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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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True knowledge does not diminish with age.
- By Mark 45 on 2023-04-28
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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister: Vol. 1
- I Know My Own Heart
- Written by: Anne Lister, Helena Whitbread - editor
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the extraordinary diaries of the real Anne Lister: the inspiration for Gentleman Jack and Emma Donoghue's novel Learned By Heart....
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Lettres à Milena
- Written by: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Robin Renucci
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Franz Kafka connut d'abord Milena comme traductrice : elle établissait la version tchèque de quelques-unes de ses proses courtes...
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The Road to Dune
- Written by: Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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At long last, millions of Dune fans can now hear the unpublished chapters and scenes from Dune and Dune Messiah....
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84, Charing Cross Road
- Written by: Helene Hanff
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat, John Franklyn-Robbins
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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When Helene Hanff makes an innocent inquiry about the possibility of purchasing hard-to-find books through Marks and Co., Booksellers, she begins a 20-year love affair with Frank Doel....
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A book of love amongst lovers of books
- By Leo L on 2018-09-20
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Revised and Expanded edition
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter - editor, Christopher Tolkien - editor
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Mike Grady, Chris Smith
- Length: 29 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.....
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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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True knowledge does not diminish with age.
- By Mark 45 on 2023-04-28
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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister: Vol. 1
- I Know My Own Heart
- Written by: Anne Lister, Helena Whitbread - editor
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the extraordinary diaries of the real Anne Lister: the inspiration for Gentleman Jack and Emma Donoghue's novel Learned By Heart....
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Lettres à Milena
- Written by: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Robin Renucci
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Franz Kafka connut d'abord Milena comme traductrice : elle établissait la version tchèque de quelques-unes de ses proses courtes...
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The Road to Dune
- Written by: Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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At long last, millions of Dune fans can now hear the unpublished chapters and scenes from Dune and Dune Messiah....
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84, Charing Cross Road
- Written by: Helene Hanff
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat, John Franklyn-Robbins
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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When Helene Hanff makes an innocent inquiry about the possibility of purchasing hard-to-find books through Marks and Co., Booksellers, she begins a 20-year love affair with Frank Doel....
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A book of love amongst lovers of books
- By Leo L on 2018-09-20
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Revised and Expanded edition
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter - editor, Christopher Tolkien - editor
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Mike Grady, Chris Smith
- Length: 29 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.....
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Dear Hartley
- Thoughts on Character, Kindness, and Building a Brighter World
- Written by: Jedediah Bila
- Narrated by: Jedediah Bila
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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A mother writes honest, reflective letters to guide her son as he navigates through life with a common-sense appeal to the next generation: Drop the worst and take the best of what you're given....
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A Carnival of Snackery
- Diaries (2003-2020)
- Written by: David Sedaris
- Narrated by: David Sedaris, Tracey Ullman
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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If it’s navel-gazing you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street, pedestrians being whacked over the head....
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Very nice
- By Stephen Sooley on 2021-10-25
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Correspondance (1944-1959)
- Written by: Albert Camus, Maria Casarès
- Narrated by: Isabelle Adjani, Lambert Wilson
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Le 19 mars 1944, Albert Camus et Maria Casarès se croisent chez Michel Leiris. L'ancienne élève du Conservatoire, originaire de La Corogne...
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Impeccable
- By Paul Rivard on 2023-03-14
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The Fire Next Time
- Written by: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Jesse L. Martin
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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James Baldwin galvanized the nation in the early days of the civil-rights movement with his eloquent manifesto....
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I had to listen to it a few times
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-09-24
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Care Of
- Letters, Connections, and Cures
- Written by: Ivan Coyote
- Narrated by: Ivan Coyote
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Writer and performer Ivan Coyote has spent decades on the road, telling stories around the world. For years, Ivan has kept a file of the most special communications received from readers and audience members....
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Incredible storytelling
- By Casey Smith on 2022-11-18
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Halfway to Hollywood
- Diaries 1980-1988, Volume Two
- Written by: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 28 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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After a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl, The Pythons made their last performance together in 1983 in the hugely successful Monty Python's Meaning of Life....
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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- Written by: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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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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Existential comfort
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-03-26
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The Proud Highway
- Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 (The Gonzo Letters, Book 1)
- Written by: Hunter S. Thompson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 27 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is the private and most intimate correspondence of one of America's most influential and incisive journalists - Hunter S.Thompson....
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A Letter to My Father
- Written by: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This letter is the closest that Kafka came to setting down his autobiography. He was driven to write it by his father's opposition to his engagement with Julie Wohryzek. The marriage did not take place; the letter was not delivered....
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The Collected Works of Jim Morrison
- Poetry, Journals, Transcripts, and Lyrics
- Written by: Jim Morrison, Tom Robbins - foreword
- Narrated by: Jim Morrison, Liz Phair, Oliver Ray, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive anthology of Jim Morrison's writings with rare photographs and numerous handwritten excerpts of unpublished and published poetry and lyrics from his 28 privately held notebooks....
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The View from the Cheap Seats
- Selected Nonfiction
- Written by: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The View from the Cheap Seats brings together, for the first time ever, more than 60 works of Neil Gaiman's outstanding nonfiction on topics and people close to his heart....
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Just could not get into it.
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-08-08
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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....
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Here and Now
- Letters (2008–2011)
- Written by: Paul Auster, J. M. Coetzee
- Narrated by: Paul Auster, J. M. Coetzee
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Paul Auster and J. M. Coetzee had been reading each other’s books for years, the two writers did not meet until February 2008....
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Heartfelt and Intelligent
- By Anonymous User on 2022-03-21
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The Quality of Love
- Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century
- Written by: Ariane Bankes
- Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When her mother Celia Paget died, Ariane Bankes inherited a battered trunk stuffed with letters and diaries belonging to Celia and her twin Mamaine.
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The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Written by: William Anderson
- Narrated by: John Morgan, Tish Hicks
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Available for the first time, the letters of one of America's most beloved authors, Laura Ingalls Wilder - a treasure trove that offers new and unexpected understanding of her life....
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The Dark Interval
- Letters on Loss, Grief, and Transformation
- Written by: Ulrich Baer - translator, Rainer Maria Rilke
- Narrated by: Rosanne Cash, Ulrich Baer
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Gleaned from Rainer Maria Rilke's voluminous, never-before-translated letters to bereaved friends and acquaintances, The Dark Interval is a profound vision of the mourning process and a meditation on death's place in our lives....
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Patricia Highsmith
- Her Diaries and Notebooks: 1941-1995
- Written by: Patricia Highsmith, Anna von Planta
- Narrated by: Caroline Hewitt
- Length: 41 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Relegated during her lifetime to the pulpy genre of mystery, Patricia Highsmith has emerged since her death in 1995 as one of “our greatest modernist writers” (Gore Vidal). Presented for the first time, this one-volume assemblage of her diaries and notebooks....
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The Reagan Diaries
- Extended Selections
- Written by: Ronald Reagan
- Narrated by: Eric Conger
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Abridged
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The Reagan Diaries provides a striking insight into one of this nation's most important presidencies and sheds new light on the character of a true American leader....
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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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Beautifully Written, but Doesn't All Age Well
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-04-06
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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....
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The Letters of Private Wheeler
- An Eyewitness in Action at the Battle of Waterloo (Military Memoirs)
- Written by: B.H. Liddell Hart
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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These letters, in the form of a frank and amusing diary, were written by a private in Wellington's army who fought throughout the Napoleonic Wars....
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Lettre au père
- Written by: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Thomas Compère-Morel
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Texte intégral lu par Thomas Compère Morel. "La Lettre au père" de Franz Kafka est l'une des œuvres majeures du XXe siècle. L'une des...
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Parsnips, Buttered
- Bamboozle and Boycott Modern Life, One Email at a Time
- Written by: Joe Lycett
- Narrated by: Joe Lycett
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In this book I have attempted to solve each and every one of life's problems. And I have succeeded....
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Absolutely amazing
- By Annipier on 2022-06-24