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Best Sellers
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Letters from a Stoic
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Seneca, Robin Campbell
- Narrated by: Julian Glover
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', the Stoic philosophy called for the restraint of animal instincts and the importance of upright ethical ideals and virtuous living....
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The speaker's voice is not so clear and confusing
- By KCube on 23-02-20
Written by: Seneca,
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Letters from an Astrophysicist
- Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Join the galactic conversation on the biggest issues in the universe....
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It's Neil
- By RareComplexCollectionOfMatter on 25-02-21
Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Letters to a Young Poet
- (Penguin Classics)
- Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke, Charlie Louth - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Max Deacon
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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At the start of the 20th century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself....
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Eye opener
- By Supriya on 21-03-22
Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke,
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Learning How to Fly
- Written by: A. P. J. Kalam
- Narrated by: Peter Abraham
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam had a great belief in the power of the youth. He met over 21 million children and young people in India and outside and spoke to them about the power of knowledge....
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Inspiring...
- By Narjis Asad on 10-02-19
Written by: A. P. J. Kalam
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A Private Spy
- The Letters of John le Carré 1945-2020
- Written by: John le Carré
- Narrated by: David Harewood, Florence Pugh
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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John le Carré was one of the greatest novelists of his generation but also had an extraordinary life, from his childhood with a con man father to his inimitable career as a writer....
Written by: John le Carré
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Madly, Deeply
- The Alan Rickman Diaries
- Written by: Alan Rickman, Alan Taylor - editor, Emma Thompson - foreword
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley, Alfred Enoch, Bonnie Wright,
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Fans of memoirs at large will delight in the intimate experience of beloved actor Alan Rickman detailing the extraordinary and the ordinary in a way that is 'anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid'....
Written by: Alan Rickman,
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Letters from a Stoic
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Seneca, Robin Campbell
- Narrated by: Julian Glover
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', the Stoic philosophy called for the restraint of animal instincts and the importance of upright ethical ideals and virtuous living....
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The speaker's voice is not so clear and confusing
- By KCube on 23-02-20
Written by: Seneca,
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Letters from an Astrophysicist
- Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Join the galactic conversation on the biggest issues in the universe....
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It's Neil
- By RareComplexCollectionOfMatter on 25-02-21
Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Letters to a Young Poet
- (Penguin Classics)
- Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke, Charlie Louth - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Max Deacon
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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At the start of the 20th century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself....
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Eye opener
- By Supriya on 21-03-22
Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke,
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Learning How to Fly
- Written by: A. P. J. Kalam
- Narrated by: Peter Abraham
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam had a great belief in the power of the youth. He met over 21 million children and young people in India and outside and spoke to them about the power of knowledge....
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Inspiring...
- By Narjis Asad on 10-02-19
Written by: A. P. J. Kalam
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A Private Spy
- The Letters of John le Carré 1945-2020
- Written by: John le Carré
- Narrated by: David Harewood, Florence Pugh
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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John le Carré was one of the greatest novelists of his generation but also had an extraordinary life, from his childhood with a con man father to his inimitable career as a writer....
Written by: John le Carré
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Madly, Deeply
- The Alan Rickman Diaries
- Written by: Alan Rickman, Alan Taylor - editor, Emma Thompson - foreword
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley, Alfred Enoch, Bonnie Wright,
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Fans of memoirs at large will delight in the intimate experience of beloved actor Alan Rickman detailing the extraordinary and the ordinary in a way that is 'anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid'....
Written by: Alan Rickman,
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Journeys
- Written by: Krishna Ramanujan - editor, Guillermo Rodriguez - editor
- Narrated by: Faraz Khan
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A.K. Ramanujan (1929-1993), one of India's finest poets, translators, folklorists, essayists and scholars of the 20th century, is a stalwart in India's literary history....
Written by: Krishna Ramanujan - editor,
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Letters from a Stoic
- Written by: Lucius Seneca
- Narrated by: Austin Vanfleet
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Seneca's Letters from a Stoic is considered one of the thought-leaders of philosophy in the history of classical literature. The compilation offers a comprehensive introduction to the stoic philosophy....
Written by: Lucius Seneca
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Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
- Written by: Shaun Usher
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gillian Anderson,
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters updated with 14 riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher....
Written by: Shaun Usher
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Desolation Peak
- Collected Writings
- Written by: Jack Kerouac, Charles Shuttleworth - editor
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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In the summer of 1956, Jack Kerouac hitchhiked from Mill Valley, California, to the North Cascades to spend two months serving as a fire lookout for the US Forest Service....
Written by: Jack Kerouac,
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Fire
- From “A Journal of Love”: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1934--1937
- Written by: Anais Nin
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 18 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The renowned diarist continues the story begun in Henry and June and Incest. Drawing from the author's original, uncensored journals, Fire follows Anaïs Nin's journey as she attempts to liberate herself sexually, artistically, and emotionally....
Written by: Anais Nin
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The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
- Written by: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Atandwa Kani
- Length: 20 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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During his 10,052 days of incarceration, Mandela wrote hundreds of letters to unyielding prison authorities, fellow activists, government officials, and, most memorably, his courageous wife....
Written by: Nelson Mandela
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Letters of Note: Love
- Written by: Shaun Usher
- Narrated by: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Simon Callow, Benedict Cumberbatch,
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Shaun Usher gathers together some of the most powerful letters about love ever written....
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Loved it
- By PS on 04-07-20
Written by: Shaun Usher
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Letters to Mother
- Translated from the Gujarati Saakshi Bhaav by Bhawana Somaaya
- Written by: Narendra Modi, Bhawana Somaaya - translator
- Narrated by: Abhishek Sharma
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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As a young man, Narendra Modi had got into the habit of writing a letter to the Mother Goddess, whom he addressed as jagat janani, every night before going to bed. The topics were varied: there were seething sorrows, fleeting joys, lingering memories....
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Insight
- By Sandeep Sharma on 08-06-21
Written by: Narendra Modi,
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Letters from a Stoic (All 124 Letters)
- Written by: Seneca
- Narrated by: John Winston
- Length: 25 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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This edition of Seneca's Epistles includes all 124 of the letters in a single volume, with explanatory notes, an appendix, and an index of the names occurring in the text....
Written by: Seneca
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Love, Nina
- Despatches from Family Life
- Written by: Nina Stibbe
- Narrated by: Nina Stibbe
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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In the 1980s, Nina Stibbe wrote letters home to her sister in Leicester describing her trials and triumphs as a nanny to a London family....
Written by: Nina Stibbe
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The Pillow Book
- Written by: Sei Shōnagon
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the closing years of the 10th century....
Written by: Sei Shōnagon
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The Voyage of the Beagle
- Written by: Charles Darwin
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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Voyage of the Beagle foreshadows Darwin's world-changing On The Origin of Species (also a CSA Word audiobook read by Richard Dawkins), in its constant intellectual quest....
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Masterpiece on anthropology and geology
- By Anonymous User on 17-01-19
Written by: Charles Darwin
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The Man with the Golden Typewriter
- Written by: Ian Fleming, Fergus Fleming
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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On 16 August 1952, Ian Fleming wrote to his wife, Ann, "My love, This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and to see if it will write golden words since it is made of gold"....
Written by: Ian Fleming,
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Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Written by: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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This collection of letters forms a fascinating day-by-day account of Steinbeck's writing of East of Eden, his longest and most ambitious novel....
Written by: John Steinbeck
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Letters to a Young Poet
- A New Translation and Commentary
- Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke, Anita Barrows - translator, Joanna Macy - translator
- Narrated by: Trevor White
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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German poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s (1875-1926) Letters to a Young Poet has been treasured for nearly a century. Rilke’s personal reflections on the vocation of writing and the experience of living urge an aspiring poet to look inward, while also offering sage wisdom....
Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke,
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23½ Ways to Make a Girl Fall for You
- Written by: Cyrus Broacha
- Narrated by: Avinash Kumar Singh
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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23½ Ways to Make a Girl Fall for You is arguably the most incorrect piece of work ever written....
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It's just Indian male bashing
- By Anonymous User on 27-11-17
Written by: Cyrus Broacha
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Letters to a Young Poet
- With the Letters to Rilke from the "Young Poet"
- Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke, Franz Xaver Kappus, Damion Searls - translator
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A work that has inspired generations, this new edition of Letters to a Young Poet features a fresh translation of Rilke's 10 classic letters, along with the missing letters from the young poet himself....
Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke,
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 1)
- 1918-38
- Written by: Chips Channon
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Length: 39 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in Chicago in 1897, 'Chips' Channon settled in England after the Great War, married into the immensely wealthy Guinness family, and served as Conservative MP for Southend-on-Sea from 1935 until his death in 1958....
Written by: Chips Channon
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Letters to a Young Poet
- Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke, Stephen Mitchell - translator
- Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Ranier Maria Rilke challenges you, "...to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then..."
Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke,
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Modern Nature
- Journals, 1989 - 1990
- Written by: Derek Jarman
- Narrated by: Julian Sands
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness. In 1986 Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at his cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness. Facing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature....
Written by: Derek Jarman
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Letters of Note: Cats
- Written by: Shaun Usher
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman,
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In Letters of Note: Cats, Shaun Usher collects together the most engaging missives that celebrate, eulogise, rail against and analyse the idiosyncratic ways of our feline companions....
Written by: Shaun Usher
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Emerson
- The Mind on Fire
- Written by: Robert D. Richardson
- Narrated by: Michael McConnohie
- Length: 26 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the most important figures in the history of American thought, religion, and literature....
Written by: Robert D. Richardson
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 2)
- 1938-43
- Written by: Chips Channon
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Length: 48 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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This second volume of the best-selling diaries of Henry 'Chips' Channon takes us from the heady aftermath of the Munich agreement, when the prime minister Chips so admired was credited with having averted a general European conflagration, through the rapid unravelling of appeasement....
Written by: Chips Channon
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The Weight of a Cherry Blossom
- Written by: Shruti Buddhavarupu
- Narrated by: Shruti Bhola
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Tracing the powerful patterns of family, friendship, storytelling, fear, love and loss from her childhood to the teetering end of her 20s, Shruti Buddhavarapu takes you through the embarrassing yet affirming adventures of a life lived with one's heart on one's sleeve....
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Beautifully narrated by Shruti Bhola.
- By Aman Kumar on 27-11-20
Written by: Shruti Buddhavarupu
New Releases
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Reiseblätter 1
- Written by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Die "Reiseblätter" bestehen ausschließlich aus Briefen Goethes, in welchen er Freunden, Sympathisanten, Geistesverwandten und anderen nahestehenden Menschen seine Gedanken mitteilt. Da Goethes Intellekt sich gerne und ausgiebig mit interdisziplinären Gegenständen auseinandersetzte, wird der geneigte Zuhörer mit Themen aus Wissenschaft, Kunst, Kultur, Politik und Gesellschaft konfrontiert, in welchen das persönliche Verständnis und Verhältnis des Autors dazu im Vordergrund steht.
Written by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Limbos terrestres
- Mi vida en el Bruc
- Written by: Esteban Feune de Colombi
- Narrated by: Esteban Feune de Colombi
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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Rituales chamánicos, el tamborilero que derrotó a Napoleón en 1808, un alcalde que balbucea ante Franco y espárragos que avistan ovnis: todo tiene cabida en El Bruc, un municipio a los pies de Montserrat que puede ser leído como un palimpsesto. El autor, un forastero apenas aterrizado, se entrega al ritmo biológico de la montaña y la observa y la vive desde sus estratos simbólicos y místicos, históricos y glocales.
Written by: Esteban Feune de Colombi
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100 Quotes by Anne Frank
- Written by: Anne Frank
- Narrated by: Brad Carty
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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100 Quotes by Anne Frank is a poignant collection of thoughts and observations from the world’s most famous diarist. Touching, observational, and often funny, these quotes create a collage of a teenager whose world had been turned upside down. One of the most important documentarians of the Second World War, Frank’s views and feelings are both timeless and aligned with a darker chapter in humanity’s history. A fascinating and thought-provoking read, it's a great addition to any library.
Written by: Anne Frank
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Diaries of Adam and Eve
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Have you ever read the story of Creation told in the first person and in a diary form? If not "The Diaries of Adam and Eve" would be the best choice for you. You will find out what the Garden of Eden looked like, see how Adam and Eve lived, and what their perceptions of each other was. You will witness how Eve named the animals and the plants, and what Adam thought of it. This is Mark Twain’s most amusing masterpiece. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories.
Written by: Mark Twain
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57
- Written by: Chips Channon
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Length: 48 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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This third and final volume of the unexpurgated diaries of Sir Henry 'Chips' Channon begins as the Second World War is turning in the Allies' favour. It ends with a prematurely aged Chips descending into poor health but still socially active and able to turn a pointed phrase about the political events that swirl around him and the great and the good with whom he mingles.
Written by: Chips Channon
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queen
- Written by: Alberto Ramos
- Narrated by: Alberto Ramos
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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¿Qué inspiró eighteen, el poemario revelación de Alberto Ramos? Este audiolibro narra sin cortapisas qué pasó en la vida de este joven estudiante para huir de su casa en Málaga rumbo a Suecia, esperando una vida mejor y encontrándose allí con otro tipo de crueldad, la marginación social, el abuso.
Nos encontramos, en el umbral de queen, con varias cartas íntimas en las que el protagonista, Alberto, se desahoga y decide romper con todo lo que conoce hasta ese momento...
Written by: Alberto Ramos
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Reiseblätter 1
- Written by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Die "Reiseblätter" bestehen ausschließlich aus Briefen Goethes, in welchen er Freunden, Sympathisanten, Geistesverwandten und anderen nahestehenden Menschen seine Gedanken mitteilt. Da Goethes Intellekt sich gerne und ausgiebig mit interdisziplinären Gegenständen auseinandersetzte, wird der geneigte Zuhörer mit Themen aus Wissenschaft, Kunst, Kultur, Politik und Gesellschaft konfrontiert, in welchen das persönliche Verständnis und Verhältnis des Autors dazu im Vordergrund steht.
Written by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Limbos terrestres
- Mi vida en el Bruc
- Written by: Esteban Feune de Colombi
- Narrated by: Esteban Feune de Colombi
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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Rituales chamánicos, el tamborilero que derrotó a Napoleón en 1808, un alcalde que balbucea ante Franco y espárragos que avistan ovnis: todo tiene cabida en El Bruc, un municipio a los pies de Montserrat que puede ser leído como un palimpsesto. El autor, un forastero apenas aterrizado, se entrega al ritmo biológico de la montaña y la observa y la vive desde sus estratos simbólicos y místicos, históricos y glocales.
Written by: Esteban Feune de Colombi
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100 Quotes by Anne Frank
- Written by: Anne Frank
- Narrated by: Brad Carty
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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100 Quotes by Anne Frank is a poignant collection of thoughts and observations from the world’s most famous diarist. Touching, observational, and often funny, these quotes create a collage of a teenager whose world had been turned upside down. One of the most important documentarians of the Second World War, Frank’s views and feelings are both timeless and aligned with a darker chapter in humanity’s history. A fascinating and thought-provoking read, it's a great addition to any library.
Written by: Anne Frank
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Diaries of Adam and Eve
- Written by: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Have you ever read the story of Creation told in the first person and in a diary form? If not "The Diaries of Adam and Eve" would be the best choice for you. You will find out what the Garden of Eden looked like, see how Adam and Eve lived, and what their perceptions of each other was. You will witness how Eve named the animals and the plants, and what Adam thought of it. This is Mark Twain’s most amusing masterpiece. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories.
Written by: Mark Twain
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57
- Written by: Chips Channon
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Length: 48 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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This third and final volume of the unexpurgated diaries of Sir Henry 'Chips' Channon begins as the Second World War is turning in the Allies' favour. It ends with a prematurely aged Chips descending into poor health but still socially active and able to turn a pointed phrase about the political events that swirl around him and the great and the good with whom he mingles.
Written by: Chips Channon
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queen
- Written by: Alberto Ramos
- Narrated by: Alberto Ramos
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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¿Qué inspiró eighteen, el poemario revelación de Alberto Ramos? Este audiolibro narra sin cortapisas qué pasó en la vida de este joven estudiante para huir de su casa en Málaga rumbo a Suecia, esperando una vida mejor y encontrándose allí con otro tipo de crueldad, la marginación social, el abuso.
Nos encontramos, en el umbral de queen, con varias cartas íntimas en las que el protagonista, Alberto, se desahoga y decide romper con todo lo que conoce hasta ese momento...
Written by: Alberto Ramos