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Buddenbrooks
- The Decline of a Family
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 26 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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First published in 1900, when Thomas Mann was 25, Buddenbrooks is a minutely imagined chronicle of four generations of a North German mercantile family - a work so true to life that it scandalized the author’s former neighbours in his native Lübeck.
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Where Have You Been All My Life, Thomas Mann?
- By Virginia Waldron on 03-30-17
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Buddenbrooks
- The Decline of a Family
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 26 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 10-14-16
- Language: English
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Buddenbrooks
- Verfall einer Familie
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Gert Westphal
- Length: 27 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In seinem ersten Roman »Buddenbrooks« erzählt Thomas Mann nur wenig verschlüsselt die Geschichte seiner Familie und ihrer Stellung in der Vaterstadt Lübeck, soweit er sie nachvollziehen, in Einzelheiten überblicken konnte, ja sogar noch miterlebt hat. Verwandte, Honoratioren und markante Persönlichkeiten seiner Jugend werden integriert. Es ist die Geschichte des langsamen Niedergangs einer reichen Kaufmannsfamilie über vier Generationen hinweg. Gert Westphal liest diesen epochalen Roman in ganzer Länge.
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Buddenbrooks
- Verfall einer Familie
- Narrated by: Gert Westphal
- Length: 27 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 05-21-25
- Language: German
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The Thomas Mann Collection: Magic Mountain, Buddenbrooks, and Death in Venice
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 70 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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The Thomas Mann Collection includes unabridged recordings of Thomas Mann's 3 greatest works of fiction in one audiobook.
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Well worth your credit!
- By Sam Q on 01-15-23
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The Thomas Mann Collection: Magic Mountain, Buddenbrooks, and Death in Venice
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 70 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 01-01-23
- Language: English
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Los Buddenbrook [Buddenbrooks]
- By: Thomas Mann, Isabel García Adanez
- Narrated by: Javier Viñas
- Length: 31 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Publicada en 1901, Los Buddenbrook narra la decadencia de una familia burguesa alemana a lo largo del siglo XIX. En un gran fresco que va desde 1835, cuando aún se recordaban las guerras napoleónicas, hasta 1877, poco antes de la fundación del Imperio Alemán, Mann no solo captura un descenso social, sino también las fuerzas históricas que trastocaron la existencia decimonónica y alumbraron las incertidumbres de los tiempos modernos. Basada en su propia novela familiar, la historia anuncia además temas esenciales de su obra posterior.
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La comedia humana y la condición del tiempo
- By Santiago Bolaños on 10-13-25
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Los Buddenbrook [Buddenbrooks]
- Narrated by: Javier Viñas
- Length: 31 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 05-12-22
- Language: Spanish
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Buddenbrooks
- By: Thomas Mann, Wolfgang Liebeneiner
- Narrated by: Gert Westphal, Horst Tappert, Dieter Borsche, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Das Meisterwerk von Thomas Mann als vielstimmiges Hörspiel. Vier Generationen einer Lübecker Kaufmannsfamilie, die zum Inbegriff einer Seelengeschichte des deutschen Bürgertums wurden: Urgroßvater Johann Buddenbrook, tatkräftig und lebenstüchtig, repräsentiert noch das unerschütterte Lebensgefühl des 18. Jahrhunderts. Das Ansehen der Familie erreicht mit seinem Enkel Thomas, Senator Buddenbrook, ihren Höhepunkt.
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hervorragend!
- By Nader Vossoughian on 05-28-24
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Buddenbrooks
- Narrated by: Gert Westphal, Horst Tappert, Dieter Borsche, Lil Dagover
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 03-06-23
- Language: German
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Os Buddenbrook
- Decadência de uma família
- By: Thomas Mann, Herbert Caro - translator, Helmut Galle
- Narrated by: Spencer Toth
- Length: 30 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Primeiro romance de Thomas Mann, publicado em 1901, este livro monumental acompanha a saga dos Buddenbrook, uma família de comerciantes abastada do norte da Alemanha. Quatro gerações são retratadas na crônica familiar inspirada na linhagem do próprio escritor e situada numa cidade com todas as características de Lübeck, a terra natal dos Mann.
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Os Buddenbrook
- Decadência de uma família
- Narrated by: Spencer Toth
- Length: 30 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 09-04-25
- Language: Portuguese
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Buddenbrooks
- By: Thomas Mann, Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter - translator
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 27 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of four generations of a wealthy bourgeois family in northern Germany facing the advent of modernity; in an uncertain new world, the family’s bonds and traditions begin to disintegrate. As Mann charts the Buddenbrooks’ decline from prosperity to bankruptcy, from moral and psychic soundness to sickly piety, artistic decadence, and madness, he ushers the listener into a world of stunning vitality, pieced together from births and funerals, weddings and divorces, recipes, gossip, and earthy humor.
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Buddenbrooks
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 27 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 01-01-23
- Language: English
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Buddenbrooks
- Filmhörspiel
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Jessica Schwarz, Iris Berben, August Diehl, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Heinrich Breloers Verfilmung der "Buddenbrooks" wird das Kinoereignis der besonderen Art: Er zeigt das Drama um Glanz und Untergang der reichen Lübecker Kaufmannsfamilie in intimen, anteilnehmenden und vielschichtigen Szenen. Regisseur Heinrich Breloer selbst verfasste unter Mitarbeit von Rainer Zimmer das Erzählmanuskript und setzte den Film in eine einzigartig verdichtete und nachhaltig beeindruckende Hörspielfassung um.
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Meiner liebste Film
- By pekochan on 07-25-17
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Buddenbrooks
- Filmhörspiel
- Narrated by: Jessica Schwarz, Iris Berben, August Diehl, Armin Mueller-Stahl
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 09-28-15
- Language: German
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Buddenbrooks
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Morten Thunbo
- Length: 25 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Romanen om det mægtige handelshus, ejet af familien Buddenbrook, der første gang udkom i 1901. Den fortæller om en borgerskabets verden, der er blevet gammel, men endnu udfolder en sidste sælsom skønhed og charme, holdt sammen af årelange traditioner. Historien er en slags nekrolog - den viser ikke borgerskabets opkomst, men begynder på højdepunktet og viser forfaldet, fra biedermeiertiden til gründertiden, og den skildrer dette forfald, så det fremstår mere levende end de fleste beretninger om succes og fremgang.
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Buddenbrooks
- Narrated by: Morten Thunbo
- Length: 25 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 02-01-19
- Language: Danish
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Thomas Mann: Buddenbrooks, Death in Venice, The Magic Mountain
- Three BBC Radio full-cast dramas
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Paul Scofield, Full Cast, Harriet Walter, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Dramatisations of Thomas Mann’s three bestselling novels '"his collection of radio plays is a wonderful way to explore the world of Thomas Mann and comes strongly recommended." - Entertainment Focus One of Germany’s greatest and most revered writers, Thomas Mann won the Nobel Prize for...
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Thomas Mann: Buddenbrooks, Death in Venice, The Magic Mountain
- Three BBC Radio full-cast dramas
- Narrated by: Paul Scofield, Full Cast, Harriet Walter, James Laurenson, Timothy Spall, Clive Francis, Peter England, Terence Edmond
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-08-26
- Language: English
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The Sea, the Sea
- Booker Prize Winner
- By: Iris Murdoch, Mary Kinzie - introduction
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Kimberly Farr
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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Charles Arrowby, leading light of England's theatrical set, retires from glittering London to an isolated home by the sea. He plans to write a memoir about his great love affair with Clement Makin, his mentor, both professionally and personally, and amuse himself with Lizzie, an actress he has...
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Murdoch Amazes
- By Sara on 08-30-17
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The Sea, the Sea
- Booker Prize Winner
- Narrated by: Simon Vance, Kimberly Farr
- Length: 21 hrs
- Release date: 04-18-17
- Language: English
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Financial Peace Revisited
- New Chapters on Marriage, Singles, Kids and Families
- By: Dave Ramsey
- Narrated by: nick sullivan, CJ Critt
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Unabridged, 4 hours Read by TBD Dave Ramsey's New York Times-bestselling guide to better living through financial security, now completely revised and updated...
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Surprisingly disappointing - sorry dave
- By Sally on 12-06-12
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Financial Peace Revisited
- New Chapters on Marriage, Singles, Kids and Families
- Narrated by: nick sullivan, CJ Critt
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 04-02-12
- Language: English
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How We Learn to Be Brave
- Decisive Moments in Life and Faith
- By: Mariann Edgar Budde
- Narrated by: Mariann Edgar Budde
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER How We Learn to Be Brave is an inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.—now includes a...
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inspiring
- By B. Lebow on 02-06-24
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How We Learn to Be Brave
- Decisive Moments in Life and Faith
- Narrated by: Mariann Edgar Budde
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 05-23-23
- Language: English
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Death in Venice and Other Tales
- By: Thomas Mann, Joachim Neugroschel - Translator
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Joachim Neugroschel’s brilliant new translation lets you enjoy the work of Nobel-Laureate Thomas Mann as never before. By using creative, contemporary language, Neugroschel reinterprets Mann for modern English-speaking audiences. The author’s superb literary craftsmanship, his psychological insight, and the deeply erotic content of his work shine forth in this definitive English-language version of some of his most celebrated short works. This collection features the world masterpiece
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Beautifully done
- By Adeliese Baumann on 02-05-13
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Death in Venice and Other Tales
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 12-01-11
- Language: English
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I Buddenbrook
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Edoardo Siravo
- Length: 29 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Il primo grande romanzo di Thomas Mann racconta la storia di una famiglia tedesca dell'Ottocento che dopo anni di prosperità è esposta a una tragica decadenza: le basi di un patrimonio e di una potenza che sembravano incrollabili sono sgretolate da una forza ostinata e segreta. Opera di ispirazione autobiografica, questo romanzo, capolavoro della letteratura europea, esprime compiutamente la concezione estetica e politica dello scrittore tedesco, il suo rimpianto per una mitica e solida borghesia, la coscienza della crisi di un mondo e di valori.
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qualità della lettura in un testo raffinato e ricamato.
- By RCK NDR on 11-30-24
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I Buddenbrook
- Narrated by: Edoardo Siravo
- Length: 29 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 08-31-22
- Language: Italian
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Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks
- By: Audiobooks by Librivox
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When Thomas Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (1929), the citation made special mention of his first novel, “Buddenbrooks,” published in 1901, describing it as “the first great novel of the 20th century.”Events in the novel center on the Buddenbrook family, bourgeois owners of a wholesale grain enterprise in the northern German city of Lübeck. (The city is never named as such, but detailed references to landmarks leave no doubt that the setting is closely based on Mann’s hometown, just as the story is inspired by the Mann family history.) We follow four generations of ...
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Gert Westphal liest Thomas Mann
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Gert Westphal
- Length: 26 hrs and 40 mins
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Der Zauberer und der König der Vorleser. Gert Westphal ist eine Legende: Die wohlklingende, modulationsreiche Stimme, sein untrügliches Gespür für Rhythmus, die souveränen Tempo- und Rollenwechsel, die kräftigen Dialektfarben - nicht umsonst hat die ZEIT ihn zum "König der Vorleser" gekürt. Besonders berühmt wurden seine Rezitationen Thomas Manns, dessen "oberster Mund" (Katja Mann) er war. In dieser Edition kann man wieder und wieder dessen großen Erzählungen und Romanen lauschen.
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Gert Westphal is simply the best.
- By I. Mitchell on 02-08-24
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Gert Westphal liest Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Gert Westphal
- Series: Gert Westphal liest
- Length: 26 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 11-21-16
- Language: German
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The Essential Classics: Volume 3
- Queen Lucia; Moby Dick; Far From the Madding Crowd; Buddenbrooks; & Agnes Grey
- By: Herman Hesse, Thomas Hardy, E. F. Benson, and others
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott, Robert G. Clade, Olivia Dowd, and others
- Length: 83 hrs and 21 mins
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The Essential Classics: Volume 3 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Lucy Scott, Kristin Atherton, Peter Noble, Robert G. Slade, and Olivia Dowd. Spanning British, German, and American literature, this collection includes stories of the high seas in Moby Dick, small town comedy in Queen Lucia, as well love, honour, and betrayal in Far From the Madding Crowd, and more.
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The Essential Classics: Volume 3
- Queen Lucia; Moby Dick; Far From the Madding Crowd; Buddenbrooks; & Agnes Grey
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott, Robert G. Clade, Olivia Dowd, Karen Cass, Peter Noble
- Series: The Essential Classics (SNR Audio)
- Length: 83 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 12-30-25
- Language: English
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Buddenbrooks
- By: Thomas Mann
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When Thomas Mann received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929, his debut novel “Buddenbrooks,” published in 1901, was celebrated as “the first great novel of the 20th century.” The narrative unfolds around the Buddenbrook family, prosperous owners of a wholesale grain business in Lübeck, Germany—though the city is never explicitly named, its landmarks provide a vivid backdrop inspired by Mann’s own hometown and family history. Spanning four generations during the mid-19th century, the novel, subtitled “The Decline of a Family,” masterfully illustrates the gradual ...
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آل بودنبروك صعود وإنهيار عائلة الجزء 3 3
- By: توماس مان, محمد أبورحمة - translator
- Narrated by: داود عفيشات
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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تعرض هذه الرواية الجزء الثالث من قصّة عائلة آل بودنبرك من رواية "آل بودنبرك،صعود وانهيار عائلة" وهي رواية للكاتب الألماني المعروف توماس مان وقد نُشرت أول مرة عام...
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آل بودنبروك صعود وإنهيار عائلة الجزء 3 3
- Narrated by: داود عفيشات
- Series: The Buddenbrooks [Arabic Edition], Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 12-02-24
- Language: Arabic
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The Magic Mountain
- By: Thomas Mann
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- Length: 37 hrs and 27 mins
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At long last! Absolutely essential
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Thomas Mann's vivid, dramatic, and thought-provoking The Magic Mountain is firmly established as one of the classic epic novels of the twentieth century. Part surreal comedy, part grim tragedy, Mann's story depicts a decaying European society on the eve of the First World War.
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Death in Venice
- By: Thomas Mann
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Death in Venice is a short story by German writer Thomas Mann, published in 1912. It tells the story of a noble writer who visits Venice and becomes liberated, inspired, and then increasingly obsessed by the sight of a boy from a family of Polish tourists - Tadzio, nicknamed Tadeusha. Tadzio was founded by the first boy named Vladzio, whom Mann observed during his visit to the city in 1911. In Death in Venice, Thomas Mann captures the essence of a once tranquil life plagued by a battle of morality and desires.
By: Thomas Mann
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The Magic Mountain
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 37 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,163
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Performance1,019
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Story1,013
Hans Castorp is, on the face of it, an ordinary man in his early 20s, on course to start a career in ship engineering in his home town of Hamburg, when he decides to travel to the Berghof Santatorium in Davos. The year is 1912 and an oblivious world is on the brink of war. Castorp’s friend Joachim Ziemssen is taking the cure and a three-week visit seems a perfect break before work begins. But when Castorp arrives he is surprised to find an established community of patients, and little by little, he gets drawn into the closeted life and the individual personalities of the residents.
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A Magical Journey
- By Paul on 08-20-20
By: Thomas Mann
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Doctor Faustus
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance43
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Story43
Thomas Mann's last great novel, first published in 1947 and now newly rendered into English by acclaimed translator John E. Woods, is a modern reworking of the Faust legend, in which Germany sells its soul to the Devil. Mann's protagonist, the composer Adrian Leverkühn, is the flower of German culture, a brilliant, isolated, overreaching figure, his radical new music a breakneck game played by art at the very edge of impossibility. In return for twenty-four years of unparalleled musical accomplishment, he bargains away his soul—and the ability to love his fellow man.
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At long last! Absolutely essential
- By Fantod on 12-12-24
By: Thomas Mann
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The Magic Mountain
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Steve Gough
- Length: 30 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
Thomas Mann's vivid, dramatic, and thought-provoking The Magic Mountain is firmly established as one of the classic epic novels of the twentieth century. Part surreal comedy, part grim tragedy, Mann's story depicts a decaying European society on the eve of the First World War.
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Meh
- By Nick J on 11-02-25
By: Thomas Mann
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Death in Venice
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Death in Venice is a short story by German writer Thomas Mann, published in 1912. It tells the story of a noble writer who visits Venice and becomes liberated, inspired, and then increasingly obsessed by the sight of a boy from a family of Polish tourists - Tadzio, nicknamed Tadeusha. Tadzio was founded by the first boy named Vladzio, whom Mann observed during his visit to the city in 1911. In Death in Venice, Thomas Mann captures the essence of a once tranquil life plagued by a battle of morality and desires.
By: Thomas Mann
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Death in Venice
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall216
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Performance186
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Story188
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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A problem with the narration
- By Erez on 03-19-12
By: Thomas Mann
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Buddenbrooks
- The Decline of a Family
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 26 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall710
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Performance640
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Story638
First published in 1900, when Thomas Mann was 25, Buddenbrooks is a minutely imagined chronicle of four generations of a North German mercantile family - a work so true to life that it scandalized the author’s former neighbours in his native Lübeck.
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Where Have You Been All My Life, Thomas Mann?
- By Virginia Waldron on 03-30-17
By: Thomas Mann
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Death in Venice
- By: Thomas Mann, Kenneth Burke - translator
- Narrated by: Alan Weyman
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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In Thomas Mann's novella Death in Venice, a distinguished writer's holiday from the burdens of his work turns out very differently from what he expected. By means of the story, Mann explores the relationships between disciplined intellect and ungoverned passion, and between decaying age and youthful beauty, against a background that resonates today in a time of pandemics. It was first published in German (as Der Tod in Venedig) in 1912.
By: Thomas Mann, and others
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Middlemarch
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 35 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,290
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Performance4,784
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Story4,748
Dorothea Brooke is an ardent idealist who represses her vivacity and intelligence for the cold, theological pedant Casaubon. One man understands her true nature: the artist Will Ladislaw. But how can love triumph against her sense of duty and Casaubon’s mean spirit? Meanwhile, in the little world of Middlemarch, the broader world is mirrored: the world of politics, social change, and reforms, as well as betrayal, greed, blackmail, ambition, and disappointment.
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Best Audible book ever
- By Molly-o on 12-25-11
By: George Eliot
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Vanity Fair
- By: William Makepeace Thackeray
- Narrated by: John Castle
- Length: 31 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall1,087
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Performance949
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Story939
Set during the time of the Napoleonic Wars, this classic gives a satirical picture of a worldly society. The novel revolves around the exploits of the impoverished but beautiful and devious Becky Sharp who craves wealth and a position in society. Calculating and determined to succeed, she charms, deceives and manipulates everyone she meets. A novel of early 19th-century English society, it takes its title from the place designated as the centre of human corruption in John Bunyan's 17th-century allegory.
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The Best Narration, One of the Greats
- By James Abraham on 05-18-13
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Lark Rise to Candleford
- By: Flora Thompson
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 20 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance17
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Story17
In Flora Thompson's semi-autobiographical series Lark Rise to Candleford, she explores the Oxfordshire country life of her protagonist Laura in the 1880s and 1890s. This collection includes all three works in the trilogy, Lark Rise, Over to Candleford, and Candleford Green.
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What a gem of historic remembrance!
- By Otto Monroy on 11-01-25
By: Flora Thompson
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The Blue Hotel
- By: Stephen Crane
- Narrated by: Jack Benson
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17
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Performance14
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Story14
Stephen Crane's fascinating story "The Blue Hotel" is seen by many as a study of fear. Crane used the stereotypical 1890's American West as his setting, and the story uses a card game to show how fear feeds upon itself. There are both inner fears and fears existing in reality, and the ways that they interact with each other make for a fascinating tale.
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BORING AND CONFUSING
- By WENDI on 11-18-15
By: Stephen Crane
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Der Leopard
- By: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Burkhart Kroeber - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Thomas Loibl
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance5
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Story5
Der Klassiker der Weltliteratur - Lampedusas Leopard neu übersetzt und kongenial vertont Genau sechzig Jahre nach seinem ersten Erscheinen in Deutschland hat Der Leopard nichts von seiner Aktualität verloren und zieht das Publikum bis heute in seinen Bann. Nun erscheint der Klassiker der modernen italienischen Literatur in einer bestechenden Neuübersetzung. Mit melancholischer Ironie schildert Guiseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, inspiriert von der eigenen Familiengeschichte, den Niedergang des sizilianischen Adelsgeschlechts um Don Fabrizio, Fürst Salina.
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Genussvolle Melancholie
- By Anonymous on 02-01-24
By: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, and others
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The Titan
- By: Theodore Dreiser
- Narrated by: Stuart Langton
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall69
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Performance55
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Story54
The Titan is the second volume in what the author called his "trilogy of desire," featuring the character of Frank Cowperwood, a powerful, irresistibly compelling man driven by his own need for power, beautiful women, and social prestige.
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Not for the faint of heart, but addicting!
- By P. Evans on 09-16-18
By: Theodore Dreiser
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The Mill on the Floss
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Laura Paton
- Length: 20 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall362
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Performance329
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Story329
Maggie Tulliver has two lovers: Philip Wakem, son of her father’s enemy, and Stephen Guest, already promised to her cousin. But the love she wants most in the world is that of her brother Tom. Maggie’s struggle against her passionate and sensual nature leads her to a deeper understanding and to eventual tragedy
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Great compassion
- By nina lalumia on 12-26-16
By: George Eliot
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The Castle
- By: Franz Kafka, Mark Harman - Translator
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall305
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Performance185
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Story185
On his deathbed, Franz Kafka asked that all his unpublished manuscripts be burned. Fortunately, his request was ignored, allowing such works as The Trial to earn recognition among the literary masterpieces of the 20th century. This brilliant translation of The Castle captures comedic elements and visual imagery that earlier interpretations missed.
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Obscure, enigmatic, and not for everyone
- By John on 02-08-06
By: Franz Kafka, and others
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Of Human Bondage
- By: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 28 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall428
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Performance384
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Story380
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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Greatly Unsettling
- By Michael on 10-04-14
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Death in Venice
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: Simon Callow, Michael Cunningham
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall417
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Performance316
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Story310
The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann—here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim Published on the eve of World War I, a decade after Buddenbrooks had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, Death in Venice tells the story of Gustave von Aschenbach, a...
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Brilliant gem
- By L. Fish on 09-18-04
By: Thomas Mann
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To the Lighthouse
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Nicole Kidman
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,192
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Performance1,066
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Story1,060
To the Lighthouse is Virginia Woolf’s arresting analysis of domestic family life, centering on the Ramseys and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland in the early 1900s. Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, Eyes Wide Shut), who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Woolf in the film adaptation of Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
The Hours, brings the impressionistic prose of this classic to vibrant life.
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A book that will challenge you to think.
- By Kelly on 04-23-17
By: Virginia Woolf
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A Fatal Inheritance
- How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
- By: Lawrence Ingrassia
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45
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Performance41
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Story41
Ingrassia lost his mother, two sisters, brother, and nephew to cancer—different cancers developing at different points throughout their lives. And while highly unusual, his family is not the only one to wonder whether their heartbreak is the result of unbelievable bad luck, or if there might be another explanation. Through meticulous research and riveting storytelling, Ingrassia takes us from the 1960s—when Dr. Frederick Pei Li and Dr. Joseph Fraumeni Jr. first met, not yet knowing that they would help make a groundbreaking discovery that would affect cancer patients for decades to come.
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Touching story with powerful lessons in hope.
- By Patricia Elizondo on 07-05-24
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The Red and the Black
- By: Stendhal
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 22 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall150
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Performance129
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Story128
Young Julien Sorel, the son of a country timber merchant, carries a portrait of his hero Napoleon Bonaparte and dreams of military glory. A brilliant career in the Church leads him into Parisian high society, where, 'mounted upon the finest horse in Alsace', he gains high military office and wins the heart of the aristocratic Mlle Mathilde de la Mole. Julien's cunning and ambition lead him into all sorts of scrapes.
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Slow and wordy
- By Chrissie on 08-30-14
By: Stendhal
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Theo of Golden
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- By: Allen Levi
- Narrated by: David Morse
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14,945
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Performance14,629
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Story14,629
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENONEMON A Katie Couric Book Club Pick A Jen Hatmaker Book Club Pick “[A] word-of-mouth smash hit.” —The New York Times “A treasure.” —Hoda Kotb One spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden. He doesn't...
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Favorite book possibly ever
- By HGVBMomma on 12-14-25
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The Silmarillion
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien - editor
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
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Overall2,599
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Performance2,256
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Story2,255
The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion tells the earlier history of Middle-earth, recounting the events of the First and Second Ages, and introducing some of the key characters, such as Galadriel, Elrond, Elendil and the Dark Lord, Sauron. The tales of The Silmarillion are set...
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By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others
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The Hobbit
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
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Overall28,514
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Performance25,385
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Story25,303
Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy creature. I don’t know where he came from, nor who or what he was. He was Gollum—as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face. He had a little boat, and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake; for lake it was, wide and deep and deadly cold.
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Andy Serkis Was Sheer Perfection
- By Barbara on 09-22-20
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Fellowship of the Ring
- Lord of the Rings, Book 1
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
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Overall25,046
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Performance22,356
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Story22,302
In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion. Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
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Perfection.
- By Perilous Moo on 09-17-21
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Theo of Golden
- A Novel
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Overall14,945
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Performance14,629
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Story14,629
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENONEMON A Katie Couric Book Club Pick A Jen Hatmaker Book Club Pick “[A] word-of-mouth smash hit.” —The New York Times “A treasure.” —Hoda Kotb One spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden. He doesn't...
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Favorite book possibly ever
- By HGVBMomma on 12-14-25
By: Allen Levi
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The Silmarillion
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien - editor
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
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Overall2,599
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Performance2,256
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Story2,255
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- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Overall28,514
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Performance25,385
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Story25,303
Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy creature. I don’t know where he came from, nor who or what he was. He was Gollum—as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin face. He had a little boat, and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake; for lake it was, wide and deep and deadly cold.
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Andy Serkis Was Sheer Perfection
- By Barbara on 09-22-20
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Fellowship of the Ring
- Lord of the Rings, Book 1
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25,046
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Performance22,356
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Story22,302
In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion. Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
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Perfection.
- By Perilous Moo on 09-17-21
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Dune
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, and others
- Length: 21 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall126,643
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Performance109,090
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Story108,980
Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
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This classic deserves better
- By Matthew Salvo on 07-01-21
By: Frank Herbert
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1984
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Theo Solomon
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall940
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Performance845
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Story845
Winston Smith works in the Ministry of Truth—or Minitrue as it is called in Newspeak—where he alters newspapers and reports to follow the arbitrary dictates of Big Brother’s propaganda. Beneath his outward conformity, however, Winston dreams of sharing his treasonable thoughts and breaking through the loneliness in which he lives. Thus he takes his first dangerous steps, writing a diary of his doubts and then falling in love with a woman of the Party, the beautiful and brave Julia.
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The Tragedy of the 20th century, distilled
- By Canagán on 11-18-25
By: George Orwell
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The Alchemist
- A Fable About Following Your Dream
- By: Paulo Coelho
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
- Length: 4 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall85,391
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Performance73,752
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Story73,659
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER OVER 120 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE PUBLISHED IN 89 LANGUAGES “Teaches us about dreams, destiny, and the reason we are all here.”—Oprah Daily, “Best Self-Help Books of a Generation” A spellbinding audio presentation of the extraordinary bestseller...
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A Timeless Tale
- By Judi on 01-07-07
By: Paulo Coelho
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The Fellowship of the Ring
- Book One in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall67,243
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Performance59,600
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Story59,604
The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume in the trilogy, tells of the fateful power of the One Ring. It begins a magnificent tale of adventure that will plunge the members of the Fellowship of the Ring into a perilous quest and set the stage for the ultimate clash between the powers of good and evil.
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At last - The Definitive Recording!
- By L. N. on 10-10-12
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Lonesome Dove
- A Novel
- By: Larry McMurtry, Taylor Sheridan - introduction
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 35 hrs and 49 mins
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Overall665
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Performance591
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Story591
A 2026 Audie Award Finalist for Best Fiction Narrator The 40th anniversary edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning classic of the American West, with a new foreword by Yellowstone cocreator Taylor Sheridan. An epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last...
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The one western you need to read
- By Lolly on 11-01-25
By: Larry McMurtry, and others
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Dune Messiah
- Book Two in the Dune Chronicles
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31,594
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Performance26,924
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Story26,895
The bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! Frank Herbert's second installment explores new developments on the desert planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and its strange threatening environment. Dune Messiah picks up the story of the man known as Maud'dib, heir to...
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Good-not-great book, not as fond of the narration
- By Joel D Offenberg on 11-13-09
By: Frank Herbert
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The Two Towers
- Lord of the Rings, Book 2
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15,405
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Performance13,581
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Story13,538
The company of the Ring is torn asunder. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. This continues the classic tale begun in The Fellowship of the Ring, which reaches its awesome climax in The Return of the King.
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.Andy Serkis reads well, sings terribly
- By Jessica on 09-25-21
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Art of War
- By: Sun Tzu
- Narrated by: Aidan Gillen
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall43,387
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Performance36,030
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Story35,613
The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.
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The actual book The Art of War, not a commentary
- By Nemo71 on 12-31-19
By: Sun Tzu
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Wuthering Heights
- An Audible Exclusive Performance
- By: Emily Brontë, Ann Dinsdale - introduction
- Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt, Rachel Atkins - introduction
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8,516
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Performance7,837
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Story7,813
The unapologetic intensity with which Emily Brontë wrote this story ensures that it will forever be considered one of the greatest works of English literature. A passionate tale of a chaotic and often violent love, Wuthering Heights transcends your average romance and, with its Gothic undertones, takes the listener on a journey through one man's lustful hunt for revenge.
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Almost Peerless
- By Brad Simkulet on 02-04-18
By: Emily Brontë, and others
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George Orwell’s 1984
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- By: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
- Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
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Overall15,032
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Performance14,187
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Story14,186
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
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A Revelation!
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By: George Orwell, and others
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East of Eden
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19,998
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Performance17,785
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Story17,779
The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a sprawling epic in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love’s absence...
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Why have I avoided this Beautiful Book???
- By Kelly on 03-25-17
By: John Steinbeck
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Animal Farm
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall43,567
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Performance37,443
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Story37,375
George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture, quoted so often that we tend to forget who wrote the original words! This must-read is also a must-listen!
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If you hate spoilers, save the intro for last.
- By ATXShopper on 02-18-11
By: George Orwell
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To Kill a Mockingbird
- By: Harper Lee
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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Overall49,104
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Performance43,636
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Story43,490
READ BY SISSY SPACEK Harper Lee's beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning classic of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its...
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A gift to be treasured
- By David Shear on 07-09-14
By: Harper Lee
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The Two Towers
- Book Two in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall50,142
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Performance44,402
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Story44,408
The Two Towers is the second volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic saga, The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship has been forced to split up. Frodo and Sam must continue alone towards Mount Doom, where the One Ring must be destroyed. Meanwhile, at Helm’s Deep and Isengard, the first great battles of the War of the Ring take shape. In this splendid, unabridged audio production of Tolkien’s great work, all the inhabitants of a magical universe - hobbits, elves, and wizards - spring to life. Rob Inglis’ narration has been praised as a masterpiece of audio.
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Thank goodness - finally
- By John on 11-05-12
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Count of Monte Cristo
- By: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 52 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20,670
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Performance18,908
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Story18,866
On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason, trumped up by jealous rivals. Incarcerated for many lonely years in the isolated and terrifying Chateau d'If near Marseille, he meticulously plans his brilliant escape and extraordinary revenge.
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This is the one to spend 50 hours listening to!
- By james on 03-05-13
By: Alexandre Dumas
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The Song of Achilles
- A Novel
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41,056
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Performance36,749
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Story36,647
“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett “Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline...
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Wasn't Expecting to Like It- BOY! was I wrong!!
- By susan on 06-11-14
By: Madeline Miller
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Between Two Fires
- By: Christopher Buehlman
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7,215
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Performance6,587
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Story6,573
The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norman village. An orphan of the Black Death, and an almost unnerving picture of innocence, she tells Thomas that plague is only part of a larger cataclysm - that the fallen angels under Lucifer are rising in a second war on heaven, and that the world of men has fallen behind the lines of conflict. Is it delirium or is it faith? She believes she has seen the angels of God. She believes the righteous dead speak to her in dreams. And now she has convinced the faithless Thomas to shepherd her across a depraved landscape to Avignon.
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Mesmerizing Knight Errant Tale
- By Tango on 05-01-13
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The Return of the King
- Lord of the Rings, Book 3
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Andy Serkis
- Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8,107
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Performance6,787
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Story6,770
The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves, and Ents unite forces to battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring. The devastating conclusion of J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.
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The Reader to rule them all....Andy Serkis
- By Sheryl McCallister on 09-17-21
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Pride and Prejudice
- By: Jane Austen, Lulu Raczka
- Narrated by: Marisa Abela, Harris Dickinson, Glenn Close, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall6,340
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Performance6,211
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Story6,211
Grab your sisters and cinch those corsets! This is a retelling of Jane Austen’s beloved Pride and Prejudice like no other, performed by a remarkable new cast with an original score by Grammy-nominated composer, Morgan Kibby. Elizabeth Bennet has no intention of settling for any man, or frankly any life, that isn’t lived entirely on her terms. She will marry for love, dance when she wants to dance, and—if at all possible—find a quiet spot to read without being interrupted.
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And somehow it’s even - better?!?
- By Melanie on 09-12-25
By: Jane Austen, and others
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Fahrenheit 451
- A Novel
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: Penn Badgley
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall503
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Performance443
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Story443
A new recording of Ray Bradbury’s timeless classic Fahrenheit 451 narrated by Penn Badgley! Nearly seventy years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its...
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Penn Badgley needs to narrate more audiobooks!
- By MDD on 05-07-25
By: Ray Bradbury
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Pride and Prejudice [Audible Studios]
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Lindsay Duncan
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,826
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Performance4,048
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Story4,065
Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down.
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Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
- By Dr. Roberta on 05-28-09
By: Jane Austen
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The Agatha Christie Collection
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Stephen Scalon
- Length: 35 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall380
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Performance346
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Story346
This audiobook collection contains the following works of Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Secret Adversary, The Murder on the Links, The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim, The Adventure of the "Western Star", The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor, The Million Dollar Bond Robbery, The Adventure of the Cheap Flat, The Mystery of the Hunter's Lodge, The Kidnapped Prime Minister, The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb, The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman, The Case of the Missing Will, The Chocolate Box, The Veiled Lady, The Lost Mine, The Affair at the Victory Ball.
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HUGE SCAM!!!!
- By Amy J on 05-17-23
By: Agatha Christie
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Shadows of Self
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31,960
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Performance28,451
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Story28,379
With The Alloy of Law, Brandon Sanderson surprised listeners with a New York Times best-selling spinoff of his Mistborn audiobooks, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America. The trilogy's heroes are now figures of myth and legend, even objects of religious veneration. They are succeeded by wonderful new characters, chief among them Waxillium Ladrian, known as Wax, hereditary lord of House Ladrian.
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Thankfully "Mistborn" Continues
- By Don Gilbert on 10-09-15
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Circe
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57,796
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Performance52,119
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Story51,888
This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times). In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is...
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Refined writing with an intimate performance
- By Michael - Audible Editor on 04-11-18
By: Madeline Miller