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Historia4 out of 5 stars 81
A poignant biography as told to Olive Gilbert by Isabella Bomefree - a slave who later took the name of Sojourner Truth. She recounts the harshness of life under slavery, and after winner her freedom, became a vociferous abolitionist for which she has been long remembered and revered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Requirement for seminary
- De Steven Small en 12-14-18
De: Olive Gilbert
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Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World
- De: Leo Damrosch
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 20 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 65
Jonathan Swift is best remembered today as the author of Gulliver’s Travels, the satiric fantasy that quickly became a classic and has remained in print for nearly three centuries. Yet Swift also wrote many other influential works, was a major political and religious figure in his time, and became a national hero, beloved for his fierce protest against English exploitation of his native Ireland. What is really known today about the enigmatic man behind these accomplishments? Can the facts of his life be separated from the fictions?
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5 out of 5 stars
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JOHNATHAN SWIFT AND POWER OF THE PEN
- De chetyarbrough.blog en 09-30-14
De: Leo Damrosch
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The Way of All Flesh
- De: Samuel Butler
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 15 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 175
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 107
This brilliant satirical novel, tracing the life and loves of Ernest Pontifex, has continued in popularity since its original publication in 1903. Every generation finds in The Way of All Flesh a reaffirmation of youth's rightful struggle against the tyranny of harsh parents and its admirable will for freedom of personal expression.
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5 out of 5 stars
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classic satire- would make Jon Stewart laugh
- De Connie en 06-04-08
De: Samuel Butler
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I Am Dynamite!
- A Life of Nietzsche
- De: Sue Prideaux
- Narrado por: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Duración: 17 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 333
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 290
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 288
Nietzsche wrote that all philosophy is autobiographical, and in this vividly compelling, myth-shattering biography, Sue Prideaux brings listeners into the world of this brilliant, eccentric, and deeply troubled man, illuminating the events and people that shaped his life and work. I Am Dynamite! is the essential biography for anyone seeking to understand history's most misunderstood philosopher.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating; tragic
- De Cineaste21 en 12-30-18
De: Sue Prideaux
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Looking Backward
- De: Edward Bellamy
- Narrado por: Edward Lewis
- Duración: 7 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 153
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 121
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 124
The hero is anyone who has ever longed for escape to a better life. The time is tomorrow. The place is a Utopian America. This is the backdrop for Edward Bellamy's prophetic novel about a young Boston gentleman who is mysteriously transported from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, from a world of war and want to a world of peace and plenty.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This Book is socialist Propaganda
- De Paul en 04-26-04
De: Edward Bellamy
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The Consolations of Philosophy
- De: Alain de Botton
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 666
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 494
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 492
Alain de Botton has performed a stunning feat: He has transformed arcane philosophy into something accessible and entertaining, useful and kind. Drawing on the work of six of the world's most brilliant thinkers, de Botton has arranged a panoply of wisdom to guide us through our most common problems.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cheering, empathic, helpful
- De Austin en 11-11-09
De: Alain de Botton
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The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
- Written by Himself
- De: Frederick Douglass
- Narrado por: Richard Allen
- Duración: 21 h y 34 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 574
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 505
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 498
The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery, as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the reception of his work. In this engrossing narrative he recounts early years of abuse; his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent in so many ways...
- De Your Old Pal Sisco en 06-24-14
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The Art of Manliness - Manvotionals
- Timeless Wisdom and Advice on Living the 7 Manly Virtues
- De: Brett McKay, Kate McKay
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 201
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 174
What makes a man manly? Master the art of manliness by learning about the seven manly virtues in this essential guide from authors Brett and Kate McKay. Each chapter covers one of the seven virtues and is packed with the best classic advice ever written down for men.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just Quotes, No Content. Save Your Credit!
- De chris en 10-28-13
De: Brett McKay, y otros
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Plain Tales from the Hills
- De: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrado por: Martin Jarvis
- Duración: 4 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 40
An intimate, evocative, often funny, and always vital portrait of India at the peak of the British Raj. Written at the age of 22, they immediately show Kipling's natural and prodigious talent. Timeless, they can be listened to forever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Gentle irony
- De Simon Bowler en 01-25-06
De: Rudyard Kipling
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
- De: James Weldon Johnson
- Narrado por: Richard Allen
- Duración: 6 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Originally published anonymously in 1912, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man revealed as never before the color line dividing America, and the price it exacted on those souls who could traverse the two worlds. The book presents the fictional account of "an ex-colored man" - an African-American who could pass for white - as he attempts to choose which side of the line will better suit his life, and his psyche.
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5 out of 5 stars
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New favorite
- De Jess en 03-19-15
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The Yellow Wallpaper
- De: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Narrado por: Jo Myddleton
- Duración: 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,073
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 918
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 912
Instructed to abandon her intellectual life and avoid stimulating company, she sinks into a still-deeper depression invisible to her husband, who believes he knows what is best for her. Alone in the yellow-wallpapered nursery of a rented house, she descends into madness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Visceral Reaction
- De Em en 05-02-12
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The Education of Henry Adams
- De: Henry Adams
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 19 h y 27 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 131
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 92
As a journalist, historian, and novelist born into a family that included two past presidents of the United States, Henry Adams was constantly focused on the American experiment. An immediate bestseller awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1919, The Education of Henry Adams recounts his own and the country's education from 1838, the year of his birth, to 1905, incorporating the Civil War, capitalist expansion, and the growth of the United States as a world power.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Book EVERYONE should read once.
- De Darwin8u en 04-17-12
De: Henry Adams