Bestsellers
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story5 out of 5 stars 53
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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3 out of 5 stars
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Ugh- Blowhard doing blowhard
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-11-16
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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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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
At long last, millions of Dune fans can now hear the unpublished chapters and scenes from Dune and Dune Messiah....
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 155
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 131
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Story5 out of 5 stars 130
James Baldwin galvanized the nation in the early days of the civil-rights movement with his eloquent manifesto....
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5 out of 5 stars
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
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 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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 100
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Very nice
- By Stephen Sooley on 2021-10-25
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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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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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5 out of 5 stars
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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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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story5 out of 5 stars 53
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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3 out of 5 stars
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Ugh- Blowhard doing blowhard
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-11-16
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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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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
At long last, millions of Dune fans can now hear the unpublished chapters and scenes from Dune and Dune Messiah....
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 155
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 131
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Story5 out of 5 stars 130
James Baldwin galvanized the nation in the early days of the civil-rights movement with his eloquent manifesto....
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5 out of 5 stars
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
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 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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 100
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Very nice
- By Stephen Sooley on 2021-10-25
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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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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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5 out of 5 stars
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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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Hiroshima Diary
- The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
- Written by: Michihiko Hachiya MD
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
The late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city....
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Existential comfort
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-03-26
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The Letters of Shirley Jackson
- Written by: Shirley Jackson, Laurence Jackson Hyman - editor, Bernice M. Murphy - editor
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter, Gary Bennett, Linda Jones
- Length: 18 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Shirley Jackson is one of the most important American authors of the last hundred years and among our greatest chroniclers of the female experience. This extraordinary compilation of personal correspondence has all the hallmarks of Jackson’s beloved fiction....
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The Diary Keepers
- World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It
- Written by: Nina Siegal
- Narrated by: Nina Siegal, Maggi-Meg Reed, Nan McNamara, and others
- Length: 17 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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A riveting look at the story of World War II and the Holocaust through the diaries of Dutch citizens, firsthand accounts of ordinary people living through extraordinary times....
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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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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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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2 out of 5 stars
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Weak narration
- By mehran on 2024-11-28
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Great with Child
- Letters to a Young Mother
- Written by: Beth Ann Fennelly
- Narrated by: Melissa Epp
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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A toddler's mother, both an intimate guide and an affectionate coach, writes to a pregnant friend about the transforming experience of motherhood.
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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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5 out of 5 stars
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A book of love amongst lovers of books
- By Leo L on 2018-09-20
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End of a Berlin Diary
- The Berlin Diary Series, Book 2
- Written by: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
A radio broadcaster and journalist for Edward R. Murrow at CBS, William L. Shirer was new to the world of broadcast journalism when he began keeping a diary while on assignment in Europe during the 1930s....
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a way to experience such a time in history
- By Khrystyne MP on 2024-04-04
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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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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
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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Dear Oliver
- An Unexpected Friendship with Oliver Sacks
- Written by: Susan R. Barry
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Rengin Altay
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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To the world, he was Dr. Sacks, the brilliant neurologist behind bestselling books like Musicophilia and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. To professor Susan Barry, he became Dear Oliver—her mentor, friend, and confidant over the course of their ten-year correspondence.
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Over to You
- Letters Between a Father and Son
- Written by: John Berger, Yves Berger
- Narrated by: Peter Noble, Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Compelling and intimate, this collection of never-before-seen letters between the celebrated art critic and essayist, John Berger and his son Yves, an artist, is a moving look at their musings on art, memory, life, death, and beyond.
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U.G. Krishnamurti
- A Life
- Written by: Mahesh Bhatt
- Narrated by: Mahesh Bhatt
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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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....
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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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1 out of 5 stars
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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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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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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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De l'âme
- Written by: François Cheng
- Narrated by: Didier Sandre
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
"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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5 out of 5 stars
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Divin
- By Bouchard, Eliane on 2023-08-21
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story5 out of 5 stars 25
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible storytelling
- By Casey Smith on 2022-11-18
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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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King's Counsellor
- Abdication and War: The Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles
- Written by: Sir Alan Lascelles, Duff Hart-Davis
- Narrated by: Pip Torrens
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
As Assistant Private Secretary to four monarchs, 'Tommy' Lascelles had a ringside seat from which to observe the workings of the royal household and Downing Street during the first half of the 20th century....
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1 out of 5 stars
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boring
- By Lee Chisholm on 2022-10-10
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To Obama
- A Diary of a Nation
- Written by: Jeanne Marie Laskas
- Narrated by: Jeanne Marie Laskas, Sullivan Jones, MacLeod Andrews, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Every evening for eight years, President Obama was given 10 handpicked letters written by ordinary American citizens. In To Obama, Jeanne Marie Laskas interviews President Obama, the letter writers themselves, and the White House staff who sifted through the letters....
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The Letters of John F. Kennedy
- Written by: Martin W. Sandler - editor
- Narrated by: Eugene H. Russell IV, Reay Kaplan, Mark Cabus
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawn from more than two million letters on file at the library this project presents readers with a portrait of both Kennedy the politician and Kennedy the man....
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
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 Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. 2: 1934-1939
- Written by: Anais Nin
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelee
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Beginning with Nin's arrival in New York, this volume is filled with the stories of her analytical patients. There is a shift in emphasis also, as Nin becomes aware of the inevitable choice facing the artist in the modern world....
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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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Overall3 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
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....