 4 Series
- Written by: Neil MacGregor
- Narrated by: Neil MacGregor
- Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins
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In 2010, the BBC and the British Museum embarked on an ambitious project: to tell the story of 2,000,000 years of human history using 100 objects selected from the museum's vast and renowned collection....
Written by: Neil MacGregor
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The Laws of Simplicity
- Design, Technology, Business, Life
- Written by: John Maeda
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. We’re rebelling against technology that’s too complicated, DVD players with too many menus, and software accompanied by 75-megabyte “read me” manuals....
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Exceptionally boring
- By Preeti on 07-07-21
Written by: John Maeda
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The Renaissance
- A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304 - 1576 AD, The Story of Civilization, Volume 5
- Written by: Will Durant
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 37 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Renaissance chronicles the history of Italy from1304 to 1576. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the poets Petrarch and Boccaccio, the fathers of the Renaissance....
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A magnificent exploration of the Renaissance
- By Chinmay on 19-05-23
Written by: Will Durant
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Am I There Yet?
- The Loop-de-Loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood
- Written by: Mari Andrew
- Narrated by: Mari Andrew
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In the journey toward adulthood, it is easy to find yourself treading the path of those who came before you; the path often appears straight and narrow, with a few bumps in the road, and a little scenery to keep you inspired....
Written by: Mari Andrew
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Wear It Well
- Reclaim Your Closet and Rediscover the Joy of Getting Dressed
- Written by: Allison Bornstein
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Personal stylist Allison Bornstein has mastered the art of helping people look good and feel good. In Wear It Well, she shares her philosophy and outlines systems that will bring your style into alignment and create a wardrobe that delights your spirit....
Written by: Allison Bornstein
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Two-Dimensional Man
- Written by: Paul Sahre
- Narrated by: Paul Sahre
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Author Paul Sahre shares deeply revealing stories that serve as the unlikely inspiration behind his extraordinary 30-year design career. Two-Dimensional Man portrays the designer's life as one of constant questioning, inventing, failing, dreaming, and ultimately, making....
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Good, Please provide chapter Name
- By prabuddha on 15-04-21
Written by: Paul Sahre
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Sneakers
- Fashion, Gender, and Subculture (Dress, Body, Culture)
- Written by: Yuniya Kawamura
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the first academic study of sneakers and the subculture that surrounds them....
Written by: Yuniya Kawamura
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IELTS Guide to Speaking
- The International English Language Testing System
- Written by: Richard Aspinall
- Narrated by: Richard Aspinall, Isabel Zippert
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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IELTS is the most popular English exam in the world today....
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very short
- By Anonymous User on 22-01-21
Written by: Richard Aspinall
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Teaching to Transgress
- Education as the Practice of Freedom
- Written by: bell hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In Teaching to Transgress, Bell Hooks - writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual - writes about a new kind of education, education as the practice of freedom. Teaching students to....
Written by: bell hooks
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IELTS Reading and Listening
- The International English Language Testing System
- Written by: Richard Aspinall
- Narrated by: Richard Aspinall, Isabel Zippert
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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IELTS is the most popular English exam in the world today....
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mentioning the exam process is not good enough
- By Mahesh Babu J on 27-03-19
Written by: Richard Aspinall
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How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck
- Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro
- Written by: Steve Stockman
- Narrated by: Steve Stockman
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook is a quick and easy guide that will make your video better instantly - whether you hear it cover to cover or just listen to a few chapters....
Written by: Steve Stockman
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Rise of the Filmtrepreneur
- How to Turn Your Indie Film into a Profitable Business
- Written by: Alex Ferrari
- Narrated by: Alex Ferrari
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s harder today than ever before for independent filmmakers to make money with their films. From predatory film distributors ripping them off to huckster film aggregators who prey upon them, the odds are stacked against the indie filmmaker....
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Must listen if you are a Indie filmmaker! 100%
- By Manjunath on 06-04-21
Written by: Alex Ferrari
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The Way of Qigong
- The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing
- Written by: Kenneth S. Cohen
- Narrated by: Kenneth S. Cohen
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
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Qigong, which literally means "working with the energy of life", is an integrated mind-body healing method that has been practiced with remarkable results in China for thousands of years...
Written by: Kenneth S. Cohen
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Find Your Artistic Voice
- The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic
- Written by: Lisa Congdon
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author, artist, and illustrator Lisa Congdon brings her expertise to this guide to the process of artistic self-discovery. Featuring advice from Congdon herself and interviews with a roster of established artists, illustrators, and creatives....
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A long podcast?
- By Aishwarya on 09-03-23
Written by: Lisa Congdon
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Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
- Written by: Leonard Koren
- Narrated by: Brian Richy
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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An updated version of the seminal 1994 classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Nearly every book with "wabi" or "wabi sabi" in the title is based on the concepts first elucidated in this book....
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the beauty of imperfections.
- By bhavna on 04-02-21
Written by: Leonard Koren
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The Gift
- How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World
- Written by: Lewis Hyde
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time, The Gift is a brilliant, life-changing defense of the value of creative labor....
Written by: Lewis Hyde
New Releases
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The Rising Down
- Written by: Alexandra Harris
- Narrated by: Alexandra Harris
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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When the celebrated critic and cultural historian Alexandra Harris returned to her childhood home of West Sussex, she realised that she barely knew the place at all. As she probed beneath the surface, excavating layers of archival records and everyday objects, bringing a lifetime's reading to bear on the place where she started, hundreds of unexpected stories and hypnotic voices emerged from the area's past. Who has stood here, she asks; what did they see?
Written by: Alexandra Harris
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The Object at Hand
- Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections
- Written by: Beth Py-Lieberman
- Narrated by: Leanne Woodward
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Py-Lieberman reflects on the profound connections between even outwardly dissimilar objects and offers insight and stories from Smithsonian experts. The book explores artworks, scientific specimens, historical artifacts, airplanes, spacecraft, plants, and so much more, contemplating how each item represents different facets of humanity and resonates with cultural meaning in surprising ways. Whimsical, affecting, and insightful, The Object at Hand offers an intimate and exclusive tour of the Smithsonian collections.
Written by: Beth Py-Lieberman
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Run It Like a Business
- Strategies for Arts Organizations to Increase Audiences, Remain Relevant, and Multiply Money—Without Losing the Art
- Written by: Aubrey Bergauer
- Narrated by: Shaina Summerville
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Just because arts organizations are non-profits doesn't mean they shouldn't make money; it means the money they make goes back to fund the mission—whether that's music, visual arts, theatre, dance, or one of many other mediums that enrich our lives.
Written by: Aubrey Bergauer
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Un breve incanto - Dizionario semiserio del mercato dell'arte
- Written by: Marco Riccomini
- Narrated by: Pino Pirovano
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Da sempre il mondo dell’arte affascina estimatori, collezionisti, esperti e semplici appassionati. Ma non sono soltanto gallerie, quadri e musei a catturare la nostra attenzione: l’arte, infatti, ha un valore e può essere venduta e acquistata. Ma come funziona davvero? Come si diventa collezionisti e quali sono i parametri e le informazioni da tenere in considerazione prima di fare un’offerta? Muoversi in un simile settore del resto non è facile né scontato, soprattutto per chi lo fa con entusiasmo ma senza una adeguata preparazione.
Written by: Marco Riccomini
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Исаак Левитан
- Written by: Игорь Грабарь, Сергей Глаголь
- Narrated by: Всеволод Кузнецов
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Как известно, жизнь каждого яркого дарования делится обычно на три периода. Сначала его осыпают насмешками и бранью, всячески угнетают и преследуют. Потом открывается счастливое время признания, за которым следуют дни восторженного поклонения. Наконец, так же неминуемо наступает охлаждение, сопровождающееся нередко резкими выпадами по адресу недавнего любимца и властителя дум. Этой трафаретной схемы избежали немногие даровитые люди, и единственный вариант, вносимый в нее жизнью, сводится к тому, что одни умирают в расцвете славы, а другим суждено ее пережить, изведать к концу жизни всю горечь забвения.
Written by: Игорь Грабарь,
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Les Médicis
- Splendeur et secrets d'une dynastie sans pareille
- Written by: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Hervé Lavigne
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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La saga des Médicis, sous la plume du grand Dumas. Les Médicis sont une des familles les plus riches et les plus influentes de Florence. Des ressources financières considérables leur permirent d'investir dans l'architecture, la sculpture, la peinture mais aussi dans la collection de pierres précieuses et d'objets d'orfèvrerie. La maison de Médicis est apparue, au XIIe siècle, au sein de la République de Florence, et devient, au XVIe siècle, la famille régnant sur le grand-duché de Toscane.
Written by: Alexandre Dumas
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The Rising Down
- Written by: Alexandra Harris
- Narrated by: Alexandra Harris
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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When the celebrated critic and cultural historian Alexandra Harris returned to her childhood home of West Sussex, she realised that she barely knew the place at all. As she probed beneath the surface, excavating layers of archival records and everyday objects, bringing a lifetime's reading to bear on the place where she started, hundreds of unexpected stories and hypnotic voices emerged from the area's past. Who has stood here, she asks; what did they see?
Written by: Alexandra Harris
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The Object at Hand
- Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections
- Written by: Beth Py-Lieberman
- Narrated by: Leanne Woodward
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Py-Lieberman reflects on the profound connections between even outwardly dissimilar objects and offers insight and stories from Smithsonian experts. The book explores artworks, scientific specimens, historical artifacts, airplanes, spacecraft, plants, and so much more, contemplating how each item represents different facets of humanity and resonates with cultural meaning in surprising ways. Whimsical, affecting, and insightful, The Object at Hand offers an intimate and exclusive tour of the Smithsonian collections.
Written by: Beth Py-Lieberman
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Run It Like a Business
- Strategies for Arts Organizations to Increase Audiences, Remain Relevant, and Multiply Money—Without Losing the Art
- Written by: Aubrey Bergauer
- Narrated by: Shaina Summerville
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Just because arts organizations are non-profits doesn't mean they shouldn't make money; it means the money they make goes back to fund the mission—whether that's music, visual arts, theatre, dance, or one of many other mediums that enrich our lives.
Written by: Aubrey Bergauer
-
Un breve incanto - Dizionario semiserio del mercato dell'arte
- Written by: Marco Riccomini
- Narrated by: Pino Pirovano
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Da sempre il mondo dell’arte affascina estimatori, collezionisti, esperti e semplici appassionati. Ma non sono soltanto gallerie, quadri e musei a catturare la nostra attenzione: l’arte, infatti, ha un valore e può essere venduta e acquistata. Ma come funziona davvero? Come si diventa collezionisti e quali sono i parametri e le informazioni da tenere in considerazione prima di fare un’offerta? Muoversi in un simile settore del resto non è facile né scontato, soprattutto per chi lo fa con entusiasmo ma senza una adeguata preparazione.
Written by: Marco Riccomini
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Исаак Левитан
- Written by: Игорь Грабарь, Сергей Глаголь
- Narrated by: Всеволод Кузнецов
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Как известно, жизнь каждого яркого дарования делится обычно на три периода. Сначала его осыпают насмешками и бранью, всячески угнетают и преследуют. Потом открывается счастливое время признания, за которым следуют дни восторженного поклонения. Наконец, так же неминуемо наступает охлаждение, сопровождающееся нередко резкими выпадами по адресу недавнего любимца и властителя дум. Этой трафаретной схемы избежали немногие даровитые люди, и единственный вариант, вносимый в нее жизнью, сводится к тому, что одни умирают в расцвете славы, а другим суждено ее пережить, изведать к концу жизни всю горечь забвения.
Written by: Игорь Грабарь,
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Les Médicis
- Splendeur et secrets d'une dynastie sans pareille
- Written by: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Hervé Lavigne
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
La saga des Médicis, sous la plume du grand Dumas. Les Médicis sont une des familles les plus riches et les plus influentes de Florence. Des ressources financières considérables leur permirent d'investir dans l'architecture, la sculpture, la peinture mais aussi dans la collection de pierres précieuses et d'objets d'orfèvrerie. La maison de Médicis est apparue, au XIIe siècle, au sein de la République de Florence, et devient, au XVIe siècle, la famille régnant sur le grand-duché de Toscane.
Written by: Alexandre Dumas
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Великие творцы, роковые секреты и женщины, обреченные вдохновлять. Рождение красоты
- Written by: Юлия Платова
- Narrated by: Екатерина Радостева
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Юлия Платова — переводчик, журналист, блогер. Автор канала "Bellalavanda" в Дзен, который насчитывает более 120 000 подписчиков и 5 000 000 читателей. Кем была Венера Боттичелли? Какой постыдный секрет притаился в золотых картинах Климта? Как повлиял скандал Уайльда на его жену? Чей образ нашел отражение в роскошных коллекциях Диора? Была ли Брик единственной музой Маяковского? "Рождение красоты" — это возможность услышать голоса людей, оставшихся в тени гениев, но без которых не появились бы признанные мировые шедевры.
Written by: Юлия Платова
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Черный квадрат. Супрематизм. Мир как беспредметность
- Written by: Казимир Малевич
- Narrated by: Макс Радман
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
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Великий русский художник Казимир Малевич — одна из ключевых фигур отечественного авангарда, основоположник супрематизма, теоретик искусства, философ и педагог. Всю свою жизнь он посвятил поиску и созданию уникального направления живописи, отображающего его философскую теорию, представление о мироздании и искусстве. Его концепция прошла несколько стадий своего развития: импрессионизм — неопримитивизм — кубофутуризм — супрематизм.
Written by: Казимир Малевич
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Die Schaubühne als eine moralische Anstalt betrachtet
- Written by: Friedrich Schiller
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 28 mins
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Friedrich Schiller, frisches Mitglied der "Deutschen Gesellschaft", einer Vereinigung, die sich um die deutsche Sprache bemühte, wollte sich 1784 um die Stelle des Sekretärs der Gesellschaft bewerben. Er hielt bei seiner Bewerbung eben diese Rede über die "Schaubühne als moralische Anstalt." Seiner Meinung nach diente die Bühne als eine moralische Anstalt, eine Schule praktischer Weisheit, als gesellschaftspolitische Anstalt, als Instrument der Aufklärung und nicht zuletzt als ästhetische Bildungsanstalt.
Written by: Friedrich Schiller
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Mindfulness in Drawing
- Meditations on Creativity & Calm
- Written by: Wendy Ann Greenhalgh
- Narrated by: Helen Philips
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
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Everyone can draw, and everyone can be mindful. Mindfulness in Drawing is an engaging and enlightening insight into how setting pencil to paper is a meditative act by its innate nature, and how this creates a deeper connection between ourselves and the world around us. Through mindful creative exercises and personal anecdotes, doodlers and artists at any level in their craft will gain practical experience in and discover the joys of drawing mindfully.
Written by: Wendy Ann Greenhalgh
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Wear It Well
- Reclaim Your Closet and Rediscover the Joy of Getting Dressed
- Written by: Allison Bornstein
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
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Personal stylist Allison Bornstein has mastered the art of helping people look good and feel good. In Wear It Well, she shares her philosophy and outlines systems that will bring your style into alignment and create a wardrobe that delights your spirit.
Written by: Allison Bornstein
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Les Yeux de Mona
- Suivi d'un entretien avec l'auteur
- Written by: Thomas Schlesser
- Narrated by: François Cognard
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
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Avant que les yeux de sa petite fille ne voient plus, un grand-père décide de lui montrer autant d’œuvres que possible. Un merveilleux roman d’initiation, une plongée émouvante au cœur de l’art.
Written by: Thomas Schlesser
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Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst, und das ist Kunst
- Vom Erfinder der Kunstcomedy @jakob.schwerdtfeger
- Written by: Jakob Schwerdtfeger
- Narrated by: Jakob Schwerdtfeger
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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Was hat Dalí vom Camembert gelernt? Lustig, leidenschaftlich, lehrreich – ein Blick hinter die Kulissen, der Kunstnerds wie Kunstbanausen gleichermaßen begeistert. Einer der bekanntesten Surrealisten ließ sich bei seinen fließenden Uhren von französischem Weichkäse inspirieren, der Schöpfer des ›Schrei‹, Edvard Munch, verteilte auf den meisten seiner Werke Vogelscheiße, Martin Kippenberger hat in den 1980er-Jahren ein Bild von Gerhard Richter als Tischplatte in seiner eigenen Skulptur verarbeitet.
Written by: Jakob Schwerdtfeger
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Aufsätze 1902-1914 Teil 2
- Written by: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der gnadenlosen Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.
Written by: Karl Kraus
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300 Quotes from English Writers
- Written by: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Katie Haigh
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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"300 Quotes from English Writers" is a carefully crafted collection of quotes from some of England’s greatest-ever writers, including Jane Austen and William Shakespeare. Between them, they are responsible for many of the world's most famous literary works, such as "Hamlet", "Macbeth", "Sense and Sensibility", and "Pride and Prejudice". This compilation contains many famous quotes and is guaranteed to inspire, educate, and amuse. 300 Quotes from English Writers will delight fans of some of the greatest English authors.
Written by: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg,
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История русского искусства
- Written by: Виктор Никольский
- Narrated by: Антон Лисин
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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Судьба русского историка искусства и литературы Виктора Александровича Никольского (1875–1934) была непростой. Искусствовед погружался в древнерусский декоративный мир, живопись В.И. Сурикова, творчество П.П. Кончаловского и А.В. Куприна. Двухтомный труд В.А. Никольского о русском искусстве планировали издать в одной из лучших типографий И.Д. Сытина в 1915 году. Но если автор и сумел закончить свою рукопись, когда пожар Первой мировой войны уже разгорался по всему миру, русские издатели не смогли ее выпустить в полном объеме.
Written by: Виктор Никольский
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Gauguin and Polynesia
- Written by: Nicholas Thomas
- Narrated by: Nicholas Thomas
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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The Post-Impressionist artist and writer Paul Gauguin led an extraordinary, troubled and restlessly itinerant life; he came late to painting and spent most of his last decade in the Pacific islands of Tahiti and the Marquesas, where he produced paintings loosely based on Polynesian tradition that heralded the emergence of primitivism and would exert a profound influence on modernist artists from Picasso and Matisse to Jackson Pollock. But his art, despite its growing popularity following Gauguin’s death in 1903, has provoked mixed responses.
Written by: Nicholas Thomas
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Страдающее Средневековье. Парадоксы христианской иконографии. Человеческое
- Written by: Михаил Майзульс, Сергей Зотов, Дильшат Харман
- Narrated by: Валерий Захарьев
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Эта книга расскажет о том, как в христианской иконографии священное переплеталось с комичным, монструозным и непристойным. Многое из того, что сегодня кажется возмутительным святотатством, в Средневековье, эпоху почти всеобщей религиозности, было вполне в порядке вещей. Речь пойдёт об обезьянах на полях древних текстов, непристойных фигурах на стенах церквей и о святых в монструозном обличье. Откуда взялись эти образы, и как они связаны с последующим развитием мирового искусства.
Written by: Михаил Майзульс,