Bestsellers
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Prison Writings
- My Life Is My Sun Dance
- Written by: Leonard Peltier, Harvey Arden - editor
- Narrated by: Tatanka Means, Gary Farmer, Henry Strozier
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The Native American activist recounts his evolution into a political organizer, his trial and conviction for murder, and his spiritual journey in prison.
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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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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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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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A Glimpse Inside a Great Mind
- By Jordan on 2025-01-14
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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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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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Ugh- Blowhard doing blowhard
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-11-16
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Prison Writings
- My Life Is My Sun Dance
- Written by: Leonard Peltier, Harvey Arden - editor
- Narrated by: Tatanka Means, Gary Farmer, Henry Strozier
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The Native American activist recounts his evolution into a political organizer, his trial and conviction for murder, and his spiritual journey in prison.
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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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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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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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A Glimpse Inside a Great Mind
- By Jordan on 2025-01-14
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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
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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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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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Ugh- Blowhard doing blowhard
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-11-16
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Love in the Blitz
- The Long-Lost Letters of a Brilliant Young Woman to Her Beloved on the Front
- Written by: Eileen Alexander
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine, Sian Clifford, Oswyn Murray
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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On July 17, 1939, Eileen Alexander, a bright young woman recently graduated from Girton College, Cambridge, begins a brilliant correspondence with fellow Cambridge student Gershon Ellenbogen that lasts five years and spans many hundreds of letters....
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Madame Récamier
- Lettres et récits
- Written by: François-René de Chateaubriand
- Narrated by: Jean-Noël Lasvigne
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Elle fut avant tout une star européenne de beauté et de vertu...
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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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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 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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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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Titan of business passes his knowledge down to his son. Now you can get it also.
- By james on 2024-07-29
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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....
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The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
- Written by: Sylvia Plath, Karen V. Kukil - editor
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 30 hrs and 26 mins
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Published in their entirety, Sylvia Plath's journals provide an intimate portrait of the writer who was to produce in the last seven months of her life some of the most extraordinary poems of the 20th century....
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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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There and Back
- Diaries 1999-2009
- Written by: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 27 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Over the next ten years, we watch through Michael's eyes as the world reels from the successive shocks of September 11, the 7/7 bombings and the global financial crash.
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De l'âme
- Written by: François Cheng
- Narrated by: Didier Sandre
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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"Lorsque j'ai reçu votre première lettre, chère amie, je vous ai répondu immédiatement. Avoir de vos nouvelles plus de trente ans après m'a procuré"...
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Divin
- By Bouchard, Eliane on 2023-08-21
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Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
- Written by: Shaun Usher
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming, Juliet Stevenson, Kerry Shale, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies....