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An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail
- By: Hélène Giannecchini
- Narrated by: Mia Khan
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
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Moved to honour a form of relation often subordinated to romantic and familial ties, and to explore a part of her own history, Hélène Giannecchini pieces together an alternative genealogy of queer ancestors. In searching and sensitive prose, she sifts the past to bring existences deemed 'marginal' into communion with each other, traces of which may remain only in memory and archival fragments.
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An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail
- Narrated by: Mia Khan
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 17-03-26
- Language: English
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Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe
- By: Deborah Cadbury
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance52
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Queen Victoria had over 30 surviving grandchildren, and to maintain and increase power in Europe, she hoped to manoeuvre them into dynastic marriages. Yet they often had plans of their own, and her matchmaking was further complicated by tumultuous international upheavals. Queen Victoria's Matchmaking travels through the glittering, decadent palaces of Russia and Europe, weaving in scandals, political machinations and family tensions.
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Fully of interesting information
- By Franklymydarling on 15-07-19
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Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 13-02-18
- Language: English
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Keeping an Eye Open
- Essays on Art
- By: Julian Barnes
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance53
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Julian Barnes began writing about art with a chapter on Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa in his 1989 novel A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters. Since then he has written a series of remarkable essays, chiefly about French artists, for a variety of journals and magazines. Gathering them for this book, he realised that he had unwittingly been retracing the story of how art made its way from Romanticism to Realism and into Modernism.
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'allo 'allo
- By Matthew on 26-08-15
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Keeping an Eye Open
- Essays on Art
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 07-05-15
- Language: English
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Broken Biscuits
- And other male failures
- By: Adam Farrer
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Witty, tender and daring essays from the British David Sedaris 'A lovely writer: supple, stylish and almost effortlessly witty.' Daily Mail 'Made me laugh out loud and then properly cry.’ Jennie Godfrey When it comes to the challenge of being a man, Adam Farrer always seems to find a way to...
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Fabulous, funny & real!
- By Jules on 06-03-25
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Broken Biscuits
- And other male failures
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 27-02-25
- Language: English
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One Aladdin Two Lamps
- By: Jeanette Winterson
- Narrated by: Dana Haqjoo, Jeanette Winterson
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. I can change the story because I am the story. With her execution looming, a woman is fighting for her life. Every night she tells a story. Every morning, she lives one more day. One Aladdin Two Lamps cracks open the legendary story of Shahrazad in One Thousand and One...
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Thoughtful, well researched and fascinating
- By MarjB on 10-01-26
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One Aladdin Two Lamps
- Narrated by: Dana Haqjoo, Jeanette Winterson
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 13-11-25
- Language: English
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Modern Love
- True Stories of Love, Loss and Redemption
- By: Daniel Jones
- Narrated by: Daniel Jones, Gabra Zackman, Emma Galvin, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance31
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A joyful collection of the most popular, provocative and unforgettable essays from the New York Times 'Modern Love' column. A young woman goes through the five stages of ghosting grief. A man's promising fourth date ends in the emergency room. A female lawyer with bipolar disorder experiences the highs and lows of dating. A widower hesitates about introducing his children to his new girlfriend. A divorcée in her 70s looks back at the beauty and rubble of past relationships.
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Modern Love
- True Stories of Love, Loss and Redemption
- Narrated by: Daniel Jones, Gabra Zackman, Emma Galvin, Sean Runnette, Robin Miles, Kevin R. Free, Catherine Ho, Will Brill, Maggi-Meg Reed, Michael Crouch, Susan Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 17-10-19
- Language: English
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On the Origin of Species
- By: Charles Darwin
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Abridged
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Performance181
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Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion and a life-long committed Darwinist, abridges and reads this special audio version of Charles Darwin's famous book. A literally world-changing book, Darwin put forward the anti-religious and scientific idea that humans in fact evolved over millions of generations from animals, starting with fish, all the way up through the ranks to apes, then to our current form.
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Something Old made Something New
- By Tim on 05-03-11
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On the Origin of Species
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 03-12-07
- Language: English
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It's Not About the Burqa
- Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race
- By: Mariam Khan
- Narrated by: Afshan D'souza-Lodhi, Amna Saleem, Coco Khan, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall213
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Performance184
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Read by the full cast of authors When was the last time you heard a Muslim woman speak for herself without a filter? Shortlisted for Foyles Non-Fiction Book of the Year 'Engrossing . . . fascinating . . . courageous' – Observer In 2016, Mariam Khan read that David Cameron had linked the...
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A wonderful selection of personal & vital response
- By Mrs N Forbes on 21-02-19
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It's Not About the Burqa
- Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race
- Narrated by: Afshan D'souza-Lodhi, Amna Saleem, Coco Khan, Jamilla Hekmoun, Malia Bouattia, Mariam Khan, Maya Saroya, Mona Eltahawy, Nadine Aisha Jassat, Nafisa Bakkar, Raifa Rafiq, Saima Mir, Salma El-Wardany, Salma Haidrani, Sufiya Ahmed
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 21-02-19
- Language: English
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And Yet...
- By: Christopher Hitchens
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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And Yet... gathers the previously uncollected essays of the late Christopher Hitchens into a final volume of peerless prose from one of the great thinkers of our times. Christopher Hitchens was an unparalleled, prolific writer who raised the polemical essay to a new art form over a lifetime of thinking and debating the defining issues of our times.
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doesnt do the writing justice
- By Anonymous on 12-12-25
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And Yet...
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-05-21
- Language: English
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Virginia Woolf: The Essays
- A Room of One's Own, The Common Reader, The London Scene, The Common Reader: Second Series, The Death of the Moth and Other Essays, The Moment and Other Essays, & Three Guineas
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins, Emma Gregory, Kristen Atherton, and others
- Length: 45 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Virginia Woolf: The Essays contains the most important and impactful of Woolf's non-fiction writing, including five essay collections and her most renowned essay: A Room of One's Own. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English novelist and essayist regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the famous Bloomsbury Group.
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Extensive collection of Woolf's essays
- By Sarah Townley on 03-01-26
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Virginia Woolf: The Essays
- A Room of One's Own, The Common Reader, The London Scene, The Common Reader: Second Series, The Death of the Moth and Other Essays, The Moment and Other Essays, & Three Guineas
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins, Emma Gregory, Kristen Atherton, Georgia Maguire, Tania Rodrigues, Karen Cass
- Length: 45 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 30-12-25
- Language: English
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Mouth Full of Blood
- Essays, Speeches, Meditations
- By: Toni Morrison
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Spanning four decades, these essays, speeches and meditations interrogate the world around us. They are concerned with race, gender and globalisation. The sweep of American history and the current state of politics. The duty of the press and the role of the artist. Throughout A Mouth Full of Blood our search for truth, moral integrity and expertise is met by Toni Morrison with controlled anger, elegance and literary excellence.
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Outstanding
- By Amazon Customer on 15-03-21
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Mouth Full of Blood
- Essays, Speeches, Meditations
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 21-02-19
- Language: English
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Sister Outsider
- By: Audre Lorde
- Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. The woman's place of power within each of us is neither white nor surface; it is dark, it is ancient, and it is deep The revolutionary writings of Audre Lorde gave voice to those 'outside the circle of this society's definition of acceptable women'. Uncompromising...
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Audre Lorde, my prophet
- By J D on 26-07-21
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Sister Outsider
- Narrated by: Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 04-08-20
- Language: English
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The Sopranos Sessions
- By: Matt Zoller Seitz, Alan Sepinwall, David Chase, and others
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the show's debut, Sepinwall and Seitz have reunited to produce The Sopranos Sessions, a collection of recaps, conversations, and critical essays covering every episode. Featuring a series of new long-form interviews with series creator David Chase, as well as selections from the authors' archival writing on the series, The Sopranos Sessions explores the show's artistry, themes, and legacy, examining its portrayal of Italian Americans, its graphic depictions of violence, and its deep connections to cinematic and television classics.
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Who chooses these narrators?!
- By Amazon Customer on 31-03-20
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The Sopranos Sessions
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 24-03-20
- Language: English
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Figures in a Landscape
- People and Places
- By: Paul Theroux
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance18
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Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal remembrances, from thrilling adventures in Africa to literary writings from Theroux's rich and expansive personal reading. Collectively these pieces offer a fascinating portrait of the author himself, his extraordinary life and his restless and ever-curious mind.
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Great variety of topics.... mostly very interesting
- By Nicky Ramone on 06-08-18
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Figures in a Landscape
- People and Places
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 07-06-18
- Language: English
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Abominations
- Selected essays from a career of courting self-destruction
- By: Lionel Shriver
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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The first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time. ‘This trenchant, unrepentant collection reminds you that she’s a brilliant writer… Order a copy in case she’s cancelled by Christmas’ THE TIMES (Book of the Year) ‘You may disagree with Lionel Shriver’s...
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Vice-signalling
- By Graham G Grant on 14-02-23
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Abominations
- Selected essays from a career of courting self-destruction
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 15-09-22
- Language: English
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Mary Shelley
- By: Miranda Seymour
- Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
- Length: 27 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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‘The most dazzling biography of a female writer to have come my way for a decade…' – Financial Times ‘To be savoured for its vivid and sympathetic recreation of the tragic life and brilliant times of the gifted Mary Shelley’ – Times Literary Supplement ‘Brilliant and enthralling'...
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Mary Shelley
- Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
- Length: 27 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 15-08-19
- Language: English
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Funny Weather
- Art in an Emergency
- By: Olivia Laing
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall72
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Performance55
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'A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art' – Telegraph In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a vivid and politically-engaged case for the importance of art – especially in the turbulent weather of the...
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A wonderful inspiring hopeful read
- By Anonymous on 10-08-20
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Funny Weather
- Art in an Emergency
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 16-04-20
- Language: English
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A Complicated Woman
- The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller by SELF ESTEEM
- By: Rebecca Lucy Taylor
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lucy Taylor
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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'An oracle' DOLLY ALDERTON 'Articulate[s] a universal, feminine wisdom with such ferocity it feels like she's slapping the reader around the face' OBSERVER 'Equal parts self-lacerating, tender and witty' GLAMOUR 'Furious, sharp, funny, honest' iPAPER On the Waterstones Best Books of 2025 List...
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Im still a bit funny about listening to books generally but this one should be heard. Rebecca’s narrative is astounding.
- By Deborah WW on 02-11-25
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A Complicated Woman
- The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller by SELF ESTEEM
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lucy Taylor
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 30-10-25
- Language: English
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Zen in the Art of Writing
- Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: Aden Hakimi
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the inimitable genius of Ray Bradbury as he explores the art of writing, the power of creativity, and the timeless appeal of storytelling in this collection of essays that are part masterclass, part memoir, featuring a new introduction by Dan Chaon. In Zen in the Art of Writing, Ray...
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Zen in the Art of Writing
- Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
- Narrated by: Aden Hakimi
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 11-11-25
- Language: English
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Seeing Voices
- By: Oliver Sacks
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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'Seeing Voices is both a history of the deaf and an account of the development of an extraordinary and expressive language' – Evening Standard Imaginative and insightful, Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks offers a way into a world that is, for many people, alien and unfamiliar – for to be...
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Seeing Voices
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 12-07-18
- Language: English
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