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- De Amazon Customer en 08-05-17
De: Sigrid Undset
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Up the Down Staircase
- De: Bel Kaufman
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 172
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 154
Up the Down Staircase is the funny and touching story of a committed, idealistic teacher whose clash with school bureaucracy is a timeless lesson for students, teachers, parents – anyone concerned about public education. Bel Kaufman lets her characters speak for themselves through memos, letters, directives from the principal, comments by students, notes between teachers, and papers from desk drawers and wastebaskets, evoking a vivid picture of teachers fighting the good fight against all that stands in the way of good teaching.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing how much and how little some things change
- De Runner Gal en 12-23-16
De: Bel Kaufman
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Anthem
- De: Ayn Rand
- Narrado por: B. J. Harrison
- Duración: 2 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,887
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,667
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,672
“It is a sin to write this. It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon a paper no others are to see. It is base and evil.” Deep issues of conscience are explored in Ayn Rand’s dystopian tale of a man who dares to fight against a system that invades his very mind and identity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Triumphant! A beautiful molding of the mind.
- De Kari en 02-17-16
De: Ayn Rand
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Pygmalion
- De: George Bernard Shaw
- Narrado por: Shannon Cochran, Nicholas Pennell, full cast
- Duración: 1 h y 37 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 110
One of Shaw's most enduring works, Pygmalion is an insightful comedy of class relations and perceptions, as played out between a Cockney flower girl and the irascible speech professor who has taken her on as a pet project.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Bilious Pidgeon
- De Chris en 05-14-03
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- De: Muriel Spark
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
- Duración: 3 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 356
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 276
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 274
In the classic work that launched a play, a movie, and a song, Muriel Spark tells the darkly intriguing story of an eccentric Edinburgh teacher and the intense relationship she develops with six of her students. The scandalously outspoken Miss Brodie makes big waves in the conservative Scottish school, preaching the value of art, passion, and daring.
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5 out of 5 stars
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creme de la creme
- De Kathleen en 01-04-08
De: Muriel Spark
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Little Women
- (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- De: Jane Smiley - introduction, Louisa May Alcott
- Narrado por: Christina Ricci
- Duración: 19 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 270
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 238
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 238
Little Women is recognized as one of the best-loved classic children's stories, transcending the boundaries of time and age, making it as popular with adults as it is with young listeners. The beloved story of the March girls is a classic American feminist novel, reflecting the tension between cultural obligation and artistic and personal freedom.
But which of the four March sisters to love best? For every listener must have their favorite. Independent, tomboyish Jo; delicate, loving Beth; pretty, kind Meg; or precocious and beautiful Amy, the baby of the family?
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4 out of 5 stars
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An American Classic, Made New
- De BH en 02-11-13
De: Jane Smiley - introduction, y otros
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Demian
- The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth
- De: Hermann Hesse
- Narrado por: Jeff Woodman
- Duración: 5 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,091
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 919
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 915
Here is the dramatic story of young, docile Emil Sinclair's descent - led by precocious schoolmate Max Demian - into a secret and dangerous world of petty crime and revolt against convention and eventual awakening to selfhood.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Demian
- De Debra en 12-08-08
De: Hermann Hesse
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Freckles
- De: Gene Stratton-Porter
- Narrado por: Susan Iannucci, David Shears, Sarah Bacaller, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Freckles is the only name he has ever known. His right hand is missing at the wrist, and he is haunted by not knowing how it happened. Raised since infancy in a Chicago orphanage, he speaks with a slight Irish accent and sings with a beautiful voice. Now, exhausted after many days of walking, he applies for a job with the Grand Rapids Lumber Company, guarding timber in the Limberlost Swamp from timber thieves. His Swamp Angel declares her love for him and promises that she will find his parents and prove that Freckles comes from "a race of men that have been gentlemen for ages."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Freckles
- De Bill Collier en 10-17-23
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The Kill (La Curee)
- De: Émile Zola
- Narrado por: Cate Barratt
- Duración: 11 h y 14 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 16
Émile Zola's The Kill is one part of the French author's 20-volume series about the fictitious Rougon-Macquart family during the Second French Empire, and it is rich with symbolism. Paris is awakening to unprecedented expansion, the future intoxicating, and in keeping with its penchant for excess, the aristocracy is caught up in the mad dash to devour as much of it as it can.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Whoever?!
- De Matthew Garcia en 07-07-21
De: Émile Zola
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An Old-Fashioned Girl
- De: Louisa May Alcott
- Narrado por: Anne Hancock
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Immediately following the success of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott sat down to write An-Old Fashioned Girl, expanding on the subject of rich versus poor that she explored in her first novel. It’s a story of a country mouse and a city mouse: 14-year-old Polly Milton travels to Boston for a stay with her friend Fanny Shaw. The wealthy Shaws’ way of life is foreign to Polly who tries to adapt but is quickly labeled “old-fashioned”. Fanny and her friends dress and behave as their elders do, flirting with boys and gossiping.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Okay
- De selene en 07-15-18
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Tempest-tost
- The Salterton Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Robertson Davies
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 129
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
An amateur production of The Tempest provides a colorful backdrop for a hilarious look at unrequited love. Mathematics teacher Hector Mackilwraith, stirred and troubled by Shakespeare's play, falls in love with the beautiful Griselda Webster. When Griselda shows she has plans of her own, Hector despairs on the play's opening night.
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3 out of 5 stars
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First of the first (and shows it)
- De Mary en 12-22-09
De: Robertson Davies
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Death in Venice
- De: Thomas Mann
- Narrado por: Peter Batchelor
- Duración: 3 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 209
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 183
A stunningly beautiful youth and the city of Venice set the stage for Thomas Mann’s introspective examination of erotic love and philosophical wisdom.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A problem with the narration
- De Erez en 03-19-12
De: Thomas Mann
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Lost Child
- The True Story of a Girl Who Couldn't Ask for Help
- De: Torey Hayden
- Narrado por: Lucy Rayner
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 76
In a forgotten corner of Wales, a young girl languishes in a home for troubled children. Abandoned by her parents because of her violent streak, Jessie - at the age of 10 - is at risk of becoming just another lost soul in the foster system. Precocious and bold, Jessie is convinced she is possessed by the devil and utterly unprepared for the arrival of therapist Torey Hayden. Armed with patience, compassion, and unconditional love, Hayden begins working with Jessie once a week. Then, Jessie makes a stunning accusation against one of Hayden’s colleagues.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed
- De Pink Amy en 09-17-21
De: Torey Hayden
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Sanshiro
- Penguin Classics
- De: Natsume Soseki, Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin
- Narrado por: Andrew Koji
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
One of Soseki's most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23-year-old Sanshiro leaving the sleepy countryside for the first time in his life to experience the constantly moving 'real world' of Tokyo, its women and university. In the subtle tension between our appreciation of Soseki's lively humour and our awareness of Sanshiro's doomed innocence, the novel comes to life. Sanshiro is also penetrating social and cultural commentary.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This story had no point.
- De icelandicponies en 12-30-21
De: Natsume Soseki, y otros
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Villette
- De: Charlotte Brontë
- Narrado por: Davina Porter
- Duración: 22 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 434
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 379
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 380
Hailed as Charlotte Brontë’s “finest novel” by Virginia Woolf, Villette is the timeless semi-autobiographical tale of Lucy Snowe. Left with no family and no money, Lucy goes against her own timid nature and travels to the small city of Villette, France, where she becomes a school teacher in Madame Beck’s school for girls. During her stay, she falls in love—twice—and discovers an independent, inner strength rarely seen in women of her time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Divine Ms. Porter delivers as always
- De peachnmario en 03-17-15
De: Charlotte Brontë