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The View from Ninety
- Reflections on How to Live a Long, Contented Life
- By: Charles Handy
- Narrated by: Scott Handy
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management – including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management – have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends – such as Beyond Certainty and The Second Curve – has changed the way we view society. In his new book, Handy, looking back over a rich and varied life, shares the lessons he has learned along the way. What things really matter? What daily worries should we learn to treat as unimportant? How do we become more accepting of ourselves and of those around us?
By: Charles Handy
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G. K. Chesterton: The Selected Poems
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Step into the vivid, paradoxical world of G. K. Chesterton—where saints dance with skeptics, riddles reveal truth, and the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Best known for his wit and philosophical insight, Chesterton’s poetry is a rich blend of humor, faith, social commentary, and fierce imagination. From the rousing rhythms of “Lepanto” to the introspective depth of “The Ballad of the White Horse”, this curated selection showcases Chesterton’s signature style: playful yet profound, grounded yet soaring.
By: G. K. Chesterton
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A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland
- By: Samuel Johnson
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1773, literary giant Samuel Johnson set off with his friend James Boswell on a tour of Scotland’s remote Highlands and Western Isles. What followed was a vivid travelogue capturing the landscapes, people, and customs of a region on the brink of change. With wit, insight, and curiosity, Johnson reflects on everything from ancient clan traditions to the decline of the Gaelic language—offering a rare glimpse into 18th-century Scotland through the eyes of one of England’s greatest minds.
By: Samuel Johnson
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What Matters in Jane Austen?
- Twenty Essential Questions Answered
- By: John Mullan
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, What Matters in Jane Austen? solves the mysteries of Austen’s fictional world. Jane Austen’s novels have been a staple of the English canon since the nineteenth century. Yet critics of the time did not appreciate the true complexity of her work. Nothing, John Mullan argues, is accidental or coincidental in Austen. As Austen herself said, she wrote for readers who have "a great deal of ingenuity themselves."
By: John Mullan
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Mary Wollstonecraft: A Very Short Introduction
- Very Short Introductions
- By: E.J. Clery
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Mary Wollstonecraft is widely hailed as the mother of modern feminism. The book that made her famous, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, is a work of worldwide renown. Yet the range of her achievements as a thinker and writer reach far beyond this text. She was a multi-faceted author, and although the condition of women was a constant preoccupation throughout her life, she wrote on a wide variety of topics and in a range of literary forms, some of which she created herself.
By: E.J. Clery
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Waiting for Britney Spears
- A True Story, Allegedly
- By: Jeff Weiss
- Narrated by: Jeff Weiss, Mel Bouzad, Sedona Soluoshon
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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America, 2003: A country at war, its shiny veneer beginning to crack. Von Dutch and The Simple Life dominate. And on the cover of every magazine, a twenty-one-year-old pop star named Britney Spears. Tracking her every move for a third-tier gossip rag in Los Angeles was an unknown young writer taking whatever job he could while pursuing his distant literary dreams. He'd instead become an eyewitness to the slow tragedy of a changing nation, represented in spirit by “the coy it-girl at the end of history.”
By: Jeff Weiss
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The View from Ninety
- Reflections on How to Live a Long, Contented Life
- By: Charles Handy
- Narrated by: Scott Handy
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management – including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management – have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends – such as Beyond Certainty and The Second Curve – has changed the way we view society. In his new book, Handy, looking back over a rich and varied life, shares the lessons he has learned along the way. What things really matter? What daily worries should we learn to treat as unimportant? How do we become more accepting of ourselves and of those around us?
By: Charles Handy
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G. K. Chesterton: The Selected Poems
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Step into the vivid, paradoxical world of G. K. Chesterton—where saints dance with skeptics, riddles reveal truth, and the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Best known for his wit and philosophical insight, Chesterton’s poetry is a rich blend of humor, faith, social commentary, and fierce imagination. From the rousing rhythms of “Lepanto” to the introspective depth of “The Ballad of the White Horse”, this curated selection showcases Chesterton’s signature style: playful yet profound, grounded yet soaring.
By: G. K. Chesterton
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A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland
- By: Samuel Johnson
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1773, literary giant Samuel Johnson set off with his friend James Boswell on a tour of Scotland’s remote Highlands and Western Isles. What followed was a vivid travelogue capturing the landscapes, people, and customs of a region on the brink of change. With wit, insight, and curiosity, Johnson reflects on everything from ancient clan traditions to the decline of the Gaelic language—offering a rare glimpse into 18th-century Scotland through the eyes of one of England’s greatest minds.
By: Samuel Johnson
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What Matters in Jane Austen?
- Twenty Essential Questions Answered
- By: John Mullan
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, What Matters in Jane Austen? solves the mysteries of Austen’s fictional world. Jane Austen’s novels have been a staple of the English canon since the nineteenth century. Yet critics of the time did not appreciate the true complexity of her work. Nothing, John Mullan argues, is accidental or coincidental in Austen. As Austen herself said, she wrote for readers who have "a great deal of ingenuity themselves."
By: John Mullan
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Mary Wollstonecraft: A Very Short Introduction
- Very Short Introductions
- By: E.J. Clery
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Mary Wollstonecraft is widely hailed as the mother of modern feminism. The book that made her famous, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, is a work of worldwide renown. Yet the range of her achievements as a thinker and writer reach far beyond this text. She was a multi-faceted author, and although the condition of women was a constant preoccupation throughout her life, she wrote on a wide variety of topics and in a range of literary forms, some of which she created herself.
By: E.J. Clery
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Waiting for Britney Spears
- A True Story, Allegedly
- By: Jeff Weiss
- Narrated by: Jeff Weiss, Mel Bouzad, Sedona Soluoshon
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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America, 2003: A country at war, its shiny veneer beginning to crack. Von Dutch and The Simple Life dominate. And on the cover of every magazine, a twenty-one-year-old pop star named Britney Spears. Tracking her every move for a third-tier gossip rag in Los Angeles was an unknown young writer taking whatever job he could while pursuing his distant literary dreams. He'd instead become an eyewitness to the slow tragedy of a changing nation, represented in spirit by “the coy it-girl at the end of history.”
By: Jeff Weiss
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The Durrells
- The Story of a Family
- By: Richard Bradford
- Narrated by: Mike Read
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The Durrells are probably the most celebrated literary family of the 20th century. Gerald turned them into celebrities with his tripartite memoir, beginning with My Family and Other Animals (1956) which told of his experiences with his widowed mother Louisa and three siblings during their time in 1930s Corfu. We know of the Durrells from their own writings and from the image of them created by TV, film and biographical accounts of specific figures. What we do not know is the truth.
By: Richard Bradford
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Stephen King's Maine
- A History & Guide
- By: Sharon Kitchens
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Author Sharon Kitchens identifies the locations that serve as the basis for King's fictional towns of Castle Rock, Jerusalem's Lot, Derry, and Haven. Drawing on historical materials and conversations with locals and people who know King, the author sheds light on daily life in places that would become the settings for Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Dead Zone, Cujo, IT, and 11/22/63.
By: Sharon Kitchens
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Joyce Carol Oates: Letters to a Biographer
- By: Joyce Carol Oates, Greg Johnson - editor
- Narrated by: Caroline Slaughter
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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This rich compilation of Joyce Carol Oates’s letters across four decades displays her warmth and generosity, her droll and sometimes wicked sense of humor, her phenomenal energy, and most of all, her mastery of the lost art of letter writing. In this generous selection of Joyce Carol Oates’s letters to her biographer and friend Greg Johnson, listeners will discover a never-before-seen dimension of her phenomenal talent.
By: Joyce Carol Oates, and others
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Backstage (German Edition)
- By: Donna Leon, Werner Schmitz - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Annett Renneberg
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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"Die Charaktere aus der Feder guter Autoren sind wie echte Menschen, nur echter", sagt Donna Leon. Darum wohl ist ihr Leben auch so reich an Figuren, echten und erfundenen. In Backstage tritt eine bunte Truppe auf: das Rock-Genie Frank Zappa, Venedigs bekanntester Diamantenhändler, eine tollkühne Sexworkerin, ein cleverer Komponist, tragische Helden, bewunderte Kollegen und Kolleginnen. Donna Leon gestaltet diese Begegnungen zu funkelnden Geschichten.
By: Donna Leon, and others
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Clam Down
- A Metamorphosis
- By: Anelise Chen
- Narrated by: Anelise Chen
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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We’ve all heard the story about waking up as a cockroach—but what if a crisis turned you into a clam? After the dissolution of her marriage, a writer is transformed into a “clam” via typo after her mother keeps texting her to “clam down.” The funny if unhelpful command forces her to ask what it means to “clam down”—to retreat, hide, close up, and stay silent. Idiomatically, we are said to “clam up” when we can’t speak, and to “come out of our shell” when we reemerge, transformed.
By: Anelise Chen
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Остров Сахалин
- By: Антон Чехов
- Narrated by: Кирилл Радциг
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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В 1890 году Антон Павлович Чехов, к тому времени уже прославленный писатель, отправился в тяжелое и рискованное путешествие на самый отдаленный край империи — на каторжный Сахалин. Проделав долгий путь через всю Сибирь, он прибыл на остров не как чиновник или журналист, а движимый желанием увидеть истинное положение дел, как живут ссыльные, каторжане и переселенцы, и донести правду до читателей. Результатом глубокого, подлинно научного и человечного исследования длиною в три месяца стал труд «Остров Сахалин», уникальное произведение, сочетающее в себе научную точность и человеческую чуткость.
By: Антон Чехов
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El amor después del amor
- By: Laura Ferrero
- Narrated by: Laura Ferrero
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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El desamor causa sufrimiento, desubicación, incluso ira. Y esto nos ocurre a todos, pero hay una serie de personas, todas ellas artistas (escritores, pintores, escultores, actores, músicos) que encontraron en el dolor que provoca una ruptura la mecha que encendió su creatividad.
By: Laura Ferrero
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Ordets makt och vanmakt : mitt skrivande liv
- By: Jan Guillou
- Narrated by: Tomas Bolme
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
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Efter över fyrtio år med skrivandet som huvudsysselsätttning publicerar Jan Guillou nu sina yrkesmemoarer. Han berättar öppet och underhållande om de första årens författardrömmar då idolerna hette Claude Simon och J M G Le Clézio – båda sedermera Nobelprisbelönade – och hur hans vägar sedan gick från den experimentella litteraturen till en effektiv och verklighetsnära prosa. Men åren kring tjugo var samtidigt den tid då den unge juridikstudenten upptäckte att journalistik var effektivare än juridik.
By: Jan Guillou
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Boken om Beck och Sjöwall : Wahlöö och tiden som for
- By: Johan Erlandsson
- Narrated by: Jan Modin
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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Under åren 1965 till 1975 kom författarna Maj Sjöwall och Per Wahlöö ut med tio böcker om kriminalkommissarie Martin Beck. Sviten fick titeln Roman om ett brott och skulle bli banbrytande. Så här kunde deckare skrivas! Så här kunde Sverige skildras!
By: Johan Erlandsson
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40: constant reader (Swedish Edition)
- By: Linda Skugge
- Narrated by: Cecilia Nilsson
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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I40–constant readerskriver Linda Skugge kort, vasst och ärligt om sig själv, omvärlden och livet som skrivande och läsande människa.
By: Linda Skugge
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Colette
- Une pionnière, entre scandales et quête de liberté
- By: Lise Manin
- Narrated by: Lise Manin
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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Lise Manin nous présente une biographie de l'écrivain Colette dont l'existence hors-norme se révèle au travers des nombreuses sources mobilisées et de son œuvre qui présente une dimension autobiographique. L'auteure retrace la vie d'une femme dont l'œuvre multiforme a questionné les normes de genre dans la France des XIXe et XXe siècles, suscitant engouements et scandales. Personnalité du milieu littéraire et théâtral parisien, Colette a aimé de façon inconventionnelle, s'est mariée trois fois et a vécu publiquement sa bisexualité.
By: Lise Manin
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A Higher Calling
- By: David C Weekley
- Narrated by: David C Weekley
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
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This is the story of his deliverance from manic depression (known today as bipolar). The story is set back in the early 1970s and chronicles what the hippie culture was like. David knows that he would not be alive today without an understanding of God's Word, the Bible. He could have easily taken his life without it.
By: David C Weekley