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Bestsellers
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All the Beauty in the World
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
- By: Patrick Bringley
- Narrated by: Patrick Bringley
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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An “exquisite” (The Washington Post) “hauntingly beautiful” (Associated Press) portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
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Gallery 771
- By Jonathan Hurst on 06-10-23
By: Patrick Bringley
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The Library Book
- By: Susan Orlean
- Narrated by: Susan Orlean
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual false alarm....
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Had To Turn It Off
- By Meg on 01-17-19
By: Susan Orlean
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Chasing Beauty
- The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
- By: Natalie Dykstra
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston’s Fens at the turn of the twentieth century. Its treasures encompassed not only masterwork paintings but tapestries, rare books, prints, porcelains, and fine furniture....
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A Very Strong Woman
- By Kathleen Mccord on 06-13-24
By: Natalie Dykstra
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The Information
- A History, a Theory, a Flood
- By: James Gleick
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: A revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality....
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Brilliant book, heroic reader, better in print?
- By A reader on 03-12-11
By: James Gleick
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The Brutish Museums
- The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution
- By: Dan Hicks
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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The book that changed the conversation on the contemporary museum....
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Captivating and crucial
- By Anonymous User on 06-10-23
By: Dan Hicks
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The Monuments Men
- Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
- By: Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter
- Narrated by: Jeremy Davidson
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe.....
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Interesting listen
- By Laurie on 12-22-09
By: Robert M. Edsel, and others
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All the Beauty in the World
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
- By: Patrick Bringley
- Narrated by: Patrick Bringley
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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An “exquisite” (The Washington Post) “hauntingly beautiful” (Associated Press) portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
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Gallery 771
- By Jonathan Hurst on 06-10-23
By: Patrick Bringley
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The Library Book
- By: Susan Orlean
- Narrated by: Susan Orlean
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual false alarm....
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Had To Turn It Off
- By Meg on 01-17-19
By: Susan Orlean
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Chasing Beauty
- The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
- By: Natalie Dykstra
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston’s Fens at the turn of the twentieth century. Its treasures encompassed not only masterwork paintings but tapestries, rare books, prints, porcelains, and fine furniture....
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A Very Strong Woman
- By Kathleen Mccord on 06-13-24
By: Natalie Dykstra
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The Information
- A History, a Theory, a Flood
- By: James Gleick
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: A revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality....
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Brilliant book, heroic reader, better in print?
- By A reader on 03-12-11
By: James Gleick
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The Brutish Museums
- The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution
- By: Dan Hicks
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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The book that changed the conversation on the contemporary museum....
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Captivating and crucial
- By Anonymous User on 06-10-23
By: Dan Hicks
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The Monuments Men
- Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
- By: Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter
- Narrated by: Jeremy Davidson
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe.....
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Interesting listen
- By Laurie on 12-22-09
By: Robert M. Edsel, and others
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The Audacity of Relevance
- Critical Conversations on the Future of Arts and Culture
- By: Alex Sarian
- Narrated by: Alex Sarian
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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A manifesto on the state of the non-profit arts sector and the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity leaders have to redefine the business as an investment in our shared humanity.
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Fantastic book - I hope all arts administrators read it!
- By Elizabeth on 01-06-25
By: Alex Sarian
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Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits
- Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture
- By: Chip Colwell
- Narrated by: Chip Colwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Today, hundreds of tribes use the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to recover heritage from museums across the country. Chip Colwell navigated firsthand questions of how to weigh the religious freedom of Native Americans against the academic freedom of scientists....
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Very Informative, Well Written
- By Amazon Customer on 05-28-24
By: Chip Colwell
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Dewey's Nine Lives
- The Magic of a Small-town Library Cat Who Touched Millions
- By: Vicki Myron
- Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The cat that captured America's hearts returns, with two new tales and seven more tails....
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Better Than Expected
- By MovieGuy on 03-08-16
By: Vicki Myron
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Adventures in the Louvre
- How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum
- By: Elaine Sciolino
- Narrated by: Lynn Bradford
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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A former New York Times Paris bureau chief explores the Louvre, offering an intimate journey of discovery and revelation.
By: Elaine Sciolino
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Fewer, Better Things
- The Hidden Wisdom of Objects
- By: Glenn Adamson
- Narrated by: Glenn Adamson
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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A thoughtful meditation on the value of care and attention in an age of disappearing things, Fewer, Better Things invites us to reconnect with the physical world and its objects.
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Very personalized
- By Prize on 11-19-24
By: Glenn Adamson
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Patch Work
- A Life Amongst Clothes
- By: Claire Wilcox
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Claire Wilcox has been a curator of fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum for most of her working life. In Patch Work, she steps into the archive of memory, deftly stitching together her dedicated study of fashion with the story of her own life lived in and through clothes....
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No, the life is not told by a series of objects
- By alan on 07-03-21
By: Claire Wilcox
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Creating the Visitor-Centered Museum
- By: Peter Samis, Mimi Michaelson
- Narrated by: Russel Bentley
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The book describes key institutions that have opened the doors to a wider range of visitors, addresses the internal struggles to reorganize and democratize these institutions, and uses case studies, interviews of key personnel....
By: Peter Samis, and others
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The Library
- A Fragile History
- By: Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Perfect for book lovers, this is a fascinating exploration of the history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age....
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Stays on point
- By Alex on 04-29-23
By: Andrew Pettegree, and others
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Cryptocurrency: The Essential Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and More!
- Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, Book 1
- By: Devan Hansel
- Narrated by: Glynn Amburgey
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In this audiobook, Devan Hansel, a tech-investor who has made six figures in profit from trading cryptocurrencies, reveals all the fundamentals you need to understand the current market landscape and how it is being revolutionized....
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nice book
- By Rodney Wagner on 02-27-18
By: Devan Hansel
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The Art of Relevance
- By: Nina Simon
- Narrated by: Nina Simon
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The Art of Relevance is your guide to mattering more to more people....
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Best assigned reading I have ever read.
- By Jessica Sleanbeck on 02-23-21
By: Nina Simon
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The World's Strongest Librarian
- A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
- By: Josh Hanagarne
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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At first glance, Josh Hanagarne seems an improbable librarian. He stands 6'7", competes in strongman contests, and was diagnosed in high school with Tourette's syndrome....
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Something Different, Something Wonderful
- By Syd Young on 03-09-14
By: Josh Hanagarne
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Flight
- By: Sherman Alexie
- Narrated by: Adam Beach
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Flight is the hilarious and tragic story of an orphaned Indian boy who travels back and forth through time in a charged search for his true identity....
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Search ends
- By chris on 01-17-09
By: Sherman Alexie
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
- By: Christopher de Hamel
- Narrated by: Christopher de Hamel
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is rather like meeting a very famous person....
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I've been waiting a long time for a book like this
- By Robert on 04-15-18
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The Devil in the Gallery
- How Scandal, Shock, and Rivalry Shaped the Art World
- By: Noah Charney
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Scandal, shock, and rivalry all have negative connotations, don't they? They can be catastrophic to businesses and individual careers. A whiff of scandal can turn a politician into a smoking ruin....
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Charney Brought the Art World to Life
- By NickNAlexMom on 07-07-24
By: Noah Charney
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Dewey the Library Cat
- A True Story
- By: Vicki Myron, Bret Witter
- Narrated by: Laura Hamilton
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Abandoned in a library book-drop slot in the dead of winter, the small kitten who came to be known as Dewey Readmore Books miraculously endured the coldest night of the year....
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Dewey the Library Cat
- By Lucille Sullivan on 11-02-10
By: Vicki Myron, and others
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The End of Ownership
- Personal Property in the Digital Economy
- By: Aaron Perzanowski, Jason Schultz
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Aaron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz explore how notions of ownership have shifted in the digital marketplace, and make an argument for the benefits of personal property....
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A well done book
- By techie37 on 03-30-21
By: Aaron Perzanowski, and others
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A Place for Everything
- The Curious History of Alphabetical Order
- By: Judith Flanders
- Narrated by: Julia Winwood
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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From a New York Times best-selling historian comes the story of how the alphabet ordered our world. A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia....
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You have to love library science
- By A. Yoshida on 10-23-21
By: Judith Flanders
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So You Want to Work in a Museum?
- American Alliance of Museums
- By: Tara Young
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Look at the skills required for different types of positions, and how listeners aspiring to work in those positions can best prepare themselves to land their dream jobs and be successful in them....
By: Tara Young
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Dear Fahrenheit 451
- Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks
- By: Annie Spence
- Narrated by: Stephanie Spicer
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Librarians spend their lives weeding - not weeds, but books - books that have reached the end of their shelf life both literally and figuratively. Annie Spence addresses those books directly....
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awesome!
- By christine a towns on 08-11-18
By: Annie Spence
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Velazquez
- Reflections in a Golden Eye
- By: Nicholas James
- Narrated by: Hayley Kelley
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
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This book considers the work of the celebrated 17th century court painter Diego Velázquez ....
By: Nicholas James
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The Book on the Bookshelf
- By: Henry Petroski
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage....
By: Henry Petroski
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Metadata
- The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
- By: Jeffrey Pomerantz
- Narrated by: Steven Menasche
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In this audiobook, Jeffrey Pomerantz offers an accessible and concise introduction to metadata....
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This Rocks!
- By M.Biblioswine on 07-31-20
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Dwell Time
- A Memoir of Art, Exile, and Repair
- By: Rosa Lowinger
- Narrated by: Rosa Lowinger
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Renowned art conservator Rosa Lowinger spent a difficult childhood in Miami among people whose losses in the Cuban revolution, and earlier by the decimation of family in the Holocaust, clouded all family life....
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Great story of family history from Eastern Europe to Cuba to the United States and the relationships within the family.
- By ETR on 06-04-24
By: Rosa Lowinger
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The Art of the Deal
- Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market
- By: Noah Horowitz
- Narrated by: Ken Kliban
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Art today is defined by its relationship to money as never before.....
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unbearable
- By David on 03-06-11
By: Noah Horowitz