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Plato's Phaedo
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Socrates is in prison, sentenced to die when the sun sets. In this final conversation, he asks what will become of him once he drinks the poison prescribed for his execution. Socrates and his friends examine several arguments designed to prove that the soul is immortal. This quest leads him to the broader topic of the nature of mind and its connection not only to human existence but also to the cosmos itself. What could be a better way to pass the time between now and the sunset?
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Well performed, but weak translation and editing
- By Greg Gauthier on 12-04-18
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Plato's Phaedo
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 08-03-16
- Language: English
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Aristotle's Poetics
- By: Aristotle
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Aristotle's Poetics is best known for its definitions and analyses of tragedy and comedy, but it also applies to truth and beauty as they are manifested in the other arts. In our age, when the natural and social sciences have dominated the quest for truth, it is helpful to consider why Aristotle claimed poetry is more philosophical and more significant than history. Like so many other works by Aristotle, the Poetics has dominated the way we have thought about all forms of dramatic performance in Europe and America ever since.
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Aristotle's Poetics
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-04-16
- Language: English
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Language Unlimited
- The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power
- By: David Adger
- Narrated by: David Adger
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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All humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand language. It provides structure to our thoughts, allowing us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite stores of words. Where does our linguistic creativity come from? How does the endless scope of language emerge from our limited selves? Drawing on research from neuroscience, psychology, and linguistics, David Adger takes the listener on a journey to the hidden structure behind all we say (or sign) and understand.
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Language Unlimited
- The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power
- Narrated by: David Adger
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 05-05-20
- Language: English
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The Diary of a Nobody
- By: George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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George and Weedon Grossmith were born in London into a theatrical family, and it was natural that they should both take up careers on the stage. Weedon initially studied art but later joined his brother, George, in the theatre.
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A window into a different time
- By Ben Yosef on 02-12-24
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The Diary of a Nobody
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 29-03-16
- Language: English
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The Pharsalia
- By: Lucan
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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If you had been a court poet during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero, irritating the megalomaniac ruler would not have been wise. And one of the things which would have really angered Nero would have been the effort to write an epic poem about the struggle between Pompey and Caesar in which the noble hero (portrayed by Pompey) was the man who fought to preserve the Republic, and the selfish villain (portrayed by Caesar), the man who destroyed it. Yet Lucan wrote just such a poem.
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The Pharsalia
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 05-05-17
- Language: English
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Plato's Phaedrus
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Phaedrus lures Socrates outside the walls of Athens, where he seldom goes, by promising to share a new work by his friend and mentor, Lysias, a famous writer of speeches. This dialogue provides a powerful example of the dialectical writing that Plato uses to manifest ideas that are essential to human existence and to living a good life. Phaedrus shows how oral and written forms of language relate to each other and to philosophy.
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Plato's Phaedrus
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 08-03-16
- Language: English
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The Water Babies
- A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby
- By: Charles Kingsley
- Narrated by: Jim Killavey
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A main-stay of British children's literature through the 1920's, The Water Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby was written by Rev. Charles Kinglsey as a serial for Macmillan's Magazine in 1862-63.
Although some of the author's opinions seem dated now, the journey of a little chimney-sweep water-baby through rivers and storms, under sea and over icebergs, is still a wonderful adventure tale for children. The book was adapted into an animated film in 1978 and produced as a play at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2003.
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morals and ethics
- By Mrs T H Hall on 23-08-24
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The Water Babies
- A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby
- Narrated by: Jim Killavey
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 12-01-12
- Language: English
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Plato's Gorgias
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 3 hrs
- Unabridged
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Gorgias of Leontini, a famous teacher of rhetoric, has come to Athens to recruit students, promising to teach them how to become leaders in politics and business. A group has gathered at Callicles' house to hear Gorgias demonstrate the power of his art. This dialogue blends comic and serious discussion of the best life, providing a penetrating examination of ethics.
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Beautiful Classic
- By Anonymous on 04-12-25
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Plato's Gorgias
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 3 hrs
- Release date: 08-03-16
- Language: English
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Time to Talk
- What You Need to Know About Your Child's Speech and Language Development
- By: Michelle MacRoy-Higgins PhD, Carlyn Kolker
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Wondering when to expect baby's first word? Want to get your toddler talking? Worried your child is not speaking as clearly as his peers? When it comes to language acquisition, all parents have questions, and Time to Talk has the answers.
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Time to Talk
- What You Need to Know About Your Child's Speech and Language Development
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 14-03-17
- Language: English
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Grace Darling
- Oxford Bookworms Library
- By: Tim Vicary
- Narrated by: Nigel Bourne
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Abridged
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All they could hear was the wind, and the waves crashing on to the rocks. All they could see was the night. They could not see the ship, broken in two. They could not see the people holding on to the dark wet rock, slowly dying of cold. And they could not hear the cries for help - only the wind. How could they save the people on the rock? Was their wooden boat stronger than the iron ship?
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Amazing, true story of bravery at Sea!
- By Kathryn Ward on 01-11-22
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Grace Darling
- Oxford Bookworms Library
- Narrated by: Nigel Bourne
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 16-12-10
- Language: English
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The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
- By: Rudolf Erich Raspe
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the first volume of The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe. The Baron relates his fantastical experiences and exploits, telling of the many singular incidents such as climbing to the moon on a beanstalk, riding on a cannon ball, being swallowed by a fish and being rescued from its insides, flying on an eagle from Margate to America, and many other incredible adventures, and challenges anyone who doubts him, asserting he is "a traveler of veracity!"
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The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 01-06-17
- Language: English
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Daisy Miller
- By: Henry James
- Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Daisy Miller is the story of a beautiful, unconventional American girl who becomes the fascination of Frederick Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot. His pursuit of her is hampered by her flirtatiousness and flagrant disregard for the customs and behavior of the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerland and Italy.
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Daisy Miller
- Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 21-03-17
- Language: English
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Writing for Busy Readers
- By: Todd Rogers, Jessica Lasky-Fink
- Narrated by: Todd Rogers
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink offer the most valuable practical writing advice today. Building on their own research in behavioral science, they outline cognitive facts about how people actually read and distill them into six principles that will transform the power of your writing. Including many real-world examples, a checklist and other tools, this guide will make you a more successful and productive communicator. Rogers and Lasky-Fink bring Strunk and White's core ideas into the twenty-first century's attention marketplace.
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Very good
- By Gus Oliver on 05-09-25
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Writing for Busy Readers
- Narrated by: Todd Rogers
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 28-09-23
- Language: English
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The Stories of Your Life
- The Eight Stories That Explain the World Around Us
- By: Ben Ambridge
- Narrated by: Ben Ambridge
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Every aspect of human behaviour is part of a story – by understanding the stories, you can understand life itself. Read by the author, Ben Ambridge. 'Fascinating, entertaining and deeply smart' – Will Storr, bestselling author of The Status Game Wars, pandemics, Brexit, Elon Musk, the...
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The Stories of Your Life
- The Eight Stories That Explain the World Around Us
- Narrated by: Ben Ambridge
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 05-09-24
- Language: English
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Tarzan the Terrible
- Tarzan: Authorized Editions, Book 8
- By: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrated by: Ben Dooley
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Tarzan the Terrible, written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, is the eighth book in the Tarzan series. Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author best known for his science fiction and fantasy novels. Burroughs created the characters of Tarzan and John Carter, as well as the fictional landmass in the Earth known as Pellucidar.
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Tarzan the Terrible
- Tarzan: Authorized Editions, Book 8
- Narrated by: Ben Dooley
- Series: Tarzan, Book 8
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 03-11-20
- Language: English
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The Winter's Tale
- BBC Radio Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Danny Sapani, Eve Best, full cast, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Eve Best, Danny Sapani and Shaun Dooley star in this modern, riveting and magical production of The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare. The Winter's Tale treads new dramatic ground embracing tragedy, poetry, folklore, magic realism, music, comedy and the infamous stage direction 'exit pursued by a bear'. One of Shakespeare's mesmerising later productions, it is often considered a 'problem play' as it starts with a tragedy and ends in a romance.
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The Winter's Tale
- BBC Radio Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Danny Sapani, Eve Best, full cast, Karl Johnson, Paul Copley, Shaun Dooley, Susan Jameson
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 18-02-21
- Language: English
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Child of Storm
- By: H. Rider Haggard
- Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In this sequel to Marie, Allan Quatermain helps his Zulu friend, Saduko, in a crazy battle to win 100 cattle for the dowry of his love, Mameena. However, the beautiful and mysterious Mameena, known as the "Child of Storm", seduces Allan and tries to engage him in marriage.
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Child of Storm
- Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
- Series: Allan Quatermain, Book 3
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 07-05-03
- Language: English
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The Skylark of Space
- A Pulp-Lit Classic Edition
- By: E.E. "Doc" Smith, Lee Hawkins Garby
- Narrated by: Finn J.D. John
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In a fortuitous laboratory accident, crack scientist Richard Seaton has unlocked the secret of atomic energy. Now, partnered with his wealthy engineering-genius friend Martin Crane, he's preparing to give the world the gift of limitless, virtually free energy - and of space travel. But others want Seaton's secret for themselves.
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the story is fine but i take issue with the editor
- By Anonymous on 10-05-20
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The Skylark of Space
- A Pulp-Lit Classic Edition
- Narrated by: Finn J.D. John
- Series: Skylark (Smith), Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 22-11-16
- Language: English
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In Our Time
- The Written World
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Broadcaster and arts presenter Melvyn Bragg fronts 'The Written World', a five-part BBC Radio 4 series following the origins of writing from its first appearance 6,000 years ago and exploring how it has shaped the world's intellectual history. In the first programme he looks at the technology...
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In Our Time
- The Written World
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 14-01-12
- Language: English
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Evangeline
- By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Narrated by: Leonard Wilson
- Length: 2 hrs
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"Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie" is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, published in 1847. The poem follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during the time of the expulsion of the Acadians. The idea for the poem came from Longfellow's friend, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Longfellow used dactylic hexameter, imitated from Greek and Latin classics, though the choice was criticized.
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Evangeline
- Narrated by: Leonard Wilson
- Length: 2 hrs
- Release date: 14-03-17
- Language: English
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