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My Gita
- Written by: Devdutt Pattanaik
- Narrated by: Vivek Madan
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,219
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Performance1,009
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Story1,014
In My Gita, acclaimed mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik demystifies The Bhagavad Gita for the contemporary reader. His unique approach - thematic rather than verse by verse - makes the ancient treatise eminently accessible. In a world that seems spellbound by argument over dialogue, vi-vaad over sam-vaad, Devdutt highlights how Krishna nudges Arjuna to understand rather than judge his relationships.
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Simply Amazing
- By Jenish on 24-11-18
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The Heartfulness Way
- Heart-Based Meditations for Spiritual Transformation
- Written by: Kamlesh D. Patel, Joshua Pollock
- Narrated by: Joshua Pollock
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall176
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Performance141
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Story137
Heartfulness is an ideal, a spiritual way of living by and from the heart that is inclusive of all ideologies, beliefs and religions. In this heart-centered book, a student in conversation with his teacher, Kamlesh D. Patel - affectionately known as Daaji, the fourth and current spiritual guide of the century-old Heartfulness tradition - presents a unique method of meditation with the power to facilitate an immediate, tangible spiritual experience, irrespective of a person’s faith.
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No Suitable words to describe such an experience.
- By Keshav Agarwal on 01-05-19
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Sita: Warrior of Mithila
- Written by: Amish
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,192
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Performance998
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Story995
Combining mystery and mythology, this epic fantasy is a global best seller with over 300,000 copies sold. India, 3400 BCE. The ancient kingdom of Mithila is divided by corruption, resentment, and poverty. An abandoned baby is found in a field protected by a vulture from a pack of wolves. Soon adopted by the rulers of the land, she is named Sita, and raised as a princess and beloved daughter.
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Catchy & Engaging
- By Jagadeesh Biradar on 26-11-18
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Inglorious Empire
- What the British Did to India
- Written by: Shashi Tharoor
- Narrated by: Shashi Tharoor
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,203
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Performance1,034
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Story1,022
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Inglorious Empire written and read by Shashi Tharoor. In the eighteenth century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold. The Empire blew rebels from cannon...
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The Lion Who Wrote...
- By Tushar on 26-12-18
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A Suitable Boy
- Written by: Vikram Seth
- Narrated by: Ayesha Dharker, Full Cast, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall840
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Performance712
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Story709
A Suitable Boy is now a major 2020 BBC TV series, and one of the BBC's 100 novels that shaped our world. The award-winning BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Vikram Seth's masterpiece 'The drama highlight of the year...this sumptuous production, wonderfully atmospheric, written with pace and performed...
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Breathtakingly Beautiful
- By Akshay on 15-11-18
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Great Stories for Children
- Written by: Ruskin Bond
- Narrated by: Adnan Kapadia
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall208
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Performance174
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Story174
Great Stories for Children is a potpourri of short stories that effectively transports the reader to the fascinating world of its endearing characters. The ensemble includes Tutu the monkey, who is fond of troubling the no-nonsense Aunt Ruby; a pet python who makes sudden appearances at the most unusual places; a troublesome Pret who enjoys stirring up the household he resides in; three young children stranded on the Haunted Hill; and Himalayan bears who feast on pumpkins, plums and apricots.
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undoubtedly awesome
- By Bhuvan K Uppalapati on 05-02-19
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An Era of Darkness
- The British Empire in India
- Written by: Shashi Tharoor
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall318
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Performance276
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Story276
In this explosive book, best-selling author Shashi Tharoor reveals with acuity, impeccable research, and trademark wit, just how disastrous British rule was for India. Besides examining the many ways in which the colonizers exploited India, he demolishes the arguments of Western and Indian apologists for Empire on the supposed benefits of British rule.
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Thoroughly researched and described
- By Gokul U. on 15-03-19
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Train To Pakistan
- Written by: Khushwant Singh
- Narrated by: Paul Thottam
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall149
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Performance117
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Story118
Mano Majra is a place, Khushwant Singh tells us at the beginning of this classic novel, where Sikhs and Muslims have lived together in peace for hundreds of years. Then one day, at the end of the summer, the 'ghost train' arrives, a silent, incredible funeral train loaded with the bodies of...
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Good account on the Partition of 1947
- By Apratim Roy on 28-01-25
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Rise of Kali
- Duryodhana's Mahabharata
- Written by: Anand Neelakantan
- Narrated by: Siddhanta Pinto
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall306
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Performance257
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Story260
The dark age of Kali is rising, and every man and woman must choose between duty and conscience, honour and shame, life and death.... The Pandavas, banished to the forest following the disastrous games of dice, return to Hastinapura. Draupadi has vowed not to bind her hair till she washes it in the blood of the Kauravas. Karna must choose between loyalty and gratitude, friend and Guru. Aswathama undertakes a perilous mission to the mountains of Gandhara, in search of the Evil One. Kunti must decide between her firstborn and her other sons.
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Shake your beliefs to the core.
- By Ramchand on 16-01-19
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
- Written by: Robin Sharma
- Narrated by: Robin Sharma
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Abridged
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Overall2,145
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Performance1,746
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Story1,749
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is an inspiring parable about a lawyer, Julian Mantle, whose out-of-balance life provokes a spiritual crisis. As he journeys to an ancient culture, he gains powerful and practical wisdom. The story offers a step-by-step approach to a life of balance, courage, abundance, and joy.
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Nothing new that you know you haven't applied!
- By Kshitij Sharma on 19-11-18
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Asura
- Tale of the Vanquished: The Story of Ravana and His People
- Written by: Anand Neelakantan
- Narrated by: Denzil Smith
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall408
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Performance354
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Story358
The story of the Ramayana had been told innumerable times. The enthralling story of Rama, the incarnation of God, who slew Ravana, the evil demon of darkness, is known to every Indian. And in the pages of history, as always, it is the version told by the victors that lives on. The voice of the vanquished remains lost in silence. But what if Ravana and his people had a different story to tell? The story of the Ravanayana had never been told. Asura is the epic tale of the vanquished Asura people, a story that has been cherished by the oppressed outcastes of India for 3,000 years.
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Amazing Narration by Denzil Smith
- By Avishq on 02-03-20
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Keepers of the Kalachakra
- Written by: Ashwin Sanghi
- Narrated by: Shernaz Patel
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall222
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Performance193
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Story194
Welcome back to the shadowy and addictive world of Ashwin Sanghi. After The Rozabal Line, Chanakya’s Chant, The Krishna Key and The Sialkot Saga, Ashwin Sanghi returns at last with another quietly fearsome tale - this time of men who guard the ‘Kalachakra’, or The Wheel of Time. Sanghi describes a world of people at war with one another - a boomeranging conflict of faiths that results in acts of such slow and planned human cruelty that they defy human imagination.
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Outstanding
- By SM on 25-06-19
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Sapiens
- A Brief History of Humankind: The multi-million copy bestseller
- Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,959
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Performance5,680
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Story5,669
Brought to you by Penguin. **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY** What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human. Earth is 4.5...
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A must red for those who love books and those who do not....
- By suresh kumar on 03-12-18
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Becoming
- The intimate, inspiring and award-winning memoir from the bestselling author and former First Lady
- Written by: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,168
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Performance2,658
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Story2,655
Brought to you by Penguin. Winner of the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album Winner of the 2020 Audie Award for Autobiography/Memoir An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir; 17 million copies sold worldwide THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER BRITISH BOOK AWARDS, NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR THE...
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Felt upclose and personal with Michelle Obama.
- By Amazon Customer on 30-12-18
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1
- Written by: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,364
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Performance1,997
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Story1,994
Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you listen, the unmistakable voice of Stephen Fry is guaranteed to guide you ever more deeply into this magical story and transport you to the heart of the adventure.
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Amazing story
- By Joanne Ahmed on 01-01-19
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Rich Dad Poor Dad
- What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
- Written by: Robert T. Kiyosaki
- Narrated by: Tim Wheeler
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,823
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Performance5,472
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Story5,470
With an incredible number of 5-star reviews, Rich Dad Poor Dad has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. With perspectives that often contradict conventional wisdom, Kiyosaki has earned a reputation for irreverence and courage. He is regarded worldwide as a passionate advocate for financial education. His easy-to-understand audiobook empowers you to make changes now - and enjoy the results for years to come.
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Arouses great expectations on personal finance education
- By jignesh rohit on 04-03-19
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The Girl on the Train
- Written by: Paula Hawkins
- Narrated by: India Fisher, Louise Brealey, Clare Corbett
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall617
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Performance524
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Story529
Brought to you by Penguin. Winner of the 2016 Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year. Includes an exclusive extract from Paula Hawkins' scorching new thriller A Slow Fire Burning, read by Rosamund Pike. Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same...
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Super!
- By Kindle Customer on 28-01-19
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Can't Hurt Me
- Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
- Written by: David Goggins
- Narrated by: David Goggins, Adam Skolnick
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,887
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Performance3,290
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Story3,289
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare--poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a US Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force tactical air controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events.
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A must listen audiobook!
- By PD on 19-04-19
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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
- Written by: Stephen Fry - introductions, Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,153
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Performance990
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Story989
Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and five collections of short stories.
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The Best Buy of all time
- By Ehsanullah Shaikh on 29-12-18
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A Brief History of Time
- From Big Bang to Black Holes
- Written by: Stephen Hawking
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall449
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Performance362
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Story363
Brought to you by Penguin. Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have...
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Time at its best
- By Ashish on 02-12-18
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Heads You Win
- Captivating Historical Fiction from the Bestselling and Sublime Storyteller Jeffrey Archer
- Written by: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall138
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Performance111
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Story113
Read by Richard Armitage (The Hobbit, Missing You) Heads You Win is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer. Leningrad, Russia, 1968. From an early age it is clear that Alexander Karpenko is...
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interesting concept with a lame end
- By avanish dwivedi on 25-05-24
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Permanent Record
- A Memoir of a Reluctant Whistleblower
- Written by: Edward Snowden
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall415
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Performance359
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Story361
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down. In 2013...
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Privacy is a fundamental right
- By Prashanthini on 02-01-20
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The Testaments
- The Booker Prize-winning sequel to the bestselling novel The Handmaid's Tale
- Written by: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Bryce Dallas Howard, Ann Dowd, Mae Whitman
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall190
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Performance163
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Story163
*NOW A MAJOR DISNEY+ AND HULU ORIGINAL SERIES* Winner of the Booker Prize 2019. The British Book Awards Audiobook of the Year 2020 The Testaments by Margaret Atwood is read by Ann Dowd, Bryce Dallas Howard and Mae Whitman with Derek Jacobi, Tantoo Cardinal and Margaret Atwood. Margaret Atwood's...
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Excellent sequel!
- By Ddeosthalee on 04-10-19
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Ikigai
- The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
- Written by: Héctor García, Francesc Miralles
- Narrated by: Naoko Mori
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8,764
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Performance6,865
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Story6,880
Brought to you by Penguin. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER We all have an ikigai. It's the Japanese word for 'a reason to live' or 'a reason to jump out of bed in the morning'. It's the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet. A place of balance. Small wonder that finding...
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If you don't know your ikigai you have to find it
- By Kindle Customer on 25-12-19
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Midnights with the Mystic
- A Little Guide to Freedom and Bliss
- Written by: Cheryl Simone, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
- Narrated by: Cheryl Somone, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall447
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Performance385
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Story382
Constructed around a series of late night conversations around a camp fire between Cheryl Simone and Sadhguru Vasudev on an Island in the middle of a Western North Carolina lake near her mountain home, Midnights with the Mystic is the most thorough exposition of the teachings of India's most sought after mystic. Sadhguru challenges us to embrace the possibility that to each of us is available a higher realm of reality, an entre into the realm of freedom and bliss.
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Worth buy
- By Abhishek on 30-07-19
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Matilda
- Narrated by Kate Winslet
- Written by: Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
- Narrated by: Kate Winslet
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall241
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Performance207
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Story208
Brought to you by Penguin. ‘There is some kind of magic in you somewhere.’ This edition of Matilda, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very...
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Very fascinating
- By Bhuvan K Uppalapati on 21-11-18
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The Handmaid's Tale
- Written by: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Joanna David
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance35
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Story34
The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed . If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs....
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Riveting Story
- By Dhaval on 15-04-19
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The Fault in Our Stars
- Written by: John Green
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall192
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Performance169
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Story169
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. The Fault in Our Stars is insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw. It brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
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Well written and with full of emotions...
- By GAURAV MALIK on 16-12-18
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How to Be a Bawse
- A Guide to Conquering Life
- Written by: Lilly Singh
- Narrated by: Lilly Singh, Alicia Keys
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall415
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Performance357
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Story356
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of How to be a Bawse by Lilly Singh, read by the author and Alicia Keys. The official debut book from YouTube phenomenon Lilly Singh. Available for pre-order now. From actress, comedian and YouTube sensation Lilly Singh (aka...
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Life changing
- By Harsh Patel on 25-04-19
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The Martian
- Written by: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: R. C. Bray
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall190
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Performance167
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Story167
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plainold "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.
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S#!T on Mars should be named after me.
- By Tushar on 10-12-18
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Norse Mythology
- Written by: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall492
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Performance425
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Story421
The great Norse myths are woven into the fabric of our storytelling - from Tolkien, Alan Garner and Rosemary Sutcliff to Game of Thrones and Marvel Comics. They are also an inspiration for Neil Gaiman's own award-bedecked, best-selling fiction. Now he reaches back through time to the original source stories in a thrilling and vivid rendition of the great Norse tales.
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A collection of Norse myths
- By Chaitanya on 08-12-19
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The Greatest Bengali Stories Ever Told
- Written by: Arunava Sinha
- Narrated by: Swetanshu Bora
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall68
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Performance56
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Story55
Some of the world's finest short fiction has originated in and continues to flow from the cities, villages, rivers, forests and plains of Bengal. This selection features 21 of the very best stories from the region.
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Decent stories, uneven narration
- By RG on 02-12-19
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall602
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Performance512
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Story508
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in digestible chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.
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Must Read, Impeccable narration
- By Rohit Grover on 10-01-19
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When Breath Becomes Air
- The powerful and moving memoir of a doctor, the global bestseller
- Written by: Paul Kalanithi
- Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra, Lucy Kalanithi
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall859
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Performance738
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Story745
Brought to you by Penguin. THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient...
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It is a great book with profound moments
- By Sandeep on 19-02-19
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The Great Gatsby
- Written by: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Jake Gyllenhaal
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall533
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Performance460
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Story457
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties is beloved by generations of readers and stands as his crowning work. This new audio edition, authorized by the Fitzgerald estate, is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal ( Brokeback Mountain). Gyllenhaal's performance is a faithful delivery in the voice of Nick Carraway, the Midwesterner turned New York bond salesman, who rents a small house next door to the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby. There, he has a firsthand view of Gatsby’s lavish West Egg parties - and of his undying love....
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Slow & casual story around Mr Gatsby
- By Niki on 09-02-18
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To Kill a Mockingbird
- The bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning modern classic
- Written by: Harper Lee
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall678
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Performance575
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Story575
Brought to you by Penguin. 'ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVELS EVER WRITTEN' 'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.' A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man...
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Beautiful narration
- By Prasanna Sridharan on 27-12-18
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