- History & Criticism (233)
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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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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Keith Haring Journals
- Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
- Written by: Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey - foreword, Robert Farris Thompson - introduction
- Narrated by: David Pittu, Shepard Fairey
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Keith Haring is synonymous with the downtown New York art scene of the 1980s. His artwork - with its simple, bold lines and dynamic figures in motion - filtered in to the world's consciousness and is still instantly recognizable, 20 years after his death....
Written by: Keith Haring,
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Ghalib
- A Wilderness at My Doorstep
- Written by: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
- Narrated by: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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Ghalib's poetic trajectory begins from Urdu, then moves to composing almost entirely in Persian and finally swings back to Urdu. It is nearly as complex as his poetry. However, his poetic output in Persian is far more than what he wrote in Urdu....
Written by: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
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This Is Not a T-Shirt
- A Brand, a Culture, a Community - a Life in Streetwear
- Written by: Bobby Hundreds
- Narrated by: Bobby Hundreds
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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The story of The Hundreds and the precepts that made it an iconic streetwear brand by Bobby Hundreds himself....
Written by: Bobby Hundreds
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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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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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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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Keith Haring Journals
- Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
- Written by: Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey - foreword, Robert Farris Thompson - introduction
- Narrated by: David Pittu, Shepard Fairey
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Keith Haring is synonymous with the downtown New York art scene of the 1980s. His artwork - with its simple, bold lines and dynamic figures in motion - filtered in to the world's consciousness and is still instantly recognizable, 20 years after his death....
Written by: Keith Haring,
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Ghalib
- A Wilderness at My Doorstep
- Written by: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
- Narrated by: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Ghalib's poetic trajectory begins from Urdu, then moves to composing almost entirely in Persian and finally swings back to Urdu. It is nearly as complex as his poetry. However, his poetic output in Persian is far more than what he wrote in Urdu....
Written by: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
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This Is Not a T-Shirt
- A Brand, a Culture, a Community - a Life in Streetwear
- Written by: Bobby Hundreds
- Narrated by: Bobby Hundreds
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of The Hundreds and the precepts that made it an iconic streetwear brand by Bobby Hundreds himself....
Written by: Bobby Hundreds
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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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An Unsuitable Boy
- Written by: Karan Johar
- Narrated by: Gaurav Sajjanhar
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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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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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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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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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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Childhood Days
- Written by: Satyajit Ray
- Narrated by: Elvis Mathias
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Frank and funny, these stories, written originally for the Bengali children's magazine Sandesh, are an essential listen for all Ray enthusiasts as well as those who want to know Ray, the writer and filmmaker, better....
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Enjoyable from the Master
- By PANKAJ DESAI on 07-02-19
Written by: Satyajit Ray
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Germany: Memories of a Nation
- Written by: Neil MacGregor
- Narrated by: Neil MacGregor
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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From Neil MacGregor, the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, this is a view of Germany like no other....
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Enlightening
- By Arun Chitnis on 01-11-22
Written by: Neil MacGregor
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Hilma af Klint
- A Biography
- Written by: Julia Voss, Anne Posten - translator
- Narrated by: Doria Bramante
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) was forty-four years old when she broke with the academic tradition in which she had been trained to produce a body of radical, abstract works the likes of which had never been seen before....
Written by: Julia Voss,
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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
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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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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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Modern Man
- The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow
- Written by: Anthony Flint
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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Modern Man is a riveting biography of Le Corbusier - a man who invented new ways of building and thinking....
Written by: Anthony Flint
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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
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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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Salman Rushdie at the 92nd Street Y
- Written by: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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Mr. Rushdie reads from his newest novel, Shalimar the Clown....
Written by: Salman Rushdie
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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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The Common Reader: Volume 2
- Written by: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is Virginia Woolf at her most entertaining and informative, relishing the portraits and insights she presents as she surveys a varied collection of individuals in English society and English literature....
Written by: Virginia Woolf
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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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Golden Age of Art
- By Anonymous User on 07-04-24
Written by: Will Durant
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The Japanese Classics Collection: Literature, Myths, Samurai Philosophy, Folk Tales and More
- The Tale of Genji, The Kojiki, Bushido: The Soul of Japan, The Book of Tea, and Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
- Written by: Lady Murasaki Shikibu, Basil Hall Chamberlain, Inazo Nitobe,
- Narrated by: Blaise Adams
- Length: 18 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Japanese culture has fascinated the West ever since the country’s doors opened up in the 1800s. In many ways, Japan has remained elusive, and people have travelled from all around the world to see for themselves how unique this nation remains....
Written by: Lady Murasaki Shikibu,
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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
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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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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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The Hero's 2 Journeys
- Written by: Michael Hauge, Christopher Vogler
- Narrated by: Michael Hauge, Christopher Vogler
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
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Make your story the best it can be on two levels....
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Doesn't deliver what's promised.
- By Sagar Suri on 25-08-19
Written by: Michael Hauge,
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Art Money Success: Finally Make Money Doing What You Love
- A Complete and Easy-to-Follow System for the Artist Who Wasn't Born with a Business Mind
- Written by: Maria Brophy
- Narrated by: Maria Brophy
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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In Art Money Success, Maria tells personal stories of her own business deals, successes, and failures while sharing unconventional wisdom that will explode your art sales. If you are interested in generating more money and success from your art, then this audiobook is for you....
Written by: Maria Brophy
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Why Does the Screenwriter Cross the Road?
- And Other Screenwriting Secrets
- Written by: Joe Gilford
- Narrated by: Joe Gilford
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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Writers will understand why they're stuck and how to get unstuck through proven methods of breaking the logjam of self-judging and second-guessing that keeps good screenplays from being finished....
Written by: Joe Gilford
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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
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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
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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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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
New Releases
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Мода и сериалы - От Друзей и Твин Пикс до Эйфории и Убивая Еву
- Written by: Анна Баштовая
- Narrated by: Сергей Бельчиков
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Задумывались ли вы когда-нибудь, благодаря чему появляется тот или иной тренд в одежде? Почему, например, корсет – элемент средневекового гардероба – снова вошел в моду уже в XXI веке? «Игра престолов», «Друзья», «Эйфория», «Аббатство Даунтон» – многие сериалы повлияли и продолжают влиять на модную индустрию. Анна Баштовая на примере культовых телевизионных проектов демонстрирует связь между образами героев и модными тенденциями во всем мире.
Written by: Анна Баштовая
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Be More Japan
- The Art of Japanese Living
- Written by: DK Eyewitness
- Narrated by: Hanako Footman
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Revised and updated, and with each page alive with facts, history and inspiration, Be More Japan unlocks the secrets behind modern Japanese living - whether you're eating sushi in London or enjoying the cherry blossoms in San Francisco. And if you're dreaming of a future trip to Japan, this book will get you closer to your destination before you've even departed.
Written by: DK Eyewitness
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稲森夜話 聴かなければよかった話 四十七
- Written by: 稲森 誠
- Narrated by: 稲森 誠
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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稲森夜話 聴かなければよかった話。幼少のころから不思議な体験を数多くした稲森の実話をもとに基本的に構成されている。
Written by: 稲森 誠
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桂文我 怪噺 二十二
- Written by: 桂 文我
- Narrated by: 桂 文我
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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「スタジオ録音の怪異談」 四代目 桂文我。スタジオ録音で「怪異談」を収録する作業は、毎月開催の猫間川寄席の会場となる、玉造・さんくすホールで行われていますが、収録が深夜に及ぶことも多くあり…
Written by: 桂 文我
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講談 古典怪異譚 十八
- Written by: 旭堂 南湖
- Narrated by: 旭堂 南湖
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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上方講談 古典怪談の世界。番町皿屋敷 その7「花魁の敵討ち」(29分)恋に狂った青山主膳。寵愛していたお菊を用人、相川忠太夫の差し金で斬った。
Written by: 旭堂 南湖
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稲森夜話 聴かなければよかった話 四十六
- Written by: 稲森 誠
- Narrated by: 稲森 誠
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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幼少のころから不思議な体験を数多くした稲森の実話をもとに基本的に構成されている。本人が体験したからこそ語ることのできる、細部にわたる生の臨場感には定評がある。
Written by: 稲森 誠
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Мода и сериалы - От Друзей и Твин Пикс до Эйфории и Убивая Еву
- Written by: Анна Баштовая
- Narrated by: Сергей Бельчиков
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Задумывались ли вы когда-нибудь, благодаря чему появляется тот или иной тренд в одежде? Почему, например, корсет – элемент средневекового гардероба – снова вошел в моду уже в XXI веке? «Игра престолов», «Друзья», «Эйфория», «Аббатство Даунтон» – многие сериалы повлияли и продолжают влиять на модную индустрию. Анна Баштовая на примере культовых телевизионных проектов демонстрирует связь между образами героев и модными тенденциями во всем мире.
Written by: Анна Баштовая
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Be More Japan
- The Art of Japanese Living
- Written by: DK Eyewitness
- Narrated by: Hanako Footman
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Revised and updated, and with each page alive with facts, history and inspiration, Be More Japan unlocks the secrets behind modern Japanese living - whether you're eating sushi in London or enjoying the cherry blossoms in San Francisco. And if you're dreaming of a future trip to Japan, this book will get you closer to your destination before you've even departed.
Written by: DK Eyewitness
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稲森夜話 聴かなければよかった話 四十七
- Written by: 稲森 誠
- Narrated by: 稲森 誠
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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稲森夜話 聴かなければよかった話。幼少のころから不思議な体験を数多くした稲森の実話をもとに基本的に構成されている。
Written by: 稲森 誠
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桂文我 怪噺 二十二
- Written by: 桂 文我
- Narrated by: 桂 文我
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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「スタジオ録音の怪異談」 四代目 桂文我。スタジオ録音で「怪異談」を収録する作業は、毎月開催の猫間川寄席の会場となる、玉造・さんくすホールで行われていますが、収録が深夜に及ぶことも多くあり…
Written by: 桂 文我
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講談 古典怪異譚 十八
- Written by: 旭堂 南湖
- Narrated by: 旭堂 南湖
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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上方講談 古典怪談の世界。番町皿屋敷 その7「花魁の敵討ち」(29分)恋に狂った青山主膳。寵愛していたお菊を用人、相川忠太夫の差し金で斬った。
Written by: 旭堂 南湖
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稲森夜話 聴かなければよかった話 四十六
- Written by: 稲森 誠
- Narrated by: 稲森 誠
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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幼少のころから不思議な体験を数多くした稲森の実話をもとに基本的に構成されている。本人が体験したからこそ語ることのできる、細部にわたる生の臨場感には定評がある。
Written by: 稲森 誠
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Aufsätze 1902-1914 Teil 7
- Written by: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 1 hr
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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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Historia literaria alemana para principiantes
- Un viaje apasionante y entretenido por la literatura alemana desde la Edad Media hasta nuestros días
- Written by: Christian Möhlenkamp
- Narrated by: Jon Velasquez
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Este libro está dirigido a los lectores que buscan una introducción a la confusa diversidad de la literatura alemana. El orden cronológico elegido es el más adecuado para este fin porque, a diferencia de los métodos de ordenación orientados a temas o géneros, muestra una génesis y traza la genealogía de la literatura alemana. El hecho de que la novela de Goethe Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre probablemente habría tenido un aspecto completamente distinto sin el Simplicissimus de Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen puede mostrarse más fácil y eficazmente en el contexto de un viaje en el tiempo presentado cronológicamente.
Written by: Christian Möhlenkamp
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Studies in the History of the Renaissance
- Written by: Walter Pater
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
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Published in 1873, Studies in the History of the Renaissance is considered one of the most influential works in the field of aestheticism. The book is a collection of essays that explore various artists of the Renaissance period, focusing primarily on the art, culture, and philosophy of the time.
Written by: Walter Pater
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The Rising Down
- Written by: Alexandra Harris
- Narrated by: Alexandra Harris
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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