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Bestsellers
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The Prophet
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In Kahil Gibran's masterpiece, Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, must leave the port of Orphalese upon the ship he has waited upon for 12 years. As he descends to the waterfront, the people of Orphalese gather to question him and hear his wisdom on important topics of their daily lives....
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Words of wisdom
- By Liam Hannah Wade on 10-11-20
By: Khalil Gibrán
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Shahnameh
- The Epic of the Persian Kings
- By: Ferdowsi
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The new, impeccable translation and adaptation of the Epic of Persian Kings by Ahmad Sadri brought to life a host of heroic characters and wove their adventures into a thrilling story spanning thousands of years....
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Learn about Persian culture through epic tales
- By Anonymous User on 01-23-19
By: Ferdowsi
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Gilgamesh: The New Translation
- By: Gerald J. Davis
- Narrated by: John Hanks
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The tale of the fifth king of the first dynasty of Uruk (in what is modern-day Iraq), who reigned for 126 years, according to the ancient Sumerian list of kings....
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Poetic translation of an epic story
- By K on 07-12-15
By: Gerald J. Davis
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Gaza Writes Back
- Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine
- By: Refaat Alareer
- Narrated by: Amin El Gamal, Lameece Issaq
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine, edited by Refaat Alareer, is a compelling collection of short stories from 15 young writers in Gaza....
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Powerful. Sad and beautiful at the same time.
- By Gheed M. Murtadi on 05-02-24
By: Refaat Alareer
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From Darkness Into Light
- By: A. Helwa
- Narrated by: A. Helwa
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In her debut poetry audiobook, the number one international best-selling author of Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam, invites you to step into her beautifully composed world of devotional poetry....
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I find myself constantly coming back
- By Amazon Customer on 10-02-23
By: A. Helwa
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Kahlil Gibran: Selected Works
- The Prophet, The Forerunner, The Madman
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: John Rayburn
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The words of Kahlil Gibran give his book The Prophet a broad range of inspiration and philosophy. Gibran’s other two books, The Forerunner and The Madman, are of deep assistance in the same manner....
By: Khalil Gibrán
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The Prophet
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In Kahil Gibran's masterpiece, Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, must leave the port of Orphalese upon the ship he has waited upon for 12 years. As he descends to the waterfront, the people of Orphalese gather to question him and hear his wisdom on important topics of their daily lives....
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Words of wisdom
- By Liam Hannah Wade on 10-11-20
By: Khalil Gibrán
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Shahnameh
- The Epic of the Persian Kings
- By: Ferdowsi
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The new, impeccable translation and adaptation of the Epic of Persian Kings by Ahmad Sadri brought to life a host of heroic characters and wove their adventures into a thrilling story spanning thousands of years....
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Learn about Persian culture through epic tales
- By Anonymous User on 01-23-19
By: Ferdowsi
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Gilgamesh: The New Translation
- By: Gerald J. Davis
- Narrated by: John Hanks
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The tale of the fifth king of the first dynasty of Uruk (in what is modern-day Iraq), who reigned for 126 years, according to the ancient Sumerian list of kings....
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Poetic translation of an epic story
- By K on 07-12-15
By: Gerald J. Davis
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Gaza Writes Back
- Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine
- By: Refaat Alareer
- Narrated by: Amin El Gamal, Lameece Issaq
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine, edited by Refaat Alareer, is a compelling collection of short stories from 15 young writers in Gaza....
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Powerful. Sad and beautiful at the same time.
- By Gheed M. Murtadi on 05-02-24
By: Refaat Alareer
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From Darkness Into Light
- By: A. Helwa
- Narrated by: A. Helwa
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In her debut poetry audiobook, the number one international best-selling author of Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam, invites you to step into her beautifully composed world of devotional poetry....
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I find myself constantly coming back
- By Amazon Customer on 10-02-23
By: A. Helwa
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Kahlil Gibran: Selected Works
- The Prophet, The Forerunner, The Madman
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: John Rayburn
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The words of Kahlil Gibran give his book The Prophet a broad range of inspiration and philosophy. Gibran’s other two books, The Forerunner and The Madman, are of deep assistance in the same manner....
By: Khalil Gibrán
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I Want Burning
- The Ecstatic World of Rumi, Hafiz, and Lalla
- By: Coleman Barks
- Narrated by: Coleman Barks
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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In I Want Burning, Coleman Barks fuses his passionate scholarship with a deep feeling for the poetry of Rumi, Hafiz, and Lalla....
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I love Rumi and Coleman Barks interpretation.
- By Kellie without the K on 03-24-17
By: Coleman Barks
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The Rumi Prescription
- How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life
- By: Melody Moezzi
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Rumi's inspiring and deceptively simple poems have been called ecstatic, mystical, and devotional. To writer and activist Melody Moezzi, they became a lifeline. In The Rumi Prescription, we follow her path of discovery as she translates Rumi's works for herself....
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Boring as hell
- By Zarafshan on 07-18-21
By: Melody Moezzi
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The Prophet
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It is Gibran's best-known work....
By: Kahlil Gibran
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A Hundred Sweet Promises
- By: Sepehr Haddad
- Narrated by: Tim Fearon
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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A family secret revealed 40 years ago by a grandmother to her grandson is now an acclaimed Russian historical fiction novel. A Hundred Sweet Promises is the tale of the author’s grandfather, Nasrosoltan, a famed composer....
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Historical romance
- By AudioBookReviewer on 06-21-21
By: Sepehr Haddad
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The Nectar of Pain
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Nectar of Pain, Zebian sheds light on the feelings and experiences that emerge from a painful heartbreak. She writes that the process of cleansing oneself of that pain—day by day, hour by hour, and second by second—is the real work of healing....
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Everything
- By Shanoy on 12-06-23
By: Najwa Zebian
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The Rumi Collection
- An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
- By: Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, Kabir Helminski - editor
- Narrated by: Richard Pryal
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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The Rumi Collection presents an essential anthology of the works of the thirteenth-century Sufi poet and philosopher Jalâluddin Rumi....
By: Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, and others
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The Love Poems of Rumi
- By: Nader Khalili
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Become lost in the words of The Love Poems of Rumi. Included in this audiobook is a collection of Jalal al-Din Rumi's passionate love poems, translated by Nader Khalili. Beautifully read by Neil Shah, you'll become spiritually inspired by the words in this audiobook....
By: Nader Khalili
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The Moon That Turns You Back
- Poems
- By: Hala Alyan
- Narrated by: Hala Alyan
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A diaspora of memories runs through this poetry collection—a multiplicity of voices, bodies, and houses hold archival material for one another, tracing paths between Brooklyn, Beirut, and Jerusalem....
By: Hala Alyan
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Kahlil Gibran Collected Poetry Books and Works
- The Prophet, The Madman, The Forerunner, and a Complete Biography of Kahlil Gibran
- By: CSA Publishing, Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Tom Chandler
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
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Learn how the life of this Lebanese immigrant has positioned him to artistically capture the hearts, minds, and souls of readers for generations, making him one of the world’s best-selling poets....
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Fascinating! Inspiring! Great Value!
- By Patrick on 07-12-21
By: CSA Publishing, and others
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Layli and Majnun
- By: Nezami Ganjavi, Dick Davis - translator introduction
- Narrated by: Dick Davis, Peter Ganim, Serena Manteghi, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a 12th-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families....
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Great Book
- By Anthony W. on 10-03-22
By: Nezami Ganjavi, and others
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Short Stories in Turkish for Beginners
- By: Olly Richards
- Narrated by: Atilla Akinci
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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Short Stories in Turkish for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment....
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there is no sound at all from the audio book
- By meeda on 07-16-22
By: Olly Richards
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Rumi Poetry
- 101 Quotes of Wisdom on Life, Love and Happiness
- By: John Balkh
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 33 mins
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Rumi's popularity has gone beyond national and ethnic borders....
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Annoying dings
- By David A. Williams on 08-24-17
By: John Balkh
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Nafsi: Jihad upon My Self
- A Collection of Poems
- By: Kashmir Maryam
- Narrated by: Jane Ghazni
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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Nafsi is a collection of poetry and prose, calling you to a spiritual revolution. This compelling work examines the conflict between the soul and the body: its desires, its pain, its love, and its hope....
By: Kashmir Maryam
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Native
- Dispatches from an Israeli-Palestinian Life
- By: Sayed Kashua, Ralph Mandel - translator
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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An Arab-Israeli who lived in Jerusalem for most of his life, Kashua started writing with the hope of creating one story that both Palestinians and Israelis could relate to....
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What a wonderful book
- By Samar on 07-28-16
By: Sayed Kashua, and others
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Mind Platter
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
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Mind Platter is a compilation of reflections on life as seen through the eyes of an educator, student, and human who experienced her early days in silence....
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A beautiful guide to living life
- By Sean on 10-10-23
By: Najwa Zebian
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Rumi Eternal Love Poems
- Essential Verses of Romance, Love and Compassion
- By: John Balkh, Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a soul-stirring journey into the heart of love with "Rumi Eternal Love Poems: Essential Verses Of Romance, Love And Compassion."
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A Beautiful Escape into Love and Compassion
- By Knowledge1000 on 05-18-24
By: John Balkh, and others
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Sparks of Phoenix
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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As the phoenix emerges from its ashes, Zebian emerges ablaze in these words, not only as a survivor of abuse, but as a teacher and healer for all those who have struggled to understand, reclaim, and rise above a history of pain....
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Powerful
- By amazon afficionado on 02-07-24
By: Najwa Zebian
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Why Everyone Should Read the Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam and Edward Fitzgerald
- By: Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerlald, Paulin Prifti
- Narrated by: Mollie Fowler
- Length: 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In this modern audio version, you get to know the amazing world of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and Edward FitzGerald. Discover how Rubiyat captured the world's imagination and became one of the most famous poems ever....
By: Omar Khayyam, and others
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The Lions' Den
- Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky
- By: Susie Linfield
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Cultural critic Susie Linfield investigates how eight prominent 20th-century intellectuals struggled with the philosophy of Zionism, and then with Israel and its conflicts with the Arab world....
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Great insights into the origins of modern Left’s attitudes to Israel
- By Amazon Customer on 12-01-23
By: Susie Linfield
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The Prophet (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Before he sets sail, a beloved prophet is asked by his followers to impart his truth. In these twenty-eight poetic essays, he offers profound inspiration on such matters of love and friendship, freedom and self-knowledge, joy and sorrow....
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Great book, highly recommended.
- By Moe H. on 08-18-19
By: Kahlil Gibran
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The Book of Rumi
- By: Rumi, Maryam Mafi - translator, Narguess Farzad - foreword
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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This fresh prose translation of 105 short teaching stories by Rumi, which form the core of the six-volume Masnavi, explores the hidden spiritual aspects of everyday experience. Rumi transforms the seemingly mundane events of daily life into profound Sufi teaching moments....
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Loved it
- By Aesha T. on 02-05-19
By: Rumi, and others
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Najwa Zebian
- The Collected Poems
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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Najwa Zebian: The Collected Poems is an audio collection of Zebian's bestselling poetry, including the full text of Mind Platter, The Nectar of Pain, and Sparks of Phoenix. This bundled audiobook allows listeners to access all of Zebian’s moving work in one place, in the author’s own voice....
By: Najwa Zebian
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The Tiny Journalist
- By: Naomi Shihab Nye
- Narrated by: Naomi Shihab Nye
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
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Internationally celebrated poet places her Palestinian-American identity center stage, putting a human face on war, honoring courage, praying for peace....
By: Naomi Shihab Nye
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The Mother You Knew
- A Novel Based on a True Story
- By: Leila Hilkmann
- Narrated by: Cathy Doolan Marmolejo
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Tara is on her way to pick up both her children from the airport following a visit with their father in America, but within seconds, her happiness is replaced by the shocking realization that only her daughter returned....
By: Leila Hilkmann
New releases
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The Moon That Fell from Heaven
- By: N.L. Holmes
- Narrated by: Sharon Freedman
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Ehli-nikkalu, eldest daughter of the Hittite emperor, is married to a mere vassal of her father's. But despite her status, her foreignness and inability to produce an heir drive a wedge between her and the court that surrounds her. When her secretary is mysteriously murdered while carrying the emperor a message that would indict the loyalty of his vassal, Ehli-nikkalu adopts the dead man's orphaned children out of a guilty sense of responsibility.
By: N.L. Holmes
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The Garsaspname
- By: Asadi Tusi
- Narrated by: Cie Siyavash Sharp
- Length: 19 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Composed in 1066 but only now translated into English, the Garšāspnāme by ʿAlī ben Aḥmad Asadī Ṭūsī is a Persian epic that interprets Avestan and earlier Indo-European myths for the Islamic peoples of Mediaeval Iran and Afghanistan. The “Book of Garšāsp” is a story taking listeners on a picaresque adventure throughout the known world.
By: Asadi Tusi
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Sukun
- New and Selected Poems
- By: Kazim Ali
- Narrated by: Kazim Ali
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Kazim Ali is a poet, novelist, and essayist whose work explores themes of identity, migration, and the intersections of cultural and spiritual traditions. His poetry is known for its lyrical and expressive language, as well as its exploration of themes such as love, loss, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. "Sukun" means serenity or calm, and a sukun is also a form of punctuation in Arabic orthography that denotes a pause over a consonant.
By: Kazim Ali
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The Voice of the Master and Broken Wings
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Sunny Patel
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Kahlil Gibran was a master of capturing stories through poetic tales. He somehow managed to take a simple human thought or concept, and breathe life into it through his words in such a way that one cannot help but be instantly transported right into the midst of it. When you listen to Gibran’s poetry, you aren’t just listening to the words, you are listening to living breathing people; or at least it feels that way.
By: Kahlil Gibran
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Rumi Eternal Love Poems
- Essential Verses of Romance, Love and Compassion
- By: John Balkh, Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a soul-stirring journey into the heart of love with "Rumi Eternal Love Poems: Essential Verses Of Romance, Love And Compassion." This book invites you to immerse yourself in the timeless wisdom and profound beauty of Rumi's poetry, where every verse is a testament to the power of love and compassion. In this book, you'll discover a curated collection of Rumi's most essential love poems, carefully selected to capture the essence of romance, passion, and spiritual connection.
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A Beautiful Escape into Love and Compassion
- By Knowledge1000 on 05-18-24
By: John Balkh, and others
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Excavations
- A City Cycle
- By: Jennifer R. Pournelle
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Selected by Rigoberto González as the winner of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize, Excavations is set in seven cities over fifteen years of peace and war; unification and fracture. As the author sifts—literally and metaphorically—through layers of turbulent history, harsh present circumstance, and past experience, she exposes similarities and connections among seemingly different landscapes, cultures, and experience.
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The Moon That Fell from Heaven
- By: N.L. Holmes
- Narrated by: Sharon Freedman
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Ehli-nikkalu, eldest daughter of the Hittite emperor, is married to a mere vassal of her father's. But despite her status, her foreignness and inability to produce an heir drive a wedge between her and the court that surrounds her. When her secretary is mysteriously murdered while carrying the emperor a message that would indict the loyalty of his vassal, Ehli-nikkalu adopts the dead man's orphaned children out of a guilty sense of responsibility.
By: N.L. Holmes
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The Garsaspname
- By: Asadi Tusi
- Narrated by: Cie Siyavash Sharp
- Length: 19 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Composed in 1066 but only now translated into English, the Garšāspnāme by ʿAlī ben Aḥmad Asadī Ṭūsī is a Persian epic that interprets Avestan and earlier Indo-European myths for the Islamic peoples of Mediaeval Iran and Afghanistan. The “Book of Garšāsp” is a story taking listeners on a picaresque adventure throughout the known world.
By: Asadi Tusi
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Sukun
- New and Selected Poems
- By: Kazim Ali
- Narrated by: Kazim Ali
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Kazim Ali is a poet, novelist, and essayist whose work explores themes of identity, migration, and the intersections of cultural and spiritual traditions. His poetry is known for its lyrical and expressive language, as well as its exploration of themes such as love, loss, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. "Sukun" means serenity or calm, and a sukun is also a form of punctuation in Arabic orthography that denotes a pause over a consonant.
By: Kazim Ali
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The Voice of the Master and Broken Wings
- By: Kahlil Gibran
- Narrated by: Sunny Patel
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Kahlil Gibran was a master of capturing stories through poetic tales. He somehow managed to take a simple human thought or concept, and breathe life into it through his words in such a way that one cannot help but be instantly transported right into the midst of it. When you listen to Gibran’s poetry, you aren’t just listening to the words, you are listening to living breathing people; or at least it feels that way.
By: Kahlil Gibran
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Rumi Eternal Love Poems
- Essential Verses of Romance, Love and Compassion
- By: John Balkh, Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a soul-stirring journey into the heart of love with "Rumi Eternal Love Poems: Essential Verses Of Romance, Love And Compassion." This book invites you to immerse yourself in the timeless wisdom and profound beauty of Rumi's poetry, where every verse is a testament to the power of love and compassion. In this book, you'll discover a curated collection of Rumi's most essential love poems, carefully selected to capture the essence of romance, passion, and spiritual connection.
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A Beautiful Escape into Love and Compassion
- By Knowledge1000 on 05-18-24
By: John Balkh, and others
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Excavations
- A City Cycle
- By: Jennifer R. Pournelle
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Selected by Rigoberto González as the winner of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize, Excavations is set in seven cities over fifteen years of peace and war; unification and fracture. As the author sifts—literally and metaphorically—through layers of turbulent history, harsh present circumstance, and past experience, she exposes similarities and connections among seemingly different landscapes, cultures, and experience.
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Detour to Agape
- By: R. F. Whong
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Will a billionaire sacrifice his life for love? Egypt, Israel, Turkey... A soul-stirring tale that will leave you breathless. A self-made billionaire with everything except a trophy wife. A woman with a crumbling life. A shared past they can’t forget and a future they fear. Yao Chen and Ann-Ann Lee dated years earlier, but their troubled history led to a breakup. Yao is now pursuing a woman who can help expand his conglomerate. Yet he doesn't love her. Ann-Ann is jobless after her company’s bankruptcy, and her fiancé called off their wedding when she revealed her wild past. A trip ...
By: R. F. Whong
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The Neighbors
- By: Ahmad Mahmoud
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Ahmad Mahmoud sets The Neighbors against the backdrop of the oil nationalization crisis that gripped Iran in the early 1950s. His protagonist, Khaled, a young man from a rundown neighborhood in Ahvaz, a city in southern Iran, becomes involved in the struggle to wrest Iran’s oil industry from the British and, as the result of his political activities, comes to realize that there is more to life than the drudgery and poverty his parents and neighbors have experienced. The Neighbors, published in 1974, cemented Mahmoud’s reputation as a novelist and captured the ethos of a generation--the ...
By: Ahmad Mahmoud
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Tale of Tala
- By: Chaker Khazaal
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Life over Death. Triumph over Failure. Hope over Despair. In Tale of Tala, Henry, a bestselling New York writer is trying to cope with the unexpected death of his mother and the failure of his latest book. His life a triumphant success had collapsed. Flying to Amsterdam to indulge in decadence and depravity, Henry gorges on everything from illicit drugs to vile carnal acts. Wanting more, he heads to Slovenia. Enter Tala - a strikingly beautiful but deceptively cunning prostitute. A Palestinian refugee, her tale of loss and suffering strikes a chord with Henry. The perilous journey between ...
By: Chaker Khazaal
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The Resonance of our Footsteps
- By: Mai Zaru
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is a collection of poems written by a young Palestinian Christian woman showing the heartbreaking truth of life under Israeli occupation. The poems aim to provide a vivid image for the world to see the physical, economic, environmental and spiritual pain that Palestinians endure constantly. Throughout the author is constantly looking to follow to resonance of hope.
By: Mai Zaru
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The Feminine Art
- By: Weam Namou
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in America and the Middle East in the early 1990s, The Feminine Art is the story of Suham, a married woman who distracts herself from boredom by trying to find her nephew, Michael, a wife. The perfect bride happens to be in Baghdad. As the arranged wedding takes a shape of its own, Suham and Michael are challenged to face the truths within themselves that had been kept hidden behind tradition and illusion.
By: Weam Namou
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The Flavor of Cultures
- By: Weam Namou
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs
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Mervat was born in Iraq as a minority Christian and in the late 1970s and came to America at age two. Torn between her cultural heritage which dates back over 7300 years and the new land of freedom and opportunity, she watches friends live an Americanized lifestyle while she clings onto Middle Eastern traditions, all along yearning for the courage to follow her own path, to "Trust thyself" as Ralph Waldo Emerson emphasized. Then she meets Johnny, the perfect potential suitor, but he brings along multiple complications. As their relationship faces its challenges, Mervat's desire for having ...
By: Weam Namou