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The World of Yesterday
- Memoirs of a European
- By: Stefan Zweig, Anthea Bell - translator
- Narrated by: David Horovitch
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Stefan Zweig's memoir, The World of Yesterday, recalls the golden age of prewar Europe - its seeming permanence, its promise and its devastating fall with the onset of two world wars....
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The Brink of Destruction
- By Rachel Redford on 26-07-17
By: Stefan Zweig, and others
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You Left Early
- A True Story of Love and Alcohol
- By: Louisa Young
- Narrated by: Louisa Young
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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This brutal, beautiful memoir from award-winning novelist Louisa Young is a heartbreaking portrayal of love, grief and the merciless grip of addiction....
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A masterpiece.
- By susie on 28-07-18
By: Louisa Young
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Revised and Expanded edition
- 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.....
By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others
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Alan Bennett: Diaries
- By: Alan Bennett
- Narrated by: Alan Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Alan Bennett is one of the country's most celebrated and best-loved authors. This is an unmissable collection of diaries and memoirs from the acclaimed English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter....
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Enchanting and wickedly observant
- By J.K. Watson on 09-02-23
By: Alan Bennett
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Terry Pratchett in His Own Words
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Terry Pratchett
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
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Sir Terry Pratchett was a much-loved writer who gained international fame for his Discworld fantasy series. In this recording we hear—in his own words—about science-fantasy and comedy writing....
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Enjoyed listening to the book
- By Mr. J. C. Sheppard on 23-12-22
By: Terry Pratchett
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Purgatory
- A Prison Diary 2
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Long days of boredom in confinement, the general inefficiency of prison bureaucracy and a critically over-stretched prison service. The...
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it’s just not cricket
- By StephanieH on 07-12-21
By: Jeffrey Archer
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The World of Yesterday
- Memoirs of a European
- By: Stefan Zweig, Anthea Bell - translator
- Narrated by: David Horovitch
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Stefan Zweig's memoir, The World of Yesterday, recalls the golden age of prewar Europe - its seeming permanence, its promise and its devastating fall with the onset of two world wars....
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The Brink of Destruction
- By Rachel Redford on 26-07-17
By: Stefan Zweig, and others
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You Left Early
- A True Story of Love and Alcohol
- By: Louisa Young
- Narrated by: Louisa Young
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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This brutal, beautiful memoir from award-winning novelist Louisa Young is a heartbreaking portrayal of love, grief and the merciless grip of addiction....
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A masterpiece.
- By susie on 28-07-18
By: Louisa Young
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Revised and Expanded edition
- 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.....
By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others
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Alan Bennett: Diaries
- By: Alan Bennett
- Narrated by: Alan Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Alan Bennett is one of the country's most celebrated and best-loved authors. This is an unmissable collection of diaries and memoirs from the acclaimed English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter....
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Enchanting and wickedly observant
- By J.K. Watson on 09-02-23
By: Alan Bennett
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Terry Pratchett in His Own Words
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Terry Pratchett
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Original Recording
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Sir Terry Pratchett was a much-loved writer who gained international fame for his Discworld fantasy series. In this recording we hear—in his own words—about science-fantasy and comedy writing....
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Enjoyed listening to the book
- By Mr. J. C. Sheppard on 23-12-22
By: Terry Pratchett
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Purgatory
- A Prison Diary 2
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Long days of boredom in confinement, the general inefficiency of prison bureaucracy and a critically over-stretched prison service. The...
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it’s just not cricket
- By StephanieH on 07-12-21
By: Jeffrey Archer
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A Prison Diary
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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On July 19, 2001, Jeffrey Archer - international best selling author - is sentenced to four years in prison for perjury...
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Not the full story
- By Cromwell on 01-05-15
By: Jeffrey Archer
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A Moveable Feast
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: James Naughton
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most beloved works....
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Amazing narration!
- By Suhair on 06-06-13
By: Ernest Hemingway
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Hell
- A Prison Diary 1
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Prisoner FF8282 gazes out from confinement on what he deems must be a glorious summer’s day, rays of sunlight bursting through the barred...
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When the Hell?
- By arvis on 09-12-21
By: Jeffrey Archer
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J. R. R. Tolkien (A Life From Beginning to End)
- Biographies of British Authors, Book 4
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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J. R. R. Tolkien, an orphan in love with words, spent most of his life as an unassuming Professor of Literature at Oxford studying and teaching old languages. During his time there, he created his very own languages and a mythological world, Middle-earth....
By: Hourly History
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
- By: Maya Angelou
- Narrated by: Maya Angelou
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Abridged
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Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time, shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this best-selling spiritual classic....
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True To Life
- By Gillian on 04-09-06
By: Maya Angelou
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L'événement
- By: Annie Ernaux
- Narrated by: Claire de La Rüe du Can
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Depuis des années, je tourne autour de cet événement de ma vie. Lire dans un roman le récit d'un avortement me plonge dans un saisissement...
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Bouleversant
- By Betty RENAULT on 23-02-22
By: Annie Ernaux
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Alan Bennett: Untold Stories
- Read by Alan Bennett
- By: Alan Bennett
- Narrated by: Alan Bennett
- Length: 10 hrs
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Funny, thoughtful, and fascinating, this wonderful series of essays and stories read by the author offers an extraordinary journey into an exceptional career of an award-winning writer....
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Liked
- By Janie on 18-02-23
By: Alan Bennett
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Happening
- By: Annie Ernaux
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1963, Annie Ernaux, 23 and unattached, realizes she is pregnant. Shame arises in her like a plague: Understanding that her pregnancy will mark her and her family as social failures, she knows she cannot keep the child. But this was a France where abortion was illegal....
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An excellent read
- By Gemma Brady on 23-06-23
By: Annie Ernaux
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Eminent Victorians
- By: Lytton Strachey
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Eminent Victorians, Lytton Strachey's wonderfully witty and Wildean quartet of biographies, stands out as one of the most radical and groundbreaking works of its genre....
By: Lytton Strachey
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Walden
- Life in the Woods
- By: Henry David Thoreau
- Narrated by: Alec Sand
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life describes his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years....
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Give it a try
- By Amazon Customer on 29-12-18
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Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes
- The Official Biography
- By: Rob Wilkins
- Narrated by: Rob Wilkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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At six years old, Terry was told by his headteacher that he would never amount to anything. He spent the rest of his life proving that teacher wrong....
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Sad, dignified, and humorous
- By Lynne Nicholson on 03-10-22
By: Rob Wilkins
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Road to Tara: The Life of Margaret Mitchell
- By: Anne Edwards
- Narrated by: Karen Commins
- Length: 14 hrs
- Unabridged
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In Road to Tara, Anne Edwards tells the real story of Margaret Mitchell and the extraordinary novel that has become part of our heritage....
By: Anne Edwards
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Manderley Forever
- A Biography of Daphne du Maurier
- By: Tatiana de Rosnay
- Narrated by: Charlotte Wright
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Manderley Forever is a vividly compelling portrait and celebration of an intriguing, hugely popular and (at the time) critically underrated writer....
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Disappointing!
- By anasta on 22-08-17
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Fire
- From “A Journal of Love”: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1934--1937
- By: Anais Nin
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 18 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The renowned diarist continues the story begun in Henry and June and Incest. Drawing from the author's original, uncensored journals, Fire follows Anaïs Nin's journey as she attempts to liberate herself sexually, artistically, and emotionally....
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Narrator made a choice
- By Kindle Customer on 14-08-22
By: Anais Nin
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Daily Rituals
- How Artists Work
- By: Mason Currey
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Brilliantly compiled and edited, and filled with detail and anecdote, Daily Rituals is irresistible, addictive, magically inspiring....
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Disjointed bombardment
- By joseph on 08-06-14
By: Mason Currey
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Death in the Afternoon
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Boyd Gaines
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon reflects Hemingway's belief that bullfighting was more than mere sport....
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Unmissable if you have an interest in the subject
- By Charly on 25-06-11
By: Ernest Hemingway
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Ayn Rand Answers
- The Best of Her Q & A
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Ayn Rand occasionally lectured in order to bring her philosophy of Objectivism to a wider audience and apply it to current cultural and political issues....
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Fabulous
- By PAL - REASON on 06-05-19
By: Ayn Rand
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Hardy Women
- Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses
- By: Paula Byrne
- Narrated by: Dawn Murphy
- Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In this highly innovative book, acclaimed biographer Paula Byrne re-examines novelist Thomas Hardy’s life through the eyes of the women who made him—mother, sisters, girlfriends, wives, muses....
By: Paula Byrne
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Tolkien and the Great War
- The Threshold of Middle-earth
- By: John Garth
- Narrated by: John Garth
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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A new biography exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Lord of The Rings....
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I cannot rate this book highly enough.
- By mr a thomson on 15-08-19
By: John Garth
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Summoned By Bells A Life In Verse
- A Life in Verse
- By: John Betjeman
- Narrated by: John Betjeman
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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In the famous tones of Sir John himself this magnificent autobiography in verse poignantly describes the pains and pleasures of growing up....
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A beautiful listen
- By Hilary on 18-01-16
By: John Betjeman
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Sculptor's Daughter
- By: Tove Jansson, Kingsley Hart
- Narrated by: Sara Kestelman
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into Tove Jansson's spellbinding memoir and be transported to early 20th-century Helsinki where you'll experience the magic and fears of a childhood...
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The magic of Tove’s imagination
- By Sarah G on 14-03-24
By: Tove Jansson, and others
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My Mother. Barack Obama. Donald Trump. And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man.
- By: Kevin Powell
- Narrated by: Kevin Powell
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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An insightful exploration of the soul of the United States - the past, the present, and the future Kevin Powell wants for us all, through the lens and lives of three major figures: his mother, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump....
By: Kevin Powell
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Dry
- A Memoir
- By: Augusten Burroughs
- Narrated by: Augusten Burroughs
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants...
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listened twice. love it.
- By G M F on 12-04-18
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In Gratitude
- By: Jenny Diski
- Narrated by: Kim Hicks
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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In August 2014 Jenny Diski was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer and given 'two or three years' to live. She didn't know how to react. All responses felt scripted, laden with cliché....
By: Jenny Diski
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A Rare Recording of John Cheever
- By: John Cheever
- Narrated by: John Cheever
- Length: 22 mins
- Unabridged
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John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 - June 18, 1982) was an American short story writer and novelist. His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Westchester suburbs, and old New England villages.
By: John Cheever
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The Long and Winding Road
- By: Lesley Pearse
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lacey
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Lesley Pearse didn't publish her first novel until she was 48. Now she has sold over ten million books around the world and is a constant presence on the bestseller chart. A writer of heart-stopping stories, Lesley's books are filled with heroines struggling to make it in a difficult world. Yet this description could apply to Lesley herself. In this, her first ever autobiography, she tells of growing up in an orphanage after her mother's death, her racy twenties in London during the swinging sixties and working as a bunny girl and dressmaker.
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wonderful
- By tracie 1943 on 03-03-24
By: Lesley Pearse
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How It Feels to Be Colored Me
- By: Zora Neale Hurston
- Narrated by: Nerissa Bradley
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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How It Feels To Be Colored Me was first published in The World Tomorrow in May 1928. In this autobiographical piece that focuses on race and 1920s America, Hurston reflects on her early childhood in an all-black Florida town and her first experiences in life where she felt "different." Hurston focuses on the similarities we all share and on her own self-identity in the face of difference. "Through it all," she says, "I remain myself."
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Heinrich von Kleist - A short biography
- By: 5 Minute Biographies, George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Heinrich von Kleist, German literary legend and pained genius: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.
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Baltasar Gracián - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Baltasar Gracián, Spanish bestselling author and philosopher: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
By: George Fritsche
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Erich Maria Remarque - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
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Erich Maria Remarque, world star of literature and sales giant: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
By: George Fritsche
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A Rare Recording of John Cheever
- By: John Cheever
- Narrated by: John Cheever
- Length: 22 mins
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John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 - June 18, 1982) was an American short story writer and novelist. His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Westchester suburbs, and old New England villages.
By: John Cheever
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The Long and Winding Road
- By: Lesley Pearse
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lacey
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Lesley Pearse didn't publish her first novel until she was 48. Now she has sold over ten million books around the world and is a constant presence on the bestseller chart. A writer of heart-stopping stories, Lesley's books are filled with heroines struggling to make it in a difficult world. Yet this description could apply to Lesley herself. In this, her first ever autobiography, she tells of growing up in an orphanage after her mother's death, her racy twenties in London during the swinging sixties and working as a bunny girl and dressmaker.
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wonderful
- By tracie 1943 on 03-03-24
By: Lesley Pearse
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How It Feels to Be Colored Me
- By: Zora Neale Hurston
- Narrated by: Nerissa Bradley
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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How It Feels To Be Colored Me was first published in The World Tomorrow in May 1928. In this autobiographical piece that focuses on race and 1920s America, Hurston reflects on her early childhood in an all-black Florida town and her first experiences in life where she felt "different." Hurston focuses on the similarities we all share and on her own self-identity in the face of difference. "Through it all," she says, "I remain myself."
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Heinrich von Kleist - A short biography
- By: 5 Minute Biographies, George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Heinrich von Kleist, German literary legend and pained genius: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.
By: 5 Minute Biographies, and others
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Baltasar Gracián - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Baltasar Gracián, Spanish bestselling author and philosopher: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
By: George Fritsche
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Erich Maria Remarque - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
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Erich Maria Remarque, world star of literature and sales giant: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
By: George Fritsche
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing - A short biography
- By: 5 Minute Biographies, George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, revolutionary of German drama: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.
By: 5 Minute Biographies, and others
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Hermann Hesse - A short biography
- By: 5 Minute Biographies, George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
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Hermann Hesse, world star of literature and Nobel Prize laureate: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.
By: 5 Minute Biographies, and others
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The Story Smuggler
- By: Georgi Gospodinov, Kristina Kovacheva - translator, Dan Gunn - translator
- Narrated by: Toby Stephens
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In this exquisite literary gem, Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the International Booker Prize, invites the listener on a winding journey through his own memories. He shows us a childhood under Communism, a particularly Bulgarian variety of melancholy, the freedom and thrills found in reading and writing, and the coming of age of one extraordinary writer. Ultimately, this profound, playful and deeply moving autobiographical text offers resounding proof of the power and importance of storytelling.
By: Georgi Gospodinov, and others
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Wanderers
- A History of Women Walking
- By: Kerri Andrews, Kathleen Jamie - Foreword by
- Narrated by: Lauren Baldwin
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a book about ten women over the past three hundred years who have found walking essential to their sense of themselves, as people and as writers. Wanderers traces their footsteps, from eighteenth-century parson's daughter Elizabeth Carter—who desired nothing more than to be taken for a vagabond in the wilds of southern England—to modern walker-writers such as Nan Shepherd and Cheryl Strayed.
By: Kerri Andrews, and others
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The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells
- Investigations into a Forgotten Mystery Author
- By: Rebecca Rego Barry
- Narrated by: Laura Jennings
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells is the first biography of one of the “lost ladies” of detective fiction who wrote more than eighty mysteries and hundreds of other works between the 1890s and the 1940s.
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For All of Us, One Today
- An Inaugural Poet's Journey
- By: Richard Blanco
- Narrated by: Richard Blanco
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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For All of Us, One Today is a fluid, poetic story anchored by Richard Blanco’s experiences as the inaugural poet in 2013, and beyond. In this brief and evocative narrative, he shares for the first time his journey as a Latino immigrant and openly gay man discovering an emotional new understanding of what it means to be an American. He tells the story of the call from the White House committee and all the exhilaration and upheaval of the days that followed.
By: Richard Blanco
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Michel de Montaigne - A short biography
- By: 5 Minute Biographies, George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Michel de Montaigne, inventor of the essay and philosopher: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.
By: 5 Minute Biographies, and others
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The Swimmer
- The Wild Life of Roger Deakin
- By: Patrick Barkham
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Roger Deakin, author of the immortal Waterlog and Wildwood, was a man of unusually many parts. A born writer who nonetheless took decades to write his first book, Roger was also variously—and sometimes simultaneously—maverick ad-man, seller of stripped pine furniture on the Portobello Road, cider-maker, teacher, environmentalist, music promoter, and filmmaker. But above all he was the restorer of ancient Walnut Tree Farm in Suffolk.
By: Patrick Barkham
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Heinrich Heine - A short biography
- By: 5 Minute Biographies, George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Heinrich Heine, German patriot and poetic genius: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.
By: 5 Minute Biographies, and others
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Not Less than Everything
- One Man’s Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment
- By: August Turak
- Narrated by: August Turak
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Not Less Than Everything: One Man’s Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment is the inspirational true story of how author, August Turak overcame depression and meaningless despair through a daring quest for life’s ultimate meaning and purpose.
By: August Turak
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Hardy Women
- Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses
- By: Paula Byrne
- Narrated by: Dawn Murphy
- Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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How was it that the novelist who created some of the most memorable and modern female characters in literature had such troubled relationships with real women? In this highly innovative book, acclaimed biographer Paula Byrne re-examines novelist Thomas Hardy’s life through the eyes of the women who made him—mother, sisters, girlfriends, wives, muses. The story veers from shocking scenes such as his obsession with the sight of a woman hanged, to poignant vignettes of unfulfilled passion, to fascinating details of working women’s lives in the nineteenth century.
By: Paula Byrne
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Engineers of Human Souls
- Four Writers Who Changed Twentieth-Century Minds
- By: Simon Ings
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Four writers. Four dictators. One world, changed out of all recognition. ENGINEERS OF HUMAN SOULS is an intimate and shocking shadow history of creative vanity in a time that turned writers - once the faithful servants of authority - into figures of political consequence. Maurice Barrès, who first wielded the politics of identity. Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose poetry became a blueprint for fascism. Maxim Gorky, dramatist of the working class and Stalin's cheerleader. The Maoist Ding Ling, whose stories exculpated the regime that kept her imprisoned.
By: Simon Ings