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    Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master cover art
    • Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master

    • A Yogi's Autobiography
    • Written by: Sri M.
    • Narrated by: Gaurav Sajjanhar
    • Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 782
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      4.5 out of 5 stars 662
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    The author Sri "M" is an extraordinary individual. At the young age of 19 and a half, he travelled to snow-clad Himalayas from Kerala, and there he met and lived for several years with a "real-time" yogi, Babaji....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • great book

    • By Satish Malhotra on 05-03-19
    Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master

    Written by: Sri M.

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    • At the Existentialist Café

    • Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails
    • Written by: Sarah Bakewell
    • Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
    • Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
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      4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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      5 out of 5 stars 17
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    Paris, near the turn of 1933. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Beautiful Time, Listening to... !

    • By anchit on 06-11-21
    At the Existentialist Café

    Written by: Sarah Bakewell

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    • Being Ram Dass

    • Written by: Rameshwar Das, Ram Dass
    • Narrated by: Rameshwar Das
    • Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 13
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      5 out of 5 stars 12
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    From Harvard psychology professor Richard Alpert to psychedelic and spiritual icon, Ram Dass tells here, for the first time, the full arc of his remarkable life....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great book

    • By Rathinam on 02-12-22
    Being Ram Dass

    Written by: Rameshwar Das,

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    • J. Krishnamurti (Hindi Edition)

    • Ek Jeevani [A Biography]
    • Written by: Mary Lutyens
    • Narrated by: Shonali Sarkar
    • Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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      4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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    In this Hindi translation of Krishnamurti: His Life and Death, Mary Lutyens shares a personal and philosophical account of his life, staying aligned with his beliefs about the world, the nature of knowledge, self, life and death....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • love

    • By Jigs on 23-08-21
    J. Krishnamurti (Hindi Edition)

    Written by: Mary Lutyens

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    • Philosophers

    • Their Lives and Works
    • Written by: Simon Blackburn
    • Narrated by: Kris Dyer
    • Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
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    An illuminating celebration of more than 80 of the world's most important thinkers, this audiobook explores the fascinating stories of their lives, their loves and their pioneering ideas....

    Philosophers

    Written by: Simon Blackburn

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    • Nietzsche

    • Fighting Demons
    • Written by: Stefan Zweig, Vanessa Walsh - translator
    • Narrated by: Tyler Boss
    • Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
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    A dazzling biographical study of the greatest German philosopher of the nineteenth century by one of the most widely read German-language authors...

    Nietzsche

    Written by: Stefan Zweig,

    Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master cover art
    • Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master

    • A Yogi's Autobiography
    • Written by: Sri M.
    • Narrated by: Gaurav Sajjanhar
    • Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 782
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 662
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      4.5 out of 5 stars 664

    The author Sri "M" is an extraordinary individual. At the young age of 19 and a half, he travelled to snow-clad Himalayas from Kerala, and there he met and lived for several years with a "real-time" yogi, Babaji....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • great book

    • By Satish Malhotra on 05-03-19
    Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master

    Written by: Sri M.

    At the Existentialist Café cover art
    • At the Existentialist Café

    • Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails
    • Written by: Sarah Bakewell
    • Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
    • Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 23
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 17
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 17

    Paris, near the turn of 1933. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Beautiful Time, Listening to... !

    • By anchit on 06-11-21
    At the Existentialist Café

    Written by: Sarah Bakewell

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    • Being Ram Dass

    • Written by: Rameshwar Das, Ram Dass
    • Narrated by: Rameshwar Das
    • Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 13
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 12
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 12

    From Harvard psychology professor Richard Alpert to psychedelic and spiritual icon, Ram Dass tells here, for the first time, the full arc of his remarkable life....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great book

    • By Rathinam on 02-12-22
    Being Ram Dass

    Written by: Rameshwar Das,

    J. Krishnamurti (Hindi Edition) cover art
    • J. Krishnamurti (Hindi Edition)

    • Ek Jeevani [A Biography]
    • Written by: Mary Lutyens
    • Narrated by: Shonali Sarkar
    • Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 12
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 10
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 10

    In this Hindi translation of Krishnamurti: His Life and Death, Mary Lutyens shares a personal and philosophical account of his life, staying aligned with his beliefs about the world, the nature of knowledge, self, life and death....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • love

    • By Jigs on 23-08-21
    J. Krishnamurti (Hindi Edition)

    Written by: Mary Lutyens

    Philosophers cover art
    • Philosophers

    • Their Lives and Works
    • Written by: Simon Blackburn
    • Narrated by: Kris Dyer
    • Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
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    An illuminating celebration of more than 80 of the world's most important thinkers, this audiobook explores the fascinating stories of their lives, their loves and their pioneering ideas....

    Philosophers

    Written by: Simon Blackburn

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    • Nietzsche

    • Fighting Demons
    • Written by: Stefan Zweig, Vanessa Walsh - translator
    • Narrated by: Tyler Boss
    • Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
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    A dazzling biographical study of the greatest German philosopher of the nineteenth century by one of the most widely read German-language authors...

    Nietzsche

    Written by: Stefan Zweig,

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    • The Great Guide

    • What David Hume Can Teach Us About Being Human and Living Well
    • Written by: Julian Baggini
    • Narrated by: David Rintoul
    • Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
    • Unabridged
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    David Hume (1711-1776) is perhaps best known for his ideas about cause and effect and his criticisms of religion, but he is rarely thought of as a philosopher with practical wisdom to offer. Yet Hume's philosophy is grounded in an honest assessment of nature - human nature in particular....

    The Great Guide

    Written by: Julian Baggini

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    • Walden (AmazonClassics Edition)

    • Written by: Henry David Thoreau
    • Narrated by: Pete Simonelli
    • Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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      4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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      4 out of 5 stars 6

    At Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau reflected on simpler living in the natural world. By removing himself from the distractions of materialism, Thoreau hoped to not only improve his spiritual life but also gain a better understanding of society through solitary introspection....

    Walden (AmazonClassics Edition)

    Written by: Henry David Thoreau

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    • Stranger in a Strange Land

    • Searching for Gershom Scholem and Jerusalem
    • Written by: George Prochnik
    • Narrated by: David Stifel
    • Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Taking his lead from his subject, Gershom Scholem, Prochnik combines biography and memoir to counter our contemporary political crisis with a reimagining of the future of Israel....

    Stranger in a Strange Land

    Written by: George Prochnik

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    • U.G. Krishnamurti

    • A Life
    • Written by: Mahesh Bhatt
    • Narrated by: Mahesh Bhatt
    • Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 1
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    UG Krishnamurti has been called the ‘anti-guru’, the ‘raging sage’ and the ‘thinker who shuns thought’. UG does not give lectures, has no organizations, does not write books, holds no gatherings and peddles no mantras. Yet he is the most talked-about thinker in India....

    U.G. Krishnamurti

    Written by: Mahesh Bhatt

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    • Lost in Math

    • How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
    • Written by: Sabine Hossenfelder
    • Narrated by: Laura Jennings
    • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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      4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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      4.5 out of 5 stars 8

    A contrarian argues that modern physicists' obsession with beauty has given us wonderful math but bad science....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • good but repetitive

    • By Mario on 01-08-21
    Lost in Math

    Written by: Sabine Hossenfelder

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    • Ayn Rand Answers

    • The Best of Her Q & A
    • Written by: Ayn Rand
    • Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
    • Length: 10 hrs
    • Unabridged
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    Ayn Rand occasionally lectured in order to bring her philosophy of Objectivism to a wider audience and apply it to current cultural and political issues....

    Ayn Rand Answers

    Written by: Ayn Rand

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    • In My Own Way

    • Written by: Alan Watts
    • Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
    • Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 1
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    Macmillan Audio presents In My Own Way, Alan Watts' acclaimed autobiography, published for the first time in audio....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • amazing

    • By Ritesh on 05-07-21
    In My Own Way

    Written by: Alan Watts

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    • Sick Souls, Healthy Minds

    • How William James Can Save Your Life
    • Written by: John Kaag
    • Narrated by: Daniel Henning
    • Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
    • Unabridged
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      5 out of 5 stars 1
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    From the celebrated author of American Philosophy: A Love Story and Hiking with Nietzsche, a compelling introduction to the life-affirming philosophy of William James....

    Sick Souls, Healthy Minds

    Written by: John Kaag

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    • The Price of Peace

    • Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes
    • Written by: Zachary D. Carter
    • Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
    • Length: 22 hrs and 50 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 4
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    At the dawn of World War I, a young academic named John Maynard Keynes hastily folded his long legs into the sidecar of his brother-in-law’s motorcycle for an odd, frantic journey that would change the course of history....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A good narration of Keynesian economics

    • By Ajay Mehrotra on 17-07-20
    The Price of Peace

    Written by: Zachary D. Carter

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    • Exact Thinking in Demented Times

    • The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science
    • Written by: Karl Sigmund
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
    • Unabridged
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      4 out of 5 stars 1
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    Exact Thinking in Demented Times tells the often outrageous, sometimes tragic, and never boring stories of the men who transformed scientific thought. A revealing work of history, this landmark book pays tribute to those who dared to reinvent knowledge from the ground up....

    Exact Thinking in Demented Times

    Written by: Karl Sigmund

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    • The Dalai Lama

    • The Biography
    • Written by: Alexander Norman
    • Narrated by: John Sackville
    • Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 1
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    The Dalai Lama’s message of peace and compassion resonates with people of all faiths and none. Yet, for all his worldwide fame, he remains personally elusive....

    The Dalai Lama

    Written by: Alexander Norman

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    • Journey to the Edge of Reason

    • The Life of Kurt Gödel
    • Written by: Stephen Budiansky
    • Narrated by: Bob Souer
    • Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
    • Unabridged
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    The first major biography of the logician and mathematician whose incompleteness theorems helped launch a modern scientific revolution....

    Journey to the Edge of Reason

    Written by: Stephen Budiansky

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    • The Meditations: An Emperor's Guide to Mastery

    • Written by: Marcus Aurelius, Ancient Renewal, Sam Torode - translator
    • Narrated by: Sam Torode
    • Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
    • Unabridged
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      5 out of 5 stars 5
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      5 out of 5 stars 3
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    How to think clearly, act purposefully, overcome any obstacle, and find peace and happiness along the way....

    The Meditations: An Emperor's Guide to Mastery

    Written by: Marcus Aurelius,

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    • I Am Dynamite!

    • A Life of Nietzsche
    • Written by: Sue Prideaux
    • Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
    • Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Friedrich Nietzsche's work blasted the foundation of Western thinking. The death of God, the Übermensch and the slave morality permeate our culture, high and low, and yet he is one of history's most misunderstood philosophers.... 

    I Am Dynamite!

    Written by: Sue Prideaux

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    • The Polymath

    • A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
    • Written by: Peter Burke
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
    • Unabridged
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    From Leonardo Da Vinci to John Dee and Comenius, from George Eliot to Oliver Sacks and Susan Sontag, polymaths have moved the frontiers of knowledge in countless ways. But history can be unkind to scholars with such encyclopaedic interests....

    The Polymath

    Written by: Peter Burke

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    • Nietzsche

    • A Very Short Introduction
    • Written by: Michael Tanner
    • Narrated by: Christine Williams
    • Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
    • Unabridged
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    With his well known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's introduction to the philosopher's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings....

    Nietzsche

    Written by: Michael Tanner

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    • Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life

    • Written by: Jonathan Sperber
    • Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
    • Length: 22 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Jonathan Sperber, one of the United States' leading European historians, challenges many of our misconceptions of this political firebrand turned London journalist....

    Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life

    Written by: Jonathan Sperber

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    • Karl Marx

    • Philosophy and Revolution
    • Written by: Shlomo Avineri
    • Narrated by: Roger Clark
    • Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Avineri puts Marx's Jewish background in its proper and balanced perspective, and traces Marx's intellectual development in light of the historical, intellectual, and political contexts in which he lived....

    Karl Marx

    Written by: Shlomo Avineri

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    • Lives of the Eminent Philosophers

    • Written by: Diogenes Laertius, Pamela Mensch - translator, James Miller - editor
    • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
    • Length: 28 hrs and 33 mins
    • Unabridged
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    This anthology is a miscellany of maxims and anecdotes that generations of Western readers have consulted for edification as well as entertainment ever since Lives of the Eminent Philosophers came to prominence in Renaissance Italy....

    Lives of the Eminent Philosophers

    Written by: Diogenes Laertius,

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    • The Story Of My Life

    • Written by: Helen Keller
    • Narrated by: Mary Jane Conlon
    • Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
    • Unabridged
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    The Story of My Life, Helen Keller’s autobiography, is the story of that unfolding. It is the story of how, with Anne Sullivan as her guide, Keller developed from “a mass of possibilities” to become one of the most beloved and admired women in American history....

    The Story Of My Life

    Written by: Helen Keller

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    • Symposium

    • Written by: Plato
    • Narrated by: full cast
    • Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
    • Unabridged
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    The Greek word sumposion means a drinking party, and the party described in Plato's Symposium is one supposedly given in the year 416 BC by the playwright Agathon....

    Symposium

    Written by: Plato

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    • Ecce Homo

    • Written by: Friedrich Nietzsche
    • Narrated by: Ellis Freeman
    • Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Ecce Homo, subtitled How One Becomes What One Is, is the final original book written by Friedrich Nietzsche before he succumbed to the insanity which lasted until his death in 1900.... 

    Ecce Homo

    Written by: Friedrich Nietzsche

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    • Savage Messiah

    • How Dr. Jordan Peterson Is Saving Western Civilization
    • Written by: Jim Proser
    • Narrated by: Danny Campbell, Jim Proser
    • Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
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    A fascinating biography and in-depth look at the work of best-selling writer and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, by award-winning author Jim Proser....

    Savage Messiah

    Written by: Jim Proser

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    • Afropessimism

    • Written by: Frank Wilderson III
    • Narrated by: Frank Wilderson III
    • Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Why does race seem to color almost every feature of our moral and political universe? Why does a perpetual cycle of slavery continue to define the Black experience? These are just some of the compelling questions that animate Afropessimism....

    Afropessimism

    Written by: Frank Wilderson III

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