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The Job
- An American Novel
- Narrado por: Marianne Fraulo
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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Here the acclaimed Lewis provides an honest and lacquer-free look at the life of a woman who works for a living. Lewis aptly renders Una’s frustration as she performs tedious chores for small men who lack her empathy, insight, and fortitude. Lewis’ view of marriage as an alternative is also unromantic. His honed and exact language is imbued with knowing and sympathy. Lewis was a feminist because he was a humanist, and Una’s suffering was as valid to him as anyone’s. Narrator Marianne Fraulo’s patient and enduring tone suits Una perfectly. Fraulo’s wise, often sardonic delivery allows Una to emerge quickly as a reliable witness to her own oppression. Listeners will be moved by Una via Fraulo’s restrained yet whole-hearted and authentic performance.
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Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was an American novelist and playwright who, in 1930, became the first American to win the Nobel Prize for literature. The Job is one of his earliest novels. Concerning the exploits of a 1920s career woman, it is one of the first novels about feminism and is considered one of the stepping stones towards Lewis' success.
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 869
The Great War changed everything and everyone, and Larry Darrell is no exception. Though his physical wounds from the war heal, his spirit is changed almost beyond recognition. He leaves his betrothed, the beautiful and devoted Isabel; studies philosophy and religion in Paris; lives as a monk, and witnesses the exotic hardships of Spanish life. All of life that he can find - from an Indian Ashrama to labor in a coal mine - becomes Larry's spiritual experiment as he spurns the comfort and privilege of the Roaring 20s.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Classic of Love and the Desire for Meaning
- De Eric en 01-06-17
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Of Human Bondage
- De: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 28 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 410
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 365
Of Human Bondage is one of the greatest novels of modern times, and it is certainly Maugham's greatest achievement. It was published in 1914, when Maugham was at the height of his creative powers. The story concerns Philip Carey, afflicted at birth with a club foot, and his passionate search for truth in a cruel world. We follow his growth to manhood, his educational progress, his first loves, and the wrenching tragedies and disappointments that life has in store for him. In some of the finest prose of the 20th century, Maugham has presented us with the timeless story of one man's search for the meaning of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greatly Unsettling
- De Michael en 10-04-14
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Marjorie Morningstar
- De: Herman Wouk
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 28 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 509
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 430
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 426
Marjorie Morningstar is a love story. It presents one of the greatest characters in modern fiction: Marjorie, the pretty 17-year-old who left the respectability of New York's Central Park West to join the theater, live in the teeming streets of Greenwich Village, and seek love in the arms of a brilliant, enigmatic writer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great story with really cheesy narration
- De James en 05-05-12
De: Herman Wouk
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South Riding
- De: Winifred Holtby
- Narrado por: Carole Boyd
- Duración: 19 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
In this rich and memorable evocation of the fictional South Riding of Yorkshire are the lives, loves and sorrows of the central characters. There is Sarah Burton, fiery young headmistress; Robert Carne of Maythorpe Hall, a councillor tormented by his own disastrous marriage; Jo Astell, a socialist fighting poverty and his own illness; and Mrs Beddows, the first woman Alderman of the district (like Winifred's own mother).
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4 out of 5 stars
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Worth Revisiting
- De Ilana en 11-04-12
De: Winifred Holtby
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Daddy-Long-Legs
- De: Jean Webster
- Narrado por: Kate Forbes
- Duración: 4 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 80
Jerusha Abbott is the oldest orphan in the John Grier Home. Every day she helps scrub and dress the younger children - all 97 of them. Soon she will graduate from high school and be on her own. Where will she go, and how will she support herself? When an anonymous wealthy donor decides to send her to college, Jerusha can hardly believe her good fortune. All she must do in return is send him a letter once a month. With all the excitement of college life - classes, parties, new friends, and a special gentleman - Jerusha can hardly stop writing!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful
- De Greg and Sara Masarik en 04-06-15
De: Jean Webster
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Now, Voyager
- Femmes Fatales
- De: Olive Higgins Prouty
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
- Duración: 7 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Boston blueblood Charlotte Vale has led an unhappy, sheltered life. Lonely, dowdy, repressed, and pushing 40, Charlotte finds salvation at a sanitarium, where she undergoes an emotional and physical transformation. After her extreme makeover, the new Charlotte tests her mettle by embarking on a cruise and finds herself in a torrid love affair with a married man which ends at the conclusion of the voyage. But only then can the real journey begin, as Charlotte is forced to navigate a new life for herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Inspiration for The Movie Classic
- De Susie en 12-17-12
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The Marriage Bureau
- The True Story of How Two Matchmakers Arranged Love in Wartime London
- De: Penrose Halson
- Narrado por: Jane Copland
- Duración: 7 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
In the spring of 1939, with the Second World War looming, two determined 24-year-olds, Heather Jenner and Mary Oliver, decided to open a marriage bureau. They found a tiny office on London's Bond Street and set about the delicate business of matchmaking. Drawing on the bureau's extensive archives, Penrose Halson - who many years later found herself the proprietor of the bureau - tells their story and the stories of their clients.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Splendid!
- De Nadia en 06-27-20
De: Penrose Halson
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So Big
- A Novel
- De: Edna Ferber
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and widely considered to be Edna Ferber’s greatest achievement, So Big is a classic novel of turn-of-the-century Chicago. So Big is the unforgettable story of the indomitable Selina Peake DeJong and her struggles to stay afloat and maintain her dignity in the face of a challenging marriage, widowhood, and single parenthood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History of Chicago via One Family
- De Julie Gaunky en 01-03-21
De: Edna Ferber
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
- De: George Orwell
- Narrado por: Richard E. Grant
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 189
Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a 'good job' in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write. But he slides instead into a self-induced poverty that destroys his creativity and his spirit. Only Rosemary, ever-faithful Rosemary, has the strength to challenge his commitment to his chosen way of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gordon's Grey World is Colored with Grant
- De Timothy en 09-25-11
De: George Orwell
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Herzog
- De: Saul Bellow
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 15 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 379
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 291
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 293
Winner of the National Book Award when it was first published in 1964, Herzog traces five days in the life of a failed academic whose wife has recently left him for his best friend. Through the device of letter writing, Herzog movingly portrays both the internal life of its eponymous hero and the complexity of modern consciousness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Grows Within You
- De Chris Reich en 08-06-11
De: Saul Bellow
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The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 2
- A Modern Comedy
- De: John Galsworthy
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 34 h y 21 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 17
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 14
John Galsworthy's magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. The complete Chronicles are divided into three volumes, containing nine books and four interludes in total. Volume 2, A Modern Comedy, focuses on Soames's vivacious daughter, Fleur. Soames tries constantly to protect her but is baffled by the carefree attitudes in post-war London. Fleur and her husband Michael Mont host society gatherings, but her previous affair with Jon Forsyte leaves embers of a passion that are ready to ignite - with dreadful consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very worthwhile
- De Jonathan Kalkstein en 09-27-22
De: John Galsworthy
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The 42nd Parallel
- De: John Dos Passos
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 13 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 278
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 235
This first entry in John Dos Passos's celebrated U.S.A. trilogy paints a grand picture of the United States at the dawn of the twentieth century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful document of an all-too-familiar past
- De Ryan en 06-01-13
De: John Dos Passos
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- De: Betty Smith
- Narrado por: Kate Burton
- Duración: 14 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,965
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,645
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,608
A moving coming-of-age story set in the 1900s, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn follows the lives of 11-year-old Francie Nolan, her younger brother Neely, and their parents, Irish immigrants who have settled in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Johnny Nolan is as loving and fanciful as they come, but he is also often drunk and out of work, unable to find his place in the land of opportunity.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Book: flawless. SKIP THE RECORDED INTRO!!
- De Wild Wise Woman en 09-04-11
De: Betty Smith
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The Turmoil
- De: Booth Tarkington
- Narrado por: Harry Shaw
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Bigger, newer, faster. Demolish and rebuild, then demolish and rebuild again. Smoke, soot, and noise are the badges of prosperity, and growth is for growth's sake.
De: Booth Tarkington
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The Fountainhead
- De: Ayn Rand
- Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
- Duración: 32 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,688
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11,381
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,405
One of the 20th century's most challenging novels of ideas, The Fountainhead champions the cause of individualism through the story of a gifted young architect who defies the tyranny of conventional public opinion. The struggle for personal integrity in a world that values conformity above creativity is powerfully illustrated through three characters: Howard Roarke, a genius; Gail Wynand, a newspaper mogul and self-made millionaire; and Dominique Francon, a devastating beauty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Fountainhead
- De Zachary en 06-04-10
De: Ayn Rand
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Peyton Place
- De: Grace Metalious
- Narrado por: Tim O'Connor
- Duración: 16 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 299
In 1956, when this novel was first published, communities all over New England snapped up copies to see if they were the town portrayed in the book. Peyton Place is the story of a repressive New England town known for its high standards of public morality, and the steamy sexual activities that take place behind its bedroom doors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book I've read to date!
- De Crusader en 11-07-11
De: Grace Metalious